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FREELAND, SEPTEMBER 3, 1902. ROUND THE REGION. General Uebia, commanding the state trooopt in the anthracite region, ap peared as a complainant in Schuylkill couDty coart on Monday. General Gobiu charges Augustus Ilartwig, a saloonkeeper, of Tamaqua, with keeping a disorderly house. At the motion of Dlstrlol Attorney McLoughlin, the court granted a rule on Ilartwig to show cause why bis license should not be revoked. Miss Alice Colvin was riding on an electric car in Wilkesbarre when a spark from one of the wheels set fire to her clothing. She screamed and the car was brought to a standstill. As quickly as possible the woman, who was now in flames, was removed to the Hotel Hart, and the proprietor's wife, Mrs. James Poland, smothered the flames before Miss Colvin was badly burned. John Harvilla, aged 34 years, employ ed as coal hauler at Beaver Meadow colliery of Coxo Bros. <fc Co., was shot in the right eye yesterday morning while attempting to drive away unknown parties who had bombarded his houses with stones. The shooting was done with u shotgun, as small grains of shot were found In the socket of the eye. Margaret Mann, aged 18 years, was burned to death Monday evening at the home of her parents, in Scranton, while tryiug to light tho kitchen stove with kerosene. IJer parents were sitting on the porch when they sent her in to get supper. They were attracted by her screams and found her clothing all in flames. THE WfWSTLE WAS SILENT. Why Set of Teeth Didn't flrtp tl*e Blower, A small town In Posen, near the Sile slari still keeps that relic of other cenftiries, the night watchman who 'CajjA the hours. One night—the Lopdop Yefegraph tells this remarka ble story—pue of these watchman, an old worth.v long in service, failed to blow his whistle when tho clock struck the hour. TTiii trorgoamster summoned the de- account for his negligence. After some hesitation he declared that his tooth had dropped out and that not hold in his mouth the otiictpl fiat tin whistle. A council was called, and tho subject was fMivtiy discussed. Finally one of the tpcofberH said that he had heard of a dentist at Broslau who supplied urtificftrt tepfh. After long debate the council" appropriated money to send the nged watchman to Breslau to get a set or*ww tbeth. In' dph ttige the watchman reported that ftlk tyetfTlind arrived. That night the Imrpwna/>icr sat up to hear the re slift *j> hli astonishment there was no irirUrtd* 10, at 11 or at midnight. The Inflgniug he summoned the watofcQQ&V ~Vth yp£ got your teeth," ho said. "Why do you not whistle as bcrfojfS'Ytf "Yus.jl've got a new set of teeth," re plied the, oilman, "but the doctor told me tp'pirt -ftlpm In water at night." An 011 tVclNh Custom. The kjjdlfcig of bonfires ou hills is tho winrplf>!<t' of celebrations at any time. TJw Druids made four great tires' at tfijjr festivals in February, May, August and November. Wales seems to' ijove been a country espe cially 'tcjisVfOiiH of tills custom. Each family used to make its own tire, and as It was dying out each member would llirww a white stone into it, the stones ijpigg. marked for future iden tification Ylien all said their pray ers and weflt to bed, and In the morn ing they trtbd to find all the stones again. If any stone was missing, it betdLeqw) thiat the owner of it would die wtthin a year. Soifio superstitions are pretty and picturesque and attractive; this was one of rhq iDnny which were cruel as well. ns'picturesque. It would take but a slight accident to cause a fright that might \bp actually dangerous to a su perstitious person, and it would not be Jjard for an enemy of such n per son to cause that fright by stealing Lis stone from t lie lire. ANOTHER CONFERENCE. Will It Follow the Celebrated Peace Convention Into Oblivion f This is an age of conventions. The number of "national" gatherings of all sorts, both annual and occasional, is amazingly large. In order to keep In the swim it is necessary for an asso ciation to convene conspicuously at stated intervals. Every new movement must be advertised by a congress if it would attract public attention. It may be questioned whether the enormous amount of effort that Is put forth in organizing these elaborate talking bees could not be expended more profitably In other ways. The results accom plished by conventions seem on the whole to be disproportionate to the outlay of time and energy. Possibly, however, tlie indirect and Intangible educational Influences that are sup posed to radiate from these assem blages may be sufficiently valuable to justify their existence. If they accom plish no great good, at least they do no particular harm. These remarks were suggested by the prospectus of a national conven tion of employer and employee which Is to be held in Minneapolis Sept. 22- 20 "under the auspices of the Eight Hour league and the citizens of Min neapolis." The purpose is to bring to gether representative employers, the ablest spokesmen of organized labor and distinguished investigators of in dustrial problems for free exchange of ideas. "The promoters of tills move ment," it is stated, "have no cure all to advocate, no propaganda to spread. Their one aim is to afford an opportu nity for the two opposing sides In the present labor disputes to get together on neutral ground and calmly talk over the situation." Among the speakers will be President Cyrus Northrop of the University of Minnesota, Professor Richard T. Ely of the University of Wisconsin, Professor John 11. Clark of Columbia university, Hon. Carroll D. Wright, United States commissioner of labor, and Archbishop Ireland. Many prominent employers and labor leaders will also hike part In the proceedings. It is expected that President Roose velt will be present on one of the live days. Undoubtedly the addresses and de bates at this conference will be well worth hearing and reading. But we do not look for the "great" results pre dicted by Its promoters. The citizens of Minneapolis are attempting to do what the National Civic federation recently undertook to accomplish, and there is no reason for expecting a lar ger measure of success in the one case than the other. The much advertised Industrial tribunal established by the conference of the Civic federation has already fallen upon desuetude if not oblivion. We fear that the Minneapo lis convention will be equally unpro ductive of lasting results. Boston Transcript. Strike* of Lonpr Atfo. The following record of early strikes makes Interesting reading: 1405—Strike among the tailors and turban makers of Constantinople. The sultan was ap pealed to, and twenty-six of the strik ers were hanged, the rest drafted into the army. 1583—Workmen employed to pull down one of the suppressed monasteries in England revolted for better pay. Several were put to death and the others were imprisoned. 1503 —Masons employed on the Escurlal palace, Spain, refused to work unless better paid. Several were put to the galleys, and the rest were exiled to America. 1G25 Strike among the tea pickers of the central Chinese province for higher pay. They were hanged by meu in charge of the trust. 1705—The shipbuilders and sailmakers employed by Peter the Great at St Petersburg struck for shorter hours. Seven were bunged, 127 sent to Siberia, and 032 were drafted in the army. When Mont Everybody Will Work. Leroy Beaulieu, an eminent French economist, has just delivered a lecture upon the conversion of the French 8V& per cent debt into 3 per cent bonds. lie showed that the rate of interest is constantly decreasing and predicted that In the next twenty-five years cap ital will be glad to get 2 per cent and that fifty years hence such first class securities as government bonds am} railway securities will bear 1 per cent interest, "which," said the lecturer, "will compel all except the very lar gest capitalists to work for a living, and the leisure of the class of people now culled well off will be abolished." Labor In Politic*. The executive board of the Chicago Federation f Labor is about to issue an appeal to all labor men to register for the full election. A mass meeting of trades unionists and their sympa thizers will be held'the second Sunday in September, at which they hope to form a political club, thoroughly non partisan, with branches in every ward and voting precinct in the city, whose duty it will be to work for the success of any and ail labor men on the tickets of the Democratic or Republican party at the fall election. ItutliM For Workmen. State Factory Inspector McAbce of Indiana has sent a circular letter to tho larger manufacturing concerns In the state recommending that they pro vide bathing facilities for the employ ees. He cites the beneficial results from such a course at Michigan City and says a bath after a day's work will do much to remove the desire for stimulants. McNNenKt'r Iloy* Won. The strike of the Illinois District Tel egraph company's messenger boys in Chicago lasted three days and resulted In a victory for the strikers. The com pany agreed to give the boys an in crease in wages and extra pay for overtime. rAcinßiA vHOIUnIn The Kind You Have Always Bought, and which has been in use for over 30 years, has borne the signature of and has been made under his per iJ: S . sonal supervision since its infancy. /■GUCA4/Z4 Allow no one to deceive you in this. All Counterfeits, Imitations and " Just-as-good" are lnit Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of Infants and Children—Experience against Experiment. What is CASTORIA Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms and allays Fcverisliuess. It cures Diarrhoea ami Wind Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. The Children's Panacea—The Mother's Friend. GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS The Kind You Have Always Bought In Use For Over 30 Years. THE CENTAUR COMPANY, TT MURRAY STREET, NEW YORR CITY. KMao^aiiHHHHHßaHMßnHnnan THE COLLECTOR WHO KNEW An IlliiMtrntlon of the Daiiffcr of De inn Too Self Confident. "The trouble with you follows Is you want things, but you know noth ing about 'em. Y'ou come over here and carry home a lot of truck that a European collector wouldn't give house room, and when you see u really good thing you don't know It, or you won't pay a price for It unless some dealer makes you. You sec, you don't know; that's what's the matter; how can you? Nobody In America wanted antiques before the Centennial. If you'd lived here twenty years, like me, you'd learn something, you'd find out that collecting Isn't a thing of money, but knowing." We had been walking In Venice down a narrow calle while the collect or was speaking. "Look at that old brass scale," he resumed, pointing to a fish stall in the little outdoor market on which we had just emerged. "There's a gem, not very old, but of the linest seventeenth century Venetian work. If you saw that in a New York dealer's, nil cleaned up, you'd give up a good deal for it; hut you'd 'a' passed It by a dozen times if I hadn't spoken about It. See that old junk stand over there? I never pass a thing like that, Y'ou can never tell what you may pick up—if you only know." We had scarcely reached the stand when the collector thrust out his hand with the swiftness of a hawk darting on Its prey, and swooped upon a little Jewel box. "Carnelian! Russian, I should say, from the Ural mountains. It's not of great value, but it's a pretty little thing, if it was cleaned up. It's mine, anyway." To the keeper of the stall: "Quanto?" The Venetian slowly uncoiled him self and came down from the church steps, where he had been sleeping. "Does the signore want the pretty trifle? The signore knows Its value better than I, and he'll be generous?" "I'll give you a lira for It. It isn't worth it, but one mustn't be bard with the poor." "I had hoped I should get five!" "Well, I'll make it two." "It Is the slgnore's." "There, you see!" exultingly chuckled the collector. "That's what It is to know. An exquisite carnelian Russian jewel casket for 40 cents! You'd never have thought of looking among a lot of rusty old iron for a thing like that, would you?" Wlille speaking he held the box with a miser's clutch. "May I see it, please?" lie reluctantly handed it to me as though fearing I might make a sud den dash down the calle with his treas ure. "Phew!" said I contemptuously, handing the box back to him. "It's not carnelian at all. It's glass, nothing but glass." "Glass!" drawing a magnifier from his waistcoat pocket and mutely ex amining the purchase. "I'm—l'm— afraid—it is!" he said sheepishly. "Of course it is." "I—don't know," sadly. "Yes, It is glass! You see, it's so dirty. Oh, well, we nil make mistakes at times. Do you want it?" disgust taking the place of sadness. "You can have It for a qua rter." "Well, I guess it's worth a quarter." I think my eyes must have snapped. "Yes." And that is how nil almost unique example of the cinque cento came Into my collection of Venetian glass.—New York l'ost. Honesty In Perfection. To find honesty In its full pe fection it is said that one must go to tiie Welsh colliers of the Ogmore valley, who travel by a workmen's train which runs from Maesteg to Aberg.vyufi ev- ery morning ami returns lii the even ing. Tliore are heavy penalties for taking pipes and matches down the pit, so when the train reaches its des tination in the morning every smoker lays his pipe on the seat, and when lie returns in the evening it is exactly where he left It. During the day the coaches are shunted to a siding, the doors are not locked, but there is no single instance of a pipe having been stolen.—London Answers. A Fit Subject. Mrs. De Jnrr—ls there an idiot asy lum near here? Mr. De Jnrr—l believe so. "Do they take people on their own recommendation V" "My stars! How should I know? Why? "Oil, nothing, only today I got hold of a package of my old love letters."— New York Weekly. A Friend In Need. Wcderly—Did 1 understand you to say that Enpcck is a relative of yours? Singleton—You did. lie's my step friend by marriage. Wcderly—Stepfrlend! Why, how's that? Singleton- lie stepped In and eloped with the girl I was engaged to.—Ex change. IIIh Locust. "O'Brien slz he bos bin cnrryin' the same stick Iver since he lios bin on the force." "How long hos tliot bin?" "Sivintane years." "Bedad, ut must be a sivintane year locust!"— Philadelphia Record. A Mu.steal Accompaniment. "Don't j-ou think Will has a musical lunch '!" "Indeed I do! I notice he always laughs when you try to sing."—Denver News. Nearly every person you meet Is look ing for "encouragement," but the most successful men have found It neces sary to encourage themselves.—Atchi son Globe. NATURAL HISTORY. A whale can remain under water for an hour and a half. A lion in n .iuugle will jump twenty live or thirty feet from a standing start. A horsefly will live for hours after its head has been pulled off. The bead of the mosquito hawk will continue eating Its victim when separated from the thorax. Mud wasps manifest great ingenuity not only in building their nests, but in placing them In localities where tliey will not he injured by rain or preda cious animals. The gray buzzard is said to be tbe heaviest bird that flies, the young males when food is plentiful weigh ing nearly forty pounds. The bird is nearly extinct. The wasp, like the bee and almost every other insect, is Infested with pnrasiteß. Wasps have been captured which had two or three dozen parasites clinging to their bodies. The alligator never leaves fresh wa ter, while the crocodile often goes to sea mid In the West Indies has some times been found many miles from land, heading directly for an island, possibly out of sight. 111. Identity. riiillp was saying his prayers before going to lied and ended ills supplica tion with, "Allien, Philip Evans!" "Why, Philip, why did you say that?" asked his mother. "Well," lie replied. "I didn't want God to mix me uji with Brother Ed. He does net so dreadfully!"— Boston Transcript. HI 1 Erailii New i ffl J ® H I Frnlsiß 1 [ij [1 Im We have all the little things that a |s r-jj gentleman can wish for his summer SI dressing. Our "little necessities of Is IS life," all of which must he proper to 1® [ra make the "finished man," are faultless Jra ; in every detail. If you want a pair of [id raj shoes, a hat, a shirt, a tie, or a pair of raj S socks in the handsome, stylish colors of summer, you can get them here. S IS Although our goods are fancy in IS Jra looks, as they should be, they are not Fra Jij] fancy-priced. M p] We can supply you with the latest lp| j— lJj productions of the market at prices to aj H suit the times. S p p [SJ Step in, and see what we can do for IS I til I you. Pj Is Is I McMenamin's Gents' Furnishing, I 1 Hat and Shoe Store. ffl South Centre Street. fiSJ rgJeantiiEa ® rrtii a ntjJW'lJ! Nate's ME. A ride in the open, For Health, For Pleasure, For Business. You should ride a Bicycle, RAMBLER. $35 to SOS. The 1902 Models Bristle With New Ideas. Call and Examine. A complete stock al ways on hand. For Sale By Walter 1. Davis, Freeland. RAILROAD TIMETABLES LEHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD. May 18, 1902. ARRANGEMENT OF PABBENOKK TRAINS. LEAVE PKKKLAND. 0 12 ii in for Weatherly, Mauch Chunk Allentown, Bethlehem, Huston, Phila delphia and New York. 7 29 a ai for Sandy Hun, White Haven, Wilkes-Burro, Pittston and Scrunton. 8 15 a in for Ha/.leton, Weatherly. Mauch Chunk. Allentown, Bethlehem. Euston, Philadelphia, New York, Delano and Pottsvillo. 9 58 a m for l(a/.loton, Delano, Malmnoy City, Shenandoah and Mt. Caruiel. 1 1 45 a m for Weatherly, Maueh Chunk. Al lentown, Bethlehem. Huston, Phila delphia, New York, Hu/.leton, Delano, Mahanoy City, Shenandoah und Mt. Carmel. 1 1 41 a in for White Haven, Wllkes-Barre, Scrunton and the West. 4 44 inn for Weatherly, Maueh Chunk, Al lentown, Bethlehem. Has ton, 1 hiladel nhla. New York, Hazlcton, Delano Mahanoy City, Shenandoah. Mt. Caruiu. and Pottsvillo. 0 35 l> ui for Sandy Hun, White Haven, Wilkes-iJarre, Scran ton und all points West. 7 29 P ui for Hazlcton. AUUIVE AT FHEELANI). 7 29 am from Pottsvillo, Delano and Huz leton. 9 12 a ui from New York, Philadelphia, P.as ton, Bethlehem, Allentown, Maueh Chunk, Weatherly, Hazlcton. Mahanoy City, Shenandoah and Mt. Carmel 9 58 a in from Scranton, Wilkes-Bar re and White Haven. 1141 am from Pottsvillo, Mt. Carim I, Shen andoah, Mahanoy City, Delano and II a/let on. 12 35 1> ui from New York, Philadelphia, Kaston, Bethlehem, Allentown, Maueh Chunk and Weatherly. 4 44 J) m from Scranton, Wilkes-Barrc and White Haven. 0 35 P m from New York, Philadelphia, Easton, Bethlehem Allentown, Mauch ('hunk, Weatherly, Mt. Carmel, Shenan doah, Mahanoy City, Delano and Hazlc ton. 7 29 P ni from Scranton, Wllkes-Burre and White Haven. For further information inquire of Ticket HOLLIN B.W ILHUK. General Superintendent, 30 Cortlandt Street, New York City. CHAS. 8. BEE. General Passenger Ajront, 20 Cortlandt Street, New York City. (3. J. GILDHOY, Division Superintendent, Hazlcton, Pa. '"PMIE DELAWARE, SUSQUEHANNA AND JL SCHUYLKILL RAILROAD. TiratJ table in etToct May 10. 1001. Trains leave Prifton for Jeddo, Eckley, Hazle Brook, Stock ton, Iteaver iMeadow Koad, Hoan and Huzleton Junction at 000 a in, daily except Sunday: and 7 07 a m, 2 38 p m, Sunday. Trains leave Drifton for Oneida Junction, "arwood Hoad, Humboldt Koad, Oneida and Sheppton at 600 am, daily except Sun da v: and 7 07 a in, 2 38 p in, Sunday. Trains leave Hazlcton Junction for Oneida Junction, Harwood Koad, Humboldt, Hoad, Oneida and Sheppton at 6 32, 11 10 a ui, 4 tl p m daily except Sunday; and 737 a m, 311 pm' Suuday. Trains leave Perinp-er for Tomhlcken, Cran berry. Hai wood, Hazlcton Junction and Hoan at 6i*l n m, daily except Sunday; und 337 a m, 5 07 p m, Bundny. Tr m leave ohc|ipton for IfoHvur Moudow Koad, Stockton. Hazle Brook, Eckley, Joddo and Drifton at 5 20 p m, daily, except Sunday; and 8 11 a m, 3 44 p m. Sunday. Trains [uave Hnz)eten Junction for Beaver Meadow Hoad, Stockton, Hazle Brook, Eckley, Jeddo and Drifton at 540 p m . daily, except Sunday: and 10 10 a m, 5 40 p m. Sunday. All trains connect at Hazleton Junction with electric cars for Hazleton, JeHnesvllle, Audon ried and other points on the Traction Com pany's lino r.nTHBB " HMITT> a„ nr ,i n(ni i DP( Promptly Dooe at the Tribune Office,
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