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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-27

/ would not be a monarch great.
To daily with affairs of state,
Nor yet the man of money. who
Oft tells monarch what to do
l would be he, with tyrant power,
Whose whistle sounds the dinner hour,
A Jocund note, in faith I'd play
And give the world eight meals day,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-27

Some educated people" said Uncle Eben,
ain smaht enough to see dat DER educa-
ton is gittin' in de way of DER tellin' de
plain truth so it kin be understood
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-27
SHOOTING STAIRS.

n dog muzzle trust could cause a great
leal of noise and excitement just now.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-27

Dom Paul does not even condescend to
offer an sentimental encoura cement to the
feeling against the Boer war, said to De
growing in England
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-27

Joseph Chamberlain Is doing his best to
make the map craze as general as the
poster craze used TO be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-27

No effort has been made to induce Col.
Bryan to take up the discussion over the
beginning of the twentieth century.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-27
Not in His Line.

L want to show you work on political
economy said the agent
l don't want it, answered Senator Sor-
ghum, with emphasis. I'm out for cam
paign contributions, and 1 don't want to
encourage anything but political iiberality.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-27

The winter is progressing to a point
where the COLI wave prophet can feel COM
paratively safe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-27

Possibly Russia is acquiring ammunition
with the expectation Of using it in a grand
pyrotechnic peace demonstration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-27

Governor Pingree does not propose to let
Incidental libel suits interfere with his reg
ular reform program
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-27

No success attained by Dom Paul can rob
the Prince of Wales of his privilege of set
ting the styles in whiskers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-27

The absolute quiet which prevails con-
corning Spanish politics leaves the world
III doubt whether the grandees are all re-
conciled or whether the government neg
iected to dismiss the press censors
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-27
Severe.

DO You mean to say your father OBJ
jected to your receiving a gift of Shakes
yeare's works."
Yes" answered the young woman
Some one told father that Shakespeare
wrote poetry, and he said he wasn't going
to encourage anything SO trifing"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-12-25
Wasted Energy.

DO you know man who twiddles
his thumbs all the time he talks to
you, or his fingers, or possibly the
watch chain which he wears? Or, II
he does not do any of these things, he
does something equally annoying.
1t may be that you yourself, when
you sit thinking what you will say
next to your shorthand clerk, beat
time with the tips of your finger nails
while she taps her foot
All these little idosyncrasies the
neurologist classes as physical auto
matisms and regards as energy vast
ers.
Probably you will find yourself
avoiding or stepping on cracks, or
counting figures in patterns or the
posts flying past the windows, group.
Ing uniformly recurring shapes in wall
paper or bisecting lines and rows of
figures. The great Napoleon counted
windows as he walked abroad, and II
he happened to lose count his temper
was completely upset for the rest of
his walk. Everybody knows the story
of poor old DR.. Johnson, who counted
posts, and many sad, insane men are
d;>'g the same to-day. One should
avoid as much as possible this ten.
dency of mind and body to dissipate
valuable energy.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-12-25
Our Population Is 5000, 900.

In June Of next year the people OF
the United States will be counted fol
the twelfth time since the establish
ment OF our government. "It will re
quire about fifty thousand enumera
tors" writes Clifford Howard in the
November Ladies' Home Journal, "te
take the census, and their work must
be finished in one months time, OF
by the first week of July, 1900. That
means that about seventy-flve million
people must be recorded in thirty
days, or at the rate of two and half
million day. The rate will be even
greater than this, however, for in
towns and cities of eight thousand
inhabitants the enumeration must be
completed within two weeks. The
enumerators will not be permitted te
have any assistance in the work; II
must be done by them in person, ex
cept in such sections of the country
as contain great many foreigners
where the employment of interpreters
will be allowed, as otherwise it would
be next to impossible to secure the
necessary data. The enumerators will
be paid for their services in accord
ance with the amount of work the,
are called upon to do"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-12-25
NUTRITIOUS FOODS.
Beef and Eggs Must Step Down From
Their Hiqh Place.

Professor Atwater, who has devoted
himself to the study for number Of
years, declares that there is no single
perfect food the nearest approach to
1t being milk. No food, however, con-
tains the essential constituents in
right proportions, and thus we have to
get what we want by combining our
foods.
1t will be great shock to many
thrifty housewives to learn that beef
and eggs are among the greatest of
all economical mistakes A single
dollar spend in wheat-four will yield
as much nutrition as $50 spent on sir
loin of beef. Sugar ranks next to
wheat-fiour as an economical food, for
q dollars worth of sugar contains as
much nutriment as Sc worth of milk,
$12 worth of eggs, or $40 worth of oys-
ters. In proportion to their cost oys-
ters are almost the least nutritious of
all foods. Beans and potatoes run a
close race for the third place among
valuable and cheap foods, and the
fourth place is shared between fat, salt
pork and cheese made from skinned
milk.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-12-25
-
LITTLE-kNOWN FACTS.
They Show What We Know of Each
Other and of Our Country.

sHSy S''o~ SSHot VIC INV" W GoSH
Other and of Our Country.
But eighteen per cent of all the fam
lilies in America employ domestic help.
leaving eighty-two per cent. without
even one servant.
II all the dressmakers known to ex.
ist In America worked twenty-four
hours of each day for a whole year,
without stopping for sleep or meals,
they would still be able to make only
one dress apiece for less than seven.
eighths Of the women of America.
Not six per cent. of all the women
In America spend as much money as
fifty dollars per year on their clothes.
Out of twelve million American
families the income Of four million OF
these families is less than s400 each
per year, and the incomes of nearly
eighty per cent of the entire number
are less than $1,000 each per year.
There are scores Of places in thie
country where only one mail comes
every fourteen days.
Ask the average person where the
central point of area is in the United
States and he will flx it somewhere in
Illinois. Tell him it is nearer San
Francisco and he will be incredulous
until he remembers that Alaska is
within the boundaries of Uncle SAM
Edward Box in the November Ladies
Home Journal.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-12-25
A MOTHERS OFFER.
Ten Thousand Dollars to Doctors Try
to Save Her ChIid's Life.

With distracted mother urgin
them to their best efforts with the O!
fer Of reward of $40, 900, five Brook
lyn doctors labored in vain to save
her child from death by strangulation.
The mother is Mrs. Vincent Geralde.
Of 272 State street, Brooklyn, N. Y,
and the child was her two-year-old
daughter Annie. The physicians who
strove vainly to save the child's life
were doctors of the neighborhood,
summoned one after the other
The child was fretful, and Mrs. Ger
aide gave her button bag to amuse
herself with. When Mrs Geralde went
into another room for q few minutes
the child opened the bag and took
from it big bone button. She placed
1t in her mouth and it slipped down
her throat, lodging in the windpipe.
Mrs. Geralde heard the child gasping
for breath and hurried into the room.
The mother frantically tried to dis.
lodge the button. Finding her efforts
unavailing she sent for a physician.
The doctor came at once but tried in
vain to get the button from the child s
throat. Mrs. Geralde almost beside
herself with fear, hurriedly summoned
two other physicians of the neighbor-
hood. The continued efforts Of the
three physicians, however, failed to
dislodge the button, and they dis
paired of saving the child's life. Mrs.
Geralde would not give up hope, and
thinking they might know of some
method Of dislodging the button which
the physicians in attendance had not
tried, she called in two more doctors.
The tive doctors, too agreed that 1t
was hopeless to try to save the child's s
life. They told Mrs. Geralde that
they had employed every method
known to them to get the button out,
but that 1t could not be dislodged.
ooh, do not let her die" she cried.
81 will give $1,000 II you save her."
The doctors shook their heads, but
continued working on the child. Little
Annie was slowly dying, and the physi'
clans told the mother that her daugh.
ter could live but few minutes.
Il would give my own life for hers,
said the mother pitifully. Save heI
and will give you $4,000"
The physicians looked at each other
helplessly and shook their heads
again.
II will give you $4,000. l can pay
you; only save her!"
ut is useless" said one of the doc.
tors, turning away from the little girl
The child is dead."-N. Y. Times.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-12-25
The Dilemma,

Aren't you afraid of us?" asked the
Englishman severely.
Yes" answered the Transvaal citi-
zen. Il guess we are more or less
afraid of you. The difficulty is that
were just as much afraid of you when
you talk diplomacy as when you talk
fight. t."-Washington Star.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-12-25
Pie That MAten Well.

Ted's friend treated him to a piece
of pie. 1t was so good that he wanted
another, but thought that 1t would not
be polite to ask for it. So he sidled
up to her and said: Miss Turk, that
pie eats WELL"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-12-25
In letter to his parents, Lieuten,

In letter to his parents, Lieutenant
Colonel Little, of Kansas, tells about
meeting an American doctor who had
been on the islandfof Luzon for twenty.
two years. According to this doctor
every village had its school houses be.
fGre the war broke out, and, in a way
al! the natives are educated, with the
exception Of few wild tribes.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-12-25
Prima Facie Evidence.

so the lady engaged you at once
when you said you had served with
me?"
Yes, she said that any girl who
could stand you three months must be
an angel. Eat.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-12-25
MCMENAMIN' 5
When in Doubt
What to Buy.
FOR
Holiday Present
Your Father,
Your Brother,
Your Son or
Your Friend
Come and See Us.

We are in line with huge stock OF
goods that is complete. appropriate and
elegant. In Gift Making nothing is
appreciated to such extent AS articles Of
practical utility and serviceability.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-12-25
A Wise Precaution.

Lulu. You should get him to sign
the pledge before you marry him.
Baba. Why, he doesn't drink
Lulu. No, but he may be tempted
to do so later.--What.to-E Eat.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-12-25
A Ready Retort.

The Vulture. It's hardly polite to
read your paper at table, Mr. Hall
room.
The Victim. l know, Mrs. Skinnem,
but 1T takes my mind off what I'm eat
ing.-What.to.E
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-12-25

English collectors complain that
prices of rare books on musical topi
are going up RAPIDLY, largely on a,
count Of the increasing demand fo
the libraries Of rich Americans.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-12-25
General Fred Grant.

General Fred Grant, who is now H.
the Philippine campaign, is winning
laurels from all quarters for his sound
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-12-25

Our hat department comes to the
front front with the seasons best offerings.
The stock is larger than ever and our
prevailing low prices on other goods
also hold good here. You ALWAYS get
up-to-date styles here.
IN caps We have an excellent article
at ioc. Mems and boys caps Of heavy
all-wool cloth
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-12-25
EXPLANATION

ION The merchants whose this Directory the lead
they REBATE check
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-05-11

The Deacons Ante Nuptial Compact.
A curious document was filed in the
Hampshire county registry Of deeds at
Northampton, Mass, being an agree
ment between Fordyce Whitmarsh Of
Easthampton and A. Minerva Cleve-
land of Plainfield, which records some
pre-hymeneal arrangements concern
ing the rights Of ownership Of property
after marriage. The conditions OF the
instrument are as follows:
"All real and personal estate shall
remain the separate property OF the
party owning the same, to the same
extent as when married.
Property acquired by either party
shall remain the property of the per-
son acquiring the same.
Each party can manage or dispose
of his property without consulting the
other. ,.
1.-THE said Whitmarsh will pay the
said Cleveland during the first five
years of their marriage so cents per
week for her personal use.
10 give years from the date Of their
marriage he will pay to his wife the
sum of $500, or, in case of the death OF
either party, 1t will be payable from or
to the estate OF the deceased.
AFTER FIVE years the husband Is to
nay his wife $3.50 per week" 41e
Mr.. Whitmarsh Is an old resident OF
Easthampton. He is 10 years old and
has always lived quiet life. He is a
deacon OF the First church and man
of considerable property, owing to fru-
gal habits and long years of economy.
He has been twice married, his second
wife having been dead about two
v0arA ''I.f
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-05-11

A GIVE SOLICITORS WANTED ev-
n. erywhere for 1.-THE Story Of the Phil.
ippines" by Murat Halsteat commissioned
by the government as Official Historian to
the War departing Mt. The book was written
in army camps at San Francisco, on the
Pacific with Gen. Merritt, in the hospitals at
Honolulu, in Hong Kong, in the American
trenches at Manila. in the insurgent camps
with Aguinaldo, on the deck Of the Olympia
with Dewey, and in the roar Of battle at the
fall of Manila. Bonanza for agents. Brlm.
full of original pictures taken by, government
photographers on the spot. Large book.
Low prices. Big profits. Freight paid.
Credit gwen. Drop all trashy unofficial war
books. Outfit free. Address F. 7. Barber.
Sec'y Star Insurance Bldg Chicago.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-05-11
RUM AND cocoANUT, MILK.

~ 49, w.. -
4 Combinatien whioh Our Occupation Of
Cuba May Render Popular.
From the fact that It has not been
mentioned IN the dispatches from the
front. should Judge that our troops
on the south coast OF Cuba have not
yet been introduced to Santiago rum"
said man who has frequently visited
Cuba. 1T Is the cheapest and best
drink that | know of In the tropics,
and shall be very much surprised II
it does not become popular after the
war. Santiago rum costs about a third
as much as cheap whiskey and IS ex-
ceedingly smooth. The best drink
that l know of for warm climate Is
Santiago rum and fresh cocoanut milk.
I never have been able to get sfresn
cocoanut milk here, and suppose that
those who do not 80 to aEcocoanut
country can never know the delights
OF this mixture. The milk when fresh
is almost as colorless as water, and
when little rum is added to the COM
bination it beats gin rickey, even
though it may not be cooled by ice.
"You will find that all the small
passenger steamers which sail down
through the West Indies are we'll sup
piled with Santiago rum, but the de-
mand for 1t Is almost exclusively from
men who have become familiar with
its merits by living in q tropical Gil
mate. Whiskey and brandy, although
the latter is a very popular drink all
through the tropics, are exceedingly
dangerous, and one is very much bet
ter off without them. At one South
American port where ! used to call
REGULARLY the favorite drink was YER
mouth straight. A large proportion
Of the population was French, and
every afternoon the men and women
would drive out to the roadside cafes
and sip vermouth. 1t was served In a
tall thin glass which was half filled
with ice. The Ice made 1t expensive"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-05-11
Unique Souvenir.

Unique Souvenir.
Commodore Philip has sent unique
souvenir to the Governor Of Texas as
a testimony OF the LOYALTY and efici-
eucy Of the battleship which was chris
tened after that State. He had taken
one Of the armor plates which was
pierced by six-inch projectile from
the guns Of the vizcaya and has
framed It In handsome style, to be-
hung as memento In the State House
at Austin. - m ek n
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-05-11
Simply Dreaming.

The Imagination of some small boys
is worth having. The other night,
when Mr.. Wallypug was lying asleep
on his library sofa and snoring away
for dear life, Mrs. Wallypug remarked
that she wished he would not snore so.
PA amt snorin.' said Tommie Wal
lypug. "He's dreamin' about a dorg,
and that's the dorg growing"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-05-11
Lave without Exercise.

Most of the Chinese nandarfns pass
the whole Of their lives without tax
ing single yard Of exercise. The late
Marking viceroy Gather of the Mar
quis Tseng) was considered remark
able character because he always
walked 1000 steps day in his pri-
vate garden. Under no circumstances
whatever is a mandarin ever seen on
foot In his own jurisdiction. ost;a :,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-05-11
1899. THE SUM-. 1899.
BALTIMORE, MD.
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answering IN Its Allegiance to Right The
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vr c,rr PUBLISHES ALL THE
HE SuN NEWS ALL THE TIME
but Il does not allow its columns to be de-
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Editorially. The Sun is the Consistent and
Exchanging Champion and Defender OF
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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-05-11
The biggest fish stories come in bot
A strange River.

~ One Of the strangest streams in the
world IA In East Africa. 1t flows in the
direction Of the sea, but never reaches
H., Just north Of the equator and when
only a few miles from the Indian
ocean. It flows into d desert, where
Il suddenly and completely disappears,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-05-11
N,sIn.mea 81 Staten.

a The apicknames of some of the new
states are: South Dakota, Swing Cat
state; Washington. Chinook State;
North Dakota, Flinher-tail State; Mon
tana. stub.toe State; Nebraska.
slackwater stats;r wada, Silver State,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-05-11
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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-05-11

The great trouble with the majority
of men who bet on sure things Is that
they always bet the wrong way. ~
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-05-11

The trouble with the theoretical re-
former is that he expects a preacher to
write briefs.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-05-11

Nothing pleases people so much as
being persuaded to do what they are
going to do anyway.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-05-11

When you turn over new leaf 1t Is
sometimes well not to mention the
page.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-05-11

Eccentric people are sometimes pecu-
liar persons that others can't afford to
call fools.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-05-11

The only thing that makes a mean
man feel good Is to be with a meaner
one than himself.