FREELAND TRIBUNE. liUfcliibed 1388. PUBLISHED EVERY MONDAY AND THURSDAY BY THE TRIBUNE PRINTING COMPANY, Limited. OFFICE: MAIN STREET ABOVE CENTRE. Make nil money order*, check*, etc., payable to the Tribune Printing Company, Limited, SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year $1.50 Six Months 75 Four Months 50 Two Months f> The flute which the subscription is paid to is on the address label of each paper, the change of which to a subsequent date becomes H receipt for remittance. Keep the figures in advance of the present date. Report prompt ly to this office whenever paper is not received. Arrearages must be paid when subscription j is discontinued. FREELAND, PA., MARCH 17, 1898. That Town Is nun night. "Three miles from nowhere, in a little | backwoods village over in North Caro- j liua the other day, I found the one town in the world where everybody works and no loafing is permitted," said a J well-known traveling salesman the j other night. "In this hamlet there's j no idleness that is not voluntary or ' vicious, and this privilege is not allowed ' even to the wandering Willie out of a .job. On a sign at the post office in j Beechland is this injunction, from i which there is no appeal: 'No loafing j allowed in this town. We work, and so must everybody else who expects to re- | side here for any length of time. Idle- j ness breeds crime, and as we never had j a robbery or a murder here we have de- | termined to strike at the root of all j evil. Tramps will be given one hour in j which to depart, and honest men out of employment will be given work if they desire it. If not they must git, and git as quick as their lazy legs will carry them away from the village. This means you.'" A little American flag, stuck In a frosted cake, came in contact with a candle while the stewards on board the American liner St. Louis were cele brating New Year's, and out of this mishap grew the story that the blarsted Britishers who ore employed on that line hod insulted the American people by setting fire to their flag. It takes a mighty small whiff to make the Amer ican eagle scream nowadays. Three men and two women of the same family were admitted to the Frankfort (Ky.) penitentiary one day \ recently. The men were habitual criminals, one having served three previous terms and the others two terms each. According to report a Great Bend ; (lad.) woman, who, on being divorced, married the man who had been her father-in-law, made herself on this sec ond trial a model wife. A recent report sa3*s that a j-oung Maryland widow set a bear trap in Jront of her smokehouse door, and the first catch was the man who was court ing her. There is a fine horse at Glasgow J unction, Ivy., which was left with a cit izen near the railroad station last April by a stranger who was in a great hurry to catch a train and said that he was coming back from Bowling Green on the next returning train. lie has not been heard of since. It is said that lowa could put 250,000 soldiers in the field in defense of the na tion, if they were required, and still have left emough men, boys and robust women to cultivate the fields, milk the rows, make the butter and keep the agricultural machine in full operation. John Muir, the tending naturalist of Hie Pacific slope, says the animal life of Alaska is very abundant and varied. More birds are born in Alaska, lie thinks, than in any equal area on the continent, and these include not only strong-winged birds, thrushes and finches that winter in Central America. The following is a recent state paper from the Briervvell, Ky., justice court: "This here decision handed down by his honor, Justice Green, witnessed by hie bnilift, Thommas Jenkins and three *t tornles, and may God have Mercy on our Soles!" A Tacoma negro woman lias been sent 1o an asylum because she persisted in eating soap. There are white people in this world who seem to have as little knowledge of the use for which soap is intended. Experience is proving that the ciga rette habit will find slaves among hare brained young women as well as callow young men. Both New York and San Francisco contribute a victim to the madhouse. Some comment has been excited by the statement that the football coaches at some of the leading colleges receive higher compensation than any of the Drofessors. CASTORIA For Infants and Children. The tit- /} | THE DAY IN THE ARMY HOW THE IRISH BRIGADE CELEBRAT ED IT IN 1863. Devotional ExerciMea, Followed by Racru, Garnet* and Feats of Skill—General Jo seph Hooker Called For Three Cheers For General Meagher's Command. St. Patrick's day, 1863, was celebrat ed iu our camp ou tho Rappahannock with the usual gayety and rejoicing by Lho few and fearless men composing the Irish brigade. Vast preparations had been made, a race course marked ont, and ou every side, written in large, bold j characters, could be seen tho announce ment: ; GRAND IKIBH BRIGADE STEEPLECHASE, ;To is,mo off tho 17th of March, ruin or shine, by horses, the property of uiul to bo ridden by commissioned officers of that brlgado. The prizes sio a purse of MOU; second horse to save his stakes; mile heat, best two in three, | over four hurdles 41$ feet high and Ave ditch ■ fences, including two artificial rivers 15 feet j wide and ti deep; hurdles to bo made of forest ! pine Hnd braced with hoops. The brigade quartermaster brought from Washington for the banquet that j was to follow the race the following moderate supply: Thirty-five hams and a side of an ox, roasted; an eutiro pig, stuffed with boiled turkeys; an unlim ited number of chickens, ducks and small game. Tho drinking materials comprised 8 baskets of champagne, 10 gallons of rum and 23 of whisky. A splendid bower was erected, capable of containing some hundreds of persons, for a general invitation was issued to all the officers of the Army of the Poto | mac. i The evening previous to tho races a committee was held on punch as to who was the best qualified to mix that im portant compound. It was unanimously agreed that the general and stuff were ! the best judges, and therefore tho most ; proper to undertake it. It was ruled that the matter be left entirely in their hands. The morning commenced with reli gious ceremonies, after which the differ ent riders proceeded to dress themselves. The dresses wero showy, hut some rath er incongruous. One officer appeared mounted in scarlet, the top of his head crowned with a green smoking cap, the present of his ladylove. Tho reason he assigned for this peculiar tasto WUB he was from Galway and his family had hunted with tho Galway Blazers' club and dressed similarly. At 11 o'clock tho grand stand was crowded with gen erals, officers and about a dozen j^-lies. A concourse of at least 10,000 had as sembled to participate in tho fun. Pre vious to tho starting tho course was tho object of attraction for spectators. Large crowds of soldiers were congregated iu the vicinity of the interesting points, which soomed to he, in their estima tion, where tho leaps were highest and ditches deepest. Tfie nature of tho ground was favorable—a gently rolling stretch of laud, over which the course ran a milo and three-quarters in length —and at points about equal distance from each other eight leaps had been erected or excavated. From the ground whereon tbo stand was and where the Hags marking the track waved tho hills, hero and there crested with a growth of oak or cedar, sloped away toward tho Rappahannock, beyond which could he seen the Camp of Leo's army. Tho bluest ,)f the blue skies looked down on the gayly dressed and eager crowds, on the flashing horsemen, whoso steeds pranced by tho sido of others on which were rid ing gay and brilliant women, ou the juiet hills, tho peaceful river, tho two hostile armies. The start was named for 11 o'clock. | Ten minutes before that hour the com mander in chief of the Army of the Po tomac, .Major General Hookes, attended by all tho members of his staff, arrived ou the ground. On tho appearance of tho commander in chief ho was greeted with warm cheers, which ho gracefully acknowledged as he took his place ou the grand stand. Naturally the ladies added much by their vivacity and their picturesque cos | tunics, by their brilliancy and witchery, to tho entertainments and amusements if the day. Fortunate citizens, dwelling in their quiet homes and having before their eyes every hour of tho day grace ful and lovely women, can have no idea of tho chivalrous emotions which swell the heart of even tho roughest soldier, seeing on rudo camp covered hills tho figures, the fair faces, which, it may bo, have not been looked on in these re gions and by these men for many, many mouths. If tho reader has any concep tion of these tilings, ho can then easily imagine with what deep yet subdued gladness the ladios wero greeted by ail. When an opportunity offered, iu recognition of the hospitable greeting accorded him, General Hooker proposed three cheers for "General Meagher and his Irish brigade, God bless them!" The following horses only, out of n largo number entered for tin* first race, open to out ers of the Irish brigade, started; General Meagher's gray horse .lark Hinton; rider, Captain John Gossan; dress, crimson jneket, sloevos, breeehes and white cap. t 'aptain Hogan's bay marc Napper Tandy; rider, Lieutenant Ryder; dress, blue jacket, ivllite breeches, green cap. Captain Martin's bay mare Kathleen Ma rout-neon; rider, Captuin Martin; solferino ticket, white breeches, maroon cap. Captain Langdon's black horse Nigger Bill; rider, Lieutenant Byron; plaid jacket, white breeches, pink cup. Quartermaster MeCormick's bny horse Shurpsburg; rider. Lieutenant O'Connor; red laeket, white breeches, blue cap. Major Mullholland'e chestnut horse Major; rider, Quartermaster Wade; blue jacket,'white breeehes, red cap. Judges; Colonel Van Sctiaiek, Seventh N. Y. V.; Colonel Frank, Fifty-seventh N. Y. V. empire, Brigadier General Caldwell. Clerk of the Course, James Meagher. A few minutes before 11 o'clock tho tingle sounded to the pest, tho horses I were uncovered, and the eager lidors mounted. Precisely as the hand denoted I the hour tho clerk of tho course waved J his whip, another sweet, inspiring note from the bugler, and off they go. I Tbo first laco was won by General; Meagher's horse. Then followed a, | sweepstakes, won by a chestnut ridden t by a descendant of Waterloo Bluchor. ' It was I o'clock when General Mea- A FAIII EXILE'S DREAM. gber announced that all further opera tions would bo postponed for half an hour and invited the ladies, the generals present and their start's to a collation, prepared and awaiting destruction at his quarters, and thither the goodly company proceeded. In front of the quarters two Sibley tents had been pitched, separated by a space of ten yards, which space was inclosed by an awning. In and under these the guests thronged. Mountains of sandwiches dis appeared, no doubt lllliiig up those voids which nature is said to abhor. With the precision and promptitude of file firing, pop, pop, went explosions that preceded copious drafts of rich wines. In and out, in fact everywhere, went the attentive officers of the brigade, at tending to their visitors. What attract ed most attention, however, and grati fied every appreciative palato wero po tations of spiced whisky punch, ladled by Captain Hogau, tbo Ganymede of THE lIUGE PUNCH BOWL, tbo occasion, from an enormous bowl, holding not much loss than 510 gallons. Then a varying programme followed: First.—A foot race, one-half mile distance, best of bents; open to all noncommissioned officers and privates, the winner to receive 17 and tho second $3. Second.—Casting weights, tho weights to weigh from 10 to 14 pounds, the winner to re ceive 13. Third.—Running after n soaped pig, to he the prize of the man who holds it. Fourth.-A hurdle race, one-half mile dis tance, open to nil noncommissioned officers and privates, tho winner to receive 17, the second $3. Fifth.—The wheelbarrow race, the contest ants to l>e blindfolded and limited to six sol diers of the Irish brigade, tho winner to re ceive $5; distance to bo decided on tho ground. Sixth.—Jumping in sacks to udlstanco of 500 yards, the winner to receive $5. Seventh.—A contest on the light fantastic toe, consisting of Irish reels, jigs and horn pipes the best dancer to receive *5, tho second best $3, to le decided by a judge appointed by tho chairman. Tho celebration closed with an enter tainment at night consisting of theatric als and recitations. Many a health was drunk, many a friend was toasted, and even the pure blooded Americans pres ent entered into the spirit of the hour. Flowing bumpers, songs and toasts went freely round. Captain Hogau presided at the neotarean mixture, which floated like a spiced island in a huge barrel. Captain Jack Gosson in his most recher che uniform, bespangled with lace, aid ed and assisted. Around them were a lot of drummer boys and soldiers. CAPTAIN G. KENNETH GILMER. 6$ €& i# 6$ Wanhiiigtoii'M Order on St. Patrick*. Day, It is said that General Wasbiugtou, wbeu encamped at Morristowu in the winter of 1780, gave the first official reeoguition in this country to St. Pat rick's day. Among his manuscripts preserved in St. Louis is an order dated March 10, 1780, which congratulates tho American army upon the sympathy of Ireland and commands that all work ing parties cease work on the 17th out of regard for the Irish nation and its festal duy. A hogshead of rum wus ra tioned out to the troops to help on the jovial pastimes. ORDER OF HIBERNIANS. A Word About the Organization and Principles of This Influential Society. The Aucieut Order of Hiberuiaus is distinctly Irish Catholic in its organiza tion, benevolent in its character, but its prime object is to arouse the spirit, ele vate the character and uu\fy the Irish race into one common bond of brother hood. The motto of the society is "Friendship, Unity and Christian Char ity" attributes that uppeal to the noblest and most generous impulses in the human heart. Friendship—in re garding each other as members of one family; to extend all necessary support and protection in sickness and distress; to be animated by a fervent purpose of ! mutual assistance and forbearance; | adoring at the same altar, and holding sacred the same holy tradition of moth- I erland. Unity—to be true and united to each other and assist in promoting each other's welfare and rejoice in each other's prosperity. While influenced by ! this principle, deceit or hypocrisy is un known and proves what a blessing it is j for brothers to dwell together in unity. Christian charity—by bearing with each other's weaknesses; aiding by wise counsel distressed or erring brothers; ! by relieving their distress and soothing I their afflictions. With these cardiual principles em blazoned upon its banner, the order is propagating its benevolent and influence with such effect that in every ' city and town of importance from the Atlantic to the Pacific may be found flourishing divisions of the order, united in a common purpose and bound to gether in the same fraternal ties, mak ing in all 100,000 members in the Unit ed States, and such are the teachings in culcated into the members that from this number aro gathered the leaders and projectors of every other organiza tion whose object is tho amelioration of the condition of Irish kindred in the old laud or the fraternization of the race in the new. 6$ $ 6$ $3 6$ 6$ Another tlijrli lint Victim. ' Mollie—l wonder what is worrying Mabel. She seems to have something 1 on her mind. Choliie—l don't know, but she had something on her mind last night that i worried me a good deal. I sat behind her at the opera,—Up-to-Date. All tlie Hnrninrkn. j Little Ethel—Mamma, Percy went and looked for an hour at a naughty picture, then tore it up so 1 couldn't j 6ee it. Mrs. Goodie-Goodie—Little darling! John, dear, hasn't he the making of a great reformer in him?— Judge. A Heaemhlnnce. i Twynn—The coul dealer reminds me I of the heathen C'hinerf . Triplett—ln what way? Twynn—Well, for weighs that are dark, and tricks inot in vain, the deal er in coal is peculiar.— Louisville Cour i ter-Jourual. Oilier Way Around. She—l cannot think what induced Jack to marry again after his first un fortunate experience. Once bitten I twice shy. you know. He—Perhaps if he hod reversed it, and been cnce shy. he wouldn't have been twice bitten.—llarlem Life. I*rncll<-nl .linn. "Papa." she said, twisting the hair over his temple around her pudgy i finger, "if you should lose your little girl what would you do?" "Advertise for yon. dear," replied papa who was very busy with his ac -1 eouuts.—Chicago Tribune. It Cnme OfT. Her face was her fortune; no flaw Could 1 In Its beauty see, | But she failed, and next morning I saw My coat was her assignee. — N. Y. Journal. j $1.50 a year is all the TRIBUNE costs. A Considerate Mother. Near the main entrance of one of our churches a poor woman, shivering with cold, and heading a baby in her arms, appealed to the charity of the passers by. "Why, your Infant Is pasteboard 1" said a gentleman, as he tapped its nose, which sounded hard and resonant. "Oh, I beg your pardon, sir. It is so cold, I left the real one at home."—Tit ftits. She Wonl<l Like That Kind. *'o, my frieuds, there are some spec tacles that one never forgets," said a lecturer, after giving a graphic descrip tion of a terrible accident he had wit nessed. "I'd like to know where tliey seJls 'em," remarked an old lady in the audi ence, who is always mislaying her glasses.—Odds and Ends. A Misnomer. They call them trusts, I wonder why- Can you the truth disclose? I've hunted low. I've hunted high,. Hut found no one who knows. Why should they call them trusts, for sooth? The title Is unjust. Because a trust does not. In truth, Give anybody trust. —Chicago Daily News. Bat She It erne in hern. A man remembers his alphabet No matter how long is his life; The letters which he forgets are the ones He promised to mail for his wife. —Judge. A Matter of Direction. "Aren't you afraid that child is rather forward in its conversation?" asked the bachelor relative. "Oh, no, indeed," replied the fond mother serenely. "It's all we can do to keep it from talking back."—Washing ton Star. A Recommendation. Mrs. Slimdiet—So you have placed yourself under the care of a physician who reduces superfluous flesh? Did he recommend any special diet? New Hoarder—No. madam. lie sim ply recommended your boarding house. —N. Y. Weekly. A Novel Way. Grandapa invited Dorothy to go with him to feed the chickens in the morning after her arrival at the farm. On her return to the house she inquired, sfiiy ly: "Grandpa, do all heus eat with their noses?"— Judge. Connlntent In Illn Vegetnrlnnliim. Drown—l thought j'ou were a vege tarian; but I hear you eat mutton. Uobinson—l am not a bigoted vege tarian. I only eat the meat of such animals as live on vegetable food.— Odds and Endu ScßMonnhle Finance. "So they're reorganizing the com pa.ny ?" "Yes." "What's the reason for that?" "New crop of suckers, I suppose."— Chicago Journal. FROM THE NURSERY. "Oh, Tommy, what are j*ou doing with my Puggie?" "Nothing—only teaching him to swim."—Fliegende Bluetter. Not n Gardener. Outskirts—My wife always calls a spade a spade. Towne—That's because you live in the country. I think my wife would be apt to call a spade a shovel.—Up to-Date. A Rainy Day. Talented Boy—Papa, may I get my paints, and paint a picture? Practical Father—Not now, my son; but you may get some lime and white- i wash the cellar. —N. Y. Weekly. Iladly Put. Sam Pinkney—Will yo' allow me ter put younh skates on. Miss Mokeby? Miss Mokeby (angrily)—D'yo* mean ter 'sinuate dat yo' could get mah skates ou dem feet obyourn?—Puck. Enny Enough. Judge—llow tlo you explain your be ing found inside Maj. Brown's chicken coop last night? Prisoner—Jedge, dar war chickens inside de coop, sah.—Harlem Life. A Far-Reaching Area. Mislnh Uayfoot—Get off mah feet, higgahi Mistah Johnsing—Does yo* think I'm gwine into de nex' block to please yo', oi* brack trash?—N. Y. Journal. The Power of Munlc. She—Does her singing drive d.ull cure away? lie—l don't know; but it drives her j husband away, ail right.—Yonkers Statesman. Kind Sympathy. The Fierce One—l do wish the Lord had made me n main, t Tlhe Gentle One—Perhaps rie has. 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