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The postot1ice ut Christiansburg was
broken open and robbed Friday night
of $115. The postoflice had no safe, and
the money was kept in a desk, which
was split open with an axe.
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has rel Ioved his Meat StoIe from New Street to
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NORTH WARD.

Standard Time
18th Meridian. Express. Express
No. 4. No..
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-01-30
Properties OF UuIcKsand.

The properties of quicksand are thus
described in the Mechanical NeWs
"The difference between building sand
and true quicksand is most easily ex-
planned by comparing building sand to
road metal, while the quicksand must
be represented by fragments no larger
than large buckshot, but shaped like
very smooth potatoes. In word, the
quicksand is small and thoroughly
waterworn, SO that every fragment has
been deprived of all its angles and
fairly well-polished. It's particles are
very small as compared with those of
the building sand. The smaller the
size and the more complete the round
ing the more nearly will the sand ap-
proaeh liquid condition when it is
moistened. The first glance at fairly
mounted sample of quicksand under
microscope is sufficient to show that the
quickness Of the sand is amply ac-
counted for by the innumerable fric-
ton wheels which the particles them
selves furnish. Sharp or building sand,
on the other hand, will show few round
corners, many angles. corners and
general condition like that of broken
stone. Sea sand is often unfit for
building, even though perfectly de-
prived of its salt, the reason being that
the particles have been worn and pol
ished till they have no more binding
powers than SO many cobble-stones. 1t
is well to remember that quicksand
when dry, if very fine, shows the same
properties as liquid In holding up
the centers of large bridges it is some
times put into cylinders with plunger
on top of it. It will, when thus con-
fined, hold up the load like column
of water. When it is desired to strike
the center plug is drawn sout of the
side of the cylinders, and the sand
flows out like SO much water. The adj
vantage, of course, is that the sand
does not need packed piston, and
does not leak out, though the work be
prolonged for years. Quicksand when
dry and confined forms IN admirable
foundation, and when wet can be load
ed over its whole surface, and give
good support if side openings can be
avoided"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-01-30
.ouis, and also tried to make fight with

Louis, and also tried to make fight with
Jem Mace.
After Coburns retirement Bill Davis,
of California, loudly trumpeted his
claims as the first man in America, but
he was silenced by James Dunn, of
Brooklyn, in Pike County. Pa.
Then McCoole became ambitious and
he challenged Davis, who had again be-
come blatant after Dunn's retirement
The fight took place at Rhodes Point,
Mo-, September 10, 1866, and McCoole
won in thirty-four minutes. He had to
defend his trophy against Aaron Jones.
Joe Coburn again entered the ring and q
match was arranged, but the police pre-
vented the fight.
Bill Davis and Tom Allen, of st.
Louis, next tried conclusions, and Allen
won.
Tom Allen, the English pugilist, met
McCoole on Fosters Island, near st.
Louis, June 16, 1869. McCoole, though
badly worsted, was declared the winner
on foul.
Jem Mace and Tom Allen fought for
the championship and $4,000 at Kenner-
vile, near New Orleans, May 10, 1870,
and Mace won. Then Mace and Coburn
made q match, which was fasco, but
they finally got together at Bay St. Louis,
Miss, Nov. 81, 1871. The fight ended IN
q draw.
Mace next went to England, and, when
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-01-30
FIVE MlIII0n, OF No,aIers.

Some years ago an idea suggested
itself to an obscure workman of Belle
vile, an idea that since then has en-
gendered an. army, amply qualified,
were it question of numbers alone, to
realize the dream of eternal peace, by
keeping in check the assembled armies
of Europe He sets on foot 5000, 900
soldiers year. These soldiers are of
humble origin, but so was Napoleon.
They spring from old sardine boxes.
Relegated to the dust hole, the sardine
box, is preserved from destruction by
the dustman, who sells it to a rag mer-
chant in Belleville or in Buttes Chau-
mont, who in his turn disposes of it to
4 specialist, by whom it is then pre-
pared for the manufactures. The
warriors are made from the bottom of
the box, the lid and sides are used for
guns, railway carriages, bicycles, etc.
All this may seem nnimportant at first
sight, but the utilization of these old
sardine boxes has resulted in the
foundation of an enormous manufac-
tory, at which no less than 200 work
men are employed. The poor work
man, out of whose head the armed tin
soldier sprung-yia the sardine box
is now a rich man, and, what is more,
an eager and keen sighted patriot,
who in his sphere deserves the graft
tude of his country.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-01-30

l closed my book, the soughing,
mourning pines making me too sad and
lonely to read more, and went back to
the house. As drew near heard the
voice of old Mrs. Adams CRYING and
moaning, and asking herself why was
she ever born, and what had her dear
son, ther best an kin'e5 son an trust
fullest husband in the world, ever done
ter deserve sich deceit an sich er blow
ter his hap'ness?" l was amazed be-
yond measure; but when l went IN my
amazement was turned into bewllder-
ment at what l heard and learned.
Mrs. Adams started in fright when |
entered, and asked her what was the
matter. and she shrank from me as If
were ghost.
"Whur is Hank? Didn't he fin
yer ?" she asked, as if amazed,
"Where is he? Find me? Why, what
has happened, and what does he want
with me? Where is Mrs. Adams :?
Has anything happened to herr"
For q moment she eyed me IN sol
emn silence, then said, slowly, as if
weighing every word, and prepared to
doubt any answer | might make:
"Whur is Hank? Gone ter fin you
with er Winchester. Whur is jimmy?
Thet is ies' whut he's agoin' to ak you.
Look heur, Mr.. Mcpherson, ef thet is
yer name, haven't yer seen Jinny|
"Not since she left here this morn
ing. Ny Godl what has happened
here that your son is looking for me
with a gun, and wants me to tell
him where his wife is? don't under
stand"
Wall, it pears 'sif yer wuz speakin'
ther truth. But yer'd better be hidin'
when Hank comes tell kin tell him
whut yer said. Jes' read this, and
she thrust piece of note-paper into
my hands. Before L could read it we
heard Hank coming up the road, NUT
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-01-30

his man, he left the ring during a wrangle
and thus lost the fight.
A vigilance committee executed Sui
livan in California.
1t was in 1855 that John G. Heenan
flashed into view in the constellation of
pugilistic stars, He was familiarly known
as the "Benicia Boy" from his residence
in Benicia, Cal. He fought John Nor
rissey May 20, 1858, at Long Point, Can,
for $4,000 and the champions Nor
rissey won through Heenan injuring his
hand. The latter soon challenged Nor
rissey again, but he would not accept,
and Heenan was declared champion, and
soon issued defiance to the world.
This led to the great battle between
Heenan and Sayers in England in 1860.
The battle was lively one. Savers stood
up before Heenan for thirty seven rounds,
but had the worst of it at all times. At
the end of the thirty seventh round the
referee left the ring. Then seven more
rounds were fought, when Sayers' friends,
seeing that their man was whipped, cut
the ropes and the fight ended in a general
row.
Heenan challenged Sayers to another
fight but the latter refused.
After Heenan's retirement Joe Coburn
claimed the championship, but had to
defend it against Mike McCoole, of St.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-01-30

neat red, white, and blue rugs of a
small check pattern, bound with red.
The initials V. r. are on the quarters,
and the quarter cloths have the same
initials, with no display. Tho price of
the horses varies from ESQ to 9250
apiece. They must be young and pass
rigorous veterinary examination
After being purchased they are thor
oughly trained. The chargers have a
special drill in the riding school over
timber, walls, and hurdles and are
also taught to stand fire.
"The coachmen have four hveries
apiece-the state livery, which is a
mass of gold; the epaulet livery, which
is but little less costly; the ordinary
scarlet livery, and the plain black liv.
cry with white waistcoats, that is used
on all ordinary occasions. All the
men live in the rooms above the
stables, and almost a military dis.
cipline is maintained.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-01-30

| mlghter bathed myself in the sun
shine O her bright eyes one mo- day.
But she's gone, as / mighter expected
ef I'd thought ernough ov anything
'cept myself. An here's her note, as
slick an nice es emmy schoolmarm
coulder writ-but ther words seem
hard and cold ter me, an | feel like er
man thet's dying by inches of ther bite
o a pisen sarpent; but yet [ can hear
the music O. her voice s if it wur sound
in ter me from away off - What's
thet? Her voice? What's she sayin' ?
Excuse her fur bein' so late, but she
stopped by Mrs. Quillin's, whose baby's
dyin'? Stop thar, gal Whut yer
comm back hear fur?"
Poor Jennie, who heard these words
as she started lightly up the steps,
with her lips pursed up for the usual
kiss, stopped as if petrified at hearing
these words, and seeing her husband
with gun in his hands. Before she
could reply, he had flung the paper at
her, and hissed
"Heur, take yer note, an go with
ther man who will treat yer better n
I hev. Go, quick, befo' I furget
She glanced at the note, recovered
her spirits in moment, and then burst
into peal of the merriest laughter /
ever Granddaughter in which real
mirth was mixed with the melody of a
happy heart suddenly relieved of
great burden. Then, before he could
recover from the stupor into which
this threw him, she ran up the steps,
grabbed his face in both her hands,
looked into his honest eyes moment,
and then kissed him repeatedly, laugh
ing and crying, and exclaiming:
you sweetest of husbands, and did
this little note make you Jealous?
And did you have that gun to kill me
on sight, or the man whom you thought
had gone with?"
She explained the note was one she
had penned as the beginning of little
story she was going to write for an
Eastern paper, and which she did not
intend Hank to see until she read it to
him in the paper. She had written
several stories, and had been paid for
them, and was going to use his name
in this one, and then read it to him,
and tell him the secret.
1t was merry household that night,
and l never was treated so royalty in
my life. Hank took me out into the
"horse lot" after dinner, and saw that
no one else was near, and then said
"Mr. Mcpherson, I hope yer will not
hint ter jimmy whut er blamed fool /
made O. myself over thet fool thing. By
jings, trimble when think how near
| coma for shontin' var I haV told
mother ter never breeth er word O.
whut carryin's on we had fore jimmy
come back. 1t has larned me er lesson
"a bitter one, too. I'll never be jeal-
ous, O my wife ergain. think a
jealous man is ther bigges' fool on
earth. L said this onct befo', when |
saw er play erbout thet Teller, 'Thello
an Desdymony, but l never knew whut
it meant till now. A man whut is
! Jealous oY wife whut is lovin' an
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-01-30

hours. Tho whole News was designed
by John Nash, of Dover, Kent, and
was completed in 1925. The court
yard is about 400 feet square. The
right side is taken up by the royal car
riages. Opposite these are the sta
bles for the chargers, the harness
room, and several stables of carriage
horses. Opposite the entrance are
creams and blacks, and the celebrated
thirty-two-stalled stable.
81 suppose in no stable in the world
can such {. collection of horses be seen.
All are over 16 hands high, and most
over 16l. The general color is bay or
brown, and white legs and feet are
conspicuously absent. The animals
are all given names that commence
with as many letters of the dealers
name as practical, as n record of their
purchase. Thus Blackbird and Black
cap were both purchased from a dealer
named Blackman, and Jonquil came
from Jones. All the names are placed
on iron plates above the racks. The
floors of the stables are all sanded in
patterns, and the straw litter is fin
ished off with a neat straw plait.
Against the posts are neatly arranged
sheafs of straw. There is foreman in
charge of each stable, and to every
eight horses coachman, who has UNI
der him a competent number of men
and an assistant coachman.
"The horses are all clothed alike in
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-01-30

you will but, if you believe l did this
terrible thing, l shall die forgiving
YOU. [ believe that if God ever does
forgive murder, it is when q man,
suffering the wrong you have suffered
kills, in moment of mad anguish, the
man who stole his happiness and
robbed him of his wife's honor. But,
before you commit this rash act, ask
yourself if you have any grounds to
even suspect me? None, except that
am a stranger, and happened to meet
your wife when she was young and
innocent girl. And, as l heard her
speak of you Yesterday, and as L saw
her face beam with happiness which
could not have been feigred while tell
ing me of how much she loved you,
believe there is some terrible mistake
here-that your wife has either played
some joke on you, or that this letter
was not meant"
stop, strangerl L believe We air
innercent; but eff yer try ter preach
ter me erbout her, L shall curse her
purity face. Oh, fool, that L ever
brought her ter sich a lonely place as
this. But IS.thought she meant it
when she said she'd be happy any
whares with me- God curse ther day
thet ever thought she could be happy
here. 1 wuz so happy 1 thought of
none but myself. see now she hain't
been ther same since I got her them
new dresses, an the books of city ways
an styles, an thet fine lookin' glass
thur An ther little gal has changed
since ther papers 1 'scribed fur came
all filled up with love. an grand Ways
o Gvin', an plenty O company fur
young wives. She wur all alone.
l know oughten ter expected she'd
like it, an it never oughter come tween
us, me bringin' her here. It's awful
rough, stranger, but I guess I'm ter
blame. My God! she mighter stayed
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-01-30
VISIT TO A PERSIAN PRISON.
How the Prisoners Are Confined and
Treated in the Orient.

How the Prisoners Are Confined and
Treated in the Orient.
A mud wall about twelve feet high
surrounded an inclosure of quarter
Of an acre. On one side was an arched
entrance, guarded by massive wooden
gates covered with sheet iron Over
the gateway were two rooms, the abode
of the jailer and his family, which were
reached by rude flight of steps.
Squatting at the gate was guard
of three soldiers, needy-looking fellows
in tattered uniforms Of gray. Three
muskets, with rusty bayonets attached,
rested against the wall close behind
them.
Upon seeing Feringhi-European-
and two of the Governors farrashes ap-
preaching, the soldiers rose to their
feet, seized their muskets and favored
us with a military salute. The slight
commot1on they made in doing this
brought to the door of the bala khana
above the jailer, who at once saluted
us with "salaam aleykum" and invited
us up.
The farrashes explained the object OF
our visit; the jailer stroked his henna-
stained whiskers in token of approval,
spread piece of carpet on the floor
and bade me be seated. Two kalians
or water pipes were quickly produced,
one of which was handed to me and the
other to the farrashes.
The pipes being finished we descend
ed the stairs and entered the gate. This
jailer and the guards who accompanied
us carried in their hands iron maces
with spiked heads. These weapons
were intended to warn the prisoners
against attempting any violence Seat
ed beneath the further wall was row
Of about forty miserable-lookine
wretches, with but few tattered
rags to cover their nakedness.
Around each mans neck was an iron
ring of rude workmanship. Heavy iron
chains, passed from collar to collar,
bound each prisoner to his neighbor.
In another place were several poor
wretches lying on their backs with
their feet thrust through holes in log
of wood. Heavy iron fetters passed
around each ankle and held the feet
secure.
The jailer explained that the men
with the iron collars about their necks
were the ones who had committed small
offenses, petty thieves, debtors and
others who were in for short periods OF
time. Those with their feet in the rude
stocks were criminals of more impor
tance, murderers, highway robbers,
old offenders and jail-breakers.
On either side Of the gate was long,
low room, built against the wall, also
of mud, and without windows or venti-
lation save two or three small, round
holes in the side. These were places
of confinement for the prisoners at
night and in rainy weather, but there
was neither bed nor furniture.
In one of these dens were seated
three prisoners with huge blocks Of
wood chained to their feet. The jailer
explained that they were refractory
new arrivals who were being brought
to terms. - Thomas SteuenS, in
Yoalths Companion.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-01-30
Of color at different times who hav, mnds

OI COlOT III ulubTenl tllileb " uO uuVt muu6
surprising records. -
The question has often been asked:
Has the negro the grit and the staying
qualities of the white pugilist? Can he
stand the punishment and face the music
as we'll, and is he his equal in skill? ]
know of no reason why colored fighter
should not possess. all these qualities.
One OF heearliest and best was Thos.
Molineux, who was called in England
the Morocco Prince, and who won nine
battles in his. day. Another was Bob
Trayers, whose real name was Charley
Black, Iravers won everything before
him until he was beaten by Job Cooley in
1866. He was afterward defeated by Jem
Mace in 1860. There was another Moli-
neux, who fought eight battles. Still
another good fighter was George Pierce.
All were tremendous hit.ers.
Iregard superiority in height and reach
as of the greatest advantage to pugil-
list. Other things-weieht, skill, en-
durance. and condition being equal, the
difference in hei9 hit and the consequent
advantage in reach will tell heavily in
favor of the taller man. This, however,
is the only point where, a big man has the
advantage over shorter one. He reaches
farther, and, if he be equally, clever and
scientific, it is obvious that the greater
reach will make all the difference between
the two.
Weight is not of SO much Importance
as some imagine in a fight. Take any
good sized man of l56 or l5S pounds, and
he is fit to fight almost anything under
ordinary conditions. Tom Sayers, one
of the best men in, the world, was only
81 feet high and weighed 156 pounds when
in condition. Jem Mace, who was feet
81 incheO in height. weighed $50 pounds
in his best days. when he scored all his
famous victories. 1 have seen him box
when he was much heavier, but it was
later in life, when he was getting old and
far beyond his prime as apugilist. He
weighed about 15o pounds when he de.
feated Travers and Reardon.
WILLIxM EDWARDS,