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WARM A few days
likei g&sterday
WEATHER will cause you
to look up
CLOTHING some Pc thin
clothing, and
we want to impress you
in time that Sixth and
Market is the place to
come to see it (; We only
ask you to come and see
just what there, is and at
what prices, and then if
the styles suit and you
think the prices are right,
we KNOW you Wllls Duy
what you want. Our
trade on fancy vests is
away beyond anything we
ever anticipated, but when
you get splendid-looking
vests for 81 and SI.25,
singleand double-breasted,
we often sell two and
three to parties Yifo come
in for one. Some Of the
styles are in ourCiy Hall
window.
JAMES T. MULLIN &ySON.gl
Tailors, 9th and Market,
Clothiers, Wilmington.
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Evening journal., 1892-06-01

Changes Made To-day in the Maritime
Exchange and Western Union Omces.
Bids for the New Fire House--A For-
mer Resident Dies in New York city.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-01-14
Prehistoric Canals.

Prehistoric irrigation canals in Ari-
zona are really worthy of more notice
than is usually given them. The Salt
and Gila River valleys are intersected
by vast network of these canals, which
antedate, at least, the arrival of Coro-
nado in 1862, for he mentions these
ruins and the traditions of the Indians
regarding u once dense population in
this region. Modern engineers cannot
improve upon the lines of these canals,
nor in the selection of points of diver
sion from the rivers. The first irriga-
ton canal in this section, the ono that
has made Phoenix, with its present popu-
lation of 10000, simply followed the
lines of one of these old canals.
Their extent may be appreciated when
it is said that in the Salt River Valley
alone the land covered by these canals
once aggregated over 100000 acres, and
the canals themselves, with their laterals,
must have exceeded 1000 miles in
length. This country is filled with pre-
historic ruins, with walls of stone or
adobe, and almost every acre contains
fragments of pottery, she'll ornaments,
stone implements and other remains of a
population which can only be estimated
in its aggregate Engineering News.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-01-14
AN EXQUISITE COSTUME.

The fashion for wearing gold and sill
yer knots in jewelry has spread to dress
trimmings. Beautiful metal bows of
jeweled passementerie are made for trim
ming the lower edges of skirts and adorn-
ing trains. The jeweled passementerie
is made to match with the ieweled bows
which are worn as actual jewelry upon
the waist and in the hair. A lovely
dress of shrimp pink satin has bows and
loops and ends extending all around the
front of the skirt and around the train of
silver passementerie. The passementerie
is dotted with blue stones that look won
derfully like turquoise. The waist of
the dress is a shrimp pink brocaded satin,
with putting of pink chiffon around the
neck and around the shoulders. The
dress is sleeveless. Upon the front of it
there is large silver pin, set with fur
quoise, and a silver and turquoise neck
lace is worn. In the hair there is silver
pin with turquoise in the end. The fan
keeps pace with the dress, for the sticks
are of silver, and the outer one has q
series of blue stones set in it, New
York Advertiser.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-01-14
Greater Than Niagara.

The latest visitor TO the Grand Falls
of Labrador is full of the grandeur
of what he saw. Henry &. Bry-
ant, of Philadelphia, and Professor
Kenaston, of Washington, started from
New York last June to reach these falls,
the existence of which at the time was
little more than traditional. 1t was not
until three months afterward that their
eyes were gladdened by a sight of the
great falls. Mr.. Bryant describes the
falls as truly magnificent The roar
makes conversation almost impossible,
and they are more than twice as high as
Niagara. Anaroid measurements were
made, carefully checked by other meas.
urements, above the falls. The river
makes down for 19S feet at an angle of
thirty degrees over its rocky bed. The
abrupt descent of the water is BIG feet,
and the river here is from $50 to 200
feet wide. The column of mist that
arises is very striking and can be seen
at great distance. The banks are ex-
tremely rugged. Photographs were
taken. The return journey to the coast
was made in seven days, while it had
taken one month to reach the falls st.
Louis Republic.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-01-14
wardly, 1--WE have canvassed this subje0

wardly, 1--WE have canvassed this subjec
thoroughly, and-er-ah-"
al reckon" agreed Fanshaw.
"And-er-" continued the colonel.
/" have reached the conclusion that in
considering the interests of our fellow.
citizens we-er-cannot discriminate
against the weak in favor of the strong.
We-er-"
"Yep," encouraged Fanshaw.
"The case stands thus" went on the
embryo legislator. Islands thus-er-"
Islands this away" broke in Benson,
steadily. "Poor girl tryin' her best to
make livin' for herself an mother-kin
do it, too, if it want for opposition. If
she has to go-I-er-only her dear
Lord knows whatll become of her an the
little mother! IL"
And there he stuck.
but Harry" said Colonel Pride, in an
almost accentless way.
Harry" added Hank Fanshaw. 81
reckon we love him!"
And Fanshaw never spoke truer words.
Love him? Aye! they loved him with
the deep quiet love of strong men.
"But-" began Colonel Pride.
''But Harry'll have to go!" uttered Ike
Fosdick, sternly.
And the others wagged their heads.
DIR. Harry was not at his office when
the prominent citizens, marching slowly
and dejectedly, reached it. They shuffled
solemnly over to Jean Ransom's cottage.
AT the gate Colonel Pride, the embryo
legislator, held back. They had decided
to break il TO him gently.
81 can't tell him, boys!" he said
hoarsely.
"I'll tell him." growled Ike Fosdick,
with desperate energy.
The cottage door was open. AS they
crowded up to it there was a hutter
within, and Fosdick's astonished senses
told him that he would have been war
ranted in taking oath that DR.. Harry's
uninjured arm had been around DIR.
Jeans waist.
Boys" cried DIR. Harry, heartily, the
while decided dash of red shone in his
pale cheeks, but less decided than the
red that dyed Jeanie's face, 81 am glad
you have come. Wei should not have
told you for some time yet, but now you
may as well know the happy news, for l
hho" youf conBrdtulutlons Will ndNo tne
hearty ring of truth. Jeanie has prom
ised to become my wife. /"
" Whoop" roared the sphinx-like Ban
ming. "That settles it ALI"
DIR. Harry did not understand him, but
was too happy to inquire.
''Ladies and gentleman, er-er" began
Colonel Pride ,grandiloquently, as Harry,
right before them all, placed his hand in
that of blushing Jean. "Er-er-dear
boy and girl, we do congratulate you,
and-er-"
"Come away, Pride" wispered Ike
Fosdick, hoarsely. "Come where we kin
all Yell"
When next the prominent citizens
gathered at the office of Colonel Pride
that gentleman felt called upon to say
something.
"While l have always maintained"
he began, "'that woman should not
go outside of her proper sphere in life,
i"
"But her proper sphere is jest where
she blame pleases to go!" broke in Ike
Fosdick.
Il reckon it isl" agreed Fanshaw.-
Frank Leslie's.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-01-14
Finger Tip Evidence.

Further evidence as to the reliability
of finger tip impressions for indicating
character or establishing indentity, a
subject that has of late attracted great
deal of attention, has been compiled and
published by DIR. d'Abundo. After ex-
amining the fingers of seven idiots he
found that the markings on the tips of
all the fingers on each hand were identi-
cal, thus showing marked difference
between those of idiots and of sane
people. The thumb tips of one idiot
had the same markings as those of his
fingers. There was noticeable smooth
ness of finger tips in all idiots. In one
case there was perfect resemblance be-
tween the markings on the fingers of an
idiot and on those of his mother. Out Of
twenty cases of imbecility, in four only
was one sort of tracing found on all the
fingers, in the remaining sixteen ten
dency to repetition asserting itself to q
considerable extent. In hemiplegia,
when the lesion was of old standing, a
distinct smoothness of the finger tips
was noticed, which prevented the obtain
ing of good impressions. A prominent
medical authority is of the opinion that,
from n medico-legal point of view, these
researches may ultimately have an i'm
portant bearing on crimes of a sanguin-
ary nature. For instance, if drawings
were taken of the impression of a hand
bathed in blood the markings would be
most clear, more especially if the GRIM
inal had not merely laid his hand on any
papers, but had actually fingered them.
The evidence of crime would be still more
valuable if the criminal had any peculiar
ity of finger tip impressions Courier
| Journal
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-01-14
Letter Writing.

Letter writing is of great antiquity.
The sending of letters by post was orig
inally established by the Roman en-
perors for safe and speedy transmission
of public documents and in modern
Europe by Louis XI. of France for the
same purpose. The first approach to a
regular postal system in England was in
the time of Charles |.
Stamps for letters were first tempo
rarily used in France in the time of
Louis XIV, and different devices were
afterward used in Spain and Sweden.
In 1910 the postal reform was first put
ia operation in England, and first used
in the United States in 1S47. Two
values only were at first issued-fve and
ten cents, bearing respectively the por-
traits of Franklin and Washington. In
1S45 they were withdrawn and one cent
and three cents introduced, and now we
enjoy the privilege of sending a letter all
over the United States for two cents.-
New York Press.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-01-14
ITEMS ABOUT THE HAIR.

Much has been said pro and con as to
the effect of salt water on the hair. Miss
Mantalini affirms that when properly ap-
piled, salt water is not only not injur-
ious, but is an excellent tonic. She says:
"lf allowed to remain in damp mass,
however. it will cause the hair to fall out.
The strands should be carefully combed
after the bath and not put up till per-
fectly dry. Tar soap rubbed into the
scalp before going in helps to keep
blonde hair light. A three-cornered
handkerchief of rubber is the only means
of keeping the hair dry in diving and
bathing. 1t should be tied turban fashio on
as tightly as possible around the head.
The hair curled constantly in one place
engenders fever, which causes it to
fall out. 1t is wise, therefore, to change
from topknot to Psyche and thence to
Langtry as frequently as possible. y
lSt. Louis Republic.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-01-14
What n Man Can Live On.

The French infantry soldier, in time
weekly: Fifteen pounds of bread, three
and one-third pounds of meat, two and
half pounds of harricot beans, with salt
and pepper and one and three-quarters
ounces of brandy. This is just about
three pounds of food day.
The Russian soldier, in time of peace,
is given the following weekly rations:
Seven pounds of black bread, seven
pounds of meat, seven and seven-tenths
quarts of beer, one hundred and twenty
two ounces of sour cabbage, the same
amount of barley, ten and half ounces
of salt, twenty-eight grains of horserad-
ish, the same amount of pepper and
twenty-six and half ounces of vinegar
This is over four pounds of food u dap,
such as it is; but the nutritious qualities
of the cabbage are not very great.
DIR. Pavy, perhaps the most eminent
authority upon diet, says that the aver
age man in state of absolute rest can
live on sixteen ounces of food day; u
man doing ordinary light work can live
on twenty-three ounces; and a man do
ing laborious work needs from twenty-six
and three-quarters ounces to thirty
ounces. This is food absolutely free
from water, and it must be remembered
that everything we eat contains more or
less water, so that from forty eight to
sixty ounces of ordinary food are neces-
sary to healthy existence, according to
the work in which man is engaged.
Professor Sir Lyon Playfair, another
great authority, gives the following as
all that is necessary for healthy man
to eat in week: Three pounds of meat
with one pound of fat, two ordinary five
cent loaves of bread, one ounce of salt
and five pints of milk; or, for the meat
five or six pounds of oatmeal may be
substituted. This sounds like starva-
ton diet, but Sir Lyon Playfair generally
knows what he's talking about.
A consensus of authorities states thai
a man can live on the following amounts
of various foods, if he wishes to confnt
himself to one alone, which, of course
is practicable impossibility; the
amounts given being those required fol
one day:
Cheese, 1.156 pounds; potatoes, 5.06S
pounds; oatmeal, 1.2S1 pounds; bread
2.346 pounds; lean beef, 1882 pounds
milk, S.021 pounds; cabbage, 1910:
pounds; sugar, 1.505 pounds; Bass bot
tied ale, bottles; Guinness stout, 81
bottles New York Journal.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-01-14
SPEAKER cRIsP's WIFE.

Mrs. Charles Crisp, wife of the new
Speaker of the House of Representatives
is not at all well known to the country at
large or even to Washington. She is
Southern woman of Georgia birth, and was
born and brought up in Ellaville, near
Americus, the Crisps' present home. Her
life was that of a typical Southern woman.
Her father was wealthy planter. When
quite young she was married to young
Crisp, and the pair made home in
Americus, where they have lived ever
since. Four children came to demand
Mrs. Crisp's care and she devoted herself
to them and to her home. While the
Speakers wife has an exclusive position
and ranks along with Cabinet ladies', it is
not probable that Mrs. Crisp will feel
like assuming it unless her health should
greatly improve. She is very domestic
in her tastes and is also severe sufferer
from rheumatism, which prevented her
last season from even returning calls.
Although her choice would lead her to re-
main in Georgia, Mrs. Crisp has always
spent the winters with Mr.. Crisp at the
Metropolitan Hotel, where she is ia
vorite with the Southern contingent. She
is well-informed woman, interested in
her husbands career.-[Chicago Post.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-01-14
majority of cases, probably, fair ladies

majority of cases, probably, fair ladies
do not inquire too curiously into
the source of the "false" hair they use.
Why should they? The mere wearing
of such hair implies, perhaps, care
lessness as to the means by which it is
obtained. Besides, all the hair worn ar
tificially is not necessarily "false;" it is
not necessarily even purchased. 1t often
belongs quite properly to the head to
which it is artistically applied. More
over, incredulity in respect to the origin
of false hair is not unjustifable. The
number of girls oil over the world who
are prepared, for a consideration, to part
with their luxuriant locks is, it would ap-
pear, large, and it is not likely to be
seriously diminished as time goes on.
with many maid it is her hair, and not
her face, that is her fortune, and the
coineurs soon convince her of the fact.
Assuredly the chiffonier is not, to the
masculine half of humanity, pleasant
one; but it is readily forgotten, and it
would certainly not be allowed to stand
in the way of grande passion.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-01-14
AFTER THE BATTLE.

Sing banners and cannon and roll of DRUM
The shouting ofmen and the marshallingl
Lo! cannon to cannon and earth struck
dumb
Oh, battle, in song, is glorious thingl
Oh, glorious day riding down to the fghtl
Oh, glorious battle in story and songl
Oh, godlike man to die for the right
Oh, manlke God to revenge the wrongl
Yes, riding to battle on battle day
Why, soldier is something more than q
king!
But after the battle? The riding away?
All, the riding away lis another thing!
-lJoaquin Miller.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-01-14
A CONVINCING SHOE DEALER.

Irate Customer-Thos shoes l bought
for my boy last week are worn out al
ready, and found a thick piece of paste
board in the soles. What have you to
say to that?
Dealer-My dear sir, the pasteboard
is put in to keep the feet from touching
the ground when the leather wears out.
You wouldn't want your little boy to
catch cold and die of consumption, would
your Good News.
NOT THAT HE LOVED CESAR LESS.
Johnny-Ma, may l take the baby
carriage, l want to play with it for a
little while?
Mother-Wcll, Johnny, l think you
might ask to take baby too; you know
that the new nurse has not arrived yet.
am afraid you don't love your little
brother very much, Johnny.
Johnny-Oh, yes, |. do, ma; he shall
come too; he'll make splendid fireman
Billy Gubbins has his mothers clothes
line, the carriage will be the fire engine
and there'll be about twenty boys to
pull. Well make things hum!
EASILY ANSWERED.
"What would you do if you were in
nv shoes?" asked Miss Livewayte, of
Chicago.
Get "a pair about seven sizes small
err" replied Miss Bleecker, of New York
-[Epoch.
PLEASANT MISUNDERSTANDING
"This mince-pie is delicious" said
Galley to Mrs. Noorich. "Have you the
receipt for it?''
"Sir?" said the lady, Indignantly.
"Receipt? No, sir, have not, because
have not yet received the bill. - Har-
per's Bazaar.
Dolly-Oh, yes, quite believe there S
a fool in every family. Don't you?
The Captain-Well- opinion s
rather biased. You see, I'm the only
member of our family Comic.
NOTHING STRANGE.
"They say that Dandie ill uses his
wife"
"she might have expected it."
Why ?"
" He had the reputation of being a
lady killer before she married him."
A NATURAL PHENOMENON.
Young Mr. Dolley-Why so sad, Miss
Amy? You used to be happy as the day
was long.
Miss Amy-True, but the days arc
getting very short now.-[Epoch.
A GIVE AWAY.
Chappy-Do you-aw-know Miss
Budd should so like to be presented
to her.
Miss Willoughby-I don't believe
she'd take you.
SWEETNESS.
Miss Askin-WlAlt kind of sack is
that which Miss Dasher is wearing now
Miss Sweete-I don't know what an
imal it comes from, but she calls it seal.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-01-14
PROTECTING THE BIRDS.

Some time ago several women in Eng
land started a society, the members of
which bound themselves 'to refrain from
wearing the feathers of any bird not
killed for purposes of food, the ostrich
only excepted" The society grew very
greatly in numbers, and its good in
tuence is shown by the letter of pro-
fessional fowler to newspaper. A year
ago, he says, he was asked to get 5000
Kittiwake gulls, but this year he has not
shot one. The gull is beautiful and
useful bird, and the fashion of wearing
its plumage seriously threatened its ex-
termination New York Press.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-01-14
A aoo0 LOOKING LASS.

~ must pause and reflect" she said in
response to the gontleman's marriage
proposal.
"Ah, my dear Miss Marie," he said
with beautiful courtesy, Zone so bright as
you does not need to pause in order to re-
fleet"
He got her, of course.-[Pittsburg
Chronicle-Telegraph.
VERY SMALL.
Dumpsey-Blobsons wife is very
small, isn't she?
Popinjay-Yes; you would hardly be-
lieve it, but | have heard it said that she
goes through his pockets every night.
CONSISTENCY.
He began his speech with "There's no
use talking"
While look austere he wore,
And there, up and down the platform
walking,
He talked two hours and more.
: New York Press.
INFANT EoCENTRIcITY.
She sang lengthy lullaby Il
With many trill and shake;
The baby went to sleep, perhaps,
But the neighbors stayed awake.
HE UNDERSTOOD WOMEN.
1t was during n domestic misunder-
standing. "If you had some women to
deal WITH" she said.
"But | do not want any other woman
to deal WITH" he said. "If l could have
million other women for the asking
wouldn't have them. l want you only"
The quarrel stopped right then and
there.
A WESTERN ELoPEMENT.
Gas was saying, the rival overlook
them and then the knot was tied"
"And he did nothing to prevent it?"
Certainly not; he arranged it himself
under the right eur"
THE MATTER WITH HIM.
Flylight-What is there about me you
object to?
Jessie-Your presence.
Flylight-Do you think me too tall?
Jessie-No, too short.
MUCH TOO LONG.
Dimling duel has had its hour.
Tatling-That is too long,
Dimling-What do you mean?
Tatling-A duel requires only two
seconds Judge.
HER JOKE.
He Cooking up from his paper)-The
largest barometer ever made is in Paris.
1t is forty-one feet five inches high.
She-Gracious! | wouldn't like to be
under that barometer when it falls.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-01-14
REVELATIONS ABOUT FALSE HAIR.

Are the members of the fair sex likely
to be narrowed by the revelations madA
by French contemporary as to the
methods by which false hair is prepared?
1t is not probable. They may be ex-
pected to profess, in the first place, in
credulity, and in the second-if it be re-
quired-indifference. The story is that
artificial chevelures are in most instances
furnished not by the coiffeurs" who
trade in human hair derived direct from
the head, but by the chiffoners who sift
out combings from the "common or gar
den dustbins. These combings, it is
stated, are carefully cleaned, separated,
re-arranged and made up, forming the
basis of some very elegant combinations.
1t is possible that some more than usually
squeamish lover of false hair might be
disinclined to wear dustbin product if
she knew of it and could help it, but, in
general, ignorance is bliss, and in the
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-01-14
An Impromptu Dress Coat.

"About eight years ago." said Auditor
Joseph Brown to the St. Louis Chronicle,
81 was in London, England. One day |
bought stall to see Patti at the Royal.
A stall corresponds to our boxes. When
the evening came l took the ladies around
and walked in at the door. But / did
not get far. You cannot come in here
said the doorkeeper. why not?' / asked
in surprise; here are my seat tickets
We'll, you cannot enter he replied, de-
cisively; your coat is frock, and moth
ing but dress suits are allowed ex-
postulated. / told him that my hotel was
a long way off and that the ladies would
be greatly disappointed. Twas an Ameri-
can and did not know the rule of the the
atre.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-01-14
THE LADIES.
A MARouIsE BEGGING BREAD.

Promenaders along the Champs Elysees,
according to Paris (France) papers,
could see, until recently, a woman beg
gar who was not clad in the traditional
garments of the proletarian. Upon ex-
citing the interest of the public she was
taken to the station, where it was discov-
cred that the woman was the Marquise
de Laporte dc Grandsaigne. In her
rooms four dogs were found. The noble
lady received small pension from rela-
tives, but declared that she was obliged
to beg in order to feed her canine COM
panions.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-01-14
The Number Seven.

The Hindoos believe in seven man.
sions of all created spirits, the earth be-
ing the lowest of these, while the seventh
and highest is the seat of Brahma. The
Moslem pilgrimage is at last consummated
when seven circuits have been made
round the sacred stone of Mecca. The
astronomers tell us of seven greater
planets, the alchemists dealt with seven
metals, and we all of us recognize seven
days in each week. Chicago Times.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-01-14
Queer Ways of japanese Pupils.

When japanese pupil comes to a
Chinese character in his book which he
does not understand, instead of marking
it with pencil, he tears off minute
piece of red paper with his teeth and
places it alongside of the difficult char
acter. After his teacher has explained
the passage he brushes the red paper
away. A sheet of this paper called
hidoshi, "Chinese" or foreign paper"
is to be found among the specimens of
Japanese paper in the Museum of the
University of Pennsylvania.-[New Or
leans Picayune.