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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-03
How Scissors Are Made.

Though no complexities are involved
in the making of scissors or much
skill required, yet the process OF
manufacture is very interesting.
They are forged from good bar steel
heated to redness, each blade being
cut off with sufficient metal to form
the shank, or that destined to become
the cutting part, and bow, or that
which later on is fastened into the
holding portion. For the bow small
hole is punched, and that is afterward
expanded to the required size by ham
mering it on conical anvil, after
which both shank and bow are filed
in a more perfect shape and the hole
bored in the middle for the rivet
The blades are next ground, and the
handles filed smooth and FURNISHED
with oil and emery, after which the
pairs are fitted together and tested as
to their easy working. They are not
yet finished, however. They have to
undergo hardening and tempering
and be again adjusted, after which
they are finally put together again
and polished for the third time. In
comparing the edges of knives and
scissors it will be noticed, of course,
that the latter are not in any way so
sharply ground as the former, and
that in cutting, scissors crush and
bruise more than knives. San Fran
cisco Chronicle.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-03
All Shing,s Little Trick.

"An amusing thing occurred while
I was at Yokohama" says u recently
returned traveller can official notice
of the Government had been pub.
lished in the Japanese newspapers
saying that all Chinese who wished to
depart must do SO by certain date,
or else remain until the war was over.
Thereupon, All Shing, big clothing
dealer of 16 Water street, called all
the Chinese together and they all
agreed to go. They got their goods
to the dock, and finally aboard the
steamer, with themselves, and the
steamer pulled out. At the last mo-
ment it was found that the wealthy
merchant had held his goods and
slipped back to the city. He at once
resumed business, having got rid of
all opposing merchants, and is now
rolling in riches, because of the great
business he is doing. Detroit Free
Press
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-03

pets in their place, and they'll be here
in the morning. Now go on and wash
your face and hands; supper's ready"
Joram obeyed and went to supper;
and it was the meanest supper he ever
sat down to. That evening he shiv-
cred before the fire of slack and rub
bish and that night he had too little
cover, but he could hear the money
jingling in his pockets.
At breakfast he appeared looking as
blue as an ague patient and shaking
like two.
"Susan Ann," he said, "I'm going
to town this morning. You haven't
sold the horse and buggy yet, have
you?"
"No, Joram," she answered, "but
there's a man coming to look at it to-
day. We don't need it, and it costs a
mint of money to keep a carriage any
how"
"What times the man coming,
Susan Ann?" he asked submissively.
"He said he'd be here at 10 o'clock.
Joram Nellums gulped as if some
thing were choking him, and he looked
at Susan Ann.
"Susan Ann, he said slowly, "here's
check for $1,000 and you can tell the
man that's coming to go to grass. I'm
going to take you to town in the
buggy and we are going to buy every
thing we want and have nice time,
and when we come back, I'm going to
make you cashier of the business and
you can do as you please. Economy's
all right, Susan Ann. but there's q
limit to it that somehow l never see
before until you showed it to me-"
Then it was that Susan Ann broke
down and cried, because she thought
the occasion appropriate, and the
tears that fell from her face fell upon
the face of the check in her hand, but
Jorlm actually laughed and kicked
up his heels like boy. Detroit Free
Press.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-03
Strongest Man in Kentucky.

Tom McMunega!, of Brandenburg.
Ky, was said to be the strongest man
in Kentucky. 1t was an easy job for
Tom to lift barrel to his mouth and
drink out of the bung hole. Tom was
a married man, and afterward moved
to Harrison County, Indiana, living
across the river about three miles
from Brandenburg. The first in
crease in his family was twins, the
next time it was triplets and then his
wife presented him with eight boys,
four at birth. These eight boys all
grew up to be men, and the smallest
of them weighed 165 pounds. One of
the first quartet, Mr.. - McMunegal,
now lives in Brandenburg, and is a
well known citizen of that county,
Atlanta Constitution.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-03
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
TO WASH PRINTS.

Calicos, ginghams and chambrays
cannot be properly washed along with
the white clothes. They need a much
quicker process, and the long delays
of an ordinary washday would ruin
them.
To set the colors soak the'dress few
minutes before beginning the regular
washing. If there is much pink, pur-
pie, lavender or green in the goods,
strong cold alum water is the best.
For reds, yellows, browns and the
like, use about one ounce Of sugar of
lead to gallon of water. For black
and white combinations, whether
striped or in the form of gray, dis
solve two handfuls of salt in tub OF
cold water.
Do not use boiling but merely warm
water to wash colored cottons. Pow
dered borax is better than soap to
clean them, for it does not affect the
colors. Then wash hastily through
warm bran water, rinse twice, blue II
the colors require bluing, wiring,
starch on the wrong side with we'll
made, smooth starch, and hang in a
breezy but not sunny place until the
dresses are absolutely dry. The sun
would fade the colors. Sprinkle even
and finely, but not too much, roll
away for awhile, and then irc-A the
untrimmed parts on the wrong side
ruffles, tucks and the like on the
right. American Agriculturist.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-03
RECIPES.

Cocoanut Pyramids-Whip tn,
whites of five eggs as for icing, ado
one pound of powdered sugar Will,
doing this until it will stand alone.
then beat in one cup of grated cocoa.
nut. Shape into pyramids upon o
dish and serve.
Hickory-Nut Macaroons-To one
and a half cupfuls of hickory-nui
meats pounded fine add ground all.
spice and nutmeg to taste. Make $
frosting us for cakes, stir in the meats
and spices. Flour the hands and roll
the mixture into balls about the size
of nutmeg. Lay them on tins well
buttered, giving room to spread /,
bake in a quick oven. Use washed
butter for greasing the tins. as lard
or salt butter gives an unpleasant
taste.
Baked Mushrooms-Trim off the
roots and imperfect parts of n quart
of large mushrooms, and wash them
in plenty of cold water containing
tablespoonful of vinegar; cut as many
slices of bread, free from crust, as
will cover the bottom of medium
sized baking pan. Lay the mush-
rooms on the bread, sprinkle them
with pepper and salt, put u small
piece of butter on each one, and set
the pan in a hot oven for fifteen min.
utes. Serve the mushrooms on toast,
being careful that it does not burn.
Beetsteak and Oysters-For q steak
of from two to three pounds use a
quart OF oysters, from which all bits
of shell have been removed. Boil the
steak without sailing it, as quickly as
possible, placing it close to very hot
fire; as soon as it brown season with
salt and pepper. put it on hot plat
ter and put over it the oysters. Lay
on the oysters about two tablespoon
fuls of butter cut in half-inch pieces,
and put the dish into very hot oven
until the oysters are done, which will
be as soon rs their edges begin to curl
Serve the dish hot at once.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-03

There are three things that attract
the notice of n traveller from the
States when he has got into Canada,
so to say nothing of the general dull
hess that pervades that province.
One, enumerates the Chicago Herald,
is the disappearance OF window blinds
and baroness OF the house fronts. The
other is the presence OF militiamen
and policemen, vino are as nearly
copies as may be of the English militia
and London "bobties. The third is
the impossibility of getting your
shoes blacked, except in the wash
rooms of the hotels. One pays ten
cents for shave, and New York ar
tist who did his work so shabbily
would be made to do it over again.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-03

The New York Sun observes: 1t is
not surprising that parties of Nor
weglan immigrants have left Mime
sofa to settle in British Columbia.
They can get farms for nothing there
upon condition that they improve the
land; and that is something not to be
got in the United States in our time.
Nearly all the NorwegiGns who come
to this country want to take up farms,
but we cannot give away these nice
presents upon such easy terms as in
other times. There are yet, however,
Southwestern States in which they can
buy land cheaply, and we direct their
attention to that part of our broad
country, which has richer soil, a
better climate, II higher productive
power and more accessible markets
than any of the Canadian provinces.
We say frankly that those of them
who settle IN Canada will constitute a
very desirable accession to its popula'
ton, even though they may be discon-
tented under foreign rule and Euro
nean flag.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-03
tion::
Advertise.

The only time when American
troops were ever sent beyond this
continent was in 1T40, when the Brit
ish sent an expedition to attack the
coast cities of Venezuela. In that ex-
pedition there were 400 soldiers from
North Carolina, but at the present
day it is impossible to ascertain any of
their names. This shows how easily
our history may be blottcl out by
neglect.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-03
AS HIS MOTHER USED TO Do,


He criticized her puddings, and he found
fault with her cake;
He wished she'd make such biscuit as his
mother used to make;
She didn't wash the dishes and she didn't
make a stew,
Nor even mend his stockings, rs his mother
used to do.
His mother had six children, but by night
her work was done;
His wife seemed drudglng always, yet she
only had the one.
His mother always was we'll dressed, h.s
wife would be so too,
If only she would manage as his mother
used to do.
Ah, we'll! She was not perfect, though she
tried to do her best.
Until at length she thought her time had
come to have a rest
So when one day he went tho same old rig
marole all through,
She turned and Eoxed his ears just as his
mother used to do.
-Rohoboth Sunday Herald.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-03

W. f. Lerser, Indian agent for tho
tSacs and Foxes Mt Tacoma, Iowa,
where there are 392 Indians, makes n
rather pessimistic report of the condi
tions and advancement of the Indians.
There are but thirtyfve houses, the
Indians living mostly in tepees. Most
of the Indians cling to the blanket,
instead of civilized dress. He expect
ed to make report of agricultural
progress, but was doomed to disap.
pointment. There has been no prog
ress in schools.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-03
n SONG OF TRUMP II.

To-day, sing victor strain,
A hymn of praise,
A canticle of joyous sound
l upward raise.
From boughs that thickly overhang
The battlefield,
l pluck fair laurel leaves with which
To deck my shield.
My spear and helmet, too, twine
With leaves of bay
In token of my victory
In furious fray.
Yet no mans blood bestains my mail,
And what is best,
No ghastly face, nor dying moan,
Disturbs my rest.
To-day, between Heavens holy hill
And Hell's dark pit,
met Sin that tempted me,
And conquered it
clarence Urmy, In Youths Companion.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-03

Despite all the criticism of the pres
ent athletic craze, it remains fact,
maintains the New York Mail and
Express, that the girl of today is
taller, stronger, trimmer and more
robust than the girl of ten years ago.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-03

Missouri, it is said, will have the
youngest member of the Fiftyfourth
Congress. Norman A. Motley, who
defeated Arnold in the Fourteenth
District, is not yet twenty eight years
old. He is a self-made lawyer of Dex-
ter.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-03

The 400 would be nowhere in Russia,
exclaims the New York Press. The
members of the Russian nobility foot
up $4,000 persons.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-03
N q ~ ]

sfsf7'e'z5ss3''l2s's 'sse Squan Neck
nelghborhood than he was. OF course,
people said Joram Nellums was SO
close that dollar couldn't be dragged
out of his pocket with team of
cattle; but Susan Ann said that was
because they hadn't SO much as he had
and didn't know how to accumulate.
As far rs Susan Ann was concerned,
she was an old maid who took in sew
ing and made enough by it to dress
herself well and live in the only hotel
in the town OF Squan Neck. Itwasn't
much of hotel, as hotels go these
days, but it sheltered Miss Billion
very comfortably, and being an in
dependent woman who liked to have
her own way coming and going, she
found it eminently satisfactory. 1t
cost her possibly as much as SO q
month more to live there than if she
had gone to Mrs. Wiggins's board
ing-house, but Susan Ann was not
close when it came to her own COM
tort and conv enience. 1t was great
lift to her, no doubt, when she
married Joram Nellums, for now she
was to be mistress of her own house
and the finest farm in the country.
Many younger woman than she
would have been glad to have become
Mrs. Nellums, and it cannot be de-
MED that on the first Sunday that the
new Mrs. Nellums walked down the
aisle of the church she carried her
head Il few notches higher than the
meek and lowly doctrines taught in
the editice every Sunday really re-
quired of her. That was the woman
in her, however, and it may be ex-
cused under the circumstances. 1t
was great thing to be Mrs. Joram
Nellums, and Susan Ann Billion was
not the onl y woman in Squan Neck
who thought so, although Susan Ann
was the only woman who knew what
it was from actual experience.
The happy couple went away on a
bridal tour to be gone two weeks, and
it was sore disappointment to Susan
Ann when Joram cut it just half in
two, giving as an excuse that the bust
ness of the farm had very unexpect-
edly called him back. Like an obe-
dent wife she accepted his explana-
tions and his promises that they would
go to the city as soon as the crops
were laid by, and they would stay
there as long as she cared to stay.
For n month after their return,
Susan Ann laid great store by her ex-
alted position in Squan Neck society,
but somehow there was an ever present
lack of opportunity to use it to ex-
cess. Joram was busy, or Joram was
tired, or Joram had something else
that prevented, or forty dozen other
obstacles with Joram back of them in
,erfered with her plans. Thus year
ran on, and by that time Susan Ann
was doing kltchenwork and house.
work and there was some indication
that she would be doing the washing
next, with fair prospect that tailor.
ing for Joram and one or two of the
iarmhands would be added TO ner other
duties. Occasionally Joram had some
thing to say about economy, but he
never accused her of extravaganza.
"You amt very savin', Susan Ann, y
he said to her one day, "but I'm
willin' to agree that you amt a great
spender."
About this time the fact began tc
dawn upon her gradually that there
was n difference in the manner of Mrs
Nellums's everyday life and that o
Miss Susan Ann Billion. She woult
wonder sometimes if making lresse
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-03

CoRoNER-"You swear positively
that you were not to blame for the
mans death?" DR.. Tyro (haughtily)-
Certainly, sir; they did not call me
soon enough. buffalo Courier,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-03
SUSAN AIMS METHOD.
by W. j. HAMPTON.

len Susan Ann
Billion married
j o + n m Nellums
she thought she
was doing big
things, for Joram
was very fore.
handed, and there
wasn't q thrlftier
farmer In n | |
S q u q n Neck
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-03
Printers Ink contains, this admoni-

If ut tho foot
And want TO rise
Advertise
If top of heap
You would keep
ADVERTISE
Where'r on earth
Your dwelling place,
II you would win
Success race
Advertise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-10

Washingtonians who had occasion to he
on the streets last night could hardly helm
noticing the darkness that prevailed: the
unr ecessary darkness. it might be said.
Long ago 1t was the custom of citizens who
mad to be out after nightfall to carry
lighted lanterns. with the aid of which to
avoid collision with obstructive people and
things. but the practice died out when the
municipality very properly burdened itself
with what was then by courtesy called
street illumination. In the course of time
came the gas lamp, and still later the cleo
trio light, so that 1t will be quite pardon
able to Imagine that the necessity for indi-
ytdual lanterns no longer exists AS a mat
ter of fact, however, there was more of
such necessity last night than there was a
holes in the public highways are less pIen-
tiful In the District of Columbia than they
were at the beginning of the century but
the number of people to be encountered and
the number of inanimate and practically
immovabe distractions has vastly in
creased; a not inconsiderable contribution
to the latter being the iron posts which
have been set Up for the purpose of sup
porting lamps. but which. under the condi-
items prevalent last night, are only danger
oCs. A news story. printed elsewhere.
shows that an official at the District build
ing directs the lighting or not lighting on
nights when the almanac announces that
tho moon will shine, and Is responsible for
the failure to light the lamps yesterday
6vSnihe. There have been many such fail
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-10
Use the Vacant Lots.
From the Baltimore Sun.


At the very time when there Is suffering
for food in the great cities 1t Is often so
plenty on the farms within a hundred
miles that quantities go to waste. 1t is
often the case that prices obtainable for
fruit and vegetables are not sufficient to
pay freight and the charges of the middle
men. And yet this abundance does not
seem to make these articles much cheaper
for the city consumer. All these things
have suggested the idea out in San Fran
cisco to get the city poor out into the
country. where they can raise their own
food and bring up their children amidst
pure and healthful surroundings. The the
DRY is excellent, but 1t is to be feared that
there are many practical obstacles hard to
overcome. One is the disinclination of the
jewellers of the city to go into the country
to live. Nevertheless. under the direction
of sensible philanthropic people. something
might be done gradually by acting in in
dividual cases. The so-called Detroit plan
of giving to poor families the use of va
cant city lots for gardens Is an excellent
one, and should give good results if the
vegetables can be protected from thieves
after they are raised.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-10

uIes and great consequent Inconvenience. It
would seem that any public servant pos
sc ssed of what Is slangily termed 'half an
eye" could have seen quite early yesterday
evening that the moon would not probably
have any opportunity to light this city last
night. There has been too much of guess
ing In the middle of the afternoon as to
prospective clearness or cloudiness at night,
the custom having been a rather careless
one In this regard. It is possible to occa-
sionally foretell at o'clock the sky condi-
tons likely to exist five or six hours later
but once in a while must come failure and
then the public suffers. One Of the most
potent factors in keeping the public peace
at night is satisfactory street illumination
which, by the way, We do not get even
wien every gas lamp is lighted: we either
need more lamps or the substitution of cleo
trfcity for gas In any event authority to
light the lamps or to leave them unlighted
should be discreetly exercised. and the
guess as to whether the weather will be
clear or not should be made at the time
when the lamp-lighters would. If needed. be
sent out to perform their functions Long
range prophecies as to the conduct of the
tickle moon are unreliable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-10
A Cry for Tenders.
From the New York Herald.

The one hundred and eighth death by
trolley accident in Brooklyn reported last
week ought to arouse the authorities and
citizens to the necessity of immediate Iegis-
lation making the use of suitable tenders
compulsory upon the trolley companies.
Since the Introduction of trolleys and cable
cars more than seventy different patterns
of tenders have been devised by skillful in
ventors, and it Is absurd for companies who
run these dangerous juggernauts to claim
that they cannot find a suitable fender.
Several Of these patterns have been in use
for some time on Baltimore trolleys, and
have given much satisfaction: Where
there Is a will, there's a way" and GER
tainly the cable and trolley lines can soon
find good fender II they carefully look for
one.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-10

There were one hundred and one men at
work today on the city post Office building.
mostly on the sides furthest away from
the public eye. There Is fear that the
work. which has been going on quite brave
ly for some past, may soon strike a snag of
delay in the non-arrivaI of the iron ma
terial for the next three stories and the roof.
all of which Is due here in ten days and
cannot possibly be delivered in that period.
Not a pound has yet come, illustrating the
truth Of what has SO often been asserted
by The Star. that there was general lack
Of foresight in the arrangement Of the varf-
GUS contracts for this structure. This
episode will go far toward making the
original estimate of August IT, 1906, for the
completion Of the building, historically ac-
curate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-10
uoc for 2sc Jet Points.

The fashionable ornaments for trimming dresses
and capes-the large sze and artistic Points that
more often sell at 35c than 25c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-10

Secretary Herbert has done well to check
the process Of disintegrating the very in
teresting museum of naval relics that for
many years has been most attractive
feature Of the Washington navy yard. The
proposition was made in the naval aprro-
priation bill last session to store these
relics and use the building now containing
them for officers quarters. This was de-
feated. and now comes a move to use the
building as place for holding the sessions
of the naval examining board. Work had
already been begun on the transfer Of the
articles when Secretary Herbert learned of
its full significance and ordered it to be
stopped until he could investigate further
This little museum should be preserved in
its entirety. and II the building which 1t
now occupies Is urgently needed for
other purposes new quarters should he
found at once for the relics and articles Of
interest. Instead Of storing away what OBJ
5ects have been accumulated, every
effort should be made to increase the stor e
of historical knowledge there represented
The present period Of naval architecture
and gun making is one of the most inter-
esting IN all the history of preparation for
warfare, and a museum that accurately
represents the growth Of modern ideas of
gun building and ship construction would
be very valuable The museum, II stored
away in loft, would be lost to sight and
forgotten in a few years. There is plenty
of room for the preservation of these ar
ticles In some convenient place, and the
Secretary will probably find that there 8 a
strong sentiment against the demolition of
the collection.