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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-03-31
WORDS OF WISDOM.

The fool promises more than he can
perform.
Ones life toll teaches us TO prize
life's treasures.
Give neither counsel nor salt until
you are asked for it.
No one Is so blind to his own faults
as man who has the habit of detect
ing the faults of others.
Friends, though absent, are still pres
ent; though in poverty they are rich;
though weak yet in the enjoyment of
health; and what is still more difficult
to assert, though dead they are alive.
The profit of leisure lies in the COM
bination of interest and amusement Of
occupation which does not require too
much thought, and pleasure which
does not demand too much effort phys
ical or mental.
Multitudes of us are fuming in n
false sense of poverty when close at
home are faithful hearts that, If taken
from us, as they might be next week,
would leave a void that the wealth of
Indies would not fill. We are poor
only by thinking ourselves so. 1t is,
in fact, our perverse thinking that ev-
cry day makes fools of us.
All men need taskmasters. Fortunate
are they who know how to get the most
out of themselves by acting as their
own taskmasters. They plan each
day in advance, and do not toll hap
hazard. Carefully estimating what
they can do, and should do, they hold
themselves vigorously to the tasks they
have fixed, and so avoid the necessity
of having overseers. And they are the
sort who rise to be the overseers of
others.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-03-31
CARE OF INJURED MINERS.


Medical Rooms in Mines and Instruction
in H. at'nent.
The next annual report of the mine
inspectors of the anthracite coal dis
tricts is expected to show that scores
of lives have already been saved by
the installation in mines of the midi
cal room, required by recent act OF
the Legislature, which went into effect
on November 80. All the mines, how
ever, have not yet complied with the
law. Heretofore it has been the Gus
tom, when u man was hurt in the
mines, to get him to the surface by
the best means at hand. There he
would have to wait for the company
ambulance, some times for hours, and
often men have died from loss of
blood or shock. The mine hospitals
now installed are rooms about ten feet
square, placed in some convenient and
easily reached passage OF the mine.
Most of them are furnished with cots
for four persons, although the law only
requires two. There are ct hand lin
seed oil, to be used in the numerous
cases of burns, bandages. linen,
woolen, and waterproof blankets.
splints and other handy appliances.
Most of the large companies have en-
gagged physicians to show their mine
foremen how to use the appliances, and
schools of instruction in methods of
treating injuries are being established.
with sessions once or twice Il week.
AS there is an average of more than
one man killed and six injured every
day in the mines of the region, the ap-
pliances and foremen's knowledge will
often be tested.
In most instances the mines are sew
eral miles from the nearest hospital,
and the journey Of an injured and un-
attended man for that distance, over
the rough roads, is sometimes the
cause of frightful suffering. Under
the new system couple of his mates,
will go to the injured man, at the place
of the accident, with comfortable
stretcher, and he will be carried to the
hospital and there treated and made
comfortable until the ambulance and
the regular physician arrlves.-Even-
ing Post.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-03-31

When n stamp is placed on letter
it represents one of sixty made for each
man, woman and child in the United
States. Enough stamps will be issued
this year to supply each individual in
the United States with at least sixty
stamps each. Distributed among the
population of the entire globe, they
supply each person with postage for
not less than three letters. Placed
side by side in a continuous line the
total issue would girdle the entire
earth three times, forming variegat-
ed ribbon around it nearly three inches
in width. If spread out in the same
manner across the United States. the
stamps would form paper sidewalk
from New York to San Francisco over
three feet wide. Pasted into a stamp
collectors book of the conventional
size, the issue for the year would half
fill 100000 volumes, which placed one
upon another would form solid col
umn over twenty-five miles high. If
it Is true, as Edward Everett Hale
says, that the United States postal sys-
TEN is the greatest of popular educa-
tors. these figures will serve to show
the extent of Uncle Sans present serv-
ice as school teacher.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-03-31

The swamping of the submarine boat
Fulton at her wharf in New York City
does not necessarily reflect upon her
qualities as a diver. She went under
because a workman negligently lett a
hatch open while her stern was being
hoisted out of water for repairs. Nat
urally the water entered the hole and
the craft foundered. The carelessuess
Of an individual has spoiled many an
elaborate scheme before now. One
mans inattention to orders brought
two trains into head-on collision the
other day in Michigan, and caused the
death of many people Yet the rail-
road is not to be condemned as
worthless institution. The Royal
George was lost because somebody
blundered, and yet she was the finest
vessel of her type afloat at the time
When some ingenious fellow invents a
device which will be proof against
human carelessness or error. he will
have scored the greatest of all sue
cesses.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-03-31

In Denmark many odd little stories
are told of King Christian and his
kindly ways, above all of the friendly
interest he takes in the doings of his
subjects. Until within quite recent
days, when his strength has begun to
fail him, he used to spend much of his
time in Copenhagen walking about the
streets; and nothing pleased him better
than to stop and have chat with any
workman he CHANGED to encounter
Whenever any Dane makes his mark
in the world, no matter what his sta
ton in life may be or what his views
the king always sends for him, at the
first opportunity, that he may know
what he is like and have talk with
him. Little wonder that he under
stands his people or that they under
stand him! ..a0
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-03-31
MUCH THINKING.

If I tho't she tho't the tho't I think,
| wouldn't be so fearful;
But to think my tho't she may not thifks
Makes me most mighty keerful.
/ never tho't I'd think the thot
| think I'm ever thinking:
But. think and think. and think L must
And wonder what she's thinking.
l think she thinks think I love her,
And that helps me little;
She thinks | think she thinks she loves
But she is non-committal.
| think I'll think the tho't I've thot,
And then approach her boldly;
Ii she thinks what | think she tho't,
She will not treat me coldly.
Oh, I've thot and tho't and tho't and
tho't
What Jane thinks Of the matter,
Till my heart that once went pity pat,
Is going pity patter
So l must learn the tho'ts Jane thinks,
For think | can not longer
OF tho'ts j wonder if she thinks
My love is growing stronger
Oh. tho't she thot the tho't tho't
And now. umh! | know it, oh!
For told Jane thestho't | tho't.
And Jane said, Il think ditto"
w. i. Hovis, in Indianapolis News.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-03-31

Yes, sir" replied the other, snil-
ing. Il believe so, SIR"
Wilbur" resumed the old man
softly, his voice trembling, his eyes
shining with unshed tears. I'll give
up. 'Tain't no use for me to be OBJ
stinate, l reckon. I'm gettin old and
things are changin', and since Jim Bill
lings's daughter has fallin' in love
with Republican otiice-holder, +
reckon It amt for me to object to her
marryin' him. Timber Creeks gone
Republican, Wilbur Jenkins. an IL
guess that Gene Billings might as we'll
go Republican, too,"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-03-31
NEWSY ClEANlNCS.

In China the year begins in Febru.
airy.
A crusade against adulterated milk
has been started in Paris, France.
A half million of Eastern capital is
10 be invested in Oregon timber lands.
Since last September the savings
deposits of Michigan have increased
$1,476,0O0.
The Peoples Party in Idaho has
Democrats.
WOrkmen have unearthed S3400 in
$40 gold pieces in Il coal shed at JEFF
fersonville, Ind.
Pttsburg is now building much OF
the machinery which is to electrify
London tram lines,
Efforts are being made to form a
consolidation of Illinois and Indiana
bituminous coal companies with a
capital Of S100,000,000.
Legislative action will be sought by
citizens of Beaver Falls, Penn, to
suppress the practice, common among
the women of the place, of playing
cards for prizes.
The French cruisers, built ten years
ago at Bordeaux, having proved ut
terly unseaworthy, the naval author
tiles have now decided to repair and
modernize them.
The Legislature OF Kentucky is con"
sidering preliminary legislation look
ing to the erection of a new State
Capitol mt Frankfort at an estimated
cost of 81 100000.
An Ohio town, Bucyrus, having is
sued $4,000 of bonds to buy fac
tory, and then meeting a check in the
form of an injunction sued out by
local parties in interest, has confessed
bankruptcy and applied for n receiver.
Phosphate rock mined in South
Carolina in 1901 amounted to 2,G5G
tons, as compared with 119,20S tons
in 1900. The State, however, got
$23, 10S in royalties on the shipments,
a decrease Of but $1S23 from the pre-
yious year.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-03-31
AT ELECTION TIME
Copyright. 1901. by Daily Story Pub Co..
BY EDGAR WELTON COOLEY

before him as though reluctant to
speak.
We'll. Gene" he said finally, chow
bad did we beat 'em?"
Soe looked into his face nervously
clasping and unclasping her hands.
Pa" she said, softly, the Repub-
lican ticket was elected"
Size expected an outhurst OF anger,
but the man remained silent and rigid,
as though suddenly turned to stone.
Then his head dropped suddenly and
his hand, holding his pipe, shook as
though he had the palsy. Presently he
raised his face and she saw the star
light s;iisten on a tear in his eye.
He looke1 at her helplessly, and she
knelt beside him and put her arms
around his neck and kissed him.
I'm SO sorry, papa, DEAR" she said.
He glanced inquiringly into her face.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-03-31
Our Conquest of Foreign Markets,

There is another phase to our con-
quest of foreign markets, and that is
its effect upon the other Nations Of
the world. II much larger share of
the worlds manufacturing is TO be
done in America, it means lesser
share will be done elsewhere. The pic
ture which some enthusiastic observers
Of our foreign trade delight to draw,
of time when our exports have SO
increased and our imports so dinin-
ished, that We will not only make ev-
erything we want for ourselves, but
a very large part of what the world
wants besides, is 4 picture which offers
neither Il probable forecast nor de-
sirable result Naturally we cannot
go on selling to the world great sur
plus of food products and manufac-
tured articles without buying from
the world in return. Statistics indicate
that We have for the last two or three
years been sending Europe annually
something like $6O0,000,000 more than
We have been buying. Europe has not
been paying for this in gold. During
the six years in which we built up
surplus foreign trade balance of $2,
744,000,000, we have received from the
rest of the world net balance in gold
of only $132, ,000-Frank A. Van
derlip, in Scribner's.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-03-31

Are you sorry. Gene" he asked
"are you sorry that-that-he was
elected?"
Yes, you dear old pa she ans
wered, "of course I'm sorry, if it gives
you pain"
He reached Up and rested his thin
hand upon one of hers. And then he
asked:
Who was that with you, Gene?"
1T was Wilbur" she stammered.
why did he turn back; why did he
rot come as far as the gate?'
because because" she hesitated.
Because he thought you would be dis
appointed about-about the election,
that-that-you would not want to see
him-just now"
Again the man lapsed into silence,
and the girl arose and walked into the
house. An hour later she again came
TO the door and glanced out. The man
was still sitting upon the porch, gaz-
ing down at his feet.
1T is getting late, pa" she said.
AS one suddenly awakened from a
dream, the man started, then arose un-
steadily and leaned against the post.
Gene" he said, 'Pm goin' to sell
out and move away from Timber
Creek. I can't live under no rascally
Republican officers, Gene; 1 jest can't
do it,"
The evidence of sleepless night
shown plainly on the old mans face
the following morning, and in his eyes
the dull light of sorrow slumbered.
Bright and early he hitched his team
to a light wagon and drove out into
the road. At the gate he drew rein
and shouted to the girl, who was
standing on the porch:
I'm goin' to town, Gene, to see
when they're goin to hold the fu-
neral"
He laughed hoarsely at his joke and
drove on, Gene watching him until he
was out of sight. To the girl it hardly
seemed he had had time to reach the
county seat before he was back again.
driving slowly into the yard. his head
bowed his hands lying motionless in
his lap, look of pain upon his face.
Mechanically he unhitched the team
and put it in the barn, then slowly
he walked to the house, his hands
clasped behind his back, his eyes fixed
upon the ground.
1T was a clean sweep. Gene" he
said pathetically Even Timber
Creek went Republican, Gene; even
| Timber Creek went Republican from
| top to bottom"
He paused, gazing as one bewildered
at his daughter.
Gene" he continued, they used to
| say that hell would freeze over when
| Timber Greek went Republican.
reckon" he smiled sadly, II reckon
we'll have a pretty severe winter,
Gene"
He hobbled aimlessly through the
house and out upon the front porch.
Presently he called to her, and the
girl fastened to his side.
Isn't that Wilbur Jenkins comm
down the road Gene" he asked.
4 young man, driving fine team of
| sorrels hitched to a farm wagon, was
approaching them.
Yes, pa" the woman replied flush
mounting to her cheek"
TELL him to come in here, Gene" "
her father commanded. Il want to see
him."
The blood left the girls face and her
limbs trembled, but without word,
she walked down to the gate. She
spoke few words to the young man,
and he drew rein and climbed down
from his wagon. Side by side, the
girls pale face. the mans defiant, they
walked to the porch, where the old
man stood watching them, queer
look in his eyes.
Wilbur" said the elder man, pa
thetically, Timber Creek went Repub-
lican, Wilbur"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-03-31
In Line With Instructions,

A commercial traveller well-known in
the cycle trade ON both sides Of the
Atlantic adds this to the collection of
jokes on newly-made-happy fathers:
The hero is the manufacturer of the
wheel which the narrator sells. Being
compelled to so away on q business
trip about the time an interesting do
mestic event was expected, he left Or
ders for the nurse to wire him results
according to the following formula:
If a boy: "Gentleman's safety ar
rived"
If girl: "Lady's safety arrived"
The fathers state Of mind may be
imagined when, q few days later, he
received telegram containing the one
word Tandem" - Rocky Mountain
News.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-03-31
TOYS OF VARIED DESIGN.
Paris Shops Contain Many Novelties Not
Seen Elsewhere.


Seen Elsewhere.
The worlds greatest depot for
Christmas toys is Paris, and in the
shops OF that city are found some of
the most remarkable products Of mans
ingenuity that can be seen anywhere.
Not only are these toys of interest to
the children, older people take great
delight in inspecting them.
At each yuletide an exposition of
toys is held in the French metropolis
The island opposite the tribune of JUS
tice is the place usually selected. On
one side of the stairway leading to the
toy exposition you are confronted by
a tablet telling that this place was
built by order of Napoleon ILL.,, en-
peror of the French" on the other by
tablet commemorating his first visit
to it in company with the empress:
over the door is the old, untitled yearn-
ings of the people, "Libertie, Egalitie
Fraternitie," and these playthings and
q number of uniformed gems d'armeS
lead appropriately to the room full of
smaller toys which form the real eX-
position.
Only toys costing from one to sixty
cents are admitted. But between these
values long range OF wonders is dis
played. One sees few toy kitchens. or
doll houses, or carpenter boxes. In
stead are toy toilet sets, with little
mirrors and powder puffs. for the en-
bryo coquette, soldier suits .a-plenty
and gems d'arme uniforms, and. above
all, mechanical toys. A butcher who
being wound up. chops the meat on
the block before him into hamburger
steak, a gems d'arme who holds up his
club as il to stop line Of carriages;
an orange vcnder, who will walk across
the floor wheeling her handcart before
her; a "bonne' with long -streamered
cap on her head and baby in her
arms; the whole population of Paris
in miniature; in short. all of whom
Will act in becoming and Partisan
fashion, If you will turn the keys in
their backs.
There is clever little aquarium
made like a picture of the ocean bed
with wrecks and seaweed on the sand
1t is framed and hung against the
wall, but the fish in this marine paint
ing are alive and swim about in real
water.
The main interest in the exposition
is not after all, in the toys, clever as
these are; it is in the fact that such
crowds press to see them-crowds of
grown-ups,' not of children. Hardly
one in ten of those who go is even ac-
companied by child. The other nine
are simply big children, breathlessly
interested in every one of the toys,
gasping with delight over the little
mechanical men, laughing at every
thing, watching open-mouthed the
Santos-Dumont balloons-great chill
dren, some of them evidently men of
place and cultivation, but all equally
pleased with rattle. tickled with a
straw"-great children who can ordi-
narily be controlled like babies by q
word-there never was so orderly and
tractable a crowd as French crowd
but who can yet fly into ungovernable
RACES. past all self-control or reach of
reason, and make unnecessary revolu
tions.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-03-31

Father-"How is it you never have
any money! Son-"It's not my fault.
It's all due to other people. .'-Phlladel-
phia Press.
Ned-"Clara says you are a perfect
gentleman" Fred-"Why, she doesn't
know me!' Ned-"That's what l told
her."-Smart Set.
This world it is a busy place,
Each has his task to do.
And every mans seems easier
Than that which falls to you.
Washington Star.
She-"I think you're prejudiced
against him." Her Father-"Oh! l
admit that. 1 don't see how anybody
could help being prejuGiccd against
himr'-Puck.
She--"Are you as good Judge of
horses as You are of-wiyes" The
Widower--"Well. l can't say / am.
I've only lost one fortune through
horses" Life
Lawyer-"When l was boy. my
highest ambition was to be pirate
Client-"You're in luck. 1t isn't every
man who can realize the dreams OF
his youth. Puck.
why is ii that powder factories
pay such high wages?" Because the
employees are likely ct any moment to
be blown up and thrown out of en-
ployment. New York Sun.
He-"You might as well acknowledge
that from the first you intended to re-
ject me- She-"Oh, nonsense! Why,
half the time | didn't know whether
you We're going to propose. Judge.
There's one of my faults that I'm
free to admit" said the convict who
always managed to break Jail.
Whats that?" I've never lived up
to my convictions. s."-PhiladelphiaP Press.
An epigram is always sure to please,
And vet this secret | would fain confess;
A platitude worn baggy at the knees,
May scintillate when garbed iii evening
dress!
Philadelphia Record.
First Guide-'I was out with dude
sportsman from the city today" Sec
ond Guide-"So? Did you have any
luck!' First Guide-"Sure. Amt l
home again safe and d:"-Phila-
delphia Press.
'Now. Julia" said the teacher TO a
small kindergarten pupil, suppose
divide this apple into four equal
parts. What would one of the parts
be called?" "a piece of apple" was
the prompt reply.-Chicago News.
'Yes, I've got little money put
I've managed to get in on the ground
floor once or twice. ME, too.' whis
pered the burglar, who sat next to
him in the train; ''shake"
phia Press.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-03-31
Life Saving Police Dogs in Paris.

For some time past a section of the
Paris police, known as agents plon-
geurs," has done valiant service is
rescueing drowning persons from the
Seine. They have been reinforced
lately by two Newfoundland dogs,
bought for 5000, which have been
trained to pull people out of the water.
They understand their humanitarian
business thoroughly and wear collars
with the inscription. Prefecture of
Police, River Brigade
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-03-31


ing-just a neat white cottage that
stood on small elevation at the bend
of the road. In the rear, an orchard
stretched down to the creek, the trees
fragrant with the apples waiting to
be gathered. To the south, corn
field reached as far as the crossroads,
the yellow leaves rustling in the even
ing breeze, and on the north, strip
of green pasture land met wider
strip Of yellow stubble.
The door behind him stood open,
and the light from within fell softly
upon the mans silver locks.
A girl came and stood in the door
way, her trim figure, like silhouette,
against the glare of the lamp. The
man turned his head and saw her.
Slowly he took his pipe from his
mouth.
"You haven't heard from town, have
you, Gene?" he asked.
mo, pa" she answered, softly.
"Pd kinder like to know how the
election come out" he resumed after
a pause. ':.They ought to have the
returns in by this time. Don't you
think so, Gene?"
The girl did not reply, but stood
gazing silently down the road that
stretched away through the dusk
towards the town.
pa said the girl timidly. "Wilbur
asked me to marry him, last night,
and-Can 1, pa?"
"No!" he growled. mo, he can't
marry no daughter of mine! Why,
he's a Republican, Gene-a id. ras-
sally Republican,"
why pal" cried the girl, staring
at sim with wide open eyes, why,
pal"
"And more than that" resumed the
man, angrily, he's candidate for
township trustee-a candidate on the
Republican ticket"
The girl walked softly to his side,
and placed her arms around his neck
But love him, pa" she said; Il
love him with all my heart, and-and
i want to marry him, pa; | want to
marry him.
There, there, Gene" he said ten
derly, 'I'll think it over, my child;
I'll think it over"
Both lapsed into silence and listened
to the chirping Of the criclets in the
grass and the baying of a hound down
by the creek. And after awhile the
old man said:
Il wish l knew how the election
came out; 1 wish l knew"
The girl arose. "Fll walk over to
Chadmore's, pa" she said. Perhaps
they have heard something"
She went into the house and came
out, presently, with a shawl over her
head.
"Ill be right back, pa she said.
The man made no reply until she
had reached the gate Then he shouted
after her:
"If Chadmore's hasn't heard nothin'
you might go over to Dickenson's,
Gene. I'd kinder like to know how
badly we licked EN-"
Then he relit his pipe and sat quite
still gazing after the girl until she
was lost to view in the darkness. For
a long time he smoked in silence, gaz-
ing at the stars that shown above the
trees across the road. And after a
while he leaned forward and, resting
his arms on his knees, looked absently
down at his feet.
"Gad!" he murmured, "the daughter
of old Jim Billings in love with Re
publican-with a Republican candi-
date! Gad!"
He rose and paced the porch i'm
patiently, stopping frequently to gaze
anxiously up the road. But the girl
did not return. He filed his pipe and
hobbled out into the road, watching,
listening. The dampness made his
bones ache and he puffed vigorously
1t his pipe as though to gather
Yarmth therefrom.
"Pd kinder like to know how the