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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-12-24
Giants of 0lden Times.

In one of his recent lectures Professor
j. A. Williams alludes to the discovery
of an enormous lizard eighty feet in
length. The Professor infers las no
living specimen of that magnitude has
been found that the species which it re-
presents has become degenerated The
verify of his position he endeavors to en-
force by an alusion to the wel-known
existence of human giants in olden times.
The following is the list upon which this
singular hypothesis is based:
A giant exhibited in Rouen in 1880,
Professor Williams says, measured nearly
eighteen feet in height.
Gorapius once saw a girl of twelve
years who was ten feet high.
The giant Galabra, brought from
Arabia to Rome during the reign of
Caesar, was ten feet high.
Fannum, who lived in the time of
Eugene H., measured eleven feet six
inches in height.
Chevaller .Scrog, while exploring a
cavern in the Peak of Tcneriffe, found u
skull which must have belonged to man
at least fifteen feet high. 1t contained
sixty perfect teeth of monstrous size.
The giant Ferregus, slain by Orlando,
the nephew of Charlemagne, was twenty
eight feet high and so heavy that no
horse could be found that was strong
enough to bear him.
In 1914 the tomb of giant was
opened at st. Germain who must have
been at least thirty feet high during life.
As late as 1850 human skeleton nine
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-12-24
copYRiChT ies

AH the gear round
is the time when DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery works the best.
1t purifes the blood.
It's not like the sarsaparillas,
which claim to do good in March,
April, and May; you can depend
upon it at,oays. That's why it is
guaranteed. If it doesn't benefit or
cure, in every case for which it's
recommended, you have your money
back.
No other medicine of its kind
says as much-but no other does
as much. 1t cleanses, renews and
invigorates the entire system. For
all skin, scalp and scrofulous affec-
tions, as Eczema, letter, Salt-rheum,
White Swellings, Hip-joint Disease,
and kindred ailments, it's positige
cure.
The proprietors of DR.. Sage's
Catarrh Remedy offer $500 for an
incurable case of Catarrh. 1t isn't
mere talk its business.
They mean to pay you, if they
can't cure you. But you'll find
that they can.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-12-24

1t is interesting to know that an in
telligent hair dresser claims that blondes
cannot be done away with; that blondes
are essentially the beauties of ci'iliza-
tion, and that they cannot be driven
away, say the Ladies' Home Journa. He
says that the blonde can dress more
effectively, and that a well-kept bonde
has ten years advantage in the point of
youthful looks. You cannot expunge her
in favor of the brunette even in ltera-
ture, for in the novels turned out diring
the the past year there have been 3S2
blondes to eighty-two brunettes.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-12-24

Collarettes and oapotes to mach the
muf are to be quite the rage this Fnter.
Very beautiful but expensive one are of
very thick piled velvet trimmed with
sGbles with pathetic little claws aidheads
and tails. One of the incest of tleie sets
l have seen was rich chestnut colored
velvet, the pouch shaped mutf hNing Il
dear sable beastio crawling roud the
middle, the small pointed head, Hih two
claw-like feet, clasping the velv,t :olds.
The collar was double-decked looking
affair, the soft velvet being pleatd high
in the back, sloping down toy Sah the
front of the throat, and the lowpr part,
coming from beneath the elcrcling
sable, assuming almost the prp putions
of cape falling quite TO the slo,lders
in heavy pleats. The capote tt match
was turban-shaped, with soft low
crown, the sable resting on the tai' and
the tail and head arranged high 1t the
back. | can't say | quite Ik' this
"heads- and-tails' fever. One He'er re-
alizes the cruelty of these expensive furs
till one sees the pitiful size of the sc poor
little creatures. What murderous bar
barians we women are!-tSt. LOU Re
publican.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-12-24

eight high, The inscription, "Kinto-
lochus Rex" was cut in the hard, gray
stone. The skeleton was found entire,
fifteen and half feet long, ten feet
across the shoulders and five feet from
the breast bone to the back.
The vicinity of Palermo, Italy, has
yielded three remarkable skeletons, one
in 1410, one in 1916 and the last in 1850.
The first was twenty-one, the second
thirty, and the third thirty-four feet in
height.
In 1915 a skelton was dug up near
Mazrino, Sicily, the skull of which was as
large as u common wine cask. Each of
the teeth weighed seven ounces st.
Louis Republic.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-12-24
To Bring Il River to Yicksburg.

Since the Mississippi river has decided
apparently to abandon Vicksburg, Miss,
finally aud forever, the wide awake citi-
zens of that burg have set n motion on
foot to bring another river there. 1t is
the Yazoo that they are wooing now.
Their plan is to divert that stream
through Chicksaw Bayou into the lake
that lies along their levees where once
flowed the Mississippi. 1t is thought that
the plan can be realized at no very great
expense, and the merchants already in the
Imagination see noble fleets of steamboats,
lining their beautiful water front as in the
good all days.-LNew Orleans Picayune.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-12-24
THE LADIES.
TO MAKE OLD SLIPPERS NEW.

Do you ever gild your slippers? Sill
ver gold and bronze footwear is the
proper thing for the evening at present,
and all the kid or satin slippers that have
been rubbed spotty or have grown dirty
are candidates for transformation. Buy
a bottle of gold paint, or bronze, if you
prefer it, and give your footwear two
coats. A twenty -fve-cent bottle will last
all winter, and it will not be two minutes
work TO make your whole stock of slip
pers like new.- New York Press.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-12-24

Weed patterns seem to take, viz,
stalks with tiny brownish-green leaves
thrown upon narrow striped or plain
ground.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-13
East Texas Press Meeting
To the Proprietors, Editors and Publlsht
East Texas News paperS

To the Proprietors, Editors and Publishers Of
East Texas Newspapers.
In conformity with the expressed wish of
q plurality of the newspaper editors, who
have written me on the subject of the East
Texas press association, l hereby call a
meeting of the proprietors, editors and pub
fishers of the newspapers of Eastern
Texas, to be held in the city of Nacogdoches
on Wednesday, the 18th day Of October,
proX-
4 full attendance of all persons compe-
tent for membership in such an association
is respectfully requested. That well or
ganized association of East Texas editors
can do much good for this section of the
state does not admit of a doubt. Many
things beneficial TO the profession can be
looked into.
All those DESTROYS of attending will
please write me at once, informing me of
such intention and naming the lines of rail-
road over which they will have to pass. I
shall be glad, if possible, to furnish them
with free transportation. a number of the
roads have written me, granting free trans
portation, and l am satisfied there will be
no trouble in getting such transportation
over all the roads traversing this portion of
the state. w. NJ. IMBoDEN,
President Pro TEN. East Texas Press Asso-
citation.
Rusk. Tex, Sept. 10.
Cast Texas newspapers please copy
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-13
WERE THEY JESUIIS?
MISS VERA AVA TURNS UP IN
CINCINNATI.
She Tells Remarkable Story OF Her EI-
perience in the Jesuit College
Is She Insane?
Miss Ava's Story.

CINCINNATI, Quo, Sept. 12.-The identity
of the woman VINO so mysteriOusly disap-
peared at the Jesuitical college in Chicago
on Wednesday evening with the one who
mysteriously appeared last night in this
city at klayer's drug store is fully estab-
Iished by the description of her given by
Mrs. Bolton of Chicago. There is
deep scar under the eye, the
growth of hair on a slight mole
the bright blue eyes and the entire descrip-
ton closely responds to the woman who
was taken before Col. Hazen of the police
force this morning, to whom she told her
story in almost the identical language she
used last night. Finding no cause for
holding her, the chief of police directed
that she be taken back to the house OF de-
tention to await some action by her, friends.
When seen by an Associated Press re
porter to-day Miss Ava was seated on tile
side OF q cane-bottomed lounge, her stock
ing feet barely reaching to the floor. She
was wearing a pale-blue calico wrapper
given her here, and had a small-check scarf
about her shoulders. She was entirely
self-possessed in manner, cordial, affable
and Gignitied.
Tell Mrs. Bolton" said she, land this
will identify me better than anything else,
that the 5000 in money and in coupons was
in her satchel. not mine, and they took it
and its contents. Mrs. Bolton viii know
liOAA tillo tLtO GIL A4iSo ava
She went on to say that she went
to the college to attend to matter
OF business. She carried the money to pay
little Jesuitical tariff "a la Mckinley
They demanded that she publicly renounce
her Methodist faith and return to the
church. Refusing she was struck heavily
on the left breast by man whom she de-
scribes as being very large Be
fore this, however, the satchel with
the the money in it had been
seized. Her story of her removal from Chi
cago to Cincinnati has in it no recolections
of a railroad ride. She says from the time
she lost consciousness on Wednesday until
yesterday afternoon she knows nothing ex-
cept a dim remembrance OF being
drenched with water and her clothes
taken off. She denies the suggestion
that she is Miss DeBar, and when told that
it had been suggested that she was Madam
Blavatsky, she laughed and said, why.
Madam Blavatsky was cremated, and l am
sure never was" ''Howevern said she.
recovering her dignity, If the cities choose
to have some amusement over me they
are welcome, but 1 shall demand
payment for what have suffered. thank
God l am here where l am under protec-
ton" She said she had eaten no food since
Wednesday. The old station house keeper
assured her she should have good dinner
to-day. The judgment OF the police is that
she is insane, but she carried herself with
remarkable consistency for an insane
woman
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-13

PROTECTION is a Republican prin-
ciple. The Gossett amendment to the
alien land law excludes foreign compe-
tition with Yankee capital. and is a
law for the protection OF money. 1t is
Republican measure, and undemo-
cratic.
The Gossett amendment plays into
the hands OF the Peoples party, by
driving out our money and making men
turn for any hope of relief to the anti
sub-treasury and government land loan
scheme. II is q Peoples party meas
ure, and undemocratic.
1t is not, and never has been, called
for by any representative Democratic
convention, and is il every sense OPP
posed to the policies and the theories
OF the Democratic party.
Yet we have Democrats who say they
are in favor of the Gossett amendment
because they are Democrats.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-13
THE EUROPEAN SITUATION.

| Europe appears at present to be in a
more singular position than for many
| years past. There is no war in pro-
gress, but the principal nations Of
which it is composed are engaged in
shaking fists at each other. They are
doing this under the pretense Of exer-
cising their troops. Germany is march
ing and countermarching large masses
of men in Alsace. On the opposite of
the line heavy French columns are
maneuvering. In another direction
Austrian troops in large numbers are
engaging in mimic war.
Servia and Bulgaria in the southeast
desired to continue the spectacle. They
set out to mass men on both sides of the
| line which divides them. But this
boys play was put down on the one side
by the porte, and on the other by Rus
STA. 1t was probably supposed that
that these insignificant states, by some
imprudent action, might cause gen.
eral confagration, before there was q
| chance to control it, OF the vast
masses OF men who are fighting sham
battles, perhaps not 10 per cent of Off
GERS and privates care anything what
ever about the questions of state that
are likely to force them into actual
| war.
These questions are not calculated
to benefit humanity in the least. They
are with one exception dynastic rather
than popular in their nature. The
men for most part are drafted into the
several armies whether they like it
or not. They must fight when they
are ordered or take the consequences.
There may be some byplay in the
! shooting of their officers when the
melee is on. But that is all. The Sc
rene, imperial and princely personages
who are getting up the row will not
unnecessarily expose themselves when
| the collision comes. It is not likely
that any OF them will be killed. But
if any advantage or glory is gained
they will claim it all.
The bottom question in European
| politics is Russian. Russia wants
naval outlet in the south. She is frozen
up in the Baltic in winter. This outlet
can only be gained by way of the Oar
! danelles. But if she is allowed to pass
there, the Mediterranean may become
Muscovite lake; England will have
giant in her way on the road to India,
and Austria and Italy may be crippled.
In Russia's attempt in 1854 to seize
Constantinople, all the rest of Europe
was practically against her. Great
Britain, France, Turkey and Italy OPP
posed her on the field. Austria kept
back, waiting for a chance to gain
some advantage, and Prussia watched
Austria.
Now the Oh ess-board of European
politics is entirely changed. Germany,
under the leadership of Prussia, has
taken the place of the Holy Roman
empire. France, on the other hand,
has been stripped of part Of her terri
tory by Germany. But war Is likely to
break out at any moment between these
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-13

THE professional Musicians in New
York-at least those who play in Or
chestras and bands-are again in a
state OF mind over the engagement of
musicians abroad for special service in
this country. Mr.. Damrosch, it seems,
has made contract with several play
ers OF high repute in Germany, and
Mr.. Abbey has organized a band of
chorus singers for his coming season
OF grand opera. Against the
importation of these sons and
daughters of harmony the Musical
Protective union protests, and taking
no lesson from the failure in the case
OF Strauss orchestra, intends as re-
ported, to appeal to the government
for an application of the contract labor
clause.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-13

those, either citizens or ''ths stranger
within our gates" who have no claim Oh
anyone, to relieve their present necessities
and TO help them to help themselves.
Though our meetings SO far have been
held at the Baptist church, the organization
is entirely undenominatioDal, unrestricted
by narrow sectarian bounds, but is on the
broad basis of Christian charity, and as
such we ask the cooperation of all the good
people of Fort Worth.
Especially do we ask the ladies in the
Third, Sixth and Ninth wards to meet with
US, for as yet we have had no representa-
ton from these, and. as each member is ex-
pected to help the cause in her immediate
neigh borhood, it is necessary for each ward
to be represented.
just here l want to ask the ever accom-
modating GAZETTE If it caurot possibly get
up kind of map ofthe city with the wards
mum bered, for 1t boomS Fort Worth so
much and makes it grow so fast that the
ladies, at least, can hardly keep up with
the numbers Of their wards, the boundary
lines being changed so often.
Also. as | suggested in 4 former article
we want the assistance of the young ladies
in our laborS. Some few have already had
the courage 10 enlist in this good cause, but
there is room and work for many more
Then shall the king say unto those on
his right hand, come, We blessed of my
1athef, inherit the hlngdom prepared for
YOU from the foundation of the world, for
was hungered and We gave me meat, was
thirsty and ye gave me drink, l was
stranger and We took me in, naked and We
clothed me, l was Sick and We visited me, l
was in prison and ye came unto me-"
Then shall the righte Jus answer him say
ing, Lord, when saw we thee huugered
and feed theel or, thirsty and gave thee
drink! When saw we thee stranger ana
took thee in? or naked and clothed thee?
Or, when saw we thee sick, or in prison
and came unto thee?"
And the king shall answer and say unto
them, verify l say unto you, inasmuch as
We have done it unto one of the least Of
these my brethren, We have done it unto
me-" Mrs. j. J. JARVIS,
President
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-13
HUMPHREYS MANDATE.
THAT THREATENED STRIKE OF
COTTON PlCkERS
Fails to Materislize Little Bit--ReIis Bile
Information Especially Gathered
by Gazette Men. -
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
| BRENNAN WASHINGTON COUNTY, TEX.
Sept. 12.-The cotton pickerS' league has nc
| following in this county. The cotton pick
ers all worked till noon to-day with no
| thought of striking.
| FLoRESvILLE, WILSON COUNTY, TEX,
Sept. 12.-The negroes Of this county, as
| far as can be learned, have paid no atten-
| ton to the strike proposed for to-day.
VICTORIA, CALHoUS COUNTY. TEX, Sept.
| 12.-The threatened cotton-pickerS' strike
did not alarm nor effect the Calhoun county
! farmers. The city was crowded with col
ored people to-day, but not one of then.
could be found who had complied with Car
Humphreys mandate.
TAILOR, WILLIAMSON, COUNTY, Ten,
! Sept. l2.-Can't find anyone here who
knows anything about Humphrey, his or
ganization or the proposed strike.
CUERo, DEWITT COUNTY, TEX. Sept. -.
The question OF the negro strike is not
known here among the darkeys.
FLAroNlA, FAYErTE COUNTY, Ten, Sept
] 12.-Cotton pickers in and near Flatonia,
are not among the strikers. At AiOultou,
eight miles south Of here thirty-fve have
struck.
RICHMOND, FoRr BEND COUNTY, TEX,
Sept. 13.-The largest cotton planters an
ticipate no trouble whatever in getting
enough labor to pick the growing crop at
reasonable wages.
LULING, Caldwell COUNTY, Ten, Sept,
IA number OF farmers were seen this
morning, none OF whom anticipate any
trouble with the cotton pickers. None
have had any intimation Of strike
ALLBNTON, COLoRApO COUNTY, TEXs.
Sept. FTP to O'Clock no demonstrations
OF a strike among cotton picliers.
GIDDiNGs, LEE COUNTY, TEX Sept II.
No Uneasincss here about the alleged
strike of cotton pickers. As i rule the ne
groes are working on shares.
WHARTON, WHARTON COUNTY. TEX,
Sept. FIT suddenly developed here to-
day that there We're five colUred Alliances in
this county. \ reporter learns that delegates
from the different Alliances in the county
are III secret session, discussing what.
action 10 take. From leading negroes in
the Alliance it is learned that 10 Strike is
probable. Only one of the lodges hold out
for strike while four are against il. The
dissension came from tramp cotton pickers.
Leading colored men in the county are
against the strike to man,
HUNTSVILLE, WALLER COUNTY, TEX,
Sept. l2.-From a general inquiry, it is evil
dent that the Walker countv negro popuIa-
ton is hardly aware that such thing as
general strike of cotton pickers is expected
20 take place to-day-they are not lin it,
WILLIS, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Ten,
Sept. 12.-The cotton pickers at this point.
do not seem to know anything about ME-
Humphreys manifesto, hence there is no
indication Of a strike.
HoUsToN, TEX, Sept. 12-There is no
strike OF cotton picliers in Harris county,
and very late returns from Anderson. Polk,
Hays, Trinity, Waller. Leon, Brazos,
Grimes, Guadalupe, Austin, Burleson and.
Brazoria show that Gar Humphreys u},ase
had no effect on the colored population in
the struggle for bread.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-13
CUPID CAUSED 1T,
But the Dart Was Leaden Bullet,
Which VIII Cause Death
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette
PARIS, TEX, Sept. 12.-George Bossier,
is half-breed Choctaw and deputy sheriff
of Kiamiti county, Choctaw Nation. He is
also widower, his first wife being Of negro
blood. For some time he has been
infatuated with a sister of his
dead wife, good-looking woman
of mixed negro and Indian blood,
and it was supposed they would be married,
in fact their relations had become subject
of comment. 1t seems, however, that
Georges wooing did not progress satisfac
torily and he has recently been Respondent.
Thursday evening at his home near Good
land he took his pistol, placed the muzzle to
his heart and pulled the trigger, but the
weapon snapped. He made second effort
without result, and for the third time he
pulled the trigger this time the
pistol fired, but he had let the
muzzle slip and the ball passed through the
left shoulder socket, SCATTERING it. a ply
stefan was not obtained until yesterday
evening, when one of this city went up and
amputated the arm at the shoulder. Bos-
sier was very low when he left, and can
hardly survive.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-13

Card to Those Who Wish to Go to St. Louis
Convention.

RAYNER, SToNEwALL Co, Sept. o 1891.
To all those who wish to attend the
national convention OF the anti-sub-treasury
and the incorruptible Alliance men of
America, which cOnveneS in St. Louis on
September 10, will say we have conferred
with all the railroads Leading into said city
and reduced rate has been granted on the
following lines: Houston and Texas Cen
trial, International and Great Northern,
Texas and Pacific, Missouri, Kansas and
Texas, Cotton Belt, ct al The call by the
national committee and Chairman s. j.
kendrick of Texas, all have seen, and it is
important that Il large attendance be on
hand. The destiny of the Alliance, which
is now being run by designing loJ OF
schemcrs and bathrooms, demands your
presence. Honest government demands it.
Men who believe in free speech and
actions of Americans demand it; men who
love their country and its Institutions, and
believe in seeing the so-much-needed re
forms inaugurated. should attend men who
want to see the purity of the order restored
back to where its founders intended it
should always be; men who believe not in
pet schemes and iSmS that have been pro
mulgated bv a lot of SchemerS 10 divert the
attention of the people from the main issue
which now confront the American people,
i. e. the tariff and free coinage of silver:
men who oppose the Sub-treasury bill, the
converting of the Alliance into secret
political organization for the benefit OF
crushing it and lifting n set OF fourth rate
men into Office for Doodle instead to serve
an honest public. Men who believe in free
discussion of all questions pertaining TO the
best interest OF the people at any and all
times, thereby raising the franchise of our
countrymen to a higher plane Of usefulness
in American politics, men who believe and
who are clamoring for such reforms in our
government as will forever wipe out class
legislation, and put each citizen upon
equal footing with one and other,
fewer and simpler laws with a rigid
enforcement, and for the government to
look to the people and not the people TO the
government, for support. Cheap hotel rates
have been secured at St. Louis. In addi-
ton TO the convention the great st. Louis
exposition and fair will be in full operation,
affording all pleasant stay while there.
From the outlook it will be one of the
greatest gatherings of true reformers ever
held in America Let everyone who has
the tine and money to spare attend.
WILL L. SARGENT,
One of the National Committee on Pro-
gramme and Arrangements.
Papers of the state wild please publish
the above.