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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-03-24
"SIG BEN.''
Great Bell Cracked. Broken Up, Recast,
and Then Cracked Again,


"Big Ben" so called after Sir Benja-
min Hall, who was the first commits.
sioner of works, when the order for the
clock was given, was cast in 1866 at
Norton, near Stockton-on-Tees.
From the North of England this
enormous bell, weighing sixteen tons.
was conveyed to London by sea, where
it had, on small scale, almost as ad-
venturous a passage as the Egyptian
obelisk which now graces the Thames
embankment. Once or twice during the
voyage, indeed, 1t was feared that it
would send the vessel bearing II to the
bottom of the ocean. Not very long
after the clock had been placed in q
temporary position at Westminster
on Oct "a, 1S57-and while 1t was be-
ing rung, as was customary for short
time at o'clock on Saturdays, 1t was
noticed that 1t had a cracked, uncer-
tain sound.
On a minute examination with
lighted candle crack was discovered
to extend from the rim about half way
up the side. The catastrophe to an in
strunienu wnlcn cost t3,34Y ralGed the
question as to who was to pay for re-
casting it. The founders repudiated
responsibility, declaring that too heavy
a clapper ut weighing II cwt) had been
used. The authorities, however, placed
on record that 1t was porous, unhomo-
geneous, unsound, and defective cast
ing"
Be that as 1t may, big Benz was
broken up and recast at a cost of f700.
Its weight was 13 tons 10 cwt. or. 10
lbs, Its diameter feet, and its height
outside feet inches. 1t was rung for
the first time on Nov. is, 1858.
Alas! in less than year after this
the new bell ceased to strike the hours,
having become more seriously cracked
than its predecessor. The crack, which
was inside, was three inches in extent.
For about three years afterward the
hours were struck on the largest OF tho
quarter bells. The experiment. was
then tried of turning the great bell
round SO as to present fresh place for
the hammer, or clapper, to strike on.
With a light hammer this experiment
proved so far satisfactory that during
the thirty-eight years that have elapsed
the fissure does not seem to have in
creased; and it is possible when the
wind is favorable TO distinctly hear i,
in most of the suburbs booming out the
midnight hour.-London Mail.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-03-24
Beautiful Girls Afaiction,

From the Republican, Versailles. Int
The fuckers of Versailles, Ind, like all
fond parents, are completely wrapped up
in their children. Their daughter Lucy, In
particular, has given them much concern.
She is fifteen, and from a strong, healthy
girl, three years ago, had become weak and
kept falling off in flesh, until she became
mere skeleton. She seemed to have no life
at all. Herblood became impure and finally
she became the victim OF nervous prostra-
tion. Doctors did not help her. Most OF
the time she was confined to bed, was very
nervous and irritable and seemed on the
verge of st. Vtus' dance.
cone morning." said Mrs. Tucker, "the
doctor told us to give her DR.. Williams Pink
Pills for Pale People, which he brought with
him. He said he was treating similar case
with these pills and they were curing the
patient. We began giving the pills and the
next day could see change for the better.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-03-24
once Wasted.

Modern man is gradually waking .ur
Go tho fact that he can utilize every
thing. Coal is not only a source Of
heat and light, but storehouse Of
colors, tastes. medicines, perfumes and
explosives. From 140 pounds of gas
tar in ton of coal over 1000 district
shades of aniline dyes are made.
The same substance furnishes QuiI
nine, antipyr!ne. atrophine, morphine
and lost of other drugs.
OF perfumes there can be obtained
heliotopine, Glove, queen of the mead.
ows, cinnamon and bitter almonds.
camphor and wintergreen.
1t gives to us bellite and picrite, two
powerful explosives, and supplies fiav.
oring extracts which cannot be told
from currant, raspberry. pepper and
vanilla.
Scientists also get from the coal tar
benzinc and naphtha and the photog.
rapher gets from il his hydroQuinons
and likonogen.
1T gives forth parafIin, pitch and ere.
osote, material for artificial pavingI
saccharin. which is 300 times sweetef
than sugar; lampblack, material fos
red Inks, oils, varnish, rosln and Q
great supply of ammonia.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-03-24
saDer Cut In a sKuil.

DR.. William b. Fletcher has a grim
souvenir of the work of famous sur.
geou. the Baron Larrey, whom Napo-
leon remembered in his will with a
gift OF 100000 francs, and the tribute
ito Larrey. my surgeon. the most vir.
Eaous man have ever known"
i The relic Is the upper part of the
hkull, the valvarium, and shows a sa.
PSr cut extending from the junction ot
the ocopital and parietal bones for
~ard to the orbitaI ridge on the right
aide.
81 well knew the man whose skull
this was" said the doctor, turning the
cAlvarium in his hand. "He was q
German-I have forgotten his name
and lived in this city many years, dy.
Ing about 1875, at the age Of 80 years
He took care of horses for DR.. Parvin
and myself along about 1865, and also
sawed wood to earn his living.
"He was taken care of by the Catho.
nc sisters here in hospital during the
last years of his life, and as he had
saved his earnings, small though they
mSIe, ne ieIL Iueul ldFlu
KANSAS at his death.
'He was German in the French
army, and received this terrible cut
from a Russian saber, as he told ME
during the retreat from Moscow in
1872. He told me that Baron Larrey
operated on him. He was about II
years old at the time, and though his
life was saved, he was partially par.
nlyzed on one side ever after, and
dragged one foot until the day of his
death.
Here ts where Baron Larrey, 81
years ago, trephined the skull and lift
ed up the depressed bone to relieve the
brain. The orifice and the saber cut
Through the skull both closed up with
a membrane like a drum head."-In.
dianapolis News.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-03-24
A Eattle with Wolves.

Last autumn, says the Youths Com
panion,a q German settler in the wilder
ness not far from the headwaters of the
Mississippi River, Otto Gewehrsen by
name, came into the land Office at
Grand Rapids, Minnesota, to "prove
up" his claim. He also brought with
him three wolf-scalps, and demanded
the bounty on them.
Did you kill these?" he was asked.
"No," said the German, "my woman
kill him nit an axe"
He showed the places in the skins
where they had been lacerated by many
blows with q sharp implement. and
told how the skins came to his hand.
Gewehrsen had a wife and children,
and also a flock Of sheep. Wolves had
formerly troubled him good deal, for
his claim is in wild part of Itasca
County. In September last he left his
eldest boy, twelve years old, accom-
panied by an old sheep-dog, to guard
the sheep in piece of grassy wood
land near the house. The boy was
armed with an. old gun loaded with
buckshot. The father, in going away
from home on necessary errand, ap-
pretended no trouble, for the wolves
had not been seen all summer, and he
imagined they had at last left the
neighborhood.
The boy seems to have had no fear
of trouble either, for while the sheep
were quietly grazing, he wandered
away from them little distance. look
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-03-24
Taste for Apples.

The superabundance of the apple
crop last year has had one good result
for the future Of the orchardist- 1t rem
dered apples so cheap that the con-
sumption was greater than ever before.
A taste Of this kind, once stimulated,
generally continues; consequently the
demand will be larger in seasons to
come than 1t has been hitherto. This
year apples have been in Philadelphia
markets the whole year through. Last
years supply of late varieties, such as
the Baldwin, had scarcely disappeared
before the Russian variety, Tetoffsky,
came in from Virginia. These, of
course, will be followed by better
Hnds.-Mehan's Monthly.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-03-24
Presence of Mind Under Water.

A marvellous experience happened
to Matthew Dolan, of Jeffersonville,
Ind. Dolan was coming down the
river on tow pushed by the steamer
Sam Clark, and in the darkness fell
off. He is vigorous swimmer and
diver, and knew his safety depended
on holding his breath. Before he
could rise, the tow, an eighth of mile
long, was over him, and he, feeling
the bottoms of the boats, knew he
must dive. To come up n moment too
soon meant death by the steamers
Wheel Feeling his way until the
PROV of the boat struck him, he re-
mained under water by superhuman
effort. Then he rose and swan to Six
Mile Island, whence he was rescued
by skiff. He says that he had no
idea of drowning, and thought of
nothing but how to get out of his pre-
dicament.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-03-24

"Harlem expressW yelled the ticket
chopper. "First stop Fifty-nintb
street,"
The crowd on the Cortlandt street
station of the Ninth avenue ''L" surged
toward the edge of the platform. II
was 6 o'clock, and there we've many
passengers for the express. So sud-
den was this concerned movement that
one man was pushed off the platform
and fell headlong to the track.
The express engine came howling
along, her lights half obsc1red in o
cloud of white steam. Those on the
station platform shouted and waved
their arms. Then, as the engine rum.
bled up along the platform. they turned
their face away and bowed their heads.
One woman tore off her hat and stood
crushing it in her hands, her features
working convulsively.
In the cab of the locomotive the en-
gine driver had heard the shouts and
OWNED that something was wrong.
He put on the brakes hard, and the
station vibrated with the iarring of
locked wheels over the rails. But it
was too late. Not until the engine had
passed by more than its own length
the spot where the man had fallen did
it come to q standstill
Such of the crowd rs could nerve
themselves to look upon red horror
peered down at the wheels, while the
stoker and gateman prepared to climb
down to the track. Before they could
do so, however, head popped out be-
tween the locomotive and the platform
of the first car, and the missing man
clambered into the glare of the station
lights.
Marrow squeak, thatl" he said, as
he punched out the dents in his hat.
81 had just room and just time to
crawl in under the platform and make
myself as small as L could"
"What's your name?" demanded
the conductor, bent on making re-
port.
ooh, never mind my name," re.
piled the stranger. ''The jokes on
me and not on Uncle Russell this
time"
"First stop Fifty-ninth street,"
yelled the ticket chopper York
Tournel
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-03-24
ing for something to shoot. The dog
stayed with the sheep.

ing for something to shoot. The dog
stayed with the sheep.
Before long the boy heard o great
commotion and fierce yelping in tn.
direction of the glade where the sheer
We're left, and presently saw the sheep
coming running in terror through the
woods toward him. He hurried on
toward the place from which the noise
came, and there found the old dog in
deadly struggle with three full-growr
wolves. A fourth wolf was engaged in
tearing the body of sheep he had
killed.
The boy fired at the wolf which wa,
tearing the sheep, and it ran limpine
away. However, the shot, and the
cries of the wounded wolf, brought
the three other wolves upon him; the,
left the half-dead dog, and flew at tn,
boy.
The youngster, having no othe,
charge in his gun, climbed tree with
agility and presence of mind. There
he began to yell for help. The hous,
was within no great distance, and the
boys mother heard the shouts. There
were other sounds which spoke to hel
OF wild animals; and seizing an axe,
she ran as fast as she could to the
place.
She reached the tree. Whether OF
not the boy was safe in it did not ap
pear to have entered her thoughts; sh,
saw simply that he was threatened by
the wild beasts, and without any de-
liberation she attacked them. They
turned upon her and fought hard
But woman struggling in defence OF
her children is no mean antagonist
under any circumstances, and this
woman had formidable weapon in o
sharp axe. Her greatest danger was
that the wolves were three in number,
and attacked her from all sides.
She was too quick for them, how.
ever, and in few moments she had
laid them all out on the ground, dead.
Then she helped the boy down out OF
the tree, and got him into place OF
undoubted safety. Then, like the
thrifty German woman that she was,
she proceeded to skin the wolves while
they were warm and skinnable, in or.
der that there should be no doubt
about getting the bounty that the State
pays for the destruction of such wild
animals.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-03-24

On bright, sunny day visitors are
often puzzled at the numerous colors
visible on the surface of the sea. There
will, perhaps, be some four or five
streaks of green, blue, yellow, black
and so forth, making the water appear
as though it were painted in color.
stripes of mathematical precision.
To the initiated these several stripes
have their meaning. They are nearly
all produced by the character of the
oe can bed, and, as a rule, are only seen
In close proximity to land
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-03-24

Remember that fainting proceeds
from disturbance of the circulation,
by means of which the blood is drawn
suddenly from the head The first
thing to do is to lower the fainting
person to the floor in such Il position
that the head is lower than the rest of
the body. Loosen the clothing across
the chest and at the throat. Battle
the face and temples with cod water
in which little cologne wateg or aro-
matio vinegar has been used, and use
smelling salts. 1t is Jerious mis-
take to prop up She head with pillows
or administer alcoholic stimulants.- -
New York World.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-03-24

1t knocks out all calculations Of attending
to business in the right way for day when
we wake up in the morning sore and stif.
The disappointment lies in going to bed all
right and waking up all wrong There is
short and sure way out of it. Go to bed
after q good rub with st. Jacobs Oil and you
wake up all right; soreness and stiffness all
gone. So sure is this that men much ex-
posed in ohangeful weather keep a bottle Of
1t on the mantel for use ut night to make
sure of going to work in good fix.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-03-24
Beware OF Ointments for Catarrh That
Contain Mercury,

as mercury will surely destroy the sense of
smell and completely derange ethewhole system
whom entering it tn rough the mucous surfaces.
Such articles should never be used except on
prescript ons from reputable physicians, as the
damage they will do is ten fold to the good you
can possibly derive from them. Halls Catarrh
Cure manufactured by F. j. Cheney & Co.,
Toledo, o., contains no mercury, and is taken
internally, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. In buying
Halls t'atarrh Cure be sure to get the genuine.
1t is taken internally, and is made in Toledo
Ohio, by j. j. Cheney Il Co. TIE stmonials free.
sY- Sold by Druggists; price, 75c. per bottle.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-03-24
They DIDN'T Beard Him.

"Why, ho!' exclaimed the stranger
at the Zoo; would you beard the
lion in his den?"
May" said the keeper, lingering
his shears with grimace. "On the
contrary, we are merely going to trim
his whiskers."
And, uncanny as the surroundings
were, there echoed, from wall to wall,
wild shrek of animal laughter.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-03-24
How the Brain Acts.

Although the brain is perpetually
active, the whole of it is never active
at one time. The two hemispheres or
halves do not operate simultaneously,
but alternate in action-now it is the
ona-half. then I've other.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-03-24

Yes" said the young man with the
square chin; Il am going to Klondike,
or thereabouts. I may get richer than
l am here, and IL l die won't die any
deader than I would If l stayed at
home. indianapolis Journal.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-03-24

Can largely increase their income by placing
their accounts in my hands, Twenty years of
Wall Street experience, in addition to reliable
INSIDE INFORMATION, enables me to advise
you most successfully. Write for particulars,
which are interesting to those having money
60 invest. CHARLES HUGHES, Invest
ment Broker, G3 Wall Street, New York
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-03-24

The question Is being agitated as to
what earthly use the letter % is in
our language. SO long as we have the
letter * But then, men are apt to
stick TO many thing after it has be.
come dead letter, merely from force
of habit
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-03-24
"Lucky" Pigs.

The favorite badge just now of the
smart Englishwoman is a tiny '1ucky"
pig of bog oak, made in Ireland and
worm upon her neck chain. To bring
real luck these pigs must be Irish, but
they can be bought in the London
shops.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-03-24

Are warranted They produce! We
are the largest growers in America.
Lowest prices. Seed Potatoes only s1.50
per barrel. Big farm seed catalogue
with clover and grain samples (worth
$1,000 to get a starD sent you by the
John A. Salzst Seed Co., La Crosse.
Wis, upon receipt of 10c postage.
A c. g.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-03-24

Are best and cheapest in the New South. Land
s3 TO 50 an acre. Easy terms Good schools
and churches. No billiards.. No cold waves.
New Illustrated paper, Land and Living" 3
son, u. p. A., Queen s. Crescent Route,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-03-24

1t is claimed by some that the best
pictures ever taken by the camera are
the daguerreotypes which ushered in
the art of -portraiture.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-03-24

A post-mortem examination OF a cow
which died near Sheerness, England,
showed that lady's hairpin, six inch
es in length, was embedded in the ami
malls heart
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-03-24

During last year over 23,5O0 tons Of
butter were exported from Sweden,
nearly all of which went to Britain.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-03-24

The Pope can speak English, German
Italian and French perfectly.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-03-24
ONR ENJOYS

~v ~Sp ~ - 49,
Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn effectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and ac-
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in so
cent bottles by all leading drug.
gists. Any reliable druggist WHO
may not have it on hand will pro.
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIc SYRUP co.
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL
LOUISVILLE, kr. NEW YORK. MI.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-03-24

Fits permanently cured. No fits or nervous
ness after first days use o. DR.. Kline's Great
Nerve Restorer. 81 trial bottle and treatise free
DIR. X II. KLINE Ltd. 93 Arch St. Phila Pa.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-03-24

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup FOR children
ton. allays pain. cures wind collie. 25c.a bottle.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-03-24

There are more clocks made in Amer.
lea than in any other country.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-03-24

For Whooring Cough, Piso's Cure is Sue
cessful remedy.-M.P. DIETER, 81 Throop Ave-,
Brooklyn, n. Y, Nov. Il, 1894
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-03-24

Chew Star Tobacco-The Best.
Smoke Sledge Cigarettes.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-03-24

MRS. TRANK TUCKER.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
2Sth day ofApril, 1897.
HUaH JOHNSON, Justice ofthe Peace.
These pills are wonderfully effective in
the treatment Of all diseases arising from
impure blood, or shattered nerve force.
They are adapted to young or old, and may
be had at any drug store.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-03-24

Discussed Their Daughters Case for Hours
The doctor came and was surprised to seq
such an improvement. He told us to keep
giving her the medicine. We gave her onr
pill after each meal until eight boxes had
been used when she was we'll. She has NOT
been sick since, and we have no fear OF the
old trouble returning. We think the cure
almost miraculous"
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-04-01
NEW GREAT LONDON LILIPU-
TIAN SHOW.

This famous amusement enter
prise will open their season Monday,
April 4th, and give two performan-
ces daily the balance of the week.
The management have spared
neither pains nor expense to make
this one of the most pleasing and
interesting exhibitions now before
the public, and judging from the
fact that they have catered to the
amusement loving public for years
we opine that they will meet with
complete success.
The show is undoubtedly a good
one, and sure to delight the ladies
and children. You will see highly
educated ponies, performing dogs,
riding monkeys, dancing bears,
leaping deer, equillibrist, funny
clowns by little people. All artists
of the frst-class. Admission 10
cents only.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-04-01
IMPROVEMENTS.

Go in any direction you may and
you can see the mechanic, the pain
ter and the brick mason at work.
We notice that Mrs. Maggie Holli-
day is having her cottage which is
situated on Elm street, between
4th and 9th, moved off the lot to
make room for a more pretentious
building, one that will give room
for lodgers and boarders. The one
being moved will be carried to
Fairyiew.
Hon. R. B. Williams has added an
all round portico to his palatial
home, and placed down concrete
walks about the yards, thus making
his home an ideal one indeed.
W. A. Robinson, after placing an
iron fence about his neat home, is
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-04-01
Want to Exchange

Ten acres OF land, with seven
room house and in frst-class
condition, good improvements
and all under fence, adjoining
the city of Texarkana, for some
timbered lands in Little River
county, Arkansas. Will give
You a bargain.
TeXarkana Exchange,
WHATLEY & WAKEFIELD, PrOp'rS.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-04-01

SPRING Styles IN JEHELRY.
Louis Heilbron,
Til, Reliable Jeweler,
.,oo, a general display oi Belt,
s4irt Waist sets and Sterling Sil-
yer Novelties.
IN .nd extmlne the new goods.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-04-01
No Negro Need Apply.

Score one for Arthur Murray. He
has proved himself more powerful
with a Republican national admin
istration than the whole Republi-
can party of Arkansas. Ferd Hav-
is, the colored man nominated by
the president tor postmaster at
Pine Bluff, on the recommendation
of the Republican state central
committee, has been rejected by
the United States senate. The gol-
den Democratic tow-line Of the
Press Eagle proved more powerful
than Gen. Powell Clayton, Col. Hen
ry NJ Cooper, Hon. H. i. Remmel
and other Arkansas Republican
leaders. Arkansas Gazette,
Yes, and while some will look up
on Arthur Murray as an enemy to
Havls, he has really served the ne
gro a better turn by keeping him
out of office, than did Mckinley in
giving him the appointment. We
do not believe Arkansas IS yet read
Y to countenance the negro in so
public a place as post master Of our
largest cities, and Havis would have
found this cut if he had put his
woolly head through the delivery
window of the post Office at Pine
Bluff. We are glad that editor
Murray made so good a fight in the
premises.