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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-02-01

The State of Washington is en-
gagged in the task of reclaiming
1,OO0,000 acres of desert land within
the State limits. In order to render
the soil fertile it will be subjected to
thorough process Of irrigation. For
this purpose canal $50 miles in
length will be constructed within the
next few months. Only part of this
immense tract will be irrigated at
once and if the plan succeeds, as it no
doubt will, it can be very easily ex.
tended. At present the land is USE
less, but when fertilized it will sup
port something like $500 families.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-02-01

A curious parallel can be instituted
between the President elect and his
predecessor, James X. Polk, notes
Moses P. Handy in the New York
Mail and Express. Mckinley and
Polk both sprang from the dominating
Scotch-Irish race; they both served
in their State Legislatures both en-.
tered Congress young, Polk at thirty,
Mckinley at thirty-four; both served
the same length of time, fourteen
years, and they were both Chairman
of the Ways and Means Committee,
and shaped the revenue policy of their
time. Polk became Speaker of the
House, and Mckinley barely missed
it. After retiring from Congress,
each became Governor of his State,
and thus they had precisely the same
legislative and executive experience
before being elected to the Presidency.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-02-01

The whale has been described as O
large ambiguous animal with no hair
all over it; but, according to report,
the remains of one have been dlscov-
erep in the ice fields of Alaska which
show traces of pubescence as copious
as those displayed by the relics of the
Siberian mammoth sometimes found
tnclosed in icebergs, which have pre-
served them from primeval ages. Tho
story lacks confirmation, like the one
recently put about that North Pa
citic whale had swallowed Captain
Warren, of Southampton, Long ISL
and, promptly rejected in view Of the
registered official measurement of the
average catacean gullet, showing that
it was of insufficient calibro to take in
amiable seamen and barely large
enough to admit his compass and
tobacco box. The anatomy Of the ami
NAL in Biblical times, according to the
record, gave it an ampler receptivity,
but modern sentiment is opposed to
the idea of making the case of Jonah
a precedent, as the testimony oil
science is opposed to giving the whale
a fur overcoat. Both variations arc
probably fanciful, belonging in the
category of ordinary fish stories, which
are intended to umuse rather than
convince. Only marines believe them,
even when they are decked out in oil
the signs of plausibility, as these can
in no wise said to be.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-02-01
HUMOR OF THE DAY.

On the Sick-List Notice in Swiss
pass: "No echo to-day. "-Fliegende
Blatter.
She-''Everybody in the choir de-
tests the organist." He-"Yes; un-
derstand that he is despised as a nom
combatant. Puck.
She-''She is doing her best to
fascinate that widower. OF course he
has considerable means" He-"Per-
haps she thinks the means justify the
end. PUCK.
His View: Brown -"Do you believe
in civil-service reform?" Jones (who
has failed to pass an examination)-
81 do. The questions should be made
easier. PUCK.
'We must get little Bobby a foot
ball mask" "What for?" "He is
going down town with nurse, and !
don't want him to ruin the shape of
his noise on the shop windows."-
Chicago Record.
"Young man," said n wealthy city
man to his spendthrift nephew, 81
laid the first foundation of my fortune
by saving cab-fares." "I didn't know
you ever drove one, uncle" remarked
the youth. .-Tit-Bits.
"Here, what does this mean ?" shout.
ed Whooply, as he found his youngest
riding broomstick over the top OF
the piano. "This is all right. Mann
ma said if I'd stay in I could play on
the piano. "-Detroit Free Press.
The Thing for Him: "Don't you
think ought to take Iron?" laughed
the big fat man, who thought he
would be funny with the doctor.
"Uertainly; and would recommend
hoop iron. detroit Free Press.
On the Veranda: "'There goes Mrs.
Chatwicks. What does she come to
Florida forp" "She wants to get rid
of her rheumatism. ''But why does
she bring her three daughters along?"
"Oh, she wants to get rid of them,
too. Truth.
She-'.It's no use, Mr.. Slimly; in
my present state of mind l would not
accept the most attractive man in the
world" He-"No, see you won't;
but, at any rate, you will have the
satisfaction of knowing that he has of.
fered himself. "-Tit-Bits.
He-''You have no idea of the ex.
tent and force of my love. I could
die for you." She-"Yes, suppose
SO; but dear me, what q graveyard ]
should have if all the men who were
willing to die for me had been taken
at their word. Boston Transcript.
In the Museum Aunt Hetty (look.
ing at the Wild Men of Borneo)-
"What pity we can't send out more
missionaries to civilize them critturs."
Uncle Josh-'I dunno! If them fel.
lers was civilized, they lmightn't be
able to git sech good job. Puck.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-02-01
reached home. She is now being
praised for her presence of mind.
Saved by Children.

Robert f. Spearman, attorney for
the Department of Justice, Washing
ton, is at the Albany, says the Denver
Republican. Mr.. Spearman has been
engaged.in the taking of testimony, on
behalf of the Government, IN Indian
depreciation claims.
''In taking testimony in these In
dian cases." said Mr.. Spearman, 'I
frequently hear some very interesting
stories concerning early frontier life.
remember one case in particular,
which 1 thought to be one of the most
remarkable exhibitions of courage in
an eight-year-old boy that I have ever
heard of. 1t occurred near the town
of Beaver, in Utah. A ranch in that
vicinity was attacked by the Indians
and one man who was visiting the
ranchman killed, and for while it
seemed as if the whole party, wife and
children, would fall prey to the
savages. The house was surrounded
by the Indians and the people within
defended themselves as best they could,
but the ranchman, Watching his op-
portunity, lowered his little boy and
his daughter, who was but twelve
years old, from the back window and
told them to try to make their way to
the canyon and follow it down to
Beaver, where they could obtain help.
The two children succeeded in reaching
the canyon unobserved, and, with pres
ence of mind and bravery which. I
think, is remarkable for child of
that age, the boy told his sister to fol-
low down one side of the canyon and
he would follow the other, So that in
case the Indians should find one of
them the other might not be observed.
"The children succeeded in reach.
ing Beaver, where relief party was
organized which fastened to the res
cue of the besieged party. At the be-
ginning of the siege the Indians mad
heard the children in the house, and
missing their voices the alert
savages discovered that they had
gone and endeavored to overtake them,
but being unsu ocessful, and knowing
that help would soon arrive, withdrew
before the rescuers could reach the
ranch"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-02-01
Black and White Pepper the Same

''It has always amused me-" re.
marked a botanical expert, "to hear
people talking of their preference for
black pepper over white, and the
various explanations they give for the
same. Little do they know that both
black and white pepper grow upon
the same shrub. Over the pepper
seed grows black covering. The
seed itself is white, or nearly SO. TO
make black pepper the seed and its
external covering are ground up, while
white pepper is the seed alone ground
up. White pepper is milder than
black, the greater part of the pun
gency being in the covering. A pep
per made of the coverings alone would
be such-to use o slang term-hot
stuff that it would burn the mouth.
The black covering of the pepper seed
contains most of the oil. washing
ton Star.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-02-01
In a Tigers Jaws.

OF the aquatic capabilities of the
tiger an Englishman in one of the
middle districts of India had thrill
ing experience several years ago. En-
sconced in the top of large leaning
tree which extended from the bank of
the lake far out over the water, he
was watching for deer which two
shikarris, or native tiger hunters,
with party of natives, were trying to
start from the jungle. Suddenly a
tiger appeared on the shore close at
hand and swan out into the lake.
The Englishman, thinking that he had
q sure thing, fred, wounding the tiger
slightly. At once the tiger turned,
swan to the shore, and began to crawl
out on the trunk of the leaning tree
toward the hunter. The Ehglishman,
whose second shot had missed, re-
treated before the advancing beast
until he could go no further, and then
dropped into the lake.
The tiger leaped after him, seized
him by the shoulder and brought him
to the shore. The tiger had carried
his victim to the top of the bank, when
the two shikarris, drawn by the sounds
of the shooting, appeared from the
jungle. Immediately they fired upon
the tiger. One of their shots broke
tho brute's back, and, releasing his
hold on the Englishman's shoulder,
the tiger rolled down the bank into
the water, whero another bullet
quickly despatched him. Although
his shoulder was painfully bruised and
lacerated by the grip of the tigers
teeth, the Englishman had sustained
no serious injury from the encounter,
which taught him a lesson as to new
possibilities OF danger to the hunter
In tiger shooting.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-02-01
He Fishes With an Axe.

The Cheyenne (Wyoming) CORE
spondent of the Chicago Tribun.
writes: Colonel W. D. Pickett, e
rancher on Gray Bull Greek, has
natural refrigerator on his ranch.
During the recent chinook in the Big
Horn Basin the ice broke up and
gorged little valley on his place, then
froze over solid, imprisoning aud
freezing thousands of salmon trout.
Now the Colonel, when ho wants
mess of fish, just walks ont with an
axe and hacks them out of the ice. The
gorge gives promise of remaining in
its present state for month or more.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-02-01
How Seeds Are DISTRIBUTED.

The whole subject of the methods
by which seeds are distributed is at.
tracting considerable attention just
now. 1t seems almost impossible to
construct any general law by which to
explain the reason for things in na.
ture. 1t does seem, for instance, safe
to say that wings are given to seeds to
enable them to fly far away from the
parent tree, and thus exteud the area
OF territory occupied by the species.
but in many of the large seed pines
the linden, and others, the hollow seed.
only are the ones blown away. The
solid, perfect seeds remain around the
parent tree. The obiectors to every.
thing argue that wings are given to
fan out the light, useless material.
But this surely cannot always be. -
New York Independent.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-02-01

Sixteen years have elapsed since tho
famous Lord Beaconsfield passed from
the scenes of his earthly career, and
get the great English statesman is
still without biography. In view of
the excellent position which Lord Bea-
consfeld occupied for so many years
as Prime Minister of the greatest
Nation on earth, it is strange that no
one has arisen from among the num-
Der of his surviving associates to
perform this service to his memory.
Aside from doing honor to the illus.
trious dead, however, it seems that q
life of the great leader should be
written as a contribution to the his.
tory of England. Unless the volume
makes its appearance soon many in.
teresting incidents which ought
to be incorporated in the story
Of his life will be overlooked and for
gotten. Had d'Israeli been an Ameri.
can, observes the Atlanta Constitution,
there would doubtless be in existence
At this time no less than n dozen
biographies of him, and the fact that
England has waited SO long to put the
narrative of his career into tangible
form emphasizes marked difference
between the two countries.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-02-01

The stories of fighting between
Beers and English in South Africa
have strong resemblance to those of
Indian fighting in the old days in New
England. Bullets are exchanged be-
tween excellent marksmen concealed
behind stones and bushes, and each
bullet has, under such circumstances,
an immense value.
The Cape Mercury says that Mr..
Sampson, one of the johannesburg
"reformers," still in prison at Pre-.
toria, is the hero of famous combat
with old Botha, Boer fighter of re-
nown. In the Boer war of 1881
Sampson and Botha found themselves
behind stones on level plain, shoot
ing at each other. Sampson presently
made sure that he had hit Botha and
raised his head little, when bullet
plowed his neck.
"My man is Dead" exclaimed Botha,
and exposed himself. At the same in
slant bullet from SIMPSONS rifle
struck him.
''This time I've got him |" shouted
Sampson, and raised himself up, but q
bullet grazed his side and he dropped.
Botha now had no doubt that he had
ended his antagonist, and jumped up
on his feet, only to be again laid low.
Though the men were now past
fighting, with two bad wounds apiece,
both recovered, and when Sampson
settled in the Transvaal they became
great friends, and often chaffed each
other about this encounter.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-02-01
A Marriage Trust.

The Anderson (lnd.) correspondent
of the st. Louis Globe-Democrat
writes: Justices of the Peace in this
county met here yesterday and
formed an organization for the pur-
pose of putting an end to "dead beat"
marriages and also cutting of rates.
During the last six months they have
seldom received over 81 for marriages,
and in most cases fifty cents was all
the groom could spare. One squire's
book showed thirteen who had ''stood
him up" and another eleven, none of
whom had paid. Hereafter it will be
$2 straight and money in hand.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-02-01
Mineral Wealth in Siberia.

d. M. Ivan and Peter Kulahoff, men,
bers of the Russian Geological Survey,
who have been for some time past in
vestigating the mineral resources of
Siberia along the route of the great
Siberian railway, arrived at San Fran
cisco, CAL, recently on their way to
st. Petersburg. They travelled vast
distance of mountain region. Their
duty was to explore the country for
100 miles on the strip along which the
road runs or is surveyed SO as to get q
good idea of what the country afforded.
'We found it wonderful country,
both In point of scenery and resources
of gold, silver, copper, lead, coal and
other minerals" said one of the gem
tlemen. "It was all we could have
desired. We collected many speci-
mems of different descriptions of ore
which we are taking back with us to
st. Petersburg. Besides the minerals
there are many acres of magnificent
agricultural ground available chiefly
for growing wheat, oats, barley and
other cereals and vegetables. The
great rivers of the country afford fine
opportunities for commercial develop
ment. 1t has thousand interests
than can only be alluded to. New
York Mail and Express.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-02-01
WINTER JOYS.

When the window pane is crusted
With fairyland of snow,
And the wizard
OF the blizzard
Has shut Off his bitingIblow.
When the mornings gold has busted
Like billow Oh the swamp,
From my cozy,
Rosy, posy
Nest fly with Persian pomp.
Oh, my spirits bright and sunny.
And joys echoes in me wake,
When Ipour the shining honey
On the
Buckwheat cake.
Oh, the frosty air is bitter,
And the poodle's eyeballs shine,
And the chicken,
Zero stricken,
Roosts upon the hotsc's spine.
Oh, the snowdrifts CLEAN and glitter
With cleaning, glaring gilt,
~Ah'' thS obdllONY
To his marrow,
ry old Boreas is hit,
Yet listen to him chirrup
In the bramble and the brake
While 1 pour the maple syrup
On the
Buckwheat cake.
Oh, I watch the dumpy possum,
As he wags his tall in glee,
While he's roofing,
Or a-scooting,
To escape the fricassee.
With his nose n frozen blossom
Doth tho small boy now appear
At the gateway,
And he straightway
Moulds of snow the deadly sphere.
And see the man who passes
On his ear that SNOWFALL take,
While pour the rich molasses
On the
Buckwhoat cake.
r. X. Munkittrick, In New York Journal.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-02-01


you?' he whispered.
"'The men upstairs, I said.
Sounded down here. Have-your
pistol ready
81 took my lantern and went round
the vault again carefully, and then
held it up to examine the walls. Thsn
I shook my head. There warn't no
way we could hear no one.
"It's the queerest place I ever was
in said Jim, and, by Jove, I'll be
glad when we are out of it. Why
don't that signal come? Suppose
there's any hitch? I swear 1 hear
voices again.
"Just then come the signal and Jim
begun to apply the dynamite but his
hands trembled SO and his eyes looked
so wild and excited his own wife
wouldn't know him.
The money, the money, he whis-
pered, we must have it now
"We got out of the way just in
time and then out came the door.
he inside door, quick said
jim, but the explosion had made that
fall inside, and we could just lift il
out.
Have the bag ready, said Jim, as
he leaned forward to haul out the
great piles of bank notes and silver we
could see by the light of the lanterns.
Hands of, or you are dead
man.
SIT was voice that would most
have walked the dead. 1 dropped my
bag and jim drew back his hand,
caught hold of me with grip like
iron, and we began to go slowly back
to the ladder.
" The combination is all right we
have them now, they can't escape us.
"We were half up the ladder when
we heard the click, click of the lock,
and as we drew the ladder after us we
could hear the rasping of the hinges OF
the iron door.
Fly, fly, for your lives; we ore
discovered said Jim, as he went
round to warn the men; and in the
darkness and the wind and the rain
they went awaygand amt never seen
one of 'em since. I heard, though, as
when they found there warn't no one
there and the bank people didn't know
nothin' bout it till the next morning,
they just believed as the bank wna
haunted, sure.
"Do [ know what it was, Judge
There amt no one else as does know,
that's sure. 'Taint much after all.
"Yer see, playin' round with my
little ones, found as 1 could make
'em heer all kinds of noises anywhere
l wanted, and people cryin' and laugh
in. 1t was fun for them and 1 often
done it; Nentriloquizin' ! believe you
call it; but that nights the last time.
Yer see, none of the gang didn't know
bout that, and don't keer ever to
have 'em know it now. 1t saved the
bank without my informin' and that's
all care for.
"Oh, no, Judge, the bank don't owe
me nothin'. You'll take care of the
papers? Thank you. I'm obliged to
you for listening, too. 1t kind OF
makes me feel easier.
''No, no, thank you, l won't stay
and take no more of your time. Don't
get up; can find my way out.
"What's that you say, Judge? You
honor and respect meme? And the
bank-Land Judge, twarn't me; twas
my wife and children saved the bank,
and I'm proud of 'em-proud of 'em,
Judge. Good night. ."-Philadelphia
Times.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-02-01

The first use OF Niagara's power was
made in 1925, a primitive sawmill
being operated. Nothing more was
done in this line until 1912, when
Augustus Porter conceived the plan
of hydraulic canals, and in 1861 one
was completed. The Cataract Con
struction Company, from whose plant
power has just been delivered in
Buffalo. was incorporated in 1885,
Scientific American.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-02-01
TIL AN K FULN ESS,

Let us be thankful. Life is not so long,
Fast fades the day to night;
Half is but heartache; but some flower OF
song
Still lifts its leaves in ligh..
Let US be thankful. We shall ono day gain
The summit crowned and high;
Beneath us leave the lightning and the rain
And face the clear. starred sky!
Chicago Times Herald.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-02-01

Officers in the Bavarian army hence
forth will not have to fight duels when
challenged if they are opposed to the
practice. A great relief, indeed; hut
how in the world are they to satisfy
their ''honor?" marvels the New Or
leans Picayune.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-02-01

There are about 1000 persons in
France who are set down as Anarch-
lists, and are under the constant watch
of the police of the various European
countries.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-02-01

A Spanish matador recently wrote
to London paper to protest against
the English habit of denouncing bull
fights as cruel. He said the bulls were
always killed in humane manner,
and as for the horses, it was a work of
, compassion to put an end to their ex-
istencel
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-02-01

There are fewer Roman Catholics,
proportionately, in Sweden than in
any other European country only
$40 out of q population of 4, 744, 900.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-02-01
THE BANK MYSTERY.

UDGE, I've come
to ask if you'll let
me tell you what
no one on tearth
don't know but
me; bout that
bank mystery.
"Yes, t h a n k
you, l will sit
down. A fine fire
feels GOOD on n
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-12-18

seats Tor the purpose OF selecting
delegates on Saturday, January s,
is9s. and that such delegates SO
selected be apportioned proportionate-
lv as nearly ~ may be between the
Democrats, Popnlists and Free silver
adherentt; and IA requested by the
chairman OF the Republican territorial
committee, IL is recommended that the
Republican delegates be selected in
such manner as the territorial county
committee may direct.
II is further recommended that no
proxies be given TO non-residents Of
any county In order that the conven-
ton may be conducted in fair and
orderly manner, it is recommended
that the chairman OF the Republican
party and the chairman OF the Free
Silver party each select one person to
pass upon tho validity OF credentials
Of the delegates entitled to participate
In the preliminary organization
SIDNEY CLARK,
Chairman Statehood Executive Com
mitteo.
WM GRIMES,
Chairman Republican Territorial Com
mittee
VIRGIL NJ. HoBBs.
Chairman Territorial Free Silver Com
mittce