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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-04-10

year. Among tho commodities which
helped to make up these surprising to-
tails were sugar, coffee. pulu Ia silky
vegetable fiber) and hides. 1t will be
observed that this little water-lockeI
nation is not to be lightly sneezed at as
a commercial entity.
Wholly American In Sympathy.
When Queen Liliuokalani was de-
posed, it was not surprising that her
subjects should apply for bit of the
protecting warmth found under the
wings of the American eagle. For
many years the islands have been en-
tirely American in symrathies. The
whole population, except the 5000
or 5000 Englishmen, Germans and
Frenchmen, is more American in spirit
than it Is Hawaiian. For years it has
been not unusual for residents, whether
they had ever visited this land OF the
free or not, to refer to 1t as home,
and, should one contemplate coming to
see us, he would very likely speak OF
the projected voyage as going home.
The agricultural products OF the ISL
ands are. besides sugar, 10 which more
than seventy largo estates are devoted,
rice. Of which 2.455 tons were exported
in 1888; some coffee, pineapples, oranges,
mangoes. custard, apples, guavas, maize,
and wheat. Besides these, great guam
titles OF kalo are raised, and to the fact
that it needs practically no cultivation,
and that patch forty feet square will
produce enough food to support a native
for year, is chiefly attributed the indo-
lence of the islanders. Sheep and cattle
are raised to some extent. There are
only few sheep owners in the islands,
but their fiocks are large. In 1878, the
latest figures obtainable, 523, 900 pounds
OF wool were exported. The commerce
between the islands and the United
States practically began in 1876, when o
trade treaty was signed.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-04-10

nor to Jack, and these two were both
young and lii ed sweet things, aud Jack
declared that he had never had so de-
lightful lunch before.
1t was a romance-which is different
from fiirtation-that little episode, and
it always remained in the memory of
those two young people as the sweetest
moment Of their lives.
When her mother returned, Emily
wore cap, apron and gloves. The high
tea was ready, and all the work accom-
pllshed, after fashion, and the girl
looked SO pretty, SO happy.
Cooking must agree with you," Mrs.
Montgomery said.
But Emily did not speak of the anna.
teur ashman, or her lunch party of two,
until long after-oh, long, long alter
for it was some days before Mr.. Spinner
called on the father, bringing his son
with him-some weeks before they were
asked to au afternoon tea-some months
before Jack became an intimate friend of
the family-and quite year before his
engagement to Miss Emily Montgomery
was announced to his friends.
And it was cnly on the very eve of her
wedding that Emily told her mother that
Jack had fallen in love with her at first
sight, and how and when and where.
And Mrs. Montgomery declared that
it would have been very, very shocking
--frightfully imprudent-if it had been
any one but Jack; but that made all the
difference, Jack was such nice fellow.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-04-10
The New Bread.

Attention is called to the new method
of making bread of superior lightness,
yeast, receipt for which is given else
where in this paper. Even the best
bread makers will be interested in this.
To every reader who will try this, and
write the result to the Royal Baking
Powder Co., LOG Wall street, New York,
that company will send in return, free,
copy of the most practical and useful
cook book, conta;~ing one thousand re-
ceipts for all kinds of cooking, yet pub
lished. Mention this paper.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-04-10
HOME


The prince rides up to the palace gates
And his eyes with tears are dim,
For he thinks of the beggar maiden sweet
Who may never wed with him.
For home is where the heart is,
In dwelling great or small.
And there's many a splendid palace
That's never home at all.
The yeoman comes to his little cot
With song when day is done,
For his dearie is standing in the door
And his children to meet him run.
For home is where the heart is,
In dwelling great or small,
AMI there's many stately mansion
That's never a home at all.
Could but live with my own sweetheart
In hut with sanded loor,
I'd be richer far than loveless maa
With fame and golden store.
For home is where the heart is,
In dwelling great or small,
And cottage lightel by love light
Is the dearest home OF all.
George Horton.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-04-10
Chinese Servants at Singapore.

'Who will free us from the tyranny
of the Chinese domestic?" This CRY
of despair comes to us from Singapore,
where, if we may trust the local pa
pers, the difficulties to which 1t refers
have now reached u climax In par
ticular the extortionS Of the Chinese
rook (all domestic servants in the
Straits Settlements appear to be Chi
nese) are represented as something
appalling. His pilferings in collusion
wish the tradesmen are locally known
as 'tsoueezers, and it is affirmed that
an offer to a Chinese servant of an
increase of wages in lieu Of these ir-
regular imposts would not be met
with scorn and derision.
"a Housewife and Mother" writes,
complaining piteouslY OF the "rapac-
ity and wickedness" of these "tyrants
of the Kitchen" but it appears to be
easier to complain than to lind a
remedy One editor feebly suggests
that somebody or other should make
an effort" course which, it will be
remembered, was recommended to the
first Mrs. Dombey with no very salts
factory result. Another snaps at the
idea of asking the Penang Debating
Society to "thrash the subject out"
1t is not stated whether the Chinese
servants are to be represented at the
discussion. Up to the present the de-
bate has somewhat one, sided air
London News
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-04-10
Curious DEATH Gu toms of Fiji.

The Fijians believe that in case mar.
riageable youth or maiden dies without
having gone through with the elaborate
nuptiai modifying ceremony of tho
Islands his or Der soul is doomed to
wander about forever in an intermediate
region between heaven and the lower
regions. When anyone dies, man,
woman or child, a whales tooth is placed
in the hand Of the corpse, the missile
to be thrown at the tree VIII ch stands a.
guide post to point out the road that
leads to heaven and the one that leads to
sheo!.-St. Louis Republic.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-04-10
How the Queen Laid Idolatry Low.

Yet while they 1.-Two they are a brave
and muscular race. There are few
weak minded ones among them. al
though intermarriage of families was
until recently common. In everything
except facing unseen death they are
courageous. The queen, who was re-
Gently deposed, once gave as ma9nif-
cent an exhibition of will power and
heroism as any woman ever did.
Her subjects had been forbidden
to worship Pele, the god of the vol
canoes, many years ago, and had almost
forgotten him when an eruption oc-
CURED which threatened to overcome
Hilo, on the east coast of the Island Of
Hawaii. Hilo is smaller than Honolulu,
the capital, but much more beautiful.
Its trade Is trifling, but as health and
pleasure resort it is popular with both
natives and foreigners. 1t is the Paris
OF the Sandwich Islands. Honolulu is
their Chicago. The great river of lava
was slowly but surely descending on
the city. The then reigning Princess,
thinking that Pele was powerful after
al and was sending the lava in anger,
prayed TO him three days and nights.
Then, at the very back door Of the city,
the lava stopped and now forms gilt
teIlHS gray wall Denlnu lne Town. In
revived the faith Of the islanders in
Peie. When Liliuokalani came into
power she decided to unseat it
and announced the fact through
out her kingdom. The Queen went
to TIE volcano Of Kilauao, in whose
molten crater Pele was believed to
abide. 1t had been considered sinful
and provocative of certain death to eat
ohelo berries without first offering some
TO Pele, but as the Queen went she
picked and ate ohelo berries, meanwhile
singing song Of defiance to Pele. 1t
was dramatic, and may seem silly here,
but it was the only way in which she
could, as she did, remove the last vestige
OF idolatry from the Hawaiian Islands.
She ventured into the very heart of the
crater, stopping Only when the lava on
which she walked burned her shoes
Tut Pele harmed her not and she de-
r.ded him. Since then all Hawaii has
laughed in his face, and eaten ohelo
berries when and where it pleased.
The native Hawaiians, with their
rich brown skins, their big liquid eyes,
and their supple, energetic limbs, are
far from being an unhandsome race.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-04-10
From Materialistic Point of View.

From Materialistic Point of View.
Such are the Hawaiian people and the
Sandwich Islands. Surely they form a
fascinating study for the romancer. In
the commerce Of the Hawaiian group
the materialist finds no less absorbing
subject for research and speculation.
The islands lie between the 18th and
goth degrees, north latitude, and longi-
tude 154-l65 west. Twenty-one hun
dred miles of uninterrupted ocean roll
between them and San Francisco
The largest OF the Islands is Hawaii,
with Maui, Oahu, h aui, Molokai, Lanai,
Nihau, Kahoo,awe, Lehua ard Molokini,
ranging in size in the order named The
total area of the islands Is 81 900 miles.
Thus the new State.if the islands be ad-
mitted-will 2,0e0 square miles larger
Than Idaho, $500 square miles bigger
than Michigan, 5000 square miles
larger than W4scons n, and only 5000
square miles smaller than Missouri or
Washington. Nor does the only rich
ness OF Hawaii lie in size. Her popula-
tlon OF $3.50 is larger than that OF
Washington and almost as large as that
OF South Dakota, which has $4,000
square miles greater area.
Hawaii has been referred 10 as a land
of languor-lovlng, lazy bodies. But
these lazy bodies havo built up trade
that is not to be despised. In 1890
Hawaii's total business dealings with
this country alono amounted to more
than SIT 600, ,0O0, the balance of which
was largely in Hawaiian favor, for
whilo these brown-skinned islanders
were buying $4,711.417 of American
Goods, America was buying $l2, 1913, sos
Of Hawaiian products. Trade between
the United States and Hawaii has
reached proportions that few people re-
alz,. We bought threo-fourths as much
in 1890 from that little group of islands
in the South Pacific as we did from the
who.o Chinese Empire, notwithsta an ling
flrecrackers and tea. Multiply or i'm
ports from Hawaii by three and you
will have total almost as great as our
imports were from Canada in the same
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-04-10
visiting a Leper by Telephone.

The telephone has been put to new
use in San Leandro. Cal. A man OF in
telligence, who is afflicted with leprosy,
was Isolated in cabin away from the
hospital. A kind-hearted gentlemen OF
the town had a telephone put into the
cabin and connected with the reading
room of the hospital, thus enabling the
leper to talk with, II he might not visit
or be visited by. people Of the outside
world,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-04-10

the steady decrease in their numbers,
which in twenty-one years has amount
ed to "A FER cent. But there are other
reasons for this decline. The delicate.
Nature-loving Hawaiians seem not to
thrive under civilization. Foreign dis
eases of however simple sort are al
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-04-10

tionf" queried Emily, the only daughter
of tho house, aged eishteen-and she
laughed.
''Your papa found fault with the beef
last Sunday. Ah-there is nothing to
giggle over, am sure, !" said the matron,
dropping into rocking chair "a
week at the intelligence Office for me,
while the house goes to wreck and ruin,
and your papa loses his temper over the
dinners, for old Mrs. Chump, the only
person can send for, always ruins every
dish she touches"
sand we cannot have Mrs. Cbump
this time, mamma" said Emily. "She
is in bed with rheumatism. met her
little niece in the drug store buying
medicines and lotions for her, and she
said she was very bad"
"Then the end has comel" sighed
Mrs. Montgomery.
"Don't fret, mamma, I'll do the
work." said Emily. ~ think it might
be fun for awhile"
"Do you2" Mrs. Montgomery asked,
sarcasticallv. "Ah"
Emily laughed again.
''It's the best you can do" she said =,
sand I'll give papa high tea with one
lette ard chicken sandwich, and all the
little things he likes, and no doubt you
can find some one to come tomorrow.
"Ob, no doubt" said Mrs. Montgom-
cry, in still more sarcastic tones" Iwish
had your sanguine temperament,
Emily"
Goodbye, mum and miss, +" said cook,
looking in at the door. "Good-bye,
and wish you luck suiting yourself, I'm
sure. No doubt there is them that might
if they had the patience of JOB, not
else"
1000 i-bye, ladies, said the chamber
maid; 'I'm sorry to leave you, but
Susan and me goes the two of us to-
gethei, always, and if she is insulted, l
am likewise"
Goodbye" said Emily, calmly.
Mrs. Montgomery turned her back,
and muttered "Ungrateful wretchesl"
between her teeth.
"And actually made over my navy
blue Bedford cord dress for that
woman" she said, after the door closed /;
"and never has she had to buy an apron.
There, I'll go and begin my martyrdom
and, Emily, if you do go into tie KIT
chen, put on my rubber gloves and my
mob cap, that l wear for busting my
room-coal ashes are the ruin of the
hair-and big apron-your looks are
my pride"
Emily kissed her mother, saw that she
went off comfortably, and then obedient-
iy donned cap, gloves and apron, and
descended to the kitchen.
Cook, in Ecr wrath, had left the kit
chen in state of chaos.
Dishes piled high in the sink, towels
on the floor, pots and kettles in sore
need of securing, overflowing tubs, a
pan of potato peclings, kettle of ashes
all by the way of revenge for the in
sulting criticism of last Sundays Ginner.
The prospect was alarming, but Miss
Emily went to work with will, finding
it rather more difficult than in her mex
periencc she had supposed, and wishing
that her mother had not so carefully
guarded her delicacy at the expense OF
her usefulness in kitchen affairs.
Just as she took her pots and kettles
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-04-10

III COOK mas gwen
warning, and the
chambermaid says
that, where Susan
goes she goes like
wise,' said Mrs.
Montgomery, in a
tone of despair.
sand as I have just
paid their wages
they are packing to
go. What wicked,
wicked women. Not
a word of warning
"Why, mamma !
what is the reason of
this sudden decor.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-04-10

plunging, wavc-rocked way to @ doom
more terrible than death--a living,
breathing, conscious decay. In that
lepcr settlement all that is not human
thrivo3 and blossoms and is fruitful.
All that is human gathers some. new
loathsomcness, some novelty of horror
with each succeeding day.
This blight and helplessness OF the
Hawaiiens, when they believe death ia
covering near, have much to do with
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-04-10
AN ISLAND NATION.
A STUDY OF HAWAII AND HER
PEOPLE.

The simplicity and Barbarous Innocence
of the Natives-A Beautiful Land-The
Scourgc of Leprosy-Value of Our IIa-
waiian Imports.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-04-10

most always fatal with them, and their
women have become strangely sterile.
At the present rate the lapse of not
many years will bring {. time when few
ull-blooded natives are alive.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-04-10

PATENTS! PENSIONS !--sond for Invent
or's guide or How 10 OBJ ain Patent Send fns
Digest Of TENSION aud BOUNTY la WS.
fArhiCh oFAhREL. WASIIINGT0N. u. q
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-04-10
CUPID In THE KITCHEN.
BY MARY KLYE DALLAS.

N HE cook has given
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-07-28
The Colorado Panic.

The panic in Denver was distinctly
apanic-an unreasonable fright. There
was, of course, basis for distrust in
the fact that many of the Colorado
banks have made advances upon silver
securities which have deprecated and
on which it is impossible to realize at
this time without loss. But this should
not and probably does not affect the
stability Of the banks as a whole,
though no banks in the world can
stand a general demand for the imme.
diate withdrawal of deposits
This demand, especially among the
smaller depositors, was clearly not
based upon reason, but upon the
vague distrust which lhe present situ-
alton has produced and which has
been aggravated at Denver by the
wild talk of the silver operators and
the silver politicians. 1t is mainly the
pernicious activity of such unscrupu.
lous demagogues as the Governor of
the State that has thrown the crowd
into this fright and at the same time
has impaired the credit of the Colora
do banks abroad. For whatever disas.
ter may result it is these men that
should be held responsible.
The Colorado people may learn
from this sharp experience that it does
not pay to war against the financial
convictions of tie world. The legis-
lation that has brought about the pres
ent ong-foreseen crisis was designed to
placate them and their neighbors.
When they begin to suffer from it they
may be more disposed to assent to a
rational remedy.-IInaes.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-07-28
A MIRACULOUS ESCAPE.
Hundreds Had Close Call in the
Pittsburg & Western Wreck.

Rotten Ties and Sandy Roadbed Caused
the Accident Thirty People Injured,
But None Killed.
KENT, O., July 26 "A sandy roadbed,
rotten ties, heavy loaded train and fast
running over sharp curve, caused the
wreck at DEVILS Point, four miles west of
Hook, early yesterday morning on the
Httsburg & Western railroad
The ill-fated train was through excur-
sion from Washington to Chicago, carrying
nearly four hundred passengers. Three
rear coaches left the track and were pre-
cipitated down ten-foot embankment
seriously injuring 30 people.
Fortunately no one was killed outright
but 1t is expected several will die. Twice
the coaches were turned bottom up and
that the passengers escaped with their lives
seems almost miraculous. Many were
pinned fast under the wreck, while others
were unconscious from the blows sustained
for as much as 30 minutes
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-07-28
DRUNKENNESS, or the LIQUOR HA-
BIT, Cured at Home in Ten Days by
administering DR.. Haines' Golden
Specific.

II can be given in glass of beer, cup of
coffee or tea, or in food, without the know.
ledge of the patient. 1t is absolutely harm.
less, and will effect permanent and speedy
cnre, whether the patient is a moderate
drinker or alcoholic wreck. 1t has been
given in thousands Of cases, and in every in.
stance perfect cure has followed. h never
fails. The system once impregnated with
the specific it becomes an utter impossibllity
Tor the liquor appetite to exist. Cures guar.
anteed. AZ page book Of particulars free.
Address the GOLDEN SPECIFIC Co., 1856
Race Street, Cincinnati, Ohio. Io.aI.i VI.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-07-28
Experiment Station Notes.

Mr. George c. Butz, Horticulturist
of the Station, makes the following in
teresting report upon the varieties Of
strawberries tested during the present
season, and upon the comparative ad.
vantages of culture in matted rows
and by the hill system.
The lessons of the strawberry crop
may be best learned while the exper-
fence is yet fresh in memory. 1t is
customary to grow the plants in mat
ted rows because this method requir-
es less attention in cultivation. The
berries are kept clean, no nlulching
being necessary, and as there are
more plants per acre, the yield is pre-
sumably greater than in the ''hill sys-
TEN" of cultivation. Arguments that
carry some weight are frequently put
forth in favor of the latter system, and
trials are made upon a small scale by
the market gardener, but never with
sufficient accuracy and attention to
determine the relative merits of the
two systems. The recent crop has
afforded us results touching upon this
question and they will be read with
much interest by persons cultivating
the strawberry.
Among IS varieties planted side by
side and cultivated in the two WAYS.
"a yielded heavier crops in the mat
and II in the hills. The total yield
from mats was 10 per cent. better
than the total yield from hills. The
weights of the first picking, June IL,
and the last, July S, were greater from
mats in each case by about 50 per
cent. Kentucky, Crescent, Van. De-
man and Gov. Hoard were better in
hills than in mat. The heaviest yield
OF all the varieties tested this year
numbering 40, belongs to the Green
vile by the mat system. This variety
has borne good report as long as it
has been grown here. The berry is
large, ripens we'll, of good color, comes
early and stays late. There was
quart of berries for every 8 inches of
row calculated from the total figures
of yield. The next in largeness of
yield was Shuster's Gem, another new
berry of great merit. The roll of
homer in yield and beauty Of berry, as
made up from the reports of this seas
on, is as follows: Beginning al the
top with Greenville, Shuster's
Gem. 3 Ohio Centennial, specially
noted as the largest berry which
ripens we'll and has fine color and
flavor. 4 Parker Earle though one
week later than the earliest, the yield
was heavy and Of good berries. S
Van Deman, one of the earliest with
a medium sized berry and a constant
ly good yield through three weeks. 6
Crescent; this good old standard must
at last acknowledge defeat in point OF
yield and suffer greatly from a lack of
quality in its berry. 7, Crawford
stands next in order of yield and can
boast of good and medium sized
berry. 8, Wilson's Albany. 9, Gov.
Hoard and 10, Chas. Downing. The
five earliest varieties were in the order
OF the heaviest yields at first picking.
I, Mitchelrs early, 2, Van Deman. 3,
Crescent, West Lawn and S, Shuster's
Gem. The five latest varieties were,
In the order of the heaviest yields at
last picking, I, Parker Earle. 2, Town
send. 3, Crawford. 4, Eureka and s,
Kentucky.