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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-23
POPULAR SCIENCE.

A homeopathic pharmacopeia is to
be issued in Berlin.
A means of renewing the filament in
electric light burners has been discov-
cred.
Charles Fl. Lamson, at Rigby Park,
near Portland, Md, made successful
ascension with kite to the height Of
100 feet.
A doctor reports that immediate re-
lief from the effects of ivy poisoning
was noted in a patient who was bathed
in solution of sodium hyposulphite.
The Gathman system of firing high
explosives has been found impractical,
RS no result can be gained from the
discharge of an explosive just outside
of ship.
NJ. Moissan and Professor Dewar
have succeeded in the liquefaction of
fiuorin gas. This gas, as is well
known, has hitherto resisted all efforts
to reduce it to liquid state.
The Carlsberg fund for scientific
purposes has offered about $40, 900 to
the Danish scientific expedition to the
east coast of Greenland, for the pur-
pose of making a chart of the coast
northward to Angmagsalik.
Cheap electrical power is distributed
to private houses distance of thirty
miles from the central station at st.
Etienne, near Lyons, France. Two
dollars a month is the charge for suffi-
cient power TO drive loom.
One per cent. of alcohol in water
will kill gold fish in one hour and
thirty minutes; twenty per cent. will
kill him instantly. The experiment
may lead to the use of chemicals in
the commercial pursuit of the larger
fishes.
A German statistician has calculated
that of every 1000 persons 100 reach
the age of rs, 3S the age OF So, and
only 2 reach 95. In the seventeenth
century the average duration of life
was only 13 years; in the eighteenth,
20; in this century it is SO.
The present activity of Vesuvius has
been much exaggerated, the volcano
pelng merely IN what Is known to sci
entists as condition of "mild erup-
tion." The main crater shows no
signs of activity, and the openings
from which the lava issues are rela-
lively small and situated at the base
of the mountain.
A Polish chemist is said to have in
vented an anaesthetic which volatizes
rapidly upon exposure to the air, rem
dering the persons near unconscious
for a long time. 1t is calculated that
in warfare bomb exploded in the
midst of the enemy would have the
effect of putting the entire body to
sleep. A pellet of the substance
broken under mans nose put him to
sleep for four hours.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-23

ITO return to our original subject" I"
said Mr.. Palmer, in conclusion, "the
sight which was viewed by the first
man who entered the Dismal Swamp
by way of Lake Drummond must have
been one of the most beautiful which
nature has shown to man. AS is evil
dent from the stumps to be found cir
cling the lake, the entire lake was
lined with forest of enormous and
beautiful expresses, eight, ten and
fourteen feet in diameter. The
branches intermingled in an impene-
trable mass, and, covered with tropi-
cal moss and foliage, the scene in all
its silent grandeur was the most stu
pendous spectacles of Gods nature l
can possibly imagine"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-23

The overland telegraph line, which
connects England with her great In
dian empire, passes through Persia,
and has recently been subjected to an
interruption of quite serious char
acter, due to the fanaticism of the
populace. 1t seems that there has
been terrible drought, which the
subjects of the Shah, instead of at
tributing to Providence, ascribed, on
the contrary, to the telegraph poles,
and, above all, to the posts and signs
of the survey department of the COM
pany. Accordingly all the obnoxious
poles, wires and survey signs were
destroyed by priest-led mob.
Strangely enough, heavy rain fell i'm
mediately afterward, and now, in
spite of the severest punishment in
fiicted by the Teheran Government
upon the ringleaders, the masses of
the population throughout Persia are
firmly convinced that telegraph and
survey posts are productive of drought.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-23

When any plant in the flower garden
begins to produce seeds freely it
usually inclines to stop Towering.
Plants such as roses, which we desire
to have flower as long as possible,
should therefore not be permitted to
fruit. All faded roses should be at
once cut away. Even those which are
known as everbloomers are benefited
by this practice. Indeed, the reason
that these roses have this heightened
period of towering is that they show
a natural indisposition tomake growth.
Roses flower only at the end of a
young branch; when the faded flowers
are cut away the buds in the leaf axils
push into growth, and it is from this
second starting of young branches
that the flowers come.-Mehan s
MONTHLY.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-23

The wealthiest Nation in the world
Is the United States, declares William
George Jordan in the Ladies' Home
Journal. The census of 1890 shows
the true valuation, or fair selling
price, Of the real and personal prop
erty of the country to be $65, ,037, 091, :
1877. 1t is an increase of over forty
nine per cent. on the valuation of the
previous decade, and is about six
times the value of the money Of the
entire world. The mind cannot grasp
the meaning of such figures without
graphic illustration. This amount in
gold dollars would load 1913, $40 carts,
each carrying a ton. 10000 gold dollars
were piled one on the other they would
form stack three feet high. Make
similar piles close together till wall
of gold one mile long and worth $780,
400, 900 is formed. Increase this wall
to twenty eight and a quarter miles
and the amount would represent our
National wealth. Placed side by side
the coins would form carpet Of gold
covering five square miles.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-23

With the progress of civilization one
pursuit after another seems to be ele-
vated to the distinction of an "art' or
even of a Science" Perhaps the
latest claimant for such rank is the
cunning of cookery. DIR. Pitcher, of
the United States Army, remarks that
the rendering food savory and di-
gestable and serving it in a tempting
manner, is study worthy the atten-
tion of a higher grade of talent than is
ordinarily devoted to it. Recent ex-
periments by Edward Atkinson have
shown" he says, that the art of
cookery is still in its infancy" Who
shall presume to say that he Tor more
likely she) who cooks thing well is
not benefactor to humanity? observes
the New York Observer. Bad cook
ing may have had nothing to do with
original sin, but there is no telling
how much of unoriginal later iniquity
is to be laid to the account of a soggy
bit of pastry or of an impossible beef
steak. SO long as average humanity
lacks sufficient moral courage to de.
cline favorite dish set before it.,
even when the viands are wretchedly
prepared, it will be urgently incum.
bent upon all chefs or Bridgets to put
more of skill, science and religion (if
they have any into the service of the
dining room.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-23
A Conscience That Pricked.

Five years ago a man named Voigt
stole ride on railroad in Colorado.
Recently he became Christian, and
was smitten with remorse to such an
extent that he sent q written confess
sion to the company inclosing $1.56,
being his fare at the rate of three
cents mile, with interest added. AS
a matter of fact the fare at that time
was four cents mile, and the COM
pany has sent the man demand for
fifty-t two cents in addition.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-23
WORDS OF WISDOM.

Who sings in grief procures relief.
He loves thee well who makes thee
weep.
That which is lightly gained is little
valued.
A woman that marries for home
pays big rent.
Some of our happiest moments are
spent in air castles.
You can very often count your
friends by your dollars.
Only those can sing in the dark who
have light in the heart.
A mans idea of perfect woman is
one who thinks he is perfect.
There is no jewel in the world so
valuable as chaste and virtuous
woman.
Even in travelling in thorny path
it may not be necessary to step on all
the thorns.
He who seeks after what is impossi-
BILE, ought in justice to be denied what
is possible.
Marrying a man to reform him is
equal to putting your fingers into
fire to put it out.
When two souls have but single
thought, they should stop spooning
and get married.
A mans cynicism is bounded on the
north by his vanity and on the south
by his digestion.
When you say ''I don't care,'' try to
see that your tone of voice doesn't in
dicate that you do.
1t is always mystery to woman
why her husband doesn't seem to pity
old bachelors more.
Life is like a nutmeg crater. You
have to rub up against the rough side
of it to accomplish anything.
Every woman has an idea that she
can Judge man by looking straight
IN his eyes-but can she?-The South
West.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-23


A writer in the Dakota Farmer gives
this advice:
1. Select the best cows in your herd,
or that you can buy, to keep, and dis
pose of the others.
2. The best COW for the dairy is the
one that produces the greatest amount
of butter fat in year (for food con-
sumed) when being rightly fed.
3. To renew or increase your herd
raise the heifer calves from your best
cows.
4. Test your cows by weighing the
milk of each COW for year and test
ing it occasionally with the Babcock
milk tester, and know how much but
ter fat each one does produce.
5. Use the best dairy-bred sire you
can get; one, if possible, that has a
line of ancestors that have been first
class dairy animals.
6. Keep record of the time when
the cows were bred and have no guess
work about the time of calving.
7. 1t is neither profitable nor neces-
sary for a COW to go dry more than
four to six weeks.
8. The udder should receive prompt
attention. An obstacle may removed
from the teat the first hour that might
battle science later.
8. After separating the calf from its
mother, feed the natural milk as soon
as drawn for week or ten days.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-23

Insanity in the human subject is
supposed by some to have no analogue
in the lower animals, says Popular
Science News. Yet many causes, ac-
cording to DR.. Snelison, will lead to
the permanent loss of self-control.
Cattle driven from the country through
a crowded town will often work them
selves into frenzy. Horses have
gone mad on the battlefield. At
Balaklava an Arabian horse turned on
its attendant as he was drawing water,
seized him in his mouth, threw him
down, and, kneeling ON him, attacked
him like an infuriated dog. He bit
off another soldiers finger. An in
stance is related of docile horse sud-
denly going mad on hot day.
Everything that came in its way it
seized in its teeth and shook as q
terrier does a rat. 1t raided the pig
sites and threw the inmates one after
another in the air, trampling on the
bodies as they fell. Afterward it al
most killed its own master, after
manning for life the farrier who was
called in. This must have been q
case of insanity, the cause of which
is often to be found in congenital NAL
formations of the bones of the head.
A scientist of authority even goes so
far as to prove by what appears to be
incontestable evidence that cats,
dogs and monkeys have been observed
to have delusions very similar to those
of insane people.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-23

j. G. Merryweather, the well-known
manufacturer of fire apparatus in
London, makes a most useful sugges-
ton ON the subject of the protection
of churches from fire. After referring
to the dangers of fire in such build
ings from defects in the heating and
lighting apparatus, he proposes that
each church tower should be fitted
with tank or tanks, kept full of
water by means of a pump aud hose
or fixed pipe, the pump to take supply
from well or other available source.
From the tank he suggests pipe being
carried into the church, with hydrants
and hose in convenient positions.
The water tanks would then enable
powerful jets to be brought to bear i'm
mediately an outbreak of fire was dis
covered. The cost of the arrangement
would be small, and doubtless the de-
struction of many sacred buildings by
fire would be prevented. Canterbury
Cathedral has been saved three times by
its own fire apparatus, and the recent
fire at st. Georges, Hanover Square,
proves that evan in London there is
considerable risk of fire in places of
worship.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-23

What next! exclaims the New York
Observer. A proposition is now made,
apparently in sober earnest, to utilize
the cataracts of the Nile for electric
light and power purposes. The power
that these cataracts, which are more
properly rapids, would supply, how
ever, would be much less than the
available head furnished at Niagara
Falls. A trolley line down the Nile
would truly be an odd consummation.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-23

The Emperor of China is one Of
the hardest-worked men in the world,
and, according to q curious custom
that have never heard explained, he
turns day into night. Some of the
most important events in his daily
programme takes place after midnight,
and he frequently receives visitors by
appointment at three or four o'clock in
the morning. When Lii Hung Chang
returned to Pekin from his tour around
the world the Emperor received him
and heard his reports between four
and five a. m. He has often received
ambassadors at similar hours. The
Emperor's work day begins at one p.
m. He first sees the members of the
Privy Council, then he devotes an
hour or two to the consideration of
their reports and recommendations
and then he receives the members of
the official boards, Viceroys, Governors
and other officials who have come to
Pekin to be present or to pay tribute
or receive instructions. He sits upon
throne upon raised platform. They
kneel before him with their foreheads
touching the floor until he commands
them to lift their eyes. They are kept
in this posture so long that the old
men always pad their knees with
cushions. The Emperor dimes about
sunset and has the third meal of the
day at midnight. Sometimes he re-
tires as early as one or two o'clock a.
m. but he is often at work until day
light. Chicago Record.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-23

The Kalaa of the Benz Hamad, which
in the eleventh century was town of
$4,000 inhabitants, the capital of the
Barbary States, Morocco, Algiers and
Tunis, and had long completely disap.
peared, has been rediscovered by NJ.
Blanchet, French archeologist
Among the buildings brought to light
are mosque sixty-five by fifty-fve
motors in area, covered with green
enamel and containing pink marble
columns, a palace, public fountain
and tower, which even in its present
condition is nearly fifty feet high.
These buildings date from 1907 and are
the oldest Moslem monuments In AL
geria.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-23

A clever story is related of young
Lord Waterford, whose engagement to
Lord Lansdowne's daughter has just
been announced 1t seems that a
burglar entered his house at Curragh-
more, in Ireland, was disturbed in his
robbery and pursued by the owner,
who followed him to q shabby public
house few miles off. There he
found only several men drinking, one
of whom he knew to be a robber,
shielded, as is the usual fashion in
Ireland, by his friends and associates.
With ready Irish wit, Lord Waterford
asked that he might touch each mans
heart. SO simple request could not
be refused to a popular landlord, and,
finding that one mans heart beat vio-
lently, he recognized him as the man
who had been running away, and
handed him over to the justice. The
Beresford readiness of resource and
courage in moment of difficulty is
thus evidently to be found in the new
generation as well as in the old.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-23
Remarkable Glacier Eruption.

A remarkable glacier eruption oc
CURED during the early part of the
present year in the south of Iceland.
A postman was crossing the sands OF
Sakeitara when he heard sounds pro.
ceeding from a glacier two miles in
front of him and saw large masses Of
ices being hurled up into the air from
the glacier. This was followed by
flood, which began descending to the
sands below. He promptly fed, and
when he returned, about week later,
he saw belt of ice waves extending
from the glacier to the sea, distance
of at lew twenty-five miles. The
average breadth of this belt was about
four miles. The height varied from
seventy to ninety feet. On the Other
side of the ice field were newly formed
torrents which sprang from the
glaciers. No one was injured by the
glacier eruption, which, it is thought,
may have some connection with the
severe earthquakes OF last summer.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-23
Making Horses Eat Slowly.

Many horses, especially iffed grain,
eat it much too fast to get the most
good from it. A good way to compel
slow eating is to mix with the grain a
few clean pebbles, that will oblige the
horse to gather his food slowly. A
still better way is to grind the grain
and mix the meal with three times its
bulk of cut hay, or twice its bulk of
straw,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-23
Spontaneous Combustion Of u.v

Whether or not hay ignites spon-
taneously has never been determined.
Usually the fire has originated where
considerable quantities of clover hay
have been stored. In nearly every
case the stacks or buildings were en-
tirely consumed, so it was impossible
to determine the origin of the fire. At
the Pennsylvania experiment station
barns in 1895, fire was seen drop
ping from the ceiling of the COW stable.
Investigation proved that the fire
was confined to NOW of hay lSx23
and about % feet high. The drafts were
stopped and the top of the NOV kept COW
cred with wet blankets. Openings were
made in the sides of the barn and all
the hay, about 30 tons, was pitched
out While removing this the entire
centre of the NOV was smoldering and
ready to burst into flames when ex-
posed to the air. Fortunately a hy-
drant was near at hand and the top
was kept constantly saturated and the
barn thus saved. All the centre of
the NOW was thoroughly packed, hot
and smoking. The high temperature
of the hay made it decidedly uncom-
Portable for those who were removing
the smoldering fodder.
The holes burned through the NOW
floor were over near the middle of the
stable and not near the walls. IT is
evident that the fire could not have
been either accidental or incendiary.
The hay was second growth clover and
timothy, mostly clover, and when har-
vested was thought to be in unusually
fine condition. The fact that il was
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-23

A subject in which the Queen is
really well versed is that of farming.
The Prince Consort was quite prac-
teal farmer, and devoted much time
to the royal farm at Windsor and else
where, interesting himself in particu-
lar in the breeding of cattle, and the
Queen learned good deal from him.
The Duke of York is at present paying
attention to the same subject.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-23

Dissolve one-fourth pound of salt
peter in water. Make a small ditch
about the hills of cucumbers, squashes
or pumpkins while the vines are small
and pour in this solution of saltpeter.
1t will keep off striped squash bugs
and kill the squash or fatiron bug
which eats the vines.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-23

Miss Mary c. Collins, the we'll
known missionary to the Sioux, thinks
that the term "hobo," as generally
applied to the Weary Waggles tribe, is
of Indian origin, and instances several
cases of its use amongst the aborigi-
nails, amongst whom her missionary
labors have been directed.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-23
USEFUL CLoD CRUsHFR.

in size and as round and true as posi-
BILE, are fastened inside framework
by round spikes driven through the
sidepieces into the logs so that the lat
ter can turn freely. Where the large,
carefully-made land roller is not at
hand, this quickly substitute
will serve very good purpose. 1t
can be weighted if necessary. y.-Ameri-
can Agriculturlst,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-23
In Germany there is an educational
institution for teaching the technique
OF butchering and packing.

Only 81 per cent. of tie value of cur
exports last year was carried by Ameri-
can vessels. OF the value of our i'm
ports 15.7 per cent. was carried by
American vessels,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-23
In accordance with a law recently

In accordance with law recently
enacted in the Argentine Republic, un-
married men between twenty and
eighty years of age are obliged to pay
n special annual tax; and if any un-
married person of either sex refuses
An offer of marriage without being
able to give valid reason, thepenalty
is $500.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-23

A chicken catcher in herd of hogs
is most exasperating and expensive.
One such will socn transform whole
herd into ravenous chicken eaters.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-23
A Homemade CIod Crusher.

The clod crusher shown in the cut
is useful both for crushing lumpy soil
and for rolling and smoothing the land
at the same time. Three logs, as even
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1897-05-17
NOTICIAS

~ S. M. ell Rey Don Alfonso XIII naci6
ell dia II de Mayo de 1886 a las 10y 25 minu.
tos del dia Cumple hoy, pues, once anos de
edad. La Duquesa de Medina de Ia Tore fue
la encargada de presentar en- una Sbandeja de
plata al regio vastago al Gobierno que presidfa
entonces ell senior Sagasta. Ell % del mismo
mes fue bautizado 81 q. Sc llam6 Reysde Espaha
desde ell instante mismo de su nacimiento, re-
cibiendo en-. la pila los nombres de Alfonso,
Leon, Fernando, Santiago, Maria, Isidro, Pas
cual Desde ell primer dia de nacimiento,
disfruta por la ista civil del haber de ,17s so
pesetas diarias; de modo que el II de Mayo de
1902, que alcanzara Ia mayorfa de edad, tenlrA
devengados III milones, 900 mil, 987 pesetas
y 20 centimos de peseta, sean 90 millones, 339
mil, 997 pesos ,con a. centavos.
eY sigue sin resollar Don Jose B. Go
tay, de Penuelas. Use habra celebrado la
velada, cuyos Programs nos pidi6 81 % de
Mayo de 1895? Carambita con la velada. D.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1897-05-17
ECOS PENINSULARES

lila queaado tendido "a Ell doble hilo de
la lfnea telcf6nioa entire Zaragoza. Madrid.
--Dicen de Cadiz que ell general Gonza-
lez Muhoz, a su legada d aque puerto, Sc
mostro optimista respecto Ia sitaacion de la
campafa de Cuba Coneidero lnsustitulbe
por ahora al. general Weyer. Nego rotuuda-
mente que hubiera disgustos entire ambos. Un
marino, por ell contrario, dijo que Ell su con-
cepto no esta proximo ell fin de la insnrrecci6n.
Los empleados de la Aduana de Iran
descubrieron hace pocos dias importante
contrabando. Un caballero que paso la from
terra en- un tren, llevaba en- los bosi!los tres
kilogramos de orc en- alhaias. Sc lie hiz6
pagar 1900 pesetas por .derechos la muIta
correspondence.
En- los arrabales de Orihuela esta eau
sando bastantes victimas la epidemia variolosa.
Dice Ez Faro, de Vigo, que el general
Pin ingresara muy pronto en- el partido liberal.
-Dicen de Almerfa que Sc preparan Ell
aquella provincial exrlotaciones mineras de
tanta importancia, que muy pronto empezara
allf un periodic de activfsimo trabajo feblil
exportaci6n q los mercados ingleses.
Ell alcalde de Valencia reunira en- breve
4 los senadores, diputados, presidentes de cor
poraciones directories de periodicos locales,
para discutir proponer formula de
glo defnitiyo en- el asunto del impuesto de
consumes. Dicha formula sera inmediatamen-
te sometida i la aprobaci6n del ministro de
Hacienda
En- la Corula Sc han presentado algunos
casos de titus, por fortuna de caracter benig-
no. Las autoridades adoptan precauciones
para evitar la propagacitn de la enfermedad.
La suscripcidn escolar nacional para los