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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-04-06
Spite Fences.

Millionaire Crocker maintains q
fence twenty-five feet high on one side
OF his place on Mob Hill, San Fran.
cisco, fencing off all the view from a
lot owned by the estate OF an under.
taker named Yung. Yung, who lived
there at the time, didn't want to sell
his lot, but after the fence was put up
had to move his house. The fence
cost $4,000
Right in the middle OF George Van.
derbilt's princely domain in Asheville,
N. c., an old colored man owns siX
acres OF land, which Vanderbilt fenced
in. The owner says: "Yas, sah,
been waitin' 'stoen yeahs fo' good
neighbohs, an now L got one, I don
move. No, sab !"
In Saco, Me, two families are on
spite fence terms, and one of them has
erected an ugly barrier of brush to
darken the windows of the other.
A fence six feet high is just fence.
Make it sixteen feet unl it becomes O
spite fence. At twenty-six feet it i;
just-foolishness. New York Re.
corder.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-04-06
A Paper Restaurant.

An eating-house made of paper has
been erected in the port OF Hamburg.
Its walls are composed of double
layer OF paper, stretched on frames
and impregnated with fire and water
proof solution. A thin wooden parti-
tion affords further protection against
the inclemency of the weather. The
roof and walls are fastened together
by means of bolts and hinges, SO thai
the entire structure may be rapidly
taken to pieces and put up again.
The dining-room itself measures
thirty meters by six meters, and is
capable of accommodating about 15O
persons. There are twenty-five win.
dows and four sllylights, and the
heating is effected by couple of iso.
lated stoves. A side erection contains
the managers offices, kitchen, larder
and dwelling rooms. The total cost
of the construction is said to have
amounted to 1900 marks. -Schorers
Familicnblatt.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-04-06
Saved by Singing.

The Winsted Conn., Citizen relates
an odd experience of George 0. Hill, of
Burrville, while driving homo one night.
He was driving along at rapid gait,
when suddenly his horse stopped and
stood stock still. Mr.. HilI, wondering
what made his horse act in such u
manner, got out of the wagon, when
terrifying sight met his eye. 1t was
large wildcat, standing in the mid
die of the road, his eyes cleaning in
Ihe darkness.
After Mr.. Hill had somewhat recov.
cred from his scare, he made an at
tempt to get into his wagon, but the
cat growled when he moved, and Mr..
Hill staid where he was. He could
devise no means to get away, and the
more ne looked at the cat, the moro
he wished he was home by his own fire.
side. When he compared his own
predicament to the comfortable situa.
ton of his own home, ne began sing
ing "Home, Sweet Home" in man.
ner that would excite much merriment
if the situation was otherwise. The
sound found its way to the cars of o
party IN Eeighboring farm house.
who came to the rescue, armed with
guns and sticks. The cat, when he
caught sight o. the rescuing party,
evidently thought discretion the bet
ter part of valor, and "vamoosed."
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-04-06

General Travelling Agent Stcne, of
the Georgia Southern Railroad, told a
Georgia man recently that he mad dis.
covered an electrical process for con.
vertin8 wood into stone. lie could,
he said, petrify wood at moments
notice. and he proposed to make for
tune by converting the plank walks
common in Southern cities into stone
pavements. He also said that there
ought to be lots of money in turning
frame buildings into stone houses.
His statement was printed in some Of
the newspapers, and now Mr.. Stone is
kept busy telling his friends that he
was only joking.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-04-06
Waste, EUepry,

Country Sam King owned clccs
which he wound daily for fifteen
years. A short time ago Mr.. King
and all the members of his household
went away, and were absent from
home an entire week. When they re.
turned King noticed that the clocd
was still running and concluded some.
body had been in the house. Nothing
was missing, and an investigation
proved thus it was an elght-day in.
stead of a one day clock. -Atchison
(Kan.) Globe.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-04-06

DR. S. Weir Mitchell, in his address
Mt Radcliffe College the other dov.
said: "One of the require nents for
admission to college should be phvsi.
cal examination, as it is at Amherst
and during the college course the GIRLS
should not be allowed to neglect gym.
nostic work, since regularity of exar.
else is OF the greatest Importance. Bu5
1t Is mistake for women to think that
they can keep up to the standard of
work that men set for themselves. Tt
is this disregard OF their natural Iimi-
tations which causes so many women
to break down. Two very importap5
results of college training are the
cultivation OF the power OF quick per
ception and the habit OF using the
English language carefully in every.
day life. There should be a chair for
daily English in every college, A
most deplorable result of SPENDING
four years in college would be to lose
all interest in the world outside OF
books, and to let dressing the mind
keep you from giving care to dressing
the body. May this never happen at
Radcliffe" "
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-04-06
THE FIELD OF ADVENTURE
THRILLING INCIDENTS AND OAR
ING DEEDS ON LAND AND SEA.
A French Hero Honored-A Grips
Queer EXperience-Fair Bear
Hunters-Fight With Alligators.

A French Hero Honored-A Grips
Queer Experience-Fair Bear
Hunters-Fight With Alligators.
TYHERE was unveiled last weel,
in the village of Chatou, hard
1 by Paris, monument to one
OF the most daring and sue
cessful dispatch carriers through the
enemy's lines while the city of Paris
was ringed about, twenty-five years
ago, with German bayonets and can
non. His name was Brare and he was
q clerk in the Paris Postoffice. He ac-
complished five of these perilous jour-
neys and in the last one lost his life.
Much of Brare's success was due to
his cleverness in assuming various
disguises. His first four trips were
highly successful, and though ne had
many hairbreadth escapes, he was not
caught. His fifth and last journey,
which had fatal ending, was the
most eventful, however, and some of
its details are worth recording.
1t was when he was outward bound
from Paris, after he had passed the
first lines of investure, that he fell
into the hands of German post. He
was taken by them to the forest of st.
German, where, despite the bitter
cold, they stripped him of his cloth
ing, and, tying him securely to tree,
began fogging him with heavy strap.
While this was going on some of the
soldiers searched his apparel and sue.
ceeded in finding dispatches in cipher.
"What do they mean?" demanded
the chief of the detachment.
81 do not know" replied Brare,
"and if did l would not tell"
He was again fogged nearly to death,
but it was found impossible to extract
any information from him. He was
later tried before coucil of war and
sentenced to confinement at Versailles.
He made his escape in three days,
however, and at once reported to the
French officials outside of Paris for
dispatchs to carry through the lines.
1t was on December night that he
reached the Seine, which was filed
with cakes of floating ice. Hc decided
to swim down and across the river,
and told his companions that if he
reached the other bank safe and sound
be would give a low whistle. Then he
plunged into the water and disap-
peared. No signal came, but few
moments later there was a crackle of
musketry from the opposite bank.
Two months afterward they found
I Snh 1n
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-04-06
A Beautifml Biack Diamnnd

Henri MoissOn recently exhibited at
the French Academy of Science A
black diamond rs large as mans fist,
which is valued at about $4,000. 1t is
said to be the largest black diamond
ever found, and was picked up in Bra
Zil by miner working in private
grounds. 1t weighed 1900 carats, or
about twice as much as the largest
stone Of the kind hitherto discovered
Within short time after its discovery.
about five months ago, it lost nineteen
grammes of its weight, evidently by
the evaporation of water contained IN
it, but this loss has not ceased. Its
crystalline form is nearly perfect. re-
sembling tnat of the artificial diamonds
formed by the crystallization of car
bon in silver crucibles.-New York Tri-
bunn
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-04-06
Fair Bear Hunters.

1t is the custom of the Manchester
girls to attend church at Cahto Wash
ington) Sundays, and they are in the
habit also of carrying rifle with
thom, whether from fear of rob-
berry or for the purpose of killing
game, has not been explained. Never.
theless, one Sunday recently, as they
were returning from church at turn
in the road they found their passage
barred by two monster bears.
1T was but the work of moment for
these cool-headed young women to
stop the horse and prepare for action.
Turning the carriage little, Miss
Addie gave the brute nearest her one
of those unerring thirty-eight caliber
pills. The carriage moved at the
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-04-06

Andrew Carnegie has oroused British
wrath by saying that it would pay
England to burn up her railroad equip
ment and replace it with American
models. Andrew is undoubtedly right
II conveniences and comfort of travel
are considered. "Ev ry American
who is not an Anglo maniac that has
ever tested their out-of-date traction
and tramway equipment will heartily
indorse Andrew" adds the Atlanta
Constitution.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-04-06
No Ynms. M Wnr

A French governor of the South Pa
ciiic colony of New Caledonia, who was
also an admiral of the navy, assumed
his authority (says an eXchange) while
the natives were still cannibals. There
had been rumors of an insulrection. and
the admiral called before him native
chief who was faithful to the French
cause and questioned him as to their
truth. you may be sure" said the
native that there will be no war ut
present, because the yams are not yet
ripe" "The vans, you say?" "Yes.
Our people never make war except
when when the yams are ripe" "Why
is thatF' Because baked yams go so
very well with the captives."
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-04-06

Treasury officials we're greatly sur.
prised at the caleiessness of many
bond bidders, writes Walter Wellman,
In the Chicago Times. Herald In ad-
dition to the 1910 bids received there
were several score of offerings which
had to be thrown out because the men
making them mad neglected to sion
their names or fill in the amount thew
were willing to take or the price they
wished to bid. Most of these blum.
ders were made by bankers and busi-
ness men, and there we're so many
specimens that the Treasury officials
who opened the bids were forced to
wonder if their correspondents had
not been laboring under some excite.
ment when they filled ont their blanks.
One bidder, Western banker, wouId
be in a pretty fix if the Departments
were to accept his offer. He thouyht
he was going to oe smart aud so start
ed out to make his bid for million
read "at the lowest price offered"
But by some curious mental lapse ne
wrote highest" instead of "lowest, "
and a greatly surprised and embar.
barrassed man he would be if Secre.
tary Carlisle were to alios hlm his
million at 100,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-04-06
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL.

Scientists declare that the cathode
light will penetrate steel half an inch
thick.
There are 2i87 different varieties of
fire escapes and ladders to be used in
emergencies.
The Chicago Academy of Sciences
proposes to dredge the rivers and
ponds of Cook County for snails.
Afghanistan is going ahead. The
Ameer has decided to light his capital
city by electricity, and run his fac.
tories with the same.
Scientists who have made study OF
the eye say that fla: of light lasting
40-1, 1000, 900, 000ths of second is
quite sufficient for distinct vision.
A bottle with message and the date
was thrown into Boston Harbor July
27. On October II it was found on
the coast of small islanl in the Car
ibbean Sea, $500 miles away.
Among DR.. Donaldson Smiths dis
coveries in the region of Lake Ran
dolph is that of the existence OF fifteen
new tribes OF Africans-one of them
dwarfs, none over five feet in height.
The Grand Jury at Chicago has in
dicted man for obtaining money un-
der false pretenses, who, it appears,
hypnotizel his victim, aud while in
this condition made him give up $1,000.
Professor A. q. Totten, of New
Haven. Conn, has issued "a calendar
good for 67,713, $50 years. 1t is said
to have a very simple key, and is
evolved on cycle OF 1000, 900 years.
After about years experiment
with an aluminium torpedo boat, the
French naval authorities have decided
the aluminium is unfit for shipbuild-
ing, unless somo nou-corrosive alloy,
or auti-corroslyo paint can be discov-
cred.
DR.. Selle, practicing physician of
Braudenburg, Germany, claims to have
contrived Photographic instrument
which will in minute details reproduce
the various colors of objects, persons
and landscapes brought within speci-
tied range on the camera. American
scientiests are sceptical concerning
the reports of this process.
1t is stated that diamonds become
phosphorescenb in the dark after expo
sure to the sunlight or electric light,
and when rubbed on wool, clotn or
metal. This is an important proper
ty, as it enables the amateur to distin-
guish between paste and real. This
property is no5 electric, as is clearly
shown by its being visible when the
gem is rubbed on metal.
There are as many laughs as there
are vowels. Those who laugh on A
(the broad sound) laugh openly and
frankly. The laugh in q short soundj
is appropriate to melancholy persons,
The ] las in maohine) is the habitual
laugh of timid, naive or irresolute
people. The 0 indicates generosity
and hardihoo1. The person who
laughs in q is a miser and hypocrite.
The fifteenth annual report OF the
New York State Board OF Health states
that the typhoid fever epidemic at
ttibuted to infected oysters which
were freshened in water contaminated
by sewerage at Port Richmond, led to
4 careful investigation by DR.. e. @.
Curtis. His opinion is that not only
typhoid fever, but cholera and diar.
rh@a! diseases may thus be transmi5-
ted.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-04-06
anlpun,.

This is the English name for the
she'll beads used for ornament and as
currency among the northern tribes OF
Indians previous to the settlement OF
the country. They were made chiefly
on Long Island and around New YORK
Bay, and were of two kinds, one made
of conch OF periwinkle shells and the
other of hard clam shells. The max.
ing OF wampum, to be sold for orna.
ments, has been carried on for nearly
hundred years by the Campbell fam
lily at Paseack, n. j., and they ara
now said to be the only persons who
know how to bleach and soften the
conch shells used in making white
wampum or to drill holes through the
still harder calm shells that are made
into the more valuable black or deep
purple wampum. The conch shells
are brought from West Indian ports
by schooners. The clam shells are of
the largest size obtainable, the small
er ones being too thin for the pur.
pose.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-04-06

1t is reported that the constant VI
bration, caused by the heavy steam
and traction cars in Paris, has caused
great damage, especially to tall build
ings, and many of them are in an I'M
safe condition.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-04-06

The largest decrease in the number
OF deaths from diphtheria last year
occurred where the serum cure was
most generally adopted-in New York
City.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-04-06

South Carolina has passed a bill,
which puts the life of any and every
dog in the State at the mercy of any
person who may catch it away from
home. Dogs off their owners property
may be killed fog committing any sort
OF "deprejation," and the killer is
judge and jury.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-04-06

1t is affirmed that poem offered in
contest for prize to the Chicago
Times-B erald, and which took the
prize, was a bold plagiarism from u
poem which was first printed in a Chi.
caSo paper more than twenty years
ago. The "author" was a twenty.
year-old girl of Indianapolis.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-04-06

time of firing, destroying partially
her aim, but the bear was seriously
wounded.
The wound fearfully enraged the an.
imal, SO that he made directly for the
carriage. Not at loss what to do un-
der the circumstances, miss Addie
commenced to pump lead with an un-
erring aim into the enraged animal,
and had the satisfaction of seeing him
drop dead just as he reached the car
riage. Not wishing to leave the ami
NAL in the road, the young ladies took
rope from the buggy and tying it to
him, dragged him to the side OF the
road. They then proceeded to Mr..
Clark's place, where they related their
exploit with less concern than the or
dinary hunter would of shooting a
squirrel.
After dinner Miss Ollie took Mr..
Clark's dog and went back to look for
the other bear, which she knew would
not be far off. This proved to be the
case, and in very short time, and
with q great deal less trouble, this ono
was captured. Both of these bears
were very large. One on being dressed
weighed nearly 700 pounds.
The Manchester girls are not afraid
Of either bears or panther, and they
ought to be crowned the queen hunt
resses of the State. These make four
beals they have killed this season.
San francisco Examiner.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-04-06

The United States raises moro to.
hacco than any other country on the
globe. British India comes next, pro-
ducing nearly as much.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-04-06
In mathematics and chemistry
France leads the world at present.

Speaker Reed pronounces it Gar
kansaw," when he recognizes Repre-
sentative from that State.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-04-06
Terrible Fight With Alligators.


j. B. Lowering, who lives near
Winter Haven, Fla, drove to Lake
Winter to fill barrels with water on o
recent afternoon. While Lowering
was at work his horses began to scream
in agony, and the driver realized that
alligators had attacked them. Soon
the horses were down, their legs hay
ing been broken, and the saurians,
rising to the surface. began to tear
chunks of flesh from the bodies of the
animals.
Lowering had Winchester rifle with
him, and began firing at the reptiles,
when they left the horses and made u
rush for the light wagon and over
turned it. Lowering fell into the
water near one of the alligators, which
seized the man by the thigh, tearing
out the flesh. Lowering, who still had
his gun, thrust the muzzle into the al
ligator's mouth and fired. DIortally
wounded, the saurian made q sweep
with It's tail which knocked Lowering
up on the beach, twenty feet away.
J. A. Dalton, who was fishing near,
had been attracted by the noise, aud
reached the scene as Lowering landed
on the beach, dragging him away, as
the alligators were again rushing for
him.
Loverings groin was lacerated, sew
eral ribs were broken and he WAS
frightfully torn about the body. Dal.
ton, who knows the lake, says Lover.
ing drove his team into place where
alligators made their winter homo.
New-York tribune., 1896-10-27
NEW-YOPK'S NEXT GOIERNOR.

The importance of the Presidential election
this wear has overshadowed all other pol'icai
contests On this account many Oh the interest,"
ing features of the campaign conducted bE the
candidates for Governor and lieutenant''oN-
ernor Of this State have received scant ho'ic'
The moral certainty. too. that Ncw-lork stare
would give great major.ties for all RepnDllcah
candidates has helped to divert attention from
the GubernatOral contest.
But in any other year the candidacy OF a man
like Mr. Black for Governor would excite deep
interest. Even as it is. he has made profound
impression upon the people OF the state py HIS
uniouc personality That he is man OF robust
honesty and integrity Of character ms whole
career private and public. has demonstrated
That he Is possessed Of untllDclng moral cour-
age was shown by the manner in which he con
ductcd the prosecution of the political CRIMINALS
Of Troy. Tha, no has intellectual qualities of
high ortler favored by originality of thought
and unusual aptness and piquancy OF metaphor
no one who has listened to any of his politicai
speeches can dispute Marked characteristics
Of his public addresses are the absence of all
attempt TO stir up pre- ejudice and class f"'iiilH
and the direct appeals made TO conscience anu
intelligence. This was the impression leit d!
Mr. Blacks speech at Carnegie MUSIC nan
several weeks ago. and has been strengthened
by the press reports OF his speeches Delivered
since that time in other parts Of the state.
Even qualities such as .hese do not necessarily
insure the best administration of high pubic
office: but they do justify the strongest conn
dcnce that The man who possesses them VIII
make an unconmonly good Governor. All the
indications are that Mr.. Black will be elected
next Tuesday by a magnificent and unpreced'ht-
ed majority We believe that his career ns Gov
ernor will prove that he was worthy OF this dis
tlncfiOL.
New-York tribune., 1896-10-27
PERSONAL.

cL,ry NJ the late Colonel o. w. Peapooy i"e
r,os,on transcript" says: "His charities ho i"a,.
sbau know to their full extent. but no h'teie'.
his life was more cherished than TINS ne u'' ~ ~
10 not common, among penesot'.ndt cha rites
not Only go ntnrnrses OF q public character @ ouo
ha sought out a class too often oNeL lo .r. hun
VINO suet sun ,'oh % Who cali his memory blessed, anu anu
who mourn his loss with a s''ce'"' WV"
be questioned ,.o
Carl Godmark the Niennese compoa .,
,o,os, onera Cricket on the Hearth mas nv
', eass IN German opera houses, has peeh
n.aor,,sd bv the Emperor Francis Joseph OF 1u uo.
tria with the knights cross OF thr Or hat is ever
10 Th,s IL the highest decoratoh tiid' ,s,ria
po,vs. psrred unon artists and learned men III A"''
A.. .ucus,a Evans Wilson. the author oil beu
,r ;, hos hoen I'm feeble health since the uea'n "a
nor husband. hve years ago; sne haS ~ now Iiving
euntrv meu home near Mobile. Ala. ana - h'" ''7
in that city. ,,o ,os
E,rJinand Brunetsre, Editor OF the i'eN"o W"
Deux Mondes" of Paris. IL to denver ,ne i,. s,,r
-, ~ lectures In johns Hopkins University ""'
ing March and April -
Raroncss Won Zedlitz. VINO was b"''' ,
Adelira Patti At Craig-y-Nos last su''"'e' 10 ~,
ushea IN a German review an account Vi
io,rn at the singers castle. AMONG o." =,
n. ur,,es concerning album containing '
.,s ov.r words of admiration, OF man!
s,oa, celebrities of the last ha.f-century Ano"s
tho slngors are Mario. Tam0erilh' N'e"'a'" GU.
capoul who express their admiration ior s"e s'eas
sonrano in graceful hattering versss IN Chris
% Ia sant nhrasrs frcm Grisi Aibonl anu -,
also p,msan plrnsan, pH H.rs cf music, accompanied pl
Yards have been written In me album 1' nd ne Hz~
.rs toss,ri Meverbcer. Auber Gounod anu ;,n In
TsrJi has written the Names OF the mr. IA
nonnas VINO to his nn'l. nave ps' a ~ The fol-
nu,nrt Dabord Adelina ensuite Adrla' eow ~
core Adelina" Finally. on "A pase 10 S,'i' mcn Of Hec-
TOR "rIioz once translated these TWO s, ln' snffer
"Oportet Patti which means, Vr r,nds , of Nine
,hn,Irh the facetou: ecclcslistlcai I,er nusi-
Patii say IL means. Bring on tne p,arv ia us
Ia tr"rLs construe II. Patti Is necessary , W ,bis
RI. mistress OF Craig-y Nos Is said 10 p''N7 N
nag. more than all the others
stephen Johnson Field. Associate 'us,,e o,oh,y
Supreme Court OF the United states WI, ,,'rso
;,rs old on November l. lie has been thlr'y -.'''
~ 80 ,he herch and might have retf'u ven yer.
,,..ars aro because Of the age limit, hdu hc N"'
DO 80 :,
- ,h. wht,e House to-day and paid his respects ~
the President