FREELAND TRIBUNE. liUtllifcod 1886. PUBLISHED EVEJRY MONDAY AND THURSDAY BT TBI TRIBUNE PRINTING COMPANY, Limited. Orrios: MAIN STREET A BOTE CENTRE. LONG DISTANCE TIUPBOHI. SUBSCRIPTION KATES: One Year $1.50 Six Months Four Months 90 Two Months 36 The dato which the subscription is paid to is on 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 this office whenever paper is not received. Arrearages must be paid when subscription M discontinued. Make all money orders, checks, etc., paycible to •As Tribune Printing Company, Limited. FREELAND, PA., JUNE 11, 1900. Cslebrato the Fourth. Freeland ought to have an old-fash ioned Fourth of July celebration. This* Is the one day In the year upon which every good American can feel justified in growing enthusastic. There was never more need to show genuine pat riotism and an appreciation of the true meaning of our Declaration of Indepen dence than at present. A rousing de monstration on the Fourth in every town and hamlet In the land would go further in restraining those who would curtail the liberties of the people than any amount of partisan discussion. Let those who seek to force un-Ameri can systems and laws upon us know that the mass of the people are still watchful of their interosts and privi leges. This can bo done in no better way than by paying tribute to our country on the anniversary of its birth as a nation. Public Is Disappointed. The new borough building, or Munic ipal building, as it is likely to hereafter bo known, is slowly rising, and the resi dents and taxpayers are getting an idea of what they will have for the money they will contribute to its cost. Owing to the secrecy which shrouded the movements of the men who contracted for its erection, few people know exact ly what the structure will be like when completed. It is noj. a haphazard state ment, however, to say that so far the building is a disappointment to the public at large. From the foundation up it bears indelible marks which will servo while tho building stands as pointed fingers to tho incompetence, or worse, of the legislators who sanctioned tho contract that has boen made. Froelaud voters and taxpayers deserved bettor at the hands of its chosen repre sentatives. Doers Deserved Better Fate. It may be true that the British have conquered the Hoers, but how? With an army of nearly 300,000 men they have managod to drive back an army of 35,000 men, after long delay and suc cessive British defeats. No such blow to the prestige of British arms has been dolivered within a century. The case was even more remarkable than was that of the American revolution, be cause now the British have had im mense resources at homo, in the shape of swift ocean steamers and unlimited credit, and during all tho South African campaign there has been no European foe to distract the attention of the British government. The Americans, too, had the aid of France. The Boers have fought alone and unaided, save by a few foreign volunteers, and they de served a better fate. There is to be a great momorial cele bration held at Valley Forge on June 10. This is a celebration that should draw an immense gathering, especially from all portions of Pennsylvania. It should give also an irresistible Impulse to the movement to make of the whole of the great camping ground of Washington and his army in that winter of 1777, a national park. It is claimed that the cost of living has never, since the civil war, been so high as at present.—Danville (111.) Press. True, and money was plenty, every body had enough and to spare. Wages were high and everything boomed. A man's country Is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers and woods, but is a principle, and patriot ism is fidelity to that principle. The party that will vote to create a vassal state in Porto Rico cannot bo trusted to legislate for the toiling millions of the United States. The born liar is never as effective ns the one who learns It by painstak ing practice. No jeweler lias ever been able to improve on the setting of the sun. Bome people, like bricks, are al ways hard pressed for cash. Tears of Joy and sadness are both drawn from the same tank. SIB Ml nils They Will Soon Come Into More General Use. CYCLE AND AUTOMOBILE Three Style. Have Been Made—A Combination of Automobile and Bi cycle—The New Machine Weigh. About Sixty Pound., The demand for a bicycle with a motive power has at last been met. It has the power and speed advantages of the big vehicle without its expense and trouble. It is economical and con venient; it can take advantage of the side paths where the roads are bad, the same as can an ordinary wheel; It can be kept at home handy for use at any time of day or night; It re quires no stable and no coachman; Its repairing expense is small; It offers a chance for exercise at pedalling as well as travel and fresh air. The dis advantages it lias are those of not being as luxurious or stylish as a big four-wheeler and not being able to stand alone when u halt at a crossing is necessary. The first single motor cycle to be made 111 New York was discovered a few days ago by a reporter of the Sun. It has been ridden 1,100 miles und was seen in motion. The bicycle Is not one specially designed for the purpose. It Is an ordinary road wheel weighing twenty-five pounds. The motor und engine weigh together, with the feed tank and auxiliary at tachments. thirty-five pounds, making a total weight of sixty pounds. The motor is twelve Inches in height, and (The Motor Bicycle.) ievelops one horse power. The engine ind motor are set over the rear wheel, ilrectly back of the saddle, by means l>f an extra pair of tubular stays that are clamped to the rear axle and run lliagonally upward. The gasoline tank Is a box that bangs on the Inside of the frame from the top tube, directly back of the head. Back of the tank Is a compressed air reservoir, and behind this a primary roil which furnishes the ignition spark for exploding the gasoline. Neither of these appurtenances takes up enough room to Interfere with the leg action. The gasoline tank holds three quarts, with which it Is said seventy five miles can bo traveled and ten per cent, grades climbed. The wheel Is fitted with ordinary sprockets and a chain, and the original Impetus of the engine Imparted from the peduls. The driving power of the engine Is com municated to the rear wheel by means of a frlctien roller made of composi tion and grooved like a pulley wheel, the groove being broud enough to ac commodate any tire. The transmis sion between the engine and the roller Is by means of a short bicycle chain. The control of the flow of gasoline and of the sparker Is In fronL close to the handle bars. The entire attach ment can be made and unmade with no other tool than a wrench. As yet the makers of this motor do not supply riders. They simply fur nish the motors to the trade at a price that would enable a retailer to fit out a rider for SIOO or $123, ex clusive of the bicycle. The wheel Is fitted with a coaster brake, so that when It Is chonon to let the motor do all the work the feet can remalu on the pedals, where, In case rf IMfliTTjl they are ready to apply the braked while the hand switches off the cur rent. There are two other motor cycles In use. one being made in San Diego, Cat., and the other at Columbus, O. In the latter case a bicycle dealer has made one with a gasoline engine of the two-cycle type. (The use of this expression seems to hare been already adopted by motorists, four cycles being equivalent to the development of one horse power.) The bicycle Is built with a wheel base four Inches longer than the average, or about 48 Inches from hub to bub of the wheels. No one can guess whether these pio neer machines will spring Into popu larity and become the true progenitors of the permanent type, or whether they will disappear entirely in favor of something radically different. The certainly Is thnt progress either way will be rapid, because of the experi ence with both bicycles and automo biles. The chief trouble In all cases seems to be how to locate the motor, the present day bicycle having so nearly reached the limit of compact ness and distribution of weight thnt It is somewhat In the way anywhere It Is placed. One phase that motor cycling has nt Its inception is that it will pretty effectually bar out women. They must be willing to mount the diamond frame and have nerve enough to run the engine. The only hope of the gentler sex is in tandems, and even on them they will be required to be cool headed, quick of eye and strong armed, for they will have to do the steering, while their escorts tend the engine. It will be something more than play to steer a tandem going at even twenty miles an hour, to say nothing of a thirty-mile clip. CLARK TOOK IT ALL. Hired a Washington Hotel Annex at SIO,OOO a Month. The city of Washington Is not ex actly provincial, but the way a mod ern up-to-date mining king spends his money has been viewed with quite as much astonishment there ns a tally ho in the village of Wayback. For example: When Senator Clark, of Montana, came to the capital he nat urally began looking around for n house. Of course, he had a house In Butte, and a $11,000,000 palace in New York, but he had to have a place to stay there. So he bought the "Stew art Castle." This Is the tremendous old run-down, ramshackle edifice owned by Senator William M. Stew art, of Nevada. It has been on the market for years, but nobody wanted It. It has been out of repair so long that it needs to be entirely rebuilt. Weeds grow in the yard, the stairs wander drunkenly, and the cement with which the brick work is covered has peeled off in blotches until the place looks as If it had some skin dis ease. The price paid by the million aire is said to la* $140,000. Having secured Senator Stewart's house, the gentleman from Montana began looking about for a pluce where he could put up. He went to the Ar lington Hotel nud asked If they could let him have about sixteen rooms en suite. The manager said they had no more than that In the entire "annex." "Well, how much do you want for the annex?" inquired Clark. "Ten thou sand dollars a month," replied the manager. "All right; I'll tnke It." And in a few days Clark moved In. He entertained his particular friends here, and Important witnesses who came on from Montana to testify in bis trlul stopped ut the " annex." The happiest man in the Senate now Is the venerable Stewart, of Nevada. He Is glad Clurk came.—Chicago Journal. EIGHT AND A PIG. The Bag of Prisoners Made by One U. S. Infantry Man. Reports from the Philippines con tain much interesting matter of a per sonal nature. An incident described In a report just received nt the War Department shows the gallantry of a soldier of the regulars, Frlvate John Haney, of the Twenty-second Infan try, who Is detached and serving with Lowe's scouts. He was posted by Lieut. Castner to guard a mouutaiu pass about twenty miles back of Vl gan. The night was half gone when Haney saw a fire burning brightly some little distance down the rnoun in side. Taking his carbine, he fol wed a wood trail which led toward the light, and emerging Into an open ing saw dimly the outlines of a native hut, and close about the fire the forms of eight Filipinos dressed in the fad ed uniforms of the insurgent army. Their guns were thrown aside in a careless manner and they were all deeply Interested In the rooking of a young pig that turned on the spit above the fire. Creeping carefully for ward Haney came to a position which would give him a great advantage should the rebels stand for a fight, and then, leveling bis piece, he called on them to surrender. They were thrown Into the greatest confusion by the unexpected appear ance of the American, and, thinking they were entirely surrounded, gave themselves up without showing the least resistance. Haney brought Into camp the eight men, one u sergeunt, the same number of guns, and a little pig beautifully roasted.—Chicago Tri bune. A GRASS CUTTER. Something Far Better than the Lawn Mower. The limitations of the average lawn mower for cutting around trees, shrubbery and grass plot edges are well known, and in the keeping of "nlacea." where these Irregular 'imfrttes have to heTTllntued-hy. hand, the extra labor is a serious matter." Particularly Is this the case since the introduction of the modern Idea of breaking up long stretches of sward by numerous clumps of irregularly (Unique Crass Cutter.; placed shrubbery. Recognizing these facts, a Missourlan has devised a grass cutter especially adapted for such purposes. It consists of a single large driving wheel, which operates two horizontally placed grass cutters. The operation of the latter is exactly like that of the lialr clippers used by barbers In cutting the hair close to the back of the neck. These clippers are operated by means of a chain and sprocket arrangement, which is oper ated by a small shaft geared to the driving wheel, as will be understood from an inspection of the illustration. The character of the cutters permits of the very close cropping of the grass in awkward and Inaccessible posi tions. I nw MV H Where They Are Reared as Pets for Children, HOW THEY ARE TRAINED. Small Equine Aristocrats—They Must Be Kind and Gentle—Klndnesa Practised Under All Circumstances —The Patriarch of the Farm. A Shetland pony farm, whore ponies arc raised and trained for their life work, Is a place full of Interest to one who admires the gentle little creu tures—and who does not? From the time a pony Is born until it reaches the age when It may as sume the dignity of harness It receives the best of care. There Is a farm in Wayne county, Ind., where about two hundred of the little animals are pro duced every year. There are warm barns with long rows of straw-littered stnlls; overhead are mows of sweet smelling hay, and a trough of pure running water sparkles and gurgles at one end of the bnrn. Every stall contains a pony, nnd they are all as quiet and well-behaved as a thoroughly disciplined school of children. If a stranger enter the barn it Is Instantly known by every pony there, and there Is a turning of heads and switching of tails indicative of restrained curiosity. There Is a broad and long spnee of clear flooring between the two rows of stalls. To walk along this floor nnd inspect the ponies from the rear re calls the remark of a famous man about Chinamen: "They nil look alike until seen separately.' When the attendant, whose sole business Is to wait upon these small equine aristocrats, leads out one after another and explains its distinguish ing fentures, the difference is then quite perceptible. Here Is one that has been especially trained for some little girl who Is ner vous and timid. Its dainty step and Intelligent eye Indicate flue style and a tractable, docile disposition. Its glossy coat shines like satin and Its little hoofs are like black ivory. Another Is shown, sturdy, robust nnd strong. Fully ns beautiful and in telligent, it Is not so sensitive as the first, it has natural qualifications suit able for the disposition and use of a boy who is not at all nervous or timid, and who may wish to ride or drive long distances In a day, and who may thoughtlessly speak loudly or rudely or drop the whip too heavily across the pony's back, and still not really wish to have a runaway. There are grades between these two ex tremes in which a pony may be found suitable for any sort of boy or girl. Ponies of almost any color desired may be found, but the favorite colors are bays and blacks. There Is no de mand for sorrels with large cream colored spots, such as were quite com mon some years ago. The solid colors are regarded as more beautiful and are the only ones now sought by fas tidious buyers. In training the ponies kindness Is practised under all circumstances. When the little pony colt, which a man can take up in bis nrms and carry about, Is strong enough to run and play with its mother, a little hal ter is put on It and It Is taught to lead and start ami stop at the word. When it grows stronger, but not yet full grown, little sets of buff harness, with silver buckles, Is fitted on It, and it Is driven about with lines. A gentle pressure of the bit on the tender mouth is sufficient to guide it. Later on It Is hitched to a little yel low cart and trotted about the smooth gravel drives that wind among stately trees in every direction. It Is taken close to puffing locomotives and along side queer looking vehicles, and Into the neighborhood .where there is the sound of clanging Iron nnd pounding hammers nnd ringing bells. Its actions under all these conditions are carefully noted nnd recorded, and Its special qualifications for particu lar pur|>ose fully ascertained. It has beeu learned It this farm that a pony's natural characteristics are not easily changed, although vicious propensities may In a measure be sub dued, and a timid, shrinking spirit en couraged by kindness to assume more confidence nnd agressiveness. It is never attempted to teach the poules any special tricks, the sole pur pose being to make them useful, tract able and safe under ull circumstances. When the pony is sold and started away from the only home and friends It has ever known, the purchaser Is recommended to be kind and consid erate to It at all times. When the ponies are permitted to remain out all winter an astonishing growth of hair appears. This thick coat of hair is henvy nnd long, nnd then the pony is far from beautiful. But when the warmth of spring comes the little creatures throw off their winter clothing and appear smooth and shiny in their new spring attire. The patriarch of this farm Is ap propriately called " Tom Thumb." He was Imported from Shetland Islands ten years ago. and Is now fourteen. He is conl black, and is ns dainty and vivacious ns can be im agined. Dozens of ponies are import ed from Shetland every year for breeding purposes. This is made nec essary because the succeeding genera tions of ponies are larger than their progenitors, which result is attributed to the sulubrious climate of (Ids coun try as compared with the native bomu of the ponies,—Chicago Tribune. ALL SORTS. I The Indian population of the United I States is 325,464, a decrease in fifty i years of only 62,765. The expense of running an Atlantic steamer for three years exceeds the I cost of its construction. The smallest flower known to the botanist is said to be that of the yeast plant. It is microscopic in size. Capital punishment is not inflicted in five states—Colorado, Maine, Michi gan, Rhode Island and Wisconsin. I Within six months Venezuela, as the result of North American enterprise, Mill begin the manufacture of cotton. Gold worth almost $56,000,000 has been taken out of the mines in the Cripple Creek district in the last eight [ years. ■ There are three Bonapartes left— Prince Roland, a widower, with one daughter, and the Princes Victor and Louis. Berlin boasts of seven coachmen | who are retired army officers, three who are ex-pastors and sixteen who are nobles. The only two great European capi tals that never have been occupied by a foreign foe are London and St. Pe tersburg. An Ohio judge has decided that one cannot be prosecuted for forging a document unless a revenue stamp is affixed to it. The worn out uniforms of the Brit ish army, when sold, bring back into the war office treasury close upon $150,000 a year, j Hawaii's foreign trade last year amounted to $29,000,000, an increase of $5,200,000 over that of the year before. The gain in population was 9,916. i The Rev. Charles L. Dodgson (Lew is Carroll) had over 98,000 letters pig eonholed and indexed. That means 2,000 letters a year for forty-nine years. EAGLE SYMBOLS. Russia's national standard bears a | black eagle, that of Poland, a white i one. Napoleon I. took a golden eagle for his standard, modeled of pure gold and bearing a thunderbolt, after the I pattern of the eagle of Rome. I Ancient Etruscans first took the eagle as a symbol of royal power and bore its image upon their standards. The Romans adopted the same custom in 87 B. C. A silver eagle with expand ! Ed wings, poised on the top of a spear, | with a thunderbolt held in its claws, ! was adopted as the military standard i to be borne at the head of their leg ions. This image was made of silver until the time of Hadrian, after which ; it was made of gold. The standard adopted by the Byzan j tine emperors was a two-headed eagle, j as a symbol of their control of both , the east and the west. From these ear | ly standards come all the eagles on the ! standards of modern Europe. The dou ble-headed eagle of Russia was adopt i ed on the marriage of Ivan I. with a Grecian princess of the eastern em pire; that of Austria was first used when the emperor of Germany took i the title of Roman emperor. I Our emblem used in the United i States is the large bald-headed eagle, j It was in favor here, no doubt, because |of its connection with the Romans, j those champions of liberty. The design | of an eagle was suggested for a nat ' ional flag, but was abandoned for the I simpler design of the stars and stripes. It has often been used on regimental flags. The eagle was first used on American coin in 1788, on cents and : half-cents issued from the Massachu setts mint. It was adopted in the plan , of a national coinage as a design up on all gold coins and on the silver dol lar, half dollar and quarter dollar. THE MASTER OF STEAM. The engineer is of that class of men that are intensely active. While he : seems to lead a passive life up there I in the cab, he is in reality one of the j most active of men. His energy goes j out with every throb of his engine, j and is restored by the thrill and the | excitement of the run. No huntsman i riding to hounds secures more enjoy ment from the chase than he does in his favorite enginf. When a train is in motion all the machinery of the engineer is in motion also, save alone his limbs. His eye Is on the lookout for danger ahead, and on the danger signal, the steam gauge, on the Inside of the cab; his ear is on I the working of the various parts of his : locomotive, and his mind is occupied with a myriad of things, all of which bear directly on the action of the en gine and the safety of the passengers ! iptruated Jto. his care. He is as it were, the'guui'&ran"# aT great vault, whose treasure is human lives, and he guards this treasure with unremitting care. ! Inside and outside of the cab the en gineer Is two different men. When he Is on duty he is practically the czar of i his little domain. No one dares touch a lever but himself; no one dares han dle a piece of machinery but himself. When he comes to a station he is out of and down from the cab in a minute ; with his oil can in his hand. The car whackers may take care of the coaches if they will, but he must be on the ground to feel and to oil the bearings. He is about the engine very much what a good housewife is among her pans and china. SUGGESTIONS. Meanness is simple dulness. A gem of thought is often impaired by a bad netting. I The lead pencil is sometimes hard pushed to make re-marks. Some people put on airs while others merely whistle them. The gathering together of the danc ing flakes results in a snow-ball. The greatest mystery of some board ing houses is how the boarders stand it. Some people's prospects are so fine that it is almost impossible to find them. The man who always says exactly what he means is more numerous than popular. i The moth is not a society favorite, even If it does frequently appear in a dress suit, j When a woman has troubles she confides in a physician. When a man has troubles he consults a lawyer. You can't Judge a wife's love by the kisses she gives her husband when he comes home; she mey only be suspi cious. There are times when the average boy would like to assume the role of father to the man for a few brief mo- , ments. WITH JUNE COMES SUMMER NEEDS! We have them in every style and variety. Our store lacks nothing that might add to your comfort during warm weather. From head to foot we can fit you with anything desired in the line of Gents' Furnishings, J Summer Underwear, JA Stiff Hats and Soft Hats, 1 Fedoras, Alpines, Straw Hats, All Kinds of Caps, Plain and Fancy Shirts, Beautiful Lines of Neckwear, Men's, Boys' and Women's Shoes, and Many Other Summer Goods At the Very Lowest Prices. 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