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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-05-29


sides distinguishing
himself greatly both on the river and in
the cricket field, had taken very re
spectacle degree, for he was by no means
afraid of hard work of any description.
Such men often make capital parsons,
and Tom was hardly less energetic in his
parish work than he had been in very
different spheres of action at Eton and
Oxford. But there were limits to Mr..
Baxter's endurance; he liked an occa-
sional holiday, and this was the only
point upon which he and his vicar, the
Rev. Septimus Straightway, were not en-
tirely agreed.
The Rev. Septimus was an honest man,
and took a severe and gloomy view of the
pleasures of life. He worked terribly hard
in an East-end parish, knew nothing and
cared less about outdoor sports, or, in
fact, about any form of amusement, and
fully expected his curates to follow un-
hesitatingly in the extremely narrow and
steep path up which he led them. Hence
it came to pass that Mr.. Straightway ex-
perienced considerable difficulty in find
ing curates after his own heert; the
young men were continually leaving him
for less arduous duties, and the wears
opinion of human nature IN general, and
of the younger generation of curates in
particular, steadily grew worse. In Tom
Baxter, however, he really thought he
possessed n treasure, and the danger of
working willing horse to death never so
much as entered into his head.
Poor Tom did his very best to satisfy
Mr.. Straightway's requirements, for he
really respected the man and valued i'm
mensely his good opinion, but, as has al
ready been indicated, he could not help
lnnritoCy hot h &c ut1,, ,npfN 49,,
little more into his own harmless liking
for occasional relief and sympathize with
his passion for rowing and all that was
connected with athletics.
AT the time | write of the cricket sea
son was in full swing, but Toms duties
had not only prevented him from play
Ing In single match, but even from look
ing on at one few hours from the roof
Of the pavilion at Lords. Moreover, the
University cricket match, in which he
took an absorbing interest, was fast APP
preaching, and he was sorely troubled b,
the dread that he might not be able tc
see it. 1t worried him during his visiting
and mission work, spoilt his rest and oc.
casionally obtruded itself upon him in the
pulpit. Even the absent minded Mr..
Straightway at length noticed that his
curate's mind was i'll at ease, and one day
he went SO far as to inquire the cause.
Tom stammered out something about
being out of sorts, and ventured to hint
that he thought days holiday would dc
him good.
When was your age. Mr.. Baxter,
never wanted holiday, replied the aus
tere vicar. but you are certainly no
looking well. Let me see-to-day is
June rs. In about a fortnight think
can arrange date for you. Say July IL.
"Can't it be managed q week sooner
queried Tom, desperately, for the Uni
versity match was fixed for the 4th.
quite impossible, fear, said the vicar
decisiyely, for he was terrible martinez
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-05-29
The Nerve Would Be Attended To.

Enter clerk with his face all swollen
up with an angry tooth.
"Ah," says sympathetic friend,
you should go to the dentist imme-
diately and have that tooth pulled out. +"
81 know 1 ought" said the sufferer,
"but the fact is, I haven't got the
nerve"
"Oh, don't bother about that. The
dentist will find the nerve."-Lottis-
ollie Post.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-05-29

INCE the opening of
Oklahoma the atten-
tion of the home
seeking public has
been directed toward
that noble body of
land, the Cherokee
strip. Efforts have
been and are still
being made to arrive
Mt satisfa ctorv ar
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-05-29

HE bicycle season
will soon be here,
and just a word to
all of the ladies AZ
ter riding a wheel
for a year I am ready
to give my testimo-
NAL as to its efficacy
lin cases of inactivity
and ba d complex
ions. A physician
made the frank state
;ment to me that if
more women would
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-05-29
LED IN TO OKLAHOMA.
SKETCHES OF THE MEN WHO LED
THE BOOM RAIDS.

Capt. ID. L. Payne, Oklahoma Harry Hill,
and w. l.. Couch-Their Characters and
Their Adventures-A Curious and Ex-
citing Chapter OF Recent Western Amer
lean History
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-05-29
CYCLING FOR FAIR LADIES.

An Expert Tells How the Art Is TO BE
Learned and Practiced.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-05-29
The Fair Typewriter Girl.

lERE is a good
W ord in behalf
of tn a t much
maligned person,
the typew rit er
gi r l, which we
find floating about
without ere di t.
We fully indorse
ev very sentence,
line and word in
it: IN ow that
ladies are so gen
orally employed
as stenographers
and type e W ri t er
operators the col
umns of n ew s.
papers are bur-
dened with coarse
attempts at hui
NOR, in which the
pretty amanuen-
sis and her al
lie G e d firtations
with the business
men are the in
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-05-29

trip to Oklahoma. Hill fitted up a
wagon for her and the children, and
the first Oklahoma expedition left
Tayas in 1879
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-05-29
MR.. BAXTER'S DILEMMA.
BY ROBERT YULEE TooMBs.

. HE Rev. Thomas Bax.
ter was a curate of the
muscular, energetic
type, which, fortu-
nately for the church,
is turned out not un-
frequently by our uni
versities and public
schools. He was q
big, broad-shouldered
young man, who, be-
sides distinguishing
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-10-09
FOR MILITARY DUTY.

Reasons Exempting Citizens of the
 State From the Provisions of the
 Law.
 A paragraph which appeared in the papers few days ago, giving the ap- pointments of post surgeons for the state, with Dr Alfred North as the Waterbury appointee, was one of those things which crop up annually, but are forgotten for the balance of the year. In view of this. few facts on the sub feet may be of interest to some. Section 4, 133 of the General Statutes of Connec- ticut provides that every male citizen in the state between the age of .8 and 45 years, not previously exempted by law, shall be subject to military duty. The succ eding sections enlarge an the sub feet. The selectmen of every town are instructed to assess tax of g on every person enrolled as liable to military duty, excepting minors and members of active militia. The enrolment is made annual ly between the first of October and the first of March.
 Exemption from such military duty is given only for the following reasons Such physical or mental disabilities as shall be prescribed in general orders moved by the surgeon general and ap proved by the commandcr-in-ch chief service in the army or navy of the United States during the late rebellion, and an honorable discharge therefrom
 membership for the time being of { volunteer fire company in this state service for five years consecutively 1T the active militia of the state any other treason expressly provided by law.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-10-09
What is the Hidden Hand.
VURACITY OF BIRDS.
Two Baby Robins Consume a Snake at a
 Single Meal.

Two Baby Robins Consume a Snake at a
 Single Meal.
 A friend who loves to note the ways of birds tells robin anecdote which might find place among the humors of Arcadia. Over a nest of two fledgliRgs which he had for some days been watch ing, he one day noticed the mother robin iuttering about and scolding in unusual agitation, and climbing to dis cover the reason he found the two young ones nearly choked in an effort to swal low the opposite ends of a snake. The snake was little brown one, that would have made light lunch for a secretary bird, but, of course, was entirely over sized ofor the capabilities of the half feathered robin. If the mother bird had even heard about the reptilia of the antipodes she must have captured that snake under the impression that it was an Australian angle-worm. Or, per haps, tired of continual small foragings, she had determined to procure her fam fly days supply at one swoop and give herself rest The result alarmed her when she found that her chicks were in fair way to kill themselves deglutinat- ing their dinner.
 The first impulse was to relieve the struggling nestlings. but on close in- spection he satisfied himself that their | predicament was more droll than dan gerous The snake had evidently lost all interest in the proceedings, but the little birds had not First one would give 8 mighty gulp and then the other, each time putting out of sight small section of serpent and the watcher con- cluded that if left alone they would meet half way by and by and settle their disputed meal themselves. At anyrrate curiosity got the better of any desire, to help them. For full hour he looked on to see the reSolute little gluttons pull themselves outside of the 1 snake, the old robin returning every few minutes to offer some excited re= marks, and then he was called away.
 After two ho urs he got back to the tree, and found one of the young ones dozing tranquilly over his finished din ner, and the other holding about an inch of detached snake and still swallowing. The two had compromised matters some- how, butwhe ther the last stswallower or the first got the bigger share in the division he could not tell, for examination of the severed reptile indicated that the miss ipG end had been ,digested of. The amazing peptic power in a young bird, enabling it to dispose of several times its own weight of food in day, is we'll snough known; but the idea of digest ing one end of a single meal five times as long as the caters body was so Judi crous that the Listener ventured to guess that the old bird herself had finally pecked the snake in two. The friend, however, insisted on his view of the case. Instead of biting off more than they could chew these redbreast babies had actually chewed more than they could bite off,
 It should be added that the remain ing inch of the snake was successfully slowed away at last and assimilate6 into juvenile robin, neither of the little birds being at all the worse for it's huge repast Transcript,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-10-09
WOES OF THE BRIDE.
First Nude Jo tIous Iad IAsn Crushed by
 am ESpinnatiOn.

First Nude Jo ,Ious .aad I hen Crushed by
 an Explanation.
 Maria" said the young and hand some Leiber to his pretty bride. ''how is Millie Bluebas coming op?"
 The lady in question was suspected by his better half to be an old flame of her husbands, says the Philadelphia Times. She had dined with them the evening before.
 'I haven't seen her, Alfred, so cant say," with a touch of pique in her tone, The next evening and the next MF Leiber repeated his inquiry This per sistence finally reused his .wife's ieal' ousy.
 ''Alfred Leiber," she retorted. "I wish to know why you are so anxious to heal about Millie Bluebas. Here, we're only a month married, and yet you" Fur ther utterance was stopped by burst o tears.
 "Why, my darling" said Alfred, hon estly surprised, "I was only anxious fol your dear sake. noticed that she at' two pieces of your cake at our little din ner, and, knowing the fact, naturally wanted to know the consequences"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-10-09
POLICE COURT.
Turbulent Spirits Prescribed For By
 Judge .Bradstreet.

Judge Bradstreet.
 In the police court this morning Thomas Brennan, who rooms with Fin ton O'Rourke in a boarding house on Scovill street'was charged with assault ing O'Rourke Tuesday night. They got into a dispute as to who was boss of the room. O'Rourke exhibited two beauti- full black eyes as the result of Brennan's handiwork. Brennan said that the reason he assaulted O'Rourke was be- cause he abused him and came in late at night. The court fined Brennan $10 and costs. He took an appeal.
 John Conlon, Edward Smith and Thomas Moker, who board in the same house on Chatfield avenue, were charged with breach of the peace. Yesterday afternoon Smith and Moker asked Con- lon to go for drink for them and he re- fused. Smith jokingly told Conlon that he had better look out for Moker, as he might run away with Conlon's wife. This made Conlon angry and he ran up stairs to his wife, to ask her to explain matters. The woman knew nothing about it. A fight ensued between Mo ker and Conlon. Mrs Conlon testified that her husband had Moker down when Smith ran up behind him and struck her husband twice with a stove litter, cutting two ugly wounds in the back of his head. Conlon's wounds were dressed by Dr Robbins. The court found all three guilty, fining Smith $1( and costs and Conlon and MOker each $' and costs.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-10-09
WORKING THE .NNooENTs,
A TraIn-Boy wh0 Was Q Mighty G@0A
 Judge of Human Nature.

A Train-R0y WhO Was Q Mighty 2@0@
 Judge of Human Nature.
 The experienced train boy, says the Chicago Herald. was apparently giving instructions to youth whom he was breaking in as an assistant
 In the seat directly in front of the two sat Mir. and Mrs. Harrison Ker- punk, of Georgeson's Cross Roads. It was their first trip away from home.
 "You can gener'ly tell by their looks, !" said the peanut boy, oracularly," ,"wheth- CT it's goin' to pay to try to come any little game over 'em or not. See that chap half way between here an the other end of the car? Well, you could sell that man dime novel for dollar and half and rope him in on the dollar in-the-boX trick just as easy as look at him. You'd be Wastin' your time, though, to try and play any tricks on such people as these two in front of us. They're old travellers. No use to show them any thing but what's bang up gen. uine an cheap. If you've got any thing that's fresh an wuth the money, them folks is the kind of customers to take 'em to the first thing. Snide goods won't go down with such customers as them, tell you. We'll, must work the train now Remember what I've told you"
 "That boy is a mighty good judge of human nature, Jose, isn't he?" said Harrison to his wife. after the exper- fenced peanut boy had gone into the for. ward car to get his basket. He thought he wasn't talking loud enough for us to hear, but I've got pretty sharp ears. heard every blamed word he said. We'll, it's fact, Jose," he added, 'it wouldn't be much use to try any of his little tricks on me. I've got my eye teeth all cut. Here he comes. If he's got any thing worth buying he'll come straight to us. You see if he doesn't"
 And before the peanut boy was done with Mir. Harrison Kerpunk he had sold him half dozen prize packages, five boxes of last years maple oarsmels, q dozen sour oranges, three twenty-five cent books for half @ dollar each, un. loaded his entire stock of moldy figs on him, and cleaned him out of a two dol. lar bill on an innocent little trick with pill-box and gold coin.
 "Jose," said Harrison, after he had sal looking out of the window for about iSe miles, "durned if don't begin to think he said all that to the other boy on pur' pose for me to hear itI"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-10-09
CURTIS FOUND GUILTY.
He Tried to Kin Ills Rival Tn Love
 Affair.

AHo1rs
 Leslie Curtis of Harwinton, who has been on trial before the superior court at Litchtield for the past two days, for at tempting to kill Waldo w. Latham of this city in quarrel over the attentions of Miss Jennie Hall, Harwinton young lady, was found guilty late yesterday afternoon. Judge Thayer reserved his decision until next week.
 Samuel R. Myers, who was arrested on train on the Naugatuck road some time ago, for stealing a cornet belonging to passenger, was fined $1 and costs and sentence d to six months in jail.
 The case of Andrew BorjesOn of New Milford, who murdered his sweetheart, Emma Anderson, August 2 last, at that place, will come up for trial next week. Borjeson, it will be remembered, was a suitor of Miss Anderson's, and imagining himself slighted by her, he went to the house where she worked and climbing through the window of her room, cut her throat from ear to ear. 4 posse oi farmers and others were at once organ ized and Borjeson was caught anc lodged in jail. He afterwards tried tC commit suicide by cutting himself in thu thigh, but his life was saved.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-10-09
AMusEMENrs.
Love Finds a Way"

"LoVe Finds a Wav.'
 The Boston Pilot says: Miss Katie Putnam, the gifted and charming young comedienne. opened a very ssccessful engagement at the Grand opera house, Boston, last Monday evening, in the comedy, ''Love Finds Way" by c. T. Dazey. Miss Putnam is a talented and versatile artist, who makes the most of her opportunities in the part of 'sGay Howard, ," the heroine of the piece. She is well supported by her new company. The proceeds of the first evenings per. formance were given to the John Boyle O'Reilly memorial fund.
 ssThe Indian Mail CarrIer.''
 A fair sized audience attended the per formance at the opera house last night "The Indian Mail Carrier was the play and it depicted frontier life in its most rugged state. It pleased the audience very much, and Go-won-go-M -Mohawl was given a cordial reception. Her sup porting company was capable one.
 At the Casino.
 Good attractions nightly at the casino theatre. Admission 10, 20 and 30 cents
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-10-09
CoNNEcrIcur INDUSTRIES
Weekly g., Record of Business in a
 "'~ very Busy state.


 Very Busy state.
 The summary of the Weekly Record of New Haven for the current week shows a considerable improvement in the movement of real estate during the week, ,173 sales being reported, as against 95 for the preceding week.
 New Haven reports 31 sales, Bridge port 2S, Hartford l2, Waterbury 15, Meriden 3, New Britain 3, DanbuIy 10. Recorded mortgages also show heavy increase, being $375, ,206, against $780, 651 for the preceding week. The in dividual reports are as follows New Haven, $24,20O; Bridgeport, $59, 1850 Hartford, $S9, ,937 l; Waterbury, $35, ,566 Meriden, SC, 400 New Britain, $36, ,52S Danbury, $41. .74S
 A new corporation has been formed at Hartford with $20,0OO capital. for the manufacture of silver ware. Bank clearings show a decline from the core spending week of last year, being S1,, 501 ,429 for New Haven, and &, ,142, ,751 for Hartford. .-.,. ..
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-10-09
IRELAND,s HOUR OF NEED.
ContributIons to the ''Democrat's'
 Famine Fund.

contributions to the ssDemocrat's''
 Famine Fund.
 A number of generous contributions to the fund opened by the DEMOCRAT for the relief of the starving peasants in Ireland, were received to-day. The list of contributors is as follows:
 Waterbury Evening DEMOCRAT, 5000 Frank J. Rametti, 1000 John Moriarty. 1000 E T Turner x Go, 1000 Robert F. Sheehan. Stone street, 100 Maurice Whalen, Baldwin street, 100 Thomas Kelly, 25.00 Thomas H. Hayes, 0O.OO Martin Scully, LOO Rev H. Treanor, 1O.O0 Rev F. J. Murphy, 900 Mayor c. R. Baldwin, 1000 Judge Ellis Phelan, 1000
 The New York World sent its London correspondent into Ireland to learn the true state of affairs in the famine threat ened districts. The report was printed yesterday and it shows that the worst is to be feared and that a repetition Of the dark days of 1S46-47 is threatened.
 The World says editorially:
 That condition is pitiable in the ex- treme. The blight has fallen upon the potato fields. The poor cotters, whose whole dependence for food is-upOn their potato patches, face gaunt famine in hopelese despair. These are the facts, sought out with unbiased mind by a most trustworthy observer. They are appallingly simple. When the deputa' tion which is about to visit us makes known the extent of the need and safe way to supply it, the generous hand oi America will be stretched out full foI the relief of those distressed ones. But, as our correspondent suggests, some care must be taken at the outset to see that our gifts go actually to the feeding oi the hungry and not to the aiding of Nil Balfour by paying his landlord clients the rent which they cannot squeeze ou of their poverty y-stricken tenants.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-10-09
What is the Hidden Hand.
TIMELY TOPICS.

A reporter called on M. H. Waas, the cigar manufacturer, last night to see how he was affected by the new tariff. MT Waas proudly showed the scribe through his cellar where he has numerous bales of the seductive weed that were bought before the tariff took effect. My GUS toners, said he, will suffer nothing for two years at least, as I have stock enough on hand to make my fa- vorite brands for that time. I shall not raise my prices, or substitute inferior goods, for my popular brands.
 The Cooperative Clothing Co, 109 South Main street, are prepared to fur nish suits and trousers to order at very low prices. Trousers from $450 up. Suits from SIS up. Styles and patterns will be found correct.
 What is the Hidden Hand
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-10-09
Democratic Year Book.

The dmocratic state central commit tee his issued a year book containing the platform Of the recent state conven- tion, the electoral vote of 1884 and 1888, the vote of the towns of the state for president, congressman and sheriffs, the vote for senators, list of representa- tives, democratic registrars and chair men of the town committees in the state, a synopsis of election law, including the secret ballot law, and other information of political nature. The book is 2 handy compendium of data.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-10-09
What IS tbe Hidden Hand.
w4rrRnunr, Conn, September as, +!

WATERBURY, Conn, September 25, fe90. Imperial and Royal Austro7 H Hungarian Consulate.
 The Imperial and Royal Austro- Hungarian COnsulateG Ehet6by'oA O. eeftffes RGthat the Buuapest (Hungary)r were established by, the Hungarian Government and placed under the al culture, Commerce and Industry The aim of these government wine ce lars is to supply the worlds markets with the best wines Iroduced HAYES of Waterbury, Conu.. has by the govern. ment's general agents for North America, been sale of these wines, which are bottled in Buda pest, under the supervision of the Hungarian goVernmrnt, and bear the label of the Royal Hungarian Ministry for sgriculture on the neck of each bottle. BALETNHEL,
 Imperial and Royal Consul of Austria Hungary
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-10-09
LOCAL. ES.

Among the many useful and handsome presents given away at PHELAN's Tea store are some flower pots, one with every ID of Tea or with 2 lbs of Cream Java.
 If you want to get the best groceries call at 66 South Main street, where you will find the veteran grocer w. N. LADD, from sunrise to sunset, and the smiling Johnnie Owens at all hours ready to wait on you in style.
 We have some Wall Cases to sell at yOur own price. LAKE, STRoBEL & Go.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-10-09
E. T. T.TURNER &Co
Tuesday, Sept 16, We shall put on Our Hosiery Counter the Greatest Bar
 gains ever offered in this ciN.

We secured of of the largest importers this country tn1 % tu M ne of samples comprising thousand pairs but only few pairs ot of many only two or three pairs We purchased these immense discount from the regular price and sell them you less than the cost of manufacture. ~ " and Children's, in both black and coored S'
 Some elegant Lisle Thread and Silk Hose both black and oolored, and all grades of Cashmere and Fleece0 ~ w
 In Children's Hose every quality of black +; c++o =, and plain. ~ " ii'0e"
 n dentemen Hose you will find better values than have ever been shown i'll this city. ~ ~
 These goods are stainless and will crock fade or turn green This IS the greatest sale of Hosiery m our city, and whether want any will pay you to look ahead and anticipate wants for these values, seldom offered ~
 t Sale Tuesday morning. and to until closed off
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-10-09
Third District Republicans.

NORWICH, October 9.--Tre republicans of the Third congressional district to- day renominated Charles A. Russell of this city for member of congress.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-10-09
True Bill Against BorIeson.

LITcHFIELD, October 9.-Ths grand jury to-day found a true bill against Andrew Borjeson, the New Milford Swede who Killed his sweetheart two months ago,