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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-02-27
Couldn't JnsgIe without His Jag.

"Queer thing about jugglers," said
an old-time vaudeville manager Il
had one of the best jugglers in the
business under my management once,
and he had no sooner opened than
he started on a highly ornamental
spree. He did his work all right, but
got tired seeing him wandering
around with his jag. and told him
would cancel his date at once if he
took another drink. He promised to
stop, and that night he treated the
audience TO Il few things not on the
programme. For instance, bottle
slipped out of his hand and nearly
Drained the orchestra leader. Then he
dropped a pyramid Of glasses and
scattered pieces all over the parquet
He wound up by letting cannon ball
roll into the footlights and smashed
eight or ten dollars worth of fancy
incandescents. w hen he came off |
asked him as special personal favor
to get drunk again and stay drunk
for the balance of the engagement
He said he was ready to do anything
to obligr, and his subsequent perform
ances were superb. Between times he
would lie in ii stupor on trunk in
his dressing room. Queer people, jug
glerS"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-02-27
FREELAND, PA, FEBRUARY y. 1899
Conflicts With the Constitution.

From the Philadelphia Press.
Quite a number of the municipalities
in Pennsylvania have ordinances provid-
ing for special high tax upon transient
merchants. The license fee required
ranges from $50 per month upward, and
was purp0Sely made sufficient to dis
courage especial sale" and other timer
ant dealers from intruding.
Titusyille has one of these ordinances
that demands license fee of 81, 900 IL
month from vendors who enter the city
gates for a brief soourn, and the
Merchants Association has called upon
the authorities to enforce the measure
against tradesman from Erie who
would abide for while.
1t is strange that there are so many
who are unaware that discriminating
taxes of the kind referred to cannot be
legally imposed. 1t is provided in the
state constitution that ''all taxes shall
be uniform upon the same class of sub
jects within the territorial limits OF the
authority levying the tax" Therefore
any enactment in conflict with this pro-
vision is unconstitutional.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-02-27
POKER PLAYED BY A DREAM.
The Player Uncertain if Fate slipped a Cog
or if He Is a Chump.

The Player Uncertain if Fate slipped Cog
or if He Is Chump.
Brown always swore that he wasn't
superstitious." said Browns friend,
but I've seen him twist his second
finger around his first when he met
a cross-eyed man, and | know he has
conscientious scruples against going
under ladder. The fact tnat he oc-
casionally gets up and circles around
his chair three times while playing
poker may not prove anything, but
any man who will lay down a good
hand on account of a dream is open
to suspicion, and that's what Brown
did.
1T seems that Brown dreamed one
night of having tilt with Smith.
Smith opened jackpot, and Brown
Just hipped him once for luck. He
held the eight. nine ten and jack of
clubs, so lie had chances of filling
either straight or flush. Smith
drew one card-in the dream and
Brown, of course, did likewise. He
pulled the queen of clubs. Smith
seemed to have bettered, too. and they
had nice little tilt. When Smith
called he showed an ace full to kings,
and Brown woke up Just as he was
raking in the pile.
well, it happened that few even
ings after this Brown and Smith We're
in the same game, and after IL while
Brown opened pot with aces and
kings. The rest dropped out, all but
Smith, and he raised the limit. Brown
made good. and each man drew a
card. Brown got third ace, and
Smith seemed to be pretty well salts
fled with his draw. Then Brown re-
membered his dream. He held ex-
actly the hand that Smith had held
in the dream. and he broke out in a
cold perspiration.
Dreams go by contraries.' he
thought to himself. and it's cinch
that Smith has got my straight flush
Il hen he bet Il white chip, and Smith
came back ut him with limit raise,
and the limit was pretty high. That
blooming TOOL Brown hesitated for Il
minute and tnen laid down his hand
with sickly smile. Your straight
flush beats my ham, he said. How
did you know | had Il straight fiushY
asked Smith, surprised. Then Brown
told about the dream. and Smith
laughed fit to kill himself There's
your dream hand he said as he laid
it out The eight, nine, ten, ana jack
of clubs We're there all right, but the
fifth card was the seven of spades.
'Of course Brown swore, but as the
matter stands now he doesn't figure
out just where he's at. Those two
hands came so close to the dream that
he cant settle it in his mind whether
fate slipped a cog that once or whether
he was chump. But | know what
Smith thinks"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-02-27
GEORGE Il. WELLS ACCOUNT.

Balance due district ................S 5 6,IG5 So
Those marked thus ~ have made payment
since report was made out
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-02-27

A Chicago woman waded into the
lake chin deep with the, evident in
tention of drowning herself. A young
man caught her in the act, leveled a
shotgun at her and told her he would
blaze away if she did not come in out
of the wet The bluff went and the
young lady waded ashore again.
This remipds one of the ancient story
of man who sailed forth with "A rope
to hang himself. While he was tying
the rope to a treee he spied bull
making for him and Immediately ran
for dear life. Human nature is Il
queer mixture of Inconsistencies.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-02-27

S3,lig II


IOtul ...,.....Sl $1,000 W
Average number of inmates, including stew
ards department, lE2; cost per month, SG.G9;
cost per week, Sl.50; cost per day, PIE.
George n. Wells, steward.
Ida NJ. Wells, matrOn.
DIED DURING THE YEAR.
Sarah Fredrck, Jan 9, aged 62 years.
Henry urtwine, Jan 10, aged rs years.
Mrs Meichel, Jan Il, aged 81 years
Luke McGraw, Jan 20, aged % years.
Andrew Fitzpatrick, Jan 21, aged ~ years.
Theresa Smohl, Feb IA, aged Is years.
Thomas Thomas, Feb 25, aged IS years.
John Norris Feb 20, aged 81 years.
John SecraeN, March 10, aged 4S years.
Dominick Boyle, April q, aged is years.
Thomas Thomas, May Il, aged Is years.
Rose Ermold, May q, aged ~ years.
Neal Boyle, May IS aged 10 years.
Robert Gepel, June - aged 3S years.
Peter Manachetta, June %, aged "a years.
Mrs Thomas Wargo, June q, aged % years
William Brogan, July 2, aged 81 years.
Patrick Gallagher, July IA, aged 20 years
John Swanticl, July u, aged 80 years.
Peter O'1iren, July 30, aged rs years.
George Beitler, August T., aged 81 years.
Andrew Humanick, August q, aged h years
Martin Harrison, october Is, aged 80 years
Philip Ocher, Nov. II, aged 70 years
Kate Wena, Nov II, aged 80 years.
Mrs l. Behrens, Nov II, aged IL years.
Patrick Cadden, Dec ., aged 6S years.
CASPER Holdig, Dec l., aged u years.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-02-27

Male adults .......,.,.......... .............
icInhle adults' OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Male children -. ............,............
Female children ............,....... ........
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-02-27
John Schwartz,
james McCready 7
Samuel Gangwer, ,

Attest: c. Fred Kline, secretary.
We, the undersigned auditors of the Middle
Coal Field Poor District, do certify that we
have examined the foregoing accounts, re-
ceipts and vouchers for the expenditures OF
the directors and steward and tnd them cor
rect as above stated February |, 1899.
j. Il. ROsenstOck.
l., G. Iubrecht
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-02-27

Males In hospital. .....................,....
Females i'll hospital. Observation-Disclosures.
Males in almshouse. Observation-Disclosures.
Females III almshoasu. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-02-27

s25 bed-shects, 304 pillow cases, "A holster
cases, IS bed ticks, l0l pillow ticks s bolster
ticks, 50 womcn's dresses, 3G Children's dresses
20 infants dresses. 81 wOmen's nights gowns 10
childrens night gowns. 1873 womens chemise
Is children's chCu!se, l3 infants chcmise. -
women's petticoats % children's petticoats, l2}
women's aprons, chidrcn's aprons. IL
womcn's underwusts T. shrouds, "a towels, 81
window curtains.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-02-27

l25 tons hay, 1850 bushels corn in the ear,
1155 bushels potatoes, 1856 bushels buckwhcat,
tUoo onsheiS So oss hsns WH naTs * 9 3.sGs @
nips 30 bushels carrots, G0O0 heads cabbage
$50 bushels picked apples, bushels onions
gl4 gallons cider, !Si0 pounds butter, $500
pounds pork $50 pounds lard; 1855 pounds
beef, 753 pounds veal, barrels sauerkraut 80
barrels soft soap, 240O pounds hard soap.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-02-27

head horses, mules, 20 shoats, % COWS, /
bull. heifers, . steers, Z calves, l4O chickens,
III turkeys. Ii luckA.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-01-07
Don't Trihe With Nature.

The Empress 'of Germany is not en-
joying good health. Her unfortunate
condition is said to be due to treat
ment for obesity. There is an object
lesson in this for those who seek to
change nature's' ways and natures
laws. - .
There is an old saying that reads;
Never mind II you are as fat as hog
or thin as a rail, IL you have good
health" But little attention, however
is given to Old sayings. Those who are
fat, take strong remedies to reduce the
surplus adipose. and those who are
lean try all sorts of food to bring them
the much-desired plumpness. In the
end they reach the desired conditions,
but they pay the penalty, a permanent
sacrifice of health.
Let yourself alone. Don't bother too
much about minor conditions and trif-
ing ailments Jog along and be happy
whether you are fat or lean, having
grateful hearts II YOU have health.
Don't fool with Dame Nature.-Cin-
cinnatl Commercial Tribune.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-01-07
Senatorial Millionaires.

/. one were asked to pick out the
richest man in the. Senate off-hand he
would probably either name Mark
Hama or James Mcmillan, of Michi-
gan. Some of the other milllonaires
In the Senate are Henry Cabot Lodge,
of Massachusetts,; Redfield Proctor, of
Vermont; Nelson A. Aldrieh, of Rhode
Island; Thomas G. Platt, of New York;
Stephen B. Ell1ins, OF West Virginia;
Joseph B. Foraker, of Ohio; Charles
w. Fairbanks, of Indiana; George L..
Shoup, of Idaho, and James Smith, Jr..
of New Jersey Senator Hale, of
Maine. is a rich man by brevet; his
wife, who was a daughter OF the late
Zach Chandler, of Michigan, inherited
a large fortune from her father. There
are probably fewer uncomfortably
wealthy men in the Senate today than
for a number of years.-Washington
Times. t......
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-01-07

English company to run across Egypt.
They have likewise been sent to Japan
and China. London's new electric
roads have been equipped largely
wi.A American electrical supplies,
while everywhere in Europe, American
bicycles and typewrlters have made
their way. And when both domestic
and foreign trade come to be reckoned
in, both New York and Chicago are
ahead of all European cities. The
United States will start off on the goth
century as great manufacturer, as
we'll as a great producer of raw ma
terials, and every succeeding year will
maze American supremacy more Sc
cure. ..,u.
In comparing the trade Of London
and New York 1t is Interesting to note
that London's heaviest footing Is on
the side OF imports, while New York is
in exports. The great liners and
freighters sail out through the Mar
rows with their hulls low in the water
and every. foot of space crowded; they
come back in ballast or half loaded
with the greater part of their sides
free board On the Thames the oppo-
site state of affairs prevails. n
While American enterprise, as dis
played in every part of the country,
has been the direct means of making
New York the greatest shipping port
in the world, other factors have con-
tributed to the result. One of these is
the development In the commerce OF
continental European countries. Ger
many is the most notable example OF
recent commercial expansion on the
continent, From 1856 to 1895 the
commerce of Hamburg and other Ger
man cities increased over 40 per cent
while london gained only 10 per cent
and Liverpool less than 10 per cent.
The rapid rise of German commerce
has put decided check on the rapid
expansion of British trade.
Another significant factor is to be
found in the rapid development of
South Africa, Australia, China and
Japan. In the competition of this
trade the United States has come off
with her full share of the honors.
American machinery can be put down
in all these countries at prices which
other manufacturing countries can
not meet, and as they grow, American
commerce is bound to increase in
steady ratio.
All these things promise well for
the continuation of American suprem-
acy.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-01-07
Sarcastic Is Ex-president Cleveland
~ IN Expressing His Views on
FYnancion.

'PEincfton, N. j., Jan. Sex Presi-
lent Cleveland, in reply to the request
If representative of the Associated
Press for an expression on the ques-
lion of expansion and annexation, said:
Il don't care to repeat my views
concerning the prevailing epidemic of
Imperialism and territorial expansion.
Assuming, however, that my ideas are
antiquated and unsuited to these pro-
yressive days, it is a matter of surprise
o me that the refusal of certain ma
ives flour new possessions to ac-
luiesce in the beneficence of subject
ng them to our control and manage
ment should in the least disturb our
sxpansionists. This phase of the sit9-
ltion ought not to have been unantici-
Dated nor the incidents naturally
growing out of it overlooked. The
remedy is obvious and simple. The
misguided inhabitants of our annexed
territory who prefer something differ
INT from the plan or control which we
propose or who oppose our designs in
their behalf should be slaughtered. y
The killing of natives has been a
feature of expansion since expansion
began and our imperialistic enthusi-
ism should not be checked by the
prospective necessity of destroying a
Few thousand or a few hundred thous-
md Fillipinos. This should only be
egarded as one stage in transcend
sntally great movement a mere Incl
lent in its progress. OF course, some
lnprepared souls would then be lost
before we had the opportunity of
outstanding them, but surely those
If our clergymen who have done so
mucn to encourage expansion could
manage that difficulty"
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-01-07
A Place For Day.

Washington. Jan. 5.--The House
this afternoon passed the bill allowing
an additional Judge for the circuit
composed OF Michigan, Ohio. Ken
lucky and Tennessee. ..
The passage of the bill revives the
apparently well founded report that
Judge Day is to be made the associate
of Judges Taft and Lurton, and If a
vacancy occurs during Mckinley s
term. he is to be elevated to the su-
preme bench.
These honors were picked out for the
Judge long before he made himself ia
nous as secretary of state and presl-
dent OF the peace commission,
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-01-07
Unexpected Collapse.

Columbus, o.. Jan. 6.-Two hundred
members OF the 4th Ohio. here for mus
ter out. were thrown from their i'm
provIsed dOuble-deck hunks at the
Auditorium, at 4 a. m. today, by the
collapse of the structure from too
much weight. The hunks were made
OF tent floors and scantllng. '.welve
OF them are seriously hurt. 1t is
thought none OF them are injured ia
tally. Twelve others we're injured and
many more or less bruised. The ac-
cldent was caused by lack of proper
bracing. A number OF the injured
were removed to the hospitals.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-01-07

Florida, Third Tennessee, Cos. A. and
b. Indiana Colored Infantry, Third
North Carolina, Sixth Virginia, Third
New Jersey, Fifteenth Pennsylvania,
South Carolina Heavy Battery, Fourth
Missouri, Second Tennessee, Ninth
Ohio, Third Texas, Eighth California,
and Heavy Batteries b and G, Califor-
mia Artillery.
President Mckinley will not appoint
a new Minister to Spain until the
treaty of peace has been ratified. The
idea that Gen. Stewart L. Woodford,
of New York, who was our minister to
Spain when the war began, still holds
that position, which has been widely
held, was wrong. The position be-
came vacant as soon as Gen. Woodford
returned to Washington and submit
ted his reports, and the understanding
lis that Gen. Woodford has no desire
to hold the position again.
Bishop Nichols, of the Orthodox
GItth SuulCH, WIN ICNChlly WlOlC u
letter to President Mckinley attacking
DR.. Sheldon Jackson, United States
Educational agent in Alaska, for var
ious alleged abuses in Alaska, stirred
up the wrong man. DR.. Jackson, who
is nov in the East for the purpose of
visiting the native Alaskans at the
Carlisle Indian Industrial School, has
made public warm reply in which he
calls attention to the fact that the Rus
sian priests have been in Alaska more
than one hundred years and yet only
very small proportion of their peo-
pie can read or write; that the Russo
Greek priests have done everything in
their power to keep children whose
parents are in their churches, from at
tending schools, for fear that they will
lose them as soon as they get little
education. He concludes by saying:
The Greek priests in Alaska are op-
posed to English education and Amer
lean institutions. They all remain
subject to the Russian government,
which sends annually into the terri
cory 100000 for the support of the
5hurcn. twenty-five years will see
the end of the Greek church in our
Northwestern possessions"
Gov. Roosevelt has been given the
1revet rank of Brigadier General for
gallant and meritorious service at the
battle of San Juan, upon the recon-
nendation of board of officers-Gens
swan and Boynton and Col Carter
which has been charged with the duty
If making an examination for the pur-
pose of ascertaining and reporting to
President Mckinley the names of Of
icers who deserve brevet rank for
leroism.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-01-07
EPIDEMIC.
La Grippe Has Been Spreading
RauidIy.

1t has reached a point where II
seems no longer news to say Mr. A.
has got the grip. This much-dreaded
and very disagreeable form of influen-
"a has been rapidly spreading, owing
to the very unsettled condition of the
weather, and the doctors are badly
overworked, not only here, but else
where; and not only doctors, but un-
dertakers and llverymen in some cit
ies can scarcely attend to the calls
for hearses, carriages, etc. Even the
coffin makers have been forced to put
on extra forces to supply the demand
for caskets for the unusual number of
deaths reported. ftfs
The following from the Pittsburg
Times serves to show something of the
situation there: &
William ID. Hamilton of the Casket
company, said last night that while
the demand was greater than it had
peen for five years or more, the comp
any had been able to supply all orders.
He said that while ten of the comps
any's casket makers were i'll with the
grip there had not yet been any need
of all night work. except in a few in
stances. Mr.. Hamilton said the rush
on the undertakers was also unpreced-
nted, and that another carriage could
not have been obtained yesterday for
love or money. He said that every
available vehicle was in use at funerals
and that he was powerless to hire a
carriage when he tried.
The rush on the undertakers for
hearses and carriages has been so
great that some of them have been
compelled to use carriages for bodies
of small children instead of the regu-
latfon white hearse. 1t was under
stood that yesterday the undertakers
of the two cities had demands for 40
more carriages than they were able to
supply. James Lowrie, of Beaver ave-
nue., Allegheny, said that he had 81
funerals since the New Year, and that
the demand among grown people was
.simply record breaking. He said that
considerable difficulty had been found
in getting sufficient carriages and that
Braddock, Carnegie and other neigh
boring towns have been called upon to
supply the demand. The livery stab
les are being constantly beseiged for
carriages. AS fast as one is brought
in 1t is sent out on another funeral.
The undertakers, however. believe that
the epidemic is waning, as in the last
day or two the number of funerals
shows a slight falling off.
| Physicians are of the opinion that
the epidemic of influenza is worse and
more widespread than it was six or
seven years ago. The weather has
been of such character that the cases
have been aggravated and the proper
tion of fatalities is greater than usual.
The physicians are hoping that the
steady cold weather now expected will
lessen the number of deaths and will
bring to an end in few weeks, the
dread disease.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-01-07
Puzzled.

A Boston exchange tells this anus
ing ancedote of the ignorance of fish
erman's terms shown by professor.
He was a grave and revered college
professor and he was enjoying the mir
ON one Of the wharves.
DO you catch many mackerel this
year," he asked of a hardy fisherman.
WELL" the son of Neptune replied,
I'VE seine some" a.
Pardon, young man." exclaimed
the man of letters, you mean we saw
some.
mot by a hornful," replied the fish
erman. who ever heard of saving a
fish? We split 'em, sir, we split EN-,
but we never saw EN-" The young
man from the college seemed mystified
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-01-07
DR.. Depew the Ideal Senator.

With Mr.. Depew in the United States
Senate, New York would have a rep
resentation fully equal tothirty times
nay. perhaps a hundred times-that
given by Murphy Mr. Depew's
knowledge, his personality and his ell
oquence would make him a power in
leadership, as New York should be in
me Senate. No great question of ma
iional import would be up for consid-
era..on without New York being heard
from, and heard from by a mastery
presentation OF the case. Not merely
New York's interests, but the United
States interests would be voiced by
New York, the richest and largest
stale in the Union. Mr.. Depew is PEI
culiarly the man for the position, be-.
cause, besides having all the personal
qualifications and remarkably wide ex-
perience, he is at once interested
representative of all that is best in
New York and a specimen OF the best
type of national spirit and statesman
ship. He has the advantage of age
ripeness, superior personal presence
and attractiYeness, wide range OF in
formation, intense patriotism, and al
most an unequaled power of oratory
which would make MIN supreme in the
national forum.-Gunton's Magazine.