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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-29
Suits the TaiIors,

Felix Faure's tailors made a good
thing out of the st. Petersburg visit.
1t rained every hour of the Presidents
stay in Russia, and consequently his
eight dress suits and twelve silk hats
were all ruined. When the reception
at Dunklrk was given NJ. Faure on his
return home he had to wear a pressed
suit" but that did not so much matter,
for there again it also rained In tor
rents. AS he always is the pink of ele-
gance, this continued annoyance must
have been as hard to bear as for some
fine lady out in downpour minus an
umbrella and no money for cab.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-29

The largest tree in Kankakee Coun-
ty, ILL.,, is cottonwood on the farm of
Mrs. Alice Paine, at Beebetown. 1t
is 16h feet in circumference, 81 feet
in diameter and 100 feet high.
The origin of the tree is interesting.
Fifty years ago the farm was owned
by the Parsons family. One day
Ralph Parsons cut a cottonwood goad
and drove his OK team home, aided by
its inspiring touch. One of the Par
sons girls stuck the goad in the
ground. No one disturbed it, and
eventually it took root, threw out
buds and started on it's career.
The girl who planted the mammoth
tree is dead, but Ralph Parsons ia
living in Nebraska. Chicago News.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-29

She-''I went to fortune teller's to-
day, just for lark, and she told me a
lot of things"
He-"Yes, some of them hit pretty
closely, but L hope you don't think
there is anything supernatural about
their powers. They use shrewd judg-
ment, that is ALL"
She--'That may be true, dear. She
told me that I was married to man
who fell far short of what deserved. ."
-Tit-Bits.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-29

We offer One Hundred Doll ira Reward for
any ca e of Catarrh that cannot b. cured by
Hairs Catarrh Cue.
+. j. CHESEY d Co., Props. Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known f. j Che
ney OF the la 10 years and believe hun per-
fectly BILE in all business tran actions
and financially able to carry out any obliga-
tion III de by their firm.
WEST & TRuAX, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
Oh o.
WALDING, KINNAN e MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo. Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in ernslly, act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces OF thr system. Price. 15c. per bottle. Sold
by all Druggists. Testimonials free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-29

The world has come to know that the
muscles have much to do with the health
of the system, and the era of athletics has
so developed them that the whole man is
stronger being than in former years But
the worry of it all is that the muscles are
of the flesh, tleshy. A little twist, or slip,
or jerk-these happen in all work-and
then sprain. Sprains disable and ara
costly in time and money, but not if st.
Jacobs Oil is used, for it cures surely and
promptly and the worry of it is over,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-29
OUR BUDGET OF HUMOR.
LAUCHTER.PRoVoKINc STORIES FOR
LOVERS OF FUN.

The Unattainable-TwiceB BIessed-He Ex-
plains-That Must Be tho One-"Out
of Sight, Out of Mind"-Much in q
Name-Engagements of the Hour, Etc.
He twists and turns, he chokes and gasps.
His shoulder blades he tries to clutch;
His face grows purple as he grasps
At something he can never touch.
His writhing body backward bends,
His hands behind grope in the air;
And yet he cannot reach the ends
Ofthose suspenders hanging there.
Tom Chrystal, In judge.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-29

She Twill you write to me after
you go up to college?"
Undergraduate-"Why - er - you
know can't write"
She-"Oh, L don't expect you to
write brilliantly or amusingly; just
write as you talk"- Bits.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-29
Chinese Otters.

The Chinese have completely domes-
ticated the otter. In that country ev.
cry fisherman has his staff of fishing
otters and cormorantS. These offers
are trained to hunt in company, to at
tack, pursue. and seize the fish. Tray
elers who have fshed in China state
that they have seen good well-trained
otters currently sold for S4O0 each.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-29

Teacher-"'What is the meaning of
one twenty-tifth?"
Little Boy-"I-I don't remember y
Teacher-"If you had twenty. five
children visiting you, and only one
apple for them, what would you do?'
Little Boy-"Pd wait till they went,
an then eat it myself. Spare Mo
ments,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-29

A baby in st. Louis has the original
name of Cyclonia. 1t was given to her.
the Chicago Times-Herald explains.
because she was born during the de-
strucuve storm which visited St Louis
in the spring of 1896. But for this ex-
PLANTATION it might have been supposed
that her name indicated simply that
her father and mother were completely
carried AWAY with her
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-29

Ask your grocer to-day to show you a pack.
age of Grain-O, the new food drink that takes
the place Cs coffee. The children may drink
it without injury as well as the adult. All
who try it like it. Grain-O has that rich seal
brown of Mocha or Java. but it is made from
pure grains, and the most delicate stomach re.
ceiYes it without distress. One-quarter the
price of coffee. 10 cts. and p cts. per package.
Sold by all grocers.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-29

A Falstaffian compositor on one of
the Boston daily papers was standing
in the gallery of the composing room
the other night, when a telegraph mes
senger boy came in. Looking UP Won
deringly at the rotund compositor, the
boy inquired:
"What time does that balloon 90
up?"-Boston Courier.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-29

$50 that young man wants to marry
you?" said Mabels father.
Yes" was the reply.
''Do you know what. his salary is ."
mo. But it's an awfully strange CO.
Incidence"
"What do you mean?"
Herbert asked me the very same
question about you."-Washington
Star.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-29

The Wears Wife-"Don'ty you think
my dear, you might cultivate little
more vehemence in your sermons?"
The Vicar-'No; [ should be very
unpopular if L woke up the congrega-
ton. Sketch.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-29

"And you asked her father for her
hand?"
eyes"
"Was he violent?"
every. He said I must be an idiot
TO think of such thing"
"What did you reply?"
'I told him that, of course, he knew
his own family better than 1 did, but
that was willing to take my chance. -
-Tit-Bits.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-29
Their Popularity.

First Convict-Dese prison doctors
are de queerest lot ever see.
Second Convict-How?
First Convict-No matter what's de
matter wild n man, dey never recon-
mend Il change of air-Puck.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-29

smith--"Didmany of the passengers
go to hear Dr. Fourthly preach in the
main cabin this morning?"
Brown-"Yes, but most of them left
when he announced his text"
"What was it?"
"'Cast thy bread upon the waters. ."
Life.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-29
Corn as an Ornament.

Our American corn, which will not
mature in Germany, Is used In thai,
country as a decorative plant. 1t is
considered u beautiful object in the
garden.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-29
The West End.

There is one good explanation of the
fact that great cities almost invariably
grow towards the west AS regards
Europe, the prevailing winds are from
the west and southwest, so that these
portions of the towns are brighter,
cleaner, and healthier than the eastern.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-29

''This is the end!' he angrily ex-
claimed. "Give me back my engage
ment bicycle"
'Ha! Hal' she laughed, mookingly;
and that was all.-Puck.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-29

A woman never puts so much energy
into killing and shooing out flies as
when she has been thoroughly riled by
her husband.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-29

Tommy-"Pa, why do they call a
mans wife his better half?"
Pa-"Because she has all the best
Of it. ."-Cleveland Leader.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-29

"Did you see Dick Dewde's get up?
Didn't he look out of sight?"
eyes; and all the rest of the adage,
too. Puck.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-29

Cholly Van Mushly-'T say, me
good fellow, what would be the pen.
atty if I should shoot deer out of
season."
Game Warden-"There wouldn't be
no penalty in your case, sir-every-
body would know it was an accident. 4"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-29
Seven-eighths of the men
going and that something

falling that her strength going and that something
pherth trials of maternity
with specific
letter
suffering sisters and while from modey size
initials and
Chambesburg easily be found personally by letter.
benefit telling
has
eucorrh9a dizziness
koe
could not sleep WE'LL unable
to stand and OIL hlhowI to be well
Pnkham telling her ALL knowing could do so
in perfect confidence.
in reply telling exactly what to do
of Liver pills
wash cured SO happy
and myh to other than Mrs Pinbham
Let has had
experience especially wives to seek
R. R.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-29

"Is your new pony fast?"
eyes; so fast that I've named him
What Ma Says"
That's queer name"
"Yes; but what ma says goes. =
Boston Traveller.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-29

Piso's Cure for Consumption has saved me
many doctors bills. +. HARDY, Hopkins
Place. Baltimore, Md, Dec. =, 1884.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-29

"Why don't you say grace, Dolly?"
"Cos it's only hash, an I've said
grace twice on it already. ."-Pick-Me-
Up.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-29

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething, softens the gums, reducing inilamma-
ton, alIays pain, cures wind collie. 2jc.a bottle.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-29

Tomdik-"That must be the dollar
q fellow tries to borrow"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-29

Hojack-"A writer in Boston
paper discusses the Impossible Dol
lar -
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-29

SFArTLE KLoSnIKE, ALAsRA Washington State
Seattle, $4,000 population; Railroad, Commercial
Mining and Agricultural Centre; Best Outfits
Lowest Prices; Longest Experience; Largest City;
Safest Routes Address Secretary.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-29

GET RICH Quickly. Send for Book "Inventions
ONanted." Edgar Tate l. Co.. $40 Broadway. NY.
The herald., 1897-09-17
KNIGHTS OF PYrHIAs

Capt. Adolph Is now recruiting for his
company, Los Angeles 25, U. r., and cou-
fidentiy expects to open the new year
with Il good increase Of members, max
irg the company at least sixty strong.
All X Ps desiring their uniforms cheap
should so in with the large class.
Lieut. Morse of Pasadena company 81,
L. r., has changed his residence from
the Crown of the Valley to Los Angeles.
He has resigned his position with Pasa-
dena company and will unite with Los
Angeles 25, and will be very desirable
accession.
The D. 0. X. K. degree team, which
will do the initiatory work at the ins,i-
tuition of the new temple in this city, are
rehearsing TWO or three times week.
The new temple of the D. O. X. X,
just organized in Los Angeles, will be
instituted the first week in October.
Los Angeles company 20 has changed
its drill night from Wednesday to Fri
day.
Gauntlet lodge conferred the Knight
rank in good style.
Los Angeles lodge 205 received several
applications at the last meeting and ex-
pect to have work in the Page rank to-
night.
The herald., 1897-09-17

ing of the factory's season the proprie-
tors have been desirous of showing the
business men of the city what kind of
an institution they had and by simply
showing the plant impressing upon the
visitors the magnitude of the institution.
The formal invitation was presented to
the chamber some time ago, and yester-
day was decided upon as the date of the
visit A special train was placed at the
disposal of the members and invited
guests, and at the suggestion Of the rail-
road company it was run as the first
section of the afternoon train, which
goes to San Pedro, as far as the juno
tion at Florence; from there on the right
Of the road was given it,
The special was announced to leave the
Arcade depot at 1870 o'clock, but it was
nearly fifteen minutes later before it
departed, the delay having been caused
by the failure of large party of the
members to arrive at the depot. OnCs
started few stops were made and in less
than an hour the train pulled into Los
Alamitos. The arrival of such an ex-
cursion in that town is an event that
does not happen every year, and the
whole population turned out to meet the
visitors. AS soon as the train stopped
the large whistles on the sugar factory
began footing welcome and continued
the racket until the visitors were within
the plant. The factory is situated near.
The herald., 1897-09-17
THE ALAMIros SUGAR FACTORY

factory was being packed in sacks the
company had provided several hundred
small paper boxes and all who desired
could fill one of these boxes with the
sugar yet warm from the dryers and
take it home as a souvenir. The greatest
interest was centered in the work of
the expert testers, whose duty it Is to
make a chemical analysis Of the sugar
in the different stages of its manufact-
ure in order to test it's strength. A dozen
or more of these experts are employed
and upon them depends the purity of the
sugar sent out from the plant. Scores
Of the visitors crowded around them,
and all manner of questions were put
as to why this or that was done. All of
these questions were cheerfully and in
telligently answered; in fact no one
could have been more courteously treat
ed than were those who evidenced their
interest in the process by their questions.
For nearly two hours the crowd wan.
dered over the factory and at AIS o'clock
the return trip was begun. The train
arrived at the Arcade station at o'clock,
the return having been made without
incident.
The herald., 1897-09-17
The American Humor

American humor may be grotesque
it may have a spice of the hysterical,
but it is not born with us for nothing.
1t is here as protection, not as a de-
feet. Nature has the habit of throwing
up these guards where the wall is weak
American humor has the bsst of rea-
sons for being just where it is and what
it is. The enchman, the Teuton, car
afford to rave and be little the worse for
it physically, for that is their safety
valve. Not so the American. The Eng
lish makeup can support comfortably
the wear and tear of a rackng tenure
Of emotion but when a new race came
into Dame Natures hands-restless ner-
vous, sensitive, and. with a. nerve dis
ease of its very own, what did the wise
old mother do? She supplied US. her
new children, with checkrein of an ir-
reverent and fantastic sense of humor.
which ever sees the ridiculous side by
side with the tragic. Thus a halt is
cried to overstrained emotions, which
if INDUCED freely. the American tenn
permanent and physique could never sus-
tain.-Harper's Bazaar
The herald., 1897-09-17
THE LOOMS CASE
Little Edwards Grandmother Says He
Is Not to Blame

Just at present Humane Officer Clark
is very much interested in looking into
the case of 10-year-old Edward Ray
mond Loomis, the little Sierra Madre
boy who ran away from home several
weeks ago and came to Pasadena, where
he asked for protection from his father
who he claimed was in the habit of
numerically beating him. The lad was
turned over to the humane officer at
the time and a complaint was issued
against the father charging him with
cruelty to his child. Loomis was ar
rested at Sierra Madre and lay in Jail
here several days before he could get
anyone to go on his bond. After he
was released he instituted habeas COR
pus proceedings to regain possession Of
his child and was successful. Since
then, however, the boy has run away
from home several times and says that
he cannot live with his parents on ac-
count of the cruelty of his step mother.
A short time ago the family was burned
out at Sierra Madre and moved to this
city, taking up their residence with
The herald., 1897-09-17
ROYAL ARCANUM

Sunset council 1914 held an interesting
session Monday night, with large at
tendance. There were several initia
tions and applications for membership.
The members are working in earnest
for the formation Of a grand council Ill
this state, with headquarters in Los
Angeles. The following committee was
appointed to assist Supreme Warden
Parish in the work: S. H. Boynton, NJ. D..
J. S. Salkey Thos. S. Casey, II. c. F.
Smith and E. II. Woodman
An enjoyable smoker was given by
Sunset council Tuesday evening. Many
members from Monrovia and San Pedro
councils were present.
H. C. F.. Smith succeeds H. A. Rutledge
as orator of Sunset council, the latter
having gone to San Francisco.
Brother Theo. Grumbach read paper
on "Fraternity" at the last meeting of
Sunset council Brother w. M. Barber
read his famous (Kansas) essay on
Man"
Brother D. W. Maloon, secretary of
Sunset council, was called upon last Fri
day to identify the remains Of brother
from Chicago council who died at the
Sisters hospital last week.
The herald., 1897-09-17
KNIGHTS OF MACCABEES

Los Angeles tent at its regular re-
view Wednesday evening initiated three
candidates and elected three to member
ship. The balance of the evening was
spent in further discussion of the Klon-
dixie proposition, which seems bound to
co. A committee was appointed to ex-
anime into the qualifications of the
numerous applicants for the $4,000 grub
stake Many seem to be called, but
only three can be chosen. The question,
although settled by vote, is still under
discussion and may be reconsidered at
the next meeting of the tent but it is
not probable.
The officers OF Banner hive 81 L. o. T.
NJ, gave the members of that hive
surprise social Tuesday afternoon. There
was a good musical and literary pro-
gram, after which ice cream and cake
We're served. The attendance was
large.
On Wednesday evening the ladies of
Los Angeles hive eXempllfied the secret
work for the benefit of the members
from University hive.
The herald., 1897-09-17
LOOKING FOR SUGAR

skilled workmen and al present Is using
about 400 tons Of beets per day. When
it is considered that the average price
paid per ton for the beets is more than
S., the Importance of the factory to the
farmers of the surrounding country can
be realized. The prices are not uniform.
They depend entirely upon the percent
age of sugar in the beets delivered, this
being determined by careful analysis
made from samples Of each load as it is
delivered. The factory has been in oper-
alton about six weeks and at the pres
ent time about one-half of the beet crop
in the territory tributary to it has been
delivered. The regular capacity of the
plant is $50 tons per day, but the recent
deliveries have been so large that night
operations have been necessary. From
1.-The raw product now being used between
30 and 40 tons of sugar is made daily. The
plant will continue in operation about
seven weeks longer and will then close
for the season. Operations all the year
round are of course Impossible, as the
beet crop is not gathered at all seasons.
Between the time of this years suspen-
sion of operations and the beginning of
next years work, in July, the capacity Of
the plant is to be doubled. In it's original
obstruction power sufficient to operat e
plant twice as large as the present one
was provided, and all of this power is
to be used next year. The force of work.
men Is to be doubled, and with the in
creased capacity more than twice as
much sugar will be shipped out as at
present The company finds ready
market for its product in nearly all the
western states. The extension. of the
Southern Pacific from Los Alamitos to
The herald., 1897-09-17
INDEPENDENT FORESTERS

High Chief Ranger McElfresh re-
turned from the north on Wednesday,
after very profitable tour of the courts
in that section of the state. 1t is expected
that his time between now and the time
Of the High Court session will be fully
occupied, as he will be expected to in
stitute three new courts in Southern
California
The credentials Of all delegates in the
state to the High Court session were
sent out from the office of the High
Court on Monday and it is desired that
they shall be properly filled in by the
several courts and returned to the high
secretary Immediately.
A new court of the order will be insti-
tuted at Fullerton this evening by Dep
uty Supreme Chief Ranger w. R. Uber.
A sample of the badge to be worn by
officers and delegates at the High Court
session in Santa Rosa has been received
at the High Court Office in this city. 1t
is a very handsome badge. A small puff
Of tri-colored ribbon is attached to the
pendant bar, upon which II. o. o. F.
appears. A small white satin ribbon is
attached with Santa Rosa" stamped
also pendant, upon which is lettered
Eighth Annual Session of the High
Court of California, October u, 1897" "
The reverse of the medallion shows the
state seal in colors.
All High Court delegates who wish to
go north by water should secure berths
on the steamer al once, as the list is
filling up rapidly.
The inter-court social will be given by
Court Occident 467 at Odd Fellows hail,
East Los Angeles, on Monday evening,
September 9th, to which all members
of the courts in the city are cordially in
vited.
Los Angeles council 422 Grand Order
of the Orient, conferred their impress
sionable Oriental degree upon large
class of pilgrims from Court Los An
geles, l. o. F., last evening.
C. H. Thomas of Court Santa Monica
43S and J. L. West of Court Perris Valley
474 were callers at the High Court Office
veSterday
The herald., 1897-09-17
FRATERNAL BROTHERHOOD

Judge Bartholomew, supreme secre
tary, is organizing new lodge at Pas
adena which promises to have large
membership The lodge will be insti-
tuted about October 1st.
A new lodge will be instituted at Col
ton tomorrow evening and one at Santa
Ana next week.
The new lodge at Norwalk held an
open meeting and entertainment
Wednesday evening which was largely
attended. A number of the supreme Off
GERS and other members of the order in
the city went over in a tallyho ard all
say they were finely entertained. Re
freshments were a feature.
Supreme President Dandy is organ
izing new lodge at Compton.
Friday evening, October 1st, will be a
red-letter night for La Grande lodge 8.
After the regular lodge work class of
about thirty will be given the Oriental
degree by the La Fiesta team princes of
the Grand Orient. The occasion will
long be remembered, especially by the
newly made princes.
AS result of a wager on membership.
between lodges l and and Suprems
President Dandy and Supreme Secre-
tary Bartholomew, the latter gentlemen
will give a smoker and stag party al
F. b. hall October 9Th. 8
The new lodge at San Diego will hold
it's second meeting tonight. 1t starts
with thirty-two charter members, which
number will soon be largely increaskd
La Grande lodge had initiatory wax
and several applications for memb9
ship at the last meeting. This lod3
has had initiatory work every meeting
night, except ore, since its organization
Los Angeles lodge initiated four car4
didates Tuesday evening.