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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-06
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.
PARAGRAPHS GATHERED FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE REGION.

Synopsis of Local and Miscellaneous Oc-
currences That Can Be Read Quickly.
What the Folks of This and Other
Towns Are Doing.
Homes for $50 New York city children
have been secured in and around Wilkes
barre. They will arrive there tomorrow
evening.
Paul Sweeney, of Drifton had one of
his fingers damaged by blank cartridge
on Tuesday. The wound is painful but
not serious.
Pat A. Cunningham, of town, and
Mary j. Hinkle, of Upper Lehigh, have
been granted marriage license.-Mauch
Chunk Times.
Mine Inspector Davies reports seven
accidents in his district during the
month of June. Three of these were
fatal, leaving one widow and two
orphans.
Thomas Shcrin, of Eckley, has been
granted an increase in pension from Sc
to IS per month. Mr.. Sherin served
ohNio ouh oii DDdIu IL IluU-Ol-Wur
during the rebellion.
The officials and members of st. Paul's
L. Nj. church desire to extend hearty
thanks to the people of this community
Tor their patronage at the late dinner
and supper of July 4.
Lowry's circus, which held forth here
in May, collapsed at Turkey Run this
week. 1t tried to live without advertis-
ing and met the usual fate of those who
run counter to natural laws.
On Sunday Rev. W. C. Hail. of the
Primitive Methodist church, will preach
at the usual hours. Subjects: Morn
ing, "Wisdom an Essential to Success"
Evening, Disappointed People"
William, a son of Street Commissioner
Bernhard Dim, shot himself in the foot
on Tuesday with revolver. Fortu-
nately the weapon contained blank
cartridge and the wound is not serious.
Henry Ioebner, Hazleton carpenter,
fell from the new Margwarth building
in that city yesterday. He dropped
thirty-seven feet, landing on the cellar
floor. He was seriously injured and
may not recoyer.
Max Moses, of South Centre street,
was thrown from his bicycle on North
Washington street on Tuesday and was
seriously bruised and cut On the same
day William Mulhearn, of Washington
street, fell from his wheel and broke his
arm.
The dog case in which William Powell,
Sr., is the prosecutor and Patrick Coma
nan the defendant, was heard for the
second time before Alderman Fallon last
night. Conahan is accused of the theft
of a dog. He was placed under $500
bail for his appearance at court.-PLain
Speaker.
One hundred years ago Berkhardt
Moser arrived in Tamaqua from North
ampton county and built log house in
which he resided with his family. His
residence marked the settlement of
Tamaqua, and on Tuesday the anniyer-
sary celebration was carried on in a
lavish manner.
Bryant Shonk, aged IS years, was
killed at Edwardsville on Tuesday even
ing by a small cannon exploding. A
portion of the cannon tore out his alb
domen. There were dozen other caus-
ualties in Wilkesbarre and vicinity, and
many boys were wounded by exploding
cannons and powder.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-06
Resolutions of Coincidence.

Resolutions of coincidence adopt ed by
the Young Mems C. T. A. b. Corps:
Whereas, Almighty God in His in
finite wisdom has seen fit to remove
from among us to his home above,
which is the home of all true Christians,
our beloved and esteemed brother, Law
renee McGeehan, be it
Resolved, That while we deeply de-
plore the loss of our fellow brother and
member, still we resign ourselves to
that all-wise Being who does all things
well. BE 1t
Resolved, That in the death OF Law
renee McGeehan the temperance cause
has lost a staunch advocate and our
society trne and loyal member. BE it
Resolved That we extend our heart
felt sympathy to the sorrowing family
and relatives in this their hour of trou-
BILE. Be it
Resolved, That our charter be draped
in mourning for the space OF thirty days,
a copy of these resolutions be spread
upon the records of this society, copy
forwarded to the bereaved family and a
copy published In the FREELAND TRI-
BUNE. John J. McNelis,
John Kringe, Committee.
P. ii. Ferry,
EraaIond pa 1uly 1900
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-06

Reported by c. A. Snow & Co., Wash
ington, d. c.
c.. c. Clifford, Allentown, adding ma
chine.
l.. j. McGhie, Wlkcsbarre, coin
operated cigar vender.
d, f. Phillips, Mahanoy City, screen
ing apparatus.
F. b. Spry, Plymouth, expanding
auger.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-06

The journeyings of these enterprising
infants Will be described only in the great
Philadelphia Sunday Press. The pictures
and rhymes are excruciatingly funny.
In another week the whole world wilrbe
laughing. You had better ask your
newsdealer to serve you with the Phiia
delphia Sunday Press regularly.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-06
You'll Like Our Summer Suits.

You'l like them for more reasons than
we can name here, but principally be-
cause they are good in looks and quality.
OF course, if you don't care what kind
you wear, you can buy an ordinary Suit
anywhere and pay as much for it as we
ask for our finely tailored Suits.
IL you don't care what you pay, you
can give IL merchant tailor twice our
price for Suit that may not fit 50 well
as ours. If you wish to wear good
clothes at Il moderate price, you can
be sure of satisfaction by getting one of
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-06
PLEASURE CALENDAR.

July 9.-Base ball, Wilkesbarre At
lantic league club vs.. Mauch Chunk, at
Tigers park. Admission, 25 cents, =
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-06
Freeland, Pa, July 5, 1899.
STATE OF OHIo, Cry OF TOLEDO, !
LUCAS County.

STATE OF fna.s onIo' 6orseg G,Ts OF TOLEDO }ss.
FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that he
is the senior partner of the firm of F. ].
CHENEY 4 Co., doing business in the
City Of Toledo, County and State afore-
said, and that said firm will pay the sum
of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for
each and every case of CATARRH that
cannot be cured by the use of HALLS
CATARRH CURE. FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence, this 9th day of December,
A. D. 1885. ss-s L!
Jw,l s A. W. GLEASON,
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
and acts directly on the blood and
mucous surfaces Of the system. Send
for testimonials, free.
+. ]. CHENEY &,CO., Toledo, o:
wS Sold hS Drugaists. 75o.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-06

IrOR SALE.-Eight First Mortgage Five
Per Cent $50 Gold Bonds of The Freeland
silk Mill Company; will sell in lots of one or
more. Apply ut TRIBUNE Office.
JrOR SALE.-Two fresh COWS. Apply to
II Charles Dusheck, Freeland, or at the
Dusheck farm, Foster township.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-06
Our Guaranteed Suits

Designed by artists and made by skilled
tailors. The seams are sewed with silk,
the goods are spongcd and shrunk before
cutting. Patterns are stylish and you
can depend on the wearing quality of the
clothing.
Our suits have style and shapelness
that few clothiers attain. They hold
their shape because they are made right.
Another thing-if you buy from us you
run no risk; we guarantee quality.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-06

A. Oswald sells Boyer's Daisy russell
shoe poIlsh-the best made for gentle.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-06

For s and 10 cent glassware go to A.
Oswald's.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-27
AN ACRoBATIC BURGLAR.
His Victims Never Knew Whether
to Laugh or CRY.


to Laugh or Cry.
How do you do it9" asked the exam
lining magistrate. curiously, as he was
questioning a prisoner who had been
brought to him. The man. delighted at
having a fresh opportunity to display
his skill. treated the official to a little
lecture by way Of preface, and then. suit
Ing the action to the word. climbed up
the walls Of the chamber In which they
had been seated together alone, jumped
down from the highest points which he
could reach. bounded over chairs and
magnificent somersault when the munici-
pal guards stationed IN the passage out
side darted Into the rescue, under the
confusion. that the worthy Judge din
stTuction was being murdered outright.
The police had hac their work cut out
foG then In the capture f ths queer h
earnings IN the triple role Of clown. a
'.Hercule," and e professor OF gymnas.
uzsd s sklec stEklea @Sss pFo@ass IN serea
OF extraordinary burglaries, over which
his unlucky victims had not exactly
known whether to laugh or TO ory,, 80
comical was the manner In which they
were perpetrated.
Thus, on one occasion a respectable Cit
zen and his wife, well endowed with this
worlds goods, were aroused from their
slumbers in the small hours of the morn
ing to behold shadowy phantom steal
ing softly about their room The ghost,
however, suddenly recalled Its substan-
tial reality by seizing the lady's jewelry,
which was lying about. as well as some
also In convenient proximity to the
trinkets, and when a move was made In
Its direction the window was opened, and
out It Jumped, sustaining no hurt as II
alig ghted on the pavement. On another
occasion a balcony had been scaled with
like felonious purpose
Sometimes this odd burglar descended
from a roof or chimney on to his prey.
Sometimes. again. he called street lamps
open windows with their assistance. On
the eventful day Of the capture no less
than fifteen policemen had been posted
round the house which he had entered
unbidden, while some Of their comrades
proceeded in search of him. Finding that
he was about to be caught on the second
story from the ground. the man treated
his pursuers to a mocking laugh and,
jumping out of one Of the windows, would
had reckoned without his hosts, and SO
alIghted in the midst of a group of agents
of the law, who had to handcuff and bind
have slipped from their grasp.
Such is the strange individual In whose
mode Of operation the examining magis-
trate exhibited so much interest. Spe-
ctal measures have been taken for re-
tanning him In custody. Careful watch
and ward are kept round his cell, in the
passages, and In the street. as there Is
activity may not assume, and now that
they have caught him the officials fully
intend to hold him fast.-London Tele-
graph.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-27
Queer Things About Animals.

The oldest living cerature in the world
belongs to Walter Rothschild 1t is a
giant tortoise. Weighing a quarter OF a
ton. and 1t has a known life Of 1850 years.
One OF the longest lived birds or rec record o.
died recently In London. It was a parrot
named Ducky. the property of the Prince
or wales. and was century and a quar-
ter old. Up to eighty years Of age ele-
phants are useful members OF society
Some animals can live many wears with
out water a paroquet lived ffty-two
years In the London Zoo without taking
q drop OF water. number OF reptiles
i've and prosper in places where there
Is no water.
close their eyes Is a curious fact.
When chameleon is blindfolded II
loses all power OF changing its color, and
Its entire body remains of uniform tint
The. lantern fly OF Surinam, South
America. has two sets of eyes, so as TO
catch the light from all directions. Il is
much more brilliant than our f'refv.
Ants have brains larger In PROPORTION
to the size or their bodies than any other
living creature.
There are several varieties OF fish that
cannot swim In every instance they are
deep sea dwellers, and crawl about the
rocks using their tails and fms as legs
There are three varieties OF the dog
that never bark-the Australian dog. the
Egyptian Shepherd dog. and 'lion-head-
The elephant has 10000 muscles In his
trunk alone, while man has only 577 in
his entire body.
In China carrier pigeons are protected
from birds of prey by an Ingenious little
fastened to the birds bodies with thread
passed beneath the wings AS the pigeon
files, the action of the air passing through
the tubes produces a shrll, whistling
sound Which keeps birds of prey at dis
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-27
SUPERsTTTIONs.
Friday IL Not Considered the ONLY
Unluclky Day.


UnluclSy Day.
In ancient times the heather were 40
supersuuous with regard to certain davs
that they were pointed out In their calen-
cars with different colored characters to
mark the lucky ones and the unlucky.
ana all classes arranged the details of
marks
We OF the present day claim to be free
from ali this. but)many there are In this
superstl1ous nineteenth century who will
not begln journey nor a piece of work
ON on rfloay, nor nor cut the hair in the last
much frightened If the soft rays of Luna
chance to fall upon the face while they
are asleep.
Friday is ever under a ban; even with
regard to the weather there is an old
saying which declares that:
Fridays moon,
Come when it will. comes too soon
IN the Book OF knowledge" there is
me Following account OF the perilous days
OF every month.
In the change OF every moon be two
days In which what thing soever Is be-
good end. and the days be full perilous
for many things. In January when the
moon Is three or four days DID, in Feb
ruary. 9th or 7th; in March. 9Th or 7thJ In
April 5th or Sth: May, Sth or 9Th; June,
9th or 18th; July, Sd or 18th; August Sth
or l3thi September, 8th or l3th October,
9th or 18th; November, 5th or 9Th; Decem-
Der. Srd or 18th.
There are many supersMtfons connect
ed with New Years day; one that Is still
firmly believed by many of the deyout
Is that of opening the Bible at random
and putting the finger on any chapter
contained in the two open pages II Is
believed that the luck or unluck of the
coming year will in q greater or less
degree be foreshadowed BY some of the
lines.
Again, others believe that it is very
unlucky to take anything out of the
house on New Years morning before TAX
Ing somethin; the old rhyme which ex-
presses this belief runs as follows.
Take out, then take In,
Bad luck Will begin:
Take in, then take out
Good luck comes about
Certain days for birth have generally
some particular attribute given them
which tells US that the child:
Born on Saturday. work hard for your
living;
Born on Tuesday, full Of Gods grace,
Born on Wednesday, sour and sad
Born on Thursday, merry and glad;
Born on Friday. worthily given;
Born on Monday,is fair Of face:
Born on Sunday. you will never know
want.
The quaint Scotch version varies some
what from this yet they undoubtedly
had the same origtnl~
Mondays BARN is fair OF face.
Tuesdays BARN is full Of grace,
Wednesdays bairn's a child of woe,
Thursdays BARN has far to go,
Fridays BARN Is loving and giving,
Saturdays BARN works hard for a living,
But BARN that is born on the Sabbat d
day
Is lively and bonnie. and wise and gay.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-27
FIGHTING THE SEA.
Building Defenses Against In As
sauIts On Coast OF SchIesyytc.

building Defenses Against It As-
saults On Coast OF SchIesvvig.
II we were to visit this spring the low
west coast Of Schleswig, where the drift
Ing sands are constantly changing the
vague outlines Of the shore. we would
witness scene of unusual activity. Along
that part of the coast fronting Halligen
Islands the large appropriation Of The
the coast and islands against the inva-
tion Of the North sea is being expended
A large force of men Is now building the
dam or breakwater between the little is
land of GLAND and the mainland, which
In connection with other works already
completed, Is expected to keep the sea
within bounds for many miles along the
coast.
The people living along this constantly
endangered part Of the shore have q live
ly anticipation OF acquiring new lands
covered with rich. deep mud which will
building around them. They expect that
not only will these defenses keep the sea
from eating the mainland away. but also
that new areas Of land will be secured
after windmills and steam power have
pumped the nclosed spaces dry. Holland
calls these reclaimed areas "polders," and
part of her coast. and schleswig will win
a new series OF 'polders through the
walls now building to hem In the over
flowed lands.
&NOt SNSli I1otldllu ISTSSll lldS SuleTeQ
more from the eruptions of the sea than
these outlying Islands of Schleswig. On
any good map may be seen hundreds Of
sand banks, or watten, as ffey are called
lining the coast and extending twenty or
more miles out into the North sea. In
the middle ages these sand banks now
hidden under the waters at flood tide,
We're part of the mainland and were
covered with fertile fields. Since then the
sea has gnawed the entire coast away
to depth of over twenty miles, and the
islands are now merely the ruins of what
was solid land. In 600 years Schleswig
has lost one-third of her area by these
persistent assaults of the sea-
A special feature of the new works Is
the complete protection they are intended
to give to the low-lying Hallgen islands,
which rise only few feet above high
water Their Inhabitants have been driv-
en- by the encroachments OF the sea to
live in small cabins built on artificial
mounds, and. worn out by the hardships
and uncertainties of their position. many
of them have abandoned their homes and
sought refuge on the mainland = New
York Sun.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-27
USE OF STUDIES.
"The Wit May BE wrought Out by
Fit Studicso

Studies serve for delight for orna-
ment and for ability, Their chief use for
delight is In privateness and retiring; for
ornament Is In DISCOURSE: and for ability
Is In the judgment and disposition OF
business: for expert men can execute.
and perhaps judge of particulars, one by
one; but the general counsels, and the
plots and marshaling of affairs, come
best from those that are learned
To spend too much time In studies is
sloth: to use them too much for orna-
ment Is affectation; to make judgment
wholly by their rules IS the humor Of
the scholar; they perfect nature and are
perfected by experience; for natural abil-
tiles are like natural plants, that need
pruning by study and studies themselves
do give forth directions too much at
large, except they be bounded Ii by ex-
perience.
Crafty men contemn studies, simple
men admire them, and wise men use
them; for they teach not their own use;
but that is wisdom without them, and
above them won by observation. Read
not to contradict and confute, nor to be-
Neva and take for granted, nor to find
talk and discourse, but to weigh and con-
slider.
Some books are to be tested, others to
be swallowed. and some few to be chewed
and digested: that is, some books are to
be read only In parts; others to be read,
but not curiously. and some few are to
be read wholly. and with diligence and
by deputy, and extracts made of them by
others; but that would be only in the less
important arguments, and the meaner
sort of books: else distilled books are
Ike common distilled waters, flashy
things.
Reading maketh full man; conference
a ready man; and writing an exact man;
and therefore, If a man write little, he
had need have a great memory; If he con-
fer little. he had need have present wit;
and II he read little, he had need have
much cunning to seem to know that he
doth not.
Histories make men wise: poets, witty;
the mathematics, subtle; natural phlloso-
ply. deep; moral, grave; logic and rhet-
oric, able to contend: "Abeunt studia in
mores;" nay, there Is no stand or impedi-
ment In the wit but may be wrought out
by fit studies; like as diseases of the body
may have appropriate exercises; bowling
is good for the stone and retns, shooting
for the lungs and breast, gentle walking
for the stomach, riding for the head, and
the like; so, If a mans wit be called
away, never SO little, he must begin
again: If his wit be not apt to distin-
guish or find differences, let him study
the schoolman. for they are "Cymini Sec
tores;" if he be not apt to beat over mat
ters. and to call upon one thing to prove
and Illustrate another, let him study the
lawyers cases; so every defect of the
mind may have a special receipt.-Fran-
els Bacon's Essay on Studies.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-27
VITAL STATISTICS.
Various Features of the Worlds
Population.

German biologist has calculated that
the human brain contains 300, 0oo, ,0o0 nerve
cells. 100000 of which die and are sue
ceeded by new ones every day. At this
rate. assuming the correctness OF the
Germans guess. we get ar entirely new
brain every sixty days.
The bones OF an average mans skele-
ton weigh twenty pounds. Those of a
woman are probably six pounds lighter.
More than 10 per cent of the British
people could not write their names when
the queen ascended the throne. The pro-
portion In that condition has now been
reduced &c per cent
II is computed that when at rest we
consume 800 cubic inches Of air minute,
the rate of one mile an hour we use 300;
two miles, 1000; three miles, 1000, four
miles. 2,3OO II we start out and run six
mics az hour. we consume. 5000 cubic
inches OF air during every minute of the
time.
For years past the French population
has ha,,,t only been kept from showing an abb
the. French allow The folly Of the CO.
IIoniai party 10 drag them into ridley
of few greedy oE:ciais and function
aries. A nation 9th a deer easing popu-
lation. can never hoid 20 on.es, and the
French may rest assured hat sooner or
those possessed by the sister nation,
Spain.
It seems an easy matter to compute
the floating population" OF the land, but
to estimate the real population afloat Is
quite another task. A recent computation
as to the population a.foat on the At
iantlc, however, calculates that last year
there was g. daily average of 1861 vessels
at sea, with A. .SS9 men IN their crews.
Every day also l,504 steamers, with crews
numbering NUM- 81. 26s men and 1865 passengers
DAILY average for the year of 5,155 yes
sels and l3O, lH persons spread over the
whole Atlantic surface
In only tWenty-four departments is
mere any increase; In sixty-three depart
ments there is a positive failing off. and
TINS is more especially marked In the ru-
raj communes Even more than IN Eng
country to the town. and yet we are al
ways hearing 70 the perfect nature of the
French agrar1aE laws and of the advant-
ages Of small holdings. The fact is that
small small holdings tend to keep down the
fields has now got to such a pitch that
any family at all often means starvation
to man and wife,
The returns of the census for France
which was taken on March g. 1897, have
the statistics Of the previous census,
WMch was taken six years before, on
April IL, 1881. A year ago the number
OF people In France was IS, BPS, 969, and at
ne ne lSyl census It was 3S S095l 100. SO that In
had only increased by lS8,8l9-persons.
And given this trihing increase is mroe
apparent than real. for 1t has taken place
entirely In the large towns, and is due
to the influx Of foreigners such as Bel
gians and Italians, who are to be found
IN increasing numbers among the urban
population Of France