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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-12-02

The farmers real taxes are not those
which he pays into the town treasury,
but the most burdensome tax is the
unnecessary expense which he must
meet wherever he does his work at a
disadvantage. If he insists on cut
ting grass with scythe where q now
ing machine could be used, he is
taxing himself by as much as the in
creased labor, but it doesn't seem like
taxes because it isn't called by that
name.
If he goes twice to town instead of
once with given load, his tax is very
materially increased, but in spite of
this, he too often objects to paying
out the dollar that might bring him
two in another way. In view of these
facts, it is refreshing to receive letter
from farmer, who says that he be-
lieves in the extensive building of
permanent highways for the reason
that such means of communication
would decrease the farmers taxes
rather than increase them.-L. A. W.
Bulletin.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-12-02
First White Child.

The first child of English parents
born in America was Virginia Dare,
the daughter of Ananias Dare and
Eleanor White, members of one of the
bands of colonists sent ont to the
newly discovered country by Sir Wal
ter Raleigh.
AThis event took place on August Is,
1887, and, appropriately enough, one
of the counties ON Roanoke Islands is
called Dare County. While Virginia
was the first English subject born in
the then distant land, number of col
onists had settled in America two years
previously; but they returned to Eng
land in 1886.
In order to commemorate this settle
ment, memorial has just been erected
on the site of old Fort Raleigh, ON
Roanoke Island. This memorial bears
an inscription stating that son this
site, in August, 1856, the colonists
sent from England by Sir Walter
Raleigh built the fort called the New
Fort, in Virginia.
1t was peculiarly appropriate that
the first child born in America should
be christened in the name of the State
which owed its own title to the desire
to pay courtly compliment to the
Virgin Queen of England.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-12-02

The average cost of an oil well at
Spmmerland, Cal, all complete, is
about $500. The running expenses
are $40 per month for each we'll An
ordinary well will yield four barrels
per day, or 100 barrels per month.
One hundred and twenty barrels are
worth 1925, leaving n balance of $40
each month on $500 Investment.
There IS more oil in California than in
Pennsylvania.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-12-02
Volcano as a weather Prophet.

Scientists have recently been inves-
tigating the belief, now many centuries
old, that the volcano of Stromboli is a
weather prophet. For two thousand
years the inhabitants OF the Lipari ISL
ands, between Sicily and Calabria, and
the mariners on the adjacent waters
have looked to the burning mountain
for advance information regarding wind
and weather. By day the gigantic
plume of vapor by its shape foretold
the coming wind; and by night the
glare of the subterranean fires striking
upward on the clouds gave warning of
storms that were brewing DIR. Ber-
gert, the distinguished scientist, who
has been studying the volcano, accepts
and explains the popular belief. He
says that if moist masses of air blow
over Stromboli its plume of vapor will
be greater and will thus foretell rain.
In the night this larger cloud will re-
fleet q greater amount of light. Thus
the belief that Stromboli was prophet
is justified by modern science.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-12-02

A method of growing crystals of
unusual lustre and transparency has
been described to the French Academy
by P. de VAUDEVILLE. The small crys-
tai is mounted in such manner that
it can be continuously rotated several
times in a second while growing in the
saturated solution. Alum crystals
grown in this way at fifty degrees sue
cessively lose their dodecahedron and
cube faces, and at Ie.tt lave only those
of the octahedron. Especially fine re-
suits were obtained with potassium
and ammonia alums, copper sulphate
and sodium chlorate.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-12-02

Many persons of fastidious tastes
probably ere this have been shocked
by the habit of bakers and their help
and salespeople of handling loaves Of
bread with their unwashed hands. To
avoid this in future baker in Han
over, Siemens by name, has now dis
covered simple method. AS the loaf
issues from the baking oven it is in.
closed in jacket of paper, tied at
both ends. The paper may now be
soiled, but the bread inside is only
handled at table or on being purchased.
This simple contrivance to do away
with what really is very ancient nui-
sance finds universal favor in Germany.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-12-02

Relief work fer the poor of San
Francisco, undertaken in the early
spring, and recently completed, had
some novel and interesting features.
In the first place the money used came
from public contributions and not
through an appropriation, no pre-
cedent being established for future
worriment, and no political favor be-
ing bought. Then the expenditure of
the money was watched over by COM
mittee Of citizens, chosen because of
their business ability. This commit
tee, to give aid without encouraging
pauperism, distributed the money for
labor honestly done, paying only cur
rent wages. In engaging labor it
avoided the politicians, being guided
largely by the advice of the Associa-
ated Charities, the Salvation Army
and the police. It's purpose also was
to make the labor of permanent bene-
fit to the general public, thus render
ing some substantial return for the
money contributed. The work done
was in the construction of q needed
and substantial boulevard, and the en-
tire amount contributed was expended
in this line, the administration officers
serving without compensation. Sew
eral hundreds of deserving men with
dependent families received aid with
no loss of self-respect.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-12-02

This is certainlyan age of hurry and
hustle, and things are now done
"while you wait, which formerly were
subject to greater deliberation. Marv
Shaw, wealthy widow of Indiana, re.
ates the Detroit Free Press, is right
up to the times, too, and when she
called on lawyer of Shelbyville and
announced that she wanted to get mar.
ried before she went home, she Gre
ated some surprise, especially in view
Of the fact that she had no idea of who
she wanted to marry. She was a good
client, however, and the lawyer sailed
out in search Of groom. He found
one in the person of William Dounard,
a gardener, who was willing to with
all his worldly goods endow" thewidow,
especially as she would bring for
June OF $50, 900 into the partnership,
while he had not cent to his name.
After brief examination, the widow
pronounced the lawyers choice salts
factory, and minister was sent for,
who soon made the pair one. Then,
leaving a substantial checl, il the law
yer's hands for his prompHtude in the
case, she left for her home with her
new-found lord and master. She is
siXty-five years old and Dounard only
thirty-eiSht.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-12-02
PiTtl AND POINT,
nal.

"Stark is bicycle crank, isn't he?"
81 should say he was. When it rains
he stays home and runs his cyclo-
meter. "-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The difference between the astrono-
mer and the chorus girl is that one
studies the stars and the other under
studies them.-Philadelphia Record.
First Bicycle Girl-"oh, yes; I
often fall off, but I always land on my
feet" Second Ditto-'I think YOU
said you were from Chicago. Boston
Transcript.
"Theselake excursions seem so lone
some. Lonesome? Why, 1 am
with you" eyes, L know, but 1
couldn't bring my wheel along Chi
cago Record.
Fuddy-'I understand that Wigley
spends most of his evenings here at
your house?" Duddy-"I had an i'm
preston that it was my evenings that
he spends here. Boston Transcript.
There's the bicycle face and the bicycle
back,
With its queer, altitudinous curve;
And the bicycle tongue, in the middle hung,
And the scorcher's bicycle nerve.
Queensland Wheel.
Watts-"Getting little rest out
your way since the piano girl took to
the wheel, aren't you?" Potts--''Naw.
Her bicycle suit is louder than than
the piano was. indianapolis Jour-
nal.
'What made you quit the club,
Billy?" ''Reason enough, / can tell
you. worked five years to be elected
Treasurer and then they insisted on
putting in a cash register. Detroit
Free Press.
Barrow-"That's q dandy wheel
you have there, old man. I'll take
little spin on it some day. BY the way,
what kind of a wheel do you think I
ought to ride?" Marrow-"One of
your own. Brooklyn Life.
'I told her 1 was afraid to kiss her
while we were ON the tandem for fear
we would both fall off. :" "What did
she say?" "She said she hoped I
didn't call myself an experienced
wheelman. Chicago Record.
Gent (solicitously)-"Sir, 1 have
here some indestructible pieplates."
Mr.. Hall Bedroome (grimly)-"Well,
YOU have come to the right house to
sell them. That's the sort of pies
Mrs. Skinner gives us. y Puck.
Mrs. Eastlake-"You visited Venice
while you were in Europe, 1 hear,
Mrs. Trotter?" Mrs. Trotter-"Y
indeed, and we were rowed about by
one of the chandeliers for which that
city is noted. "-Harper's Bazaar.
Fuddy-"They say you have a lik-
ing for Miss Spontel." Duddy-
Nonsense! The woman is insuppor-
table" Fuddy-'Thats just it. You
won't have to support her. She's got
enough for two. Boston Transcript.
Gobang-'I think I'll do quite a
little shooting this summer. I wonder
what the close season is?" Buckshot
-"Well, in your case, old man, I
fancy if you applied to the Legislature,
they'd throw the whole year open to
you. Truth.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-12-02

The people of Wolf Valley, Texas,
have organized rabbit club. The
club pays one cent for each cottontail
scalp, and two and one-half cents for
each jack rabbit. The organization of
this club is necessity. Rabbits have
ruined all fruit trees this winter which
were not protected by oak bushes. If
something is not done to destroy these
pests the farmers will suffer great loss.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-12-02

Tt has been discovered that an act of
the Colorado Legislature in regard to
negotiable instruments repealed the
statute establishing as holidays the
Fourth of July, Thanksgiving Day,
Christmas, New Years, Washington's
Birthday and Memorial Day, leaving
only Arbor Day and the Saturday half
holidays as legal holidays.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-12-02
GOOD ROADS NOTES.


We clip from Dun's Review the fol-
lowing:
est. Louis-Business has improved
in all lines this week two to fifteen
per cent. Groceries are in the back
ground, but promise improvement
soon with better roads"
Memphis-Since the waters receded
and country roads have improved,
trade and collections have been
better"
Moral-Good roads and good bust
ness are synonymous terms.--L. A.
w. Bulletin.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-12-02

A maidstone is advertised for sale in
recent issue of a scientific paper.
The advertiser offers to prove its eff
cacy to any prospective purchaser.
Whether the advertiser or the pur-
chaser is to undergo bite from mad
dog, in order to prove the merits Of
the stones. is not stated.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-12-02

Colonel T. A. Bingham, Superinten
dent of Public Buildings and Grounds
at Washington, in answer to an Agri.
culturist subscribers inquiry as to
how the whitewash was made that was
used on the White House years ago,
saws that not within the recollection Of
the office has the exterior of the Execu.
tive Mansion been whitewashel.
White lead and linseed oil is used
when painting the mansion. -Ameri.
can Agriculturist.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-12-02

OF the 100 honor pupils in tha gram
mar schools of Chicago only twenty
five were boys. The giIls of the re-
quired degree of scholarship necessary
to obtain this distinction outnumbered
the boys in the ratio OF nearly four to
nnn
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-12-02

ST want you," she said, slowly.
And the doors changed behind them.
Edith Wagner, in the Argonaut.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-12-02

TSS STANLEY
was q pink and
white English
girl, very tall
and shapely.
The Mexican
girls, who or
dered out their
carriages if they
had n block to
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-12-02

Some time we all shall know
Each other, aye, as we ourselves arc
known:
And see how out of darkness light has
grown.
And He-who loves us so
Despite our wilfulness and blind COM
plant
viii show MS how His kind and calm re-
straint
Can mold human soul into saint.
Some time our eyes shall see
The silver lining to the darkest cloud,
While silvery echoes FOLLOW thunder loud
Some time our hearts shall be
Content, forgetting all our restless mood
And knowing everything has worked for
good
The how, and when, and why be under
stood.
Lillian Gray.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-12-02

Avoca, Ia, is making some exten sive
road improvements.
A Road Improvement Association
has been organized at Lima, o.
The Legislature of Massachusetts
has appropriated $500, 200 to be used
in road building in various parts of the
State.
Goodroads throughout this Common
wealth are absolutely necessary. [ am
for the Good Roads bill and all that it
means, and will be until it becomes q
aw.-Representative Ebenezer Adams,
OF Pennsylvania.
Bad roads caused the death of e. E.
Brown, at Deposit, n. Y, recently.
Mr.. Brown was drivin heavy wagon
through the streets of that town when
the wagon caught in a rut throwing
him to the ground, and the wheel
passed over his head, injuring him so
severely that he died in few hours.
Convict labor in road building is be-
ing employed in Duval County, Flor
ida, and in North Carolina In the
latter case twenty-one and half cents
per day per head is said to cover the
cost of food, clothes, medical atten-
dance and guards, compared with
twenty-eight cents per day for main
tanning the same prisoners in Jail.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-12-02
SOME TIME.

Some time we shall know why
Our sunniest mornings change to moons OF
rain:
And why our steps are shadowcd so by
pain;
And why we often lie
On couches sown with thorns OF care and
doubt,
And why our lives are thickly hedged about
With bars that put our loftiest plans to
rOut.
Some time we shall know why
Our dearest hopes are swept so swift away,
And why our brightest flowers first decay;
Why song is lost in sigh.
Why clasping fingers slip so soon apart
Estrangement, space and death rend heart
from hearC,
Until from deepest depths the teardrops
start.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-12-02
Good Eoads and Eronh Tires.

The movement in favor of good roads
which has at last really begun to agi-
tate rural communities all over the
country involves many contributory
issues of considerable Importance. For
instance, associations which have un-
dertaken the task of improving the
country roads are generally advising
farmers to make use of broad tires
upon their wagon-wheels, instead of
the narrow tires which cut and rut o
soft road so deeply.
1t is not easy to induce the farmers
to follow this advice, because it i'm
plies and requires at the outset the re-
pairing of the road. Broad-tired
wagons could make little OF no progress
over some of the muddy and rough
roads which are too often found not
far from the busiest and most thriving
cities. Narrow wheels cut their way
through more easily, but only at the
cost of exhausting the horses which
draw the wagon, and of still further
injuring the road as q thoroughfare.
Ii the highway could but be i'm
PAN'SN' pu'hhbiSAtlS W pSui bLO lStNH y
tires, the wheels would act like minia-
ture road-roller. and assist in keeping
the road in good condition instead Of
tearing it to pieces.
As an immediate result, access to
markets would be made much more
easy, draught animals would gain in
efficiency and length of service, and it
would be possible to transport larger
loads with greater ease and convent
ence than is the case at present.
The farmers and the rural commu-
mites which they control hesitate to
take the first step because of the i'm
mediate expense involved. 1t ought
not to be hard to convince so intelli-
gent portion of the community that
real economy, both of labor and money,
would be gained by improved road
beds and the use of broader tires
The Youths Companion.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-12-02
The DWARF'S
LITTLE BROTHER.
A ADVENTURE IN MEXICAN
;L's ADVENTURE IN a MEXICAN TOWN.
TSS STANLEY

* !
The record-union., 1897-05-28
OUR LADY OF THE BEAUX.

A maiden spoke to woman
In no uncertain tone:
Daughter am 1 in my mothers house,
But I've got a choice of my own.
\ We singled out a fellow
With gold and Roman nose,
But I'm going to send him kiting,
Said our lady of the beaux.
Neither with threats nor weeping
Can you hope to have your way;
Augustus and / have fixed things up,
And there's nothing more to say;
Not for your wild clamor.
Nor fathers threat of blows
Bow | the knee to Baal,
Said our lady of the beaux.
My speech is clear / fancy;
/ wouldn't marry that thing
Any more than I'd think of wedding
With Il wild-eyed cannibal kingi
He's got dead loads of money,
As everybody knows,
But | have chosen another,
Said our lady of the beauX.
/ love my sweet Augustus
With his seven hundred year,
And he has browsed on my ruby lips,
And l have nibbled his ear:
This is my final answer.
And what / am murmuring goes,
| don't care cent for money,
Said our lady of the beaux.
Carry the word to my sisters,
Some one of them. mayhap.
Will let you do her choosing,
And marry this wealthy chap;
They are meek and submissive.
But do not tread on my toes,
If you don't want to raise q rumpus,
Said our lady of the beaux.
The maid that spake TO her mother
In such an uncertain tone
Eloped with her sweet Augustus,
And now has a girl of her own,
And she's had a divorce from Augustus
Where he is, Heaven Knows
And she lives by washing and scrubbing-
Does our lady of the beaux.
The record-union., 1897-05-28

ton, Contra Costa County Trustees
w. j. Duncan, Frank Mcclure and Oma
r. Miller, all of Clayton. No capital
stock.
The ST. Bernard Herb Tea Company.
Principal place of business. San Fran
cisco. Directors-Louis Dechmann.
VIM. Kohler, Charles Henisen, John
Jurgensen, Ernst Leuger, all of San
Francisco. Capital stock. $4,000. Sub
scribed stock, $50.
National Real Estate and CONNER
cial Exchange Principal place of busi-
ness. Los Angeles. Directors-Eugene
b. Stork, Joseph Dietl. Helen Hollar,
Edwin E. Searles and Mary Rottler. all
of Los Angeles. Capital stock, $780,
600. Subscribed stock, 50, 600
Glover Flat Gold Mining Company
Principal place of business. Eureka
Directors-T. j. Campton. r f. Herrick
H. w. Schwab. A. Palmtag, Warren
Jones. NJ. w. Heinrich. Charles Kuk
Charles b. Frost, all of Eureka Capt.
tai stock S6iU0 all usbscribed
The record-union., 1897-05-28
The SchooIboy and the Inspector.

IN an Edinburgh school the other day
an inspector, wishing to test the knowl-
edge of a class in fractions asked one
boy whether he would rather take
sixth or a seventh part of an orange if
he got his choice. The boy promptly re-
piled that he would take the seventh.
At this the inspector explained at length
to the class that the boy who would
choose the smaller part as this boy had
done because it looked the larger frac-
tion was very foolish; but the laugh was
on the other side when the chirping
voice of another urchin broke in in re-
monstrance. Please, sir. but that boy
disna like oranges! s!"-Westminster Ga
Zette.
The record-union., 1897-05-28
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

The following articles of Incorporation
were yesterday filed in the office of the
Secretary of State:
North and South China Mutual Ben
evolent Association. Principal place of
business, San Francisco. Trustees
Chun Bon, Jung Hoy, Mick Ting, Chin
Din and Leong Poon, all of San Fran
cisco No capital stock.
West Santa Rosalia Gold Mining Com
pany. Principal place of business, San
Francisco. Directors-Charles r. Bish-
op, ]. L. Rathbone, George F. Bever-
idge, w. H. Bailey and Charles F.
Gardner, al of San Francisco Capital
stock. 100000 Subscribed stock, $25.
First Congregational Church of Clay
ton. Principal place of business, Clay
The record-union., 1897-05-28
A PaimerstOn Reminiscence.

Lord Palmerston on one occasion took
the chair al a meeting in connection with
University College, London. He was
not so familiar, writes Mrs. S. L. de
Morgan in her "reminiscences, with the
sort of speech expected in such a place
as he would have been at Westminster
and, meaning to adapt his rhetoric 10
the occasion, began very appropriately
1T has been said that a little learning
is a dangerous thing, but it is better
than-better than Ifere came a
dead stop. Lord Brougham, who sat
beside the speaker, came to the rescue
speaking with his peculiar nasal twang
Better than a great deal of ignorance.
This of course brought down the house,
and during vOlley of laughter, cheers
and Kentish fire, Lord Palmerston re-
covered the lost thread OF his speech.
and finished it with his usual ease and
fluency
The record-union., 1897-05-28
COMMISSIONERS SALE Oh REAL ESTATE

UNDER AND BY VIRTUE OF A DE-
cree and Judgment of foreclosure, made
and entered in the Superior Court of the
county of Sacramento, State of California.
on the 18th day of May, 1897, and an order
of sale issued out of said court on the 18th
day of May, 1897, in an action therein pend
ing, entitled II. j. Goethe, plaintiff VS..
Nicholas +. Ruf, Louise Ruff, his wife, and
Frank x. Elmer and John Gruhler, CO.
partners. doing business under the firla
name and style of Elmer Bros. Co, defend
property situate in the city of Sacramento
county of Sacramento, State of California
and known, designated and described as
follows:
The north 80 feet of the south 12S feet of
lot No 4, and the north 50 feet of the south
12S feet of the east 70 feet of lot No 8 in
the block or square bounded by r and S
and Nineteenth and Twentieth streets to-
gether with the improvements thereon and
the heredtaments and appurtenances
thereunto belonging.
Notice is hereby given that on SATUR-
DAY, the 9Th day of June, 1897 at 10
O'Clock a. m, at the County Courthouse
door. in the city of Sacramento county of
Sacramento, State of California | will in
obedience to said decree and judgment of
foreclosure and order of sale, sell at pub
lie auction the above described premises
or so much thereof as may be necessary to
satisfy said Judgment and decree, to the
highest and best bidder, for cash, in United
States gold coin.
Dated this May 13, 1897.
c. J. HASMAN
Commissioner in said action.
A. L. Miller 4051a j street, Attorney for
Commissioner m14-4tF
The record-union., 1897-05-28
JOYS WITHOUT PIMPLES.
SUBSTITUTE WITH PIMPLES
ELECTION NOTICE SCHOOL TAX

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO THE
qualified electors of Capital School Dis
trict County of Sacramento, State of Cali
fornia that an election will be held on the
4th day of June, A. D.. 1897, at which will
be submitted the question of voting tax
to raise the present school building to
make three additional rooms, furnishing
and maintaining the same.
1t will be necessary to raise for this pur-
pose the sum of 50 800. The polls will be
open at Oak Park schoolhouse from /
D. m to 7:30 y. m. The officers appointed
to conduct the election are: E. l.. Carter,
Inspector; j. Beck, Judge; j. G.. Shook,
Judge.
G.. C. SNIDER,
l. G. SHAW,
by W. H. COLLINS,
School Trustees Capital School District.
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