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FREELAND, PA., FEBRUARY2B, 1902.
HARRIBBURQ LETTIR
Harris Libel Bult—A Damning Record
Against Corrupt Politics.
Harrisburg, Feb. 24.—Nothing has
occurred since the adjournment of the
last corrupt legislature to Inspire so
genuine and general a feeling of dis
gust for machine politics as the re
cent suit of Harris vs. Meek, on the
charge of libel. The case should be
reversed, for it was Harris who was
in reality on trial and proved guilty
substantially.
That rake ofTs and bribes in various
forms were demanded for getting ap
propriations for charitable institu
tions was known to a few on the in
side, and suspected by many, but it
was like a peal of thunder from a
clear sky to have placed In evidence in
open court a letter from the state
treasurer-elect that he demanded SIOO
for helping to get an appropriation for
a hospital, of which four-fifths of the
patients are from Harris' own county.
It was his sworn duty as a member of
the house to aid in getting the appro
priation, and he violated that oath if
he took anything beyond his salary
for his efforts.
He claimed on the stand that he
spent four or five days hard work on
the floor of the house for the bill. Even
if he did it was a part of the duty for
which he swore to take nothing but
his salary. But the truth is he didn't
Mpend four days, nor four hours, work
for the bill as can be proved. He said
further that he went to Harrisburg
especially to see the governor to in
duce him to sign the bill. The fact is
he was on his way to Philadelphia,
traveling on a pass and stopped off at
Harrisburg as he would perhaps have
done If there had been no Phillipsburg
hospital in existence
Politicians of the machine stripe are
cursing Harris soundly for his stu
pidity in bringing a suit which has
done so much to confirm what the peo
ple already believed —that the last
legislature was as corrupt as Judas,
and that Harris was selected as the
candidate for state treasurer because
he had been a most subservient tool
for the machine. Harris evidently de
pended on the favor of the court to win
his case. Any man with a particle of
discretion in his make-up would not
have rushed into a trial In which evi
dence of his own wrong doing would
likely be brought to light. He per
haps thought the court would rule,
like the speaker of the last house, and
shut off everything that would In any
way hurt his own case. He little
dreamed that damning evidence, not
from the lips of a political opponent,
but deliberately penned by his own
hand, would confront him, as Ban
quo's ghost appeared before Macbeth.
Busch's testimony on the stand, in
which he declared that he falsified the
records of the house under penalty of
losing his position, is but more evi
dence of the damnable proceedings of
the last, house. Neither Clerk Garvin,
nor Speaker Marshall, nor anybody
else, has come forward to say that
Busch testified to what was not true.
He but stated what is already known,
that bill after bill was passed last win
ter at Harrisburg by falsifying the
record.
Harris was nominated by a conven
tion which unanimously Instructed him
to vote for Col. Irvin for United States
senator. The delegates to the conven
tion were themselves unanimously in
structed to require this pledge of their
candidates for the assembly. Harris,
true to his record, says that he was
released from this pledge by Col. Ir
win; but the truth is he was not so
released, and evidence can be adduced
in support of the fact as clear as the
evidence that Harris demanded money
from the trustees of the Phillipsburg
hospital for aid in getting their appro
priation.
Harris is neither better nor worse
than he was at the time of the elec
tion, but people know him better. The
fact that he ran away behind in his
own county last fall shows that he
runs best where least known. Truly,
the people of Pennsylvania ought to
repent in sack-cloth and ashes for
their consummate folly In electing
such a man to take charge of the
money of the state. NORMAN.
OASTOnZA.
Beers th Kind You Haw Always Bought
BY THE LITTLE TOTS.
A Ttnnch of Clever Hrmnrki From
the Moatha of Yoanirsters.
'•What is the feminine of tailor?"
asked the teacher of the Juvenile gram
mar class.
"Dressmaker," promptly answered
the class In chorus.
Small Xlable was dining with her
mother at a neighbor's one day, and.
not being accustomed to silver knives
and forks, she queried, "Mamma, why.
don't we have tin knives?"
Little four-year-old Annie had been
to church, and upon returning home
her aunt asked what the minister had
snid.
"He didn't say anything for people
who stay at home," was the pert reply.
One evening little Clara, having re
peated her regulur prayer, surprised
her mother by adding, "I'm ever so
much obliged to you, Ix>rd, for all you
have doue for me, and I'll do as much
for you some time."
"Now, Julia," said the teacher to a
small kindergarten pupil, "suppose I
divide tills apple Into four equul nr'ts.
What would one of the parts be call
ed ?"
"A piece of apple," was the prompt
reply.
Margie (aged four)— Mamma, what
made our washerwoman black?
Mamma—She was born so, Margie.
The I.ord made her black.
Margie—Well, I'm awful glad the
Lord wasn't nround when I got born.
"Mamma," said flve-year-old Bessie,
"I'm going to be a duchess when I
grow up."
"How are you going to acquire the
title, my dear?" asked her mother.
"Just like other ladles do," replied
Bessie. "I'm going to marry a Dutch
man."
Small Willie one day asked his moth
er who made the trees and was told
that (iod made them. A few days Inter
an old colored fellow came to trim the
trees, and the little fellow, seeing him
at work, ran to his mother and ex
claimed, "Oh, mamma, God's out in the
yard repairing ills trees ["—Chicago
News.
L'nterrlfled.
"I see," said Mrs. Henpeck, "that a
Philadelphia man caught the smallpox
from handling money that was infect
ed."
"Oh, well," her husband answered,
crouching a little farther back into
his corner, "that doesn't scare me. 1
never have a chnnce to hold our mon
ey long enough to cntcli anything from
It." —Chicago Iteeord-Herald.
Her Little Hint.
She shortened the shawl strap until
she was able to fasten it to her arm.
"There!" she exclaimed. "If you're
afraid I will get away, you can hang
011 to the handle of that. It will be
much more convenient than gripping
me by the arm and also much pleus
auter for me."—Chicago Post.
Neceaeltr.
"Miss Footllght Is working very hard
to give nil artistic interpretation of her
new role," said one actress.
"Yes," answered the complacent
lightweight star, "she must do some
thing to advertise herself, and the poor
thing hasn't any diamonds to lose."—
Washington Star.
Not an Frith anlast.
"Is he a golf enthusiast?"
•'Oh, no. lie pretends to be, but he
isn't."
"How do you know?"
"Why, he gives up playing when the
thermometer gets down to zero."—Chi
cago Post.
Between Two Fire*.
Tomdix—l wonder what could have
Induced Hardup to marry his landlady.
Hojax—-It was either that or raise
money to pay what he owed for board.
—New York World.
Unman Nature.
Smith—There goes a man who hasn't
a friend in the world.
Jones—Poor fellow! How did he lose
Ills money?— Chicago News.
A Trial Trip.
"Well, youse will have ter pull a
couple more miles 'fore I kin pass a
expert opinion on yer new sled, Wil
lie."
Rapidity.
Now January pnesea;
'Tie February next,
And ere we scarce have time to think
By March's winds we're vexed.
And then we whisk through April
To greet the gentle May,
And June Is near with roses
As we swiftly speed our way.
And we pause In breathless wonder
To behold the seasons fly.
If It weren't for the weather.
We would think 'twas 'most July.
—Washington Star.
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THE FASHIONS.
A revival of red Is predicted after
the black and white craze.
Antique lace and embroidery form
the trimmings of the up to date wo
man's costume.
For evening wear Is a little lace bo
lero with elbow sleeves thnt can be
worn over a net or silk slip.
It Is the fad of the moment to have
different silk flounces that can be but
toned on to the upper part of one Bilk
skirt.
A three piece set for spring wear
consists of a large white chiffon boa,
muff and hat, each decorated with a
touch of black velvet. On the boa
there are black satin roses.
A simple yet popular adornment for
the neck Is a broad straight band of
velvet. Sometimes n color to combine
with the costume Is worn, but usually
the band Is of white or black.
The latest novelty In skirt trimming
Is to border the edge with n bund of
fur. over which falls a slightly gather
ed finish of lace in cream or saffron
color. A touch of this lace and fur Is
also used as the trimming of the bod-
Ice.
A queenly affair for a lounging robe
of eiderdown flannel Is of a bright
scarlet und is trimmed down the fronts
and on the sleeves with scrolls of
white cloth, stitched on, and over this
applications of cretonne flowers. There
Is a high turnover collar, which fits
neatly and closely around the throat
A marriage la i-ersia.
Before dinner Is served the bride
goes to the bnth accompanied by fe
male relatives and friends. At night,
as the procession of the bridegroom
approaches, alms are distributed, and
women and chlldreu look on from
neighboring roofs. Loud cries from
the women welcome the bridegroom
on his arrival, while the bride, care
fully veiled, mounts the horse await
ing her at the door. All the men who
have been feasted and entertained Join
In the procession, In which lunterns
are borne. The bride's departure Is the
signal for the discharge of fireworks
and a great heating of the big drum.
The final ceremony Is similar to one
observed by the Arabs and the Copts—
namely, the sacrifice of sheep. These
are killed as the hrlde steps over the
threshold of her new home.
One wonders what the Idea Is under
lying the sacrifices. Are they Intended
as acts of propitiation Inherited from
an earlier age, when people thus en
deavored "to appease the anger of the
gods" or of the spirits of their an
cestors? Or is It merely away of seal
ing in blood an Important act and
covenant?— Woman's Home Compan
ion.
For Purposes of ■■tormatioa.
"Hello, central!"
"Hello!"
"How would you call, 'Main, 'leven
hundred and 'leven?'"
Wbnt? eg.
"Four ones." wjc*
"What do you want?"
"Or would you say 'One, one, one,
one?'"
"I don't quite catch you. Say It
again."
"Or would It be one thousand one
hundred and eleven?"
"Can't you speak plainer?"
"I'm asking you how to call Main
e-lev-en bun-dred and e-lcv-en. Get
that?"
"Oh, you mean one, one, double one."
"Thanks."
"Here It Is."
"Here what Is?"
"Main, one. one, double one."
"Oh. I didn't want to talk to anybody!
I only wanted to find out to settle a
bet how you would call that particular
number. I've lost Goodby."—Chicago
Tribune.
Emmrt'a Presence of Mind.
A story Is told of Robert Emmet
which proves his secretive power and
resolution. He was fond of studying
chemistry, and one night late, after
tne family bad gone to bed, be swal
lowed a large quantity of corrosive
sublimate In mistake for some add
cooling powder. He Immediately dis
covered his mistake and knew that
death must shortly ensue unless he in
stantly swallowed the only antidote,
chalk.
Timid men would have torn at the
bell, roused all the family and sent for
a stomach pump. Emmet called no
one, made no noise, but, stealing down
stairs and unlocking the front door,
went Into the stable, scraped some
chalk which he knew to be there and
took sufficient doses of it to neutralise
the poison.
Her Lovely Lettuce Dish.
"I want," she said hesitatingly as
she poised ber basket In front of her
pretty chin with a thoughtful air, "to
get some lettuce."
"Yes'm," said the marketman.
"Here's some; very nice It is too."
"Is it all that color?"
"Why— er—yes'm. All lettuce Is
green, you know."
"Oh. of course! But It's too bad. I
got a lovely blue dish to put lettuce in.
but I'm sure green would look horrible
In It. I never thought about there not
being any shades, you know."
And as she turned away the market
man was almost sure he saw a tear of
disappointment In her eye.
ladeatraotlbllity of Cedar.
The resistance of cedar wood to de
cay has long been famous, and cedar
fenceposts often last for generations.
A remarkable instance' of the Inde
structibility of cedar has been noted
In the Btate of Washington, where a
forest of hemlocks nenr Acme has
grown up over an ancient burled forest
of cedars. The trunks of cedar, al
though lying In a moist soil, have been
almost perfectly preserved for at least
150 years, the length of time that the
rings of growth show the hemlocks to
have been growing above their fullen
predecessors.
Catarrh.
The word catarrh, as popularly used,
means either nasal catarrh or bron
chitis. Nasal catarrh Is often helped
by snuffing up. so as to carry It Into
the mouth, a weak solution of salt and
water, repeating the operation several
times a day. Where the disease Is very
persistent It Is well, when possible, to
try a change of climate. In bronchitis
the case should be attended by a phy
sician.
The Drawback to Originality.
"Why do you keep repeating quota
tions?" asked the Irritable man. "Why
don't you say something original?"
"My dear sir, there's no use of that
Every time 1 think of anything good
enough to be original I find that some
body said It years ago."—Washington
Star.
Questionable.
Willie Boerum—Pa.
Mr. Boerum—Well, what Is It?
Willie Boerum (earnestly)— Does ev
erybody In heaven have to have a
harp? Can't little boys have tin horns?
—Brooklyn Eagle.
Don't kick about the wenther. When
It rains. It settles the dust; when the
sun shines. It dries the mud.—Chicago
News.
Paris burns the wood of 1,000 acres
it forest a week.
Straight Farrows In Kansas.
"How can you plow straight furrows
over such an enormous cornfield as
this?" asked the Englishman who had
never been In Kansas before.
"That's easy," said the native. "We
follow the parallels of latitude and the
meridians of longitude."—Chicago Trib
une.
If you think others talk too ranch,
you are putting yourself under the
same head when you say so.—Atchison
Globe.
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RAILROAD TIMETABLES
LEHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD.
June 2, 1901.
ARBAHOBMBIfT OF PASSERS!* TRAIRi.
LEAVE PKBELAND.
0 12 • m for Weatherly, Mauch Chunk
Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton, Phila
delphia and New York.
7 34 a in for Sandy Run, White Haven,
Wilkes-Barre. Pittston and Scranton.
8 15 a m for Huzleton, Weatherly, Mauch
Chunk, Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton,
Philadelphia, New York, Delano and
PottsTille.
9 30 a in for Hazleton. Delano. Mahanny
City, Shenandoah and .Mt. ('urmel.
1 1 42 a in for Weatherly, Ifauch Chunk. Al
lentown, Bethlehem. Easton, Phila
delphia, New York. Hazleton, Delano,
Mahanoy City, Shenandoah and Mt.
Carmel.
1151 a m for White Haven, Wilkes-Barre,
Scranton and the West.
4 44 p m for Weatherly, Mauch Chunk, Al
lentown, Bethlehem. Easton, Philadel
phia, New York, Hazleton, Delano,
Mubanoy City, Shenandoah. Mt. Carmal
and Pottsville.
0 35 P m for Sandy Run, White Haven,
wilkes-Barre, Scranton and all points
West.
7 29 p m for Hazleton.
ARRIVE AT FREELAND.
7 34 a in from Pottsville, Delano and Haz
leton.
9 12 a in from New York, Philadelphia, Eas
ton, Bethlehem, Allentown. Mauch
Chunk. Weatherly, Hazleton. Mahanoy
City, Shenandoah and Mt. Carmel
9 30 a in from Scranton, Wilkes-Barre and
White Haven.
1151 am from Pottsville, Mt. Carmel, Shen
andoah, Mahanoy City, Delano and
Hazleton.
12 48 P m from New York, Philadelphia,
Easton, Bethlehem, Allentown, Mauch
Chunk an Weatherly.
4 44 P m from Scranton, Wilkes-Barre and
white Haven.
0 35 P m from New York, Philadelphia,
Easton, Bethlehem Allentown, Mauch
Chunk, Weatherly, Mt. Carmel, Shenan
doah, Mahanoy City, Delano and Hazle
ton.
7 29 P m from Bcranton, Wilkes-Barre and
White Haven.
For further Information inquire of Ticket
\frents.
KOLLIN B. WILBUR. General Superintendent,
2S Cortlandt Street, New York City.
CHAS. 8. LEE. General Passenger Agent,
28 Cortlandt Street, New York City.
G. J.GILDROY, Division Superintendent.
Hazleton, Pa.
THE DILAWAKR, SUSQUEHANNA AND
SCHUYLKILL RAILROAD.
Time table in effect March 10,1801.
Trains leave Drlfton for Jeddo, Kckley, Hazle
Urook, Stockton, Beaver Meadow Road, Roan
and Hazleton Junction at 600 a m, dally
except Sunday: and 7 07am,2 36 pm, Sunday.
Trains leave Drlfton for Harwood. Cranberry,
Tomhicken and Derinrer at 600 am, daily
except Sunday; and 7 07 a m, 238 p m, Sun
day.
Trains leave Drlfton for Oneida Junction,
Harwood Road, Humboldt Road, Oneida and
sheppton at 600 am, daily except Sun
lay; and 7 07 a m, 2 38 p m, Sunday.
Trains leave Hazleton Junotion for Harwood,
Cranberry, Tomhicken and Derlnger at 6 36 a
ai, daily except Sunday; and fc 63 a m, 4 22 p m,
Sunday.
Trains leave Hazleton Junction for Oneida
Junction, Harwood Road, Humboldt Road,
Oneida and Bheppton at 6 H2,1110 a m, 4 41 p m,
daily except Sunday; and 737a m, 311 m.
Sunday.
Trains leave Derlnger for Tomhicken, Cran
berry, Haiwood, Hazleton Junction and Roan
At 600 p m, daily except Sunday; and 337
t m. 6 07 pm, Sunday.
, **veßhrpptoi for Oneida, Humboldt
Road, Harwood Road. Oneida Junction, Hazle
ton Junction and Rosn at 7 11 am, 12 40, 626
p ra, daily except Sunday; and 811 am.3 44
p m,Sunday.
Trains leave Sheppton for Beaver Meadow
Road. Stockton. TJazle Brook, Eckley, Jeddo
and Drlfton at 6 28 p m. dally, except Suuday:
and 8 11 a m, 3 44 p m. Sunday.
Trains leave Hazleton Junction for Beaver
Meadow Road, Btockton. Hazle Brook, Eokley.
Jeddo and Drlfton at 64H p m, dally,
except Sunday: and 10 10 a ro, 5 40 p m. Sunday.
All trains connect at Hazleton Junction with
electric cars for Hazleton, Jeanesvllle, Auden
ried and other points on the Traction Com
pany's line.
Train leaving Drlfton at IN a a makes
connection at Derlnger with P. R. R. trains for
WBkosbarrs, Suakury, Harrlsburg and polota
LUTHER O. SMITE. aupoflntondaat.