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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-06-18

The trolley car and tho bicycle arc
credited with being mainly response
bic for the remarkable fact, stated in
tho Department of Agriculture re-
ports, that the value Of horses and
mules in this country decreased by al
most oue-half between 1892 and tho
end OF last year. The aggregate de-
cline in the value of horses is put down
at $500, 100000 and of mules $780,
600, 900. The stories that have como
from Western ranges lately seem to
bear out the figures in general.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-06-18

How strange it is, muses. james Pawn
in the New York Independent, that
Africa, the least populated, and on the
whole the least interesting of the four
quarters of the globe, should always
be written about at greater length
than any of the others. From the
days of Livingstone down to that of
Slatin Pasha accounts of this region
have always been published in extern
SO. When you have read one chapter
about the Soudan you have read al.
most all one chief is the fac simile of
another; one tribe. one army stand
Tor all; one rule of cruelty and blood
shed extends from end to end of the
great Earren tract. The pictures of
hideous men and still moro hideous
women that illustrate works on African
travel do not enhance their attractions.
Ii the writers would condense little
i feel sure they would have much more
OF the public's attention.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-06-18
TO0thpick Plants.

Ammi Visnaga, an unbelliferous
plant, is called the toothpick bishop.
weed on account of the use made in
Spain of the rays or stalks of the main
umbel. These, after Towering, shrink
and become SO hard that they form
convenient toothpicks. After they
have fulfilled their purpose they are
chewed, and are supposed to be of ser.
vice in strengthening the gums. The
spines of Ecbinocactus Visnaga are in
common use among the Mexicans for
the same purpose. The number of
these spines upon q single plant IS
something enormous. A comparative.
ly small plant in Kew Gardens was es.
timated to have 1900, and large
specimen at the same place could not
have less than $1,000. Scientific
American.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-06-18
A Drive on South American Pampas.

A four-in-hand waited for us at the
door, to drive us to the camps, where
saddle horses would be given us, if we
desired them. The vehicle was one of
those in which the front wheels turned
round under the front of the body,
and the interior of the body was seated
and covered with home dressed horse
hide. The whip was horse hide, and
the pace was run, trotting being un-
known.
1t was pace for experience. Rising
in his seat the driver made his whip
whistle through the air, like q reed
pipe sounding, and then he brought
it down on the fanks of his team. The
animals gave q leap which assuredly
tried every joint in the hide and chain
harness. wondered why the nags
did not start at the whistle of the
whip like the South African steeds do,
thus escaping quite good deal of the
Blow. Away we sped, faster and ever
faster, across the pampas. The peon
driver displayed great skill in keeping
the four horses together. there being
no pole to tho wheelers, and each
horse being geared and run inde-
pendent, like the Huskies to dog
sleigh in Northern Canada. Nor was
less skill needed to avoid tho cattle
wallows, which could only be distin.
guished by the color of the grass.
In something less than sixteen
minutes the team was pulled up, the
harness dragged off, the horses allowed
to stray, or do as they please. On my
asking it they would stray too far, our
host said: ooh, no. They can go
where they please. We seldom us q
team more than once to the house
and back, just to keep the driven
strain in him. ."-Outing.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-06-18
FASHION NOTES,

A trimmed shirt waist is on abom-
nation.
1t is well to provide scented box
for loose photographs.
Bonnets have evidently passed into
the realms of oblivion.
Occasionally there are to be seen
wells, black with fancy dots, trimmed
around the edges with white Val
enciennes lace. This is becoming
fashion, but is not considered SO smart
as the all black.
Elderly women with gray hair have
adopted clever scheme to keep their
front locks in order when they do not
care to wear a veil which hurts the
eyes. They tie piece of soft gray,
almost white, tulle over the front hair,
and fastea it at the back under their
bonnet. The tulle is SO fine it scarce
ly shows at all.
1t does not take long for o pair of
boots that are worn constantly to get
SO shabby that frequent blacking
seems powerless to restore their fresh
ness. Then is the time to cut off the
old buttons and put on set of bright
new ones. Shoe buttons are not an
expensive luxury, and yet they are
pet economy with the majority of
women.
The doom of the abnormal dress
sleeve is sealed. All gowns now
brought from Paris by returned i'm
porters and tourists show the bodice
finished with close fitting sleeve,
completed at the top by very mod
est moderate puff, or slightly larger
divided puff, Vandyke point, Hun
garian cap, or tucked or gimp
trimmed chatelaine drapery falling to
the 1lbow.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-06-18
WISE WORDS.
Flattery is the food of fools.

Flattery is the food of fools.
Levity sometimes weighs great
deal.
Consistency is Jewel, but it is some-
times merely pearl before swine.
The pessimist is an ill.natured per-
son who has fallen out with his own
liver.
One should try to be satisfi ed with
his own lot whether it is corner lot
or not.
Much as woman loves her husband,
she always hopes her daughter will
marry better than she did.
Do not waste too much time screw
ing your courage up to the sticking
place or you may be stuck yourself.
There is one thing certain, woman
with her hair in papers can't look as
tough as a man who needs shaving.
The first thing some people do when
they have made promise Is to look
for some one to coax them to break it.
just at the time when man gets
the knack of accumulating money his
wife learns new devices for spending it.
1t would be pleasanter living in this
world If there were not so many fools
in il, but more difficult to make liy-
ing.
When there is dog fight, all the
other dogs chase the loser, and make
it as uncomfortable for him as they
can.
A crowd is not company, and faces
are but gallery of pictures, and talk
but tinkling cymbal, where there is
no love.
Don't let fool annoy you; work
him. In case you can accumulate q
little sense yourself fool is q great
blessing.
The breath of winter may be cold,
but it is not half so cold as the glance
of the man you strike for the loan of O
half dollar.
AS much rs woman loves her hus-
bands company, she doesn't like to
have him around when crowd of wo-
men meet at her house.
There is only one thing for man to
do when he finds himself married to a
woman who enjoys spending money
and that is to learn to enjoy earning it.
Awoman never sees man filling out
o bank check without thinking how
nice it must be to pay q lot of horrid
bills in such simple and easy way.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-06-18
THE DAY | CARVED THE DUCK,

/ went to dine the other day
With my mother-in-law-elect,
And lost thereby my fiancee,
So my future hopes are wrecked.
We'd reached the roast, when, woe is me
Il never did have luckD
The hostess asked me pleasantly
If | would carve the duck.
With confidence born of youth
| FASTENED to comply,
And little thought that fowl forsooth
Could make n fortune fly.
Nor did deem so small a bird
Like any goat could buck,
But gained some points had not heard
The day | carved the duck.
l drove the fork up to the hilt
Within its bo ON Drowned,
And sought to see how it was built,
But not joint l found.
l sawed it here and jabbcd it there,
With pcrtinaciou5 pluck;
Oh, deep was my desire to swear
The day | carved the duck.
A cold dew pcarled my forehead fair,
As | chased it round the plate;
1t could not, built on wheels, / swear,
Have struck livelcr gait.
The table was saddcning sight,
AS il by lightning struck;
You'd nc'cr hav. dreamed the cloth was
white
The day | carved the duck.
The hostess cast gorgon glance,
Rose wore II ghaEtly smile,
As sprinting round that bird did dance,
In most satanic style.
pinned it down-it upward scared
And to my bosom. stuck
Th2re were pallid cheeks around that
board
The day | carved the duck.
Then, seized with rage l could not still
And hate | could not hold,
From me | hurled that bird of i'll,
With fury uncontrolled.
Then from that scene | fled away
Like one who runs amuck,
And I've never seen my fancee
Since the day | carved the duck.
Twentieth Century.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-06-18

In recent lawsuit it was shown that
of bicycles cost only about SIS. The
work costs say, as much more. "But
so long as enthusiasts will pay 500
for all the wheels first class makers
can produce, the makers would be
foolish to reduce prices" remarks tho
Pathfinder;
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-06-18

The Lightning performs some curl.
GUS freaks, but the other day it took
1t into its head to befriend woman
out West. This woman had straight
hair, relates tho New York Herald,
and, OF course, she despisod straight
hair and wanted it curly. We always
want what we don't have and can't
have. Well, this woman was caught
out in terrific thunderstorm. Tho
lightning played all about her in the
most caressing fashion, and on one oc-
casion took little excursion through
her body, starting on the picnic at her
head, and saying farewell, or au re-
voir, at her feet. When she recovered
consciousness she found that her hair
was frlzzled as nicely as though it had
been done with the curling tongs.
Well, moro grateful creature you
never saw. She believes in electricity
with all her heart, and is glad that she
was struck by lightning.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-06-18

The industry of instructing murder
ers in the manly art of insanity Is
something new, and, in the opinion
of the San Francisco Examiner, ought
to be profitable if the lawyers in the
case can be induced to divide on a fair
basis
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-06-18
GOSSIP.


Susan B. Anthony Is lecturing in
California.
The young women of the Boston
University have taken to baseball.
Eighteen Am ericap women bear the
title of princess in Italy, Russia and
other continental countries.
An enterprising statistician has dis
covered that this city has 125 women's
clubs devoted to political study.
Mrs. Maybrick's mother says in n
New Orleans letter that she will work
for her daughter release till she dies.
The annual pension of $4,000 grant
ed by the French Government to Pas
teur, Is to be continued to his widow.
The Earl of Chichester's farms are
all carried on under the name of his
wife, which appears on his wagons and
other portable property.
The two daughters of Weep President
Stevenson have left for Europe, to be
gone more than year. They will
study German in Berlin.
The Brooklyn Health Protective AS
sociation declares that the big hats
which women wear are dangerous nui-
sances and should be abolished.
1t is announced that the debts on
the home of Mrs. Kate Chase Sprague
have been at last wiped out, and she
is no longer worried by her creditors.
Max O'Rell says that it was in the
streets of Buda Pesth and in the draw
ing-rooms of Dublin he found the fin
est and the most beautiful types of
womanhood.
gaMrs. Catharine W. Mccullough, of
Chicago, maintains that she will never
be coerced into taking off her hat in
a theatre, if she has to fight it through
every court in the country.
Mrs. d. J. Davis, of San Francisco,
claims the distinction of having the
longest hair in the world. She is five
feet nine inches in height and her hair
Is six feet eight inches long.
The daughter of General Hippolyte,
the lately deceased President of the
Haytian Republic, is at present in
Paris for the purpose of perfecting
herself in the French language.
Mrs. j. M. Savage, of Boston, has
remarkable record as cyclist. Dur
ing the five years that she has been
riding she has made thirty-three CEN
turies and covered altogether nearly
20, 900 miles.
Early rising is said to be vogue
among the royalties of Europe. The
Queen Regent of Spain is at her work
at 7 o'clock every morning, and the
the Empress of Austria rises at and
goes for a long walk.
Mrs. Cleveland's favorite pets are
a pair of mocking birds, of which she
is particularly proud. Nine. Romero,
wife of the Mexican Minister, is an!
other bird fancier, and has great
collection of parrots.
Miss Annie Scott, student ut Cen
tral Normal College. Kansas, has been
appointed Clerk of the Venezuelan
Commission. She is q niece of Justice
Brewer, of the Supreme Court, Chair
man of the Commission.
North Dakota women will have
equal representation as delegates at
the next annual Methodist Conference,
that privilege having been granted by
the Estate Conference at jamestown,
North Dakota, few days ago. by a
vote of "a to 2.
The Empress of Austria the other
day came ashore from her yacht at
Naples to visit fair. Seeing some
poor children staring with longing
eyes at the treasures of toy booth,
she bought the whole stock and dis
tributed it to them.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-06-18

The Washington Star thinks "1nter-
national arbitration would be on ex-
cellent thing if England could be per-
suaded to torego the privilege of die
tating the terms of every compro-
mise"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-06-18

Chicago gives notice at this early
date that in twenty-five years she will
be threading on tho heels of Lon
don -
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-06-18

gowns in the afternoon, and this very
expensive fashion-for the gloves must
be immaculate-bids fair to continue
for some time. -Harper's Bazaar.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-04-30
Pure fruit juice and fruit extract
syrups used in Fischer's soda water.
Called to the Spirit-Land.

~ thV
1t becomes the painful duty of the New
MEXICAN to announce that, about
o'clock this morning, Miss Etiis Hill, the
lovely and accomplished sister of Mrs. j.
NJ. Diaz, passed peacefully into the I'M
seen and mysterious spirit-land. She
first saw the light in Galveston, Texas,
about IL years ago, and, having been be
reaved of both her mother and father, has
lived with her sister in Santa Fe during
the past four years. During these happy
years she matured in grace and beauty
like rare flower, endearing herself to
large circle of friends by her sweetness
and amiability of disposition and bright.
ness of manner and speech. All who
knew her will feel keen sense of per.
sonal loss in the cutting of the slender
thread that held this fair and fragrant
young life TO earth.
The young girl suffered with rheuma-
tism for about two months. About ten
days ago she announced that she was
free from pain; but from that moment
her brains seemed to be affected. She
grew rapidly worse, was taken to the
sanltarium for treatment, but soon beg
ged so piteouely to be taken back to the
house of DR.. Diaz that her wish VICE
gratifed and she died there as recorded
When the rheumatism LETT her limbs il
assaulted her brain, producing meningitis
in most acute form.
The funeral will take place at tbs
cathedral tomorrow morning at o'clocA
and the body will be buried al
Rosario cemetery.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-04-30
As to Your Town.

More towns die for want of confidence
on the account of business men and lack
of public spirit than from any other
cause. When man in search of home
or business location goes into town and
finds everything brim full of hopes and
enthusiasm over the prospects of the
place and all earnestly building it up, he
soon becomes imbued with the same
spirit, and as a result he drives down his
stakes and goes to work with the same
interest. When, however, he goes to a
town where every one expresses doubt
and apprehension for the future prospects
of the place, moving about and INDUCING
in mournful complaints, he naturally
feels it is no place for him, aud at once
shakes the dust off his feet, while he pulls
out with all possible speed for some
other place. Consequently try and make
an enterprising town out of the one in
which you live. Whileyou are working for
your own town you are accomplishing
all the more for yourself.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-04-30
THE TRAIN SCHEDULE.
The Through Flyers Abandoned and
New IzeXic0 Given a Night
Train Service,

Under the new A., L. g. S. j. time card.
in effect Sunday next, trains will run as
follows:
Nos. and 2, east and west bound, will
run as now, leaving at 1910 P. m. and ar
irving at 1915 a. m. These trains will
bring all mail and carry all through bust
ness.
At 1850 q. m. train will leave Santa
Fe to connect at Lamy with east and west
bound accommodation trains, returning
here at $50 AM, bringing freight as we'll
as passengers. 1t is possible that this
train will bring local New Mexico mail
II will not, however, run on Sundays.
The time card makes no provision
whatever for the California and Chicago
fast trains, and it is understood these
have been wholly abandoned.
The two principal passenger through
trains will touch New Mexico points il
the night time only.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-04-30
The Fishing Season,


The open season for fishing IN New
Mexico commences tomorrow, but the
law provides restrictions which the fish
wardens of Santa Fe will rigidly enforce
It is unlawful for any person to kill or
take from any of the natural bodies OF
water in New Mexico any game fish by
any means whatsoever, except by hook
and line.
1t shall not be lawful to kill, take or
have in possession any trout or other
game fish taken or killed in any of the
public waters of the territory during the
months of November, December, jan
uary, February and April, or either of the
said months in any year, and the posses.
sion of trout or other game FISH during
the months above mentioned shall be
prima facie evidence of the violation of
the provisions of this section.
Fish can only be taken from any of the
public waters for food purposes and that
for immediate use, and governed in
amount and quality by the reasonable
necessities of the person catching such
fish.
It shall be unlawful for any person to
empty sawdust or any other substance
near streams that shall foul the waters In
this territory containing food fish.
The fines imposed for these mi sdemean-
ors shall be in amounts not less than $50
or more than 5000.
All fines recovered shall be paid one
half to the person giving the information
and the other half shall be paid into the
treasury Of the county.
Fish wardens shall be appointed by the
governor and they and all constables,
sheriffs and county commissioners shall
have authority to arrest without warrant
any person found violating the fish law
when detected in the act or found with
fish in their possession.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-04-30
Advertising Pays.

Local Agent Lutz is in receipt of a
number of handsomely illustrated pam.
phlets which the A., 7. & s. f. has just
issued on Cripple Greek and it's resources
Evidently the A.. 7. & s. F. management
has discovered that advertising pays
Santa Fe should have some such puhlica'
ton as this for general distribution deal.
ing specially with its climatic advantages
At Phoenix and other hot points in the
south hundreds of health-seekers are now
preparing to seek summer quarters in
the mountains. recent visitor, at
Phoenix suggested to the New MExIoAS
yesterday that hundreds of these people
would unquestionably come here to spend
the summer if only they knew of Santa
FEES climatic attractions.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-04-30

animation of Abeytia aud Luisn will be-
gin there tomorrow.
Miss Matte johnson, of Santa Fe, who
was last year a student at the normal
school in Silver City, was the first appli-
cant to pass the civil service examina-
tion for the internal revenue service in
the district of New Mexico. All other
applicants who have taken the examiua-
tion have failed to attain an eligible
average. The last examination was held
here March 2, and the marked papers
were returned from Washington last
veek.-Silver City Eagle.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-04-30
Gold at Cripple Creek.

The best way to get there is over the
Santa Fe Route. The fabulously rich
gold mining district of Cripple Greek,
Colo, is attracting hundreds of people.
By spring the rush bids fair to be euor-
nous. That there la an abundance of
gold there lie demonstrated beyond doubt.
Fortunes are being rapidly made.
To reach Cripple Greek, take the Santa
Fe Route, the only standard guage line
direct to the Damp. Through Pullman
sleepers and chair cars. The Santa Fe
lands you right In the heart Of the Cripple
Greek.
INQUIRE of nearest ticket agent, or adj
dress Geo. T. Nicholson, g. p. A., A., T. 4
8. F. R'y, Monadnock Block, Chicago.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-04-30
PERSONAL.

Mr.. Richard Green is IN from Cerrillos
to-day.
Mr.. l.. A. Hughes left this morning on
business trip to Las Vegas.
At the Exchange: D. Cordova, Taos
Richard Green, James Merchant, Ger
rillos.
Secretary Lorion Miller is to-day al
Golden inspecting the petroleum claims
in which he, j. I. Mclaughlin and score
of citizens are interested. He returns
tonight.
AT tho Palace: H. Cochran, Boston
Miss Busby, Muscatine, Iowa; Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert A. Johnson, Milwaukee; Chas
R. Williams, Kansas City; Dan M. Hynds
New York; E. E. Balm, W. w. Paunlee
Chicago; Chas. Potter, Chas. Mosler, w
L. Brown, G. E..Verenedie, G. M. Rose
J. Boise, B. Wilson, G. R. Pelot, at large