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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-09-28
MY DAY DREAMS,

Come ramble with me through the streets OF
Day-Dreamland;
The city is charming, and not hard to find.
wander there often,
When twilight hours soften
The light, and to earthland my weary eyes
blind.
All my dear ones inhabit the realms OF Day.
Dreamland.
They live in rich palaces, lofty and grand;
They fail not to meet me,
And lovingly greet me
Whenever l stroll to their beautiful land.
There lives in the castle OF Mothers Fond
Longing,
A maiden. sweet, regal, and loving, and
fair,
And pure rs the snow and
The blossoms that blow, and
AS bright as the sunbeams that dance in
her hair.
She looks very much like the sweet child be-
side me.
Grown older and wiser and ofttimes she
leaves
Her palace to come. to
Me, here in my home TO
Allay the dull care which the mother-heart
grieves.
And there, in the palace OF Fondest Ambition.
A princely knight dwells. full OF goodness
and truth.
He's rnupb lilo bo how ho
Is now bringing joy to
My earth-home, in days OF his innocent
youth.
How pure are the rays of the light in Day
Dreamland;
How pleasant the prospect that gladdens
the eye;
No earth-clouds arise there,
To darken the skies where
Fond love is the beacon and hooes never
die.
Then come with ne now, to the realms of
Day-Dreamland;
Rich comforts us l have, you're certain to
find.
You'll wander there often
When twilight hours soften
The light, and to earlhland your weary
eyes blind.
Josephine Page, in Independent.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-09-28

A vexatious question Just now
among cyclists and prospective cyclists
is the price that a first-cass wheel
will bring in 1897, remarks the New
York Sun. Whether one may be had
then for the same price or less than it
fetches now, or whether the price will
be advanced, no one seems able to tell
absolutely. The oldest makers of 500
wheels say that it would be disastrous
to their business to sell machines at
the low figure which several younger
manufacturers have named, and at the
same time furnish each customer with
guarantee. On the other hand, it Is
SAID III some quarters that enough
money Is made by many of the con-
Germs which have cut their prices to
warrant their continuing the expert
ment next year. 1t is understood al
so that certain of them have promised
to offer even better wheels at IA
cheaper price next year than now.
Experienced wheelmen seem slow to
believe that the difference in quality
OF the component parts of high grade
bicycles Is so marked as some of the
makers OF those machines would have
the public believe it is. These riders
say that skilful workmanship is re-
CURED in the construction Of all dura-
bic wheels, and il it is true that some
of the high.grade wheel makers en-
ploy more skllul workmen than
others, the fact is often indiscernible
both in their wheels appearance and
use. Whether the wooden BICYCLES
which are promised for next year will
materially affect the wheel trade, re-
mains to be seen. Their advocates say
that the wheels will have many adj
Vantages over those with metal frames.
Nobody was surprised when wheels OF
disputed quality were sold at a low
price, but now that those of a stand
ard make can be bought for half price,
everybody is set to thinking. When
the stock of wheels now selling SC
cheaply is exhausted, cyclists wonder
what move the dealers will make then
Persons who Will want wheels nex'
year are probably safe if they wait til
then before buying.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-09-28
A TOWNS Queer Name.

81 think the name of my town is
one of the most euphonious l ever
heard" SAID A. j.. Harding, OF Wanda
liza, ILL.,, at the Regent. cit was for
merl Y the State capital, and Abraham
Lincoln was, at one time, frequent
visitor. 1t has many OF the best fam
lilies i'll Illinois as residents, but it is
railroad center, and there have been
cases of trouble among the railroad
men that had given it rather hard
name, which reminds one of how it
came to get name at ali. The owner
of the land before the place was
laid out did not possess much learn
ing, but wanted to appear classical.
Hence, when he concluded to start
town he went to friend and asked
him to suggest name of some famous
people or city of ancient times. The
friend was wag, and replied, well,
the vandals who helped conquer Rome
were a noted people. Name it Van
dalia, which means the home of the
Vandals. Hence, Vandalia it be-
came. Washington Star.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-09-28
Tile Tables Turned.

Alphonse Karr, the well-known
French humorist, told the following
story in circle of friends, vouching
for its truth: He owned an estate in
the southern part of France, and one
of his neighbors WAS an elderly Italian
Count, whose library was exceedingly
well stocked and was considered
sight well worth seeing in that locality.
One day the witty author of 'Les
Guepes," who had not yet met his
neighbor, sent servant with n card
to him, requesting the loan OF GER
tain book. The Count replied in a
very polite note that he was extremely
sorry that he could not oblige Mr..
Karr, but that it was with him mat.
ter of principle never to loan any
books for use outside of his own
library. At the same time he invited
his neighbor to come to his house at
any time, and his library would be at
Mr.. Karr's disposal all day. Karr,
who was anxious to obtain certain in
formation, went to the Counts house
and made notes from the particular
book in the Counts library that he
wanted.
A short time aftervard the Count
needed sprinkler, and sent to his
literary neighbor, asking for the loan
of one. Karr, who had not forgotten
the way his request for a book had
been answered, now sent TO the Count
an extremely polite note. couched in
the following terms: "l deeply re-
greet the impossibility of obliging you
by the loan of sprinkler, but as a
matter of principle | could not pos
sibly allow my sprinkler to be used
outside of my garden; but if you de-
sire to use it on my own lawn | shall
gladly place the sprinkler at your dis
posal all day. "-Philadelphia Record.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-09-28
WISE WORDS.

We want no time, but diligence, for
great performances.
A man seldom thinks of reforming
until he goes broke.
A mans best friend is the one who
marries the girl that Tilted him.
1t is easier to tell others how TO be
good than 1t is to be good yourself.
1t wouldn't take much of hypnotist
to make monkeys ont of some men.
An esho is the only thing that can
himfiam a woman out of the last
word.
The man who hesitates before he
makes promise is the one who is most
apt to keep it.
The trouble with great many
young men is they don't like to work
between meals.
Shallow men are generally despised,
but they don't require as much watch :
ing as deep ones.
The true ballot reform is that which
enables the voter and not the poll
tician to do the voting.
Some people want to hide their
light under bushel, when an empty
sardine can would serve Just as we'll.
A girl is never considered good
singer until she has caused concert
to be postponed because she has a
colo.
1t is rather discouraging to o man
to be forced to wait until he is dead in
order to discover what good fellow
he was.
When boy begins to wash his neck
without being told, it is a sign that he
is passing into the ordeal of his first
love affair.
Times may be as good now as they
ever were, but it is waste of time to
argue the point with man who has an
empty stomach.
If you pick up starving dog and
make him prosperous he will not bite
you. This is the principal difference
between dog and mau.
A woman can drive a man crazy for
twenty-four hours, and then bring
him to the gates of paradise in two
seconds by simply tickling him under
the chin.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-09-28
The Heat in Arizona.

81 have heard good deal of COM
plant OF the heat since have been in
Washington, said 4. A. Reynolds, of
Yuma, Arizona, at the St. James.
'The people of this city cannot real
ize how hot it gets in Southwestern
Arizona. Cattle die in great num-
bers, and it is almost impossible for
human beings to live there during the
summer months. Some extravagant
stories are told about the effects of
the heat, and have read of frying
eggs in the sand out there. OF course,
they do nothing OF the kind, but 1
know an egg story that is true that is
nearly US remarkable. l was camping
out on the desert not very far from
where those two men died, an account
of which L read IN the Star, and
among our provisions were some eggs.
Being suspicious of their condition,
| we did not cook them and did not
happen to throw them away. Just
left them in the tent. One day I
heard chirping, and upon investiga.
ton found that more than half the
eggs had Matched"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-09-28
Canaries From Germany.

Harper's Round Table, speaking OF
the trade carried on by Germany in
the rearing and exporting of canaries,
says that the largest establishment in
the world for the breeding of these
creatures is situated within the
domains of that Empire, away up
among the Hartz Mountains of Prussia.
From this and the few surrounding
but much smaller nurseries, no fewer
than 130, 200 birds are despatched
every year to the United States and
Canada; while in the same time at
least 5000 go to Great Britain and
about 1000 go to Russia.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-09-28
A Blind Physician,

DIR. James R. Cooke, a well-knowu
physician OF Boston, is entirely blind.
In speaking of him the Boston Jour-
nal says: $50 far as can be ascer.
tained there is only one man who,
blind from infancy, has taken up the
study of medicine and succeeded.
That man Is James r. Cooke, whose
book, Blind Leaders of the Blind,
has just been issued. DIR. Cooke has
met with deserved success in his pro.
fession, and in his home in Boston is
surrounded by all that man of cul-
tivated tastes would choose. He is a
member of the Boston Athletic Asso-
citation, where his chief enjoyment is
in the game OF tenpins, which he
plays, as he does everything else, with
zest and enthusiasm. T"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-09-28
A CALLOUS SOUL.

"Orlando,' she exclaimec "tho
baby has toothl"
"das hep" was the response in Il
tone which betrayed no emotion.
'You don't seem bit surprised"
"Pm not surprised. All the babies
have first teeth. If this one didn't
have any I'd manage to get up some
excitement, maybe.
81 thought you'd be pleased and
happy about it,"
"No. I don't see that it's any oc.
casion for especial congratulations.
The baby has my sympathy.
Sympathy! What for?"
"For having his first tooth de
has just struck the opening chapter OF
long story of trouble. Pretty soon
he'll have other teeth"
"Of course he will"
"Every one he cuts will hurt him.
Then his second teeth will come and
push these out. That will hurt him
again. Some of the new ones will come
in crooked, like as not, and he will
have to go to the dentist and have a
block and tackle adjusted to them to
haul them around into line. Then
he'll cut his wisdom teeth. After that
he have to go to the dentist and let
him drill holes and hammer till his
face feels like palpitating stone
quarry. I wouldn't want him to go
through life without teeth. But I
must say that don't see any occasion
for the customary hilarity over an
event that means so much in the way
of sorrow and humiliation. Detroit
Free Press. 49,"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-09-28
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL.

London will soon substitute electri-
city for steam in its underground rail-
ways.
Electric coal mining machinery is
Icing rapidly introduced in Western
Te nnsylvania.
The non-tidal part of the Thames is
1873 miles in length and drains an area
OF 5000 square miles.
Seventy-two races inhabit the world
and use 1904 different tongues. There
are about 1000 religions.
The British admiralty is about to
take up the work of training carrier
pigeons for conveying messages at sea.
The annual number of births Is esti-
mated at SO, 1872. .000-an average num-
Der of 100, 800 day, 1900 an hour
and seventy minute.
The Thames scoops out of its bank
about 500, 900 tons of matter in a year.
The Mississippi is doing similar work,
but at the rate of 800, ,000,00 tons o
year.
According to the mast careful COM
putation, only one person in 1905
of both sexes attain the age of 100
years, and six to seven in 100 the age
of sixty.
The total population of the earth is
estimated at about l 200, 900, 900 souls,
of whom 30, 214, 900 die annually an
average of 49,, S4S day, 1920 an hour
and sixty seven minute.
There are abcut 100 grains of iron
in the average human body, and yet
so important is this exceedingly small
quantity that its diminution is attend
ed with very serious results.
The number of men and women is
very nearly equal, the average long
evity of both sexes being only thirty
eight years. About one,third of the
population dies before the age of
seventeen.
The Roentgen rays burn the skin
like sunlight is the latest information
from Berlin about the phenomenon.
Professors Grumbach and Dubois Ray
mond have succeeded in rendering
visible some of the softer parts of the
body, like the larynx and the dia-
phraSm, by means of improved tubes.
Professor J. E. Todd, State Geolo-
gist of South Dakota, who is in charge
of geological surveying expedition
party in the Black Hill, discovered an
old volcano on Sand Creek. in the Bad
Lands, near Formosa. Near the iurc-
tion OF Sand Creek and White River is
hill eighty feet high. This hill vi
brates and groans with constancy. Its
tremblings have upset wagons and the
Indians are much in fear of it.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-09-28

Ii the japanese are cleaning out the
Chinese in the south of Formosa, it is
because these people are in league
with the savage natives. The policy
of Japan in Korea as well as IN For
mosa, has been fair and mercilul. In
Korea no slaughter of natives or Chi.
nese was permitted unless bushwack.
ing occurred; then the japanese were
merciless, as they had right to be.
In Formosa they have carried out the
same policy, but they have met more
savagery. Their losses have been
manly due to ambuscades of small
forces and stragglers, and to the dead.
Iy fevers of the island. The Chinese
naturally resent the encroachment of
the japanese. and it is probable that
they have adopted the guerrilla meth
ods of the head-hunting savages. In
this case they will be exterminated,
for the conquerors have an Oriental
way of wiping out opposition that
Is barbarous, but very effective.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-09-28

The question of the stopping"
capacity OF a bullet, fred from the
rifle which is now the standard arm of
British infantry, has reached a some-
what acute stage. Wherever the rifle
has been used against savage foe, it
has proved comparatively ineffective.
Unless the bullet strikes vital organ,
1T no more stops a wounded mans
charge than would popgun.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-09-28

Above and below here the river is
winding and interesting, losing moth
ing from the commonplacenes of the
lake, which really enhances the beau
ties of the rest of the river from con-
trast. Quaint but lonely farm houses
are scattered along the Canadian
shore, and one or two villages may be
found. The Sugar Island shore OF the
lake is wild and wooded Now and
then there is a clearing, usually
marked in the summer time by hov.
ering pail of smoke, but the few log
houses indicate that the settlers are
neither numerous nor prosperous.
A half mile below the lower end of
the lake is Rangers Landing, the most
important and well-known sign of
thrift on the Sugar Island side of the
channel. Still, the traveller would
probably be disappointed IN "Ran-
gers" as the river folks call the place,
for it is just log dock facing the
river at the bend, and long ago fallen
into dilapidation which has been
hastened by increased grinding of the
boats and washing Of the current. The
background of the scene is completed
by large barn, comfortable look
ing log house, and few fields.
Ranger 8 was the place in the palmy
days of the channel where boats tied
up for the night when caught in a
passage up or down. Occasionally a
stubborn captain would pass by at
dark on his way up, but the fleet de-
parting at daylight next morning
usually found him hard aground at
some turn of the channein Mud Lake,
and little sympathy did he get. "SIow
and sure, Is the rule of the river, and
anyone who does violence to channel
traditions is never pitied.
Before Hay Lake was opened the
people at Rangers fourished. From
spring till fall they did brisk bus1-
ness with the passing shipping, for
every boat that tied up could be count
ed on to buy few chickens or a
bushel OF potatoes, or butter, or eggs,
or something which the people at
Rangers always had and the steamer
cooks always needed.
Naturally the family were well
known to every captain from Duluth
to Buffalo. They were somebody S
mutual friends, and enjoyed every
body's good will. The gruffest cap.
tain would unconsciously relax into
something like amlabilitY as soon as
he caught sight of the big gray barn
and log house at Rangers. He might
even lean over the railing of his pilot
house and greet the old man affably,
and perhaps throw bundle of papers
to Mrs. Ranger if she happened to be
on the dock, or at least make some
kindly inquiry as to things on the farm.
But the chief charm OF Rangers wa,
Rangers girl. She was sweet little
lass of sixteen or seventeen, and an
swered to the prosaic name OF Jane
"Miss Jane" the captains named her
elbows the folks, Miss Jane?" the,
would call out as their big barge
rounded the bend, and passed tn
garden by the landing where sh
worked; 81 shall want some gardel
truck when / come back" And i
they happened to tie up on the re
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-09-28
A Paradox Indeed.

"Your honor" said lawyer in q
recent trial in England, 'the argument
of my learned friend is lighter than
vanity. 1t is air; it is smoke. From
top to bottom it is absolutely moth
ing. And, therefore, yenr honor, it
falls to the ground by its own weight. ="
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-09-28

The first of series of memorial
tablets was put in position the other
day at Che public library, Kansas City,
Mo. 1t was in memory of Horace
Greeley, but the name was spelled
f'Greely."
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-09-28

Watts-'T wonder if the water is
fit to drink yet?"
Potts-"Guess it is. An eel came
through our hydrant this morning and
it seemed to be in good health. III
dianapolis Journal.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-09-28
ONE WAY OF LOOKING AT IT.

Alethea (blushingly)-." "Now, don't,
Mr.. Dusnapl know little Ferdinand
is watching Mt the keyhole."
Dusnap- let's crafty his
curiosity, and then he may go away
Puck.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-09-28
ONE THING CERTAIN.

Caller-"They tell me, Mrs. Sourly,
that your husband is bull on the
board of trade?"
Mrs. Sourly-''Don't know anything
about that, but do know that he's IL
bear ut home. Detroit Free Press.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-09-28
THEIR BATTLE HYMN.

"Mosquitoes are hateful, aren't
they?"
eyes; don't mind their eating me
if they didn't keep Us such an everlast-
ing complaint about the way taste. :"
-Chicago Record.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-09-28

The silver coinage of France con-
tains only forty per cent. of its face
value ir silver. The Government re-
fuses to accept francs bearing the
etfigy of Charles the Tenth, Louis
Philippe, and Napoleon the Third
without the laurel leaf.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-09-28
A FLAT .DwELLEe's WISH.

'I wish, said Flatley, who had been
to the circus and was tired; 81 wish
these buildings could be trained to lie
down when we entered them"
He glanced at the sixteenth story
and heaved great sigh. Texas Sitter.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-09-28
LOSING THEIR WIND.

"You have a fine climate here, !"
said the visitor to resident. "!Such u
bracing air"
"Yes," replied the resident, gloom
lily, "but them there bicyclists come
along and pump the air into their
pneumatic tires and carry it of. -
Truth.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-09-28
THE FIsHERBoY'S LUCK.

When the minister caught the little
boy fishing instead OF being at school
the parson asked the lad what his
mother did when he ran away like that
and gave her the slip.
Selves me the slipper.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-09-28

"My son. asked Farmer Goshley,
"what is it that causes the rotary mo-
tion of the earth?"
"Pm sure don't know, father"
"My son, come to my arms. You
have been six months at college and
there is one thing you are sure you
don't know /"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-09-28
NOTHING STRANGE.

''They say that the Kickeys have q
big skeleton IN the closet"
"Wouldn't be surprised. There
are a great many bones of contention
around there. ."-Detroit Free Press.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-09-28
DOMESTIC METHODS.

"Paw, what is your busy day."
"Well, happy urchin. it is when I
stay at home to rest and your mother
gets me to do few LITTLE odd Jobs
around the house,. Detroit Free
Press.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-09-28

The Rural New Yorker prints letters
seeming to show that the odor of sweet
peas is poisonous to common house
Hiac
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-09-28
EITHER WOULD DO.

Conductor ticket, please. :"
Passenger-"Pm travelling on my
face"
Conductor-"All right; I'll punch
that. Town Topics.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-09-28
THE QUEEN ANNE STYLE.

Customer-'T would like to have n
nice gown to wear around the house. +"
Salesman-"Size of the house,
please Philadelphia Record.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-09-28
A BAD ONE.

Shells this dress o fit?"
He-"Tt couldn't be much more of q
fit without being convulsion. De
troit Free Press.