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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-01-23
THE RETIRED BURGLAR.
His Difficulties on Once More Taking Up
The Ordinary Ways of Life.


The Ordinary Ways of Life.
For long time after | had given
up business" said the retired burglar,
81 had great difficulty in accommodate
ing myself to the ordinary conditions
of life.
There were some curious things
about this that might never occur to
you at all. For instance, in those days.
/ if come home late at night that is.
at the hour at which formerly | had
gone into other peoples houses, | never
Went in at my own front door; | used
to go in at Il cellar window. And then
] made it easy for myself. too. When
| locked up the cellar nights | used %
leave Il cellar window unfastened so
that it was perfectly easy for me to
get in.
But one night, or one morning
rather, about > o'clock, when / got
around to that window, | found 1t
fastened, and | knew well enough what
had happened. My wife had per-
feet horror of burglars. and | knew sh"
must have been around the cellar after
me and seen the window unfastened
ard turned the buttons. But that was
no impeachment to me: it made me
laugh to myself to think how easy
it was. and | opened the window AMI
slid in as usual.
Besides having II horror of burglars
my wife was great on pickles and pre-
serves and jelliCS and that sort of
thing. which she used to put up her
self and keep down cellar on hang
ing shelf, consisting of nice broad
plank suspended by side pieces nailed
to the floor beams overhead. | don t
know how | did it-as general thing
we never do know how we come to do
thingS-but when | slid in that night
| got turned in some way so that !
was in danger of falling, and | threw
0ut my arm instinctively to save my
self and my hand touched the end Of
that shetland naturally enough IL
nloSed over the board. And the sport
/ Of it was that | yanked that end of
| the shelf free from its support ana
/ pulled il down, and the bottles AMI
lars went scattering down on the
',llar bOttOm-and | went down among
EN-.
The upShot of that experience was
that | stayed in the house six weeks
10 repair damages, and as matter Of
fact that aid more to bring me back
10 the ways of other people than any
/ hing else. | was half helpless at first,
/ and | gradually became accustomed To
! The habits of the house. BY the time
was able to go out again, indeed, l
lad quite fallen into the ordinary ways
! and hours of living. | got up when
4 other people did and came in early
nights. and came in with night key
instead of Jimmy, just as natural
rs could be-
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-01-23

We offer One Hundred Dollan Re.
ward for any case Of Catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. ]. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo,
Ohio.
We the undersigned have known F. J
Cheney for the last fifteen years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligation made by
their firm.
WEST & TRuAx, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, o.
WALDING, KINSAN & MARVIN, Whole.
sal Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter.
nally, acting directly on the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. Price,
Zoe. per bottle. Sold by Hil druggists.
Testimonials free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-01-23
ROYAL GAMBLING SCHEME
The Havana Lottery Which fer
Years Has Been a Curse
to Cuba.
A GIGANTIC SWiNDLE.
Tickets Sold Broadcast Over the Isl
and, But Winners Few and
Far Between.
A GIGANTIC SWiNDLE.

Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Is u'd
and Drawing Every Zen Days, Thon-h
Misery Reigned--General lees CHAR
acteristic Message to Cur Government
The End Near al Hand.
The Royal Lottery of Cuba. with
headquarters in Havana, is still doing
buSincSs-Sl Il ticket. and the kiEg ul
Spain. as ever. winning the grand pflH'
II $4,000 at each drawing. The royal
gambling scheme. however. is nearing
the end of its fOItune-prOmSing. pau
pcr-produCiEg career in Cuba.
Here for many years this corpora
ion existing by royal grant ard und ~
royal favor, has conducted Il thorough
/ ly honorable Swiadling business Its
/ little red tickets Lave spread over the
( island, irritatingly, like the signs of
/ prickly heat over the body. Billctl0S
de- Lotcria have sold LOCO, 900 a month.
at 81 each. And twenty-five per cent.
Of this 81 l,OO0,0OO has been paid month
ty to the royal ruler of Spain. But now
that the said royal ruler is no longer 10
rule Cuba, since his royal army is to
rvHcuatc the island. his royal lottery is
in danger of eviction.
Hence, the corporations president
nj, Ill, +,,,.,i,.,,, - ,,,,,.,..,i =,
scheme, by the operation of which they
hope to continue business at the oil
stand. They have planned to cut looS|
from the royal head in Spain, to drop
from their concerns name the word
loyal and substitute the word Gu
ban. Moreover, the twenty-five per
. 1ent of the gross receipts now demand
I'd and received by Spanish royalty.
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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-01-23

Five acres of laGd at Charing Cross,
now owned by the Marquis of Sails
bury, were bought $50 years ago by
his ancestors for grazing purposes at
ground rent Ut So an acre for 500
years,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-01-23

More than 100000 eggs are used
every year in this country for making
the albuncn paper that is used in
photographs.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-01-23
THE ELECTRICAL FAN.
1t Makes Aunt Hannah Panicky About
Her Work in the Kitchen.

Her Work In the Kitchen.
An electric ran placed IN a southern
dining room, discounted one of the col
ored attaches of the household. One
or them, stout "auntie," stopped and
gasped ostentatiously every time she
passed before it.
"Whut de matter Aunt Hannah?"
asked the boy who was supposed to
help around the kitchen and who was
her especial aversion. "Whut makes
you keep shyin' like hoss?'
She disdained to answer, but chanc-
ing to pass the fan again, gave another
gasp.
rs you got de asthma, or is you jes'
pantin cause it's wahm?"
Sonny" she responded, slowly, II
desires to AK you sumpin'. Is you fish
in foh trouble? Case If you is, you
wants ter watch you cork You's got
bite right now"
No indeed. l ism lookin' foh no
trouble. l was merely 'quirin' aftuh
yoh health an comfort. wanted ter
make sho' whether you wus a-skyaht
O. dat fan"
Me a-skyaht a dat" she exclaimed,
with great contempt Use humiiated.
OATS whut is. An guess dey is mo-
service places don dis, SOS l won haf-
ter quit workin' when Is left"
rs you gwine away?"
81 is"
"Whut's yoh dissatisfaction
"Laziness. White folks laziness. |
doesn't speck quality folks to wuck
hahd But dah's sech thing as kyahy-
in luxury an ease too far foh respect
ability. | doesn't blame 'em foh get
red O. de cookin' an clanin' an passin
de dishes at dinner. But when dey
gifts so deys got ter set up machinery
to help EN- draw DER bref, tells you,
chile, deys got clean past de limits OBJ
gentility."
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1899-08-04
THE SAME OLD STORY.

Mrs. Fly-What do you mean by COM
ing home in this condition?
Mr.. t'ly-Couldn't help it, m dear. |
Shipped and fell into glass of BEER
\. Y. Evening journal.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1899-08-04
A COSTLY ERROR.
The Merchant Thought the Assessor
Was n Representative of
Brndstreet'a.

One OF the lawyers says that client Of
his is the hero of this story, and that it
happened here within year or two. A
man from the assessors Office went into
the store of Hebrew merchant in the
pursuit of his duties. The two had slight
acquaintance, 80 that the assistant asses
sor did not think it necessary to explain his
business. He was rather surprised when,
in answer to his questions, the storekeeper
proceeded to dilate on the value OF his stock.
Ode finest in any store Of de size in de city.
1t isn't wort cent less than $1,000.
Suppose | put it down at that, them y
said the assessors man.
DO it. Do it, said the proprietor "Yer
won't malg no mistake
So the assessors man did it. There was
lamentation in the store when the tax bill
showed the proprietor that he was taxed
on $1,000 personal, and he rushed over to
the assessors Office with all possible speed.
'Vat ISIS dis? Vat ISIS dis" he asked
them, excitedly. Il have no personal but de
stock in my store. I'm liar if it's wort
$500. Come down and look it ofer."
They told him that the records showed
that he had given the figure to the as
sistant assessor.
His hands went up over his head in hor
ror. MY goodness, my goodness !" he
shouted. "Vas dat your man? | thought
he vas from Bradstreet's. Worcester Ga
Zette,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1899-08-04
SHE GOT 1T.
Hut Ii Took the Bystnnders to
See the Humor of the
situation.

A lot of people were present at an auction
sale of japanese goods the other day,
"How much am | bid for this exquisite
vase?' asked the auctioneer, holding 1t
above his head.
Zone dollar" responded an elderly lady,
sitting in one of the front seats.
That's shame" cried the man with the
hammer. This vase, as work OF art IS
worth four times the sum. Why, look al 1t.
viii an intelligent audience allow such a
sacrifice
"A dollar and a quarter" came in the
same woman's voice.
"Well, WELL WE'LL Can't you see that this
is treasure, and you stand here and allow
It to be given away for such paltry sum-
"A dollar and half" Again it was the
same bidder speaking. -.
"A dollar and half! The very idea !"
calculated the auctioneer, 81 never saw the
like. Come, good people, what is the mean.
ing OF this? One of the mikado's special
designs sighted in such a manner! 1t is a
reflection on your taste
"A dollar seyenty-fve,' said the>solitary
bidder. -s's
II cannot let it 90 for that" was the
mans reply. 1T is too costly, too precious,
and too rare in pattern. Wake up, or I'll
put it back in the box
Two dollars" the woman said.
"Well, it doesn't seem as If can get any
more, so here goes. Two dolars-once,
twice, three timesl Sold to a lady there at
that shameful figure"
The lady stepped up, paid for and received
her vase, and departed, apparently without
noticing the smiles Of the audience.-Cin.
cinnati Enquirer.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1899-08-04
GLAD 1T WAS LOST.
The spanish Masses Greatly hclo'cs
in the Separation of Cuba
tnnd spnln.

II have spent the last six months IN
Spain," observed well-known resident
of the capital to a Star reporter, ana
only left there three weeks since, and,
contrary TO the general impression on
the matter, found there were but iew
Spanish people who were not actually
glad that Cuba had passed out OF the
custody of their government. Ofcourse,
all do not openly express this view, for
it would be regarded as disloyal to do
so, but there are but few who do not
talk that way in private conversation
Cuba has been sore spot to the people
of Spain for many years, and it has
cost an enormous amount OF money tc
preserve the government there, besides
the thousands and thousands OF lives
The people of Spain are healthy peo'
pie, and those of them who were drafted
and otherwise forced into the Spanish
army and transported to Cuba died
| there in greater numbers than did our
soldiers, for they were much more sus'
| ceptible to the fevers of Cuba than
many of our people who had been raised
in the south. / talked to hundreds OF
people, men and women, in all parts OF
Spain, who told me freely they were
| glad that Cuba had forever passed out
of existence as possession of Spain,
Many of them had parents, sons, broth
ers or other relatives who had gone
there and died. For many years the
Spanish government would give no in
formation to the people in Spain as tc
the whereabouts of their soldier friends
or relatives. As far as possible they pro
hibited the receipt of letters from Cuba,
and especially from those in the Span
ish army. They allowed the Spanish
soldiers TO write to their homes as often
as they wanted to, but took special
pains to see that no letter was ever de-
livered If it contained the slightest in
formation that the government did not
desire should reach the people of Spain
I'm some cases the government went
so far as to inform persons who wrote
asking in relation to the condition
health, etc, of soldiers, that they were
well and were satisfied with their du
ties, when it was developed by the re
turn to Spain of members of the same
command that those inquired about
had been dead in some eases six months
and that the government had official in
formation of the fact, though they con
ccaled il. II is wonderful how many
Spanish soldiers have died and beer
buried in Cuba during the past si'
years. They seemed to die off in wcel
after they were attacked by the fever
In every case the officials of the Span
ish army promised that the bones woult
be sent back TO Spain for interment, bu
in no instance was that promise eve
carried out. In number of cases prom
incnt people in Spain have during tn,
past four months given public utter
ance to this feeling and II was wonder
full how popular the expression was
The entire pres of SPAIN, however, i
directly influenced by the governnen
and such expressions are suppressed.
Washington Star.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1899-08-04
Her Adyan tnge.

What is the need of women proposing
when they can make men do it and then
fling it up to them all through life IN. Y.
Press.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1899-08-04
A PAINT MANS STORY.
He Had n Line of Lies That Was Coed
Enough 10 string Most
Anybody.

This drummer travels for paint house
and as 1t was up to him he told the fol.
lowing:
am organizing a new stock company,
and l am going to pass up the travelling
business and go to clipping coupons for a
living. | was in Mexico not long ago,
think 1t was the trip before last when
ran across the most remarkable thing in
the paint line that have ever seen. | was
riding through the most forlorn bit Of
country that II has ever been my miSlor,
tune to be cast into, | came to little
house IL was very peculiar affair, and
noticed that although it was adorned with
a coat OF red paint, the paint seemed to
have been nailed on Inside found little
man working with a mortar and pestle.
asked him about the house and most par.
tl1ularly about the paint, He then told me
that he was an inventor; that ten years
before he had invented what Ne called as.
bestos palnt--a paint that would not burn.
lie built a house and laid on thick coat
OF his newly'iound preparation, Shortly
alterward the interior of the house caught
hre and burned up entirely, leaving the
paint standing. After he had cleared away
the debris, he spread big canvas where
the shingled roof had been and lived com
torably inside the four walls of paint for
three years, He then accumulated enough
money to build up the house inside the
paint again, He did so and nailed the paint
on to secure the interior of the house from
falling down. i have lived in it as YOU
see i ever since he said, How would
you like to buy some slices of stock in my
invention"
81 Immediately barganed for New Hamp
shire, Vermont, North Dakota and Mich
gan and am now organizing my company
Can | sell YOU some shares of stock oil
even some territory"
While the remainder OF the company wer,
looking for their weapons, the paint maj
made good his escape.-Detrot Free Press
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1899-08-04
HIGH LIGHTS.

Even people who can't hold their
tongues know when other people
ought to.
When the doctor tells woman to diet
she eats less at the table and more in
the pantry.
The woman who has her first spec
tacles always believes she wears them
just to rest her eyes.
A man never knows what he can do
until he tries, and then he wishes he
had done something else.
When q woman wishes to do some
thing real out and out reckless and ex-
travagant she dreams Of going to Eu.
rope.
One of life's greatest problems is
this: Do people get stout because they
are lazy, or are they lazy because they
are stout?-Chicago Daily Record.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1899-08-04
A CLEVER RUSE.
Through It's Employ ment Was Asccr.
tanned the Indemnity of n
Deranged Man.

About two years ago the late Col
John i. West, of Minneapolis, was 3
member of party travelling from
Washington to Philadelphia and the
subject of physical exercise came up
The colonel admitted he didn't take
enough, but that he had procrastinated
in beginning to take more, as the doc
tors had directed.
This conversation reminds me-
continued the colonel, "of a peculiar
circumstance that occurred at my hotel
some years ago. 1t was about the time
when the newspapers were filled with
disappearances in various parts of the
country. A man came to the house one
evening and was assigned "A room. The
next day it was discovered that the man
did not know his name nor where he
came from, neither could he give any
account of himself. Ny attention was
called to the case and / soon satisfied
myself that it was clear case of sus.
pended mental faculties, and that il
wac ololhNl 'dSt vi loSi !
could see from glance that a well-bred
and educated man stood before me,
and | was satisfied that he was man
of no small influence where he was
known, and, although he had no money,
j took special interest in the case and
made every effort TO find out who he
was and where he came from. One
| day after he had been at the hotel for
about month, and after every effort
had been made TO find his friends and
relatives, j had him stripped, thinking
that there might be some mark on his
body that would disclose his identity
| No mark was found, but what we did
find was the finest developed man ever
| saw. A brilliant idea came to me. This
mans splendid physical development
never came by chance. felt certain
that it was the sssult of special phys
| zeal training, and that it was acquired
in some club or gymnasium. | had his
photograph taken and sent to all the
| leading clubs and gymnasiums in Amer
lea, stating the circumstances and my
desire to ascertain the mans identity
In less than week | had the satisfac
| ton of learning who he was, and with
in two weeks there after he was in the
hands of his friends and safely on his
way to the east. He proved to be {
prominent architect in an eastern city
and overwork had temporarily unbal
anced his mind American Builder.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1899-08-04
GREAT LEGAL VICTORY.
held by the United states
Circuit Court.

The California Fig Syrup Co., OF San
Francisco, has just won a legal victory
which is of utmost public interest, as it
establishes judicially fact long recog-
nized officially that the name or the
title of an article is valuable property,
entitled to the same protection as chat
tells or commercial paper. The COM
pany mentioned manufactures an ex-
cellent laxative which has been extern
sively advertised and acquired a valu-
able reputation under the name "Syrup
of Figs or Fig Syrup" Trading ON
the reputation of this remedy other
manufacturing concerns applied the
same name to laxative medicines made
by them. The California Fig Syrup
Co. took the matter in the United States
courts and obtained permanent in
junction, of which the following is the
text:
ut is thereupon ordered, adjudged and
decreed. that the Injunction and restrain
Ing order heretofore made herein be con-
tlnued until final decree herein, and to that
end that an injunction be issued as prayed
for in the bill of complaint herein, strictly
commanding and enjoining the defendants,
Clinton T.. Worden & Company. a corpora
ton. j. A. Bright, 7. +. Bacon. f. Little
C. ]. Schmez and Lucius Little, and each
! and all OF them their and each and all Of
their agents, employees, workmen, serv-
ants. attorneys and counselors, from max
| ing. using or selling any liquid Laxative
medicine, marked with the name Syrup
OF Figs or Fig Syrup or any colorado
imitation of the same; from making. using
or selling any laxative medicine put up in
boxes, wrappers or cartons, having on the
same the name Syrup of Figs or Fig
Syrup, or any colorado imitation OF the
same: from making, using or selling amy
liquid laxative medicine put up in boxes.
wrappers or cartons, so as TO be like the
cartons, wrappers or boxes used by com
plainant in connection with the liquid lax
alive medicine made by it, or so as TO be
a colorado imitation OF the cartons marked
! Exhibit A, and filed in this case, being a
| carton, box or wrapper used by complain
ant for its liquid laxative medicine, marked
and named Syrup OF Figs, or Fig Syrup;
| from making, using or selling any box
wrapper or carton as wrapper or case FOL
! a liquid laxative medicine, bearing upon II
| the figure Of a branch OF fig tree witt
/ leaves ana frult, ana suTTouhueu Ny th'
words in a circle San Francisco Syrup Of
Figs Company, San Francisco. Call or any
similar words or figures, or any colorado
imitation of such a symbol or mark, oil
from making use Of, in any way, in connec'
ton with liquid laxative medicine the
name Syrup Of Figs Co.. or from usini
any name whereof the words Fig SyruT
Co. or Syrup of Figs Co.. form part as
a business name OF a company, or con
Germ, or corporation engaged in the bust
ness OF making and selling laxative med
icine."
This decision is OF far-reaching inn
portance to all manufacturers whose
products bear recognized title, as wei
as protection to the public whose con
fdence naturally rests in large meas
ure upon the name of the goods it buys
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1899-08-04
20 HI>s. 2>nhAam.
Lynn, Wass
LETTER TO MRS rIHKHAn NO. 4I,ao7l

DEAR FRiENp--A gear ago was a
great sufferer from female weakness.
My head ached all the time and would
get so dizzy and have that all gone
feeling in the stomach and was SO
nervous and restless that l did not
know what to do with myself.
MY food did me no good and had a
bad case of whites. wrote to you and
after taking Lydia e. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound as directed, can
truly say that feel like a new woman
and cannot tell you how grateful am
to you.
81 have recommended it to all my
friends and have given it to my
daughter who is now getting along
splendidly. May you live many years
to help our suffering sisters, "-MRs. G..
CARPENTER, 253 GRAND ST., BRooKLYN,
n. Y.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1899-08-04
REFLECTIONS OF AN OLD MAID

The lovers who enjoy reading the
same books together viii be happy In
their married life.
A lifetime of carefully studied defer
cnce can be killed in moment by a
single ironic CLEAN of the eye.
In spring the housewife remembers
that hope rhymes with soap and sads
with buds.
The poems not good enough to leap
into fame are generally bad enough to
leap into flame.
To be remembered by woman, it is
only necessary to tell her something
nice about herself that she knows al.
ready, but fancies that nobody else has
found out.
What young man likes is to look
into a pretty face and make remarks
that cause it to part its red lips and
show its white teeth. What an old mar
likes is to look into a pretty face and
make remarks that cause 1t to part It:
red lips and show It's white teeth.--De
| troit Free Press.