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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1901-04-19

When you see the string Of people
going up by the Ormsby House, don t
think it is fire or a runaway. it is
simply people going up to VIII Days
new store. two blocks back of the
Ormsby House.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-05-03

Among the five refugees who ar
rived in this country from South Afri-
ca the early part of the week. the first
Boer fighting men ever seen here, was
a youth of 16, C. G. Snyman, son of
one of the members of the party. This
youngster was the hero of Gen. De
Vets division during the war. He
was little more than Is years old when
hostilities began and his father, who
was sheep herder in the Orange Free
State, took him from school and placed
rife in his hands to fight the Eng
lish. He joined the Boer forces un-
der Gn. De Wet, being made member
of the general staff. He fought in Is
regular battles and innumerable
sl1irmishes and never as much as re-
ceived a scratch. He has the honor
among his people of having killed the
first British soldier in the Orange
Free State during the war. 1t is said
THAI no less than dozen OF the queens
troops fell before his unerring rife
Young Snyman's heroism on the field
of battle attracted the attention of
President Steyn of the Orange Free
State who promised to reward the
young hero with farm II peace was
ever declared and the Beers got back
their property. He frequently ad
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-05-03

A recent study of the emotion of
pity has been made by Professor G.
Stanley Hall and f. H. Saunders by
means of a set of questions distribu-
ted among a number of school chill
dren and adults. 1t was found that
hunger in some form seemed to be
that which excited the deepest pity
in most of those questioned, and in
the case of the poorer children this
proved to be almost invariably the
case. "The children of the poor who
know what hunger is in tneir own
experience have far quicker and more
effective sympathies in the direction
of pity for the starving than children
who have never felt the pangs of
appetite themselves. Most people in
civilized life know almost nothing of
the very poignant suffering due to
lack of food, and adults have little
conception of the pain and distress
which children feel from hunger.
With the young it is very definite,
sharp and localized distress that may
rise to the intensity of agony and an
guish. At its strongest it may call
out all the forces of the struggle for
survival and prompt the best chill
dren or adults to theft, petty of great,
to forceful robbery and to mutual
slaughter and cannibalism. When we
reflect that the great nayority of
animals find their grave in the nav
of other animals. and that the strug-
gle for survival has been largely for
food, we can understand that it
speaks well for the race that ply in
this field, even for those of an alien
race and at great distance, who
suffer from famine, is SO effective.
To feed the hungry is one of the
primal works Of charity, and virtue
without it's own benison.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-05-03

Despite all oppressive measures
taken by the government, socialism,
or, rather, the Socialistic party of Ger
many. gains constantly in strength,
and even Brandenburg, which has been
affected least by the movement, has re-
turned to the Reichstag a Socialist for
the first time in its history. The re-
suit of the election has caused much
excitement in Germany. Peus, the
candidate, got q majority of 64S votes.
In Is years the number Of Socialist
members of the Reichstag has in
creased from % to 5S, two members
having been added in by-elections
since the general election in 1898.
In 1885 100000 Socialist votes were
recorded, and these increased 100000
in 1887, to 10000 in 1890, and in the
last general election to 2,250,000. 1t
is estimated that the next general
election will give the Socialists 100 out
of S97 votes in the Reichstag.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-05-03
The F1eteoT-ic Rise of
Charles M. Hays

by railroads which needed men such
as the Wabash had found in its hour
of need. Among these roads was the
Grand Trunk. The Grand Trunk peo-
pie sent to st. Louis for Mr.. Hays.
They offered to give him salary OF
$4,000 a year il he would come, and
he made contract with them to serve
as general manager five years at this
salary.
The eyes of railroad men followed
Mr.. Hays to the Grand Trunk. His
genius for results likewise followed
him there. Within three years he had
become so valuable to the road that
it broke the conditions of its contract
with Mr. Hays and increased his sal
ary to $4,000 year.
When Coils p Huntington died the
Southern Pacific railroad was without
a president and the office was offered
to Mr.. Hays, who accepted it.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-05-03
BALL ON SNOW.
Two ships Crews Had an Exciting Gamo
in the Arctlc8 Regions.

Baseball was introduced into the
arctic regions by the crew Of the
schooner Tnallium, which, under COM
mand of Captain Kent arrived yester-
day from Ivigtut, Greenland, with ii
cargo of cryolite. 1t is safe to say
that the national pastime was never
before attempted in the face Of such
difficulties
The British bark Silicon was at that
lonely Greenland port with the Thai
lium, and also loading for Philadel-
phia. The temperature while the two
vessels were receiving their cargoes
bordered close on to 80 degrees below
zero. The sailors, not being called
upon to handle the curious mineral,
shivered around the galley fires and
RAPIDLY became imbued with the lassi-
tude which is almost invariably the
portion of those called upon to endure
extreme cold. Captain Jansen of the
Silicon proposed in jest than
in earnest-that the men play ball
The idea impressed them and they de-
termined to brave the temperature and
essay the sport with which all of them
were tolerably familiar. A level plain
was found near Ivigtut, with floor
ing of powdered snow, frozen to the
consistency of adamant. Under the
midnight sun, and with wondering
audience of fur-clad Eskimo, home
runs and three-baggers were knocked
out. 1t was necessary for all the play
ers to bundle themselves up in true
arctic fashion. All hands wore gloves
so thai wild throws and errors galore
were many. Boatswain Brown of the
Thallium tied the score in the fourth
Inning by coming home from second
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-05-03
WorAderfxal
Career" %A

Few men in the whole wide world
draw bigger annual salary than
Charles M. Hays, the successor of the
late Coils P. Huntington, as president
Of the Southern Pacific railroad. Presi-
dent Mckinley gets $4,000 a year and
Charles NJ Hays gets $1,000 more.
Twenty-seven years ago, at the age
Of 10, Charles M. Hays was clerk
III the San Francisco railroad offices
in st. Louis with a salary of $40 a
month. A few weeks ago Mr.. Hayes,
now in his 46th year, became presi-
dent of the Southern Pacific railway,
the second largest in the world.
Mr.. Hays was 10 years old when he
became clerk in the st. Louis freight
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-05-03

Office of the old Atlantic & Pacific
railroad, now the Frisco. He was a
native of Rock Island, III. He en-
tered the st. Louis Office in November
of 1873. He began pushing himself
the day he went to work. In March
of the following year he had pushed
himself from the $40 per month posi-
tion into place in the auditors Of
flee, which paid $50 month. Next he
became clerk in the superintendent's
Office and in 1888 secretary to the gem
eral manager. In two years he was
assistant general manager at salary
Of 5000 a month. A year later he be-
came the general manager Of the Wa
bash himself, and his salary, which
always keeps abreast with the man,
went up to $4,000 a year. He con-
tinued in this position six years at a
salary of $4,000 a year, and the Wa
bash system manager much in demand
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-05-03

In Europe there continues to be
considerable discussion of the ex-
haustion of forest resources. A late
review of the wood imports and eX.
ports of France and other countries,
IN the Revue Scientifique, leads to the
conclusion that a wood famine is
soon coming. The problem is less
acute in the United States, where
reforestation is urged chiefly for eli.
matte purposes, but the prospect of a
wood famine has been considered
even here.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-05-03
A FridnY SuperstitIon.

A row of paupers' houses, very
at Aharacle, Mr.. Rudd of Ardna-
mrchan having advanced a consider
able sum for building purposes to the
parish council on easy terms. Accom-
mediation is provided for 10 persons.
A few days ago Mr.. II. Mcpherson,
inspector Of the poor, visited Aharacle
in order to superintend the removal
of the 10 selected female paupers to
the new cottages. They all occupied
houses which were in n wretched
state of dsrepair, yet each of them
resolutcly and peremptorily refused
to "nit." In vain did the inspector
dilate on the increased comfort and
convenienccs to be enjoyed in the new
dwellings. The aged danes were in
vincible proof against all argument
nor did threats OF compulsion and
sheriff's warrants have any terror for
them. AT length it was elected that
the disinclination to remove was
based simply on superstition. The
day of the week happened to be
Friday, and it appears that to change
quarters on that particular day consti-
tutes a gross and wanton violation of
all the canons governing highland
fitting" On discovering that the per-
versity manifested by the old women
was mainly attributable to "con-
scientious scruples," the Inspector at
once agreed to humor them, and the
removals were postponed until the
following day, when they were ac
complished without any opposition or
demur.-The Scotsman
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-05-03
TERMS MEAN LITTLE.



The following are few mistaken
terms which mean anything but what
they seem to mean: Cayenne pepper,
for instance, is prepared not from
pepper plant, but from capsicum Jeru-
salem artichokes do not come from
Jerusalem. The plant is not native
of the Holy land. Turkeys do not
come from Turkey. The bird is a ma
tive of America Camels hair brushes
are made from the soft, bushy tail OF
the common squirrel. German silver
is not silver at all, but an alloy Of vari-
Gus baser metals, which was invented
in China and used there for centuries.
An injustice is done to Germany in
calling the cheap but useful, wooden
cased clocks she has so long pro-
duced Dutch. The mistake arises from
the German word for German
"Deutsch." Cork legs are not con-
structed of cork-neither did they
come from the city of that name. The
usual material for a cork leg is weep
ing willow, covered with rawhide. Peo-
pie with or without cork legs some
times pride themselves they are wear
irg porpoise hide boots. So-called
porpoise hide is in reality the skin OF
the white whale. Irish stew is not
Irish, but an English dish; and Turk
ish baths did not originate in Turkey,
but in Russia. Cleopatra's needle has
nothing to do with Cleopatra, but was
set up about LOCO years before that
lady was born.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-05-03
SUBSCRIPTION RATES

carriers to subscribers in Freeland at the rate
of l2I6 cents per month, payable every two
months or Sl.jO year, payable in advance.
The TRIBUNE may be ordered direct form tho
carriers or from the office. Complaints of
irregular or tardy delivery service will re-
oeive prompt attention.
BY MAIL The TRIBUNE is sent to out-of-
town subscribers for Sl,5j a year, payable in
advance; pro rata terms for shorter periods.
The date when the subscription expires is on
the address label Of each paper. Prompt re-
rewals must be made at the expiration, other
wise the subscription will be discontinued.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-05-03

If there We're no such things in the
world as time locks, the Presbyterian
church at Mount JOY, Penn. would
be $500 richer than it is. The story is
queer, and therefore interesting. The
Rev. David Conway, while pastor OF
the church in question, was thrown
from his carriage in May, 1899, and
received injuries which soon caused
his death. When he realized that hiF
end was near. Mr.. Conway sent for
a lawyer and made his will, giving,
among other bequests, $4,000 to his
church. He was at once told that such
q bequest. if made within 80 days
before death. was invalid, SO he
signed an order directing the Mount
Joy National bank to turn over to II
w. Hartman. q member of the con.
gregation, bonds to the value of $500
which he had on deposit, and these
Mr.. Hartman was to transfer to the
church. Mr.. Hartman Immediately
endeayored to get the securities. but
the bank vaults were protected by q
time lock. and they could not be
opened until the next morning. Mr.
Conway died in the night, while the
vault doors We're still immovable and
consequently, though the bank gave
the bonds to Mr.. Hartman as soon as
it could. he was forced to hold them
until legal decision as to their proper
disposition could be secured. The de
cision has just been rendered, and il
is that the securities must be added
to Mr.. Conveys estate and divided
according to the valid provisions OF
his will. The Presbyterian church nat
urally regards the case as a hard one
and it's elders have their doubts
whether time locks are to be mum.
bered among the valuable inventions
of the age.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-05-03
4 YOUTHFUL BOER HERO

vanced tn within 200 and 300 yards OF
the Britiah lines in the face of rain
of bullets. bringing back information
to his commander. Young Snyman's
relatives, except his father, with those
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-05-03

A Massachusetts leather man pre-
diets an easing down of the price OF
sole leather very soon, on account Of
the invention OF New England
genius. Sole leather grows on beasts
in very limited quantities, and it is
hard to get enough of it. The invention
is to use leather scraps of all sorts for
the manufacture Of good, serviceable
sole leather. The scraps are worth
less for all practical purposes, and
generally rot in the streets and alleys.
But a machine has been devised that
tears them into shreds and makes
them into pulp, which is run out under
great pressure in continuous sheets
of good sole leather A fall in the
price of sole leather is predicted as
the result of this discovery of a way
to use the scraps.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-05-03
New zealand.s Mail Service.

New Zealand proposes to send let
ter to any part of the world included
in the postal union for 2 cents. The
theory is that increased business will
eventually make the system self-sup-
porting
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-05-03

sational accompaniment of a slide
from third base clear to the plate.
The Thallium's crew eventually won
by score of As runs to their oppon-
ents' 81. The Thallum is the first
schooner to arrive from Greenland in
twenty-five years. She is new vessel
launched at Bucksport, Maine, last
August. and built with a heavily tim
bered hull, especially for this perilous
de.-Philadelphia North American.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-05-03

The Philadelphia Medical Journal
declares that "it requires no mathe-
matician to discover that the shiftless,
the thriftless. the INDECENT poor-the
class which produces relatively the
greater number of criminals and
paupers, if not of the mentally de-
ficient--is increasing out of all pro
portion to the thrifty the well-to,do-
the class which produces relatively
few of the paupers and criminals"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-05-03

II wonder why Kaleacre put all his
savings under his pillow every night?"
Reckon he wants people to know
that he has enough money to retire
on. n."-Philadelphia Record.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-05-03
JUST A LITTLE SONG.

Just little song, dear,
When the heart is gay;
just lifting measure
In the lonesome day;
Just a thread of melody
On the weary way.
Just a little song, dear,
When the burden binds;
just snatch of music
When the toiler finds
Life little wearing,
And the days work grinds.
Golfers Weekly.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-05-03

The fourth census of the Dominion
Of Canada is to be taken soon, begin
ing the first week in April next. 1t is
expected to be completed within a
month. Besides the enumeration of the
people, industrial and other statistics
will be compiled as in the United
States. In the United Kingdom the
census is supposed to be taken in one
day, but no attempt is made to do
more than secure a count of the
population.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-05-03

The stoutest of European monarchs
is the King of Portugal, who is only
five feet six inches tall and weighs
30S pounds.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-05-03

Entered at the Postoffice at Freeland. Pa.
as Second-Class Matter,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-01-11
Quick and Convenient Schedules East
via Southern Railway.

Passengers from Middle and West
Tennessee points, will find the Southern
Railway to be the most convenient and
desirable route to all eastern cities.
Double daily service is afforded from
Nashville ON following schedule: Leave
Nashville $3.50 p. m, arrive Washington
second morning at 6:42 a. m, Baltimore
500 a. m, Philadelphia 1915 a. m New
York 12:43 p. m. This train is operated
via Chattanooga and Asheville, and
passes through that beautiful and
s"enlc portion of North Carolina poeti-
e8ily termed THE Land of the Sky"
Elegant Pullman Drawing Room sleep
ing car is operated from Nashville to
New York without change, and dining
car service is afforded east Of Salisbury
Another train leaves Nashville at $50
p. m, connecting at Chattanooga with
train leaving Chattanooga at 1000 D.
m, arriving at Washington $50 p. m,
Baltimore 11:35 p. m, Philadelphia 2:56
a. m, and New York 6;23 a. m H., and
carries Pullman sleeping car and day
coaches from Chattanooga to Salisbury,
and Salisbury 10 New York.
For further information apply 10 your
nearest Ticket Agent. If
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-01-11
MAYOR AND
ALDERMEN
Pass the Railroad Ordinances on
Second Reading.
Light Question Brought up-Pro-
posed Amendments to the
City's Charter.

The Board of Mayor and Aldermen,
at its regular monthly meeting last
week, passed on their second reading,
without opposition, the two railroad
ordinances one requiring the placing
of gates at the South Main and South
Garden street crossings, and the other
prohibiting the N. G. & st. L. trains
from blocking the passage between the
depot and the steps leading to the plat
form. AS there were only five Aldermen in
attendance, the ordinances could not be
taken up on their third and last readings,
as suspension of the rules requires a
two-t thirds majority of the Board. The
Alder men in attendance were. Messrs.
Brownlow, Voss, White, Mechanism
and Payne.
The light question was again brought
up, but nothing was done in regard to
the matter. Mr.. Payne of the Light
Committee, stated that he and several
other members of the Board had OBJ
tanned legal advice on the question, and
that it was the opinion of the attorneys
that the city could have, and could force
the Light Company to give, better
service, not only in regard to the arc
lights, but also in regard to the incan-
descent lights. I he most trouble
seemed to be with the incandescent SER
vice, and he had heard several serious
complaints about it recently.
Alderman White moved that the
Board quit paying the Light company
until they would comply fully with their
contract with the city. Mr.. Payne
seconded the motion, but, after some dis,
cussion it was withdrawn, majority of
the Aldermen doubling the ACCESSIBILITY
of such course. 1t was the opinion of
the Aldermen that the service now beng
given is some improvement over what
it has been heretofore, but Mr.. Payne
stated that he had had some experience
with this same Light Company in former
Boards, and it always happened that
the service improved every time they got
after the Company, and then fell back
again after they ''let up" on them.
Mayor Cameron stated that steps had
been taken to have the lights tested by
an expert.
The question of putting light at the
corner Of Glade street and Cemetery
avenue was referred to the Light Com.
mittee.
Chairman Payne of the Street Com
mittee, stated that he and City
Marshall Latta had gone over the
streets and found great deal of work
to be necessary, among which was the
placing of larger sewer on Yves
Seventh street, between Garden and
the Square.
The bond of City Marshall Latta wal
accepted, and other routine business
transacted, after which the Board ad
journed.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-01-11
Sold Their Bodies.

Nashville American: A queer
document has been filed in the
County Court for acknowledgment.
1t was bill of sale for the bodies of
two women to be delivered to the
purchaser after death. The pur-
chaser is a we'll known Nashville
doctor, connected with medi-
cal college. He said that the wo-
men came to him short time be-
fore Christmas and proposed to sell
him their bodies after death for the
sum of SIS, as they wanted some
monty to spend during the holidays.
The doctor was not willing to pay
the amount but made an offer of 50,
which was accepted, and the con-
tract was written and witnessed
with all the formalities of law. The
contract reads:
1--WE, the undersigned, being in
our right minds and having no near
relatives, desire to sell to DR..
our bodies after we are dead. There
fore we nave this day bargained and
sold to him our dead bodies, the ii
tie. and claim TO which is hereby
transferred to him for the considera-
ton of 81, the receipt of which is
hereby acknowledged
her
"ANNIE WOFFORD.
mark
her
JOSIE JOHNSON.
mark
"Witness: VIM. s. Booton, H. G.
Armstrong.
"Dec. 1907
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-01-11
THE NEW CENTURY.
1.-THE independently

[The independently
When in the dim. gray East shall rise
The morning of the birth
When thy first dawn steps from tn
skies
Upon the hills of earth
Shall waiting nations breathless stand
Oppressed with haunting fears,
OF what thou holdest in thou hand,
Thou coming Hundred Years?
Or shall glad world welcome thee
With laughter ana a song
Thou unborn child of Destiny
Whose reign shall be so long?
Who knows!-we only know that thou
Shalt enter like king
Into the courts-that we must bow,
Whatever thou dost bring.
What matter whether war or peace
Thou heralds shall proclaim
The story of the centuries
Is evermore the same!
Thy children-years shall tell abroad,
Through al thy mighty span,
Naught but the Fatherhood of God
The Brotherhood of Man.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-01-11
ANOTHER PHETON CONTEST.
This Time It Will Be Decided by Vote, and VIII Go
to the Man, Woman Child Who
Gets the Most Votes.

Commencing this date your
HERALD, the love the
the May HERALD COMPANY will give handsome
PHETON. will be exhibition Satterfed
sons from whom bought 1t sold with their full
first job And besides know from the Ph@'on
Spring the Fall THE HERALD
premium gives something worth having
only something worth having something
hope
then ask you time as favor to
friend
Candidates you know, candidates must
friends is what
he o candidates should
that early bird with apologies Anderson
Foster Start NOW and keep running That how Miss
Europe. more
and steady gait the last
expect least
half hundred candidates. and each
that will make aggregate of $780, and that is than
polled.
preacher foot or horse
pastor for him. If
he
perhaps faithful old Doctor almost
Make his easy by voting
Pheton.
favote school teacher If
Anderson Foster trip this Ph@n wnld
CONSOLATION purse"
somebody's old mother, no
Really
such it, in preference other.
ovliest girl in the world-do that.
will absolutely impartial fair rather
this article already longer,
mention of details
The important thing remember the polls open
the NOW before
could first Begin
those by
friends in other of the county, world
i accepted you your name, will
announce a candidate.