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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-11-03
SCHEMES THAT Failed.
VETOED APPROPRIATIONS.

A Concise Statement of Legislative
Jobbery Ending In Failurc--Seventy-
nine Thousand, Four Hundred and
Twelve Dollars and Sixty Cents Dis
honestly Voted Away--The Govern
or's Disapprovals - State Normal
Schools and tho Sixty-five Thousand
Dollar Abatement.
(From Pamphlet Laws, 1897, pages SOC
to 517)
DOGBERRY.
The salary of the night watchman.
two years, the sum of $500. Appro-
priation had been twice inserted.
NOT FOR JOSEPH.
Extra compensation for attorney gen.
eral, 1900, for services as a member
of the board of public accounts. The
attorney general refused to accept pay
for said services, the same being with
out warrant of law or good morals
The auditor general and the state
treasurer had no such scruples, both
accepting the appropriation, which was
an indirect means of raising their sala-
ries, contrary to the provisions of the
state constitution.
THE IMPECUNIOUS MAJOR.
To Major" Brown, superintendent
of the bureau of railways, $4,000 As
deputy secretary of internal affairs the
aforesaid Major" Brown received an
annual salary of $4,000. and by act of
April 1S, 1885, an extra salary of 500
per annum was given to this official
as compensation for services performed
and to be performed as superintendent
of the bureau of railways. The $4,000
appropriated by the legislature of 1897
to the said Major" Brown was in the
nature of fraud upon the taxpayers.
For an elevator man to run an ele-
vator in a capitol building, which has
no existence, the sum of 5000.
COSTLY OLD SEA DOGS.
For the construction of new quar-
antine boat for the harbor of Philadel-
phia, the sum of $25000. This intended
outlay was a piece of jobbery. Under
Governor Pattison, in 1885, the total
cost to the people to maintain the har-
Dor office at Philadelphia. was $4,000.
1t has since been swollen to the sum of
$102, 200, to which the legislature of 1897
sought to add another $25,000. or a
grand total of 1927, 200, for the purpose
of maintaining an establishment the
utility of which, is open to serious
question.
MORE TIPS.
The sum of $3,000 payment for SER
vices of William X. Tailor, crier, and
John t. Comfy Samuel Collins and
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-11-03
Excess for ordinary expenses


The account, fully made up, there
fore, stands about as follows:
Excess payments of 1897 over
1883, exclusive of charities,
schools, penitentiaries. in
sane. interest, loans, etc. SO, 700 063
Moneys that were appropi lated
to schools, charities, etc, and
should have been paid in 1897
but remained unpaid at end
$5,340 25S
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-11-03

An Infinitely more intelligent and sat
isfactory record of the sessions pro-
ceedings could have been compressed
into about 1000 to 1000 pages without
sacrificing word of the "elouuence"- of
the senator's and members which, 1t is
needless to say. is, as rule. far more
effusive than edifying. An index that
would be really useful for reference
purposes could be put into 200 pages,
and this is making a liberal allow
ance. The 2,2S7 page index to the 1897
volumes is, in fact, no index at all.
1t is full of errors. 1t has countless
repetitions. And these are so embar-
RAISING that on the rare occasions when
the Record must be referred to, the
seeker after information is likely to
be driven half frantic by the difficult
ties he will encounter. in obtaining it.
For instance IAN act to regulate suits
brought by and against foreign cor
porations doing business in this com
monwealth. to which certificates have
been or may be issued, etc." is in
deXed under the word Issued" Was
there ever a padding for robbery, 80
bold or n method of indexing mere COM
petey imbecile? And this is but a
sample of hundreds of similar in-
stances OF the fraud. What is referred
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-03-25
HE BROUGHT IT FROM THE
WORLDS FAIR.
And kept it two years.

The great Worlds Fair, at Chicago, in
1922. while it gave pleasure to many, gave
pain to not a few an indirect result of
Their. visit to the White City. People were
iured along the miles Of wonderful exhib-
its by the new marvels that met the gaze
at every step, and did not realize their
exhaustion until they dropped into a
chair in some breezy corner by the lake,
and COOLED Off" That's what began the
trouble, in many cases. Of one such case,
Mrs. l.. w. Stevens, Fort Fairfield, Me-,
writes:
"My husband took severe cold and
the Worlds Fair, Which we attended. This
cough lasted over two years, was accom-
panied by splitting of blood, and nothing
could be found to help him. although vari-
Gus remedies were tried. Several doctors
were consulted, but their prescriptions
afforded no relief. Finally, saw an ad-
vertisement of Dr.. Ayers Cherry Pectoral
in my paper and prevailed upon my hus
first dose helped him and he was COM
pletely cured in short time. We feel
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-03-25
Evidence.

Think of it," exclaimed the some-i
what pedantic citizen. "a generation
or so ago boys were supposed to have
a good knowledge of Latin before they
were sixteen years of age"
What of that?" inquired the mild
hammered friend
Doesn't that show that our pre-
tended advancement in refinement is
q Misrepresentation?
Not at all. 1t proves that We are
more considerate and humane and
therefore more refined Think Of the
amount of corporal punishment it
must take to give boy a good knowl-
edge of Latin before he is sixteen years
old. '-Washington Star.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-03-25
Language of the Telegraph,

According to the results of special
study among telegraph operators, con-
Quoted by Mr.. Noble Harter and Prof.
w. L. Bryan Of the Indiana University.
each operator has Geographic Ian
guage of his own, differing in various
particulars from the typical form, al
though all can, of course. understand
one another. The greatest number of
words known to have been sent in one
minute by the Morse code is forty-nine.
The average sending rate per minute
is from twenty to twenty-four words
of four letters each. Skilful operators
can usually receive faster than they can
send, but with beginners the case is
reversed.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-03-25
OverStudu,

first box he began to improve When
he had taken nine boxes he was completely
cured. This famous blood and nerve med
icine had accomplished what oil his for
mer expensive treatment failed to accom-
plish. Mr.. Kemper says his catarrh has
entirely left him; he is strong again and
weighs nine pounds more than he ever did
H. gives the pills the entire credit. He is
starting teaching again and feels abundant
ly able to continue the work. TO prove
that the above is true in every respect, Mr..
kemper made an affidavit as follows:
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
the 10th day Of September, 1887.
r. p. WATT, Notary Public.
We doubt If these pills have an equal in
all the range of medicine, for building Up
a ruh down and debilitated system.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-03-25
A HaZy Impression.

This phrase, Senatorial courtesy :"
taid one tourist to another, sis some
thing that I very frequently hear, but
whose significance I fail to grasp"
Yes was the reply; ''it isn't quite
clear. But as l understand it, Sen
atorial courtesy is something which
prevents every Senator from actively
resenting asperslon on his character
or understanding which another SEN
ator may choose to make. "-Washing'
ton Post.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-03-25
Telephones Over tho Big Pond.

In France the telephone is used OF
many railroad main lines. On por-
ton of the Vincennes railway a
rather novel system is in vogue by
which at q given signal on the tele
graph instrument the operator con-
meets the telegraph wires with q
telephone for verbal communication.
The large Australian railways use
telephones which may be connected
with the telegraph wires at any point
without interrupting the telegraphic
communica ions.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-03-25
CURIOUS OBJECTS.
Some Queer Things Which the Micro.
scope Reveals to Us.

If in pond water you should find, re-
volving slowly, some round balls OF the
loveliest green color, and covered with
4 delicate net work you may read
about them in any book on microscopy,
under the heading Volvox Inside
may be seen smaller balls of the same
Kind. BY and by the big ball will
break open and FREQ the little ones.
each Of which will then grow and grow.
until in due time it will break open too.
and still newer balls begin their rowing
lives Wherever two meshes of the
combining net cross are two hairs,
so small that they are altogether in
visible except under a very powerful
microscope. These hairs, like those on
the vorticell;e, are used in securing
food and moving about. Volvox, how
ever, is classified as a plant and not as
an animal.
must not forget my friend the wa
bear He is such comical, clumsy
fellow. He goes slowly about on his
eight little feet, poking and Flooding
among the minute water-plants, always
sure of finding something good to eat.
He is the very embodiment of indolen4
content. Yet for all ne seems to be
satisfied with his lot in life, his person.
al appearance is not always pleasing to
himself; for at intervals he slips bodily
out of his skin, and appears in an en-
tirely new suit, though must confess
the general style of the cast-off dress
is retained. Instead of throwing the
old dress aside, as certain bigger and
clumsier creatures do, he gets out of it
SO deity that it stands upright and
complete even to his four pairs Of
shoes.
When the mother bear slips out Of
her old dress. she leaves some eggs in
it.. In few days these hatch and
some baby bears begin swimming
around in the cast-off skin. But only
for q short time. They soon find their
way to the feeding grounds, and at
once begin climbing slowly about, and
seem as much at home as are their
parents. Century Magazine.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-03-25
Hereditary Prediction.

Hes a puppy" Missed her father
But the beautiful girl only wrung her
hands the more.
"Oh, why, then" she cried in an
guish. "the fatal fascination he has for
me?"
Heavens" gasped the parent, aside
paling, for the bulk of his wealth had
been accumulated in the manufacture
of sausage.
Would blood tell on him?-Detroil
Journal.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-03-25
NO KLONDYKE FOR ME-!

Thus says E. Walters, LIE Raysville,
Pa, who grew (sworn toy 252 bushels
Salzer's corn per acre. That means 25,-
200 bushels on 100 acres at soc a bush
ell, equals $3.50. That is better than
a prospective gold mine. Salzer pays
$500 in gold for best name for his IT.
inch corn and oats prodigy. You can
win. Seed potatoes only $3.50 barrel.
Send This Notice and 10 Cts. in Stamps
to John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse,
Wis, and get free their seed catalogue
and II new farm seed samples, includ-
ing above corn and oats, surely worth
$40, to get a start WIND.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-03-25

Two years Of doctoring for a cough, two
years Of remedies that gave no help, of
prescriptions that protited only the men
who wrote them, and then trial of DR..
Ayers Cherry Pectoral which helped from
the very first dose and effected a complete
cure in short time. The difference be-
tween DR.. Ayers Cherry Pectoral aud all
other cough medicines could not be better
stated than in this comparison of results.
1t has cured the most stubborn and obsti-
nate cases of chronic bronchitis and asth-
ma 1t is specific for Group and whooping
cough. 1t cures all coughs and colds and
all affections of the throat and lungs
promptly and effectively. In response to
numerous demands DR.. Ayers Cherry Pee
toral is put up in half size bottles-so!d at
eaected bv in Dr. aVep cure
book. Sent free, on request, by the J. G.
Aver Co.. Lowell, Mass.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-03-25
HOw's YhisI

We offer One Hundred Dollars reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure
F. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
We. the undersigned, have known F.
J. Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
out any obligations made by their firm
West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists
Toledo. o., Walding, Kinnan s. Marvin.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces Of the system. Testimo-
malls sent free. Price 75c per bottle. Sold
by all druggists.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-03-25
Where Was Solomon?

Johnnie-Papa, is mamma the better
half of you?
Father-Yes, my son; that's the way
they put it.
Johnnie-And are all wives the bet,
ter half Of their husbands?
Father-Certainly, my son.
Johnnie-Then what part of King
Solomon were his wives ?-Brooklyn
Life.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-03-25

Terry O'Tooley-M urty, pwhat dthe
divil do yez kape sooch an ugly dog
fer?
Murty McCue-Ugly! Oil how yez
know thot dogs wonder. Pwhy, he's
thot intilligint he understands livery
wor-rd Oh say t. him!
Terry O'Tooley-Well, pwhy don't
yez learn German an t'row him OFF,
Up-to-Date.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-03-25
Wanted a Brother,

Mamma" asked 4-year-old George,
what are little boys made OFF,"
Dust, my son." replied the mother.
Later, little George saw his mother
about to empty the contents Of the
dustpan into the stove.
Don't do that, mamma" he cried.
"There's enough dust there to make
me baby brother" New York
World
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-03-25
Very Likely.

Burden-Have you read any of the
arguments put forth by the professor
who claims that the sun is shrinking?
Townsley-No; but I'll bet ]. Pier
pont Morgan has something to do with
it If the theory is correct. You know
he is in the coal business also.-Cleve.
land Plain-Dealer.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-03-25
Hypnotic Wonders.

No one need go to Paris to see all
that is marvellous in hypnotism. In
the hypnotic wards in many hospitals
are subjects that mere glance will
throw into a trance state, but in order
to overcome that obstinate kidney
trouble, the persistent use of Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters is necessary
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-03-25

When you visit Omaha you should call At c.
S. Raymond Cos jcwelry store. corner FIT
teenth and Douglas streets. and examine their
jewelry and art goods for wedding. birthday
and Christmas presents, also steel engraved
wedding stationery, invitations and visiting
cards. 1t is the only first class, up-to-datc
jewelry, art and cut glass store west OF Chicago
and ST. Louis. Engraving and printing 100
visiting cards $l.50 by mail
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-03-25
IncOnsidcratO Father,

Hatte-What's the matter with Gus
tavus? He never calls any more. Hor
tense-Why, one night when he was at
the house called him the light of my
life," and papa came in and said it was
about time the light was put out
YOnkerS Statesman.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-03-25
Ask for Aliens Foot Ease,

A powder to shake into your shoes.
1t cures Corns and Bunions, Chilblains,
Swollen, Nervous, Damp, Sweating,
Smarting and Callous feet. At all
Druggists and Shoe Stores, Csc Sam
pie FREE. Address Allen S. Olmsted,
Leroy. N, Y
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-03-25

to him embracing a combination street
sweeper and sprinkler. Inventors de-
string free illustrated book on pat
ents should address Sues & Co., reg
1stered patent lawyers, who have
charge Of the exhibit of inventions at
the TransMississippi Exposition, and
who are located in the Bee Building,
Omaha. Nebraska.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-03-25

An Atchison man who was out late
at night, received u blowing-up when
he reached home early in the morning
that reminded the neighbors of the
Maine affair
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-03-25
A Petty Sin.

Gerald-Do you think that suicide
is sin?
Geraldine-Well, think it would be
forgiven in your case.-Truth.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-03-25

Too much of Il good thing often
proves fatal. G. w. kept on adding to
his collection Of birthdays until they
finally knocked him out.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-03-25

People always laugh at the first man
to follow a new fashion. and at the
last one to adopt it.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-03-25
Beauty Is Blood Deep.

Clean blood means a clean skin. No beauty
without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathartic cleans
your blood and keeps it clean. by stirring up
the lazy liver and driving all impurities from
the body Begin today to Danish pimples
bols. blotches, backheadS. and that Sicky
bilious complexion by taking Cascarets-
beauty for ten cents All druggists, satisfac-
ton guaranteed. loo, 25c SOC.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-03-25

The man who doesn't advertise gets
more dust on his goods than i'll his
cash drawer.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-03-25

A sailor always likes to see light
house, but it's different with theatrl-
cal manager.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-03-25

No matter what the man s opinion
may be. if he violates the law. he is
open to conviction.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-03-25

very grateful for what d. Ar, Cherry
Pectoral has done for us, arG Shall keep it
constantly on hand in the Mrs. L.
w. STEVENS, Fort Fairfield, Me.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-03-25

An Atchison boy has such a wonder
full memory in relating every old joke
that he ever heard, that his family is
thinking Of making a public lecturer
OF him.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-03-25

Canada, and speaking of garden that
he saw in the Edmonton District, says:
ION August 23rd we had the pleasure
OF visiting the model seven-acre gar
den at Edmonton, owned and operated
by one Donald Ross, typical Scotch
man, and as whole-souled, good-na-
tured old gentlemen as you often
meet. He gave the Yankees each a
hearty handshake as we were intro
duced in succession by the Canadian
Government Agent who was our guide
and pilot while at Edmonton and to
whom we are indebted for many cour-
teGies conferred. Mr.. Ross informed
us that he cleared from $500 to $1,000
annually from the sale of roots, vege
tables, flowers and plants. We here
state that we never before saw such a
growth Of vegetables at that season Of
the year. He said that he raised $50
bushels Of onions to the acre. Beets
were growing as large as your arm,
turnips the size Of ones head, and
cabbages as large as patent pail. Fol
lowing are prices that Mr.. Ross gave
us as receiving for his produce: Beets,
SO cents per bushel; carrots, 40 cents;
onions, $1!25; turnips, SIS per ton; cab
bage, cents each; green corn, Is
cents per dozen; tomatoes, $l50 per
bushel; potatoes, Is to 80 cents; cauli-
flower, 81 per dozen; cucumbers, IS
cents per dozen; Strawberries, Is cents
per box; squash, cents per h., and
other produce in proportion. He kept
dollhouse 12x18O feet, heated by a
furnace by means of nues. One man
beside himself attended this garden.
except at time of gathering the CROP
Agents Of the Canadian Government
are now located at different points in
the United States, and using their ef-
forts towards securing settlers on the
fertile lands of Western Canada, to
which the gold fields are tributary.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-03-25

A man can always deceive woman
under twenty, by grand stand play.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-03-25

No matter what you say to a chemist
he ALWAYS has retOrt.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-03-25

It is easier to let the hair grow long
than it is to write good poem.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-03-25

The period of meditation INDUCED
in by the defeated candidate is caused
by the mistaken judgment of his con.
stitucnts-sO he thinks.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-03-25

Pi5o's Cure for Consumption has been a
God-send to me.--Wm. B. Mcclellan, Ches,
ter, Florida, Sept. II, 1895
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-03-25
REETs AS LARGE AS YOUR ARM.

T h e e d l.
tor of the
" B r o W n
City. Mich
igan, Ban
n e r." r e.
Gently paid
a visit to
w q q To IN
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-03-25
New Inventions.

Amongst the curious
patents issued last week
was one for a self-prO-
pelling sleigh issued to a
Minnesota inventor. An
other related to a simple
stock feeder. While a
New York inventor got a
oIavor 1ovioo rotonfod
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-03-25

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinne Tablets. AL
Druggists refund the money if it fails to 25t
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-03-25

The king can do no wrong-if the
other fellow holds an the aces
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-03-25

Mrs. Winslow's Sool hing Syrup
For children teethinG ,softens the gums. reduces nlam
nation allays aain wind collie. Is bottle
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-03-25

It's a trying time for woman when
she visits her dressmaker.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-03-25


Pinkham' medicine
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-03-25

Time is unusually lively when men
make an attempt to kill it.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-03-25

Some bare faced lies are old enough
to wear full beard
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-03-25

Goes Cough BalsRm
Is the oldest and best. 1t will break cold quicker
han any thing else. 1t is always reliable. Try it
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-03-25
prisnatic Tires,

First Shade-What ails that hump
shouldered fellow that just arrived last
week? I rarely see him at his seat