davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-25

bring back the paper which the barker
would give to me in return. OF course
! should have understood, young as
was, that the poclletbook was valuable.
and L should also have obeyed my fa
theirs instructions to go as directly as
possible and TO hurry back.
81 did neither of these things. OF
course | took Theodore along with me
and being a very small boy, of course
| loitered along at my leisure, and
when Theodore and | got about half
way to the village we turned aside
from the road into the thick growth
of the swampy woods. For hours we
played in the shade OF the water ashes
and the willows jumping from bog to
bog in the more swampy parts and
chasing butterflies in occasional glades
Finally, when the sun was half way
down the western sky, l remembered
my errand and we continued on our
way to the village.
Il reached the little bank just before
the hour for closing. and marching up
to the little window put my hand into
my pocket to take out the wallet. Blu;
it. wasn't there, and | had to explain to
the banker that l had lost il in the
swamp. ! have passed through many
greater crises since then, but am sure
] never felt more completely cast down
than | did when | heard from the lips
of the banker that the lost book had
contained the ncomprehensible sum of
500. was literally overwhelmed with
grief, and readily agreed to the ba NIX
er's impassioned declarations regard.
ing my utter personal worthlessness.
"Of course | retraced my steps
through the swampy woods as carefully
as | could in search of the missing
book. OF course / couldn't find it. !
was so excited and sorrowful, in fact.
that I could hardly see, and when night
came on had to give it up. will pass
oyer the details of the interview that
took place between mN ia ther and me.
A stout leathern strap and its applica-
tion were among the chief features
thereof, and | was so absorbed in my
own grief and pain that I failed to no.
tice that Theodore had not returned
with me.
"1t was some time after awoke the
next morning, that | remembered the
frightful thing that had befallen me.
Indeed, it did not present itself to my
mind until had dressed and started to
90 downstairs. Then found the door
of my room locked, and it came back
to me. | remembered then that my
father had declared I must remain a
prisoner for week to pay for my care
lessness. When my mother came to
bring her boy breakfast I asked for
Theodore. | told her knew | wasn't
fit to go out among folks who went
about what they had to do with care
and promptness, and so had no fault to
find with my punishment, though it
was hard to bear. If could only have
my dog with me I thought could get
along.
"But Theodore was nowhere to be
found, and he did not appear till near
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-25
PLAYS AND PLAYERS.

1t is possible that Victor Maurel will
give n concert tour in this country dur
ing the winter.
In addition to "An American Citizen"
Nat Goodwin expects to present this
winter play by Augustus Thomas,
"Treadway, of Yale" and another
called "Richard Savage"
William Faversham is reported to
have fully regained, his health during
his stay in England this summer. The
strain of his work in Under the Red
Robe" left him very much worn out at
the end of last season.
Marie Wainwright denies any inten-
tion of going into vaudeville and to
prove it begins in San Unequa. Match"
in Philadelphia soon; she will go to
New York later to arrange for the rest
of the season.
The stage seems to have got tangled
up with the law in London lately. Beer
bohm Tree was compelled to go to court
to recover a brooch, which he claimed
had been appropriated by an attend
ant: Florence St. John took similar nc-
tiol. against a servant, whom she
charged with taking trinket: and a
periodical of the great capital of Eng
land was fined S125 for accusing a sing
er Of singing a sorg which was "vul-
gar"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-25
SAID ABOUT WOMEN.

He that hath fair wife never wants
l'ouble.-Provcrb.
Woman is seldom merciful to the man
who is timid.-Edward Bulwer Lytton.
Women have more of what is termed
good sense than men.-William Hazlitt.
Women can rarely be deceived. for
they are accustomed to deceive.-Aris-
tophanes.
In love affairs young sheperdess is
a better partner than an old queen.-J.
de Finod.
She who spit in my face whilst was,
shall come to kiss my feet when am no
more.-Michael de Montaigne.
The man flaps about with bunch Of
feathers; the woman goes to work soft
lywldh cloth.-Oliver Wendell Holmes.
There will always remain something
TO be said of woman, as long as there is
one on earth.-Stanislas de Bouflers.
a woman should never accept a lover
without the consent Of her heart, nor
husband without the consent of her
judgment.-Ninon de Lenclos.
There is nothing sadder than 10 look
at dressy old things, who have reached
the frozen ATTITUDES beyond so, and who
persist in appearing in the airy cos
TUNES of the ropics.--Frederick Shell
dom
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-25

exceeding the average among dogs,
and once he did his master a service of
exceptional importance-a service that
will insure the poor old brute the ten
derest care to the day of his death, if
he should live. to be 100. Here is the
story:
1t was when l was very little boy
and Theodore was little more than a
pup. lie was given to me as soon al
most as he got his eyes open; we were
friends from the very first, and as soon
as the dog was old enough to keep up
with me we were together constantly
from sunrise till sunset.
Before Theodore was six months
old he showed unusual intelligence. |
thought then, and | think now, that
Theodore understood the English Ian
Euage much better than some of the
two-legged creatures who speak it. So
firmly was this borne in on my childish
mind that | used to devote good deal
of time trying to teach the poor
creature to speak. You may laugh if
you want to, but | believe that dog
knew l was trying to teach him to
speak. He used to look up into my
eyes with the most wistful expression
imaginable on his poor old black face,
and his futile winnings and barl<ings
sometimes went to my very heart.
But after awhile | became satisfied
that my efforts were vain and for this
reason, quite MS much as because of
the ieers and gibes o which they sub
jected me, left of trying.
at was when Theodore was six or
seven years old-quite an old dog in
fact-and | was about ten, that, being
very busy with his farm work, my fa-
ther sent me to the village one day with
500 in pocketbook with which to
pay off a note that was in the hands
Of the local banker. My father made
the mistake of not telling me what
was in the pocketbook, saying OILY
that when / got to the village was to
go straight to the bank and give, up
the pocketbook, taking great care to
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-25
FREELAND. PA, OCTOBER 95, 1897.


No secret is made Of the keen disap-
pointment felt by the Republican county
candidates at the news they received
from the local leaders during their visit
here last week. The staunch Republi-
cans of the town, those who are really
responsible for the good showings the
party has made here in late years, were
conspicuous by their absence from the
caucus held Wednesday night. Heelers
were there in plenty, but the unostenta-
tions workers did not show up, and
there is no indication that they will CON
cern themselves about the fate of the
ticket
Mr.. Rooms, Of course has few per-
sonal friends who may 90 out of their
way to get him a vote, but even this is
not enough to overcome the falling off
which will result from the reported APP
land Republicans are each hugging the
delusion that clerkships under Mr.
koons await them, and each, in his
anxiety to elect the candidate, is doing
Koons considerable harm by parading
his own prospects before voters who
have local scores to settle with the eX-
pect-to-be clerks, The expression, III
koons is going TO appoint -- he cant
have my vote" is quite common in Re.
publican circles.
As for the others, Messrs Fell and
Llewellyn, nobody seems to care Il
picayune for their chances. In Free
land there are Republicans, some of
them active workers at that, openly
advocating the election Of Messrs. Mar
tin and Dasch. il is no wonder the
candidates left town with gloomy faces,
with grave doubts that even the "boo-
die plan will have any effect here.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-25
Elections in the "sixties. ="

A copy of the Scranton Republican Of
the date of October 25, 1869, drifted into
the TRIBUNE Office few days ago
Apart from its marks of age. it contain,
the vote by counties of the elections hclt
in Pennsylvania from 1sG6 to 1869, in
elusive. In the former year Luzerno
county, which then included Lack
awanna, gave a Democratic maiority foI
Clymer of 3.654 against Geary, but the
state elected the Republican to tn,
governorship by 17.17S. Next year
1867, Luzernc gave SharSwood, Demo
cratic candidate for associate Justice
2,4l9 more votes than it cast for his Re
publican opponent, Williams. and this
elected him, his majority being only 922
when all the returns came in.
Ex-Governor Hartrantt was the Re
publican candidate, in October lSGs. for
state treasurer. and beat Boyle, Demo
crat, in the state by 9,G77 votes. Lu-
zerne stood by its colors, e ng Boz L. Il
majority of3,42S. The following month.
in the vote for president, Seymour dis
tanced Grant in this county by Also
votes, but Pennsylvania went for the
soldier candidate by 2s,s0S.
In 1869, in the tug of war between Asa
Packer, on tho Democratic side. aud
Governor Geary, who was seeking re-
election, Luzcrne's Democratic majority
dropped to 1,0OG, and the Republicans
won out in the state by the small margin
of 4 800.
Besides these election figures, the Re.
publican contains a column editorial on
the 'Demise of the Democratic Party
subject which, apparently, was written
up by Republican editors to Gil in space
as freely quarter of a century ago as it
is in these days.
Like many others, Editor Scranton's
obituary on the death of the old party
was penned too soon. That same
dead" party, over whose supposed
corpse he reveed twenty-eight years ago
today, is still in existence, and in the
years which have passed since 1869 there
are few men whom it has given more
evidence of its life than the man who
wasted valuable column commenting
on its ''demse."
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-25
Base Bali Writer Dead.

Lovers Of base ball throughout the
country will miss the weekly letters of
O. p, Caylor. His death last week re-
moved from the newspaper world one of
the hest authorities ON the national
game His comments as given through
the mctropollton journals, have been
eagerly read for years by those who fol-
low the sport. Despite his failing
health, he stuck to his duties to the
last, and Of the thousands who, up to a
few weeks ago, pcrused his interesting
talks. few knew Of the pain and agony he
underwent rather than disappoint his
rppIprs
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-25

Mayor McK,sson, of Cleveland, while
presiding at board meeting recently,
was surprised by an old gentleman,
who walked into the room and laying u
large bunch of tiger lilies on the may
or's desk, said: These flowers are
from Mrs. Crawford. who lives on
Harkness avenue. She is &c years old
and has lived in Cleveland for half a
century. In the opinion of this lady
your honor is the best mayor this city
ever had. She takes this means to ey-
press her appreciation on small
scale"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-25
MEN AND WOMEN OF TITLE.

The Oldest temporal sovereign in Eu-
rope is Grand Duke Adolph of Luxem-
burg. who is so years of age.
Though a simple and unaffected
monarch, King Oscar of Sweden is the
sovereign who makes use OF mis- crown
most frequently.
The youngest member of the house of
lords, the duke of Roxburghe, has just
attained his majority, and is now quail
fled to take his seat.
The czar has been German admiral
for about year. As for Emperor Will
liam, he now holds the rank of admiral
in the English, Swedish, Norwegian and
Russian navies.
Princess Louise is engaged in sculp-
turing the figure of an angel with
outstretched wings, which is to be
placed over the altar in the Prince
Henry of Battenberg Memorial chapel.
While the king of Siam was in Eng
land the London Times published let
ter from member of the Athenaeum
declaring that his name was not Chula-
longkom, but Kululangaram.
The king of Greece, when conversing
with the members of his family, never
employs any but the English language.
He seldom speaks French, and only
uses Greek when compelled to do so.
The young earl of Shaftesbury. aid to
Lord Brassey, governor of Victoria.
Australia, has appeared in comic opera
at Melbourne, making a hit. he had
already won distinction on the concert
stage.
Kaiser Wilhelm is great collector of
autographs. and specially prizes the
signatures of military commanders of
the end of the last and the beginning
of the present century. of which he has
large collection.
The son of the late Sir John Millais.
former president of the Royal academy.
will treat English art circles to a novel
ty in biography of his father. to which
all of Millais' models are to contribute
"reminiscences.
Sir Joseph Lister, the retiring presi-
dent of the British Association for the
Advancement of Science, has been
leading advocate of the use of antisep-
tics in medicine. The familiar antisep-
tic, listerine, was named after him.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-25
TO nay WATCH.

Little watch, fast ticking out
All the hours OF pain and doubt
All the tumult, toll and strife
Making up our span of life;
All the heart-wrung sighs, and tears
Failing faster with the years,
As the petals drop and fade
From the bloom life's summer made.
All! what thoughts each other chase
As / look upon your face!
Every tick your motions give
One tick less have ! to live.
Did I realize this thought,
With such solemn meaning fraught,
When some newborn joy drew nigh
In the happy days gone by?
And your slight hands all too slow
Round about your face did go?
All! those tardy hours have passed
Would they were not now so fast!
Never stopping in your flight,
Never pausing day or night;
Not a moments rest you crave
From the cradle to the grave.
With never-ceasing motion, h
Stcadfast as the tides of ocean;
Seeming evermore to hurry,
Yet without a moments furry:
Till our worn hearts almost pray
That you would moment stay
All things rest-the clouds at noon,
And the leaves in nights of June;
And the Erief-bewildered brain
When sleep falls like softest rain;
And the stars when day awakes,
And the day when Hesper shakes
Cleans of gold from out the skies
Into wandering lovers eyes.
You alone speed on your way,
Never resting night or day.
Yet what joys those hands have brought
Golden days with rapture fraught:
Golden days by sunlit fountain;
Golden days ca breezy mountain;
Days made more divine by love
Than by radiance from above.
All! those hands that to the sense
Bring such joys and bear them hence;
Could we know what Time conceals
Meath those little ticking wheels!
Yet when those slight hands shall mark
That last hour when all grows dark;
And shall still keep ticking on
When earth's light from me is gone,
Little watch, your face shall be
Still a memory sweet to me,
Though diviner light may shine
On these opened eyes of mine.
For your hands that never cease
Bring at last the perfect peace.
Sydney Hodges, in Leslie's Popular
Monthly.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-25
AN INTELLIGENT DOG.
HT7HEoDoRE" is his name and he

hTTHEODORE" is his name and he
is one of the most highly-hon
ored inmates of a certain farmhouse
in one of the central counties of
New York state. Though he is
only 16 he is accounted very old;
he is almost blind, more than
half deaf, his teeth are falling out,
and his once glossy black hair is
now plentifully sprinlled with gray.
Theodore" is a dog, the companion of
his masters boyhood days and his
most cherished pet in the present peri
cd of canine senility. All through his
relatively long life Theodore" has
shown intelligence and fidelity far
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-25

There is more catarrh in this section
of the country than all other diseases
put together, and until the last few
years was supposed to be incurabe.
For a great many years doctors pro-
nounced it local disease, and prescrib-
ed local remedies, and by constantly
failing to cure with local treatment, pro-
nounced it incurable. Science has
proven catarrh to be a constitutional
disease and therefore requires copstitu-
tional treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure,
manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co.,
Toledo, Ohio, is the only constitutional
cure on the market. 1t IS taken in
ternally in doses from ten drops to u
teaspoonful. 1t acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces OF the sy5-
TEN. They offer one hundred dollars
for any case it fails to cure. Send for
circulars and testimonials. Adiress.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
l53 Sold by druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-25

According to the historian De Thou.
Chasseneuz himself first became e..
nous through the skill with which. he
advocated the cause Of the rats of Au-
tun. They had been summoned to ap.
pear before the bishops proctor and
show cause why they should not be ex-
communicated. Chasseneuz was ap-
pointed to defend them, and began by
demanding that the summons should
be read in every parish, since the rats
were widely scattered and might not
otherwise hear of it. He next excused
their nonappearance by saying that the
roads were dangerous for his clients.
seeing that cats were everywhere lying
in wait for them. and finally. having ex-
hausted all modes of delay, he made
an eloquent speech on the injustice of
proceeding against the whole number
at once, and demanded that each rat
should be tried separately. This
speech, says the historian, was recalled
to his memory by the Waldensians
when. as president of the parliament of
Province, he was obliged to take part
In the persecution of those unfortunate
secretaries.-Cornhill Magazine.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-25
nt GiasgoY Univers,t,

The salaries of the professors of tilas.
Rcw university last year amounted to
E@3,733, the best paid of them being
Prof. Cleland, who received G4.64j.
while the smallest emoluments were
those Of Profs. Simpson. Mair and Beck.
er, each of whom received e6O0.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-25

a transaction in which you cannot lose is II
sure thing. Biliousness, sick headache, fur
red tongue fever, piles and a thousand other
ills are caused 10y constipation and sluggish
liver. Cascurcts Candy Cathartic, the won
derful new liver stimulant and intestinal
tonic, are by all druggists guaranteed to cure
or money refunded. c. c. c. are sure
thing. Try box today l0c, PIC, 50c
Sample and booklet free. All druggists.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-25
SUBSCRIPTION RATES;

One Year 'Sl.5O
Six Months .,.,',.'...'....''''''''' 20
Four Months. Observation-Disclosures .5O
Two Months ....,.,,,........'..'''' 80
The date which the subscription is paid to is
on the address label of each paper, the change
of which to a subsequent date becomes
receipt for remittance. Keep the figures in
advance Of the present date. Report prompt
ly to this office whenever paper is not received.
Arrearages must be paid when subscription
is discontinued.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-25

When three women out in Fort Scott.
Kan, were summoned to serve as jurors
in the United States district court, the
news was disseminated far and wide as
evidence of the emancipation of the
sex. 1t is somewhat doubtful if one Of
these women, Miss Cora Wheeler, fully
appreciates the possibilities of juror
duty, if one can accept as true the re-
mark attributed to her. The Kansas
City Journal quotes her as saying when
the summons was served upon her to
appear in court next day: "Oh, thank
judge that l will surely accept his in
yitation or send substitute. Isn't it
funny?"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-25

a resident of Gibson, II. l., =. -. -
ney by name, allowed patent medicine
company to use his portrait with
testimonial he had had written of the
worth of the company's remedy, and
the advertisement was printed all over
the country. Some time afterward Mr.
Olney received a letter from a Den
yer woman, who said that. judging from
his picture, she would like to marry
him. He did not answer the letter
promptly and she wrote again. This
time he answered, and after several let
ters on each side she sent a check for
him to go to Denver and marry her
and as she had $4,000 in the bank and
was good looking and he had nothing
in the bank and no ties to bind him in
the east, he accepted her offer and went.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-01-28

ion had good laugh at my expense.
Some of the men are very handsome
and look very picturesque in their
native dress with their ever present
machette strapped to their belt. This
is very useful instrument, about two
feet long, thicker than a sword, and
very sharp. They use it for cutting
tobacco, trees and even Spaniards when
they can get them to leave Havana. In
a few years Florida will be able to
furnish the best tobacco to the world,
this adding another product to the
long list of her industries.
G. G. CHoLLAR.
AVON PARK, Fla, Jan. IA.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-01-28
BuCklen S ArniCa SaIVe.

The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, letter ,chapped ands,chilblains,
corns and all skin eruptions, and
positively cures piles, or no pay re-
quired. It is guaranteed to give per-
feet satisfaction or money refunded.
Price 25 cents per box. For sa' by
Schmahl.