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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-09-19
Teaching the AIphabet.

This method was employed by q
bright young mother: Instead of an
swering her little ones eager inquiries
about the symbols on her blocks by
mechanical repetition of their names,
she made up play which should ia
miliarize the child with the letters
as individuals. First, she bought
large box of blocks of all shapes and
sizes; then, selecting twenty-six small
cubes, she painted the letters on them
and put them all in box by them
selves. Showing this to the child,
she told her that these persons all be-
longed to one family, called the AL
phabet family. There We're Mother
A and twenty-five children, and n
father, etc, who was away on q voy-
age and would not be back for some
time. The child's imagination seized
the idea with ayidity, and on the first
day he learned with ease the names
of the mother and four children. At
terward he was limited to learning
two new names each day until the
number was complete. Upon the in
PRODUCTION of each new member of the
family they built him a house of other
blocks, just the shape of himself, and
then drew his likeness upon paper.
Each letter had tale of his own
adventures to relate, and many were
the evolutions he was put through.
Within q fortnight the three-year-old
child was constructing new characters
by putting letters together. and the
rapidity and ease with which he pro-
ceeded to spell was approximations
ence Hull Winterburn, in the Wom-
ans Home Companion.
Summer Skirts.
The skirts of the sumller gowns are
most important. They must be well
made and well hung and in no way
interfere with long slender effect,
and yet they must be tucked and
pleated-a combination most difficult
to obtain. One of the newest gowns
has q box-pleated skirt, but the box
pleats are put quite far apart and are
graduated in width, narrower at the
belt than at the hem, and arranged
with a black panel between each
pleat. These panels are either entirely
covered with lace or embroidery, or
have bands of the lace and embroidery
across them and put on to give the
effect of a lace-trimmed underskirt
with a pleated over-skirt. The same
idea is carried out by substituting
for the pleats the fat bands oil the
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-06-30
uNFoRTuNATE EVENTS.

Fire at Pittsburg Friday caused a loss
of $4,000.
The dry, hot winds in North Dakota
still continue.
-Four Fden lost their lives in a mine
explosion at Champion, Mich.
One man was killed and six seriously
injured by the burning of the Morrison
hotel at South Bend, Ind.
Indiana experienced a fall of six
inches OF rain in ten hours. An i'm
mense amount Of damage resulted.
A northbound passenger train on the
Chicago and Northwestern, loaded with
excursionists bound for the Saengerfest
at Green Bay, Wis, collided with a
freight train at Depere. Six persons
We're killed, one is missing and "a were
injured.
A passenger train on the Macon
branch of the Southern railway ran
into washout near McDonough, Ga,
and was completely wrecked. The
wreck caught fire and the entire train,
with the exception of the sleeper, was
destroyed. Thirty-five people in all
were killed.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-06-30
5RlTlsH-goER WAR NEWS.

General Hunter has occupied Krug-
ersdorf.
General Butler has reached Stander-
tor and captured considerable rolling
stock.
The British have driven the Beers
from Machadodorp, the latter retreat
ing northward.
Lord Roberts army is now operating
in Orange River Colony against the
forces of President Steyn.
President Kruger's principal condi-
ton for immediate peace is that he be
allowed to stay in the country.
Lord Roberts is planning to hem in
the remnants of the Boer army, now
said to number about 5000 men.
Lord Kitchener had narrow escape
from capture at Leeuw Spruit. He
managed to reach his horse and gallop
away, but many of his men were taken.
Butler has advanced as far as Paarde-
kop, where Christian Botha is reported
to have taken up position to oppose
him. The Beers, however, made no
fight, but fell back, blowing up few
culverts as they did so.
The Netherlands Railroad company
OF, South Africa has received official
notification of the expulsion from the
Transvaal of 1,4oo of its employees, with
their families, for refusing to do British
military TRANSPORT work
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-06-30
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

One of the new armored cruisers has
been named South Dakota.
President Mckinley will be notified
of his nomination on July IL.
5 Great Britain is seeking a parcel post
treaty with the United States.
General Joe Wheeler has assumed
command of the Department of the
Lakes.
A party of distinguished Georgians
called on the president and invited him
to visit Atlanta on July 20, the ami
versary of the battle of Peach Tree
Greek.
The decision Of the immigration Of
fcials refusing Fitzharris and Mullet,
the released Phoenix park conyicts, per-
mission to enter this country, has been
upheld by the department at Washing
ton.
The United States has sent fresh
note to Turkey insisting upon an imme-
date reply to the demand for settle
ment of the indemnity in connection
with the losses of Americans at the
time of the Armenian massacres.
The secretary of the navy has author
lied the following names for the new
battleships and armored cruisers: Bat
tleships: Virginia, Rhode Island, Mary
land, Colorado and South Dakota. Ar
mored cruisers: st. Louis, Milwaukee
and Charleston.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-06-30
POLITICAL. NEWS.

/ Mr.. Bryan says the Republican plat
form is deceptive.
Theodore Roosevelt will, it is said
serve his term as governor of New
York.
David B. Hill is most frequently men.
toned as Democratic nominee for vice
| president.
Senator Hanna has been reelected
| chairman of the Republican national
! committee.
Thomas Shevlin has been chosen Re
publican national committeeman for
Minnesota.
Anti-imperialists held conference in
New York city and practically decided
to form a new party.
w. J. Bryan and party have returned
to Lincoln, Neb., where they will re-.
main until after the Democratic ma
tional convention.
Minnesota Democrats, in session at
Minneapolis, named delegates to the
Kansas City convention and instructed
them for Bryan and Towne.
Senator Wolcott was temporary chair
man of the. Republican convention and
Senator Lodge permanent chairman.
Governor Roosevelt was the center of
attraction.
The Republican national convention
renominated President Mckinley and
named Governor Roosevelt of New
York for vice president. Both nomina-
tions were unanimous.
Representative DeArmond of Mis-
souri,, an ardent silver man, says that
he thinks the interests Of the Demo-
cratic party demands that New York
present the candidate for vice president.
The platform adopted by the Repub-
ican national convention calls atten-
ton to the, existing prosperity, approves
the war with Spain, endorses the adj
ministration, renews allegiance to the
gold standard, condemns conspiracies
and combinations, favors further re-
striction Of immigration, demands leg
islation to stimulate American shipping,
promises reduction Of war taxes, favors
government ownership of the Nicara-
guam canal and demands the retention
of Philippines.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-06-30
CUBA AND PORTO RICO.

The postmaster general has issued an
order removing E. G. Rathbone, direc-
tor general of the posts of Cuba.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Bristow has been relieved from further
work in Cuba and has sailed for home.
The heavy rains that have been fall
ing throughout Cuba for the past sew
eral days have developed yellow fever
in several places where it has not APP
peared for some time
A fraud involving some Of the best
known Cubans has been unearthed in
connection with the Havana university.
Seventy-two under professors were
drawing $24, 900 year, most of them
having no classes and some of them
holding other government positions
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-06-30
FOREIGN NEWS.

DR.. Jameson has been elected mem.
Der of the Cape parliament
The queen Of the Ashantis is person
ally leading the rebellion against the
British.
The, Australian commonwealth bill
HAS passed it's third readingin the house
of commons.
The government Of Bombay reports
that there were 1875 deaths from
cholera out of II 900 cases during the
week ending June Is.
The British garrison at Kumassi is
still on half rations. Sir Frederick
Hodgson, governor of the Gold Coast
colony, and his wife, who are besieged
there, are well.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-06-30
Live sso.k Prices at Chicago.

CATTLE-Market 10c lower.
Sales ranged at $5.00@5.70 for good to
prime steers; $+.00@5. 40 for poor to me-
dunn; $3OO@4.75 Tor stockers and feed
ers; So 90@4 rs for COWS and heifers; 81. 40
@5 20 for Texas fed steers.
HOGS-Market 219@5c lower.
Sales ranged at $5.1O@5. 30 for mixed
and butchers; $5.20@5- 80 for good to
choice heavy; $5.05@5. Is for rough
heavy; So. U5@5.30 for light; bulk of
sales, $5.20@5. 80
SHEEP-Market about steady.
Sales ranged at &3.00@500 for sheep;
81 00@6 30 for lambs.
Receipts: Cattle. 21,00o; hogs 10000;
sheep, 14,000.
Grain and Provision Prices at Chicago.
WHEAT une, SOC; July, 86c; Au-
gust, 8714o.
CORN June 4111@412Sc; July, 4111c;
August, 421sc.
oATs-June, s52lc; July, $500; Au-
gust, 26c.
PoRK-June, s1s.ss1l; July, s1s, asN;
September. $l2.5s14@12 SO.
FLAX-Cash Northwestern, $l80;
Southwestern, $780,; September, 81. So;
October. 1.50
POULTRY Dressed. turkeys, 60;
shickens, 8@81zc.
BUTTER reameries 14@1s; dairy
13@161ac.
EGGS-Fresh, lie.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-06-30
FINANCE AND TRADE.

July wheat touched 86 cents at Chi
cago Saturday.
Consular reports show American
trade with China has doubled in four
years.
Chicago beer has been advanced 81
per barrel, the increase in price to take
effect Immediately.
Imports for the IL months of the
present fiscal year were $788, 1888, 722 and
exports 81, 264, 269, 007.
Snow, the crop expert, estimates the
wheat yield of Minnesota and the Da-
kotas at 75,000,000 bushels, as against
200,O00,000 bushels last year.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-06-30
NEWS OF THE WEEK
THE cRlsls8lN CHINA.

The silence of Pekin continues un
broken.
Lii Hung Chang has been commits
stoned to suppress the Boxers.
Preparations are being made to SEND
more American troops to China.
The administration still considers
The situation in China very critical.
Thirteen hundred Japanese have
sailed from Toxic for Taku, China.
Admiral Kempff reports that the
American ships did not participate in
the Taku fight.
l A special from Shanghai says that it
is reported from Japanese sources that
1900 foreigners have been massacred at
Tien Tsin.
In an engagement with the Chinese
army near Tien Tsin an American and
Russian force was unable to cut its way
into the besieged city.
The Chinese minister at Washington
made an effort to secure an armistice in
the landing Of American troops in
China but was refused.
An unconfrmed rumor from China
says that the dowager empress has
committed suicide and that the en-
peror has been murdered.
The Russians lost 100 officers and
men killed and wounded during the
fighting at Taku. Three of their war
ships were also damaged.
A French officer, who has succeeded
in getting through from Tien Tsin to
Taku, says that the Russians alone
have lost $50 killed and 800 wounded.
A cablegram to the American Mis-
sionary Society Of New York says only
three of the thirty American mission
aries at Tien Tsin escaped the massacre. 4
According to Japanese reports Ad-
miral Seymour has been captured and
the ministers have left Pekin, guarded
by Chinese soldiers. Their where
abouts is unknown.
Four thousand men of the allied
forces were having sharp defensive
fighting at Tien Tsin Tuesday and
Wednesday, with a prospect Of being
4uUlSOCIy'
A dispatch from Shanghai announces
that the UAited States transport
Thomas with troops for Manila was di- |
verified at Nagasaki and has arrived at
Taku with 1905 mer. 4
The international relief column I'M
der Admiral Seymour has reached Pc
kin after an arduous march. The
losses Of the Chinese during the march
is estimated at 500 men.
Admiral Kempff reports that four
Americans were killed and seven
wounded in the attempt to relieve Tien
Tsin. Admiral Remey has been ordered
to Taku on the Brooklyn.
1t is officially reported that the bonn
continues necessarily. The foreign
concessions have nearly all been burned
and the American consulate has been
RACED to the ground.
A semi-oficia1 dispatch from Toxic,
dated June u, says the japanese con-
sui at Shanghai confirms the reports
chat Vice Admiral Seymour has ar
rived at Pekin and that the members
If the diplomatic corps are safe. }
The position of the international
forces in Northern China, where 10000 I
men are striving to keepa footing and
% succor the legations in Pekin, appears
% increase in peril with every fresh
lspatch, Pekin has not been heard !
rom direct for ID days.
Rear Admiral Kempff reports that
he combined forces entered Tien Tsin
IN Saturday, June %, sustaining small
oss. They started on Sunday to re-
ieve the force which left Tien Tsin on
June 10, and which is believed to be
surrounded near Pekin.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-06-30
SPORTING NEWS.

Sidney Lucas, 20 to 1, won the Amer
lean derby at Chicago.
Terry McGoVern defeated George
Dixon in a Ground bout at Chicago.
Tod Sloane will leave England for
this country ip three weeks. He has
accepted mounts in several big racing
events on this side.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-06-30
PHILIPPINE NEWS.

Americans were ambushed, by Fill
pinos near Tagayan and seven men
killed and number wounded.
z Two hundred Filipinos met in Ma
Mia to determine honorable and decor
Gus methods for securing peace. The
results were submitted to General Nc
Arthur, who accepted them.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-06-30
RAILROAD NEWS.

A deal has been consummated where
by the Iowa Central railway passes into
the possession of the Minneapolis and
St. Louis railway.
The Illinois and Wisconsin Railway
company, with capital stock Of $780,
900, has been incorporated at Spring
field, Ills. The main Offices will be in
Chicago.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-06-30
Live Stock Prices at St. Paul.

HOGS = Market opened steady and
closed weak. Range of prices $5.071a@
519A,
CATTLE-Market dull and weak.
Sales ranged at $4.oo@4.4o for choice
butcher cows and heifers; S4.5O@5.Oo for
choice butcher steers; S3.50@4.00 for fat
bulls 81 OO@5.Oo for veal calves; So. 500
400 for stockers and feeders
SHEEP-Marke5 for stock stuff at 25c
lower. No receipts.
Sales ranged at s3.5o@3.75 for sheep;
$4.75@500 for fat lambs.
Receipts: Cattle, 200; calves SO; hogs
1 100
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-06-30
LABOR NEWS.

Work has been resumed at the Rock
ford, Ills, plant Of the Glucose Sugar
Refining company.
Cars are running regularly in St.
Louis without molestation. Many Of
the lines are poorly patronizad.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-06-30
news OF NOTED PERsoNs.

Senator Platt Of New York is Sc
riously i'll.
Ex-Queen Liliuokalani. in an address
at Honolulu, urged Hawaiians to do
their duty as American citizens.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-06-30
Sioux City Live Stock.

CATTLE-Market weak to 1Oc lower.
Sales ranged at $4.60@4.90 for beeves;
So 5o@4.oO for cows, bulls and mixed;
s. O0@4. 10 for stockers and feeders.
HOGS-Market shade lower. Range
of prices, S5O71a@51o
Receipts: Cattle, 1900; hogs, 1900.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-06-30
MARKET QUOTATIONS.
Price of wheat at Du1uth.

Price of Wheat at Duluth.
WHEAT-Cash No hard. 89c; No. l
Northern, 875sc; No. 2 Northern. $3.50.
To Arrive-No. 1 hard, 1920; No.
Northern, S75sc; July, S776c; September.
$3.50.
FLAX-Cash, $3.50; September, s155s
October, $1.5o
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-06-30
Grain Prices at MINNEAPOLIS.

WHEAT-In Store-No. Northern,
June, $50; July, SS15c; September, SOC.
On Track-No. hard, 917sc; No.
Northern, $3.50; No. 2 Northern, 1880.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-06-30
CRIMINAL NEWS.

The grand jury has dismissed the
cases Of conspiracy against the officers
of the American Ice company.
Major Schaefer of Minneapolis, with
the Fourteenth Minnesota during the
Spanish war, killed himself at New
Prague, MINI.
At Cedar Rapids, Ia, Charles Mefford,
a maniac, killed James Fitzsimmons,
fatally injured Joseph Drake and seri-
ousIy and possibly fatally injured Mrs
James Fitzsimmons, slightly injured
Miss Kate Fitzsimmons, and then end
ed his own life.
THE DEATH RECORD.
Henry Finehout, the oldest railroad
conductor in the world, is dead at ST..
Paul.
John H. Butler, ore Of themost prom
inent lawyers of Indiana, is dead, aged
81 years.
Martin ]. Russell. one of the proprie-
tors and editors of the Chicago Chroni-
Gle, is dead.
The Russian minister Of foreign af-
fairs, Count Muravieff, died suddenly
at ST. Petersburg.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS ITEMS.
St. Paul's population is said to be
1853, ia.
The Worlds W. @. T. U. is in session
at Edinburgh, Scotland.
Richard Croker admits that he is
stockholder in the American Ice COM
pany.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-09-08

nor best to become too intimate with
new acquaintance, who are up to the
! time you meet them eI tire strangers
10 you and untouched or by mutual
friends
1 do not say hold aIoot from new ar
rivals because they ar unknown to
you. But do caution ,u to be care
full to talk only upon g neral subjects
which could not in any way lead you
into difficulty through Them.
Women at vacation resorts are apt to
jump impulsively toward the making
of new acquaintance and are far less
discriminating and prudent than they
are wont to be at home, fine clothes
and suave manners being an open Sc
same to their good will.
Never enter into personal topics con-
corning your neighbors or yourself with
people whom you have but recently
met.
Sweet and tender. strong and true
friendships which have lasted a life
time have been formed between women
who have met at summer resorts and
learned to care for each other more
than ordinary acquaintance; but re-
member such a friendship is the result
of years. -t.
Perhaps not one guest out of many
thousands who cCme and go at these
great resorts could be stigmatized by
the severe name of fraud. or, severer
still, professional thief But be care
full that it is not that thousandth guest
that you have met and are exchanging
condolences with so rashly
Let me hope that you who are so
thoughtless as to make intimate
friends out of strangers in few hours
time will heed this little bit of timely
warning.
The old. tried and true friends are
the best, my dears; always the best
and safest.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-09-08
FRIENDSHIPS OF
a VACATION TIME.
1t Is Not Wise To Be Too Intimate
With Strangers. Better Cling
To Old Friends.
EEEM
By Helen Ward.

OF course it is very pleasant to know
every one IN the hotel where you are
spending your vacation, and if you are
on chatting terms the pleasure is dou-
bled certainly.
1 would warn you, however, not to
make too much OF confidante of the
charming lady who has just arrived
with her handsome husband and who
seems to be very agreeable and is such
an entertaining conyersationalist.
Think twice before you allow your
self to be subtly drawn into betraying
to the genial couple just how many
diamond ornaments you are carrying
in the little channels bag about your
neck; the number of sterling silver,
pieces you packed up and put away
so carefully, where thieves would new
er think of looking for them, ere you
left home; of the sealskin sacques in
yonr closets there. and of the amount
of money you have by you which dear
papa was so kind as to insist upon
sending you, and which you have no
earthly way to spend.
Keep to yourself whether your
at home have as much silver
as you have, and where they keep it,
and how many people at the hotel
wear diamonds, and where their rooms
are situated.
Indeed, my dears, it is neither wisest
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-09-08
PRETTY GOWNS FOR
GROWING GIRLS.
For the First Time in Her History
the French Maiden Is Wearing
Fashionable Dresses.
STYLES FOR NEW BODICES.
Skirts Will Be Much Trimmed But
There Is Word That TUNES
Will Soon Disappear.
SOME FASHIONABLE TRIMMINGS.

TrouviIIe, France.-The dainty French
girl is emerging from the severely pro-
sale condition in which her mother
has always kept her into one that is
more agreeable for the girl and GER
tseinly more attractive to the outside
world.
1t is a wonder that the French girl
has. ever married. Kept in the nursery
and the schoolroom, denied the pleas
ures of the world, seldom or never
visiting the theatre or opera, going no
where and seeing no one, she has
grown up a big-eyed innocent creature,
as unlike the American girl as it is
possible to picture her.
After her marriage, which was al
ways arranged by her parents, the
shrinking French girl energies into the
society woman, no longer timid, nor
retiring, but with her whole life, bent,
apparently, in making up for the time
she lost in her girlhood.
The Misses Van Allen, daughters of
J. ]. Van Aleu- the wealthy American
who was appointed to the Court of
Italy by President Cleveland but who
resigned from diplomatic reasons, were
educated in France, after their moth
ers death, which occurred when they
were tiny children. To their horror
they were allowed no pleasures beyond
a few most simple ones, such as were
given to a child of tour; and when they
sought to gain the intellectual freedom
of grown women they were restrained.
So, with Miss Pauline Astor, but, in
both cases, the fathers of the girls res
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-09-08
Bad Catholics.

1t is unreasonable and unjust to
judge the holy Catholic church by the
bad lives of many unfaithfuI members.
Catholics are bad in as far as they do
not live as Catholics. The Catholic
church is good tree and as such can
bring forth only good fruit; but as you
can find bad fruit on the best tree, so
you will also find bad fruit on the good
tree of the Catholic church. But, as
bad fruit on good and healthy tree
does not owe its being bad to the good
tree, but to some bad influence from
without. so the bad conduct of so many
Catholics is due, not to the church, but
to some bad influence outside the
spirit of the church He who lives up
fully to the teaching and direction of
the Catholic church will infallibly be-
come saint All saints whose sane
tity God has made known by miracles
were children of the Catholic church
without a single exception. and saints
are nothing else but the fruit of the
good tree Of the Catholic church.