FREELAND TRIBUNE. Estatlishei 1838. PUBLISHED EVEIIY MONDAY AND THURSDAY TRIBUNE PRINTING COMPANY, Limited. Office: Main Bthkft above Centhe. SUBSCRIPTION KATES S One Year sl.i Six Months I~> Four Moutlis 51 Two Months 25 The date which the subscription is paid to is ou the address label of each paper, the change of which to a subsequent date becomes a receipt for remittance. Keep the figures in advance of the present date. Report prompt ly to I his cilice whenever paper is not received. ( Arrearages must be paid when subscription is discontinued. Make all money orders, checks, etc., payable t<> | the Tribune I'rlutiny Company, Limited. FREELAND, PA., AUGUST 22, 1898 1 FOR A LAND VALUE TAX. Continued from First Page, tion of land values should occupy a foremost place in the program of the j Liberal party to bo dealt with at the oar Host possible moment by: £ 14 'First, The abolition of the breakfast j table duties—the duties on tea, colTuc, i cocoa, dried fruits, etc. "> 41 'Second, Tho substitution of a direct • tax on the value of land, apart from iui- . provomonts. 4 4 4 Third, Tho reform of the valuation t acts to provide for the seperato schedul ing in tin; valuation returns of the values of land and the values of improvements. I with a view to separate assessment, etc.' I.EADEKB OS TIIK QUESTION. 44 This showing that the Liberal party ' is pretty well committed to the principle c of taxing land value, the question arises how do the Liberal party leaders stand? 1 Sir William Ilarcourt, tho party leader in the house of commons, stands on record as saying that 'the question of ground values affects the wholo country. ( local and imperial, and ought to in- ' considered in any plan of local taxa- i ' tion.' Ex-Premier Rosebory says: 'The * taxation of ground values is a principle which will not be allowed to die unt 1 it lias boon carried into effect. It is a principle which is becoming universally Ij established, because it lias been ac- know lodged to be botli just and sound.' John Morley says: 'I cannot doubt that the principle involved in what is called j tho question of ground values is one . which must inako quicker and quicker way into tho minds and opinions of the , pfcoplo. It will bethought an in tolerably j thing that men should derive onormoti j increments of incomo from the growth i of towns to which they have contribut ed nothing * * * that they shall be able to go on throttling towns, as they are well known to do. It is impossible , to suppose that tho system will not be vigorously, persistently and successfully 1 attacked.' , WHAT IS LOOKED FOR. "This much for tho Liberal party ■ principles and tho Liberal party leaders. What of their followers in parliament? There is nothing that shows just how the present members stand, as the ques tion has not been raised In any formal way, and has not oven boon brought t<> a vote, except when, on March 8, 1895. I even tho Tories, not daring to challenge : a division, it was unanimously resolved by the house on Mr. Provaud's proposal, 1 'That no system of taxation can be equitable unless it includes tho direct as sessment of the enhanced value of land due to tho increase of population.' "Tho best 'straws to show the wind' are in tho bye-elections, as they tend to show how the next parliament will stand. I n these contests to iill vacancies in the house since the last general elec tion, in J895. the Liberal side lias done a good deal more than hold its own, and all of these successful Liberal candi dates, save two, during tho canvass an nounced themselves in favor of tho taxa tion of land values and we.ro elected on the understanding that they would do what they could to pass that question forward. "Tho political prophets see in those results indications that tho country will return a Liberal majority at tho next, general election, which cannot be de ferred later than 1901, and which may come much sooner. Alfred Itillson, a Liberal, elected triumphantly at a bye election from the constituency of Hali fax, tells mo that the result in this con test makes him confident that 'if Sir William Ilarcourt would make an appeal on tho question of tho taxation of land values he* would sweep tho country on that issue at the next general election.' "Of course this is but one man's view, but tho strong probability remains that the Liberals will carry tho next election, and in that event the almost certainty is that there, will be a substantial agree ment in the question of taxing land values among a siifliciently large number of Liberals in the house to constitute such a voting influence as no party lead ers can ignore. "Nor, having decided to tax land values, is tliero a constitution or a su preme court to bar the action of such a parliament. Precedent is tho only con stitution recognized by parliament., and Rritish history blazes with precedents for tho taxation of land values. Even if no precedent existed parliament could act and make one; for the 1 Sritish parlia ment is absolute and can do whatever it wills." _ Dr. David Kennedy's favorite Remedy CURES ALL KIDNEY. STOMACH * , ~mi - ANP LIVER TROUBLES. |: HAD BEES FOR SALE. * | llow n Farmer Unwillingly (out it but. .1 Kline# for a Trntnp. As I sat on the veranda with the farmer after supper, I asked him If he was not greatly bothered by tramps, and his reply was: "Wall, a good many of 'em oome along and want a bite to eat, and some of otn are pretty sasßy, but only one j man of 'em ever served me a real mean j trick." "Poison your dog?" I queried. "It was meaner than that. We was j eatin' dinner one day In the spring when a hive of bees started to swarm. I'd been expectln' It and watchin' 'em and hud a new hive ready. When bees swarm they will light on most anything handy—a limb, a bush or even the pump. Jest as the bees began to pour out of the hive and circle ! uround, ulong comes a tramp up the path to ask for aunthin' to oat. The ! queen bee settled down on his old hat, ! and the hull swarm follered her. In two mlnits that tramp's head und ' shoulders was covered by bees, and I ! yells to him for heaven's sake not to try to light 'em off or he'd he stung to death." "He must have been terror-stricken," I said. "Not a bit of It, sir. He was as cool | as a cowcumbur, and when I told him he'd have to stand In u smudge till the bees was killed off he just laughed. ! When they'd all settled down on him j and 1 was goiu' to start a smudgo, he j sez: " 'Old man, what d'ye consider this | swarm o' bees with In cold cush?' " 'About ss,' sez I. " 'Ar' ye willln' to give three?' sez j he. " 'What fur?' sez I. " 'Uekuse you'll either pay me $3 or | I'll walk off with the bizuess and sell j out to somebody else!'" "And you had to buy him off?" 1 asked. "That's where the meanness came in," replied the farmer. "Them bees was my property, and I wasn't buyln' what was my own. Ho offered to take 12, but I couldn't see how he could git away with 'em and refusod to come j down. Then ho starts off. I reckoned the bees would get angry and sting him to death, hut nuthin' happened. | He jest walked out Into the road and down the hill, and he carried them i bees seven miles and sold 'em fur a new 1 pair o' shoes." "And he wasn't stung?" "Not once, sir. The bees seemed to ' like the smell o' him, and he paddled j along the road us grand as you please, j As fur tramps, I've had 'em lie and ! steal and set fire to straw stacks, but 1 ain't feelln' hard towards anybody j but the feller who walked away with ! the bees." Simple Subtraction. An Irishmun was hauling water In barrels from a small river to supply the | Inhabitants of the village, which was 1 not provided with waterworks. As he halted at the top of the bank to give a "blow" before proceeding to peddle the I water, a gentleman of the inquisitive type rode up, and after passing the ! tlmo of the day, asked: "How long have you been hauling water for the village, my good mun?" "Tin years or more, sor," was the re ply. "Ah! and how many loads do you make a day?" "From tin to fifteen, accordln' to the weather, sor." "Yes. Now, I have one for you, Pat," said the gentleman, luughing. "How much water have you hauled altogeth er?" The Irishman jorkod his thumb in the direction of the river, at the sauie time giving his team the hint to start, and replied: "All the water that yez don't see there now, sor." U! SiiHplclou* Action. "Now, Mr. beefy," coldly said the handsome young widow, who was do ing her own marketing, "while I am fully conscious of the honor you wish to confer upon me, I must tell you that I have no present Intention of marry ing again, and am, therefore, compell ed to refuse the hand you offef." "Bub-bub-but. Mum—Mrs. Hooks," stammered the astonished butcher, "I —have never offered you my hand, and —ah —" "Then, why are you trying to weigh it on the scales with the roast, sir?" Tlio lluHbuud'H Way. She (at the desk)— Dear, please tell me how to spell costume. "I'm writing to mother about my lovely new gown." He—Well are yon ready? She —Yes. He—C-o-s-t, coat— She —Yes. Ho —T-u—to She—Well? He—M-e, me—s6s, as yot unpaid. She—You're a wretch. The Statesman. He sits where the throng may behold him, And pensively gazes on high, And they say, as gloom seoms to en fold him, "Inspiration is certainly nigh." Then swiftly a paper he seizes And traces It over with Ink, And they echo, like whispering breezes, "Now watch hlui; he's going to think!" And the shades of the great seem to hover As he struggles to drain wisdom's fount; And they'll probablr never discover He's at work oi his mileage ac count. WHAT TO WEAR AND HOW TO MAKE 11 May Manton's Hints Regarding; Seasonal*) Toilettes. The favorite waist this seasoi shows the guimpe effect and amor ! graceful or generally l -coining styl has seldom appealed to the popula taste. Our illustration represents alum) I nuui gray poplin made over yellov taffeta, the yoke aud plastron frou that simulate the guliupe, aud tlv j sleeves being of finely tucked slice | white organdy. Gray, black and yel low silk embroidered passeuionteri is used to decorate tills linndsomi ! gown and tlie waist is encircled by i | French gilt jeweled belt. The bod; j lining, fitted with double darts ant I other usual seams, closing in ceutr> [ front, is the foundation over wliicl j the round yoke facing In bark tint J plastron front that simulate tin ! guimpe, is applied. The plastron is sewed to the righ front lining and closes at Hie let shoulder and under the blouse front A standing collar of the lucked or \ gandy finishes I lie uoek, closing will | frout at left shoulder, r' ' Stylishly pointed revers roll softly ! over from the rounded tops of (lie blouse flouts and rounded cpaulcttel I stand out over the tops of the twe ; seamed sleeves. The fitted liuings may be omitted from the sleeves if a transparent ef feet Is desired. The skirt comprising six gores has a narrow front and two gores on each side, tlie straight back breadth espec- I lnlly adapting it to wash goods and j all thin fabrics. Whether for silk, wool or cotton . goods, the simplicity and utility ot | this style recommends It to home dressmakers, and flat bands, fuell ings, applique, embroidery, lace or In sertion will form appropriate decor ation. To make this waist for a lady of medium size, 2 yards of material 41 inches wide will be required. Styles for Nurses. French nurses are no longer wearing muslin caps with long streamers ol wide colored ribbons. That is quite out of date in Paris. A "bonnet" 01 lace cap lined with pink or blue silk and without trimmings, has replaced it A wreath of ribbon without ends is seen on some fine needlework caps, bul the ribbons are narrower than those formerly used. Brittany caps are seen in the Bois and parks, and the Bordel- j aise is met occasionally. It is a silk ! kerchief carefully twisted over the head. The Florentine headdress al ways attracts attention, with its fint ! golden pins run through raven trusses j An Alsatian nurse is recognized by hei big how, and a Spanish nurse by hei black lace mantilla. Wrinkles! The majority of wrinkles are causet by worry and fretting, hut some o them come from laughing. It is jus j as important to know how to laugh ai it is to know when to do it. You mus not laugh with the sides of the face 01 j the sltln will work loose and wrinklei ! will form, according to the kind o j laugh you have. You must not alwayi wear a smirk or a series of semicir eular wrinkles will cover your cheeks The best way is to look In the glasi and laugh and find out which kind a a laugh suits your face best and whlcl produces least wrinkles. Then culti i vate that laugh for all it Is worth ant j if it saves you a few wrinkles it wil be worth a great deal. Checked Shirt WUIMI. A shirt waist that Is absolutely plait ! Is sure to he biatded as a left-ovei from last year. Bome of them art even trimmed with flounces, but heri they cease to be retl shirt waists ant become ordinary blouses. Tucks are tht favorite trimming and they are put ii in every conceivable fashion—straigh up and down, horiiontally around tht body and even diagonally. K ''■>iii k Silver Ilrlffht. One can keep table silver bright bj soaking It in strong borax water foi several hours occasionally. The wa ter must be at boiling point, and should he poured on the sliver. When well soaked a simple rubbing with a cham ois leather will suffice to make the sil ver as bright as new. WAY OF WASHING THE HAIR* Doing It Too I-'reQiiently n MlNlakl Not Easily Remedied. It is as great a mistake to wash tht hair too frequently as to wash it toe seldom. In the former case, the con stant use of water Is apt to wash away the natural oil of the skin, without which the hair not only loses its glossy look of health, but is apt tc turn prematurely gray and grow thin and scanty. In the latter case the mouths of the oil vessels at the roots ol the hair become clogged, dandrufl forms, and the growth of the hair la | impeded, and the hairs themselves be- I come matted and dusty-looking. To keep the hair in perfect health it should he washed at regular stated in tervals. If you are strong and well, and free from a cold of any kind, onei in every three weeks or a month is the proper limit of time to allow between each washing. If you are in delicate | health it should be washed every six weeks. | On no account should the hair he washed if you are suffering from a cold In the head or from Influenza, as ser ious trouble may bo the result. And I in winter time It la best to have the hair shampooed at home, instead of go ! ing to the hairdresser's, and it should also always be done In a room with a i fire. It is a had plan to wash the j hair just before going to bed, as the | hair has not time to dry properly, and is apt to remain damp till morning, which is very injurious to Us growth. The best times to wash the hair are the morning, the afternoon, or between 6 | and 7 at night. In the latter ease the hair will have plenty of time to dry before you have to go to bed. In the former case, if you have it washed in the daytime, he careful not to go out of doors till it is quite dry, or you will run a very great risk of taking cold. Getting; lild t Ants. In ridding the house of ants, the first step, if possible, is to locate the nest by following the workers back to their point of entrance aud there destroying the colony. This may be done if the nest is in the wall by injecting bisul phide of carbon or a little kerosene. If the speeies has its colonies under the flagging in the yard, the nests may lie drenched with boiling water or satur ated with kerosene and thus easily de stroyed; hut if it is the kind that builds a system of underground gal j leries, bisulphide of carbon must then ' be poured into each of a number of holes made in the nest with a stick, I and then promptly close the holes with the foot. In this case tho bisulphide will penetrate the tunnels underground and kill the ants in enormous quanti j ties. If it is impossible to locate the nests, there is no resource but to de stroy the ants whenever found in the | house. The best means to do this, ac cording to the testimony of Govern mental experts, is to attract the ants to small bits of sponge moistened with sweetened water and placed in the | situations where they are most numer | ous. These sponges may lie collected several times daily and scalded. It is also reported tha/t a syrup made by dla solving borax and sugar in boiling wa ter will effect their destruction. llouHcliold IliniN. Milk which is turned or changed may be sweetened and rendered fit for ; use again by stirring in a little soda. I A tablespoonful of turpentine boileij with white clothes will aid in' the whitening process. Ripe tomatoes will remove ink and other stains from white cloth, also from the hands. Fresh meat, after beginning to sour, will sweeten if placed out of doors in the cool of night. j Salt will curdle new milk; hence In ! preparing milk porridge, gravies, etc., the salt should not be added until the dish is nearly prepared. To soften hard v/ater for toilet pur poses take of orange-Dower water halt a pint, of best spirits of wine a pint und of soap three-quarters of a pound Shave the soap into the orange water, heat over a fire until the soap dis solves, and then, the vessel being re moved from the fire, add the spirits of wine. A large tablespoonful of this preparation added to a basin of wash ing water will completely soften it and render it delightful in use. A simpler method is to put borax in the wuter. A New Occupation for Girls. Some American girls have found It possible to earn pocket money In a very pleasant fashion by taking up the profession of entertulncr at chil dren's- parties and picnics. They go | early to assist in preparing the tables and arranging tlie menus, nnd during the party they act us elder sister U the little ones and l-lglit hand to the I hostess. Of course, they must have a 1 repertoire of tales und riddles, and | a genius for Inventing and arranging games. A love for children aud an unfeigned Interest in their enjoyment are equally Indispensable. A Perfect Pood. Milk Is a perfect food, but in no sense a beverage, nnd should never be used as such. For the invalid it sup piles till that is necessary for suste nance. und In this respect differs from beef tea, which does not nourish, but only stimulates (although many peo ple still foster the delusion that it af fords botli nutriment and strength). A very little milk. If It agrees with the individual, is of more real value than n lnrge qugntty of beef tea. Again, cocoa and chocolutc, made with milk, form a rich, heavy food, I hut certainly not a drink. IN THE MOONLIGHT? I hardly know whether I was In love with Pattle Brown or not. She wae one of those artful, bewitching minxes who often leave a man in doubt as to whether his heart Is captured or only his head turned. Pattle would sigh, and languish, and talk sentimental to my heart's content; but whenever I sought to bring her to the point and obtain a categorical an swer, she would dodge the issue with as much skill as a veteran politician. I was determined, at last, to bring matters to a crisis. The occasion I se lected was that of a grand masked ball, at which I had no doubt Pattle would be present. I went so far as to purchase a hand some engagement ring, determined, if the response were favorable, to place it on her finger forthwith, and seal the compact on the spot. I got myself up as Romeo, in a style that would have caused the hearts of the Montagues to swell with pride and those of the Capulets to burst with envy. "How stunning he looks!" I heard moro than once whispered as I roamed up and down in search of Pattie. But Pattle was not there, or if she was, her disguise was too complete to be pene trated. As I walked anxiously about my at tention was attracted by the most piquant of shepherdesses, whose move ments betrayed a perplexity equal to my own. As she passed her steps fal tered. "Pardon me, sir; I feel faint," she murmured, restiug her hand upon my arm as if for momentary support. "Allow me to conduct you to the open air," I answered; "it Is quite suffocating here." The cool air revived her, and after a short walk through the grounds her strength and spirits seemed entirely re stored. Her conversation was vivacious and witty. But when she came to talk of the moonlight, and flowers, and poetry, I found that in the field of sentiment she could beat Pattie two to one. In fact, I couldn't help thinking how tame Pattie's rhapsodies would sound In comparison with the outbursts of the little shepherdess. In a retired nook, almost hidden by the shrubbery, we found a rustic seat, of which we took possession, feeling, or feigning to feel, weariness after our walk. "Pray remove your mask," I ven tured to say at last, first laying aside my own. "I must look upon the face that mirrors thoughts so divine." "1 fear you will be disappointed," she replied; "still, I have nothing to disguise and if you will dispel the illu sion under which you labor the punish ment be your own." The features she exposed were of surprising loveliness. Just dark enough to entitle her to be called a brunette, her complexion had that pearly transparency of which the pur est of blondes can rarely boast. The contour of her head and face was faultless. I fairly lost my reason. So the read er will think when I relate that, with out further ceremony, I threw myself on my knees to the no small detriment of Romeo's finest hose, and, producing the ring I had purchased for Pattie, I incontinently placed it on the shep herdess' engagement finger. I entreat i ed her to wear it for the sake of one thenceforward doomed to be her slave, and who sought no other boon than j that of dying of unrequited love. | "Stay—there is one of my friends." I sprang to my feet, but not before I had imprinted one kiss upon her lips I and clasped her for one brief moment | to my throbbing breast. As I turned I stood confronted by a fierce looking brigand, who, too, was in j a tremor of emotion. I A night's sleep measurably restored my senses. When a man has made a fool of himself over night, it's won derful how clearly he feels It on wuk- I ing up in the morning. I My costly ring was gone. The shep ! herdess was gone. And what, after all, i had she ever me! A fleeting vision that had crossed my path—a mere adventuress, perhups. Were Pat tie Brown and her substantial fortune to be sacrificed for such a phantom? Not by a man in his sober's senses. Like an awakened prodigal I resolv ' ed to arise and go unto Pattie and have it out with her at once, j I found her alone and had just be ■ gun to repeat for her edification some of the compliments Inspired by the charms of the little shepherdess the night before when my eye fell on an object that struck me dumb. It was the identical ring I had given the shep herdess on Puttie's finger. I "Were you at the ball last night?" inquired Pattie, seemingly seeking to i relieve my embarrassment. "I—l was," I stammered, guiltily. "So was cousin Charley," said Pattie, with a roguish twinkle in her eye. I "Cousin Charley?" I repeated. "I haven't the honor to know him." | "No," replied Pattle, "he only came [ yesterday to pay us a short visit. You can't imagine how handsome he is!" "I dare say not," I answered, dry ly. "As pretty as a girl," exclaimed Pat tle with feeling. "He went to the ball last night as a shepherdess," she con tinued. "The de—deuce he did!" I interrupt ed. "Yes," —and Pattie's eyes twinkled still more—"and one silly fellow, trick ed out as Romeo, actually made love to him and hugged and kissed him Into the bargain." I I stayed to hear no more. It was, I then, "Cousin Charley" whom I had | embraced and kissed and made myself a fool over. And I have a suspicion to this day that the ill-looking brigand was none other than Pattie Brown her j self. | I have only to add that Pattle und I cousin Charley were married in less than a mouth,—New York Dally News. 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