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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-09-01

"You know that real pearl necklace
Of mine, the enc that L call the ten
thousand-dollar one?"
"Yes"
"Well, I've had awful bad luck with
1t. l lost it in an elevator the other
day and the elevator boy found it and
told some reporters, and Of coarse l
had to give the boy a reward that
wouldn't seem too small and mean,
and so made it two hundred dollars" ="
"Well?"
"And two hundred dollars is more
than the necklace is actually worth"-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-09-01

Dora-"Oh! I'm in such distress Of
mind and l want your advice. l am
loved by three men, and l don't know
which one to accept"
Clara-"Which one has the most
money!"
Dora-"If l knew that, do you sup
pose I'd waste precious time running
around for advice?-New York Week
ly
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-09-01
A Far-Sighted Man.

Edith-"Shall we go over to the Biffs
to play ping-pong, or shall We have
them come over here?"
Edgar-"Oh! Let's go over there!
Then, if We get tired, We can quit and
come home. PUCK.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-09-01

Mrs. De Jarr-"Is there an idiot asy-
lum near here?"
Mr.. De Jarr-"I believe So
''Do they take people on their own
recommendation?
"My stars. How should l know?
Why?"
"Oh, nothing! Only to-day got hold
of a package of my old love-letters. -
New York Weekly.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-09-01

Miss Kulcher-"You can always tell
woman who has enjoyed the benefits
of higher education"
Mr.. Crabbe-"Not much. You can't
tell her anything; sha cninks she knows
it all."-Catholic Standard and Times.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-09-01

"Don't you care for ping-pong?" in
quired the devotee of that fascinating
sport.
NO" said the automobile crank, as
he moved the lever; Il prefer chug-
chug."
And he chug-chuggcd away.-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-09-01
An Inquiry.

"They used to go rowing very often
before they We're married. They
seemed very happy them
"They don't get along at all now"
Indeed? Who is rocking the matri-
monial at?''-Puck.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-09-01

"Are you sure you love me for my
self alone?" said the heiress.
YES" answered the blunt but sincere
young man. Il love you in spite of
your superior fortune. l am willing to
marry you and take chances on being
bullied by reminders OF it."-Washing-
ton Star.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-09-01
Always a Signal For Trouble.

"What started the awful row in that
group of politicians?"
81 don't know. But 1 should sur
mise that one Of them had gotten up
and suggested a scheme for harmony"
Washington Star.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-09-01
No Designs on Her.

Stout Lady-"Sir, l beg you will de.
sist from following me, or 1 shall call
an officer"
Perspiring Male-"Pray don't say so.
You're the only bit of shade on the
avenue"-New York Journal.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-09-01

The man who thinks that he is great
And thinks it, too, with all his heart,
May claim to have one man convinced,
And that is something of a start.
Washington Star.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-09-01
Heredity.

"Do you believe in heredity?"
Certainly; know barber who has
three little shavers. New York Times.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-09-01
Mary DudEey's
Answer.

ICK JERRAM presented him.
self at the office of Darlington
Brothers in no very sanguine
fro,,ao ~ mind Ho etill faI+
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1902-09-01
CHILDREN : E. EsIGHT.

Civilization has its drawbacks.
An expert occulist connected with
a London hospital was asked the
other day what was the cause OF
and cure for a large amount of de-
fective eyesight among young peo-
pie. His answer is. The cause, in
my humble opinion. is the present
condition Of the education laws.
No sooner are the children of the
lower classes pushed away from
their mothers breasts than the
school board officer swoops down
upon them and carries them off to
the badly lighted and worse ven
tilated school room, where for about
five hours per diem they strain
their eyes in the endeavor to read
small print and learn a smattering
Of French, painting and the 'ologies,
embroideries and the grammar OF
music. Even the kindergarten has
been 50 prostituted that the chill
dren are sweated to turn out artistic
mats of intricate design to the ruin
OF their eyes and the delight of their
teachers. In early life the tunics
Of the eve are, to a certain extent,
Welding, while the muscular move
ments associated in the act OF ac-
c9modating for near vision have
not vet become purely automatic
Hence unnecessary strain often takes
place. and the shape of the eye be-
comes gradually altered, accom-
panied, of course, by defective Wis
ion. Teach children their letters, if
necessary, while they are young by
means Of large capitals, placed at
some distance from the eye, not
nearer than four or five feet; teach
them what you like by means of
conversation, pictures and natural
objects; but | would not allow a
child.in whom | was interested to
undergo regular schooling until at
least : or s years Of age. Under this
plan, it Is true, we should lose our
infant prodigies, but then they new
er would be missed" In our days
of overpressure these' be words of
wisdom.-London Telegraph.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1902-09-01
THE WHOLE TRUTH.

Now" pIaintively. asked the
woman's rights lady, is there a
man in this congregation who never
spoke GROSSLY to his wife? If there
Is, let him rise"
Dead silence followed, in the
midst of which a fat, red-faced man
of forty solemnly rose to his feet.
Can YOU truly say" said the
lecturer. with a warning look in
her eye, that YOU never spoke a
single cross word to your wife?"
Il cam" said the fat man
emphatically. Il am a bachelor. =
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1902-09-01
LOST IMMENSE FORTUNE.

Col. Amasa \. Sprague, who died
few days ago in East Greenwich,
r. l., was brother of Rhode
Islands war governor, William
Sprague. The brothers were at one
time among the most noted men in
America. About the time of the
civil war they were worth close to
$20,OO0,0O0, an enormous fortune
in those days. Their cotton and
print goods establishment prospered
until the crash came in 1873. They
had made investments of doubtful
stability and they failed for So
100000.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1902-09-01
10 OWNER FOR $4,000.

The $4,000 in bills which fgur-
ed in the bribery gases attending
the election of Senator Clark by
the Montana legislature still re-
mains a part Of the archives OF that
state. The man to whom it was
given as a bribe never claimed it.
the briber or bribers have not asked
that il be returned and there is nc
channel by which the ST te can
appropriate it as part Of the public
funds.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1902-09-01
WoRLp,s LARGEsT PAINTING

The largest painting in the world
exclusive of panoramas and cyclic
ramas Is in the grand salon of the
Doges palace at Venice The paint
ingis eighty-four feet wide by thirty
four feet high.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-11-29
SOME CURIOUS LAWS.
Where Marriage Is Crime and Kiss
ing Equally Illegal

Where Marriage Is a Crime and Kiss
ing Equally Illegal.
Last year an officer In a royal regi-
ment was arrested for attempting to
get married, in spite of the fact that
he and the bride-elect were eligible for
the married state. AS it happened
however. his relatives were opposed to
the match and had recourse to a regu-
lation which, although still in vogue, is
seldom exercised, and which gives the
Sovereign and War Office power to in
terfere in the matrimonial affair of any
officer in royal regiment 1t is, there
fore, a crime for an officer thus placed
to enter the bonds of matrimony
against the wishes of the powers that
be, and one punishable with dismissal
from the army and six months i'm
prisonrnent; but whether the individual
in question was faithful to his VOWS or
not the writer is unaware
few months ago a young English
man was sentenced to fortnight's i'm
prisOnment for kissing his tiancee in the
streets of Odessa. 1t is strictly Illegal
for lovers to Osculate in public south of
able trouble on the part of the British
Consul that the too-amorous youth was
liberated at the expiration of three
days captivity, and even then his
sentence was committed to a fine.
If you are given to political speak,
ing it would be as well to be careful
where you hold meetings, for there is
one spot where such orations are con-
sidered treason, however loyal you may
be at least. This is within the mile
radius of Westminster Palace during a
parliamentary session, and any one
urging a Government petition in the
area named can be arrested and thrown
into prison, the reason being that
members Of the House might be biased
in their legislation thereby.
If you take your family with you on
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-11-29

by General Crozier is a. reasonable,
practicable, economical measure. 1t is
at the same time conservative and just,
and would accomplish what is abso-
lutely necessary, the maintenance of
the efficiency of the ordnance depart
ment, upon which obviously devolves
numerous important duties Of a techni-
cal nature which must be discharged
by officers of ability and experience,
and which cannot be intrusted to the
incompetent and the unframed. Gene
raj Crozier has not in the least degree
exaggerated the menace of the present
conditions in the ordnance department.
He shows very clearly that able officers
must be obtained for the department,
that individual qualifications cannot be
ignored, and that reasonable induce
ments must be held out to line officers
who would be deemed valuable acqui-
sitions to the department. General
Crozier's remarks on this subject have
an Importance quite beyond the present
numerical deficiency of his corps or, in
deed, beyond anything which relates to
the ordnance department alone, since
it is quite obvious that any impairment
in the system or ordnance work would
have it's effect upon the armament of
the service. General Chozier's recon-
mendations ought to inspire prompt
Army and Navy Register.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-11-29
POOR COMFORT.
Cold Water Drinker Finds Relief in
Postum Coffee.


Our American people, who are ner-
vous and overstrained, would never
drink coffee If they knew how we'll and
clear-headed they would be without it..
when ] was little child" says
Miss M. DAT of Topeka, Kans., IT
commenced the drinking of coffee
Naturally nervous, it made me as the
years went on, a most miserable
wretch, always in an unnatural state
of excitement. 1 found, as I grew oder
that I would at times stagger as a
drunken person. 1t was coffee, for
had no desire to drink anything in
liquors.
NV health was very bad and my
brother and I were talking Of quitting
coffee, when I was stricken with ty-
phoid fever. Upon my recovery my
brother wisely allowed me no coffee
and said If 1 wished to be we'll again
must stop its use.
For a number Of years, cold water
was my only drink, but this was poor
comfort until about three years ago a
package of Postum Food Coffee was
left at our house. We prepared it as
directed and found a wholesome, delic-
ious drink; more than this, it has
strengthened me without causing those
terrible after effects formerly left up
on me by coffee.
recommend Postum to oil my
friends and in my varied experience, I
find 1t safe drink without effect on
the nerves and the only one which
with me has filled long felt want"
Many people who have stopped
drinking coffee because of it's effect on
the nerves, will find the pure food
drink, Postum, beverage that when
properly made touches the spot, pleases
eye and palate and fills the vacancy
as no other drink can.
contractor, and William J. Sullivan of
st. Louis. Kelly's name was not on the
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-11-29
NEW ORGANIZATION.
Connecticut Mutual Benefit Association
Formed Yesterday.


A. meeting was held yesterday at 10
o'clock in Odd Fellows hall on Crown
street for the purpose of forming new
benefit order to take the place OF the
Odd Fellows Mutual Aid association,
which is now in the hands of receiver.
There were over thirty delegates pres
ent from Odd Fellow lodges from all
parts of the state. Those present form
ed themselves into an order to be known
as the Connecticut Mutual Benefit asso-
citation. The following officers were
elected: President. w H. Huntley of
New Haven: vice president, F. L.
Whaples of Meriden; secretary, George
M. Chapman of Waterbury, and Treas
urer, Bernard Klein Of Bridgeport. The
board Of trustees consists Of c. H. Bron-
son oe Waterbury, chairman: Hon.
George H. Cowell of Waterbury. w. S.
Curtis OF Meriden, Charles Nothnagle
of New Britain, Gustave Harder of
New Haven, T. D. L. Manville Of Anso-
MIA, and D. S. Benedict Of Bridgeport.
A code Of bylaws were drawn up and
adopted. The idea was to change the
entire plan from that Of the old mutual
aid. The maximum benefit will be ST.
0O0 The fee is SIPS a month and when
a member dies dollar Is to be paid
to his family for ever active member
up to 1000. If at the time of the men,
ber's death there are only 500 members
then but $500 is paid his family, and
so on proportionately. By the plans the
members claim that the organization
cannot fall into debt. There are now
about 500 members in the new associa-
ton.
At $50 o'clock the meeting adjourn
ed subject to a call from the president.
The members are all of good average
age.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-11-29

a holiday to France you should be very
careful how You feed the baby during
your s0journ. Our neighbors have
made it a punisha bic offence for any
one 10 give solid food to an infant
under year old. unless it has been pre-
scIibed by a medical man, and hun
dreds Of people are prosecuted for
breaking this law every year, while it
is equally Illegal for nurses to feed
their charges from bottles having a rub
Der tube attached
You must be very cautious how you
treat your neighbor in Jersey, for he
can have you arrested on the slightest
preteXt, and if he has a grudge against
you can bring about such calamity
by simply giving a fctional account OF
your misconduct to the nearest lawyer.
The latter will demand a fine, and
should you decline to pay it he will
cause you to be thrown into prison to
await trial. Then, even if you are
acquitted ON the ground that the charge
! is unfounded, you have absolutely no
claim against your prosecutor, though
you may have suffered a couple of
months Imprisonment for nothing.
Similarly in Germany you must not in
suit your neighbor through the tele-
phone, or he will legally claim damages
for libel because your uncomplimen-
tary remarks may have reached other
ears to the deteriment Of his character.
In a famous Scotch town you can be
fined 1 s. for throwing orange peel in
the streets, or, if you happen to be in
Chester and omit to raise your hat when
funeral is passing, any policeman
who witnesses your disrespect can
arrest you, inasmuch as you are break
ing a regulation of that ancient city.
But an even more peculiar law forbids
you to sell your body to hospital for
dissection after death. Some people do
So certainly, but they could be punish
ed if discovered, because your body
legally belongs to your relatives and to
sell it makes you guilty of fraud
London Tit-Bits.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-11-29

passenger list but Sullivan's and Rati-
gan's were. At the dock when the Gel
tic arrived was Congressman-elect
James J. Butler of st. Louis.
Kellys face looked white and
wrinkled. He was recognized as he walk
ed down the gang plank by R. G. Car
roll, correspondent Of the st. Louis
Post-Dispa tch, and when he was called
by name he started back as though he
had been struck. Congressman Butler
tried to keep the correspondent away,
but Kelly held out his hand and said
For Gods sake let me alone for to-
day. I have nothing to say. I have
just received word that my son is dead
and 1 am going right back to st. Louis.
Where have l been? Everywhere.
The trip has been no rest for me. I will
be glad to get back to ST. Louis, to
my wife, who is broken hearted over
our boys death. l can't tell what Is
ahead of me there. I don't care, now
that the boy is dead"
The party left here for Philadelphia
at II o'clock.
st. Louis, Nov. 2S.-Charles F. Kelly
the former speaker Of the st. Louis
house of delegates, left st. Louis sew
eral months ago. soon after the grand
jury had returned indictments charging
him on several counts with bribery in
connection with municipal legislation
for street railway and other franchises.
His bonds were fixed at 100000. Kelly,
it is charged is the man who divided
the $47,50O Doodle fund among members
of the house combine three years ago,
for the passage of the city lighting bill
Until to-day his whereabouts were I'M
known to the authorities. A reward Of
$500, offered by the state for Kelly's
arrest, still stands.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-11-29
MAY BE A NEW THEATER.
DR.. Paul skifr 10 Erecting AN np-to-
date New Building on Old Site.

DIR. Paul skifr 10 Erecting AN np-to-
date New Building on Old Site.
The following mortgage deed was re-
corded in the town clerks office yes
terday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock: Paul
C. Skiff to Hannah ]. Bennett, $4,000,
10 feet of land on Chapel street.
In 1881 DR.. Skiff gave mortgage of
$4,000 to the Winchester estate on the
same property, which is the security
now. 1t is known as the old New
Haven Opera house" property and has
not been of any use for a number OF
years.
In an interview yesterday the doctor
was asked if the money borrowed was
to be used toward building a new thea
ter on the old site. He said that at
the present time he was not at liberty
to state what kind of building he was
erecting, and for what purpose, but that
when it was finished it would be first
class in every particular and cost be-
tween S5U,UUU ana $4U,U9O. "nen ne
was asked as to whether it was being
built by syndicate or not, he replied
that at present he was alone in the
matter He said that first class up
to-date theater was needed in this city
and that such a one would have been
built on his lot by out-of-town men long
ago If the Elliott house had not been
transferred from first class hotel into
a storage warehouse. When asked If
that section Of the city was not now
populated with a different class of peo-
pie than those who lived there when he
ran the old theater. He replied, May
be there are not so many theatergoine
people living In this section now as for
merly, but we now have trolley roads
coming from all directions and for five
cents anyone could be conveyed to the
door of new theater built on this site. -
He said that workmen had been al
ready at work on the foundations, but
as there had been strike among some
of the masons in the city the work had
been delayed. He said that it would be
resumed as soon as possible but had no
idea when the building would be fin
ished.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-11-29
ANACONDA BRINGS $4,000.
Top Price So For In the Old Glory
Sale,

New York. Nov 2S.-The top price of
the Old Glory sale thus far was receiv-
ed to-day, when Anaconda, the great
PAGER, was brought into the ring. A
number Of we'll known men came to
the sale to buy the horse, but J. E. B.
Payne, of Troy, stayed longest and Sc
cured the prize for $780, The bidding
was started at $4,000 by John Mcclure,
when Payne took a hand to the bids
went up to $4,000 at clip.
Chain Shot brought the next highest
price, going to Lon" Mcdonald, the
trainer, for $4,000. Poindexter, the star
Offering of the Thomas w. Lawson con-
signment, was secured by Barney Dem
Arrest for $4,000
An enormous crowd attended the sale
tonight. Many women We're In the
gallery seats near the auctioneer stand.
The total sales for the day were los
head. bringing $4,000, averaging s612
per head.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-11-29
STOP THAT
HEAD COLD
in 10 Minutes.

Or it will develop into chronic Catarrh
Dr. Agnew's Catarrhal Powder stops cold
in the head In 10 minutes, and relieves most
acute and deep seated Catarrh after one
application. Cures quickly and permanent
ly. II have used DR.. Agnew's Catarrhal
Powder with best results. 1t Is a great
remedy and I never cease recommending
it.''-John F.. Dell, Paulding, o.
DIR. Agnew's Heart Cure is the hest rem
edy of the age for nerves, heart and stom-
ach. Sold by W. II. Hull, e. Hewitt IS
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-11-29
FIRE IN MEIIDEN.
Nenriy IS 900 Damage Com
n-l. ~ - En-.

Nenriy 81, 900 Damage Com
pany Driven from ~tR"e
Meriden, Nov. 28.-Fire broke out in
the Horton Printing company's plant,
in the opera house block, early this
evening, damaging the plant and build
ing to the extent of $4,000; covered by
insurance The blaze started in the
boiler room and had half an hours
Roadway before discovered. Water
damaged the opera house office and
Taylor & Taylor's plumbing establish
ment about $500. Members of the Nc
Auliffe Repertoire company were driv-
en- off the stage by smoke few min
utes before the show was to begin. But
few people We're in the theater when
the adjoining building took fire. No
body was injured.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-11-29

Chicago, Nov 2S.-Reciprocity, prima-
rily with Cuba and Canada, and event
ually with the whole civilized world is
the result aimed at by the National
bipartisan Reciprocity league, which
tomorrow will send out more than a
thousand invitations to it's first annual
convention, to be held in Detroit, De-
cember 10 and IL.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-11-29
john l.. sullivan bankrupt Again.

New York, Nov 2S.-John L. Sulli-
van, former champion heavyweight
prize fighter of the world. filed petit
ton in bankruptcy in the United States
district court to-day. He said his liza
bilities were $2,65S and his assets as
$40 worth of wearing apparel. He
names four creditors.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-11-29
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCI.
ENLIST
AT GRACE NJ. E. CHURCH.

The desks are now cleared for action
at the Grace Methodist Episcopal
church with the Twentieth Century
Wesleyan league led to victory by its
president, Henry H. Benedict of the
First church and its vice president,
John T. Manson of Grace church, the
debts of New Haven Methodism are
paid. Following the achievement of
this great movement a revival Of all
church activities may be expected. AL
ready the pulse of new life is felt in
all Of the liberated churches.
On Sunday morning the pastor, Rev.
Arthur ]. Smith, will preach from the
subject, "All at Work." and in the
evening his theme will be Gods Reas-
enable Forgiveness"
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-11-29
THE CITY MISSION HOUSE.

Tomorrow evening at the City Mis-
sion house, No. POI Orange street, there
will be praise service in which all
present may take some part. After
the opening exercises Rev. Mr.. Moss
man, the missionary pastor, will speak
from I. Thess. 5, 10: I'm everything
give thanks" and will be assisted also
in the service by several members of
Yale seminary. The quartette choir
will render number of selections, and
the congregational singing, with cornet
and piano accompaniment, will be led
by Lewis Bronson. All are welcome.
The other usual services will be held
during the day and evening.