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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-12-21

The thing is. rare. but once in awhile
n man gets the better of woman. \
rirl down in New Jersey was wooed by II
Youth. She told him she wouldn't have
him because he smoked. Some women
lecturer had told her that you couldn't
trust n man that smoked Well" said
he, "Tll quit" And quit he did. But
The other morning after the wedding
and the wedding breakfast the groom
pulled out cheroot. You promised
you'd quit smoking" said she. Not
forever" said he 81 thought, could
trust you, said she, when you
stopped smoking" You can't trust
any man that has stopped smoking" d"
said he, you'd bettcr-et me smoke
So she did and they have lived happy
aver since.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-12-21


one carapace there were two alimentary
systems, two nervous systems, two
respiratory and circulatory systems.
two muscular and bony systems. Each
was double, in part at least. There
were two Wills, for the heads fought
continually for the rights of their com
mon shell and for their food.
There were two dispositions; the
one quicker more timid, and more iras-
cible; the other stolid. Each head could
hear, see, eat, drink and breathe indie
pendently. Though afterward acquired
there was originally no concerted
action between the right side and tlf
left. However, with surprising fre
quency, the two did act in unison an1
simultaneously, as If there were GORE
,ation by a cnIamon nervous system.
They might or might not each irini
sleep or swim, as each wiled. When
one side, with it's organs and append
ages, slept or was inert, he others. with
.te dend weight as a center. could but
describe circle-a course which il
found endless. Here then arose beau
tful example OF adaptability. 1t learned
TO drag itself sideways, wherever it
would, over the whole yard This wa.
the right half (ncver the left) which
has been srol<en OF as having timi8.
quick and irascibe temperament. They
swan together very well, but walked to
gether awkwardly. AS they walked tie
forelegs acted simultaneously, 20 in
turn the h'ndlegs, leaving alternate
ly the front and back OF the shell with
cut support.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-12-21

Louis S. Chanler, a very rich young
lawyer. a relative of the Astors, has de.
voted much of his time to defending,
without pay, criminals who seemed to
have gone wrong more through mis-
fortune than criminal intent. Recently
IN the New York supreme court he was
appointed TO defend wife murderer.
and forced to go oa with the trial when
unFreparcd. The latter circumstance
didn't save him from some gaustic re-
marks by the judge. which rankled so
that he has given up his philanthropic
work, in which he is said to have been
Us earnest and painstaking as lawyers
who work for pay.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-12-21
DEAF-MUTE WEDDING.
Two Loving Hearts United without tho
Usual Verbal Ceremonies.

marriage ceremony under difficult
ties was performed by Justice Hall, of
Chicago. the other day. The justice was
sitting in his office after the morning
grind had gone through his mill, when
William Humphries and Miss Kennel!ia
Bonenfaut, both deaf mutes, came
in and signitied their desire to be mar
ried. 1t was the first time Justice Hall
had ever been asked to oiliciate in Il
ceremony of that kind. and he was puz-
Hled. He held up his fingers and mo-
toned them that he could not hold IL
digital conversation, and wanted to re
fer the young people to the eloquent
Justice Foster. The prospective groom,
however, invented way out of the di-
lemma. He wrote note requesting
the justice to conduct the ceremony by
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-12-21
Mushroom weighing Eight Pounds.

One of the most interesting speci-
mems of vegetable growth ever seen in
the vicinity of Litchfield, Conn, is now
on exhibition in the yard of Mrs j. II.
Hubbard. 1t is an ebidle gigantic puff
ball mushroom, measuring 43 inches
larger circumference, % inches smaller
circumference, IA inches larger diane
ter, 10 inches smaller diameter, and
weighing SIs pounds. A slice cut from
it would be larger than a big sirloin
steak
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-12-21

After smoking 80 years or more Mrs.
Hannah Chard, famous Gloucester
county centennriau. has thrown away
her pipe, with the determination never
to smoke again. Although she is l07
years old, she has been convinced lately
that the use of tobacco was shortening
60
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-12-21

While returning home at night from
Il political meeting in Portsmouth re-
Gently, a resident Of Benefits Chapel,
Ky, was attacked at Morton's Hill by
two footpads. One seized the mules
bit, and the animal retaliated by sciz.
ing his hand. The other ran to his COM
panton's assistance, but was kicked
over an embanllment. The man was
thrown off his mule on to the first foot
pad. The robbers took fright and fed,
and Moore, after little trouble, recap
tured the mule and rode home withou,
further moIestation. That's the light
sort of a mule to have, if u man has got
to have a mule.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-12-21

DR.. Arthur Macdonald, the Washing
ION criminologist, thinks that every
man, woman and child in the country
should be measured according to the
BertiIion system and the resulting data
preserved by & government bureau,with
branches in every township. This, he
says, would not only almost put an end
TO crime by making detection practical
~ certain, but it would be of service in
scores of ways among perfectly respect
lble people, like lawyers, bankers, in
>urauce men and all others to whom
questions of identity are of great i'm
portancc.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-12-21
DRAGGED TO LIGHT.
A skeleton That Was Clutched In tn
Roots OF Tree.

Over half u century ago Nathaniel FL
licott died at the age Of rs, and was
buried in the family private buryinp
ground on the crest OF little hill thu;
rises in the center OF Ellicott City, Md.
At the head of the grave in which Ma
thaniel was laid away tiny little cedar
was just beginning to rear its head
and it was left to stand as a sentinel
over The old mans last resting place.
AS the years went by the cedar grew
and as it grew it thrust its long, slen.
der roots down into the grave at Its feet
Slowly the tcndrils wrapped them
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-12-21

From the Willlesbane Leader.
For three months the Chicago IE
6Une and number of papers Of its
class We're frantic in their defense Of
the policy that made gigantic trusts
possible. But these newspapers have
suddenly been seized with a spasm Of
virtue that threatens dire results I'M
less proper treatment is administered at
once. As long as the trusts were goug-
ing other people and paying liberal as
Sessments into the campaign fund thar
aided the party supported by the 1H
JUneand its copartners, those newspapers
had nothing to say. Now. however, the
Tribune and its assistants have been
fitted with Il trust shoe that pinchc<
dreadfully, and they are weeping and
wailing and nursing their brusScd toes
in manner pitfuI in the extreme.
A new trust has been formed aud it
deals directly with a product that en-
ters very largely into the manufacture
Of the 1iibuae and its fellow trust de-
tenders. The paper trust now being
formed deals directly with the paper
upon which the newspapers are printed
and it will raise the price so as TO in
crease the receipts of the paper mills
1000, 600 year without Increasing the
output. This will call for several
thousand dollars from the Irj0ne and
its assistants, and the howl they arc
sending up sounds like the wall Of
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-12-21
FIGHT WITH A SNAKE.
While Hunting in New Jersey Mr.. Osmun
Had Narrow Escape.

John Osmun and Walter Mayberry,
well known sportsmeu living at Port
Murray. \. j., had II thrilling eXperi-
cnce with blacksnakes in wolf hole"
the other afternoon. "Wolf hole" is at
the summit of Karrsvile mountain and
is a barren waste of land upon which
nothing grows except thick bushes.
Osmun and Mayberry were out hunt
ing partridges and squirrels and while
Mayberry was chasing squirrel Os-
mum sat down on a rock to wait for him.
Osmnn was presently startled to see a
Luge blacksnake coming directly to
ward him, less than ten feet away.
Osmun grasped his gun TO shoot the
serpent, but before he could fire the
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-12-21

\ fire at Il farmhouse near AXminste' =.
England, was put out recently by
pumping on it cider from hogshruds, as
there was no water TO be had.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-12-21

The proposal has been made seriously
in New York city to form doctors
union, which shall SEQ to it that medical
enumeration in the metropolis is kept
up to certain standard. 1t is alleged
have reduccd the healing art to a mere
drade.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-12-21

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria.
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria
Whom she had Children, she gave them Castoria
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-12-21
TWo.HEADED TORTOISE.
Odd Freak Of Nature Discovered in Con
necticut Marsh.

A young tortoise, hatched but day
or so, having two heads, was found in
the marshes bordering West river.
New Haven. Conn. early in June by +.
u. Barbour, who watched the creatuIre's s
development until its death by accident
which occurred in the middle OF Sep
'cmber. The carapaee, which was
somewhat broader than long, and
slightly distorted, bore the customary
legs and tail, but there were two per-
fectly developed heads and necks. II
lived and thrived and grew appreciabl.t =
during that time. Its charm was in
the very perfection Of its imperfectior
Such oneness of two, with individual
'ty preserved, is not to be found. In
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-12-21
Chinese Cheap Labor.

OF late years there has been a con.
slant cry against "Chinese cheap labor g
Whatever may have been the price put
upon Chinese labor when the great rail-
ways of the west We're built by these
people, to-day it is evident to all who
have studied the question, says write
IN Century, that there is no such
thing as "Chinese cheap labor" Chi
nese laundries charge higher rates than
domestic laundries. Chinese laundry
men command higher prices than laun-
dresses of other nationalities. A Chi
naman earns ordinarily from eight to
fifteen dollars week and his board and
lodging. The white or colored laun-
dress makes from four to ten dollars
week, without board or lodging. The
Chinaman works from eight o'clock in
the morning until one or two o'clock a
night Sometimes he washes, some
times he starches; sometimes he irons:
but he is always at it, not tireless, but
persevering in spite of WEAKNESS and
-Nh''uS'ioh' othel idpoieIs cldHlof IO'
a working day of eigSt hours. The Chi
naman patiently works II, takes care
OF his relatives in China, looks after his
own poor in America and pays his bills
as he goes along. In the Chinese store
ten dollars per week is the lowest sum
paid for a man-of-all-work In Chi
nese restaurant the lowest wage paid
to kitchen boy is 500 per month and
board. Chinese cooks will not go to
American families for less than $40 per
month, and they rarely ever stay for
that sum. This, then, is Chinese cheap
Iabor-a cheap labor of which ordinary
people cannot avail themselves.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-12-21

a recent meeting at Liverpool, called
to protest against the continued
massacres of Armenians in the Turkish
empire, was addressed by Mr.. Glad
stone, who spoke with his old-time
vigor. lie urged the necessity of
strengthening the weakness of dplo-
macy by the utterance OF the natior's
voice, ard ridiculed the idea that war
would result from England's action
alone in giving an ultimatum to the
porte. lie declared that England has
right to coerce Turkey, and tha: tue
first step should be the recall OF the
British ambassador at Constantinople
and the dismissal of the Turkish am
bassador in London. Mr.. Gladstcne's
suggestions have aroused fresh discus
sion in the English press, but the pre-
eailinS tone is that of apprehension re.
garding the consequences of inderrnd.
cmt action.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-12-21

1t begins to look as if the object OF
placing cavalry troop Of the National
Guard in IIazlctou has more in it than
appears on the surface. The gentlemen
who went to Harrisburg last week to
Impress upon the state officials the
claims Of our nci2hboring town made
hit, according to press reports. when
they showed the .'neccs,ity" Of Il troop
at IIazeton. Just what is meant b}
necessity" is not clear, but if the read
er will keep in mind the fact that the
coal corporations OF this region are TAX
ing more than Il passing interest in the
movement. the "nccc>sity' may be con-
strued TO mean some queer things. A.
IL matter OF principle, the young men
who intend to join the troop should
steer their organization clear Of the
NationaL.Guard and let the corporations
seek elsewhere for free police.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-24
THE DAY OF JUBILEE.
Forty eight Prisoners Convicted Of Petty
Offenses VIII Be Liberated Tonight,
According to Custom.

It has been the custom of the city
fathers of Birmingham for the past sew
eral years to make Christmas eve a
kind of jubilee by nberating prisoners
guilty of petty offenses.
A representative of the State Herald
was present in Mayor Evans Office yes
terday afternoon when Warden Donovan
placed before him the list of the prisoners
and the offenses for which they were
convicted.
Knowing the new mayor was new in
Office, the reporter took occasion to read
the character, as best he could, of Rir-
mingham's chief executive, who for the
next two years must face every phase
and condition of life which the city
may be heir to.
AS the executive scanned the names of
the unfortunates, eighty-seyen in num-
Der, and carefully read this offenses of
which they were convicted, one could
but be impressed with the drawn coun-
terance and bullying veins upon his fore
head, as judgment swayed by feeling
would assert itself and the pen of JUS
tice check the list. For more than an
hour he sat lost in his surroundings
with now and then q question to the
warden, who sat by his side. A deep,
heavy sigh occasionally would relieve the
swelling bosom as the struggle ended and
Judgment would subdue sympathy in
passing on the esse of some unfortunate.
Birmingham nay well feel proud of
mayor Evans, waB the conclusion of the
reporter when tie list was completed
and forty-eig,ht out Of the eighty-seven
were marked for liberation.
He possesses the heart of a patriot, the
honesty of the Christian, the sympathy
of woman and The Judgment of the
brave-a man who will seek and know
the right and dare to do it.
The forty-eight prisoners will be lib
Grated tonight, and Christmas day will
see clustered around many fresides
where there will be silent offerings of
thanks and prayer by dear ones that
the Allwise Creator may be as liberal in
His forgiveness of their transgressions
as he who liberated them from the prison
CELL
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-24
IN THE COURTS.

The now celebrated case of Dowdell VS..
the Elyton Land company has finally
ended. Complainant made a motion to
dismiss the original bill, and when the
motion was entered the end Of the liti-
cation had arrived. The case has already
been reviewed in these columns.
CITY COURT.
In the city court A. w. Thornton was
granted 900 damages by jury in his
suit for the loss of two legs by train
of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad
company.
UNITED STATES COURT.
The following docket was disposed of
in the United States court:
United States VS.. w. H. Fuller; dis
missed.
United States VS.. J. J. Scroggins; mo-
ton for new trial granted.
United States VS.. Agnes Faulkner, PEN
sion fraud; dismissed.
A. G. Stuckey VS.. Louisville and Nash-
VILE Railroad company; with the jury.
A FULL PLEDGED LAWYER.
Mr.. r. p. McNally, who has the proud
distinction of being the first male child
3orn in the city of Birmingham, was
Omitted to practice as an attorney yes
erday. His examination was held by
.ttorneys Powell, Hurst, Greene and
3lackham, before Judge Greene.
Berry McNally, as he is more famll-
arly known, stood a most credltable ex-
: mination, and was the recipient of
many congratulations after his trying,
tut successful examination.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-24
+" HOME INDUSTRY"
Some Fine Things Seen by a State Her.
aid News Gatherer at the Market
House-Vegetab1e Galore.

After having feasted his eyes on fine
dress goods, clothing, toys, etc., all dis
played attractively by merchants in their
massive windows, a State Herald news
gatherer bethought himself of the all
important Christmas dinner and wendell
his way to the North Side market house
to see what preparations had been made
for the inner man. He saw enough to
convince him that the butchers and green
grocers had not overlooked their duties.
1t was night, but men were busy decor
ating their stalls 9th a view to making
them as attractive as~ possible.
There was everything In the meat line
from pigeon to q forty pound turkey, O
sucking pig to monster hog, calf to
Kinds of sausage. In fact the news gath
erer never "sau sage" a, sight of good
things in a long time before.
Every stall was in apple pie order, but
one especially attracted his attention, and
in fact he doubted if any city in the
south would furnish one to excel it. 1t
was the stall of the veteran butcher, T.
M. Dyer. At one corner hung pig
veritable giant-whose net weight was
875 pounds. Then he was shown a six
months old calf which weighed 39S
pounds. One quarter of this exceedingly
fine specimen of meat. was purchased,
as soon as seen, by an agent of the De
Ia Vergne Refrigerator company, for
He paid 20 cents q pound for 1t. An
other sight, one rarely seen, was 100 pure
white turkeys, all strung UP with feathers
intact, presenting a regaling picture. One
bank Of turkeys, dressed, contained las
of the juicest and toothsome birds. There
were big pigs, little pigs, fowls and best
of all great quarters of beef with coat
ings of rich yellow fat. J. E. Dyer was
just putting on the finishing touches as
the reporter moved on, r. GREETING that his
nOCk9 tbOOk wa & efnDtV.
Before going, the reporter asked from
what part of the union the good things
came. Pap" Dyer said: THE Bir-
mingham Packing company. We got
everything in sight from that plant and
are proud to say So
The compliment to Jack Phillips and
Charley Ungerman was deserved, as the
meats and fowls were simply grand and
as firm as could be found anywhere.
Everybody and his kinsfolk will find
plenty and to spare in the market.
In the vegetable market every one was
busy preparing for the morrow.
What attracted the writer most was
ten crates of celery-the necessary adj
junct to turkey-direct from California.
One stalk was presented to the news
paper man, and which. when trimmed.
weighed 81 pounds The presentation
was made by Rietta Bros. Besides Gel
cry, there were onions potatoes, beans,
beats, carrots cabbage, caulifiowers,
and in fact, vegetables OF all kinds, and
of the finest quality.
One of the Rietta's swelled with pride
when he saw the news gatherer was
looking at his stands, and pointing up
ward to the stars and stripes wavin9
majestically above the banner of italy
he said: United States and Italia-two
great nations" Imported delicacies were
to be seen on all sides, and here, too, was
an assurance that the vegetable men had
done their duty.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-24

Women get plenty of sympathy after they
ere dead. Tom Hood made very pathetic
picture III his Bridge of Sighs," but the
probabilities are that the woman needed
sympathy great deal more before she died
than she did afterwards Thousands of wo-
fnen are enduring much worse things than
death. The most distressing thing about it
all is that it is needless.
Uterine troubles are considered well-nigh
ircuIable. Women seem TO think that they
must go on bearing these things forever. To
be sure, some of them make an effort to get
well by going to their physicians, but thou
sands are deferred from this, both because
they have seen that it was not likely to do
much good, aud because they knew that the
first thing the physician would insist upon
would be the examinations and local treat
fnent so justly abhorrent to every modest
woman These things are generally as TN
necessary as they are distasteful. Every
woman can be made strong and healthy by
the use of DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip-
ton. 1t is most marvellous medicine for
all forms of female weakness and disease.
1t is wonderful purifier and cleanser. 1t
acts directly on one set of organs, and on no
other, but in doing this, it frequently cures
troubles that we're seemingly of an entirely
different character and origin. A disorder
of the distinctly feminine organs is likely to
cause all sorts of symptoms, and careless
doctors frequently doctor women for neural
gia, or dyspepsia, or insomnia, when the real
trouble Is In the organs distinctly feminine.
Dr. Pierce's Fayorite Prescription will make
any woman we'll. Sometimes when disease
has run on so long that the entire system is
debilitated, it is necessary TO Use in connec-
ton with the Prescription" Dr. pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery, a general tonic,
blood purifier, and blood maker, without an
equal in the world. There Is no case SO
severe that these two great medicines. will
not cure it. Thousands of women have
frequently testified to this fact.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-24

5000 boys wanted to getinto
5000 of our Boys Suits. If
your boys look shabby its your
fault not ours; we are doing
our level best to please you
and the boys. Bring the lads
to Louis Saks and f1x them up
for the holidays. Our prices
will please you. We have sold
more Boy'sSuits this year than
ever before and the people
know why they come to Louis
Saks. The pony tickets go
with every purchase of 81,
free. No telling, you may be
the pony winner. Come and
bring the boys. During this
month our store will remain
open until 8 p. m.
LOUIS SAKS.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-24
BUY CORONA COAL.
John K. Warren, Manager.
Telephone 1920.
6-5-tf
EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION.
12-1o-1mo

Montgomery. Ala. Dec. 81. 1896.
To Teachers, School officers and Friends
of notwithstanding:
The Southern Educational association
will hold it's annual meeting at Mobile,
Ala. Dec. 20, 30 and 81, 1885, The Battle
house. headquarters of association Spe-
cial rates 50 per day. Other hotels SLIPS
to $3.50 per day. Private houses 81 to
SIPS per day. Parties wishing to secure
accommodations address John T.. Greg
ory 996 Government street.
Tickets on sale Dec. 20 and 20. at half
fare plus membership fee of 81 good till
Jan. TO- 1897. AS this Is the first meet
ing of the association In our state. and
we are honored with presidency in the the
personnel of DIR. j. H. Phillips. and the
fact that our late beloved DR.. Solomon
Palmer, was its first president. I am
quite anxious 10 meet large number of
our teachers, school officers and friends of
education at this meeting. You are earn
estly requested to be present and do all
you can to make the meeting a success.
Very truly.
JOHN o. TURNER,
State Superintendent Education.