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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-02-17
Arizona Oranges.

Yesterday the first Arizona oranges
OF the new crop went on to Chicago.
The shipment was from a grove OF the
Arizona Improvement Company, and
comprised several boxes of Washing
ton navels, sweet, juicy, we'll ripened
and nearly fully colored, large in
size, plump and without sign OF rust
or scale. 1t was a shipment to be
proud of, and back East will without
doubt create sensation among those
who heretofore have waited till Febru-
ary to get the first oranges of the new
California crop.
Yesterday seemed to be general
orange day along the street, and ripe
navels were to be seen In number of
offices. 1t was evident that Sunday
had been made the time for an inspec.
tlon OF many orange groves and the
result showed that the crop this year
is over week earlier than heretofore
known in this valley.
The crop will be heavy one. Of
the 1900 acres or more planted in the
Salt River Valley several hundred are
now in good bearing and the crop for
the first time, will bel matter Of COM
mercial Importance. Arizona Repub-
lican.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-02-17
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

Dairymen should always remember
it is dangerous to use the milk from a
sick COW.
Get good churn. They are plenty
and cheap. Time is too precious to
waste over poor churn.
If milk is properly pasteurized
there is no cooked flavor present such
as is noted in sterilized milk.
In manipulating butter, never allow
the hands to come in contact with it
as their warmth melts and Injuries the
grain.
AS the conclusion of various exper-
iments, the cost OF keeping dairy
COW, without roots or silage, is put at
$50 year.
Young trees should be cultivated for
some years after planting, as this is an
essential condition OF their making
vigorous growth.
Now is good time to cut out all
useless, weak, or spindling wood in
the orchard. A twig that can be cut
with knife now may require saw
next year.
1t Is important that tue COW should
be given a smooth surface for lying
down. Dry bedding should be pro-
vided and cold drafts of air excluded
from the table.
When packing apples for market
preserve uniformity in size as much
as possible. Select the largest and
finest to form an extra fine quality to
sell at II fancy price.
Trees which are heeled in during the
winter should not be co, o,ered with hay
or straw, as such material draws nice
and other rodents, which gnaw the
young trees and destroy them.
The colder apples are kept without
freezing the better. They will endure
a much lower temperature than will
potatoes, but when stored in cellar,
good ventilation is necessary and as
even a temperature as possible.
All young hogs in the orchard should
be left unringed and free to root the
soil as much as they like. Ringing
older hogs is sometimes necessary, as
in dry time old sows will get in the
habit, if unringed, of gnawing the bark
of the trees and thus causing irrepar-
able injury.
The appearance of moss on apple
trees shows that there is an excess OF
water in the soil. The land should be
drained for orchards as for other crops.
Stagnant water is of no benefit. A
system of undertaking should be
employed, SO that the subsoil will hold
more moisture for the use of the roots.
Every farmer should teach his boys
the art of budding and grating.
Variety and quality of fruits in small
orchard may be greatly improved by
judicious budding, and such work may
be made pastime which will add in
terest to farm life and also increase
the satisfaction from the family
orchard.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-02-17
An Ice Bicycle.

The bicy ole does not go into com.
plete retirement even upon the arrival
of winter ice and snow. In fact, the
bicycle will be one of the big things
on ice during the coming season.
From the suggestion thrown out by q
boy who lashed an ordinary skate to
the front wheel of his safety, and was
enabled to make good time over the
surface of frozen lake, two enter
prising young men in Chicago have
invented and patented an ice bicycle,
and formed o company for its manu-
facture.
With the first perfected model one
of the inventors made mile in one
minute and twenty seconds, and this
can be improved upon, the skill ofthe
rider being the only limit to the pos
sibilities in the line of records. The
change from the normal bicycle to the
ice machine can be made in five min
utes. The rear tire is debated and the
toothed band of steel slipped over it.
The tire is then inflated until the ten
sion is sufficient to hold the band
firmly in place.
The blade is hollow ground, render
ing lateral slipping impossible. The
weight of the machine remains un-
altered. The device is quite cheap,
costing less than $40, and for that
reason cycling on ice is sure to be-
come popular, if not the reigning fad
of the winter.-St. Louis Post-Dis-
patch,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-02-17
Fight With IL Wildcat.

Peter Schultz, Jr., was out in the
woods near Bnscom, Ohio, and, while
roaming about, was attacked by large
wildcat. The vicious animal jumped
at his face, cutting and scratching it
in most terrible manner, and tearing
his clothing nearly off his blok. By
hard struggling and wclldirected
blow from Mr.. Schultz's fist, he freed
himself from the animal, after which
he shot and killed it.
About one year ago Mr.. Schultz was
in this same woods and was attacked in
similar way by wildcat and he shot
the animal, which he saw limp away.
The cat he killed seems to have been
lame, and is supposed to be the same
animal.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-02-17

The Atlanta Journal says that
Georgia is to have another immense
colony of Northern and Western set.
tiers, il the plans of four gentlemen
who are now in this State materialize.
The names OF the members of the party
are: Messrs. w. W. Taggart, of Breck-
inridge, Mimi, who was in the last
Legislature; G. II. Fdirall, OF West
Branch, Iowa, and brother OF
Ju lge Flirlll. OF that State; John J.
Gamble, of West Branch, Iowa, and
A. L. Sansburn, of Breckinridge,
MINI. These gentlemen, who are all
we'll known in their localities as bust
ness and professional men of high
rank, have been in nearly all of the
States of the South prospecting for
suitable lands on which to establish
the colony which they have in mind.
They have about concluded to negoti-
ate for a tract Of 80, acres in the
southern part OF this State, having
been more impressed with Georgia
than with any other State in this Sec
ton. 1t is their purpose to secure
this land and divide it into lots of
farms, which will be sold or rented, at
the choice of the settler. The move.
ment which started some time ago and
eliminated in the great Fitzgerald
colony in Irwin County, has caused
deep current of interest in the South
to be awakened throughout the North
west, and in Minnesota especially there
is strong desire on the part of people
to come to this section. The winters
are SO severe in the Northwest that
the people are growing tired OF the
eountry."
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-02-17

"The beggar that had shot me, see.
ing me fall, came running from the
brush, machete in one hand and gun
in the other, while his partner APP.
peared around the mountain with his
horse on the gallop. They yelled at
my horse to stop and my guide to go
on, and both obeyed promptly. Twas
still clinging to my horses neck and
could see them through its name very
well.
81 let them get within ten feet of
me, and then dropped to my feet on
the ground and took my turn at shoot.
ing. They were go close couldn't
miss, but luckily, as I think, one
caught his bullet in the knee and the
other in the feshy part of the arm,
while their horse was killed outright
by bullet in the head.
"Seeing them both down and beg
ging for their lives, had mind to
kill them for their cowardice, but [
let them of with good kicking
apiece, and then called back the guide
and had him carry water and wash
and dress their wounds as we'll as pos
sible. Then 1 gave the man with the
hurt arm q stiff horn of brandy and
sent him back for help, while con-
tinued my journey. The slugs had
hit the gold pieces-thres of them.
l had lame back for a week or SO,
but | was otherwise unhurt.
"What became of them? 1 after
ward met the one that caught it in the
knee. He was going about the mar
ket in Oaxrca on peg leg, peddling,
and telling people he had lost his leg
in fierce encounter with highway
men. He said his partner was on a
journey, but L fancy he meant he had
been detected in some rascality and
sent to prison."
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-02-17
AFTER A SLEEP.

Night-and the strong will stiaed,
highland the fancy waned,
highland the memory beggared,
highland the spirit drained
Like a stream with driftweed encumbereds
Ger dumb and frozen land;
Like flower that pales in the shadow,
A bird that swoons in the hand!
llorn-and the faint will strengthenet
Morn-and the fancy glows,
Morn-and the memory rich-laden,
Morn-and the spirit flows
Like a bird with carol upmounting,
Like land in the showers of spring,
Like flower in the sunlight smiling,
Like a stream when the foodgatos swing!
Edith NJ. Thomas, in Ladies Home Journal
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-02-17
An Electric Car Regulation.

Electric street car companies in Ia
coma, Wash, are to be required to re.
pair all damages to water pipes caused
by electrolysis. In repaving one of
the principal avenues of the city,
along which runs an electric car line,
it was found that more than one-half
of the surface and connection pipes,
running from the water main to build
ings, had been SO eaten away by the
electric current grounded through
the rails as to be useless. The ;pipes
were replaced by the city at cost of
more than $1,000 All franchises
hereafter granted will contain clause
that the company shall repair damage
thus caused, New York Sun.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-02-17

The Statements Yearbook for 1885,
IN acknowledged authority on statis-
tics, gives the area of British Guiana
as rs, 900 square miles, while in the
issue OF 1895 the aamo country is
credited with au area OF 100, 900. No
treaty is cited to account for this in,
crease Of $4,000 square miles. This
seems to the Pathfinder q matter for
scientific investigation. OF the in.
crease OF species thero is definite
knowlel lge, but the matter OF terri,
torial multiplication is anomalous, in
fact without explanation, unless it be
due to alliuvial deposits along the
coast
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-02-17
Saved by Gold Belt.

"Gold has variety of uses" said
engineer, to an American, who met
him in Tlacalula, Mexico, "but [ fancy
my experience when [ first went over
this route between OaXaca and Te-
hauhtepec was rather novel. A lot of
500 pieces served very well as II coat
of mail-so well that they saved my
life.
Gas ! said, I was bound down to
Tehauntepec for look at the railroad
across the isthmus [ had heard that
the women there use your American
double eagles for iewelry and paid
very high premium for them, 50 |
got forty of fifty aud sewed them into
the form of what you might call n
porous plaster. When [ had them
stitched into place on bit OF cotton,
there were two rows across my back
and third row overlapping the other
two. By putting straps over my
shoulders they carried very comforta-
bly,.
II got the gold up at Ell Paso,
Texas, but in some way one of the
beggarly crew at Oaxaca saw that l
was carrying something in the small
OF my back, and the result of that was
was followed when | set ont for Te-
hauntepec. They allowed me to go
on unmolested until was within n
day of San Carlos, and then one of
them seems to have taken short cut
through the mountains and concealed
himself in the brush until | passed.
Then he gave it to me with n shotgun
loaded with slugs of lead, and caught
it in the small of the back
"The force of the blow knocked me
down over the pommel of the saddle.
When there | hal presence of mind
enough to keep on slowly, as if en-
tirely done for. Meanwhile l got one
of your American navy revolyers in my
hsad sAd eeebsd it,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-02-17
Saved by a Passing Train Crew.

A family living in an isolated farm.
house near Marcellus, Mich, were
saved from being burned up with their
home one night not long ago, by the
crew of a freight train, passing on II
railroad running near the house. The
engineer of the train noticed the
house wrapped in flames, and stopped
his tram and sent the brakeman on
the run to awaken the inmates. The
brakeman kicked in door and found
that the whole family were sound
asleep on the upper floor. The flames
had gained such headway that in a
few minutes more it would have been
impossible for the inmates of the
house t. escape.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-02-17
HUMOR OF THE DAY.

Girls and billiard balls kiss each
other with just about the same amount
of real feeling. Truth.
With all his experience the barber
had to employ another man to shingle
his roof. Boston Transcript.
doctor, I work like an OK, eat like
bear, and am es tired as dog"
Consult a veterinary surgeon. New
York Times.
If it is true that women marry
through motives of curiosity, as the
men allege, why do SO many OF them
marry the second time ?-Atchison
Globe.
"What nothing but veal with green
peas on the bill of fare" ''Pardon
by looking again you will find also
veal without green peas. journal
Amusant.
"There is nothing like our House of
Lords" boasted the Englishman.
"Still you can't say that it is without
a peer" replied the American. Pitts
burg Chronicle. Telegraph.
sis this fast train?" asked the
travelling man of the porter. "Of
course it is," Was the reply. 81
thought SO. Would you mind my
getting out to see what it is fast to?'''
--Tit-Bits.
"How did you get Borely out OF
your whist olub-did you ask him to
resignP" "No; we didn't like to do
that; but we oil resigned except Bore.
ly, and then we all got together and
formed o new club. "--Harper's Ba-
Ear.
taking one thing with another"
mused the burglar, adding the sleeps
er's watch and jewelry with the stock
of miscellaneous plunder already in
his oapacious pocket, "business in my
line is pretty good tonight. "-Chica'
go Tribune.
Mr.. Crusher-"You don't think the
young man you are engaged to will be
jealous of me, because l am paying
you attention, do your Miss Daisy
latter looking him over deliberately
--"No. don't think there is any
danger that he will. ."-Somerville
Journal.
Willing to Wake Up: "Wake up,
little girl" said Belleheld mamma to
her small daughter. The latter opened
her eyes slowly, and then replied:
"Well, I suppose l might as well.
There's nothing very interesting going
on in dreamland. "-Pittsburg Chr on
icle-Telegraph.
Wife-"I mentioned to dear Kittie,
in my letter, about the dear Duchess
calling upon us, and how sweet she
was!" Husband-"I suppose you did
not say that her Grace called for
charity subscription Wife-"Well,
no. ] did not think that sounded in
teresting. Fun.
Not a hundred miles from st. Paul's
there is suspended over pile of dusty
volumes in u second hand booksellers
shop q chart showing the human skele-
ton, and underneath the following:
'This Is all that remains of the trades
man whose customers only looked. -
Household Words.
81 don't think it's fair, Josiah"
said Mrs. Chugwater, as the attendants
bathed her sprained ankle with sooth-
ing lotions and wrapped bandages
about it. you're the one that always
carries the accident insurance policies
and I'm the one that's always getting
hurt !"-Chicago Tribune.
She-"No, Ned, it wouldn't be ju-
dicious for us to marry until after you
have had your salary increased" He
tpleadingly)-"But two can live
cheaper than one, you know, Nellie"
She-"Yes, 1 know; that's what peo-
pie say. AS matter of fact, they
have to. ."-Somerville journal.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-02-17

The New York Herald says that
"the cable despatch of congratulation
addressed by the Emperor William to
President Kruger, of the Transvaal
Republic, which is wordei in the Gus
tomary phraseology of messages from
one Chief of State to another, is an
historic document of far greater i'm.
portanee than it appears at the first
glance. 1t is the recognition of the
absolute independence of the Trans.
vaal Republic and reputation of the
rights of suzerainty which England
claims to exercise over the South
African Republic by virtue of the con.
vention of 1884, which provides that
the South African Republic shall con.
clude no treaty or engagement with
any State or Nation other than the
Orange Free State, nor with any ma.
tive tribe to the eastwood or westward
OF the Republic, unless the same has
been approved by Her Majesty the
Queen, This passage is the sole foun.
dation for England's claim to suzer-
ain rights over the Beers, which is
now denied in the German Emperor's
message, issued after calm delibera.
ton in council with his Imperial
Chancellor and with his Ministers OF
Foreign Affairs and of the Navy"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-02-17
Chinese Artillery and Dinner.

1t is the custom of the best Chinese
artillerymen to go to dinner punctu-
ally as the hour strikes, even in the
middle of an engagement. The bet
ter disciplined sailors do not leave
their guns, but they growl horribly if
their meal hour finds them unavoida.
bly, engaged. The men are cool
enough to eat leisurely with shell fly
ing round them. -Blackwood's Maya
zine,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-02-17
A Nine-Year-OId Heroine.

Little Grace Colvin, nine years old,
of Bristol, Conn, was playing under
a sand bank with companion, when
the sand caved in and buried the other
girl. Instead of running away, Grace
attacked the sand with her hands and
dug it away from her unlucky com
pauion's face so that she could breathe,
thus saving her life.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-02-17
A Great De,pciiyp.

Vidocq, the great French detective,
had so excellent memory for names
and faces that after having seen a
criminal once and learned his name,
he never forgot him, but would often
identify him under the most subtle
disguises, lie Figaro,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-02-17

Rudolph Cronau declares that he has
indisputable evidence that the re-
mains of Columbus still rest in the
cathedral at Santo Domingo, Hayti.
He asserts that the remains transferred
to Spain in 1895 were those of the
great discoverer's son, Diego.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-02-17

If Turkey should be wiped out, IT
would mean the loss to Russia of an
annual sum of $1,000, 600, which Tur-
key pays her by way of indemnity,
and will have to pay till 1877.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-02-17

The silverware belonging to Queen
Victoria's table would keep her from
starvation for the rest of her life, if the
worst came to the worst. 1t is valued
at So, 100000
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-02-17

The Louisville Courier-J ournal
states that the question of keeping
down the cotton acreage for 1896 is
attracting a great deal of attention in
the South. The cotton exchanges are
urging planters to diversity their
crops and plant no more than they
did in 1895.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-02-17

The Chicago railroads have decided
to elevate their tracks, and will go
right at it. "'They are tired of paying
for the people they KILL" explains the
New Orleans Picayune.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-02-17
China has to-day twenty-six ports
open to foreign commerce.

Taking the whole land surface of the
globe into consideration, there are
twenty two and half acres for each
inhabitant on this planet.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-02-17
IRRIGATION OF GARDENS.

The Importance of irrigation of gar
dens and farm lands is matter of
rapidly increasing interest to those
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-02-17

Dairymen should always remember
it is dangerous to use the milk from a
sick COW.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-18
A Sub-Traasury Wanted.

Savannah, Ga., Jan. H.-Mayor Her man Meyers, w. w. Williamson, presi- dent of the Cotton exchange; D. c. Pu- rese, president of the board of trade. and R. Y. Burdell, cashier of the Chatham bank, will leave Savannah tomorrow at noon for Washington for the purpose of appearing before the ways and means committee of congress Monday to urge the location of a sub-treasury at Savan- nah The delegation will go prepared with facts and statistics to show Savan- nah's commercial advantages and the convenience to the surrounding country generally which would result from the establishment of a sub-treasury here.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-18

whereas, it is not necessary that the burning of the cane fields should con- tinue, I dispose the following:
 Article l. The burning of the cane fields Is now prohibited.
 Article ?. Those that contravene in this disposition, whatsoever be their cat egory or rank in the army, will be treated with the utmost severity of military dis cipline in behalf of the moral order of the revolution.
 Article 3. The buildings and machin- cry of the sugar estates will be destroyed if. in spite of disposition, they should in tend to, renew their works.
 Article 4. The pacific inhabitants of the island of Cuba, whatsoever be their nationality, will be respected and agri- cultural laborers will not be interfered with. M. GOMEZ,
 General-in-Chief. The war costs Spain s6,O 900 a month for the maintenance of the army alone. From the outbreak, February "A, 1885, un- til January 1, 1896, the cost amounted to $S5, 5,000, 900, according to figures published in La Discussion here. The financial loss. owing to the burning of crops, towns and destruction of railroad property, cannot be calculated until the smoke clears away The Cubans, without recogni- tion as belligerents, are yet a. long way from obtaining freedom for Cuba, but Spain, on the other hand, seems to be long way from crushing out the trouble.
 J. FRANK CLARK.