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blood pure by taking Hoods Sarsaparilla, aud
you need not fear the grip. colds, bronchitis,
pneumonia or typhoid fever.
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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-30
Detecting Icebergs.

One way in which the crew of an
ocean steamer detect the fact that they
are nearing the neighborhood of ice
bergs is by observing the action of the
propeller. The water surrounding the
vicinity of icebergs is much colder than
ordinary for a considerable distance
around, and when the vessel enters
water of such a reduced temperature
the propeller runs faster. When this
action is perceptibly increased without
the steam power being augmented,
word is sent up from the engine room
to the officer on the bridge, and clsse
lookout is kept.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-30

Gustav Kobbe has an article entitled
"Steering Without n Compass" in the
st. Nicholas Mr.. Kobbe says:
The degree of "A. B." is not con.
fined to college graduates. Aboard
ship it means "able-bodied" seaman.
Every nautical 4. B. knows how to
''box the compass" and how to steer by
1t; but you viii be surprised to learn
that no good helmsman will steer by a
compass unless all other things fail
him. Among those "other things" are
the horizon, the wind. the wake of the
ship, the stars the soundings, and the
line OF the surf when running along
the coast. And so the ablebodied sea
man, VIXEN a greenhorn takes his trick
at the wheel, hands over the helm to
him With this caution: Keep your
head out of the binnacler'
l am speaking of sailing-vesseis.
Steamers, especially those that travel
On regular routes, steer by compass.
They run their courses from point to
point-from lighthouse 10 lighthouse,
light-ship, daymark, buoy, bell or fog
whistle. IN thick weather they know,
taking wind and tide into considera-
ton, how long they should stand ON
each course. and try never to pass the
"signaP at the end of 1t. When they
have seen or heard that signal, they
start ON the next run" or course. This
is called running the time and dis
tance" / have gone into Halifax ON a
steamer that met with thick fog from
Cape Cod down. One morning the
Captain said to ne:
I'VE ought to pick up Sambro in half
an hour"
Surely enough, about half an hour
later we heard, through the fog, can
non-Thot. the distinguishing fog-signal
Of the Sambro light-station on the
Nova Scotian coast.
Real sailors-the Jack tars that man
g-vessels-actualy prefer, as l
have said, to steer by signs rather
than by compass; and there are times
when the steamer-pilots have to.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-30

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No"here ooes the propensity IN wo-
men lor bargains snow no 10 such extent
Us a. an auction. ihere was a recent
auction ol househoio Iurli'ure IN Guy
several 'imes snailer tnan New 1orK
ana not so much troubled by the auc-
tlon mama, but the women OF the
pace turned out oravely' showing a
prelty splrlt "hicn neeaed only pfac-
tlce 10 oeVeI0p INTO metropolitan pro
pofIions' Inc auceloh was 10 De hela
IA Ine mouse 10 whleh the 1arnlture
naa belonged, ana an Vne small mouse,
hola necessities whlch accumulated
graauatly We're sold and seized upon
with aYldlty by the bidders. Ihey
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-30
Three Good Liars,

The men who utilize the corner
grocery for a club room in the evening
and ON stormy days had just been dis
cussing a fox hunt, about which one
of their number had read aloud, when
the conversation naturally took a rem
miscent turn.
Nothing cutter or more cunning in
the world than fox" said Goggs, by
way OF Introduction. II remember one
great fuss among the dogs that We're
chai1cd up. 1t took rs about half an
hour to get dressed and armed to sally
forth for the purpose of investigating
Not discovering anything, we loosened
the dogs, and they darted off on a
trail. yelping as they went. We didn't
know whether it was man or varmint,
but after long run the dogs brought
up a the hen house and tried to tear
it down. Well sir, an old fox had
deliberately showed himself to the
dogs. so as to excite them, made that
run while we We're getting ready fol
trouble and, circling round, was rob
D!llS tilc IuJSI W ME SIlG NOSS were OH
the premises"
81 walked up one moonlight night"
volunteered the man ON the wood box.
'and seen a fox under an apple tree
where a fat pullet was roosting !
knew the thief couldn't climb so | Just
stood at the window laughing. The
fox barlIcd to wake the chicken, and
then began circling around the tree,
slow at FIRST, but going faster and
faster. OF course the terrified pullet
followed him with her eyes and got
SO dizzy that she fell out of the tree
81 see somethin' like that once" said
the lank individual on a paint keg,
"only that the chicken l was watchin'
wrung its own neck. cause the foy
was goin' so burned fast"
Then, by common consent, the crowd
took up the subject OF fluids.-Detroit
Free Press.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-30

Alfred Allen, who canvassed for
subscribers for weekly newspapers at
Binghamton, N. Y, had a queer ex-
perience. He travels through the
country on bicycle and was riding
down hill on the road between Mon
trose and Great Bend, Penn, when
he ran into lot of rattlesnakes. He
saw the reptiles in the road ahead,
but was going so fast that he could not
stop. He realized that he stood q
pretty good chance of being stung
while going past them, as arattlesnake
is as quick as lightning to strike. The
noise of the wheel had put them on
the defensive and the rattles were CIV
ing that well-known warning to keep
away.
Allen saw that he was in for it, so
taking his feet from the pedals and
putting them up as far as possible he
went coasting down the hill at lively
rate. AS the bicycle passed the snakes
twenty heads darted out and Allen
soon felt them whipping him about
the back and legs at every turn of the
wheels. He became so excited that
he paid little attention to the handle
bars. The wheel soon SHE'D to one
side of the road, dumping him over an
embankment. When he got his equili-
brium he picked up the wheel and
found entwined about the spokes and
sprocket chain mass of dead rattle
snakes, crushed and torn into ribbons.
He did not attempt to dislodge them,
but waited until farmer came along
and took him and the wheel to Great
Bend. New York Sun.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-30

The latest departure in the line of q
business venture for gentlewomen is
that made by Mrs. Ledyard Stevens
who has opened in New York City the
Bureau of Social Requirements" ;"
Mrs. Ledyard, who was the daughter
of DR.. Horace White, of Madison
avenue, and is related, through her
mother, to the Chanlers and the Stuy-
vesants, is lady of long experience
in the social life of New York, who
proposes by means of this bureau to
meet a long-felt want, and she thus
announces that she is prepared to fur
nish all information on social matters,
the designing and management Of all
entertainments, from wedding to q
child's tea party, the ethics of card
usage, the posting Of visiting lists, the
dismantlinS or opening OF town or
country houses, or that she will send
to ones house daily one OF a corps of
trained gentlewomen to care for the
lamps, to clean the silver, arrange the
drawing-room or set the table; and the
bureaus announcement ends with the
welcome news that the polishing of
ladies' and children's shoes will be
carefully looked after by an expert
enced attendant. Another clever
woman, whose extreme good fortunes
have taken unto themselves wings,
has bravely met the stress by opening
a shop where may be found the most
artistic and desirable of tea-gowns,
matinees, negligees and all of those
artistic house fipperies, which are
a delight to the heart of feminin-
ity The sight of friends house
petticoat, with its ruflle pieced direct
ly in the front, is said to have been the
means of pointing way to this cour-
ageous women who was vaining trying
to take accounting of her talents to the
end that she might meet her needs.
The merit of her creations lies in the
simplicity of the designing and ma
terials, the exquisite attention to de-
tail and the appealing colors and COM
binations of color used. And this
gifted high priest of feminine belong
ings is so consistent in the carrying
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-30
Popular Travelling Costume.

Flax-colored linen travelling cos
tunes are chosen by many fashionable
women. The Holland jacket-bodices
open in front over stylish en-
broidered vest. The good skirt is
about four yards wide, and fits closely
on the front and sides. The material,
though it passes by the name of Hol-
land, differs considerably in substance
from the old-time linen, so-called,
since there is wiry weave suggestive
OF wool in the newly-named variety.
Cool-looking ecru linens will also be
in fashionable favor in coat and short
Eton suits of various kinds. Other
ecru linens, almost as thin as batiste,
and so generally becoming, are made
with belted waist, crossed with gui-
pure insertion of an elaborate pattern,
the belt and folded collar of colored
satin. The two-hounce or double
skirt is finished with tucks and inser-
tions of the guipure. The close
sleeves have Wristbands of the satin
and turn-back cuffs of the lace.-New
York Post.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-30
curious Dinner at Jericho.

An American travelling in Jerusalem
describes an interesting dinner he ate
recently at hotel in Jericho. I'VE sat
on the porch of the hotel at Jericho -
he wrote, after a dinner at which we
were served with butter from Norway,
cheese from Switzerland, marmalade
luted with water from the well of Eli
sha, raisins from Ramoth Gilead, oran-
ges from Jericho lin no respect inferior
to those from Jaffa or the Indian river,
Florida, smoking Turkish tobacco,
which, like the Turkish empire, is in
ferior to its reputation, and a cup of
coffee from-the corner grocery of Je-
Sicho."
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-30

There has been great deal said
about cobweb wells, but it is term
that was in no way descriptive except
as comparatively with the heavy net
wells. The newest veil is in reality a
cobweb veil, with all the irregularity
and variety of angular joints of cob
web, and in the centre or thereabouts
of each web is chenille spider, with
long, pointed legs. The effect at a
little distance is of stars, but a closer
inspection shows the mesh of the veil,
and it becomes apparent without
doubt that the SPIDERS web and the
spiders are all there waiting for the
traditional fly. About the borders
are figures of the same shape as the
spiders, but without the chenille.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-30
Boy Hero With wooden Legs.

Not far away from the Virginia line
lives a two-thirds youth, for, unfortu-
nately, both of his lower limbs are ar
t1fcial, who has to his credit an act of
heroism which should make him a
loved lad as long as the memory of
those who know him lasts. His name
is "Tim" Olin, and his home is away
up in the mountains, thirty-fve miles
from everywhere, as a book agent once
said of that part of the country.
This bit of boy about threet weeks
ago heard that forest fires were sweep
ing everything that would burn before
them along the Virginia side of the
mountains. One afternoon he climbed
through the snow to the top of the
mountain, one of the steepGst of the
Cumberland, and took view of the
fre-swept country below him. He was
surprised to find the fire so fierce,
and, as he watched, Tim saw that the
red tongues were creeping on toward
little log cabin in which lived two
old and helpless women, the Ober sis
ters, and their blind and crippled
brother, who is one of the oldest men
over on the other side. The lad real
lied that the house was q long way
from any other farmhouse and knew
that the people in the humble cot
would find themselves powerless if
they were left in the cabin until the
fire got to their home. Without think
ing of how much suffering it meant to
his poor aching limbs, Tim started
down the rugged hillside on his peri
lous journey of heroism. He had a
race with the fire, and twice fell from
exhaustion and almost despaired Of
saving the old folks. But his indomi-
table courage never tagged and he
kept going. He reached the old home
stead just as the prairie fire was at
tacking the old frame crib.
He hurried into the house and in
formed the old and thoroughly fright
ened people of their danger. 1t only
took him few minutes to hitch the
horse to the sled, and the old man was
helped on to this. The four drove on
to shelter at the nearest neighbors.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-30

Ever since spinning was a type of woman
ly industry, from age to age it has been
in good order it is necessary to have them
properly laundered This is especially true
in the laundering Of pretty summer gowns,
which is now quite "A fine art. TO do the
work properly, fill tub two-thirds full of
warm water, dissolve the fourth of cake
of Ivory Soap (Which will not fade the most
delicate colors) add it to the water; wash
the articles through it, rinse first in clear
and then in blue water; wiring, dip in thin
starch, shake out and hang on the line in
the shade. When dry, sprinkle and iron.
Gowns thus Numbered will retain their
freshness the entire season.
ELIZA 4 pArKEn-
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-30

The Century is ''Big Game" num-
ber, and one of the articles is "Hunt-
ing the Jaguar in Venezuela, written
by William Willard Howard. Mr..
Howard says:
There is no recognized way of hunt
ing tigers with guns. Sometimes the
hunters go out on horseback, particu-
larly in the cattle districts of the Ori-
noco llanos and the valley of the
Amazon, with dogs and Iudian SER
wants to drive up the game. Oftener
the hunter lies in wait for the tiger to
approach tethered calf.
When several hunters with guns 60
out together there is serious peril, as
an incident [ have in mind will show.
A Venezuelan man of affairs, whom I
know well, went to visit friend on
coffee plantation, and incidentally to
try new rifle. The host called in two
neighbors, and arranged ahunt. When
the hunting party left in the morning
the hosts two young sons remained at
home with three servants. Late in
the afternoon, when the party re-
turned, neither boys nor servants
wers to be seen. As the hunters
roamed about the plantation, looking
for the boys, they heard crying in
the top Of slender tree. The boys
were in the tree, white with terror.
''What is the matter?" called the
father. "Why are you in the tree?"
"The tigerl the tigerr' shrieked
the boys. "a big female tiger is at
the bottom of the tree" The tiger
had been unable to climb so slender o
tree.
The father pushed his way quickly
through the bushes to shoot the tiger
before it should escape. His friends
followed slowly In few moments
shot was heard, and then wild
scream The hunters rushed forward.
Their friend aud big tiger were roll
ing on the ground together. They
fired twelve times, as rapidly as they
could work their magazine and
then tiger and man lay still.
-Four bullets had entered the tiger
and eight had pierced the body of the
man.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-30
Saved Her Cousin From an Eagle.

Miss Bertha Moore and her little
golden-haired cousin, Elsie Talsen,
went out for quiet stroll along the
mountainside near Germanic, Penn. g.,
in the great black forest the other
morning. Bertha Moore is the typical
daughter of backwoodsman, tall and
well formed, 1.-THE as q panther and
with the rustic beauty coming from a
healthy outdoor life.
She lives with Charles Talsen and
his wife in a cabin two miles from this
place. They had wandered nearly
half a mile from Talsen's home when
Miss Moore sat down to rest beneath
a shade tree while Elsie ran off to
gather bunch of daisies which she
saw nearby.
Suddenly Miss Moore was startled
by q child's shrek of terror and in
stantly she ran toward the spot where
the child had disappeared behind a
thicket of laurel. When she reached
the spot where Elsie lay ON the ground
she saw an immense eagle of the
species which infest the Allegheny
wilds, endeavoring with its great
claws to drag the child from the
ground.
The brave young woman never hesi-
tated, but rushed forward to save her
little cousin. As she approached the
eagle rose, but suddenly swooped
down upon Miss Moore and sank its
claws in her right shoulder. 1t was
now fight for her own preservation,
and she grappled with the great bird.
She was badly torn by the eagles
claws, but finally succeeded in grasp
ing it around the neck, and this, by
strenuous efforts, she broke. Miss
Moore was bleeding from many
wounds, but, fortunately, none were
serious, and she started home with
Elsie, dragging the eagle with her.
The bird measure eight feet from tip
to tip.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-30
There is a Glass of People

Who are injured by the use Of coffee. Re-
Gently there has been placed in all the grocery
stores n new prepa ration called Grain q, made
The most delicate stomach receives IL withou,
distress, and but few can tell il from coffee
IL does not cost over opc-quarter as much
Children may drink it with great benefit ii
cts. and % cts. per package. Try it. ASK for
lirain-O.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-30

Stepfather is counted for two words
ana grandmother as one by the British
postal telegraph authorities. Whel
asked why, in Parliament, the post
master general was unable to reply.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-30

makes countless millions mourn" We know
of no better illustration OF the above quota
on, than where a man allows his wife to
wash a washboard. when ne can purchase
her a Rocker Washer. which operates so
hardships "i washday. Sc. advertisement in
another column.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-30

A few years ago careful estimates
were made as to the number of horses
in the world. 1t was learned that
there were over 6S, 100000, divided as
follows: In Europe, $4,000, 900; Asia,
4,500, 900; Africa, 10000 America,
23, 500. 900; Australia. 100000.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-30

out Of her thought, that even the
boxes used to convey garment to its
destination partake of the color of the
dainty confection which its holds, and
within the folds of tissue paper or gar
ment always fingers bit of sachet,
'for find that nothing so pleases a
woman as these very same attentions
to the luxury of detail" says Mrs.
Kirkland. Free Press.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-30

leaving the fire to do its worst. The
home of the old people was partly
burned during the night, but the boy
had gotten some of the neighbors to
go and fight the fire, and they were
able to save most of the contents OF
the house.-Providence (R. I.) Jour.
nal.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-30

-. Rev. II. P. Carson, Scotland OAK, SAYS:
Two bottles Of Halls Catarrh Cure complete
ly cured my little girl" Sold by Druggists, ,5c.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-30

Ifa1flicted with hsoreeyesuse DR.. Isaac Thomp
sons Eye-water. Druggists sell 25c.uer Dot tie
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-30


Haud-painted flowers on the back Of
kid gloves is the latest Paris fad.
The former Empress of France,
Eugene, bathes in milk every morn
ing.
The Free Sons of Israel have unani-
mously agreed to admit women to full
membership in the lodge.
1t is said that tho daughters of the
Princess of Wales are skilful as well
as graceful handlers of the foils.
Nine. Dia5, wife of the Mexican
President, takes great interest in all
movements for the improvement of the
condition of the women of her country.
At the New Hospital for Women, in
Euston Road, London, where all the
doctors are women, there have been
only two deaths out of ninety major
operations.
Miss Lottie Farnsworth is a profess
sional bicycle racer, and is becoming
noted for the masculine qualities she
exhibits in her riding, in addition to
the feminine one of endurance.
Miss Ellen Terry takes immense
pains over each of her stage costumes
She never wears anything but real
lace, and every bit of embroidery
stitched on her gowns is done by hand
often from a design supplied by her
self.
Miss Evelyn Louise Lease, the sew
enteeD- year-old daughter of Mary E.
Lease, the Populist orator, accepted
an invitation to deliver alecture before
the National Chautauqua Assembly in
jamestown, N. Y.-her initial appear
ance rs lecturer.
Robert Louis Stevenson's mother,
who died at Edinburgh, Scotland, May
IA, at the age of seventy, was the first
to encourage him to adopt literary
career. She lived with her son both
in this country and at Samoa, where
Stevenson died and is buried.
Most of the men in the islands of
southwest Japan lead lives of idleness
and are cheerfully supported by the
women. The males are fond of music,
some OF them being excellent musi-
clans on various instruments, but it is
considered disgraceful for woman to
play.
President Rogers, of the Northwest
ern University, at Chicago, has issued
an order that in future the young men
students must have tickets to call on
the girl students. That's only fair.
Men who are not students must have
either q box of bon-bons or theatre
tickets when calling upon the up-to-
date girl.
DR.. Anna McFee, of New York City,
has been appointed to the staff of
resident physicians of the Infants
Hospital on Randall's Island. 1t is
said that she is the first woman ply
sician to receive an appointment in
any of the city hospitals. The appoint
ment comes to her as the result of a
competitive examination with men.