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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-11-24
The Third Term.

One carload went II lead and IS silver.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-11-07
The Newest Game.

The newest game takes the form of
an information party, and is begun by
passing to each gentleman card, and
to the ladies small pieces of paper,
which are numbered. Those who dis
cover the same number on their card
and paper are partners for the game.
Each couple must think of ques-
ton, sensible or ridiculous, historical
or in regard to the weather, to be
written on the cards, after which the
cards are to be gathered together. and
the leader reads each in turn, giving a
few moments for the partners to con-
slider the subject and write an answer,
which should be read aloud in turn.
This is where the fun of tile game be-
gins, as many of the answers are ex-
ceedingly queer. Those having cor
rect answer mark their card 10. a
wrong answer mark their card O, and
if the answer is anywhere near right
it is counted 6. When all are added
prizes may be distributed as in pro-
gressive games for the best and poorest
record.
The instructive part of the game is
the discussion which follows the
questions. The height of Bunker Hill
monument is what everybody living
near it ought to know, and yet at an
information party held few even
ings ago only one person in company
of twenty was sure of the exact num-
ber of feet.-BOston Traveller.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-11-07
BARTERINC IN OLD TIMES.
A Custom of Our Grandfathers that Has
Fallen Into Disuse.

"There is not so much bartering in
prices nowadays as there was when
first went into business for myself"
said a merchant to a Utica Observer
man the other day. THE time was
when a merchant expected that every
piece of goods that he offered for sale
would be cut down in price by the per-
sistency of his customers. 1t was ex-
pected and looked for, and we often
named a higher price for the goods
than we really asked for them so we
might drop to suit the whim of the
bartering buyer. ! do not know
where the custom came from. | only
know that it existed and was very an
noying. People would barter for
hours over a small-article and often go
out and in short time return and say
they could buy it at Browns or Smiths
for so much less, and try and beat you
down to the figure they named. Some
men and women were noted for their
bartering propensities.
Il remember one of those old fel.
lows who used to barter for hours at a
time over common and small purchases.
l had clerk who came here from
Binghamton, and his first adventure
with the old man was amusing. The
clerk sold him about 81 worth in the
forenoon. The next time our hard
listed customer came the Bipghamton
boy dropped pleasant customer so he
might get a chance to wait on him.
Hickory shirting was asked for, and
the clerk charged him 80 cents yard.
The customer held forth about ten
minutes, when the clerk excused him
self, and, stepping back to the Office.
opened an envelope lying on the desk.
Rushing back to his customer, who
was rubbing the goods between his
thumb and finger, the clerk said: .Ex-
cuse me, but we have just received a
telegram from our eastern correspond
ent, and these goods have raised 10
cents yard in the market; it will cost
you As cents nowr The old man
looked dumbfounded for a moment
and offered 50 cents. The clerk
walked back to the desk, looked at the
envelope again, picked up a paper and
pretendend to glance at the markets,
conversec in a low tone with one of
the book-keepers, and went back to
his customer with the statement that
the goods were rising very rapidly in
the market, and as we had only few
pieces we could not think of selling il
less than 80 cents yard, and the next
customer that came would have to pay
So cents or 60 cents. The astonished
farmer offered 45 cents, which the clerk
accepted after eXtorting a pledge thai
the buyer should not tell how cheap he
got it.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-11-07

We ought to be perfectly happy that
we live in this glorious age of scien-
titic thought. We believe there never
was an age in which the astronomer of
Harvard observatory could PROFOUND
the following problem and receive SO
many perfectly reasonable answers to
it: Suppose, said he, "that three
snakes, each two feet in length, should
catch each other by the tip of the tail,
thus making a circle six feet in cir
cumference. Suppose that each snake
should begin to swallow the one in
front of him. In what way would
the resultant figure, after each snake
had swallowed the one in front
of him, differ from the original circlep"
The answers have been many and
various, some of them, we are informed.
"enterng the consideration of the
fourth dimension of space, because any
one of the snakes would have followed
the two in front of him and yet have
been swallowed by the two back of
him, and, therefore, would be both in
side and outside of his two fellows.
The man who lives in an age when
men can tackle and grasp and make
clear to others an idea of this sort has
no business to be going about talking
of the good old times or looking hope
fully forward to anything more millen-
niumish. - Washington Post.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-11-07

Most people will agree with you in
ascribing the cause of poverty to the i'm
migration of foreign labor, but the new
school of political economists will not.
We think that people are forced into
poverty if they are not permitted to
work, and that the present system of
taxation keeps willing workers from
natural opportunities of labor. We will
briefly state some facts obvious to all.
Uniform farm or building lands, or fac
tory sites, pay but trifing tax, though
their selling value may increase thous-
ands of pounds per annum. 1t is there
fore, highly profitable to the owner to
hold it for rise. When he does use or
improve it, or sell or let it to others who
90 to work upon it, the taxation is in
creased in proportion to the increased
value created by industry. The workers
are thus seen to be taxed, while the idle
are enriched. Those whose labor creates
all wealth are ever poor, because they,
or those who employ them, are fined in
proportion to the results of their indus
try, while, on the other hand, competi-
ton forces them to pay ground rent to
the owners of the earth in proportion to
their earnings. Single tax men claim
that transfer of taxation from industry
and its results to land values, exclusive
of improvements, would be both just
and expedient-just, because land values
are created by the public, and not by
owners; expedient because it would COM
pei people who own land either to use
or sell it. All would have an equal nat
ural opportunity to earn a living, the
sacred rights of man, as well as of prop.
erty, would be secured, the laws Of
nature followed, and voluntary poverty
abolished.-L0hdon Edition Of tie Neu
York Herald.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-11-07
Why Not?

About ten miles beyond st. Thomas
the locomotive whistled an alarm,
slackening bit, and then put on full
steam and we felt bump clear back
in the last coach, says the Detroit Free
Press. AS soon as the train could be
checked and backed up to the highway
crossing we all piled out to ascertain
the trouble A woman about 40 years
old, hat off and hair flying, was pick
ing some parcels out of the grass, and
man of about the same age sat on
the ground staring about him in woD-
der. In his left hand he held pipe
and in his right a paper of tobacco.
He had been crossing the road with his
team. One horse lay dead in the ditch,
and the other was limping off down the
road, while the wagon was smashed to
kindlings. The woman gathered up
five or six parcels and started off after
the limping horse, never speaking a
word, and by and by the husband
slowly filled his pipe, hunted around
for match and lighted it, and as ne
got to his feet to follow the wife the
conductor queried:
Didn't YOU see the train comingW
"Of course" was the quiet reply.
"Then, why didn't you hold upp"
Didn't you see me comingP Of
course you did. Then, why in thunder
didn't you hold upP"
And he logged off down the road
without another word.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-11-07
The Origin of a Famous Poem.

Mr.. James E. Murdoch, the veteran
actor, recently related this story to a
party of Philadelphia friends:
Some time ago was at meeting
of club or society of which DR.. Oliver
Wendell Holmes is an influential
member. Upon the evening of my at
tendance discussion arose amongst
several of the party, including DR..
Holmes, in regard to the themes upon
which a poet usually writes, the general
opinion being that the poetic field is
limited. Il do not think that is so,'
said DR.. Holmes. Il believe for want
of better subject 1 could write a
poem upon basket of chips The
other men doubted this assertion, and
one said, speaking for the party: We'll,
l tell you what we will do. There is
that old chaise that has been down at
the wheelwright's shop for many a
year. If you can write poem on that
we will become converted to your
idea Dir. Holmes accepted the chal-
lenge and at the next meeting of the
club he read to the astonished mem bers
the Deacon's Masterpiece; or The
Wonderful One Hoss Shay"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-11-07

was very religious. He was known In
the army as the Blue Light Elder.
Gen. j. r. Jones was his classmate at
West Point and was noted for his pro-
family. One day, in the battle of
Charlottesville, some mules attached
to our ammunition-wagon got stalled
and finally got balky under the lash.
Jackson was looking on when Jones
rode up. The latter took in the situa-
ton at glance.
""See here. Jacksonl' he shouted,
'let me cuss 'em.' jackson smiled,
but demurred by shaking his head.
While Lees army was crossing the
Potomac into Maryland some of the
mule teams refused to leave the water.
Col. Harmon, Jackson's quartermas-
ter, rode into the water and poured
volley after volley of curses and lashes
on the mules and got them moving
again. Jackson sat on his old sorrel
taking it all in. Harmon, on perceiv-
ing him, quickly rode up with the
apology:
"l beg your pardon, general, but
cusses and blows are the only lam
guage that a mule understands.
jackson lies buried in the little
graveyard at Lexington beside his
first wife, who was a sister of Mar
garet Preston. poetess and essayist.
A simple headstone marks the grave
of one of the most remarkable charac-
ters the war produced in the south"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-11-07
WORMS IN DOGS TAILS,
The Ridiculous Notion That Causes the
Mutilation of Many Animals.

If we recollect rightly, saws Forest
and Stream, it is Hugh Dalziel who
tells of time in Great Britain when
dogs without tails were exempt from
taxation, and so to chop off q dogs
tail was to lop off with il ones tribute
to the crown. That time, if it ever
existed. it is now as hazy as the reign
of good King Womba and, in the de-
generate present the most that can be
said in defense of docking the tails of
dogs and cropping their ears is that
fashion calls for such mutilations. And
the whims of fashion are quite as apt
to be dictated by perverted tastes as by
good sense. Witness the dock-tailed
horses of our avenues and the villain
Gus high check-rain, both of them a
reproach to humanity. The practice
of docking horses tails, it is true. is
not without defense on the ground of
utility. Veterinary surgeons there
are who aver that to cut the tail off
short is beneficial to the physical con-
dition of the horse. Nor are there
wanting advocates of docking dogs
tails for hygienic reasons.
The notion is entertained by the ignor-
ant people and stoutly enough defend
ed that puppy's tail must be cut off
because in the end of it is worm and
this worm is the cause of distemper.
Cut off the tail and thus remove the
worm, say these sapient grannies, and
the dogs will never be ailing. This
"vulgar error" of the worm in the
end of dogs tail is widely prevalent
and thousands of puppies have sacri-
feed their brushes in consequence
thereof. A similar superstition holds
with respect to mythical worm in a
cows tail, which must be cut off to in
sure the cows good health. 1t is not
difficult to understand that the white
cords of the tail, in dog or COW, might
have been mistaken by the ignorant
person for worms and that in this way
the curious belief about their removal
may have arisen. But the strange
thing is that intelligent dog-owners
will accept this ridiculous theory OF
the worm in the tail when propounded
by ignorant individuals whose opinion
would be received on no other subject
under heaven and will countenance
the mutilations which are based on
the silly superstition.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-11-07
"Stonewall" jackson.

81 am just in from Lexington where
| have been attending the annual COM
mencement of the Virginia Military
institute" The speaker, says a writer
in the New York Tribune, was Gov.
Fitzhugh Lee. Eyes, 'SLonewall' Jack
son was once professor in the insti-
tute and the latter is still redolent of
his eccentricities. | knew him well
and he was the last man you would
have picked out of the crowd of mill
tarv men, not knowing who he was,
as possessing wonderful energy, en-
durance, and executive ability. 1t
was in the heat of action that these
characteristics famed out. AT other
times he was dull, uncommunlcatlve,
and apathetic. In the parlance OF the
DAY he was crank in many things,
out a terribly earnest one. When
professor at the institute he was the
butt OF the students Jokes. Yes, he
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-11-07
The Comfortable Hanson Cab.

"Women all like hanson cabs"
writes correspondent of the Press.
81 saw one pretty thing driving
through Fairmount Park with her
beau the other day, and they both
thought the hanson so nice. She
stared right over the apron and so did
he. If you hadn't been in hanson
once or twice yourself you wouldn't
have known that they had hold of
hands at all. She wore a white bar
muslin dress, cut Mother Hubbard
fashion. Around her waist (besides
his arm) was cream-colored ribbon.
Her hands were encased in his and a
pair of yellow silk mitts. About her
neck was a string of pearls. All me,
youth and poverty! And two wheel
ers aud love-"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-11-07

The increase of wealth in the hand
of the few is one of the evils of the day
Goldsmith expressed the evil in power
full words when he wrote:
iii fares the land to Fastening ills a prey,
| When wealth accumulates and men decay"
There are millions of men alive to-day
| who can remember when a millionaire
in the United States was a curiosity.
There We're scarcely a dozen of them in
the United States thirty years ago.
Forty years ago, perhaps there was not
one. To-day they can be counted by
the thousands.
Thirty years ago the word "tramp"
had never been heard of, to-day this
name is legion.
Thirty years ago the street beggars
were about as scarce as millionaires; to-
day they are more numerous.
Thirty years ago the wealth of the
nation was largely distributed among
the masses; to-day it is largely owned or
controlled by comparatively few men.
Glass legislation.
Monopolies.
Syndicates.
Rings.
Trusts
Corporations.
Land Stealers.
Coal Barons.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-11-07
THAT RUDE YOUNG MAN.
Tho Folly of jumping at Conclusions on .
Railway Train.

That rude young man across the
aisle-what should she dop There he
had sat, smiling, nodding, and even
winking at her ever since the train
started. He knew she was a married
woman, of course, for hadn't dear
John hustled into the car with her
when she came aboard. seen her COM
fortably seated, handed the baby over
to her, and kissed them both good-by
right before the face and eyes of that
staring idiot oppositep The sacred
ness and dignity of her position ought
to protect her better than this-and the
impatient little twitch that rounded
these reflections was most eloquent
with meaning.
OF course she was fresh and fair yet
although she would be 28 on her next
birthday. That wasn't old by any
means. John had told her that very
morning that she looked as young as
girl of 18, but even If she were good
looking that fact didn't help the case
of the impertinent fellow one bit She
gave an involuntary glance into the
mirror at her side, adjusted her new
bonnet to more coquettish angle,
moistened her lips, and tried hard to
look unconcerned, forgetting all about
baby Maude in the meantime until re-
called by spasmodic crows of delight
which awakened the vexed question
once more.
Really, what must her fellow-pas-
sengers think of herp From girlhood
she had always prided herself upon her
modest demeanor and certainly now
she would do nothing to encourage a
disgraceful Irritation; but how could
she prove her innocencep She held
her darling up before her, hoping that
the baby face would possess power
for reproof, where frowns and offended
dignity had failed, but evidently the
ruse was appreciated, for now the dis
gusting behavior grew more annoying
than before. Though not looking at
him she could see thatthe creature was
going through strange motions. She
glanced up, at which he bobbed his
head vigorously and was actually GO
ing to speak. Only an abrupt turning
away saved her from this last insult.
She pressed her face against the win
dow and looked steadfastly out at
nothing, while tears of anger and NOR
tification sprung to her eyes. She
could not and would not stand it any
longer. The very next time the con-
ductor came through she would COM
plain and thus put stop to the nuis-
ance.
Pardon, madame" She turned to
see her tormentor standing by her
seat. How dared hep But he was a
mere boy, after all you look SO
tired" His words and manner wArA
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-11-07
Chat About the Spare Room.

at amt everybody I'd put in this
room,' said old Mrs. jerks to the fas-
tidious and extremely nervous young
minister, who was spending the night
in B at her house. ''This here
room is full of sacred associations to
me-" she went on. "My first husband
died in that bed with his head on these
pillers, and poor Mr.. jerks died set
ting right in that corner. Sometimes
when l come into the room in the dark
l think | see him sittin' there still. NV
own father died layin' right on that
lounge under the wlnder. Poor pa! He
was spiritualist, and he allus said he
appear in this room after he died and
sometimes Pm foolish enough to look
for him. If you should see anything
of him tonight you'd better not tell
me, it'd be sign to me that there
was something in spiritualism, and I'd
hate to think that. My son by my
first husband fell dead of heart disease
right where you stand. He was a
doctor, and there's two whole skele-
tons in that closet that belonged to
him; and half dozen skulls in that
lower drawer. Well, good night and
pleasant Dreams" - Portland Tran
script.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-11-07
Sound Advice From SchuylkiII.

The Luzerne County political machine
is trying to shove Eckley B. Coke down
the throat of Democratic voters as
candidate for congress and make them
believe that they are crying for the dose.
We helped to do this years ago and there
is no political act that we have ever been
more ashamed Of since. If the Demo-
cratic workingmen of the Lehigh region
accept the bitter pill again, then they
will have deserved all the bitter pangs of
the six months strike that Coke, more
than any other man, compelled them to
suffer. They know that Coke is tyrant
of labor, hypocritical fraud in politics
and if they once again put their seal of
approval on him they will deserve to
forfeit the respect and sympathy of their
fellow workmen everywhere. Let then
not be deceived by the sophistries o.
Democratic journals whom Coxe's barre
pts.-Shenandoah Sentinel
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-11-07
A Mistaken Opinion,

1t is frequently stated, says an ex-
change, that no man can become the
incumbent of a high Office in this
country, unless he is member of the
Masonic, or some other of the numerous
orders with which society abounds
That a member of these orders has a
better chance for an election than one
who is not, we admit, but that his
opportunities are better unless he has
the necessary qualifications of heart and
head we very much doubt. During the
past week Harrison has been deluged
with inquiries as to whether he is or is
not a Mason. The same question has
been put by mail several hundred times
during the last few months, and to each
a letter has been written, stating that he
is not and never has been member of
any secret organization. Indeed, by
some chance there is no Knight Tempar
in the cabinet, and only two of the
members are even Masons of any degree.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-11-07

AMOS j. CUMMINGS, who was elected
to succeed the late "Sunset" Cox, as
representative of the Ninth New York
Congressional District, received 49, SIS
votes against "a for Thomas, Prohibi-
ton candidate. That is the district
in which several of the candidates
were wishing they had run. What q
pity Cummings couldn't send some Of
his surplus majority to his Democratic
brethren in Luzerne.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-11-07
+. is uosoIuteIy annufleu curing the

~ rs uusoIuteIy annufIeu curing the
night.
At times of storm its intensity aug
ments to striking proportions. During
rain the plant seems to succumb and
bends its head during a thunder
shower; even if one should shelter it
with an umbrella. No shock is felt at
that time in breaking the leaves and
the needle is unaffected beside it.
One never by any chance sees bird
or insect alight on the electric plant;
an instinct seems to warn them that
they would there find sudden death.
1t Is also important to remark that
where it grows none of the magnetic
metals are found; neither iron, nor CO.
bait, nor nickel, an undeniable proof
that the electric force belongs exclu-
slvely to the plant. Light and heat,
phosphorescence, magnetism, electric
ity, how many mysteries and botani-
cal problems does this wondrous In
dian plant conceal within its leaf and
fowerP
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-11-07

Marriage is the hilching-post on the
road of life.
The prize for shorthand writing at
the Vienna competition was taken by
a woman.
Housemaid (new to the instrument):
Somebody ringin' at the hellophone,
marin. "-Htupers Bazar.
Lord Ronald Cover recently bought
a Boucher screen for $3.50 and resold
it for $4,000.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-11-07
An Electric Plant.

There has been discovered in the
forest of India strange plant which
possesses in very high degree aston
'ehing magnetic power. The hand
which breaks leaf from it receives a
shock equal to that which is produced
BY the conductor of an induction coil.
AT a distance of six meters magnetic
needle is affected by it and it will be
quite deranged if brought near. The
energy of this singular influence varies
with the hour of tue day. All power
full about o'clock in the afternoon.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-11-07

perfectly respectful and as kind as
woman's. "Let me take your baby,
won't youp She'll be good with me,
Pm sure, for she's been playing peek
a-boo with me ever since you came on;
and you, madame, remind me so much
of my mother that / can't help Offer
ing to assist you. Please let me take
her, do" And while a quick blush was
the only answer baby Maude sprang
rapturously into the arms of THAT rude
Young man."
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-11-07

ALTHOUGH a comparatively light
vote was polled in the ten states
which held elections, very substantial
gains were made in nine Of them by
the Democrats. Pennsylvania appears
. to be welded to corruptionists, but
we will fall in line bye-and-bye.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-11-07

EVERY state that held an election
on Tuesday fulfilled the expectations
of the Democrats, except the one in
which reform is needed more than
anywhere else. The day will yet
come when Pennsylvania will be
ashamed of her vote in 1889.