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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-12-07

1t is commonly thought that the in.
stinct for new and striking advertising
is trait more characteristic of Ameri-
cans than of any foreign Nationalities.
But the Scotch are smart, too. The
British Medical Association met this
summer in Carlisle, and all the great
men in the medical world were present.
Now, an Englishman, no matter what
time of the year it may be-spring,
summer or winter-must always wear
tall silk hat while in London, Out
Of town it is different. When the
great London doctors assembled in
Carlisle the hot weather made change
of headgear necessary. The chief hat
store had just introduced an American
shat shaper" of the style familiar in
New York hat stores, but rare in Eng.
land. This hat shaper makes little
diagrams of the shape of the customers
head to guide the halter in shaping
the new hat. The halter took the
"outlines" Of the heads of all his medi-
cal customers and mounted all the
figures in frame and placed them in
his window to show to the passers by.
Attached to the deformed, irregular
shaped figures were such names as Sir
Augustus Playfair, Lawson TAFT and
many others of international reputa.
tion.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-12-07

The Chicago Board of Education has
ruled that Hebrew teachers be allowed
to abstain from work on their princi-
pal church holidays, for which priv
ilege the pay of the substitute teach
ers will be deducted from the salaries
OF the absentees.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-12-07
A MINIATURE FARM,

Queen Wilhelmina, of Holland, has
miniature farm, the produce of
which she gives to the poor and to the
hospitals. Her Swiss chalet is stocked
With the accumulated toys of twelve
years or more, and here she has
learned to "keep house" in the most
approved Dutch style.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-12-07
WHEN POLLY SMILES,

When Polly smiles the Grayest skies
Take on n heavenly blue;
And o, the light In Polly's eyes
How bright it isl How true
And from his perch, on her sedato
Young shoulders you can see
Love shoot his arrows swift and straight,
When Polly smiles at me
But, o, my soul! when Polly frowns,
How black and fierce the skies!
And, oftentimes, raindrop browns
The light in Polly's eyes.
But when 1 kiss her all the rain
And storm clouds quickly fee,
And happy skies are blue again,
For-Polly smiles at me.
Anna Tozier.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-12-07

1t is beginning to be believed that
the hated mole is really friend of
the farmer. Examination of moles'
stomachs shows that they feed mostly
upon worms, grabs, beetles and other
enemies of the husbandman.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-12-07
GOSSIP.

The Countess of Dunraven sings in
the village choir.
William Stoiber, the newest Colora-
do millionaire, has his wife for bust
ness partner.
Some of the French railway COM
panies not only employ women as
clerks, but also in the signal boxes.
Miss Braddon, the novelist, is so
opposed to being photographed that
she recently refuaed 500 in cash and
a royalty on all photographs of her
that might be sold.
Miss Muriel Wilson, the daughter
of "Trenby Croft" Wilson, is one of
the beauties of the London season.
She has jet black hair, glorious eyes
to match and olive skin.
A London journal calls attention to
the fact that the Princess of Wales at
tended the Bayreuth festival, incog-
nita, and that she is one of the most
ardent Wagnerites in England.
There are now 40 cooking rooms
connected with London schools, for
the instruction of pupils, and 10000
girls are receiving instruction in culi-
nary and other domestic affairs.
The most recently organized society
In Atchlson, Kan, is one among the
girls, wherein each member is COM
PEELED to take an oath that she will not
marry man whose salary is less than
hers.
Lady Louise Tighe. the daughter of
the fourth Duke of Richmond, is the
sole surviving lady who took part in
the ball that her mother gave on tho
eve OF Waterloo. She Is now ninety
three, and writes firm, clear hand.
The Countess Tolstoi is au excep.
tionally refined and beautiful woman,
and is naturally extremely fond of So
ciety, but to please her husband she
lives secluded and devotes herself to
being his amanuensis and secretary.
The Episcopal diocese of Michigan
has declared women eligible to vote
for vestrymen IN parish elections,
Twenty-Five other dioceses and four
missionary Jurisdictions of the Epis-
copal Church allow women to vote for
vestrymen.
One of the wedding gifts presented
to Princess Maud, who is an expert
bicyclist, was band of white leather,
studded with turquoises. On it were
six little bells of gold and silver al
ternately, and 1t is to be attached to
the handle bar OF her bicycle.
Mrs. Rebecca Keener, eighty-four
years old, residing near White Oak,
Penn, has never seen a locomotive or
train of cars, although she can hear
the whistle OF the engine from her
home. She is an active woman and
does all the work about her home.
She and her husband recently cele-
brated the sixtieth anniversary of
their marriage.
The present Dowager Empress of
China has often been compared to
Catherine the Great. Whether the
lady deserves so merciless a compari-
son is not certain, but there seems to
be little denial that stormy scenes not
infrequently disturb the palace when
the ex-Empress and her royal son hap
pened to disagree on some policy of
state. Matters have even gone go far
that recently phiiippic against
''petticoat" Government was issued in
the capital OF the Flowery Kingdom.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-12-07
HUM0R OF THE DAY.
When in the brassy skies above
No hope nor help / see,
l gladly seek the girl l love-
She's always cool TO me.

DHo always COOL 10 me.
Cleveland Plain-Dealer
Little Elsie-"Ain't those COWS
small, map" Ma-"Yes. dear"
Little Elsie-'I guess them's the kind.
they gets condensed milk from, amt
they "-Philadelphia Record.
Canny-"Is Miss Wilbur at homer"
Norah-"No, sorr." Canny-"Well
go upstairs and ask her when she
will be at home" Norah (going)-
'Yis, sorr. ."-Harper's Bazaar.
The orator the air makes blue,
While getting in his licks,
And as the days grow cooler--wheY!
How hot grows politics!
Boston Courier
"What in thunder are you speakin'
to the school children for?" asked the
7oter. 'Just keep qniet, replied the
candidate; "they'll all be old enough
20 vote before I'm elected. Atlanta
Constitution.
"How did you dare tell father that
you had prospect of hundred
thousand dollars year?" she asked.
"Why," ho answered, IN righteous in
lignation, 81 have, if l marry you."-
Washington Star.
1t is talk wasted for an unmarried
woman to boast of her economy to an
unmarried man. A man never appre.
ciates economy in Il woman until after
he has married q woman who doesn't
practice it.-Atchison Globe.
Hendricks-"Say, if we can't get
this crowd in front OF us out of tho
way, we are going to miss our tiain.
What shall we do?" Carr-"I have it.
Lets start discussion on the coinage
question. "-Cincinnati Enquirer.
lie rails in long and tedious prose
About the dramas dearth;
Yet he pays and goes
| To see the shows
And he laughs his moneys worth.
Washington Star.
Mr.. Frankstown (admiriuglyI-
"How fresh you look this morning,
Miss Homewood !" Miss Homewood
(who detests the young man "How
fresh you talk this morning, Mr..
Frankstown. "--Pittsburg Chronicle.
"What did the crowd gather at the
corner for few minutes ago !" "a
woman's wheel collapsed" 81 sup.
pose they wanted to see how badly she
was hurt" "No, they were trying to
find out the name OF the wheel. -
Judge.
81 want you to understand" roared
Beehy, "that the sun never sets on the
British Empire" "rhat's right"
quietly remarked Yank e. Doodle.
"but Uncle Sam has found it necessary
to set on her once in while. DE.
! troit Free Press.
Coroner SIS this man whom you
found dead on the railroad track a
total stranger" Witness (who had
been told by the company to be caro-
full in his stntements) -"No, sir. His
leg was gone intoirely. he was q
partial stranger. Texas SiltiDgs.
Mrs. Spooner-"Charles, do you
think you would ever marry again?"
Mr.. Spooner-"What, after having
lived with you for ten years Never! =!
Mrs. Spooner says she would give
something handsome if she only knew
what he meant by that. Boston Tran
script.
Fixing His Identity: Attorney
"Wcll, how, you say you saw the man
who did the stabbing?" Witness
"Yis, sor." Attorney-"And would
you know the culprit again il you saw
him?" Witness--"He wasn't no cul.
prit, sor; he was Eyetalian.
Cleveland Leader
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-12-07

More than 800, 1000, 900 postal cards
are used annually in the United States.
and it requires no less than 100 toms
of paper to make them.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-12-07
The continued and growing demand
for bicycles has had its effect on the
hard wood lumber trade

Greeks are asking Christians for the
modest sum of $1O,OO0.O0O to help
them to buy out all the Mohammedau
land owners in the island of Crete.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-12-07
A SINGULAR GUEST,

r.. HENRY APPS,
of Hoxton, COM
pleted the fixing
of the wires on
the lawn of Has.
leigh Court. He
looked up at the
dim light in the
dressing + o o m,
and C h Il G k ] g d
softly as he bent
the last yard of
wire.
ga trip in
time, " said Mr..
Arizona republican., 1896-03-10
An Old Custom Revived.

At the first diplomatic dinner given by the new president of the French repub- lie M. Felix Faure created quite sen sation by inaugurating a new custom, or rather by reviving an old one which had long fallen into disuse. All the ambassadors and ministers present, to- gether with their attaches, both civil and military, had been requested be- forehand, through the medium of the "Chef du Protocole, otherwise the mas ter of the ceremonies, to don their gala uniforms instead of the customary swallow-tal and white tie. According ly, everybody who was entitled to wear one was attired in a gold or silver braided coat-even French officials and as the ladies had seized the oppor- tunity to put on their gayest dresses and their most sparkling diamonds, the general effect was quite magnificent.
Arizona republican., 1896-03-10
Trapping a Robber.

A curious story is told by the Vienna correspondent of the London News. A young man, the representative of a large firm, who carried large sum of money with him, recently spent the night at a hotel at Presburg. As usual, he remained some time smoking in bed. Suddenly the burning cigar fell to the floor. He bent over to eXtin- guish it, when he saw hand projected from under the bed to put the cigar out. It made him very uncomfortable. He lay awhile and then saying, aloud: 'How very cold; shall get my fur coat" he jumped out of bed, flew to the door and called for help. The would be robber was caught. He confessed he knew the occupant of the room had money, which he hoped to get while he slept. He had been a fireman former ly, and could not resist the impulse to extinguish the burning cigar.
Arizona republican., 1896-03-10
NATURES FREAKS.

THE water of the oceans, notwith- standing numerous local influences, is nearly of the same composition in every part of the world.
 A WHITE rainbow was seen recently at Westnewton, Aspatria, in Cumber- land during hard frost. It lasted for more than half an hour and was much broader than the ordinary rainbow.
 MRS. NEWELL CASE, of Battle Creek, Mich, has a new pair of twin babies, born on different days of the week, different months and different years; one just before and one just after the New Year midnight
 So POWERFUL was the force of water elected from geyser well on the farm of John Sholl, in Bloomington, H., that it threw stream one hundred and twenty-five feet high. A half-inch board held over the stream was cut in two in twenty seconds.
Arizona republican., 1896-03-10
WOMEN PAINTERS OF PARIS.

Mile. Rosa Bonheur Won the First Salon
 MedaI-Other Great Artists.
 Mile. Rosa Bonheur's first Salon medal, won in 1S45, marked the open ing of the gates to veritable army of her countrywomen, says Munsey's Magazine. There are to-day in Paris several hundred lady painters = not mere amateurs or students, but artists whose work is admitted to the Salons and who carry off a respectable share of the prizes offered there.
 Henriette Brown and Nellie Jacuue- mart were among the earlier leaders; Madeleine Lemaire, Berthe Delorme, Mime. de Chatillon and Louise Abbema are more widely known. Marie Bash kirtseff made precocious success a few years ago, and her "Meeting"-a clever study of street boy life-was purchased by the government for that goal of the young French painters ambition, the official collection in the Luxembourg. Mile. Bashkirtseffs death prematurely ended a career whose possibilities were 7' least interesting.
 It IS noteworthy that among the lead CTS of the artistic sisterhood of Paris are several women with whom painting is only pastime. A few years ago Princess Mathilde took a medal at the Salon; Baroness Nathaniel Rothschild has been frequent exhibitor; Sarah Bernhardt has shown both pictures and sculptures which have attracted marked
Arizona republican., 1896-03-10

attention anu ,nucA pralse, mlngie.. with a few ill-natured queries whether the work was really the tragedienne's own. It is an undoubted fact that she has talent. and that she studied in earn est with Alfred Stevens
Arizona republican., 1896-03-10

But, notwithstanding they are now in the city itself, there are few lots for sale yet at prices corresponding with the "Sound Money Doctrine" of President Cleveland and his cuckoos, which means that kind of dollar which will buy two dollars worth of property. These lots are near the new elec- tric car line which is now in operation. The lots are in the city and their occupants do not need to ride into town but the presence of electric street cars is popular and adds market value to the property. Inside of five years this will be business property
 Buy lot now for residence and when
 business crowds you out the rents will SUD-
 port you in house outside in some addition where you can keep horse and drive into town and collect your rents. Terms, ca sh
 in one year, in two years at 10 per cent interest.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-04-10

The Precious Blood Soc. In Chancery
VS. court at
A. p. Elseth ct ais,
Lawrenceburg, Tennessee.
In this cause it appearing to the sat
isfacton of the undersigned from the
Cross-Bill VIII ich is sworn to that A. p
Elseth and Kemte Venge above defen.
dants are non-residents of the state so
that ordinary process of law cannot be
served on them.
1t is therefore ordered that publica-
ton be made for four consecutive
weeks in the LAWRENCE DEMOCRAT
a newspaper published in Lawrence
burg Tenn, requiring the said nom
resident defendants to be and appear
at the next term of the Chancery court
for Lawrence county Tenn. to be held
in the court house in Lawrenceburg
on the 2nd Monday in June 1896, and
then and there plead, answer or demur
to the Gross Bill filed herein or the
same will be taken for confessed as to
them and set for hearing exparte.
Mch. IS 1896. W. T. Nixon c. & ".
By J. IL, Afford D c. & N.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-04-10


To the close student of politics
it must appear evident that the
prospects for democratic success
this fall are brig htening every day.
The republicans are demoralized
beyond any hope of getting to-
gether, which, taken in connection
with the disgust with which re-
publican business men view the
attitude of their party both in con-
gress and in the state legislature,
promises little for republican
success.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-04-10

1t will be difficult to convince
most people that the interest held
in surety company, which pro-
poses to furnish the required bonds
for New York liquor dealers, by a
son of Boss Platt and son of the
Raines excise law is merely CO.
incidence which, will enable the
sons of the men who were instru.
mental in saddling the Raines law
upon the state to make big money
out of that law.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-04-10

Everybody will remember the
little books that circulated so free y
two years ago. bearing the title.
What Congress has Done" 1t
consisted of cover containing a
number If J lank pages. This book
might now very properly he re-
vised and enlarged by the dbl i n
Of more blank pages, to more truth
fully represent the work Of the
present congress.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-04-10

Prominent republicans are chare-
ing that lots of money is beir G
used in McKinley's interest to Sc
cure his nomination at St. Louis.
This money it Is charged comes
from the protected interests who
are willing to buy their candidate
for the presidency and then will
be able to pay big price for legls-
lation in their interests. The his
tory of protection is that of bargain
and sale.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-04-10

Speaker Reeds economy would
be more popular with members of
the house if this wasn't election
year, and if they didn't know how
insincere it is. Reed wants to
make showing for campaign use,
and at the next session which will
not be held until after election,
extravaganza will be allowed to run
riot,
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-04-10

The editors who wrote lengthy
articles about the lesson in diplo-
macy which Turkey was about to
teach us By recalling her minister
are sorry they went off half-cocked.
Turkey has no idea Of recalling her
minister. Moral: It's better some
times to be too slow as to be too
fast.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-04-10

According to the New York
Herald, Mckinley has only to get
81 votes, in addition to those he IS
now certain Of, to get the nomina-
ton, but the Herald has always
been almighty poor political au-
thority.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-04-10
FRIDAY AIR. OF, 1896.
FOR SHERIFF.

We are authorized to announce
Folk Conner as candidate for re.elec-
,iion to the Office Of Sheriff Of Lawrence
County. Election first Thursday in
august 1896.
We are authorized to announce
N. Sharp as a candidate for Sheriff
Of Lawrence County. Election first
Thursday in August 1896. Sub
ject to the action Of the Democrat
party.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-04-10

Had the purse suggested by GER.
tain toadies for the Duke Veragua,
when he was al the Worlds Fair
with the Spanish Ii ANITA, Eulalie,
been raised the Duke would pre-
badly have been less bitter in his
criticism of congress for its attitude
towards Cuba.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-04-10

All Communications intended fol
publication must be accompanied by the
writers name and address, not for pub.
iication, but as an evidence Of good
faith.
Persons writing to the paper on bust.
ness, persons TO themselves will please
inclosc stamp for reply.
We reserve the right to abridge, re.
sefve or reject any matter sent us fcy
publication.
Persons having friends visiting them
Or knowing Of strangers visiting in the
ity will confer great favor upon tie
Editor BY informing him either in per
on or by note.
Entered as second-class mail mat.
fsrasshs Lawreaceburg, Tenn post
office.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-04-10

If the republicans are willing to
adjourn congress and go to the
people for an endorsement of Reeds
don othing policy the democrats
should not place any obstacles in
t way Of their doing so.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-04-10

The statue of Gen. w. S. Han
cock is the seventh equestrian sta
tue to be set up at Washington
two more than any other city, the
next being Vienna, with five. Paris
only has three.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-04-10

RI A. COLLIER:-We are authori.
~ zed to announce M. A. Collier as
q candidate for Representative Of Law
renee county, In the so General Assem-
bly, Of Tennessee. Subject to the action
Ut the Democratic party.
w A. PIERCE are authorized
We announceW. A. Pierce as a
candidate for Representative Of Law
renee county, in the 50th General As.
Eembly Of Tennessee. Subject to the
action Of tie Democratic party.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-04-10

In an extended review, "Heart OF
Old Hickory" and other stories of Ten
nessee, Mr.. B. o. Flower thus criticiscs
the new volume of stories of Tennessee
life by Miss Will Allen Dromgoole. It
has been said that the north and east
were quicker to extend sympathetic re-
/, cognitl0n to s0utherners than the south.
This we question beyond the fact that
the great publishing house of America
are located for the most part in great
Northeast cities. But the following
criticism will, we are confident, prove
of interest to our readers.
This volume of short stories merits
more than a passing word of notice. 1t
illustrates the authors power and YER
satility in forcible manner, and will
prove valuable addition to the litera-
ture OF genuine merit from the pens of
southern writers. The first two sket-
ches, "The Heart IF Old Hickory" and
"Fiddling His Way to Fame" are, in
a sense, semi-historical, and in each ex.
Governor Taylor is prominent char
acter. The first of these sketches is, in
my judgment, one of the finest short
stories of the present generation. 1t has
proved unusually popular and displays
the wonderful power of its gifted au-
thor in blending humor and RATIOS,
while investing with irresistible fasci-
nation sketch which in the hands of
any other than an artist would appear
tame and insipid. 1t is a masterpiece
in its way, and like her other stories
deals largely with the hopes, sorrows,
aspirations and tragedies of the common
life in Tennessee. "Fiddling His Way
to Fame" is unique and moot delight
full sketch. which will convince all
readers that the author might have
made great success as an advocate
before q jury had she chosen law in
stead OF literature for her profession.
"a Wonderful Experience Meeting"
and who Broke Up de Meetin'?" are
masterful sketches of present-day negro
dialect work. Unlike many persons
who essay this field of literature Miss
Dromgoole never oyerdoes the dialect,
and those familiar with the yernacu-
+ as spoken in Tennessee and Ken
lucky will recognize the absolute fideli.
ty. rags" is pathetic picture of the
street gamin life, shoSiug the strength
OF our author when she paints in SOM
bre hues.
"The Heart Of the Woods is in MANY
respects strikingly unlike the other sto-
ries. Through it flows strain of SUI
pernormalism which is rarely found in
u writings Of the southern authors.
In "Christmas Eve at the Corner
Grocery" We are strongly reminded of !
the Dickens quality in the writings of
our author. without the slightest indi-
'ation of imitation. This sketch has
|roved unusually popular as a recita-
ion at Christmas entertainments. and
almost ranks with the Heart of Old
Hickory" in popularity with public
leaders. 1t is charming story to b.
cad at any time, but especially apprc.
'riate for the holidays.
This volume will take high place
'mong the meritorious works of modern
outhern authors. Tennessee has Just
eason to be proud Of the little author
IS who has depicted so many phases of
lumble life within her borders with
UGH fidelity, and such rare pathos and
'umor. published by Arena Publish
ng CO.. Boston, Mass. Paper, 5Oc;lt
10th, sl.e5)
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-04-10

Who will be nominated by the
republicans is a matter of doubt.
but it seems to be reasonably GER
tain that Mckinley will not be the
man, He neglected to buy those
he ought to have bought.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-04-10
FOR TRUSTEE

We are authorized to announce
A. A. Wilds as a candidate for
Trustee, subject to the action of
the Democrat party.
We are authorized to announce
+. NJ. Lincoln as candidate for
Trustee, subject TO the will of the
people. Election first Thursday in
Aug. 1896.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-04-10

Congress is working on bill to
further prevent the carrying Of Oh
o enc literature for immoral use
rom one state or territory to ar
other.