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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-06
THE DELAWARE, SUsQUEHANNA AND
4 SCHUYLKILL RAIIRoAD.

Time table in efe March TO- 1901.
Trains leave Drifton for Jeddo, Eckley, Halle
Brook, stockton, Beaver Meadow Road, Roam
and Hezeton Junction at eco m, daily
except Sunday; and OF m, 2 81 M Sunday
Trains leave Dritton for Harwood, Cranberry
Tomhickcn and Deringer ut 60 a M daily
except Sunday and 701 u III, 23S m, Sun
iay.
Trains leave Drifton for Oneida Junction
BsrwOod Road, Humboldt Road, Oneida and
Sheppton at 90 m, daily except Sun
day; and O7 a N, 2 3s IN, Sunday.
1rajns leave HazloIon Junction for Hsrwood
Cranberry, Tomhicken and Deringer at 35 a
m, daily except sunday; and So IN, % . m,
Sunday.
Trains leave Hazlcton Junction for Oneida
junction, Harwo0d Road, Humboldt Road,
Qaeda and SheDpton at 32, II 10 m, ii D N,
daily except Sunday; and 81 a IN, 3 IL N,
Treins leave Deringer for Tonhcken, Cran-
berry, BaI wood, Hazleton Junction and Rngn
at % y M, daily except Sunday; and 9S7
n, " N. Sunday.
Trans leave Sheppton for Oneida, Hupboldt
Road, daIwood Road, Oneida junction, IIazle-
ton junction aad hoan at IL II m, l2 40. 5 70
p m, daily except sunday; and II a IN, IA
p m, Sunday.
Road, Stockton, Halle Brook. Ecltey, Jcddo
and prifton at 26 p M, dnily, except Sunday:
and IL n IL, 8 "A m. Sunday
Trains leave Hazleton Junction for Beaver
h,eadow Road, Stockton. Hezle Brook, Ecklcy,
Jeddo and Drfton Mt $40 ID m. daily
except Sunday; aud 10 10 a N, 8 40 D 10. Sunday.
AN trains connect at Hazleton Junction with
electric cars for Hazleton, Jeauesvile Audeu-
rled and other points on the Traction Com
Train leaving Drifton at 800 a m makes
connection at Deringer with 2. X. r. trains for
Wilkesoarre' Sunbury, Harrisburg and poipts
LUTHER @. SMITH. Superintendent
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-06

During General Sherman's famous
"march to the sea" both north and
south were completely mystiled as to
what point the general was striking
for, and one day an old Georgia plant
er who had called at his headquarters
and enjoyed his good cheer asked him
boldly if he had any objection to tell
ing where his army was bound. Not
the least" said Sherman. Then, lean
ing over he whispered in his guests
ear, but so loudly that everybody else
In the tent overheard it, I'VE are going
pretty much where we - pleased?
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-06
BOROUGH School Business.

The December meeting OF Fre5land
school board, held on Wednesday even
ing, was attended by Directors Brogan,
Buckley, Isaac, Kelly, Kline. McCole,
Purcell and McGeehan. the latter act
ing as presiding officer.
A request from Freeland Silk Mill
Company, asking exoneration Of taxes
for the current year, was granted.
A communication from Louis kugler,
asking rs cents for damages alleged to
have been done to his window by school
children, was read. No action was
taken.
The publishers Of the Nature Cabinet
offered the complete set to the board
for S7s, with one year to pay for the
work. Their offer was filed.
Bids on furnishing additional radia-
ton in rooms ?, 3, 6, and High school
Of the Daniel Coke building were re-
ceived as follows: NJ. Nj. O'Boyle,
SlO5 so; w E. Martin, S12o, The
former was awarded the contract, the
work to be completed before January l
next.
The secretary was instructed to ask
for a settlement from ex-Tax Collector
Daniel Kline, who owes the district
S413,O4, subject to generations, abate-
ments and commission.
The secretary was instructed to re-
turn all empty ink kegs to the manu-
facturers and receive credit for same
on a keg of ink,
Supervising Principal Williams re-
ports for the first and second months
of the term were presented and ordered
filed. The enrolment of pupils for the
second month was 995; number in at
tendance, 962.
The principal extended an invitation
to the directors to attend the district
institute to be held here tomorrow
1t was decided to pay the teachers a
half-mouth's salary on December "a,
and to close the schools from that date
to January 3.
L IC NcGle WAS ulutIcu W pIuCul Z
l,2oo cover envelopes for pupils report
cards.
Treasurer McCole reported balance
on December l Of 81 ,6O723.
The condition Of Ridge street building
was the subject of much discussion.
The basement was reported as being
unclean and unhealthy. The super
vising principal and the principal of the
building were instructed to prepare
rples to govern the building and have
the same enforced. The building com
mittee is to have the basement cleaned.
These bills were ordered paid: Hud-
son School Furniture Company, desks.
etc, S3l77O; CHM & Co., books, Sls9. 81;
Heath x Co., books, S52 SO; Frecland
Water Company, water, SO AZ; Asa Rute,
wiring, So: +. b. Shelhamer hauling
coal, 81. So
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-06
Mrs. CornwaIiis-west's wit.

Not so long ago Joseph Chamberlain
refused, with that firmness, not to say
obstinacy, that is so irritating to the
inquirng mind, to discuss the war with
Mrs. George Cornwallis-West. Il see"
she said sweetly, you prefer to discuss
your lndiscretions in public" Not long
after the colonial secretary made some
rather sarcastic remark about the po-
litical activity of certain women. add
ing that he could not understand why
American women, who kept out of pol
itics at home, overwhelmed us in Eng
land. "Ah," said Mrs. Cornwallis-West
innocently, american men are too in
telligent to need our educating infu-
ence."
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-06
FOR THE HOUSEWIFE


New bread is well known to be less
dgestible than stale bread. although it
need not be so. There can be no ques-
ton, however, of the vastly superior
flavor of the former, ana hence the
preference of many people for hot rolls
for breakfast, says the Baltimore Dali
ly News. So far the palate would ap-
pear not to be safe guide to diges
tion. Hot rolls, however, when masti
Gated properly. should not offer any
difficulty to the digestive organs. A
slice of stale bread, on being broken
with the teeth. resolves into more or
less hard, gritty particles, which, un-
less they Were softened by the saliva,
would be almost impossible to swal-
low. The particles would irritate the
throat and the gullet. The fact is,
therefore, that man is compelled thor
oughly to masticate and to impregnate
stale bread with saliva before he swal-
lows it. This act, of course, partially
digests the bread and thus makes it
in fit state for digestion and absorp-
tlon farther on in the alimentary tract.
This is why stale bread appears to be
more digestible than new bread.
New bread, on the contrary, Is soft,
doughy or plastic, and there appears
to be no necessity to soften it with sa-
Iva; hence it escapes the preliminary
digestive action of the ptyalin of the
saliva. New bread, in other words, Is
in reality ''bolted," and "bolting' ac-
counts for many of the Ills arising
from dyspepsia. Accordingly hot rolls
should be enjoyed for breakfast with
out any fear of dyspepsia so long as
the bread is good and so long as pains
are taken to masticate it thoroughly.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-06
NEW SHORT STORIES
ChnritY of Dam Rice.

The circus has not always been con
sidered desirable adjunct to the
church, and it must have been n des-
perate situation that tempted n group
cf Indiana women to seek aid in such
Il quarter.
1t happened at time when the fa-
nous Dan Rice was trying to steer his
circus through financial breakers. He
had got as far as Nincennes, and there
one day in a melancholy mood he was
standing in front of the tent figuring
on the prospect of getting out of town
at all and gloomily listening to dis
paraging comments on his band by the
townsfolk when he was approached by
a party of ladies', one of whom said:
Colonel Rice, we have always heard
of you as very charitable man. Tn
fortunately our church has been dam
aged and needs new roof. We
thought you might be willing to sub
scribe toward it."
The humor of the situation appealed
to the old Snowman. Here he WAS,
without a dollar he could call his own,
asked to contribute to charity. He
pulled nickel out of his pocket and
said with the utmost gravity:
Ladies, this may appear TO you a
small amount, but it represents all the
money | possess. However, | believe
heartily in the cause you are pleading,
and l shall not utterly refuse your re-
quest. | promise you that if this show
does any business here | will not only
contribute toward repairing your
church, but | will put Il new roof on
it."
For one reason or another-perhaps
the ladies might explain 1.-THE two
performances that day netted so large
a sum that the old Snowman was eli.
ablcd to pay his way to the next town
and the church TO rejoice in new roof.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-06
RAILROAD TIMETABLES
r EHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD.
IL June =, 1901.
ARRANGEMENT OF PASSENGER TRAINS.
LEAVE FREELAND.

ARRANGEMENT OF PASSENGER TRAINS.
LEAVE FREELAND.
l2 a m for Weatherly, Mauch Chunk,
Allentown, bethlehem, Easton, Phiu-
dCphia and New York.
"a q III for Sandy Run, White Haven,
Wilkes Barre, Pittstou and Scranton.
8 5 9, III for Hazleton, Weatherly, Mauch
Philadelphia, New York, Delnno and
potJsville.
80 a IN for Hazeton, Delano, Maharoy
City, Shenandoah and Mt. Carmel.
! AZ III for W catherly, Mauch Chunk, Al
lentown, bethlehem. Easton, Phila-
dephia, New York, Hazleton, Delano,
Mahanoy City, Shenandoah and Mt
Carmel
lis IN for White Haven, Wilkes Barre,
Scranton and the West.
4 IA III for Wcathcrly. Mauch Chunk, AL
lentown, Bethlehem Easton, Philadel-
phia, New York. Hazleton, Dcluno,
Mahanoy City, Shenandoah. Mt. Carmel
and PottSville.
35 N for sandy Run, White Haven,
Willies-Barre, scranton and all points
West.
z 20 p IN for Hazeton.
ARRIVE AT FREELAND.
z "a a m from Pottsvile, Delano and tTaz-
Teton.
8 l2 m from New York, Philadelphia Eas-
ton. Bethlehem, Allentown, Mauch
Chunk, Weatherly, Huzleton. MahunOy
City, Shenandoah and Mt. Carmel
30 4 n from Scranton, Wilkes-larre and
IL 5 Il a IN from Pottsville. Mt. Carmel, shen-
andoah, hahanoy City, Deluno and
Hazieton.
l2 as y m from New York. Philadelphia,
Eoston, Bethlehem, Allentown Mauch
Chunk and Weathcrly.
4 "A p III from Scranton, Wilkes Barre and
8 35 p m from New York, Philadelphia,
Easton, bethlehem Allentown, Mauch
Chunk, WeatheIly. Mt. Carmel, Shenan-
doah, Nahanoy City, Delano and Halle
ton
7 30 ? m from Scranton, Wilkes Barre and
White Haven.
For further information inquire of Ticket
agents
RuLLIN B.WlLRUR. General Superintendent,
20 Cortlandt street. New York City,
CHAS. s. LEE. General Paet tenger Agent,
26 Cortlandt Street, Now York City,
G. }. 6ILDROY, Division Superintendent,
HaZlcton, Pa.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-06

goodby, justice. I'll gel her up here
again some day
"The justice sat down, looking like
n man wickedly cheated out of 50, and
the sidewalk gentlemen all sank back
in their chairs. Harry laughed all the
way home, but | didn't laugh ut all.
In fact, | am mad yet whenever
think of it. Wasn't he horrid Y-De-
trot Free Press.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-06
Made Mr.. McKinIey's Speech


A well known general Of the civil
war, who has since become prominent
In United States politics and is now a
senator from one Of the western states,
was going to speak at a political meet
ing at Marlboro o., and so also was
Mr.. Mckinley, then a congressman.
They drove down from Canton togeth-
er. AS they were driving along the
general asked his companion for some
suggestions, and the latter kindly eX-
plalned the situation and advanced ar
guments in support of the position Of
the Republican party Mr.. Mckinley,
as usual, had his subject well in hand,
but, in addition, was fortified with
notes giving certain statistics in cor
roboration of his argument He told
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-06
War News of the Day.

"Well," he remarked casually, 1--WE
don't get as much war news IL the
papers as we did awhile ago"
"Oh, don't know" was the reply.
Look on the sporting page"
What is to be found there"
"The accounts of the football
games. ."-Chicago Post.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-24

it is worthy of the highest praise. The
setting Of the second act, the exterior of
college, was aptly described by Ella
DDelahay. played by the dainty tOza, Wal
drop, as the scholars paradise" The
new wood border, admirably painted. was
a feature of the set Now, to the Alca
Ear stock company: Rarely has this cap
able dramatic organization been seen to
such admirable advantage as in Char
ley's Aunt" Alsop as Jack Chesney was
excellent, Gersons Sir Francis Chesney
was very good, Shumer's Charley Wykem
was sprightly Howard Scotts Spettigue
adequately eccentric, Frank Bacon's
Lord Babberly screamingly droll Royal
Dana Tracy's idea of Brasset was perfect
ly in keeping with the idea of the charac-
ter. OF the ladies Margaret Wycherley
and Marion Convere, Amy Spettigue and
Kitty Verdun, respectively, might have
stepped out of a spring fashion plate, so
dainty did they look. while Marie Howe,
sedate and handsomely gowned, gave an
admirable performance of Donna Lucia
D'Alvadcrez. "Charley's Aunt" is a mer-
ry play for the merry season. The vo-
ciferous applause last night and the unre-
strained laughter and curtain calls We're
compliments justly won by actor and
mana cement.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-24
MUST TAKE HIS MEDICINE
If Miles Replies to Rebuke He May
Go ON Retired List

CALL BUREAU, 14O6 G STREET, N.
W., WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-Lieutenant
General Nelson A. Miles will be given no
opportunity to clear his record Of the
stain placed upon it by the sharp rebuke
administered to him by the President and
Secretary of War.
There is no disposition on the part Of
the administration to give General Miles
a chance to keep the Schley controversy
alive. If General Miles should apply for
a court of inquiry and it should be grant
ed the investigation would keep the
Schley case In public mind. For General
Miles to make such an application would
be to question the right and justice Of
the action of his superior officers.
Army officials say that General Miles
was called upon for an explanation, and
that he admitted the authenticity of the
interview, but the reason for its giving
was not considered satisfactory. He had
every opportunity to clear himself, but
he was unable to do so, and then the re-
buke was administered.
Rumors reached the War Department
to-day that General Miles had again
talked for publication. These aroused the
greatest interest, but in the absence of
the Secretary in New York, nothing was
done to establish their correctness. This
much was stated emphatically: in the
present temper of the President and Sec
retaTy Root, if General Miles again COM
ments indiscreetly upon the Schley case
dent and Secretary of War, he will be
subjected to even harsher proceeding
than that he has already suffered
General Miles friends urge that the law
prohibits the inhiction of punishment
upon an officer without trial by a court
martial, and they claim that the action
taken was severe punishment. The War
Department evades this contention by the
statement that the communication ad-
dressed to General Miles was not a rep
rimand, but rebuke, and the President
and the department have a right to tell
an officer when he has done wrong. Of
fiCials of the Department do not threaten
General Miles, but they point to the fact
that he is now over 81 years of age, and
there is a law which gives the President
discretionary authority to retire an of
ficer when he reaches that age. The
President does not desire to proceed to
extreme measures in General Miles case,
but in his own interest the officials say
it would be advisable for the command
ing general to swallow his medicine, bit
ter though it tastes.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-24
FRUIT GROWERS OBJECT
TO EXCESSIVE CHARGES

The transportation committee Of the
late State Fruit Growers Convention
which was held in San Francisco during
the early days Of this month, through r.
-. stephens, chairman of the committee
mas addressed a communication to all the
railroad companies engaged in the trans
portatfon of fruit from this State asking
some modification in the present condi-
uonS relating to refrigeration charges.
The principal objection is made to the
monopoly enjoyed by certain companies
engaged in this business. the committee
saying:
We believe the priv te ownership and con-
troll OF refrigerator cars used for shipment of
california fruit to be inimical to the interests
OF growers and shippers as affording an op-
pOrtunlty Tor discrimination and faVoritisnn
snouid De owned and controlled in every par
tlcular by the railroads, and all shippers
should have equal facilities and upon equal
terms.
We, therefore, in this public way. record our
earnest protest against the renewal or exten-
sion OF existing contracts with the refrigera-
Tor lines now engaged in this traffic. or the
Ina1hg OF any similar contracts with any
parties whatsoever.
We make further objection to the private
ownership and control Of these refrigerator
cars, as having the effect to maintain what we
consider excessive refrigeration rates
Inere Is no power that prevent such
combination so long as private cars have the
monopoly OF carrying fruit, with a tariff that
Drlhgs IN such an enormous profit does the
that the large fruit companies are corpora-
tOhh, ana there is no law through which the
transfer and control of the stock of such cor
porations can be prevented.
The report also says that nothing can
be done that viii better promote the in
terests OF the people of California than
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-24
MACLAY REFUSES
TO RESIGN PLACE
Schley's Traducer Makes
a. Demand for a
Trial.
Declares the President Cannot
Dismiss Him Under
Civil Service Law.

NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-Edgar Stanton
Maclay whose connection with the Schley
case led President Roosevelt to request
his resignation as special laborer IN the
navy, made formal demand to-day Tor
trial by usual naval @ @pr0cedTIr9eesr II9er ne he
civil service law and that ne coulo nof
be dismissed without formal charges, lIiai
and conviction. The request Tor MS reSIS7
nation was sent to him by Rear Adnllrdt
Barker, commander of the navy yard at
Brooklyn, and he replied at once by let
ter, formally setting forth his posIIIoA'
Discussing the case Maclay SAID:
The President cannot have me dismissed
under the law 1 see it. do not see now
he force me out. 1 am protected py Ihe
civil service laws enacted by Congress- whose
enactments the President is bound to execute
1 do not know positively, but believe my Po-
sition under the civil service furnishes me
complete protection so long as l violate no
rules of the service, and that have not done
and have so stated in my letter to the me COM m,
resignation. No, 1 did not say that the Presi-
dent is as bad as the Gear Of Russia.
1 have done nothing more than write to the
commandant and ask that charges be pre-
ferred against me, and will do nothing more
Sn1 UoTEine mere TO-DAY as I have been doing
for fifteen months 1 have tried to do my
duty here and have broken no rules and shall
simply stand by my rights more for the
principle of the matter than anything else. for
Chiefly valuable because of the experience and
information it affords me as material for my
books.
Rear Admiral Barker forwarded Mac
lays letter to Washington.
WASHINGTON, Dec %. - Secretary
Long said tonight that he had not re-
ceived the reply of MacIay to the request
for his resignation. Pending its receipt
the Secretary said he did not wish to en-
ter into a discussion of the matter for
publication. In his informal discussion
of the matter to-day Secretary Long
made it perfectly plain that the Presi-
dents intentions in regard to Maclay
would be carried out regardless Of the lat
ter's declaration that he is protected by
civil service rules. 1t is expected that if
he does not resign he will be removed
summarily.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-24
LIBERALS LOOT
THE COMMIS5ARY
Raid Is Made on the
Stores Of American
Mining Company.
Upon Arrival Of the Gunboat
Marietta the Insurgents
Again Disappear.

COLON, Dec. 23.-During the absence OF
the Government soldiers the Liberals re-
turned to NOmbre de DiOs and looted the
comulissary of the Manganese Mining
Company. an American concern. They
also threatened the life of the custodian
of the stores, who was forced to surren-
der his keys. The company is presenting
a claim to the Government for damages
sustained by It. On the arrival of the
United States gunbOat Marietta at Nom
bre de DiOs and subsequently when the
Colombian gunbOat General PinZOn
reached the same place with fifty soldiers
on board. the Liberals again disappeared
After landing the troops at Nombre de
DiOs the PinzOn proceeded to Savanna.
Captain FOliacO, who was COMMANDER OF
the PinZOn, and several Of his officers re-
turned to Colon yesterday on board the
Marietta and have since sailed for San
Juan de Porto Rico
General Alban has received a. cable dis
patch announcing the evacuation of Tu-
maco. Some of the reVOlutiOnists left
there on board the Salvadoran steamer
Ibis and others left by land, intending to
attack Buena Ventura. A strong Govern
meut force has left Buena Ventura to
meet the reVOlutiOnists.
Alban says that If the Monroe doctrine
could be made TO provide compulsory ar
bitration TO settle all disputes between
South American republics and European
nations ii would be accepted with enthu-
siasm by all those republics
Alban also says that President Regala-
do of Salvador has not answered his cable
message regarding the steamer Ibis haV-
ing assisted The enemies Of the Colombian
Government.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-24

~ NE did not hope for much from
"a N Janice Meredith" as a play, but
III as it was found last night at
VI the Columbia Theater even less
was received than one had ex-
pected-that is, so far as the play goes.
The people are another story. Something,
however, sufficed to FIJI the theater in a
fashion most agreeable to the managerial
heart-the remembered charm of Mary
Mannering mayhap, with the later mex
plicable vogue of the book itself. The
dramatization is the work of Paul Leices-
ter Ford, the author, and Edward Rose
and may be described in brief as noble
attempt to leave nothing of the book out
in the course Of its four acts, with curious
results. With a determined effort to -saeri-
flee no incident Of importance in the book,
the playwrights have piled climax upon
climax without the least elementary re-
gard for the laws of composition. The
situations crowd one another to suffoca-
ton, linked by the merest thread of con-
nection, and following one another with
out reason or sequence. 1t is wantonly
implausible, disjointed, noisy and yet with