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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-04-19
To Push Mining Bills.

President T. D. Nichols and Secre-
taryTreasurer John I. Dempsey, of
District No. 1, United Mine Workers,
accompanied by John P. Kearney, OF
Archibald and Henry Collins, of Carbon
dale, forming the district judiciary com
mittee, left Scranton on Wednesday for
Harrisburg, where they will endeavor
to further the passage of several mining
bills.
Among the measures in question are
those providing for the Weighing Of coal
and fixing legal ton at 2,240 pounds,
providing for check weighing, for the
election Of mine inspectors, and another
dealing with mine accidents. This last
one stipnlates that medicine chest
must be stationed at the foot of each
shaft, furnished with all the necessary
appliances for keeping injured miners
alive until medical aid can be secured.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-04-19
Praising the Play.

Copies of Buffalo papers received at
the Tribune Office show that Mildred
Holland is breaking every previous
theatrical record this week in that city.
Never before in the history of Buffalo
have such audiences turned out to wit
ness any play as are seeing THE Power
Behind the Throne" at the Teck theater.
The newspapers of that city devote an
average OF column day to the play,
and il only one-half of what is said were
true and there is no cause to doubt any
OF IL, the thcatre-goers OF Freeland will
see one OF the grandest productions ever
placed on the American stage. The
fact that $3.50 is to be paid to have Mil
dred Holland and her company appear
here is in itself guarantee that the
play is far above anything heretofore
booked at the Grand.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-04-19
Candidate for Recorder.

In sporting parlance Sheriff James G.
Harvey has SHE'D his castor into the
ring, and has announced himself as a
candidate on the Republican ticket for
the recordership. Sheriff Harvey has
made beau ideal county official and
has added to the number of his many
friends during his present career. He
will make hot run during the coming
primaries and If selected he will make a
strong candidate for his party ticket.
Under the law sheriff cannot succeed
himself, but Mr.. Harvey's friends think
he deserves another term as an official
and have determined to push his claims
among the Republican voters.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-04-19
No More Lead NickeIs.

The manufacture of lead nickels in
this vicinity is said to have to come to
an end. These 'slugs," as they are
termed, were used to beat the various
slot machines of town, but eventually
they began to appear in commercial
channels. The bogus coins are fair
limitations of genuine nckels and many
are passing daily through business
houses without attracting attention.
Two young men suspected of being
implicated in the unauthorized coinage
have been discharged from Drfton
shops, and since then no more bright
"slugs" have come out of the slot ma
chimes.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-04-19
Wedding Indefinitely Postponed.

A wedding which was to have taken
place at Plymouth yesterday afternoon
was postponed indefinitely because the
bride ran away before her bridal dress
was placed upon her back. At the last
moment She convinced herself she could
not marry the man she did not love
The brideto-be was Miss Mary Herman
and she was to have welded John Hora-
bad who, with his groomsman and
friends, arrived at the house only to find
that the girl had fled few minutes
before.
Miss Herman's parents suspected that
she had gone to James Kuchnik, a
young man whose attentions they had
discouraged and whom they had for
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-04-19
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.

Beginning with Monday, April 15, A .
Oswald will close his store at 8 O'Clock
every evening except Saturdays and the
general pay nights.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-04-19
LENGTH OF TERM.
Foster Directors Find 1t Difficult
Question to Agree Upon.

A special meeting OF Foster township
school board was held Wednesday even.
Ing with all members present. The
president announced that the purpose
u the meeting was to take action on
he length Of the term and to transact
any other business that might be
brought before the board.
A motion by Messrs. Doubt and
August to have nine months term was
lost by these votes: For, August,
Doubt, Lesser; against, Ziestloft, Nc
Hugh, Keller.
A motion by Mr.. Ziestloft to make
the term eight months was withdrawn,
and was followed by motion for term
of eight and one-haf months, which
was voted down.
A motion by Messrs. August and
Doubt to have term OF nine and one
half months was next voted down.
A motion by Messrs. Ziestloft and
Doubt to continue the term as long as
funds will last was carried by vote of
to 2, Messrs. August and Lesser voting
against it.
Director Doubt was authorized to con-
suit the solicitor In relation to the stop
page of taxes by the Pond Creek Coal
Company, for which no return has been
made.
Tax Collector Lentz was present, but
the directors will look over exoneration
lists until next regular meeting
hessrs. Scott and Feeley, map and
chart agents, were present, but no pur-
chases in their lines were made.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-04-19
PLEASURE.

April 2O.-Hop of Good Wills Athletic
Association at Yannes opera house.
Admission, 25 cents.
April 27.-Lecture by Rev. o. G. Lang
ford, b. A., on THE Outlook for the
Twentieth Century" at English Baptist
church. Tickets, csc.
April 30-Ball of Local Union No. 1919.
u: M. w. of A, at Yannes' opera house.
Tickets, so cents.
May 4.-Beneft hop at Yannes opera
house. Tickets, 25 cents.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-04-19

''Fd like to know why it is," exclaim-
ed the angry father to his indolent son.
that you always stand at the foot of
your class in schoolv'
Its cause the teacher won't let me
sit down." drawled the lazy youth
Chicago News.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-04-19
The Punch Was Mild.

ut was remarkable affair."" said
the little man beamingly, zone of the
most original banquets l ever attend
ed"
"In what respectY"
Nobody once offered to sing For He
Is Jolly Good Fellowr Washington
Star.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-04-19

Watch the date on your paper.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-04-19
MISCELLANEOUS ADVERTISEMENTS.

L70R SALE-s6O0 for five-room dwelling and
L. lot. 5OXla0 feet, on North Brkbeck street
Sl.6UD for the John Dusheck property, S0xl50
feet, on North Washington street.
Sl,50O for the Charles Shiffer property 7Oxl5O
feet, on West Walnut street.
For particulars apply to c. o. Stroh.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-01-12
CATS CARRY DIPHTHERIA.
Alleged TO Have Spread the Disease
from House to House at
Hartford, Conn.

Cats in the vicinity of Park terrace,
Hartford. Conn, are doomed to die, for
the board of health believes they have
been carrying diphtheria from house
TO house. All the members of the fam
lily of David Van Setback have the dis
ease. One of the children died and the
health officials decided that the disease
was being spread by cats belonging to
Mrs. Van Setback. sick cat belong
ing to a neighbor was caught, and Med
ical Inspector Botsford discovered that
the animal had diphtheria. This cat
was often at the Van Setback house.
1t and all the Van Setback pets were
killed The health board empowered
Allen Sage, the city animal undertaken,
to have all sick cats killed. He en-
ployed several men and 40 were killed.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-01-12
IMPROVES MARCONI SYSTEM.
Prof. SIaby Shows the Kaiser How
He Sends Ten Messages Simul-
taneOusly to n Common Point.

Prof. Slaby lectured at Berlin on his
discoveries in wireless telegraphy. En-
peror William, the postmaster, a num-
Der of military and naval officers, sa-
wants and engineers attended.
Prof. Slaby calls the system spark
telegraphy in preference to wireless,
because the spark has hitherto been
indispensable for using the method.
He announced that he and Count
Arco, by minutely studying the prop
critics of the electric waves from the
transmitter, had discovered means for
removing great defect in the sys-
tem-namely, the impossibility of tel
egraphing simultaneously from several
stations to a common one by single
wire.
Prof. Slaby exhibited his instru-
ments, by which, by the use of an cleo
trio spiral coil which he calls multi
plicatory, he claims to extraordinarily
increase the effectiveness of the sys-
TEN. Demonstrations were made with
two stations respectively IA and four
kilometers distant, which were con-
nected with the lecture hall. Messages
were received from these stations si-
multaneously and ten times quicker
than by the present system.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-01-12
FORGING TO FRONT.
United States May Head List of
Exporting Nations in 1000.
For Eleven Months of Year our Ex-
ports Exceeded Those OF the United
kingdom-Decembe Promises
to Maintain Record.

The United States seems likely to
stand at the head of the worlds list
of exporting nations in the year 1900.
One by .one the great nations have
fallen behind in the race for this dis
tincton until during the past five years
only the United Kingdom and the
United States could be considered as
competitors for the distinction of be-
ing the worlds greatest exporters of
articles of home production. In 1894
the United Kingdom led the United
States by nearly S25O,O0O,OO0, and in
1897 the United States had so rapidly
gained that she was but 100000 900 be-
hind
In 1895 the United States took first
place, our exports in that year eX-
ceeding those of the United Kingdom
by nearly $1OOOOO,0OO. In 1899 the
United Kingdom again stood at the head
of the list. her exports exceeding those
of the United States by nearly $35 900.
coo. In the eleven months of 1900
whose figures have been received by
the treasury bureau of statistics, the
domestic exports of the United States
exceed those of the United Kingdom
by $5.473,67O, and should this rate OF
gain be maintained in December, the
United States will in the year 1900 show
a larger expectation of domestic prod
uets than any other nation in the world
Even this distinction, however, of
heading the worlds list of exporting
nations but partially tells the story oi
the wonderful growth of our export
trade as measured by that of other ma
tions. Comparing the growth of our
exports during the last quarter of the
century with those of the other great
nations of the world, we are able to bet
ter measure the wonderful progress
shown. France shows no increase in
her exports of domestic merchandise in
the closing quarter of the century;
Germany shows during the same pc.
riod an increase of about so per cent,
and the United Kinkdom shows from
1875 to 1900 an increase of nearly 40
per cent. while the United States shows
during that time an increase of prac-
tically 200 per cent.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-01-12
RICH VEIN OF COPPER STRUCK
The TamaraciS People Rewarded Aft
er Six Years of EXpIor-
alton.

The Tamarack Mining company at
Calumet. Mich, has begun to see frui-
tion of its persistent exploration for
the last six years. The company has
been during that time boring shaft
which is now 400 feet deep. The other
night at midnight a miners drill broke
through the rich copper-bearing rock
known as Calumet and Hecla conglom-
crate.
This is the identical formation which
has made millions for the Calumet and
Hecla people. The Tamarack manage
ment believed the mining engineers
knew whereof they figured, and the
miners found copper within a few
inches of the location designated by
the surveyors down a depth of nearly
a mile.
The miners are stripping the lode,
and not much has as yet been uncov-
cred, so that its richness in this par
ticular spot cannot be told for day
or two. More than $1.0OO,OOO has been
expended in this search.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-01-12
A RUSSIAN SCHOOL.
Splendid Work Being Done by Art
Institute at ST. Petersburg.
Like American Institutions of Learn
ing II Was Established by Private
DonatiOn-Stnrted with EndOw-
ment of 1O,OOO.OOO Roubles.

| Reflective observers discover nu-
merous resemblances between Russia
and America which are not accidental
nor mere condolences. One such re-
semblance is the liberality of people
of wealth toward public institutions.
This liberality, almost foreign to the
nations from which Russia has bor-
rowed most, is the product, in part
of the same conditions which have Law
ished private wealth upon the Ameri-
can universities and technical and art
schools.
Although Russia is in some respects
going to school in America. she is able
through the generosity of private cti-
zens. to give lessons in some matters
An instance is afforded by the Baron
Stiegiitz school of applied arts in st.
Petersburg 1t could easily be taken
as a model by the patrons of the in
dustrial arts in the United States who
are trying to reunite the beautiful and
the useful. Competent judges who
have seen the Kensington, schools and
the Ecole des Arts Decoratifs at Paris
award the palm of merit, completeness
of equipment and excellence of de-
sign alone considered to the Baron
Stieglitz school,
This school was established in 1879
with an endowment of 10000, 900
roubles, or more than $5.000.000, which
was given by the will of Baron Alex
anderStieglitz. The ministry of finance
assumes the administration of this
fund, or, more exactly. the supervision,
the active management having benin
trusted to friends of art and to art
lists. The state gave site for the
school and museum.
The school was opened with small
attendance and few classes, in 1861
1t has been steadily growing and en-
larging its field ever since. The mu-
scum was opened in 1896,
Pupils are of both sexes. They must
stand an entrance examination. and
must be over IA years of age. There
are regular pupils, who receive a di-
ploma as skilled draughtsmen" upon
their completion of the course, and pu-
pills in elective branches. The fees
are moderate and applied exclusively
to the uses of the school proper.
The result of this investment is that,
instead of procuring all their furni
ture and articles of vertu and bric-a-
brac from France and England as used
to be the case, the wealthy Russians
are now Patronizing home talent to
large extent. Side by side with the
shops with imported goods may be
found large ateliers for every sort of
decoration.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-01-12
BLOW TO EDUCATION.
Recent Decision, If Upheld, VIII Re-
verse London's school
System.

The decision of the queens bench
court declaring it to be illegal for the
London school board to spend the rate
payers money for teaching science and
art at evening classes for adults has
created perturba tion. Some 10000 pu-
pills are affected and the whole of Lon
don's educational system must be re-
versed if the house of lords upholds the
verdict The speaker declares it is the
most serious disaster which has befall-
en- education for some time. Columns
of comment appear on the subject in
the dailies. Other large cities are seri-
ously concerned, as they all have classes
similar to those of London. The head
masters of expensive schools appear to
approve of the decision, maintaining
that the school board is endangering
the existence of the secondary schools.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-01-12
FOR HELP OF SHIPPERS.
on claws Regulating the Trans
portatiOn and Sale of Game"

The United States department OF ag
riculture has in press and will soon is
sue bulletin entitled, Laws Regulat-
ing the Transportation and Sale of
Game" The bulletin was prepared by
DR.. T. S. Palmer. who has been charged
with the immediate supervision of mat
ters relating to game under the Lacey
act, assisted by II. W. Olds, an assistant
in the division.
1t contains a compilation Of such Sec
tions of the various state laws as relate
to transportation and sale. and gives
tables and diagrams showing close sea-
sons. species prohibited from shipment
and sale, limits of bags. and regulations
regarding nonresident licenses.
The bulletin was prepared to meet
the demand of shippers, transportation
companies and game dealers, who
sometimes find themselves in the posi-
tion of inadvertently violating laws,
with the provisions of which they are
unfamiliar and the requirements of
which they have no ready means of as
certaininp.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-01-12
est. Nicholas League"

Is an organization of those who read
the magazine lVhether subscribers or
not,) without dues, and it offers prizes
each month for the best drawings,
photographs, poems, stories, puzzles
and puzzle answers Some OF the work
sent IN by young folks shows surpris-
Ing talent.
No one who does not see "St. Nicho-
las" can realize what an interesting
magazine it is, and how exquisitely it
Is Illustrated il is a surprise to young
and old. OF literature it contains the
choicest, and in art it has never been
surpassed by any grown folks perlodi-
cal. The new volume begins with
November, 1900, and the subscription
price Is $500 a year, If there are
children in your home, you can hardly
afford TO be without 1t.
BOYS AND GIRLS who read this
ADVERT sement and who wish to find
cut more about The st. Nicholas
League and its system of monthly
prizes may address, without cost, The
81. Nicholas League, Union Square,
New York.
THE CENTURY CO.,
Union Square, New York.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-01-12
BANKS ON PROVIDENCE.
Russell Sage Makes Some Suggestive
Remarks About Obtaining
a Start In Life.

Russell Sage was asked the other
day what he would have to start in
life with if he had only ten cents in
his pocket. The man who has more
ready money than any other financier
in America replied: $50 long as had
Providence with me and my health
and strength / should feel like a man
already rich. If 1 had to take my
choice of beginning again either with
$1,OOOOO0 or with Providence l would
choose the latter. The million dol
lars would not last much longer than
ten-cent piece, but with Providence
to look out for Inc and suggest ways
and means, 1 should soon be able to
look a roll of money squarely in the
face"
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-01-12
CERTIFICATE.
Names and Residence, Members of Part
nerShp.

The State of Ohio, Washington county,
SIS.
This is to certify that Edmond w.
Webster, residing at Beverly Ohio,
and George Hardin, residing at Bever-
ly, Ohio, are interested as partners in
the partnership, transacting business
in this State under the name of The
PheliX Coal Company. The principal
office or place of business of said part
nership is at Coal Run. in this county.
The above are the names in full Of
all the members of said partnership,
and their place of business.
Signed and acknowledged by us this
27th day of December, 1900
EDMUND w. WEBSTER,
GEORGE HARDIN.
The State of Ohio, Washington county,
IS
Be it remembered, that on this 9th
day Of December 1900. before me, the
subscriber, a Notary Public in and fo'
said county, personally came the above
named Edmond w. Webster and
George Hardin and acknowledged the
signing of the foregoing certificate.
In testimony whereof l have here
unto subscribed my name and affixed
my official seal, on the day and year
last aforesaid.
RALPH STARTLING,
CSeal) Notary Public.
December 29th- 8 wks-Sat.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-01-12
QUEER FINANCIAL METHODS.
Sarah Bernhnrdt, the Actress, Insists
on Being Paid in Cash. to An
nOyance of Managers

Sarah Bernhardt's strange financial
methods are the subject of consider
able amusement and comment. but she
seems perfectly satisfied with them,
in spite of the fact she is approaching
the end of long career with little or
no fortune, although millions have
passed through her hands. She has her
own ideas on business and one of them
is that she shall always be paid in
cash. She refuses t6 accept checks un.
der any circumstances.
During the early part of her engage
ment at New York the fact that cash
would be necessary the next morning
was entirely overlooked. and it was not
until after the matinee on the first Sat
urday that the difficulty of complying
with the actress conditions became ap-
parent. She acted twice on that day.
and was to receive $1,000 for each per-
formance. No such sum had come into
the box office, as generally all the tick
cts are sold in advance. The agent,
therefore, had to face the problem of
collecting $1,000 before ten O'Clock the
next morning. The only thing to do
was to borrow the cash.
Finally the entire amount was raised,
and consisted principally of one and
two dollar bills. Nine. Bernhardt did
not mind that.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-01-12
MoRrARs OUT OF DATE.
Obsolete Guns-Accurate Aim
Is Impossible.

1t is an open secret in both the navy
and war departments that the average
battleship would think nothing at all
of sailing right up against whole bat
terry Of mortars, whereas it would hesi-
tate to encounter a single 12-inch rife.
The mortar battery fires its shell up in
the air at a distance of several miles,
and it is not an eXtravagant statement
to say that there is not one chance in
thousand of the shells striking bat
tleship moving even at the lowest rate
of speed.
1t is impossible to aim these mortars
al a moving ship, and even the range
fin 'crs are of slight assistance. Naval
experts estimate that battleships are
in more danger Of being struck by
lightning than a hostile blow from all
the mortars in the world
There are now in position 24O of these
12-jnch mortars, scattered along the
coast and supposed to guard important
ports on the Atlantic. gulf and Pacific
coasts. Besides that the mortars take
as much care as a rifed cannon.
TO cap the climax of the absurdity,
it is to be noted that even during the
last year no less than 81 of the 12-inch
mortars have been put into position.
TO show the contempt with which mill
tary men view these relics of bygone
days it is sufficient to say that prop
osition has seriously been made by
certain gunnery experts absolutely de-
flying the war department to anchor
an old barge a mile or so off Sandy
Hook and then attempt to hit it with
any of the mortars in position there.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-01-12
"Nature and Science" "

Don't bother me-I'm too busy" is
too often the remark from a grown
up person to a child who really wants
to know. The editor of Mature and
Science" gives careful attention to ev-
cry question asked by his young read
ers, and eve will write to st. Nicho-
las about 1t" has become the motto of
the department, which contains inter
esting short articles, beautifully illus
trated, telling of four-footed animals
birds, insects, water animals, plants,
and whatever pertains to Nature.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-01-12
Sage Your Money.

Every working man and woman
Should take advantage ~ the savings
department of The Marietta Building
and Savings Company, and lay aside
some portion of then earnings each
week.
No. Tiber Way. Open from 2 to 8
p. m. each day.
Dec. 5th-tf.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-01-12
Railroad Extension in Mexico.

During the period from August 1,
1899, to July 81, 1900, the Mexican Cen
tral railway expended for the con-
struction of new lines and equipments
S3,S4O, 600,
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-01-12
Something New
for Girls and Bows

During the past year est. Nicholas"
Magazine, which has been for nearly
thirty years the leading children's
monthly magazine of the world (and
now the only one,) has introduced sew
eral new departments which have been
extremely attractive and have greatly
increased the circulation. One of these
fa
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-01-12

Hold-up men should keep TO the side
walks and not invade street cars, says
the Chicago Record. The traction com
panies themselves are working the mid
die of the street.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-01-12
Not True to Tradition.

The Santa Claus of the University of
Chicago, however, says the Chicago
Tribune, is not a venerable party with
a long, white beard, by any means.