Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-07-27
MISCELlANE


whimpered Bobby. Il only took lit
tie cakelet." "Then | will not give
you a spanking, my son." said his
mamma, placing him gently but firmly
cross her knee and reaching for the
cake-turner; 81 will give you little
spanklet."
Lighthouses are now distinguished
by the mariner ty color, combinations
of color, or the periodicity of short
flashes. Capt. Mahan, of the United
States Lighthouse board, has devised
a system of signals given by shutters
over the light, by which each light
tells its own name or number, and pre-
vents any possible confusion. Whe n
tested at New Haven last month it
worked admirably.
The first warlike measure of the
Americans previous to the hostilities
begun in 1912, was the construction, at
Sacks it's Harbor at the eastern end of
Lake Ontario, of the brig Oneida six
! teen guns, by Christian Berg and Henry
Eckford. She was launched in 1909,
and was intended for a two-fold pur-
pose, namely, to enforce the revenue
laws under the Embargo act, and to be
in read mess to defend American prop
erty ahoat on Lake Ontario in case Of
war with Great Britain.
In 1921 fierce controversy aros.
in England in consequence of claim
set up by the council of Plymouth, a
company chartered by james l., for the
monopoly of fishing in American seas
between 40-4S degrees of north lati-
tude. This company demanded from
each vessel fishing in these waters a
tax of about eighty-three cents per
ton This claim was stoutly resisted
The house of commons took part with
the fishermen, and the contest was CON
tinued in the reign of Charles l., and
was one of the causes of the quarrel
between him and parliament which
brought on the civil war.
The first settlement of white people
In Vermont was made in 1924 by the
erection of Fort d ummer, near the pres
ent site of Brattleboro, then supposed
to be in MaSsachu settS In the spring
of 1777 the settlers in Vermont peti-
toned the Continental congress for ad-
mission into the con federacy, but New
York opposing, the petition was with
drawn, and at convention held the
next year at Windsor a constitution
modelled after that of Pennsylvania was
adopted. In 1881 congress offered to
admit Vermont upon terms which the
people would not agree to, and it re
manned outside the Union until March
4, 1791.
The firm of Longmans Green S Co.
under the same name, dates further
back, it is stated, than any other pub
fishing house known to this genera
ton, with single exception, and by
buying up that one it became the Oldest
publishing house known. The origina
Longmans, born in 1899, purchased the
stock of William Taylor, publisher, in
1926, and since then the name of Long
mans has always stood at the head OF
the firm name, and their headquarters
are still at the sign of the Ship and the
Black Swan, Paternoster Row, London
where the house of Taylor stood at the
time of the purchase by Longmans in
1726, This firm brought out DIR. John
son dictionary in 174G, Lindley Muir
ray grammar at the beginning of the
century, Moore's "Lalla RoolSh" il
1926, and paid Macaulay large royaltic
on his books.
Joseph Francis, the inventor of tn
lifeboat, died at Otsego Lake, May 10
aged ninety-three years When tn
little Joseph was but eleven years o.
age he built small boat with cork in
the bow and stern, which has beer
called the first lifeboat built in Amer
lea. The unsinkable rowboats mad
by him when he was quite young man
We're bought by England, Russia and
Brazil In 1872, Mr.. Francis succeede.
in completing his corrugated iroI,
water-tight car, but it was not unit
January Il, 1850, that its great efficiency
was proved. On that occasion the Brit
iSh ship Ayrshire came ashore at Squal,
Beach, y. j., with 300 souls on board
| The life car was taken out and mai,
about forty trips, saving every one
with the exception of man who at
tempted to ride on the outside and wa
washed off. Three years ago Mr.. Fran
els vas presented by President Harr
son with the gold medal which had
been voted to him by congress.
The majority of travelling mei
sleep head foremost on well-ballaste,
- ~ dIlil letJ foremost on u road Wnnr
The cars sometimes run on the trac
IL lG sometimes on the ties. 1t Is mucl
y easanter to sleep headfirst, as il
were because it prevents that swell
head feeling which results from toe
much blood being forced in the direc
on of the brain. But in case of an ac
c lent it is very much pleasanter t.
/: :.eep the other way. Nature did no
provide the human neck with as man
3oints as that of giraffe or ostrich
uAd when train suddenly comes to
sandstill and the whole force of tn
collision comes on the top of the skull,
the feeling is unpleasant. On the othe
hand the knees have kindly tendenc
tn give on the occasion of the COLI,
ion and hence, if man is sleeDin
fee first he is less liable to accident II
the train stops suddenly.
More than one half of all the oil O.
pt pper mint, spearmint and tansy usc,.
in the world is said to be procured and
Iii titled in Michigan. The center o.
| 4 q. j.. -, 1,