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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-11-26
OverC0ats and Suits
Ready-Made Department

Mems Suits worth $500 2.49.
Mems Suits worth So. 90, 3.o8.
Mems Wool Suits worth SIoo 90, 5.4S
Mems Fine Suits worth SI2 90, now 800
Extra Fine Custom Made Suits worth $780,
now
Boys Suits at all prices.
Children's Suits in two and three piece Norfolk
Blouse, all makes, csc to $780, every one of them
is bargain.
Children's Knee Pants Ioc, 35c and SOC
SPECIAL-We have had made up over 500 pairs
of Children's Knee Pants, lined all through; this
make we will carry always in stock and guarantee
them to be the best wearing pants or the market
Regular price, 81. 90; overstock sale price, 6Sc.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-11-26
Shoe Department

We have positively the largest and finest as
sorted stock of Shoes in Freeland, and this great
line is included in the Overstock Sale
Listen to these prices
For Men
The Daunt SI.75 Shoe, now 1.24.
The Web 81. Shoe, now .4S.
The Ray So. SO Shoe, 1893.
Also the Famous $500 Douglas Shoe, which is
the best shoe in the world for the price
For Ladies'
The Gem SI.75 Shoe, 1.25.
The Blake 81. 90 Shoe, /. So
The Lily 81. 50 Shoe, now 90.
Also the Famous $500 Queen Quality Shoe,
which cannot be equaed.
School Shoes-If you need something in this
line permit us to suggest to you trial of our
''Horse Shoe" which warrant you will find the
best wearing school shoe on the market.
Misses, Boys and Children be fitted with
Dress Shoes during our Overstock Sale at lower
prices than elsewhere.
The noted 81. 50 Ajax Mining Shoe is going at
I.25 while the sale lasts, and other working shoes
similarly reduced.
All kinds of Rubbers and Felts all reduced.
Special Notice-Every pair of shoes in our
store, with the exception of the Douglas and Queen
Quality, has been marked down during the Over
stock Sale.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-11-26
Gents Furnishings

We have unusually fine stock of Hats, Caps,
Gents Furnishings Neckwear, etc, all of which
we have included in the reduction This is an op-
portunity to equip yourself with these goods way
down prices.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-11-26

Make all money orders, checks, etc., payable Il
~ Tribune Printing Company. Limited.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-11-26
For Children

In Children's Top Coats and
Refers our lines are the largest and
best in town. We particularly call
your attention to Own Make
Manly Coat for Children. This coat
we have had made up in just the
same goods and styles as the young
mems dress overcoats-cut long, full
back and slash pockets, with belt,
also with and without pleats in back.
We have this coat in all shades and
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-11-26

We offer you Childs black or blue Beaver or
Chinchlla Refer for eoc; something better for
sI25, $50 and So. 90, fully worth 81 to 400.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-04-03

This was wholly true, for Thac =,
MISS weston were the best Of friend.
with every prospect Of becoming NJ,
than friends In q short time, One a.
they were making a trip awheel q.
stopped at the Hollywood Hous. =.
dinner.
"Oh. look. Mr.. Clayton, cried NJ.
Weston. here is my namesaker =.
Theo was speechless and nearly bre,th
less as he gazed upon the Hollyvooa
register at the name: Miss Weston
Il must see her." cried Theo's com
panion. which was but echoine Il,
own sentiments.
The waiter told them when Il,
came into the dining room.
Miss Weston is highly cultured |,
Is almost aggressively stamped upm
her whole being. Fair to look unoa
but evidently unlovable. So this i
the wife 'pater' picked out for me.
was Theo's summary.
Stuck up and no better looking q
attractive than I!' This was Min
Weston's summary Of her namesaks
while she said aloud:
Beautiful. is she not?
Mot as beautiful as thou" prompt
Iy quoted Theo.
That night This Miss Weston" d b.
called her, accepted him, while Miss
Weston No. 2. who had his photo
graph, yet did not recognize him that
day with his summer beard, was wait
ing at the Hollywood and wondering
where her ready-made wooer could b.
and why he did not show up, as PEI
previously arranged plan.
This note Thee sent to his father:
Il have been accepted by Miss Jean
Weston, and the marriage is to take
place at her home the coming Thanks
giving. This is obeying you to the lei.
ter. and If not satisfactory let me know
at once"
His reply was:
Good boy! knew you could do Il
Am both satisfied and pleased. YM
may tell Miss Weston my present to
her will be check with I've figures
upon 1t. You have my warmest ccp
sent and the knowledge that q Clay
ton never goes back on his word"
And he never did go back On hh
word. although when he learned what
Iheo meant by "0beying him to ths
letter. there was at first a STORMY
scene, then the old man smiled SHEEP
shiy and gave his son q warm hand.
clasp. indianapolis Sun.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-04-03
ANENT MOTHER GOOSE.

Oh. when was q little boy,
With ringlets flying loose,
l loved before my finest toy
The rhymes of Mother Goose;
And now. though my bald headed day
Have turned my whiskers white,
u read these ancient baby lays
With all the old delight.
! read them with the same old joy.
And fancy flowing free,
Unto my golden headed boy
AS they were read to me.
He claps his hands and, all a whizx.
his features glow and shine,
Until the thoughts that now are his
Are those that once were mine,
Perhaps when he. like me, is old.
He'll take upon his knee
His little child with curls of gold
All floating fair and free;
And read him all these rhymes abeam
To make his spirit glad,
And for feeting moment dream
About his dear old dad.
-Munsey's Magazine.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-04-03

Missionary influence on legislation
shows itself In the excellent bill which
seccntly passed the Senate. forbidding
the sale OF firearms, opium and intoxi-
eating liquors to the natives Of the
New Hebrides Islands. The demand
for this legislation rests on the SIM
pie proposition that II IL not OF much
ne to offer savage q Bible with one
hand and q gun and bottle OF whis-
~ with the other.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-04-03
Tolstoi's Honest Criticism.


II the test that Count Tolstoi ap2lie6
on one occasion to his sons were made
universal. criticism might possibly b.
more honest than at present. but 4
would not be agreeable.
A lady's singing having displeaseo
Count Tolstoi's boys on one occasion.
they retired to another room and show.
ed their disapproval by making .
noise. Their father stood It for time
anu then followed them into the Other
room.
Are you making . noise ON pur
poser he asked.
The question was q close one, but
was presently answered by . doubt
ful Yes"
Does not her singing please Jour
asked the count.
We'll. no. Why does she howl soT
responded one Of the boys.
DO you wish to protest against h1
singing?" asked their father.
Yea"
Then 60 into the room and say -
Stand In the middle of the room and
tell every one present." replied tn
Count THAT would be rude. but up
right and honest. Your present con
duct b both rude and dishonest"
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-04-03
A Genial Encounte.

The tsar's last visit to France has
nlled the French papers with remIni..
cences Of his former stay.
One day he drove incognito to the
house Of Loubet, then president Of the
senate. and while his compa MON went
IN to announce the visit, he amused
himself BY putting bis head out OF the
window and looking at the people who
passed.
A whistling street boy approached
and recognized him, In, spite Of the
plainneas Of his e1uipage. He stopped.
took on his cap and said, cheerfullv
Good day. sir! How Is the empress p
The tsar was naturally surprised. but
be replied. with q smile:
"Thanks. young man. The empress
10 quite well. and has enjoyed the trim
very much"
The boy seemed glad to hear Il. nod.
ded. and went whistling away. The
tsar said. In telling the story, that he.
thus cordially accosted. was the only
one OF the two to be embarrassed.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-04-03

What possible good can ever be done
By trying to discover who. was our
friend" In the war with Spain q few
years back? II there had been ever
one moment when this country was In
Danger or needed rescue 1t would be
Q different matter. In q walkover war
requiring but few weeks Of our at
tention the task imposed on any assist
ing friend could not have been q very
terrible strain.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-04-03
Located

MS0G&tGO
No matter how widely some people
travel they remain provincial. and
hold the village they live In as the
starting point Of all knowledge. A prl.
vate soldier once introduced himself Ia
Lincoln AZ the brother Of the man who
gave the Fourth of July grafton In To-
peka. An Andover clergyman In said
to have fixed the town he hailed from
with equal precision.
He was present ut q eatherine ar
noted scholars and professor In Berlin
A distinguished German philoloeist
just introduced to him, asked what
part Of America he came from,
"Andover." said the clergyman, with
proud confidence.
"Eh2 Where IL Andoverfs
Next to Tewksbury.~ replied the
American.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-04-03
Mark Twain and the 1S,mnc.,

Mark Twain and tho C0mposttor.
All competitors. however intelligent
are not gifted with 4 sense OF humor
and professional humorists sometimes
suffer severely at their hands. Mark
Twain once had 4 trying experience
with z compositor--one Of those con.
scientious competitors who not only
know. but know that they know. Mr..
Clemens had received from his pub.
lishers the proofs Of . story which he
considered - funny a. anything he
had ever written. but on reading the
proofs he dismally discovered that the
fun had been carefully eliminated. Mr..
Clemens returned the proofs. congratu.
lating the compositor upon having con.
sumed ''only one week In making sense
az . story which he himself required
two weeks to make nonsense orr
Harper's Weekly.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-04-03

OF sacrilege to use tho singular verb
In an official way In connection with
the name of this country. Finally the
question had to be met squarely by the
House Committee on the Revision of
Laws. Some Of the members stood
valiantly by the constitutional form,
while others were for adopting what
has become common usage. In look
Ing up authorities to determine the
matter they found a mass Of evidence
to show that for the last ten or If
teen years lis" has been used almost
invariably In all official documents,
even In treaties. 1t was also shown
that Grant, Cleveland. Harrison and
Mckinley used it exclusively. and that
from Hamilton to Olney 1t had been
favored by most Of the Secretaries Of
of State, 1t Is well known that Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Secretary Hay use
the singular almost invariably. and
that In the periodicals and newspapers
and among the people of the country
are" Is Of rare occurrence. SO the
did the sensible thing and
decided that. legally at least. the
United States ''is." May We at least
hope that this practically settles the
much discussed question? The United
states Els" a nation. a country CON-
,act. undivided. under one flag, one
government, working with one object
n view. . unit In its ideas Of national
lightly and purpose. The United
States 10 singular. and neither its peo-
lie nor any other people will ever
nake It plural.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-04-03

No more catering tribute could be
aid to the energy and intelligence dis
played BY people Of the United States
than the determination Of the French
government to establish schools In this
country for the training Of French
youth. II y planning now to establish
two Of these schools; one In Plttsburg
cor the training Of engineers. and one
= New York. to teach political SCI
encs; while others are In contempla-
don. II this new departure proves
euccessful for France other foreign
countries will be moved to take the
aams step. and thus the ideas, meth
- and influence Of the United States
Win b. spread rapidly Ill over the
world.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-04-03

The flattery bestowed on American
women Of late years and their Inn
proved chances to capture the nobility
q Europe seems to have made this a
diamond mad" country. In the Jewel
craze" We beat the world. Thousands
ef poor wretchss are digging In the
dead craters Of Kimberly to provide
che wherewith Of the smart set" to
eutdaxzle the world. and the tempta-
tion to smuggle II chiefly fed on such
things. Diamonds "is" trumps In this
country.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-04-03

Bill board and fence advertising 10
Hike peddling, inasmuch 40 II makes
use Of public thoroughfares. and there
fore IL rightly subject to municipal su-
pervision and control. Finally such ad-
vertising Ii not infrequently gross
nuisance. marring the appearance of
che city. offending the eye and lend
ing up to the erection Of huge fences
that are q serious danger to passers on
the streets and to adjacent property by
season Of their liability to DIRE.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-04-03

After spanking her husband with q
dashboard. that New York woman
ought to have completed the process
BY running him through the wringer.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-04-03
TIMELY TOPICS

II women who were kissed by La
Ayette continue to turn up we shall
b obliged to conclude that Lafayette
xas HoDsonized.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-04-03

Probably no part Of the census of
1900 has ELECTED more comment-much
OF II very pessimlstic--than that which
has set In strong light the apparently
undue congestion Of population In the
large cities Of the country. 1t has been
spoken OF with much regret as a most
unfavorable indication Of the tendency
OF modern civilization. 1t seems to
have been forgotten that such q fact
alone can hardly be considered as I'M
favorable In itself. because In the last
analysis the whole population, urban
and rural alike. must derive subsis-
tence from the direct or indirect prod.
ucts Of the earth. They must all be
fed and clothed and sheltered. no mat
ter where they may make their homes.
The urban population cannot long be
Increased In numbers ut the cost of
the rural without setting up such an
Increased demand for the products Of
the earth developed only in rural con-
ditions as to bring on Inevitably
backward fow Of population from the
cities Into the country In order to meet
that demand. Aside from this. how
ever. new fact is brought out In a re-
cent bulletin from the census bureau
that puts quite . new face on the
whole matter. This fact Ia that the
growth of population In the small
towns and cities Of the whole country.
east and west. has kept pace with that
OF the large cities which has been such
. striking fact and has stirred 20
much pessimistic walling. The Official
figures show that with very few ex-
ceptions. the towns and cities exceed
Ing. shy. 1900 or 1000 population each
have quite held their own In growth
with the large cities. The exceptions.
either way. can most likely be explain.
I'd BY local exceptional conditions,
There 10 nothing alarming In this fact
and Il quite takes the alarm out Of the
city-fact. Much. perhaps
most. Of the growth Of these small
cities comes Of the removal Of fami.
lee that have prospered from farms
% towns because Of the superior edu-
,ational advantages Of the latter. The
arms have not therefore been aban-
Toned and turned out into wild land.
else. son or Z SON in.law or
purchaser. has taken up the farm
york and the new additions to the
own people growing out Of these re-
novals OF men who have accumulated
competence and BY living In town
'ease TO be producers In the primary
ense simply operates to swell the de-
nand for what the farms produce.
When the statistics Of growth In the
arming population itself and the In.
rcased productive power Of each In.
livtdual arising from improved meth
do can be digested and studied the ,
easons for pessimistic wailing In this
cgard are likely to disappear Alto
ether.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-04-03

The King Of Italy has asked to have
his salary reduced. No wonder the
ether European monarchs refuse to be
neighbOrly with him.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-04-03
He WOKE UP A SLEEPY TOWN
How . Com mercial Traveller Had Fun
with the Bald Headed Men.

with the Bald Headed Men.
"One Of the most notable features nj
a certain little Western town l used
to cover was its extraordinary number
of bald-hended men," said the CONNER.
cial traveller. who would rather lose an
order than fail In perpetrating a prac-
teal joke. preacher and people, ris b
and poor. all had heads like billiard
balls. 1t was dull town. SO one night
when vaudeville troupe was billed
FOR the place ! regarded it as a golden
opportunity to have some fun. had
met the company In my travels-a fly.
by-night show, with q ballet that was
q choice assortment Of animated ca
davers.
Il went to the opera house and
bought up the front row. twenty seats
circling round the stage. which l
stamped Not Transferable Then 1
picked out twenty Of the baldest men
In that bald-headed community aid
spent the day circulating those inter.
esting bits Of pasteboard. l had a reg
ular lingo. like this:
"'Going to the show to-niyhtY
~ dun know
"'Well. you'd better go. It's a good
thing. Here's complimentary ticket
Ia Ike to give you II you will surely
60. for you sea it's not transferable
"Of course. every victim was wild
to get something for nothing so I nail.
ed my men hard and fast. The town
had the usual quota Of small boys, and
Just before the play began GLcd the
gallery with them. Everything went
beautifully. My twenty baldhcads sat
n an unbrokea circle around the stage:
The gallery was damned with young.
'fers who thoroughly understood Their
part of the drama.
Ihen took my seat where they
,ould oil see me. After the usual pre-
lmble by the orchestra the ballet put |
n an appearance and swung into line |
"A scrawny crowd Of superannuated |
lancers. The leader stood with up-
lifted baton. and the ballet was wait
ng Tor the signal. At this moment I
aised my hand, and from the gallery
anne the believing chorus:
Baldheads to the frontv
I'm IN instant the aud ence Of slow.
vitted people caught on as they sa
nat circle Of baldheads around the
tage. The orchestra had hard time
rying to keep track Of the tune: the
allet tied themselves into hard knots
nd the gallery gods sent out deafen.
lg tempest Of bowls and cat calls.
Each one Of the baldheads looked
his fellow and grew red and wrathy.
hen they laughed as only bald headed
len can laugh, and knew there was
o necessity for me to sneak out Of
own. Again the house went wild. ana
ne orchestra nearly smashed their In.
Eruments before the pandemonium
eased. 1t broke up the everlasting
aim OF that town. The story spread
every surrounding hamlet; business
oomed. orders were doubled, ana ey-
y time went there the boys set 'em
p. was awfully popular, but never
gain could induce any one to accent
complimentary ticket to show"
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-04-03

European royalty has taken M the
1lscusaion Of abrogattng the ancient
rule which requires that member OF
osyal families marry only their equals
= rank. when royalty started In
ousiness In this world It started with
robust physique. The early king was
~ strongest Of his clan. He had to
- When some one came along
stronger than himself he abdicated
= long % might made right royal
Mood was Write. But royalty y tai.
IN q degenerate days. Secure in It,
reign Il has dAteriorated The blue
Need ID badly watered. Princes ana
pEincesses have intermarried until III
he relgning families are Kin. In CON.
sequence decadsnce has come. In al.
most every royal closet are gibberinx
lmbecilsA tho result Of these inter.
marriages In other cases the chil.
1ren ars physically deficient, Were
: necessary many instances could be
@tsd proving these assertions TIA
Aws of nature arc deeper than the
Aws q man and better enforcei
1Aess laws cannot Be ignoeed With
smpuni1. In physique man l. mot
hrgsly Differentiated from the ami.
0ak An adherence to the absurd law
= rural equality - to marriages has
oeoeen many . heart The supposed
0ood q the state has been para mo,nt
. natural affection and marital han.
lnssA History 10 full Of tho proof
1oyalfy must mingle III blue blood
With the blood Of the common peonle
which has rcd cospusculea. Thus n
nay last TIL that day-hasten tn COM
e-when thers shall be NO royalty
oavo merit.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-04-03
ENGINEER TELEPHONES FROM HIS CAB
BY MEANS OF A NEW nr,ce.

The Illinois Central Rail-
road is conducting expert
ments with a telephone device
installed in the cab of a loco
motive and attachable to the
telegraph wires at any point
on the line Of the railroad.
Experiments made recently
showed that the wires could
be used for telephone and
Geographic purposes at the
same time without any inter-
runfinn to the Morse code.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-04-03

New short..
than the illinois Central results which umS
with
nvduzg which %.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-04-03

Mrs. Slimson-Wiilie. your shirt /,
dripping.
Wihie-fes'm. Some boys tempted
me to 30 In swimming. and l ran away
from them no hard that got into an
awful Precipitation.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-04-03

A man tells you about his friene
and sayA HE 10 famous. Everybooy
Knows about him." And you nsse
heard Of himl
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-04-03
Pensioners in Nevada.

O0osO0etU IN NCV1OAs
The State In which there Is the lese
number OF government pensioners y
Nevada, in which they number ony
27S. There are 500 In Wyoming ans
$50 In Utah.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-04-03
MOuIks In Franco

The 10000 mouastic Enlistment.
Of France have about 100000 inmate.
or one Of every 100 Of the population.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-04-03

Why Il II that every one looks uxlier
h wintae1
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-21
Sioux City Live Stock.

Sioux City, Iowa, Jan. 21.-Receipts-Cattle
i 800; hogs. 5000; sheep, 1000. Hogs 1Oc
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-21
Kansas City Grain.
St. Louis Grain.
GENERAL PRODUCE
The Minneapolis Market.
Tuesday, Jan. q,

Extra creamery butter, firm;
=: extra dairy, firm. Strictly fresh
eggs lower. Dressed hens, steady;
/: spring chickens, steady; fancy tur-
keys. steady. Potatoes, steady. APP
{: pies, firm. Fancy country dressed
!: veal, steady. New oranges, easy.