FREELAND TRIBUNE. liUtlilhoi 1888. PUBLISHED \VEiiY MONDAY AND THURSDAY IJY TUB TRIBUNE PRINTING COMPANY, Limited. Orricß: MAIN STREET ABOVE CENTRE. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year $1.50 Six Mouths 75 Four Mouths 50 Two Mouths 25 The date which the subscription is paid to is ou the address label of each paper, the change of which to a subsequent dute becomes a 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 wlicu subscription is discontinued. Make all money orders, checks , etc., payahle to the Tribune Printing Company, Limited. FREELAND, PA., JUNE 27, ISDB. For an EfTeclive Army. From the Philadelphia City and State. Wo are going to give a little wrinkle to our strong war friends which Is valu able enough to tempt them to forgive us all for our peace heterodoxy and to make our peace friends wonder if we have deceived them. It is an invalu able recipe for bringing the war department up to the highest state of efficiency, scraping from its sides and bottom all the political barnacles which make it sail so slowly in the rough waters of war. It is a specific—this tip that we will give quite gratuitously—a sure cure for all those symptoms of bad management that have been effectively aired in Mr. Poulotncy Biglow's letters to the New York Timet ami from other sources. There are evidences which show us indisputably that the same little wood-worm of personal favoritism and partisan selfishness which has per forated tho timbers of Spanish power through many centuries is also hard at work making a meal on our young mili tary service. If our hint Is agreed upon and carried into practlco speedily, wo may even yet be thanked for aiding the war to a quick conclusion. But we must keep our readers no longer in suspense, nor can the country afford at such a crisis as this the loss of precious time, so here it is: Secure, by petition to the president, the retirement of General Alger as secretary of war, providing at the same time for the re call of Theodore Roosevelt from service in tho field so that he may take the vacant place. Those who know any thing of what goes on behind the scenes know the inestimable value of Mr. Roose velt's services to the navy department, and that if it had not been for his extra ordinary energy and ability the navy would not have been In the splendid condition of readiness that it is today. What Mr. Long and Mr. Roosevelt have done for the navy, Mr. Roosevelt would do for the army if he were in a position of authority. He is a genius for action —which General Alger is not. Ho is young, but older than Pitt, Wolfe and Napoleon when they had become fam ous and had done noble work. Mr. Roosevelt is a througbgoing civil service reformer; he knows well the utter in compatibility of the spoils system with an olliciont service. He knows that to secure the best results in the army, as in any other branch of the public service, thero must bo one invariable rule—the merit rule; and ho could be trusted to apply that rule unsparingly. The protest of the saloon men of town, against paying brewers the whole of the war tax, thereby allowing tho latter to go scot free of tho government's levy, should causo a revival of tho movement to erect a brewery in the town. There is no reason why an investment of this kind would not pay. A local manu facturer could surely sell as low as out side brewers, and as long as Frooland consumes enough to keep a big plant going steadily it should manufature the beverage itself. Co-operation on the part of the saloon men in such a move ment would result in giving them cheaper beor and the money invested would give good returns. Democratic success In the state next fall is assured if the convention at Al toona this week minds its own business. Tho delegates should nominate none but tried and true Democrats for the several offices, then pass resolutions affirming the national platform and calling at tention to the reckless abuse of power and unnecessary expenditure of the people's money by the Republican party in Pennsylvania; then adjourn. The moment they go out of their line of duty, to advance the interests of any clique or faction, that soon they destroy all chances of victory. County candidates are somewhat back ward in announcing themselves for places on the Democratic ticket this year. There are some fat plums hang ing on the political tree, controller and sheriff being among them. Why our nation-savers are so modest at this time is not apparent. Tbe chances to win are even, in fact appearances lean slightly In favor of the Democrats. Make known your wants, gentlemen. Dog days have come earlier than ex pected, a severe case of rabies having appeared in tho White Haven Journal office. The \ ic.tim becomes violent when "new county" is mentioned. Too much "pap" Is said to havo caused the disease. .V SOLDIER'S LETTER.] Continued from First Putfo. faring better than the Spaniards, an Freedom's universal sign; Let its blue field, thicklv starred. Ever yet more brightly shine. Guard it —for our heroes' dust ! Speaks from days of far lang syne; Guard it—'twas their dying trust! Hound it let the laurels twine. j By the blood those heroes shed. As their hands still grasped its shaft; By the green graves of our dead, | By the speaking cenotaph, By the hearts that it hath borne Dauntless through the fiercest fight; By its folds, all scarred and torn, | Yet in triumph ever bright; Guard the Starry-spangled sign Of our speech, our faith, our homt; I Whether o'er the ocean's brine, | Or upon the gilded dome; : Whereso'er in triple hues £ I To the winds that flag Is flung, Let it tell a nation's hopes : I j As with clarion's silver tongue. Guard the flag through storm and night, As in this sweet age of peace; Let it shine forever bright, j And its triumphs never cease; Guard the flag througn shot and shell; Through the battle's wildest surge; i Guard It and its glories tell j j To the earth's remotest verge. ' Guard the flag—Columbia's pride— Which shall still unconquered be, ! As our navies proudly ride I At their will In every sea; j As we go from strength to strength, i God with us, we fear no foe; i Let our starry banner wave j Where the rudest tempests blow! —William B. Chlsholm. iieiiisißDisii The warships of the Pacific Squad ron were riding at anchor in the har bor of Port Angeles, Wash. Admiral Beardslee, In command of the fleet, which had assembled for the summer's i drills, had rented a cottage 011 the bluff overlooking the bay, and was settling his wife for two months' housekeeping. Of course, the whole neighborhood was agog with the business, but, above all, the boys, rid of school in midsummer, were ever on band to see and note everything going on. They already knew that the Ad miral was a great fisherman; that he had 'caught In a lake near the town the biggest and rarest trout, bad even discovered a new species called by : bis name. They also knew Mrs. Beardslee to be a Judge of Jellies, Jams, preserves and cuke; for tbuy j bad tasted the same at her cottage. I What wonder that there was always : a boy somewhere in sight, either dodg | lug you as you went in at the gate, ! or lying on the grass, looking up at | the sky and dreaming his dreums— such'dreams as only bovs dream of I (ships and guns, with the Stars and Stripes floating over all. ! i The last touch to the house had been the purchase of some lions with | broods and the building of a chicken j cooi). The Admiral was in the | grounds inspecting—for you know an \ Admiral will have everything ship shape—when the boys, who had gath ered In force, approached him, and one said, pointing to a stick nailed to the corner of a small house just over the fence: "Admiral, will you put a flag iut us on my flag pole?" j ! The Admiral looked at the stick, I shook his head slowly, and replied: S "No, I cannot do that. But I'll tell you what I will do; If you boys will got a good flag pole I'll set It up for I you and furnish the ting." j ■ Within a week a slender, shapely I tree lay on the ground quite nenr the Admiral's gate. Astride of it sat a j tine lad, with a knife which lie grasped flrmly by Its two haudles and | passed swiftly to and fro along the l surface. People suit}: "What can.the boys be übout?" ltut the boys liad their secret nnd they kept It. One tine bright morning, when Mrs. j Beardslee sat in her little parlor eliat- I ting with a friend, "Taka," the Jap anese steward, entered the room with a quick step, approached lier and said, lu a tone suppressed with excitement: | "All weady hois' flag." ! At once Mrs. Beardslee arose, her ! face animated, her eye kindled, and, | turning to lier friend mystified her by I saying, "Come, and put 011 your hat, I | shall put on one of tlie Admiral's," ] placing on her head a soft gray felt which lay at hand. Both ladies stepped into the small yard at the : rear of the cottage. 1 There stood a dozen boys, ranging from eight to twelve years old. The j Admiral, who was unavoidably ab | sent, liad been as good as his word. I 'The flag lay there, and tlie carpenter I with his gang from tlie flagship liad already raised tlie pole—as line u pole ! 11s you ever saw, the boys liad done their part so well. It was firmly j planted in tlie ground, and securely stayed with strong ropes, called, In sea language, guys. | I The carpenter saluted Mrs. Beards- I lee and reported, "All ready, tundam." I Willi another touch of (lie cap, lit said: "I promised the boys that the | one who could tell the number of | stars in tlie flag should have tlie honor j of hoisting it; but tliey all know, so j they must all have 11 baud iu It. I've made a list of their names for the Ad miral." j j "Very well," she replied. Tlie eyes of tlie boys were Intent upon her. Turning to them, slie said, Impressively: "Boys, take off your | caps; never hoist the flag with the I head covered. Mrs. W. and I, you Bee, take off ours." Suiting tlie action to tlie word, both ladies stood, liat In linnd. I | At once every cap was on the ground j and every boy's hand again grasped j tlie halliards. At a 11011 from Mrs. Beardslee the carpenter culled out lustily: "Hoist away!" How the boys pulled, and liow that flag flow to the top of the pole, every bare head turned aleft and every eye straining after It! Then grandly It floated: bauds relaxed and faces beamed. The names of the boys were com municated to the Admiral at once on his return, and that evening he and Mrs. Beardslee gave thein a reception. There were many good things to eat and many line words were spoken, both lasting memories for the boys. Day after day, according to the Ad miral's orders, when the flag on the flagship was run up at eight o'clock in the morning or lowered at sunset, so Was the flag on the pole beside the cottage raised and lowered by the boys, caps off.—Caroline Henderson Wudkams, in N. Y. Independent. DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. That Famous Old Document and What It Contain*. The Declaration is divided into two parts: First, the statement of certain general principles of the rights of men and peoples, and, second, an attack 011 George 111. as a tyrant, setting fortli in a series of propositions the wrongs done by him to the Americans which justified them in rebellion. Criticism has been directed first against the attack on the king, then to the originality of the doctrines enunciated, then against the statement of the rights of man, JefTerson's "self evident truths," and finally against tlie style. The last criticism Is easily disposed of. Year after year, for more than a century, the Declara tion of Independence lias been solemn ly read In every city, town and ham let in the United States to thousands of Americans, who hnve heard it over and over again, and who listen to it in reverent silence and rejoice that it is theirs to read. If it had been bndly written, the most robust patriotism would be incapable of this habit. False rhetoric or turgid sentences would have been their own death war rant, and the pervading American sense of'humor would have seen to its execution. The mere fact that .Jeffer son's words have stood successfully tills endless repetition is Infallible proof that the Declaration has the true and high literary qualities which alone could have preserved through such trials its lmpressiveness and its savor. To those who will study the Declaration carefully from the liter ary side, it is soon apparent that the English is fine, the tone noble and dignified, and the style strong, clear and imposing. ]{(|ii(irit of Onr Fathers. The great principle of our republi can Institutions cannot be propagated by the sword. This can be done by moral force, and not physical. If we desire the political regeneration of op pressed nations, we must show them the simplicity, the grandeur, and the freedom of our own government. We must recommend it to the intelligence and virtue of other nations by its ele vated and enlightened nction, Its pur ity, Its Justice, and the protection it gffords to all its citizens, and the lib arty they enjoy. And if in this re spect, we shall be faithful to the high bequests of our fathers, to our selves, and to posterity, we shall do more to liberate other governments and emancipate their subjects than could be accomplished by millions of bayonets. —[John McLean. Man's 11,-inl nnd Womnn'fl Heart. t "It is impossible for man's head to solve the difficult problems of the present day," remarked Miss Rose gcott at a recent meeting of the Wo men's Suffrage League in Sydney; "but When," she added, "man's head is Join ed to woman's heart, there is some hope." This was used as an argument In favor of granting to women the right to vote. Miss Scott went on to Bay that women did not waht to work ' and walk on alone. They wanted to be side by side with the men of the day, and assist them in working out satisfactory solutions to the great problems which affected the communi ty at large. | ! The Volunteer. Beneath his country's starry flag, ! Where thousands stood before, Prepared to light till life shall flag I And darkness gathers o'er. Garbed In his uniform of blue, Ready to answer "Here!" A man and soldier through and through, I He stands, the volunteer. 'Tis not the joy of clashing arms | That calls him to the fray, 'Tis not the love of war's alarms i That bids him haste away: For him there's pain and grief and woe, ! A wife —a mother's tear, But loud his duty calls, and lo! j He comes, the volunteer. P, mighty nation, proud and great, ' Of strength he is a tower! Behold him, warlike and elate, In this, your darkest hour. For you he lives, for your he'll die, And sell his life blood dear, And glory's gates will ope on high To greet the volunteer. Never. Patriotic Customer—Yes, I'd like to buy that flag you have Just showed me, but the price is too high. Can't you come down a couple of dollars? Dealer—What! Lower Old Glory? Never!— Cincinnati Enquirer. All the flowers of the arctic region are either white or yellow, and there are 7G2 varieties. Nature does not paint towns red with flowers in chilly places where there is no chance for a hot time. 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