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The morning times., 1895-09-08

for men 10 enjoy. All knick-knacks are
banished from it and substantial things
are PLACED there. Soft cushions, a couch,
sun, flowers. bird, and a nIusic-box are
the furniture. Here political friends are
ushered TO await Mr.. Chamberlain's home
coming, and here Mrs Chamberlain sits
herself down To chat quietly. She is not
effusIve and slips away If she sees her
visitor too preoccupied TO talk.
'The Unionist Alcove" this spot was
called by MIR. Chamberlain as soon as he
discovered his wifc's ruse for making poll
ticians comfortable without their sus-
pecting her intentions. And that a great
many battles have been won in this room
there Is testimony to show. Even politi
clans are not impervious TO comfort and sub
tie flattery.
DAUGHTER OF MRS. PARAN STE
VEINS.
No more persistent wire puller ever lived
than Lady Mary Paget, daughter OF the
late Mrs. PaTan Stevens and wife OF Ar
thur Paget, of the Scots Guards. Hitherto
Lieut.. Col. Paget's career has been mill
tary one. He is a grandson of the first
Marquis OF Anglesey, and was the prettiest
boy page Queen Victoria ever had. He and
the Earl of Essex were pages at court in
the same year. Both now have American
wives.
When Mrs. Stevens took her daughter
The morning times., 1895-09-08

thousand times as the prime minister for
the next generation, but whether he at
tains this or not, Lady Scarsdale, as Mrs.
Curzon, VIII be when she succeeds to the
title, will be sure 20 have helped her
husband up as many steps as any woman
could expect
MRS CHAMBERLAIN LOBBIES.
Mrs Joseph Chamberlain, as Miss Mary
Endicou, daughter OF our Secretary OF
War, we her fathers secretary and con-
fidential friend. As the wife OF the great
unionist leader she carried on her political
work quietly, but well. Mrs Chamberlain
has never publicly lobbied for her husband,
as at the time OF her mawiage-a girl of
twenty-five TO the Statesman OF fifty-two-
her husband was too firmly established
in politics to need that kind OF aid But she
has devoted the years OF her married life to
quietly lobbying, assisting in another
way.
There not q man in England who has
everything ordered for his comfort as
Joseph Chamberlain has. On the day Of
his speeches the door bells OF his great
town house, or castle, Highbury, are nIuf-
fled TO give tim late morning sleep. The
servants walk with guarded step and the
hQpsework runs by machinery. Nobody
addresses hini, ana he walks about the
house working out his political problems,
OF rests himself in his wife's boudoir
without the least nervous worry to weaken
kls mind for the coming speech. Mrs.
Chamberlain is unEeifish and lives appar-
ertly for her husbands work.
In the Chamberlain drawing there
is an alcove, and this Mrs. Chamberlain
has furnished In the most comfortable style
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MT curzon las been mcnt ioned a
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present there win be no delay In arriving
at a decision, but Mr.. Warfield's inter
view may be deferred unless Mr.. Ross
shallbave returned by Monday The Brown,
the Dixon and the Smith systems, respect
lively, VIII be represented.
An examination was held yesterday az
the District building of candidates for
appointment to- the position of stenographer
and typewriter in the police department.
The previous examination for the same
position seems not to have yielded sat-
isfactory results.
The morning times., 1895-09-08
STORYETTES.

When Gen. Lafayette was on his last
visit to this country two young men were
introduced. He said to one: Are you mar
ried?" Yes, sir" was the reply. Hap
py mani" remarked the general He then
put the same question 10 the other, who
replied: Il am a bachelor" Lucky
dog!" remarked the general.
The editor OF the Public Men OF To-Day
| Series, when a little boy at Uppinghanl, was
detected at 4 Greek testament lesson with 4
Bible on his knee, from which, Of course,
be was cribping. His class master stalked
uptO him. what have you there, my boy?"
The boy, seeiug that no escape was possible,
braZened it out with."A book, sir, of which
no one need be ashamed" He, too, is
credited with the famous reply to the dean
OF Trinity College, oxford. He was being
hauled up by the dean for some aucacious
breach OF college rules and made perfectly
glib and satisfactory excuse NO, no, sir"
said the dean, THAT won't do this time.
You told me the exact opposite last term"
Il know did, said the cUlprit, "but that
was a lie.'
The Rev. John Brown, OF Haddington, the
oSAiiOA "a NA4S cNAA bAD4cs vas a
man of singular bashfulness, but the fol-
lowing story is almost incredible. His
courtship lasted seven years six years
and a half had passed away and the
reverend gentleman had prog gressed no
further than in the first six days of his
acquaintance with the lady. One day he
decided that a step in advance must be
| made.
Janet he said one day as they sat 10
solemn silence, we've been acquainted now
six years and niair and I've ne'er gotten
a kiss yet. Dye think might take one,
my bonnie lass?''
''Just as You like, John, only be be-
| Coming and proper WI 1T"
"surely, Janet; well ask blessing"
The blessing was asked, the kiss was
taken and the worthy divine overpowered
with the bIissfulsensation, most rapturously
exclaimed:
"Heigh, lass. but it is guide! Well return
thanks
Six months later this pious couple were
| married.
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The Evening Times gives all the
news for @ cent.
The morning times., 1895-09-08

The Evening Times gives all the
news for a cent.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-02-25
Not Yet WhiDDcd.

A French army surgeon, Doctor Sar-
azin, writing of his experiences during
the Franco-German war; mentions two
striking incidents of the disastrous bat
tie of Froeschwiller. He was hard at
work among the wounded in the field
hospital. The French forces had been
routed, and were in full retreat. The
day was lost hopelessly.
Suddenly the Doctor looked up and
saw u little French soldier, with his
knapsack on his back and his muskct
in his hand, walking TRANQUILITY up the
street toward the enemy's position. At
that moment Il letter-box against the
wall caught his eye. He stopped, took
out notebook, scribbled few lines,
folded the leaf, addressed it and drop
ped in into the box. Then he looked
at the lock of his musket, and alone
took up his march against the German
army!
"What became of that brave boy?"
Doctor Sarazin asks. "What insensate
courage pushed him thus to the front
one boy against an army, when thirty
thousand men were fleeing behind
him? To whom did he confide his last
thought? l would gladly have saved
that letter, but the next morning the
box was gone. The Prussians had car.
ried it away"
Hardly had this boy-hero disappear
ed, when the Doctor noticed six miners
of the engineer corps, who came up
with pickaXes to make loopholes in the
walls of the buildings. They were a
little late. There were no longer any
men TO put behind the loopholes.
So the miners reasoned, for presently
the Doctor saw them comforting to.
gether. Then they put down their pick
axes, took up some muskets and car.
tridges, and like the boy before them,
they marched against the German
army!
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-02-25

ably be kept in mind in the MANAGE
ment of the Gettysburg and Chicka-
mauga fields, although there the es-
tablishment of park requires some
what different rules. Yet the pur-
pose should be to keep them looking
as nearly as they were in 1868, except
for the monuments and identifying
marks and the means of transporta-
tion. However, even at Antietam it
is the purpose of the War Department
to acquire certain lanes and roads
along which the most severe fighting
occurred, providing the land can be
bought at reasonable rate, and not
otherwise. Then tablets and markers
on such roads will be set up. The
Antietam scene was, in fact, occupied
with cleared fields and cornfelds, and
the famous "sunken road ran from
the Keedysville to the Hagarstown
pike. 1t is to be hoped that the effort
to acquire some of the old roads and
lanes at reasonable price may not be
batfled. Still, at present it would not
be correct to speak of the battle field
as park
At Shiloh, however. National mill
tary park is contemplated by the bill
of Mr.. Henderson, which the House
has passed. Mr.. Henderson explained
that he and Mr.. Black, of Illinois, and
Mr.. Wheeler, Of Alabama, had under.
taken to look after the interests OF the
bill, and that options of the land had
been secured at an average purchase
price of $12 On acre, whereas tho
Chickamauga Park had cost an average
of $2S an acre. The bill provides for
commission, to be selected from
what were once known as the armies
of the Tennessee, the Ohio and the
Mississippi.
Thus two great battlefelds at the
East and two ut the West will be ap-
propriately marked for preservation,
assuming that the Shiloh bill is to be-
come a law. They will form remark
able series of memorials for future
generations. Gettysburg and Chicka-
mauga were in the broadest sense
National battle fields. The former
included troops from Ohio, Indiana,
Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota
on the Union side, and from Louisiana,
Arkansasand Texas on the Confederate.
Chickamauga and Chattanooga, chiefly
the latter, brought in eleven regi-
ments and two batteries from Pennsyl-
vania, sixteen regiments and batteries
from New York, two regiments each
from Connecticut, Massachusetts aud
New Jersey, and an artillery battalion
from Maine.
All four were battles which the sur
vivors on both sides can look upon
with memories of pride as we'll as sor-
row, and with the feeling that military
laurels were won for both parts of the
country.-New Orleans Picayune.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-02-25

The Suez Canal is characterized by
Mr.. Mulhall, in the current Contem-
porary Review, as 'by far tho most
important waterway in the world, and
perhaps the most useful work ever
made by man. 1t shortens the voyage
between Europe and the East by one
third, thus enabling two vessels to do
tho work of three, and its traffic has
increased fifty-four per cent. in ten
years." from 100000 gross tonnage
and 5,070,000 net tonnage in 1882 to
1o,S7o, ,OOOand 7,71O, 900, respectively,
in 1892. In 1892, seventy. six per
cent. of the vessels were British, and
the profits of the company in the same
year amounted to $1,000, 900, after
deducting working expenses.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-02-25
SneeZing.

DR.. Scancs Spicer, reading a paper
the other day before the Chemists
Assistants Association on "Sneezing,"
told his hearers that the act of sneez.
ing has always been regarded as super
natural, and by many races was held
in reverence. Hence arose the custom.
not even now altogether obsolete, OF
making some remark directly after
sneezing. Sneezing was regarded as
sign of impending death during the
plague Of Athens. Many classical
writer's make especial reference to
sneezing, and some supposed that dur.
ing sneezing devils were expelled.
Sneezing itself is reflex nervous
action, and is brought about by me-
chanical irritation to tho ends of the
nerve tibers which occur in the tissue
of the nose. When this irritation oc.
ours, whether it be due to foreign
body or change of temperature affect.
ing the tissue OF the nose, nerve i'm.
pulse is transmitted to the brain and
certain nerve centres in the medulla
oblongata are affected; this results in
certain impulses being transmitted
along the nerves to the muscles con.
trolling respiration. By this means
the egress of air during expiration is
delayed, and the various exits are
closed. When the pressure, however,
reaches limit, the exits are forced
open, Ga powerful blast of air is ex-
PEELED, and the patient sneezes. -
London News.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-02-25
Talking TimepieceS.

There is no longer any necessity of
asking, "What time is it?" as now the
hour and minute are accurately spoken
by q Photographic attachment to
clocks and watches recently devised
by NJ. Swan, of Geneva. The nearest
approach to this has been the repeat
ing watches having striking arrange
ment to give the hour and minutes.
This is monotouous and too much like
counting the strokes of an alarm bell
to locate fire. Swans watch is free
from all these objections; the pho.
nographic sounding plate is made of
vulcanized rubber with striated fur.
rows and delicate point resting
thereon as in the ordinary phono-
graph. On this rubber plate are
forty-eight burrows, twelve Of which
correspond to the twelve hours and
thirty-six representing the quarter
hours traversed by the bands of the
watch or clock in each circuit of the
dial plate. The traversing point
vibrating with tho sinuosities of the
burrows translates the vibrations into
spoken words as for instance: '"It is
6 O'clock" est Is quarter of g." "It
is half-past TO-" and so on through all
the quarter-hours of the day. This
rubber plate is only all exact repro
duction upon plain surface of the re-
ceiving cylinder OF q phonograph.
The possibilities of such watch are
immense. 1t can wake you in time
for your early train or remind you
that you ought to be hungry for your
breakfast, or inform the long-winded
statesman that he is wasting too much
time und money on impracticable and
tiresome oratory. What a welcome
convenience such pocket-piece
would be to the conviyial club man
when in the wee small hours he could
gauge his gait by the oral passing of
time. However. this photographic
watch is practical and has come to
tay.-Atlanta Constitution.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-02-25

POSSIBLY" replied the physician,
dryly; "but meanwhile"
"Meanwhile the woman has sue
cumbed. She died last night"
There was burst of laughter from
each side of the table. A well-known
@. G. was telling the latest joke. In
the pause that followed Lady Sibthorpe
studied the menu and Sir Kenneth fin
gered some grapes on his plate. How
much did she know? 1t seemed to him
an eternity before she spoke again.
81 have taken No. 29' as a typical
case. The woman seemed to be what
we are now agreed to call morally
deficient person. Yet, properly trained
and protected, No. 29' might now be
alive, well, and tolerably useful mem.
Der of society. Think of it'll That
pitiable woman was barely 40."
"My dear lady," said Sir Kenneth,
slowly, "you have probably only heard
half her story. Do you really know
anything about herr"
"Yes," said Lady Sibthorpe, abrupt
ly. And, as she looked him straight
between the eyes, the doctor knew that
she was aware of the whole story. "I'm
not sentimental" she added, with a
smile, "but l have taken fancy to
have this wretched creature decently
buried-in some little country church
yard. She shall rest now for good.
Shall 1 undertake the necessary ar
rangements, or would you perhaps pre-.
fer-Y'
The ladies were rising to 60. Bran
don bowed his head.
al think l would rather see to
this thing myself"
Nothing more was said. He sat
down again when they were gone, star
ing blankly at the fruit-strewn plates
and the half-drained glasses. Her
crumpled napkin fell across his knee,
and as it fell he saw with a shudder q
vision of stiff, silent agare in the hos
pital mortuary. He could hear the la
dies silken trains and high-bred voices
as they trailed upstairs. And the doc
tor knew that when that suave, desir-
able, but unrelenting woman had
passed out of the door, she had also
passed finally out of his life.-London
World.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-02-25
3D. DORATHEAM.

Guow where there is honey in jar.
Meet for certain httle friend ol mine;
Anq, Dorothy, know where daisies are
That only walt small hands to intertwine
A wreath for such u golden head as thino. -
The thought that thou art coming makes all glad
The. house is bright with blossoms high ant
low
And many little lass and little lad
ESpeetantly are running to and fro;
The flre within our hearts Is all aglow.
We want thee. child, to share In our delight
On this high day, tho hoiiest and best,
because twas then. ere youth had taken flight
Thy grandmamma, OF women loyelieSt,
Made me OF men most honored and most blest
That naughty boy who led thee to suppose
He was thy sweetheart has, grieve to tell,
Been seen to pick the gardens choicest rose
Apd toddle with 1t to another belle.
Who does not treat him altogether well.
But mind not that, or let 1t teach thee this
To waste no love on any youthful rover
(All youths are royers assure thee, Miss,)
No, II thou wouldSt true constancy discover,
Thy grandpapa Is perfect as lover.
So come thou playmate of my closing day,
The latest treasure life can offer me,
And with thy baby laughter make us gay.
Thy fresh young voice shall sing my Dorothy
Songs that shall bid the feet OF sorrow flee.
w. E. Gladstone
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-02-25
Lover and Piano.

~ would like another room, land.
lord,' said mild young man at the
Office counter of a private hotel accord
ing to the Detroit Free Press.
"What's the matter nawY" asked the
landlord, "anybody committed suicide
next door?"
"Worse than that" said the mild
young man; "the next room is the par
for of suite occupied by a widow and
her daughter"
"Exactly; you've hit it right the first
time"
"The daughter has piano."
"Well, do you object to the piano."
"Not in the least; but wait mo.
ment. The young lady also has a
lover"
"Oh" said the landlord, "is he the
obstacle?"
'Let me state the case plainly. He
bought her new waltz, which they
practise together every evening, but
they will never learn it, never" and
the mild young man sighed.
"Why? Too difficulty"
"Too difficult? No, sir; it's too easy
It's called the kiss Waltz and at the
end of every bar hear him say, Now
we kiss or she suggests, Here is more
kissing. Now, what l want to know
is, why don't they give up either the
music or the kissing? It's the com.
bination that's killing me by inches"
The landlord told him that No l3
was the only room vacant, but he said
he'd take the chances, and moved in.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-02-25
a Clever Advertisement

a physician of Montpelier was in the
habit of employing very ingenious ar.
t1ce. When he came to town where
ne was not known, he pretended to have
oat his dog, and ordered the public crier
To offer, with beat of drum, n reward of
twenty five louis to whomever should
bring 1t to him. The crier took care 10
mention all the titles and academic
donors of the doctor, as well as his place
Of residence. He soon became the talk
Of the town. "Do you know" says one,
that famous physician has come
here, n very clever fellow? He must
be very rich, for he offers twenty-five
Ionis for finding his dog" The dog was
not found, but patients We're.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-02-25
No Use for His Feet

The first mot of the new Gar was de.
livered upon the occasion of NJ. ie
Giers's official visit to the Emperor, who
received him with the greatest demon.
stration Of friendship, at the same time
expressing the hope that, notwithstand.
ing NJ. dc Giers's reported wish to re-
tire from office, he would still continue
to work with him for many years. "But,
your majesty, it is scarcely possible;
look ut my feet they will hardly carry
NO." The Gear replied: 81 am very sor.
ry for you; but as far as am concern.
ed. do not want your feet want your
haad-"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-02-25

writer who does not believe much
In the honest judgment of amateurs, in
matters Of art, cites the case of an
American, travelling in Paris, who saw
a picture in n shop window, took fan.
cy to 1t, and went in to ask the price.
"Five francs" said the dealer.
That's twenty dollars, isn't it?"
said the American to the friend Mt his
side. "l'll take It,"
"No, monsieur" said the honest shop.
man. who understood some English
"Five francs not five louis. About q
dollar, think, In your money"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-02-25

Two striking instances of the de-
preston in the value of agricultural
land in England are reported in the
Chicago Herald, from Kent. Forty
acres of good arabic land near Lydd,
which a few years since was valued at
$3.50 an acre, has changed hands for
$2500. Another arabic farm of 176
acres, mortgaged for $40, 900, has been
sold for $9350.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-02-25

Barring Brothers & Co. will soon be
ready fer business again. The great
liquidation is ended, syndicate hay
ing taken the last block of securities,
amounting to $1,000, 900, held by the
Bank of England. 1t is thought that
about SO, 900, 900 will be left over
from the settlement for the Barring
family to divide.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-02-25

The pawnshop established by st.
Bartholomew's Episcopal Church, of
New York City, for the benefit of the
poor has been SO successful that the
congregation is trying to raise another
500, 900 to put into 1t. 1t pays its
own expenses.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-02-25

English newspapers are warning
persons against emigrating to Mexico,
with view to permanent settlement,
without informing themselves in re-
liable way as to the prospects of earn
ing livelihood. 1t is claimed that
numbers of Englishmen have been
deceived by unscrurulous spectators.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-02-25

The estimated losses from hog chol-
era and swine plague of between $10,-
900, 1000 and S25, 1000, 600 per annum
in the United States of the treatment
and means of prevention of these dis.
eases in a bulletin issued by tho Agri
cultural Department, is of great value
to the farmers of this country.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-02-25
source.

Only two killed and eight injured is
the casualty record of the Citizens
Traction Company, of Pittsburg,
Penn, for the past two years. Twon.
ty-eight million passengers were trans.
ported during that time.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-02-25

A curious scientist has calculated
that the offspring OF single microbe
in twenty-four hours will outnumber
the population of London, while in
forty eight hours they will reach tho
number of $50, 900, 900, 100000.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-02-25

The Harvard Graduates Magazine
says that there is not an institution of
learning in the country that teaches
the Russian language and literature.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-02-25

Search lights are such good targets
for the enemy's guns that tho Ger
mans are arranging to throw the light
first on q mirror and thence on the
enemy, thereby concealing its real
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-02-25
OUR BUDGET OF FUN.
HUMOROUS SAYINGS AND Do
INGS HERE AND THERE.

Jokes and Jokelets that Are Supposed to
Have Been Recently Born-Sayings and
Doings that Are Odd, Curious, and Laugh
able--The Weeks Humor.