PICKED UP BY THE WAY. THINGS SEEN AND HEARD IN THE TOWN AND VICINITY. Mattorn of a Local Nature Commented I pon and I'luccd Before the Headers of the "Tribune" In Large Letters-Some I'aragrapliM May Interest Von. I heard there were a few county politicians in town this week and 1 went out to look for them, hoping 1 could find among them another prophet who would bo kind enough to air his predictions as to the re sult on th 22d inst. at Wilkes- Barre. Fortune, however, did favor me that day and I failed to secure anything in the poli tical line 011 the trip, but 1 met a man who was very much in terested in school matters, or rather school reports, and he asked me if "I saw it?" Before I could gather myself | together sufficiently to ask him what he was talking about he drew from his inside pocket a Freeland paper dated the lat ter part of July, and, pointing to the Foster school district annual report, wanted me to go over it and see if I could discover any errors. I begged of him to excuse me from tasks of that kind. Fig ures are not to my taste (unless I am examining the right-hand side of my bank book) and af ter a superficial glance at the cause of his excitement told him I thought it 0. K., as it was signed by two of the town ship auditors and they ought to know. "Well it is not O. K.," he said. "Somebody has blundered, and I am one who wants to know the reason for this," placing his finger on the treasurer's account. "You just add up that creditor column and you will find a difference of $270, of which I can see no account." Seeing no other way to get rid of my figure friend I con sented to add up the portion he referred to, and true enough there seems to be a mistake somewhere. The total corres ponds with the amount receiv ed by the treasurer, yet when the expenses are added up it ap pears to be $17,185.40, instead of $17,455.40, which the report gives. I concluded that the auditors or printers or some one who had occasion to han dle the report neglected to in sert an expense item of that amount, and ventured to re mark that the error was due from that cause. "That might he," replied my companion, "but there are other parts that are not clear to me, and I am not the only person who would like to see a better report from the auditors. Here is some thing which" I left him about as rapidly as I could hack away, waving him a polite adieu, for really 1 thought he would spring an other column of figures 011 me. I had not proceeded a block when I walked up against an other school man, and this fel low acted as though he also had something troubling him. He enticed mo to the shady side of the street and placed me in a position from which I could not slip away from him and started on a subject and soon had me interested. By asking him an occasional question I kept him going until I learned the whole account—up to date— of the borough school appoint ments. At the meeting when the se lections were made the board voted for the teachers of the different schools by secret bal lot. This, several people al leged, was contrary to the school laws, and while only a few made any objections to the fortunate candidates for schools, the majority of the people seemed to think the di rectors ought to have voted openly. So far this is not news to TRIBUNE readers, but I am now informed that one of the members of the hoard at the last meeting objected to the minutes of the previous session on account of this method of selecting teachers. My infor mant tells me that a letter from County Superintendent Harri son was read there by another member, and the superintend ent stated that the appoint ments are perfectly legal. Failing to understand how the school laws could be con strued by Mr. Harrison to al low him to give this opinion j Director Welsh wrote to State Superintendent Schaffer for I further information on tho! subject. A reply from Deputy | Superintendent Stewart, who answered the query in the ab sence of his chief, tells him that appointments must be made by ballot and the vote of each member recorded on the minutes. He gives the sec tion and chapter of the school laws governing this matter, and it is the same part as the people who objected to the directors voting secretly based their claim of illegal ap pointments upon. The school board is certainly composed of men of intelli gence and it is not probable that they are standing by their work of July 5 without good grounds to support their secret ballots, but it is not very easy for common folks to under stand their way of doing busi ness when all other boards of the state are compelled to fol low the school laws. If for no other purpose but to make cer tain that the appointmens are legal the board should bestir itself and look the case up. In justice to the teachers who will commence their term on Monday the directors ought to see about it. Should the ap pointments be illegal objec tions could be raised against paying the teachers' salaries, and there is no telling but what such objections may bob up. lam making these things public so that the directors can get themselves righted ere it is too late, thereby avoiding fu ture annoyances to the board and the teachers. If they will take a bit of friendly advice they should give their reasons for making the selections in the manner Ihey did or else have a reappointment by open ballot and end all controversy. That genial and popular coal region graduate, Bill Estelle, of Newark, N. J., was in town Monday afternoon and made brief calls upon several of his former friends. His time was limited and he did not have an opportunity to give much in formation upon the subjects in which he has interested himself the past few years. He is heart and soul in the tariff re form movement and is con stantly at work advocating this doctrine. Like many of his co-workers throughout the country he is pushing tariff re form(which is now understood by everybody to mean free trade) as the advance guard of something still more important and greater—the single tax theory. As a writer and a speaker upon economic ques tions Estelle has earned his. way to a seat with the best in the nation, and in joint debate during and since the campaign more than one of his opponents lias felt the force of his invin cible arguments. He is now in the employ of the New York Reform Club. Bill has a warm spot in his heart for Freeland, for it was here where the light of Georgism first dawned upon him and made him an active and earnest disciple of the single tax, SAUNTEREB. BUSINESS BRIEFS. * Try Fackler's home-made bread and rolls—baked fresh every morning. l'icnics supplied with icecream, cakes, etc., by Laubach at reasonable rates. A pommon cold should not be neglect ed. Down's Elixir will cure it. Sold by Dr. Schilober. If you want a happy home get your wife a box of "Orange blossom." Sold by Amnndus Oswald. To bake good bread only the best flour should be used. Washburn brand leads all others. Sold only by 15. F. Davis. Arnica & Oil Liniment is very healing I and soothing, and does wonders when i applied to old sores. Sold by Dr. Schil cher. I Torpid livers, the cause of numerous j other ailments, are made healthy and j vigorous by the use Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills, i The motto of the proprietors of Dr. Henry Baxter's Mandrake Bitters is, | "the greatest good to the greatest num j ber," arioso sell a large bottle of a valu able remedy for the small price of 25 I cents, and warrant every bottle to give | satisfaction or money refunded. Sold | by Dr. Schilcher. DEATHS. ECKBOTK.—At I pper Lehigh, August 0, ! Emory, son of Peter and Sarah Eck ! rote, aged 4 days. Interred on Tues ' day afternoon at Freeland cemetery. SWEENEY.—At Oneida, August 7, Eliza beth, daughter of Ralph and Bridget Sweeney, formerly of Highland, aged 4 years and 5 months. Interred yes terday at liazleton. | COUGHING LEADS TO CONSUMPTION. Kemp's Balsam stops the cough at once. I Liine'ft Mcilicino Move* tlm Ilowcln Each • I>ay. In order to be healthy this is accessary. LONG MEMORIES. A I'uir of Clmracterlst Ic Storied of French Diplomatists. Some characteristic stories of French diplomatists aro told l>3 r Baronno cl'Oberkirch in her "Mcmoires." When l'rineo Stahremberg' was Austrian ambassador to France, the Due do Choiseul was French minister of foreign affairs. Stahrcmborg made a call of ceremony upon the minister, who made him wait so long that ho be came impatient, and had his name an nounced a second time. Then ho was asked to wait a moment longer. He was indignant, and threatened tc complain to the king. When ho was introduced into De Choiseul's presence he cried: "Monsieur, for an hour you have kept waiting in an anteroom the am bassador of his majesty, the emperor, my master. Is this in accordance with some new political fancy? How shall I take this veiled insult? Wero you busy?" "I confess," said Do Choiseul, smil ing calmly, "that I was not particular ly busy. I was finding the key to a rebus. But I was, in my treatment of you, showing respect to the customs of the court of Vienna. Thero, under circumstances similar to these, Prince Ivaunitz made me wait more than ar hour in his anteroom. I thought 1 could not do better than to imitate him." The prince thought this reply so witty that ho could not help laughing and telling tho story to all of his friends, and this was no doubt the most politic way to accept tho situa tion. About the timo of the American re volution the French commander, Do La Mottc-IMquot, mot, as ho loft Quiberon bay, two American vessels which saluted him. lie replied, accord ing to ministerial instructions, witb nine salutes of cannon, an honor to which tho ships of the American re public wero entitled. The English cmbassabor immediate ly asked an explanation of tho French minister, De Vergennes. Do Vergennes replied good-naturedly and as if he hardly given tho matter a thought: "Perhaps it was the echo of the salute that you gave to a Corsican warship when the king, my master, re garded Corsica as a rebel, as your ruler very well knew." OVER THE CROW'S NEST. Dip TVaves Encountered by Ocean Steam ships. Tho daily papers recorded tho facts that the steamship Majestic, on a ro cent eastern trip, caught a sea that de molished her crow's nest lookout, and that the Teutonic, which caught tho same gnlo coming west, had one sea which combed over tho crow's nest and carried away her forward port lifeboat as it wont over the rail, says the Marine Journal. But none of the daily papers took the trouble to mention just how the crow's nest on these ships is situated, and consequently how high that while in men-of-war and many othor ships the custom is to have the crow's nest in the foretop or a triile above, the White Star ships have it at an alti tude of twenty-flvo foot above the main deck on the foremast, readied by an iron ladder from tho forward hurricane deck. In such a ship as the Majestic or Teutonic the height of the main deck at tho forerigging Is about forty feet above the level 01 tho sea, which would make tho height of tho wave that car ried away the crow's nest in this in stance about seventy feet. This is a pretty big roller for tho North Atlan tic, but in other parts of the ocean such waves are often encountered in a storm. Supposing the ship to have been in tho trough of the sea at the time this wave swept her, tho mean height of the wave might bo calculat ed as not greater than forty feet, but it was certainly a body of water near ly seventy feet high from where the ship lloated. A WONDERFUL PLANT. The Jleautlful Snow Plant of tho Western Mountains. The most remarkable plant found growing in the United States is that fragile and paradoxical wonder, the "snow plant" of tho Sierra Novada mountains. It is known to tho botan ist as sarcodes sanguines, meaning "bloody or blooded flesh." Nothing in the plant line was evermore exquisite ly beautiful than this rosy, snow-tinted botanical oddity, which has been likened to a crowned hyacinth. It growßto a height of from eight to twenty inches, each separate bract, sepal and miniature bell being frosted as delicately as though done by the ice king himself. Although tho whole translucent spike is flushod with rose and carmine, the petals aro tho richest and most brilliant parts of the flower, which is flve-partod, each open bel] plainly disclosing tho little frosted stamens and pistils. Floriculturists of the Pacific slope have made many unsuccessful attempts to cultivate tho new plant, the bulbs being too brittle to stand transplant ing and tho secdß refusing to grow. Botanists onco gave it as their opinion that tbe plant would not survive be low tho line of perpetual snow, but this idoa has lately been proven er roneous. One thing is certain, how over, it makos its early growth whllo ooverod with many feet of snow, blooming as soon as the Icy covering is penetrated. Supernatural Antidotes. Most ancient kings and noblemen relied, to some extent, at least, on supernatural and magical means to protect themselves against poison. One kept a peacock always near him, because that bird ruffled up its feath ers when any kind of poison was brought near, another had n cup and I plate sot with opals because this gem was supposed to turn pale when touched with poison; another a rhi noceros horn, which caused poisonous liquids to effervesce. One wore a ring as a charm, another a bracelet, a third an amulet. KELLMER IHOVOOBAVISKK The Finest Specialties in the Photographic Art. For Finish We Can't lie Beat. WfTT . nTTAT? A"NTTTTF BETTER THAN CAN BE HAD ' ' IJIVIW VF> I JJIJ ANYWHERE ELSE IN TIIE REGION. 13 West Broad Street, Hazleton. Keiper's Steam Marble Works. COR. LAUREL and MINE STREETS. Monuments, Headstones, selling at cost for next thirty days. Iron and Oalvanized Fences, Sawed Building Stones, Window Caps, Door Sills,"Mantels, Qrates. Coping, Cemetery Supplies? PHILIP KEIPER, PROPHazleton. POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS. REGISTER OF WILLS JOHN J. BRISLIN, of Sugar Notch. Subject to the decision of the Democratic county convention. TjX>R COUNTY TREASURER- W. MURRAY ALEXANDER, of Hanover Township. Subject to the decision of the Democratic county convention. ECKLEY CLIPPINGS. A party was held at the residence of Archie Carpenter on Tuesday evening, the occasion being the sixtcentli birth day of his daughter, Miss Ruth. A good time was had by all who had the pleasure of attending. Games of all kinds were played and elegant refresh ments were served. Among those who were present were: Misses Rebecca Aubrey, Annie Hoffman, Alice Mocha mer, Kate and Stella Smith, Lizzie Hoffman, Fannie Gallagher, Annie and Fannie Trimble, Kate Ryan, Ida Kes ter, Rose Campbell, Clara Bierly, Messrs. Stanley and Ell wood Rickert, Harry Allen, Wm. Werbaugb, John James, Herbert Treibel, Wm. Aubrey, Henry and John HUll and Herbert Bierly. Miss Alice Mocliamer, who lias been visiting in towh for the past few weeks, returned to her home at Lattimer yes terday. Harry Sbelhamer has purchased a new bicycle. Miss Mary Brady has returned to her home at Audenried. Miss Ida Raught, of Sandy Run, is yisiting friends in town. J. 11. Curry, of Hazleton, was among the Sunday visitors here. Miss Kate Wyatt has gone to Maha noy City on an extended visit. Miss Mary J. Gillespie, of Freeland, is calling on her numerous friends and relatives. Harry Mocliamer had the misfortune to fracture one of his fingers while play ing on Monday evening. I), s. s. As. Roan Scale Clerks defeated the Shepp ton ball club in a five-inning game at Sheppton on Saturday afternoon. Score, Clerks, 0; Sheppton, 4. Batter ies, Hill and Dipplo, while McGill and Sweeney occupied the points for the home club. * The features of the game was the fine work of both batteries and the playing of James at short and Brown at third. HIGHLAND DOTS. Rev. Benner, of Freeland, called on friends here on Sunday. Patrick Carr spent Saturday among friends at Oneida. William Rhodes, of Hazleton, was liere on Sunday. Charles Watkinß, of Beaver Meadow, sailed hero this week. Thos. Jones made a trip to Duryea friends last week. The literary club began its fall meet ings last evening and intends to continue them throughout the winter. The public schools opened on Mon day. The berry-picking element of town are casting their eyes about for the black berries now. John McCann has commenced work again after being idle owing to injuries in the mines. The tarilT and silver questions are the principle subjects of debate among our young men in the evenings now. Some of these boys will find themselves in congress if they are not careful. John McMenamin moved his family to No. 5 Pinkash on Tuesday. We had some of the politicians of the upper end of the county here this week. Chas. Schafler took in the- sights at Sheppton on Saturday. William Stecker, of Allentown, called on friends here on Tuesday. Thomas Mulligan, of Pleasant Hill, made a visit to the town on Tuesday afternoon. When Baby was sick, wo gave her Castorla.' "When she was a Child, sho cried for Caatoria. When sho became Miss, she clung to Caatoria. When she had Children, she gave them Caatoria. SPECIAL SALE in Straw Hats, All Straw Hats at Half Price. 100 Hats for 50 Cents, Etc, Special Drive in Dress Goods. Double Width, One Yard Wide, for 0 1-2 Cents a Yard. Thousands of Other Such Bargains. Call and See the Balance. •Tc C. 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OHIO, J/ I PAnTTPTT &nq / T jll riprlit nnd, nltbough Iv. us both n beftvy smokcrand cbewMv M PARTICULARS tbey did tbo work in loss than three days. lam cured ■ ffJEf Truly yours, MATIIEVV JOHNSON, p. O. Box tf. g ■ win niuouch^uorLavS' WW V^uTmo?tu\ Q ef2 wfe ! you. tn wacr to Itncw Uw euro was permanent. ociorc writing g ■ a | two Pttoiiat'Cd of your Tablets, m d wiLbout'uuy effort on my part. \V**L. L&T&AY.° f , .Address fill Orclei*s to I 3l PiraiCl the 03=220 CHEMSOAL CO., A * pieaso montton this paper.) Qnd SO Opera Block, LIMA, OHIO, MIDSUMMER REDUCTION SALE. 4 THIS WEEK AT Neuburger's Bargain Emporium. ■li • -^ ont to grace the occasion with your presence, as you will find our large store overcrowded with bargains. We do not want to carry any summer goods over, so come and see how we have cut prices to make them go. It your are looking for DRY GOODS call and learn what we can do lor you out of our immense stock II you want CLOTHING have a look at our stock, which is the largest in the region and our prices are always the lowest, but during this reduction sale we have cut prices to such an ex tent that they will surprise you. II you want FOOTWEAR you will find our shoe depart ment the most complete in town and our prices fully 20 per cent, lower than any store in Freeland. In furnishing goods, for ladies or gents, hats, caps, trunks, valises, notions, etc., you will find us to have what you want, at greatly reduced prices, at Jos. Neuburger's Bargain Emporium, In the P. O. S. of A. Building, - Freeland, Pa. ORANGE BLOSSOM IS AS SAFE AND HARMLESS AS A Flax Seed Poultice. It is applied right to the parts. It cures all diseases of womon. Any lady can use it herself. Sold by ALL DRUGGISTS. Mailed to any address on receipt of sl. Dr. J. A. McGill & Co., 3 and 4 Panorama PlaceTChicago, 111. Sold, "tojr Amandus Oswald, Preeland. It will be to your intei'est, to call and inspect OUR FINE DISPLAY OF NEW NOVELTIES and reliable " standard grades in Moil's tiiid Hoys' lif lit H si lid C'ivjifii® Our seasonable stock lacks nothing but buyers. They will come; they will be satisfied; they will buy at the fairest prices ever made for such qualities. JOHN SiiTH, - • BIBKBECK BRICK. OUR SPRING LINE OF FURNISHING GOODS must be seen to get an idea of its many attractions. Expecting an unusu ally active trade we have prepared generously for it, and show in greatest variety the latest and best in Shirts, Collars, Cuffs, Hosiery, Neckwear, Underwear, Hankerchiefs, etc., etc. Come in and you will find styles, quality and price that hit your ideas of a good thing exactly. I^cpmrrc BELOW VIC NT HE, WEIDER & ZANG, Talloi'jSt Wo arc located above Meyer's jewelry store and have on hand a tine line of floods, which will be done up in the latest styles ut a very moderate price. Our aim is to satisfy and WE ASK FOR A TRIAL. Repairing Promptly Executed.
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