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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-27
School Directors Arrested.

The first OF several scores OF school
directors who, it is alleged, have been
demanding brbes from teachers in re-
turn for employ were arranged
before Justice Fister, of Pottsville, Sat
urday evening. No evidence was heard,
as the defendants waived hearing; but
attorneys for the prosecution say that a
condition Of affairs far worse than that
recently developed In Philadelphia will
be exposed.
The defendants, each OF whom was
held in $500 bail, are Nicholas Murray,
James Boyle, Daniel Gallagher, John
Donahue and Richard McGee, school
directors of Blythe township.
The Lehigh Coal and Navigation Com
pany, the heaviest taxpayer of Blythe,
is the prosecutor in the case. Affidavits
were submitted to prove that the direc-
tors conspired together and with one
James Hughes to demand money from
the teachers, of whom there are thir-
teen in the district.
Last Sunday Rev. P. F. Dever, rector
Of the Holy Family chuAh, at New
Philadelphia, which is situated In Bly,
township, announced from the altar
that it was known that money had been
paid certain school directors by school
teachers, and he cautioned them to re-
turn the money or prosecution would
follow.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-27
Due Notice is Served.

Due notice is hereby served on the
public generally that DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Save is the only save on the
market that is made from the pure,
unadulterated witch hazel. DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve has cured thousands
of cases Of piles that would not yield to
any other treatment, and this fact has
brought out many worthless counterfeits
Those persons who get the genuine De-
Wits Witch Hazle Salve are never dis
appointed, because it cures. Growers
City drug store
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-27
London Workingyvomen.

A census was recently made by the
Womens Industrial Council of the rent
paid and accommodation secured by
800 typical London workingwomen Of
limited income. Their average income
was f12S 19s., the average rent they
paid EOS As. apiece, and all but sixty
seven lived in lodgings, flats or rooms.
The siXty-seven lived in boarding
houses. All complained of high rent
and irritating rules and restrictions.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-27
THE DELAWARE, SUsoUEHANNA AND
i SCHUYLKILL RAILROAD.


Time table in effect May 10, 1901.
Trains leave Drifton for Jeddo, Eckley, Halle
brook, Stockton, Beaver Meadow Road, Roau
and Hazlcton Junction at 500 a m, daily
except Sunday; and on q m, 38 p m, Sunday.
Trains leave Drifton for Harwood, Cranberry,
Tomhicken and Deringer at 90 m, daily
except Sunday; and 7O7 m, 2 SO p m, Sun
lay.
iarwood Road, Humboldt Road, Oneida and
!heppton at 90 a m, daily except Sun
lay; and on m, 23s p m, Sunday.
Trains leave Hazleton junction for Harwood,
cranberry, Tomhic and Deringer at 36 a
N, daily except Sunday; and SO m, 4 20 p IN,
sunday.
Trains leave Hazleton Junction for Oneida
Junction, Harwood Road, Humboldt Road,
Oneida and Sheppton at 80, II 10 m, Al IN,
daily except Sunday; and 81 m, II p m,
sunday.
Trains leave Deringer for Tomhicken. Gran
berry, Hal wood, Hazeton Junction and Roam
at 500 IN, daily except Sunday; and 81
a m, OF p m, Sunday.
Trans leave Sheppton for Oneida, Humboldt
Road, Harwood Road, Oneida Junction, Hazle-
N, daily except Sunday; and II a m, 8 "A
p m, Sunday.
Trains leave sheppton for Beaver Meadow
Road, stockton, Halle Brook, Eckley, Jeddo
and Drifton at 8 26 p m, daily, except Sunday;
and II NJ, 3 "A p m, Sunday
Trains leave Hazleton Junction for Beaver
Meadow Road, Stockton, Halle Brook, Eckley,
Jeddo and Drifton at 40 p m, daily,
except Sunday; and 10 10 a IN, s 40 p m, Sunday.
Train leaving Drifton at $50 N makes
connection at Deripger with p. R. X. trains for
Wilkeabarre. Sunbury, Harrisburg and poiDta
west.
All trains connect at Hazleton Junction with
electric cars for Hazleton, Jeanesville, Auden-
ried and other points on the Traction Com
IUTHER q. SMITH superintendent.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-27
The Children's FrOCks,

The fashion of trimming with inser.
ton should be utilized by the thrifty
mother for lengthening the children's
frocks. Cut off the hem Of the skirt
and put in strip of insertion two or
three inches wide; then replace the
hem, and the skirt will be the right
length and prettier than 1t was before,
Lengthen the sleeves in the same way
and the bodice. too, If necessary.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-27

makes him the highest salaried liter
airy man in the country and perhaps in
the world.
$4,000 year, so the report goes. His
work is likely to include editorials for
the Harper publications as well as
additions to the Dooley sketches and
other efforts.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-27
PLEASURE.

April 3O.-Ball of Savonian Young
Men of Freeland at krell's hall. Ad.
mission, % cents.
May ball OF Kosciusko Guards at
Krel's hall Admission, so cents.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-27
"DOOley's" Big Salary.

Finley Peter Dunno, author of "Mr.
Dooley," has closed a contract with
Harper G. Bros, the publishers, that
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-27
Cannot Own Brewery Stock.

An important ruling was made re-
Gently In the license court at Pttsburg,
which is to the effect that every appli-
cant for a retail license must file an
affidavit stating that he Is not the
owner of any brewing company stock
This is in line with the interpretation
Of the Brooks law, which prohibits a
retailer from being engaged in the
manufacture of intoxicating drinks, the
judges deciding that the holding of
stock constituted being engaged in the
manufacture. The ruling will affect
hundreds Of retail dealers in breweries.
For liver troubles and constipation
There nothing better in creation
Than Little Early Risers, the famous
little pills
They always effect cure and save doc
tor bills.
Little Early Risers are different from
all other pills. They do not weaken the
system, but act as Il tonic to the tissues
by arousing the secretions and restoring
the liver to the full performance of its
functions naturally. Growers City drug
store.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-27

Beautiful wall paper, &c per double roll
up, at VIM Birk becks. Stock is large.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-27

CENTRAL RAILROAD OF NEW
" JERSEY November l6. 1902
Stations in New York: Foot of Liberty
Street, North River, and South Ferry.
TRAINS LEAVE UPPER LEHIGH.
For New York. at s ID m.
For Philadelphia, At s ID II IN.
For White Haven, at 15 a IN and 05 pm.
For Wilkes Barre, Pittston and Scranton. at
IL Il m.
For Mnuch Chunk, Catasauqua and Allen
town, nj 8 Ii IA IN.
Through tickets to all points at lowest rates
may be had on application in advance to the
ticket agent at the station.
G. NJ. BURT, Gen. Pass. Agent.
W. g. Besler, General Manager.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-27
PEOPLE OF THE DAY


Dr. Alfred Pelldram, the new Ger
man minister to Venezuela, who re-
Gently arrived In New York en- route
to his new post, was emphatic in de-
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-27
EHIGH TRACTION COMPANY.
- Freeland Schedule.

First car leaves Hazeton for Frceland at
5 Is m, then on the even and half hour
thereafter. First car Sundays at 6 90 m.
First car leaves Frecland for HuZeton at
s 40 IL IN, then on the Ii and 45 minutes after
the hour thereafter. First car Sundays ut 45
a m.
Last car leaves Hazleton for Freeland at
II 10 IN. Last Car Saturdays at ii 80 pm.
Last car leaves Freeand for Hazleton at
II IL p IN. Last car Saturdays at II 45 pm.
Cars leaving Hazlrton at O 60 n m connect
W tn ID. s. & s. Railrond trains at Hazeton
Junction for Hurwood, Cranberry. Tonbickcn
and Derringcr daily except Sunday, and s 80
Il m and 90 p m sunday.
Cars leave Hazeton for Humboldt road,
Oneida and Sheppton ut 9 20 and 10 30 m and
90 m daily, and 90 and 3 90 IN SUNDAYS
Cars leave Hazeton for Beaver Meadow
road. Stockton, Huzle Brook. Eckley, Jeddo
and Drifton at 30 p m daily. and 30 m and
5 30 y III Sunday
A MARKLE. General Manager.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-27

o-O0~~~0~y~-~1~.O~-~~~~~ >~~~~-~-~-~~-~~~---~-~~
r EHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD.
L. April IL, 1908.
ARRANGEMENT OF PASSENGER TRAINS.
LEAVE FREELAND.
8 l2 m for Jeddo, Lumber Yard, Hazle-
ton, Weatherly, Mauch Chunk, Allen
town, Bethlehem, Easton, Philadel-
phia and New York.
Wilkes Barre, Pittston and Scranton.
8 40 m for White Haven, Mauch Chunk,
Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton, Phila-
delpbia ano New York.
8 So a m for Hazleton, Delano, Mahanoy
City, Shenandoah, Mt. Carmel and
IL AS m for weatherly, Mauch Chunk, AL
lentown, bethlehem, Easton, Phila-
delphia, New York, Hazleton, Delano,
Mahanoy City, Shenandoah and Mt.
Carmel.
4 A. m for weatherly, Mauch Chunk, AL
lentown, Bethlehem, Easton, Philadel-
&nhanoy &h sT CITY yVsH shenandoaS. Mt. Caramei
and Pottsville.
ARRIVE AT FREELAND.
z 20 m from Hazleton.
SO m from Scranton, Wilkes Barre and
l2 35 m from New York, Philadelphia,
Easton, Bethlehem, Allentown, Maucb
Chunk and Weatherly.
4 A m from Scranton, Wilkes-Barr and
White Haven.
8 33 IN from New York, Philadelphia
Easton, Bethlehem, Allentown, Maucb
doah, Mabanoy City, Delano and Hazle-
ton.
For further information INSULT Ticket
Agents.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-27

Entered at the Postoffice at Freeland, Pa.
as Second Glass Matter.
Mrs. Grundy of Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 190?-1903, 1903-05-21
Newspaper p. overbs.

s. W. Gilman, the funny man OF the
Baltimore American snd secretary Of the
recently organized Association Of News-
paper versifers and Hum orists, has coined
the following proverbs out Of twenty years
experience:
The chap who tries hardest /, work 4
Newspaper for spscisl favnrs is the one who
never spends cent with Il and Is mot even
subscriber.
The one who demands the highest ex-
cellencs in typography, subject matter and
quantity Of contents, does the least 10 help
the cause along.
The man who kicks most about the in
accuracy Of newspapers In general 10 the
one who does the least TO assist in getting
the facts sseura.siy when he has an oppor.
tunity to do SO.
The man who hss il in for newspapers
in general has had the bitter truth told
about him once by some unusually frank
reporter and has big sore spot.
The man who brings in the longest OBJ it.
nary Of the late deceased was not a model
husband always.
The woman who declares lie none of the
public's business and she .won't talk, so
there" always winds up By giving the re-
porter rattlins good story so fast that he
cant take Il down 10 shorthand.
The man who beg that his name be left
out Of the list Of drunk, for fssr II will
hurt his mother's iselinss never considered
that good ladys ssnaihilisis bsiors In hia
life.
Il ycu sxpset zan b fnd coupli-
mens about himasli, you must put Il on Tho
front page iD boldtscs type.
Mrs. Grundy of Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 190?-1903, 1903-05-21
Oak Gr0re.

Your correspondent responded TO the In.
visstion to attend children's day EXERCISES a,
Ok Grove church last Sunday. The r
vice was conducted By their Sunday School
superintendent ). c. Grip and Il goes with.
out saying sha. he is the right man in shs
right place. The students, 66 ia numbsi'
did we'll. Wa lisisned % some 23 rscits-
tioos inter. pcrsed with songs. The psrch-
ing by the entire school Nv splendid
A uiA orderly coegrssaiion vssin slsena'
ance AN 10 many s,ris hsd'on sach lovely
.hats that I accused them Of being out "a
show them of. The collection was not as
large as 1t ought to have been. Soms people
are little pennrius in helping the children
keep up the Sabbath school. Every one
seemed to enjoy themselves. There was
plenty oeat on the grounds. Your curres-
pondent accepted an invitation to dine with
E.q., Bud Kilgore. You UNCLE T.
Mrs. Grundy of Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 190?-1903, 1903-05-21

CaYain Thomas G. Lind who died at his home McMnn.
the 18th of this month"; well known in Gundy county.
He attended the courts at Aamon for before his fail
heatl mats tph He
naviars md says that the Episcopaans
;t e resoyerans their creed and the Mehouies which
I nm system. Hethnk we know thing the make 50
""u a's that they have suffered hemseyesas al able
ana or TWO behind the and deveEen consistent
christian gentlemah in the ranks
profession his loss will be felt by the general public Of
this Section of the State.
Mrs. Grundy of Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 190?-1903, 1903-05-21
TuIley Home

MkS GRuNDY:
Qni,e Number Of our young people al
tended childrens' day at Providence.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Henley, OF Tracy,
we're the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Hem
ley last week.
Mrs. s. N. Pearson has returned from
Clouse Hill.
Mr.. }. F. Parks went to Tracy. SUNDAY.
Esq. J, c. Henley has gone to New Or.
leans to attend the reunion.
Messrs. John Oneal, Hugh Gillian and
Sumner Aylor, after being absent for few
weeks, we're At home Sunday.
Mr.. Robert Trussel aud bride we're given
IN elegant supper al the home Of The form
er's parents, yesterday. Professor Partin
after wishing the young couple happy
life, was ushered 10 the table where he
made himself at home.
The gypsies are camping at the cross
roads.
Mr.. Robinson and son, Of Bridgeport,
are at the Big Springs rep firing the pump
Mr.. Henry Shedd and daughter, of Pra-
rie Plains, were visiting A. NJ. Blair last
week.
Sheriff Meeks and II, B. Northcut were
down Sunday to recover horse.
May 10, 1908. CErHUs.
Mrs. Grundy of Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 190?-1903, 1903-05-21

's&zfss{xE 49, ~ X ~ 80 szzzHytfzz<
t,on price Of 400 'stemed high,
when compared with some Of the
larger weeklies that are sent out
from the cities ut 30 cents.
Replying to these suggestions col
lectively, We beg to cay that one dol
lar a year is very low price for an
''original weekly paper and is less
than it costs &c get the paper out.
The fifty cent wceklies that issue
from daily printing Offices ure no,
original matter, the type after being
set up and used in the daily editions
/. set aside and SO to speak warmed
over" for the weekly edition. The
difference in cost and quality Of a
fresh cooked and a warmed over
meal, or the difference between q
new and a second hand suit ol
clothes constitutes the difference in
price between Mrs. GRuNDY and
any fifty cent publication.
One single column weekly Of orig
inaI information is worth more in.
trinsically to each citizen than q
whole wheel-barrow full Of foreign
news.
Mrs. Grundy of Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 190?-1903, 1903-05-21
Coal Dale Dots.

MIR. Mcbride, OF Tracy, preached
here Sunday.
Mrs. J. NJ. johnson, OF Tracy City,
visited her daughter Mis-. Aftermath, ,
last Sunday.
Mrs VIM. Arbuckle, Of Tracy spen,
Sunday here.
MIR. W, II. Havron passed through
here few days ago enroute home
from Tullahoma.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Henderson
visited here the FIRST day Of the week
Mr.. Dee Lusk was here on business
last week.
Mr.. Shaelack's little boy has been
very i'll but is improving.
May 20, 1908. PEARL.
Mrs. Grundy of Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 190?-1903, 1903-05-21

The of the whole South will be turned with interest to
the reunion of the confederate at New Orleans The
fedeate soldier occupies position honorable and unique
the worlds history While they fought they fought have
other soldiers in this country against such overwhelming odds
When they ceased to fight they accepted the inevitable and faced
the order Of things with that which born alone of true
mobility With comparatively few exceptions them
totterng into their last resting places without malice and with
lender an patriotic love of country which nspr
ing generations Truly The bravest the tenderest the
ae the daring, and wish the old vets mighty good time
d in New Orleans.
Mrs. Grundy of Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 190?-1903, 1903-05-21

We think the Nashville American right calling atten-
on the fact that the officers of the law have taken
steps ascertain in what degree others responsible for the
death who died morphine poisoning
in Nashville last week We but feel that the physician
whose has been prominently and persistent coupled with
the sad knows the leading than
he has admitted We have absolutely patience with the mer
able wretch who takes advantage of the nfauaon young
and then ruhesy her aside when her devotion becomes
burdensoe If there particular nook hades which hot
ter than the rest must have been provided for such despcabe
characters The law should be vgant and vigorous where there
is ia suspect such cases.
Mrs. Grundy of Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 190?-1903, 1903-05-21

this jurn and for s.
position with the Tracy City This ownedb
the services Of Mr.
Wright The of this lose from It's aud
that demand
printer schrtn
TEN an.-Sts Democrat.
publishers of Mrs. Gundy glad to have secured the
of worthy young and trust tahe good people
of Tracy City will extend Wright cordial welcome which
he merits.
Mrs. Grundy of Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 190?-1903, 1903-05-21
THE aAL1.AT1N INCIDENT.

The action Of the Pooce Department in disseminating the
Gn route because bues alleged to have mreated
carrier exceedingly small We honestly suspect that the
mstreated but if he there be usfa.
on the of the Department II too suggestive of the
five year old girl stakes her doags goes home when
little nebor does not play exactly suit her. There laws in
the country for the punishment of evdoer There especially
stringent laws against undue interference with the United
States mails the Postoce Department peculiarly and
fully equipped for enforcing laws without reorg methods
which punish innocent parties We fancy that the
which responsible for the drsac methods applied the In
anola Galatn incidents would be loud their Of
the persons who hu criticisms at whole because of the
cruetes of few irresponsible soldiers And yet to
that the analogous to a marked degree
Mrs. Grundy of Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 190?-1903, 1903-05-21
FROM OUR
NEICEIBORS.
MOssteagle Bricfs,

Mr.. W, H. Nelson Of Tracy City,
Is visiting her sister Mrs. Bradshaw.
Miss Jania Holcombe leaves for
Knoxville todsy, Thursday.
Mrs. Lucille Lewis was taken very
sick last Friday but she is now i'm
proving rapidly.
Mrs. r. T. Lewis, ofNashville. is
visiting Mrs. Jennymeade Lewis.
Mrs. Ted Cludies was the guest Of
B. r. Turner last week.
Mr.. Win Sanders is recovering
rapidly from his recent illness.
May 20, 1908. TINY.
Mrs. Grundy of Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 190?-1903, 1903-05-21

management ST. purposes reproducing the United
grouud embracing about would
Trouble is would take much territory which to
any satisfactory display of the contents of Pey pockets
and take for granted that St Louis dirt is expensive
Mrs. Grundy of Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 190?-1903, 1903-05-21

The reports of the of Jews in Khine horry
1t difficult to understand how such atrocious
of those detailed in the dispatches could be enacted
age And cannot but wonder how the accounts of
aggravated ynchngs of few must
print abroad The mob should not be tolerated
upon kind of preext The Russian Government
should not until the participants that horrible
detected and punished.
Mrs. Grundy of Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 190?-1903, 1903-05-21

L0DGR DIRECT0RY

III q A. M.-Ssvanee Lodge, 4o5; uHeel1
saeend Thursday Of each month.
L ysD. o. F.--1rscy city lodge laS msss1
ssopd and fourth Saturday d sscA mcath
X. Az Mountaia council xo,a77 Nee(s
second ann fourth Monday In sack loath
x, d Ps-Bsycs Thonpsoa redGs -
mests every Tuesday night.
Ia A. Q. Y. W.--MIusn' Lodge 7oi neets
Mrs. Grundy of Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 190?-1903, 1903-05-21

We desire to modey call attention to the fact that Mrs.
rundy bonnet and rue her dress this
week. This head piece and seventh column only
earnest further improvements which to follow We
that plank Of platform the effect that when
to progress forfeit right to exist
Mrs. Grundy of Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 190?-1903, 1903-05-21

Said the pig to the toad
On the county road
Isn't this culvert frigltful snare?"
''Nawn said the frog,
Knee-deep in the bog
'I'm in my element here"
We learn with pleasure that alert County Chair
man called the condition of the roads
catering Tracy City, by Mrs. Grundy taking remedy
those conditions.
Mrs. Grundy of Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 190?-1903, 1903-05-21

idle brain the devils workshop idle hands his
hammer and
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-08-27
RUINED BY GAMBLING.

It is painful to read of the decay and death Of a republic, for republics indi- cate the aspiration of men. Two mon archies in Europe have, it is announced, combined to extinguish one small re- public. The latter is Altenberg a tiny territory comprising about one and one half square miles, and with popula- tion Of not more than 2,5OO people. It has been claimed alternately by Prus- sia and Belgium, although since 1916 these claims have been dormant and Aitenberg has. governed itself under miniature republican system. Lately the authorities agreed to sell gambling privileges to Belgian syndicate, which proposed to convert AItenberg into a second Monte Carlo. Belgium and Prussia objected simultaneously, and arranged between them the suppression of the republic. Prussia sold her claims to Belgium, and now the latter is in full control of Altenberg and the gamblers will have to go.
 There is big republic which some times seems to be given over to gam bling, but it is hoped that gambling wont be it's ruin.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-08-27
SOME IMPORTANT DIFFERENCES

The Railroad Gazette says that the
 reason why American shipbuilding and
 shipowning cannot be satisfactory to
 American investors is that the cost of
 building and the cost of sailing an
 American ship are such that it cannot
 compete on even terms with the for
 eigners on the open sea where no tar-
 ifs exist. The American liner St. Louis,
 for example, employs 3S0 men at a cost
 of $11, ,306 per month, while the Kaiser
 Wilhelm der Crosse employs 800 men at
 a cost of $7,715 a. month. The American
 ship must, pay $29.75 per month per
 man. while the German ship pays but
 $15.4S. A like discrepancy exists in the
 matter of construction. In 1901 MT. B.
 N. Baker, then president of the Atlantic Transport Line. wrote to the commits. sioner of navigation that his company
 was having two ships built by Harland
 & Wolff. at Belfast and two by the New York Shipbuilding company, at Camden. The cost of the British ships was to be approximately $1,419,12O each. The cost os the American ships, iden- tical in size and speed. was to be ap- proximately $1.S46.sOO each. The result is that the foreign ship can make a profit at lower rates for freight than the American ship can. Americans can make better income by investing their money ashore. They also expect larger return than the ? or per cent. the foreigner is content with. Our wheat growers naturally prefer the low rates of foreign ships. Tt is hard" the Gazette concludes, Ito see any econ omic way in which an American deep ] sea fleet could be established except by
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-08-27
SAD, BUr REM EDtABEE.

It appears that the figure of Genius on the dome of the capitol at Hartford IS In even worse condition than was suspected. Investigation shows that the beauty of the statue is marred by rents several inches in length and about three-fourths of an inch wide in the bust and back of the figure. The statue itself is porous and is honeycombed in number of places. A piece of the ma terial was taken into the comptroller's office and examined by Comptroller Seeley. It is shown to be in an advanc- ed state of decay and crumbles easily under light pressure from the fingers. The rents in the figure were evidently caused by the action of frost on the water that has found it's way through the porous places. There is at present a small amount of water inside the folds of the figure as a result of recent rains. The inside of the statue is said to show, plainly that it is corroded by the snow and rain it retains following storm, and this decay shows signs of eating to the outer surface. The foundations of the statue are also said to be in need of repairs.
 Sad, but not half as sad as some of the things that flourish under the dome. And the statue can be repaired or re- moved.