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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-03-13

of enlarging their own markets, first
at the expense of the French, and lat
terly by maintaing the "open door,"
The historic meeting of Kitchener and
Marchand at Fashoda is possibly the
last occasion on which the French and
English will meet for the division of
continent. The result will be the same
on the Nile as it was in India when
Give met Duplex; in Canada when
Wolfe met Montcalm; in Australia
when Governor Philip was enabled to
lay the foundations of great English
nation in consequence of the wreck of
the French expedition under La
Perouse; at Trafalgar when Nelson
met Villeneuve, and gave to the British
eighty years start in the race for trade
and empire; and lastly, in Cairo when
Lord Cromer, in the teeth of fifteen
years of almost intolerable provoca-
ton from successive French residents,
founded an Egyptian empire, over
which our flag will float as long as it
floats over the Tower of London.
The meeting of the Sirdar and Mar
chand has done credit to both. Lord
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-03-13

circumstances, becomes specially in.
teresting, because it is probably the
final episode in the long struggle be.
tween England and France for the
trade belonging to the great river val
leys of the world. Fashoda belongs
historically to the great struggle with
France which began under William of
Orango and was enormously supposed
to end with the battle of Waterloo. For
one hundred and twenty-six years,
from 1859 to 1916 the British were en-
gagged In seven great wars. These
wars either began as wars with France
or soon became so. There is, there
fore, some reason, apart from the folly
OF kings, which forces the English
continually to be in conflict with the
French. These wars were caused by
the instinct of self -preservation-th
strongest instinct of humanity. They
were mercantile wars, and the funda-
mental reason for each of them was
that the English were afraid that the
French would take from them the col.
onies they had, and so close their mar
kets; and they also saw good chance
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-03-13

When the British forces of General
Kitchener arrived they found Mar
chand and his expedition encamped
there. The cable reported cordial
meetings between the rival forces, but
the news, previously sent, of Mar
chand's arrival at Fashoda created in
tense excitement in London and Paris.
The reports received in London were
further to the effect that only the
Egyptian flag was raised by Kitchener,
and that the British union Jack did
not figure in the assumption of con-
troll. 1t was also reported that no in
dignity was shown the French flag,
which Marchand kept unfurled during
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-03-13

the proceedings, and whose claim of
prior occupation involved the dispute
between the two Governments.
Great Britain stands united in this
matter and the people are warmly
backing up Lord Salisbury's determ-
nation to hold Fashoda at all haz-
ards. The words of Sir Michael
Hicks-Beach, uttered in recent
speech defines the English attitude.
81 hope, trust and believe the
question is capable of friendly solu-
tion, but this country has put her foot
down. IF, unhappily, another view
should be taken by France the Queens
ministers know what their duty de-
mands."
Not less positive are the words of
Lord Roseberry, who, unlike the con-
servative Sir Michael, is former Lib
eral Premier. He disposes of the
subject by denying to Mr.. Marchand
the right torepresent the Government
of France, suggesting to France that
the easiest way out of the difficulty is
to repudiate Marchand altogether. In
all events, there was but one opinion
in England, aud France must back
down or make for war, and Great
Britain was ready for either result.
The London Saturday Review says:
The facts on which the Fashoda dis
pute is based are very much deeper
than is generally supposed. At first
sight it would appear as if the Freuch
were grasping at shadow and disre-
garding the substance in pertinacious-
ly laying claim to an apparently bar
ren and unproductive spot while neg
lecting the fertile district of Bahr- ell
Ghazal. But this is by no means the
case. Fashoda is point of iucalcul-
able importance to France, and it is
correspondingly important that we
should frustrate her designs in that
direction.
1t is her cherished project to make
q railway from east to west of Africa,
in order to divide the continent and
thus prevent the joining of the two
British spheres north aud south) by
direct communication. Wish this OBJ
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-03-13

Kitchener acted wisely and with tact,
while Major Marchand behaved like
gentleman of France. Nothing would
have been easier than for Kitchener,
by the tyrannous use of overwhelming
force, to have hurried England into
her twenty-fifth war with France by
wounding tho susceptibilities of the
brave soldier explorer. Kitchener's
language to Marchand was prescribed
for him by Lord Salisbury. Annoy
ance to England was the sole motive
of the Marchand expedition. 10 send
an armed party of Frenchmen abso-
lutely without base to occupy Egyp-
tian territory and defy the joint power
of England, Egypt and India-for In
dian forces could land at Suakim with
il ten days from the date of an order
from London--is so wild q scheme
that it can end in nothing but futility.
When the Fashoda incident is settled,
the French power of annoyance in
Egypt will probably be considerably
curtailed before the coming winter is
over. The French, aided by the Rus
SLAMS, who have no interests in Egypt,
1
block the way by opposing grants be-
ing allowed for the Egyptian War De-
partment by the Caisse de la Dette.
In January next the existing interna-
tional arrangements will be modified.
In English Government circles it is
maintained that everything has passed
off at Fashoda exactly as was antici-
pated, and that the French flag at
Fashoda meant no more than the dis
play of British union-iack from the
window of an English shop in Paris.
Close observers will note that Eng.
land at the present juncture is special
ly polite to France, and the latter
would be well advised to remen Der
Mr.. Kipllng's hint
"But oh! beware of my country
when my country grows polite"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-03-13

clear understanding of the situation at
present.
In the Egyptian Sudan, south of
Khartum and north of Equatoria, lies
the Bahr-el -Ghazal, which is the terri
tory in dispute. This land was form
erly a province Of Egypt. In area it
is about five times the size of Eng
land. 1t is covered with forests and
mountains, and possesses fine valleys
which are subject to inundations. The
great river, or Bahr ell -Ghazal, flows
through it, with numerous tribu-
taries, which form a labyrinth of
streams.
Fashoda is situated to the north Of
this labyrinth, on the Nile proper, and
commands access TO all the streams
that feed the Ghazal. 1t is the capi-
tai of the Shillik country, and was an.
nexed to Egypt half a century ago.
Sir Samuel Baker, in 1869, conquered
the country as far south as Uganda,
and General ("Chinese'J Gordon ap-
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-03-13
Destiny OF the IsInnG of Monte Crisln

bcstlhy OF the island oil Monte Crist0.
The Island of Monte Cristo, made
famous by the masterpiece of the ell.
der Dumas, has just passed into the
hands of the Prince of Naples, who will
employ it as a reserve for big game
hunting. Last spring it was abundant
ly stocked with chamois, and month
ago King Humbert of Italy passed
few days on The island with a hunt
ing party. His Majesty distinguished
himself with the rife by getting fifty
one head, out of total bag of seventy
chamois. This is record, the pre-
vious achievement almost approaching
it being total of forty-four by King
Humberts father, King Victor En-
manuel. On reaching Rome the King
had documents prepared transferring
all "titular" rights to the island to
his son, the Grown Prince. 1t is not
likely that the rent roll of the Prince
concerning this estate will be very
large, for, as in the days of Edmond
Dantes, the inhabitants are entirely
transient, the island being used as a
shelter for fishing boats in case of a
storm or as q hNrbor for smuggers.
The island is thickly wooded, and
there is provided not only magnificent
sport, but it will give the Princess of
Naples an opportunity Of joining her
husband without interfering with her
Yachting excursions.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-03-13
WISE WORDS.

Be not merely good; be good for
something. .-Thoreau.
Evil is wrought by want of thought
as well as by want Of heart. Hood.
Our ancestors have travelled the iron
age; the golden is before us.-St.
Pierre.
Good taste rejects excessive nicely;
it treats little things as little things
and is not hurt by them. Feulton.
No man was ever so completely
skilled in the conduct of life as not to
receive new information from age and
experience. Terence.
Our lives, by acts exemplary, not
only win ourselves good names, but
do to others give matter for virtuous
deeds, by which We live. Chapman
There cannot be surer proof of low
origin or of an innate meanness of
disposition than tc be always talking
and thinking about being genteel.--
Hazlitt.
Narrow-minded and ignorant per-
sons talk about persons and not things;
hence gossip is the bane and disgrace
of SO large portion of society
Sheridan.
A man should learn to detect and
watch that CLEAN of light which flashes
across his mind from within more than
the lustre OF the ornament OF bards
and sages.
We can have no positive idea of any
space or duration, which is not made
up of, and commensurate to, repeated
numbers of feet or yards, or days or
years, and whereby We Judge OF the
greatness of these sort Of quantities.
Locke.
Love as we may other women, there
stands first and ineflaceable the love
of mother" gaze as we may on other
faces, our mothers face is still the
fairest; bend as we shall to other in.
fuences, still, over all, silent, but
mighty, reaching to us from long-g gone
years, is a mothers influence. L.
W. Ware.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-03-13

iect i'll view she has obtained from
Menelek concessions to build railway
right across Abyssinia, the line being
already in construction. tits essential
to the scheme that this line should be
carried through to Fashoda.
But it is equally essential that we
should retain Fashoda, both for the
prevention of the plan-which would
be severe blow to British interests
and for the establishment of that Cape
to Cairo communication which will
give us supremacy in Africa. The
issues at stake are so vital to both
countries that conflict between them
is more seriously threatened than most
people are disposed to think.
The Fashoda incident. under these
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-03-13

in-O the workings of the conference.
FfI looked at the programme and saw
that the leading address of the entire
meeting was to be given that Eight by
Rev. Samuel L. Davis. on "Some
Thoughts Upon Life"
Now such an address would be worth
the column the City Editor had spoken
Of There could be no doubt about it.
Life is interesting and some thoughts
upon it by such thinker as the
Rev. Mr.. Davis would surely be inter-
esting. But then there was the girl.
The conference cut Rogers out of his
usual night of and he didn't like it.
Like a flash an idea came to him. His
father had been congregational min
lister before his death and Rogers had
been brought up according 10 the doc
trines of that church. Why couldn't
he write his own thoughts aud give the
Rev. Mr.. Davis credit for them.
He could. He would
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-03-13
A RID TAPE COMEDY.
Terrible Cominotion in Germany Because
Kite Caught on "a Wire.

At Gleiwitz, in Upper Silesia.
youngsters kite got caught on the
electric wire OF fire alarm. A police
man noticed the accident, and in order
to get the kite removed made o written
report, which, after having been
perused by the "Polizeikommissar," "
was forwarded in succession to the
"Polizei. Inspector" the Magistrate
aud the Observation-Disclosures
sion" The last-named authority en-
gagged an. engineer to remove the Of
Tending kite, and recommended the
Magistrate to reward the jealous po-
liceman with a premium OF twenty five
pfennigs. The engineer handed in
written report to the effect that the
kite had been removed. The munich
pal treasury paid the policeman the
sum of twenty-five pfennigs and re-
ceiyed in return duly signed ac-
knowledgment The master of the
school which the unlucky kite flyer
attended fourteen days had been spent
in tracing him) received instructions
to severely warn his pupils againstfy
ing their kites against electric wires,
and after complying with the instruc-
tions reported accordingly.
But the acknowledgements
sion" determined that the matter
should not rest there. They sent a
deputation to the local School Board
to ask that all school inspectors in the
district should be instructed to see
that all the children in the local
schools received similar warming.
Ths headmasters of all the schools
were accordingly supplied with written
instructions as to the way in which the
necessary warning should be conveyed.
Circulars were distributed among the
juvenile population. The head school
inspector was informed of the steps
that had been taken. He informed the
School Board, and the School Board
the Burgermeister. Finally the written
documents relating to the affair were
collected, and, after being furnished
with formidable register number,
were laid to rest in the official pigeon
hole. -Four months passed from the
loss of the kite to the final subsistence
OF documents and dreports concerningit.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-03-13

protect French interests in the Upper
Ubanghi," An expedition was organ
lied, and Colonel Monteil placed at its
head. M. L;otard was appointed Gov
ernment Commissioner in the Upper
Ubanghi province.
In January, 1896, Captain Marchand
proceeded up the Ubanghi to aid
Liotard. He passed through much
danger and hardship and met Liotard
with his forces at Meshraer- Rex,
within easy distance of Fashcda.
The rest is soon told. From ar
irving at Fasnoda to claiming French
d.'lination 4 was a small step, and it
ga5 taken. Once lodged there, the
country was apparently in the posses
sion OF the French.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-03-13

The newest leather for pocketbooks,
card cases, letter cases and that sort
of thing is .rhinocerous skin. This
tans russet brown and it is finished
with soft surface that has a rich vel
vety appearance. 1t is a beautiful
leather, and besides being the newest
it is also the costliest leather used for
these purposes; gold-mounted pocket
book of rhinoceros skin would cost
$50.
Another. leather new this year in
these uses is sea lion. This tans with
hard finish, and is n sort of steel
color. Sea lion costs a little moro
than half as much as rhinoceros. A
sea lion pocketbook, gold mounted
would cost $40, the same as one uf
elephant skin. New York Sun.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-03-13


cat the last session of the Congre-
gational convention, held in the
church on Forest avenue last night,
the chairman read telegram that was
received with a shock by the members
present. 1t was to the effect that the
Rev. Samuel L. Davis, who was to
have read paper on "Some Thoughts
Upon Life" had died that afternoon
at his home at Rivers Crossing.
Though DIR. Davis had not been pres
cnt at any meeting of the convention,
it was thought that he would be able
to attend the last. Fitting resolutions
were drawn up and adopted directly
after the reading of the telegram by
the chairman"
Rogers raised his eyes from the
paper and then lowered them slowly
until they met those of the City Edi.
tor. One look was exchanged. Then
Rogers laid down the paper, and go.
ing into the local room put on his hat
and pushed the elevator bell. Ono
second later the City Editor heard the
iron door close behind him. Detroit
Free Press.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-03-13

Wanted-A skillful dentist to ELL the
teeth Of gale.
Wanted-A cook to prepare dinner
on mountain range.
Wanted-A set of artificial teeth for
tie mouth of the Mississippi.
Wanted-A crown for the brow of q
hill
Wanted-A well-ftting shoe for the
foot of mountain.
Wanted-Several hundred women to
scour the country.
Wanted-An energetic barber to
shave the face of the earth.
Wanted-A lady to wear the Cape Of
Good Hope.
Wanted-Locks for the Florida
Keys.
Wanted-A wise man to teach the
Scilly Islands. -Anglo-American.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-03-13

And ali that afternoon, or what re-
mained Of it, he put in working up on
abstract OF fictitious letter. 1t was
4 beautiful piece of work, lofty in its
thought, clear in its expression, and
written in a style that Addison could
not have surpassed. Rogers smiled
as he road it over. When the last she
said" and the sin conclusion the rev.
erenI gentleman remarked" had been
written, Rogers folded the sheets to-
gether and placed them in his inside
coat pocket.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-03-13
pointed governor of the Bahr ell.

pointed governor Of the Bahr ell
GhaZal.
When the Egyptians were expelled
from the country the French were
given route across the African con-
tinent connecting their Congo colony
in the west with the French posses
sions in the east. The idea of taking
this part Of the Sudan grew with the
French Government steadily, and took
form and substance when in 1894 it
negotiated a treaty with Germany con-
cerning the Cameroons and Lake
Tchad. Britain's treaty with the
Congo Free State, negotiated by Lord
Kimberley a few years ago, was abro-
gated, and the French were given n
free hand in the Bahr-el- -GhazaI. In
1894 the French Chamber voted $400, :
600 for ''the formation of column to
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-03-13
Pra ctical Classics,

Mrs. Timkins was taking her son to
school for the first time, and after i'm.
pressing the schoolmaster with the
necessity Of his having thorough
good education, finished up by saying:
"And be sure he learns Latin"
"But, my dear madam" said the
schoolmaster, 'Latin is a dead lam
guage."
"All right" said Mrs. Timkins;
'he'il want it. He's going to be an
undertaken. TIT Bits.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-03-13

That night he sat with her on the
front porch until eleven O'Clock, un-
til, in fact he saw that the session of
the conference was over. Then he
went down TO the Office. From the
programme he had he worked up
nice little introduction, in the course
of which all the minor celebrities in
attendance upon the conference were
mentioned, and then he pasted to the
sheet he had written the first OF the
Rsv. Dayiss lecture on "Some
thoughts Upon Life" and turned the
bundle over to the City Editor.
''Ihat will be all tonight, Mr..
Rogers" said that official. And Rog-
ers took his hat and walked down
stairs.
The City Editor ran every bit of
the Rev. Dayiss written discourse.
He commented upon the beauty of
the abstract to the Night Editor, and
the Night Editor said, "Pretty blame
good, isn't it?" and then they both
congratulated themselves that the
Office had such clever chap working
for it as Rogers.
Rogers came down about 1 o'clock
the next morning. He had hardly
stepped into the local room when the
City Editor yelled at him.
lie obeyed the yell and entered the
City Editors Office. A copy OF the
Gazette of that day, the rival morn
ing paper, was polled in his face with
a paragraph marked in blue. "Read
that" said the City Editor.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-03-13
rassing of "The Lady of the House >.

''The lady of the house," once es-
teemed highly polite and concilia-
tory form of address, is now, said a
city dweller, "aLcient aal obsolete
with those who pursue business by
modern methods. In advance prac-
tics the custom is now to address the
lady of the house by name, method
vastly more impressive and one sus-
ceptible of varied application. Thus
an establishment with which we al
ready have relations sends out a new
circular and this is left at the door by
man who says not for the lady Of
the house, but the -and-So sends
this to Mrs. Blank This beats 'the
lady of the house out of sight, and
marks the refinement of modern
methods Of doing things. New
York Sun.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-03-13

INVOLVED in the
Fashoda incident,
W h i C h brought
Great Britain and
France to the
very verge Of war,
is a question
which is purely
territorial. The
story of Sudanese
history leading up
to the elimination
at Fashoda is a
! o IL 8 one, but
much of it is
necessary to n
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-03-13

A young Texas girl ate the heads of
212 parlor matches in an attempt to
commit suicide. When she repented
sac swallowed a lot of lard and bacon
as an antidote. The combination was
fatal in few minutes.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-03-13

Few Carriage Roads in the Pyrenees.
There are quite 100 roads of one
kind and another over the Pyrenees
between France and Spain, but only
three of these are passablo SSs car.
riages.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-03-13

1t Is estimated that there are 1900
islands in the Philippines, but there
has been no official counting.
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1899-02-17
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DOCK. But it was Sunday here-a worse thar
Fur1tanIcal Sabbath The women had all th,
saloons closed and toothess virgins stood IN III.
street corners smelling the breath Of every mass
ing male 1t had been decreed in England that
Ine day was Christmas-a season Of re;oc;ro
not the Sabbath on which everybody had to he m
comfortable and make everybody else feel the same
way. But the male and female old women here de-
!. tnat NOBODY on earth should have any fun on
tnar Gay II they could help it, But this unsavated
JeW mao all the fun he wanted and nobody dared
stop him. He celebrated Christmas with 4 real Sar
ia Claus - 's'''-
mat Jew sent out emissaries thropph +be +o,,,
ior month before, and sought for and found an the
poor chdren-white, black and speckIed-vho had
no parents friends able or willing to Dive +,e,,
christmas presents. Hedocketed them nv serial r,d
sexual numbers, so that when entered on his hoods
ne knew the age, sex and previous condition Of servi
tuoe OF each one The Jew always has method in his
madness Then he gave each one of them a card of
invitation to his store on Christmas dav and u;th
malice aforethought, and that diabolical cunn;no
Wnlcn ls characteristic of the Jew he purchased
present suitable tor each child He had no charitable
iSanlzaton to help him, SO far as / know excent
soIteyed, sweetvoiced, arge:hearted little Iewess
ms slster-who, not SO very long ago, perpetuated
the me nory of dead brother bv furnishing = room
TOT poor patients in Christian hospital Mavbe 4
would have been more Chrstian-lke for her to have
erected amarillo mausoleum but she did not see + j.;
that light.
30 TINS Jew and his weethearted little sister ner
Iected their plot against the Christian children IF
they had tried such game in Spain, three hundred
years ago. they would both have been burned at the
Stake and their goods con6scated 1t was well
known IN those days that Jews Christian children
lor preakfast and picked their bones over cold for
supper There was reasonto suspect asmilar intent
IN FMS case, tor the children required to be
washed clean before they came But even then thev
were not exactly paatabe for the Jew and his sister
aiieu and refused to eat any of Them white or black
but this wicked Jew and his honey-hearted little
sister had their fun all the same and broke the Chris
ian Sabbath into fragments, not knowing that one