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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-04-30

1t is funny thing the more brainy
a woman thinks she is the more she
looks like a man,-New York Press.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-04-30
A Sure Test.

care you sure she is as gentle and
patient and amiable as she seems?"
asked the friend.
"Not quite sure" answered the
young man who is in love, "but I'm
going to find ont"
"How?"
'I'm going to get her to call some.
body up over a long distance tele-
phone and then watch her."
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-04-30

'"This love letter that you wrote to
me-" she said, and then paused in
quiringly.
"Well, what of it?' he asked.
81 rotice," she answered, Fthat it
has been manifolded
Hang it allF' he explained, as be
jammed his hut down on his head and
started for the door; 'I never did be.
lieve in giving woman business edu-
cation. Chicago Post.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-04-30

The Night Before the Battle-The First
Shell and the Horrors That Followed
the Second-All Day Under the Boers'
Fire-Terrors of Thirst.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-11-29

aire who took S: Get car for a short
ride found himself alongside one of his
employees. What DO you suppose he
did,"
Bowed TO him and offered to pay
his fare probably"
He did, ell: That's all you know
about it. 1t so happens that he called
the conductor and bad the employee
bounced off He said he didn't propose
to ride along with the riffralf. BY
hen. but Id like to have been therei
Because the man had accumulated
few thousand dollars he looked upon
common humanity as so much dirt. lie
wouldn't even ride in a street car with
man who had to earn his daily bread
by the sweat of his brow"
1T was silly for him to make such an
exhibition of himself" said Mrs. Bow
ser. but there is no call for you to
get stroke of apopleXy over it."
"But don't you see the attempt to
create an aristocracy in this country
don't you see it?' he shouted as he
waved the paper on high and brought
the cat out from under the lounge TO
see what the row was about
"Wel, what of it? Why should you
careY'
81 care because all men were born
free and equal; because one man is as
good as another; because money don't
make the man. That's what ails the
! poor man today. We are trying TO
class him with the animals of the field.
It's this shoddy aristocracy drawing
its skirts away from the laboring man
that makes socialists and anarchists.
Because we happen to have a few
| thousand dollars in the bank are we
| better than our washerwoman or the
man who takes out the ashesE
4 haven't heard of your inviting
them TO dinner or sitting down to tell
stories"
Then, BY thunder, but you will.
and this very night. too" he roared as
he kicked over a chair and went stamp
ing around. THE opople Of this coun-
! try want 70 know who are the snobs.
/ I'll soon prove to which class be-
/ ioui
He started for the front hall and had
his hat On before Mrs. Bowser could
ask him what he swas goius . DO.
Without replying to the question be
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-11-29

ball. Do you mean he's professional
player?"
Not at all. He's a surgeon.
delphia Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-11-29

was still heaving it in with knife and
fork. He had asked for something to
"wet it up" and the cook had put on
bottle of claret, with which he was
making free. Mr.. Bowser WINGED a
little. but gave him - minutes more.
At the end of that time there was still
piece of the second loaf of bread left,
and it was about ten minutes more be-
fore the tramp had finished. A barrel
of food and a bottle of wine had re-
stored the gall of the equal to its
pristine glory. and. showing back from
the table at last with a sigh of con-
tentment. he pounded OH the board
with his knife and called to the girl:
Hey. slavey. bring hither one of the
old mans perfectos and let the wrap
per be speckled.'
"How dare you talk that way to
me?' demanded the indignant cook.
~ perfecto, pot wrestler. or out you
60"
Mr.. Bowser heard from the head of
the stairs. and his hair began to rise.
Running down. he said:
Look here but amt you rather
OVERRIDING this thingT
"Not at all. old bird" was the smil-
ing reply. I'VE are both men and
equals. You have the dough. and I'm
dead broke. It's your business to d.
vide. How are you heeled for cashP
"I'I show you how I'm heeled. sir!
There is the door! / want no more Of
your society,"
But you can't turn me down that
: way. old man-oh. no! My name Is
Jim the Sucker. When l gifts n good
thing, / hangs on. Don't 90 back on
! what you said about all men bein
equal"
Mr.. Bowser again ordered him out,
but as he refused to 20 he was taken
hold Of to be assisted. lie didn't pro
pose to drop the equality business
without n struggle. and there was 2
row in which the dining room was IL
most wrecked and Mr.. Bowser WAS
badly pummeled. BY tie time Tie
cook Esd brought a policeman and
Mrs BowseE and the cat bad so' daWn
stairs tie tramp bad flied his pockets
with knives. forks and spoons aud ct
away Nothing could 81 sa.3s rs tie
man left lying on the floor on lis back.
he lad leycled ~ distinctions and
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-11-29

ing paper. He hadn't been reading
over five minutes when he burst out
with:
by George, but l have always said
it would come to this, and here it isl
HAS another king been assassinat-
ed?" asked Mrs. Bowser without much
interest.
''No, there hasn't. but there has been
an attempt to assassinate the consti-
tuition of the United States-to murder
equality. to stab our democratic re-
public in the back. A Chicago million
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-11-29
LANCASTER, WISCONSIN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER

passed out of doors, and from the par
Tor window she saw him hating by
the gate. He didn't have to wait there
long. tramp who had been loafing
on the corner below ard striking a
score of persons in vain for bed money
soon came shutting along He was
debating whether 10 strike or not TO
strike when Mr.. Bowser observed:
"My friend. you are a man"
81 expect ! am" was the reply.
And as a man you are just as good
as ! am. Because | happen to be bet
ter off In this worlds goods than you
are l have no right TO look down on
you"
Say, old man." remarked the tramp
a. grin spread over his face. unless
you are drunk you are talkin straight
from the shoulder like TO hear it,
Il am neither drunk nor n snob."
continued Mr. BOwser. Il say you are
man. born free and equal. As man.
you are entitled to my respect, whether
you are millionaire or a laboring
man"
And you don't set yourself up as be-
in above meY'
mo, sir
And I'm as good as you are?"
"Just as good"
shake old man! You don't know
how you encourage me. If I'm as good
as you are. then mebbe-mebbe"-
"Come right in and have dinner, and
after that Wen talk. Therell be no
aristocracy built up in America If
man of my size can prevent it,"
You amt goin to git me in there to
give me the bootY asked the tramp as
he hung back and wondered over his
good luck.
Il am going to use you as an equal.
Come along"
The man was taken into the base
ment and the cook ordered to give him
his dinner at the table. She looked in
wonder ana establishment and demur-
red. but Mr.. Bowser insisted, and she
reluctantly complied. When the fell
low had got well at work, Mr.. Bowser
went UP stairs to explain what he had
done and what was to follow, but Mrs.
Bowser had gone to her room. He was
minded to call her down and ask her
to play the piano. but on second
thought he decided not to rush the
business too much at first. After 20
minutes he went down, but the tramp
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-11-29
Copyright. 1900, BY c. B, Lewis.l

Mr.. Bowser had come home not ex-
actly mad. but he was in that state of
mind known as "techy." He found
Mrs. Bowser so pleasant, the dinner
so good and the house looking so well
that he couldn't find fault with any
thing until he sat down to his even
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-11-29
Quite a Sight.

They were looking at a spellbnder's
portrait.
His mouth is quite prominent" said
Nr. Manchester.
YES" added Mr. Birmingham. that
is his visible means of support
Pittsburg ChronicleTelegraph.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-11-29

Stop that cough right away with
Mull's Lightning Cough cure 1t heals
disease of throat and lungs It's pure
and good for children. Doc. For sale
by ]. Z. Bennett.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-11-29
Friendshlp.s Decline.

"Euphrasia and | have fallen out
again"
whats the trouble now"
"Oh, we couldn't stand each others
brag."-lndianapolis Journal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-11-29

Many of your friends. or people whom
you know of. have contracted consump-
tion or pneumonia by neglect of sim
pie cold or cough Foley's Honey and
Tar safe, sure ard pleasant cough
medicine, would have cured them. 1t
is guaranteed Hatch Bros, and Ben
nett's Pharmacy.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-11-29
3. l.. Eisenbise.
For Sale.

A 2974 acre farm Of which $50 acres
are under cultivation, balance fenced
and good timber. Located 3 miles
from station on Burlington r. II.
Has 10 room dwelling, , cisterns,
wells, large barn 2 large hen houses,
bee sheds, hog pens, corn cribs, bea.-
ing orchards One mile west of Bur-
ton in town of Waterloo, Grant coun-
ty, Wis. Hogs. horses, cattle and
bees with farm if desired. Price of
farm $50 per acre, 4 cash, balance on
time. &. 5. JOHNSON,
Burton, Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-11-29

FRESH Lettuce, Radishes and To-
matoes for Thanksgiving, at Nathan
Grocery Company.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-11-29
MIR. BOWSER'S WOES.
HE SETS OUT AS A LEvELER OF ALL
DISTINCTIONS.

Puts His Theories Into Practice on a
Tramp and Is Very Much Surprised
When the Tramp Levels Distinc-
tiOns With Him.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-11-29

NOTICE our adj. this week. We
furnish everything for the table.
Nathan Grocery Company.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-11-29

FOR fine Chocolates and Bon Bons
go TO Lathrop's.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-11-29
been leveled himself. NJ. QUAD.
A Big Practice.

"You say your son is a professional
man"
Yes"
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-26

which they lived the most of the time
but beyond this, on the edge of the BUSH
were the hermits which hid about abe
roots of the low bushes, or in the dead
leaves. In the cactus patches, which
abounded here and there, the big red
crabs made their home, sallying out at
times 10 prey upon the fish brought by
the old birds. All these crabs-and there
were several others WHICH lived near the
water-constituted an aggressive with
which the bird had to contend.
There has always been demand for the
eggs of these BIRDS, and they are enough
like hens eggs to make them an accepta-
BILE substitute. Smacks run into the little
channel and send a gang of men ashore,
who load twenty or thirty barrels with
eggs in a few hours and then sail for Ha
vana. seventy miles distant or Key West,
sixty miles away, where there is q good
market for them. One of the boatmen,
who rowed the writer to this key on many
occasions, had lived for years on one of
the islands-aS desc ate and out-of-the-way
a place as could be found anywhere, and
il is said that the magnet was the wreck
of an Old ga,eon which had gone ashore
on East Key in 1860, with a vast treasure
aboard. He thought that he could set il,
and it was said that he never missed visit
ing the island after heavy storm, hop
ing that tho waves would Uncover the
place, or wash ashore some douhloons,
some of which an ola lighthouse keeper
had found in the early sixties. Though
he rad never dis oyered a collar, he had
undoubted evidence that pirates or free
hooters lived here at one time. An Old
cannon was found near Bird Key in shall
low water. ana an old wreck was also to
he seen on the edge Of the channel.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-26
OUTLAWS SHOCKING CRIME.
Warrant Charges an Attempted As
sauIt Upon His Daughter.

SAINT upon Ills Daughter.
Dublin, Ga, Aug. 25.-PartieS living on
the east side of the river brought to the
city to-day the details of a shocking af-
fair.
According to their statement, on Sun
day last Jordan A. Outlaw, a white man
living in Smiths district, attempted to as
sault his own daughter and dessted only
when assailed by his wife. Outlaw, it is
said. threatened to kill his wife and
daughter if they spoke of the occurrence.
He kept a close watch upon their move
ments for several days, but Wednesday
his wife slipped away and swore out a
warrant against her husband. outlaw was
arrested under the warrant by Constable
W. NJ. Anderson. He submitted very
quietly and seemed perfectly willing to ac-
company the officer and stand commit
ment trial, expressing perfect confidence
over the outcome.
Anderson was fooled by his actions and
allowed him more latitude than he other
wise would have done. Seeing an oppor-
tunity to escape, Outlaw made dash for
freedom and is still at large.
Outlaw bears a bad name. 1t is said
that he was run out of johnson county
some years ago for a similar crime.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-26

Ping, on which Bangkok is built. It is
not strange that a people whose staple
article of diet is rice should discriminate
very daintily between the different varie-
ties. and a rather pathetic little incident
illustrating this preference came to our
personal knowledge which also gave us
a monetary peep into the mysterious City
of Women and revealed the homesick
longing and want. in the midst of plenty,
which its inmates know.
A Lao woman of the Kings household
sent a slave down to meet the little fleet
or Lao house boats which had just come
down TO Bangkok from the pleasant vii
lagos OF her childhood which she was new
err to see again. The messenger was to
beg a little of the glutinous rice her coun-
trymen always take with them to supply
their needs on the way The boatman
objected that theirs was only the coarse
"black" rice, carelessly hulled, which was
good enough for common boatmen. but not
fit for a noble lady accustomed to dine on
fragrant" rice. The homesick woman
however. sent word in reply that she
wanted it just the same.
In spite OF rules and guards, occasionally
one hears OF intrigues between one OF the
Kings women and a lover outside, bold
enough, or fond enough, to dare the fate
chat awaits him if discovered and some
times even of an elopment successfully
accomplished. Less often-for such re
ports are carefully hushed up-the fact
leaks out that some one has actually pre-
summed to prefer life in the body OF an
unclean beast, which her eoul viii doubt
less enter at a suicides death 10 life IN
the City of Women.
The fate of these women seems mex
pressibly touching A few who find royal
favor are probably happy enough, and the
majority of the others no doubt accept the
situation with true Oriental apathy, but
there must he some whose divine dis
content makes their life prolonged ag-
ony. The rhyming riddle of Sir Walter
Scott exactly fits their case and, like his
"Betrothed," each one Of them seems to
be
'Widow'd wife, and welded maid,
Betrothed. betrayer, and betrayal.
The city of Women has all the hopeless
ness of "A nunnery without its purity, and
its inhabitants know the responsibilities OF
wifehood without SIS privileges. and the
loneliness of celibacy without its Tree
dom.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-26

keeping half a dozen British generals cou-
tinuaIly on the qn vive he has cost Lord
Roberts more gray hairs than any other
republican general and bids fair 10 OUT
wit the hero of Kandahar at the end.
lingo correspondents who had nothing
good to say of Cronje bear erudgfug. but
not less forcible testimony to DsNetis
humanity and splendid tactics and srra1-
egy.
Fever has been making great breaches
in the British ranks and the dfsconAent
throughout the colony is daily growing
stronger. Tho burning and Destruction Of
private property, the prohibition OF pro-
Boer ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS every pro
Boer paper. both English and Dutch, has
been prohibited from being circui1ted In
all districts where martial law has been
proclamed-the arrest OF so many Of the
more prominent Afrikanders, both In the
country and at Capt Town and the un-
certainty of what the next move tn 60
ing to be, have tried the temper Of the
people severely. Formerly the peopis
stood silent and sullen when their fr3ends,
charged with treason. were marched down
the street. That this IL no longer tbs
case can be seen from the following ex-
tract from a lingo paper:
ION Monday more than usual interest
was paid 10 the arrival of the train from
Middleburg, owing to the fact that It
brought Johann Roche Pohl. until year
ago a pupil at the local college. under
police escort to be tried on a charge OF
high treason. The police on the arrival
of the train conducted their charge, fol-
lowed by a considerable gathering to the
court house, where arrangements for bail
in the sum of 500 pounds were made.
Young Pohl was then driven to his home.
on his arrival the scene which we de-
scribe as disgraceful took place. One of
the town councillors, Mr. J. van der Berg,
and some others, well known for their
strong anti-British proolivtties, were in
waiting, and when the trap with Roche
Pohl arrived he was carried shoulder
high to the stoop of his residence in 81
triumphant manner. There Is the fact
that young Pohl IS here TO undergo trial
for alleged high treason and for men
who ore in a sense representative TO glor-
ify one who Is charged with capital
offense shows to what lengths they are
prepared to so in showing their anti
English antpathy."
These things are significant. More sig
nifcant still is it that the people do not
stop at verbal or theoretical ''antipathy."
During the last two months three Afri-
kander trading companies, with a COM
hined capital of 10000 pounds have been
established and other are in course OF
Rotation Many of the poorer classes
have taken shares in these companies,
some holding one share each, others again
who have dubbed together less than half
or even quarter OF a share. It is only
a question OF time If the people stand
firm for the whole of the country trade
to be in the hands of the Afrikander
farmers.
1t is apparent that there is chance. il
there ever was. for at present realizing
the motto Of the Rev s. ]. du Toit, "A
United States of South Africa under its
own nag"
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-26
RESULTS AT sHEEPsHEAD.
How the Horses Ran in the Opening
RuCes.

New York, Aug, 25.-Summaries at
Sheepshead Bay:
First Race-Five and a half furlongs.
La Waller, to l, won; Col. Paddden, to
l and to l, second; Rochampton, 10
3 third. Time 1:O9 S-5.
Second Race-One mile. Rush, 9 to s.,
won; Kamara, to and to 5, second ;
Andronicus. to l. third. Time 1:40.
Third Race-Fall handicap, six furlongs.
Waring, to l, won; Potent, 20 to l and
to 1, second; Contestor IL TO ., third.
Time TIA
Fourth Race-Futurity, Futurity course,
no feet less than six furlongs. Bally Hoo
Bey. Il to and to 3, won; Olympian,
to 10 and out. second: Tommy Atkins,
to 10 and out, third. Time 40
Fifth Race-The Inaugural steeplechase,
about two miles. Plato. to 3, won; Old
Tank, to l and Z to s. second; Chara-
grace, Z to 2, third. Time 4:19.
Sixth Race-One and a sixteenth miles
on turf, selling. Greenock, IL TO l, won
Central Trust, to and out. second; Do
lando, Z 10 2, third. Time AS 1-5.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-26

Saratoga, N. Y. Aug. 25.-Racing re-
suits:
First Race-Five and a half furlongs.
Col. Chester, c 10 5, won, with Guess
work, Is to l and 8 TO l, second, and
Great American, 10 to !, third. Time
l:06la.
Second Race-Seven furlongs. Godfrey
TO l, won, with Fleurou 20 l and Z
10 10, second, and Bold Knight, to 5,
third. Time 1:29A.
Third Race-$5,OOO, the Spencer handi-
cap, one mile and a furlong. Martimas,
to l, won, with Charentus, to l and
out, second, and Advance Guard, to p
third. Time 1:531a.
Fourth Race-Six furlongs. Tammany
Chief, to 5, won with Cherished. 4 to
l and 2 90 l, second, and Queen Carni-
val, to 1, third. Time 1:15s4.
Fifth Race-One mile and ffty-ive
yards. Althea, to 1, won, with Specific
2 to 1 and to 5, second, and Precursor
even, third. Time 45s4.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-26
WAS A SELF-MADE MAN.
Meath of DR.. wiley Smith, a Promi-
nent South CarOIinian.

Columbia, S. c., Aug. 25.-Dr. Wiley
Smith of Williston, Barnwen county, is
dead. He was So years old, and was per-
haps the most remarkable man in that sec
tton of the state, representing, in "a most
marked degree, the self-made man. With
the harest smattering of a common school
education. he began life as mechanic
when but a boy, and was one OF the con-
tractors who built the South Carolina
railroad 70 years ago. While engaged on
This work MIR. Smith studied medicine, ana
so vigorously did he labor to master the
science that he became physician ana
surgeon of unusual ability. Until within
few weeks he has been vigorous In MIND
and body.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-26
Philadelphia Won Again.

New York, Aug. 25.-The Philadelphia
broke even on the present series with the
New York by winning again to-day. At
tendance $500. Score: R.HE E.
Philadelphia L o 2 0 2 0 0-5 8 2
New York 81 0 0 0 0 0-3 9 Z
Batteries-Donahue and Mcfarland;
Mercer, Carrick and Bowerman.
Mer. al -. hicso shmrdf cmfwyp mfwy
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-26
STRUCK LIVE STOCK.
Odum Was Visited by Two Heavy
Thunder Storms.

Odum, Ga, Aug. 25.-About o'clock
this evening, during thunderstorm,
lightning struck the barn Of Mr. John NJ
Aspinwall, killed two mules. set fire to
the premises and burned the barn, with
several thousand pounds of fodder.
The mules had just been driven under
.he shed. and the driver escaped death
bv only a few minutes. Yesterday even
ing this section was visited by severe
electric storm, doing some damage. Mr.
George W. Hires had a fine steer killed
and his horse injured by a shock. 1t
was the heaviest electric storm ever ex-
perienced here.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-26
One thing the new Queen Of Italy ha

One thing the new Queen OF Italy has
yet to learn--how to smile. Handsome as
she u.s. she IS also cold, or so she seems.
for the simple reason that she is shy.
AS a Princess she has not achieved the
art Of always rejoicing In public and the
italian people. who set great store by out
ward demonstrations OF sympathy, have
noted their absence. Even bowling has
been burdensome to her. wait till 1
am Queen" has hitherto been her reply
to all the gentle remonstranoes made 10
her. Now that the time OF waiting Is
over, Rome looks on curlously 20 see abe
result.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-26
cu.RLEsTON's WARM CAMPAIGN.
Close Contest Seems Likely Between
Jervey and Martin.

Charleston, S. c., Aug. 25.-The county
campaign, which has been one Of the hot
test Charleston has known in years, prac-
ticallv closed tonight. The main fight
e aver the selection of sheriff, the can
didates being Capt. w. st. Julien Jer-
vev for the Regulars and Capt. j. Elmore
Martin for the Reformers. Both sides
claim 10 be confident of electing their
man hut the Regulars are Offering to bet
All kinds Of odds on their man, when
the Reformers will not cover.
The Jervey men say they Will elect MN
by from 500 TO 700 majority. me Martin
rsonle decline to give any figures, but
Cav thew will sweep the city. Feeling Is
running very high, but no trouble is fear
ad az the primary Tuesday.