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stopped Preaching to Sell Soap.

HACKENsAcK, Feb. THE Rev. q. b. Grimm.
formerly pastor Of the Baptist Church Of Has,
brouck Heights. is now said TO be selling soap at
1900 4 year. instead OF preaching at an annual
salary OF $500. 1t 10 claimed that Mr.. Grinnn's
resignation was due to. dissatisfaction he caused
by preaching against dancing and other worldly
amusetnents. -
The evening world., 1894-02-07
MILL WRECKED-0NE KILLED
Big Driving Wheel Bursts In a
south Carolina Plant.

Thy Associated Pross)
SPARTANBURG. s. c., Feb, 7.-When
The big engine at %sparatan's mill. had
attained. about half speed yesterday
morning. the great driving wheel. twenty
four feet In diameter and seven feet
wide. split. Pieces OF the broken wheel
flew In all directions. and In less thar
thirty seconds the entire mill was n
mass OF brick dust, splinters and cast
inss. 1t In a total wreck.
The main building Is uninjuSed. The
engineer was instantly killed by a large
Two OF his assistants were badly In
jured.
The evening world., 1894-02-07
-, SIMPLY WONDERFUL.

Says Mr.. Cordes OF the Cure OF Hts Son
by Drs. Copeland and Gardner-How
He Found the Right Treatment Mt
Last. q.
Mr.. Fred j.. Cordes is the Captain Of
the New ~ York Turner Cadets cd
with the Fourth Street Turner Hail. Hts
father has been n Wholesale oil Dealer for
sixteen years and II well known In New
York. They reside nt ~ Horatio street.
o. $500 -
"Since Fred was three years old he has had Ca
tarrh. 1t seemed to be In his blood. Granulations
would form ON the eyelids. In the morning the
lids would stick together and could not be opened
until they were washed with bread and milk. lie
The evening world., 1894-02-07
The MISSION OF THE BEST
Is Naturally TO Insist on the Lowest Fee.
Os. Copeland and Gardnsrs Frank I~nslstsncs Of the Lowest Fee
Known, That Of the So a Month, Is Tactt but None the Less
Powerful Rebuke TO Trickey. -.

was completely blind for three weeks He also
had the usual symptoms Of Catarrh. viz: stop.
Ing up OF the nose, blowing ont bloody scabs.
sore throat, nausea. at the stomach and desire to
vomlt at the sight Of food. loss OF appetite, CON
stant hawking and splitting Of phiesm. ana the
formation of hollis and crus,s or scabs on his neck
and face, 90, t.
The evening world., 1894-02-07
DALTON RAID FEARED.
COneyville, Kan, Citizens Prepar.
y ing to Resist Outlaws.

tBy Associated Press.)
TOPEKA; Kan, Feb. 7.-People In the
towns Of Southern Kansas are In con-
slant dread Of another attack from the
remaining members n the Dalton gang.
Safety" received a note from what
they. considered a thoroughly reliable
source which greatly excited the people.
1t stated that the gang Is organizing
place within two weeks. Preliminary
steps were at once aiken to form an
organization for defense.
The evening world., 1894-02-07

The general concession Of tbs supe rior-
ity OF the Copeland methods that cones
uot onIy from the higher intelligence Of
the community. from ~ci~rxymen. business
men and men In public life, hut from the
more prosperous and nberal-uinded
members OF the medical profcssioA who.
II must he remembered, were the nrst 70
admit the great practical advantages OF
This expert speciality system, renders ali
the more intcre sting the frank insistence
with which Drs. Copeland and Gardner
mnintnin the iowcst known fee So q
month.
There IL n certain Atuess In their MAX
ting their fee the lowest In existence. not
withdrawing the fact that their treat
ment II admittedly the best. II IL the In.
tention Of nature hat what 10 the hest
should be the che~apest-water costs less
than wine, the electric candle less than
the pine torch Shskespeare's works.
the WORLDS best library. can be bought
for 50 cents. II - the .pirit or the age
that brtngs In best within reach or the
humblest purse.
There ~, moreover, In this frank In
sisteneo upon the lowest rate-the rate Of
- - nsonth-a tacit, hut rome the less
powerful resuke to all manner o ftrick.
cry - the medical profession, . severe
Lesson TO those unwise mon who, needless
OF consesuences. seek by bogu. promises
and deiusive evasions 10 extort money.
seek solely. NO matter by manner OF
deceptioss, to get the best " Of the pm
tiest. Drs. Copeland ana Gardner show
b., their insistence upoa this lowest
known rate-that while they desire the
beneats Of their treatment 10 rrmain
xxNthla Ahn vAnnh nr all fh~ar a.,,~s.
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and face.

We took him to n number OF doctors ami were
never without some medicine In the house, to
use ioT TN, trouble; We employed ths best MED.
visit 10 one noted specialist, but my son derived
no benefit. Finally we consulted Drs. Copeland
aud Gardner. Their charges were only 81 n
month, including medicines. Their treatment
was simply wonderful. Afttr years Of suffering
we found the right treatment at last ana Etettm-
proved wonderfully. Now We feel he 10 entirely
cured OF his trouble, and he says he feels well Tor
the first time In his life"
The evening world., 1894-02-07
NOW THE POULTRY SHOW.

Constant Reader. Jamaica. N! Y.7No.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-01-11

tator pours steaming coffee from
the vase in which peas had been so
literally emptied. my attendant is
already overladen, he remarks.
"Spirits, another attendant" In the
same mysterious manner and just as
noiselessly second waiter stands at
his side, and on his tray are heaped
dainty cakes that were quickly pro-
duced from the vase that held the
beans; the servants pass among the
audience offering the refreshments,
which are pronounced delicious. While
the favored few among the spectators
are enjoying the lunch, prepared and
served in so novel manner, the ma
gician dryly remarks: 81 am usually a
neat cook, but this time an accident
has occurred for which / must beg your
pardon" Exclamations of disgust in
terrupt him, for he has brought forth
from the vase which served the pu'-
pose of coffee urn handful of rats,
which with quick motion are seen to
vanish in the air. Into the other vase
he also thrusts his hand and brings
forth white mice, which follow the
course of their colored brethren.
But the prestidigitator's ambition is
not yet satisfied; his blood-thirstiness
Is unappeased. Not content with muir
der he must needs commit suicide.
with the terse remark that what oc-
ours to one may happen to another"
ne raises his hand TO his turban while
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-01-11

which as usual is illuminated Sud
denly and mysteriously the magician
makes his appearances; whence he
comes from no one can understand.
His dress consists of robe of white
silk in the eastern style held together
by golden belt. Open sleeves allow
the movements of the arms to be seen;
a richly embroidered turban and white
leather sandals complete his costume.
With crossed arms he salaams to the
audiences; suddenly he discovers that
his magic wand is missing, without
which the promised wonders of the
evening cannot be produced. "Spirits,"
he calls, bring me my magic wand!"
And into his extended upraised hand it
appears as mysteriously as was his own
coming. Suddenly two small tables
are seen standing at each side of the
stage. Then he commands his spirits
to send him two vases, which appear at
once, one on each table. The pestidig-
itator shows that they nre empty, and
then requests the loan of watch for
few minutes. The watch is handed
him. 1t is dropped into the vase on his
left, which is raised and turned toward
the audience; the watch is plainly seen
in it, The vase is returned to the
table. The conjurer moves across the
stage to the other vase, thrusts his hand
into it and draws forth the watch
which he hands to the owner, with
thanks. How it came there is natural
ly the question of all
Again he shows that the vases are
empty. "Now, ladies and gentlemen"
he says, permit me to offer you some
refreshments. ! propose to produce
coffee and cake. From this vase, into
which | am pouring peas" suiting the
action to the word, 81 shall bring forth
coffee; and from this vase, into which
] now pour beans" Che turns them in),
you shall be served with confections.
Spirit, bring me cups and saucers,
cream and sugar" Instantly there
stands at his side boy bearing a silver
salver on which are all the necessary
ppurtenances-crea sugar, spoons,
cups and saucers-and the prestidigi-
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-01-11
IN ROBES AND ROYAL STATE.
How the Supreme Court Judges Pass
from One Room to Another.


Another innovation has made its APP
pearance at the capitol. 1t is worth
while, according to the Washington
Post, to make a trip TO the building
just before twelve o'clock every day to
witness it. The room in which the
supreme court justices adorn them
selves with their flowing silk robes is
just across the hall from the chamber
in which the court meets. Hitherto q
few moments before noon the door of
the attiring-room would open and
forthwith would emerge the solemn
justices. On one side of the corridor
which by the way, is the main passage
way through the capitol-would stand
court official and another man would
be stationed on the opposite side. Be
tween this guard the Justices would
walk and moment later would disap-
pear behind the heavy door of the en-
trance to the private corridor to the
bench. But this simple and modest
method has been relegated to the past.
/ 1t is different now When the JUS
tices are now ready to leave their at
| firing apartment four court messen-
gers appear. They bear two pieces of
plush-covered rope. a man stands on
each side of the two doors, and across
the corridor they stretch their plush
covered barrier. Through the avenue
thus formed the the blacli-gowned JUS
tices walk, the brilliant plush cover
ing cleaning like streak of fire
against their somber robes. If the
justices are a little slow the crowd
must possess its soul in patience. Not
until the last black gown has disap-
pearcd are the plush-covered ropes
taken down and the ordinary course
of travel allowed to resume
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-01-11
POUNDED THE DOG TO DEATH.
HOW Monkey Made Good Use of n Billy
Like a Policeman's Club.

no" monkey Made Good Use of Billy
Like a Policemans Club.
"The most novel fight / ever wit
nessed," remarked a traveller to
writer for the Cincinnati Enquirer,
was between bulldog and a monkey,
down in Cuba. A friend of mine had a
bulldog that had licked every canine
on the island, and he was very proud
of him. a gentleman from South
America said that he had a monkey
that could whip the bulldog and the
owner of the latter laughed at the idea.
After some talk a wager of five hundred
dollars was made and the only advan-
tage that the monkey was to have was
that he was to be allowed the privilege
OF using baton, about the length of a
policeman's club, but not so heavy.
The fight was in a public place, and in
PIT that was surrounded by an iron
grating. There was u big crowd ont
to see the fight. OF course everybody
thought the dog would chew up the
monkey. After few minutes, how
ever, the audience was surprised at
the sagacity displayed by the monkey
The bulldog would make rush
at the monkey, and the latter would
jump aside and allow the bulldog
to hit his head against the iron
gratings. This was kept up for twenty
minutes or more, and then the dog be-
gan to get tired. The monkey began
to fight. He would let the dog make a
rush and then jump on the dogs back
and strike him several times with the
baton. This was kept up for an hour
or more, and finally the dog fell on the
floor completely exhausted, and the
monkey actually pounded him to death
The monkey would strike the dog sew
eral blows and then place his ear to
the canine to see if he still breathed.
Finally the owner of the dog agreed to
give up the fight, but the owner of the
monkey told him that he was too late,
as the monkey would not gait until he
had killed the dog. This was one
of the peculiarities of the monkey.
They always kill their victims. The
owner of the dog said he did not want
his dog killed, and insisted on taking
the monkey off. While they were talk
ing the monkey belted the dog several
times with his baton, placed his ear on
the dog, and with sudden jump
leaped on the shoulder of his owner
and commenced to use monkey Ian
guage. The dog was examined and
found to be dead. The people APP
plauded the victory of the monkey,
and it looked as if the monkey under
stood it."
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-01-11

ne bows his acknowledgment of their
applause to the audience, who are
mortified to see standing before them
only the magicians decapitated body.
The head is smiling at them from the
table which stands at the side of the
stage.
Baby" pleads the head from the
taoie' take away my poor head and
give it to some lady" The child
moves forward, throws sillsen cloth
over 1t, and steps down among the
audience. When she thrusts aside the
covering beautiful roses are revealed,
which the little one distributes among
the spectators.
THESE startling effects are all due to
optical illusion. The stage, it will be
remembered, is entirely draped in
black and only lighted from the front,
the back being in deep shadows.
Therein lies the secret. The magician.
his servants and the children all wear
white, which shows their figures in
bold relief The vases and the tables
are also of a light color.
Throughout the entire performance
attendants, invisible to the spectators.
move freely about the stage. They
are dressed from head to foot in black
velvet; even the eyes are covered with
very fine black material which pre-
vents their luster being noticed by
the audience. If there were any lights
ON the stage these figures would of
course be visible, bnt as it is their out
lines are lost against the dark back
ground.
In the first feat performed it is only
necessary that one of the black-robed
assistants place the vases and tables in
position and at the proper moment
deftly remove the black coverings,
causing them to appear suddenly.
After the magician has placed the
watch in the vase at his right one of
his invisible attendants removes it,
passes noiselessly across the stage and
deposits it in the other vase from
which few seconds later the magician
draws it forth.
The coffee trick is similar. After tho
vases have been shown to be empty the
attendant quickly places black cylin-
der in each, the peas and beans falling
into these and not into the vases them.
selves. These cylinders are then re.
moved and replaced by others contain
ing coffee and cake all previously kept
in readiness. After the coffee has
been served an assistant removes the
cylinders from the vases and substi-
tutes Others containing rats and mice.
When these small animals so mystic
riously vanish they have simply been
dexterously covered with black velvet
by the invisible assistants.
The instantaneous appearance of per-
sons upon the stage is perhaps the
most surprising incident of the enter
tainment. But they have been there
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-01-11
THE. "ZIGZAG" SHAKE.
Swell Gotham Society's Very
Latest Hand-Clasp.
Lightning-Lilse Movement with Trin'e
Expansion-How 1t Is Done-Dudes
and Dudines Are in Love
with 1t.

lave you seen the latest shake
handshake, of course?
1t has only just come to town, and it
made its debut at the New York horse
show under the auspices of society.
Mrs. Cruger, Mrs. Webb, Mrs. Town
send Burden and a lot of other equally
fashionable women are its sponsors.
and that is as much as saying that it
has come to stay, at least until some
other replaces it.
This new way of greeting, of panto-
mining such thoughts as Delighted
to see you!" "Here's that bore again."
etc, is an allegro movement, and if
the time it should consume in execu-
tion could be measured by metronome
it would be marked 1000"
1t is a triple expansion sort of
shake. 1t begins on the left side,
glides over to the right, and from time
to time it ambles back on the same
line to it's original position twice, all
in the brief space of exactly one Sec
ond, by the watch. The more this
record is reduced, the higher up the
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-01-11

all the time, only concealed by black
velvet screen which simply is removed
when their appearance is desired
The hamper in which the little girl
is placed contains a large piece of
black velvet which an assistant wraps
about the child, entirely concealing
her, so that she may be removed
before the cover is tied on. Thus
shrouded in black velvet, neither is
seen as the assistant lifts the child
from the basket and carries her
behind a screen. While this trans
fer is being made the attention
of the audience is diverted by an
examination of the swords, and ample
time is thus allowed the assistant in
which to perform his part. Those
blood-curdling screams come from some
one hidden behind a screen The
blood that drips from the swords is a
harmless red fluid concealed in small
reservoirs in the handles of the swords
which open at the pressure of spring.
The child is returned to the basket in
the same manner, wrapped in black
velvet, which is deXterously removed
by the attendant as he lays her down.
The next scene, in which the presti-
digitator is decapitated, admits of an
equally simple explanation. A "double." :"
who is attired in costume identical
with the magician's own, has moved
to his side. His head is covered with
black velvet and cloak of the same
material is worn. At the moment this
falls from his shoulders similar one
is wrapped about the performer, and
his face is also covered, while he crosses
the stage to a small table before which
he lSneels, thrusts his head through n
convenient aperture therein and dis
cards the mask.
The optical Illusions upon which
these exhibitions depend must, in order
to be successful, be aided or supple
mented by very skillful work on the
part of the prestidigitator and his as
sistants. The latter must be extreme
ly careful not to come between the
lights and the performers, or the vases,
tables etc. Even an outstretched
hand would be detected and the delu-
sion consequently exposed. 1t is es-
sential that the attendants always
keep themselves either behind or at the
side of the white figures Care should
also be taken that the performers and
all paraphernalia be kept well bocl,
upon the stage, that the passing to and
fro of the assistants can, so to speak. he
merged INTO the shadowy background
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-01-11
CHANGES IN THE LAW.
NOMINATIONS FOR OFFICES MUST
BE MADE THIS MONTH.

To Comply With the New Regulations
Political Parties Must Nominate Their
Candidates Before January a3-other
Changes Made in the Ballot Act.
Under the revised ballot law some
new regulations will govern the Febru-
ary elections which is is important that
those interested should understand and
act accordingly. To prepare the ballots
and have them printed and distributed
| in time will involve an immense of care
and labor, and unless the nominations
are made and certified to the commits
missioners at an early date, as the law
requires, all parties interested may be
subjected to serious inconvenience. This
will be manifest when it is considered
that the county commissioners must
prepare separate ballot for each cleo
tion district.
The law requires the nomination of
candidates for township and borough
Offices, and election officers, and school
directors, made by any convention of
delegates, or primary meeting of cleo
tors, or caucus held under the rules of
political party, to be certified by the
presiding officer and secretary who shall
be sworn or affirmed, to the correctness
of the matters set forth in such certif-
Gates of nomination. After certificates
are filed objections may be made as to
any alleged irregularity that may in
volve hearing before the court, which
would necessarily delay the printing
and distribution of the ballots.
Hence the Importance of those inter-
ested in making the nominations exer-
cising not only unusual care to make no
mistakes, but also to have the nomipa-
tons made and the certificates handed
in to the commissioners Office at an
early day. The commissioners now
have the printing of the ballots, and
not the township or borough auditors,
as was the rule last year
The law fixes minimum but no maxi
mum time that shall intervene between
the day Of the election and the filing of
the certificate; there is, therefore, no
reason why the nominations should not
be made very soon, in order to facilitate
the work Of arranging, printing and dis
tributing. The work Of collecting and
arranging names of candidates of the
several parties especially if there should
be any nominations by nomination pa
pers, will of itself require considerable
time to cover the ballots for the polling
places in the county.
An exchange says that January % will
be the last day for filing certificates of
nomination with the county commits
sioners and January 80 the last day for
filing nomination papers. The election
will be held on February 20, and eigh-
teen days prior to that is the last day to
file objections to the nomination papers
or certificates.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-01-11
m 4 HURRICANE.
story OF a Qucor T.,ag Tnlt uappeneo
In the East.


story OF a Qucor T.,ag rat Happened
In tine East.
Il story comes Icy ma from the far
east and tells one more OF the wonder
full things which happen to those who
have their homes on the great waters.
The story concerns the big four
mastcd iron ship Lucipara. She halls
from Glasgow, and recently made a
voyage from Sharpness to Sydney, n.
S. w. While sailing along between
the Cape of Good Hope and Australia,
the ship ran into hurricane, or was
ov rtal:el by one, about midnight.
Suddenly the sea, which had been dan
gerously high, became calm, and to
those on the ship it seemed as if the
surface of the ocean had been sub
Jeclea to an enormous pressure, by
"hch the waves were stillcd. Without
| warming the men We're almost blinded
| oy sheet of flame, which envcloped
the hhip from stem to stern, and
reached half way up the masts.
ms wave of flame surred back and
forth, fore and aft, for few seconds.
and was then snutfed out as suddenly
as 1T had appeared, leaving can ain
and crew CROPPING about in intense
darknessl The binding glare was ex.
tremely painful to the eyes, but caused
no damage either to the men cr to tho
ship. Capt Witt said it was his fret
experience of the kind, and he honed
il would be the last
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-01-11

shake is in the social scale; his or her
status is regulated by the rapidity of
the movement of the forearm.
This, at the horse show. was held at
an angle of thirty-three degrees, the
elbow locked to the waist, the l5nucllle
of the hand a quarter of an inch be-
low the chin, and an inch to the left of
the center of this. Then madame
bends her fingers until they assume
the slant of the sloping roof of Long
Island barn, and holds them rigidly
in that position. simultaneously with
this act of copdescension on her part,
the man who is privileged to touch
these jeweled digits copies her, only
upside down; that is, the barn roof po-
sition of his hand is inverted, made
into sort of trench, into which her
hand slips.
All this, of course, to the learned in
the new shaking art, is done as quick
as wink, No special amount of skill
is needed for it's accomplishment, but
what follows is where the fine work
comes in. No sooner does madame's
fingers touch those of monsieur than
presto galop step is made by both OF
their hands at once, four jerlly glides
without stopping; to right, then to
left, back again to right, then to start
ing point, where they automatically
part company with greatest alacrity,
Us though no further acquaintance was
desirable.
The less rhythmic this shake, the
quicker it is done and the more dis
jointedly the sooner may one hope for
social recognition, the sooner may one
hope to be received into the bills 5ful
pasturage of the 400" where the ex-
elusive lambs of Shepherd MsAllister
Craze and bask and frislS about
An impecunious swell was overheard
to say at the show that selling bon
nets, flowers or note paper did not
offer half the alluring prospects for
filing ones pockets as class for learn