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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-08-14
BARBARA'S ESCAPE,
H,len Keller, deaf, dumb AMI blinl.
DY HELEN FORREST GRAVES.

EALLY and ac-
tually engaged! 1t
is a strange sort of
feeling, and yet it
isn't unpleasant.
Barbara Esmond
rtood in the middle
of the room, one
slender hand poised
by its foretinger on
the table, the other
bolding back the
ietty tresses from
her pure, low brow.
She was very beauti-
ful, in a dark, gilt
tering style of bean.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-08-14


might have reminded one OF Il pearl IN
its satin casket. black-eyea ana
haired, with creamy SKIN, nne-
grained MS velvet, ana stralght' dell
cately chiseled ieaVures' lers was ah
uncommon peauty, !e1 stfanSely ias-
Clnatlng.
. Eighteen years oid, anu engaged 10
be married! lt was Il new ieai IN the
book OF life for Barbara Esmond a
sensation as novel as 1t was deilght1ul
u WISH mad mo'her TO 60 TO- OF
loving, tender, elder sister, mused
Barbara, restless'y. scarcely un-
derstand my own leellngr' L WONDER
II do love hun as 1 should love the
man intend to make my husband
Husband! she added with little
tremulous sort OF shuuoer. Inc
word implies a great deal ana a"r-
ry Miibrook Is to be my husband =,
Barbara was ike heWiy-caSed
bird, restless, huttering against the
invisible bars OF her prlsoned e3is-
tence; captured with her own toils'yet
half disposed to break away into the
solitude and independence once more.
Mr.. Henry Mliorook, however, was
troupled WIN no sucn vague IDEAS ne
had won the heart OF MISS Esmond,
the helress' ana "has was OF rather
more consequence 10 MIN, ne had won
the right TO snare her wealth.
I'm fellow OF taient' museo Mr.
MllDrook' ana leliows OF 'aieh' never
couia endure TO WORK IKE common
cart-horses' ihereiore '' loiiowS 'na'
must nave money ahu' POSSESSING
none OF my own must marry tne art-
lcle' ana altnough oolect 10 rea hair
ana crooked spine, nm quite "liiine
to accept the lncumprance OF Deautl-
ful girl along with SAID cash
That was the decidedly practical ana
unromantic manner IN winch Mr. MIL
brook contemplated his approaching
felicity. he kept his rhapsodles OF
romance ana so1t poetic whisperlngs
Tor barbara ear alone, ana she' IKE
any ehthusiasVlc glfl oi eighteeh' pe-
heved IN nm.
one tolu no one Oh tne precious te-
cret enshrlheu IN her heart' IL would
have seemed almost ike desecratlon
Dut her lover was py no means 30 dell
cate. .,
90 your 10 DO hiarrieu' ilai
said ME- Joseph flercy' at the ciuo'
Yes, I'm gong TO De married TO a
cool hundred thousand 700, answered
MIR. Mllbrook, rubbing his hands,
"Who is ltY'
"Oh, the lady, you mean" "
"fes, l mean the lady.
"lt's-old Esmond's daughter.
What, the star-eyed BarbaraT
Exactly SO.
i conGratuiate you' old fellow.
Much Obliged, answered Mr.. Mil
brook, lndlilerently pulling his mus
tache. Il natter myself lts n pretty
good speculation Tor fellow that
travels on ms goou LOOKS aiohe'
Il wish she had a sister Tor me- OBJ
served Mr. fercy'
II don't can AFFORD to go halves
in the cash. "
There was general laugh among
the youths OF fashion IN the CLUB room
at this scintillation OF w.t. and Mr.
Milbrook sauntered leisureiy out
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FINE ENGLISH.
The Overwhelming Production of Stu
dent of Lexicography.

The Overwhelming Production of q Stu
dent of Lexicography.
1t is not easy to see why the persons
who compile dictionaries for the use Of
foreigners desiring to learn English
cannot be simple, but that they cannot
will be evident to anyone who has
taken the trouble to examine some of
the bilingual lexicons of the day. A
gentleman who has evidently abundant
leisure has, according to the Youths
Companion, amused himself by skim
ming modern Greek and English die
tionary, and the harvest of obsolete and
Latinized words which he says he gath
cred in an hour is as amazing as it is
amusing.
Writing upon foggy day, he says
that in the language of the lexicon in
question 'the som brous and smoky at
mosphere in which he is nubilating
makes it immanely difficult for him to
odible," he goes on, than the sight of
losslorn nome endeavoring to i'm
pinguate waped kitIing, unless while
meandering in paludal places one
chances upon the spectacle of nulliid-
ian nubbling tutanag from the person
of a tozy jobbernowl."
That is good dictionary English, but
it is not Omitted States"
The gentleman goes on to observe
that 'if the imagination of the reader
be not sufficientlyoaddulced by such
picture, he may call up the vision of an
analogous abe-teacher imbrangled in
the snary jigger-tackle of his snapsack,
manducating sausages on the deck of
titubating howker, and oppignerating
his neif that he has wanhope that amid
his negoce anyone will nempne him
neologist.''
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TIDES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN.
The Lunar Influence on the Land1ocked
Sea Is of Small Dimensions.


Sea Is of Small Dimensions.
1t is not correct to say, although such
a remark is frequently made, that the
Mediterranean has no tide, as there is
daily rise and fall of the water due to
the action of the moon, but It is of very
small dimensions. 1t is not entirely
owing to the 1andlocked position of this
sea that it's tide is so small (although,
according to the Brooklyn Eagle, this
circumstance has much to do with it),
for Hudson and Baffin's bays and the
Red sea have well marked tides, due 10
the fact that their mouths are open in
the direction of the tidal current, while
the entrance to the Mediterranean at
Gibraltar is at right angles to 1t; thus
but small portion of the tide passes
through from the Atlantic, not sufficient
to produce any marked difference in its
level. Besides this, it's dimensions are
too limited to allow of the moons ac-
ton being equally exerted upon 1t,
when in the direct line of her attrac-
ton, so that the equilibrium of the sur
face is not greatly disturbed. The
highest tidal rise in the Mediterranean
occurs to the east of Sicily, where
wave flows up the Adriatic, elevating
the water nearly four feet at new and
full moon and half that amount at neap
tides. At Antium regular tides have
been found, in the summer, rising to
fourteen inches, and tide was observed
at Toulon rising foot about three
and half hours after the moon had
passed the meridian. In the east of the
sea tides are felt, and also slightly in
the Grecian archipelago, but the gen.
eral level only fluctuates few inches.
The soldiers of Alexander were alarmed
on beholding the high tide at the mouth
of the Indus and the troops of Caesar
were similarly affected by like spec
tacle on the English coasts, their pre-
vious knowledge of oceanic phenomena
having been confined to the compare
lively tideless seas of Italy and Greece.
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Valuable Papers Destroyed for Gain.

Not long ago says the Philadelphia
Record, a local collector, whose letters
IF rare interest only his most intimate
friends are allowed to see, secured pos
session of about twenty letters of
revolutionary hero which were most
Taluable historically on account of the
new light they threw upon some dis
puted points. Their number, however,
necessarily reduced their individual
commercial value, SO ten of them were
consigned to the flames without having
sven been copied. The value of the re-
naming ten was, of course, enhanced
greatly by this course. To such col
ectors the money value of letter is
.he only point to be considered, and
they do not hesitate to make any sacri-
ice that will increase this value. Many
rery important historical letters have
recently been destroyed in this way.
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Notice 20 Candidates for Counfy
Graduation.

The examination of applicants under
the Boxwell Law, which provides for
the graduation of pupils from the sub
district schools of the county. will take
place at Tlillsboro in the Main street
school building Saturday, April l, and
on Saturday, May g. The examina-
tions will begin at 8 o'clock and con-
tinue till O'clock, with one hours
noon intcrmission. No fee is charged.
All applicants will be examined in Or
biography, reading, writing, grammar,
arithmetic, geography. physical geo.
graphy and physiology. Geography
and physical geography are two sepa-
rate branches. Applicants are not ex-
amined in narcotics. All successful
applicants will lie entitled to partici-
pate in the county graduation exer-
cises, provided they comply with the
provisions in regard to the township
commencement before the first Satur-
day Of June.
HENRY q. WILLIAMS, Clerk.
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IRISH FOOTBALL,
Game Wherein the Players Are Kicked
Instead of the Ball.

Game Wherein the Players Arc Kicked
Instead of the Ball.
Football in Ireland may be said to
consist of three parts-Rugbeian Associ-
ationist and Gaelic. The rule of play in
these organizations has been defined as
follows: In Rugby, you kick the ball.
in Association, you kick the man if you
cannot kick the ball, and in Gaelic, you
kick the ball if you cannot kick the
man. This puts the present procedure
and position of the rival devotees into a
nutshell. The Associationists are main
ly confined to Belfast, where they form
body which it would be as difficult to
convict of professionalism as it would
be for them to prove that they are
amateurs.
The Gaels, says a foreign exchange,
are a free and festive community, who
have their headquarters at Clonturk
park, Drumcondra, County Dublin.
This park is conveniently situated be-
tween CLASH evin graveyard and the
Mater Misericordia hospital. A man
has been known to pass from the foot
ball field direct to the hospital, and from
the hospital to the cemetery, another
match being then got up to raise funds
for the benefit of the next of kin, thus
running the risk of killing few more
for the benefit of the deceased.
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Highest market price paid for good
milling wheat at Model City Mills.
EVANS & inquire.
Heart Disease Durable.

The truth of this statement may be
doubted by many, but when DR.. Frank
lin Miles, the eminent Indiana special
list, claims that Heart Disease is durable
and proves it by thousands OF testimon-
ials of wonderful cures by his New Heart
Cure; it attracts the attention of the
millions suffering with Short Breath,
Palpitation, Irregular Pulse, Wind in
Stomach, Pain in Side or Shoulder,
Sin offering Spells, Painting, Dropsy, etc.
A F. Davis, Silver Creek, Neb., by using
four bottles of DR.. Miles New Heart
Cure, was completely cured after twelve
years suffering from Heart Disease. This
wonderful remedy is sold by Seybert &
Co. Books free,
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ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO.
Historic Events of the Time Transpiring
In the Old World.

Historic Events of the Time Transpiring
In the Old World.
Division of time into centuries seems
q natural thing, and in 1898 we are far
more deeply interested in what was oc-
curing in 1898 than we are in the years
1899 and 1894. In 1898 Washington was
inaugurated president for the second
time and the United States was just
entering upon a career of prosperity
that has continued in remarkable de-
gree ever since. France, which had
helped the American colonies to gain
their independence, was in 1893 passing
through the horrors of revolution
that, terrible as it was, has done more
for democratic government in Europe
than any other event. Louis XVI, the
king of France, was imprisoned by his
subjects, tried, condemned to death and
beheaded on the 21st of January; Marat,
one of the leaders of the revolution,
was stabbed by Charlotte Corday; Queen
Marie Antoinette was beheaded; Mme
Roland, the duke of Orleans and many
other well-known persons lost their
heads by the guillotine.
In 1903 Poland was nearing its end as
an Independent state Russia, under
various pretexts, had gradually made
its way into the kingdom, and that year
second treaty of the partition of Po-
land was signed.
In 1903 the world first learned some
thing definite regarding the Chinese
empire. An English embassy arrived
in Pekin in September, was received by
the emperor, and then requested to de-
part, which it did in October. But the
embassy found out number of things;
among others that the population of
China was said to be 1888, 900, 600, and
that there were 4,402 walled cities in
the empire.
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Two or three of the oldest houses in
the United States are standing in and
about the fishing village of Port Penn
on the Delaware river in Newcastle
county, Del. The main portion of the
Dilworth homestead, occupied by a
family descended from a British post
captain, who romantically married dur
ing the revolution the daughter of the
patriot Gov. Alrich, is nearly two hum
dred years old, and an earlier part of
the dwelling is supposed to be half a
century older. Ivy Lodge, the charm
ing old Stewart homestead, occupied by
descendants of that Sir William Stew
art who forgot home and title to become
a pioneer in the new world is lozenge-
shaped brick dwelling of the revolu-
tionary period. A picturesque story
and-a-half cottage in the rear of Ivy
Lodge is much older. There has been
a DR.. David Stewart practising medi-
cine at Port Penn for two hundred years.
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DIFFICULTIES OF SMOKERS.
A Habit That Was Frowned on in the
Olden Times.

Habit That Was Frowned on in the
Olden Times.
The Turks are now nation Of
smokers, but early in the seventeenth
century the priests and rulers de-
bounced smoking as criminal, and
Amurath Nv. ordered it's punishment
by death in the cruelest FORMS One
playful punishment consisted in thrust
Ing the pipes Of smokers through their
noses.
In Russia, according to All the Year
Round, the noses of smokers were cut
off. The powers ecclesiastical were
strongly opposed to the new habit, and
Popes Urban VIII. and Innocent x.
Numbered in turn against the terrible
vice of smoking. The papal thunders,
however, proved powerless against the
charms of St. Nicotine; although there
was much reason in those'decrees which
were directed against the custom of
smoking and snutfing IN church. Pope
Urban eXcommunicated all who should
be guilty of so unbecoming a practice;
and, later, Innocent X. solemnly excom-
municated all who should take snuff or
tobacco in st. Peters church at Rome.
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ALWAYS READY TO SERVE.
How Phillips Brooks saved Much jew
elry While Boston's Big Fire Ragged.

HOW Philips BroOks saved muCn Jew.
eiry While Boston's Big Fire Ragged.
During the progress of the big fire in
Boston Phillips Brooks illustrated one
marked phase in his character, and, ac-
cording to the journal, one of the
grandest phases in the character of
any man or woman-the willingness,
the desire to serve, to help some fellow
creature in distress After seeing his
own church on Summer street destroyed
Mr.. Brooks next went to the store Of
Shreve, Crump g. Lowe, the well-known
jewellers. There doors were barred and
their shutters up-and no wonder. The
store stood straight in the track of the
flames, and already large crowd, made
up principally of roughs, had gathered
in the anticipation to plunder and loot.
Through this crowd DIR. Brooks made
his way straight to the closed doors.
His vigorous pounding finally gained
him admission. Some of the men at
the head of affairs were friends of his
To them he said: "Gentlemen, / am
here to do anything for you in my
power. Make any use of me which is
possible" They were at first averse to
accepting such distinguished services,
but at last yielded to his earnest pro-
tests. So they loaded him down with
diamonds and valuable jewelry. They
filed his pockets, his hat and even his
shoes. Again the door was unbarred
and out through that crowd of roughs
walked Phillips Brooks, carrying on his
person valuables worth thousands of
dollars. The act must have been sus-
pected by the roughs, yet not hand
was put out to strike or even to touch
him. Towering above them all, he in
spired respect or fear which proved a
perfect protection. His magnificent
courage, which did not know what fear
was, enabled him to discharge his trust
and leave the valuables in place of
safety.
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Cook Book Free.

On receipt of ten cents in stamps or
coin the c., H. & d. will send copy of
the Martha Washington Cook Book,
postpaid, to any address. The book
comprises over 300 pages and is fully
illustrated. 1t is the standard authority
on the famous dining cars that run daily
between Cincinnati and Chicago on the
Velvet Train" of the G., H. & d. and
Moncn Route. Address E. o. McCor-
mick, g. P. and 7. Agt. c., H. & D., Gin.
cinnati, o. The O., H. & D., in connec-
tion with the Monon, is the Worlds
Fair Route to Chicago.
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All Free.

Those who have used DR.. Kings New
Discovery know its value, and those who
have not, have now the opportunity to
try it Free. Call on the advertised Drug.
gist and get n Trial Bottle, Free. Send
your name and address to H. E Bucklen
& Co., Chicago, and get sample box of
DIR. Kings New Life Pills Free, as we'll
as a copy of Guide to Health and House.
hold Instructor, Free. All of which is
guaranteed to do you good and cost you
nothing at Seybert & Co.'s drug store.
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The DociIe Elephant.

An elephant gives, perhaps, the best
Instance of disciplined courage to be
seen in the amin al world. They will
submit, day after day, to have painful
wounds dressed in obedience to their
Keeper, and meet danger in obedience
10 orders, though their intelligence Il
sufficient to understand the peril and
Tar too great for . man to trick them
into belief that It IL non-existent. No
pnimal win face danger more readily at
uan's bidding.
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HENRY &. WILLIAMS, CLERK

While hemlocs bark boes not contain
more than per cent oil tannic acid, and
the best oak more than is per cent, it
has been demonsi rated that tie ralmet.
to yields from II TO II per cent Thus
the forests OF the South have an exhaust
less supply OF tanning material. While
oak and hemlock bark must be peeled
in certain season, the palmetto can be
worked all the year round.
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The Russian squadron that is to bear
the Cars compliments to the United
States at the time of the opening of the
Columbian exhi oition will be composed
of two fiirst.class iron clads, two cruisers
and several sea-going torpedo boats. 1t
will leave Cronstadt early in May, aud
after touching at Copenhagen will pay
visit to some French port before starting
on the cruise across the Atlantic.
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Kansas City Star: "My s)D" said an
old Comanche county farmer, thought
fully, the other evening to his boy, "you
can turn that $12 COW out in the lot,
and take that blanket off of that $25
horse and put it on that $35 hog.
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English SPAWN Liniment removes all
hard, soft, or calloused Jumps and blem
isles from horses, blood spavins, curbs,
spints, sweeney, ring-bone, stiles,
sprains, all SWOLLEN throats, coughs, etc.
Save $50 by use of one bottle. Warranted
the most wonderful Blemish Cure ever
known. Sold by w. R. Smith & Co.,
druggists, Hillsboro, Ohio.
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An Indian went to Sherman, Tex, a
short time ago to find a soldier in the
United States army who had eloped
with his wife. When the soldier saw
the Indian he ran away, but the redskin
soon overlook him and quieted his fears.
He gave the soldier $140 which belonged
to his wife and which he desired the
other to give to her.
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Though the great ice bridge at Niagara
Falls has gone, the monster ice mount
ain still stands and great Jumbo under
Luna island, still maintains his massive
proportions. The sister ice mountain,
up under the Horseshoe falls on the
American side, is in no wise diminished.
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Make Their Own Tea.

Some fashionable New York restau-
rants permit their customers to make
their own tea. Every table is provided
with q dainty tea kettle, which the
waiter sets to singing by lighting the
spirit lamp beneath it. A lacquer
caddy with several compartments offers
Q choice Of brands Of tea, out of which
the customer chooses and brews his
own cup
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The Commander In.Chief

OF the Grand Army of the Republic,
Major George s. Merrill. Few remedies
are better known in this vicinity than
Sulphur Bitters; their sale has been
very general throughout this section,
and the number of reliable and well-at.
tested cases of beneficial results and re.
covery by their use, is large and beyond
dispute,
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Notwithstanding the enormous in.
crease given to human strength by the
mechanical powe.s, the lever,tlie pulley,
the wheel and axle &C., the removal of
heavy weights is still attended by strains
and sprains There is positively nothing
better for such casualties than Salvation
Oil
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For Headache

Try our Chocolate Troches.
They do the work.
They are pleasant to the taste.
They are the cheapest sold.
Price 20 cents box.
Mr.. Smith just thought his head would bust |;
He gritted his teeth and groaned and cussed
But he took Chocolate Troche
And danced at ball till half-past three.
For sale by Seybert & Co.
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Bucklen's Arnica SaIye,

The best salve in the world for cuts.
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores. letter, chapped hands, chilblains,
corns and all skin eruptions, and posi-
lively cures piles, or no pay required. It
is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction,
or money refunded. Price 25 cents per
box. For sale by Seybert & Co.
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Miles Nerve and Liver Pills.

Act on new principle-regulating
the liver, stomach and bowels ttroAqh the
nerves. A new discovery. DR.. Miles
Pills speedily cure biliousness, bad taste,
torpid liver, piles, constipation. I'm.
equaled for men, women, children.
Smallest, mildest, surestl 30 doses 25
cents. Samples free at Seybert & Co.'s
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1t costs about $40 to have ton of
goods transported by carrier from Mat
iddi to the Pool in Africa, distance of
230 miles. An American railroad will
forward ton this distance for ST "A.
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Rheumatism Cured in a Day.-"Mv

Rheumatism Cured In a Day.-"Mys.
tic Cure" for Rheumatism and Neural.
gia radically cures in / to 3 days. Its
action upon the system is remarkable
and mysterious. 1t removes at once the
cause and the disease Immediately dis.
appears. The first dose greatly benefits.
70 cents. Sold by w. R. Smith & Co.,
druggists, Hillsboro, O.
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Girard, Kas., holds the record as a
strictly 'dry" town. Prohition has al
ways been enforced, and last week the
water. works burned.