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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-01-19
None Could Blame.

A pitiable figure was the man distin-
guished by bushy whiskers who seized
the shovel with manifest repugnance.
1t was apparent that he experienced a
great revulsion of feeling when he fell
to digging sewer.
1t was honest but hard toll, and there
was every indication that he did not
like it.
"Fate"-
He was addressing a laborer with mud
on his overalls.
-"is against me-"
The laborGr stared and said nothing.
"Yes'-
The party with bushy whiskers mopped
his perspiring brow.
-"this is more than | can stand
When my wife left me l felt brave to
contend against adversity"-
The shovel dropped from his nerveless
grasp.
land strong to go forth into the
world to earn living for myself and
children. But the touch of selfish hui
manity has disheartened me. Who
He turned an appealing glance upon
the laborer with clay on his overalls.
--"can blame me if l get divorce
and marry again?"
Well nigh blinded with tears, he bitter
ly contemplated the blisters which had
risen on his hand.-Detroit Tribune.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-01-19
spiders' Webs for Telescopes.

The astronomers of the naval observa-
tory have looked all over the world for
spiders webs. Such gossamer filaments
spun by Industrious arachnids are util-
lied in telescopes for cross lines extended
at right angles with each other across
the field of view, so as to divide the lat
ter into mathematical spaces. Threads
of cobweb are employed for the purpose
because they are wonderfully strong for.
their exceeding fineness, and also for the
reason that they are not affected by
moisture or temperature, neither ex-
pandlng nor contracting under any con-
ditions.
Specimens were obtained from China
because 1t was imagined that the large
spiders OF that country would perhaps
produce particularly excellent quality
of web. However, it was found that the
best web is spun by spiders of the United
States, such as are plentiful in the neigh
borhood OF Washington. Accordingly
expeditions are made early in June each
year to get from the fences and harms
hereabouts the cocoons of the big "tur-
tie back" spiders. Each cocoons is COM
posed of single silken filament wound
round and round, though there are ant
to be some breaks in it where Mistress
Spider left off work for time.
Attempts have been made to use the
cocoons of spiders like those of silk
worms, and exquisite fabrics have been
manufactured from them. Unfortu-
nately it was found impossible to make
the industry commercial success, ow-
ing to the combative inclination of these
creatures. When kept together they
will always gobble each other up in a
short time, the final result being sin
gle very large and fat spider and one
cocoon.-Washington Cor. Boston Tran
script.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-01-19
FEMININE FANClES.

Mrs. Hicks-Lord never had her photo
graph taken. TIE only picture of her is a
life size oil painting. which hangs in her
drawing room
Mrs. Whitelaw Reid will soon be the pos
SCISSOR of one of the largest diamonds in the
world. 1t is now being cut for her by Il
famous Dutch lapidary.
Nine. Ye, wife of the Corean minister ut
Washington, undertook to learn French
for conversational purposes, but has given
it up, being unable to pronounce the nasal
sounds.
Miss Gertrude Vanderbilt is very regu-
lar attendant at St. Bartholomew's church
Her costumes are so simple they might al.
most be called plain. She will come out in
year or two.
One of the few women able to speak the
Irish language is ninety year-old Kathleen
Huppman, of Philadelphia. She holds us
one of her dearest possessions a letter writ
ten by Robert Emmett.
When Mr.. G. p Huntington's adopted
daughter, Clara, became the wife of Prince
Hatzfeldt, drawn up with the settlement
were the monetary arrangements to be
made in case of divorce.
j. Tilden was once engaged, and to whom
he left 100000, is a resident of Chicago.
She is still beautiful and is reported to
have refused many offers.
Mrs Lavina Fillmore, of Clarence, n. Y,
cousin of Millard Fillmore, recently cele-
brated her l05th birthday. She has never
seen the telegraph or telephone in opera
tion and never been on a railroad train or
expressed any desire to be.
At Mrs. Lucien B. Chase's reception in
New York recently Mrs Frank Leslie was
decidedly the most beautiful and charming
lady in the room. Her fine carriage, her
unconscious rhythmic movements, innate
brilliancy, which shone through her fine
eyes, and expressive countenance fascinat-
ed everybody.
Lady Charlotte Schriber, who has just
been presented with the freedom of one of
London's honorary guilds, is said to be
the only woman, with the exception of the
Baroness Burdett-Coutts, upon whom has
been conferred the distinction of being a
free woman" of a city company and of the
city of London.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-01-19
A Fine Collection of butterflies.

The California Academy of Sciences
contains one of the finest collections of
butterflies and moths in the world-cer-
tainly the finest on the Pacific coast
This collection was made by DR.. H. H.
Behr, who began the work in 1914 and
who has been steadily adding to it ever
since. Quite recently Dr. Behr presented
to the academy, which means the people
of California, the accumulated riches re-
sulting from his labors of nearly half a
century,
Previous to 1874, DR.. Behr made an
other collection which he presented to
the Duke of Saxony- -Anhalt. 1t is now
in the museum at Kothen, Saxony. The
oldest butterfly in DR.. Behr's later col
lection was caught in Batavia in 1874.
Since this date the enthusiastic scientist
has pursued his researches in Europe,
the East Indian archipelago, Manila,
the Sunda islands, the Cape of Good
Hope. the 1sthmus of Panama, Brazil,
Mexico, Australia and the United States.
By exchanging with other collectors he
has obtained specimens from all parts of
the known world. Some of the finest
and rarest are from the Amoor river.
The collection includes nearly 10000
specimens, of which about 6,000 are still
unclassified. The number of determined
species is 4.901 OF these 200 are Cali
fornian.-San Francisco Chronicle.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-01-19

"How do you stand on the question of
opening the Worlds fair on Sunday"
said Representative Butler, of Iowa, to
Representative Grain, of Texas, ON the
floor of the house yesterday.
Il am in favor of it, so as to allow the
workingmen an opportunity to see the
exposition" was Mr.. Grains reply.
Well" said Mr.. Butler, II have been
making a canvass of the house on the
subject and you are the 275th man |
have asked. So far the vote stands 8
majority Cor Sunday opening. Wash
ington Post.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-01-19
BEHIND THE FOOTLIGHTS.

Joe Jefferson has extended his season for
another dozen weeks.
Annie Pixley holds reception for the
audience after the matinees
Ellen Terry made her debut as Puck in
"A Midsummer Nights Dream"
Nordica will sing at Baireuth next sum
mer, the first American accorded that priv
ilege.
The oldest living American actresses are
Clara Fisher Maeder, born 1911, and Mrs
John Drew, who is seven years younger.
Mary Magdalen Tobin, of 1.-THE Isle Of
Champagne" recently married Harry p
Fletcher, a New York reporter.
In Shak espeare's day there was no seen
cry used on the stage. The only decorations
were tapestries and curtains. In those days
the actors and actresses had to do more
than merely repeat their lines They had
to supply the scenic effect-what little there
was-as well as the action of the perform
ance.
Christine Nilsson attended recent en-
tertainment in Paris, and Lucy Hooper
writes that she was lovely to behold in q
toilet of dark grounded brocade figured
with small colored flowers and made with
a deep pointed cape in antique point lace
meeting the very full sleeves in brocade
Her bonnet was in point lace and gold pas
sementerie."
M. Marius, who played with Mrs. Ber-
nard-Beere in this country, had theatrical
engagement in London when the Franco
Prussian war broke out. He at once threw
it up in order to fight for his country and
was in Paris during the siege. He later
helped to put down the commune in Mar
seilles and served in Algeria and Corsica,
where he got his discharge and returned
to England. He was once the husband of
Florence St. John.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-01-19
A Christmas Killing.

A young married man living On a
fashionable street who wanted to make
himself Of some use in domestic affairs
bought live turkey for the family
Christmas dinner and undertook to chop
off its head. AS the weather was cold,
instead of killing the turkey out of doors
he took it into the kitchen and with
block and hatchet heroically decapitated
it. The whole household had been sum-
moned to witness his skill as an execu
toner. No sooner was its head off than
the decapitated turkey gave chase to
members of the family.
Out of the kitchen into the dining
room, and up on the table and into the
sitting room, and into the parlor. and
onto the furniture and against the cur
tains, and out into the hall, where, in an
exhausting effort to climb the front
stairs, it yielded to the inevitable, turned
over on its back, gave few last protest
ing kicks, and died. But there wasn't a
drop of blood left in that birds body.
1t had bled copiously, and had literally
painted the lower part of the house and
good portion of the furniture and the
carpets and the curtains aud the wall
paper genuine turkey red. That young
married man has long life before him
and lovable wife to share it with him,
but she has now this terror hanging over
him:
John" she said, 'if ever you again
do such thing as to cut off the head of
live turkey in the house Tll-I'll look
for more sensible man when marry
again. n."-Saratoga Cor. New York Sun.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-01-19
VANQUlSEED.


| nc liHu iSeen tlung at q WIDOW, ana 1t
Was Too Much.
There was IL queer little old man at
the Central market the other morning
who took a huckster into his confidence
after a bit and said:
I'm a-thinkin of gittin married agin.
Seems to be lots O wimen in Detroit and
didn't know but what you might rec
ommend me to some one"
"Purty old. amt your" queried the
huckster.
"Oh, no. hain't but four days over
seventy-two and that's only middle aged
Why, fellers eighty years old are step
ping off every dayw
want gal or widow"
"a widder. No gals fer me. Gals
amt settled in their minds, you know.
Just kinder fling me at some widder
about forty years old"
Property"
might have little, but her love and
society is the main object. Want some
one to kinder pat lle on the back when !
feel lonesome, you see."
The huckster gave him the address of
widow on Champlain street who used
to have a stall on the market, and asked
him to come back and report how he was
received.
you bet I willl' chuckled the old
man. "Mebbe I'll have you go with me
to pick out the engagement ring-eh?
I'll be back in an hour"
He was back in twenty minutes. He
was carrying collar and necktie in one
hand, and holding his buttonless vest to-
gether with the other.
Hill How did you come outl" called
the huckster as he got sight of him.
"Sir, are you talking to me?" demand
ed the old man, with great dignity.
''Of course | am! Was it go?'
Sir, l never saw you before in my
life, and you keep your distance or I'll
have you run in" hotly exclaimed the
old man as lie walked on and revealed
the fact that his coat was split up the
back and one boot heel was missing.
How about the ring?' shouted the
huckster.
But the other never turned. He had
been flung at widow, and he was going
straight home to repair damages and
think over it.-Detroit Free Press.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-01-19
Not Hardly.

80" exclaimed the father to the
young man who had run off with his
daughter and married her and was re-
turning to patch up peace, $50 you
and that girl eloped together, did you?"
well, yes responded the young fel-
low in a businesslike tone; you didn't
think we had eloped apart, did your
Detroit Free Press.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-01-19
Farewell.

VI all the words Of grief and woe where mis-
cry doth dwell
The saddest information lies within that one
farewell.
1t serves to sever souls for aye for who is there
oen tell
Ii hearts will ever meet again when once they
say farewell?
IL carries not tone unkind; no wrath does 1t
compel;
lis breathed from out the bosoms depth, that
deep, that long farewell.
The aching heart is rent In twain and lies a
shattered shell;
Then, with longing, anguished cry, it says it's
last farewell.
Sir Walter Scott.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-01-19

Now that the mud digger has left Back
cove the gulls are left in peace, and they
have great times there at low tide feed
ing off the fats. There were thirty or
more crows assisting the gulls yesterday,
and all together made the air full of
sweet music.-Eastern Argus.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-01-19

A London paper says that worship
er Of the late poet laureate, who lives
in the Isle of Wight, is planning to have
a Tennyson garden next summer into
which shall be garnered every tree or
shrub mentioned in the poets writings.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-01-19

'Oh, John, I've saved $500 out of what
you gave me last year! Aren't you glad?''
said an up town housewife.
Eyes, very glad. l can cut your al
lowance down 5000 next year." replied
the unappreciative husband. .--Philadel-
phia Record.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-01-19

The BARRIERS Of Trenton, Mo-, attempt
ed to charge Republicans twenty-five
cents for shave on account of the long
faces they wore for several days after
the election
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-01-19
A Saddening Thing,

"Why does Steppson look so down
hearted?"
HE has just been reading blithe and
joyous Christmas carol in magazine"
Chicago News Record.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-01-19

Dashaway-Stuffer must be dead.
Cleverton-Why?
Dashaway-I invited him to dine with
me at 7, and it's five minutes past.-Life.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-01-19
LEAVE FREELAND.


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Loo, b.il, az, Sf 7. NJ, for Drifton, Jeddo
$40, $40 A. NJ, l.60, $50 p. NJ for Mauch
Chunk, Allentown, Bethlehem, Phila, Easton
and New York.
S&5 A. NJ. for Bethlehem, Easton and Phila-
'.2d, 1856 A. NJ, 12 l6, 45O P. NJ. via Highland
Branchl for White Haven, Glen Summit
"ilkes-Barre, Pittston and l.. and B. Junction
SUNDAY TRAINS.
ll40 \. NJ. and 3i5 p NJ. for Drifton, Jeddo,
Lumber ard and HaZlCtOn.
80 +. NJ. for Delano. Mahanoy City, Shen-
andoah, New lork and Philadelphia.
ARRIVE AT FREELAND.
$50 100, 726, 9,lS, 1856 \. NJ, 1916, lis a.83,
$50, 1.03 and S.31 p. NJ from Hazleton, Stock
ton, Lumber Yard, ,lcddo and Drifton.
~ BIS, lO.jd a. NJ, FL 2.S3, $50, 7.03 p. NJ.
from Dclnno, Mahauoy City and shenandoah
via New Boston Brnnch).
10 and e.3' p. NJ. from New York, Easton,
philadelphia; Bethlehem, Allentown and
9IS ana i0.56 A. NJ. from Easton, Phiadel-
phia, bethlehem and Mauch Chunk.
9lS, l0.4l A. NJ, 243, 4 IL p. from White
Haven, Glen summit, Wilkes Barre, Pittston
and H. and b. Junction via Highland Branch).
SUNDAY TRAINS.
ll.3 A. NJ. and 1881 p. NJ from Hazleton.
Lumber Yard Jeddo and Drifton.
ll3l a. NJ. from belano, Hazleton, Phadel-
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33l p. NJ. from Pottsvlle and Delano,
For further Information inquire of Ticket
Agents
l. A. SWEfGARD, Gen Mgr.
g, G. HANCOCK, Gen. Pass Agt.
Philadelphia, Pa.
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South Bethlehem. Pa.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-01-19
for Infants and Children.

"Castoria is so well adapted to children that
Irecommend ita superior to any prescription
known to me-" II. A. ARCHER, II. D.,
III So. Oxford St., Brooklyn, Ny.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-01-19

Is still here and doing busi-
ness on the same old principle
of good goods and low prices.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-03-23

The only hope for the Vienna sister hood is that they will secure the serv- ices of some attractive widow in second mourning, some beautiful and stately wife unappreciated by her husband, to teach the mysteries of the art of snar- ing hearts. If the members do not dis band the society promptly, they will oblige each of it's members to swear a deep and deadly oath never to marry at all. This will not be secret oath; 1t will be inscribed on the badges of the club. and large fines will be imposed if the badge is not worn constantly. If some unwary man does not rise at this fly the Viennese maidens might as well seek the consolations,o of religion, know ing that because of their worth and ex- cellence they are set apart for some thing more noble than the marriage state. The average husband couldn't appreciate them.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-03-23
LABOR AND REST.

AxH ,st the windi Against the windi @S Ith eager. rapid haste it flies: Untn with joy It's nest it find
 The beauteous bird of Paradise And he who hath one end in view,
 Towards that must always urge his course; To right and his own self most true
 With steady, undiminished force Against the streami Against tho streaml Which ever, ever foweth strong. Though oft to looSers-on, 1t seem
 The course he takes is surely wrong He may not restI He cannot resti
 O. yet there is much work to do; For duty callsi Her stern behcst
 Bids hlm his glorious task pursue. He cannot stopl He may not ceasel'
 What careth he for wind or tide! He fears not battle; seeks not peace:
 His conscience is Q faithful guide For port he steersl Towards homo he stee rsI Eager is he for promised rest; He finds 1t, after hopes and fears,
 Like bird of Paradise its nest
 Rev J. L. Burrows, in N. Y. Observer.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-03-23
UENNA.s SINISTER CLUB.
A Queer Organization Just Started in the
 I Austrian Capital. rw

A Queer Organization Just Started In the ..sY Austrian Capital. g
 The maidens of Vienna have started a spinster club, with the object, as they avow, of bringing about the speedy and happy marriage of its members. Bach elors of guaranteed responsibility de- sirous of welded bliss are to be regis tered, introduced to available parties and record will be kept of the various excellent qualifications of mutual mem- bers of both sexes. All of which Is about as utopian and practical as an as- sociation ofspinsters would arrange it.
 In the first place, only the most ut- terly abject of maids unwed, as 1orlorn as rubber shoe run down at tho heel, would ever consent to be enrolled among the members of this society with the laudable aim, observes the New York Sun. And after they have organized, what are they going to do about it? How will the blind lead the blind? How is one spinster to tell another how to bring Barlxis to proper state of will ingness? A sixteen-year-old girl in her bridal veil, with the bright new ring under her wedding glove, knows more about the philosophy of getting a hus- band than the whole body polite o1 worthy and intellectual spinsterhood.
 Another point: Who ever knew a man to want what he could have as we'll as not? It is ever the bud on the topmost . limb, not the flower on the lower branch, that the man risks his life for, Tf Ha1ap of Trou and Claonafra o1
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-03-23
FIGHTING OFF CHOLERA.
Science and Statesmanshlp Must Go Han in Hand for This Purpose.

Science and Statesmanship Must Go Hand fin Hand for This Purpose.
 If only cholera can be kept fairly in check during the worlds fair year, 1893, 1t will be a great victory for science and statesmanship. Science is concerning itself with effective methods of isolat- ing the disease, with quarantine de- tails, with public and private sanita- ton, and-not least-with experimental inoculation as preventive. says the Review of Reviews
 The measures of statesmanship that are under consideration in this country for protection against the cholera are the establishment of full national con- trol of quarantine regulations, the es- tablishment of an elaborate national health bureau and the temporary sus- pension of immigration. The control of quarantine should unquestionably be assumed as direct function of the fed eral authority. The immigration ques- tion is the difficult one.
 In view of the outrageous manner in which for years some of the steamship companies have melted the indiscrimin- ate movement of European population to America for the sole purpose of gain ing the passage money, 1t Is not easy to view with patience the impudence of the steamship lobby at Washington that is now working against any effect i've measure of suspension, restriction, or control Too much else that is deeply important is involved to make the in- trusion of the emigrant ship owners anything else than an impertinence; and if congress allows legislation to be dictated by these subsidized European companies-which are, in fact, chiefly responsible for the great mass of unde- sirable immigrants with which we have been flooded in the past ten years-the American people may well be indig- nant. Our policy in this matter must not be prescribed by European governments or European ship owners. At present there seems a good prospect that con gross may suspend ordinary immigra- ton for one year. The people2of the country are ready to approve 6 sweep ing measure that will give them a chance to adjust, properly distribute, and suitably employ the people already here before the fioodgates are again thrown open to Europes teeming hordes of outcasts and refugees
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-03-23
STONED THEM AWAY.

Whites Would Not Not Allow Japanese
 to Take Their Places on the Road. - PORTLAND, Ore, March 23.-L. R. Fields, Superintendent and Acting Manager of the Oregon Division of the Southern Pacific railroad, has called upon United States Marshal Barin for the protection of gang of Japanese employed to take the places Qf white men on a section of the railroad nes Drains, Douglass county.
 When the Japanese attempted to wol they were stonedaway from the line, and night the section lodging house was sat- ated with oil. The city marshal of Draf fns and the sheriff of Douglass county refused to interfere.
 A special car with a posse of United States marshals has been sent to the scene to protect the Japs.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-03-23
MADE HIM CRAZY.
A Theological Student Looses His Reason
 from Worrying About His Soul.

A Theological Student LoOses His Reason
 from Worrying About His Soul.
 PrrrsBuRG, March 23.-Throagh worry ing over the condition of his soul, W. R. Newell, a student of the Western Theolog- ical Seminary, Allegheny, has gone crazy He was Q brilliant man, 9 years old, of at tractive appearance and bid fair to become one of the most talented of his profession.
 Since January last Mir. Newell's actions have been strange, but not until a few days ago did his condition attract special atten- tion Almost daily Mir. Newell would in quil of his fellow students what he could do to save his soul. He felt that he was lost and as this idea became fixed, his mind gave way.
 At night he would wander along the quiet streets of Allegheny softly praying for his souls welfare, sometimes remaining on the streets throughout the night
 He was a believer in faith cure for all his ills. Acting on this belief the faculty were compelled at one time to interfere to save the life of Newell's oOm-mate, who was ill.
 Mir. Newell's father, who is & prominent Presbyterian minister, has arrived here to take his son to their home at Kineman, O..