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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-09-17

New York, Sept. 1.-THE Pennsylva-
mia Railroad company's fast ferryboat
New Brunswick just after leaving her
slip at the foot of Cortlandt street,
North river, for Jersey City was run into
by steam yacht, the name of which
could not be seen. No person was in
jured on board the ferryboat but great
excitement prevailed until the passen-
gers We're assured of the safety of the
vessel. The New Brunswick was struck
amidships, making n hole ten feet in
diameter in the ferryboats side above the
water line. When the yacht got clear, it
was seen that her stem was badly stove
in, her foremast cut away and her main
mast broken above the masthead. The
New Brunswick lay by until it was seen
that the yacht was in no danger, then
went to Jersey City. The yacht proceed
ed down the river
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-09-17
kRUGER'S PLANS.
Wnrship offered by Holland to Con-
vey Him to That Country,

London, Sept ia dispatch from
Lisbon states that the Portuguese gov
ernment has telegraphed to the governor
of Mozambique authorizing the departure
of Mr.. Kruger for Europe.
The governor, however, must satisfy
himself that Mr.. Kruger is really going
to Europe. Meanwhile he is instructed
to take all precautions to safeguard the
personal security of Mr.. Kruger
The government of the Netherlands
has telegraphed to Lourenco Marques
offering a Dutch warship to bring Mr.
Kruger to Holland.
Mrs. Kruger, according to dispatch
to The Daily Express, has arrived in
Lourenco Marques.
The Lisbon papers say that Mr.. Kru-
ger will take the German steamer Her
zog at Lourehco Marques his destination
being Holland by the way of Marseilles.
A dispatch from Cape Town states
that the military authorities have taken
over the Netherlands railway.
General Macdonald, operating in the
northeastern corner of Orange Colony,
compelled the Beers to make n hasty
flight from the Vet river. He captured
81 wagons, quantity of cattle and
stores and $4,000 rounds of rifle ammu-
nitiOn
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-09-17
DayysOn's Output.

Vancouver. B. c., Sept. NV. A
Baer, a mining engineer of this city, has
just returned from Dawson. He says
that, according to the latest information
in the possession of the gold commission
er's office at Dawson, royalty will be paid
this season on $16,000.000. The actual
clean up will be $9000O00 more. just
before Baer left Dawson encouraging re-
ports had come from Stewart river plac-
ers, POO miles distant, and that another
exodus to that river had taken place
Good reports have also come from Little
Salmon.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-09-17

There Is a general impression that
the Chinese language, being made up
largely of words of one syllable, is easy
to learn, but this hardly appears to be
the case. The tongue of the Celestials
has plenty of monosyllables, but those
who speak it usually have to employ
more of them to convey their meaning
than they who speak the Anglo Saxon.
For example, Go there" in Canton
Chinese is "Hoay-gaw-chew-ee," which
is three syllables more than the Anglo
Saxon. "Come here" is "Loy-na-cha." :"
"Can you Is "Nung- -but-nung-ah? And
"What is your name" is "Ne-qu-zu-mut-
me-ung-ah?" These examples are quoted
from a circular to American soldiers in
tended to enable them to learn some
thing of Chinese. They seem to show
that the soldier has a hard task before
him to pick up even few Chinese
phrases and that as a world conqueror
the Chinese language has no chance
with the Anglo Saxon.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-09-17

Hancock, Md, Sept. 17.-Henry Burk-
holder, on board the United States flag
ship Brooklyn, now at Taku, China,
writes to friends here under date of Aug.
10 describing the battle of Tien-tsin. He
says that Immediately after the surrender
of the Chinese the looting began. The
American marines started for mint and
ransacked it, obtaining n large amount
of silver bullion, which the officers after
ward took from them. One soldier. the
letter states, got box full of diamonds
for which Admiral Seymour offered him
CDO OOO
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-09-17
RAILROAD TIMETABLES
r EHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD.
IL May 27, 1900.

ARRANGEMENT OF PASSENGER TRAINS.
LEAVE FREELAND.
! 2 M for Weatherly, Mauch Chunk,
Allentown, bethlehem, Easuon, Phila-
delphia and New York.
40 for Sandy Run, White Haven,
Wilkes Barre, Pittston and scranton.
1S II IN for Hazleton, Mahanoy City,
Shenandoah, Ashland, Weatherly,
Mauch Chunk, Allentown, Bethlehem,
Easton, Philadelphia and New Y ork.
80 Il IN for Hazleton Mahanoy City, Shen,
andoah, MT. Carmel, Shamokin and
ll45 a m Tor Sandy Run, White Haven,
Wilkes Barre, scranton and all points
West.
l 80 p III for Weatherly, Mauch Chunk, AL
lentown, Betnlehem, Easton, Philadel-
phla ana New York.
AZ III Tor HaZleton, Mahanoy City, Shen-
andoah, Mt. Carmel, shumokln and
Pottsyille, WeatherIy, Mauch Chunk,
Allentown, bethlehem, EasLon, Phila-
dephiu and New Iork.
"a p m for Sandy Run, White Haven,
Wilkes-Barre, scranton and all points
West.
z 20 III for Hazleton, Mahanoy City, shen-
andoah, Mt. Carmel and Shamokln.
ARRIVE AT FREELAND.
40 III from Weatherly, Pottsville, Ash
land, Shenandoah, Aahanoy City and
Hazleton.
II m from Philadelphia, Easton, Bethle-
hem, Allentown Mauch Chunk, Wealth
erly, Hazeton, Mahanoy City, Shenan-
doah, Mt. Carmel and Shamol<in.
80 m from scranton, Wilkes-B Barre and
White Haven.
! ] AS Il Ill from Pottsville, Shamolxn, Mt.
Carmel, Shenandoah, Mahanoy City
and Hazeton.
g 55p III from New York, Philadelphia,
EdsUon, Bethlehem, Allentown, Muuch
Chunk and Weatherly.
4 AZ p IN from Scranton, Wilkes Barre and
White Haven.
"a p III from New York, Philadelphia,
Easton, Bethlehem, Allentown, Potts
vile, Shamokin, Mt. Carmel, Shenan-
doah, MahanOy City and HuZlcton.
z 20 m from scranton, Wilkes Barre and
White Haven.
For further information inquire of Ticket
Agents.
iOLLlN II. WILBUR, General Superintendent,
~ Cortlandt street, New York City.
CHAS. 5. LEE, General Passenger Agent,
~ Cortlandt Street New York City.
}. 7. KEITH, division Superintendent,
HaZletOD. Pa.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-09-17

There is an old Chinese legend per.
haps the oldest of the traditional lore
of the Middle Kingdom, as it relates to
the very beginning of the empire, that
the first of the Chinese emperors was
half dragon and half OK, who set up his
government in precisely the region
whittier, if reports be true, the royal
family and clan have betaken them
selves to escape "the foreign devils"
There seem to be some elements of
pire began and gradually grew up
around the province of Shensi, and
there is significance at least for the
fanclful that after many centurles-so
many indeed that they cannot be num-
bered with any degree of accuracy
the Chinese imperial court is again in
its earliest home. 1t has Travelled &
wide orbit in the intervening ages, but
1t returns to the starting point scarcely
changed from what tradition says it
was originally. The description of the
first emperor as half dragon and half
OK is of course flgurative, but the figure
is not altogether inappropriate as ap-
piled to his latter day successors. One
must trust to Imagination for an idea
as to the intellectual qualities of n
dragon, but they are probably ruthless
and malicious, while we generally re-
gard the OK as stupid and strong. If
these are not the traits of the actual
remarkably well developed in the real
holders of power, who are using him as
a helpless instrument. Thus the resem-
blance between the old and new re-
mains perfect, and the ancient legend
holds true today.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-09-17
FREELAND, SEPTEMBER II, 100


Boxing is now not legal in New York
state. \ great many sporting men Of
the better class think this is a good
thing for the game. There are great
many people who like to see good ex-
hibition of scientific boxing, but will
not countenance the slugging matches
and disgraceful scenes witnessed under
the Horton law in New York One of
the things that went a good way to-
ward causing the repeal of the Horton
law was that the promoters and others
worked so many fakes in on the public.
Boxing in New York has indirectly
had good deal to do with the decline
in interest noted in many athletic
sports in the past few years. The yel-
low journals came out every morning
and evening with their sporting pages
completely filed with large pictures of
fighters posed in every imaginable po-
sition and the remaining space with
gossip of the ''pugs." People who read
such papers naturally came to the con-
clusion that boxing was the only sport
left. In small type, put in here and
there to fill up space, would be short
accounts of the doings ON the tennis
courts, baseball diamonds and other
places Of sport. People naturally began
to think other sports were not flourish
ing and of small interest and that box
ing was the only live one left.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-09-17

Atlanta, Sept. ia special to The
Constitution from Covington, Ga, says
Colonel Usher Thomson, in command of
the Second Georgia, shot and perhaps
fatally wounded Otto Fowler. Both men
We're armed, but Fowler was prevented
from shooting Colonel Thomason by his
tFowler's) brother, who was with him.
The shooting took place in front of
Fowler's residence. The trouble between
the two men is said to be of long stand
ing. Colonel Thomason's home is at
Madison
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-09-17

Erie, Pa, Sept 17.-Fire broke out
yesterday in the pant of the Erie Litho-
graphing and Printing works, doing dam
age to the amount of between $4,000
and $4,000. The loss is fully covered
by insurance. Tho firm will continue TO
fill orders promptly with the assistance of
the other printing offices in the city.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-09-17
rwenty-ons Fishing schooners Lost

st. Johns, N. F., Sept. 17.-Seven fish
ing schooncrs have gone ashore at
Conche, on the French treaty coast; four
at Engee, three at Griquet, five at Croc
and seven at Quirpon. All are likely tc
go to pieces. About 40 others have been
more or less seriously damaged by the
storm. Fortunately no lives were lost,
as all the vessels were in port at the time.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-09-17
Prominent 4EImira Man Dead,

ity, the oldest contractor and builder in
this city, is dead at the age of 81. He
constructed many of the finest public and
vived by one son, w. S. Gerity. head of
the wholesale drughouse of Gerity Bros.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-09-17

Chicago, Sept. 17.-I.ieutenant Gibson,
the great 3-year-old who was the short
favorite in the American Derby and for
whom 100000 was refused by Charles
Head Smith, has broken down complete
ly. Mr. Smith said he would be retired
to the stud and as soon as possible will
be shipped to Lexington, Ky.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-09-17

Amsterdam, n. Y, Sept. 1.-THE large
dry goods store of Young & Striker in
this place has been entirely destroyed
by fire. The bookstore of Seeley Il Con-
over and the furniture store of Hanson
& Dickson We're damaged by smoke and
water. The total loss is $4,000, par
TALLY covered by insurance.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-09-17
Got Their Fees Anyway.

McJigger-Young DIR. Downs recent
ly made $50 in a guessing contest.
Thingumbob-The only one who
guessed correctly, eh?
McJigger-Oh, no. Two other doc
tors got the same, and all three of
them guessed wrong. You see, they
were called in consultation over pa
tient.-Philadelphi Press.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-09-17

Victoria, b. c., Sept. ia story of
gallantry in which DIR. Schramier and 16
German cavalrymen We're the actors is
brought from the orient by the steamer
Breconshre. They attacked Taetse-
chwong, scaling the walls, opening the
gates and rushing the yamen. Then they
took the officials prisoners and made
them revoke their hostile proclamations.
The i'll treatment of Christians in the
city was instantly. stopped.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-09-17

The progressive nations of the world are Il c
great food consuming nations Good food we j
digested gives strength. If you cannot digest
all you eat, you need kodol Dyspepsia Cure. 1t
diRests what you eat You need not diet your
self. 1t contains all of the dgcstants com bined
with the best known tonics andrecOnstructives,
IL will even digest all classes offOOds in bottle.
Noother preparation will do this. IL instantly
relieves and quickly cures all stomach trouble.
Growers City drug store.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-09-17

Smoke and chew Kendall, Clock &
Co.'S XXXX union-made Mnftd by
the Clock Tobacco Co., Scranton, Pa.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-09-17

Partly cloudy and cooler today; fair
tomorrow; fresh to brisk northwesterly
winds on the lakes.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-09-17

The most dainty and effective pills made oro
DeWitts Little Early Rlsers They are une1ual-
en Tor al liver and bt wells troubles, Never
gripe' Growers City d. ug store.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-09-17
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.

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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-09-17

Entered at the Postoflice at Freeland, Pa,
as Second-C Glass Matter.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-09-17
Mr.. ROOSEVELT REPLY
Formally Accepts Vice Presi-
Dental Nomination.
THE LEADING ISSUES DISCUSSED

Governor Dexotes ,yu,h Sno.. 4,
""es'"h' "hi'h
He Says, Is Not n New One-History
of EXPANSION
New York, Sept. 17.-Goyernor Roose-
yplt's letter of accan+,nca of +bo ,or,ino.
+;,,, e..
'i h'i VIZ pieSiueht has peeh lssueu'
Governor Roosevelt says:
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tto r-,,,,al cta..- .a,,I...-, =. :,
w.. 0'4'e' mt "s ''e nep""i'ea"
'h''oi'"i con'eh''oh Win very deep sense oil the
hohor conferred upon me and with an infinitely
deeper sense OF the vital importance to the whole
country of securing the reelection Of President
Mckinley The nations welfare is at stake We
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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-09-17

While paying heed to the necessity of keeping
our house in order at home the American people
cannot, ii they wish to retain their self respect
refrain from doing their duty as a great nation
in the world. The history Of the nation is in
large part the history OF the nations expansion
When the first Continental congress met in Lib
erty hall and the lS original states declared them
selves nation the westward limit of the coun-
try marked by the Allegheny mountains
Even during the Revolutionary the work of
expansion went on. Kentucky, Tennessee and the
great northwest, then known as the Illinois coun-
try were conquered from white and Indian
foes during the Revolutionary struggle and were
confirmed to us by the treaty of peace in 1888
Yet the land thus confirmed was not then given
to us. 1t was held by an alien foe until the
army under General Anthony Wayne freed Ohio
from the red man, while the treaties of Jay and
Pinckney secured from the Spanish and British
Natchez and Detroit.
In 1903, under President Jefferson the greatest
single stride in expansion that we ever took was
taken by the purchase of the Louisiana territory
This so called Louisiana, which included what
are now the states of Arkansas Missouri Louisi-
ana, Iowa, Minnesota, Kansas Nebraska, North
and South Dakota, Idaho, Montana and a large
part OF Colorado and Utah, acquired by treaty
and purchased under President jefferson exactly
quired by treaty and purchase under President
Mckinley. The doctrine of 'the consent OF the
governed" the doctrine previously enunciated by
jefferson in the Declaration of Independence was
not held by him or by any other man to ap-
ply to the Indian tribes in the Louisiana territory
which he thus acquired, and there vote
taken even of the white inhabitants, not to speak
of the negroes and Indians, to whether they
willing that their territory should be annex
ed The great majority of the inhabitants, white
and colored alike, were bitterly opposed to the
transfer.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-30
FIRST WEDDING.

Mr.. Brady tells this amusing story OF
two weddings he performed on the same
day-one in the morning and one in the
afternoon:
THE first wedding fee 1 received was
SlG-a very large remuneration for the
place and people. After the second we'd
ding the best man called me into a pri-
vate room and thus addressed me:
What's the tax, parson?' Anything you
like, or nothing at ALL I answered. [
have frequently received nothing. Now,
said he, we want to do this thing up in
proper shape, but 1 have had no expe-
rience in this businss and do not know
what is proper. You name your figure
l suggested that the legal charge was
81. Ishaw! he said this amt legal
We want to do something handsome. >
Go anead and do it, I said; whereupon
he reflected for moment or two, and
then asked me how much / had received
for the wedding of the morning. Ten
dollars 1 replied.
His face frightened; here was a So
luton to the difficulty. I'll see his ante.
he remarked and raise him s., where
upon he handed me SIS
A man came up to him one day after
service and was pleased to address him
in this manner: Say, parson, that there
service and sermon was grand I would
not have missed EN- for five dollars"
Says Mr.. Brady:
When I suggested that he hand me
the difference between the amount he had
put in the collection basket and the figure
he mentioned for my missionary work, he
stopped suddenly, looked. at me with his
mouth wide open, and then slowly pulled
from his pocket four dollars and ninety
cents, which he handed to me without a
word"
Mr.. Brady says that the bronco was the
best possible horse for missionary Jour
neys, and draws this picture of the per-
verse little beast:
HE is an ugly. iIl-tempered, vicious.
cress-grained, understood, half-starved,
bitten, abandoned little beast and
he gives the missionary abundant oppor-
tunity to practice the sublime virtue of
self-restraint. AS horrible example Of
total depravity he beats anything that 1
know of. He is apt to do anything-ex-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-30

men after Childbirth in public, but with
the assistance of the poor woman who
had read the responses in the baptism We
finished that service also.
Is there anything more?' I was asked.
Yes said the mother of the dead
baby, coming forward with the little body,
which she had lifted from its coffin, clasp
ed in her arms. Won't you baptize this
one?'
81 gently told her that I could not bap-
tie the dead that it was neither neces-
sary nor right, but she would not be con-
WINGED. She begged and implored, and at
last fel on her knees before me. and held
up in front of me the still tiny, little
white bundle of what had been humanity.
and agonizingly besought me, in the ter
rffied accents of guilt and despair, to per-
form the-to it-useless service. ex-
planned the situation to her, as we'll as a
young man could. tod her the baby was
all ght, and that even though she had
faxed in her duty. God would certainly
accept her evident contrition Friends
took the baby away at last and raised her
up and then | turned and faced the awe
struck crowd again.
The noise had died away. the laughter
and tests were still, the rude speech was
hushed. Tears We're streaming down the
hollow cheeks of the wretched women. l
spoke to them that time out of a full
heart They listened to me say the
Lords Prayer in silence in the service be-
foe, and when I finished my remarks,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-30


Under the trees, In front OF one tent in
g little coffin. lay the dead baby
I slipped behind a wagon, not escap'n g
observation thereby, and put on my
vestments. an act which excited some
rude and Testing comment [ then step
ped to the side of The coffin faced the
crowd neTvously. asked them to be ST.
emf, and began the service AT the usual
time L made the customary announce
nent that the remainder of the Office
would ,e said al the grave. 5 AS | turned,
one OF the women stopped me with the
statement that they had several babies
to be baptized. l urged that they be
brought to the church, but they refused
If l would baptize the babies then. all.
right; if not-they closed their sentences
with characteristic shrugs of their should
ers. had made no preparation for bapt-
ism, but l decided on my course at once
They brought me an old chair. and 1
placed horse bucket. bottom upward
upon it, and covered it with a newspaper.
On the bucket@was placed an old tin 7an.
filed with wafer from the river.
FIRST BAPTISM.
1.-THE parents were to be sponsors, but as
none CT them could read English asked
If some one would mot read. tie responses
for them, and finally one of the hack
men and q wopGan in the crowd volunteer
ed. Fortunately / had an extra prayer
book in my pocket 50 We began the ser
| ivce. The crowd. which had swelied to
about a thousand people now, was quiet
and interested. The first baby brought to
ne was a little black-eyed, swarthy In
FAINT about tf.ee weeks old. When 1 asked
the name of this child the fathe- said,
Major Major what? 1 asked. Just
Majory he replied So the baby was
christened Major. Four other baptisms
followed in quick succession
When the ceremony was over 1 made
the previous announcement, again, and
was astonished when the mother OF Ma
Jor' said she had not been 'churched,'
and would l mind. doing it? l suppose
there are very few clergymen in the
United States who have used the whole
of the office for the 'Churching of Wo-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-30

the only truthful thing he had had an or
portunity tn say during the interview.
He was astonished. however, when the
lunatc said quietly: 'Wen, then. sir.
Tor preacher, you are the biggest liar
] ever saw
We conclude our extracts with char
acteristic story of the late Gen. Guy v
Henry, L. s. A, who at the time MIR
BRADY first met him. was a colonel OF
cavalry They both stayed at the same
boarding house, and the colonel often
TOOK care Of the baby of a young coupIe
"heh they attended church of a Sunday
evening, as they were too poor to have
a nurse:
Il remember seeing him, on ore &C
cslsion after services, rocking TO ami fro
holding the baby Ciasped tightly against
his breast; and when he was asked if the
infant had behaved itself he replied:
No. 1t did nOt-not at first. that L:
1t seemed to have some kind Of a cramD
or the colo; but I fixed it all right "
What did you do for it, colonel?"
Well. I have some fine old Holland
gin down in my room, and gave him A
good dose of 1t, and you see the result"
. 'Heavens! exclaimed the Young
mother. III alright. clasping he infant
to her breast, maybe you have killed IT,
No, haven't" replied the colonel,
imperturbably. It's all right I have
not been in command of q regiment of
men for ten years without knowing how
TO take care of baby, madam"