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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-12-03
The Oldest Wooden Building.

Japan possesses what is undoubtedly
the Oldest wooden structure IN the
world. 1t contains the art treasures
of the Mikado, and is situated at Nara,
which was for some years the imperial
residence. The building is oblong in
shape and is built of triangular logs OF
wood. 1t rests ou piles. The wood
used is of native growth and shows
extraordinary lasting power, consider
ing the trying climate which it has
had to endure for over 1900 years. A
peculiar feature about the logs of
which the building is constructed is
that in the parts most exposed TO the
weather the logs are thinner by several
inches than in those in more shell
tered position, the wood having grad
ually worn away.
The treasures which the storehouse
contains are of great antiquity and
have only been seen by Europeans
during the last three years. They
consist of rare and beautiful fabrics
of Persian, Indian, Chinese and Turk
ish manufacture, and ancient articles
of "vertu" from all parts of the world.
Among the objects of interest is the
earliest known specimen OF Japanese
printing. Even to-day many of the
words are easily decipherable. The
treasures have remained undisturbed
in the same building for 1900 years,
and despite the troublous times
through which it has been in exis-
tence it has never been injured or dis
turbed. Many of the treasures are
still packed up in the storehouse cham
ber underground, where they have
lain for hundreds of years, and when
they are brought to view some new
light may be thrown upon the early
history of tho country. They may,
and probably will, disclose much
valuable information about the other
Asiatic countries, because the collec-
tion is culled from all parts of Asia,
and it is to treasures such as these
that We are indebted for most of our
knowledge OF the early nations OF the
East
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-12-03

SURGERYs discovery of a way to
obliterate facial bIemisheS has given
the European detective forces a great
deal of difficulty in locating well,
known criminals BY these opera
tions the whole character of the
facial expression is sometimes changed
by few deft jabs of lancet. The
wound heals in very short time,
and in most cases can never be no.
ticed. The criminal fraternity are
not slow to take hold CT this knowl-
edge, and, in consequence, the de-
scriptions in the possession of the de-
tectivcs cannot always be de-
pended upon.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-12-03

In the gardens adjoining the build
ings of the London Horticultural So
ciety are three raspberry cares which
have most wonderful history. They
we're grown from seeds found in the
stomach of man who had been buried
at depth of thirty feet in one OF the
many "barrows," or old-time burial
mourns, in north Britain. From data
furnished by the CONS found with the
skeleton it is believed that the berries
which furnished these seeds were eaten
not less than 100 and probably 1000
years ago.
The Gardeners Chronicle for 1S4S,
page 700, gives an account of several
varieties of seeds which. h.were found in
Roman tomb, where they bad lain
from 1900 to 2000 years, and which
burst into life and vigorous growth as
soon as they were transferred to the
warm, damp soil. st. Louis Republic.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-12-03

THE growth and prosperity of the
Y. NJ, G. A. Git would be useless to
give its full title, for it has become
renowned and beloved under its in.
itialS) are one of the cheering signs
of the times Though associated in
the minds of the people with all that
is youthful, it is an organization of
fifty years growth, and is the parent
Cf numerous and benehcent off.
spring, The Epworth League, the
Baptist Young Peoples Association,
and last, but not least, the Christian
EndeavoT Society, and the Christian
Association for Good Government are
movements originating directly or in,
directly from the Y. NJ. c. A. 1t ie
not possible to oyerestimate the ef.
feet of the Y NJ. c. A. and its off.
spring upon the social and political
life Of the country. 1t has educated
race of men deSirous for reform OF
civic ard political conditions, and
ready to move toward them. The
Cullou'dhlOy VI Op-NdJ - ubU CpnJcHl
with preaching and praying. 1t
breaches and prays as fervently as
ever, but it works also 1t makes it.
self part of the life Ct the world. 1t
not only protests against wickedncss
in high places, but strives to de.
throne it. 1t disccrns that a part OF
the work of moral reformation is the
abolition of conditions that lure tc
and facilitate vicious indulgence.
The general awakening to the need
of purer forms of civic government is
in no small measure a work OF the
Y. NJ. G. A.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-12-03
Odd Properties of Nitro. Benzinn. :.

AT chemical factory ot Mulhouse,
in Alsace, an accident occurred the
other day which would be too grue-
some to relate had it not some scien-
tifc interest. An explosion of nitro
benzine took place in n building in
which workman was known to have
been. A fire ensued, and when it had
been got under control it was found
that three feet of boiling liquid was
on the floor. When it had cooled
a search was made for the mans re-
mains, but no trace whatever was
found of them. 1t was then thought
no might after all have left the place
before the explosion. To put the mat
ter to the test carcasses of animals
were put into the liquid, and it was
found they disappeared in about two
hours. Twenty-four hours had elapsed
between the explosion and the first
search. London Daily News.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-12-03

A MAN steals horse, sells it to an
innocent party, who buys it in good
faith. The owner comes, takes away
his horse, and the man who has
bought 1t is loser to the extent Of
the purchase price, A knave pro.
cures a farmers signature to a paper
purporting to be an agency contract
for the sale of some machine. BY
tearing off part of it, the remainder
with the signature becomes promis.
sorry note. Rascal No, / sells it to
Rascal NO. , and the latter sues to
recover. The courts decide that tho
farmer must pay the innocent
holder of the fraud-tainted paper. Is
there anything out of joint in these
cases?
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-12-03

he dispos d of his own interest in him
self to neighbor of h s masters, q
&c ltleman of the vicinity. When asked
how he came to do this he replied
that he had no confidence in negro
proI orty, anyhow. if not entirely
apocryphal, this illustration seems to
show that the negroes of tho Southern
States accepted their lot and were as
happy in it as it was possible for them
to be under the circumstances. Life on
the big plantations VS., it is true,
mostly work. Daring the bu y seas son,
which of course depended upon the
crop, tho hours were long and the
work severe, but at any other time the
slaves were not as a rule overworked,
nor indeed during even the busy sea-
son was their labor much more arduous
than that of tho construction gang S
now employed in building railroad.
In the field work, whether hoeing or
picking cotton, cultivating the corn or
sugar cane, both mon and women took
7 hand, the latter frequent Y doing
quite as much as the former.
Tho Cntire antation was under
tho supervision of the overseer, who
was usually white man. The
owner rare Y troubled himself alb ut
the details of the plantation work,
leaving all these matters to his
ovorseer, who was supposed to
carry on all the business pertaining to
the plantation, t. keep the books, to
preset We an a count of tho expenses
and the income. and in short, to be
the business agent and account keeper
Cf the plantation. He, and not the
master, ,ame in direct contact with
hA e1 20
their orders. If the overseer was
ness frequently proSpere1: if he was
the ntrary, tho plantation soon ran
down, and not few plantation owners
went through the unpleasant expert.
cnce of evcry year being compelled to
ell off piece of land or a few slaves
TO make tn ends meet.
While the overscer was the princi-
pal ccutive of Ger of the plantation,
he fire ,ucntly, however, delegated a
portion Of his authority to subordi-
nate known as driver" The plan.
tation driver was commonly an old and
trusted negro man, who, bymany years
OF faithful service, had acquired q
claim to his masters consideration.
He was often preacher, and thus had
ac uired over his fell ws an ascenden-
cy which caused him to be respected
as in every way their superior, His
official position in plantation etiquette
was next to that of the oversecr. and
he was even occasionally intrustcd
with the power of inhicting corporal
punishment on the negroes placed in
his charge, an authority he was rarely
slow to exercise, for it was a notorious
fact that the driver was always harder
on the plantation hands than was the
oversehr
The plantation was ALWAYS fitted out
with a bell, which hung in frame at
the top CT post and was rung as sig
nal for the beginning and end of the
hours of WORK. sma slave-ownerS
contented themselves with a horn,
which answered tho same purpose, and
the sound of the dinner horn has thus
been Eerpetuated in Southern litera.
tutc and in negro imagery, but the
bell wa3 the accepted feature, and
plantation without u bell was consid.
cred to be somewhat below the aver
age. At tho sound of the bell the ne
grGos proceeded to tho fields, walking
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-12-03
What He Wnntel.

One evening, at symphony re-
hearsal of the Meiningen orchestra,
Bulow stopped the orchestra AMI ex-
claimed kettle drums forte!" The
drummer, who thought he had done
pretty well already, redoubled his
efforts; but again Bulow stopped and
shouted: "Kettle. drums forte!" Once
more the drummer put on extra
steam; and, when Bulow stopped
again, he exclaimed: "Really, Herr
Kapellmeister, if | beat any harder ]
shall break the drum-heads!" "Who
asked you to do that?" retorted Bu-
low, quietly; you play fortissimo,
and what want is forte only"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-12-03

master for many hours every day, and
there were persons who imagined that
they wore chains such as graced the
limbs of refractory work-house con.
vi,ts or unusually tough members of
the chain gang. The popularity Of
Uncle Toms Cabin" with its vivid
pictures of the miserics of save life,
wa le pCnsible for not few of these
mistakes, while legion of limitations
of thi' really strong book copying its
dramatic and sensational features
without cmulating the interest ng
ch aracter of its narrative, NUT lie
credited with most of the remaining
mistakes which, even at the prescnt
day, are cur ent in many noighbor
hoods as to tho COZ Gdition OF the former
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-12-03

THE greatest length of the United
States from east to west is on the
parallel of forty-tlve degree north
latitude, that is TO say, from East.
port, Me, on the Atlantic coast, to a
point on the Pacific exactly flfty-two
and a half miles due west of Salem,
Ore. On the above parallel it is ex-
actly 2,7GS miles long, It's greatest
width, from north to south, is on the
ninety-sevcnth degree of longitude,
which extends through the United
States in an almost direct line from
Pembina, \. D., tc Point Isabel,
Tex The greatest width is 1,6ll!
miles.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-12-03
How Pepsin is Prepared.

Pepsin, which i'll various forms is
so largely used as a remedy for indi-
gestion and stomach trouble, is OBJ
tanned from the membrane that lines
the stomach of various animals, that
of the hog being most larg ely used.
The fresh stomachs are deprived of
their fat and divested of their outer
coating, cut open, gently washed with
cold wate- and macerated for several
days in pickle. This pickle is COM
posed OF water thirty parts and hydro
chloric acid one part, and requires
frequent stirring. The liquid is next
strained and filtered clear through
coarse paper or allowed to staad
twenty-four hours and then poured off
Common suet is then added and thor
oughly mixed with the liquid. The
pepsin rises to the top, and after
standing is sk'mmed off. After this it
is drained in straner, then submit
ted to strong pressure to force out all
that is possible of the saline solution.
Next it is carefully dried in warm air
without other heat. The resultant
constitutes the crude pepsin, which is
used FOR making purified pepsin, etc.
Purified pepsin before drying in water
accidulated with pepsin before drying
in water accidulated with hydrochloric
acid, then adding just sufficient salt to
separate it from its solution. 1t is
next washed gently with cold water
and drained, pressed and dried rapid
Iy on glass with gentle heat. New
York Telegram.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-12-03
THE MERRY SIDE OF LIFE.
STORIES THAT ARE TOLD BY THE
FUNNY MEN OF THE PRESS.

a Romance of fPronouns-Shop-M
Lymphatic Than That-Final-
The New Woman, Etc, Etc.
and it was fair.
was courting, l was happy, I was brave,
for she was there.
She was pretty, she was blushin; she was
willing to be we'd
He arrived and he objected. He was papa,
so fed.
returned. He was repentant. She was
coaXing her mamma.
He relented. and thanked him and forgave
him-dear papa
Then he blessed us. was happy. while she
blushed rosy red.
He vas willing. Sac was willing. l was
willing. We were wed.
Alex II. Laidlaw, Jr., in Vogue.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-12-03
HER ROMANCE ENDED.

"Yes, gave him up" signed the
young woman.
'Did he prove unworthy of your
affection?" inquired her sympathetic
Young friend.
"He--he became spelling reform
er, rejoined the other, with shud-
der, "and signed his name 'Jorj.' 1t
took all the poetry and romance Out
of the name. 1t was more than l could
endure. Chicago Tribune.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-12-03
SYMPATHY.

"I know that it is customary to re-
gard the tramp as an idle, worthless
fellow, said the thoughtful man. "But,
ho nestly now, don't you feel sorry for
him?"
81 should say l did," replied his
companion. "Why, he has to say
thank you when my wife gives him
some of her biscuit. Washington
Star.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-12-03
A MATRIMONIAL COMPROMISE,

''You and your wife always seem to
get on admirably together. How do
you manage it?"
"We came to an understanding
early in our married life and have
kept things up ever since on the basis
we established them
"Tell me all about it,"
"Well, when we first went to house.
keeping my wife wanted linen sheets
and wanted cotton ones. and"
"Well?"
"Well, we compromised by havin g
linen sheets. "-European Edition OF
the Herald.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-12-03

TWELVE THOUSAND DOLLARS In pa
per money, deposited in a chimney
by an Ohio farmer, was completely
destroyed recently. If all this morey
was in greenbacks, treasury notes or
silver certificates Uncle Samuel has
cleared $4,000. If it was national
bank notes the banks have cleared
that much. The advantages of paper
money to those who issue it cannot
be denied
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-12-03

-four BIS are necessary to make
satisfactory hotel" said traveller of
experience. Good beds, good beef,
good bread, and good butter" To
which may be added little bill.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-12-03
NOT HASTY.

A very email boy was trying to lead
big st. Bernard up the avenue.
"What are you going to do with
that dog?" asked a kindly gentleman.
81 can't make up my mind" was
the answer "not tell find out whut
the dog thinks O. doin weth me" -
Washington Star.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-12-03
on THE RUN,

She-''That last battle of yours must
have been n terrific one, major"
The Major-'1t was indeed proud
ly). I wish might have had my
photograph of myself taken on the
field"
She-"But they didn't take instan-
taneous pictures then. Detroit Free
Press.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-12-03
MORE EMPHATIC THAN THAT.

Radbourn Ito friend who has just
returned from Europe)-"I see you
are carrying your arm in sling. An
affair of honor? Something that
could not be taken?"
Chesney-"No. 1t did take. 1
was vaccinated on the steamer. -
New York Herald.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-12-03

Hotel Manager see you have
given our best suite of rooms to man
named Jones. Are you sure he can
pay the price,"
Hotel Clerk-"Yes sir, he is i'm.
mensely wealthy"
Hotel Manager-"How do you
know?"
Hotel Clerk-"Oh, he is very old
and very ugly and his wife is very
young and very pretty. Truth.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-12-03

THE King of standardization
has so far recovered from his re-
cent illness as to be able to sit up
and read the obituary sketches the
English and American newspapers
published of him, but it is not stated
what his opinions are concerning the
pictures that accompany them.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-12-03

A sardonic smile stole about his
lips.
'.In that connection"
He was suddenly calm.
"-I would like to call your atten-
tion to our system of developing the
intellect; complete in fifteen lessons;
no teacher required. Puck.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-12-03
THE CHANGED VIEW.

81 always thought she was the most
commonplace of girls"
cat any rate she has done a most
romantic thing"
"What, pray?"
Married young man of her own
age who is neither coachman nor u
prince. Judge.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-12-03
Story OF Slave Life.

HE idea IS general
Ily prevale at that
the condition of the
slaves in the South
before the war was
Cne of abiect and
hopeless mise ry
They were su p e
posed to be CON-
pclled to labor un.
der q cruel task.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-12-03
SHOP.

"What did the physician say p"
asked the solicitous wife.
"He said that my blood is too slug
gish, replied the sick editor "I'm
not sufficiently active. I've got to do
something to boom my circulation.
Washington Star.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-12-03
PRACTICE VS.. PREACHING.

Doggs-"yan Pelt is getting quite
n reputation as political reformer. I"
Foggs slows that?"
Boggs-"One year he forgets to
register, and can't vote, and the next
he thinks to register, but forgets to
vote. Puck.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-12-03
THE NEW WOMAN.

81 feel very anxious about my
daughter, doctor"
"What are her symptoms?"
"ohe isn't able to endure anything.
This morning she was all worn out
after IL little run of fifteen miles on
her wheel. Chicago Inter Ocean.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-12-03
THE TRUE AND THE FALSE.

''Then you are another's," he
hissed.
She sat silent, as one benumbed.
"Confess !" he thundered. "You
are another's.
She shivered.
Partially" she faltered. "This
hair"
She pressed her hand to her brow
"--and the upper teeth I wear are
borrowed. The rest is yours. I
swear it. Detroit Tribune.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-12-03
FINAL.

Morrison Essex-"If you came to
our town once, you wouldn't ever live
anywhere else"
William Ann-Whats the matter
malaria ?"-Puck.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-12-03
ANTE-BELLUM TIMES,
PLANTATION LIFE DURING THE
DAYS OF SLAVERY.

Careless Happiness of the Slave Contrast
ed with the Responsibilities of the Freed
man - Labors and Amusements in the
Yield and at the Quarters.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-12-03

woI king overtime, acquired enough to
buy a half interest in himself from hi-
master-of course with the latters
consent. Half of his time was thus his
own, and h s master naturally expect
cd that, having gone so far, he would
continue his efforts, and finally manu-.
nit himself. To tie surpri @ of the
gentleman, however the halflil Grated
Slave spent his own allotment of time
in loafng about the village, and after
u few months of this sort Of exercise
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-12-03
TIMELY HELP.

She heard his passionate protesta-
tion of love.
"No," she declared; '1s cannot
change my mind"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-12-03

The honey demanl is growing and
prices are stitfening considerably.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-12-03
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.

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LITERARY NOTES.

7, "a yeported that Mr. Edward Beamy intends 70
publish a new book this year Let US nope '"''
Il NAV counternct some OF the mschiei "'oush'
by what crude and shallow IN tne 'olu'"e
,,,,oh ers, made him known 10 the public That
III, ~ work has been responsible for a great deal
OF evil. as mos, judlcious persons now aver
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-20

Here is an agreeable story which Mark T"aih ~
cuo,ei as telling about himself: II gave him real
rleasure he said to hear that his works were al
most the only thing which Mr.. Darwin read our
ing the last year OF his life. till he heard that MT
Darwin suffered from kind Of mental atrophy'
and was forbidden to read anything but absoiutc
drIVel.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-20

Ruth NJ. Stuart. the Southern writer OF pquah'
short stories has recalled the early years OF ne'
life in New Orleans In a child mover eh'i.'eo "a
bette: the Story Of a Little Creole Girl. IL Will DC
nnbljshed as a serial in "Harper's Young People.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-20

Mr. Frankfort. Moore. who 10 one or zoe c'e'e''S'
-, ,ha neu, writers OF fiction. "a handsome man
with fair hair a solderly figure. and race eS
pressive Of kindness and humor He now lives II
London. but was for some time journalist IN Ire
nd