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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-12-05
ever had down pillow and hot wa

ter bottle.
Twenty-year-old Dollie had reached
the two extremes of woman's bliss
oh, wasteful fates- while some women
never knew either. But where in the
name of the holy st, Valentine was she
going to get in a Il ird?
And Claude Bro wn also wishes to
marry your"
They all want to marry me" she
repeated, more tragically still.
And am judge" calculated, look
ing at the rosebud face and sweet per-
turbed blue eyes. WELL should be
sorry to have the responsibility of CIV
ing the casting vote now, and l have
another cause to lis en- to. Who is the
third?"
"The third is Jacl:."
"Ah, then, what as Jack to offer be-
sides a fair income and his handsome
face? A luxury of admiration? Or a
white throne? Or something original
on his own account?"
mo. After all think Jack might
be struck out first" she said, medi-
tatively. only he says, Doll old
girl and pushes my bicycle up all the
hills.
Marry Mr.. Action" | suggested.
"Yes, perhaps ! will" said Dollie
slowly. But | cannot help thinking
it is a pity to be pillow all ones life,
knowing that one could have reigned
sainted queen
so it is," l responded cheerfully.
Marry Claude Brown"
well, l may" said Dollie, without
enthusiasm. But isn't a sainted
queen lonely person?"
"A very lonely person." 1 decided.
Marry Jack"
That" answered Dollie promptly,
would be reverting to the common
place"
"Dollie," I said, "go to sleep and
dream. And marry the one you dream
Of"
Fortunately Dolie was pleased to see
the wisdom of this remark.
Well" she answered. That is a
good idea, for it does away with the
responsibility. Good night, auntie."
Good night, Dollie," replied, fall
ing back on my pillow gratefully. The
next morning Dollie popped her head
in at my door when I was dressing and
said in voice that carried the de-
spair of nations in its tones
"Auntie, l dreamt of all three. I
went to church to be married, and
there they all were-frock coats with
white buttonholes and ALL"
Dollie was out skating all day.
hate cold, so | spent the afternoon by
the library fire reading, and was deep
ly engrossed when Dollie woke mel
mean disturbed me-again.
There was a clash of skates in the
hall and the sound of a girls ripping
laugh and mans deep voice.
Then Dollie came into the library
Her eyes sparkled and darced-her
cheeks were daintily rose tinted-her
wide hat brim sheltered different
race from the one that had despaired
by the light of night light.
"Auntie," she said, Il have brought
home Jack"
All" l remarked, then you have
reverted to the commonplace after
ALL"
Dollie didn't even mind.
Yes" she said happily
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-12-05

Young Mrs. Torkins was almost in
tears when her husband came home.
whats the matter?" inquired he1
husband.
ut wasn't my fault, Charley, dear
and | do hope it can be mended. That
pouter pigeon you brought home"
"Well?"
"Im afraid it has swallowed a tack
and got a puncture."
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-12-05

tom, that old sway backed mewl
O. yourn amt no good under a saddle.
is he?"
Nope; too slow an clumsy"
"Ner in tn buggy er waggin?"
Nope; too awkward fer that"
"Ner at pullin ov the plow?"
Nope; wants Ter Craze too much
'Whut you keepin him fer, then p
WAL, you see, we amt got no clock
at our house, an that ole mewl brays
at dinner time jest ez shore ez the
yearth tourns over. Yassar, I've been
called to dinner by that nevis bray
fer the last five years an I'm allus right
plum on time
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-12-05
FACTS IN A FEW LINES.

Germany prints twice as many books
as France.
Rarely indeed is a blue eyed person
found to be color blind.
In China horses are mounted on the
right side and ships are launched side
ways.
1t is said that women criminals have
larger hands and feet than average
women.
Between the ticks of a watch a ray
of light could move eight times around
the globe.
The wall around the city of Babylon
at the height of its prosperity was Sc
miles in length.
The Chinese fiddle, in the shape of
an ordinary hammer has two strings
and is played with a bow.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-12-05
~ S-E- LOOK UPl sana

Look up! the world is wide. On lard
and sea,
On ship or shore, there is no rust. nc
rest;
A heart throbs outward from each
human breast,
And moves it onward to its destiny.
Why, meet it bravely, with the hon.
est thought
OF no good deed undone, no ruin
wrought,
What if its hidden doom must end in
death?
To kill that hope that soothes a dying
breath.
He who would soar from darkness into
light,
And, like Icarus, mount on waxen
wings,
Will never reach and touch the
golden springs
That ope the gates that close upon the
night.
VINO rises, lifting others up with him,
Is strong indeed. Within his call or
reach
Are hands that aid him-hearts that
help him teach
What he has learned himself, and
taught to them.
We build our thoughts like mountains
to the clouds,
The mystery Of our being still un-
solved,
Save that We know our lives are not
evolved
For the sole end of filling empty
shrouds.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-12-05
TIE LADY AND THE MOUSE.
This Little Rodent Caused a Great Deal
of Trouble.

This Little Rodent Caused a Great Deal
of Trouble.
1t is an old, old story to accuse wo-
mankind of cowardice where the mouse
Is concerned. But the oft-repeated
charge that any woman will immedi.
ately go into Mysteries or spasms at
the mere sight of small-sized rodent
Is an insult to the sex. Some may
eyince their dislike of mice in this way,
but there are notable and conspicuous
exceptions. For example, one woman,
while engaged in her domestic duties,
encountered mouse in the flour bar
rel. Now most women under similar
circumstances would have uttered
few genuine shrieks and then sought
safety in the garret, but this one pos
sessed more than the ordinary degree
of genuine courage She summoned the
man-servant and told him to get the
gun, call the dog and station himself
at convenient distance. Then she
clambered half way upstairs and COM
menced to punch the flour barrel with a
pole. Presently the mouse made its
appearance and started across the
floor The dog at once went in pur-
suit. The man fired and the dog drop
ped dead, the lady tainted and fell
down stairs, and the man, thinking
that she was killed and fearing that
he would be arrested for the murder,
disappeared and has not been seen
since. The mouse escaped.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-12-05
Best Way Out of 1t.

He-Who is that ugly looking girl
standing at the side of the post?
She-Sir, want you to understand
that she is my sister.
He-You misunderstood me- 1 mean
the girl to the left of the post.
She-That is also one of my sisters
He-Allow me to congratulate you
on having the meanest looking lot OF
relatives l have ever seen in all my
life.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-12-05

Fortunes come to some men almost
against their will. Mr. Herbert Molly
neux tried hard, but could not dispose
of his share in the Rivas diamond mine
for G1OO. He now asks G225, 900.
The De Beers Company is negotiating
for the mines purchase, and the price
they are prepared to pay, should the
test prove satisfactory, is variously es-
timated at from e1,OOO,OO0 to G2,OOO,-
600.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-12-05

Mabel suppose you have heard OF
sister Louis marriage. She's taken a
fiat in Brooklyn.
Miss Jellus-Yes, I heard she had a
fiat; but l didn't hear where she had
taken him.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-12-05

A flower known as the laughing
plant, which grows in Arabia, is so
called because its seeds produce effects
like those produced by laughing gas.
The flowers are OF a bright yellow,
while the seeds resemble small black
nnans
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-12-05
Quite Il Linguist,

Does your husband speak more than
one language, Mrs. Parvenu?"
"Oh, yes, he tails war, horse, base
ball and bicycle-one just as well as
the other"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-12-05

There are two great walls in China.
One is 40 feet thick and so feet high
and surrounds Peking. 1t is 16 miles in
circumference. The other-the great
wall of China-is nearly 1900 miles
long and was built 2,115 years ago
217 years B. c.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-12-05

Have l got the pleasing expression
you want?" asked Mr.. Gubbins.
eyes, sir" replied the photographer,
81 think that will do very WELL"
Then hurry up, please. 1t hurts my
face"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-12-05
washerwomen's Cigarette,

Cigarette smoking is a common prac-
tice among the colored washerwomen
of New Orleans. They lean over the tub
and make quaint picture as the
smoke rolls from their lips.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-12-05
Retter Than lie Should Expect

"See here, policeman. that woman
VINO gave me her baby to hold hasn't
come back"
We'll tn kids asleep, amt it?"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-12-05

II toad's mouth be forced open and
held SO the toad will suffocate. This
is because lie has no ribs and cannot
dilate his chest; therefore he swallows
the air as though it were food, taking
it into the stomach instead of the
lungs
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-12-05
FIOrida's Honey.

One county in Florida alone has an
average annual output of 800, 900
pounds Of honey.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-12-05

The oldest love-letter in the world is
in the British Museum. 1t i. pro-
posal of marriage for the hand of an
Egyptian princess, and it was made
$500 years ago. 1t is in the form of
an inscribed brick.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-12-05

Do You E:lvy Hin!
The Emperor OF China mas to fast
sixty-four days in each year for the
sake of religion.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-12-05

Reilly-Wot's Callahan lookin' SO
mournful for to-day?
Dooley-Sure he wanthed his little
kid named Dewey and ther ovid wo-
man had the by christened Alger be
misthake.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-12-05
Sample B0akKe Free

want TO try Favorie Remedy
once address to the DR.
m"<" (S paper They will send bottle charges prepaid
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-06-06
SPARE THE BIRDS!

10 God! that thou wouldst touch my
tongue
With fervor so divine,
That ev'ry heart might feel my words
AS they were words Of Thine.
o Thou that know'st all human hearts,
Know'st all they have or need,
pray Thee make them tender,
And give me power to plead!
Thou know'st the little birds, Lord,
The birds that Thou hast made;
Thou seest them singing in the sun,
And brooding in the shade.
The bonny, bonny little birds!
It is their hour of need;
They have no power to beg for life:
It is for them I plead
The human cry to God is still
For mercy, mercy solely;
The birds sing only, God be praised
And "Holy, holy, holy"
They have no power to cry to us
When pride or fashion Stays them
For woman who pretends to love,
And, Judas-like, betrays them
For woman, who will praise the song,
Then bid them Stay the singer,
That the wee head or tortured breast
Some added charm may bring her.
Gould We but see the bright wings torn
From birds alive and bleeding,
And note their quivering agony,
I had no need for pleading;
The wingless form flung in the dirt;
It's deathly pain and terror
Would wake in every woman's heart
A bitter sense of error.
Ten thousand thousand little birds,
In cruel hands a-dying,
Have heard, with breaking mother
hearts,
Their hungry nestlings crying.
The bonny, bonny little birds!
It is their hour of need;
They have no power to beg for life;
1t is for them I plead.
Miss Elizabeth Freeland.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-06-06

S. S. Mcclure graduated from Knox
college, Illinois, in 1882, and landed in
Boston a few weeks later with scarce
~ a cent i'm his pocket. He found en-
p1oyment with the Pope Manufacture
ing company, and went to cleaning
bicycles at 81. When the company
wanted a man to teach the riding OF
the wheel, Mcclure got the job, al
though at the time he had never rid
den wheel in his life. The Pope
company became interested in the
Wheelman magazine, and while look
ing about for man to run it, asked
Mcclure if he could edit it. He re-
,lied that he could, and did. When
the magazine was consolidated with
Outing, Mcclure started a syndicate
fer furnishing literary and news ar
ticles to the newspapers. Then
came McClure's Magazine, over
which he now preSides.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-06-06
a SCHOOL GIRLS BATTLE.
From The Mail Milford, Ind

From The Mail, M6JOTd, Ind.
Miss Emma Rybolt, a prepossessing
chool girl, of Milford, Ind, is of more
han usual intelligence, and is ambitious
TO rise in the literary world.
in the fall of 1885," said Mrs. Rybolt,
Emma was taken i'll. She was close
student and her work began to tell on her.
She grew weak, pale and nervous, and
complained of pains in her back, chest
and limbs The doctor said she was a
victim of nervous prostration, and should
have been taken from school weeks ear
Her She grew worse, her nerves were so
tense that the least noise irritated her
and she had a fever and continual
twitching in her muscles, The symptoms
were much like St. Vitus' dance.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-06-06

cured by DR.. Williams Pink Pills for
Pale People and [ decided to try them
E. Emma had no faith in proprietary
medicines, but decided to try the pills. 1t
was about the first of April when she be-
gan, and by the middle of May, after tax
ing about eight boxes, she was entirely
cured.
while i'll she lost twenty eight
pounds, but now weighs more than ever
before. Her nerves are strong and she is
in perfect health. We are all confident
that DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People cured her, and cheerfully recon-
mend them in all similar cases.
"MRS. e. A. RYBOLT."
Subscribed and sworn to before me,
this third day Of September, 1897.
CALEB BAKER, Notary Public.
These pills will cure all diseases arising
from poor and watery condition of the
blood, will build up run down system
and are a specific for paralysis, locomotor
ataxia and other diseases long regarded
as incurable.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-06-06

'Do you think your sister likes me,
Tommy"
Eyes; she stood UP for you at din
ner"
STOOD up for me? Was anybody
saying anything about me?"
mo, nothing much. Father said he
thought you were rather a donkey,
but sis got up and said you weren't,
and told father he ought to know
better than to judge man by his
looks. London Household Words.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-06-06
Shake Into Your Shoes.

Aliens Foot-Ease, a powder for the
feet. It cures painful, swollen, smart
ing feet and instantly takes the sizing
est comfort discovery of the age. AL
lens Foot-Ease makes tight-ftting OF
new shoes feel easy. It is certain cure
for sweating, callous and hot, tired,
nervous, aching feet. Try it to-day.
Sold by all druggists and shoe stores.
by mail for 25c in stamps Trial pack
ages FREE. Address Allen S. Ohm
stead, LIE Roy, N. Y.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-06-06
Pnhllc Clocks.

Few cities are provided with public
clocks Of such size and prominent loca~
too as TO indicate time over metropolitan
districts. But il Is high time to check kid.
ney AMI bladder complaint manifested to
the sufferer hI inactivity Vt the organs.
Hu>tttters Stomach Bitters remedies this,
aud cures dyspepsia and nervousness.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-06-06
There Ii a Glass or People

Who are injured by the use of codea Re-
Gently there has been placed in MI GSss ggC~
Gerry stores a new preparatiUN called
GRAIN-O, made of pure graiAs, that
takes the place of coffee. The most deli
cate stomach receives it without distress,
and but few can tell it from coffee It
does not cost over one-fourth as much.
Children may drink it with great benefit.
15c and Csc per package.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-06-06

The body of Edward Bellamy was
cremated in the environs Of Boston,
and the ashes we're buried in the
Fairview cemetery, where all the re-
mairs Of his family will be trans
ferred.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-06-06

SSSAAA6 JOoA AAOAA
cine, and have certainly been grestlY
benefited by its use.
Lydia E. Pinlham's Vegetable Coni
pound has indeed been a friend to me,
60 am now able to do my own work,
thanks to your wonderful medicine.
was as near death believe as couN
be, so weak that my pulse scarcely beAA
and my heart had almost given out. ]
could not have stood it one week more
l am sure. I never thought I would
be so grateful to any medicine.
81 shall use my influence with any
one suffering as [ did, to have them
use Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound"
Every woman that is puzzled abou9
her condition should secure the sympap
thetic ad~ice of woman who under
stands. Write to Mrs. Pinkham AZ
LYNN Mass. and tell her your ills.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-06-06
WE DECK YOUR GRAVES.

We deck your graves with flowers to-
day,
O comrades brave and true!
In token of the love we bear,
Our offerings round we strew.
Upon your country's altar dear,
Your lives were freely laid
In sacrifice to freedoms cause,
The ransom price was paid!
The blessings which your ardor
bought,
Breathe in the balmy May,
And hallow with a chastened glow
The grandeur of the day.
The halo which around you shines
Shall, as the years go by,
Add ulster to the deeds which in
Our memories fondly lie.
We deck your graves with flowers to-
day,
O comrades brave and true!
In token of the love we bear,
Our offerings round we strew.
Henry A. Lavely.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-06-06

H. L. Schooicraft, a fellow in his
tory at the University Of Chicago, has
been appointed professor of modern
history in the University Of Illinois
at Champlain.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-06-06

FITS Permanently Cured No fits or nervous.
ness after first days use Of Dr. Kline Great
Nerve Restorer Send for FREE $500 trla!
bottle and treatise DR.. R. HI. KLINE, Ltd
931 Arch ST.. Philadelphia, Pa.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-06-06

My doctor said I would die, but Piso's
Cure for Consumption cured me.-Amo s
Kelner, Cherry Valley, Ills, Nov. %, '95. Z
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-06-06

Women admiration win who use Glenn's
Sulphur Soap to improve the skin.
HilPs Hair and Whisker Dye, black or
brown, SOC.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-06-06

Maj. Charles H. Whipple of Min
nesota, the bishops son, becomes
paymaster at Manila.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-06-06

1t may be hard work for the mont
tor Monterey to reach Manila ahead
of the Spanish fleet.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-06-06

: Mrs. WinslOw's SOOTHING SYRUP for children
teething softens the gums, reduces inflamma
ton, allays pain cures wind collie 25c bottle
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-06-06
@IDO MY OWN WORK"
Sc Says Mrs. Mary Rochiette q
Linden, New Jersey, in this
Letter to Mrs. Pinkham.

ST was bothered with flow which
would be quite annoying at times, am
at others would almost stop.
81 used prescriptions given me by -
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-06-06

Great difficulty is being met with in
filling the positions in the Spanish
cabinet.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-06-06

Why let the stricken deer go weep,
The hart ungalled play;
For some must watch, while some
must sleep:
So runs the world away.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-06-06

Spaniards fortify Ceuta, Morocco,
opposite Gibraltar.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-06-06

"A y C04
p a S S e d +,
and, under
a change of
p hysicians,
Emma b e.
came some
what better
b u t S Don
was as bad
a S e V e r
One day /
read of a
case similar
t o b e r S
which w a s
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-06-06

Privateering is again threatened in
Spain.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-06-06

Another Spanish vessel was cap
tured near San Juan.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-06-06

Halls C-.tarrh Cure
Is taken internally. Price rs cents.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-06-06

physician, b
same state
of affairs
continued.
" After a
time I was
taken with
a flooding,
that / was
obliged to
keep my bed.
Finally, in
despair, I
gave up my
tor, and b
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-06-06

musician. but tn
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-06-06

which he now presides.
Evening star., 1898-10-26
PARTY FENCE CONTROVERSY.
The District COmmfssioners Decide n
Question as to Legal Height.

Mr. Wharton E Lester, who resides at
if2S Massachusetts avenue recently COM
planned to the District Commissioners that
the party fence between his house and
that of Mrs. A. A. Cole, No. 1870 Massa-
chusetts avenue, exceeded the height OF
seven feet as allowed by law. An investi-
CATION developed the fact that a portion of
the fence was higher than permitted by the
building regulations. and Mrs. Cole was
notified to reduce the height. which 1t ap-
pears she did. and Mr.. Lester so in
formed. Subsequently. however, he wrote
the Commissioners that they had been
misinformed relative to the reduction OF
the height Of the fence. and a second in
vestigation was made by Mr.. r. NJ. Evans.
an assistant inspector of buildings.
He found that there is space of ground
adjacent to the fence on Mrs. Coles side,
extending practically the whole length OF
the fence, about three feet wide, this strip
representing the original grade of the
yards of premises Nos. l72S and lT30.
Subsequently the grade of Mr.. Testers
yard was lowered to provide for more light
for the cellar or basement of his house.
The inspector reported that, in the absence
Of specific or definite directions In the build
ing regula ations, the measurement of the
fence from the level of the original ground
next to the fence at premises 1870 would
seem to be the only just way 10 arrive at
a fair measurement of its height.
AS 1t is optional and permissible for
the owner of 172S," he continued, ITO grade
down his yard, It does not seem Just that
the adjoining owner should be required to
lower the fence sccordingly; otherwise
should the neighbor elect to dig an area
seven feet deep, it would not permit the
adjoining owner to erect any fence at all.
I therefore of the opinion that the
height Of the fence is should be regu-
lated by the grade Of the higher yard ad-
1acent to said fence and by measurement
In this way the fence in question is not
over seven feet high"
The Commissioners have decided that in
view of the circumstances, they can take
no action in the matter.