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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-10

Hicks-What are you going to do
with that old hair mattress?
Mrs. Hicks-Burn it in the stove by
degrees.
Hicks-What for?
Mrs. Hicks-I feel lost since you
stopped smoking. cigarettes. =
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-10
Journalistic Limitations.

Schoolmate-It must be lovely to be
married to newspaper man. You get
free tickets to all the theaters and
operas, don't you2
Mrs. Scribbler-Y Yes, but we never
go.
why not?"
"We haven't anything to wear. IN.
Y. Weekly.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-10
REDUCEn RATES-

Special excursion rates via Lehigh Valley
Rnilroad to Harrisburg on account of the in
auguration of GOVernor-clect Hastings. Tick
cts sold January IL, II and 10, good for return
until 10th. Apply to the nearest Lenigh VAL
ley agent for further particulars.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-10
GOING OUT OF BUSINESS.

The immense stock of shoes, boots, rubbers,
etc, in the store of William Ebert, 80 Centre
street, next to l.. Olsho's, will be disposed of
at IL sacrifice as Mr.. Eberts intends to retire
from business. Every article in the store has
been reduced from IL to 80 cents. Come at
once while the stock is large and secure genu-
inc bargains.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-10
SALE OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS,

The household goods of Patrick Ward, of
Washington street, will be sold mt auction ut
his residence ON Monday and Tuesday, Jan
uary II and 10. The stock consists of bed
room suits, two stoves, tables, chairs, cooking
utensils, etc,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-10
In New York.

as he good artist?"
She glanced at his innocent Phila-
delphia nibs with petulant disdain.
lie is clever artist" she answered
pityingly mo artists are good"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-10
PLEASURE CALENDAR

January H.-Frst annual ball of the Rail-
readers Social and Beneficial Club at Free
land opera house. Admission, 50 cents
January 2l.-Sixth annual ball of Tigers Ath-
letic Club, ut Freeland opera house. Admis-
sion, 50 cents
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-10

The flowers that bloom in the spring, tra-la,
Seem really nothing at all,
When the public attention you bring, tra-la
To the boomers that bloom in the fall
Washington Star.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-10
srArn OF onio. Cry OF ToLrpo. J

LuCAs COUNTY, ss'
FRANK j. CHEHEY makes oath that he
is the senior partner of the firm of f. J.
CHENEY y Co., doing business in the
City of Toledo, County and State afore-
said, and that said firm will pay the sum
of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for
each and every case of CATARRH that
cannot be cured by the use of HALL's
CATARRH CURE. FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence, this 9th day of December,
A. d. 1886.
sr,,l A. w. GLEASON,
| Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
and acts directly on the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. Send
for testimonials, free.
FL. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
HSold by Druggists, Zoe.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-10

Fresh bread, cakes, pies, ETC. daily at Lau-
bGch's, also choice confectionery.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-10

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria.
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria.
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-10
Messenger-John J. McNelis.

st. AIMS T. A. b. Pioneer Corps elected the
following as officers on Sunday:
President-John b. Hanlon.
Vice president-Churles Gallagher.
Recording secretary-William Il. Russell.
Financial secretary-John Kringe.
Treasurer-Patricll Clarke
Trustees-Frank Mclaughlin, David Sean
lon and Patrick O'Donnell.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-10
ELECTION oE oFFlcEns.

The following We're elected officers of the
Young Mems 7. a. b. Society on Sunday:
President-James Il. Sweeney.
Vice president Michael McGin
Recording secretary-Andrew Higgins.
Financial secretary j. Timney
Assistant financial secretary-Bernard Gal
lagher
Treasurer-AlcX. Mulhearu.
Trustees-J. j. McMcnumin and C. +. Hapo-
ney.
Messenger-Jo J. McNelis.
Sergeant-at-arms-P.H II. Hanlon
Delegates to quarterly convention at Free
land on January 27-Thomas Brennan, Condy
johnson, c. +. Haganey, William Tully and
James +. Sweeney.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-08-29
A Valuable Invention.

A Chicago bank clerk who is regarded
by his co-workers as being exceedingly
clever in making any calculation in
volviug complicated figuring, had an
experience recently that now causes
him to wonder if he is really the expert
his friends claim. An acquaintance
took him to see the operations of new
computing scale. now in use in many
stores in Chicago The machine was
made to weigh all kinds of groceries in
pounds and ounces at prices involving
all the fl 'tional parts of a cent and in
each instance gave absolutely correct
weight and cost as fast as the hand of
the operator could move. After seeing
that 1t was impossible for it to err or
to permit Of any dishonesty he left de-
claring that as an expert in fractions
he had been outclassed, and that by a
dumb machine.
AS appears in the above cut there are
in addition to the ordinary weighing
beam two graacated bars operated by
a le YER. The lower har marks the price
IL pounds and ounces and the upper
one the cost in bulk. The impressive
feature it will be seen l. found in the
fact that odd ounces or fractions in the
price are given with the same accuracy
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-08-29
PETROLEUM on Steam cars.

Engineering science viii doubtless be
benefited by the experiments So suc-
cessfully made with petroleum on The
Reading railroad BY the Baldwin Loco
motive works, using one of then Nau-
claim compound engines having an un-
usually long, narrow firebox, as that
was believed to represent the most un-
favorabla conditions for burning oil.
Three sets Of tests were made. the loco
motive being changed somewhat for
each set, SO far as concerned the ar
rangement of the firebox. The total
weight Of the engine was 133.S00 pounds
and the weight on the drivers 1850
pounds; the firebox was 120 inches long.
"a inches wide. and So inches deep at
the back. sloping down to rs inches at
the front, where the tubes began In
what proved to be the nost effective
ARRANGEMENT in this series of trials the
burner was placed below the fire door
lust above the mud ring and adjusted
so as to spray the oil into the tirebox,
the brick arch being also lowered in
order to secure more space between the
crown sheet and its top. Now, pre-
limlnary trial of about six miles having
demonstrated the exceptional advan-
tages possessed by such an arrange
ment a run was made with train Of
twenty-seven cars weighing some 661
tons. on this run the quantity of water
evaporated from and at 2l2 degrees per
pound of oil, as recorded, was twelve
and one-half pounds-the boiler press
ure was about 10 pounds-nnd there
was not only a complete absence of
smoke, but none of the trouble due 10
shovellng coal and tending fires.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-08-29
Express Rates on Fowls.

A Missouri poultry raiser has the fol-
lowing to say on tic high rates for live
fowls:
There is no class of people so we'll
situated as our Missouri farmers wives
to raise thoroughbred fowls
In northern Missouri especially. we
are in the heart of red clover region.
Blue grass and red clover grow wild
along our fences and upon waste land.
Grain is cheap, plenty of good water
and everything necessary for the de-
yelopment of poultry life of the highest
types
But there is never a rose without a
thorn" The one serious drawback to
the improvement of even our common
farmyard fowls is the exorbitani
rates of expressage. 1t is not merely
a question of the dollars and cents a
few resolute people pay who are deter
mined to have choice poultry, but it is
a detriment to the farming communi-
ties. People who are willing to pay a
fair price for good stock to improve
their fiocks are baked in the attempt
al the very beginning on account OF
excessive express charges: double
merchandise rates for all live poultry
not destined for market" is the worst
enemy the improvement of farm fowls
ever had. Every poultry fancier in the
state or out of it will tell you that he
could double his sales in a single year
if 1t were not for that one clause in ex-
press rates. Double merchandise rates
for all live poultry not destined for
market"-and on account of it the
farmers wife goes on from year to year
longing for the improvement in her
fowls that these few words debar her.
and on their account the people are
obliged to show to their visitors the old
original barnyard fowl. If we could
have single express rates for thorough
bred fowls, it would create the gTandest
improvement our farm fowls have ever
known.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-08-29
Setting a Rooster

A citizen of Rumford had canvassed
the town in vain from end to end in
search of hen to set, when he heard
that an old darkey on the Boston, Prov
idence & Newport road had a great
deal of setting stock" AS this was
just what he wanted, he lost no time
in hunting him up. He found the old
man building hencoop in the rear of
his residence. Approaching, he asked,
by way of broaching the subject how
many hens he had setting.
Three hens and a rooster, boss"
And a which ?" inquired the poultry
man. thinking he had not heard
straight.
"a rooster" replied the darkey.
Seeing a look of distrust on the Wis
itors face he took him into low build
ing, and sure enough there sat large
Brahma rooster calmly covering TWEEN
ty eggs. On one side of him sat two
hens and on the other a third
hen. The visitor seeing how stately
the rooster sat, secretly resolved to get
some of the darkey's eggs and hatch
out a special lot of roosters. On being
asked what he did when the ROSTERS
would not sit any longer, the darkey
replied that dat ar rooster done bound
to set" pointing underneath the box.
Looking under the box the visitor was
surprised to find both the rooster
legs sticking through holes in the box.
The black rascal had actually bored
holes in the box and tied the ROSTERS
legs underneath, So as he said, the
rooster was done bound to set" In
curing into the matter, the Rumford
man found that the darkey had four
hens and one rooster. Three of the hens
were setting and the other hen was lay
ing. The darkey, finding the eggs of
the hen accommodating quite fast, decid-
ed to let up feeding the rooster corn
and make him hatch a flock of chick
sns.-Providepee Journal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-08-29
SHE TOOK THE CHANCE.

Mean Advantage Attempted to Be
Taken by Her Young Man.
"You look pale said the sharp-nosed
girl.
II feel pale sighed the fluffy girl;
shut l am happy. anyway. You know
that stingy little Cholie Tapetie9 Well,
he did open his heart enough to take
me to the food show, and, of course,
I sampled the samples. What are sam
pies for? After / had eaten this and
drank that and the other till I thought
L just couldn't stand any more we start
ed home Then he saw his chance. So
he asked me to have some ice cream
And did you accept?' asked the
sharp-nosed girl
Accept! I ate three plates. With
cake. And lemonade They had to call
the doctor for me. and papa scolded.
oh. awfully. but I made that little
wretch spend his money, anyway. -
Indianapolis Journal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-08-29
A FIFTEENTH CENTURY GIRL.
She Was a Lady of Rank and Her
Duties Included Pig Tending.

She Was a Lady of Rank and Her
Duties Included Pig Tending.
An extract from the Journal Of Eliza
beth Woodville, afterward Lady Gray.
and finally queen of Edward ", shows
that the girl Of the fifteenth century
was very all-round kind of person.
It is doubtful if even our up-to-date
fin-de-sieele girl could equal her 4v5-
years-back sister in activity and variety
of housekeeping accomplishments.
Monday morning-Rose at O'Clock
and helped Catherine to milk the cows.
Rachel, the dairy maid. having scalded
her hand in so bad a manner the night
before, made a pouitice and gave Robin
a penny TO get something from the
apothecary.
s o'cloek-The bullock Of beef too
much boiled and beer little stale.
Mean to talk to the cook about the
first fault and to amend the other my
self by tapping a fresh barrel imme-
diately
ociock-Went to walk with the lady
fmy mother) in the courtyard; fed twen-
ty-five men and women; child Roger
severely for expressing some i'll viii at
attending US with some broken meat
3 o'clock-Went into the paddock be-
hind the house with my maid Dorothy;
caught Thump. the little pony myself;
rode a matter of ten miles without sad
die or bride.
10 o'clock-Went to dinner. John
Grey, a most comedy youth. but what
is that to me? A virtuous maid should
be entirely under the direction of her
parents. John ate but little and stole
a great many tender glances at me;
said women would never be handsome
in his eyes who were not good-tempered.
/ hope my temper is not intolerable.
Nobody finds fault with it but Roger
and he is the most disorderiy youth in
our house. John Grey likes white teeth;
my teeth are a pretty good color 1
think my hair is as black as jet, though
say it, and John Grey. if l mistake not,
is of the same opinion.
IL o'clock-Rose from the table, the
company all DESTROYS of walking in the
field. John Grey lifted me over every
stile, and twice squeezed my hand with
much vehemence. cannot say l should
have much objection, for he plays at
prison-bar as well as any of the country
gentlemen, is remarkably dutiful to his
parents, my lord and lady, and never
misses church on Sunday.
o'clock-Poor Farmer Robinson's
house burned down by accidental fire
John Grey proposed a subscription
among the company for the relief of the
farmer, and gave no less than four
pounds with this benevolent intent
(Mem. Never saw him look so comely
as at this moment)
o'clock-Went to prayers.
6 o'clock-Fed hogs and poultry.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-08-29
A New veneerlng Material.

The production of a new kind OF
veneering material is noticed in the
German papers. the substance being
composed principally of infusorial earth
mixed with various binding and color
ing ingredients and spread in layers
over a wooden core; on the mass becom-
ing dry, 1t Is cut into sheets or blocks,
and, If the layers have been different
" colored, their irregular section pre-
sents an effect resembling that of fig
ured wood For It's expeditions produc-
ton a machine is arranged by which
two wooden posts, thirteen feet high
and about five feet apart, re made to
revolve about vertical axis, each post
has twenty-four horizontal branches
radiating from 1t, and these branches
as well as the posts revolve easily about
their own axis. In the process of manu-
facture the horizontal branches are first
covered with paper. to prevent any OF
the composition sticking to them, and
then painted with the mixture OF in
serial earth, coloring matter, and gum.
The branches attached to one of the
posts are first painted with one coat,
and the machine is then revolved 50
as to bring the other post near the
operator; by the time the branches OF
the second post are coated, those OF the
first are dry and ready TO be reyolvsd
into position Tor a second coat. In this
manner, the painting goes on continu-
ously, until the branches are loaded
nth a coat of composition nine or ten
Inches thick the color Of the coat is
made alternately dark and light, and
the thickness of the stratum is varied,
so as to initiate the varying thickness
If the annual rings in a tree. When all
IS thoroughly Try the cylinders OF com
position are slipped of their wooden
cores, and sawed o. cut into veneers.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-08-29

tity than the sulphite and eeliuIose. Al
most all the paper exported from Swe-
den is said TO be made from wood pulp.
A recently published account Of this in
dustry shows a total of some ninety
FIVE establishments, ana for fifty-five
OF these the aggregate power. usually
water. is reported TO equal about thii :
teen thousand horse power. The most
important Of these are thus enumer-
ated: Those of Ornon. Tralhatton.
2.450-horse power. with twenty-four
horizontal and two vertical mills; that
of Munkidal, Uddevalla. 1.250-horse
power. with ten horizontal and one YER
teal mill. and Tossefors. Ottebal, 800
horse power. with seventeen horizon
tai mills. There are twelve natron cell
lulose works ard seventeen sulphite es-
tablishmeuts
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-08-29

Those who have kept their flocks
fully supplied need not be told that it
will take at least a quart per hen per
year, and that the demand for it re-
ours as regular as the daily meals. The
fact that many hens are compelled to
do entirely without grit, and yet man
age to live and lay eggs, speaks vol
umes for the constitutional vitality and
tenacity of life of the much abused hen.
You have taken her from her native
heath and placed her where it suits
your purpose to keep her, and in many
localities she cannot find anything in
the shape of grit to run her grist mill
with, and yet you neglect to supply
this essential feature, and then an
athemize the breed. and all hens in
general, because the poor, helpless
creatures do not keep healthy, and sing
merrily, and lay abundantly; and all
this time they go anxiously searching
for the sharp-cornered mineral their
necessities crave, with their gizzards
working over a mass of unground food
and their bowels sorely irritated with
the passage of undigested grains, and
their unnourished bodies the unmerit-
ed victim of disease and prsuaklra
death.-The Cultivator.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-08-29
DRESSMAKERS' BILLS.
A French Story with a Moral for Ex-
travagant Wives.

travagant Wives.
Following the dispute of Mrs. Cooper
Hewitt and her milliner comes the story
of a frantic discussion in Paris as to
whether a man is responsible for the
bills his wife may run up at her dress
makers, says the New York World. 1t
has always been supposed that in such a
case as this the unfortunate husband
would have to open his pocketbook wide
and pay the amount even though his
heart-strings tugged. But the Paris
courts have said no to this, and there is
a wild stir in consequence throughout
the entire world of bodice. skirt and
coat designers. The story is simple
one. A certain Partisan manufactures
had a spouse who, while exemplary in
every other respect, had for two years
been running up dreSsmaker's bill and
paying nothing on account. The bill
finally assumed the amazing proper
tions of 81, geo. The husband meanwhile
was in complete ignorance of her ex
travagance, and his first intimation of
it was upon presentation of the bill.
Assuming the mastery of his household,
and bidding defiance to the world at
large, he contested the claim. with the
result that the Court of Appeal cut down
the bill to 1900, and decided that was all
he should pay. The arguments of the
French Judiciary were that the husband
was not bound If his wifes expenditure
was out of proportion to his means and
out of proportion to the circle in which
they both lived. The crucial point in the
case was that during these two years
the dressmaker had made neither in
quiry of nor referred to him.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-08-29

practicable on the spot. This and much
more in the way OF pending improve
ments is promised by the inventor for
his new machine. 1t sounds very well
and if 1t passes the trial test under the
eye OF practical printers 1t must indeed
be great invention. 1t Is scarcely nec-
essary to say that the invention has
been covered by patents In all countries.
A wealthy stock company has an option
on putting it on he market If proved a
success
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-08-29
Wood pulp Production.

The amount OF wood pulp now pro-
duced in Scandinavia is reported to be
enormous, and. besides the many wood
Pulp mills, there are a large number OF
native celiulose and sulphite works, the
former supplying more than one-half
the wood pulp productions: next to these
come the sulphlte mills. the wood pulp
mills exporting barely half their pro-
duction. or considerably less in guam
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-08-29
Defending a Friend.

Briggs-Miss Pennstock was talking
about you last night and she said she
never saw a fellow so calm and immov-
able as you. She wanted to know if you
were ever aroused to sudden action.
Griggs-You stood by me, didn't you?
Briggs-Yes. 1 told her she ought to
ask you up to dinner and see.-Harper's
Bazaar.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-08-29

and readiness as IL each were an integ-
raj figure. It's commercial value is APP
parent in many ways. 1t saves the mer-
+ hant and the buyer gets every grain
he pays for. It is also time saver.
1t will undoubtedly revolutionize the
present system Of Weighing as it places
all goods sold directly into money.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-08-29
Potatoes in Michigan.

The Department of Agriculture of
Michigan have issued chart showing
the average rainfall for the various
seasons throughout the different coun-
ties of the state of Michigan, and show
ing how the farmers are planting their
potatoes at an inopportune time. The
reports contain the following: Potato
raising in Michigan is largely on the
increase. The Importance of good soil
well supplied with readily available
plant food and thorough cultivation is
recognized by all successful growers.
One thing needful to mature good
crop which cannot be supplied by the
farmer is rainfall. Much can be done
by thorough preparation of the soil,
and by judicious and timely cultiva-
ton, to conserve all moisture that
comes. and the time of planting can
be better selected to use to best adj
vantage the rainfall than is the usual
practice with many growers. In the
southern part of the state it is the gem
eral practice to plant potatoes soon
after getting in the corn, or about the
goth OF May. Potatoes planted at this
time will form tubers in August,at ths
time of least rainfall and greatest heat,
and under the most unfavorable con-
ditions. Would not the conditions be
more favorable if the potatoes were
planted earlier or later? If planted early
in April. as is possible in many soils,
the tubers would mature before the
time of greatest heat and least rainfall
An early or medium early variety
should be used in this case. If plant
ed two or three weeks later than the
goth of May. the warm SOIL together
with the cspious June rains, would give
the crop good start. and the tuber-
forming period would come late in
August and in September, when the
rainfall is greater and the temperature
cooler. For northern Michigan the
chart shows that the drought comes in
July, when it ism OF so injurious to the
crop, and that the rainfall is greater
during the fall months than in the
southern part of the state, which may,
in part, explain why the northern sec
tio1 is so successful in potato grow
ing"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-08-29

Work of Fire.-Expert authorities in
Canada claim that more pine timber
has been destroyed there by fire than
has been cut down and taken out by
the Iumbermen. Ten trees, says one
authority, have been destroyed by fire
to every one cut down by the lum-
bermen If these statements are any
way near the mark, then not less than
258,000 square miles Of the total in the
four Canadian provinces east of the
eastern boundary OF Manitoba have
been denuded Of their timber growth.
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