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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-27

From the Denver Post: There are
already apparent encouraging signs
that the country has reached the flood
tide of the trust movement. Human
greed is destroying the gorgeous COM
mercial structure which was being
built with such pains. To buy a prop
erty for s1,000,0O0 and then to stock
and bond it for S5,000,00O was an ex-
ceedingly brilliant stroke of enterprise
so long as the investing public eagerly
bit at the bait. More and more daring
schemes were projected and more and
more watered stock was issued, until
the public began to be surfeited. Later
the investors will begin to look for
their returns, and they are not going
to come with the expected unanimity.
1t Is true the trusts may control the
output; it Is true that they may,
through concentration, reduce the cost
Of production and raise the price to
the consumer as high as our protective
tariff against foreign producers will
permit, but in the end the matter must
regulate itself. The thousands Of men
who are thrown out of employment by
the system cannot continue to be large
consumers Of trust products, particu-
larly those which are classed as luxu-
ries. The very system itself destroys
the consumers, which are so necessary
to its continued profitable existence.
When the investing public gives the
trusts cold shoulder. when many OF
them realize they have been robbed,
when the consumers buy as little as
they possibly can land many of them
even now cannot possibly help them
selves) there will be crash in indus
trials"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-27

Many curious umbrellas are made
One l have seen, says James Gimer
Speed in Woman's Home Companion,
can be taken apart and put in ones
pocket. The stick is of wood about an
inch in diameter. The cover can be
turned inside out and folded into a
small bundle. By touching a spring
the ribs came off, straighten out, and
may be placed in the hollow of the
stick, which Is then a presentable
walking stick. 1t is found very con-
venient by its owner. who is a drum
mer. Another Is still more ingenious.
The handle is curved. and when a
spring Is pressed a pipe flies out The
ribs are slowed away in the center and
the owner has walking stick, but in
the center there is also a rapier which
may be drawn out. Another neat in
vention is hollow stick which con-
tains a camp chair. Three steel sup
ports are pressed out Of the top of the
stick, triangular piece of canvas put
on, and seat Is had which is at least
as comfortable as a bicycle saddle.
All OF these strange umbrellas come
from the old world The umbrella
makers say that Europeans take much
more pride in their umbrellas than
do people in this country. Many little
Jokes are concealed in the umbrella
handles there. A handle may present
the appearance of the head of a mon
key or a cat or some other animal, and
secret spring will cause the little
creature to open its mouth and squirt a
drop of cologne on the beholder.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-27

Just one hundred years ago the Man.
haitian Company of New York was in
corporated by Aaron Burr. Its osten-
sible purpose was to supply the city
with water Its real purpose was to
open a bank. The reason for the con-
cealment was because there was a pop
ular prejudice against banks. A tank
was built, hollow logs laid for pipes,
and water was distributed until 1910.
In order to keep its charter, this great
banking company, which still exists,
is today obliged to pump water from
its ancient tank. A pitcherful is al
ways in evidence at it's annual meet
ings, and a committee solemnly re-
ports that no applications for water
have been refused. The story has its
humorous side, but it illustrates the
legacy Of pretense and useless effort
which roundabout methods always en-
tail. Aaron Burr's mode of seeking one
object under cover of another has
many followers, but in politics or So
ciety or in individual relations it can
never be commended and seldom ex-
cused
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-27

From the New York Times: Sec
retary Alger announces that Senator
Mcmillan Of Michigan frequently told
him that he had no desire to remain in
the senate II the secretary wanted his
seat. Senator Mcmillan declares that
he never said what Mr.. Alger says that
he said and never had any intention or
desire OF saying it or Of acting in the
way that he is expected by the secre-
tary to act. This is very embarrassing.
Mr.. Mcmillan is not in the military
service. There is no promotion or
degradation in rank through which Mr.
Alger can refresh his memory or
change the attitude Of his mind.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-27

its check had also prevented the de-
velopment of the blooms. This is an
old and widely distributed species and
it may almost always be found where
roses are grown to any extent. For.
tunately there is but single brood
each year, the sawfiies emerging in
May, just as the foliage is fully ex.
panded. The eggs are inserted sim
gly near the edge of the under sur.
face of the leaf in a small slit, made
by the female fly. When full
grown the larvae is slightly over
one-third of an inch long, slug.
like, but lacking the slime which GOV.
ers many nearly related species, such
as the pear slug. The larvae fed only
at night and upon the upper side OF
the leaf, which they completely skele-
tonize, but leaving the under surface,
below which they remain concealed
during the day. The larvae become
full grown in about two weeks and
then descend to the ground into which
they burrow for one to three inches
and there hollow out small cells. In
these they lie dormant until the next
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-27
John Was Ready.

In these days of proposed interna-
tional alliances 1t is interesting to read
of the little difficulty In which Chi
cago newsboy found himself involved,
and how he extricated himself there
from. He had wandered over into one
of the foreign quarters" on the west
side, where one can hear almost every
language except our vernacular, and
he was set upon by two or three boys.
He defended himself bravely and was
holding his own fairly we'll. until the
two or three were Joined by as many
more, and then the battle began to go
against him. "Say! he yelled to a
group of boys watching the fight from
the sidewalk, "is there an English boy
in the crowd?" YES" shouted a
stockily built urchln of about his own
size. Come yere. then!" painted the
young American, laying about him
with all his might, AN we'll clean
out the hull gang!" And they did.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-27
Miss LOckhe arts
LETTER TO MRS. PINKHAM.

LETTER TO MRS. PIsKHAa NO. 67,Io4l
81 cannot express my gratitude to
you for the good that Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has done
for me. 1 have taken five bottles of
the Compound and two boxes of Liver
Pills and feel better in every respect.
l had suffered for years with dropsy;
the veins in my limbs burst, caused
from the pressure of the water. l had
the worst kind of kidney trouble, faint
ing spells, and could not stand long
at time. l also had female weakness
and the doctor said there was tumor
in my left side. The pains l had to
stand were something dreadful. A
friend handed me little book of yours,
SO l got your medicine and it has saved
my life. l felt better from the first
bottle. The bloating and the tumors
have all gone and I do not suffer any
pain. am still using the Vegetable
Compound and hope others may find
relief as have done from it's use. -
Miss N. j. LocKHEART, Box 16, ELIZA
BETH, PA.
Only the women who have suffered
with female troubles can fully appre-
ciate the gratitude of those who have
been restored to health.
Mrs. Pinkham responds quickly and
without charge to all letters from suffer-
ing women. Her address is Lynn, Mass.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-27
DISCRIMINATING Weeds.

A weed is very properly termed ga
plant out of place." but when a good.
healthy burdock, nettle, teazel, rag
weed or pigweed springs up beside
a poppy or marigold the order seems
to be reversed; the weed seemingly
thrives just as well, while the desira.
BILE plant becomes decidedly "out of
place" 3
A vigorous use of the hoe at once
upon the appearance of the little weed
seedlings where hoe can be used, is
the quickest and most effective way
to dispose of them; but if they are al.
lowed to grow for a few days they may
be easily pulled up root and branch.
If weed has attained any size never
cut it off with hoe, but pull it up, or
generally new shoots will quickly
come from the old crown. Whatever
the way or means, keep the weeds
down entirely, at all hazards, for they
rob the soil and render otherwise
slightly places decidedly Objectionable
A wise gardener is he who never al.
lows weed of any kind to go to seed
about his place for considerable dis
tance about the outskirts, thereby saw.
ing himself many backache the fol-
lowing season. When large weeds
about to seed are pulled up they
should be burned, as they might ger.
inmate. .-Woman's Home Companion.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-27

spring, when they transform to pupe,
from which the adult saw-fies emerge
in few days. The time of the ap.
pearance of the adults varies consider.
ably, and thus the larvae may be found
on the bushes for four or five weeks.
Sprays of powdered hellebore, using
two ounces to three gallons of water,
or one pound Of whaleoil soap to three
or four gallons of water will effective
ly destroy them. If only a few plants
are to be treated, the hellebore may be
busted on dry by pepper-oan, dust
bag or powder-gun, applying it while
the plants are still wet with dew in
the morning. e. Dwight Sanderson,
in American Agricul9urist.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-27

From the New York Times: There
are trusts that are vulnerable and fl
for destruction. We refer to the COM
binations that carry on business with.
out competition under the shelter oi
tariff protection bought of a Repub.
lican congress. They are the true oc.
topus: they indeed are public enemy
But it would be impracticable to sin.
gle out these tariff-made trusts fol
campaign attack. The ak must strike
at the root of their life and strength
the gold standard.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-27

According to recent report issued
by the French bureau of agriculture,
Spain, and not Italy, should have the
adjective sunny" placed before it. On
the average, it is said, Spain enjoys
about 5000 hours of sunshine a year,
while Italy has 2,30O. France has al
most as much sunshine as Italy, her
figures being 1900. Germany has at
her disposal no more than LOO hours :
while England, the land of fogs, has to
get along with 1.4C0, less than half OF
Spain's amount.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-27

The old plan of growing melons in
hills made wide gap if all the plants
in hill are cleaned out by cut
worms, as often happens. If the
melons are grown on ridges, one seed
in place, the cut worm generally
leaves enough to make good stand.
So soon as the melon vines begin to
run, it becomes impossible to culti-
vate them, so there is no advantage in
having the melon seeds planted in
hills, to enable the cultivator to go
through them both ways.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-27
A Tale of the Fipst Napoleon.

From the Weekly Telegraph: In the
days of the first empire the Paris stu.
dents formed a cabal against the dram
atist Lemercier. One first night the
disturbance was reported to Napoleon
who gave orders for second represen-
tation. The students still hissed. The
emperor got excited. "Play it again, "
he said, "and will go and see it." This
time all seemed well. In the third
act it struck his majesty to look out OF
his bcx, and the quiet was explained
Every head in the audience was COW
cred with an immense nightcap drawn
over the ears, and each head was nod
ding. Napoleon burst out laughing.
The piece was not played again.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-27
THE TOWER OF LONDON.
Locking Up Quaint and Ansient
Ceremony.

Ceremony.
The main guardhouse at the Tower,
which has just been pulled down, was
hard by the Bloody Tower. 1t is at
this spot, says the London Graphic,
that the quaint and ancient ceremony
of locking up the tower is nightly per-
formed, as 1t has been for centuries. A
few minutes before II o'clock the head
warder, or yeoman porter, as he is
properly styled, clothed in a red cloak.
carrying portentous bunch of keys,
and accompanied by another warder
carrying lantern, appears in front OF
the main guardhouse and roars out,
Escort, keys!" The sergeant turns
out with some Of the men, and follows
the yeoman to the outer gate. the whole
party being challenged by all the SEN
tries with Who goes there?" and the
answer Is simply Keys" The gates
being locked the keys are brought hack
to the main guard. Here the sentry
stamps and roars out. who goes
there?"
Keys" is the reply.
Whose keys?"
Queen Victoria's keys"
Advance, Queen Victoria'5 keys.
And all's we'll.
God bless Queen Victoria!" cries
the yeoman porter.
Amen" responds the main guard.
Present armsw cries the officer on
duty, and amid the rattle of the salute
he kisses the hilt of his sword. The
yeoman porter marches off with the
keys and deposits them in the lieuten-
ants lodgings, and from that time
throughout the livelong night you can
only circulate within the tower pre-
ctnctS II you know the countersign.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-27

From the Philadelphia Record; The
proposition Ito hold reunion of the
veterans of the north. and south at
st. Louis or some other convenient city
is worthy of favorable consideration
A great fraternal gathering of the old
soldiers of the blue and the gray would
be a fitting sequel to the denionstra-
tions of sincere patriotism and loyalty
which have prevailed throughout all
sections Of the country since the begin
ming Of the trouble with Spain.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-27

Mr.. W. H. Preece, president of the
British Institution OF Civil Engineers.
In recent address, said that speech Is
now practically possible between any
two postoffices in the United King
dom. Theoretically it is possible to
talk between London and every capital
In Europe, and the British postotfice
authorities are considering the SUBJ
mersion Of special telephone cables to
Belgium, Holland and Germany.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-27

order that the girls in his employ
should not wear laced shoes. The rea-
son he gave was that each ones boot
became united at least five times a
day, and took at least five seconds to
retie. When these % seconds We're
multiplied by 300-the number of girls
in his employ-the loss of time was,
he said, too serious to submit to.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-27

Two hundred men have refused to
work at cleaning Brooklyn streets be-
cause they did not wish to wear the
white wings" uniform. They were
hired under the new system, and all of
them are Americans. They say they
will not clean the streets until the
Legislature changes the law that COM
pels them to wear the white wings.
I'VE are men," they say, mot mon
Ea1
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-27

national law, Egypt Is being managed
by an English army for the benefit Of
humanity. Of course, and the taxes coll
lected are turned over to the Roths-
childs and their fellow monopolists
India is likewise managed by the Eng
lish, and the French government has
several pieces of territory in it's hands
as receiver for its Monopoly Barons.
Germany is likewise in the control Of
the money power, and Russia is fast
extending her power through financial
operations in China. A combination
OF these foreign powers can SO back
up the monopoly power in this coun-
try that the government can be held
firmly in hand even to the extent of
declaring invalid the election of a
president and congress pledged to cor
rect the monopoly abuses. All that Is
necessary is that these foreign states
declare that the contract rights Of
their citizens are in danger of being
violated.
The Issue.
Is 1t not clear that every American
citizen should turn In and strive to de-
feat Senator Hanna's ship subsidy bill,
Senator Hanna's bill for branch banks,
the retirement of the greenbacks and
the turning over to the banks the en-
tire power to issue paper money and
withdraw 1t, and help to defeat the ex-
isting combination of trusts and other
monopolies fostered by the men whom
Mark Hanna, as campaign manager,
placed in power at the last national
election?
The Ohio state convention, with Sem
ator Hanna in command, declared in
its resolutions for: President McKln-
ley, the best exponent Of Republican
ism and true American ideas and poii-
cies, the friend of every American in
dustry. and the wise and patriotic de-
fender and advocate of honest money.
Under his splendid Republican admin
istration the prosperity Of the people
has developed, our commerce has
grown great, our trade, domestic and
foreign. has increased to a degree
never before known. and the people
die ioohlHS WITH confluence LOT greater
things to come"
Note we'll the conclusion: Are
looking forward with confidence for
greater things to come" On the other
hand Head Professor Small of the de-
partment Of Sociology in the Univer-
sity Of Chicago declared recently that
the remarkable growth OF uncontrolled
monopoly is the greatest menace to
civilization since the Huns descended
upon western Europe. Practical busi-
ness men, he says, are asking where
Will 1t all end? G. H. SHIBLEY.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-27
5HoRTICULTURE5
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Fertility of Cranes.

1t has been found that many vatie.
ties of cultivated grapes are self-ster-
lie; others are imperfectIy self-sterile,
that is to say, when cross-pollenation
is prevented they form clusters which
are more or less imperfect; others are
fully self-sterile. The last class in
cludes nearly all the varieties which
have proved satisfactory in CONNER
cial vineyards.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-27
Beauty Is blood Deep.

Clean blood means a clean skin. No
beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar.
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by
stirring up the lazy, liver and driving all i'm
Danish pimples,. boils, blotches, blackheads,
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets,-beauty for ten cents. All drug
gists, satisfaction guaranteed, l0c, Csc, SOC.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-27

1t is asserted that Paris, France, is
about to replace four thousand ordin-
ary cabs with electric cabs. Chicago
is also to have between one hundred
and bwo hundred of the latter within
two months.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-27

There can be no doubt that the most
obliging postmaster in the State of
Missouri lives at Bethel. He recently
put a telephone in his office and an
nounced that for the benefit of those
out-of-town patrons who are connected
by wire and who may desire it he will
open their letters and will read the
contents to them over the phone
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-27

Wife (at breakfasD-I want to do
some shopping today, dear, if the
weather is favorable. What are the
forecasts? Husband consulting his
paper)-Rain, hail, thunder and light
ming.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-27
Controlling the Rose Slug.

The common American rose slug
has again made its presence felt by
showing an unusually voracious appe.
tite for the foliage of that plant. In
several rose gardens visited while the
slugs were feeding in June last year
the foliage had been so skeletonized
that it not only looked unsightly, but
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-27

All the so incorporators of the Mis-
sissippi Cotton Manufacturing Com
pany, just chartered and capitalized at
S25O,OO are negroes, and styled the
best-known and most substantial men
of their race in the State.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-27

To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag
netic. full OF life, nerve and vigor, take NoTo.
Bac, the wonder-worlser that makes weak men
strong. All druggists, soc or 81. Cure guaran.
iced Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co, Chicago or New York
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-27

A powder to shake into your shoes; rests
the feet. Cures Corns, Bunions, Swollen,
Sore. Hot, Callous, Aching, Sweating Fest
and Ingrowing Nails. Aliens Foot Ease
makes new or tight shoes easy. At all drug
gists and shoes stores, 25 cts. Sample mailed
FREE. Adr's Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy, n. Y.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-27

II. II. GREENS Sons, of Atlanta, Ga, are
the only successful Dr0psy Specialists In the
world; Sec their liberal offer in advertise
ment in another column of this paper.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-27

A Newfoundland dog made a deter
mined and successful attempt at sui
eide the other day in the lake in front
of Lincoln Park, Chicago
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-27

The population of the South African
Republic consists of 630 900 Beers, $1,000
other white, called Uitlanders, and 600, =
coo Kaflirs and Zulus.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-27

Conductor Z. D. Loomis, Detroit, Mich,
says; The effect of Halls Catprrh Cure is
wonderful Write him about it. Sold by
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-27
Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Life Auay.

It's too much to expect an all-around
politician to be exactly square.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-27

Educate Your Bowels with Cascarets.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever.
aoc, 25c. II G. @. G. fail. druggists refund money
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-27

Iuse Piso's Cure for Consumption both in
my family and practice.-Dr. q. w. PATTER-
son, lnkster, Mich, Nov. s. 1891
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-27
No-To- Bac for Fifty Cent?.

Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weak
men strong, blood pure. SOC. 81. All druggists.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-27

To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic 10c or 25c,
c. c. c. fail to cure, druggists refund money.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-08-30
"The Circus Is Coming to Town.

McKinley's forgotten and sois his war,
Dewey has lost his renown;
The enemy is crushed by the elephant,
for
The circus is coming to town.
Fighting is work; It's task we abhor,
Come, let us laugh with the clown,
Let the calliope scream in mighty up
roar, for
The circus is coming to town.
Rah. for the one-legged acrobat, or
The girl in the two-legged gown;
Hail TO the wild sQuirkimooticus, for
The circus is coming to town.
Worry and glory are out of the way,
Life has forgotten to frown;
Tomorrow-all joy for tomorrow,
The circus is coming to town.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-08-30
Electric Light Baths.

Electric light baths seem to
have become an established ther-
apeutic agent in Germany. Their
principle is that of ordinary sun
baths, but advantages are claim
ed in that the electric light is al
ways available; that it can be re
gulated according to the patient
and the disease; that the action
upon the heart is slight, and
harmful bacteria in the body are
destroyed. Baths are admins
tered in a mirror-lined box in
which the disrobed patient is
seated with his head projecting
outside through hole in the lid.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-08-30
A Noisy Engineer.

There is an engineer running on tho
Frisco between Monett and Sapulpa
who ought to be tried and convicted
for disturbing the peace. As he comes
in and goes out OF this town he can be
heard for miles whistling and making
a most unearthly noise. The screech-
ing OF his whistle can be heard in the
still hours of the night, and in the
hustle OF the busy day, in season and
out of season. He seems to take a
fendish delight in making as much
noise as possible.