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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-05-08

Taffy, he plunged off the dock with
his clothes on. Bilger couldn't swim q
stroke, and, as his head ports were
open, he filled, and would have gone
to the bottom had native not jumped
in and pulled him out"
"Where was this, Cap'n?
son an island in the South Pacific.
OF course Bilger felt uncomfortable
with his wet clothes on, and as soon as
he got his breath he proceeded to strip,
Taffy helping him. All went well with
Bilger till he got to his shirt, which
he pulled off over his head in the usual
way. He forgot, however, to unbutton
the cuffs. The cuff of man-of-war
shirt fits tight to the wrist, and is fas-
tened with three horn buttons, sewed
on with waxed thread. SO when Bill
ger skinned his shirt off the sleeves
turned wrong side out and clung to
his wrists closer than brother. He
was too drunk to know what was the
matter, so he got excited. Taffy was
helping him, but he broke away and
went galloping along the beach, howl
ing like wild man, and waving tho
wet, soggy shirt in the air.
"When we reached the dock Taffy
was pursuing the unhappy Bilger, But
as he was short-handed on fingers and
Bilger's body being wet and slippery
he couldn't hold him. Two or three
of us started to help Taffy, but I'D
waved us back; said he was sailing
that craft himself and didn't want any
help. SO we sat down and waited
while they went ahead with the per
formance. Up and down the beach
they flew, Bilger in the lead, with
Taffy close behind. Sometimes one
and sometimes both of them were
standing on the shirt or tearing at il
with tooth and nail. Then Bilgei
would break away and lash the trees
with his shirt, in the meantime shrek,
ing and frothing at the mouth.
"At last they wore the shirt out and
Bilger was free, except for pair OF
nice, warm flannel bracelets. Then
we tried to load him into the boat, but
he clutched the iron stanchions on
either side of the gang-way and hung
back. He wanted to swim. We hauled
and jerked, while Taffy got behind
and prodded bigger with his finger
stumps This scheme wouldn't work,
so Taffy suddenly grabbed his friend
by the legs and turned him forward
ssomersault into the bottom of the
boat. Then we started for the ship.
On the way Bilger made wild break
ana got halfway over the side,
put laity hauled him back. Then
Iaffy laid on his back in the bottom of
the boat and, clasping bigger around
the middle with both arms, hung
on. But Bilger was SO stuck on swim
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-05-08
Bring your Name with You.

Among the well-known servants of
well-known house in Lewiston is one
young woman of native "old country"
wit, who never is at loss for an ex-
pedient. She attended call at the
door the other day, where q stranger
presented himself and asked to see the
lady of the house. "What name shall
sav?o "Mr. Stiltzenheimer, said
he. "Beg pardon, sir" said she.
"Stiltzenheimer," repeated he. The
girl hesitated at the name, which was
evidently beyond the ircricacies of her
speech, and then, onening the door of
the parlor, said With laugh: "Step
in, sir, if you lease, and-and bring
the name with you. "-LeWiston Jour
nal,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-05-08

ming that day that he kept striking out
with hands and feet all the way to the
ship.
son reaching the vessel the swimmer
was hoisted aboard and placed in cell
to cool off. When sober he was taken
to the mast clad only in his flannel
bracelets. The captain eyed the young
man stern1y, and harshly demanded:
Well, what have you to say fol
yourself?'
"Bilger blushed all over, but bracing
up he threw off graceful salute and
said:
Please, sir, what is the uniform for
to-day?'
"The captain broke down at once and
sent Bilger forward, where he received
the hearty congratulations of the entire
crew."
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-05-08

sweep down fore an ait, an dump out
all yer spit-boxes,' Bilger would say,
Certainly, with the greatest of pleas
ure.' Then he would stack up half a
dozen spittoons and iuggle them up
forward, where he would give them a
bath. The sailors often guyed him
about this job, but he would only
smile and say, we should never
weary of well-doing' But Bilger
came out strong later on and showed
us that he had the making of sea-
man in him in spite of his milky ways.
"He went ashore one day, dressed in
his best suit of clothes, Sailors have
to wear their best clothes ashore, and
even aboard ship they are compelled
to dress to order. Every morning the
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-05-08


ever one and the Q. he for all kinds
The first operation III 60 cut the horn in
several different ways, so that when it
is opened it shall be of rectangular
shape.
This cutting involves the loss of
several large pieces, and also of the
tips so far as comb making is concern
ed; but the pieces are sold to manu-
facturers of other commodities, so that
the total loss is comparatively slight.
To assist the action of the knife, the
horn is heated to a certain degree over
the fire, by the side of which the
operator sits. When cut, the horn is
often softened and opened by tongs
and placed between screw plates,
wherein, under the influence of a
strong pressure, the pieces are fatten
ed out.
1t is a characteristic of the horn to
remain when cold just as it is shaped
when warm; so that, when the pieces
are removed from the screw plate,
they do not warp or curl up again.
! Such pieces as are intended to be used
for imitation tortoise shell are sub
| jected to an enormous pressure between
heated aud oiled iron plates. This
heavy pressure, however, weakens the
horn and renders it liable to split.
Omitting the drying stage, the next
process is to cut the pieces into suita-
BILE sizes and shapes for combs, and
after that the teeth are cut. Original.
ly this was done by hand.
Now it is done by circular saws, some
Of which are so fine and thin as to cut
from seventy to eighty teeth per lineal
inch. They revolve at very rapid
rate; but, instead of travelling up to
the horn, the horn travels up to the
saw. After each cut the horn is auto
matically moved forward the exact
breadth of tooth, and it is possible
to arrange that fine or coarse tooth
shall be cut at pleasure. This in itseI1
is sufficient to stamp the machine as O
most ingenious piece of work
After the tooth cutting, the combs
are next thinned or tapered down tt
their outer edges. This is done on
grindstones, and in due succession the
teeth are rounded, pointed, or beveled
as the case may require, by special
kind of file, or rasp.
Ii from this stage it is necessary tc
treat the norm, to make 1t an Imitation
Of tortoise shell, the object is effected
by first applying dilute nitric acid,
which imparts light-yellowish tinge,
and afterward by dropping over GER
tain spots composition containing
caustic soda, litharge, and dragons
blood.
After some time the blood is washed
off, but the spots beneath it are found
to be slightly swollen up, and stained
to deep orange tinge. 1t then only
remains to polish the combs, whether
they are in plain horn or in imitation
of tortoise shell. This is done by frs
sandpapering, to get a smooth surface
then buffing on leather wheels, ani
finally polishing on wheels made up o
circular pieces of calico, with frayeG
edges, which, though so soft in them
selves, present hard face when being
rapidly revolved
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-05-08
A Bold Stroke for Fortune.

Young and struggling M. d. (glad
nget small fee)--Now, madam, you
will not need me any more. Take care
81 yourself and you are all right.
Convalescent-Then allow me to pay
Tou, Doctor.
Doctor-Let me see. Ten visits.
Well, say $40.
Convalescent - Only $40! Why,
Doctor
Doctor (seized with happy thought
Ten dollars visit.
Convalescent-Ah, that is more like
t.
Receives his check and his fortune
s as GOOD as made.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-05-08
What the Matter Was,

"What is the matter with that
baby" growled an irascible husband
as the little one persisted in howling
and kicking to the extent of its little
might.
"The matter is, sir" calmly replied
the wife, as she strobe up and down
the floor, ''the matter is that this baby
inherits your temper"
And the husband returned to his
paper with gloomier look than be
fora
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-05-08
She EnIl0Med The Fashion.

Sergeant Bagnet-Yes, my boy, this
old musket's been through three wars
with me. She's changed, though, from
what she was once. She wore powder
when in her prime.
Grandson-The fashion has changed
since then, hasn't it?
Sergeant B.-Yes; and now the old
lady has taken to wearing caps.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-05-08
General Nelson ADpIetOn Miles.

The promotion of Brigadier General
nelson A. Miles to the rank of Major
General is matter of greater interest
to Chicago than to the rest of the
country, as the impression is general
that he will succeed the late Major
General Crook as commander of the
Division Of the Missouri, with head
quarters in this city. But it is note
worthy chiefly as the promotion to the
highest rank in the army of an officer
who was never at West Point.
~ woMAN's strange gait may not al
ways be caused by her gaiter.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-05-08

people have as many trials and tribu-
latlons as the average editor. There
are so many drawbacks in the editorial
carer G. that we have only time to touch
lightly on few.
As general thing the editor, like
the preacher, is very poorly paid, says
Ieras Sgttngs. Ii he is on politi
cal paper and his candidate and party
are successful the editor is forgotten
in the hour of rioting. The political
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-05-08
As Loving and Sentimental as Ever.

"I don't think Jones has been indulg-
ing too much" said his kindly believing
spouse, "but still 1 thought it rather
odd of him that he should wrench the
iknocker off the front door and bring it
up to me as sat in bed, saying that
he'd gathered another rose for me out
OF the garden. Poor, dear, simple boy !
He's just as loving and sentimental IS
ever he was. ."-T'rou Press.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-05-08

N age ago the Yer
mont farmer and
his boys, in the fall
of the year when
harvest was ended,
would take their ak
es and HE to some
hard wooded locali-
ty well stocked
withmaples and lay
out for a spring su-
gar ca m p a G n.
FL e a d q II II ter S
would be establish
ed near some NAM
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-05-08

man greases the forms to make the
roller run slick, thus causing the paper
to look as if it had been chucked to-
gether with q shovel.
And as for having leisure hours, that
is something about which the editor has
no ideas whatever. If he has any he
spends them in catching up with his
work
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-05-08
A Dogs Fad.

Mr.. Jaeger of Rochester, New York,
was frequently puzzled by the alb
sence of his dog. The animal was fire.
quently absent half day at q time,
and recently was missing for two days.
His owner advertised for him, and on
the following day he was returned by a
man who had discovered his peculiar
mania. 1t was for riding on street
cars. He will get aboard of any car he
sees and ride until he is put off. Mr..
Jaeger proposes to get season ticket
and attach it to the dogs collar, that
he may indulge his street car propensi.
ties in proper and legal way.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-05-08

no doubt of the wisdom of the selec-
ton, her qualifications for the position
being conceded by all who know her.
She is the wife of Mr.. G. d. Haines,
senior member of the well-known
Haines Brothers, brokers and owners
of the street and short-line railroads in
several States. They own number
of railroads, steam and street, in the
Lone Star State, the Medina Valley
being one. Mrs. Haines, the fair
President of this line, is said to be a
most efficient officer as well as most
beautiful woman.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-05-08
FANCY VERSUS FACT.
An Old Sailors Yarn.

'F ] was in youl
place, G N, ]
would keep that lit,
tie old we'll worn
Bible as long as l
} lived" said the lub.
Der when the sailor
rounded to in the
usual resort.
" Bible!" echoed
the Cap'n in a puz,
zled voice; " what
Bible is it that you
are talking about 2"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-05-08
MAKING MAPLE SIRUP.
THE OLD-TInIE WAY CONTRASTED
WITH THAT OF TO-DAY.

Progress In Its Manufacture Has Kept
Even Pace with the Times-The Sugar
ing Season-Sugar Parties in tile Woods
The Old and Young Make Merry.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-05-08

A n there b e
ANY gre a t e +
mistake than to
ssuppose jour
snalism is d e.
tvoid of trials
Va n d tribula-
tions? A great
m any people
'imagine t h a t
the life of an
editor is a very
pleasant o n e.
This is a grave
mistake. Few
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-05-08

THERE is said to be tree at Month.
cello, Fla, which bears three kinds OF
fruit-auinces, pears and apples.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-05-08
A Fair Railroad President.

Mrs. Haines is the first woman ever
chosen to the Presidency of a steam
railroad, but in her case there can be
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-05-08
THE TRIBULATIONs OF EDITORS.

Few People Have as Many Trials-Liks
Preachers, They Are Poorly Paid.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-05-08
HOW HORN COMBS ARE MADE.
BY EMMA YILO.

, OM Do uTe Hldue from
! horns gathered in Aus
/, tralia and South Ameri-
yca, and from buffalo
[ horn brought from vari-
'ous quarters. e q C h
, market supplies a horn
, of a distinct character,
'and the characteristic
is closely maintained in
the production of the
combs. The processes
adopted in manipulate
ing tae horn are, how
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-05-08

Taffy, he plunged off the dock with
his clothes on. Bilger couldn't swim q
stroke, and, as his head ports were
open, he filled, and would have gone
to the bottom had a native not jumped
in and pulled him out"
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-06-15
A Daybreak Spin ON a wheel


IA Morning in the Country a-Wheer' is
just what the cool, crisp bright mornings
OF early summer suggest, and ID. Alfred G.
Stokes in June Outing describes the beau
ties OF early morn quite graphically: s'The
world seems made anew at every summer
sunrise. The air is SO sweet and cool, the
mist SO FAINT and blue. the clouds are so
soft and feecy and so delicately tinted;
the whole earth seems SO fresh and dewy.
Rnd 1t looks SO young and bright that can
never quite free mysel of the notion that
the world has died in the night and risen
from it's tomb beautified. Smoothly, swiftly,
without effort the wheel glided along the
path and SO silently that no sound broke the
stiffness of the dawn save the occasional
crunching of pebble or the gentle swish
against the spOkes of a daisy or cluster of
early golden rod. But suddenly, 80 sud
denly that started as if waking from a
happy dream, and my hand involuntarily
clntched the brake, so unexpectedly did the
stiffness become tremulous with the Whir-
ring of wings and vibrant with ripping
melody from the throats OF countless birds
that leaped out of the grass or floated out
Of the tree-tops into the golden lights with
hutter of pinions and gush of song. How
charming it was, and what a tremendous
stone overlooked, and what header I
took just there! Oh, we'll I! the ly often
gets into the ointment. Ever since the
days Of Solomon, it has had that habit. I
toss the stone aside to save some other
rider fall, get out the oil can and refresh
the trusty wheel, remount, and the world
Will still go on, and SO shall ]"
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-06-15
Opium in Salmon Cans.

A prominent Frazer river Gamer is now
in Astoria, who, Notwithstanding the fact
that other Gamers there made nothing, is a
millionaire. But he did not make it alto
gether out of salmon, but has been inter-
ested in opium smuggling. The way the
thing is worked is this:
The opium is packed in salmon cans her
medically sealed up. and, with an attractive
salmon label pasted on the outside, goes on
it's way rejoicing. In shipment several
LOADED cases are introduced bearing
private mark: When the consignment ar
rives in San Francisco the import duty is
paid on the salmon, and the opium is now
safe in the promised land" Once in the
United States, it is no trouble to seorete
and dispose of it. The customs officers do
not open Theoretically sealed canned goods.
and the result is large quantities Of the Be-
ductive drug have found their way into the
United States. It seems that the business
has been going on for years, and canneries
could be run at a loss and still make profit
in some unaccountable -Cathfamet
(Ore.) Gazette.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-06-15

mouth OF the cave into the cave stable,
And best OF all IL was threadless clue,
There were no prints either going out or
coming in, for as fast as they were made
the tracks of the horses, hoofs were all
washed away by three feet of flowing water,
And that opening on the river. Would any
human being suspect it unless his attention
was called to it? Nay, would he suspect it
then? For person passing BY it in 4 boa
would think it but a small cave between the
rocks, covered with shrubbery and vines
looking like many other caves along the
river.
From all that have heard and seen I
have very little doubt but that investig a.
ton would lead to the discovery of similar
cavalry quarters underground ON Louden
Heights and also in the Louden valley. At
both these spots about the mouth Of these
caves the appearances and disappearances
OF Mosby's men were Of the same sudden
and unaccountable character. Il was i'm
possible to follow Mosby up the narrow
passes apd track him to his rocky lair from
the fact that as you gained the top of the
height you would have been picked off by
the sharpshooters. It was impregnable.
When Mosby finally surrendered it was
IN the valley where he had been a scout.
his own inclination was not to surrender.
he did SO reluctantly. He surrendered
with what remained of his old command,
VIZ: about four hundred men, all dressed in
new rebel uniforms. Ho surrendered under
the oath administered to soldiers Of the
regular army, and passed sullenly away.
MILLER HAaEMAN.
Copyright
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-06-15
. Eccent rio Robert Loui. st.v.n.or

- |cccntFAc hOOorc Louis 6tOvonaOn. s
10 those who know Robert Louis Stsvan.
son at all it is no surprise that he has "a.
clded to live in far-distant Samoa. and ~
bought himself several hundred acrea -
land. In fact, question whether stoyens
son could do anything to surprise2 M
friends. The odd and unexpected have IS.
come synonymous with his name. doni&
whether there is more eccentric. author IS.
day than Stevenson. He never seena 8,
know his own mind from one day Is ~
other, and were he morrow to turn NJ +,
New York his friends would merely srcl,
their eyebrows. Said one of hin nls,Ssss
friends to me yesterday: .'Stevenson n im.ss
crammed full of oddities, and the mnnt ~. u
reliable man who Yields pen. IN MI.
promise to write You an essay, q story - =
poem, and it positively amounts to notl,ins n
The next day he has forgotten It. an1i 4, -,
fore you know it he is in some heathenis5,
part OF the country, or off in the middla ~
some unreachable body of water which a..
hes the mail or the telegraph. He hafes ~.
write letters, scarcely ever answers airrsS
one he gets, while all the time Won ~ 49,
wild Tor copy promised month 400. Ec.
centric9 Decidedly SO. He il mofe-he -
aggrayating almost beyond endurance. er:Ss
II ne was not such paying card no4 a.
editor or publisher would put up vifh - ~.
oddities. Philadelphia Times. "a i
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-06-15

broad table at that banquet of doom were
the water courses OF the rain. At last these
people were all given a free pass on the
Baltimore Ohio railroad to go as far as
they chose east or west and few dollars in
sack for each. Slowly that vast sad strange
crowd thinned out and faded
away. But the scenes and
the savings begear description.
One elegant lady on being handed her pass
and begged to go as she moved toward the
train with her little child clasped in her
arms, raid: Go? Where shall l gol /
may go TO the end of the road, but what
then? My home was in the valley. Nv
people are all gone.''
But out of the enbers of the burnt valley
there was to come forth, and that by q
rude accident, romance that should rival
the legend OF the gnomes. The valley has
been burned. y The, manors have been
desolated. The jewellers in that lone1y
vale have been ruthlessly and remorselessly
driven forth from Their ravaged homes but
Mosby is not found. His cavalry had
not capitulated. His hiding place had not
been tracked. In short, whether he was
concealed in the clouds on Louden Heights,
or beneath the duslsy gorge of the Louray,
or in the canes of the Shenandoah, or in
tunnel under the head of the river, was still
as strange aud strong mystery us at the
beginning of the war. One thing was GER
tain. He was somewhere. Where was he?
All sorts of hobgoblins took shape among
the soldiers and bewitched the angry air.
One man had seen him at night swimming
his horse across the river. Another waving
his CHASTITY flag on a towering cliff. Still
another vanishing suddenly into thin air at
picket shot or bugle puff. All these SUI
perstitious stories amounted to nothing.
"A short distance up the valley there
stood a planters house. It stood alone. It
was built of wood, was of generous size and
large enough to accommodate many per-
sons. It stood on the edge of /. large planta-
ton, in the midst of large grounds, COW
cred with dense shrubbery through which
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-06-15
A NEW PARIS SWINDLE.
How Restaurateur was Caught ~ =
5$e Clever scamp.

How Restaurateur Was Caught BY =
Clever scamp
Once more the telephone trick has been
tried-with remarkable success this time
writes the Paris correspondent Of the Lon
don Telegraph, on the highly respectable
restaurateur who had obtained uotOriety ar
perhaps renown of recent months BY cater
ing for the distinguished prisonsrs Who had
been temporarily incarnerated in ~ aloorays
ConcierRerie. Lately the caterer supplied
with food the Marquis de Mores, Who Wa
arrested in connection with the Nav Dav;
demonstrations, and it was III the name of
TINS very nobleman, who ii now ont on bail.
that the new telephone trick was perpetra-
ted. The restaurateur, OF one OF his assist.
ants, was called to the teleghone yester-
day. afternoon and directed "a nrerara =
copious repast for the Marquis de Mores
and four other gentlemen who were 6
emily, all right, as the marquis ina
dlned the day before at the reetau-
rant after he had left the office 81 the Jnsloa
6. lnstruction, at whose disposal he hoids
~ while ont on bail. Shortly after
rang again, and the restaurateur was told
that q box OF special Havanas would IS
sent to him for the Marquis, and would he
DC good enough to pay the messenger Tor
the cigars. The reply was Eyes, whore
upon the messenger soon appeared, oarry-
ing the box of cigars all right as to ~ a.
terror, and received 5Of for the same. IA
the meantime the dinner was prepared ma
;sa shades OF evening were falling very fast
nor any Of his friends showed their faces.
CHASTITY suspicious then doated through I'M
mind OF the restaurateur and 4 var11ant
paller sutused his countenance when M
aisooyered the extent to which he had bean