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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-18
ITS NAME DOESN'T SIGNIFY.

There were no insurgents in the
Ohio Republican convention. That
fact was adequately demonstrated by
the wild and tumultuous cheering in
dulged in by the delegates-composed
largely of feeders at the administra-
ton pie counter, and of those as
'opes to be-" to borrow from Mr..
Weller's vocabulary-when the boss
appeared on the platform. And when
the leader of the Republican party
rose in response to the demands Of
his boisterous parasites to make a
speech, there was no fibrous growth
in his voice to make him stutter in
his unqualified Endorsement of i'm
perialism and the trusts.
Il do not care whether you call it
Imperialism or expansion" he told his
henchmen. "The destiny of this coun-
try is written, and any party, or COM
bination of men, that attempts by
subterfuge or makeshifts in politics
to stop the power and progress of this
nation, will go down under it just as
the Democratic party has gone down."
Observe how glibly the boss made
use of the phrase "subterfuge or
makeshifts in politics." as if it indi-
Gated highly immoral practices and
methods to the use of which a per-
son of Hanna's purity is totally a
stranger and a foe.
OF course. Hanna does not care
whether it is called "imperialism" or
expansion" 1t is his policy and he
has determined to have it carried out
by electing Mr.. Mckinley, so that the
process of benevolent assimilation"
can be consummated for the enrich
ment of the syndicates, for the fat
tening of carpet-baggers, for the
slaughter of our soldiers 10y bullets
and disease, for the spoliation of the
tax payers, for the establishment Of
a large standing army, for the loot
ing of the property and money Of un-
consenting peoples, for the benefit of
the trusts, for the nullifying of the
constitution and the stamping out OF
liberty in Porto Rico and the Philip
pines-Kansas City Times.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-18
FILIPINO BkRRIcADeS.
The Rebels Devise All Manner of Schemes
to Hamper Our Men.


The Filipino insurgents are compe-
tent builders of barricades, and in
every section of the country formerly
occupied by them are numerous bar
ricades made usually by using bam-
boo pieces joined at the top, and the
space between filled in with earth.
Pieces of split bamboo are arranged
parallel with the barricade, so as to
assist in holding in the earth.
After this arrangement IS well packed
with earth the barricade gets harder
and stronger in course of time, as in
II few months the vegetation sprouts
in the earth and the roots entwine
and solidify the structure. Some of
these barricades made at the begin.
ming of tho trouble with the American
troops are still in as good form as
when first made. The barricade will
always stop bullets effectually, and
fire from some of the heavy pieces
will not materially affect it.
The natives also use large numbers
of castaway sugar bags filled with
sand and earth for building barricades.
This kind of barricade is freely dis
tributed throughout the fighting sec
tions of the islands, and one sees
them everywhere. The sand bag is
handy article for any army to have,
for if a lot of the bags are kept filled
in convenient place barricade can
be quickly erected.
The rebels devise all manner OF
schemes for making the approaches
to their Notifications impregnable.
The Spanish used barbed wire in
Cuba, but barbed wire would be a nov
city here, and the natives adopt the
next thing to it, which is split bamboo
They can entwine this material in
grass, across streams, in swamps, in
front of trenches and barricades.
The Americans trip on these ingenious
traps and fall full length, throwing
their rifles straight out ahead. Usually
the soldier is up again in moment
wicked natives arrange cut bamboo
points, etc, in front of the traps, SO
that the soldier falls upon these places
and is severely cut.
troublesome piece of ground to
get over is that which is provided with
round tops" so called. The rebels
form the earth into series of ridges,
and on the top of each ridge they
place long half pieces Of bamboo.
The only footing that soldier can
get is on the smooth surface of the
bamboo, and he usually slips and falls.
If the bamboo is moist it is impo ,sible
to get firm footing, and many sol
diers fall and hurt themselves, while
many get sprained ankles. The in
surgents are constantly working out
devlish ideas OF this sort, some OF
which are destructive, while others
are harmless. New York Tribune.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-18
A Necessary Hero.

The two young men were watching
the riders along the bridle-path in the
park. One of them was content to
look, but the other was complaining
because he, too, did not have a horse,
particularly devil of broncho he
had ridden in the army. Suddenly
there was cloud of dust down the
road, aud from it emerged girl with
hair flying in the wind, trying for all
her diminutive strength to stop her
horse that was plunging ahead wildly
and going as if he was possessed of
the devil, which, probably, was true.
Close behind rushed another rider, a
youth of about 10, whipping his horse
and straining every nerve to catch up
with the runaway. They neared the
turn in the road.
around the reservoir! Around the
reservoir yelled the boy between
his teeth, and his riding whip flashed
and left a welt on the light brown gloss
of his horses flank. The young men
rushed to the bridge, but the mad race
was only cloud of dust under q
bridge down the path.
'Let's go and see what happened
to them," said the horsey man. After
Is minutes walking they gave it up
and sat down on one of the bridges.
There they arep' said the man, as
two mounted figures came slowly up
the road, the girl flushed but quiet,
and the man limp but always with an
eye on his companiol's curb.
"BravoW said the horsey man, and
clapped his bands as if he were at the
play and had seen a fine thing. 81
believe that the young man stopped
har horse. 1 want it that way. 1t
would be nicer for him to save her
than policeman. He did save her. "
Eyes, said his companion, ''she is
n pretty girl. He had to save her or
the story wouldn't be nice. l admit
that he saved her.-New York Com
mercial Advertiser.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-18
sKIN-TIcHT sULU TROUSERS.
General Bates Waits Two Hours While
Dato Changes His Trousers.

General Bates Waits Two Hours While
Dato Changes His Trousers.
The most amazing thing about a
Philippine Moro is his trousers. If
he is of any station, or has any money,
they are made of silk, and the more
colors and the brighter they are, the
better. I have seen red, green, vel.
low, white and black all in one air,
and the greens and reds are no soft,
subdued affairs; they are the most
violent and vehement things in the
color line. 1t is the fit of them that
is the wonder, though. II they were
of the right shade of brown, you
couldn't tell that there were any
trousers. Nothing so tight ever was
contrived by any sartorial artist who
uses the English language. But for
one thing the conclusion would be
irresistible that they are made on the
wearers. and worn off; that is, that
sometimes they are changed. General
Bates once waited about two hours
for Dato, with whom he had some
business, to change his trousers, and
those two hours were filed with lam
buuSO anu SOuuuS Wibu.u bue
house of the Dato. Bat at the end of
them there was the demonstration
that the trousers could be changed,
although the mystery of their con-
struction was increased.
Moro women wear trousers, also,
but they go to the other extreme.
Each trouser leg is big enough to
make sacks for four hundred pounds
of bran. Each woman dyes the
fimsy silk of which she makes her
trousers to suit herself. I saw
some that were seven or eight colors,
the different dyes running in uneven
streaks around. The women wear
very tight waists, but the men usually
leave their jackets unbuttoned, dis
playing their brawny chests. If a
man is howling swell, his jacket is
embroidered all over with prayers
and other remarks in the Moro
tongue. Sometimes the women twist
bolt or two of gauzy, gaudy stuff
into big loop and throw it over enc
oulder.-A;nslees Magazine.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-18

The telephone lines OF Sweden are
owned by the state, and the cost to
each subscriber averages $13.40 a
year. The government is bound un-
der the agreement by which it se-
cured ownership of the lines not to
exceed that rate. For this sum the
state will erect line not exceeding
two miles to bring a subscriber into
the system. Some special rates are
as low as 81. SS a year, and the con-
tracts under which they have been al
lowed run for series of years. The
fee for conversation, not exceeding 60
miles, is cents; up to 155 miles, s
cents; up to 335 miles, 13 1-3 cents,
and for longer distances 27 cents.
Conversation is permissible under
these rates for three minutes, and a
third extra is charged for every extra
minute the phone is in use.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-18
PEARLS OF THOUGHT.
None but beggars live at ease.

None but beggars live at ease.
Our pride misleaas or timid likings
kill.
Natures tears are reasons merri-
ment.
Let them obey that know not how
to rule.
A life without humor is like life
without legs.
Do good to thy friend to keep him;
to thy enemy, to gain him.
A house without woman and fire.
light is like a body without soul or
spirit.
Precepts often heard and little re.
garded lose by repetition the small
influence they had.
Too often when Cupid registers
marriage vows he falls into the modern
habit and uses the cash register.
The gust of passion having passed,
vindictiveness disappears with it in all
natures except those without moral
sense.
Will you have me bear poverty?
Come and see what poverty is when 1t
strikes one who knoweth how to play
the part well.
Goodness and love mould the form
into their own image, and cause the
beauty and Joy of love to shine forth
from every part of the face.
The man or woman that has never
known sorrow may be forgiven a life
that is callous and selfish. There has
never been touch of anything bet
ter.
1t is an utterly immoral desire to
usurp the sanctions of the Almighty.
The recognition OF this fact should
warn us all against the nursing of
malice and shonld put us on our guard
against those who exhibit a vindic-
tive disposition. They are morally
unsound and upon O. casion are liable
to develop into c, iminals.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-18

Fire department horses are marvels
OF intelligence, as everybody knows,
but Portland business man owns a
handsome gray which, he thinks, will
bear comparison with any OF them.
We quote the lroof from the Press:
The gray is stabbed with several
horses belonging to the company of
which the gray's owner is manager.
To avoid the necessity of hiring a man
to go to the stable at o'clock every
morning to feed the horses, an ingeni-
ous device was arranged which
answered ev,ry purpose--until the
arrival OF the gray horse.
The device consisted of two alarm
clocks set to go off at O'Clock. A
heavy weight was SO arranged that
when the alarm started, the weight
would drop and pull wire which
opened the trapdoors, and the feed
would then come tumbling down into
the managers of the horses.
After the arrival of the gray horse
it was noticed that all the horses be-
became very hungry long before noon
each day. This could not be accounted
for until some one stood watch to see
what produced such state of affairs.
The watchers soon learned.
After the horses were fed at night
and had eaten all that was given them
the gray horse reached up, and taking
the wire in his mouth, pulled upon ii.
Down came into the managers the feed
that was intended to fall at 4 O'Clock.
OF course the horses proceeded to eat
it at once.
A man now feeds the horses at 4
o'clock, and the gray horse pulls the
wire in vain!
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-18
Gnu.tnmeni Alter Co llinn Station.

One OF the most important facts
which developed during the late war
with Spain was the great need by this
country OF more coaling stations for
the navy. The navy department, realiz
ing this, has been for some time at
work planning for the establishment Of
stations at various parts OF the world,
and all now depends upon the negotia-
tions in progress between the State de-
partment and the various countries con-
cerned. The government OF Liberia
has recently consented to the establish
ment OF coaling station at site to
be selected by the navy department and
it is the intention to Immediately begin
the necessary work.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-18

Congressman Lacey of Iowa has
been acting as schoolmaster in the
House OF Representatives He has
been showing what Iowa spends for
school purposes compared with Ala
bama and some of the Southern states.
Without contradiction from his hear
ers, whose faces expressed blank
amazement, he intimated that a
single congressional district IN Iowa
paid more school taxes than the whole
state of Alabama This statement
was brought out by the appeal Of rep
resentatiyes from Alabama for dona-
tions OF land from the United States
for common school purposes. In its
constitution, passed in 1875, the state
OF Alabama provided that the tax for all
school and state purposes should not
exceed 34 Of per cent. The result
is that, owing to this restriction by
the constitution, the entire sum raised
for public schools in that state in the
years 1878 was but a little over
$500, 900. That is only 46 cents per
capita to the population. Each child
that was sent to school cost SO. 50.
In the same year when Alabama spent
$500, 600 for school purposes Iowa
spent S8, 451, 900, and the amount for
each child was 500. 70. South Dakota
in the same year spent $23. As for each
child.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-18
A Funny Man.

'Some people have a peculiar ideo
of humor," remarked Court Officer
Schemansky. "See that old fellow
over there. He's familiar figure
around the police courts. He has an
annuity and has plenty of spare time
on his hands. One of his hobbies,
which he seems to enjoy hugely, is
this: He will call detective aside
and in mysterious whisper inform
him that he has just passed couple
of well known thieves and that he be-
lieves they are up to some mischief.
Sometimes the detective will go in the
direction indicated, believing in the
sincerity of his informant. But the
suspect is never in sight. The old
humorist has first told them that the
police are looking for them. Then
when he has 'peached' to the detec-
tive, he retires to corner and laughs
till he is blue in the face. Oh, he's
an awful funny man"-Detroit Free
Press
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-18
PUT IN A PACKING CASE.
Merchant Used Dray to Send Home
spool of Thread.

Merchant Used Dray to Send Home n
spool of Thread.
Some women have mania for hav-
ing even the tiniest packages sent
home. ''Of course, it is pure thought
lessness," said a salesman in big de-
partment store, but many women
cause us great deal OF unnecessary
trouble in ordering small packages
which they could easily carry in their
pockets to be sent to their homes. 1t
would be no trouble for a customer to
carry home with her spool of thread,
q comb or a hundred and one other
small articles that are purchased each
day. On each of these small articles
must be written the address of the
purchaser, and it must go in wagon
with hundreds of other packages and
there is constant danger of its being
lost.
II heard only the other day of o
woman in city not far away who was
made to see how needless it is to have
small parcel sent home when it can
customer of the store, and her habit
of having spools OF thread, papers of
pins and such like purchases delivered
was generally known. She was we'll
acquainted with the proprietor, and
visited his family in social way.
HE determined to even things up.
There came time when she ordered
just one spool of thread sent to her
house. The proprietor OF the store
5;racta5 tb A. tbio o,,,oIl opool of +l,ool
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-18
The National Debt Made Permanent.

In turning over the control of the pa
per money to the bankers, the Repub-
licans have found it necessary to rivet
upon the nation a national debt, which
we were in a fair way to discharge. A
huge sum of money is to be paid for
premiums on unmatured bonds so that
they may be Cancelled and per cent
thirty-year bonds issued in their
stead. Why extend for thirty years
a debt now almost payable and which
the nation is amply able to pay as it
natures? The Republicans tell us that
it is done so as to furnish basis for
bank-note circulation. That is to say
that a banker can buy $4,000 worth of
these new bonds, deposit them in the
treasury and get $4,000 in bank notes
to lend out. He gets per cent on his
bonds and from 6 to 10 per cent on his
notes, according to his locality and his
skill as a financier. 1t is in order to
effect this benevolent end that the ma
tional debt is to be made permanent
San Francisco Star.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-18

fore the November elections. But the
portunities, and Mckinley is caught
in the meshes of his own net.
General Otis is coming home from
the Philippines and another general
will try to complete the impossible
task which Otis has left behind him.
One hundred and fifty millions of dol
lars have already been poured into
the morasses of the Philippines. and
thousands of lives and the health Of
tens of thousands have been expended
to carry out McKinley's fatuous pol
icy of Imperialism. This amount Of
money would have constructed and
equipped the Nicaragua canal. 1t is
gone and can never be recovered.
Four years more of Mckinley will
mean five hundred million dollars
more poured into the Philippine rat
hole. That is more than it cost
France to change from a republic to
an empire, and to change Napoleon
from successful general to an en-
peror in exile. Emperors come high.
Students of history are comparing
Mckinley with George III. They
have many characteristics in
common. George III. was prosy,
opinionated, strange combination of
weakness and obstinacy. He had a
marked capacity for surrounding
himself with the weakest statesman of
the kingdom. He was equally mac
cessible with Mckinley to the influ-
ence of public sentiment. He made a
marked pretext of religion. He had
no small vices. He finally went crazy.
Nearly all these characteristics are re-
peated In Mckinley, and Daniel Web
ster said in a speech delivered in
congress April IA, 1926, that any
statesman who should propose to at
tach to the United States distant, un-
natural and unassimilable territory
would be a mad man.
JACKSON DAY.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-18
Hawthorne's Tenderness for Animals.

George p. Bradford and Mr.. Haw.
thorne had t'e care and milking OF
the COWS, but .ot to the exclusion of
other less Ar adan labors, as is evi-
dent from the American Note Books,
says Mrs. Ora Gannett Sedgwick in
the Atlantic. Mr.. Hawthorne seems
to have had rather tender feeling
for his bovine charges, expressing
forcibly in Blithedale Romance his
indignation at their ''cold reception"
of him on his return from an absence
of several weeks. l remember dis
tinctly the names OF two cows,
"Daisy" and Dolly" from the fact
that Messrs. Hawthorne and Bradford
were particular always to assign to
these cows adjoining stalls in the
barn at night, because they fancied
they detected signs of special attach
ment between them in the pasture.
recollect also Mr.. Bradfords often
begging me to stop at the gate
through which the long line of cows
came at evening and watch the vary
ing and interesting expressions on
their faces.
The pigs, too, came in for their
share of Mr. Hawthorne's attention.
When, in the following winter, the
Brook farmers, as a delicate atten-
ton, sent sparerib to Mrs. George
S. Hillard, with whom he was then
staying in Boston, thinking to please
him, he raised his hands in horror
and exclaimed: II should as soos
think of sculptors eating a piecs
of his own statuesr"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-18

The silver output of Montana for
1889 would have been worth 20,0O0,-
600 under free coinage conditions. Un-
der Mckinley conditions it was worth
s1O,000,0O0 The loss is an enormous
one, for it is repeated each year under
Mckinley. Two terms of Mckinley
would cost the miners of this state
s60,000,000. Will they vote for more
of the same?-Helena (Mont.) Inde-
pendent.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-18

1t is only few years ago that a
rascal could run away from a decent
country and go to some city of refuge
where there was no treaty OF extradi-
tion which would bring him back.
Forty years ago he could go to Spain,
Turkey, Algiers, Japan, Holland,
Chile, Ecuador, the Philippines, Cuba
and all of Central America, except
British Honduras, and find these re-
sorts open even to murderers, while
the simpler embezzlers Mould have a
larger choice. Only few years ago
every runaway bank cashier made a
bee-line for Canada. The circle has
been steadily contracting, aud the
different countries have entered into
mutual treaties SO that the criminal
has very narrow choice. Even Can
ada at last passed law against bring
ing stolen property into the Dominion,
which practically excluded the fleeing
banker. Japan is one of the last OF
the Powers to adopt a treaty of extra
dition. The last stronghold of the
fugitive was Spanish Honduras, but
two years ago treaty was approved
containing the usual extradition pro-
visions, so that now there is no place
on the face of the earth where war
rant cannot pursue murderer or an
embezzler.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-18
Water Cress Valuable rs a Food.

A native of Great Britain, the small,
weedy-looking plant known as water
cress has been naturalized in this
country. 1t grows near water courses
and sparkling springs, and its pleas
ant, pungent taste in early spring is
as agreeable as it is healthful.
1t is said that upon reaching his
native isle, after his tour around the
world, Sir Joseph Banks asked the
first thing for dish of watercress.
He was enthusiastic over its blood
purifying qualities. Furthermore, he
gave a medal to the man growing the
largest amount of water cress for the
London market-regarding him as q
public benefactor.
Water cress is largely and profita-
bly, cultivated in many places near
New York City. 'Many farmer gets
more money from the water cress ON
the margin of brook running through
his farm than from his year of hard
labor with corn, hay or potatoes"
The seed is sown about the middle
of August, given area in many cases
(if one be near the mark cts of Phila.
delphia or New York City will pay
six or eight times more than any other
vegetable. One enthusiast insists
that where regular plantation, as
for cranberries, is prepared, and irri-
cation used at pleasure, $4,000 or
$4,000 may be realized from a single
acre.
Few bits of greenery form q more
appetizing garnish.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-18

Think of member of the Cabinet
talking of fighting for the Monroe doc
trine at time when the Administra-
tion is violating both the spirit of the
Declaration of Independence and the
letter of the constitution in carrying on
a war Of conquest in Asiatic waters!-
New York World.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-18
Africa's Numerous Wars.

There are six wars going on in Africa
just at present. England is fighting
the Beers and the Uganda hill tribes.
France has three rather mild cam
paigns on her hands, all directed
against tribesmen in the interior, and
the Moors are battling with the tribes.
men along the boundaries of Algiers.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-18

'Pa," said little Harry, latter ma,
hit her thumb with the hammer today
she says she suffered untold agony
for 10 minutes.
my, my, my!" exclaimed the boy's
father wonders III never cease.
That's the first time she ever let any.
thing go untold that long. "--Chicago
Times Herald.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-18

Little Isaacs-"Faderl II a man
has one tousandt tollars and puts it
oudt at Der cent interest. vat vouldt
1t amount tor" Isaacs Sr-"Down.
right foolishness, mein sohn!"-Pu