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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-02-11
The One Time He Felt Fear.


young man who figured In several of
| the Philippine raids, land while have
been frightened on many occasions, I
really never had genuine feeling of
| fear but once, and that was while I
was In the war with the fellows in the
Philippines. 1 never knew what fear
was before that experience. At the time
of my first and last experience of fear
we were about fifteen miles from Ma.
| Mia. During the day we had a rather
rough tilt with the natives. The men
were worn out. They had been beat
ing down bushes, wading through
marshes, cutting and shooting and
slashing from sunrise to sunset, and
these experiences left the men in a bad.
ly worn condition. Their minds We're
feverish. 1 know that my mind was
feverish, and under more happy cir
cumstances l would have felt some un.
easiness. 1t fell my lot to stand guard
as an outpost, and was fifty or hun
dred yards from any other soldier, up
to my neck in the bushes, engulfed in
the fog Of Philippine marshes on one
of the blackest nights 1 ever saw. 1t
had been raining and the leaves and
underground We're watersoaked. On
nearly a direct line with me were q
number of comrades on outpost duty,
but they could not be reached by my
voice. Behind me were the squads
platoons and then the companies of the
regiment, spaced according to the reg.
ulations, and In front of me, driven
back into the thick underground into
places Of concealment, We're the fel.
lows we had fought all during the day.
They knew the country. I did not.
They knew exactly where to find me.
l knew they were hiding somewhere
near my post. 1 never had such a mis-.
cradle feeling in all my life. 1t was
dark, thlckly, heavily dark. 1 could
see nothing. / could only tell the
earth was beneath me by feeling with
my feet, and sometimes when would
hear popping sound as If made by the
fall of foot, or crack as if some
brittle piece of underground had
snapped under the enemy's tread, or
the swish of bush as If brushed aside
by some fellow who was slipping upon
me-when l heard these things would
almost fall to the ground in a fit of
wild delirium. l could not shoot, for If
| did 5000 men would be Immediately
called to my rescue. So there l stood,
right in the home of the enemy, dread
ing and fearing until the very blood in
my arteries seemed to stop. And the
awful sounds! The popping, the crack
ing, the swishing, the breaking of brit
tie twigs and the swash as a Filipino's
foot sunk in the soggy leaves! These
things nearly drove me mad. l know
now that 1 never heard all these
sounds. 1t was partly the work of
feverish brain, partly the work of fear.
What sound l heard were caused by
water falling from the leaves of trees,
and by bushes swinging back to their
normal places when relieved of the
heavy water covering. - New Orleans
Times-Democrat
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-02-11
A TALE OF FOOLISH PRIDE.

The day was most uncommon warm,
And Chanticleer and wife
Had had a small domestic storm
To mar their married life.
She held he had no gift of song,
And shook her little head,
But he maintained his voice was strong,
And he could sing, he said.
And so he stopped, his voice to try,
Upon the dusty road,
And she, with hypercritic eye,
Stood watching while he crowed.
And such frightful noise he made
1t shook the earth and sky,
And woke a hawk of sombre shade
Who'd been asleep near by.
The hawk, who had been dozing, heard
The rooster proud and trim,
And pouncing on the foolish bird
He put an end to him.
MORAL.
"A moral fair this tale doth bear
That may be read by all
Let men who think they're birds" beware
"Pride goes before a fall"
Catholic Standard and Times.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-02-11

"Whats the use of hitting him,
Johnnie? You'll only have to go to
him afterward and say you're sorry"
"Well, I'd rather be sorry for hitting
him than for not hitting him. Sc
what's the difference?" New York
World.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-02-11

$50 you never talk about people be.
hind their backs"
NO" answered the woman with a
grim expression. "If know anything
which would annoy a friend, always
tell it in her presence l wouldn't miss
seeing her embarrassment for any
thing. g."-Washington Star.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-02-11

"Will you marry me?" he said, sud
denly looking up from the paper
which he had been studying.
"Wh-why," she replied, "how you
startled me. What has caused you
to ask me such an important question
SO suddenly"
"I've been looking over the tax list
81 can't see what the tax list has to
do with our love"
"Your fathers name isn't on it. Flo
must be very rich. Chicago Record
Herald
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-02-11

'I can truthfully say" remarked the
politician, that 1 never went back on
q friend"
"Yet some people claim that you did
not keep your promises"
"Yes," was the bland reply, "but the
people to whom l made those prom
lses are not my friends. They are my
Observation-Disclosures Star.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-02-11
The Proposal,

Dorothy-"Do confide to me, Isabel,
the method Of Mr. Titfington's propo-
sal to you"
Isabel-"Dorothy, dare not; it is so
thrillingly interesting that you could
not resist telling 1t to somebody else"
Brooklyn Life.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-02-11
wealth's Only Salvation,

In these days of social enlightenment
wealth's only salvation is sacrifice.
if wealth tries to save too much it will
lose a1.-New York News.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-02-11

Promptness is often mistake If
you do not believe it, recall the fate<
OF the early worm. Many men haveI
succeeded because they hesitated at
the right time.-New York News.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-02-11

Mrs. Henpeck-"Well, anyhow. your
brother Tom isn't as big fool as you
are"
Henpeck-"You bet he isn't. He's Q
chelor."-Detroit Free Press.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-02-11

Fifty per cent. of the felt boots mar.
keted in the United States and Canada
are made in Grand Rapids, Mich.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-02-11

It was in the world of business.
"Who is liz? What has he done?'
they asked.
Then again it was in the world of
society.
who's his father" they asked
Chicago Post
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-02-11

l shot an arrow into the air;
1t fell to earth-I knew not where
Until a neighbor set up howl
Because I'd killed favorite fowl.
Chicago News.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-02-11

The wonderful new telegraph system
invented by the two Hungarlans, An
ton Pollak and Joseph Nirag, will ne
put in operation this fall by the lmpe-
rial German Postal Administration. on
the line between Berlin and Cologne:
England and the United States viii be
likely to adopt it next, as it has beeh
successfully tested by experts in both
countries. The system sends andreceives
messages in ordinary handwriting, and
at the rate Of 100000 words an hour.
1t is safer, cheaper and better in every
way, it is claimed, than any other sys-
TEN in the world.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-02-11

The replanting of grass on the vast
ed cattle ranges in Nebraska, Wyom-
ing, Colorado, Utah, Montana, Idaho
and the Dakotas is to be attempted by
the railways penetrating those States.
The first problem to be solved is the
finding of grass suitable for stock
purposes. Nearly 1000 acres will be
fenced and divided into thirty plots for
experiments in planting. These West.
too much crowding and by sheep. 1t iI
expected that once the feasibility of re
planting is proven the Federal and
State governments will lend their aid
to the movement.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-02-11

"Thats a handsome office clock of
yours. Aren't you afraid it'll be sto-
len?"
'Never. Why, every clerk in my
employ has one eye on it all day
New York World.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-02-11

$50 it's with men! Before marriage
my husband was ready to die for me
and now he does not even want to eat
what I cook"-Fliegende Blaetter.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-02-11

For many years the supply OF gutta
percha, used chiefly for electrical insu.
lation, particularly of submarine ca
bles, for which purpose it is indispen-
sable, has been growing beautifully
less. Until very recently no new field
of exploitation had been discovered. 1t
appears, however according to recent
reports, that Para and the Amazon
River, the home of india rubber, are
central to large forests Of the balata
tree, from which gutta percha is de.
rived. A report made by an expert
who recently visited this district as.
serts that the gutta percha industry
can be made to rival that of the rub
Der trade. Vast areas of virgin forests
are to be found growing on the Purus
and Acre rivers and other tributaries
OF the Upper Amazon. The method of
bleeding the balata tree is entirely diff
ferent from that used in extracting tSe
milk of the rubber tree, but the summit
Is greater per tree. 1t takes an expeI
to properly bleed the balata so that il
Will yield the desired gum, but com
petent man can prepare from forty to
fifty pounds per day.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-02-11

Petroleum drinking as a habit Is
spreading so rapidly in France that the
Medical Society of Paris advises i'm
mediate steps to check it. The opinion
formerly expressed by many persons
that the habit was due to the Govern
ment's increased tax on alcohol has
been found to be an error. An investi-
CATION of the vice shows that it was
prevalent long before the alcohol tax
was imposed, and that it has been
growing all the time Physicians do
not agree as to all the effects produced
by it, but they do agree as to its gen
eral harmfulness. The victim of the
habit does not become brutal, as is so
often the case with alcohol drinkers.
but Respondent and morose.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-02-11

Two farmers in Ohio have raised
S15,O 900 crop of ginseng on one-third of
an acre of ground. The plant is grown
in beds three feet in width, which are
covered with lattice work to give shader'
They intend shipping their product to
China.
The London Colliery Guardian de-
scribes new explosive patented in
Germany. 1t consists of mixture OF
calcium carbide and barium superox.
ide. The cartridges are divided into
two compartments by thin tin parti-
ton, on one side of which are the
mixed salts and on the other dilute
acid. AS soon as the acid eats through
the tin and gains access to the mixture
a violent explosion is said to result.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-26

Dublin, July 25-King Edward and Queen Alexandra left Dublin today ac- companied by Princess Victoria and their suites on their way to Newtownards, county Down. where they will visit the Marquis of Londonderry. Notwithstand- ing the rain, the royal party drove from the vice regal lodge in open carriages and halted at Phoenix park to review the school children, whose volume of shrill cheering while one of their number pre- sented bouquets to the queen was ono of the most touching features of the Dublin reception to their majesties, which throughout was remarkable for enthusi- esm and the entire absence of unpleas- antness.
 The route to the railroad station was packed with continuously cheering people, who gave the royal visitors a maenifi- cent farewell. A message from King Ed ward to the Irish people, issued this morning, expressed a deep appreciation of the loyalty and affection with which the king and queen were surrounded dur ing their stay in Dublin and says his majesty trusts In Gods providence that the Irish may enjoy blessings commen- surate with the warmth of their hearts
 The royal train arrived at Newtown- ards without any noteworthy incident. The little town of Newtownards was gaily decorated and its streets were filled
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-26

Washington, July 25-The Post tomor- row will publish the following:
 Hungary Exposed" is the title of a sensational pamphlet incorporated in an appeal to the President, the secretary of state, Cardinal Gibbons and the archbish- ops and the bishops of the United States, from the Catholic priests having charge of Hungarian congregations throughout this country. On the fiyleaf appears this phrase:
 Secret state document, revealing the plotting of that government in the United States, American. Slavoiks and Ruth enians. the Irish of Hungary. ito be the victims
 'orhe secret document proves to be a ministerial communication by the Bull garian minister of religion and instruction to the cardinal prince primate, Archbishop of Estergon In reference to the Hunga- rian government, to retain it's hold upon the siavoiks and Ruthenians living in the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-26
HUNGARY WOULD CONTROL
 SUBJECTS IN AMERICA

United States. The document which IS signed by M. Komlossis, an officer of the ministerial bureau, declares that the Hun garians are emigrating in increasing num- bers to the United States, and that their patriotic spirit and religious faith is rap idly disappearing.
 M. Komlossis then defines the action resolved upon by the Hungarian govern- ment This consists in the aenllng of zealous and patriotic Hungarian Priests to take change of the American n rissions, the conclusion of concordat o' prlnci- pals between the congregation Dc Propa- ganca Eide and the Hungariar 'Nein- ment toward the appointment O. ssteos- tolic delegate at Washington and ns}Wise, at the expense of the Hungarian govern ment to keep the Ruthenians and slavoiks in the United States under surveillance in the interest of their guidance.
 M. Komlossis declares that the nec- essity of acqultting control of the spir- itual conduct of the Hungarians in Ameri- ca is one of the most serious questions confronting the state today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-26
PRESIDENT HAS
 SEVERAL GUESTS
PORTO RIcAN COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION HAS A CONSULf1- TIoN-BRIsToW AND LOOMS ALSO CALL.

oyster Bay. L. l., July 25.--Samuel Me- Cue Lindsay. commissioner of education of Porto Rico called to present to the President a statement of the condition of his department. The Presidents guests at luncheon today were; J. l.. Bristow, fourth assistant postmaster general; Francis B. Loomis. first assistant secre- tary of tate, and William Williams, com- missioner of immigration of New York.
 MT Bristow has charge of the inves- tlgatlon being made of the postoffice de- pertinent affairs and came to Oyster Bay to confer with the President regard ing some recent developments.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-26
CONNECTS STILL
 DEFY THE GUARDS
AT LAST ACCOUNTS THERE WAS NO CHANGE IN SITUATION AT GEORGIA cAMP-PRoPERTY IS RARRIcADED.

Atlanta, July 25.-No additional infor- nation has been received this morning at the office of the state prison com mission regarding the mutIny of the 125 conviets of the Dade coal mines at Coal City, Ga. fifty miles south of Chatta- nooga, last night. in which it was re- ported that two of the convicts had been shot. The names of the convicts, who are known entirely by their numbers, have not yet been learned, but it is known that the men were ringeaders of the band who had barricaded themselves in the shaft of the mine.
 It is said that the guards were forced to fire on the men on account of the menacing and threatening attitude of the convicts. It is learned that the shoot ing of the two prisoners may result fat ally.
 It is possible that the convicts had planned such mutiny, and may have secreted food in the mines and can with stand a siege for some time.
 As the only way of escaping is through the mouth of the mine, the prisoners are powerless without arms, and it may be that the men may have to be forced to surrender by starvation.
 The coal company has a strong barri- cade around their property, which is se- curely guarded, and there is hardly the barest chance for the men to overpower the guards unless supplied with weapons to make an attack.
 The coal mines are the property of the Georgia Iron and Coal company. The representative of the company in this city had received no information in re- gard to the mutiny up to noon today fur ther than the dispatches received by the prison commission last night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-26
HARRlMAN AND HILL WILL
 CONTROL WORLDS LUMBER

San Francisco. Cal, July 25.-The Bull letin says that E. H. Hartman and James J Hill are uniting in a great tim Der deal where they. with number of associates, will control the lumber market of the world. They are securing large tracts of forest land in Northern Cali fornia and Oregon through their agents. who have been for some time quietly buying property on the coast. Among the associates of the two railroad mag mates are Frederick Weyhauser of Min neapolis. T. B. Walker of Minneapolis,
 -acob Blodgett of Grand Rapids. and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-26

closed in a metal tube, was also inferred with the body.
 When all had been arranged, the su- preme prayer was said and the last benedietion was given, all present join ing. Half suppressed sobs were heard on all sides.
 The second coffin was of lead and very heavy On the cover at the head was cross. just below which was a skull and crossbones. while below these were the arms of the late pope with the triple crown, but without the keys, as they signify living victory.
 At the bottom was a plate bearing the following inscription.
 Corpus Leoni P. M. vixit an xC1II, MY. .DxIvIII, essles univers prefuit an xXV, mensis D
 "Obit Die xxx Julii, an MCMIII."
 The Coffin Sealed.
 This coffin was sealed personally with the arms of the camerlengo. The major domo of the chapel of the basilica lighted a brazier which was used in soldering the coffin, producing sounds and sights strange to hear and see in church. These two eoffins were then enclosed in third casket of polished walnut without decora- tions The sad duties were softened and smoothed by the sweetness of the sing ing of the choir and the prayers of the clergy.
 When the last supreme moment came the heavy coffins weighing in all 1922 pounds, were rolled out of the chapel, preceded by mace bearers and choirs sing ing as they went and followed by all the cardinals. among whom the bowed figure of Oreglia, the strong. upright Van nuttelli brothers. the white-haired Ag- liardo and the immense black-browed Svampa were the most conspicuous. Pull leys were attached to the coffin and soon to the strains of the Benedictus Dominus Deus Israel, it was hoisted into the stone sarcophagus above the door, where it will remain until the grateful cardinals created by the late pontiff shall erect suitable tomb in the basilica of St John Lateran, which was chosen by the pope himself as his final resting place.
 Thus was Pope Leo consigned to his long rest.
 Color and life were given to the whole scene by gendarmes and palatine and noble guards. The last named have never left the remains since the pope died. Above the cardinals behind a grating were the ladies of the aristocracy and the fam fly of the pope.
 The diplomatic body was also present as were many men of the Roman aristocracy, led by Prince Marrimo, who claims descent from Quintus Fabius Maximus: General Decharette. the oldest veteran of the papal army, who fought as com mander of the Zouaves against the Italians in 1870. was also among those who attended the ceremony
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-26
CARNEGIE ON TARIFF.
Gives England Advice on How to Run
 Things.

New York, July 25.-A long letter from Andrew Carnegie on the subject of preferential tariffs is published here, says a London dispatch to the Times. The writer predicts that it will be found impossible for Great Britain to discriminate in favor of Canadian products and against those of the United States without inaugur- ating a tariff war in which she will suffer defeat.
 The London Times attacks cne let ter editoriallY, and declares:
 We think moro highly of Americas instincts or fair play than to believe that an honest attempt to improve our own position without injuring theirs will call forth the indignation pictured by MT Carnegie"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-26

number of other men of influence In the various timber sections of the western states. With the many minor holdings which Hartman and his associates may count on, 1t is said that the plan is to merge the more valuable lands controlled by the Hill roads, and the Southern Pa cifc into a trust
 When the lands of the Hill and the Hartman roads and those of Walker Weyhauser and others in Washington and Oregon. Idaho and California, and controlled by Hartman and his asso- ciates. the magnates will be in posi- tion to control the lumber market of the world
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-26
WORK BEGUN.
Extension of Southern Railway Will
 Touch Georgia Line.

Knoxville July 25.-W. H. Wells chief engineer of construction of the Southern Railway, is here today and announces that work has begun thirty miles south of this city building the Rathburn Gap extension of the Southern to the Georgia line, and that in North Carolina a new company has been chartered which is building to- ward Tennessee to Wallahalla branch of the Southern to connect with the Rath- burn Gap branch.
 The new branch will be 200 miles long and will give less than a one per cent grade to tideWater
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-26
EDWARD AND HIS QUEEN
 LEAVE DUBLIN DELIGHTED

with cheering crowds The Marquis and Marchioness of Londonderry and the county and municipal officers met the king and queen at the railway station and the royal party drove to Mount Stewart.
 After the king left Dublin it was an- nounced that he had donated five thou sand dollars to the poor of the city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-26
Birmingham Receipts.

Washington, D. C.. July 25.--(Special.)- The preliminary report of the commits sloner of international revenue for the fiscal year ending June 30 last, shows the receipts in the Birmingham district under the late Collector J. Fl. Bingham to have been s15S.947. 4s. The receipts un- der the present collector were $l64 1SS. IA.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-26
Store and Depot BuroIarized.

Camp Hill. July 5.-(Special. )-Last night Ross and Langley's store and the central depot were burglarized The former lost ss worth of jewelry, the lat ter $3.92 in cash.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-26
MIss RrldeweIl In London.

London. July 25.-Miss Carrie Bridwell, the American contralto of Birmingham. Ala. appeared at Convent Garden today in "Rigoletto."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-26
Postmistress of IndianOIa VIII
 be Paid for Doing Nothing
OFFICE IS STILL CLOSED
Suggested That a New Office May Be Opened Near Old One, But Min nle Cox Is Afraid to
 Return.
BY PATTERSON sTEALEY.

Washington, July 25. -- Especially = The name of Minnie V. Cox, the negro post mistress at 1ndianola, Miss. will be stricken from the civil pension roll ere ated by President Roosevelt on April 1 of next year. In the meantime her sal- ary of twelve hundred dollars per year has been reduced to eleven hundred dol- lars, and this is the amount she will re- ceive as a reward for her timldity in fail- ing to return to the Indianola postoifiee despite the assurances of Senator Me Laurin and officials of the town that she would be protected.
 The action of the department Is prob ably the last chapter in a case which ex- cited national interest for a time last winter. Minnie Cox, alarmed by peti- ton from patrons of the Indianola post office asking for her resignation, closed up her office and sent the resignation to Washington. The President declined to receive 1t, claiming that 1t was written under threats Of personal violence. She was afraid to return to Indlanola and re- open the postoffice, but the President or- dered her salary to continue, with the re- suit that for over three months she has drawn from the government at the rate of twelve hundred dollars per annum for no service and will continue on the rolls at eleven hundred dollars dating from March Sl last
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-26
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