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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-11-27
Half-witted Ned's Bears.

Five of us in the late fall of 1892
were in the Marmora District oil
Ontario on deer hunt. One of that
number was a half-witted youth
named Ned who looked after our log
camp.
One night we were later than usual
in returning to the "shanty." On
arriving it was found empty; the half
witted boy evidently getting frightened
had gone in search of us. A repeat
ing rifle was also missing, so we pre-
sumed he had taken it for protection.
We started to get supper, when close
by rang out the sharp crack of rife
in a few seconds another crack, and
after short pause, third one. We
grasped our guns and prepared to
proceed toward the firing, when we
heard some one running along the
path toward us. Another moment and
Ned rushed into the hut, threw down
his gun and rolled on the floor. His
eyes were starting from his head and
he shook with excitement.
1t was long time before we could
gather what he intended to say, but
we made out, after lot of question
ing, that he feared something had
happened to us and had gone out to
look us up. He had walked down the
path, in the opposite direction to that
which we had come in, until opposite
the old ore pit, where he had seen a
bear. This ore pit was well known to
us. 1t had been started, and after
excavating hole about the size of the
foundation of good sized house,
water was encountered and it was
abandoned. There was only one path
way in which it was possible to as
cend and descend from the pit, At
the top of this pathway log covered
the way and it was necessary to climb
over this in getting up or down.
Ned told us that the bear just had
its head and paws on the log and was
coming out when he, only a few feet
away, aimed right between its eyes
and fred. The bear dropped. and he
had scarcely pumped the shell out
when he heard it scrambling up again
When its head appeared again over
the log, he smashed it once more
right between the eyes, and once more
it tumbled down into the pit. This
time he said he went nearer, intend
ing to look into the pit, when up came
the bear again, and this time he fred
point blank into its head and once
more the bear rolled down.
The mental strain then became too
much for him and he put out for the
shanty.
We all heard his story, and notwith-
standing our jokes and expressions of
unbelief, he stuck to it. Next morn
ing, shortly after daybreak, we were
passing the old pit, when one of our
party, jocular in the extreme, sug-
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-11-27

An extraordinary case of theft is re-
ported from The Hague, the victim
being no less parsonage than Queen
Wllhelmina herself. The culprit ap-
pears to be the person to whom the
safe custody of the young Queen s
valuables was intrusted. The stolen
articles consist of very valuable gold
and silver toilet pieces, and seem to
have been distracted from Her Ma
jesty's dressing room. Their disap-
pearance was the cause of inquiries be-
ing made, and when the bulk of them
were discovered in the possession of a
silversmith, he stated that he had
bought them from the official in ques-
ton, who has now absconded,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-11-27
TALES OF PLUCK
and ADVENTURE.
Saved by a Change of Wind.


Seven men lay down, expecting to
die, in the Sierra Madre Mountains in
California, on recent afternoon, in
the path of the terrific forest fire
which was started in Stod dard's can
yon by party of campers. Deliver
ance came to them at the last moment,
and they escaped with no injuries
save badly skinned shins, but their
coats, hats, picks and shovels were
consumed. The exciting story was
brought to Pasadena by Forest Su-
pervisor W. A. Borden, who had been
fighting the fire.
"On Wednesday," said Borden,
Granger Norman Allen and six On
tario boys had dug fire line eastward
from San Antonio canyon a few hun
dred yards. They thought they had
the fire controlled behind them, but
it got below them without their
knowledge. They left number of
men to fight back, and these seven
went on ahead toward Cucamonga
canyon, three miles away, expecting
to reach their destination by o'clock
in the afternoon. 1t was hot, and they
carried shovels and picks, so they
stripped off their coats and vests and
hurried on. There is no large timber
here, only brush, through which the
fire jumps.
ga mountain fire is a queer thing;
sometimes it skips whole acre SEEM
ingly without reason. The men could
hear the flames cracking above them,
but thought themselves safe. They
did not know that the fire had been
controlled by the men below them. A
wind sprang up. The smoke grew
dense and the flames came down the
mountain side with terrible speed.
You may not believe it, but the flames
in q mountain fire travel sometimes
faster than horse can trot. Norman
Allen and his men, saw the great fire
coming with great bounds toward
them. The smoke was sitting and the
men could not see where the fire was.
1t seemed to be all around them. In
such situation as this men have lain
down fiat on the ground and have
been burned over without being
killed.
"But Allen and his men, overcome
by the smoke, did not have much
hope. They all lay down to die, too
much overcome to give each other any
messages or anything, but just then
the wind changed and one of the men,
Allen, think, locked up and caught
sight of green patch on the border
of Cucamonga, where there is small
stream. Boys, we're saved,' he
yelled, and they all jumped up and
ran to the green place, where the fire
burned more slowly. giving them a
chance to make rocky place further
on, where there was no brush and the
fire could not burn. No, the men
didn't desert after that They are all
up there now fighting fire. They lost
everything they carried. Ranger
Thomas has their names. I did not
get them. will recommend them to
the Interior Department.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-11-27
WHEN CHILDREN SMOKED
They Were Sent to School with Pipes in
Their Satchels.


They Were Sent to School with Pipes in
Their satchels.
Every one has read that Hawkins in.
troduced tobacco into England and that
King James inveighed against it. Eliz-
abeth liked to sit on a low stool and
watch Sir Walter Raleigh putting
away. Once she bet him that he could
not tell the weight OF the smoke in
his pipe. but the philosopher won. In
Anne's reign almost every one smoked.
in Charles lis reign children were
sent to school with their pipes in their
eatchels, ana the schoolmaster called
a halt in their studies while they
smoked" In 1902 Jorevin spent an
evening with his brother at Cara
ways coffee house, Leeds, and writes:
81 was surprised to see his sickly child
of three years old fill his pipe of to-
bacco and smoke 1t as audfarandly as
q man Of threescore; after that sec
ond and third pipe without the least
concern, as it Is said to have done
about a year ago." There were about
470 coffee houses in London, besides
five chocolate houses, in Anne's time
Smoking was general in them, and in.
toxicants could be also obtained, as
well as coffee. Bishop Trelawney was
much hurt because Bishop Barnett has
accused him of getting drunk in one OF
item on the 30th Of January-a day Of
grief to tories and all good churchmen.
Pittsburgh Dispatch.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-11-27
Like Finding Money.

The use OF the Endless Chain Starch
Book in the purchase of "Red Cross" and
'Hubinger's Best" starch, makes it just
like finding money. Why, for only Sc you
are enabled to get one large 1Oc package
of 'Red Cross" starch, one large 1Oc pack
age Of "Hubinger's Best" starch, with the
premiums. two Shakespeare panels, print
ed in twelve beautiful colors, or one Twen-
tieth Century Girl Calendar, embossed in
gold. Ask your grocer for this starch and
obtain the beautiful Christmas presents free
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-11-27

The most expensive dress in the
world is said to be the property of Mrs
Celia Wallis, of Chicago, who, hearing
that the wife of London banker DOS.
sessed a garment costing $4,000
eclipsed this by an expenditure of s35..
900. 1t was trimmed with Brussels
point lace, yard wide and three yards
in lergth costing $4,000, and diamond
ornaments held 1t in place.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-11-27

It is evident that the emperor OF
Germany does not expect the horse
less age" to arrive very soon. He has
under construction, in the outskirts OF
Berlin, what Is to be, probably, the
most splendid stable in the world. Out
wardly it looks like a palace, and in
wardly 1t has many of the appoint
ments and characteristics of one. Ger
tainly horses were never more pala-
TALLY lodged than they will be here.
The stable is being erected by the i'm
perial architect, Herr lime. OF occu-
pies a superficial area of more then
two acres. There will be roomy ana
comfortable box-stalls for more than
270 horses, and carriage-house space
for more than 300 carriages. In the
center Of the whole will be a two-story
building, where the imperial coach
men, grooms, stable-boys, and so forth,
with their families. will be lodged.
Eighty families will have quarters in
the building; the drivers or coachmen
will be at least fifty in number. The
stable will be provided with horse ele-
vators, telephones and electric lights,
and the walls Of the carriage-houses
and other portions of the building will
be beautifully decorated with paint and
gliding by the best decorative artists
in Berlin. The cost of the stable Is
estimated at seven millions of marks,
or more than a million dollars. Three
years will be employed in its construc-
ton
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-11-27

From saving, comes having. Ask your
grocer how you can save 15c by investing
Be. He can tell you just how you can get
one large 1Oc package of "Red Cross"
starch, ono large loo package Of "hubin-
gers Best" starch with the premiums, two
beautiful Shakespeare panels, printed in
Twelve beautiful colors, or one Twentieth
Century Girl Calendar, all for Sc. Ask your
grocer for this starch and obtain these
beautiful Christmas presents free.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-11-27
LoNGFELLoW's wAYsIpE INN.
Although Two Centuries Old, It Is Stin
Used as HosteIry.

Rich in the historical and literary
associations accumulated during two
centuries of existence" says the Ladies'
Home Journal for September, 1.-The
Wayside Inn, built by David Howe,
still stands remote among the wooded
hills in South Sudbury, Massachusetts.
The Landlord of Longfellow's famous
tales was the dignified Squire Lyman
Howe, a justice of the peace and school
committeeman, who lived a bachelor,
and died at the inn in 1S60-the last of
his line to keep the famous hostelry
Beside Squire Howe, the only other
real characters in the Tales who were
ever actually at the inn were Thomas
w. Parsons, the poet; Luigi Monti,
the Sicilian, and Professor Daniel
Treadwell, Of Harvard, the theologian,
all three of whom were in the habit of
spending the summer months there.
OF the other characters, the Musician
was Ole Bull the Student was Henry
Ware Wales, and the Spanish Jew was
Israel Edrehi. Near the room in which
Longfellow stayed is the ballroom,
with the dais at one end for the fid-
dlers. But the polished floor no longer
feels the pressure Of dainty feet in
high-heeled slippers gliding over it to
the strains of contra-dance, cotillon or
minuet, although the merry voices of
summer visitors and the .jingling bells
of winter sleighing parties at times
still break the quiet of the ancient inn"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-11-27

We offer One Hundred Dollsrs Reward for
any ca of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
F.J. CHENEY & Co., Props, Toledo o.
We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Che
ney tor the last 10 years, and believe him per-
fectly honora BILE in all business transactions
and financially able to carry out any obliga-
ton m de by their firm.
WEST g. TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
Oh &C.
Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act
Ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
iaces of tn system. Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold
by all Druggists. Testimonials free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-11-27
Not Exactly Felicitous.

Pusher-Gusher is not very happy in
his choice Of adjectives. Usher-Why
so? Pusher-Miss Gumms flshed for a
compliment by asking him what he
thought of her slippers. Usher-And
what did he say? Pusher-He said
they were tmmense.-Stray Stories
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-11-27

cause. II that cause is not removed its
influence reaches out and overshadows a
whole life. The reason Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound has been so uni
formly successful for over quarter of a
century in overcoming the suffering of
women, is that it is thorough and goes
directly to the cause. 1t is a womans
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-11-27
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ha.

placed an order with the Pulmans
Palace Car Com.-ny for 1,5OO box cars,
and with the South Baltimore Car
Works for 1000 box cars. The cars are
to be built according to the B. and o.
standards.
This makes a total of $500 box and
coal cars ordered for delivery within
the next six months.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-11-27

Botanisss and entomologists know
that dead stump, or dead tree. stand
ing near living trees is a source of
peril to them. by furnishing a refuge
and breeding-place for timber borers
and other injurious insects. Trees, as
we'll as men. need hygienic surround
tr
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-11-27
Just Like a Bachelor.

II do love Dress" exclaimed a young
society belle at reception the other
evening Then l should think you
would wear more Of it," commented a
cynical bachelor acquaintance Of mid
die age.-Ohio State Journal.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-11-27
Letters in Snow Led Him to His Friend

Letters were received at Anderson.
Ind, recently, from Peter Lennie and
Lynn Smith, who had most remark
able meeting in the Alaskan snow clad
passes. While going over the passes,
Smith happened to occasionally write
his name in the snow along the cliffs
or banks. Lennie noticed the name
and teok to the trail. He was in need
of friends and pushed on, doubling on
him, and finally, by finding the name
written at intervals of mile he man
aged to make the right turns and come
in on Smith just at critical time.
They have been together since and
have met with good success.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-11-27

If you will send 4 cts. to j. P.
Lyons, Art Publisher, 8 Murray St.,
New York, he will mail you beauti-
full screen Calendar for 1900, size Tx
16 inches, in 8 panels, Autographed in
IL colors and gold. New York stores
charge so cts. for Calendars as good.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-11-27

The Odeon Theatre. Buenos Ayres. is
heated by electricity. This is not the
hrst theatre in the world to be so
heated, but very few large public build
lngs have been warmed in this manner
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-11-27

American coal miners are teaching
all the miners of other countries how
to mine coal by electrical machines.
Hauling by mules costs so cents a day
per mule. while electric locomotives do
the work at half that cost.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-11-27

Do not wash your hands and face with common
laundry soap, or if you do, don't complain when you
find them rough hard and chapped Ordinary laundry
soaps good for scrbbng floors, but not for the skim
takes the dirt with it. The natural oil of the skin
washed with Ivory Soap is not removed and the skin is
left soft and smooth.
1T FLOATS.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-11-27

gested that we look into it and see if
Ned's bear was still there.
We all looked over the log and we
saw three full-sized bears lying dead
in heap, each one shot fairly be-
tween the eyes.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-11-27
Slow Girl.
9TE1zadIl6ETf;EEyN

Indianapolis Journal: Flora-Then
you do not speak to Angeline any
more. Why not? Laura-She is so
dreadfully vulgar. She speaks Of the
Dreyfusards as Dreyfusites.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-11-27
A Girl Swimmer

Girl Swimmers Fight with an Ii.gato,
Some days ago little girl, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Fields, living on Lake
Gibson, Fla, jumped eff the wharf on
the lake to take swim. She is an
expert swimmer, but had hardly
touched the water before she was
seized by the leg, between the knee
and ankle, by an alligator. She was
pulled under the water by the saurian,
but managed to break away, and start.
ed hastily toward the shore. only few
yards distant The gator again came
to the attack, this time seizing her in
the heshy part of the side, between
the ribs and hip. The little one was
plucky, however, and managed to again
break sway from the cruel Jaws, this
time reaching the shore, the gator
following until she was on dry land;
then he disappeared from view.
The girl never lost her presence of
mind, which probably was the reason
of her escaping alive. She gives a
very graphic description of the dan
gerous encounter, and has two very
ugly wounds to vouch for her story.
She says she could not see the entire
length of the beast, but from what she
could see would judge it to have been
only about five feet long-a small
gator to attack person. The girl is
probably fourteen years of age.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-11-27

Findleys Eye Salve Cures
Sore eyes in 8 days; chronic cases in 80
days, or money back All druggists. or by
mail, 25c. per box. J. p. HAYTER. Decatur,
Texas
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-11-27
BOOKKEEPING BY KNOTS,

How she Natives of Peru Use the Kipu
Instead of Figures.
DR.. Max Uhle, distinguished Ger.
man scientist, has been for many
years engaged in archaeological ex.
plorations in Peru.
Among other important discoveries
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-11-27
MUST
WOMEN
SUFFER-?

remedy for woman's ills.
Miss EMILY F. HAAS, of I48 Freens
ST., Greenpoint, Brooklyn, N. Y, write
"DEAR MRS. PINKHAM-I wish to
state that used your Vegetable Com
pound with the greatest success. l
was very sick for nearly year with
hysteria, was down-hearted and
nervous d also suffered with painful
menstruation and pain in back and
limbs. l often wished for death,
thinking nothing would cure me.
had doctors, but their medicines did
me no good. At last, by the advice
of friend, began to take Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
and am happy to say it has entire
ly cured me.
JENNIE SHERMAN. of Fremont,
Mich, Box 74S, writes:
DEAR MRS PINKHAM:-I feel &C
that l must write you and tell M,
you what your medicine has " y
done for me. l had neuralgia I'M,
of the stomach for two years. ZWSe
so bad that could not do any ~
work. had two or three doc
tors. but did not seem to get any BET
ter. l began taking Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound and Live
Pills and improved from the first. ha
better appetite. and after taking three
and one box Of Liver Pills. can say th
Vegetable Compound 10 q wonderful
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-11-27

Emperor's Employees.
There are 1900 persons upon the
German emperor's list OF employees.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-11-27

ehAANTEn LADIES to represent us; married
MN G0 preferred no canvassing; no work;
~ no capital required. 5. ?. CO.. Westfeld, N. j.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-11-27

Pfso's Cure is wonderful Cough medicine.
Ayes. Brooklyn. N y. Oct. 20. 1894.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-11-27
w TOMEN do suffer!
wv Even so-called healthy women sufferi
But they not healthy!

The marks left by pain the young many of
daughters. from curable
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-25
CITY BREVITIEs.

There is an uudenvered telegram at the Of
fee of the Postal Telegraph company, 1l8
Main street for L. G Ryan
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niqht Of Tnrnsr baii Nv tha I,adios' Trebis
riih ~ ne MOE nr{nyabIs r,msiosi
event
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fee Of the western Union Teieeranb comnonv
So, Vtit 60 r. tgie ~ Sbar iHI, pa -
I II Cooioy i''''' '' ~ ''N' '''i
Mr., Z. Clarke OF the houston ana Texas
orri,,i ri pa bts fdpOaeS 16i9
-, - -. '' AUS commence 'i'
N!asHe'' s"'F''
me rain interiered with the revival services
az me second baptist church, but Or. farrell
gStnt o an eoId ana lee sermon a5l
'salh 'onlsn''
me members OF me Auditorium stock com
pony arg row an mere except one Mr Glenn
Ems eng ne If expeGte1 every day, hehearsa. S
are nelng held daliy ana the attractions viii
no uoupt De urs'-claSs'
The family of Mr. W + Taylor recently
/ appointed general passenger and freight agent
OF the Houston East and West Texas, hay,
$3.50 ~ tn.S Ky tlnn -, LOUIS ana VIII
make houston thtlr future home.
| Edith Austin was given a preliminary trial
| before Justice Malsch yesterday on the charse
| OF assault to murder Ida Jackson some days
ago with razor. She was put under a bond
OF 5000 to await the action Of the grand Jury.
Both are negroes.
The marriage OF Gus Smith to Mrs. V.
| Loresia Belf was celebrated at the homs OF
ne latter 1903 Pierce avenue, last Saturday.
/ Texas immune regiment, and was later Ia tina
! btrd of the First Texas while in Cuba.
| Mr.. Earl p HOPKINS was Yesterday admit.
tea to the practice of law. having passed A
very satisfactory examination. Mr. Hopkins
7 came to Houston from New York some time
since lie is a graduate of the Universities Of
/ Nuchlsan and Iowa and has had considerable