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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-05-11
A NihiliSt Trayedy.

Two years ago Polish Count, who
had joined a Nihilist club in Po.
land, was arrested by tho Russian au-
! thorities and transported to the north.
ernmost region OF Siberia Here he
was told to till snow covered plot Of
ground or die, as seemed best to him.
The Count, who had never done any
other political wrorg than enrolling
his name as q member of an illegal in.
stitution, decided to attempt to es.
cape, and for year he t"amped
through Siberia and Russia, liable at
any moment to be shot on sight, until
he reached q neutral country. 1t is
the custom of the cottagers in Siberia
to place littlo food and drink out.
side their windows for fugitives, and
also to leave their barns open for them
to sleep in. These courtesies, offered
at the risk of losing their lives, en-
a5led the Count to keep body and soul
together until he succeeded in escap.
ing, when he forthwith started fer
London, where he and his wife hava
since been living reduced to great pov.
erty. The sulferings of that terrible
journey exhausted his constitution,
and he died recently, few knowing the
great trials that the poor outlaw had
endured. New York News.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-05-11
POTATOES IN 1896.

The year 1896 is n red-letter year for
vegetable growers. 1t marks the tri-
centenary of the introduction of the
potato to civilized man. Sir Walter
Raleigh, who had a hand in most
things in those days, did the introduc-
ing. In the days when Sir Walter had
to do with it the potato was not the
everyday vegetable which it has since
become. Sir Walter planted the first
one, omitting appropriate ceremonies,
on his estate ut Younghal, near Cork.
1t took at once. 1t had not only found
its favorite soil but it had discovered
its chosen people Nothing could have
veen better suited to the land. 1t was
the custom of the people, whenever Il
force large enough to make it practi-
cable could be got together, to make
raids upon the territory Of their neigh
bors. The OBrodar harlied the lands
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-05-11
Wealth and Its Distribution.

Whatever may be the aggregate of
the wealth of the country, and it is ad-
mitted that the United States is the
wealthiest nation in the world its dis.
tribution is very unequal according to
George b. Waldron, writing on this
subject in the Arena. According to
MI Waldron, 100000 families, or
nearly third of all the families in
the country, must get along on in
comes of less than $500 year. More
than one-half the families 1926 per
cent? get less than 5000 a year; two
thirds of the families (GS01 per cent?
less than 5000; while nineteen-twenti-
eths (95.06 per cent? receive less than
$4,000 year.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-05-11

angle of thirty degrees, into which the
baskets are emptied. This screen has
what is termed two-inch square
mesh. Those potatoes which will &c
through this mesh fall into sack and
are kept for seed the following spring
The larger potatoes roll from the screen
into separate sacks, in which they are
stored in peculiarly constructed cellars
Or ''dug-outs" until conditions are favor
able for marketing.
These "dug-outs" are excavations in
the ground varying in size according
to the requirements of the crop and
approximately ten feet in depth. They
are rooted over almost level with the
ground and provided with ventilators
To such considerable extent has this
industry grown that at Eaton and
Greeley enormous warehouses have
been erected for the express purpose
of storing and handling potatoes.
Greeley has become celebrated for
her Potato day." which is usually set
for the 10th of October. On this occa-
sion immense trenches are dug and the
succulent roots, after being roasted to
a turn by white-aproned experts, are
served with appropriate accompani-
ments to an admiring crowd of appre,
ciative people only limited by the ca
pacity of the grounds.
During the last year there were about
100000 bushels of this crop harvest.
ed in the northern portion of Colorado.
There have been several train loads
forwarded to st. Louis and Chicago,
and many car loads have found their
way to interior points in Iowa, Indiana,
Tennessee, Ohio, and even as far south
as Louisiana. One pyramod, which
secured photograph of, contained ex-
actly forty potatoes and weighed 120
pounds. A few selected specimens
weighed trihe over seven pounds
each.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-05-11
SOME DAY OF DAYS.

Some day, some day of days, treading the
strtet
With idle Needless pace,
Unlocking for such grace,
l shall behold your face.
6ono day, some day Of days, may thus we
meet.
Pcrchance the sun may shine from skIc. Of
May,
Or winters icy chill
Touch lightly vale and hill;
What matter2 / shall thrill
Through every vein with sumner on that
day.
Once more LIES perfect youth will all come
back.
And for 4 moment there
I shall stand fresh and fair,
AMI drop the garment care;
Once more my perfect youth shall nothing
lack.
shut my eyes now. thinking how twill be,
How, fact to face. eaci soul
Viii slip its long control,
Forget tho dismal dole
OF dreary la!e's dark separating sea.
And glance to glance and hand to hand in
greeting,
The past, with all its fears,
Its silence AMI its tears,
is lonely, yelrninS years,
Sl"ll vanish in the moment of that meeting.
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-05-11

History is being made very fast in
these days. The New York Recorder
calls attention to the fact that the
London press to-day is fully convert.
ed to the Monroe Doctrine. IT was
no longer ago than 1862 that the Lon
don Times declared Napoleon III. had
done a great political service to the
world in setting up Maximilian in
Mexico, and thereby Distinguishing
the Monroe Doctrine"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-05-11

Says the Philadelphia Times: The
most encouraging results of the New
Jersey road law are 10 0 miles of per-
manent road and an increasing public
appreciation of the advantages of good
roads. At first only q few counties
were willing to assume the cost of try
ing the experiment. The number has
grown in the two years from five to
fourteen, or two thirds Of the counties
in the State, and is evident that pub.
lie opinion will demand n largo in.
crease of the annual State appropria-
ton, which up to this time has not ex.
reeded 800, 600.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-05-11

Some one asked in the British House
OF Commons the other day whether
any Government officer could exercise
general supervision over the poems of
Alfred Austin before publication. An
Irish member asked if the Poet Lau.
reate was not the successor OF the
Court Jester, who was always held to
be irresponsible. Not a single man
arose to defend the successor of Ten.
nyson.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-05-11

The probable outcome of the vene.
zuela question will be, according to
Harper's Weekly, Surrender on the
part of Great Britain" the "chasten
ing of England, the strengthening
and extension Of the true Monroe
Doctrine, ga better state of feeling
between the two countries, and sue.
cess on the part of the United States in
impressing "the rest of the world, and
especially Great Britain, with that de-
gree of respect which is sometimes
paid to those who insist on their rights,
reasonably or unreasonably.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-05-11

cally competing with the gold-silver
State for the trade of Kansas and Ne
braska. Freight rates, however, will
not give them entree to the more East
ern markets-east of the Missouri
river.
Probably there is no section of the
agricultural world where the cultiva-
ton of potatoes is so simplified and
systematized as in the Greeley district
of Colorado. Seeing the enormous pos
sibilities of this industry, an enterpris-
ing manufacturer of farming imple-
ments turned his attention a couple
Of years ago to machinery for prepar-
ing and handling this crop in all its
stages. The result has been in the pro-
duction of potatoes similar to the in
PRODUCTION of headers and thrashinc
machines in the raising of small grains
"a marked decrease in the cost of pro-
duction.
Only by the use of this machinery
are the potato farmers of the far West
to-day enabled to sell their product in
competition with that of Illinois and
Missouri in the markets of Chicago
and st. Louis. They literally make
business of raising potatoes, and know
ing that too rapid continuation of
crops is disadvantageous rotate their
crop of potatoes from one section of
the farm to another, alternating with
wheat and the prolific and fertilizing
alfalfa, thus insuring n constantly re-
curing replenishment of the light,
sandy soil, which has proven so well
adapted to potato growing.
In the planting season one of the in
genious machines above referred to is
loaded with seed potatoes and started
on it's automatic labors across a field.
1t is accompanied by Il wagon con-
tanning additional seed" With the
motive power supplied by two fine
Norman horses and under the supervis-
ion of one man this machine will plant
six acres per day. The planter may be
adjusted to drill, drop, and cover in
hills from ten to twenty-one inches
apart, as may be most desirable.
The harvest of the potato crop u.s.
ually commences about Sept 10 and
continues until the middle or latter part
of October. DuIng this season no one
need complain of mo work" Men,
boys, and even women and girls turn
out en- masse to hasten the harvest.
Here, too, inventive genius holds sway
The ingenious harvester, drawn by
four powerful horses, traverses row
after row and leaves in its wake glis-
tening lines of white and pink tubers
as clean and neatly separated from
their parent soil as if each had been
carefully "sapolioed' before being re-
leased from its earthly repository Each
digger" is attended by driver and
from six to eight 'pickers'' whose bust
ness it is to collect the potatoes, large
and small, in baskets. These hands
are paid from 81 to $1.50 per day and
board.
In each section of the field is another
contrivance called 'sorter," consist
ing of an oscillating screen hung at an
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-05-11

Bowery merchants of New York City
claim that the effect of the song, "The
Bowery," has been to seriously depre-
ciate property values along that thor.
oughfare. They claim thai strangers
to the city believe the words OF the
song, and have come to regard all
business men on the Bowery as brig.
ands and bunco operators.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-05-11

heartily ridiculed Time has proven,
and only n very short time at that, the
correctness and sound judgment of the
level-headed grangers who fully real,
lied the special adaptability of the
warm sandy soil, of certain portions Of
Colorado, to the successful production
of the homely, questionable tuber.
While there have been in n few cases
exceptionally large profits in this in.
dustry in the main it has been steady,
profitable business for such men as are
willing to give it attention. Idaho,
Utah. and Montana have been envious-
ly watching the success of Colorado in
this line, and they are now energeti-
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-05-11

1t IS not matter for regret, main
tains the American AgrIeulturi3t, that
the promotion Of horse meat as an ar.
ticle of food has proved failure. The
Oregon packing concern which last
year began the slaughter of range
horses has quit the business after u
series Of unsuccessful attempts to find
q market for the 1000 animals handled.
6eyeral tons OF the picked horse meat
shipped to Japan was refused and
finally thrown into the ocean, md
consignments to Europe met with as
chilly reception. As long as good
bee', mutton and pork can be secured
at such reasonable figures, both at
home and abroad, consumers have no
use for flesh from broken down horses
or wild mustang ponies. With better
breeding and broader market. the
development of the horse industry is
bound to be in an entirely different
channel. 1t is fact, however, that
horse meat is excellent for poultry,
and constitutes the bulk OF the poul.
try meat or concentrated feed that is
largely used with such excellent re-.
suits.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-05-11

There are at present about 10, ,56S, :
600 acres of forest in Maine, valued at
$35, $50, 600. Two or three New Eng
land States could be hidden away in
Names woods, calculates the New
York Sun.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-05-11

Before the present revolution Spain
restricted the right of suffrage to 3d.
600 native Cubans, out of total nn-
tive population OF 1 200, 900, the ridic-
ulous proportion of three per cent.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-05-11

Skiographs, the new designation of
the Roentgen X ray pictures which
it is impossible to call photographs
have nothing to do with the sky. The
correct pronunciation is skee.o graph,
accent on the first syllable. 1t signi.
ties "shadow- wri ting"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-05-11

The Attorney General of Illinois has
ruled that building and loan associa-
tion has no right to borrow money to
loan its members.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-05-11

A scientific sharp has discovered an
intimate connection between the per-
nicious habit of early rising and in
sanity.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-05-11

Germans obiecting to the habit of
holding the hands in the pockets have
formed a society, the Antihandinden-
Observation-Disclosures
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-05-11
u1E MAJORS RUSE.

DE HELEN FORREST GRAVES. .

LIE falr iomlnine
society of Port.
willie was much ex-
ercised in mind
when Major ,lrix-
on bought the
great 3 r o W IL
House opposite
tho park.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-05-11

Some people seem to think that man
cannot behave himself unless he be-
longs to church.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-05-11

Three Irishmen represent Scottish
constituencies in the British Parlia.
ment.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-05-11

The shirts came to the Western
packing-box IN due time. Major Trix-
on eyed them critically.
"My old mother used to say" said
The evening times., 1896-12-12

The extension of the So rate beyond the
limit which Doctor Mccoy first set for
it, that is, November /, was made neces-
sary by the crowds OF people who thronged
the office during the concluding Gays OF
October II Doctors Mccoy and Cowdeh
had been twenty doctors instead OF TWO
doctors they could not have begun To nave
cared for all the people during the iase
two or three days of the month. Many Were
turned away 1t is not part Of Doctor NC
Coyis plan to hurry patients, to have his
offices uncomfortably crowded or to compel
patients to wait long hours before seeing
their physician. When he made the ex-
tension of the rate, therefore, he maue
the time ample and generoBs-two Iuh
months-for the very purpose OF avoiding
any more such scenes as those that char-
acterized the concluding days of October
Now, about two weeks remain during
which advantage can be taken of the rate.
and ample notice having been given that
the opportunity positively closes January
/. and that 1t will under no circumstances
or on no condition be extended beyond that
date. Doctor Mccoy desires to add EN-
phasis to the purpose of this extension, To
avoid the scenes OF hurrying and confusion
which were so annoying to patients and
physicians alike Dr. Mccoy respectfully
asks, for his sake and for their sake, that
all those who desire to avail themselves OF
the opportunity of the So rate make their
application at once. rather than wait until
the last few days OF the month.
Doctor Mccoy desires that no person be
denied this opportunity. BE has done all
in his power to ma ke the limit of time
known, and those who come during the
last DAYS OF December and find 1t is physi-
cally impossible for Doctor Mccoy to see
them will have only themselves TO blame.
when, after January l, they are Obliged
to pay Doctor McCoy's regular fee, FOR
while Doctor McCoy's office and Doctor
McCoy's practice are permanent in Wash
lngton, the period during which advant-
age can be taken of the So rate is not
permanent; it ends positively with the
end OF tue year.
All who place themselves under
treatment before January LIST will
be treated until cured at the UNI
form rate of So a month. This rate
covers all expense OF examination,
treatment and medicines and in
cIudes Deafness and all diseases.
The evening times., 1896-12-12
DOCTOR MCCOY CURING
CHRONIC DYSPEPSIA.

Mrs. s. Fitzgerald, 2OS Sth st. sw.:
For years L had been chronic sufferer
from Indigestion. 1 had a great deal
OF pain in the pit of the stomach. Often
/ could hardly get my breath. I raised
much gas In fact. 1 suffered all the
case was incurable, as all the remedies
used gave me no relief. 1 read OF the
understandable cures that Doctors Nc
Gov and Uowden were making, and am
glad that l placed myself Gndcr their
Treatments have no more pain or dis
tress. / have no indigestion and no rais-
ing OF gas. am perfectly well again
afInr wears of sickness nnd distress.
The evening times., 1896-12-12
HAD CATARRH OF THE
STOMACH FIVE YEARS

Mrs. MaryDOnO van, 2313 Cha mplain
ave. NV: 1.-The week before / went to
Doctors Mccoy and Cowden tainted from
w,akness / had suffered from Catarrh
of the Stom ach for five years. l had tried
all sorts of remedies without any benefit
/ had much pain. Ny food soured on my
time was not able to attend to my work
NV tongue was constantly coated, and my
ewes were yellow. 1 am now free from
pain, my tongue and eyes are clear, eat
and digest my food with comfort, and
really reel like another being. ! heartily
recommend Doctor McCoy's treatment"
The evening times., 1896-12-12
Formulation OF regular treatment for
chronic troubles as q result OF hospital

Formulation OF regular treatment for
chronic troubles us a result OF hospital
forIiuialIon OF regular treatment for
the cure OF catarrhal, bronchial and
iohs uisedSes AooS
Announcements DIR. McCoy'sc cures first
introduced voluntarily by we'll
journalists, with pictures and utter
views OF patients cured. April ...-.- 1854
Dr, Mccoy treating over one thousand pa
ticnts a month ....-..-..---..-...-1 1880
Extension OF office facilities by employ
meut OF students from Bellevue. SSb-l $50
The second visit to Europe for further
hospital study and inspection:
Serving in the laboratories ofProf koch:
ht beriIn .-....: .::.-.. to'o
Study in Charitie IIospit al OF Berlin and
RoyalClinic under Vor BergInann - 1S91
Formulation of q system Of medicine
based on the discovery OF poison in the
blood as The origin OF disease .....-.1 1891
Inc system perfected by application
ana experiment. III cases selected from
Ir. McCoy's practice 1892
The world startled by DR. McCoy's Die
covery OF cure for Deafness. Sep
. tehuer .-----------. .---- ooo
Location OF a national practice In Wash
ington. March 2S. 1886
The evening times., 1896-12-12
STONE DEAF IN ONE EAR.

j. X. PEARSON, SO4 X st. se., con-
nected with the ordnance department. navy
yard: II had been deaf 8 years. was
stone deaf in my left ear. Ny right ear
not hear the clock strike. 1 could not
hear conversation. 1 had to give up going
to church or places or amusement. NJ
hearing has been restored. 1 can hear
my watch tick plainly in my left ear, the
ear that was stone deaf, when held six
inches away"
The evening times., 1896-12-12
COULD NOT HEAR THE
VOICES OF HER CHILDREN.

Mrs. Is. Marcy, Cherrydale, Va: II
was 50 deaf whenl went To Dr. Mct-oy Tor
treatment that could not hear the bells
ring or q whistle blow. | could not near
the children speaking n the same room
/ had been deaf for three years. L had
ringing noises in my head, which con-
fused me very uch and made me very
nervous. | went TO Dr. Mccoy because
had read of the many wonderful cures he
mad made of those who had been deaf.
can now hear the ticking and the striking
OF the clock sounds that were lost To me
entirely before. can hear my chlIdreh
talk and understand what they are say
ing: / can hear the ringing OF the bells anu
the whistles blow. Ny hearing is already
treatment untii IL Is completely restored" :"
The evening times., 1896-12-12
CURED OF ECZEMA.

John ID. barker, 1910 18th at. nw.:
ssI mad Eczema for three years. My body
was broken out all over. DR.. Mccoy has
completely cured me after many others had
Mrs. Il. King, 49, L st. sw.: 81
suffered from Eczema for three years. IN
/ three months time l have been entirely
cured"
The evening times., 1896-12-12
REV. MIR. SMITH TESTiEIES
10 Ii HEARING RESTORED.

Rev. l.. l.. smith. 6U6 6tn sw.,
Clergyman of the Church or the United
Brethren: For 1S months / had been so
hard OF hearing that | could not under
stand ordinary conversation, and ! found
great difficulty in attending to ny every
day duties DR.. McCoy has completely re-
stored my hearing. l most heartily recon-
mend his treatment
The evening times., 1896-12-12
CURED OF CHEST TROUBLE.

w. Ii. Morse, 321 Maryland ave.
me-: CDR Mccoy treated me for a very
bad chest trouble, and brought about
complete cure
The evening times., 1896-12-12
COULD NOT II EAR THE NOTES.

Mrs. ThOs. Moore, BrOOkland. ID. c.:
4 was SO deaf that when 1 played the
piano l could not hear the notes My
ears discharged a great deal. DIR. Nc
Coy has restored my bearing and stopped
the discharge
The evening times., 1896-12-12
HEARING COMPLETELY RE.
STORED.

WIN. Artz, 1886 NJ st. nw.: 81 had
been deaf for three months. Ringing and
roaring noises in my head made IL inposSi-
Bile for me to hear anything. Under Dr.
McCoy' treaImeno am cCmp mpietely cured. .
The evening times., 1896-12-12
DEAF TWELVE YEARS.

Mrs. Maria Bradi ey, D19 r st. sw.:
II had been deaf in the left ear for -
years. Shortly before going to DR.. Nc
Coy l became deaf also in the tight ear
Ny hearing is again perfect.
The evening times., 1896-12-12
ALMOST IUrALLY DEAF.

Miss Eliza Pope, 80 1 st. Sc:
II had been deaf for ten years. 1 was al
most totally deaf when 1 went TO Or.
McCoy. My hearing has been completely
restored
The evening times., 1896-12-12
WAS STONE DEAF,

CaryI OGeii, 215 8th ST. Sw. His
mother says: 'CaryI was stone deaf. We
had to shake him to attract his attention,
and had To talk to him by signs DR.. McCoy
has completely restored bis hearlng.n
The evening times., 1896-12-12
DEAFN Ess FROM ABsCEss CURED.

Mrs. NJ. T.. Webster, Twining City,
se.,DC.: IAN abscess In Iuy head resulted
in deafness I was examined by g differ
ent doctors, but they would not attempt
to do anything for me, a they said they
were afraid that death might result DR..
Mccoy has entirely cured me-
The evening times., 1896-12-12
DR.. McCoY's RECORD
The slx Year. of preparation.

The Six Years Of Preparation.
Matriculant at University OF New York 1876
First honor man in his class. lSiS
Winner OF famous LOOMS prize, Febru.
"Ay .-..- -. =. =: ....-' 20
Ineut March 4 $40
Chosenby competitive examination. open
TO all the doctors OF the world, resident
physician OF Bellevue Hospital.
.AoseAt . TO- y
DURING service at Bellevue elected visit
lnS physician to training school for
nurses. April. 1880
Served as resident physician to Bellevue
1S79-1SS0
Study yinhospitalsofL London and Dublin l SS1
The evening times., 1896-12-12
CURED OF BRONCHITIS AND
LUNG TROUBLE.

w. A. UIie, 841-Aiaryland ave. sw.:
~ had been q great sufferer from Bron-
chitis, and Lung Trouble for long time
before W ent to DR.: Mccoy. He hasentirely
cured me Of both,