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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-05-25
saIted the Giant Powder.

III you never had a mine salted on
you" remarked an old-time Colorado
miner recently, you have missed
half of your chance to get good expe-
rience."
did you ever have it happen to
you?" asked the stranger from the
East
Eyes, my very first lesson cost me
$4,000, when I bought mine in Lead
Vile that had been tunnelled into the
mountain side for nearly 200 feet. I
had heard Of the trick of sailing prop
critics, so after the man showed me
what there was in sight he invited me
to go right ahead and blast out several
feet in order to satisfy myself, which l
did, and the ore seemed to be Just as
good as it was when he was working
it. or course l bought 1t, and then it
never paid cent-it was salted."
But how could they salt three or
four feet into the solid rock?"
There was the trick of 1t. They
didn't salt the rock, but put gold colors
into the giant powder, and as long as
that lasted there was gold in sight
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-05-25

Julius Caesar had his men sing songs
OF triumph after victory and some
OF the verses are in existence to-day.
Edward l. had the Welsh bards put to
death because he thought they melted
the soldiers to battle. In Spain many
traces of Roman war songs are to be
found. Spanish and Portuguese war
songs were called romancers. The Cid,
written in the twelfth century, has al
ways been the martial inspiration of
the Spaniards. What the Cid is to
Spain the Roland is to France. The
"Chanson De Roland" has been sung
since the eleventh century, and has
$500 verses.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-05-25
For Republican Miners to Decide.

Mine Inspector William H. Davies is
a candidate for delegate to the Republi-
can state convention. Mr.. Davies has an
unouestioned right to be candidate for
any office to which he is eligible, but at
the same time the announcement that
he has entered the field of politics so
soon after the elevation of Mr.. Roder-
lex to chief of the bureau of mining is
coincidence that lends color to the story
that the mining bureau is to become an
important wheel in the Quay machine.
The TRIBUNE does not wish to cast
unjust reflections upon Mr.. Davies or
his political aspirations, yet his action
in entering into the Republican faction
al strife at this particular time, to fur
ther the political interests and power of
Mr.. Roderick, whose word, it is said,
placed him in his present position,
gives the inspectors candidacy an ap-
pearance that will 90 far in convincing
many voters Of his party that the bureau
of mining is part and will play an i'm
portant part in coming political history
in our state.
The tremendous power OF this
bureau over inspectors, operators, cor
porations, foremen, miners, laborers,
ETC., in both anthracite and bituminous
coal fields, cannot now be but family
realized, but If it once eXerted, and the
indications are that it will be eXerted to
its fullest extent in the coming campaign,
it will be felt in every section of Pennsyl-
vania.
Whether or not it is advisable to
foster the growth of and to further
enlarge the power of the mining de
partment of the state in the political
field is question for Republican miner,
to decide at the coming primaries.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-05-25
TRAITS OF THE CAT.
Some Points Which Prove 1t to be soli-
tnry Animal.

Some Points which Prove 1t to be soli-
tary Animal.
All the cats habits show II to be by
nature solitary animal. Even in
early life, when family ties bring out
the instinct of association, this is ap-
parent. II you compare the play Of
puppies with that of kitten you will
find in one case that companionship of
some kind Is essential, for IL a puppy
has no playmate of his own species he
will always try to make one Of the
nearest biped; whereas a cork or a bit
of string is all that is necessary to sat
isfy the requirements of the kitten. The
way in which the cat takes its food is a
sure sign that in it's natural state it is
not in the habit of associating with
greedy companions.
When given something to eat It arst
carefully smells the morsel, then takes
1t in deliberate and gingerly way,
and sits down to finish it at leisure.
There Is none of that inclination to
snatch hastily at any food held before
1t which we observe even in we'll train
ed dogs, nor does a cat seem in any
hurry to stow its goods in the one place
where thieving rivals cannot interfere
with them. Indeed, no greater contrast
in natural table manners can be OBJ
served anywhere than when we turn
from the kennel or the pigsty and
watch the dainty way in which a cat
takes its meals. That cat allows peo-
pie to approach 1t while feeding with
out showing jealousy proves that 1t
does not attribute to human beings like
tastes with it's own.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-05-25

A Maine reason why so many people
are killed by hunters in the Moosehead
lake region is that the modern rifle
carries it's ball mile or more, so that
when a hunter misses the game at
which he aims, or thinks he aims, there
is no telling where the missile will
land. II things keep going from bad
to worse in that respect, the pine tree
state legislature will have to enact a
law requiring sportsmen when they fire
to point their weapons toward the ze-
NTH. That will be the upshot of the
matter.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-05-25
Special Correspondence.l

Harrisburg, May 23. - Governor
Stone, who promised the voters OF
Pennsylvania that he would make them
good governor" has cut 81 900 900
from the public schools appropriation
and all over the state the people are
entering vigorous protest In the bat
tie between the brewer and the school
children, between the beer saloon and
the little red schoolhouse. the brewer
and the beer saloon have won. And
the Quay machine is solely responsible
for the brewers victory.
The house of representatives in the
last legislature, controlled as 1t was
by anti-Quay Republicans and honest
Democrats, moved Heaven and earth
to prevent any cut in the appropria-
tions to the public schools and chari-
ties by passing revenue measures to
supply ample funds. The house pass
ed the Greasy CANCERS tax bill; 1t
passed the bills taxing beer and putting
tax on foreign corporations in addi-
ton to passing several other minor
revenue measures. When these bills
got to the senate they were mercilessly
slaughtered. Quay controlled the SEN
ate. His lieutenants were Senator
John c. Grady and ex-senator William
H. "Lexow" Andrews.
Andrews gave his personal attention
to killing the foreign corporation tax
and beer bills. He was the head OF
the senate lobby. He haunted the SER
ate chamber day and night till all of
the revenue bills named were killed
Then he left for Pittsburg his mis-
sion accomplished. Last week the
newspapers of that city announced that
Mr.. Andrews had purchased $50, 900
worth Of property in the east end of
Pittsburg. And so soon after the leg
islature had adjourned
The cut in the school appropriation
was made by Governor Stone because
the Republican machine refused to per-
nit beer and corporations to be taxed,
and insisted that instead the taxpay-
ers of the state shall put their hands
in their pockets and raise this money,
or else cut down school teachers sal
aries or shorten the school term for
the children of the state. Every coun-
ty In the state must suffer so that the
brewers can be protected, and Gov
ernor Stone be permitted to obey his
master.
WHAT THE COUNTIES LOSE.
The following table Of figures show
ing just how much the machine is COM
pelling each county to lose is taken
from the Philadelphia North Ameri-
can. The figures are worthy of study,
and they will be studied by the citi-
zens Of the state, with the realization
that II Just assessments were made on
the corporations and brewers there
would not be laid upon the farmers
and business men the burden of raising
an extra million dollars during the
next two years:
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-05-25
Total Loss.

The Quay machine is not only ready
to sacrifice taxpayers and schools and
school children, but is ready to sacri-
flee human life to accomplish its ends.
For six months typhoid fever has been
ravaging Philadelphia. 1t has killed
more people in that city in the last
year than were killed or died in the
Spanish war. A year and half ago
the people Of Philadelphia, by popular
vote, authorized the mayor to borrow
$11 200 900 to improve the water sup
ply and make other improvements.
Had the city been permitted to go
ahead and spend this money to i'm
prove its water supply thousands of
cases of typhoid fever would have been
averted and hundreds of lives saved.
1T SACRIFICES LIFE.
But suit was instituted to prevent the
mayor from spending this money.
Schoolhouses were not built, and need
ed improvements in water works were
held up. People prayed that something
be done, but the money was tied up in
court, while the typhoid death roll
showed in one year over 1000 deaths
out of 10000 cases. Last week In
surance Commissioner Durham, of
Governor Stones cabinet, boldly de-
clared that he had held up this money.
He did not want Mayor Warwick to
spend the money, because he was his
opponent and an anti-Quay man. And
SO hundreds of lives were lost because
Of the hatred of Quay leader for his
political opponent. Commissioner
Durham stated that he had caused the
suits to be entered by couple of tools,
Barr and Yocum by name, to hold up
this money, while death was stalking
through the streets of Philadelphia and
| people were praying for purer water.
1t will be remembered that Governor
| Stone, in violation of the constitu-
ton, vetoed several resolutions of the
| legislature for submitting to a vote
Of the people proposed amendments to
the constitution regarding the ballot.
| His action was clearly unconstitutional
as regarded by the best lawyers in
the state. The governors right to defy
the constitution by vetoing these reso-
lutions, in his attempt to serve Quay
| and his friends, will be tested in
court. Representative Woodruff, with
the assistance of leading citizens of
Philadelphia, will ask for a mandamus
on the secretary of the commonwealth
| to compel him to advertise the pro-
| posed constitutional amendment rela-
tive to the right of the Legislature to
enact a law providing for personal
registration in the cities and larger
towns of the state.
In this way an effort will be made
to check some of the tendencies of the
| governor to violate the constitution
with impunity. Will the people of the
state, irrespective of party, stand this
sort of thing much longer? Will they
continue to vote for Quay men and
help to perpetuate machine that does
not respect the constitution and has no
regard for the taxpayer as against the
corporation and human life against it's
intrigues and attempts to keep itself in
| power?
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-05-25

year commencing June 1, 1900, the
state normal schools shall not receive
their appropriations. There are 13 of
these schools, and they lost s10,0
each. They are situated in West
Chester, Millersville, Kutztown, East
Stroudsburg. Bloomsbury, Mansfield,
Shippensburg, Lock Haven, Indiana.
California, Slippery Rock, Edinboro
and Clarion.
The 13 counties affected with the
10000 added to the loss caused by the
cut in the public school found, are as
follows:
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-05-25
THE DELAWARE, SUsoUEHANNA AMI
i SCHUYLKILL RAILROAD.

DthO 1LhlLL hhlLROAD.
Time table in effect April l8, 1897.
Trains leave Drifton for Jeddo, Eckley, Halle
Brook, Stockton, Beaver Meadow Road, Rom
and Hazleton Junction at 30, . % a IN, daily
except sunday; and US m, 3S q m, Sunday.
Trains leave Drifton for Harwood, Cranberry,
romhicken and Deringer at 30, 8 90 m, daily
except Sunday; and 703 a IN, 23S p m, Sum
day.
Trains leave Drifton for Oneida Junction,
darwood Road, Humboldt Road, Oneida and
sheppton, "a at . 90 m, daily except SUM-
day; and W m, 3S IN, Sunday.
Trains leave Hazleton Junction for Harwood,
Cranberry, Tomhicken and Deringer at 35 a
n, daily except Sunday; and % m, 42 p m,
Trains leave Hazleton Junction for Oneida
Junction, Harwood Road, Humboldt Road
Oneida and Sheppton at y, II 10 m, Al m,
sunday.
Trains leave Deringer for Tomhck N, Gran
berry, Harwood, Hazeton Junction and Roam
at2 rs. 8 40 p IN, daily except Sunday; ana 81
m, on p m, Sunday.
Trans leave Sheppton for Oneida, Humboldt
Road, Harwood Road, Oneida Junction, Halle
ton Junction and Roam at Z IL m, IL 40, s 22
m, daily except Sunday; and III a m, IA
Trains leave shcppton for Beaver Meadow
Road, stockton, Halle Brook, Eckley, Jeddo
and Drifton at 22 m, daily, except Sunday;
and II q m, 3 A m, Sunday.
Meadow Road, Stockton, Halle Brook, Eckley,
Jeddo and Drifton at 545, 20 m, daily,
except sunday; and 10 10 a m. 8 40 p m. Sunday.
All trains connect at Hazleton Junction with
electric cars for Hazleton, GAINESVILLE, Auden-
ried and other points ON the Traction Com
pany's line.
Trains leaving Drifton at 30, 8 90 m make
connection at Deringer with P. X. X. trains for
Wilkesbarre, Sunbury, Harrisburg and points
west,
For the accommodation of passengers at way
stations between Hazleton Junction and Der
niger, train will leave the former point at
y bO p IN. daily, except Sunday, arriving at
Derinyer at 20 y IN.
LUTHER c. SMITH, Superintendent.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-05-25
RAILROAD TIMETABLES
EHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD,
- February 5, 1899.


ARRANGEMENT OF PASSENGER TRAINS.
LEAVE FREELAND.
g 20 m for weathery, Mauch Chunk,
Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton, Phila-
delphia and New York.
z 40 n m for Sandy Run, White Haven,
Wilkes Barre, Pittston and Scranton.
lcntown, Bethlehem, Easton, Philadel-
phia, New York and Hazleton.
b SO m Tor Hazleton, Mahanoy City, Shen-
andoah, Mt. Carmel, Shamokin and
l l 45 IN for Sandy Run. White Haven,
Wilkes Barre, Scranton and all points
West.
d SO pm for Hazleton, Mahanoy City, Shen-
andoahi, Mt. Carmel, Shamokin and
8 81 P m for Sandy Run, White Haven,
Wilkes Barre and Scranton.
~ m for Hazleton, Mahanoy City, Shcn-
andoah. Mt. Carmel, Shamokin.
ARRIVE AT FREELAND.
z 20 m from Ashland, Shenandoah Maha-
noy City and Hazleton.
z 40 m from Pottsvile, Ashland Shenan-
doah, Mahanoy City and Hazleton.
8 II In from Philadelphia, Easton, Bethle-
hem, Allentown, Muuch Chunk, wcath-
erly, Hazleton, Muhanoy City, Shenan-
doah, Mt. Carmel and Shamokin.
White Haven.
IL AS IN from Pottsville, Shamokin, Mt.
Carmel, Shenandoah, Mahanoy City
and Hazleton.
A 3e m from Scranton, Wilkes Barre and
White Haven.
8 81 m from New York, Philadelphia.
Easton, bethlehem, Allentown, Potts
vile, Shamokn, Mt. Carmel, Shenan-
doah, Mahanoy City and Hazleton.
81 White Haven. s9i""'on' Wilkes n"fre ana
For further information inquire of Ticket
KoLLIN H. WILBUR, G General Superintendent
CHAS. 5. LEE, Gen'l Pass. Agent.
~ Cortlnndt Street, New York City.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-05-25
The BREWERY
WINS AGAINST
PUBLIC SCHOOLS!
81 100000 Cut From the School
Appropriation by Gov.
ernOr Stone.
QUAY STICKS TO THE CORPORATIONS.

A Valuable List Showing How Much
the Counties win Lose by stones
Action-Taxpayers Can Foot the Bill.
The Governors Right to Veto the
Constitutional Amendment ResoIu-
tions to Be Tested In Court-How
Machine Leader Is Responsible For
Hundreds of Deaths.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-05-25

Little Annie Bionsky bored a dualin
cap with fearful results near Morea on
Monday. She found the explosive in
the yard. The concussion caused an
explosion which tore away Annie's
right hand, splintered the bone and
otherwise mutilated her arm.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-05-25
HazIeton Doesn't Approve.

The selection of Freeland for the
holding of the Republican district con-
vention on June 5 has caused a mild
protest from the press of Hazleton.
They claim we had the last Republican
poor district convention, and the giving
to Freeland of another convention so
soon afterwards was too much and the
look-for objection appeared.
1t is nearly time that our friends over
the hill are learning that in politics, as
In many other matters, Hazleton is not
the whole Fourth district.
The boss of the Republican party in
this end, whoever he may be, has shown
excellent judgment in selecting Free
land, and if Hazleton and other outlying
towns can not afford to send delegates
such distance perhaps the Hazleton
Board of Trade can be induced to rob
the children's saving banks again to
obtain the necessary money.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-05-25

The Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal
Company has ct the contract for the
stripping of several veins at Honey
Brook. Two aundred men will be given
employment for probably two years.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-05-25

According to current gossip, Secretary
Alger is ungrateful along with his
numerous other faults. He has an
nounced himself a candidate for Sena-
tor McMlllan's seat, and the latter has
announced his candidacy to succeed
himself, it is said at request of Mr. Me
Kinley. So the country is likely to see
the man who has been kept in the cabi-
net against the almost general protest
of the country, running for the senate
as an anti-McKinley candidate. This
is explained by friends of Mr.. Mckinley
by saying that the president is bound by
promises to keep AIger in the cabinet,
unless he will voluntarily resign, but is
determined to get even by keeping him
out OF the senate.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-05-25

Sl.5o year is all the TRIBUNE costs.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-05-25

Washington, May 20, 1899.
Washington is decked out in inau-
guration toggery for the three-day Peace
Jubilee, which begins tomorrow, and
the additional beauty given by nature
furnishes another argument in favor of
changing Inauguration Day from March
to about this season of the year, when
Washington is at its best, both for looks
and for the comfort of visitors.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-05-25

MORE LOSSES TO SOME COUNTIES.
In addition to these reductions Gov
ernor Stone has decreed that in the
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-05-25

When Mr.. Mckinley went away he
expressed the opinion that Aguinaldo
would surrender and peace be estab-
lished in the Philippines before his
return, but he found things very much
as they were when he left Washington.
Aguinaldo is still trying to negotiate
and is still being refused by General
Otis.
The Mena star., 1899-04-20
MINING INTEREST GROWING.
HOLDEN MINING DISTRICT OPEL
 GERS IN SESSION.
A Contest Case Before the Associ- ation--Much Interest Manifested

Officers and members Of The Golden Mining District of Polk county met in session at. the office of G. E. Dennis Saturday. large number of those interested in mining were present. The officers of the district were elected at their last meeting held at Dallas March, IS, ls99 and are as follows;
 G. S. Graham, president; W. l. Boy CT, vice president; M k. Durham, re- corder; A. Langfeldt, Fred Erricksou, J. A. Simms, directors, and c. P. Walk CT. secretary.
 Besides being a regular monthly meeting, with more than the usual amount of business to look after, it is also the occasion of the contest for a claim between J. Gorden and R. l.. Scott and Grain brothers.
 When this question of right to the claim arose, it was agreed that it should be arbitrated before a meeting of the district association, but when the matter was brought before the not complied with the local require ments, and the matter was deferred until the next regular meeting, which will be held on the third Saturday in May.
 Considerable interest is being man. ifested in the mining district, and it is becoming more evident than ever that Polk county will become rich mining country.
The Mena star., 1899-04-20
Reed May Retire from Congress.

Washington, April IS, = Intims,. friends of Speaker Reed say positivels he will not be in the next conpress They declare he announced this fact to them during his recent visit he,. after his return from Jekyl island Mir. Reeds desire to get out of conpres, and into some more remunerative am ployment has been known for soms time, and the result has been freouen, stories of coming resignation which were promptly denied. Now the storv comes so directly as to make it at least probab ble.
The Mena star., 1899-04-20
At the Churches Sunday.
BAPTIST CHURCH.

Gleanings from the morning service.
 Why are public religious meetings necessary? They cost great deal of trouble and expense. Suppose each Christian lives fervent, pious life at home and encourages others to serve God; is that not enough? True it is that God has always required his peo- pie to meet together; but why? Chief ly that we may stir up and stimulate each others religious affections, de- sires and purposes The flame of religious life which burns on the altar of each heart is smothered by the bus mess and cares of the world. Our meeting together kindles anew the smouldering embers, The non-church- goer is like a car off the track-the forces which sweep other men onward toward God and Heaven, do not reach him.
The Mena star., 1899-04-20
TALL TAN HAS HIS SAY.
ills Name Is J. Sam Rowland and He Is
 Known as the ssMo0n Fixer.o

The tall man written up in yester- days Press was a caller at this office this morning, of course he stopped when he came through the door and when stretched up to his full height his hat almost brushed the ceiling. The editor looked up at him in awe while he handed down the following communication:
 ''ln response to an article in the Evening Press of last evening, I desire to correct some of the errors commit ted by the writer. While understand that the article was not intended to do me personal injury, it might mislead some people. First, l wish to say that l have never, under any circumstances, refused to give my name, the same you will see below. I feel very much
The Mena star., 1899-04-20
Board Camp Items.

Mir. John Wlmberly has his cultiva- tor working since he went to Dr. Van diver and got some spirits to give it.
 Wheat is good in this vicinity and oats are fine.
 Farmers are about through planting corn and preparing the ground for cotton.
 John Wimberley has purchased of Joe Haines the old Wilber Wimberly place. Cow Boy.
The Mena star., 1899-04-20
rha Rale,rh nack from Manlla.

New York, April 1s.-The celebra- tion attending the return of the United States cruiser Raleigh from Manila, which had to be postponed Saturday owing to the warship's late arrival, occurred yesterday. The Raleigh, ac- companied by two small war vessels captured from the Spaniards last sum- mer and fleet of about 25 excursion steamers and tug boats, paraded. from Tompkinsville to Grants tomb, and from there back to anchorage in the North river. off Thirty fourth street
The Mena star., 1899-04-20
CATHOLIC CHURCH.

The services at St. Agnes church were held at the usual hour, with a large congregation present. The pas tor gave an interesting sermon on the awful sin of scandal. Evening services were begun yesterday with a nice at- tendance. The evening Sunday service consists of Rosery Sermons and Bene- diction at 7:30 and will be held Tn the future on the Sunday when the pastor is present, the Ist and 3rd Sunday of each month. The week day Mass continue to be said at the usual hour, z a. m.
The Mena star., 1899-04-20
CRAZY MAN ON A TRAIN.
William Hennessy, of New fork' Crea'eu Coasternation on g Rock Island Train
 Near Manhattan, Kan

Topeka, Kan. April IS. "A crazy man with big revolver created consterna- tion on the fast Rock Island train from Denver, near Manhattan, this morn ing. He shot hole through the hat of the sheriff and turned loose at pas sengers and raised Cain generally. Fortunately the four shots injured no one, although the smoker had score of passengers. He was overpowered' disarmed and turned over to the au- thorities at Topeka Papers in his pocket showed him to be William Hen- messy, of New York. He had ticket from Denver to Kansas City.