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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-04-01

"Mr. Peabody, who was an Ameri.
can," said Dean Hole the other day.
N'was one of the greatest benefactors
OF London. His houses built for and
occupied by the workmen are models
which every great city would do we'll
to copy. At a flower and plant ex-
hibition in London which l attended
four or five years ago 1 was surprised
and delighted to find that large num-
ber of the prizes for the best plants
went to people who were dwellers in
Mr.. Peabody's houses. That shows
what better atmosphere will do for
the working classes. Public gardens
and parks and workingmen's clubs, I
think, are always conducive to tenn
perance. But people will never be
made temperate by constraint. To
secure temperance is impossible by
mere human obligations and VOWS.
Force of common sense, conscience
and spiritual influence are necessary"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-04-01

In sending letters from camp to camp.
Kamloops is situated nSthe north
and south branches Of the Thompson
River, and the scenery around the
quiet little town makes it one of the
garden spots of the earth, especially
in the summer. In summer. the even
ing sunsets are gorgeous, and as far
as one can see down the broad mir
rored surface of the Thompson, moth
ing meets the eye but the most mag
nificent glorious scenes of natures
painting. In this little known region
which reaches far away to the lands
where perpetual night and everlasting
snow are common sights, there is a
touch of romance and mysticism
which cannot be described. The coun-
try is thinly settled yet, and MANY n
landmark remains which speaks with
thrilling vfvidness of an earlier race.
1t is new occupation for them, who
till few years ago did not know
what it was to read another mans
talk OH paper" and the idea is so
novel that they resort to many anus.
ing schemes in order to get correspond
ents. Seventy-five to 100 natives sent
out letters to correspondents whom
they never saw or knew.
Civilization, however, has made
rapid progress, and these North Am
erican Indians are losing much of the
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-04-01

me he still has in his possession copies
of the original volumes for distribu.
ton. These in n few years, as well
as in the present, may be considered
valuable curiosities, for now the old
process mimeographing has been aban-,
doned and electrotyping on a small
scale, by which three times as much
material appears weekly, has been sub
stituted. The new Kamloops Wawa
contains sixteen pages. Its contents
conscist chiefly of news from the sur
rounding towns and wigwams. notices
of births, deaths, and marriages of the
Indians, with new lesson or two of
the system, while a special feature is
made of the bible stories and religious
instruction. The white settlers in
Kamloops take little or no interest in
the paper, and the means with which
Pere LeJeune carries on his noble work
are either donated or procured by sub,
scriptions to the little weekly. During
the winter Indians take infinite delight
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-04-01

A simple and effective method of re.
pelling train robbers by discharging
Jets of steam upon the attacking party
has recently been patented by William
ID. Reeve, an old tugboatman, of New
York. The inventor has enlarged
upon the plan long followed by rail-
road companies of attaching steam
jet to locomotives to scare COWS and
other animals from the track. The
patent provides for running steam
pipes along the boiler, one on either
side from the cab forward. The ends
OF the pipes are supplied with small
nozzles SO formed that jets of steam
may be projected through them dis
sance of fifty or sixty feet. 1t is
claimed that these would prevent any
person from approaching nearer than
this distance. Similar pipes could be
run to the rear of the train and be
supplied with nozzles, rendering it
impossible for any one to reach the
rear platform. Other pipes could be
arranged at the car doors, while by
the use of flexible pipes or hose the
steam could be carried and discharged
from the windows at will. These
pipes need not be SO large as to be un-
slightly or inconvenient in any way.
A further use of steam as a means
OF defense, the inventor claims, would
be in protecting banks against thieves.
Since banks are usually heated with
steam, the attachment could readily
be made. Small jets of steam might
be SO arranged at the windows of the
tellers that they could be projected
into the faces of the robbers. These
Jets might be operated by hidden
levers or by electrical attachments.
A more ambitious plan, however, is
to utilize steam in the defense of
forts, armories or arsenals. Powerful
Jets of steam could be discharged ut
doors and windows of arsenals. Forts
conld be protected in similar man
ner, and as long as the supply of
steam held out, the inventor claims,
they could not possibly be carried by
assault.-Scientific American.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-04-01
primitive savageness, and the early be

primitive savageness, and the early be-
liefs of idolatry and paganism are
giving way to the Christian religion.
Customs, manners, and even dress are
becoming modern, and in half a cent
ury, or long before, every trace of ear
lier barbarism will be swept away en-
tirely. Kamloops of to-day has some
1000 inhabitants, and is the business
center of the surrounding country from
twenty to fifty miles distant. The
town was formerly a Hudson Bay fort
or trading post 1t began to grow
after the construction of the Canadian
Pacific Railway -Maibelle Justice, in
Chicago Herald.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-04-01

Sometimes it takes about as much
ingenuity to read brand on an ami.
NAL after it is written as it does to
think it up before hand. This is es.
pecially the case when the designer
gives up letters and figures and tries
to represent some object, for the
puncher is not always a strictly first.
class artist. Not long since l saw q
horse that seemed so weighted down
with the burden of the letters orna-
menting the whole of one of his sides
that he had little strength for any.
thing else. He read as follows: U. S.
l. G. S. (X.)
This brand was complete record of
his history. In his younger days he
had been bought for our cavalry serv.
ice and branded U. s. Afte- q while
he was WON out, and then received
the additional l. Q. for inspected
and condemned" When the Govern.
ment sold him it was recorded by an
"S," and the man that bought him
added the (X). If he is sold any more
his next owner will hnve to begin
branding him on the other side. The
United States army officials will not
purchase n horse that already has Il
brand on it. Whether it is because
they consider branding an inhuman
device, or because they do not want e
horse so distiGured, or because trey
need all the spnce for their ooNA
brands, | do not know. st. Louia
Globe-Democrat.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-04-01
Police Methods in st, Louis.

policeman in St Louis encounter
ed sleep walker who was on the
street at night in his night shirt. and
after arousing him took him to his
room and made him dress This done.
the citizen was marched to the police
station, where he protested Indignantly
against his arrest, offering as an excuse
for his appearance when taken into Gus
tody that he was a somnambulist. With
much display of authority in his voice,
the police official replied he didn't care
what church the prisoner belonged to,
1t was against city ordinance to walk
the streets without any clothes on.
The somnambulist was finally allowed
to go without being fined,--Baltimor
sun. .---.-.-.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-04-01

The London Mark Lane Express
says: "The only comparison to be
found to the present low level of the
price of cotton is by going back ex-
actly forty-six years, when the price
of middling uplands cotton was six
and six-eighth cents. The cheapness
was then due to financial and political
disturbances-the present cause to
oyerproduction.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-04-01
He Never Served.

William Rufus King (born April G.,
1856; died April Is, 1859 was a Vice
President of the United States who
never served in that capacity, and one
who took the oath of office on foreign
soll-something which can be said of
no other executive officer which has
ever been elected by the people of this
country. King was an invalid, but
his friends urged him to take second
place on the ticket with Pierce in
1852. Both were elected, but Mr..
Kings health failed so rapidly that he
was forced to so to Cuba early in
1853, some two and half months be.
fore Inauguration day. Not having
returned to the United States by
March 4, Congress passed special act
authorizing the United States Consul
at Mantanzas, Cuba, to swear Elm in
as Vice-President at about the hour
when Pierce was taking the oath of
office at Washington. This arrange.
ment was carried out to dot, and on
the day appointed, at plantation on
one of the highest hills in the vicinity
of Mantanzas, Mr.. King was made
Vice-P President of the United States
amid the solemn "Vaya vol con Dios"
(God will be with you) of the creoles
who had assembled to witness the
unique spectacle. President
King returned to his home at Cahaw.
ba, Ala, arriving at that place April
II, 1858, and died the following day.
His remains were laid to rest on his
plantation, known as Pine Hills.
Chicago Times.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-04-01

this purpose, and, strange as it may
seem, while we are dispatching miss
lonaries to foreign, unenlightened
lands, foreign missionaries take up
their habitation among the Indians of
North and Northwestern Canada.
In the year 1879 Pere Jean Marie
Raphael lie Jeune came to British Co
Iumbia as missionary priest, and in
Few short years he has accomplished
what might have taken civilization in
her generally impeded progress in this
thinly inhabited province half CEN
tury to bring about the same effect.
Pcre lie Jeune made his first acquaint-
lnce with the Thompson Indians in
June, 1850, and has lived with them
aver since. A man gifted with keen,
sparkling intellect, and reared with
refinement and education in Pleybert
Christ, Finistere, France.he takes IN
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-04-01

How the mighty are fallen, muses.
the New York Observer. The car OF
Juggernaut goes no longer forth in
triumphal but death-dealing process
sion. This year, for the first on rec.
ord, the Jagannath car at Serampore,
India, failed to find devotees enough
to drag it over the usual route. On
three successive days attempts were
made which ended in failure. The per.
suasions and threats of the Brahmins
were in vain.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-04-01


nv, nnu was upie u express hlmself IN
.,e'e 'onsues III Il very snort time. All
l'ic eieiilchlS VI euucatlon ne found
"neh ne iiisI c"il'e 10 tnls ioriorn coun-
Wy was 'lial uo"eh OF more Indians
Niie" av" prayers ana the catechism
'iie i'oinPsoh iahSuase. Beyond
IIi' 'ne9 were us ignorant as prutes.
,ul,.o,Il ,",,'.,, VI liI 'ooN up Ills great phil-
'opi. win
Vni i20o ~ ioo- ne traVeled only
us ''Di' III " ioiieiy' cheeriess country
me Vi inulahs VINO Know
o"'''ie 'heir provincial jar
7oH VI Iniiiooh iansuaSe 10 deVote the
.'n'''in''ei Vi ms NE toward llttlnS up
- oi,t,l',.- w ionueh i'ce anu
~ 's'"oi'sh oel"eeh tlese brethren
ny 'nTii n"Ner ui'ihe lalth.
-. Iu i1e 'eune AZ once peSah TO study
~. Oi'nooN anu ouilslian languages,
-" .'' i"ie anu Ly lloh' distance
ni'' wv ni'ies' 'rSihS 10 make ac-
lu''i' WIN us nlahy INDIANS as
',a%it, "Tu.u ieoei' { Wiiite man INTO their
""oi'"'io''s' MS struggles ana efforts
W. many ior IL is wen known that
'iie"o in.'i'ue are potl Stubborn ana
sup, ''''io'S' nnu u this day tnere eX-
,S'' pe'"eeli tle reds ana the whites
'i''' "iiiooiuellnS euliiity winch may
~ any iioliieh' preah out In treachery
anu ioui pi"9' 10 reach their hearts
""9 " oecoiiie one oi 'hehi-learn their
''us u"ses anu advance civilization
'inons ,neH' 'hrouSh the comprehen-
oon % t'i'i' own 'oiisue' Ihls OF course
,elui,eu un'i[lhS pa'lehce ana energy,
ou' eie LIE Jeuhe Is ut last rewarded
'oi ms socliilceS' LOT now hundreds
u prlhslhS INTO their narrow settle
uieii'S ,, news ol Tue great outside world.
S'hce loo- MS mission has extended
u 'le Nlcoia lhdlahs' who also speak
the thompson language, and to tine
pousiass Lake INDIANS, who are Il
prahcii vi the okahagan FAMILY, where
ue copleu ana revised most OF the pray
eiS ''ies NAVE III use up 10 the present
uay. since June 1871, he has had to
ueai WIN the shushwap tribe, and as
thelr language Is sllnular to that used
Wy otiler iiulais' ne very soon became
lallililar win IT, In lSo2, the Fraser
lhdilhs ana sea-coast Indians came un'
uer ms notice. lie tried several years
ago 10 teach the natives to read and
Wtlte III the English language, but
without avail. lie soon found the race
very impatient and impetuous, and it
was an utter impossibility to teach
them to speak, read or write, or even
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-04-01

In the midst of the military crisis
the erection of new spinning plants is
sereDely in progress in China. Some
of the mills are being provided with
the electric light, and there is every
probability of an attempt being made
to run the spindles themselves bv
means of electro-motive power. In
these respects the Chinese are content
with nothing but the best and the
latest.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-04-01
AN ABUSED GIRL,

''ves, I gave him up" sighed the
young woman.
"Did he prove unworthy of your
affection?" inquired her sympathetic
friend.
"He-he became spelling re-
former" rejoined the other, with a
shudder, "and signed his name Jori.'
1t took all the poetry and romance
out of the name. So We parted. p
London Globe
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-04-01
A CANDID CONFESSION.

Father of the Bridegroom-"Before
cementing this close relationship I
think it but right to tell you that
once had little unpleasantness which
involved the loss of my liberty for a
considerable period. Both my daugh-
ters are, l am sorry to say, rather
tlighty; my dear wife is suffering from
kleptomania and my son was mixed
up in little forgery affair. Won't
that make any difference?"
Father of the Bride-"Not the
slightest From the fact that / am
quite in favor of our alliance you may
Judge how matters stand in my fam
lily. Der Schalk.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-04-01

to his feet. 81 will speak. I demand
th know how in thunder it is you walk
all through this house without falling
over the rugs"
But the burglar only laughed mock.
lngly in his face and climbed out of
the cellar window.-Detroit Tribune.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-04-01
A FINE OPPORTUNITY.

Modest Youth-'I have only $4,000
a year, sir, but 1 think I can support
your daughter on that"
Father enthusiastically - "Sup-
port her, my dear boy? Why you can
support her entire family on it. -
Detroit Free Press.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-04-01
HOW THE PLANS ARE MADE.

"What are you doing?" inquired
Hammerfest, as he saw his friend tip
a dry goods box on end and proceed
to make a sketch of it.
Attending to business" replied his
friend, the architect. 'I'm engaged
in making a design for new modern
Office building. Chicago Record.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-04-01

strated scientifically that the cat does
turn in the air and does land on its
feet, but did not betray the motive
power. The general impression was
that it was due to the leverage obtain
ed by contact with the surface from
which the cat dropped; so to decide
this point new set of photographs will
be taken of cat dropped from q string
suspended in the air
DR.. Marcy, the inventor of an ap-
paratus for making series of photo
graphs of animals in motion, conducted
the experiment with the French cat
in question. Do not fail to observe the
expression of the cats tail in the last
photograph. 1t is eloquent of triumph
and of rejoicing after danger past.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-04-01
THE REASON OF 1T,

Fond Husband-"Somehow, ] don't
seem to be able to enjoy your pies as
did those my mother made for me
when I was boy"
Loving Wife-"Perhaps you would,
if you hadn't ruined your stomach by
eating SO many of those same pies
when you were a boy. Puck.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-04-01

A Boston school committee has
raised great fuss by trying to pre-
vent the boys eating pie for lunch.
The boys held meeting and adopted
resolutions that they would rally
around pie to the death.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-04-01

Berlin is one of the most cosmopol-
itan of European cities. Though it
Is the capital of Germany only thirty
seven per cent. of its inhabitants are
Germans by birth.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-04-01

Judge Colt, of Boston, has decided
that the late George H. Corliss, the
inventor and builder of the famous
Corliss engine was public man and
therefore declines to enioin publish
ing hispicture in biographical sketches.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-04-01
HE KEPT HIS WORD,

'1 tell you what it is, said the silly
little fish to his long-headed mother,
81 have been following your advice,
and letting those nice, plump, juicy
worms alone, long enough. 1 am now
going off on my own hook"
And he did. Life.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-04-01
COVERED BOTH CASES.

Theatrical Manager-'I regret,
gentlemen, that l cannot put your
productions on the stage"
First Author-"Why not, pray?"
Manager-"Your play, you see, is
SO awfully simple"
Second Author-"And mine?"
Manager-'1s simply awful !"-
Fliegende Blaetter.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-04-01
A WISHED FOR OPPORTUNITY.

"What do you think of my daugh.
ter's execution, professor ask the
fond mamma, as her fair daughter
pounded away at the piano-keys.
"Think, madam" was the reply,
"why, that l should like to be present
at it. Tit t-Bits.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-04-01
DEPENDS,

Herdso-"They say every hearty
laugh adds day to ones life."
Saidso-"Ihat depends; l had at
least a week kicked out of me for
laughing at man who fell in the
mud. Puck.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-04-01
A GILDED SORROW,

Sympathetic Friend-'I am so sorry
you were disappointed in your mar
riage"
The Countess" -"My dear, don't
marry a foreign noble. If 1 could
only undo what l have done / would
be willing to give up all have in the
world, except my title. Puck.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-04-01

The Hired Girl of the Orient-Good
Evidence-Getting Along Slowly
Ills Treat, Etc, Etc.
Japan the modern hired girl,
Nora or Dinah
Whose pathway, through the work she does.
Is strewn with broken China.
Detroit Free Press.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-04-01
SHORTENING THE AGONY.

"What in thunder have you invited
Somers to speak at your dinner for?
He can't talk at ALL"
"That's Just why we put him down
for speech. Chicago Record.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-04-01

by which a COM
mon education, and
more especially the
teachings of Christ,
may be conveyed
to an ignorant and
semi-heathen race.
Ever since the days
of early Scripture
missionaries have
been sent forth for
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-04-01
INFORMATION.

"Speak and you are dead man."
The pistol barrel cleaned under the
nose OF the patient looking party who
was reclining on the combination sofa.
do your worst, he cried, leaping
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-04-01

The army authorities are rapidly
getting rid of all Indian enlisted men.
A. the present rate of discharging
them it is estimated that by the end
of 1895 there will be none in the serv.
ice.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-04-01

Mama-'1t is no use; she is de-
termined to marry him."
Papa--"Very well; tell her that
will support them in the style to which
he has been accustomed. Puck.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-04-01
AN ACCOMPLISHED ARTIST.

First Restaurateur-"Ho do YOU
like your Lew chef?"
Second Restaurateur-"O he's a
daisy He can serve up hash under
seventeen different names. Puck,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-04-01
HOW HE GOT BLIND.

Tramp "Please help the blind"
Passerby-"How did you become
blind?"
Tramp-"Looking for work, SIR"
dallas (Texas) Times-Herald.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-04-01
GETTING ALONG SLOWLY.

Mrs. Dix-"Have you met the peo-
pie yet who have moved in next door ?"
Mrs. Hicks-"N-No; 1 don't even
know yet how much rent they pay"
Puck.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-04-01

Montana has chosen the bitter root
as the State flo wer.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-04-01

The London banks have $1,150,o
oOo,OOO locked up at the present
time.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-04-01
GOOD EVIDENCE.

"Why do you think he is crank 2"
"He says l am one. Puck.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-04-01
PUSS AND THE SCIENTISTS.

Why Does n Cat Always Manage to
Land on Its Feet?
What mechanical power makes a cat
fall OH its feet has been puzzling the
French Academy of Sciences. A series
of sixty instantaneous photographs ex-
hibited before it showed the complete
process in very stage, and demon
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-04-01
Work of a Priest.

one of the most wonderful achieve
nehts OF any age is the invention or
provision of some means or lanpuare
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-04-01
THE CREATURE AND THE CREATOR

NH AMI ihG Of'EhIoh
Poet-"Why is it you love my poetry
and do not love the poet?"
She-"Because you are poor and the
poetry is not. Detroit Free Press.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-04-01
TO CIVILIZE INDIANS.
QUEEREST NEWSPAPER ISSUED
IN AMERICA.

published in n System of Shorthand
in British Columbia by a Missionary
Indians Readily Learn to Read the
characteristics Circulation.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-04-01

The buster man is the harder it
is for the devil to get into conversa-
tion with him.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-04-01
THE MERRY SIDE OF LIFE.

STORIES THAT ARE TOLD BY THE
FUNNY MEN OF THE PRESS.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-02-02

Householder and wife, Jumper, King.
Lands, Leeds, Leedy, McTagSert, Met
calf, Morgan and wife, O'Bryan ana
wife, Parker, Price. Reed, Kelley, Rob
bins, Rogers, Scott and wife, Sem,
Shearer, Smith, Stearne and VIE, ray
lor and wife, Thacher and wife, True,
Willcockson, Williamson.
The Soldiers home band and orchestra
furnished the music for the occasion.
Seats of honor at the table were occu-
pied by Governor Morrill,, Lieutenant
Governor Troutman, Chester Long,
]. w. ADV, j. r. Burton, Cyrus Leland.
Ex-Governor Anthony, Lucien Baker,
Chief Justice Horton, David Overrnyer,
United States Marshal Nicely, Tom Fen
Ion, state officers and other distinguish
ed guests from all over the state and
representing all political parties. A
splendid feature of the banquet was a
telephone connection with the Kansas
CITY opera house and at intervals OF
every half hour the banqueters were
treated to extracts from the various
entertainments.
Eloquent speeches were mace as Ioi /,
lows: 1.-The Senatorial Contest,
Chief Justice Horton, Governor Morrill,
and Senator Baker; 1.-THE Coyote, MI
Speaker Lobdell: Roads to the Sen
ate" Senator Ed. O'Bryan; THE Re
suit" Mr. Cubison; Dawn" Senator
Melton Brown; kansas at Washing
TOM ex-Lieutenant Governor Feit'
How to Treat a Senator" ]. r. Bur
ton; "a Call to Duty" ]. w. Ady;
New Kansas" Senator Thacher; las
a Democrat Looks at 1t, David over
meyer.
POSTMASTER fitzpatrick made an elo-
ouent and witty speech which aroused
the banquet hall to pitch of enthusl-
asm beyond description. Senator Luz
Glen Baker made a thrilling speech
which electrified the six hundred BAN
uuetterS in the hall.