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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-10-15
Miss Morton.
Mrs. Carlisle.
Mrs. Lamont

They all laughed, for the geranium
and pansies were smiling up in the
sunshine. One day the children
came home early from school. Out
Into the garden they ran, and then
there was shout
IF 1t isn't old BronZe!"
Old Bronze was the largest cat they
had. Jack had named him long ago,
not because he was bronze colored,
but because Jack knew that bronze
was some kind OF color, and thought
it sounded we'll.
There lay old Bronze on the bas
ket. 1t was just the time when the
afternoon sun shone on it. He prob.
ably found the warm earth a very
comfortable bed.
They all laughed, and Jack said:
"Ill fix him"
He got the watering hose and
aimed at old Bronze, while Harry
ran to turn on the water.
"Oh, don't" cried Ruth. "Poor
old fellow! He did not know any
better"
"But he must be taught a lesson, "
said Jack, very firmly. "Now scoot"
The cold water came with a dash,
and old Bronze "scooted." With one
long, dreadful mi-aw-w-w-w-w! he
sprang off the basket, flew over the
flower-beds, and did not stop until he
was in the top Of the tallest tree.
"Poor old Bronze!" The little girls
petted and coaxed and fondled him
when he came down. He had learned
his lesson well, for he never so much
as looked at the basket again. And
the lily grew, and was soon looking
around her like queen. The morn
ing glories crept down and wandered
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-10-15
MY SWEETHEART


Twas quaint rhyme scrawled in spelling
book.
And handed to me with bashful look,
BY my blue-eyed sweetheart so fondly true,
In the dear old school days long years ago
.sIf YOU love me as love you
No knife can cut our love in two.
That "sanders' Speller," so tattered and
torn,
Has always halo OF romance worn,
And never poet with honeyed pen
Has written 50 precious rhyme since then
III you love me as | love you.
Alb, dear, you know did do.
I've kept it safely for many year
This dog's-eared, shabby old spellng-boos,
dear,
And now. as hold it within my hand,
Again in the school-room l seem to stand
Reading once more with rapture new
'If YOU love me as love you.
How some foolish saying from out the past
Like a rose branch is over the pathway cast,
And the time of flowers, we still remember,
Till minds blow cold in the bleak December.
God grant it always may be true
"That you love me as love you"
Carolyn L. Bacon, in Buffalo Express.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-10-15
A Variety OF Hats.

Wonderful is the variety of head.
gear worn in the streets and parks OF
Paris. In most instances the station
of a person is defined by the manner
in which his head is covered. Maids
and nurses are in white caps, often
decorated with gay ribbons; peasant
women, fresh from the country, ap-
pear in bonnets whose queer shapes
differ according to the province
whence tie wearer has come: and
market women wear colored hand
kerchiefs twisted around the head in
a style they term marmotte. Work.
men, tradesmen and those in the ser.
vice OF special companies wear on
their heads the insignia of their oc-
cupations. Civil employees, police,
postmen and flremen are uniformed;
the drivers Of omnibuses, tramways
and carriages have their distinctive
hats, and to a stranger it appears as
IL all business were under military
rule Pastry cooks apprentices ap-
pear in caps of Immaculate white
linen. The drivers of private car
riages have hats decorated with 'vari-
GUS bands of gold and silver, as we'll
as cocllades of different colors. Well
bred Paris poodles are shaved once a
month. Men who make their living
by shaving them bear the announce
ment Of their trade around their
hats. They are high, black, var
nished ones, probably originally be-
longing to coachmen, on which are
painted half-clipped poodles and half
opened shears.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-10-15
Trees as Historians.

Tt has been found that the rings of
growth visible in the trunks of trees
have far more interesting story to
tell than has usually been supposed.
Everybody knows that they indicate
the number of years that the tree has
lived, but J. keuchler, of Texas, has
recently made experiments and obser-
vations which seem to show that trees
carry in their trunks record of the
weather conditions that have prevailed
during the successive years of their
growth.
Several trees, each more than 1870
years old, were felled, and the order
aud relative width of the rings of
growth in their trunks were found to
agree exactly.
This fact showed that all the trees
had experienced the same stimulation
in certain years and the same retarda-
ton in other years. Assuming that
the most rapid growth had occurred in
wet years, and the least rapid in dry
years, it was concluded that out Of
the 134 years covered by the life of
the trees sixty had been very wet, six
extremely wet, eighteen wet, seven
teen average as to the supply of mois-
ture, nineteen dry, eight very dry and
six extremely dry.
But when the records of rainfall,
running back as far as 1910, were con-
suited, it was found that they did not
all agree with the record of the trees.
Still it could not be denied that the
rings in the trunks told true story
of the weather influences which had
effected the trees in successive years.
The conclusion was therefore
reached that the record ot the rings
contained more than Il mere index of
the annual rainfall; that it showed
what the character of the seasons had
been as to sunshine, temperature,
evaporation, regularity or irregularity
of the supply of moisture, and the
like in short, that the trees contained,
indelibly imprinted in their trunks,
more than 100 years of natures his
tory, history which we might COM
pletely decipher if we could but look
upon the face of nature from tree
point of view. Atlanta Constitution.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-10-15

The production Of copper through.
out the world in 1898 has been given
at II, $50 tons for Germany, 100 tons
for the Argentine Republic, ! ,425 for
Austria Hungary, 1900 for Austria
liza, $500 for Bolivia, 1000 for Can
ada, 5000 for Cape Colony, 81, go for
Spain and Portugal 49, 210 for the
United States, u, $40 for Chill, 400
for England a,04O for Newfoundland,
$500 for Italy, 5000 for Japan,
s, ,4sO for Mexico, 46O for Peru, 5000
for Russia, 80 for Sweden, and >, $50
for Venezuela. This makes a total
OF 303. 975 tons, against 80, $40 in
1892, 2I9. .49l in 1891, and 269. $50 in
1890. The average price per ton was
! ,093 francs in 1893, $50 in 1892,
l,277 in 1891, and ] 1875 in 1890.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-10-15
Bamboo Culture in Florida.

successful experiments have been
made in raising bamboo in For.
ida" said Abe Waithen, at the
Grand. There are several patches
near Fort Myers, and the plants are
all growing rapidly, sometimes as
much as foot in single night. The
Importance of this new industry can,
not be overestimated. For the build.
ing OF light summer houses, or for
certain kinds of furniture, BAN boz
cannot be surpassed. Road vehicles
can be made out Of it, and many
other things too numerous to men.
tion. Clothing can be made from its
fiber, as can paper, and portion OF
1T is most excellent as food. 1t is
the only plant known that furnish es
shelter, clothing and sustenance to
mankind, and its introduction here
will be Of great public benefit -,
Cincinnati ENQUIRER.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-10-15
The Great Salt Lakes Weight.

During trip through Utah few
months ago." said A. G. lowering, of
Kansas City, at the Laclede last night,
''I witnessed most convincing proof
of the weight of the salt-laden waters
of the Great Salt Lake. A strong gale
of wind was blowing over the lake and
driving its surface into low, white
capped ridges, while along the shore
the foam lay like fiat banks of new
fallen snow. If as strong a wind had
passed across lake of fresh water of
equal extent it would unquestionably
have produced such an agitation of it's
surface that navigation in small boats
would have been difficult, if not high
ly perilous. The waves there showed
a curious resistance to the wind and
rose only to slight elevation. Yet
there was an immense momentum
stirred up in those low, heavy, slow
moving waves. ! ventured into the
water at point where the depth did
not exceed three feet, and found that
it was impossible to stand against
them, as their sheer weight swept me
resistlessly along. l was told that it
was impossible to dive through an on
coming wave after the manner prac-
ticed by bathers along the Atlantic
coast. "-St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-10-15


"lt's the strangest thing" said
Jessie, with wide-open eyes.
And my flowers will never grow, I"
said Ruth, shaking her head rue
fully.
1t was strange. Out in a corner Of
the garden was a rockery. On the
rockery was an iron basket made to
hold flowers. Ruth had planted in
he middle of it white lily bulb. All
around the edges she had put morn
ing glory seeds. She wanted the
vines to droop over the sides OF the
basket and run down the stones
Every day the children visited it
and found that something was doing
mischief. 1t was very plain that the
seeds and bulb were trying to do
their duty, for many and many tiny
shoot came peeping above ground.
But the earth about them was
scratched and the tender green stalks
broke down and withered.
And 1t kept on day after day.
1T must be rats" said Jack.
But nothing else in the garden was
ever touched.
Couldn't be FROST could it?" asked
little Nan.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-10-15


paid more taxes than any other town
In England. with one exception, and
1t continued to prosper until Queen
Bess' time, when the mouth OF the
river Witham, which flows through
the town, dried up and as a conse-
quence Its commerce was destroyed.
The oldest ediflce in town Is st.
Botolph's Church which was built
early In the 18th century. At the
time the Pilgrim Fathers landed at
Plymouth Rock, this church was pre-
sided over by Rev. John Cotton, an
ecclesiast of great learning and much
loved by the people. Believing that
the new country offered him better
field for work Cotton sailed hither
with several other good EnglishmeD
and landed in Massachusetts bay.
Here they founded new town and
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-10-15
WISE WORDS.
1t is always safe to be right

1t is always safe to be right
Foreboding is always ali enemy of
rest.
What little god some big people
worship.
Doubts are like bats; they can only
live in the dark.
Men are often gamers when they
lose their money.
1t costs less to be contented than it
does to be unhappy.
Too many people would rather have
glory than goodness.
The man who seeks happiness must
learn to take short steps.
Society is what people are when
they know they are watched.
Fortune never changes men. 1t only
brings out what is already in them.
sis the young man safe?" Not
while his father is taking crooked
steps.
The man who is the least willing to
practice is sure to find the most fault
With the preaching.
People who are always telling their
troubles are never at a loss for some
thing to talk about.
Self-denial is about the last thing
some people undertake when they
start out to be religious.
No man is truly brave who hasn't
the courage to do right. - Rams
Horn.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-10-15

A BUsHEL box is coming into use
with market men, and by reason OF
being square is very economical in
the way Of packing, 1t is made in
three styles, one all Slated, another
with Slated bottom and sides, with
solid ends, and the third with solid
ends and close bottom and sides,
bound with galvanized iron; in fact,
1t is a galvanized bound box. These
boxes are very convenient for hand
ling potatoes, the vegetables being
picked up into the boxes in the field
and left in them until sold. OF
course, other crops can be handled in
this way as cucumbers, tomatoes and
apples. The measure OF these boxes
is lat by l6E by 12i, that being a
bushel without piling.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-10-15

THE warfare of the future is des-
tined to be done at long range. At a
recent trial at Indian Head OF the
Carpenter projectile it went through
fourteen and one-half inches of steel,
forty inches OF oak, and several yards
Of earth without injury to itself
though large pieces OF the armor
plate were sent flying through space.
This projectile was fred from a
thirteen-inch gun. The battle-ship
Indiana and her sisters will have
four such guns and eight eight-inch
guns.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-10-15
How He Saved the Baby.

Elijah Davis, motorman ON car 12l
on the Lake Breeze line of the Salt
Lake City Railway, some days ago
saved the life of babe which had
crawled upon the track between Ninth
and Tenth West on Second South.
As the car turned on to the clear
stretch in the vicinity of the Fisher
Brewing Company's works Davis gave
it all the current possible, and the
motor was doing its best. The motor
man had his eyes fixed ahead, and to
his horror saw little child not over
eighteen months old moving in the
grass and weeds i'll the middle of the
track. He threw off the current, sci
his brakes and rang the bell. The
track was slippery, and the wheels
continued to move. The car was rap.
idly approaching the babe, and il
seemed as though no power could save
it.
The continued ringing of the gong
and the shouts of the motorman at.
tracted the attention of the child, and
1t crawled out of the weeds and di.
rectly upon the rail Here its posi-
ton was even more dangerous than
the other, for the cruel wheels was
sure to grind the little body into
small pieces Seeing that he could
not control his car, Davis left his
post, jumped to the step, and, cling
ing to the outside hand rail, reached
out ahead of the car The baby was
still on the track, and as the car
rushed down upon it the plucky mo-
torman grasped its dress and drew the
child out OF harms way. Salt Lake
utah Herald.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-10-15
A Paper Fire Engine.

The Fire Department at Berlin has
fire engine, the carriage of which is
constructed entirely out of papier
mache. All the different parts, the
body, wheels, pole, etc, are finished
in the best possible manner. While
the durability and powers of resis-
tance possessed by this material are
fully as great as those of wood, the
weight is of course much less. The
lightness of tio engine is, O. course,
great advantage, and it seems not
unlikely that wooden carriages will in
short time pass out of use altogether.
st. Louis Globe Democrat.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-10-15

named it Boston, out of respect for
John Cotton, the first pastor Of the
first church to have an existence In
the Boston of the new world. Mr.
Cotton lived to a good age, dying in
1852, honored by the whole colony.
His old church in Boston, Eng, still
stands and is an object Of much in.
terest to travellers. In 1855 the peo.
pie Of the American Boston restored
the old church to good condition
and placed in it tablet COM
memorating the virtues and services
of John Cotton.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-10-15

The estimated average yield OF
wheat in the Moosomin district, ac-
cording to the Canadian Journal of
Commerce, was Is bushels; for the
districts along the Manitoba and
Northwestern Railway, 20 to 25
bushels; Prince Albert, 20 bushels.
AT Calgary, owing to the drought,
the crops were light. Regina wheat
in many portions was a total failure,
and at other points in that district
there was an average yield OF 10 to
l. bushels. The season was the
driest there since 1885,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-10-15
A "Surpriseo Wedding.

The new idea in society is the 'sur.
prise" wedding. Invitations are sent
out for a dinner party, and when the
dinner is over the parson is introduced
in ga few well chosen words" The
bridegroom takes his guests into his
confidence, the bride blushingly takes
her place and the marriage is solemn
lied without further ceremony. N ew
York Dispatch.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-10-15

HE who bears failure with patience
Is as much OF a philosopher as he
who succeeds; for to put up with the
world needs as much wisdom as to
control it.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-10-15
THE OLDER BOSTON.

The English Town After Which Our Mod
ern City Il Named.
Few of the thousands of people
who look upon Boston, In Massachu-
setts, as one of the finest cities on
the continent (and therefore as one of
the finest In the world) are aware of
the existence of much older town
Of the same name from which our
modern city took its name. Is is
over In England and, though now but
a sleepy town, was at one time one of
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-10-15

Real estate business in London can
be estimated from tue record of a
weeks doings at Tokenhouse Yard.
Of fifty-two auctoneers who con-
Quoted sales twenty-five had to retire
without selling single "ot," and
only five sold all they had on hand.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-10-15

the foremost cit
les Of England. 1t
was founded In
657 by st. Botolph,
a Saxon pries t,
and was named
S t. b o t o ! p his
town, which was
subsequently cor
rupted into Bos-
ton. In the thir-
teapt,h cantury IN
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-10-15

THE Mark Lane Express, in com
menting on the British harvest, says
that the yield Of wheat was l6 per
cent. better than in 1898 and the
best crop gathered in several years.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-10-15
Tho Gp M of KaneRrnn.

In this odd game Of chance a to,
kangaroo operates the balls and is re.
sponsible for the winning and los ng.
The kangaroo is a mechanical toy SC
constructed that with three jumps il
knocks against the balls on the in.
clined cover OF the game box, and
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-10-15

sends them spinning down into the
box, where they skirmish around un.
til they fall into cavity. All the
cavities are provided with numbers,
and the highest total number covered
by the balls of player wins the
game
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-10-15

SOCIETY is often more concerned
about the way a man enters and
leaves room than about his fitness
to enter the room at all.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-10-15

DoN'r fool with wasp because
you think he looks weak and tired;
you will find out he's all right in the
end
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-10-15
CHILDREN'S COLUMN.
A DEPARTMENT FOR LITTLE
BOYS AND GIRLS.

Something that VIII Interest the Juvenile
Members of Every HousehoId-Quain.A 40
tions and Bright Sayings of Many Cute
and Cunning ChiIdren.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-10-15

The young men in Ohio and other
States who offered their services to
Japan are probably victims of the
dime novel and cigarette habits.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-10-15

A MAN should never be ashamed to
own that he has been in the wrong,
which is but saying that he is wiser
than he was yesterday.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-10-15

IF you would find a great many
faults, be on the lookout. II you
would find them In still greater abun-
dance, be on the look-in.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-10-15

SOFT words may appease an angry
man-bitter words never will. Would
you throw fuel on house In flames
in order to extinguish the fire?
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-10-15

And have some footmen. braye and tall.
To walk close by my side
To be a princess really. true,
With long, long golden hair.
With forty maids, all dressed In white,
To stand around my chair
And have park mile around.
With trees and paths and flowers,
And birds nests full of eggs and things
And castles and some towers
And will live forever there
Until prince will come
with long black hair. and look quite Hercs,
And take me to his home
Good Reason.
sWby did you tumble down, my boy7r the
kindly teacher cried.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-10-15

softly over the stones until, before
summer was gone, the rockery looked
like a bank Of flowers. Chicago Led.
ger.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-10-15

Wishing.
I'll wish to he a princess and
To have a horse to ride,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-29
SENATOR CoLaUITr BURIED.
His Remains Laid to Rest I'm Rose HIN
Cemetery ut Macon.

The remains OF Senator Alfred H Colquitt
were buried in Rose Hill cemetery at Macon.
Ga, yesterday with impressive ceremonies
The body was met at the Union depot by
thousands of Macon's citizens and many
from other sections OF the state Those who
acted as escort were: Mayor and council. the
three Macon military companies. the Macon
bar, the board of trade the Confederate
Survivors Association and the Mercer Col
lege boys. The honorary pallbearers We're
Clifford Anderson. James H. Blount A. o.
Bacon. Judge Charles T. Bartlett. w. Town
des Calhoun, s. b. Price. Judge Speer. Judge
Ross, Gen. Clement A. Evans. DR.. ]. s.
Baxter and Capt. r. E. Park.
The Easter decorations in the church had
not been taken down, AMI IL looked as
though IL had been especially decorated for
the occasion. The auditorium of the Null
berry Street Church is the largest I'm Macon.
1t was damned to the door with all classes
of people, for Senator Colquitt was uni
versally beloved.
In the chancel were the Rev. DIR. Warren
Gambler of Emory College and Rev. DIR.
South; both were warm friends OF the dead
Senator.
At the conclusion OF the services in the
church the procession moved to Rose Hill
cemetery, where all that was mortal OF
Alfred Holt Colquitt was consigned TO the
grave beside that of his first wife.
In the morning a meeting Of the bar was
held and resolutions in honor OF the dead
man were adopted by rising vote, Judge c.
L. Bartlett presiding.
Immediately on adjournment Of the bar
meeting a meeting OF citizens was held and
resolutions were adopted after many eulo-
CYSTIC speeches reciting the honor and es-
TEEN in which Senator Colquitt was held by
the citizens Of Macon.
There were several thousand citizens WIS
followed the body to the church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-29

Ger. Aaron Boon, VIM. Hedges, Marbury q.
mond, Robert Rose, Hamilton w. Kinzer,
VIM. X. Boyle.
The following preachers were referred TO
the committee conference relations as
candidates for the supernumerary relation
j. Newton Hank, John w. Boteler. Joseph
J. Eagle and Asbury r. Martin.
Fredericksburg Is the only appointment
of the Baltimore conference on the south
side of the Rappahannock river. that river
being the dividing line between the Palti-
more and Virginia conferences. The con-
ference met at Frederick sburg twelve years
ago. DIR. Nelson Head of Leesburg referred
yesterday touchingly to his connection
through sixty years with me conference
and to his having been stationed at Fredar-
ickSburS tifty-eiSht years ago. DR.. Morton
read a letter from Rev. Thos. Bottermaa,
now of Arkansas, formerly of Elicotts
City. Mr.. Botterman has been seventy-two
years a minister and is still active and an
interesting preacher.
Mr.. a. l.. Johnson of Washington is one
of the most active lay delegates in the con-
ference
Presiding Elder Smithson reported the
Washington district as in good condition
and thought reports from the pastors would
show progress.
Five ministers have died during the year.
among them Rev. c. NJ. Brown, who was
drowned while crossing the Shenandoah
river near Front Royal, Na.,and Revs. Sam
uel W Haddaway and w. A. Wade of Wash
ington.
The report from the publishing house at