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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-12-13

United States Consul Charles
DENLY, at Pekin, gives the substance
of a representation recently made by
Mr. Brennan, British Consul on Trade
in China. Brennan states that the
currency of China is copper much
more than silver, and that the rela-
tive value of gold and copper is an
important factor in the consideration
of trade problems. 1t is undoubt-
edly true, says Brennan, that the or
dinary business of China is done in
copper cash, and he incloses trans
lation of an imperial decree, in which
it is shown that the price of copper
cash has been enhanced over twenty
per cent. at the same time that prices
for ordinary articles of consumption
are materially increased.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-12-13
Removing Stains From Silver.

To remove stains from silver, especi-
ally such as are caused by medicine or
by neglect, use sulphuric acid, rub
bing it on with q little flannel pad,
then rinsing the articles most carefully
at once. For less ingrained stains,
the pulp of lemon, whose juice has
been used for lemon squash, may be
recommended, as both efficient and
harmless. Indian silver and brass are
always cleaned by natives with lemon
or lines. 1t may be as well to warn
housekeepers in these days, when pretty
serving is such consideration, that,
where one has to reheat food in q sill
yer dish from which it is impossible to
shift the eatable, baking tin should
oe half filed with hot water, doubled
sheet OF paper should be placed in this
and the silver dish stood upon it, after
which it will take no harm from ahe
effects of the oven heat. Again, as
eggs and vinegar are alike apt to dis
color plated or silver dishes, always
run little weak aspic jelly over the
silver dish before dishing the mayon-
naise, ETC., to be served in it, and if
This coating is allowed to set before
putting in the other materials the dish
will suffer no damage that hot soap
and water will not easily remove.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-12-13
Old Fashioned Gingerbread.

To any one in whose breast there
still linger haunting memories of the
topography of the genuine old fash
ioned New England "card ginger
bread" that fourished during tire
early part of this century, there will
come feeling of thankfulness for this
family recipe, handed down for sew
eral generations from mother to
daughter: Two cupfuls Of Porto Rico
molasses, one cupful sugar, one cup
ful drippings Tor half butter and half
lard, one cnpful cold water, DESSERT
spoonful ginger, one tablespoonful
soda, and flour to make n rather soft
dough. 1t may be baked as of old,
in sheets about two inches thick,
barred crowsswise with the sharp edge
Of tin, or rolled into cookies. In
either case, it will be found an ad-
mirable concomitant to the morning
cup of coffee; or an assuager of that
"aching void" with which the small
boy commonly returns from school
Washington Star.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-12-13

One, I might say, absolute sign OF
death, is bhle spot in the right groin:
this is almost infallible. There is a
peculiar odor about the body even at
the moment of death. 1t is not that of
decomposition, for it is too early for
decomposition, though when the body
once becomes stiffened this signifies
the commencement of decomposition,
1t is said that this odor explains why
dogs come around and howl when some
one dies. A tradition that bees fly
away at the approach of death unless
some one taps their, hives and speaks
to them is prevalent throughout Penn
sylvania and New York State. This
may be due to the odor which accom-
panies death.
mot all persons when they die are
absolutely cold. Different diseases
produce different temperature. The
higher the temperature has been the
longer it takes the body to cool, and
young persons hold heat much longer
after death than old ones. A corpse
often has the appearance of breathing
to those looking at it. This is the as
sociation of the habit of vision with
life.
"All this talk about death, apparent
death. and premature burials Bring us
down to one vital question, How long
could life be maintained in a coffin?
An experiment on dog in coffin
showed that the animal lived five or
six hours. A body in an ordinary
coffin gets only three or four cubic
feet of air, and that would keep one
alive only fifteen or twenty minutes.
SO those who trouble themselves about
being buried when only apparently
dead may rest assured that, if such an
improba&lity were realized, they
would not live to hear the last hymn
sung at their funeral. New York
Sun,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-12-13

With death walking the deck by
his side, short handed, officers dead
or disabled with fever, through seven
weeks of disaster, danger and fear, a
boy of sixteen years of age performed
an act requiring rare force of will and
character in the south seas recently.
His name was William Shotton, and he
is the son of an English sailor.
The Trafalgar, his ship, four
masted bark Of 100 tons, sailed from
Batavia on October 30, 1896, with q
cargo of petroleum for Melbourne,
Australia. Fever broke out among
the crew even before the ship left port,
and Captain Edgar was invalided.
The command devolved upon the next
in authority, Mr.. Roberts. But scarce
ly had the ship weighed anchor when
he, too, was stricken, together with
several other able bodied members of
the crew. The ship carpenter next
succumbed to the fever, and on the
same day Officer Roberts leaped over
board in delirium. The entire charge
of the ship thereupon devolved upon
Shotton. Luckily for all concerned
he was born of race of sailors and
had received some instructions in
navigation.
For time the wind was moderate,
but the fever still pursued its deadly
course, and on December Z the cook
died, the sixth victim of the disease.
Port Fairy, Australia, was the first
place sighted on the mainland, but
this was by no means the end of the
boy captains troubles. A few days
later fearful storm broke out, and
Shotton was of the opinion that moth
ing could be done bat run before it,
since to attempt to withstand.it would
almost certainly mean destruction in
the weakened state of the crew. All
of the crew who were half fit for duty
were ordered on deck and the neces-
sary steps were taken to put the ship
in order TO carry out the decision.
Day and night the young captain was
on the bridge, giving his orders amid
the awful tempest with coolness and
calmnsss which would have moved
many gray-haired skipper to envy.
Finally the wind moderated and the
vessel was able to resume its journey
to the Victoria coast.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-12-13


Tomato Preserves-Peel red toma-
Toes. For each pound use three -fourths
pound sugar, half cup raisins and tea
spoon cinnamon. Make syrup of the
sugar; add fruit and seasoning; boil
half hour; skim out the fruit into jars !;
boil syrup thick and pour over.
Lemon Cake-One cup butter, two
Of sugar, one-half cup milk, five eggs,
beaten separately, four cups -four,
three teaspoons baking powder. Mix
butter and sugar to cream and add
yolk of egg, and beat; milk, lemon
juice, little salt, -four and baking
powder, sifted; egg whites last. Bake
in loaf one hour.
Entire Wheat Puffs--Mix together
two cupfuls of. entire wheat, one-half
teaspoonful of salt and one table,
spoonful of sugar. Add one cupful of
milk to the beaten yolks of two eggs,
then add one cupful of water and stir
this into the dry mixture. Add the
whites beaten stiff and bake in hiss
ing hot gem pans thirty minutes.
Picked Onions--Peel small white
onions and put in salted water lone
teacup salt to gallon of water) over
night. Rinse in water several times,
then drain for an hour. Then pack
in jars with teaspoon each of whole
cloves, peppercorns, allspice, and two
of broken stick cinnamon. Celery seed
or chopped celery, for each quart.
Pour scalding vinegar over.
Cucumber Sauce-One peck cucum-
bers the size for slicing; pare and cut
into dice. Slice and separate four
large onions into rings. Sprinkle over
the whole a pint of salt and drain
seven hours ON sieve; add teaspoon
black pepper, teaspoon levep cayenne
pepper, three blades of mace, eight
tablespoons salad OIL Fill jars two
thirds full, then pour vinegar over,
put weight on; tie closely.
Picked Cabbage--Chop firm white
cabbage fine. To two quarts allow
one bunch crisp celery and one onion
chopped fine. Make spiced vinegar
by stepping in cup vinegar half ounce
each cloves and stick cinnamon, and
teaspoon peppercorns. Set bowl in
not water, covered, for an hour
Bruise the spices and pepper. Put
the materials in jar, add spiced vine,
gar when cold to other cold vinegar
and fill over the pickle. Tie closely
keep cool.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-12-13

The marvellous success of the Eng.
lish in keeping 800, 900, 900 East In.
dams in subjection with handful Of
men is explained, believes the San
francisco Chronicle, by the fact that
the example set by the French has
been consistently followed. When
Frenchmen were operating in India
they speedily discovered that there
was no such thing as national feeling,
and they took advantage of the discovery
to hire natives TO subjugate other ma.
tives. 1t appears, however, that this
policy has not been so successful in
the hill country, where the natives are
now in open rebellion. But Sir vii.
liam Lockhart has been given a free
hand since the outbreak, and We are
informed thai as he is not to be bound
by red-tape regulations he will proba.
bly, bring the recalcltrants to terms in
a short time. Just what this means il
would be hard to tell, but if Sir vii.
liam Lockhart follows the example oI
some of his predecessors in India, who
were also unrestrained by red tape,
the concluding years of the century
may be marked by brutalities which
the jubilee writer's told us were things
of the past.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-12-13
Named in n Spirit of waCgery.

The little town of Peculiar in Cass
County, Mo-, got its name in rather a
curious manner. It's founders got
into controversy over what they
should christen it, and finally referred
the matter to the Postoffice Depart
ment, saying that they didn't care
what name was given the place as long
as it was peculiar. One of the Wash
ington officials then, in o spirit of
waggery. named it accordingly.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-12-13

In the Century there is an article by
the Hon. Theodore Roosevelt, entitled
''The Roll of Honor of the New York
Police" In speaking of promotions
for gallantry, Mr.. Roosevelt says:
Among the first promotions we made
were two which illustrated the attitude
and which also incidentally illustrated
exactly what we mean by "taking the
force out of polite" s"-that is, by ad-
ministering it on principles of de.
cency, and appointing and promoting
men on their merits, without regard
to their political backing. The first
case was that of an old fellow, veter.
an of the Civil War, who was at the
time roundsman. L happened to
woman from drowning, and had him
summoned so that L might look into
the matter. The old fellow brought
up his record before me, and showed
not little nervousness and agitation;
for it appeared that he had grown
gray in the service, had performed feat
after feat of heroism, but had no
political backing of any account. He
was Grand Army man, but not one
of the ''political' type; and SO had not
received any attention from the for
mer Police Boards; and now, at last,
he thought there was chance for him.
He had been twenty-five years on
the force, and during that time had
saved some twenty-five persons from
death by drowning, varying the per-
formance once or twice by saving per-
sons from burning buildings. Twice
Congress had passed laws especially
to empower the then Secretary of the
Treasury, John Sherman, to give him
medal for distinguished gallantry in
saving life. The Life Saving Society
had also given him its medal, and so
had the Police Department. On ex-
amining into his record carefully, we
found that it was wholly free from
complaints of any infraction of duty,
and that he was sober and trustworthy.
We felt that he was entitled to his
promotion, and he got it. We did not
know his politics, nor did we care
about them. 1t is very unlikely that
the woman whom he last saved, as he
swan out towards her, felt any special
interest as to whether he had voted for
Cleveland or Harrison; nor did we. He
had risked his life freely again and
again in the performance of his duty;
he had conducted himself so as to be
a credit to the department, and credit
to the city; and we felt that he was en-
titled to his reward.
1t Is worth while mentioning that he
kept on saving life after he was promo
ted to sergeantcy. On October 81,
1896, he again saved man from
drowning. 1t was at night, nobody
else was in the neighborhood, and the
slip from which he jumped was in abso-
lutte darkness, and he was about ten
minutes in the water, which was very
cold. The captain of the precinct, in
reporting the case, said: ''The sergeant
was off the bulkhead and into the water
after his man quicker than it takes to
say Jack Robinson >" There was no
way in which the board could reward
him for this, except by telling him he
was an honor to the department; for
he had been given all the medals, and
bars to the medals, that he could be
given. 1t was the twenty-ninth per-
son whose life he had saved during his
twenty three years service in the de-
partment, and he was ffty-fve years
old when he saved him.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-12-13

Massachusetts, has expended $780,
900 fighting the gipsy-moth, and it
will require 100000 annually for
several years more to exterminate
this destructive insect. If the work
is successful, as it now promises to
be, the money will be well invested,
for the gipsy-moth devours everything
green that grows, and is capable of
doing incalculable damage.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-12-13

A German paper calls attention to
The extraordinary fact that at Aachen
alone 800 tons of steel wire are used
NO annually in the manufacture of
needless, 500, OOO,O0o in number.
valued at 81 500, 600.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-12-13

Says the st. Louis e-Democrat:
"The Treasury Department estimates
that the population of the United
States is increasing 1000, 900 a year.
That is fast enough without admitting
great numbers of illiterates from coun-
tries with which we have nothing in
common"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-12-13

The fact that the Japanese are live
people, if somewhat conceited over the
amount of belated progress they have
realized, is shown by the fact that the
Japanese Government now issues
every day three weather charts, which
include observations in China and the
Lin-Kiu Islands.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-12-13

Lady Rosslyn, the mother of the
Duchess of Sutherland, has a very
strange hobby For many years past
she has collected skulls-not only hui
man ones, of which she has eight, but
all sorts OF china and metal DEATH s
heads. She often wears unique watch
concealed in the head of small ivory
skull, which opens with a spring, re-
yealing the face of the timekeeper.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-12-13

In Norway, where superb coffee is
made, bit of butter is added to the
beans while they are roasting in the
covered shovel used there for that pur.
pose. In France as we'll piece OF
butter the size of walnut is put with
three pounds of coffee beans and also
a dessertspoonful of powdered sugar.
This brings out the flavor and, more
over, gives the slight carmel taste
which is so greatly admired.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-12-13
A Lighthouse Monument,

Penmarch lighthouse, on the Brit
tany coast, with its 10000, 900 candle.
power electric light, 1S0 feet above sea
level and visible sixty miles away, is
: monument to Marshal Davoust,
Duke of Auerstadt, his daughter hay
ing given the French Government
$50, 900 for the purpose.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-12-13

A pretty New York deaf and dumb
girl has sued a deaf and dumb man
tor $4,000 for breach of promise.
The young mans father is million
aire. The chief witness is also deaf
and dumb. Love, too, is deaf, dumb
and blind, but money talks.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-12-13
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.


A tongue should be carved in
very thin slices, its delicacy depend.
ing on this. The slices from the cen.
ter are considered the most tempting,
and should be cut across and the
slices taken from both sides with q
portion of the fat at the root.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-12-13
One hundred and twenty eight min.
listers of the Presbyterian Church died
last year. The average age was sixty
six years.

All reports from sections of the coun-
try where peanuts grow indicate that
the crop will be short and the quality
inferior this year on account of the
drought.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-12-13
Sun ay at Sea.

Smith-Did many of the passengers
60 to hear DIR. Fourthly preach in the
main cabin this morning?
Brownies, but most of them left
when he announced his text.
what was itT
"Cast thy bread upon the waters."-
Life.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-12-13

The horses of German cavalry regi-
ments are to be entirely shod with
paper shoes, recent experiments as to
their durability and lightness having
proved very satisfactory.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-12-13

Para rubber trees are being planted
in Ceylon. Hundreds of tea planters
are trying the experiment and hope to
have the same success that they have
had with cinchona Peruvian barkl.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-04

Main street. corner Franklin avenue-A,
T.. Root, president: o. l.. Cochran, vice
president; W. II, Palmer. cashier; w. T..
beitford, assistant cashier. Capital, $780,
V0l; surplus. $500, eco.
Houston National Bank, corner Main
street and Congress aYenue-lienry s. Fox,
President; Joseph +. Meyer. vice presi-
dent: y. c. Munger. cashier. Capital,
100000; surplus. Sl2 200.
Planters and Mechanlc,' National Bank,
Us Main street, r. T. ]. Boyles. presi-
dent o. C. Drew, cashier; a. 5. Van
derhocrt, assistant cashier. Capital $780,
900.
South Texas National Bank Of Houston,
corner Main street and Franklin avenue
NJ. t. Jones, president; Charles Dilling-
ram. first vice president: II. Brashear.
second vice president; J. e. McAshan,
cashier Ennis Careill, assistant cashier.
Capital, 100000, surplus, $4,000.
7 ". House. Banker 203 Main street
T. W. House. president; T. c. Dunn.
cashier.
MOORE Corbett Bank. 1913 Texas avenue
w. c. Corbett. president
Sweeney & Frederlchs, Bankers, 306 Main
street.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-04
OTHER ADVANTAGES.

Houston Is supplied through her system
Of waterworks with pure artesian water,
the purest, cleanest and best water TO be
found, thus lettering her hygienic condi-
ton.
Exceptional facilities are offered by the
recent marked improvement of her county
roads. for better intercourse between the
city and the surrounding country. Over
these roads truck farmers, in the Fertile
country contiguous to Houston, bring their
products to market aud to the railways
fer transportation.
Houston's advantages Cor manufactures
arc apparent to every casual student OF
the situation. II is the chief market for
all raw material produced in Texas. 1t Is
AT the point where the trunk lines meet
at the head Of practicable navigation: and,
lastly, II has the cheapest fuel available
IN the Southwest. In November, 1896. tho
product OF the coal mines OF tho South
Texas Coal and Oil company. located at
Garrison vas placed on the Houston mar
ket at the retail price of SO per ton and
ut lower price for steam producing pur-
poses
The Importance Of Houston as the great
est railroad center in the South or South
west is Indicated by the fact that sixty
Two passenger trains enter and depart
from its depots every day. II is the terui
nus OF fifteen railroads.
Houston has thirty -nlue church Srgan
Nauons Tor whites and twenty-seven
church organizations for colored people.
These include all denominations which are
represented in Texas. Their church build
ings would reflect credit on i city three
times the size Of Houston.
Houston has now l6l blocks or about II,
miles Of paved streets. This pavement con-
sst OF stone blocks, cypress ands0is d. arc
blocks and vitrifiod brick. the brick prov-
Ing thus far the most desirable pavement
used in the city, An anticipated impetus
In street paving is found in the provision
OF me new charter now before the leeis-
issue Of bonds for street Improvement
purposes.
The expansion OF the city on the north
SIDE NJ the BAYOU has been departure
mar l, promises tho building up Of a second
factories and IN few years what viii he
hnown as Industrial Houston bids fair to
rival the older portion in population.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-04
LOTT.
Distinguished Party of R,t,ro ~.
bcinIs-ro Move n.nn, ~


h"tnis-ro Move Depot.
Lott. Texas. April "a specI,, oar ,,,,,
distinguished passengers On board WA,
S'detracked here today for several hour,
namely; General NJ. G. SIonserrate. gen.
eral manoger+ Major Il. II. Ippes s,pe,.
'h'endent OF transportation: Colonel Will
lam harry. superintendent of roadwavs.
charles schirle, ciyi engineer: Hon
W. Houston, gcneal attorney. and Hon
Waller Baker. also an attorney for the
road. when sec1 by Post representative
General Monserrate stated that the party
We're making a general inspection of the
ROAD ana incidentally taking a pleasure
UP These gentlemen proved to b,, warm
friends Of The Poet The party goes from
mere 70 point located Immediately above
Mulloon. where some recent dlscoyerie,
oil large deposits OF Ignite have been made,
lhfrc rs much interest manifested ia thu
proposition upon the part OF the Officials
OF the san Antonio and Aransas Pass rail-
way 70 remove tho passenger and freight
depot TO a point about a quarter OF a mile
norm OF the present site Tho citizen,
along 1hsaWay avenue who have purchased
property. thinking the depot was perma-
hentN located. are considerably aroused
over tho matter and are taking steps 10
prevent the removal "
The Falls County Teachers institute
held moat Interesting session here ra-
cthtIY WIN an attendance OF about INV
FrofosEor. Il. J. Hall Of Marlin being ths
ie"ldent anu Miss Jessie Hemphiil score.
tarY.