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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-12-31
Bruin Faced the Music.

George Griswold, who lives on the
Loyalsock Creek, mile and half north
Of Forksville, Tenn, plays the bass horn
in the Forksville brass band. On re-
cent Saturday evening, Griswold tucked
his big horn under his arm and strobe
down to Forksville to practice with the
other members of the village organiza-
ton. A little after 10 o'clock Griswold
started for home in the bright light of
the full moon. When he had gone nearly
a mile from the village, where the road
led through Andrew Harpers farm, he
heard noise in field short distance
to the right, and looking that way he saw
a bear paving around and crunching nuts
under big chestnut tree.
Griswold watched the greedy animal
for moment, and then he stole up to the
fence, squatted behind it, pokcd his bass
horn between the rails, and blew a single
blast that sent the echoes flying among
the surrounding hills. The foot of the big
horn gave the bear an amazing start. In
his sudden fright he rolled overa number
of times and then he jumped up and
legged it across the meadows at full tilt.
Griswold thought he had scared tho bear
half to death, and he was about to pull
his horn out of the fence, when he saw
the bear turn about and slowly march
back toward the chestnut tree He said
the brute seemed to be eager to find out
where the noise had come from and what
had made it, and so he left his horn in
the fence and kept perfectly still.
The bear cautiously approached the
tree, but he didn't stop under it to paw
up more nuts. He wuddled directly to-
ward the fence, shifted the air frequently
and had his eyes fixed on the horn, the
big end of which glittered in the moon
light in front of him. When the inquis-
tive animal was within few yards of
the fence, Griswold blew another blast
with all the lung power he had, and the
bear rolled all over himself and went
dancing across the lot as though he had
been shot ut. Before he had reached the
end of the field he faced about, snorted
half dozen times, and shambled back to
lind out more about it. Grswold kept
the curious brute capering across the lots
in this way for nearly half an hour, when
Charles Harper, a son of the owner of
the land, ran down the road to ascertain
what the horn was being blown tor.
AS Harper drew near Griswold gave
another blast, and the bear started off
again. Griswold told Harper in whis-
per how tho bear had been acting, and
Harper began to look around for some
thing with which TO tackle the bear when
became toward the fence the next time.
He soon found rusty old ploughshare
nosr the roadside. By that time the bear
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-12-31

The ladies of Elberfeld, Germany,
have adopted practical system for
teaching factory girls how to become
good wives. 1t is well known that fac
tory girls are singularly remiss in every
thing pertaining to good housewifery,
and that when they marry they know no
more about getting up a good dinner
than they do about sailing yacht. The
plan of the Elberfeld women is to take
these girls into their homes for year of
service previous to their marriage. So
now in Elberfeld the plan of teaching
factory girls how to live is something
like this: AS soon as factory girl be-
comes engaged to be married she gives up
her position and takes employment with
some woman who pledges herself to teach
the girl all she knows about cooking,
baking, sweeping and all other house
wifely arts. At the end of the year the
girl is qualified to keep house properly
and economically. And if, by mis-
chance, there should be slip between
the matrimonial cup and the lip, the
young woman has learned so much that
abe can go right on in domestic service,
earning good wages, if she so DESIRES
[St. Louis Republic.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-12-31

had turned back once more and was
tramping slowly toward the horn. Girls
void promised not to toot the horn again,
and while the bear was marching back,
with his eyes bent on the shining brass,
Harper took the ploughshare, crawled
through the fence, crept along on his
stomach to the chestnut tree, and con-
cealed himself behind the stump.
The bear appeared to be determined
to find out what kind of machine the
big brass thing was, for he slouched
toward it in bee line, and he didn't
turn his head to either side as he
neared it. The moment he passed the
chestnut tree Harper tiptoed up behind
him, sprang to his side, and drove the
point of the ploughshare into the top of
the bears skull with all his might The
bear gave roar, reared up on his hind
legs and wheeled around, knocking Har-
per off his feet. Harper rallied at once,
and, before tho bear had taken ten steps,
he dealt him another blow on the head
with the ploughshare and felled him to
the ground. Griswold then jumped over
the fence with large stone, but before
he got chance to do anything Harper
had killed the bear with the ploughshare.
Farmer Harper was on his way to the
spot when the bear turned up his toes,
and the three men lugged the carcass to
the barn. The bear was hog fat, and
weighed 406 pounds.-[New York Sun.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-12-31
Official Red Tape.

The new extradition treaty with
England is said to show by its practical
workings one of the finest exomplifi-
cations in the world of the red tape
process of how not to do it. A man
wanted in Boston was known to be in
London. The Boston police cabled to
Scotland Yard description of the man,
with particulars of his crime. After
more than a month the Secretary of the
Governor of Massachusetts came to see
the Boston chief, to inquire if he wanted
such a man from London. He said yes.
The answer was then carried to the
Governor, who communicated it to Wash
ington, whence it was forwarded to
Minister Lincoln, who waited on the
British Foreign Office with the infor
nation. Thence it was communicated
to the Home Office, which notified Scot
land Yard to arrest the culprit. Scot
land Yard replied that he had gone to
Antwerp a month before.-[New Orleans
Picayune.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-12-31

The fact that so many of us, like
Mr.. Wegg, decline and fall pretty
steadily through life, tells for pessim-
ism, but it is still overbalanced by the
optimistic sign given us in the spirit
ual height from which some of us
start; and this sign is none the less
impressive for being so mysterious. l
do not allow myself to be cast down
because these angel faces are often
borne by babies who need spanking
much oftener than they are likely to
get it, for there is a great deal in the
richest ore besides gold; but, admit,
it is sadly depressing to see so many
children who give little sign of a
birthright OF grace. How can any
one declare he adores them in the
lump, after the sentimental manner
when the very infant in arms so often
shows sodl-sickening, self-eyident
likeness to an aggressive, stupid
father, or sharp, vulgar little fool
of mother? Still believe the case
is not then so bad as it looks to the
casual but sensitive observer. A wise
woman tells me that it is not the
sheer faulty of folly that enchants
people with the most unprepossessing
young one when it happens to be their
own, but that truly it is only it's own
family who can ever really know a
baby's charms, and it is her belief that
If we could have all the evidence be-
fore us in even the most unaccounta-
BILE case, we should see that the wor-
shippers were wiser than the soothing
world.
We all know that the tiresomest
brat can present wonderfully appeal
ing aspects-say when only the little
back is seen, and its sleepy wee head
has fallen trustfully on grown-up
shoulder. Science may account for
the pull the sight makes on your
heart-strings, but in some way, after
you have duly informed yourself as to
the evolution of the emotions, it is
still apt in experience, like childhoods
own gaze, to carry tidings to your
deeper, perhaps all but unconscious
self Of precious undiscovered possess
sions and kinships in the universal
sources.-Viola Roseboro' on 'Child-
hood" in Century.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-12-31

The new bodices are all made over u
fitted lining. The only places where the
material of the bodice is united to the
lining and on the inside of the waist are
at the two seams under the arm and at
the shoulder seams. Them Innings are
noteworthy for the slender effect that
they give to the corsage. The darts are
brought as far forward as possible, leav-
ing only about an inch between the first
two darts, while the second darts are set
but short distance further back. The
old-fashioned dart is an unknown thing
on the outside of corsages, unless it is on
plain tailor dresses. The fulness neces-
sary for the figure is drawn up in the
centre of the back and in the centre of
the front of bodices in a cluster of tiny
petals as described, or is held in and con-
cealed under vest Of embroidery and
velvet in front and long slender point
of the same at the back. All the new
waist forms are fully boned in every
SEAM New York Tribune.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-12-31
PHYSICAL IMPROVEMENT OF THE SEX.

Several English medical journals have
recently called attention to a fact, sus-
tanned by common observation, that the
young women of the present day are bet
ter developed physically, taller, plumper,
stronger and healthier than the young
women of 30, 100, $50 or 200 years ago,
and that in this continuous and percepti-
BILE improvement of condition and aspect
there are no steps backward. One Jour
nal has called attention to the circum-
stance that whereas century ago hand
some woman inspired sentiments of such
an admirng curiosity that her arrival or
departure drew vast crowds and rewarded
the patient waiting of hundreds; beauty
of the same sort is so general nowadays
as to evoke no ripple of excitement.
Chicago Post.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-12-31

1t is very grievous to notice how great
and various are the difficulties in the way
OF making new employments successful.
The first and really important difficulty
OF men objecting to admit women to new
spheres of work, is almost entirely over
come, but there is more fear of women
inJurng their cause by their own petty
hecklings and wranglings than there ever
was from the opposition of men. Here,
Tor instance, are the lady market gar
deners. A more excellent scheme than
that which Miss Grace Hartman started a
little more than year ago was never de-
vlsed tor giving gentlewomen who had
not the abilities or the chance of making
living by what is called brain-work a
chance OF congenial work and fair re-
muneration. But no sooner had the
practical work begun than the lady gar
deners became house divided against
itself. Some of the novices had to be
dismissed because they would not help to
sell things whom they were ready for the
market; there were faultfndings and
backbitings concerning minor matters,
and the result of it all was not only much
annoyance to all concerned, but also in
evitable pecuniary losses. When will
women learn that it is absolutely no good
to enter upon any serious work so long
as they cannot be contented to sink their
fads, fancies and prejudices, and look at
their work from broader point of view2
Why in the world are not few more
enterprising women, with small capital
at their disposal coming forward as
poultry farmers? There are one or two
already sin the trade, and doing exceed
ingly well, and there are hundreds and
thousands of women who "make little
money" by selling eggs and poultry in an
amateurish way. But while we have
such facts before us as the following,
which comes from reliable source, it is
not amateurs, but practical profession
ais that are required. During the last
eight months no less than ia, 1865, 1850
eggs were exported from Russia into
England. They represented value of
S1,125,000. The conditions under which
poultry farming may be successfully
carried on are infinitely more favorable in
this country than in Russia. Why,
therefore, should not English eggs supply
the English market? OF course poultry
farming means something besides the ao-
QUESTION of a small "run" and the proper
placement of few nests with nest-eggs,
but the science of rearing chickens is
pretty well exact, and not very compli-
Gated, and there is no doubt that if poul-
try farming is done in a practical and
business-like way it will have practical
and satisfactory results Pail Mall
Gazette.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-12-31
FASHION NOTES.

Short white face walls are of figured or
applique lace.
Jeweled portieres are at their best and
most effective under the gaslight.
Some of the dyed fur rugs are found
very disagreeable in warm house.
Yokes of fur are now applied to cloaks
OF cloth, or to any of the wooden cloak
ings.
1t is truer now than ever before in the
history of fashion that "fine feathers do
not make fine birds"
Scarlet waistcoats, embroidered with
fine gold braid, are in high favor among
the women of fashion.
Women who wear diamond rings out
side their gloves are, contrary to hope,
not oil dead yet by any means.
Purple, heliotrope, sapphire, corn
flower, apple green, and pinkish browns
are fashionable colors for costumes.
New effects in portrait photography are
nothing if not startling. The head
looks to be in cloud of "cotton
smoke"
Some of the new skirts are made with
pocket Sits on both sides of the front,
and are trimmed with passmenterie,
gimp, or velvet.
Faille Francois, bengaline, gross grain,
ottoman, peau-de-soir, and serge-de-
Lyon silks will all continue fashionable
through the winter.
The novelty in bodices just now is q
perfectly smooth, tight fitting waist of
velvet or satin, without trimming of any
kind and long sleeves made entirely of
feathers.
The muffler for full dress is of some
solid, deep color, and is in the form of an
enlarged handkerchief, to be folded to a
width from four to five inches, placed
about the neck under the swallow tail
collar and folded across the waistcoat
opening.
The new French skirt, or umbrella
skirt, as some call it, on account of its
shape, is the very latest skirt for walk
ing costumes and house wear. 1t mods
the figure below tho waist and around by
means of few darts, the entire fullness
being adjusted at the back.
The seams on the bodices and skirts
OF silk or velvet evening gowns are being
overlaid with narrow silk gimp or pas
scmenterie. Silver or gold seems to be
used for preference, although many
women think the use of metallic trim
mings makes gown look tawdry. If
the trimming bo good and not tinselly,
however, it brightens gown amazingly,
if not too freely employed.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-12-31
A GREEN BRONZE BOA.

was told, writes Paris correspon-
dent, that boas Ia 1S30-that is to say,
the long ones-would be abandoned this
season, but from the amount and variety
Of its species noticeable, not only in
every window, but more especially around
every mondaines neck, very naturally
come to the conclusion that my infor-
mant's tip was of very uncertain kind.
With regard to these comforters | may
also add that fur, ostrich ana cock S
feather boas are the most fashionable at
the present moment, while long fiat stole
like collarettes of sable fall to tho feet,
and are finished off by the dark tails of
that expensive little animal. These fiat
boas, | fancy, used to bo termed in by
gono days Victorines. Tho ostrich
feather boas arc now built of n series of
tips overcurling, and not of one unbrokon
line of plume as heretofore
The latest novelty, however, and
which | told you of several weeks ago, is
the green bronze boa of ROSTERS feath-
ers, forming very thick ruchlng of
curled feathers; others are made of por-
fectly fiat and uncurled "plumes, )" and
although pretty, nre not so light in ap-
pearance as the frisees. Lady's Pic
torial.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-12-31

ats an old trick of the trade with the
novelists to tell how young women, when
in love, never fail at certain juncturc
to double lock their room doors, und
with many hushes and heart-beatings
write down their Christian name coupled
with the surname of the man whom they
have promised or hope to marry" COM
mented young married woman lately
welded to fine man of her choice.
~ suppose it is tho way of many SEN
timental girls, though | never did it my
self; instead, underwent very differ
ent emotion, of which don't think men
have any comprehension, but which |
find is not peculiar in my case. | mean
grief of having to give up ones maiden
name.
"All the time was engaged I never
took any thought for the day on which [
was to drop my own nice surname and
title, for which had such deep affec-
ton, and be addressed by my family, my
friends and people to whom l was intro
duced by an entirely different one.
"For tho first week after my marriage
even, scarcely noticed the change, but
one day there suddenly came over me Il
curious little lonesome feeling. 1t seemed
SO chilly and formal so unlike myself to
be addressed as Mrs. at every hand, and
never to hear my own dear origina
name.
"The moro / thought over the matter
the moro despairing | became. Never.
never could hear the old familiar Miss
when ANYBODY spoke to me.
"Thereupon actually locked myself
in my room and wept so long and bitterly
from puro namesiokness that my hus-
band besought me toarfully through the
key-hole to tell him what was wrong.
"He was very much hurt when | first
explained the cause of my grief, but
when l brought him to realization oi
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-12-31
THE LADIES'.
THE PRESIDENTS WIFE is HIS SECRETARY.

THE PRESIDENTS WIFE is HIS SECRETARY.
Nine. Carnot, wife of the President OF
France, acts as secretary to her husband
has the care of his private correspondence
always, and, when he is over-pressed
with business or is desirous of taking
some little repose, as well as during his
absence, she takes his place and transacts
ell current affairs with care and per-
feet knowledge of business routine which
she owes to her early training; for in her
girlhood Mile. Dupont White was the
constant companion and also the amanu-
ensis of her father, and had early to learn
to sacrifice her own tastes and amuse-
ments that she might be the right hand of
the able political economist.-[New
York World.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-12-31

New Years day at the capital city
Of Thibet, Lh'asa, there begins a sea-
son of festivity. One of the enter
tainments is called the "Spectacle OF
Flying Spirits" The performers
stretch an enormously large rope
made Of hide all the way from the top
to the bottom of Mount Potala; then
they fasten grooved blocks of wood t.
their chests and sail down the line
like so many swallows.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-12-31
German
Syrup"
Asthma.

have been great
Asthma. sufferer from Asth-
ma and severe Colds
every Winter, and last Fall my
friends as we'll as myself thought
because of my feeble condition, and
great distress from constant cough
ing, and inability to raise any of the
accumulated matter from my lungs
that my time was close at hand
When nearly worn out for want of
sleep and rest, a friend recommend
ed me to try thy valuable medicine,
Boschee's German
Gentle, Syrup. I am COR
p.fr.eh,,a fident it saved my
'' e life. Almost the first
Sleep. dose gave me great
relief and la gentle re-
freshing sleep, such as l had not had.
for weeks, My cough began inmedi-
ately to loosen and pass away, and.
l found myself rapidly gaining in
health and weight. 1 am pleased
to inform Observation-Disclosures T.
am in excellent health and do GER
tainly attribute it to thy Boschee's.
German Syrup. c. B. STIcKNEY,
Picton, Ontario" 8
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-12-31
500 Reward. 800.

The readers of this paper will be pleased to
learn that there is at least one dreaded disease
that science has been able to cure in all its
stages, and that is catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure now known to
stitutional disease, requires a constitutional
treatment. HALLS Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system, thereby de-
stroying the foundation of the disease, and
giving the patient strength by building up the
constitution and assisting nature in doing it's
work. The proprietors have so much faith in
its curative powers that they offer One Hun
dred Dollars for any case that 1t fails to cure.
Send for list of testimonials. Address
F. j CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
e$ SOLD by Druggists. 75c.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-12-31
swans.

A male swan is cob, a female one
hen. The term 'cygnet" is applica-
bic to the bird during the first year Of
its life only, a ''gray bird" being the
proper term for it until the maturity
of white swan is attained.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-12-31

Mothers should watch carefully those signs
of i'll health in their daughters,and at once use
Lydia L. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. 1t
will prove lasting blessing.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-12-31

my loss, he grew sympathetic, and, do
you know, for n long time he called me
by my maiden name. That wore off
with the honeymoon, however, but even
to this day | think sadly of my lost
name. - illustrated American.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-12-31

Many modest women suffer rather than ap-
py to physician Lydia E. Pinkham's \'ege-
tabe Compound has saved thousands OF such
from lives OF misery and cary graves.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-12-31

Use DR.. Hoxsie's Certain Group Cure the only
remedy in the world that will cure a viol ent
case of Group in half an hour. No opium.
Address a. Z. Hoxsie, Buffalo. n. Y.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-12-31

WHO SUFFERS with his liver, constipation,
hi ious ills. poor blood or dlzzihe- s-'aAe
Reecham'n Pills. OF druggists. 25 cents.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-12-31

8 ,,tiIsNoble says "intruders" in the
ndi an country must go.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-12-31

DR.. SWANS PAsTILEs Cure female weaknesses;
his T-Tablels cure chronic constipation. Sam
pies free. DR.. Swan, Beaver Dam, Wis.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-12-31

II afflicted with sore eyes use Dr.lsaac Thomp-
sons Eye-water. Druggists sell at S5c.p per bottle
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-12-31

he locust plague in Algeria is playing
havoc with the crops.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-12-31

!" Hoao do I look Pr

H0D do L look
IhAt depends, madam, upon how
you feel. If you're suffering frora
functional disturbances, irreeuIara-
ties or weaknesses, you're sure to
"look it." And Or. Pierce's Fa-
vorite Prescription is the remedy
1t builds up and invigorates the,
system, regulates and promotes the
proper functions, and restores health
and strength. It's a legitimate
medicine, not beverage purely
vegetable, perfectly harmless, and
made especially for woman's needs
In the cure of all "female CON-
plants" it's guaranteed to give sat-
isfaction, or the money is refunded
No other medicine for y nen is
sold SO. Think of that, wnen the
dealer says something else (which
pays him better) is "just as good o
"Times have changed" So have
methods. The modern improve
ments in pills are DIR. Pierce's Pleas
ant Pellets. They help Nature, in
stead of fighting with her. Sick
and nervous headache, biliousnesss
costiveness, and all arrangements
of the liver, stomach and bowels
are prevented, relieved, and cured
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-12-31

Boston policemen now carry their clubs in
their pockets.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-12-31

The Japanese language contains 60,0J
words.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-12-31

1t is feared that corn famine is irSminent
in Ge many.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-12-31

A delegation of French firemen visited
Lond on to study the system of the English
service.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-12-31
Wise Mothers

In London it is estimated at one womaI
in every twenty is u pauper.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-12-31

Newfoundlands 100000 inhabit ants sub
sist on fisheries.