Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-09-19

~ u quarter. One of the
SN& quartet was espe tally
unlucly i'll his pisca
tornl venture, and was soon ont of pocket
S4.25, and down to his last quarter. He
wanted to break up the compact, but
the others wouldn't let him. Just then
he stole one OF the fishes caught by
another OF the party, slipped it IL pom his
hook and into the water. He soon landed
it with great deal of splutter and noise,
and received six bits. Wien the others
we're not looking he repla ed it on his
hook and again went through the act of
landing fish. He managed to work
tho dodge until lie had not only got back
his S4.25, but broke the rost of the
crowd.
SOME time ago n store in the town of
Porry, Mo, was robbed and about S20J
worth of clothing stolen. Suspicion
fell on Henry King, young man of
good character, but no arrest was made,
MS the ma ,ority of the people believed
him innocent. Three weeks after the
robbery the people wore ast,mslled at
the news that King had married II wo-
man fifteen years his senior Shortly
alterward the young husband attempt
ed suicide by taking poison. While his
friends We're a. work trying to save him
he tod them it was true that he was
guilty of the robbery and the fact was
only known to one other person, the
woman he married. She secured proof
of his guilt bofole tho marriage, and
calling Inn up showed her proofs and
told him that she would give him his
choice of marrying her OF gong to the
penitentiary. He pleaded in vain that
lie was too young to marry yet and that
she was old enough TO be his mother
The old girl knew the value of her hand
and was relentless. Honeymoon or the
jail Wai her ultimatum, and the poor
fellow wiited and consented to be mar
ried. After hard work the doctors saved
him, and he says he prefers the peniten-
tinry to his antique spouse. The wo-
man was spinster and hor reputation
WIS without flaw.
PoLlCE LIEUTENANT WIN. B. DAILY, of
Boston, is undergoing rigorous treat
ment to get cured of a spinal trouble
caused by a fall from horse car in 1887.
II is nothing more nor less than
systematic course of hanging
He is suspended by the neck until he is
almost unconscious, this process being
the only way in which the spinal chord
can be properly strengthened The ma
chine is shaped very much like a gal
lows. 1t consists of an iron rod, with
eyes in the centre and hooks ut each
end, in which are loops that pass down
under each shoulder to take the strain
off the patients neck. Along the hori-
zontal bar is series of notches, from
which hang the supports for the head
and chin. Lieutenant Days head is
placed in tho support and he is then
swung from the floor. He says the eX
perience is anything but pleasant, but
ns cure is being effected he kee, at
it. He il generally strung up about
two minutes and n half. Whom released
he cannot stand, and it is fully five min
utcs before he recovers from the e.le t
OF the hanging. He has control of his
lower limbs now, while less than six
months ago he staggered like drunken
man.
IT was not n jackdaw, like that of
Rheims that was the cause of all the
servants in certain household in Ber-
lin being dismissed summarily some
four years ago, but n valuable ring did
disappear in an unaccountablc way, and
its loss gave rising to much shedding of
tears and commotion. The jowel has
now been found, and all is explained,
but in marvellous manner. The gar
dencr was trimming some trees in the
grounds of the house n few days ago,
and discovered the missing trinkot lying
on bough, where it had braved tho
breeze, snow and rain all these years
Here it would doubtless in time have
grown into the tree, to have been tho
subject in after years of scientific specu-
lation, had not the eyes of tho horticul-
turist been especially sharp ou the
morning in question. II is supposed
that the little circle of gold adorned
with precious stones had been left on
the breakfast table, and that the SER
want, in shaking the table-cloth ont of
the window, lad unwittingly thrown it
away with the crumbs.
A FRIEND in Wisconsin tells me of an
amusing incident he noticed in the
woods up there, says writer in Forest
and Stream. Himself and companion
were riding along together when there
suddenly stepped into the road ahead of
them little army of sllunks ono old
skunk and five half grown kittens
These seemed perfectly fearless, and
hating by the waysido the gentleman S
companion began firing at them with n
six shooter, although he did not hit any
of them. At tho sound of every shot
the skunks, which had marshallcd them.
selves into perfect line, through up their
tails in perfect unison, MS straight and
stiff rs u ramrod, above their backs,
making 40 further hostile demonstra-
tion, and simply standing ut q ready
until their fear had partly subsidized.
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