davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-10-02
A Oueer Horned Snake.

Some time during the first or second
week of June of the present year, the
children of Mr.. Sol Benson IA well
known farmer who lives seven miles
north of Knoxville, Iowa, and whose
postofiice address is at the above named
place. came home from school and
made the startling announcement that
their teacher had killed snake with
forked tail. Sol does not claim to be
cup" in 'snakeology," but he says it
struck him that this particular ophid.
ian must be "curiously and wonder.
ously formed" to say the least, yet he
did not take sufficient interest in the
matter to walk over to where the
plucky ''school marm" had dispatched
the monstrosity to make an examina-
tion of its bind candal termination.
The next morning, however, he was
riding past the place with one of his
sons who was present when the creature
had met the school teacher and the AK,
and concluded to take lesson in de.
formed herpetology. Arriving at the
place be found to his great surprise
snake four feet eight inches in length
with perfectly formed horn on the
end of its tail. Closer examination
disclosed the remarkable fact that this
horn was split from base to point, and
that it would open like the beak of q
bird 1t had probably been open
when the children examined it the day
before, which caused them to infer it
was fork tailed snake.-St. Louis
Republic.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-10-02

The great trouble with American
municipal government, says writer
in the Engineering Magazine, is the
lack of homogeneity in the great cities
Each city starts out independently and
on better plan than any other, and
yet with very little thought of profit
ing by the experience of older ones.
American politicians are apt to plume
themselves on the advances they have
made in their own departments, and
some even go so far as to point with
pride at the growth of their particular
city. Yet with all our boosted pro
gress the fact remains that the best
governed cities, the most ably-de.
veloped and thoroughly broadened
municipalities are the old cities of the
new world, in which the necessity for
new growth and complete change from
the old have been so wholly recognized
as to compel the introduction of a new
order of affairs. Nothing of the sort
is to be seen in even the most active
communities in America. New York
cannot annex other districts because
local politicians interpose objections
which have no foundation save theil
own selfshness. Boston is hemmeG
in with so-called rival municipal
titles that hug their civil privileges
and imagine independence with absurc
pretentions of might aud power
Philadelphia has, in truth, added
vastly to her territory and stands
quite distinct among seaboard cities il
this respect, but she is wanting in tn
metropolitan spirit and capability o
development which alone would max
this increase of territory valuable. Ii
the West a different feeling may b.
noted. and this, as well as their NOR
rapid rate of increase, tends to max
orr Western cities more prosperous
we'll as more modern than our Eastern
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-10-02
Six Generations.

Phillis Jones, now nearly 100 years
old, but active and IN full possession
of her faculties, lives near Green's
boro, Ala, She scws, and in threading
needle has no need of glasses. Phillis
is the mother of twenty children, her
descendants number over 200 now,
and she is probably the only great
great-grandmother in the United
States.
Phillis was born on White Oak River,
North Carolina, exactly when is not
recorded. There are those who doubt
the story, but the proof lies in the
representatives, of each of the six gem
erations of her descendants, who are
to be seen to-day, and whose connee-
tion with Phillis is perfectly clear,-
New York Advertiser,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-10-02

whose reign boards became fashiona-
BILE, remaining so until Constantinople
was taken by the Turks. The ancient
Germans shaved their bearda, but wore
mustaches. Their young men were
not permitted to shave or cut their
hair until they had slain foe in bat
tie. The ancient Cloths, Franks, and
Gauls, as well as the Britons, also woro
mustaches only. The Saxons grew
long boards, but after the Norman con-
quest shaving became fashionable in
England. Normans regarded it as a
sign of misery and distress to permit
hair to grow on the face. --Chicago
Times.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-10-02
BUTTERCUPS.

Jennie was Watching the cows hons,
Down by the meadow bars alone,
And her eyes were as blue as her bonnet
Jennie was only a farmers lass,
And she lot down the bars so tho cows could
pass
Out OF the waving, blue-eyed grass,
With buttercups sprinkled upon it.
Jennie was watching young Farmer Payne
Plckinga buttercup out otthe lane;
Stephen was strong and merry.
Jennie y she heard her mother call,
But there at her side stood the farmer tall
And her cheeks grew as red as n cherry.
I'm coming, mother ~ she turned to go,
But stephen stool at the path below,
And there went Daisy and Bess and Flo
over into the clover,
His nrms were strong ms her waist was slim,
'I'll keep you till every COW gets in,
Or tell me the name OF your lover"
Jennie, Jennie it's getting late"
Came mothers voice from the farmhouse
gate.
But Jennie was slender and could not mate
With the tender strength OF lover.
| And who could do single thing
| With q yellow buttercup under their chin,
But nestle the great strong arms within
And grow rs red as the clover.
maybe tits Ben" then she blushed again,
"And maybe tits only Stephen Payne
Then the dark crept over the meadow lane
And buttercups a-sprinkle
Not single sound in tho dusky dell
Save the tinkle of Dalsy's silver bell,
"Tink -a-link-a-tinflc ~
For mothers voice and the bars forgot
The cows are into the meadow lot
Knee deep in the dewy clover.
Jennie and Steve came slowly up,
Her soft chin yellow with butterrup,
His handsome face flushed over.
'Where nre you. Jennie? it's late and cold
Were comm. mother said stephen bold
"The COWS got into the meadow,
We stopped to drive them slowly up"
Then he slyly hid tho butterrup
, And kissed her again in the shadow.
Tho Modern Argo
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-10-02

The extensive use of wood in max
ing the cheaper grades of paper offers
one of the most serious obstacles to
forest preservation, according TO the
New York Post. In the last two or
three years the growth of the wood
pulp industry has been enormous, n
dozen great mills, each manufacturing
fifty to 300 tons of pulp day, having
been built on the Hudson River, to
feed principally on the Adirondack
forests. The wood chiefly used is
spruce, and the especially disastrous
effects Of the industry on the forests
results not only from the extreme de.
mand for the lumber, but from the
fact that while the demand is especially
for trees of thirty to thirty-fvc years
growth, the young trees are also cut.
In 1881 the capacity of the pulp mills
in the United States was about 70, 900
tons per annum. The present capacity
is 700, 900 tons And in this remark.
able growth the industry has been re.
companied by these three desirable
things: increase in quantity, decrease
in price and no diminution in the com.
pensation of labor. The sound of the
axe, the barker, and the grinder il
heard in twenty-five States. The
neighborhood of Niagara and the Ad-
irondacks in New York, the territories
of the Kennebec, Androscoggin, and
Penobscot Rivers in Maine, the Fox
River valley of Wisconsin, the hills of
New Hampshire and Vermont, and the
natural-gas belt of Indiana are the
greatest pulp-producing regions of the
United States. About $500 cords OF
wood are required daily to supply the
demand of the mills.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-10-02
Underground Canal Sixteen Miles Long.

The canal between Worsley and st.
Helena, in North England, is probably
the longest and most remarkable canal
of the kind in the world. 1t is sixteen
miles long and is underground from
one end to another. Many years ago
the managers of the Duke of Bridge
waters estate filed it's old mines with
water that they might transport the
coal under ground instead Of on the
surface. Ordinary canal boats are used,
the power being furnished by the men
The tunnel arch over the canal is pro-
videl with cross pieces, and the men
propel the boats along as they lie on
their backs on the loads OF coal.
Pittsburg Dispatch,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-10-02
The Private House "COld Room"

The "cold room" is not uncom-
mon feature of many expensive and
convenient new houses. 1t is in reality
a refrigerator of some approved make,
as large as pantry, provided with
shelves from floor to ceiling on three
sides, and the temperature for most
articles is found somewhere between
the two extremes. On the fourth side
are hooks where meats may be hung.
The room is perfectly ventilated and
the ice is put in from the outside, SO
that it is unnecessary for the ice man
to eAtey the house. New York Post,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-10-02

street. Il don't feel nigh as lonesome
as did when | had no company but
Pinky and that Clarke girl; and the
land knows I'm glad to get rid of her
Dolly's only six years AMI five
months next Tuesday; but she's got
more sense than dozen Sairy Clarlles,
and she's such company !"
"Well, I'm glad to hear You say so !;
for seems to me you weren't over
anxious TO have her at first "
"Well, mebbe not You see, I've
never been used to children, and
thought she'd be such an everlasting
trouble, and keep the house turned
Just inside ont. But couldn't refusa
Cousin Emily Jane when she wrote tc
beg me to take care of Dolly while she
went to nurse her sick mother. She
offered to pay board but l wouldn t
dream of taking board for Dolly. She
pays for herself in good COM pany and
then she's such provider.
"Provider? Why, what can Dolly
provide?'
"Oh, pretty nigh everything that
she thinks is wautinl Why, she
hadn't been here three days when she
wanted to know why l hadn't vines
trained over the porch, like her
mothers; and when l said l didn't
know where to get any, off she went
md got couple of sprouts of Madeiry
vine from Captn Winston. There
they are, you see, set ont in the yard,
md growing like possessed. Then,
t'other day, when l was bothered with
mice eating my spice cake, Isaid Pinky
was growing too old and lazy to hunt
for mice, and that same evenin' in
comes Dolly with white kitten, and
says she, Aunt Marthy'-you know
she calls me aunt-'this little cat will
be growed up by the time Pinky dies,
and then she'll catch mice for you. u
The two ladies joined in laugh ovel
Dolly's "cuteness;" and Mrs. Staples
craning her neck MS she looked out O
the front door, said;
"Why, there's tho child now, a-set
ting in old Capt'n Winston's porch
alongside of him. Poor man! he
been terrible lonesome since his sistc
Nancy married and vent away. l de
clare, feel downright sorry for him.
"Oh, he don't seem to banker afte
company! He's got his businessplac
down at the wharf, and when he come
home he Jest goes to work i'll mis- bit o
garden, or sets in his porch playini
with the dogs and children. Dolly
powerful fond of him, and loves t.
hear tell about how he was ship
wrecked once, and all about tht
strange places he's been to when h
was captn OF the N4Lcy."
'Pity he amt married But Dan.
says he's about the most backwart
man on yearth where there's WINNER
concerned. You know, when Name,
went away he tried Miss Snellip't
boarding house, where tine Widde,
Tomlin was living, and them two vim
min set their caps so p'intedly at hin
that he got skeered, and went back t,
his own house and got that old colore,
woman, Chloe, to come every day an
cook and clean up for him. And sic
cookin'l Everything burnt or o7el
done. and tho risen bread like SO muc
putty. It's wonder he amt dead {
dyspepsey before thls?"
'Sear, dear!" said Miss Marthi
pityingly.
Mrs. Staples commenced rolling II
her knitting.
"lalAin' Of eoQ!iuh reminds II
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-10-02
coat and Dolly sat and watched him

coat; and Dolly sat and watched MIN
for awhile; then she snid, solemnly {:
'Men can't sew. Ny mamma always
sews on my papas buttons. Why
don't you get married and have some
body to sew for you'll"
He looked up and laughed.
"Why, Dolly, you've got a wise lit
tie head on them young shoulders, "
shaking his own head gravely; "but 1
don't know of any real nice, good wo-
man who would have an old fellow like
me"
my Aunt Marthy is good and
NICE" said Dolly.
"But she wouldn't have me, Dolly. "
81 guess she would. She thinks
you're real nice. And she ought to
have dog and man to take care of
her and the garden"
The captain laughed until his jolly
face was red and his blue eyes full of
tears. Dolly was offended; and she
slipped down from the bench on which
she was seated and ran home, without
saying q word of good-by.
But the next day the little girl was
whole week the captain saw nothing OF
her. His conscience smote him that
he had, however unintentionally, hurt
the feelings of his little friend SO one
evening he stopped at the door with a
pretty box of candies in his hand,
which he intended to leave rs a peace
Offering,
tc
little one to-day" he inquired of Miss
Martha, who came to the door in an
swer to his modest knock.
But Dolly heard him, and as she
was almost well and sitting up now
she insisted upon his coming in, ant
they had what she called ga fine time
examining and sorting the contents o.
the box.
'I am sorry ] ever offended you
Dolly" said the visitor, Mt length, Al
he rose to go. "You must forgive mi
and come to see me again soon as yo,
are well enough"
"Why, [ never heard of Dolly
being offended ~ Miss Martha said
"What was it about?"
The captain colored; but Dolly said
frankly:
81 wasn't mad sure enough, Aun
NIarthy. | wanted him to take care o
you, cause you ought to have some
body to-"
"Dolly, you'll get sick again stayin
in this cold room. Go and sit by tn
kitchen fire."
The child obeyed, taking her prec
ious box with her; but the captai
hesitated and fingered.
"Maybe," he said, n little shyly-
"maybe, Miss Marthy, since the littl
ones mentioned it, we might as we
talk the matter over now. 1t amt tn
first time I've been thinking over it.
What they said nobody ever knew
but that night, when Dolly had said he
prayers, Miss Martha took her on he
lap and into her arms, and kissed he
with unwonted tenderness, while tn
child was sure she saw tears in he
eyes.
care you sorry for anything, Aur
Marthy?" she inquired, anxiously.
"No, deary; I'm glad"
And as the child sank to sleer
rocked in her arms, the little lionel
, old maid looked down at the fair fac
{ with smile through her tears, an
murmured:
"Bless the child"
Dolly was such a provider. --Satul
day Night.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-10-02

Chicago attracts more vessels by
fifty per cent. to its docks than does
New York, and its clearances and ar
rivals are, in the aggregate, n fraction
Of over sixty per cent. as much as
hose of half dozen of the big sea-
BOARD ports.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-10-02
Nothing yet has happened which can
thange the belief that the republic is
IN established institution in France.

Pocahontas did not save the life of
'ohn Smith. 1t has been ascertained
hat this worthy man was the most
.ble. bodied prevaricator of his CEN
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-10-02

Science is causing us to pick up new
nperstitions for our old ones, observes
he Atlanta Constitution. A man IS
.ccused of hypnotizing a witness on
he stand in a court at Tacoma.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-10-02

seem IN l 6 h tlly
C h a n G e d since
Dolly came" said
Miss Martha to her
neighhor, M rs.
Staples, as the two
sat knitting in the
cool entry, with
the front door open
and looking nm tba
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-10-02
HOW DOLLY PROVIDED.

BY S. A. WEISS.
SHIS house does
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-10-02

ury
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-10-02

chicken, which the child reported glee-
fully the captain ate 'every bit, and
said twas the very incest cooking he
ever saw"
1t was about this time that Dolly be-
gan to look refectivoly at her relative
rs the latter would sit knitting in her
low rocking chair in the entry, and
one day she surprised her by saying,
gravely:
"Aunt Marthy, 7 think you wants q
man to take care o. you."
"Gool gracious, childl What put
such m idea into your head?"
"Cause," answered Dolly, with un-
rufflal gravity cause there's a heap
Of things you can't do for yourself
Ny papa takes care of my mamma.
Aunt Marthy, why amt you never
married."
Miss Martha broke into laugh, but
when the question was repeated, she
said, with a sigh which seemed to come
despite herself;
''Because, deary, nobody ever asked
me-"
"Why not? Mamma said you was
pretty and good"
"Niobbe ] was too quiet for folks to
notice me-" answered the old maid,
dreamily. And then her thoughts
seemed to go away from Dolfy-away
into the past, perhaps in speculations
of whGt might have been; and she
never noticed that the child slipped
quietly away and ran swiftly across
the street to The little cottage of her
friend, Captain Winston.
the captain was seated in his little
back porch, sewing Q button on his
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-05-13
EMBRYO HUNTER.

ancestors at the crusade; on either
side is full stand of mail which also
figured to protect some heroic Cecil
during that holy war, and above all is
the full coat of arms of the house.
At the upper end of the dining-roon n
is the minstrel gallery, with . carved
lattice-work balcony surmounted by
six lions rampant, each holding q
shield with the six primal quarterings
rich carving of the old oak of which
the entire interior is made, the great
folding doors on either side of which
hang life-size paintings of Queen Eliza
beth and Mary Queen of Scots. Directly
under the minstrel gallery are six
winged busts in carved oak which form
truss coves. and these busts are like
nesses of the six branches of the house
whose coat-of-arms IL held by the lions
directly over them. and above all is the
coat-of-arms of the Cecils. Around the
ceiling arc more truss coves made by
lions, each holding the coat-of-arms
emblazoned shield, showing the COT
nections Of the house to other families
by their quarterings, and the softly
faded hera1dic colorings are faithfully
shown.
The floor is made Of black and white
marble blocks covered in the center by
Persian rug ON which stands the old
oak table aud chairs made in exact
copy Of thoes now in use. The exterior
Of tho exhibit which u now being COM
pasted undsy ths direction Of Alfred
WinR. wbo psDrpeepts the LoEdun Arm,
Wi0 faSs n Aoat . porttoo fsoq Ha9.
~ 8AN - ~ sSSeq tAseo elesa wfo
Il - 3 - W54 ata@q
~
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-05-13

the old she VOLTS exploits, pur-
suit and slaughter is known to the
whole civilized world, md the den
Is included among the notable places
in America. Phoebe Ann Clapp of
Pomfret is the present owner of the
ground. 1t Is virtually in the same
condition as in Putnam's day, except
that century of visitors have left
their names on the rocks. The mouth
of the haunt is about two feet across.
The passageway slants downward for
fifteen feet. when II ascends an easy
slope to its termination. 1t is walled
in by solid rock, is but three feet in
width, and in no part can good sized
man stand erect. The old Queen Anne
fowling place used by "Old Put" in
killing the wolf-not his own. but bor-
rowed for the occasion-stands in o
Putnam jewclry store, and a fine eques-
trian statue OF the famous hero adorns
the green In the neighboring village of
Brooklyn. The plough left Ly the
General IN the furrow when he heard
the call to arms is the property of a
Hartford antiquarian, and the old
Cargill grist mill where Putnam had
his corn ground is still standing.
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-05-13
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products 10
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
In the form most acceptable and pleas-
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties Of perfect lax
ative; efectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid.
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug.
gists in 50c and 81 bottles, but it is man.
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being we'll informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-05-13
Kinda of Kisses,

The monks of the middle ages di-
vided the kisses into fifteen distinct
and separate orders-tirst. the decor
GUS, or modest kiss; second, the diplo-
matte, or kiss of policy; third, the spy
ing kiss, to ascertain if woman has
drank wine; fourth, the slave kiss;
fifth, the kiss infamous, church PEN
ance; sixth, the slipper kiss, practiced
toward tyrants; seventh, the judicial
kiss; eighth, the feudal kiss; ninth, the
religious kiss, kissing the cross; tenth,
the academical kiss. on joining a
solemn brotherhood. eleventh, the hand
kass; Twelfth, the Judas kiss; thir-
teenth, the medical kiss, for the pur-
pose of healing some sicknes; four
teenth, the kiss of etiquette; fifteenth,
the kiss Of love, the only real kiss
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-05-13
The Nryptopii one.

The kryptophone. invented by Il.
Henry in 1888, is said to have been so
perfected recently as to promise prac-
tical results. In this instrument u
very sensitive receiving diaphragm
is so disposed that 1t will respond to
aud transmit air vibrations produced
by any noise to distant telephone
an alarm bell being provided at the
receiving station to attract the attep-
tion of the attendant, The sensitive
ness of tho apparatus is said to be
such that with the receiving dla-
phragm immersed in body OF water
the pulsations Of a steamboat, from
two or three miles distant are readily
discernible. Buried in roadway,
the diaphragm is claimed to give
warning of the approach OF vehicles
and foot passengers at considerable
distance.
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-05-13
They Arc Lucky.

1t is n lucky thing for the natives of
Southern Patagonia that the naviga-
ton of the Strait of Magellan is dan
gerous. Vessels often anchor in the
strait for the night on this account,
and this gives the crooked-legged
natives a chance to come out In their
canoes and trade with the ships COM
pany. The chief articles offered by
the natives are furs of various kinds,
especially of the sea otter. These they
sell for trifle, or more often barter
otter skins are worth as much as $500
to s700 when brought to civiliscd mar
kets, but Patagonians offer only poor
skins
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-05-13
Very Humorous,
A PHILADELPHIA humorist

A Philadelphia humorist sent for o
veterinary surgeon the other day tc
come to his residence and attenI TO q
horse that had been hurt. When the
doctor called he was invited to walk
back to the yard, and there he wa,
shown toy horse, one of the legs O.
which was broken off, The doctor
examined the horse carefully ant
recommended little glue and wire
splint and then sent in his bill for IS