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FREELAND, PA., MAY 28, 1003. Notice to Patrons. In order to give the employes of the Tribune a holiday on Memorial Day, no paper will be issued from this office on Friday. Instead, the Tribune will be published tomorrow at the usual hour. Carriers, advertisers and others whom the change may concern are requested to be governed accordingly. CURRENT COMMENT Brief Discussions of Political and Other Matters of Public Interest. ANDREW J. PALM. The demand for the nomination of good men for the legislature on the part of the Democratic party was never more urgent than at the present time. If all those elected as Democrats to the last two sessions had been faith ful to their party trust and true to the principle of honest manhood, the polit ical situation of the state at the pres ent time would be vastly different from what it is. Quay would have been relegated to private life, where he should have gone thirty years ago. The state would have been saved the dis grace of having Marshall as speaker of the house and Garvin as chief clerk. Men, who according to the sworn tes timony of their own chief stenographer falsified the records to pass some bills and defeat others. There would have been no ripper legislation destroying the rights of citizens, no franchise grabs: and Quayism, which has be come a disgrace to the state and a re proach to the nation, would have re ceived its death blow. If there are not enough honest Democrats in every county of the state to select candidates who will not sell their souls for the money or the favors of the enemy, there are certainly enough of them to join with the Republicans to defeat the rascals who are nominated. Better elect a good Republican or even a bad Republican than a crooked Democrat, whose vote like some of those at the last session, will be in the open market for the highest bidder. Every honest Democrat owes it to himself, to his country ard to the state to see to it that 110 man who has once played the party false is again nominated for the legislature, and that no one be named who may not be safely trusted not to perjure himself, at least. Several men are seeking a renomination who should not be permitted to enter a Democratic caucus. It is not necessary to name them, for their names have repeatedly been held up to the public gaze as worthy only of execration. Hit every such head as soon as it appears, and let the next legislature be free from villains elected under false pretenses as Democrats. He Should Demand an lnqu : ry. "If General Jacob H. Smith is a man jealous of his honor lie will ask for a court of inquiry to disprove the allega tion made by Major Waller that he, General Smith, supplemented his pub lished orders with oral instructions to kill and burn indiscriminately. If he does not ask for it the War Depart ment should order it."—Commercial. According to recent report, General Smith is to be recalled to this country and given a comfortable home com mand in which he can enjoy life after his strenuous service in the Far East. What sort of feeling must the people among whom he will come have for him if he does not disprove the charge that ho gave the inhuman order to "kill everybody over ten years of age" in tue island of Samar? He denied at the Waller court martial that he gave orders to butcher prisoners, but sev eral witnesses swore that he did. The grounds upon which Waller was acquitted have not been made public as yet. He admitted that he killed de fenseless prisoners in Samar without trial, and acknowledged that he did the same thing in China, as was done after hf was succeeded in command by another officer. These are horrible things for the American people to con template. But, so far as known, the chief point of Major Waller's defense was that he acted under the orders of his superior, Gen. Smith, an old regular army officer. If Gen. Jacob H. Smith does not ask for an investiga tion he should be required to submit to one. —Buffalo Courier. I OLD MAYAN SCULPTORS. How They Carvecl tlie Grent Mono mentm ot l'reltihtoric America. Many persons have wondered at the excellence of the carving .which orna | ments the prehistoric monuments that lie scattered and in a large I part of Mexico and Central America, especially since it is known that tlie j ancient peoples who erected them were unacquainted with the use of iron and had only roughly shaped tools of ob sidian to work with. Mr. George B. Gordon of the Peabody museum at Harvard, tfiowever, who has spent a large part of the last ten years in : studying the remarkable ruins of the : prehistoric Maya city of Copan, in Hon duras. and who has given particular at tention to the methods of the ancient sculptors, has brought forward a num ' her of facts which seem to throw light upon a question that has long inter ested the archaeologist. In his recent report 011 the great hieroglyphic stairway, which is one of the chief features of Copan, Mr. Gor don points out that, contrary to the methods of much of our modern work, it is probable that the elaborate carv i ing of the stairway was done not be | fore, but after the various blocks of stone had been set in place. 111 illus tration Mr. Gordon cites the careful way in which a piece of carving oc cupying two or more blocks of stone is fitted together, often with a skill which would do credit to the most up to date stonecutters. The hieroglyphic stairway takes its name from a series of "glyphs," or pic ture writings, which run all the way along the face of the steps. Here, Mr. Gordon notes, the carving is very per fect and regular until one reaches the ends of the stairs, where the balus trades apparently interfered with the freedom of the workmen, and the carv ing. therefore, is distinctly inferior, a fact which apparently proves Mr. Gor don's contention conclusively, since if the glyphs had been cut before the steps were laid 110 such irregularity would be noticeable. The stone used at Copan is a variety of trachyte and was brought from the hills'" surrounding the valley in which the city of Copan was built. It is a rather soft material and corresponding ly easy to carve, but weathers easily. The Mayan sculptor, however, got over this dilliculty by covering his carvings with a layer of stucco, which could be more perfectly modeled when soft and which soon hardened into a surface which was afterward richly colored in accordance with the character of the design. Od<l Title* of Rulers. Among the seventy-one titles of the sultan of Turkey are "Abdul Humid, the Eternally Victorious." "the Eternal ly Smiling," "the Eternally Invincible." "Distributer of Crowns to the Heroes Seated 011 the Thrones" and "Shadow of God 011 Earth." The shah of Persia has also many pompous titles, among them being "Lu minous Star of the Firmament," "The One Star That Gives Light to the Ter restrial Planet," "Pivot of the Uni verse" and "Magnetic Center of the Globe." The funniest title, however, is borne by the ruler of Ava, a small kingdom 011 the borders of Afghanistan. This monarch signs all his decrees as fol lows: "Signed and sealed by the king of kings, whom all the world should obey, because he preserves life in all human beings, because he regulates the seasons, because he is the father of the sun and because he is the king of the twenty-four umbrellas." In order to convince the skeptical that these are no unmeaning words twenty four umbrellas are always kept in the king's private closet. A New Money Seliemc. A plan to simplify the postotiice mon ey order system is now proposed. The scheme is to reprint all one dollar, two dollar and live dollar treasury notes, coin or silver certificates now in cir culation and have the faces of the new bills provided with blank lines and spaces. This would be the ordinary money of the day. Then, when one wishes to send money by mail he takes such a bill from bis pockotbook, writes on its face the name of the person or firm to whom it is to go, the city and state and allixos a two cent stamp in the square indicated, canceling it, with his initials and date,and signs his name on the back. The bill, which previous ly was negotiable money, is instantly transformed into a personal check on the United States government, as safe for transmission as any bank check. This is inclosed in a letter to the per son or firm desired and can he collect ed by the receiver upon identification at the postollice named.—Argonaut. China Making Arm*. China is making arms at a great rate, all the Yangtse arsenals being at work full time. At Hankow over *2OO workmen are employed in making field guns, Mauser rilles and all kinds of ammunition, including smokeless pow der. and at Shanghai an equal number are employed in turning out a like product. As treaty stipulations pro hibit the importation of foreign arms into China, the home production, par ticularly in view of the recent experi ences, is stimulated to a degree of ac tivity not often witnessed in any Chi nese industry. C ASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought B^uature'of Read - the - Tribune. GRIM COURTSHIPS. Kidnaping and Minder Still Extant In the CanciiMUM. Tlio maimers and customs of the peo ple of tlib Caucasus have not changed to a great extent since the country was subdued by Russia. One of the relics of tlie good old times to which the Caucasians especially cling is the custom of kidnaping the women whom they desire to make their wives. Re cently a case of this kind resulted in a tragic end. A prominent Inhabitant of the little Caucasian town of Katuhagan named Ismail Ogli Oki tried to kidnap the sister of his best friend's wife while his friend was absent from home. The girl resisted his attempt to carry her off, aided by her married sister. The battled lover drew his sword and inflicted dangerous wounds on both the ladies. At this moment his friend re turned and, enraged at finding what had occurred, killed Ismail 011 the spot. Then he cut off Ismail's head and car ried it around to show the neighbors what a fearful revenge he had taken. In the same district a young noble man desired to marry the daughter of a neighboring landowner and invited the girl with her parents to a grand ball given at his castle. During the evening he found an opportunity of decoying the girl into a secluded part of the house, where she was seized by his men and placed in a carriage. The prince joined her and, in spite of the girl's entreaties, started out to drive to a place where they could be married without much delay. The girl's father, 011 finding that his host had disappeared with his daugh ter, gave chase and, being 011 horse back, overtook the carriage. He shot the nobleman without ado and took his daughter home. The nobleman, how ever, had won her heart during the drive, and the girl was reluctant to marry the man of whom her father ap proved, but the stern parent insisted on the wedding taking place at once. The bride appeared in the church pale, but cool and collected. During the cer emony she drew a dagger and stabbed the bridegroom to the heart. After ward she committed suicide.—London Mail. American* Who Move. Study of the recent United States census shows some remarkably inter esting facts and among them the 011 c that we are the greatest nation of roll ing stones 011 the earth, but notwith standing that fact we succeed in gath ering the moss of material prosperity. The oiliclal figures show that out of a native born population of 03,843,302 there are 13.803.031 living in states different from those in which they were born—that is, more than one per son out of live has left the state of his birth to seek his fortune elsewhere. If we count the 10,400,730 foreign born residents, we find that about one third of the population has moved from the state or country of birth. These figures show our mobility to bo in the ratio of ten to one us compared with that of Europe. The state of New York has sent out 1,300,000 of her children, who are now residing in other states, and has re ceived from other states in their stead 531,000 residents. Vermont lias a most remarkable record, which shows that she has children living in other states equal in number to one-half of her present population. A Windy Tnle. Been use the umbrella is the most un popular article in ordinary use the an nouncement that it is doomed to go will lie of universal importance and gratification. It is by means of small boxes containing compressed air that the umbrella is to be superseded. These boxes are made to fit inside any hat. having a small tube adapted to the center of their summit, says tlie Scottish-American. By the simple pres sure of a button placed at the side of the hat the compressed air may be al lowed to escape from the tube, and by a most ingenious arrangement in stead of flowing upward it is made to expand all round, like those fountains which form like a ball. The rain fall- i ing on the compressed air is of course ' compelled to rebound according to the ; well known laws of gravity and re- j sistance and, as it does with the um- | breila, falls around the happy possess- i or of this most useful contrivance, i After the rain is over another touch at the button deprives the compressed air j of its outward expansion. Fooled IIIN Relative*. A rich and eccentric man who died the other day in Berlin left a will which was to be opened immediately and a codicil to be opened after the funeral. The will said, "Every mem ber of my family who shall abstain from attending my funeral is to receive 300 marks." As a result the funeral was attended by his housekeeper, a dis tant cousin. On the codicil being open ed it was found to enact that the resi due of his fortune was to be divided among those who, notwithstanding the loss of the 300 marks, attended his fu neral. Hence the housekeeper gets all, but the heirs threaten to dispute the will. Rhode* Quoted Tennyson. In spite of tlie vast numbers who have read "In Memorinin," how many have recalled a passage which Cecil I Rhodes may or may not have had con sciously in mind when he said as he lay dying, "So little done; so much to . do." in the "In Memorlam" we find: So many worlds, so much to do; So little done, such things to be. —Hurt ford Times. IF YOU ARE SICK And Need Medicine for Your Kidneys, Liver, Bladder or Blood, Get the Best. [ Dr. David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy. If you are suffering from kidney or bladder disease, the doctor asks: "Do you desire to urinate often, and are you compelled to get up frequently during 1 the night? Does your back pain you? Does your urino stain linen? Is there a scalding pain in passing it, and is it ( difficult f,o hold the urine back? If so, - your kidneys or bladder are diseased." 1 Try putting some of your urine in a • glass tumbler, let It stand twenty-four hours. If there Is a sediment, or a • cloudy, milky appearance, your kidneys are sick j Dr. David Kennedy's Favorite Rom , edy will surely relieve and cure the most distressing cases of these dread L diseases, and no physician can prescribe a medicine that equals it for kidney, llv ■ er, bladder and blood diseases, rheu ' mutism, dypepsia and chronic constipa tion. ; Walter D. Miller, of Delhi, N. Y., I writes: 1 "1 suffered for years with kidney trouble and severe pains in my back, at times it was so bad I could hardly walk. My stomach also troubled me and I frequently had twinges of rheu matism. 1 suffered a great deal and ] received no benefit until I began the use of Dr. David Kennedy's ) Favorite Remedy. After taking it a I abort while it cured me." Dr. David Kennedy's Favorite Rem edy, is for sale by all druggists, at §1 a bottle, or 0 bottles for S3 —less than a cent a dose. Sample bottle—enough for trial, free hp mail. Dr. I>.Kennedy Corporation,Kondout,N.Y. , Dr. David Kennedy's Golden Drops instant relief. Neuralgia, It lieu matism. Bruises, > Iturns, 25c, 6Us. ! Not n There is a delicious story told of an , old minister of the Church of Scotland, who was often obliged to employ as- I sistants during the latter part of his life. One of these was rather vain of 1 his qualifications as a preacher, but af fected to lie quite embarrassed by any compliments he received on that score, j On his first appearance, after the ser mon, the old divine went up to the pro- j bationer and was going to shake hands with him. Anticipating nothing short of high flown praise, the young man ex claimed. "My good sir, 110 compliments, no compliments. I bog!" "Na, na." re plied the parson; "nowadays I'm glad o' anybody." llow far this decidedly left hand com pliment fell short of the recipient's an ticipation he alone could tell, but his feelings must have been somewhat sim ilar to those of the tedious orator who, having been in vain told by Henry IV. of France that he would be obliged 10 him if he would make his flattery as brief as possible, was at length crushed by the king rising and saying, "You must be kind enough to say the rest to M. Guillaume" (the court fool). AH*yrian Scnl.s. The ancient Assyrians nearly 0,000 years ago put in moist clay their seals, engraved in intaglio upon precious stones, on chests and doors, in order to prevent their being opened. There were 110 locks or keys in those days. If they wished to send a private letter, they would often seal it with a hippogriff, which fabulous winged horse was re garded as the emblem of secrecy. Cen turies later the Greeks and Romans adopted similar devices for the same purpose. How It Sonmloil. "llow is the board down at your place?" asked the ribbon clerk. "Oh, we have nothing but health* food every meal," responded the lace clerk. "Then 1 don't think I'll come." "Why not?" "I'm not looking for the board of hea 11h."—Chicago News. Popular Decoration Hay Fxourlon. To Munch Chunk and Glen Onoko. On May 30 the Lehigh Valley Railroad will sell tickets at the low rate of one fare for the round trip from points Easton to L. fc B Junction, Inclusive, and from Maha noy and Ilazleton Division points, limit ed to date of issue only, and will be hon ored on any train, except the Black Diamond express. Consult Lehigh Valley ticket ager.ts for furthur particulars. Decoration Day at Niagara Fall*. Special low fares via the Lehigh Val ley Railroad. Tickets sold and good going May 29, limited for return to June 1, inclusive, and will ho honored on any train, except the Black Diamond ex press. Consult ticket agents for particu lars. The Politician** Friend*. "I never went back 011 a friend," said one politician. "I never found it necessary to do so," said the other. "As soon as I was not in a position to favor him my friend always went back 011 me."-Washiug ton Star. (\f£ You Could Look^ JL Intotlic future and see the condition to which your couch, if neglected, will bring you, you would seek relief at once—and that naturally would be through Shiloh's Consumption Guaranteed to cure COll - ;!■■£* sumption, Bronchitis, V-* Asthma, and all Iung Troubles. Cures Coughs aud Colds in a clay. 25 cents. Write to S. C. WELLS & Co., Ie Roy, N. Y., for free trial bottle. Karl's Clover Root Tea purifies the Blood , $ | fillip# Sits Si Snuer J Here is important news for 2% men who are fond of a negligee cj shirt—and what man is not? We have for your inspection a beau- X tiful line of negligee shirts in ma {Qr terials of Madras, Percale and Chevioti. All the new colorings, conspicuous for their original de- K signs. Our better grade shirts are © unequaled line at 50c, about twenty C 5 different styles. 00 A full and complete line of Neckwear, comprising all the lat- V est creations and styles. 00 Y McHenamin's Gents' Furnishing, x Hat and Shoe Store. 55 South Centre Street. %g 00 X ti x X U.O 00. X Hurt's Tit. A ride in the open, For Health, For Pleasure, For Business. You should ride a Bicycle, RAMBLER. $35 to $(55. The 1902 Models Bristle With New Ideas. Call aid Eiartit. A complete stock al ways on hand. For Sale By Walter D. Davis, Freeland. j RAILROAD TIMETABLES LEHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD. May 18 1902. AKRAKGKMRNT OF PASHENGEK TRAINS. LEAVE FKE ELAND. 6 12 a m for Wcatherly, Mauch Chunk Allentown, Bethlehem, East on, Phila delphia and New York. ■ 7 34- a in fur Sandy Hun, White Haven, Wilkes-Darre, Plttston anil Scranton. 8 15 an for Hazleton, Weathcrly, Munch Chunk, Allentown, Itethlcheni, Easton, Philadelphia, New York, Delano and Pottßville. 9 30 a m for Hazleton, Delano, Muhunoy City, Shenandoah aad Mt. < arm el. 11 45 a in for Weathcrly. Mauch Chunk, Al lentown, Bethlehem. Easton, Phila delphia, New York. Hazleton, Delano, Mahanoy City, Shenandoah and Mt. Carrael. 1141 a in for White Haven, Wilkes-Burre, Scraoton and the West. 4 44 pm for Wcatherly, Mauch Chunk, Al lentown, Hethlehcin. East on, Philadel phia, New York, Hazleton. Delano. Mahanoy City, Shenandouh, Mt. Curinol and Pottsville. 6 35 P m for Sandy Hun, White Haven, Wilkes-Burre, Scranton and all poiuts 7 29 P in for Hazleton. AH HIVE AT FHEELAND. 7 34 a m from Pottsville, Delano and Haz leton. 9 12 u m from New York, Philadelphia. Kan ton, Bethlehem, Allentown. Mauch Chunk. Weathcrly, llazleton. Mahanoy City, Shenandoah and Mt. Curmel 9 30 a i" from Scranton, Wilkes-Burre and White Haven. 1151 am from Pottsville, Mt.Carinel, Shen andoah', Mahanoy City, Delano and Hazleton. 12 35 P m from New York. Philadelphia, has ton, Bethlehem, Allentown, Maueh Chunk and Wealherly. 4 44 pro from Scranton, Wilkes-liarre and White Haven. 6 35pm from New Y'ork, Philadelphia, East on, Bethlehem Allentown, Mauch Chunk, Wcatherly, Mt. Carinel, Shenun doah, Mahanoy City, Delano and Hazle ton. 7 29pm from Scranton, Wilkes-Burre and White Haven. For further information inquire of Ticket Agent*. BOLLIN H.WI LRUR, General Superintendent, Cortlandt Street, New York City. CHAS. 8. LEE. General Passenger Agent, .„, * Cortlandt. Street. New York City. G. J. GILDBOY, Division Superintendent, Hazleton, Pa. DELAWARE, SUSQUEHANNA AND SCHUYLKILL RAILROAD. Time talile in effect Mnv 19. IIWI. I rniUK leave Drifton for Jeddo, Balder Hazle llrook Stockton, Ileavcr Meadow ltoad, ltoun and Hazleton Junction at 000 a ni. dallv except Sunday; and 1 07 a m, 2 38 p m, Sunday 07 a m.'ffDS p Si S d undiv eXC6Pt 8U "- Traltia leave Haileton Junction for Onoida Junction, Harwood ltoad, Humtxildt Koad Onoida and Shoppton at 6 92.1110 a m. 4 41 n m dally except Sunday: and 757 a m. 3U ij m Sunday. K ' Trains leave Derlnaer for Tomhlckrn, Cran- SfiYiii ' ,az ' eto " Juoetion and Koun a m, fi 07 pm, Bunday.** XCePt <"■ 337 aod sXX PMept Trains leave Hazleton Junction for Beaver Meadow ltoad. Stockton. Hazle Brook, Kckloy Jeddo and Drifton at 649 p m , dalH except Sunday; and 10 10 a m, 5 40 p m. Sundav All trains connect at, llazleton Junction with electric oarsfor Hazleton. Jeaneavllle Auden panyXe P te on the Tra °tion Com. r.rrrnnn n RMITTI 3STTI IRO- Promptly Don* at the Tribune Offloe,
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