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Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-26
Bamkrupted d by an Embezzler.

CHICAGO, February 25.-This after
noon G. Leonard & Co., boot and shoe
manufacturers, made an assignment,
their liabilities and assets being placed
at $lO0,O each. The immediate cause
of the assignment was their failure to
meet payment due on their new factory.
The real trouble, it is claimed, is the en-
bezzlement of large sums of money by
the firms foreman, S. M. Gutter. The
amount embezzled is not yet learned, but
the firm claim that he had been robbing
them systematically for eighteen months.
Cutter is missing and is thoughtto be in
Canada.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-26
EvYCTIONS AT PATTSBURG.

Scenes Rivaling the Famous Out
RACES of Ireland.
PITTsBURG, February 25.-The eviction
of tenants on the land of the bankrupt
Graft Bennett iron works was pushed to-
day in a driving rain, and rivaled the
scenes so often cabled from Ireland.
Every door of the twenty-five houses of
"Little Limerick" was barred, but that
of Mrs. Linch, which was first pushed
open. and she with her seven small
children were dumped on the wet
ground, with her ruined household
effects. Most of the families were
elected. No serious trouble occurred,
but there were ominous growls from the
gathering crowd.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-26

THE San Bernardino Courier states
perslstently that the title to the Nc Abee
site for the insane asylum is detective
and has been rejected by the attorneys
employed to pass upon it. What farce
that site business has been from the be-
ginning II this is 'strictly business"
Mr.. Waterman, what would you consider
not business. 1t is the rankest case Of
"faking'' on record. 81, SefIor.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-26
Young Abe Lincoln Diving.

LONDON, February Is. Young Abra-
ham Lincoln is low tonight. He is breath
ing very heavily, is in great pain and has
occasional convulsions. Specialists who
have seen him in consultation are hope
less of his recovery. Nevertheless the
wonderful power of recuperation he has
hitherto shown is regarded az point
that may yet save him.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-26

vote as they dictate. That is really the
secret OF all the interest now felt in the
lot of the poor workingman.
The Taxpayers of the city will
do we'll to think this matter over
in all its phases, and see that they are
not 1eeced Of all they possess for the
benefit of the most extravagant political
ring that ever cursed people.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-26

formally tried and expelled from the
vasgeiical church in Chicago The.
principal charge was that he brought anti
In the civil courts against church breth..
ren without first resorting to the broth.
eriy means prescribed. His suit was ono
ior libel against the publishers of Penn
sylvanla periodical, and grew out of the
controversy between Bishop Esher and
the recently suspended Bishop Dnbs -
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-26

All Previous Affairs of the Kind In
washington OuIdOne.

Washington UuIdone.
WASHINGTON, February 25.--A dinner
given tonight at the Arlington hotel by
Andrew Carnegie to the President and
his Cabinet and the delegates and off.
GERS of the International American con-
ference, was undoubtedly the most ele-
CANT affair Of the kind ever given in this
city. The floral decorations were novel
and unique. Among them were orchids,
tulips and crocuses, there being thou
sands of blossoms collected in New
Orleans, Mobile, Savannah and other
Southern cities, as we'll as in the green
houees of Philadelphia, New York and
Boston. The menu was engraved in fine
script upon heavy beveled blocks OF
papier mache. and every article of food:
was described In plain English. There
were no formal speeches.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-26
An ola Rest d ent KtlIed, ,

VANCOUVER. Wash, February 25.-
John Lauterbach, an old resident of this
place, was unloading heavy iron tank
from truck this afternoon, when it
rolled off, crushing him to death.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-26
saysmpa within view of the survivors of
the camp he had tried to save.

BODIES RECOVERED AT wIoKENBUReH
Charles Thompson, courier who ar.
rived from WiekeDburgh this afternoon.
and who lost his ranch above the lower
dam, reports that nine bodies have been
recovered at Wickenburgh, and three
about that place, in addition to those al.
ready recovered.
The ranches along the river, including
the ola historic Brill ranch, have been
Vspt entirely away.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-26
DELIVERED BY CARRIERS
AZ Soc. per Week. or soc. per M onth.
The ~Daily Herald"

May be found ia San Francisco at the Palace
hotel newsstand; in Chicago at the Postofice
newsstand, 103 East Adams street; in Denver
at Smith Sons newsstand, Fifteenth and
Lawrence streets.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-26
ExpeIlea from Ohurch

CHICAGO, February 25.-E. B. Esher,
Jr., san of Bishop Esher, was tonight
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-26

Entered at the postofice at Los Angeles as
second-class matter.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-12-04

But, instead of Ollie, they had a very
manly and forcible young mar to deal
with. He was interested not so much
in the property as in Ollie, and he saw
to it very eifectually that she was not
robbed or molested.
81 always had hoped the child might
marry WELL but | could never have ex-
pectod anything so good as she has done.
While l don't think him beyond what
Ollie deserves, was really surprised
when saw him. Though from her own
class, he HIS acquired good education,
is in Il responsible position and has a
manner and bearing that would COM
mand your instant respect. | think his
and Ollie's courtship was mostly car
ried on over text books, and that much
OF their Improvement was due to this
influence and help.
They were married last Wednesday
here in the parlor. Pm sure there never
was happier creature than Ollie when
she left Hartman, with the old folks
peacefully located on little farm, and
Joe beside her to hew out her future
pathway in life. | looked at them, he
big, fine looking, full of force, energy
and ambition, endowed and already well
equipped; she good, sweet, bright, with
her share of brains, too; quick, intu-
tive, unstinted sweetness and natural
charm; and l thought they were the
very typical couple that, here in America,
might well reach any station. - Nor
folk Virginian.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-12-04
Facts About the Pecan.

The pecan is nut of the future, and
the Southern planters who are setting
out great orchards of pecan trees will
now reap big fortunes few years hence.
There is one man in Florida who has a
grove of 1000 pecan trees of fine var-
cites, nearly all of them grated, six
years old and seven to eight fee. high.
When they get to bearing we will have
a big thing. A grown pecan tree will
produce two barrels of nuts yearly, and
those nuts will sell at SIS a barrel whole
sale. That will mean an income for the
proprietor of the grove refer to of con
siderable more than 100000 year.
Seeding pecans may turn out very we'll,
but the only sure way is to graft. Plan
tations Of pecans are being started nu-
merously in Georgia, Alabama, Texas,
Louisiana and Mississippi. In Califor-
MIA they are just beginning to be cul-
tivatpd in orchards of from 100 to
200 acres. There are about fifty
different varieties of pecans that
know Of. The finest specimens
now produced come from the neigh
borhood of Ocean Springs, Miss. or
course, you know that the pecan is
purely an American nut; it only grows
on this continent. In the West Indies,
however, they are trying to introduce it.
Before very long we shall doubtless ex-
port large quantities of pccans.
Hickory nuts are beginning to be cul-
iivated also. Some of the wild shag-
barks are very big and fine, and, start
ing with them, crops of excellent quality
ought to be obtained. We have received
reports of hickory nuts that used to grow
in certain region of the West, which
are six inches in diameter, but the trees
that bore them were all cut down few
years ago. believe this to be an exag-
gerat;on. Possibly the nuts described
we're as much as three inches in diameter.
l myself have seen them as much as two
and half inches. 1t is in the Wabash
valley of Indiana that the biggest hicko-
ry nuts grow Washington Star.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-12-04
A THRILLING RIDE.
A Planter Had All the Fun. He
Wanted with Gator.

David Marlborough owns an orange
grove and an alligator farm on the st.
Johns River in Florida, where he spends
his winters. When Marlborough bought
TINS place, five years ago, says the st.
LOUIS Globc-Democrat, he issued orders
to his tenants that no one should be al
lowed to shoot alligators on the river at
that point. He wanted them to grow
and multiply until there were enough of
them to furnish exciting sport Not an
alligator was killed on the place until
last winter, when Marlborough took
party of friends down to the farm for
months fishing and hunting All
along the river which bounded one side
of the farm alligators were found in
abundance and shooting them was the
favorite sport of the party.
One day Marlborough and his friends
were out on the river in small boat TO
try their luck fishing. They were very
successful, and about sundown started
home. As they approached the boat
landing huge gator was seen lying on
the bank. Three shots were fired at him
but none of them reached vital spot,
and the alligator made dash for the
water, going straight toward the boat.
The boat was within ten feet of the bank
and the water was shallow.
The big saurian, in his mad dash for
deep water ran under the boat and over
turned it. All the occupants were thrown
out on the side next the bank and scram-
bled ashore, except Marlborough. He fell
the other way and struck the water
right by the side of the alligator's tail.
Involuntarily he grasped the tail of the
saurian, and before he fully realized
what he was holding to was drawn out
into deep water.
The gator did not go to the bottom,
but seemed to be making for the oppo-
site bank of the river. Feeling some
thing on his tail he began to lash the
water into foam, throwing Marlborough
around as if he had been piece of cork.
Realizing that he was now in deep water
and being poor swimmer, Marlborough
held on for dear life and shouted to his
companions ON the bank to come to his
rescue. He was thrown astride the alli-
gators tail, and leaning forward clutched
it with both arms as a drowning man
would grasp at life-preserver. The
alligator increased his exertions to rid
himself of the heavy incumbrance, and
about the middle of the river Marlborough
was thrown off, and at the same time re-
ceived heavy blow on the head which
almost knocked him senseless.
His friends on the bank had righted
the boat as quickly as possible and were
pulling to his rescue with all their
might. He managed to keep afoat until
they reached him, when he was drag ged
into the boat more frightened than hurt.
Next day Marlborough instructed his
tenants to allow any one to shoot alliga-
tors who wanted to. He had had all the
| fun with them he wanted.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-12-04
Startling a Stranger.

Down below Natchez, while the boat
was running in close to the finland bank
and had stopped her wheels to avoid a
big tree floating in an eddy, we saw a
native sitting on stump fishing. He
sat bent over, hat over his eyes, and
there was scarcely movement to tell
that he was alive. We had smart
Aleck with us on the promenade deck,
and he had no sooner caught sight of the
native than he called to one of the deck
hands to toss him up a potato. A peck
or more of the tubers were lying loose
near pile of sacks, and one was quick
ly tossed up.
"Now see me startlc him, said Smart
Aleck, as he swung his arm for a throw.
The distance was only about hun
dren feet, and his aim was so true that
the potato landed on the natives
head with dull thud. His motions
were so quick that VIC couldn't agree as to
how he did it, but in about three seconds
he had dropped his tishpole, pulled re-
volvcr as long as his arm, and fired at
Smart Aleck. The bullet bored a hole in
his silk hat just above his hair, and the
Young man sank down in heap and
tainted dead away. When we restored
him to his senses he carefully felt of the
top of his head, looked back at the fish
erman, and absently asked:
"Did she explode both boilers or only
one?"-[ New York Sun.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-12-04
Living Without Sleep.

Boucicault, the late playwright, was
so anxious to get as much out of life as
possible that during the last four or five
years of his career he denied himself
proper sleep, going to bed at two and
rising at six. The time passed in slum-
Der he considered wasted. More rest
than this he did not seem to require.
The other day read of man in Lon
don who never sleeps, as we understand
the word. He is the janitor of a large
building to which people resort at all
hours of the twentyfour. This ceberus
volunteered for double salary to do the
watching day and night, and so he does,
sitting in chair and opening a gate every
time the bell rings. There is never a
longer interval than fifteen minutes, and
vet he contrives to snatch sufficient sleep
to serve him. His health is good and
his happiness apparently complete. He
looks upon himself as fortunate in having
this cxacting place, which most other
men would not accept at any price. The
amount of sleep is to considerable de-
gree a matter of temperament. = Baltl.
more News.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-12-04
Emin Pasha.

Emin Bey, or Pasha, is an Austrian,
named Eduard Schnitzer, born in lS4o;
He was medical student and received
the appointment of surgeon in the Turk
ish army. In 1876 he was appointed
Surgeon General of the Egyptian army
and in that capacity was ordered to
Khartoum. In 1878 when General Cor
don was Governor of the Soudan, Emin
was appointed Governor of the equator
ial provinces of Egypt. He was known
then as Emin Bey, and was afterward
promoted to Pasha. By good financier-
ing there was a surplus in the treasury,
instead of deficit as before. He drove
the grasping slave trader out of his pro-
vince, aud civilized the people. Every
thing was prosperous. The slave traders
declared war on Emin Pasha who had
practically exiled them, and as the sur
rounding country was ruled by slave
traders, the Governor General was in
1882 -S6 cut off from the outside world.
Dr. Junker, the Russian explorer, made
known this state of affairs to the home
authorities, and Stanley was sent to re-
lieve Emin Pasha in 18S7.-IDetroit Free
Press.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-12-04
A Visit to a Coal Mine.

A visit to coal mine is decided
novelty. The darkness and dirt, to-
gethcr with the dripping water and the
ever present dangers, are calculated to
deter timid people from entering the
shaft. Those who have made the jour
ney through the various passages of a
mine, and have witnessed the modns
operandi therein, consider themselves
repaid for all the discomforts exper-
fenced ON the trip. The deepest shaft
in Pennsylvania is in II mine near Potts
vile, 1,710 feet. Some of the mine gal
leries run horizontally underground from
the shaft, following the veins for mile
and half. The coal is found in veins
of various thickness, between layers of
rough slate, the top layer being known
among miners as the roof, and the bot
tom as the floor. The mines are kept in
shape by timbers, of which large guam
titles are used, and were it not for these
supports the galleries would collapse. In
most of the mines pure air is blown in
constantly by fans, which sometimes
produce perfect gale through the gal
ieries. This is the only preventive of
gas. as.-FCommercial Advertiser.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-12-04
Origin of the Barings.

Two centuries ago there lived at Bre.
men, in Germany, pastor of the Luther
an Church named Franz Barring or Baer-
ing. In those days the ministers of his
order might be men of great learning,
but their circumstances were at the best
moderate. His son, John Barring, went
to England and cstabli he'd himself as a
clothmaker near Exeter, in Devonshirc.
From the ranks of the cloth drapers and
the linen drapers, quite as often as from
among the goldsmiths, the merchants
and bankers were then recruited. John
Baring's son, Francis. born in 1740, was
sent at an early age to learn the "art
trade and mystery of a merchant, and
before he died he made himself by con-
sent, the first merchant in the world. He
was a director in the Honorable East In
dia Company, then one of the highest
rewards to which merchant
might hope to attain; for time he was
the great company's chairman; for TWEEN,
ty-two years he sat in Parliament, then
a far more exclusive body than it has be-
come under the extended suffrage; in
1898 he was made baronet; in 1910 he
died. But his first title to honor is that
he founded the house of Barings. His
sons were the first Barring Brothers. -
New York Tribune.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-12-04
WAITING FOR WINTER.

Winter msy come or Winter may wait
We're ready when yer he makes his rolnd;
There's thatch on the roof and latch on
the gate,
There's fodder enough
And good housen stuff,
Aud fuel both dry and sound.
Ny old wife and l. We are not to be tricked.
Or tiustered or hurried when Winter ar
rives;
Tie crops are all stored and the fruit is all
picked,
And bacon is smoking
And who would be croaking
With honey in all the hives
Then let it be early or let it be late,
We can give him welcome whenever he
comes;
Aud should he decide until summer to wait,
Like our dear city cousins
Who come here by dozens
To sample our peaches and plums,-
Why then, l suppose we should give him
grip,
And jolly round welcome, since that is
our way;
And. spite of his frost with it's troublesome
nip"
should show him at leisure
Our crops for his pleasure,
And mother would urge him TO stay.
-tIda W. Benham, in Youths Companion.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-12-04
Why Called Strawberries"

Writers on the strawberry assume that
its name is derived from the use of straw
about the plants, to keep the earth from
soiling the berries. This has been proved
untcnable from the fact that there is no
evidence from ancient authors on garden
ing that straw was used to any extent
that could associate the berry with it,
and especially from the fact that the
name was evidently existent among the
English peasantry long before the plant
had garden culture for its fruits. Now
the suggestion is that it might have been
called strew or stray berry, from the
habit of strewing itself over large tracts
through the medium of its runners.
Possibly some one some day will upset
these sage surmises. 1t is at least clear
from the use Of the word in this connec.
tion that the straw in strawberry meant
something in the past different from what
we take it to mean in our time New
York Independent.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-12-04

The Prince de Joinville is said to be
The most parsimonious man in Europe.
He is enormously rich and is quite as
mean as he is rich. lie has splendid
mansion in Paris. and occasionally he
runs into town to give his personal at
tention to business matters; at such times
he will not have the fires in the kitchen
lighted, because that would involve too
much expense; whenever he gets hungry
he sends his servant round the corner for
a bowl of soup, bit of meat and crust
of bread. His parsimony is proverbial; !;
even the gamins chaff the old man about
it as he totters along the streets. This
curious old miser has nephew who is
almost as pernunous as he; this is the
Comte dc Paris, the gentleman who is
now being feted in the United States.
The Comte de Paris is enormously rich
and so is his wife they have always had
lot of money, yet they can make a
penny go further than the most prudent
housewife. The talk now is that the
Comte and his wife are not going to let
their son, the Due d'Orlcans, marry his
cousin, the daughter of the Duchess de
Chartres, because forsooth, the girl has no
money to speak of. The young people
are very much attached to one another,
and the girl is really pretty, bright and
admirable creature. As for the Due
d'Orleans, he is not accounted much by
those who know him. lie is called 'thc
fat boy" and he appears to be lazy, SEN
suous and heavy, with certain distinct
craving of notoriety that does not in
volvc personal danger. 1t is likely that
no difficulty will be had in dissuading
him from marrying his pretty, but poor
cousin and in inducing him to take up
with the daughter of the Archduke
Joseph of Austria, the Archduchess Marie
Amelia, who will bring an immense
dowry.- Chicago News,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-12-04

form, and walked slowly across the open
space. At the same moment as touched
the trigger the tiger reared to its full
height upon its hind legs, and with
roar that could have been heard couple
of miles distant it seized small tree
within its jaws, and then fell backwards;
it gave one roll down the slope, and lay
motionless. The devil was cast out
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-12-04
The Best Food for a Dog.

Too much meat produces disease of
the bones in dog. AS regular food,
corn meal, boiled into thick mush, with
broth made OF meat scraps with small
bones, and then cooled into a nearly
solid mass, seasoned with salt moderate
ly, and pure water for drink, VIII be
found the most conducive to health.
This is about the composition OF dog
biscuits.-INew York Times.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-12-04
NOT APPRECIATED.


Father-Did you break this vase9
Johnny--Yes, father; l can't lie.
Father-Indeed! Well, you won't be
able to sit either when am done with
you. Come along to the woodshed. -
New York Herald.
QUESTION OF DEAFNESS.
Hunter-Can it be possible that you
are getting deaf
Wyckes-Yes; 1 proposed to a girl
last week.
Hunter-What has that to do with it
Wyckes She lent me deaf car, and
forgot to return it.
PERsIFLAGE IN THE ANIMAL KINGDOM.
"Humphl' p sneered the ass as he en-
countered the ZEBRA "You look like an
escaped convict"
Possibly" retorted the zebra. "But
no one ever would take me for an ass"
WHERE THE TROUBLE CAME IN.
''One thing, Mrs. Bellows, l know
myself" said Bellows.
"That's the trouble with you, Mr..
Bellows, you know too many low pco-
pie. ~ New York Herald.
WITH AUBURN HAIR,
''My love is like the red, red rose,"
He sang. She did not like the air;
For others now his music flows.
You see his love had auburn hair
Washington Post
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-12-04
EASILY OBTAINED.

Count Won Ennione-Your enormously
wealthy American aristocracy has, alas,
no titles.
Miss Bronson-That's true; but then
we can buy what few we need, you know.
- Life.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-12-04

Briggs-That exercising machine is
really quite an ornament to your room.
Griggs-Yes; that is what l got it for
--TPuck,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-12-04
LORD NooDLEBY AT HOME.

''What ridiculous games you have fol
your -Conshohocken, Weehaw
ken, Hoboken, they are perfectly
laughable," said Lord Noodleby.
Eyes, our nomenclature is queer,
returned Hicks. ~ suppose, he added
''your lordship lives most of the time il
London"
"Oh, no, indeed. I'm almost Away:
at my castle at Pokestogy- on the Hike.
= New York Sun.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-12-04
THE JOKER'S BUDGET.
JESTS AND YARNS BY FUNNY
MEN OF THE PRESS.

A Strong Hint--Ruffied and Yet
Amiable-Altogether Too High
His Room Better Than His Com
pany, ETC., etc.
A STRONG HINT.
They were roasting chestnuts in the
fire.
81 am going to call that chestnut by
your name"
"Why?" asked he.
''Becausc it seems to be cracked and
won't pop"
But he did Boston Traveller.
RUFFLED, AND YET AMtABLE.
"Was Elizabeth an amiable queen!
eyes, think So"
SIN all the pictures l ever saw of her
she appeared to be somewhat ruffied." "