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FREELAND. PA., OCTOBER 1, 1902.
WHEN PATTISON WAS ON GUARD.
It was hard sledding for the treasury
Sootors and extra salary grabbers while
Governor Pattison was at Harrlsburg.
The record of executive disapproval of
appropriations that were unwarranted
is to be found in the official history of
the sessions of 1883, 1885, 1891 and
1893. It will there be seen that Judic
ious guardianship of the treasury was
promptly and eifectively exercised. In
one case an appropriation bill, which
was Intended to compensate members
who had been faithless to their trust
and had disobeyed the constitutional
mandate with regard to apportionment,
and which involved nearly $500,000, was
vetoed; and at other times measures
aggregating scores of thousands of dol
lars were turned down.
As he has courageously declared, the
policy then pursued with regard to this
matter, will he followed in the future,
if the people commission the candi
date nominated at Erie to conduct the
executive department during the next
four years. The taxpayers of the state
know that this pledge of honest and
economic administration will be kept in
letter and spirit. That Is one of the
reasons why they ure so enthusias
tically and determinedly rallying to hl3
support In all parts of the state.
KEEPING THE LID ON.
Judge Pennypaeker does not 3eem to
be capable of fair-minded statement in
political controversy. His reference to
two former Democratic state adminis
trations is character!.tically mislead
ing and unjust. Wilhin that period,
appropriations to public Institutions
were not held up or tampered with cor
ruptly. With Robert E. Pattison on
guard in the executive chair this vil
llanous work would not have boon at
tempted. This is an evil of recent
growth, a development of the intensi
fied crookedness of political adventur
ers and mercenaries.
The most positive proof of the charge
made, in one notorious instance, has
been publicly givon, an officer of the
educational institution concerned
frankly admitting an alleged "expanse
account" of 10 per cent., or nearly three
thousand dollars, In securing an appro
priation to which his school was hon
estly entitled. Many members of the
legislature have bitterly complained of
the treatment to which they have been
subjected by public pirates, as these
conscienceless public servants havo
been justly, though sovorely, termed.
Judge Pennypaeker has a hard tlma
getting the lid on. It seems to be his
special desire to cover every species of
public crookedness, to hide all the evil
doings of tho degraded representatives
of Quayism.
Will Solve u Problem.
A company lias been organized In
London which is expected to solve once
and for nil the eating problem as It
faces the bachelor and the sorvuntloss
household. This company guarantees
to send a hot meal anywhere, at any
time, at a moderate cost, tho dinner to
be us good as can be got In any of the
llrst cluss restaurants. Not only Is the
dinner sent, but with it goes a complete
table service—sliver, glass and napery.
The Idea In Itself is not particularly
new, but the price for which It Is done
is surprisingly small. A dinner for
one, comprising soup, entree, roast and
sweet, is sent out for 2 shillings. Dreak
fnst costs a shilling and lunch a shil
ling and sixpence. The compuny un
dertakes to supply all the meals of a
household at a guinea per week for
each one. It has a central kitchen,
where the food Is prepared, and spe
cially constructed baskets, so arranged
that the hot dishes will stay hot and
the cold dishes cold.
_ Dr. David Kennedys
Favorite Remedy
PATTISON'S FIGHT
FOR PUBLIC HONESTY
An Unimpeachable Record oi
Offical Fidelity.
GUARDED THE TREASURY
As Controller and Governor He Firmly
Opposed All Forms of Extrav
agance and Fraud.
AGAINST BOGUS PAY ROLLS
Determined Efforts to Correct Appro
priation Bill Evils—Plain
Talk to Legislators.
FACTS FORJUDGE PENNYPACKER
Special Correspondence.
Harrlsburg, Sept. 30.—N0 citizen ol
Pennsylvania who has served the peo
pie in a public capacity has ever been
more vigilant, courageous and faithful
in the discharge of all the duties as.
signed him than Robert E. Pattison.
This is the story of the record made
during five year's occupancy of the
city controller's oflice in Philadel
phia, and eight years as governor.
Upon one point particularly was this
official most strenuous in demanding
strict compliance with the law, in let
ter and spirit. He always stood at
the door of the public treasury, guard
ing it to the extent of his power from
illegal and unjust attacks. All the
world knows that It was this fidelity
to duty in the first office he held which
impelled the people to call him up
higher. He saved the taxpayers of
Philadelphia a large amount of money
and instituted reforms in the auditing
of the public accounts which have con
tinued to this day. Further, since
1882, no man has aspired to that office
who did not possess the very highest
measure of public respect and con
fidence.
How He Watched Appropriations.
When he came to Harrlsburg, in
January, 1883, Governor Pattison said
to a friend: "I expect to have about
as hard a time as any man has ever
had for the first year. After that it
will be smoother sailing." In accord
ance with his clear ideas of duty, and
invincible purpose to meet every ob
jection, the governor promptly began
the closest scrutiny of every bill sent
him by the legislature, especially those
involving appropriations of the pub
lic money. He disapproved a large
number of measures of this kind. He
returned the general appropriation
bill of the regular session of 1883
with many sections disapproved, in
whole or in part. He called attention
to the fact that the items referred to
had no proper legal standing and most
vigorously contended for strict com
pliance with the law. He denounced
the proposed payment of extra com
pensation to certain officers of the leg
islature, as "a most glaring attempt
to increase salaries over fifty per cent,
in plain violation of the constitution
and laws." He discussed the matter
in detail, with great clearness and
conclusiveness. He expressed the
earnest hope that he would be relieved
in the future of the "unpleasant task
of disapproving of so many items," but
declared that he should rigidly main
tain the provision of the constitution
in question, both because he believed
it to be his sworn duty and because ho
regarded the section quoted "as emi
nently wise and proper."
Again, in 1885, the governor met this
issue, quoting in his support the Just
protest of Governor Hoyt, who, in 1881,
had pointed out the illegality of extra
compensation appropriations. He
showed that the practice objected to
was utterly unjust, was without any
warrant of law and was nothing less
than a species of public robbery. The
legislature, to its discredit be it said,
both houses being Republican, disre
garded the executive veto; but the gov
ernor's record must always commend
him to the highest consideration of his
fellow citizens. The amount he turned
down effectively at the session of 1883,
when the house was Democratic, was
over $35,000.
Scathing Rebuke to Legislators.
The people have not forgotten Gov
ernor Pattison's consistent and cour
ageous action in disapproving the half
million dollar appropriation bill passed
at the fruitless extra session of 1883.
This conscienceless grab as compensa
tion for doing nothing and refusing to
pass just apportionment bills, was ex
posed and denounced in a veto message
of remarkable strength, a document
that was read and heartily approved by
all honest citizens regardless of parti
san views. Here are some timely ex
tracts from this historic rebuke to
faithless legislators:
"After wasting six months in con
temning the constitution, members now
send me this bill to pay themselves half
a million dollars for refusing to do
what they were elected and sworn to
do. Every consideration of law and
the simplest principles of common jus
tice protest against such an attempt
to take the money of the people with
out consideration. There is no law
authorizing public officers tq pay them
selves for defying the law. No citi
zen In his private business capacity
would sanction such a principle as that
underlying tills bill. Monstrous as
such a claim would be under any cir
cumstances, it is yet more repugnant
to law, equity and common sense, when
asserted by officials who menace the
very existence of republican govern
ment by refusing to obey the plainest
and most imperative of constitutional
commands and give to the people their
most sacred and valuable political
rights. So far as I am able I shall
thwart the wrong by my disapproval."
Against Every Kind of Robbery.
With regard to special bills also, as
observed, Governor Pattison set his
face firmly against all manner of unjust
grants of the public money, private
pensions, contested election cases,
fraudulent claims, reckless committee
extravagance, public printing waste
fulness, etc. At the session of 1893 he
broke up a petty scheme of public plun
der, a proposition to place a useless
copy of an expensive legislative hanu
book in all the public schools of the
commonwealth. He halted the notor
ious bird book extravagance likewise.
Many appropriations to public institu
tions, made without sufficient warrant
of law, necessity or usefulness, were
promptly turned down at every session.
Worthy charities, having legitimate
claim upon the bounty of the common
wealth, were not made to suffer, but
judicious watchfulness was exercised
over the attribution of the public
funds in every direction. This care
extended to ordinary departmental ex
penditures, and everyone concerned
came to understand that public treas
ury guardianship was a sacred trust.
No one ever thought of intimating any
thing to the contrary.
Pennypacker a Self-Condemned Critic.
This has been reserved alone for the
present alleged Republican candidate
for governor, who, In his speech at
Erie, by indirection and implication,
tried to create the impression that Gov
ernor Pattison had been remiss with
regard to this important matter. This
suggestion, on the part of Judge Penny
packer, is all the more unjustifiable
from the fact that during Governor
Pattlson's first term his present would
be critic was largely engaged, as a
member of the bar, in a line of legal re
porting and book making which made
it absolutely necessary for him to keep
fully informed as to what was being
done by the law making body and the
executive branch of the state govern
ment as well. He knew he was be
lying the record at Erie, seeking to un
justly injure his opponent and make
capital for himself without any foun
dation whatever for the statements
and insinuations put forth. Governor
Pattison earned the relentless hostil
ity of a class of men who have dis
graced the legislature at every session
for a generation past, everyone of
whom will unite In applauding Judge
Pennypacker's course, but it must be
unqualifiedly condemned by every fair
minded anu honest man in Pennsyl
vania.
Quay's Candidate and His Company.
It is significant of what is expected
of him that his candidacy for the ex
ecutive office is the sole work of the
machine and its allies, in town and
country, and that the very worst ele
ments in the political life of the state
are united in his support. His political
associations for many years have been
with the personal followers, adherents
and confidants of Senator Quay. He
has enjoyed their company, rejoiced in
their successes, fendorsed their meth
ods, sympathized with their efforts and
given the weight of his personal influ
ence, while holding an honored place
upon the bench, in their behalf.
At the notorious banquet in Phila
delphia where six hundred of his roist
ering friends celebrated Senator Pen
rose's election, Judge Pennypacker sat
near the head of the table, beside a.
favored ring contractor, who was at
that time one of the financial backers
of the machine. He was in congenial
company. He had no word of condem
nation for the scenes which had taken
place at Ilarrisburg, at the time of the
senatorial election, or for those which
were then passing under his eye, so
sadly and Impressively illustrating the
demoralizing influences of degraded
politics in Pennsylvania, and to which
a host of once promising and ambi
tious young men "have been indebted
for their irretrievable downfall. Even
at Erie, when the chief speaker before
an association of young men, Judge
Pennypacker bad no worn of disap
proval for the evils of our political
system, no word of denunciation for
the manifold sins of omission and com
mission of the machine; no word of In
spiration for the friends of clean poli
tics and good government; no word of
encouragement for those who are self
sacrificingly striving to rescue the com
monwealth from the polluted hands of
its worst enemies.
Novel I.tfe Savins: Apimratn*.
If all that Is claimed for tlie new life
saving apparatus constructed by a Ge
neva citizen be true, we may expect
that lu the near future no wrecks,
however disastrous, will have a fatal
Issue. The novel apparatus Is con
structed after the manner of a diving
suit, of whloh the legs are weighted.
It Is rendered so buoyunt with nlr
chambers that half the body remains
alxive water, and outside pockets are
provided to hold u lamp, matches, food,
a trumpet and a weapon to ward oft
the attacks of large fish.—l'all Mall
Gazette.
Never throw water from boiled beans
down the sink. It leaves an odor no
sweeter than the water lu which cab
bage lias been cooked.
Brushing the eyebrows every morn
ing with u solution of green teu Im
proves them.
r Dr. David Kennedys
Favorite Remedy
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Noted Men Who Are Credited With
Deinit the First Alniuunc Maker.,
Trarly AlninnoeN the Hatce Since
the Sixteenth Centnry.
One of llio most curious collections
at the librury of congress Is that of
almanacs. These publications, which
as advertising mediums are left at the
door, often to be at once thrown care
lessly Into the wastcbasket, have a
striking nnd venerable history.
It Is still contended by many author
ities that the almanac of 1457 was the
first specimen of printing, und It has
been variously credited to Gutenberg,
Schneffer and Plister of Bamberg. Dr.
Fnustus, celebrated In legend, whose
strange story has been iniuiortnllzed
by Marlowe and Goethe, was the ac
credited author of uliuanaes containing
astrological signs (retained at the pres
ent day) nnd necromantic secrets.
"Poor Richard's Almanac," the pro
duction of Benjamin Franklin, Is well
known as a treasury of homely wit
and wisdom. One of the greatest of
modern German authors, Aucrliach,
first won bis way to popular esteem
by using the almanac us a vehicle for
his talents.
Keylomontanus, a famous German
mathematician, under the patronage of
.Matthias Corvlnus, king of Hungary,
published u series of almanacs from
147." to 1500, nnd yearly almanacs he
came an established custom in the six
teenth century. Ilenry 111. of France
In 1570 enacted that the almanac
should not he made the Instrument of
partisan politics by the Introduction of
prophecies against parties nnd Indi
viduals In the state.
The first almanac In the modern
shape appeared In England In 1073. It
was compiled by Maurice Wheeler,
canon of Chrlstelmrch, Oxford, and
was printed In that city. The sale was
so great that the booksellers of London
bought the copyright In order to mo
nopolize Its subsequent sales. The
"Almanac Itoyal" of Paris, 1007, con
tained notices of pastimes, court recep
tion days, fairs and markets, to which
were added soon afterward the gen
ealogy of the reigning house, etc.
In England James I. granted a mo
nopoly of the trade to the universities
and the Stationers' compnny, subject
to the censorship of the archbishop of
Canterbury and the bishop of London.
The universities accepted an annuity
from their colleagues, uml resigned the
active exercise of their privilege Into
the hands of the Stationers. Under
their supervision were conducted the
popular almanacs known tis "Moore's"
and "Partridge's," the latter of which
was humorously ntlacked by Swift.
"Poor Robin's Almanac," published
from 1052 to 1828, may have furnished
a model, at least In title, for Franklin's
"Poor Richard."
Popular superstltltions nnd the ex
travagances of astrology found room
In these almanacs, the Stationers, like
a genuine corporation or "trust" of
the time, having no personality of
their own, und exhibiting no special
bias except for what would sell, as
was particularly proved in 1G24, when
they issued u set of predictions In one
almanac and bitterly contradicted
them In another.
The famous "Moore's Almanac" pur
ported to be edited by Francis Moore,
physician. The original Francis Moore
died In 1724, but the publication was
still isued as If under bis supervision,
nnd In 1775 ii vigorous rival arose in
another nlninnnc claiming to be tlie
genuine Francis Moore. A great law
suit followed, wlilch was decided
against the monopoly of tlie Station
ers' compauy. A bill to renew and
legalize the privilege was brought in
the house of commons by Lord North
111 1771), hut Lord Erskine, tlie great
barrister, most brilliantly exposed the
absurdity and even Indecency of the
publication, and the hill was defeated.
Although the privilege wus thus de
stroyed, the Stationers purchased their
rival nnd continued to hold the field
with a but slightly Improved style of
publication until 1828, when the Soci
ety For the Diffusion of Useful Knowl
edge published the "British Almanac"
nnd demolished their predecessors,
with the able assistance of the dally
press, which so vigorously assailed the
Stationers' publication that that com
pany was constrained to follow the
new example In the "Englishman's Al
manac."
The uniform price for nil English al
manac for many years was a penny,
but the monopoly Increased tlie price,
nnd tlie Imposition of tlie stamp taxes
after tjueen Anne's time raised It still
more. In 1781 "Moore's Almanac" was
nlnepeuce, two being for tlie stamp.
In 170U it rose to Is. 4d. and In 181G to
2s. 3d.
An almanac was established by
Isaiah Thomas In Worcester, Mass.,
which gained and established ail ex
traordinary repute hi 178U from the
happy accident that, us It was being set
up, one of the boys usked wbnt should
be placed against the lfitli of July.
Sir. Thomas, in careless haste, an
swered: "Anything! Anything!" The
lad, literally obedient, set up "Italn,
hail and snow." Tlie diligent readers
were surprised, hut when the day came
the prediction was fulfilled—lt really
did rain, hall and snow on tliu 13tli
of that July, and the fortune of tho
almanac was made.
The "Almanac de Gothu" Is tho best
known of the German publications.
Whittaker's Is the standard English
publication of the kind, while In this
country several of the large newspa
pers issue annual nhununcs. The stray
production, however, with lis old as
trological and magical symbols of
Faust, must ever possess an interest
for tlie curious who ure versed la the
history of almuuucs. Washington
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RAILROAD TIMETABLES
LEHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD.
May 18. 1902.
ARRANGEMENT or PASSENGER TRAINS.
LEAVE FREE LAND.
6 12 a in for Weutherly, Munch Chunk
Allcntown, Bethlehem, Euston, Phila
delphia uial New York.
7 20 a in for Sandy Hun, White Haven,
Wilkes-liurro, Pittston and Scrunton.
8 15 a in for Hu/.leton, Weatherly, Mauch
('hunk, Alientown, Bethlehem, Euston,
Philadelphia, New York, Deluno and
Pottsville.
9 58 a in for Hu/.leton, Delano, Muhunoy
City, Shenandoah and Mt. Carniel.
1 1 45 a in for Weatherly, Mauch Chunk, Al
ientown, Bethlehem, Euston, Phila
delphia, New York, Hazletou, Delano,
Malianoy City, Sheuundouh and Mt.
Carinel.
1141 a in for White Haven, Wilkes-Barre,
Scrunton and the West.
444 pin for Weaiherly, Munch Chunk, Al
ientown, Jtethlehem. Euston, Philadel
phia, New York, Hazleton, Delano
Muhunoy City, Shenandoah, Alt. Cariuo.
and Phttsville.
6 35 p in for Sandy Hun, White Haven,
Wilkes-Barre, Serauton and all poiuts
West.
7 29 p ui for Ha/.loton.
ALILUVB AT EKEELAND.
7 29 u m from Pottsville, Delano and Huz
loton. 1
9 12 um from New York, Philadelphia, Eas- |
ton, liefhlehetu, Alientown. Maueh
Chunk. Wcatlierly, Hazletou, Mahanoy
City, Shenandoah and Mt. Carinel
9 58 a in from Heranton, Willies-Burro and
White Haven.
1141 a in from Pottsville, Mt. Carinel, Shen
andoah, Muhunoy City, Delano und
Hazletou.
12 35 p ni lrom New York, Philadelphia,
Euston, Bethlehem, Alientown, Maueb
Chunk und Weatherly.
4 44 p m from Seruntou, Wilkes-Barre and
White Haven.
6 35 p m from Now York, Philadelphia,
Euston, Bethlehem Alientown, Muuch
Chunk, Weatherly, Mt. Carinel, Shenan
doah, Muhunoy City, Delano and Hazle
tou.
7 29 p in from Soranton, Wilkes-Barre and
white 11 a veu.
For further Information inquire of Ticket
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CHAS. 8. LEE, General Passenjrer A iron t,
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G.J.GILDHOY, Division Superintendent,
Hazleton, Pa.
THE DELAWARE, SUSQUEHANNA AND
SCHUYLKILL RAILROAD.
Time table In effect May IH. 11HI1.
Trains leave Drifton for Jed do, Eekley, Huzle
Brook, Stockton, Beaver Meadow Koad, ltoan %
anil Ilazleton Junction at (HJO a m, dally -A
except Sunday; and 7 07 a rn, 2 518 p m, Sunday. '
Trains leave Drifton for Oneida Junction,
Harwood ltoad, Humboldt ltoad, Oneida and
Sheppton at 600 am, daily except Sun
day: and 7 07 a m, 2 .'lB p m, Sunday.
Trains leave Hazleton Junction for Oneida
Junction, Harwood Koad, Humboldt ltoad,
Oneida and Sheppton at 6 02,11 10 am,441 pm,
daily except Sunday; and 737 a m, 311 pm,
Sunday.
Trains leave Derlniror for Tomhicken, Cran
berry. Hai wood, Hazleton Junction and ltoan
at 600 T> rr, daily except Bunday; aud 337
a m, 6 07 p m, Sunday.
Trains leave aiiepptou for Beaver Meadow
Koad, Stockton. Hazle Brook, Eekley, Joddo
and Drifton at 5 20 p m, daily, except Sunday;
andH 11 am, 3 44 pin, Sunday.
Trains leave Hazleton Junction for Beaver
Meadow ltoad, Stockton, Hazle Brook, Eekley,
Jeddo and Drifton at 540 p m, daily,
except Sunday; and 10 10 a m, 6 40 p m. Sunday.
All trains connect at Hazleton Junction with
electric cars for Hazloton, Jeanesville, Auden
rlod and other points on the Traction Com
pany's line
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Promptly Don, at the Tribune Office.