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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-04
PROG LAIN DEPEND ENCE
ONCE AGAIN.

On the coming Fourth of July, or
on the preceding day, let every true
American newspaper in the United
States, publish in full the Declaration
of Independence.
1t is the charter of our liberties, and
it is being sneered at and treated with
contumely as effete, by those who
aspire to destroy it's undying princi-
pies of human freedom by return to
imperialism and the destruction of &
peoples government.
Thousands are familiar with it's
spirit, but have never read it, and by
proclaiming it once again on the COM
ing Fourth of July, it will surely
bring about a revival of patriotism
similar TO that experienced by our
forefathers on July 4, 1776, when they
repudiated Imperialism and tyranny.
There is all the more need of its
proclamation becaus, we shall then
enter a political campaign which
means life or death to the republic.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-04
No Waste of Regrets.

prominent Gold Democrat whose
name is not given is reported as say
ing:
We were all willing until recently
that Mr.. Bryan should be renomindted,
for we supposed that there was no
chance of electing Democrat. Nov
that the Republican party has comm!t-
ted 'harrikarri' it seems that we ought
not to waste the nomination on Mr..
Bryan, who cannot be elected 20 mat
ter how weak the Republicans may ap-
pear"
Too bad! Can this or any other man
name Democrat who can carry state
that Mr.. Bryan cannot carry? Just run
over the list and see if you can pick
out one such state Then run over the
list and count the states that no Dem
ocrat but Bryan can carry. You will
find dozen such. So there need be nc
sorrow over the political waste COM
mitted in renominating Bryan.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-04

The Philadelphia Times speaking of
servants in its own city, says: They
are largely incompetent through ig-
norance, dishonesty, or the general
peryerseness against authority that
springs from those attributes, and
these bad qualities are often sup
plemented by equally disagreeabIe
qualities in employers. The woman
who does not understand how her
meals should be cooked, or how her
house shall be kept in order will al
ways be at the mercy of her help, and
in many cases such incompetent house
keepers attempt to hide their igno-
rance by arbitrary and offensive au-
thority."
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-04
NATIONALBANKN NOTES
ARE REDEEMABLE IN NEITHER
GOLD, SILVER NOR PAPER.
Why Cannot the Government Issue
Notes the Same Basis is?-Auswer;
Because 1t Would Break the National
Bankers Trust

Under the financial legislation en-
acted at the present session of con-
gress, the bank-note currency will be
expanded several hundred millions of
dollars. This bank-note currency is
redeemable. 1t is based upon United
States bonds, but holder of a bank
note could not secure bond by pre-
senting the note at the treasury. The
bond basis is to protect the govern
ment, which guarantees the notes OF
the bankers. In case bank should
fail, the secretary of the treasury is
authorized to dispose of the bonds and
to cover into the treasury sufficient
amount of the proceeds to redeem the
banks note circulation.
The bonds, it will be seen. are mere
ly to insure the redemption of the
notes in case of failure of the issuing
banks. These notes are not money;
they are merely promises to pay
money. What are they redeemable in?
1t would naturally appear that, hav-
ing been authorized by Republican
congress and executive, they would be
redeemable in "the best money in the
world-gold." But they are not. The
banks are permitted to redeem these
notes in greenbacks, silver or gold, at
their own discretion.
1t does not take any extensive
knowledge of the financial question to
see the absurdity of the claim that a
bank-note currency is superior to the
governments paper currency, for, as a
matter of fact, the bank-note currency
is redeemable in the paper and silver
currency of the government. Why
not, then, dispense with the interven-
tion of the banks? There is but one
reason and that is the function OF
issuing notes is profitable one to the
bankers; it's worth millions to theEi.
And it is also obvious that they are
willing 10 pay for the privilege, just
as the protected interests and the
trusts are willing to pay for special
legislation in contributions to the Of
fetal fatfryer Milwaukee News.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-04

II Harper's Bazaar, Hetty Green, the
faInous woman flnancier, tells why
women are not money-makers. She
says: I'm the first place, woman is
entirely too impulsive for business.
She sails gayly into the world of
commerce, believing in everything,
and in herself most of all. A GER
tain stock may be increased tempo
rarily in value, owing to the enter
prise Of its owners, who are them
selves advancing the market. The
woman speculator. with her usual i'm
petuosity, thinks: L must have some
of that. If it is this high, can sell
it for more She does not stop 10
look over the market; she has not
trained her judgment, but, with both
hands outstrctched offering her little
all, she plunges headlong into the
grasp of cunning speculato"s. The
next day-or the next hour, perhaps
tho stock falls in value She is Just
the prey the sharpers are looking for.
More money is made in the end by an
oversupply of caution than hy indis-
criminate recklessness. l am not ad-
vising timidity. Quite the contrary
BE sure that you are right first then
so ahead"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-04
FUN FOR THE BOYS.
Urchins Failed to Respect the Gorgeous
Dignity of Ghooli Chan.

The department of state is informed
cided to send another diplomatic rep
resentative to Washington. 1t has had
no minister in this country since 1888.
when Hodij Hossein Ghooli Khan fled
from the city in indignation and dis
may because of the treatment he re-
ceived from the curious public. MIR
Ghooli Khan, says a Washington cor
respondent, was a proud and naughty
person; he dressed in Persian costume,
and whenever he appeared upon the
street was attended by his dragoman
or chasseur, Mira Mahmoud, who
wore an even more gorgeous costume,
and walked in front of his master,
carrying naked cimeter, such as you
see in the comic operas. The specta-
Gle very naturally attracted public at
tention, and, much to his annoyance,
Ghooli Khan was usually followed by
of his retinue was composed of unruly
and ragged negro urchins, who did not
consider his feelings in making com.
ments upon his appearance. The chas
seur, who ostens.bly came out for tf
protection of his gorgeous maste
used to brandish his sword and maxi
desperate charges into the ranks
his followers, but it only aggravat
them, and the greater the demonstra
tion the faster the crowd would grow.
Prince Ghooli (for khan means prince
appealed to the department of state;
the police were notified and officers
were sent to guard the legation, but
that only attracted attention and made
matters worse. Finally the poor man,
driven to distraction by the attentions
he received from the populace, re-
turned to his own country, and the
Persian legation has been vacant
since. The Persian government now
proposes to try it again, but if the
new man makes as much of parade
as his predecessor, he is likely to suf-
fer from the same annoyances.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-04
CONGRESS WITHOUT AU-
THORITY.
AU-

In compliance with a recent resolu-
ton of the house, the war department
produced the mislaid opinion of Judge
Magoon, law officer of the insular di-
vision, relative to the extension of the
constitution over Puerto Rico
The opinion was given in May, 1899.
After referring to SPANS cession Of
the island the opinion says:
'Thereupon the territory conveyed
became part of the United States,
and as such subject to the constitution.
No further action by congress was nee
essary or possible. The constitution
does not depeEd upon congress for au-
thority in any part of the United
States. The reverse OF the proposition
is the fact. From this time on con-
gress must look to the constitution for
authority to legislate for Puerto Rico"
1t was upon this opinion that the
president based his plain duty" mes
sage, but in Difference to the trusts,
Judge Magoon was ordered to write a
contrary opinion, which enabled the
president and the Republican mana
gers to alter their plain duty to the
Puerto Ricans for plain violation of
the constitution.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-04
Trusts Now Control Congress.

There has not been any very enthu-
siastic reception for the constitutional
amendment proposed by Congressman
jenkins of Wisconsin, of the commit
tee on trusts, giving congress control
of 'all private corporations, copart-
nerships and joint stock companies in
the United States" as well as power
to define, regulate, control. prohibit,
repress and dissolve all trusts, monop-
olies, combinations or conspiracies to
monopolize any part of trade or COM
merce." Everybody sees that this
would put it in the power of congress
to let trusts do as they like, and no
body has any faith at present in any
desire OF congress to interfere with
the trusts in any way. If congress has
any desire to suppress trusts it has
ample power now to destroy the great
er part of them. indianapolis Sen
tinel
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-04
WE HAVE REACHED A CRISIS.


We are at crisis in the history Of
the race.
Shall the hand of toll be emancipat-
ed, or shall it have new shackles riv-
eted on it?
Shall the American millions be free
men or serfs?
Shall government protect the weak
or be mere convenience for the
strong?
Shall justice uphold the right or
smile on iniquity?
Shall liberty illumine the earth or
be slain in her own temple?
For many decades this republic has
been the greatest world power on the
globe; not through her armies or her
navies or her wealth, but through her
moral force; through her ideals.
through the divinity of human rights.
Shall she go on in this course, lift
ing the hopes of all people and bright
ening the skies of all nations, or shall
she sodicate her high position, get on
the low plane of brute force, and
move along the barbaric road of tin
sel oppression, misery and death?
Ihese are some of the questions that
confront our people.
Let them but clearly understand and
there will be no doubt about the is
sue.
My friends, look up; this republic
has not yet performed it's mission.
1t is not going to fail-Liberty will
not die-the human race is about to
move forward.-Hon. ]. P. Altgeld.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-04
THE TWO TRUANTS.

II hate SCHOOL," The speaker, a
good looking, dark-haired boy, snap
ped his book shut as he spoke and
leaned pensively upon the desk.
so do l." came pretty little voice,
and, looking across the aisle, Roland
Havens saw Mamie Gray, the pret-
tiest and sauciest girl in school, smil-
ing and nodding at him. Il heard
what you said" said Mamie, "and 1
agree with you. School is a hateful
old thing"
Lets play truant tomorrow"
The words were out of Roland's s
mouth before he thought, but once
having said them he was not going to
take them back.
I'm afraid" said Mamie, looking at
him out of the corner of her blue
eyes.
'Pshaw! you needn't be-" said Ro-
land. We can say we went visiting. l
will tell the teacher tomorrow that
went to see Sister Sue and you can
tell her you went to spend the day
with your grandmother"
Mamie's eyes flashed.
I'VE can go and gather violets," said
Roland. Il know where there's a
whole bank of them, blue as indigo
and as big as-as-wild roses"
rs it far?"
mo; only in Hatfield's woods,
where we had our picnic last summer.
We can start in the morning before 9
and get back by o'clock. They won't
say anything to us at home when we
bring them all the violets."
The next morning saw a guilty little
pair scudding along the paths which
led out of the village and trying to
avoid observation by climbing the tall
fences and walking the other side of
The bare hedges.
1t seemed so good to be out in the
iir once more. Roland enjoyed it
thoroughly, and Mamie liked it as well
Is her guilty conscience would per-
NIT.
They were the leaders in all the
cranks in school, these two children,
and when anything went wrong the
question was always asked, did Ro-
land do it?" or Was it Mamie Gray's
fault?"
Yet neither meant to be naughty,
and you may be sure that neither
would have gone out that day had
they known what trouble the day
would bring forth.
Il guess this is where we turned off
last fall" said Roland, pointing to two
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-04

Lord Roberts's successful applice-
ton to the War Office for the Sixteenth
(Queen's) Lancers to be allowed to
leave India for the seat of war in
South Africa recalls to correspond
ent of the Pail Mall Gazette a story
of this famous cavalry regiment.
The Sixteenth Lancers is the only
regiment of British cavalry that
has ever penetrated and broken q
square of infantry, and it made this
unique record by a fine feat per-
formed at the Battle of Aiiwal, in the
Puniab, in January, 1916:
The gallant Sikhs had thrown them
selves into squares, and in this forma-
tion they for long time resisted the
desperate charges Of the English cav
airy just as stubbornly as the British
infantry had resisted the French
cuirassiers at Waterloo.
Again and again did the Sixteenth
Lancers strive to break through the
sullen masses of the Sikhs; again and
again scores of saddles were emptied,
and the British were beaten back
with slaughter. AS the lancers got
close enough to deliver their thrusts,
their weapons would splinter like
matchwood upon the stout shields of
their swarthy foes. Suddenly an in
spiration came to the troopers.
Without receiving any orders to
that effect, but as if controlled by a
unanimous impulse, they suddenly
shifted their lances to the bride hand
and charged in once more. The
Sikhs, entirely unprepared for this
sudden and mastery manmuvre, re-
ceived in the bodies instead of ON
their targets the deadly spear points
OF the horsemer.
Into and through the squares swept
the Sixteenth, with lances as crimson
as their tunics. Even so, it is rec
orded that the resistance was so des-
perate and sustained that the Sikh
square had to be ridden through
again and yet again ere they were
finally destroyed aad dispersed.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-04

large trees which formed the begin
ming of dense woods. In the sum-
mer the woods hung thick with green
leaves, and a carpet of green lay upon
the ground, but now it was bare, and
in spots there were muddy pools and
bits of marsh.
oh Roland, look, look" cried
Mamie, bending down, anu pushing
back the carpet of dried leaves. Here
is a violet"
And sure enough, there it lay, half
buried in the ground, yet peeping
forth blue and lovely. And here are
others, oh, dear! oh, dear!"
Here" said Roland, put them in
my muffler; we will make a bag out
of it, so. Then we will fill it with
violets.'
Deeper and deeper into the woods
they went, picking ever one more vio-
let and ever venturing a little deeper
into the blackness.
What makes it so dark?" asked
Roland once, stopping and looking up
at the sky through the trees. "Oh,
dear!" he exclaimed, lit is going to
rain"
well, I'm hungry" said Mamie,
"and I'm going to stop and eat my
lunch if it does rain"
So with the drops falling gently
around them, they sat upon the cold,
wet earth, and ate their lunch. How
good it tasted. There was some gin
gerbread in Mamie's lunch box and
four very fat little sandwiches. Ro-
land had a big apple pie, cold sau-
sage, and two big slices of roast beef,
besides ever so many slices of bread.
Il thought we might get hungry" said
he, laughing, as he pulled out the con-
tents of his tin pail, $50 l helped NY
self this morning"
Il think" said Mamie, that we
had better go back now. l feel cold
and it is getting late. 1t must be 2
O'clock"
"All right" said Roland, where
are the violets?"
Il thought you had them" said Ma
ME.
81 gave them to you," said Roland.
They We're gone, mufIler and all,
and, disappointed, the two children
started back to find them.
How it happened Roland never
could tell, but they started in the
wrong direction, and after they had
walked a good hour they saw they had
made mistake. II guess we'd better
turn around" said Roland, "and go
back"
"Oh, dear" said Mamie, whimpering
a little, I'm so tired"
Another hours walking brought
them no nearer the outskirts of the
woods, and, in a dilemma, they sat
down to think it over.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-04

There is time for work and
time for rest, and where one seeks to
work all the time to the discomfort of
his neighhor and the deprivation of
the natural rest to which the neigh
Dor is entitled, there is material in
reference with the neighbor's rights
for which he is entitled to a remedy"
So say the judges Of the general term
of the superior court in granting an
injunction restraining the Queen City
forging company from conducting its
business in a manner injurious to the
health and property of the citizens of
Columbia, Ohio. The citizens com.
plant was that the comp any had been
engaged 'for 30 years in the noisy
occupation of nammering iron and
steel into divers shapes for useful me-
chanical purposes. using therefor very
heavy trip hammers; and that the
noise and vibrations resulting from
the continuous operation of the plant
day and night, Saturday night and
Sunday excepted, constituted nui-
snnPe
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-04
A NNA-M'KINLEY PLATFORM

1t is said that the Republican ma
tional platform will bear the impress
of Mr. McKinley's master hand. OF
course this means Hanna and the
others, for if Mckinley is permitted
to shape the thing without being
proof-read and revised and edited, it
will prevent the appearance of Rufus
Choate's signature, which his friend
said looked like gridiron struck by
lightning" Says a Washington poll
tician:
"The Ohio Republican convention
will be interesting chiefly for what it
will say in the resolutions or platform
adopted. The Ohio platform in 1896
was not satisfactory to the convention
and created not little criticism. Sen
ators Foraker and Hanna, Gen. Gros-
venor and other Ohio Republicans here
are considering various planks for
their platform. They are desirous that
no mistakes like that of 1896 shall be
made. this year. They will have
platform which says as little on doubt
full or contested questions as possible,
but they feel that they must indorse
the Puerto Rican bill. They, as well
as the president, realize that there is
danger in saying too much as well as
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-04

ened by hearing unusual sounds
downstairs. Slipping out of bed he
found his way cautiously to the
library, guided by the noise, and
there through the partly open door,
he saw two cracksmen busily at work
drilling into the safe set in the wall.
Their backs we're toward him, but
they evidently were prepared for sCr-
prises, as two ugly looking revolvers
lay close at hand.
''The man fastened back to his
but could not find it. Then he spied
q Babcock extinguished in the corner
of the hall. Strapping this on his
back he started once more for the
library. The burglars were ~till at
work. Getting all ready for the ailarge
he flung open the door and turned
the small stream right down the necks
of the cracksmen. And would you
believe it, those hardened criminals,
who would not have run from a shower
of bullets, made break for the near
est window and went through it, TAX
ing the sash with them. They couldn't
stand water, even when the force with
which it was thrown was comparatively
slight"
Several other instances were men,
toned where water had proved most
effective weapon, some of the police
men recalling that during the great
strike of 1894 many of the larger
buildings in this city were ready to
turn streams of water on any mob
that should chance to come near them.
There is story that certain uni
versity president had the hose turned
on him once by festive student in a
dark hall. The president was game
and tried for few seconds to follow
up the stream and capture the daring
youth. Mind, however, would not
long control matters in such ciIcum-
stances, and the doughty professor
was forced to retreat. But such nerve
is rare. The rule is that man, be he
tramp or millionaire, desperate or
mild-mannered dominic, riotous for
eigner or curious spectator, will turn
from an active and " ell-trained nozzle
when he would laugh at a row of
bayonets or scorn the policeman's billy.
Chicago Post.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-04

The colors of flowers are devices by
which insects are enabled to fiud and
fertilize them. Without these insect
visits many plants would be unable to
form seed, and would cease to exist.
The common red clover, for example,
If protected from insects by nets, will
set no seed. Many gaps would thus
be formed, and the surviving species,
striving to occupy the vacant space,
would widely alter the present distri-
button cf plants, and stimulate the
production of new forms. Further,
without colored flowers, the insects
that live on plant nectar could find no
food, and many species OF bees, but.
terhies and moths would die ont. The
result of this extinction would be far
reaching both for gain and loss. We
might cease to obtain money, but, on
the other hand, the depredations of
hosts of ravenous grabs, the larve of
moths and butterflies, would come to
an end, while slch birds as are now
dependent for their food upon
these insects would perish. Far
reaching, indeed, would be the effects
produced in the complex system of
nature by the loss of color in flowers.
The tame and neutral aspect OF our
forests and gardens would be amoug
the least important of resulting
changes.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-04

On examining the list of companies
that are pushing the subsidy bill, it is
found that one of them now has eight
vessels of over 10000 tons under con-
struction, of which number four are
being built abroad, and on these the
bill will give it a subsidy. Another
company that expects subsidies is hav-
ing four ships built abroad. One of the
erms that are pushing the bill has
seven ships under construction abroad,
and another has two. In other words,
the bill seems to be designed not to
encourage the building in this country
of ships that would otherwise not be
bailt, but to line the pockets of GER
tain persons who are urging its pas
sage.-Albany Argus.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-04

I'm afraid we are lost" said Ma
mie, rubbing her eyes.
Il don't know" said Roland bravely.
"but If you don't feel too tired, Ma
mie, l guess we'd better walk little
further on. 1t isn't much further"
Meanwhile all was excitement in
the village.
When Mamie and Roland did not ap-
pear at school the teacher sent home
for them, and when it was found that
they were gone search parties were
sent out for them. Inquiry was made
at the home of all their relatives, and
then, not finding them, the parties
searched further. They scarcely
thought that the children could have
been venturesome enough to go to the
woods, but there was really no telling
what they would do.
Finally the searching party found
mitten dropped by Roland at the
fence which led into the woods, and
with this clew they started on their
search in the cold. wet forest.
1t was 6 o'clock when Roland's ia
ther found his muffler filled with vio-
lets, and this cheered them on. AT
they came across the children,
nestled snugly against the roots of a
big tree, both fast asleep.
The next day Roland went back to
school a changed boy. He realized
how much trouble he had made his
father and all his friends and deter
mined to do better. Mamie took her
share of the blame, too, and for a
while at least no one would have rec
ognized the studious boy who stood at
the head of his class as the careless
Roland of a short time before.-Co-
lumbus Dispatch.