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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-10-07

The treatment of an orchard is a
subject OF Importance and should be
well studied. If the land Is SO wet
that it needs drainage. it is not fit for
use on this account. The land must
then be drained, or the trees will not
thrive. The roots will run into the
drains und choke them, making double
mischief, for the land will soon be as
wet as before and the labor and money
will be lost. Clay land is not the best
for an orchard; n llghtisb, grayelly
land is better, and still mo1e 80 if il
is limestone. Ut would be better to
set the orchard far from the house in
lighter land than in clay because OF
its nearness. II the land is clay, but
not wet, it may be improved by sub
soiling it; that is, by plowing. IN the
furrow Of common plow and i'm
mediately after it with u bar plow~-
that is, one with q long bar like n
coulter that will break the subsoil and
loosen it. This might be done in n
strip between the rows of trees and
about six feet wide, but near the
trees the land should be plowed no
deeper than n few inches, lest the
small roots be broken and tie trees
checked in growth. 1t is a good thing
for an orchard to be sown with clover
and pastured by swine OF sheep
American Farmer.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-10-07
SAM JONES AT HOME.
WAS ONCE A LAWYER BUT BE.
CAME A DRUNKARD,
He Afterward Developed Into Suc-
cessfnl Evaugelist-Is a Lover OF
Animals and Helper for the Poor
Gifts as Liberal as Speech,
Lives in Cartersville, Ga.

One Of the most noted evangelists of
the country is Rev. Sam L. Jones,
whose home is at Gainesville, Ga.
Here, when tired out with his public
labors, lie joins his family to rccuper-
ate. He goes about Cartersvile in the
slouch hat and plain travelling suit
worn on the road, and usually carries
cigar or meerschaum pipe between
his lips. He is a great smoker and
Uses half Il dozen cigars every day,
besides occasional pulls at the meer-
schaum. His nervous energy and rest
less spirit allow him no idleness, and
when there is nothing else to do he
walks vigorously up and down the We
randa or about the yard. His reading
is confined mainly to the newspapers
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-10-07

Colonel Joseph Mulhatton seems to
be spending his vacation in New FORK.
The Chicago Tribune the other day con
tanned one of the coloners gems which
deserves TO he embalmed in Journal
istic history. His Especial dispatch"
gives an account of the wonderful work
done by pet lion which recently chew
ed up burglar. and concludes by say
ing that the noble beast" saved the life
of an old egg pcddler who had been at
tackled by q savage maStiff. Here is the
picture: suddenly the sympathy of
the gallant lion was aroused. 1T had
seen the one-side1 battle. It sprang
over the gate and made bold attack
on the mastifi until the dog ran down
the street yelping with pain. The small
boys climbed up trees and crept into
drain pipes in their terror. When the
dog was gone the lion stood up on its
hind legs, lashed its tail. and roarod
with elation. The old egg man held out
his hand aud the wild beast licked it,
1t turned out that the peddlcr once
gave the lion an egg. and the creature
out Of gratitude saved his life today.
The old man said he was sure if the
lion had not lntcrfored he would have
been II dead ppddlcr." This certainly
is lyin' CX XtraOrdiuary.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-10-07
HARDY WINTER OATS.

Winter oats are one of the best pay
ing crops that can be grown, writes n
Delaware farmer. Wherever intro
duced they are superseding spring
OATS entirely. Oats are essentially n
cool weather crop, and failures either
partial or total with spring oats, on
account of the hot, dry weather of
June and July, are SO common that
many farmers are entirely discouraged
from growing them. This trouble is
entirely obvinted by substituting win
ter oats. They are sown at the same
time as winter wHeat, and ripen with
wheat the following season, so that
the harvesting and threshiug may all
be done at the same time. The variety
we grow in Delaware is perfectly
hardy-as much so as Fultz wheat -
and withstands the severest weather
perfectly. On good soil yield of
fifty to eighty bushels is common.
They grow a strong, stiff straw, which
stands up well. They are very heavy
ont, measured bushel weighing from
thirty-eight to forty-fve pounds.
have known crops of these oats this
season that gave an average of eighty
bushels per acre on twenty to thirty
acre tields. One and half bushels
per acre are enough to SOW. Winter
oats are also n good crop to seed
clover with. The same fertilization
and tillage that will produce a good
wheat crop will give a big crop of win
ter oats. American Agriculturist.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-10-07

Judge Milien of the law division of
the Postofice Department has rem
dered decision concerning the de-
livery OF mail matter by jnil officials
to convicts; and the same ruling will
apply to inmates of charitable insti-
tutions. He holds that estate and
county institutions for the confne
ment and punishment of parties con-
victed of crimes have the right to pre-
scribe rules and regulations as to
communications from outside parties
to conyicts. While they have no right
without the consent of the conyicts,
to open the letters addressed to them
yet they have the power to refuse to
deliver or permit to be delivered to
the convicts any letters addressed to
them, unless they will consent that
the letters be opened in the presence
Of some officer. Where mail il ad-
dressed to n convict, it is proper to
deliver the same to tbc officer ia
charge of the prison. While this
would not authorize the officer to
open such letters, he would have the
power, if the state and county laws or
regulations of the prison so author
lied, to refuse to deliver such letters
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-10-07
The New Navy of the United state

The New Navy of the United states.
Battle ships Iowa, 1000 tons; Mas
sachusctts, 10,200 tons; Oregon, 10,2OO
tons; Indiana, 10000 tons.
Armorod battle ship. Texas, G.3OO
tons.
Armored cruisers, Brooklyn, 900
tons; New York, $3.50 tons; Maine.
G,64S tons.
Coast defense monitors. Puritan,
6,0G0 tons; Monterey. 4, 13S tons; Milan
tonomoh, $500 tons; Terror, 1880 tons.
Protected cruisers. Columbia. 1850
tons; Minneapolis, 1850 tons; Olympia,
$500 tons; Baltimore, 1900 tons,
Charleston, 4,OlO tons; Cincinnati, g 1S3
tons; Raleigh, 3,1S3 tons.
Partially protected cruisers. Chica-
go, 1900 tons; Philadelphia, 1924 tons;
Newark, 4,0S3 tons; San Francisco,
4,0S3 tons; Atlanta, 31S9 tons; Boston,
3,1S9 tons; Detroit, 1000 tons; Mont
gomcry, 1000 tons; Marbehcad, 1000
tons.
Gunboats. Yorktown, LOO tons; Con
cord, LOO tons; Bennington 100 tons:
Castine, 1850 tons; Machias, 1850
tons; Petrol, $50 tons.
Dynamite cruiser. Nesuvius, 03O tons.
Torpedo boats. Alarm, 500 tons; Erics.
son, 100 tons; Gushing, 11G tons: Stllct-
to. IL tons.
IIarbor defense ram. Katahdin, 2,1S3
tons.
Practice cruiser for naval cadets. Ban.
croft, S3S tons.
Dispatch boat. Dolphin, 1,4S5 tons.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-10-07

ard less nutritious is the straw. 1t is
well known that rye-grass hay out be-
fore the seed is ripe is much more val
liable and fetches higher price than
it does if the seed is allowed to ripen
before cutting. So it is with every
other species of that kind of food.
Hay and straw are practically the
same crop, though cut at different
stages of growth, which is fact too
frequently overlooked.
When feeding largely on such sue
culent food MS roots or grains, straw
should be given at least twice day,
as it is found that without straw or
hay cattle do not thrive so we'll. The
different sorts of straw have, as re-
CARDS their nutritive value, been
placed in the following order: l, pea
straw; ., oat-straw; 3, bean-straw,
with the pods; 4, barley-straw; 5,
what'straw; 6, bean-straw, without
the pods. fea-straw, if properly har-
vested in dry season, is most valu-
able food, and should never be used
as litter If, however, it has been
much rained upon, and, is consequent
ly dirty and more or less mouldy, it
will sour stock. For sheep it is most
excellent. Horses, too, are very fond
of, and thrive well upon it.
OF the white straws, oat straw is
undoubtedly the most valuable for
feeding. but its value depends much
upon the time of cutting. Oats should
be cut when tolerably green, and al
though part of the grain may be lost
in this way, it is gained in another,
and the straw is in u condition most
valuable for stock feeding. Bean
straw, we'll harvested, is very hearty
and nutritious food for cart horses
and cattle during the winter, and here
again the value of the straw is depend
ont on the time of cutting, says a
writer in Farm and Home. If cut
while yet green and before the leaves
have fallen off, we have u fodder of
great value; but if allowed to stand
until quite ripe the leaves fall off, and
the straw, besides containing less nu-
triment, becomes SO hard and woody
that it is necessary to chaif and steam
it before stock can make any use of it.
Barley straw, especially when mixed
with good proportion Of clover, is of
great Importance in the economy of
the farm. Barley straw grown in the
South is considered better than that
grown in the North, it being difficult
in the latter portion of tho country
to save it i'll tolerable order, especial
ly with clover. Wheat straw, cut into
cha1, is much used for horses and cat
tie. In consuming straw, the inferior
sorts should be first made use of, and
afterwards those of a better kind, and
when feeding stock on large quanti-
ties of this coarse and dry article, al
ways allowing plenty of succulent
food or have an abundant supply of
water at hand. New York World.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-10-07
TOOK CHANCEs AND LOST.

'If you're the man that answers the
questions, said the lanky parsonage
in the faded brown suit who had
climbed four flights of stairs in search
of information, 81 wish you would tell
me who it was that shrieked when
Kosciusko fell?'
Freedom, " replied the answers-to.
questions editor, glancing up at him
and resuming his work.
"Then I've lost good hat" re-
Joined the lanky caller, sighing
heavily and turning to go. 81 though; !;
it was Marco Bozzaris. Chicago
Tribune
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-10-07

A writer in the st. James Gazette
attributes the "anxious look and un-
wholesome pallor," the nervous ex-
haustion and headache, often observed
among bicyclists, to the incessant,
though unconscious, strain upon the
brain and nervous system due to the
constant effort necessary to maintain
equilibrium.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-10-07

General john Gibbon has written
an article on "CIn West Point Be-
Made More Useful?" which commands
more than usual attention among Of
fcers of the Army. lie cites thnt in
some respects tue Military Academy
remains the same as it was fifty years
ago; that, although thl course of
studies has undergone radical change,
the number OF professors and instruct
ors increased, the scientific apparatus
improved, and the number of cadets
increased with the growth of the
country, yet the qualification required
by law, with some few additions, re-
main about the same. General Glib
bons makes special objection to the
rule that a candidate Of a certain age
and height should weigh at least
certain number of pounds. lie main
tains that this objection may be over
come in n few months with good ra-
tions and exercise, but that if adhered
to strictly Grant. a Sheridan, oven
n Napoleon would lie shut out. He
also says that there is a hurtlul pre-
judice against the Military Academy
among the people ut large, because
of its supposed oristoorotie character,
He maintains that the academy can
be made moro useful by extending it's
education in such way as to leaven
the military clement in the country !;
and that, in case of war, the forces
would be in better state Of proporu-
ton to take tho field than they have
ever been before.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-10-07
FERTILIZER For PEAR ORCHARDS.

An experienced pear grower recon-
mends the use of 400 pounds of muri-
ate of potash with 800 pounds of
ground bone per acre each year. One
half of this mixture he applies to the
orchard in the autumn and the other
half in the spring, when plowing.
The necessary nitrogen is supplied by
sowing crimson clover with the fertil-
izer-New York World.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-10-07

revival at Memphis in 1888 that the
public had even as much as heard the
name of Sam Jones. He has quite an
interesting family of two sons and
four daughters, of whom the two eldest
daughters are married.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-10-07
UNIQUE TRIP ON STlLTS.
Two Young Men to Go Around the
World in TINT Manner.

Some of these days somebody will
probably Try to walk on his head around
the world in an effort to eclipse pre-
vious attempts of globe trotters." In
these days of steam clrcumnavigatng
the globe is Il thing Of everyday occur.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-10-07

renee. The recent feat of the two men
who walked from Bucnos Ayres to Chi
cago has inspired two young men Of
Chicago with a desire to eclipse that
undertaking. They propose to walk
around the world on stills. For scv.
cral weeks past one of them has been
conspicuous on State street, as he
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-10-07
SIZE MEANT NOTHING.

"Do you know" he was saying,
''that / never can keep my head under
water when l go swimming. I've tried
and tried"
"Perhaps you don't Try long
enough" she said in an absent-minded
way, and he is still wondering what
she meant. Detroit Free Press.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-10-07

REV. SAM p. JONES.
and he is Il close student Of current
events all over the world He does
not pretend to have n library, and if
he did, it ii doubtful whether he would
ever enter it. Books are too long and
tedious for him.
He has made some good Investments
and looks we'll after his property. He
owns two excellent farms, Il grist mill,
and some valuable real estate in Car
tcrsyillc. He has for several years
been a director in one of the Carriers
Vile banks, in which he is stock
holder.
The amount of Mr.. Jones charities
Is enormous. lie gives away every
year vastly more than is spent on his
family. In addition to his public chari-
ties, such as gifts to churches, schools,
and other Institutions requests come
TO him daily for help from individuals
in every section of the United States.
Every mail brings letters asking for
money or help in obtaining positions,
or donations for various societies.
When it is known that Mr. Jones is
at home, his yard is invaded by people
seeking help. Poor people walk from
distant places in the country to ask
for loan of money or help in obtain
ing work. Old negro 'unclcS' ask for
"a few bushels o con to make crap
on or want Endorsements to enable
them to buy mule, and numerous
black "mammles" yocifcrousy petition
Gnts,'' TN, ,ri,-
they may keep "all dcs henh little
black pickaninnics frum Il starvin' to
def" TO all these applications Mr..
Jones gives careful consideration, and
no deserving individual is ever sent
away Cmpty-handcd. lie seems to
learn by intuition who are the really
deserving, and often his gifts are
placed where no request has been
made The people of Cartersvillc love
TO tell of how sam Jones goes down
and buys dray loads of provisions and
sends them 10 old and helpless people,
who are usually left to guess the idon.
tity of their bcncfactor Ii is in works
of this kind that The evangelist finds
u deeper satisfaction than in his most
successful efforts in the pulpit and on
! the platform.
A LAWYER aud Drppkord.
Sarurl Porter Jones WAS born in
Chambers County. Ala. in 1917. While
slill a child his father removed to Car
tcrsyille after the death of his wife
| and Cartcrsyfllc has since hcnn thc
home of the. Jones family. During rbe
war. when Shrrmou's forces brron to
pour into North Georri, vo,In~ Joncs
made his way 10 Henry countv Kv
| While thcre br mot Miss Iouro NOEL
vain. who, in 1860 became his wife,
| Toucs being thcn n nrocticiur In vyer in
| Cartersvillr I'ufortunotnlv. during his
| boybood he had acnuircd 4 tostn for
strong drink; which grrw unon him
uufil hc was forced to abandon tho Inv,
after less than u wears nrartico ana
! 'or three wears he led tbe most wret,hed
nyistnncn JIn was drivnn tn want and
nroaacd in vorious kinds or common
| lYbor tn obtain - livina IT, nIowed
| dr,,c - d,.a, and v,orI,od I'm tno iron
,,inos nom. CortnrsvilIn This wos tho
| most ,,lonn,, ,c,.',d or his life TIe had
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-10-07
TRUE AFLoAr AND ASHORE.

"Why," asked the new boarder,
"why do you say that there is a re-
semblanco between riding bicycle
and sailing boat?'
"Because," said the Cheerful Idiot,
"because you lose the wind when you
get on the wrong tack. Indianapolis
Journal
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-10-07

Great indignation is expressed in
Paris because for two years mining
problems that cannot be solved have
been set for the examination of the
Ecole Polytechnique through the
blundering of the examiners.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-10-07

"Why did she marry Fiddleback?"
"Because she was in love with an
other man, and the man was in love
with another girl, and the girl was iii
love with Fiddleback. 1t was the only
way she could get even with other g'ri
you see !"-Life.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-10-07
A LOT OF TRouBT.?

Lottie-'It's very Involvement
custom to wear the engagement ring
on the third finger OF the left hand.
Kiitie-"Why? What difference
does it make?"
-"Because it's SO hard to
learn to use your left instead of your
right hand. "
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-10-07
THOSE FOOLISH QUESTIONS.

Stiffkins IA neighbor)-'Hello,
Jones, what you doin'? Laying down
a carpet?"
Jones (who has just whacled his
thumb) mol you blasted idiot-the
carpet was here when we moved in. L
am just putting the floor under il. :"
Truth.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-10-07

Country Taised?" asked the more
cultivated raspberries, with super.
cilious sneer.
The watermelon farei up at the in
tended insult
"l'm not so green as look, it re-
torted hotly.
But the doctor who came in at night
and felt of the boys pulse said ho
wasn't so sure about that. .-Rocklanl
Tribune.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-10-07

"This is q hot summer" said Jig
giles, rs he and Mr.. Wilton sat on the
piazza
eyes" said Wilton, with n nod at
Mrs Wilton mounting her bicycle out
on the driveway-''yes; but ii Mrs.
Wilton doesn't take care, l think wo
shall have IN early fall. "-Harper's
Bazaar.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-10-07
FRANKLY HOSTILE.

Mrs. Dotell-"What is your policy
with reference to old bachelors|
Mrs. Tenormore (mother of largo
family of marriageable daughters -
determination Puck.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-10-07

Sally-An' after we are married, will
you keep on loyin' me? Rube-Ill love
YOU till-till the cows come home, as
the feller says. Sally-Ya-a-s, an then
go down to the grocery an let me do all
The milkin'.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-10-07
AN HONEST MAN.

The Blind Man lin loud voice)-
"Hi, therel you varmintl yet that
ere calls liver alone. I'm poor, but
I'm honest, an 1 wouldn't let even n
dog of mine steal.
Sympathetic Old Lady (overhearing)
-"Here is quarter, poor man! I
always like to reward honesty and
truthfulness. Puck.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-10-07
TOLD TdE TRUTH.

Boarder (rrom the city -"You
wrote me you were never bothered by
mosquitoes; and they have nearly
stung me to death before I've been
here five minutes. "
Farmer-'I didn't say anything
bout 'em botherin' you, did L? !
said they never bothered me, and they
don't; Pm use to 'em. Puck,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-10-07
RETRoSPECTIoN.

Nuwed-'A According to you, never
told you a single truth before ewere
married"
Mrs. Nuwed-"Oh, George, you
weren't quite as bad as all that. Don't
you remember you always used to say
you were unworthy of me ?"-Life.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-10-07

Bellcfield--I understand that Mrs.
SpfRns claims to be a self-madc wom-
an. Bloomiield-It isn't quite true. Ny
wife has seen her add the finishing
touch-put on her complexion.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-10-07

The value oil straw for feeding pur-
poses depends almost entirely on the
method OF harvesting. The ripper the
grain is allowed to become, the drier
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-10-07

strobe along on stills, dressed as I'm
Gle sam His right name is Robert
i. Thompson, and he comes from New
York State. His companions name is
Thcophile Cuny. The Young men ex-
pect to complete their tour and return
to Chicago in about three years.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-10-07

There are 40, 900 blind persons in
France, nearly half of them from
what is now known to be preventible.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-10-07
A SLOWLY ACQUIRED ART.

Dora" Cant you ride wheel yet?
Why, Mr.. Sllverspoon has been teach
ing you for three weeks!'
Cora-"I know it. But he hasn't
proposed yet"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-10-07
on THE PIAZZA.

"How long has Miss Short been
summer girl?"
"Well, I've been coming here ten
years-oh, here she ls-why, Miss
Short, howyoung and pretty you look
this morning ?"-Boston Gazette.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-10-07

South America has the greatest un-
broken extent of level surface of any
country in the world
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-10-07
THE MERRY SIDE OF LIFE.
STORIES THAT ARE TOLD BY TIE
FUNNY MEN OF THE PRESS.

A Fisherman's Ronancc-Resrospec-
tion-True Afioat and Ashore-An
Honest Man, Etc, Etc.
He walked the stream the lifelong day.
With rod and reel and fly.
And then went home and reve!ed in
One long, luxuriant lie.
Philadelphia Record