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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-09-05
DRlFTON ITEMS.

William Gillespie has been laid up for
several days with sprained knee.
Frank Higgins will soon be able to
attend to his usual occupation, after an
illness of six weeks.
Harry Huntzinger of Hazleton, has
been spending a few days here among
friends
Charles Melley, of Lansford, was here
visiting friends yesterday.
John May, NJ. D., of New York. is
visiting friends here for a few days.
John B. Cunningham and Miss Ada
Rowlands, both of this place, will be
married in st. James church on Wednes-
day evening.
Miss Mamie Walters has been on the
sick list for several davs last week.
After being idle the two latter days in
last week, to-day being Labor Day, we
are combelled to work. Legal holidays
are all right if it is convenient for the
company to observe them, but in this
case it seems the legislature didn't mean
it when they enacted this law, or else in
the company's judgement it is of little
importance whether it did or not. The
company is the lawmaker here.
Some of our hunters have already
taken to woods in search of game. The
game is of the small order that is in
season now, but the majority of oul
hunters welcomes a shot at anything
from humming bird up.
Mr.. Laub, who is a member of the
governors staff, is visiting at the resi-
dence of Lewis A. Sunmacher.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-09-05

joyed the party, but were a little sur
prised when pumpkins were served in
stead of melons.
Work on the new breaker, No. 5, is
progressing slowly. 1t will be ready for
operation about November l.
All the collieries here are idle to-day
on account of Labor Day.
Joseph Jacko has returned from a trir
through Kansas and other western states
The boys who are sole owners of the
club room are talking of forming a de.
batting society for the winter months.
Peter McHugh is spending few days
with friends in Mauch Chunk.
Miss Hannah McGill is on an extend
ed trip to visit relatives in Philadelphia
Misses Sarah and Mary Burns, OF
Hazleton, are spending their vacation
here with their parents.
Miss Ellen Shovlin, of Freeland, was
visitor here last week.
A child of Philip Brislin, of the Dor.
ough, was seriously ill last week.
Mike Ferry, a former resident of this
place, was here among friends for few
hours yesterday.
John Boden buried a child in Halle.
ton last week.
John Coll, who has been suffering
from blood poisoning, caused by being
cut in the mines some time ago, is able
to be around again.
School Director Timony spent Satur.
day evening and Sunday with friends in
Hazleton.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-09-05
UPPER lEHlGH NOTES.

Christ Verklot, Sr., of Wilkes Barre
was circulating among friends here last
week.
Charles Sutton, who has resided here
Tor mauy years, has removed his family
to Sydney, N. Y.
!ramps are getting to be numerous in
this place OF late. The majority of them
are going under the guise of Homestead
strikers. The racket works we'll for an
early morning meal.
Some of our base ball boys, it is said.
are going to look for faster company in
the base ball line next year. If they
take our advice they'll practice catching
real flies.
=, large number of our people attended
the funeral of Mr.. Martin, who died in
Jermyn, Lackawanna county, but for.
merly resided in Lattimer.
Neil Gallagher, of Jermyn, visited his
parents in South Heberton last week.
Patrick Murray, who is now working
at Providence, Lackawanna, county.
visited his family here yesterday.
continual stream of people could be
seen passing here almost every morning
Tor the last two weeks in search of the
,'NsS'SS w pi,h
Never before were SO many of these
berries picked, and in almost every in
stance were used to make wine.
Some startling fish stories are being
told here of late. Some of them could
be swallowed and some more of them
have to be quartered before they go
down.
ID; Nj. Evans, of Stockton, was visiting
his brother Joe here last week.
All violations of the fishing laws are
noticed by the game club in this vicinity
OF late. 1t is a go-as-you-p please at pres
ent. Even dynamite is being used.
This being Labor Day all the works of
TINS company are suspended.
Edward Boyle, of Harkness, Kansas,
is visiting his brother here, D. j. Boyle.
A new organization to be known as the
Flicker Club, is likely to be reality
here IN the near future.
Next Saturday evening the Tarriers
will resume their meetings after vaca-
tion of four weeks.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-09-05

81 like this warm weather." remarked
the humorous young man to slip of a
girl; lit makes me strong"
81 thought it had weakening effect" !"
she said.
Possibly, on some," he responded,
with lurking grin, but not on me.
For example, the iceman left 50Opounds
of ice in front of our store this morning,
right where the sun was hottest, and l
walked out and carried it In without the
slightest effort"
"You don't sayr she exclaimed.
'True as preaching" and he grinned
again; "but it was about three hours
after the man left it, and l had to pay
for 475 pounds that had run off into the
gutter. detroit Free Press.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-09-05
TURF TOPICS.

Captain s. s. Brown has about COM
pleted his new half mile track near
Uniontown, Pa. All the Brownsville
farm racers will be trained on it.
G. W. Williams says 35-pound sui
kies are too light. They tremble toe
much, and the thills are so light they
don't go steady around the turns.
Rockbottom, pacing stallion, record
eco, won eighteen races without losing
one, and made the best record ever made
on half mile track in Tennessee.
Lord Rosslyn and Colonel North have
arranged match between Buccaneer
and Nunthorpe, to run mile and a
quarter at even weights for $4,000 a
side.
Peter De Lacy, the New York book
maker, says that all the race tracks in
the country cannot prevent his commits
sioner from placing a commission in a
betting ring.
Miss Warnetta Grimes, the fifteen.
year-old daughter of G.. Grimes, of Terre
Haute, drove the pacing horse Riley
half mile with running mate in
1869 at the Bloomington races.
There is a sensational yearling PAGER
in training at Hudson River Stock farm.
She was sired by Favorite Wilkes, dam
by General Benton, and has paced a
quarter in 3422l over a slow track.
Racing authorities in Australia will
not allow any horse to start for o stake
or purse after his tail has heen hanped
or docked. They claim that this rule is
in the interests of humanity on account
of flies and mosquitoes.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-09-05
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THE USE OF PALEoNToLoGY.
A Branch of Science About Which Com
paratively Little Is Known.

paratively Little Is Known.
"What is the use Of paleontology?"
The question has been asked in congress-
by representatives, who freely expressed
the opinion that this branch of science
was of no value whatever. Regarding
it from this point of view, they proposed
to give no money to it in the appropria-
tion for the geological survey. In order
to get word or two on the other side
of the question, writer asked Major j.
w. Powell to explain what paleontology
was good for.
ITO begin with, said he, "all the sed-
imentary rocks of the world are charac-
terized by certain fossils of animals and
plants which they contain. The rocks
are classified by their fossils, which In
dicate the age of the formation in each
case and the age at which 1t was laid
down. Thus the study of the rocks is
the study of the fossils in them, and we
call that study 'paleontology.' BY its
aid we learn the history of this earth on
which we live-the details of its build
ing and the story OF the development of
life upon 1t.
"Faleontology Is the basis OF geolog-
ical science. 1t mas elevated mining
from mere guesswork TO the status OF
exact knowledge. All the work OF the
mining engineers OF the world depends
upon IL. Inc most valuable minerals
are sought Tor and discovered by the
study OF the rock formations, which can
only be traced by their fossils. All the
coal In the United States Is mined by
juch means. Many beds of iron are IL
ike manner related to the sedlmentary
rocks. All the lead of Iowa and Mis-
souri and the silver of Colorado are OBJ
talned from rocks whose bearing veins
and Iodes are traced by the fossils they
contain Ihus you Will perceive tEa'
In great measure the riches OF the eaa---
are derived from and ciyllizat:o- T.
pends upon paleontology
"Paleontology Is recognized - z-5
basis OF all the geological! s--T@Ts g!
Europe and Asia. Next after paleonto.-
ogy in point OF Importance comes the
study OF the chemistry OF rocks, and
after chemistry 'hthology'-that is, IT,
study OF the crystals OF rocks-is TO be
considered. incidentally an interesting
and valuable contribution to science Is
afforded by studying the animals and
plants whose remains are found pre-
served In the rocks. They tell the story
OF the life history of the world. How
ever that Is only matter OF secondary
Importance. Let me add that every
state geological survey thus far made,
as well as every geological survey ex-
ecuted by the United States, has been
based on paleontology."
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-09-05
FACTS WORTH KNOWING.

The revolving pistol was the invention
of Colt in 1896.
Tho steam fire engine was the work Of
Ericsson in 1880.
The steam printing press was invented
by Richard Hoe in 1912.
The first European colony founded in
America was that of Virginia, settled
by an English company in 1907.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-09-05

Briggs-What did your Office boy look
so thoughtful about this morning when
came in?
Griggs-He was trying to make up
his mind whether he would fill my ink
stand or not.-Truth
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-09-05
JEDDO NEWS.

Last Tuesday was pay day here. All
were satisfied as none of the employees
of this place expect to compete with the
Goulds or Vanderbilts in wealth.
What is the matter with our drum
corps of late? Boys, wake up and let
the people know you are alive yet.
The majority of our young people went
to Drifton last week to attend a water
melon party. Each and everyone en-
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-09-05

"Well, Jack" said the visitor, "they
tell me you have velocipede."
Eyes, sir"
"Have you learned to ride it YETI"
mo, sir. I've only learned how to
fall off so far. ."-Harper's Bazaar
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-09-05

Old Gentleman-What do you mean,
sir, by striking that little boy with a
baseball?
Little Boy-'Twasn't baseball, twas
only astone.-Good News.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-09-05
Farewell Forever.
Adelgitha Brophy - Listen to me,

Monty, listen
Montressor Duffy-Too late! Too late!
You have showed a reference for a
butcher boy, an my mis'able life mus
end. Goodby. Don't expec' to see me
agin, for have filled my poclkits with
lead pipe and cold buckwheat cakes.
FAREWELL Plunges. Life.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-09-05
EOR TEN DAYS ON
During this time will sell goods at prices lower tha
were ever before heard Of
In the Dry Goods department you can buy:

Handsome dress gingham print cacoes per yard;
duced from 10 cents
Apron gngham will be sold at 5 per yard
All the leading shades in bewidth cashmere which
sold at Is cents is going at 10 cents per yard.
AS handsome of Scotch and zephyr gng
hams have which sold at 20 cents will
now go at 12t cents per yard.
Lockwood, best sheeng, will sell ward.
reducing it from 25
Fifty different shades of Bedford cord Manchester
and Henrietta cloth, were sold at 45 cents will now
at % cents yard.
Hosiery department quotes the following:
Mems seamless socks cents per pair
Boys outing cloth waists 15 cents each
Men outing cloth shirts, 20 cents each
Ladies' ribbed summer vests, for 25
Ladies chemise 25
We have just received elegant line of ladies' shirt
and will sell them from 30 cents upward.
Shoe department makes the following announcement
We have just received large consignment from East
and have not yet had time to quote prices But will
say that they will at prices which defy competi,
ton Call and examine them
Clothing prices marked as follows:
We are selling boys 40 cent knee pants 25 cents.
Mems 81 25 pants going at IS per pair
Boys blouse suits, so cents.
Mems sc. 90 suits reduced to $500.
Mems Custom-m 5000 wood-bro cashmere suits
duced to $500.
Mems absolutely astcolor blue So reduced from
$1,000.
We have lowest marks on all goods in our lines of
Ladies and Gents Furnishing Goods Hats Caps,
Trunks, VaIises Notions Etc.
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Joseph Neuburger's
BARGAIN EMPORIUM,
P. o. S. of A. Building, Freeland, Pa.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-12-09
"Compressed Tea"

A novelty for travellers who enjoy the
cup that cheers is "compressed tea" "
This is put up by certain Russian firms
resident in China. 1t is made of the
fine dust of tea-leaves, but is none the
less expensive for all that, for it is COM
pressed by the powerful force of steam
machinery into compact tablets which
take up about oue-sixth the space which
the same amount of loose tea-leaves
would occupy. These tablets are in
turn enclosed in tinfoil, then in fancy
paper wrappers, and finally packed in
metal lined cases. Put up in this way,
the tea is considerably easier to carry,
and the fine dust of the tea which is
usually sold at low price is made use
OF to good profit. Tnese tablets of tea
have been extensively used for some
time in Russia, for every Russian Enjoys
his cup of tea and knows but little about
coffee, though the Turk, who is at his
very doors, makes the very best coffee in
the world. Thus far these tablets of tea
have not been imported to any extent
into our country. New York Tribune.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-12-09
Strange Eyes of Bees.

The directness of the bees fight is
proverbal. The shortest distance be-
tween any two given points is called
bec.line. Many observers think that the
immense eyes with which the insect is
furnished greatly assist, if they do not en-
tirely account for, the arrowy straight
ness of its passage through the air.
Every Zee has two kinds of eyes, the
two large compound ones, looking like
hemispheres, on either side, and the
three simple ones which crown the top
of the head. Each compound eye IS
composed of $500 facets-that is to say,
an object is reflected $500 times on its
surface. Every one of these facets is
the base of hexagohal pyramid, whose
apex is fitted to the head. Each pyra-
mid may be termed an eye. for each has
its own iris and optic nerve.
How these insects manage this mar
velous number of eyes is not known.
They qre immovable, but mobility is un-
necessary because the range of vision
afforded by the position and the number
of the facets. They have no lids, but
are protected from dust and injury by
rows of hairs growing along,the lines at
the junction of the facets. The simple
eyes are suppose to have been given the
bee to enable 1t to see above its head
when intent upon gatheriug!honey from
the cups of flowers 3.
Probably this may be one reason, but
it is likely there are other uses for them
not vet ascertained. A bee flies much
in the same way as pigeon-that is to
say, it first takes an upward spiral flight
into the air, and then dartsistraight for
the object in view. Now an expert
menter on insect nature covered bees
simple eye with paint and sent it int
the air; instead of darting straight OF
after rising, it continued to ascend
Apparently, then, these eyes are used il
some measure to directthe aight.-Pear'
sons Weekly.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-12-09
Our Continents Many Names.

In these quadro- centennial days it is
worth while to recall the fact that the
continent now named America has gone
at one time or another by great many
names. The notion that Columbus held
of finding westward passage to India
by way of the Atlantic is recorded by
the name New India and India Occi-
dental, found upon old maps as indicat-
ing the land discovered by Columbus.
America Mcxicana was an old name of
North America, as America Peruviana
was of South America. Then Brazil was
for time the name applied to the
Southern continent.
Finally the origin of the name
America has been gravely disputed, /,
though the weight of testimony leaves
practically no doubt that it comes from
the Christian name OF Amerigo vespucci.
Some early authorities, however, gravely
contended that the name came from the
Peruvian word Amaru, meaning the
sacred symbol of the cross, made OF a
serpent and stick, and the suffix ca,
meaning country. Thus derived,
America means the land of the holy ami
Mathew York Advertiser.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-12-09
LApoRTE. PA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1892.
Mr. woburn lifted his brows.

"We have sold it" said Bah, "to old
Doctor Russell for twenty thousand dol
lars. 1t seems that new railway is to
run right through the old sheep pasture"
she eyed him keenly as she spoke
land they're thinking of locating the
depot at the north end of the orchard.
Doctor Russell is good business man,
and thinks he can make fair financial
arrangement out of it. And we are quite
satisfied with the terms. Don't look so
amazed, Mr.. Woburn. You see you were
mistaken when you believed that you
could get this place for pretty much
nothing because it belonged to two wo-
men who didn't know what it was
worth"
"EhG" gasped poor Woburn, in sore
amazenent.
"Yes, "wickedly added Tib; "and now
the best thing you can do is to go back
to Miss Vatemar, whomever she may be,
and tell her that the Lockwood girls are
not IN any danger OF drawing false in
ferences from your agreeable attentions.
A shallow knave, Mr.. Woburn, is the
silliest sort of knave. Oh, no ex
plantations. please We wish you very
good evening"
And so Rolf Woburn's great railway
land speculation fell through, and Bal
Lockwood escaped heartfree.
"And if we're not heiresses, after all,
said cheerful Tib, "we're independent
and that's quite as good. "-Saturda.
| Night.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-12-09
HAPPY LIVES.

She tossed the curls from her blushing face
She softly sighed with girlish gracs,
srm weary of life--it's no commonplace
"Weary Of music. forever sweet;
Sick of rose leaves beneath my feet;
Tired of the days that themselves repeat"
Faded the roses, the music stilled;
Change has come, as the maiden willed;
Sorrow the pulse of her life has thrilled
Sorrow too deep to be sighed away,
Where is that wearisome yesterday,
Bright with beauty too fair to stay.
Into the silence that sits apart
Keeping watch DER the aching heart,
Steals thought like an arrow dart.
Through the swift cycles of time and spac
One is the fate that befalls the race
Happy lives only are commonplace"
Hattie Fay Townley.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-12-09

An electric railroad to run 100 miles
an hour between Chicago and st. Louis
is projected. s'This sounds big" COM
ments the New York Tribune, "but the
range OF electrical possibilities has by no
means been reached. The successful
operation of such road would doubtless
point to important changes in oui
methods of transportation. A speed OF
100 miles an hour, however, will require
an almost perfectly straight track, and
on the great majority of the railroads Of
the East it would he entirely out of the
question. One most excellent thing
about the proposed new road is that il
will have no grade crossings"
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-12-09
Inventions of the Hour.

A machine for imbedding wire netting
in glass.
A tailor's measuring square with
plumb bob attachment.
A printing press operated by an elec-
o-magnetic mechanism.
A pneumatic cushion to be placed on
the ends of telephone receivers.
A process for making artificial mica
sheets for electrical insulation.
A paper knife that is especially Yadapt-
ed to cutting the wrappers on rolled
papers.
A stop for window shutter blinds, so
that they may be arranged at any'desired
angle.
An electric branding stamp, the type
being kept red hot bv means of an elec-
trical resistance.
An electrical light hanger that |, is ad-
jus table to any angle by means ofsa uni
versal joint.
A door lock so constructed that when
the kew is turned it switches on the
lights in the room.
A mat formed of sections, each section
having loop of rigid material with
rings of rope surrounding it. the sections
being clamped together.
A gravity motor for pumping pur-
poses, the weight being lifted to the top
Of derrick, whence, by a clockwork
system, it operates pump as it slowly
descends.
An automatic medicine stand for the
home pathically inclined, consisting of
two cups, two spoons and an index that
automatically marks the next cup from
| which medicine is to be taken.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-12-09
NO. g..
HER MANI E.

'Pm losted! Could you find me, pleaser
Poor little frightened babyl
The wind had tossed her golden fleece.
The stone had scratched her dimpled knees.
stopped and lifted her with ease,
And softly whispered MAY be-"
"Tell me your name, my little maid,
/ can't find you without it,"
"My name is Shiney-eyes," she said.
"Yes, but you last?" She shook her head;
"Up to the house 'ey never said
A single fing about It,"
"But, DEAR" said, ''what is your name"
"Why, didn't you hear me tell your
Dust Shiney-eyes." A bright thought came;
Yes, wien you're good; but when they blame
You. little one-its just the same
When mamma has to scold your
''My mamma never scolds," size means,
A little blushing ensuing.
"Cept when Pve been a-frowing stones,
And then she says" the culprit owns),
'Mehetable Sapphira Jones,
What has you been doingy'
Anna F. Burnham.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-12-09

One good result which the illustrated
American thinks is likely to follow Eng
lands. seizure OF the Gilbert Islands is
the stoppage of the "contract labor
business. The supply of labor for the
coffee plantations in Mexico is small,
dear and unreliable. The planters, there
fore. turned to the natives of the South
Sea Islands to obtain the workmen need.
ed. Two years ago cargo of 300 Gill
bert Islanders was landed. The natives
were under contract to work on the
coffee plantations for three years at from
81 to SO month. At the expiration
of that period they were to be returned
to their homes. Notwithstanding the
contracts the laboreIs were virtually
slaves. How many will ever reach home
again remains to be seen.