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The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-12-12
OBEs OBSERVATIONS.

What He Sees and Hears During HIS
Travels.
The people are beginning to realize that
when the HERALD repeatedly stated that
some of the present Councilmen of the bor-
ough did not know what they were doing
half the time the paper pretty well under
stood what it was talking about. The latest
confirmation of the assertion is the predica-
ment in which the borough has been placed
in connection with the Pennsylvania Rail.
road matter. OF course the Councilmen are
out with excuses Of all kinds and claim ex.
oneration from blame on the ground that the
company broke faith with them, but upon
this ground they cannot be excused. Had
they understood their business they would
have secured an injunction at once. That
they should have taken the word of a fore
man employed by contractor for the COM
pany that nothing further would be done on
the bridge is ridiculous. Our Councimen
have shown themselves hayseeders in this
matter.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-12-12
Chart Opeu.

The chart for the sale of reserved seats for
"The Drummer Boy of Shiloh which is to
be produced at Ferguson's theatre on the 10th
and nth insts., under the auspices of Wash
ington Camp, No. 2O6, P. o. s, of A., is now
open at Kirlin's drug store.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-12-12
Violin Lessons.

Prof John Jones, leader Of the Mahanoy
City opera house orchestra, is prepared to
give lessons on the violin on reasonable terms.
Orders may be left at the Kendrick House.
Shenandoah. l2-S.lm
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-12-12

Thomas Hughes of West Coal street, had
his left leg and side badly confused Friday
last by a blast of coal which struck him
when he was in a heading of the Kelley
Run colliery. Theinjuries are not of very
serious character.
Friday night last Mike Nsrovicz, Pole
residing on East Lloyd street, had the flesh
torn from his left hand and fingers by the
exploding of a piece of dynamite in Rear
Ridge colliery. He was sent to the Miners
Hospital.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-12-12

Go to Holderman's jewelry store to select
your Christmas presents, By making small
deposit goods will be laid away until called
for. Corner Main and Lloyd streets. If
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-12-12
USE DANA'S SARSAPARILLA. ITS
"THE KIND THAT CUREs.o

Gold and silver watches, diamonds, precious
stones, solid sterling and best plated silver
ware, B. & II. banquet and parlor lamps.
bronzes, optical goods; everything in great
variety, at HoIdermans, corner Main and
Lloyd streets. If
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-12-12
The Academy Restaurnnt.

The Pottsville headquarters for Shenan-
doah people and others living North of the
Mountain, for hot toddies, hot punches, beef
tea and all kinds of wines and liquors of the
best brands is the Academy Restaurant, John
F. Cooney, proprietor, M. A. Cooney, assist
ant. 10
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-12-12
USE DANA's sARsAPARILLA, ITS
THE KIND THAT CURES"
The Fair Committea-

A joint meeting of the ladies' and gentle
mems Columbia Fair committee will be held
at the company's house, on South Jardin
street, on Tuesday, 18th inst, at 1880 o'clock
p m JOHN BARTsCH,
12-I22t Chairman of Committee.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-12-12
A RUNAWAY ENGINE !
QUEER FREAK OF A PENN
SYLVANIA ENGINE.
IT HANDLED ITS OWN THROTTLE
A Swift Run From Silver Brook
to New Boston Junction and
no One in the Cab-No
Damage Done.
UNAWAYS ON rnilrnal

UNAWAYS on railroads
are very dangerous un-
der the best of circum-
stances, but when an
engine has full swing of
a road for a number Of
miles there is some
cause for a sensation.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-12-12
$4,000

Worth of stock to select from in plain, band,
fancy, engraved, stone and other rings,
jewelry gold and silver watches, silverware
and fancy goods, at Holderman's, corner
Main and Lloyd streets. 12-1O.tf
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-12-12
Ohart Onen.

The chart is open at Kirlin's drug store for
the sale of reserved seats for the Confederate
Spy" which is to be produced at Ferguson's
theatre on the 26th and 27th insts. for the
benefit of the Soldiers Monument fund.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-12-12

borough authorities feel chagrined over the
action taken by the company and they are
leaving no stone unturned to devise some
means by which they may remove the often
sive abutment.
1t is stated that one lawyer consulted has
given an opinion that the railroad company
is not in possession of the site upon which
abutment stands and that the borough
authorities have right to remove it as an
unlawful obstruction.
Meanwhile the Pennsylvania Railroad ofIic-
ials are on the alert Several of them came
into town by special car last evening. at
about So'clock, and held a consultation in
the ticket office of the depot at the lower end
of Main street. They listened to the state
ments Of the contractor and his foreman and
viewed the work. Before leaving the Off
cials instructed the contractor to guard the
bridge at all hazards; that the company had
possession and the borough had no right to
interfere in any way with the bridge. The
officials also left with instructions that if the
borough authorities attempted to use force to
remove the bridge and the contractor found
he had not sufficient force to protect the
property, he should at once call upon the
Sheriff for protection
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-12-12
noIIday Announeement.

Miss Yirgie Hollopeter will, on Tuesday
place several pieces of hand-painted
chinaware on exhibition at the Peoples drug
store, corner of Main and Centre streets.
The pieces will be for sale and will make very
appropriate Christmas presents. l2-9.3t
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-12-12

Holderman's jewelry store, corner Mali
and Lloyd streets, is better stocked this sea-
son than any other competitors in this town
or county. 12.1O-tf
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-12-12

The Pennsylvania Railroad bridge near
the Cambridge colliery is in position. 1t is
certainly dangerous obstruction in the
public highway at that place and there is a
great howl over it, To all inquiries as to
who is blameable for the neglect comes the
taunting reply, where were the Council
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-12-12

o, ye Gods isn't such management Of
affairs encouraging to taxpayers who have
placed the management of an undertaking
involving an outlay Of over 100000 in the
hands of the same people.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-12-12

VIM. Mccarthy, i22 g. 8th St., Cincinnati
Ohio, writes; Il used Or, Bulls Cough Syaup
Ia my family with good results" we recon-
mend II 10 all heads Of families as the best"
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-12-12

All goods warranted as represented, or
money refunded, at Holderman's jewelry
store, corner Main and Lloyd streets. l.. .lO.tf
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-12-12

Unless there is scarcity Of work, our
business men expect to do good business
during the holidays
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-12-12

salvation on the greatest cure on earth for
pain Is universally accepted by horsemen and
veterinarians as the ne plus ultra OF lniments.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-12-12

We have our notions of good Cough and
Group Remedy for long while. DR. Coxe's
Wild Cherry and Seneka suits us in every re
speet. Try it.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-12-12

But no another blunder re.appeaB upon
the horizon Look at the streets When the
Messrs. Grant were before Council making
arrangements for street paving the gentlemen
stated that they could do little of the paving
this fall and would prefer not doing any until
spring. Council stated that the electric rail-
way company was ready to pave and it had
been decided to have the company Law its
railway along Main street and pave at grade
at the same time, so that the work would not
have to be done again in the spring Council
asked Mr.. Grant if he would reduce the street
on each side of the railway to grade so as to
make travel safe until the paving would
begin in the spring Mr., Grant said he
would do SO. At the last Council meeting
complaint was made that Main street was in
dangerous condition since the railway had
been put in at grade.
Didn't Mr.. Grant agree to cut down the
street to the grade of the railway 2'' asked
some one.
The answer to the query was that Mr.
Grant had agreed to do so gerbally, but as it
was not in writing and as Council had not
made contract for the paving there was no
means by which he could be compelled to Gu
down the street.
Council was puzzled, but finally it was
decided that the street committee ask the
electric railway company to cut down the
embankments at each side of its road and try
to make the street safe for travel and if the
company should refuse to do the work that
the committee do it at the borough's expense.
The borough is doing to work.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-12-12

The Borough Councils methods in connec-
ton with the Pennsylvania Railroad bridge
matter were quite in contrast with the
methods adopted when the Councilmen
wanted to show the electric railway company
that they were ''the people" In the Coun-
cilmen the electric road found a party of
bulldozers, tormentors and obstructionists
but the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
found in them nest of nice, greeu farmers
Chief Burgess Smith made a statement TO a
HERALD reporter ON Saturday in connection
with the bridge matter 1t does not material
ly differ with what the HERALD has already
published. Mr.. Smith says: Last Thursday
morning the Street Committee called upon
the foreman of the work. He promised to
take out the foundation stones that had been
laid and fill up the holes, pending the result
Of consultation with the railroad company's
engineer suggested that it would be well
for the borough to place watchman at the
place, but the foreman said that would be un-
necessary as no more work would be done.
When found work was going ON at the
bridge Saturday morning l consulted with
Solicitor Pomeroy and he said that in his
opinion the borough would have as much
sight to act in the matter after the building
of the bridge as it had before and that in his
opinion the borough could compel the com
pany to remoyethe abutment if it obstructed
the public highway. ! also found that the
Couneilmen were not inclined to pay for
posse, so taking all in all did not carry out
my intention of taking 40 or so men down
to the bridge to drive OF the eompanys
men.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-12-12

Presents bought at Holderman's iewelry
store carry with them an absolute guarantee
as to the purity Of metal and certainty of
perfection in construction and finish Corner
Main and Lloyd streets. 12-1O-tf
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-12-12
BOTH ARE DETERMINED !
WILL THERE BE A WAR OVER
THE BRIDGE
BOROUGH OFFICIALS GHAGRINED
The Pennsylvania Railway Off
cials Say They Win Tolerate no
Interference and Will Call
Out the Sheriff g Posse.

HE controversy over the
Pennsylvania Railroad
bridge secretly erected
by the company in the
southern part of town
on Friday night is
waxing warm. The
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-12-12

Goods sold at Holdermans jewelry store
from 25 to 80 per cent less than elsewhere.
l2-IO-tf
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-12-12

The latter action Of Council was as silly rs
the action, or, rather, non-action in the
bridge matter. 1t recalled the experience Of
a once too good hearted Chief Burgess Of this
town. A circus was billed to appear on the
Kelley Run base ball grounds The manager
paid his license and called for the service of
some special police, who were placed on duty
by the Burgess. After the show the latter
presented the bill for police duty. The man
ager kicked" on the size of it.
81 will not pay that much,' said the show
man.
We'll, now, ] wouldn't ask any man to
work for me for nothing" pleaded the bor-
ough official, "snd if you will not pay the
bill I will p
We'll, pay it," was the heartless reply of
the tent king, ORE.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-12-12

men at when they should have secured ~
injunction p
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-12-12

(AdditiOnal local nel0s on second paos.l
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-12-12

Best photographs and crayons at Dabb's.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-12-12
Eveyth,ng a Decided Bayoin.

GENTS Natural Wool Suits, worth
" $780, sold now for s2. Comfortables
and Blankets cheap Come at once and
secure good values at old reliable stand,
2S South Main street, next door 10 Grand
Union Tea Store.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-09-19
A LaughabIe superstition.

"a curious illustration of the va!ue of
superstitions. said Mr.. Kunz, the dia-
mond expert for Tiffany & Co., "was
afforded the other day by lady who
brought set of opals here for the pur-
pose of selling them. She felt obliged
to part with them on account of a series
Of misfortunes in her family which she
feared were attributable to the gems,
so VIGOROUSLY unlucky. On examining
them l found that they We're merely i'm
itations. A few weeks ago had in my
possession three seashells which had
been transformed into opal Their orig
inal hmy material had been dissolved
out of the rock by which they We're in
closed, and the precious substance was
deposited by water in place of the lime,
retaining the form of the shells. A
graduate of Harvard college bought the
curiosity and presented it to that insti-
tuition. New York Sun.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-09-19
PeriIous Riding on the Iron Horse.

"Did you ever ride on a locomotive?"
asked O. G. Haskins. II tried it once
and have no desire to repeat the expert
ment. 1t was out in Colorado, where
you sometimes run SO close to bottom
less chasms that you could drop your
hat into them, and make turns so short
and sudden that it nearly disjoints your
spinal vertebre. The master mechanic
was an old friend of mine and gave me
permission to ride over the road on the
engine of the lightning express. The
engineer did not appear to fancy my
presence much, but treated me civilly.
We were behind time, the night was
black as Erebus, and terrific thunder
storm was raging. The engineer was
determined to go in on time, and the
way he rushed around those curves and
across canyons was enough to make a
mans hair turn gray.
1.-THE peculiar thing about these noun
tain engines is that they do not take
curve like any other vehicle. They go
plunging straight ahead until you feel
sure that they are clear of the track and
suspended in midair, and then shoot
around and leave you to wonder by whaS
miracle you have been saved. The
trucks take the curve in the orthodox
manner, but the superstructure is so ar
ranged that it consumes more time in
making the turA. With the lightning
playing about the mountain peaks and
half disclosing the frightful gorges and
swollen torrents, the great iron leviathan
swaying and plunging along that slip
perry, serpentine track, I first realized
the perils Of railway travel and the re-
sponsibility of the sullen man who kept
his hand on the throttle and his eye on
the track. stood with my heart In my
throat, admiring his nerve, but not envy
ing him his Job. At the first stop /
clambered back into the coach and staid
there."-St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-09-19

Among Chicago's industries is fac
tory where the manufacture Of shoes for
corpses is carried ON exclusively.
Out Of five neat black boxes repre-
sentative of the firm yesterday took as
many different sizes. These were adults
and children's shoes. The material cor
responds with the purpose Of their use.
The shoes are certainly nice to took at.
The soles are cut out Of pasteboard and
are covered with grained paper. The
uppers are combination of quilted
satin and crochet work. A ribbon, in
serted at the top and tied In neat bow
knot, holds the shoe to the foot.
"Men's shoes are always black" it
was said. occasionally we turn out
lot of brown ones. We have had special
orders for mems white shoes, but only
in few instances. Shoes for women
and children are always white. They
are not expensive; five to fifteen dollars
will purchase a dozen pairs"
The burial shoe is patented article.
1t was designed by Joliet Qlls.) woman
milliner, who now enjoys the profits of
her idea. The Chicago company has
been in existence for nearly decade,
and is catering to an ever increasing de-
mand. The firm employs travelling
man, who covers all the territory be-
tween Maine and California. 1t takes
ten girls and several machines to keep
up with his orders. The average month
ly output is $4,000 pairs during the dull
season. 1t is increased to $4,000 during
a busy period. Chicago Tribune.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-09-19
The Gold Cure Is Very Old.

The precious metal has been employed
both externally and internally, in the
metallic state, in solution and by sym
pathy, for great variety of the ills that
flesh, is heir to, for over 1000 years. The
train of thought which led the ancients
to employ this highly priced material
can be well told in the quaint language
of the distinguished Dutch physician and
chemist, Hermann Boerhaave; writing
about 1926, he says: 1.-The alchemists
will have this metal contain know not
what radical balm of life capable Of re-
storing health and continuing 1t to the
longest period.
"What led the early physicians to
imagine such wonderful virtue In gold
was that they perceived certain qualities
therein which they fancied must be
conveyed thereby into the body; gold,
for instance, is not capable Of being dc.
stroyed; hence they concluded it mus.
be very proper to preserve animal sub
stances and save them from putrefac-
ton, which is method of reasoning
very much like that of some fanciful
physicians who sought for an assuaging
remedy In the blood Of an ass ear By
reason the ass is a very calm beastr'-
Professor Fl. Darlington Bolton in Pop
ular Science Monthly.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-09-19
Bright Old Mon In Essex County.

Essex county, Mass, has been noted
not only for its legal lights like Rufus
Choate, Caleb Gushing, Judge Story
and others, but also for its deputy
sheriffs, some of whom have served
many years.
OF one of these men, Daniel Potter
many amusing stories have been told.
AT one time he entered newspaper
Office in Salem, and addressing the only
scribe who was in sight said:
II thought l would tell you that to-
morrow shall go where l never went
before and can never 60 again"
The scribe, knowing his caller,
promptly gave it up" and then Mr..
Potter said:
at is into my eightieth yearw
Some years ago these old deputies had
gathering at the home Of certain one
Of their number In Gloucester. While
they were roaming about the house the
host called the attention of his guests to
an old clock, a great favorite of his
He told his friends of his great attach
ment to this ancient timepiece and grew
quite pathetic at certain points in his
remarks, which he brought to close
by saying In voice full of emotion:
"Gentlemen, l have wound up that
clock every night for more than forty
years."
He had evidently made an impression
on his visitors, when one old deputy,
who had been carefully examining the
clock, turned the tide of feeling evoked
by the story by saying dryly:
"Well, always did think you were
something of an idiot! That's an eight
day clockr-Youth's Companion.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-09-19
Religious Differencea.

In the greater concerns of life there
are wonderful illustrations Of the con-
ficts Of opinions. There are something
over 1,200,0O0,000 Of human beings in
the world. Among these are six va
rieties of religious belief; three of these
are said by one class to be false, and by
others three are said to be the true re-
ligion. And yet every religionist, every
sectarian claims that he and she alone
are right. What our Chinese neighbors
say Is "true" we say is false" We call
them "heathens"-they class us as "out-
side barbarians."
What we English speaking people
think is the right and the true religion
is In startling minority in human be-
lief or religious creed-for there are
only some $50, 100000 Christians in all
the world. There are some 5000 900
Jews, and they have clung with singular
persistency In all ages to their religious
belief; it is seldom jew renounces his
faith; 1t is more seldom that a Chris
tian embraces Judaism. There are
more than 400,0O0O0O people who are
pagans and Mohammedans.- Detroit
Free Press.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-09-19

In administration circles, the story
goes, there is considerable uneasiness
felt because of the growing apathy
among the active Republican workers;
because they declared before the Min
neapolis convention, and have repeated
it since, that "there are no inducements,
from federal patronage standpoint, for
them to pull off their coats in behalf of
Harrison"
To counteract the widespread and
steadily increasing feeling of discon-
tent among the outs, it is said member
of the cabinet announces that in the
event of the reelection of President
Harrison "many important changes will
be made in the personnel of the admins
tration. n."-Charlest News and Courier.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-09-19

The scarfpin should always be worn
with the fiat, madeup scarf. There is
a place for its insertion, and by seeming
to hold it together 1t attains utilita-
rian phase, in that 1t is an aid in gloss
ing over the percentage of madeup sug-
gestiveness that Is always more or less
associated with the initiative article.
The madeup fat or puff scarf, if worn
without scarfpin, discloses its arti-
fciality IN all the badness of its me-
chanical inferiority. 1t is curious
paradox In the fashions, therefore, that
the soaring that does not actually need
the scarfpin In reality requires it most
of all.
In the self tied De Joinville, or its
madeup reproduction, the scarfpin must
pierce the cross folds at the intersec-
tion.-Clothier and Furnisher.