FREELAND TRIBUNE. Established 1888. PUBLISHED EVERY MONDAY AND THURSDAY BY THE TRIBUNE PRINTING COMPANY, Limited. OFFICE: MAIN STREET ABOVE CENTRE. LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year . $1.50 Six Months 75 Four Months 50 Two Months 25 The date which the subscription is paid to is ou the address label of each paper, the change of whieh to a subsequent date becomes a receipt for remittance. Keep the ligwres in advuuoc of the present date. Report prompt ly to this ofllco whenever paper is not received. Arrearages must be paid when subscription is discontinued. Make all money orders, checks, etc., payable to the Tribune Printing Company, Limited. FR EEL AND, PA., JULY 10, 1899. Some Facts About Newspapers. From the Hazleton Plain Speaker. A great many people entertain the be lief that a newspaper is a charitable in stitution and that by taking the paper or advertising therein they are doing a great favor for the proprietor or the publisher. In some country districts newspapers are conducted on the charitable plan, but in a lively centre newspapers, like other business enter prises, are in the field for a purpose. That purpose is 'first, to furnish the public with all the news that can be ! collected and what is of interest to them. News makes a paper valuable. When the news columns no longer con tain anything interesting or when the paper fails to cover important happen ings then it is time for the public to drop it and buy a paper that does give them their money's worth. A paper of circulation is valuable to the advertiser because by inserting his advertisement he places before thous ands of people whom he could reach In no other manner his announcement of sales, prices and quality of goods. If a business man advertises merely for the sake of favoring the publisher, then he ought to withdraw his advertisement and go to the wall. Some business people believe that when they withdraw their advertise ments, possibly because they cannot agroe with an opinion expressed by the editor, the paper will suspend publica tion. Papers are pretty long-lived con cerns and the presses seldom stop when a disgruntled man stops either the paper or takes out his ad. Welcome for the Tenth. Western Pennsylvania is preparing to give its soldiers a rousing welcome home from thoPhilippines. TheTcnth. of this state, is the only volunteer regi ment east of tho Mississippi river which saw service in the Fillipino country, and the record of our troops as fighters is something whieh every citizen of Pennsylvania can feel proud of. What they fought for since last Feb ruary may not add credit to the country's fame, but as soldiers tho men of the Tenth Pennsylvania obeyed orders and obeyed them well. Tho heroism and self-sacrifice they displayed in the Far East was never surpassed in modern times and their valiant deeds will form part of the history of our state. The Tenth deserves all the honors which are in course of preparation for it at Pittsburg. It is no fault of theirs that somebody brought on tho senseless struggle in the Philippines. Time will place that responsibility. With them, it was their duty as sworn soldiers to uphold the fiag, right or wrong, and they performed their part most nobly and have earned the welcome they will receive. A good many people are wondering whether the Democrats will make a nomination against Judge Halsey. If there are any aspirants they have not squarely taken the field. The Republi cans of Luzerne have sometimes been non-partisan so far as the judiciary is concerned and supported Democratic judges for re-election, but the Demo crats have invariably opposed Republi can judges. It would bo a pleasant surprise if they would permit Judge llalsey to go through without partisan opposition. We shall know presently.— Wilkc&barre Record. The Republican man's burden in the next national campaign will be, "em balmed beef, expansion, criminal as similation, gold standard, trusts, boodle, Algorism, Carterism, Eganlsm and in competancy." Indeed, it will be. a hard burden even for Ilanna to carry with his millions of dough contributed by those vvho thrive on the iils of honest toil. A new Western club lias been organ ized in which all the members have pledged themselves to marry widows. It's plain they've never read the Pick wick Papers. OUR CAPITAL LETTER. WASHINGTON GOSSIP GATHERED BY OUR CORRESPONDENT. McKlnley and Alger Have Not Made a Public Break, But the Latter'n Wings Have Been Clipped Roosevelt*# Deal for the Presidency In 1004. Washington, July 7, 1899. j The break between Mr. Mclviuley : and Secretary Alger, which seemed almost at hand a week ago, has been postponed for a time. Hut postponing it does not moanjthat it will lie avoided permanently. Notwithstanding his public* protestations* of loyalty to Mr. McKlnloy, Alger is under suspicion, and if he can prevent a break that will result, in his being kicked out of the cabinet, he will have to display more diplomacy than he has ever been credit ed with having in his make-up. One of the results of Mr. McKinley's suspicion of Alger will be that tho latter will not be allowed to issue an important order or to make an appointment, until the approval of Mr. Mclviuley lias been se cured. Of course, this approval ha? always been necessary, but hereafter everything is to be scrutinized carefully and every act of the war department will be Mr. McKinley's personal act. X X X The inventions of Americans have done more to make this country pros perous than Republican legislation has done, notwithstanding preposterous claims, and tho inventive genius ol Americans was never more actively em ployed than at this time. This is prov- I en by the heavy increase in the re ceipts of the United States patent office, now §5,000 a week more than a yoat ago, and by the fact that the week's issue of patents, trade-marks and labels was greater than any since April, 1890, also by the 5,000 applications awaiting action by the patent oificc. x x t Kentuckians who have been to Wash ington since tho statecouvention wa> held socm to regard Democratic success in the state as certain. For instance. 11. M. Lanha.in said: "William Goebel will be elected governor of Kentucky without a doubt. lie is a man of the people, and stands for tho public against corporations, trusts and monopolies. He won out after a fight that proved hi pluck and staying qualities and demon strated his abilities as one of tho great est organizers of tho country." t t t As tho Democratic state convontio; of Ohio will not convene for so no weeks, tlie.ro is plenty of time to tall about probable candidates for governor and it is freely taken advantage of wherever a few Democrats gather to dis cuss politics. There are a number oi men put forward as favorites, including Kilbourne, Rice and Haskell, but the man whoso name lias been oftonrst mentioned in connection with the nomi nation, during the last two or three days, is John R. McLean, the owner of the Cincinatti Inquirer. That tho Re publicans of tho state do not feel the confidence they express was shown L>\ tho request made of Mr. Mclviuley to come to the state and make some speeches for Hanna's ticket. t X t There is more or less discussion in political circles as to tho influences which caused Governor Roosevelt to ro movo, Tiimself from tho patli of Mr. Mc lviuley and to declare himself strongh in favor of tho latter's rcnomination. Boss Piatt is credited with having made tho deal, which is understood to involve the support of Roosevelt by the ad ministration for the nomination in 1904, as well as some fat slices of patronage under the present administration. Mr. Roosevelt may realize on the latter part of the deal all right, but there aio several big "ifs" in the way of his realizing on tlie first part, the first and most important of which is, if Mclvinlev fails of re-election next year, how can he help Roosevelt in 1904? X X X In view of the enormous war taxes, still being paid by the people, there is no valid reason for tho Republicans re joicing because the deficit was only §89,000,000 for tho fiscal year, ending Juno 30, instead of being §23,000,000 greater, as Secretary Gage estimated last fall, that it would be. The official balance sheet for the year shows that, pension payments were §1,500,000 loss than the appropriation, and about §6,000,000 less than the payments for the previous year, but pension agents claim that this was on account of the hold up policy of tho pension bureau, and not because their was any reduc tion iu the number of claimants for pensions. STATE OF Onio, CITY OF TOLEDO, 1 LUCAS COUNTY, F FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that he is the senior partner of the firm of F. J. CHENEY & Co., doing business in the City of Toledo, County and State afore said, and that said firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every case of CATAHBII that cannot be cured by the use of HAI L'S CATARRH CURE. FRANK J. CHENEY. Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence, this Oth day of December, A. D. 1880, A. W. GT.F.ASON, I Notary Public. Hall's Catarrh Core is taken internally and sets directly on the blood and mucous surfaces ot the system. Bend lor testimonials, free. * F.J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. Druggists, Too. Hall's Family Bills are t.ho best,. For 5 and 10 cent glassware go to A. Oswald's. Main Building, National Export Exposition, Philadelphia. Open September 14 to November 30, 1899. SHOOTING THE RAPIDS. BpcL'tMcle XV lieu the Sctaoourr Mlokl nun Went over Masara Falls. "I was one of those who made up the first public excursion to Niagara Falls just seventy years ago next Septem ber," said Martin Cramer of Niagara county. "The schooner Michigan was the largest vessel on Lake Erie at that time. She was too large, in fact, to enter the various harbors on the lake, and, being somewhat decayed in her uppers, the owner, Major Eraser, for merly of New York, got the idea that she would answer the purpose of test ing the fate of a vessel that by acci dent might approach too near tile cat aract, and also the fate of living things that might be caught in the rapids. The proprietors of the large public houses at the Falls, on both sides of the river, and of stages and steamboats, made up a purse to purchase the schooner, aware that they would be amply repaid by the spectators that the exhibition would attract. For several days previous to Sept. 18, 1828, the day for which the affair was fixed, which was Saturday, the stages and canal boats came to lluffalo crowded with people. The crowds were so great that it was with great difficulty that conveyances from that place to the Falls could be obtained. On the night of Sept 7 wagons filled with country people rattled through the village in unbroken procession all night long, and on the morning of Sept. 8 Buffalo Itself seemed to be moving in one mass toward the point of attraction. "The Chippewa towed the big schooner to Yule's Landing, on the Canada side of the Niagara Kiver, where our passengers went ashore, as did those of the William Penn. The hour fixed for towing the Michigan from Yale's Landing to the Rapids was 3ln the afternoon. This task, an ex tremely hazardous one, was Intrusted to the oldest sailor on the lake, Capt. Rough. With a yawl boat and five sturdy oarsmen the old captain got the schooner ander way. They towed her to within a quarter of a mile of the first rapids, and within half a mile of the tremenedous precipice itself — as near as they dared approach. They cut the big vessel adrift and she pass ed majestically on, while the oarsmen of the yawl had to bend their every nerve and muscle to remove them selves from the peril of their position and the danger of being drawn down by the rushing waters. Indeed, such had been the fear and apprehension of the men that they mutinied against Capt, Rough, and cut the tow line be fore the time he had set. If they had obeyed the reckless old captain, he, the yawl, and its crew would have preceded the Michigan over the fulls. "The high grounds on both shores of the river were lined with people as the Michigan, unguided by human agency, approachod, head on, the first rapid of the seething descent, apparently keep ing the very course that a skilful navi gator would have guided her in. The American ensign streamed from her bowsprit and the British jack floated at her stern. The vessel shot the first rapid unhurt, still head on, making a plunge, shipping a sea, and rising from it in beautiful style. In her descent of the second rapid, the water momen tarily increasing In velocity and tu mult, her towering masts went by the board, giving the spectators a start ling representation of the crashing of a vessel's spars in a shipwreck at sea. She swung around and presented her broadside to the dashing and foaming water, and, after remaining, as it seemed, stationary for a moment, swung around until she was headed up stream. Passing the third rapid she bilged, but carried her hull to all ap pearances whole as she tossed and groaned between Grass Island and the British shore to the Horseshoe Fall, over which she was drawn stern fore most and hurled into the thundering abyss. She was dashed to fragments before she struck in the seething wa ters below. "There were aboard the Michigan when she started on her trip toward the falls a wild bull buffalo from a Western prairie, two bears from the Lake Superior regions, two foxes, a raccoon, a dog, a cat, and four geese. When the vessel left Yale's landing in tow, all these were let loose on the deck except the buffalo. He was in closed In a pen. The two bears got enough of the trip when the vessel be gan the descent of the first rapid, and they climbed down the side next the Canada shore, plunged Into the swift water, breasted its powerful sweep successfully, and reached the shore. They were so exhausted when they got on laud thaLtjiey made no resistance to being captured, and they fell into the possession of a tavern keeper. The bears, before they abandoned the ship, climbed the masts of the vessel and, j as it was presumed, from that outlook saw what their finish would be any how, and then determined to take the chances of getting to laud, slim as they were. The raccoon ran up a mast and remained there until the mast fell. He was never seen again. The foxes ran frantically up and down the deck, and went over with the schooner, as did the buffalo bull and the geese. Not a trace of foxes or buffalo was ever found. Two of the geese swam ashore half a mile below the Falls. The j other two met the fate of the buffalo ; and tire foxes. The two geese that ; survived the awful plunge over Niag -1 ara were secured by Major Frazer. He sold one to an Englishman who took it to England with hiin." j Why Bears Bat tium In the Full. I Mr. Abram Verrlll, the Gllead spruce gum man, was In Lewiston Tuesday night. He brought the gum In a big dry goods box in the rear of his wagon. | The gum is gathered by himself on the mountains back of Bear Mountain, Old Cambo and Gllead Hill, and he comes here with it every month or two. On this trip he started with two bushels, which it took him two weeks to gather. He is armed with a gouge when he goes into the woods, and takes only the best of the gum he finds, which he puts into a basket slung on his back. One day Mr. Verrlll was at work in a ! patch of old spruce trees on Mount j Eli, four miles from Gllead station. To the south the mountain fell off sheer | for over 200 feet, and on the north was another cliff rising forty or fifty feet. I lie was on a shelf. Suddenly he heard j a growl and a whistle, and, looking up, : saw a black bear eating the spruce gum ■ which he had left in his basknt against the cliff. He had no arms, but seized a : stone and hurled it at the bear with such force that It struck him on the | left side, and probably hurt, for the ! animal ran away and Into a hole in the cliff as fast as he could. Ho had eaten a pound of gum. Mr. Verrlll says It was in the fall, and that bears always eat gum before going into their dens to hibernate. It 'keeps their stomachs from growing logether while they take their three months' nap," says he. —Lewiston Evening Journal. A Pertinent Inquiry. Newlyvveil (complacently)—Oh, of course, all women have sharp tongues —"every rose has it's tliorn," you know. Ohltimer (dryly)— And have you no ticed yet bow a rose will fade but a thorn won't?—l'uck. At the Telephone. Casey—Who (loos yer want ter see? (Jrognn- Duuuohuo. Casoy—Who did ylz say? (Jrogan—l Muiuohuo, 1 )onnolnio. Casoy—Well, if you duuuo who, h- / the devil do I know who?—Seribnc. f Magazine. A Good Suggestion. The Barber—l'm thinking of hang ing up a motto here. llow would "We Strive to Please" go? Tno Victim—"Silence to Golden" would be better. Vlllinny Confounded. In her agony the miserable woman sent her bit ted rival by post a can of corned beef containing arsenic. The latter, being passlonn'.ly fond of fooil partook of the beef. Thereupon her complexion was much beautified. Here again we have villainy con founded by what some people are pleased to term fortuitous circum stances.—Detroit Journal. Kvltlciicn of AfTcctlnu Geraldlne—You have been sick, hav en't you? Gerald—Yes, I was threatened with brain fever. Geraldlne—Well, you bad one com folding thought; you couldn't have 1, in anything but a mild form.—Towi Topics. Old newspapers for sale. THE FIRST COTTON MILL. Washington's Diary Locates It at lleverly, Massachusetts. Several different towns in the United States claim the unique distinction of having erected the first American cot ton mill; but from the best informa tion that can be obtained it seems that the credit properly belongs to the town of Beverly, Mass. The circumstances leading up to this discovery may be of Interest to our readers. Some years ago Mayor Hm toul, of Salem, Mass., was invited to Bawtucket, R. 1., to attend the centen nial exercises at that place In cera memoration of the opening of the fa mous Slater mill. In sending out in vitations to this centennial event the owners of the mill claimed It to be the first establishment of Its kind ever erected In the United States. For some reason Mayor Rantoul was un able to be present at the exercbes, but, being deeply Interested in histori cal researches, he decided at his lei sure to investigate the claims of the Bawtucket mill-owners. This investi gation led to the discovery that the old cotton mill at Beverly, Mass., which was burned down In 1838, had been in operation for several years prior to the establishment of the mill at Bawtucket, I and that no less a witness thnn General Washington himself could be cited In confirmation of the fnct. It seems that General Washington, while on a tour of the Now England States in 1781), made a visit to the old Beverly cot ton mil!, and was so impressed with Hie novelty of the spectacle that he devoted several pages of his diary to Its description. 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