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The herald., 1898-12-17
Bound to Have His Quip

Notwithstanding his bodily intirmities,.
Mr.. Toole, the actor, still perpetrates jokes.
Staying at Margate recently, accompanied
by his nephew, he was frequently to be seen
near the beach. Sitting on a bench there
one afternoon, and looking out on the sea,
the nephew remarked, Uncle, there are
lots of porpoises playing all about in the
water,'' whereupon the punning Toole at
once added: Yes, l suppose they came
a-pllrpose
The herald., 1898-12-17
Sort of Flag of Truce

A curious custom is made known by
correspondent in Berlin. The butchers of
that town are in the habit of informing their
customers of the days on which fresh sau.
sages are made by placing a chair, covered
with large, clean apron, at the side OF the
shop door.-London Spare Moments.
The herald., 1898-12-17
A Little Late

Book agent to Georgia backwoodsman--
I have with me, sir, the lives of all the fed
eral generals; would you like to take them?
Georgia ackwoodsman--Naw, l don't
want ter take 'em now; but if yer had come
ter me thirty three years ago I'd er tuck
ther whole lot!--Atlanta Constitution.
The herald., 1898-12-17
Misunder

Didn't | understand you to say that
Maud had married vegetarian!'
IF you did you misunderstood me. | said
she had married man who wasn't able to
have meat for dinner more than half the
time. .'-Cincnnati Enquirer.
The herald., 1898-12-17
ALWAYS a Place for Capital

The statement is made that he Hawaiian
islands are no place for poor man; that the
great need there is capital. This seems to
be the great need verywhere-captal. And
no section of the country welcomes poor
men; every community has more poor men
than it needs-Atchison Globe.
The herald., 1898-12-17
Sounds Scaly

The king of Amman has an original idea
in the way OF strong box. He has the
trunks of trees followed out, filled with
gold and silver, and flung into his private
lake, where large number of crocodiles
ward off intruders.-London Answers.
The herald., 1898-12-17

The observant business from abroad delighted with the
climate and the fruits and flowers that he in Los Anoes
He sees for the city prosperous future
OUR because of its attlacveness for nvads
INDUSTRIAL and for hale people inclined to take life
ADVANTAGES easy. 1t is nice country live in this
Southern California. Los Angeles is
nice progressive and thriving city The stranger is so well
pleased with the sunshine and the flowers collateral at
fractions that he will be inclined come again and enov him
self for few weeks. as he is doing now.
But ask this obsevan business stranger what thinks
the business outlook for Los Angeles He will
of fundamental business conditions and saw ssan
TALLY, that lack essential for great industrial
growth We have coal timber none of the pri
mary features necessary in the building great
and manufacturing city He point to great business cen
The herald., 1898-12-17
Paints as Well as He Fights

Lord Wolseley is splendid artist. He
paints very well, indeed, and makes pen and
Ink or pencil sketches which are described
as being OF very high order of merit.
The herald., 1898-12-17
Hard Eearted

Rejected suitor (despairingly)-But
can't live without you, darling.
Daring (coldly)-I presume the under
takers will be glad to hear of it-Somervile
Journal.
The herald., 1898-12-17

Among the New Years presents promised is visit from
comet 1t will be periheon January Its approach need
alarm md people, as it will be l35,000,000 miles away
when at point the earth. Astronomers are
selfhly inmatng that they will have all to themselves,
it is not likely visible the naked eye glass will
aid the observer unless has the quality of convexy mat
The herald., 1898-12-17
A Continuous Performance

Mrs. Gabbleton-l only speak my mind.
Poor Gabbleton with surprising spirit)-
Yes, you change it so often that it keeps
YOU talking all the time in order to speak
it.-Puck.
The herald., 1898-12-17
Beg Pardon. Collars and Pants

Blankets and boots are a new fashion fad
for pet dogs in the east. For winter wear
only, of course. In summer their short
pant sare quite sufficient costuming for
comfort.-Denver Post.
The herald., 1898-12-17
Jane Hading's Theatrical Success

Nine Jane Hadng and her company have
lust finished an engagement in Moscow
with great success. They are to appear next
in st. Petersburg and Finland, and after
ward at Stockholm.
The herald., 1898-12-17

The dowager empress of China is emerging from her secu
sion and blooming society lady. She has entertained
the foreign ambassadors and is highly praised for
her doing the hono AS the Chinese throne is getting
very shaky the dowager may have her mind the American
lecture field when things get too hot at home.
The herald., 1898-12-17
A Hero

The Kind Lady-So you are a hero OF the
tented field?
Weary Watkins-Yessum. was one OF
the best in the circus at one me.-lndian-
apolis journal.
The herald., 1898-12-17

Omaha be afflicted with chronic exposition fever.
With the doors thIansmsssspp show just closed she
"Greater American Exposition in 1899 We wish
Omaha well in the preenou undertaking ahead but must
call the alage that it is advisable to let well
enough alone
The herald., 1898-12-17
A Negative Result

A teacher having asked his class to write
an essay on "The Results of Laziness," a
certain bright youth handed in as his compo-
sition blank sheet of paper.-London It'd
Bits.
The herald., 1898-12-17
Quite Likely

Mr.. Linger-Do you suppose that Miss
Kittish meant it as hint!
Mr.. Spatts-Meant what as hint?
Mr.. Linger-She said, marry Christmas" /"
Judge
The herald., 1898-12-17

People in the stormswep east will feel that life is worth
living ALL when they the thousand carloads of holiday
oranges Southern California has sent to them The
will pretty and non-connoeurs may tnk they good
to eat A weeks later however, shall fruit
sweet and that the holiday stock will in comparison
forle
The herald., 1898-12-17

Shanghai have railway system twenty
miles long chance is offered for enterprising Americans to
work and the American consul at Chez Foo the
hope that American company will get the contract An i'm
nene field American enterprise is opening in China and
there i. much advantage in getting in early.
The herald., 1898-12-17

Senator Mcmillan OF Michigan probably voices the opinion
many members congress relative to the Nicaragua canal
opposed to the Morgan bill but is earnestly favor of
measure will the objections to that He is
the enterprise and emhaticay declares
that will be dug under bill there is ques
tiona abOu hat
The herald., 1898-12-17
Open Door in China

China has markets which we can get at
either by putting ourselves among the ad-
The herald., 1898-12-17

German of Maryland raises his voice. among the
Democrats of the country against the unacy of
territorial expansion. He avors strong reason
ably large army and the holding of commercial and naval bases
in the conquered islands; but he declares that SHOULD
expand tertorally into the Pacific There division in
Democratic this question Of araway expansion
The herald., 1898-12-17

twenty record given the consideration and
passage of the pension appropriation bill in the house of
senatives report at read through without
criticism and passed. As the passage of the annual pen
bill invariably been preceded by spirited
debate the smoohnes the operation this time muut be arib
uted to he newly acquired habit shoveing the nation
money ad bum. The present appropriation So000o0
larger than the lat year. and the largest of all with one
exception up $50 The appropriation for 1898
S5S 1882 Since that year. the exclusive,
the amount has varied much from Sl4l 100000.
The herald., 1898-12-17

The little village of Newport Beach has been making weak
effort emulate eastern towns 1t proudly reports storm of
rain hail. accompanied by wind that picked up house
turned it and reduced it to kindng wood. Newport
Beach NAV think this credabe first effort but the
lacks natural advantages inspire hope for great in
lina
The herald., 1898-12-17

nothing penurious about Uncle Sam when it
TO feeding the starving Cubans million dollars has already
been spent the humane work the cessation of host
tiles and large supplies of raons steadily going forward
The record the United relative Cuba is thus far
something Americans be proud of and for foreigners to ad
The herald., 1898-12-17

Los Angeles newspaper printed in Chinese will be an in
terestng novelty Its circulation will probably be out
side of Mongolian circles, but it will offer
INTERESTING a wide field for study by the class of
LANGUAGES persons who yearn for the unattainabe
And yet it might not be so difficult as
would imagine learn to read that paper While there
great many Chinese. the number of
fundamental root characters is comparatively small For
character meaning horse needs only the add
tion of touch it signify bacl hose: another slight
modification changes large black horse, and
The japanese language, which taught to quite
Der of ambitious young Americans in Los Angeles is probably
the simplest of all languages speak, and next to Chinese
the difficult of all to write The japanese written Ian
gage would be simplicity itself not for the admixure
of Chinese The japanese sylabary comprises fifty primary
sounds and about half notifications With the com
paravey few characters representing these sounds 1t easy
enough japanese But in all their writing the Japan
perhaps half Chinese characters. This because Chi
taught in Japan classic and also because of the
expansive sgnfcaon the Chinese characters indicated
above
Japanese in what is called Romani, is most fascinating
study That is what number of Los Angeles youngsters
learning Roman is the japanese language in the kind OF
type you reading from All words made up from
the simple sounds in the yllabary and every word is
precisely it is spelled There eight Chinese
newspapers San Francisco and several in the japanese Ian
guage, including a quite pretenous daily
The herald., 1898-12-17

Los Angeles newspaper printed in Chinese will be an in
terestng novelty Its circulation will probably be out
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-21
TRAIN SERVICE REDUCED.
Lehigh Valleys New Schedule Gives
Freeiand Poor Accom- mutlations

The reduction made in the train SER
vice on the Lehigh Valley Railroad yes
terday has resulted in giving Freeland
poorer railroad and mail accommoda-
tions than it has had for many years
past. The new schedule has abolished
all Sunday trains on the Froeand
branch, aud communication with the
outside world by rail is entirely cut of
on the first day of the week.
The train which left here daily at {. O5
Il. M, connecting at the Lumber Yard
for New York and Philadelphia, has
been discontinued. This train was used
by persons who wished to reach the
large cities early in the day, also By
freeland miners employed at Halle
Brook. 1t was also a mail train and
daily carried orders from our merchants
to the Wholesale houses in Philadelphia
and New York. Its discontinuance has
caused much talk in business circles.
The first mail out this morning left
here at 7.35 O'Clock, reaching the main
line via White Haven. The morning
mail had not arrived up to II o'clock
Station Agent McIIugh did not re-
ceive the new time table for Freeland
in time to publish all the changes today.
consequently it is not known how badly
the new schedule will affect passenger
and mail service on this branch. The
train for Wilkesbarre at 1851 has been
taken off, and it is rumored that many
Others have been discontinued.
meeting Of the Board of Trade has
been called for Wednesday evening at
which it is expected the business inter
ests will be ably represented and
movement started which will give the
town better railroad and mail service.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-21

An accident on the ID. 5. 81 S. on Sat
urday morning resulted in the death of
one man and serious injuries to two
Others. The passenger train, while run
ming between Oneida and Shepton, col
lided with mine locie of the Cross
Creek Coal Company, shortly before
noon. The lOcic, which runs on third
rail between these towns, has tho right
of way over this part Of the d. 5. & S
tracks, and was running at high rate
OF speed. Ten mine cars were in front
of it and ten dump cars behind it.
When the trains struck, the mine cars
piled over the locie, killing Michael
Marketti, helper, and breaking the
leg of the engineer, Patrick Sharpe. who
with his fireman Thomas Tosh, had
jumped from the locie
The passenger train, which was in
charge Of Engineer William McNelis,
Conductor John j. Carr. Baggage Mas
ter w. j. Timney and Brakeman David
Hanlon, all OF Frceland, was not damag-
ed to any extent, bnt the passengers did
fare SO well. The collision threw the
trainmen about, brnising them more or
less, ana one passenger, Mrs. Joseph
Marchctte (nee Miss Mary Wallace, re-
siding on Centre street near South, was
seriously hurt. She was accompanied
by three children. all of whom escaped
with slight bruises Mrs. Marchette
was taken to Sheppton for treatment.
Oh Saturday evening an inquest over
the remains of the dead Iaborer was held
by the Schnylkill county authorities
The d. S. Il $. will also investigate the
accident.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-21
Surprised Their Pastor.

The Jeddo and Drfton members of St.
Paul's p. NJ. church paid pleasant
visit to Rev. S. Cooper and family on
Saturday evening. They came loaded
with good things, which were highly ap-
preeiated by the pastor and family, but
the surprise of evening came when all
sat down to partake of the delightful
repast which had been prepared. Under
the plate OF Rev. Cooper was found a
neat sum Of money. 1t is needless to
say that the reverend gentleman was
very grateful TO his guests for their un-
expected kindness. He responded ap-
propirately to the givers, expressing
his desire for continuance of the good
feeling which has been so often mani
tested in the past between the pastor
and people of st. Paul's church.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-21

Hart, the English tailor, has been un-
able to secure suitable location in that
section of Philadelphia to which he in
tended TO remove, and after giving the
matter due consideration he has finally
decided to make Freeland his home
Notwithstanding the fact that prepara-
tiops were being made by himself and
family to leave here, Mr. Hart's bust
ness ha. been steadily increasing during
the winter months, and this encourag-
ing sign of the confidence in him of the
people of Freeland went great ways
in causing him to decide to become a
permanent resident Of our town. That
this decision will be welcome news to
the people of the North Side may be de-
pended upon, for in Hart, the English
tailor, they have a progressive mer-
chant whose methods are upright and
honest and who may be relied upon to
stand faithful to every promise he
makes to a patron.
For the future he will give particular
attention to merchant tailoring. This
department Of Harts store has always
been in capable hands, but hereafter it
will be the leading feature of the estab-
ment. In the meantime his entire lot
of ready-made clothing will be disposed
of at q sacrifice. Room must be had for
the stock Of spring cloths which is com
ing. and for the present any reasonable
offer for suits pants, etc. will be TAKEN
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-21
Looking for BeaII's Heirs.

Samuel b. Beall, batchelor, carpenter
by trade, died intestate in Missouri.
leaving no known heirs and an estate of
$1,000. He claimed to be from Pennsyl-
vania, was feet 10 or IL inches in
height, spare frame, light blue ewes,
about rs years old; eccentric. Prob
ably some of our readers might be inter
ested in his estate. Inquiries will be
answered by Warren d. Isenbcrg, at
torney-at-law, Union Trust building, St.
Louis
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-21

Mine Inspector Davies has Just com
pleted his report for 1897, and the same
has been submitted to the Bureau of
Mining. The papers show that 5,4s7,-
$50 tons of coal were mined The total
shipments We're 4,75s,S42 tons. The
average number Of days worked were
l4l LEO. TO mine this amount of coal
it required 97, ,S42 kegs of black powder
and 93l.512 pounds Of dynamite. There
were 33 fatal and Ii non-fatal accidents.
The number of tons mined per fatal
accident We're 16G, 9s9; tons mined for
non-fatal accident 4S,14G. There was a
decrease of fatal and an increase of %
non-iatal accidents over 1896. The re-
port shows Is widows and 80 orphans
The total number OF employees is 17,119,
inside S,S66, outside $3.50. There are
l.s54 mules and horses and 1,1S7 boilers
used about the colieries.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-21
Output of Anthracite Last Year.

The production of anthracite coal in
1897 has been officially reported at Al,
the proceeding year and 46, 81, AT tons
in 1895, the year of the greatest produc-
tion. In 1898 and again in 1882 the
production was slightly larger than last
year but the excess was not great. The
percentages were very closely observed.
The coal trusts year does not end until
January 81 and any little Irregularities
in the table given below were corrected
very closely in the month of January,
but for the calendar year 1897 the com
panics kept surprisingly close to their
allotments, as shown by the following
percentage table:
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-21
RAILROAD TIMETABLES
r EHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD.
IL January 16, 1898.
ARRANGEMENT OF PASSENGER TRAINS.
The revised time table will
appear here ON THURSDAY.
THE DELAWARE, SUsQUEHANNA AMI
i SCHUYLKILL RAILROAD.

lime table IN enect April 10, 1897.
Trains leave Drifton for Jeddo Eckley, Halle
Brook, Stockton, Beaver Meadow Road, Roam
and Hazleton Junction at 30, q W a m, daily
except Sunday; and 03 a m, 2 ~ p IN, Sunday.
ToInhicken and Deringer at 8 30, Q 90 IN, daily
except sunday; and O3 IN, 23S p m, Sun
day.
Trains leave Drifton for Oneida Junction,
Harwood Road, Humboldt Road, Oneida and
Sheppton at 20 IN, daily except SUM-
day; and 03 a m, Ss m, Sunday.
Trains leave Hazleton junction for Harwood,
Cranberry, Tomhicken and Deringer at 35 a
N, daily except Sunday; and SO m, q m,
Sunday.
Trains leave Hazleton Junction for Oneida
Junction, Hurwood Road, Humboldt Road
Oneida and Sheppton at ;62, Ii 10 IN, Al IN,
daily except Sunday; and 81 m, 3 Ii p M
Sunday.
Trains leave Deringer for Tomhicken Gran
berry, Karwood, Hazleton junction and Roam
at225 ~ y IN, daily except Sunday; and 9 81
IN, D " p IN. Sunday.
Road, Harwood TOAD, Oneida Junction, Halle
ton junction and Roam ut IL q N, IL 40, 5 -
p M, daily except Sunday; and Ii a m. 3 A
Trains leave Sheppton for Beaver Meadow
Road, Stockton, Halle Brook, Ecklcy, Jeddo
and Drifton at 5 22 m, daily, except Sunday;
Trains leave Hazleton junction for Beaver
Meadow Road, Stockton, Halle Brook, Eckley,
Jeddo and Drifton at 5 40, 20 IN, daily,
except Sunday; and 10 10 a m, 40 p IN, Sunday.
All trains connect ut Hazleton Junction witt,
electric cars for HaZeton, Jeanesville, Auden-
ried and other points on the Traction Com
pany's line.
Trains leaving Drifton at 8 30, 6 90 a m make
connection ut Deringer with p X. X. trains for
Wtlkesbarre, Sunbury, Harrisburg and points
west.
For the accommodation of passengers at way
stations between Hazleton Junction and Der
niger, u train Will leave the former point at
SoO p M daily, except Sunday, arriving at
LUTHER g. SMITH, Superintendent.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-21
Total 10000 1Co.oo 100. 90


From the Hazleton Standard.
Andrew Budue. prominent foreigner
of Beaver Brook, was found dead in a
pool of water early yesterday morning,
several hundred feet from the Beaver
Brook houses. From what could be
ascertaned Budue was last seen alive at
the residence of Stephen Analiski, in
Beaver Brook, about 10 o'clock on Sat
urday night, where he secured "a lantern
to guide his footsteps homeward. He
had been imbihing freely as far as could
be learned. He was found>a short dis
tance from the path with the lantern
about fifty feet distant.
Deputy Coroner Bowman empaneled a
jury who viewed the remains and after
hearing the evidence of several witnesses
decided that deceased came to his death
from complication of causes, principal
ly exposure aud drowning.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-21
Bills Ordered Paid.

Foster township school board held It's
regular monthly session on Saturday
evening The following bills were or.
dered paid; NJ. j. Geary, $40; Maria
Boyle, SS; John Fisher, SIS; NJ. S. KEN
merer, $25.4s; Mrs. Daniel Gaylor, SO;
G. B. Hindson ~; Mrs. A. Baker, sG;
Fred Heigas, SO; Wyoming & Pond Greet;
Coal Co., Sc; Frank Hawk, 50; Charles
Rickert, Sl2; Upper Lehigh Coal Co..
S3.65; j. p. Mcdonald Sl1.20: L. II.
Butler, $4.32; VIM. Williamson, S3s. 45;
l.. b. Shellhamer, 81 20; James Grilliths.
$l0.54; Mrs. Kessel, IS; G.. b. Markle q
Co., Sl4.14.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-21

At special meeting of the borough
school board on Friday evening, attend
ed by Directors Mccarthy, Timony,
Sweeney and Ferry, proposals for the
placing of slate urimals in the schools.
two in the L. B. Coke building and four
in the Daniel Coke building, were read
from the following plumbers: William
Birkbeck, S96.2O; 7. Maloy, Ss7; Joseph
Birkbeck, Ss5; William Williamson,
$6S.75 1t was agreed that Mr.. William
son should do the job, provided he is
satisfied to wait for his money until the
board is able to pay him.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-21
PLEASURE CALENDAR.

February 2l.-Bazaar of Young Mems c..
7. A. b. Corps at Grand opera house.
February 22.-Masqnerade ball of the
Actors Association at Dinkelacker's
hail. Bntler Valley Admission, a5c.
March lT.-Rall of Division 10, A. O. H.,
at Yannes' opera house. Tickets, soc.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-21

From the Hazlcton Sentinel
The agitation for the new county is now
about due, and henceforth it should be
regarded as the duty of every citizen of
this district to neglect no opportunity to
promote this badly needed legislation
1t is the impression among well in
formed men that the measure will be in
better shape to receive the endorsement
OF the legislature at the next session
than ever before. The people of the
entire state are now well acquainted
with the situation. here and with the
great necessity for such division.
1t does not seem possible that there
will be very great opposition to it this
time, but that should be no reason for
the citizens who have suffered so long to
sit idly by and permit the matter to rest
until the last moment. The agitation
should be continued from now on. The
selection of man for the legislature
should dcvolve entirely npon this sub
iect for there is nothing of such great
Importance to the people of lower
Luzerne, and upper Luzerne too for
that matter, than the erection OF new
county here.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-21
A Sure Thing for You.

A transaction in which you cannot lose is a
sure thing. Biliousness, sick headache, fur
red tongue, fever piles and thousand other
ills are caused by constipation and sluggish
liver. Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the Won
derful new liver stimulant and intestinal
tonic, are by all druggists guaranteed to cure
or money refunded. c. G. G. are sure
thing. Try box today; l0c, Csc, SOC.
Sample and booklet free. All druggists.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-21
STATE OF ONO, Cry OF TOLEDO, =.
LUCAS County. eo'

FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that he
is the senior partner of the firm Of F. ].
CHENEY & Co., doing business in the
City Of Toledo, County and State afore-
id, 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. ID. 1886. .s4s