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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-28
Saving a SiNpence.

Patrick, thrifty tradesman in the
nsighborhood of the Dublin docks,
was, as the story goes, man who
never spent penny more than he
needed to spend; but he was, never
theless, as good man at the making
of an Irish bull as any that lived
between Bantry and Ballycastle.
Having one day occasion to send q
letter to Glasneyin, Patrick called a
messenger and asked him his price for
going such a distance.
It'll be a shillin'," said the man.
"Twoice too much!" said Patrick.
'Let ut be sixpence.
"Nivver," answered the messenger
"The way is that lonely that I'd nivver
go it under shillin'." :"
Lonely, is it?" said Patrick,
scratching his head. "Naith, an
ye're roight Now, man, I'll tell We
what we'll do;' make it sixpence, an
I'll go wild ye to kape ye company!"-
Youths Companion.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-28
/, relying on work that is given

zen, relying on work that is given
him from time to time.
When out on hunting or fishing
expedition there is no better man on
the island of Kanai than this same
Johnny. Barefooted he will climb
all over the dangerous pals that fall
away abruptly and end thousands of
feet below in the sea. The festive
goat itself is not more active, and
when hunting for this kind of game
he is as invaluable man to chase the
animals round to point of vantage.
As a diver there are few natives,
even, who can beat him. In diving
after Holsters he has the very uncom-
Portable habit of swimming q great
distance into caves that have no open
ing above the water. Beneath the
rocks of these places he will feel
around, never failing to come to the
top, bringing with him something to
make glad the hearts of the house
wives.--Pacific Commercial Adver-
tiser,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-28

London has about 700 fremen,
while New York has about 1900 in
actual service of all grades. London
pays its firemen $516 a year, while
New York pays $1,000, $1,000 and
81, 400 year, according to the length
of service, while the officers receive
salaries in proportion. The total ex.
penditure for maintenance and outlay
of all kinds for the London fire de.
partment in the year ending March
80, 1898, was $75O,OOO. This also in.
cludes what was disbursed for pensions.
The cost of maintenance of the New
York fire department for about the
same period was 50, 3O5, Gas, without
the payments which were made for
pensions.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-28
Remarkable Feat of a Kanalta Swimmer

There is native living in Nawili-
will, district of Lihue, ON the Isla nd
of Kauai, whom every one knows as
Johnny, but whose family name is
Kualakai. This latter name he as
had tattooed on his arm, together wi tn
the picture of deceased sweethear t.
In appearance he is a typical native,
muscular, with the appearance of an
athlete.
Johnny is a remarkable good SWIM
mer, and, it is said, was at one time
very much addicted to the habit of
stealing ducks. His method was very
simple. He would hide in the bull
rushes along the ecge of the duck
ponds and would, from time to time
dive out where the ducks happened to
be, snatch one or two from the sur
face, push them into bag, swim back
again to the rushes, there to take
breath for another sally. In this way
he succeeded in making quite COM
Portable living. However he has
given up his crooked ways, and now
resides like peaceably inclined citi-
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-28

The American company has chosen
the longer, though apparently less
difficult, route through the State of
Nicaragua. On this line the natural
water courses will be used extensively,
and it is supposed by many to be, con-
sequently, more practical undertake
ing than the one through the higher
hills near Panama.
AT the eastern entrance of the ca
nal is the settlement of Greytown.
After proper dredging and lights have
made the harbor navigable ship ap-
preaching from the eastward will not
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-28

Gus matter in the last century, but no
definite plan of action was ever adopted
until few years ago, when work on
the route was actually begun.
But this canal through the isthmus
is not a thing which can be accom-
plished readily, and there is some di-
vergence of opinion in regard to the
best place on the isthmus through
which to cut it. The French have
been working through the narrower
strip near Panama, but so far there is
no immediate promise of success in
The undertaking.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-28

A statement is going about that one
In every ten of the people of Hawaii
have the leprosy. "This is an exag-
geration," says the San Francisco
Chronicle. "The ratio is about one in
one hundred, and the disease is chiefly
confined to the natives, who do not
avoid the plague where such a course
would interfere with their family or
social relations. It is rarely that q
white man succumbs to leprosy, and
one may live in Honolulu for years
without seeing a case of it."
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-28

foresight that has ever characterized
him led him to Chicago and he then
began to build up the great business
of which he is master to-day. He has
bought and sold various properties.
AS director and owner of producing
industries he has been most, success
full, AS a mere trader-a buyer and
seller-he has rare pluck and sagacity,
and he has added to his store very
largely by this means.
Mr.. Armour makes no display of
wealth. He dresses simply, lives in
n plain house, is interested in educa-
ton. and has way of wiping out the
debts of small churches of all creeds
that amazes the impecunious congre-
cations thereof.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-28

slowly through the jungle country
until locked up to the level of Lake
Nicaragua. This will be about 110
feet above the mean low water level
in the Caribbean Sea, and is called
mean lake level. On entering Lake
Nicaragua tine channel across the
lake runs straight toward the point on
the opposite shore where the cut to
the Pacific begins. The lake is less
than fifty miles wide at it's broadcast
point and is deep enough at distance
of half mile from the shore to float
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-28
A PROVISION KING.
Philip ID. Armour, the Chicago Pork
Packer, Began With Little Capital.


Packer, Began With Little Capital.
Philip d. Armour, of Chicago, says
the Times-H Herald, of that city, un-
questionably deserves niche beside
the greatest of the historic captains of
American industry. As a speculator
he has been most successful in the in
vestment of his capital in productive
concerns that have been of widespread
service to society. He has handled,
produced, stored and distributed food
stuffs to all America and all Europe,
and he has been literally remuner-
ated for his work, because he has been
and is now rich man.
Like many of his kind, Mr.. Armour
began the struggle OF life with nothing
in the way of capital. The first capi-
tai he got he dug out of the ground in
the form of gold from the placers of
California. His first venture in indus
try was as pork packer in Milwau-
kee. The war wave came along and
carried him in very short time to
the possession of great wealth. The
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-28
An unexnected Answer.

A boy had been up for an examina-
tion in Scripture, had failed utterly,
and the relations between him and the
examiner had become somewhat
strained. The latter asked him if
there were any text in the whole Bible
he could quote. He pondered, and
then repeated: "And Judas went out
and hangedshimself. >"
"Is there any other verse you know
in the Bible?" the examiner asked.
eyes. go thou and do likewise. '"
There was solemn pause, and the
proceedings terminated. Figaro.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-28
a Poser.

When the late Mr.. Bradlaugh was
once engaged in discussion with a
dissenting minister, the former in
sisted on the latter answering a ques-
tion he had asked him by simple
eyes" or "No," without any more
circumlocution, asserting that every
question, could be replied to in that
manner. The reverend gentleman
rose, and in quiet manner said:
"Mr. Bradlaugh, will you allow me to
ask you question on those terms?"
Certainly" said Bradlaugb.
"Then, may I ask have you given
up beating your wife?"
This was poser, for if answered
by "Yes'' it would imply he had
previously beaten her, and if byI"NoF
that he continued to do SO.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-28

No matter what other countries may
think of women as sea captains, Eng
land does not favor them, officially at
least. Recently Lady Ernestine
Brudenell-Bruce made an application
to the Board Of Trade for a certificate
giving her the privilege to sail her
own yacht as master, but the Board
refused it on the ground that "no
application for such a certificate had
ever been received from a lady"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-28

Another "new vocation" for women
has been started by a New York
widow, who proposes to make busi-
ness of furnishing bachelor apart
uents. But is any business to be en-
couraged which will make things
easier for bachelors? asks the Louis
vile Courier-J Journal. Is not the
only furniture with which a widow
should furnish bachelors apartments a
yidow?
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-28

There is sometimes difficulty in get
ting the butter to float in mass on
the top of the butter milk, so that the
latter can be readily drawn off without
carrying the butter with it. A little
brine or handful or two of salt
stirred into the mass is said to be a
remedy. The milk may be drawn off
through strainer, or the butter
skinned off from the top of the butter
milk and returned to the churn-
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-28

find the navigation difficult. AT the
present time, however, the shoal
water and the low country, partly
hidden in the almost continual rain,
make the approach rather dangerous.
Dn entering the ship will proceed
)long an almost straight cut until the
Ochoa district is reached. Here an
enormous dam cross the natural bed
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-28

A tunnel ten miles long, which will
be the longest in England, is to be
cut through Shap Fells by the Lon
don and Northwestern Railroad, in
order to shorten the west coast route
to Scotland.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-28

Street lamps can be mounted on a
new telescope post to make them
easy to reach for trimming and filling,
a setscrew engaging the central shaft
to hold it in a position with pulleys
and weights set in the postto counter.
balance the lamp.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-28
HEADLAND AT BRITo, PACIFIC OUTLET
TO CANAL.

of the San Juan River marks the first
point where remarkable skill in engi-
neering will be displayed. The ship
will be turned into the natural bed of
this large stream, and will proceed
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-28

as their report will probably be final
as to the interest the Government will
take in the project, the civilized world
will await them with some impatience
to know if the greatest of Republics
will decide to control the gateway to
the Pacific.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-28

There lives in Devonshire, England,
man seventy years old, whose faith
er, ninety years old, 'and grandfather,
one hundred and ten years old, are
still living.
Evening star., 1898-01-29
SALE OF A RAILROAD,
Decision of Court In Affairs of Co.
lumbla and Maryland.

Judge Wickes of the circuit court Balti-
more. yesterday ordered the sale of the
Columbia and Maryland railroad, and will
sign decree to that effect. The decision
came after full argument of the consoli-
dated cases of the Baltimore Security and
Trading Company against the Columbia and
Maryland, in which Nicholas p Bond was
appointed receiver and William l. Mar
bury trustee. against the Columbia and
Maryland, and followed the dismissal by
the court Of the petitions filed by certain
stockholders and dissenting bondholders.
Mr.. Bond is to be continued as receiver
while the sale will be made by Mr. Mar
bury. as trustee, under the first and second
mortgages. The several properties which
go to make up the Columbia and Maryland,
as whole, will, il Is understood be first
offered at sale separately, and then as a
whole, as being the more advantageous for
the general corporation. These properties
are the Maryland and Washington railroad
a controlling interest in the Belt railroad
and the lexington and Soldiers Home rail
way. all in Washington. the stock and
bonds of the Catonsvilie Short Line rail-
road, the Edmondson avenue Catonsville
and Eilicott City railroad, and the partly
constructed road from the District line to
near Laurel. Nd, partly completed power
houses, material, etc. The Baltimore Sc
curity and Trading Company has, II Is un-
derstOod, Hens on the properties amounting
20 about 81 800, 600, and on that account is
likely to be prominent factor in the sale.
Evening star., 1898-01-29
Work of the Y's.

The headquarters. Y. W. C. T. T., held ita
regular monthly meeting at 80 street.
northwest Wednesday evening. The pres
ident. Mrs. Clayton Emig. occupied the
chair, and Mrs. Clinton Smith, the District
superintendent Of Y work, conducted ds-
votional services. The secretary's report
showed that among the most interesting
items of work accomplished during the last
quarter wers the distribution Of 1882
pages OF good literature. 1914 magazines,
100 bouquets, 500 large Scripture cards dec-
Grated with autumn leaves, and $50 gar
ments to the poor and the inmates Of va
rious hospitals. A kindergarten has bsen
opened in q poor settlement of the SOUTH
east. The society Is furnishing the cloth
Ing for an infant at the Bruen Home.
Plans for an entertainment to be given in
Typographical Hall at an early date were
decided upon to raise money to carry for
ward the work. Mrs p M. Mitchell, the
District superintendent Of Sunday school
work. was present and told Of her plans
for that department.
Evening star., 1898-01-29
Rug Department.
Sale Prices
Effect Rugs

We can undersell anybody in this
part OF the country on Rugs, and
when sale times come around the
prices we quote are really equal to a
double reduction.
This big Rug Department is
teeming with bargains now we've
been picking around culling out
till cut prices prevail nearly through
out The whole stock.
Here's list for your considera-
ton:
Smyrna Rugs.
Evening star., 1898-01-29
FREE LANDS FOR SETTLERS.
Bill Reported FavOrably to Opel
Twenty Million Acres.

Twenty Million Acres.
The free homestead bill. giving over
20, O,0OO 900 acres Of public lands as free
homes for settlers, was ordered favorably
reported to the House yesterday by the
public lands committee. The vote was 16
to 2.
The item extending the provisions of the
bill to military reservations which have
been opened to settlement was stricken
cut, while the item including lands which
the government sells for the Indians col
lects the purchase price and pays the
money over to the Indians, was retained.
Chairman Lacey of the committee opposed
both OF these important items and will
make minority report, based on the In
dian trust land feature and commenting
on the other.
The committee made favorable reports to
the House on the bills for the compulsory
attendance of witnesses In contests be-
fore receivers and registers Of the local
land offices and for the grant of q. 900
acres each to the Tuskogee negro industrial
school in Alabama and to the white girls
industrial school in northern Alabama.
Evening star., 1898-01-29
Hairdfessing.

Mrs. Wiley &ss to announce
to friends and patrons that
she IL now located In the hair
dressing Epsrlor Of the Palais
Royal. Il
Mrs. Secher, In charge Of
the manicure parlor, requests
. visit during the less busy
morning hours.
Evening star., 1898-01-29

e., yard for best Embroidery Edges. to
w inches wide. These the best fast
edges, guaranteed not to pull In washing OF
ironing. Artistically beautiful patterns. unlike
the showily vulgar styles the price usually brings
Evening star., 1898-01-29

Ar, paper for Taylor's famous English pins. DO
= bundle for Engiish gApesA pieces In bundle.
Evening star., 1898-01-29

<<, pair for No. 2 Dress Shields Of light weight
W and OdorleB stockinek &c for No. 3 size, 10c
for No. sise 12c for No. 3.
Evening star., 1898-01-29

7Ec for the strips containing yards of En-.
|oS broideres to 10 iLches wide. worth 25c
to 40c yard. Think Of it,-$1.25 to 81 worth for
pJr
Evening star., 1898-01-29

Clark's darning cotton. 1iac ball.
All sizes nickel plated hair curriers'
worth 10c.-for &c.
15c. Kleinert's dress shields for 7c.
pair.
All-silk seam binding regular 12c.
Quality-in all colors-for Sc. piece.
16c. quality best English full count pins
for &c. paper.
BOO yds. best quality linen thread-for
&c. spool.
Dexter's white ball knitting cottOn-all
Nos.-for &c. ball.
Evening star., 1898-01-29
Velaatina for 1898.
EnbrOideries.

49,, for b-yard strips,-samples from the lead.
wv ing maker Of st. Gall, Switzerland. Choice
Of beautiful effects in Swiss and Cambria EN-.
broideries, to inches wide, worth 12c to 2Oc
yard. Any fve-yard strip for only 4Se.
Evening star., 1898-01-29
Double Face Satin Ribbons.
r1Ore Bargains.

dAf~ yard for the Roman Stripe and Plaid Rib.
bons to inches wide worth Csc to COO
yard. All the correct effects and colors for dress
and hat trimmings. Ample quantity and all per.
feet.
Evening star., 1898-01-29

1e-inch genuine French haircloth. black
aas. das ssy; Ssf ,aTs. ss.f for Sr.li'y Mon l7c.
Evening star., 1898-01-29

Roman stripe silk percaline. In "opal-
escent rave an entirely new DC
effect. Monday, per yard. for. Eo@s
Evening star., 1898-01-29

% pieces Of extra fine
quality changeable taffe-
tas, the heavy rustlins
kind that is so desira-
BILE. In this assortment
are all the latest blend
ings. including water
melon pink and green.
pfstache and white.
French blue and tan and
others. They're actually
worth S5c. Il <n
yard: offered mWC
Monday for. O/Se
Evening star., 1898-01-29

E6n. yard for the E1duistely Embroidered Nous
OyN selaine de Sole, 22 inches wide. To write
the value is 81 so a yard is to invite doubt. But
It's as true as the shining Of the sun.
Evening star., 1898-01-29
Cotton, 24c. Doze

1nr for 10-yard pieces Of Fancy Silk Beltins.
AAS No. 1. the kind sold generally at nearly
twice Fl cents.
Evening star., 1898-01-29

Atwood moreen. in black. gray and
brown. very heavy quallty-the ssc. qual-
ity all over town. Monday 3E~
1Or ...............,.... WV
Evening star., 1898-01-29
soc Vd. for New ST Silks.
SIC instead of 75c.

The reduction in price would mean very little
II quoted for old undesirable Silks-but these
ar. the new 1898 Taffetas, in plain and glace ef-
fects.
Evening star., 1898-01-29

rAC for b-yard pieces Of Select velveteen
AfS Skirt Binding, inches wide. 200 the
prevailing price.
Evening star., 1898-01-29
Big lining specials.

Extra heavy ail-linen canvas in black
%g, only; The regular i5c. quality. QAc
Evening star., 1898-01-29

W. b. MOSES & SONS.
Evening star., 1898-01-29

Fancy figured blackjack waist lining
IN new pnttsrns-the best 12lsc- QE/
4-yard piece OF veiveteen skirt binding
black and all colors. Monday OH
for -..................... OI2C.
Evening star., 1898-01-29

IN yard for Point de Paris, Cluny and Val.
4WN Lace Edges and Batiste Bands. Some
Evening star., 1898-01-29

r. instead Of ec yard for the new 'Brush.'
w Skirt Binding, which Will last as long the
garment 1t Is used on.
Evening star., 1898-01-29

"a. yard for the SILK Tulls. yards wide
UOS Black, white, red, pink, blue, yellow the
cnlors 81 yard tie actual value.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-22

in the proclamation of the governor for
the converting of the legislature, The
house is now convened, - and the fourth
special session of the Kansas legislature
in the history of the state was launched
on its way.
The governors proclamation was read
by the reading clerk, SOT Long, after
which four of the five new members of
the house were called before the bar of
the house and the oath of Office was ad-
mlnistered TO them. They were; Charles
harris, who succeeds !. E. Lambert a 5
representative from Lyon county; N. c.
Miller, who succeeds Frank T. Patton
of Barber county: ]. M. Sutcliffe, who
succeeds John HICKMAN Of Cove
county, and Frank Byers, who sue
ceeds Q. a. Maxwell of Grant county.
j. l. Ellison, who succeeds Charles Lob
dell in Lane, was absent at the time,
but was sworn in later in the day.
The roll call developed the fact that
there were 102 members present on the
floor.
Chaplain Trelan offered prayer, in
which he thanked the Lord that so
many of the members were able to be
present, and invoked the divine guild
ance upon the legislature and Speaker
street IN particular, and asked divine
aid to assist the legislature to do some
thing.
Barclay of Elk, attempted to get
through concurrent resolution to APP
point joint committee to wait on Gov
eFnOr I4eedy and ask him if he had any
advice to offer the legislature, but while
the resolution was pending, Secretary
Watson appeared from the senate and
said the senate had already passed the
resolution, The house -concnrred, and
representatives. Hackney, Taylor and
johnson of -Nemeha, were appointed
from the house to wait on the governor.
The house took a recess while wait
ing for them to report.
When the committee returned they
were ACCOMPANIED by the governors
private secretary, James Lewis, who
presented Governor : W.
which was read to the house by the
reading clerk and listened to with
marked attention
At the conclusion of the reading of
the message the usual resolutions were
passed providing for printing 1900
copies and distributing them among the
members. A resolution was also passed
nal of the house each day for the benefit
of the members, after which the house
adjourned until 10 o'clock this morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-22
WANTED TO WALK OUT.
A Proposal That Republican Mem
bers Refuse to Attend Spe-
cial Session.

When the Republican caucus took a
vote on the proposition to remain out
of the special session of the legislature
there were but five members who were
in favor of the proposition. They were
Fitzgerald of Ford, George J. Barker of
Lawrence, Jackson of Comanche, Lari-
mer of Shawnee and Burkholder of
Marion.
The caucus yesterday afternoon was
a lively one and Mr.. Barker suggested
the prOpriety of the Republican mem
bers going home and leaving the Popu-
lists in each house to get along as best
they could without them. Barker made
a long speech before the caucus in
which he urged the Republicans to take
no part in the special session. His chief
argument is that Governor Leedy has
assembled the legislature without lust
cause and that the work of the session
will be declared unconstitutional when
1t reaches the supreme court.
Larimer of Shawnee also made a
speech in a similar strain and was of
the opinion that the Republicans could
best serve the state by going home
The proposition was for the Republi-
cans to stay away from the senate and
house. Some one else suggested that
they go and take their seats and then
during the organization of the two
bodies withdraw with one accord.
Frank Grimes, McKeever of Shawnee.
John Seaton, Shouse of Neosho and
Brown of Greeley opposed the plan and
when it was finally disposed of Mr.
Barker stood practically alone.