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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-27

to stand it. 'Tain't the way to treat
me-your lawful husband, to honor
an obey, as the parson put it when he
jined us"
Again the window was pushed back
crack and Mandy declared that ''she'd
honor and obey him when he promised
to do his duty by her and the place
and give up his idle, lazy ways, and
not until then"
At this Hiram sullenly withdrew to
the bench and the window was once
more pushed into place.
Mandy hoped that Hiram would
promise and he hoped she would re-
lent, and neither of them calculated
upon the other manifesting much firm
ness. Their surprise was mutual
when ten o'clock found the situation
unchanged.
The night grew very chilly and
Hiram tried to rest, shivering, on the
bench. sometimes pacing up and down
endeavoring to get warm. His wife
pitied him, but fortified herself by say
ing that she could not yield to an i'm
pulse of pity now, for this was the
contest of a lifetime.
At last the longest night she had ever
spent drew to close, and at the first
approach of day she peered anxiously
out to see what had become OF Hiram.
He was lying on the bench, ant she
told herself scornfully that shc need
not worry, as he was, as usual, taking
it easy.
However, rs the early morning hours
dragged on and he did not rise, she
became alarmed and stole cautiously
out and touched him. He was breath
ing very heavily and seemed to be in
a stupor. Still her touch aroused him
and he tried to sit up, but spasm of
pain caught him and he fell back with
groan.
Mandy saw that his clothes were
wet from wading in the river while
fishing, and having worn them all
night he had probably contracted
pneum oIia.
''If he 3ies I'm his murderer" she
cried distractedly, rs she looked
around for help. The place was too
far off the road to make 1t possible to
attract passersby, so Mandy rushed
frantically to the lean-to and returned
with the wheelbarrow. After some
trouble she managed to push Hiram s
helpless figure into the novel vehicle
and slowly wheeled him to the house.
Despite the solemnity of the affair.
it was grotesque and laughable
sight, for Mr.. Hopkins was tall and
lank, so that his legs dangled over the
sides of the barrow and shook Imply
at ever movement of the wheel.
At last the house was reached and
the door so lately barred against him
was opened to admit Hiram, now SO
strangely still and pale.
Very gently Mandy rolled him Off OF
the barrow on to the lounge and as
she did so he opened his eyes and
whispered family:
II promise, Mandy, promise"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-27
REMARKABLE CAREER
OF DIR. Thomas w. Evans Who Died Re.
Gently in Paris.

OF DIR. Thomas W. Evans Who Died Re.
Gently in Paris.
DIR. Thomas w. Evans, the famous
dentist who died recently in Paris, only
a few months ago came to this country
to bury his wife, and now he has close
ly followed her to the great beyond.
DIR. Evans was born in Philadelphia
and decided when only 13 years old to
become dentist. When IS years old
he graduated from the Jefferson Med
ical College and two years later went
to London. In 1916 he went to Paris
and made a great reputation there, re-
ceiving from the courts of Europe more
honors and decorations than have ever
been conferred on any European Of
less than royal blood, the single excep-
ton being Bismarck.
Napoleon III. was among his earliest
patrons, and through him he was intro
duced to the family of the King of
Denmark. Among his other patients
there were the Kings daughters, after
ward the Princess of Wales, the EN-
press Of Russia and the Duchess of
Cumber!and; also his sons, the future
Kings of Greece and Denmark.
| No American ever had such a foot
Ing at Marlborough house as Dr. Ev-
ans. He was on terms of intimacy
with the family of the King of Bel
GUM, the German imperial family and
at the royal palace in st. Petersburg.
The intimate relations Of DR.. Evans
with Napoleon III. enabled him, it is
said. to prevent the recognition of the
southern confeCeracy, even after he
had fully made up his mind to do SO
and had entered into correspondence
with the English prime minister to Sc
cure the cooperation of England. DIR.
Evans won consent to delay, came to
Washington, saw President Lincoln,
and carried back such assurances Of
the ultimate victory for the Union as
to persuade Napoleon to relinQuish his
intention.
During the Franco Prussian war DR..
Evans organized and maintained at his
own expense an ambulance service that
did incalculable good. He personally
directed the movements of the Red
Cross Society, and 1t is said was the
only man in Europe who might pass
from camp to camp. One of the most
interesting parts Of his career was the
share which he took in assisting the
French Empress Eugenie to escape
from Paris after the disaster of Sc
dan. He was instrumental in conduct.
ing her from the city and putting hei
on board a vessel that conveyed her tG
England. Were 1t not for him Eugene
might and probably would have shared
the tragic fate Of Marie Antoinette.
DR.. Evans fortune, which is esti-
mated at S35,o0O,OOO, was amassed
largely in real estate transactions In
Paris. In this country he owns S5,000.-
600 worth of real estate. DR.. Evans
only relatives are two nephews. Col.
Charles F. Muller. of Utica, n. Y, and
I. II. Evans, Of New York.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-27

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any ca of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls CatRrrh Cure.
FL. CHENEY & Co., Props. Toledo, o.
We the undersigned. have known F. J. Che
ney Tor the la I 10 years, and believe hun pot
feotly honora BILE in all business tran factions
and financially able to carry out any obliga-
ton M de by their firm.
WEST & TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
OH o.
WALDINo, KINNAE & MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act.
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur.
faces of thr system. Price, 75c. PEI bottle. Sold
by all Druggists. Testimonials free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-27

Johnny (who is just learning about
electricity)-"Pa, 1 thought electric
lights were the result OF recent dis
coveries?"
Fond Parent-"So they arc. Johnay;
what makes you ask that?"
Johnny" Cause Willie Jones said
to-day that they must be an old thing,
and when L asked him why, he said,
Well, Noah must have used an ark
light. '''-Philadelphia Inquirer.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-27

The longest unsupported telegraph
wire in the world is in Switzerland.
1t crosses in one span the lake OF
Wallenstadt in the canton of st. Gall,
and was put up by the Swiss telephone
bureau. Its extremities are fastened
to two iron towers, 2400 meters (7S72
feet) apart. In the lowest part this
conductor is 131 feet above the water
level of the lake. The line is excellent
steel and only one and one-half inches
in diameter.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-27
InTERDEPENDENCE OF NATIONS
No Government Free to Do Exactly as
1t Pleases.

No Government Free to Do Exactly az
1t Plcases.
livery nation prides itself on its in
dependence. 1t maintains armies and
fleets to protect itself against inter
ference. 1t resents everything in the
least suggesting disrespect for it;
rights. Yet national independence
moves within extremely narrow limits
Even of the strongest nations it can
not be said that they are at liberty to
do exactly what they would.
When the war between China and
Japan ended, why was not Japan free
to exact what terms she chose from
her conquered enemy? 1t was because
Russia, France and Germany Conclud
ed that it would not do to have japan
too strong; and they compelled n mod
GRAFTON of the Japanese demands il
material particulars.
Cuba belongs to Spain. Why may
not Spain govern her own as she
pleases? Why is it the business of the
United States to make suggestions 81
to volunteer mediation? 1t is because
we cannot afford to have so turbulent
neighbor, and because our pecunlary
and commercial interests are adversely
affected by the continuance OF the wal
on the island.
The claim Of the great powers of
Europe to regulate the government OF
Turkey rests on similar basis. Mis-
government and massacre in Turkey
injure the interests and threaten the
peace of Europe. If so lawless and
cruel n neighbor will not behave her
self, she must be made to behave. That
Is what the threat OF concerted coercion
means.
But ii is not the weaker nations only
that have TO moderate their policy be
cause of the interests or prejudices OF
other nations. England would like un
disputed possession of Egypt; but she
has to respect the jealousies of France,
and so declares that her occupation Of
Egypt is but temporary. When she
started her expedition into the Sudan
she took money from the Egyptian re
serve fund to pay the uIlls; but for
eign custodiodians of that fund pro
tested, and she had to pay the money
back
When Doctor Jameson raided the
Iransvaal, German resentment at
what seemed English aggression
named up so quickly that information
al trouble could hardly have been
avoided If it had not been so soon made
clear that Jameson's act was unau
thorlZed.
But on the other hand, when German
expressions of sympathy with Presi
dent Kruger became somewhat effu
sive, England made ready at short no
tice a powerful flying squadron, ap
parently as an intimation of what she
could do, IL attacked.
Russia, powerful as she is, could not
send war-ship from the Black Sea
through the Bosphorus, without run.
ming the risk of a general European
war. This is because Europe has de
cded that it is best that the straits
should be closed TO war-ships.
An American politician once asked:
What do we care for abroad? We
care less for "abroad" than we should
If our foreign policy We're more com.
piicated and aggressive than it is: but
no nation is so strong as to be entirely
independent of international publ;
entiment.-Youth's Companion.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-27
At Their Word.

There is a kind of blunt, rude trav.
eler that well deserves such a reproof
as Is mentioned In the Golden Penny:
y party of English visitors were be-
ing shown round a famous Scotch abb
bey, and one of them said to the guide,
"Now, old fellow, we don't want any
of your cock-and-bull stories about this
place! Tell us what you are sure is
true"
''Ay, sir" quietly replied the guide,
and he walked on in silence.
He led the party through the abbey,
and said, we've seen the old abbey"
Yes" said the Englishman. Cant
you tell us anything about it?'
"The exact TRUTH" returned the Scot,
sis that the abbey is DID, and Gamma
swear to any more aboot It," and he
left them.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-27
SWEET FoRcET.ME.NoT.

Azure eyes a-twinkle,
Amber locks a-curl,
Silver laugh a-tinkle,
Shining teeth O. pearl;
When she is nigh
gaze and sigh
/ cannot fly
The spot:
There is no fairer blossom than
Ny sweet Forget-me-not.
Poets sing OF beryls,
Gems of peerless hue:
Could they meet the perils
In her eyes of blue,
Each captive wight
To be her knight
With wild delight
Would plot;
For she can smile to witch the world,
My sweet Forget-me-not.
When the blossoms simmer
In the dawn o. May,
When her glee grows DINNER
On our wedding day,
And in my pride
l lead my bride
May Joy betide
Her lot;
The blossom o. my heart for aye,
My sweet Forgetme-not.
Samuel NJ. Peck, in Boston Transcript.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-27

SIS mau ever justified in breaking
matrimonial engagement" he asked
anxiously.
The query editor leaned back in his
chair and looked thoughtful.
''It is not so much question of
Justification" he said at last, las it is
Of the kind of cinch the girl has on
you for breach of promise. Chicago
Post.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-27
THE MERRY SIDE OF LIFE.
STORIES THAT ARE TOLD BY THE
FUNNY MEN or THE PRESS.

Row He Met Her-His Complaint-Taken
Literally-Looks Like It-The Cheer
full Idiot-A Case of Must-The Scotch
Securing substitute-His Reason, Etc.
She was the very sweetest girl
ever ran across,
But how to make apologies
really am at loss.
struck her coasting down hill,
My wheel the maid did toss
She was the very sweetest girl
ever ran across.
-McLandburgh Wilson.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-27

"The Rev. DR.. Thirdly is great
condenser, isn't he?"
ga condenser? How SOP"
"You know he has a record of 2400
marriages and must, therefore, have
condensed 1900 people into just half
that number. Chicago News.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-27
The Cheerful Idiot.

'Ts it possible, asked the young
est boarder, 'for newspaper man to
be an upright man?"
''Of course it is possible" said the
Cheerful Idiot. Beng a write-up
nan does not hinder him from being
IN upright man. indianapolis Jour
nal.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-27

"Come up tonight" wrote an
Atchison girl to young man this
morning 81 am going to have an
evening""
81 should like to come" he wrote
back, ''but unfortunately I have just
lad a night. ."-Atchison Globe.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-27

Mattie-''Im so sorry, dear, to learn
that death has robbed you OF your
'avorite poodle. How can you ever
console yourself for his loss?"
Helen (sobbing)-'T d-don't know;
b-but I s-suppose I'll h-have to g-get
u married. Chicago News.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-27
A Footlight Meteor.

Manager-"Have you ever played
leading part?"
Applicant-"Yes."
Manager-"What was it?"
Applicant-''I led the mule in an
Uncle Toms Cabin company for two
seasons. Chicago News.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-27

"I'd like to know" exclaimed The
enraged client, why I ought to feel
jubilant over the outcome of this
case?"
"Didn't we obtain verdict for $10,-
000?" the lawyer asked.
Eyes, but you got about all of it.
What good does it do me?'
"My dear sir, the other fellow feels
just as bad as ii every cent of it were
going into your pocketH'-Chicago
News.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-27

HEN the widow
Harding married
Hiram Hopkins
she knew she was
doing a foolish
thing. She pos
sessed a neat lit
tie home, sur
rounded by fer
tile acres, but he
had nothing be-
silea n pancion nf
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-27

Serpent" she cried, "I'll scotch
thee!"
The villain trembled.
"Mercy!' he implored, as she drew
book of dialect selections from her
bosom and turned the leaves rapidly.
Detroit journal.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-27

The Hindoos consider their dead as
sacred and do not allow them to be
handled by alien hands, the nearest
male relative. son, father or brother,
preparing the body for burial, and if
there be none of these relatives, son
is adopted by the family for the pur-
pose.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-27
That May Ee why

Mrs. Birmingham-"Mrs. Manches-
ser's favorite exclamation is, THE
deal"
Mrs. Northside-"Yes, and I don't
think she would recognize an idea if
she met one. ."-Pittsburg Chronicle
Telegraph.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-27

Little Millie-"What is your papas
business?"
Little Clarence-'My papa is a
poet"
Little Millie-"Th amt a bust
ness-it is disease. illustrated
Bits.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-27
To euro A Gold in One Day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
Druggists refund money IL it fails to cure. &c.

Twenty-three men in every 1000
serving in the British army are feet
and upward in height: 80 in every 1000
are feet II inches and SIS in every 1000
feet 10 inches. There are 1856 men in
every thousand army men under feet
Q inches.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-27
Mother aray,s Sweet Powders for children,

a nurse in the Children's Home, New York,
will make sickly child strong and healthy.
certain cure for Stomach Troubles, Head
move the bowels cure Teething Disorders
destroy worms and never fail. At all drug
gists, 25 cts. Sample sent FREE. Address
Allen S. Olmsted lie Roy, N. Y.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-27

'I understand you have been advo-
eating tax on bachelors" said Sin
gleton.
'I have replied Benedict.
"Upon what grounds do you justify
it?p
"Upon the general theory that man
should be made to pay for the enjoy
ment of a luxury"
This he considered very clever until
Ihis wife heard of it, when it seemed
to lose much of its brilliancy. Chi
cago Post.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-27

Fortune no longer knocks at mans
door. You must have an electric but
ton il you want to be in the push.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-27

Governess (reading)-"Every morn
Ing her anxious eyes swept the hori-
zon."
Listener-"What long eyelashcs
that princess must have hadr'
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-27

''Does that girl of yours use cold
.ream for her complexion, Chump-
ley?"
81 guess so. I know that I've
bought her enough ice cream to fill
oox car. Detroit Free Press.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-27

Chew Star Tobacco-The Best.
Smoke Sledge Cigarettes.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-27
That WAY All Around.

Jack-That Miss Beverly, to whom
bowed just now is regular Klondike.
Tom-That so? Rich?
Jack-Yes; also cold and distant.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-27

A gull can fly at the rate of 100 miles
an hour,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-27

In India when native sees bicy
Gle he reverently prostrates himself
He does not wait 10 be run over.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-27

Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
ton, aliays pain. cures wind collie. 25c.a bottle.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-27

Fits permanently cured. No fits or nervous-
ness after first days use Of Dr. Kline's Great
Nerve Restorcr. 5: trial bottle and treatise free
DR. X. ii. KLTNR. Ltd. Bl Arch St. Phila..Pa.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-27

Piso's Cure for Consumption is an A No.
Asthma edicine.-W. .R.W WILLIAMS, Antioch,
His, April II, 1894.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-27

mean man from good one as it is to
tell a mushroom from Il toadstool.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-02-05

Il IN evident that the bad roads TINS
winter have not been an unmiAetl evil.
Wearing OIL teams and vehicles as they
have been, trying alike to tho patience
and endurance Of wayfarers, an obstacle
to travel and trade, yet they have also
served the purpose Of agitating tho road
question in its every phase, and OF bring
ING the matter in its most forcible form
before the public.
True to human nature OF attaching
blame to any body and every body save
ones self, tho general tendency has been
to Law tho blame for impassable streets
upon the city fathers, and for bad roads
upon the parochial fathers.
This is only partly right. The town and
parish councils, while they stand in the
stead of the people i'll matters OF govern
ment aud public economy, cannot act
save in response tc popular demand and
in harmony with its opinion. Whenever
they move in advance Of such demand,
their course is at once stopped by gener-
al cutlery of disapproval and even OF de-
nunciation. Therefore, it is, that town
and parish bodies are forced to be conscr-
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-02-05
VnE CONSTITUTIONAL CON'EA-
TION:

THIS august body meets Tuesday
next in New Orleans. as 'he time
approaches, increasing interest "
trlt in it's future dellbcra''o''s. lte
session will bc msmentus 10: Lo'''s''
ANA, for the change i" the suffrage
which it will authorize will alone
work u great moral aud po''''ca'
revolution, in IL peaceful and blood
less way, i" tins state. l" a""'''""
:, thi, should it make better E"'
visions for public education, re'o' ID
the judiciary system, and incident
al,y attend to Il few minor matters
If will win for itself IL high name
among legislative councils
The men of which it will be rom
poscd are largely Of ability al"
distinction, prominent III p"ol''
affairs, conversant w'th lis oe.'''
and coguiyant of it's needs 1"'9
should be able to produce il consul
,utiou for Louisiana worthy OF her
Of themselves, aud Of tho needs y
the hour.
We shall see.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-02-05
cure Liver Ills; easy "
Hoods Pills take, easy to operate. 80
y,tivc They await the command OF pub

yativc. They await the conman" OF pun
lie opinion.
Public opinion is thus to blanc for ia"
roads, for this thing and the other ''"' 20
sor,lv needed. When once tho p"ol'c
ceases nero idle fault finding and 'ro''ses
;-self to want and to demand better con-
ditious, q way is always found to supply
them. If the authorities have TIC ''o'"'
support of their constituents, they can &C
complish much more than when their
hands arc tic, and their plans thwarted
by oil ursympathctic community
In tho present instance We 10 nos Kho"
whether public opinion is sufficient!
aroused to accomplish anything tor better
roads. A few months will tell whether
the present experience will be forgotten
the public lapse into It's usualindif'crc"cc
or whether reused to its true mission
will assert Itself and secure goou ROAD
for West FelicianA.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-02-05

It's practically impossible for
anyone to forecast what will be the
price of certain crops at selling
time. General we'll. established prin-
ciples should be followed. For any
one to attempt to give advice as to
what has been or what will be, is
prssumptaous folly. The old paths
we'll followed are the safest, al
though it mast be admitted that &C.
casionally q short cut reaches a
competency in q short time.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-02-05

A supply o: postal cards should
|be kept in every house. When you
20 to the post Office buy ten or
twenty-five Of them, and when they
run out purchase more. Then when
you see cataIogs, circulars, etc, adj
|yertised to be sent free, sit down
|and write for them. 1t takes but n
moment, and in many instances you
will get information worth dollars
at tho expenditure Of one penny.
Don't fail to buy tho postal cards,
have an enquiring mind and send
for what you may want.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-02-05
RAISE THE STREET.
We shall see

The citizens of ST. Franr'sv'I'e
should profit by the experience OF
1897 with regard to high water ]"
the lower part OF the town. I"'y
should never agair permit the WA
ter to come IN and cover the street
leading to Bayou Sara as II M"'
last year.
OF course, it is not ccrtal" that
there will be as high water, TINS
year as last, but it is among the
possibiIi,ies at least; and 1t be-
hooves our people to DC III 'e"'''
uess for it, The railroad will raise
its track, and this emba"kme"''
supplemented by al aoo'''o""
lryce, on evch side, would complete
" .pyotect lower ST. F,anciSv''''.
An enthusiasm for securing such a
|leyes seems to have died out, "h''
no new plan for awakinE popular
interest presents itself. Doubtless
the old but ever powerful argument
Of encroachins waters will raist
feeling to a fever heat, but th'S SOFT
ofargunent brings CONVECTION zoe
late for practical purposes. Ih'
lcvce will hardly bc-yet.
\ But, i'll the meanwhile, t" prove"
j communication by land ANA vehicle
being cut oft between ST. Franc's
vile and Bayou Sara, in the even
OF high water, The street troI" III
: foot of the hill to the railroad cross
Q jnr should bc raised. THIS shou|'
not he delayed. The work will b
all the better for not being done
o haste, and should it not be needed
y this season. it will he ready tor til
flood, which will come some t'me.
The work of raising this stree
g need not be very expensive. 1t WI
g not be, if those interested, which II
J cludes every body doing bns'ne'
along this street mud in tho low
, town, will give some help to tn
y, end. We suggest that those l'a
- ing teams contribute their ServIc
- u day or more, to this useful pee
~ Of public work. Let the liberal al
:. progressive net ut once.