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The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-11-12

: lT is nearly time the Trolley
Company was running down the
thcvss who have o! late been par.
lolnlng so many pounds oI their
copper feed wire. If cuIght, we
recommend that they be brought
to Delaware and gwen taste Of
the pillory and whipping post at
the new county workhouse. Such
depredations should DC stopped, tor
If let alone much longer. there is
danger OF thieves stealing tnc pow.
CT house at Chester.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-11-12

A cLrE OF unusual lberalitv has
been organized by young unmar-
ried women at Waver!v. y. \. 1t
- called the anti.matrimOny club.
with severe penalties to those who
succumb to appeals o! Cupid. The
object OF the club IS TO encourage a
lille Of single bliss. Now Just think
what any girl misses who has to
buy all her yictuais and clothes
and has 10 husband 10 .rowl at
her because she refuses 20 get up IN
the middle oil the night 10 chase
burglars out Of the house. Any
member allowing Young man to
kiss her is liable TO be expelled
from membership in The club. Fer
getting married expulsion and i
banquet.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-11-12

SrEAklNG Of Doodle being freely
Ised at The session 0. the last Leg
'slaturc, Representative lanes l..
shallcr0ss said he never saw anv
Of the reported money iloatirg
around. lie was told that SUM OF
$500 were being offered, but as far
as his observation went he never
saw anybody who had seen any OF
this mouey. lie was always above
board IN supporting or opposing
any measure that did not deal in
politics. lie is a Democrat. but a
tair one, and YOU could ALWAYS
count on where he stood ! he rec.
ords OF the last Leg glslaturc will
bear us out in what we have SAID
about him. II money was used at
the last Legi5 lature, he was one OF
the men who was not approached.
1t would have been a useless waste
Of energy.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-13
An Unfinished Sentence.

Shortly after President Roose-
welt entered the White House a pol
itician called upon him with refer
ence to appointments. After the
preliminary expressions of high es-
TEEN, unbounded admiration and
eternal loyalty he began to disclose
his business. 81 want to speak to
you about Mr.. Blank, who holds a
small office down in my district
The politician didn't finish his
sentence. "What" |" exclaimed Roose-
welt, interrupting him. SIS that in
fernal scoundrel still in that place !?
| had some knowledge of him when
| was a civil service commissioner" "
The politician acknowledged that
Mr.. Blank was still there and then
turned the subject.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-13
A Caustic Comment.

A lawyer of some distinction who
began practice in a small New Eng
land town says his first client re-
quired a deed covering certain par
GELS of land sold to neighbor. The
deed was drawn in due form, and
after its execution the client de-
manded his bill. 1t was So. This
amount was objected to as most
exorbitant sum for the service rem
dered.
81 told him." says the lawyer,
"that to enable me to draw the deed
1 studied two years in the Lancaster
academy, and this cost me 5000.
Then | spent four years in Dart
mouth college, which cost me $3.50
year more, and then | went to the
Harvard Law school for another
year at "a cost of $500.
$50 you see, Mr.. Hines, that to
get the necessary education to do
this work | had to pay out $1,700,
and yet you think my charge of So
is large one
"The man looked at me for mo-
ment in amazement and then ex-
claimed: Gosh! What a darned
fool you must have been before they
begun on youp Exchange.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-13
Our EXCESS of Men.

Whatever differences Dame Ma
ture may have intended between the
spheres of influence of men and wo-
men, she evidently intended that
numerically at least the two sexes
should stand on nearly the same
footing. The world over, except
where recognizable and what might
be called artificial causes interfere,
the male and female elements of the
population are about equal.
Curiosity, not to say astonish-
ment, is excited, therefore, by a re-
cent announcement of the census
bureau. The enumeration of 1900
shows that there are more men and
boys than women and girls in this
country and that the difference ex-
ceeds 100000 in population of
76,303,3S7. The excess appears
more distinctly perhaps when it is
said that there are 512 males and
only 1888 females in every thousand
people in the United States.-Chi-
cago Tribune.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-13
SuIphuric Acid For Snake Bites.

Those who fear snakes or live
where snakes are found will find
comfort in the assurance of DR..
John II. Henry of Montgomery that
sulphuric acid is a specific. DR..
Henry says
"The poison of animals and snakes
is intensely alkaline, and sulphuric
acid taken internally and injected
hypodermically, diluted or pure, in
the fang puncture Immediately kills
the poison. This discovery was CIV
en- by gentleman who says he has
been bitten by snakes and insects
over a hundred times. This gentle
man takes delight in keeping snakes
in his room running all about. Six
weeks ago he was bitten in the foot
by his big rattler He Immediately
used hypodermically the acid, and it
did not swell or give him any trou-
BILE. He says he fears no poison of
animal, snake or insect bites if he
has his acid with him. New York
Times.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-13
His Mothers Pride.

The Liverpool Post tells a story
of a clergyman who was recently
called upon to baptize nine chill
dren. From number one to eight
nothing went amiss. The ninth,
however, proved to be lusty boy,
who soon succeeded in almost wrig-
Cling out of his somewhat scanty
clothes. The clergyman, grasping
the infant by the nape of the neck
and by such garments as still re-
mained secure, was proceeding with
the service, when the mother, over
come with admiration for her child,
and scarcely realizing the solemnity
Of the occasion, remarked in loud
voice, "He's a nice little lump, sir,
isn't he ?"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-13
L.. PUNCTUALITY WON.
A Life Insurance Agent to Whom Time
Was No Object.


A life insurance agent who re-
sides in this place deserves great
credit not only for the energy and
persistence with which he pushes
his business, but for his punctuality
in keeping engagements. He had
been after a man who resides in
Anita for the past two years and
had received some encouragement.
He called one day last week, and
when the man saw the insurance
agent approaching he ran and hid.
But the insurance agent had caught
glimpse of his feeting form and
was not to be foiled. He finally
smoked his man out and told him
he had come to talk insurance.
81 am too busy" said the man.
"Call again when l have more time" !"
"When may l call, then? Set
your own time, and I'll be there"
The man thought a moment, then
made reply:
"You may call next Friday morn
ing at 8 o'clock"
81 will be on time"
When the appointed day arrived,
our indefatigable insurance man
arose at 80 o'clock and walked to
Anita, a distance of nearly five
miles, arriving there at 1855. He
sat down on the porch and waited
until precisely 3 o'clock, then rang
the doorbell.
"What's wanted?" inquired a fe-
male voice from an upstairs win
dow.
"Is Mr.. Jones at homer"
"He is"
"Tell him to come down right
away. l have some very important
business with him"
Mr.. Jones hustled down stairs in
his nightshirt, and there was the
life insurance agent!
81 have called" he began, ''as you
requested, to talk life insurance"
Jones was somewhat astonished
and bewildered, but, realizing that
he was up against it, said:
"Such punctuality deserves to be
rewarded. | surrender"
And he gave him his application
for a policy.-Punxsutawney Spirit.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-13
Two Quarre lsome Women.

A novel method of suppressing
two quarrelsome women has just
been adopted in Wilkesbarre, Pa.
Day after day they quarreled over
their back fence, and their scold-
ings so annoyed the neighbors that
sixteen foot fence has been erect
ed between their houses. 1t was put
up the other night by masked men
and warning was posted that it
should not be torn down. The
women were unable to see each 9TH
er, but they found hole in the
fence and made remarks through
that. Then a committee waited on
them and said if they quarreled any
more they would be driven out of
town.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-13
Got Big Pearl With His Oysters.

Morgan II. Morgan, file clerk in
the office of the clerk of the circuit
court, in company with several
friends, lunched in a restaurant at
Clark and Randolph streets, and,
among other things, the entire par
ty partook of fried oysters. Nor
gan picked out large, juicy one
and was beginning to eat it with a
relish when his teeth grated on a
hard substance.
He removed the object from his
mouth and was about to tell the
waiter that he had not ordered the
oysters to be seasoned with gravel
when his attention was attracted
by the reflection of the light upon
the object he had thrown on the ta-
bic. Investigation showed that it
was pearl of good size.
Morgan put the pearl in his pock-
ct and after leaving the restaurant
went to the office of a lapidary in
the Champlain building, where he
was offered $14 for the gem. He
took the money. - Chicago Inter
Ocean.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-13
Anecdotes About Dorothy Drew.

Many interesting stories are told
of little Dorothy Drew, the favorite
granddaughter of Gladstone. Quite
a host of notabilities have entered
their names on Dorothy's list of
friends. She coaxed an amazing
autograph out of Ii Hung Chang
and has met Rudyard Kipling in
one of his happiest moods. They
had been in the grounds together
when Mrs. Drew appeared. "Now,
Dorothy, l hope you have not been
wearying Mr.. Kipling," said her
mother, and Dorothy, the soul of
frankness and honor, replied: ooh,
not bit, mother. But he has been
wearying me-" When no other pow
er on earth could tempt Gladstone
from his books, Dorothy never
pleaded in vain. He must have
talked to her great deal of Arme-
mia, for Dorothy asked just after
his death, ''Do you think the Turks
will be sorry grand pa is dead?" and
to have added sadly, 81 know the
Armenians will"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-13
FiddIes Without Hands.

In Atlanta, a small town in Hi
nois, lives Frank Clawson, fiddler
whose chief bid for fame lies in the
fact that he is without hands. Sev-
eral years ago he was caught in a
blizzard, and both hands were so
badly frozen that they were ampu-
tated at the wrist. Being some.
what of mechanical genius, he
evolved a contrivance out of heavy
wire which enabled him to WELD
the bow The matter of lingering
was more difficult, but by hard prac-
tice he trained the stump of his
left hand to make the necessary
shifts from one string to another
and from position to position. With
the fiddle held in place by his chin
and knees and with the help of his
tingerless arms Clawson manages to
play the old time airs with nearly as
much success as formerly.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-13
WOMAN IN THE KLONDIKE.

just at dark we made a landing
ON the banks of the Yukon, directly
in front of the little town of Daw-
son, and, pitching our tents in the
snow, we camped for the night un-
der our first shelter-even of tent
for ten days. All were so pleased
and happy that good fortune had
enabled us to escape the perils
which threatened, as well as the
danger of an ice block in the river,
that the men proposed celebration
of their good fortune. They were
going up town, but l told them it
was not right to leave me alone the
first night in strange place and
that if they would remain in camp
| would pay for enough for them to
drink and have their celebration in
their tents. TO this they agreed,
and one of them went to the town
and shortly returned, stating that
whisky, Canadian case goods, was
$40 quart. | sent him back and
purchased couple of bottles, which
the men drank without becoming
boisterous. | then went to my war
sack, and, taking out my guitar,
which | had carried over the sum
nit, we sat on the ground around
the little tent stove and all joined in
singing the songs of home.-Emma
L. Kelly in Lippincott's Magazine.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-13
FREELAND, Pa, DECEMBER 10, 1901.
CONDENSED STORIES.
cooIness and Common Sense Of the
Late Ameer.


The late ameer of Afghanistan
once received his European dentist
in open court and asked him there
and then to look at his teeth. There
was one old stump which was Civ
ing him much pain, and the dentist
suggested to the ameer that he
should take "laughing gas" and
have it out. The ameer asked what
the effect of the gas would be and,
being told, said, 81 cannot risk be-
ing a dead man for five seconds,
much less five minutes" So, with
the whole Afghan court looking on
and regiment of the escort as well,
the dentist had to struggle with the
difficult stump while the ameer sat,
never moving muscle. The ameer
was man of strong common sense,
and this most valuable quality once
saved a war between England and
Russia. When, after the Pendieh
incident, the ameer went over the
border of his country into India to
meet the viceroy, there was mo-
ment when peace and war hung on
a mans word. The viceroy told the
ameer that the Russians had taken
Afghan territory, that England had
guaranteed him against such ag-
gression and that England was pre-
pared to fulfill its pledge. The
ameer sat in the tent and pulled his
beard and then asked for map of
Afghanistan. When onewas brought,
he asked that the territory seized
should be pointed out to him. He
traced with his finger the tiny fringe
that had been taken and then swept
his hand over the great space that
represented the rest of his kingdom.
"It is so little" he said at last, "that
it is not worth making a great war
about it."
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-13
He Walked.

An insurance officer who claims
to be the only man in his business
who ever talked business to j. Pier
pont Morgan remarked the other
day: 81 could more easily see the
hundred hardest men in San Fran
cisco than do it again. Never mind
Now | did it. l walked in on Nor
gan at the Office one day and stated
my business.
"'How did you get in here? said
he.
"I walked in said 1.
Well, walk OUT said he.
81 did"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-13
FOR SHUFFLING CARDS.

A card shuffiing machine has been
invented by r. F. Bellows of Cleve-
land. 1t should make business poor
for crooked card players. The de-
vice is complicated, yet simple in its
action.
The shutting machine is metal
box about II inches high, 3 inches
wide and 6 inches from front to
back. All the mechanism is inside.
The cards are dropped in at the top
and rest on tiny shelf. Below
this there are five small fingers, one
on each of five thin steel blades ex-
tending across the full width of the
machine. When a shutter on the
front is dropped, the shelf falls and
the cards drop upon the blades and
are separated into five little irregu-
lar punches by the fingers. The
blades separate, and one by one
cards drop from the various punches
into a receptacle at the bottom, the
drop being regulated by clock
work mechanism.
There is now way of telling where
any particular card will be found
in the pack after they are shuffled.
The same card, placed on the top
of the pack, will rarely be found
twice in the same place after the
shuffle.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-13
A Gallant Lover.

Sir Harry Hayes was in 1901 con-
demned to death for running away
with Miss Pike" The sentence was
commuted to transportation for life.
On Sept. "a, three weeks after his
conviction, the London Times pub
lished the following: '"The Irish
baronet who is upon his road to
Botany Bay has CALAMITY written
to take leave of the object of his
affection and the cause of his crime.
Other lovers, he says, feel momen-
tary raptures for their mistresses,
but show me one, besides my own
self, that's transported for lifeP"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-13
His Commission.

When Coronet Joyce, one of Crom-
wells men, went to Holmby to re-
move King Charles l. to safer quar-
tiers, there being plot among Pres
byterians to kidnap him, he took
along 500 troopers. When Charles
stepped out of his house, he was
confronted by this considerable
force. The king at once asked
whether Joyce had any commission
for what he was doing. Here" re-
piled Joyce, turning in his saddle
as he spoke and pointing to the SOL
diers he headed, sis my commission.
1t is behind me-" st is fair COM
mission," replied King Charles,
'and as well written as | have seen
a commission in my life"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-13
Entirely Willing.

John L. Sullivan was in the North
station the other day and, seeing a
little Irish baggage man coming
along with bicycle, squared off at
him with that easy humor for which
he is noted. The little chap, who
didn't weigh over 135 pounds, put
up his free hand.
"Wait on Bit" he said, "till Oh
lean me bicycle against the rail-"
John l.. was so tickled he tipped
back his head and roared. Then he
told the pygmy who he was.-Bos-
ton Journal.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-13
Sixty Dollar overcoats For Soldiers

Just at present buffalo overcoat
is very scarce article, and yet the
humblest of Uncle Sans soldier
boys may have one of these highly
priced garments for the asking. All
he has to do is to include the item
in his requisition for supplies, and
the coat will be issued to him, al
though it will still belong to the
government, and if he loses or de-
stroys it he must pay $50 for his
carelessness.
The coats in the possession of the
war department are relics of the
days when no man living in the
northwest was thought to be prop
erly equipped without a buffalo coat.
All of them have been worn, but
they are still in fair condition and
are issued annually to those soldiers
who may want them.-Minneapolis
Journal.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-13

A puzzling phenomenon has been
the blackening of fields of buck
wheat blossoms by thunderstorms.
An explanation is suggested by the
researches Of Lemstroem, German
electrician, who has caused water to
be sucked up through capillary
tubes when an electric influence ma
chine was worked some distance
away. As the fluids of plants rise
through capillary tubes, it appears
that an electrified condition of the
air may cause an unusual flow.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-13
Uncle Sans Usual Whopper.

When Mr.. Gallot went through
the United States with Mile. D'Jeck,
the celebrated elephant, he one
evening was warm in his praises of
the hospitalities and socialities of
the mother country.
Amid other instances he quoted
one of the Rutland punchbowl,
which on the christening of the
young marquis was built so large
that a small boat was actually set
sailing upon it, in which a boy sat
who ladled out the liquor.
81 guess" said one of the COM
pany. "I've seen a bowl that 'ud
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-13
Leap Years In This Century.

The twentieth century will have
the greatest number of leap years
possible for a century = namely,
twenty-five. The year 1904 will be
the first one, then every fourth year
after that up to and including the
year 1000. February will three
times have five Sundays-in 1920,
1948 and 1876.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-13
Pure Sympathy,

"That Mr.. Berrien you introduce
ed me to is very sympathetic
man"
"Think SOP"
eyes, indeed. I was telling him
about a neighbor of mine who is
dangerously i'll, and he said he'd
call right away and leave his card"
eyes, Mr.. Berrien is an undertak-
or, you know ."-Philadelphia North
American.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-13

beat that 20 immortal smash, for at
my brothers christening the bowl
was so deep that when we young
uns said it warn't sweet enough fa-
ther sent man down in diving
bell to stir up the sugar at the bot
tom. ."-EdinbErgh Scotsman.
The Naked Truth.
1t was an extremely formal we'd
ding.
81 didn't see you there" said l to
Love later.
''No," said Love; "I wasn't dress
ed for it."-New York Sun.
Candy and nuts at Helpers.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-13

Candy and nuts at Helpers.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-06
Dissertation nof Dresses.

on this page is represented dress which
Is admirably suited for the autumn season
at BIorrtz. where style and simplicity are
blended II Is made OF white ground lain
age, with blue stripes The large ravy
collar is of plain white serge, trimmed with
bands of sapphire blue velvet and edged
with stitching 4 broad band Of white mus
lin attached to the collar runs down the
center Of the corSagc, completing front
OF frlled muslin. The outline of the waist
is marked by bands Of narrow, with wide
cufrs and undcrSleeves Of muslin The out
line Of the waist is marked by bands Of
narrow velvet, conccaling the Inset of the
skirts. These bands are repeated nj the
bottom Of the skirt which is edged With
rows Of stitching The large capelne Is OF
white soft felt with q drapery OF lace and
two couteau feathers stuck upon the
crown.
a second costume, which would be very
charming for q young girl, is made OF sky
blue crepou, cut In the princess style and
oruamented all over with horizontal groups
OF narrow stitched pleats. The coliaretle
IS Of Irish gulpure.
There Is also shown an autumn costume
Of myrtle green homcspun. The corsage Is
embroidered With designs embroidered In
chenille to match In various shades. The
yoke Is comnoscd OF camhrlc and lace, and
the skirt, which is moderately long, Is en-
circlcd with bands Of satin.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-06

Paris, Saturday. Some Of the new models
created bv the Paris drcssmakers are rep
resented Ia the cngravlugs herewith. First
of all. there are the plain outdoor dress
and the fancy tailor made costume frhre
Is scarcely anything else la the way Of
tailor mades at the present momenJ
In these costumes n complete revolution
Is about 10 take place. An attempt VII
be made to bring in short skirts, which VIII
30 thoroughly alter the outline that ladies
viii have some difficulty IN accuWomWg
themselves 10 It.. They viii, Jowetcr, ma
1t 50 convenient for morning Walks nnd ne
novelty wll be so attractive that IL "ill
end In being adopted.
BOlcros VIII be worn again with short
skirts. and felt boating hats with turned
up brims. like the straw hats OF The last
season VIII contribute youihtut euect 10
the costume which VIII be appreciated ny
cnquettes This last point Is by no me1ns
TO he dcsplsed.
Reception, dinner and evening dresses
will continue long aud sweeping as hither'
10. With these toiettcs habits will pre-.
vail-.Louls XIII habits, with large collars
Of the richest gulpnre. or else Louis ~
habits, loose over the hips, VIII be the
matchmaking feature.
sleeves win be Hat Ia the upper part, but
fullness will be exaggerated be1ow The
elbow, becoming more ana more Ike the
pngoda sleeves Some, however, have their
greatest fullness nj the elbow.
The materials most worn for autumn VIII
still be homcspuns ana mixed w"oleus "I
n coarse and nufIy aspect Green seems
likely 10 be the fashionable color, especially
crude empire green. This tendency has al
ready appeared in bats which G.. RchouN
has been trimming With green paroluets
and apple green velvet.
Hats and tailor made costumes are .he
first things thought about when renewing
autumn costumes The turncd.up hoadlg
hats / have already mentioned ARE long
haired ana trimmed with 90 drapcry az
velvet 10 match. iu which "coutcuu' feath-
ers arc stuck This drapcry Is continued
beneath the brim, resting on the side of
the hair. A band Of brighter felt is often
stitched on the edge Of the brim at tie
side, which is very becoming.
Large toqucs WIN also be much worn;