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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-14

1t Is quite the custom TO speak of the
whites who were the first to go among
the Indian tribes of the West as "pio-
neers of civilization" The 'civiliza.
ton" was not always of n perfectly CIV
|! order. The officials and traders Of
the old Hudson Bay Company used to
claim credit for this rough pioneering.
If we may Judge from the records of
the company, their work was thorough
In its way but the way was hard one.
Some entries in the nccount-books Of
the company, made more than n hun
dred years ago, will show how the civ
ilizing was being done.
Dec. 81, 1895. Served out quart OF
rum per man: the evening spent in in
nocent mirth and jollity.
Jan. l, 1896. All the Indians drunk
about the place; great trouble in keep
Ing order"
Two entries of en- earlier date, and
from n station still farther north, show
what were the amenities Of intercourse
between the "civilizeu' and savage
races when questions of right and JUS
tice were in the way of settlement. The
first entry reads:
'rhe Company's cook, a lad OF 1G,
having been carried off by the Esqul-
maux. three out of party of six pass
ing EsQuimaux were seized as hostages
until the return of the boy"
Five years later another brief entry
shows how this transaction was finally
closed:
Had row with the three Esqui-
maux detained. They were shot, and
their ears picked in rum and sent on
to their tribe, to show them what had
haDnenpdu
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-14
A Story of Simple Heroism at Sea.

Every now and then tale Of simple
heroism comes to us from the sea- The
latest is the account of an experience
on board the steam collier Saturn, off
Barnegat the other day. A glass water
gauge in the boiler room suddenly
broke. Chief Engineer Gilkey, real
izing the danger OF blowout, cried
to his fireman Bennett to run and save
himself. Bennett refused to desert
his chief, who was meantime endea-
voring to turn the stop-cock of the
gauge. Soon, however, the two men
were driven from the boiler room by
the clouds of steam that Missed out.
Two other members of the crew vol
unteered to be lowered through a ven
tilator in order to shut off the steam
from the boilers. The scalded men
were eventually cared for at the Marine
Hospital at Staten Island. All this
makes instructive reading, and shows
that under many grimy exterior are
concealed the llneaments of hero.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-14
ALPHABET OF PROVERBS.

4 grain of prudence is worth pound
of craft.
Boosters are cousins TO liars.
Confession of fault makes half
amends.
Denying a fault doubles it.
Envy shoots at others and wounds
herself
Foolish fear doubles danger.
God teaches us good things by our
own hands.
He has hard work who has nothing
to do.
1t costs more to revenge wrongs
than to suffer them.
Knavery is the worst trade.
Learning makes a man tit company
for himself
Modesty is guard to virtue.
Not to hear conscience is the way to
silence it.
One hour to-day is worth two to-
morrow.
Proud looks make foul work in fair
faces.
Quiet conscience is quiet sleep.
Richest is he that wants least.
Small faults indulged in are little
thieves that let in greater ones.
The bows that bear must hang low
est. r.
Upright walking is sure walking.
7irtue and happiness are mother
and daughter.
Wise meh make more opportunities
Than they find.
You never lose by doing good act.
Zeal without knowledge is like fire
without light, ht,--Louisville Home and
Farm
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-14

The bayonet was first made IN Bay
onne, in France; hence its name. and 1t
was first used by the French army in
1911. 1t was successfully employed by
them during the reign Of William III.
In an attack on the British Twenty fifth
Regiment of Foot. 1t afterward be-
came generally recognized as an indis.
pensable military weapon. and has
been used on both sides in nearly all the
great battles of Europe and America
for the last 100 years.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-14

We OFFER One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
FIJI CHENEY 81 Co., Props, Toledo, O.
We. the undersigned, havn known f. j. Che
ney Tor the last Is years, and believe him pet
fectly honorable in all business transactions
and financially able to carry out any obliga-
ton m de by their firm.
WEST g. TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
Ohio.
WALDING, KINEAN & MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken int ernally, net
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. Price, TIC. per bottle. Sold
by all Druggists. Testimonials free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-14
Unworthy Books.

A healthy body undoubtedly con.
duces to a healthy condition of the
mind, but 1t does not produce intellect.
ual activity. The only way to accom-.
plish intellectual results is to work the
mind. Hard work Of any kind is never
easy-lt may be satisfying and exhilar.
ating, but not easy. When you really
work your brain you know 1t; even to
concentrate your attention to begin q
task Is serious effort. Many wise
workers say that when you have
learned the power Of concentration you
have solved the problem Of effective in.
tellectual work. That is the first STUN.
bling-block that the person who does
not habitualy read books, even for
recreation, encounters. 1t is so difficult
to pin your attention to the printed
page, for You think of things nearer at
hand with which you are familiar. But
q sensational novel captures the uneasy
attention sooner than more thoughtful
books; therefore, people of unframed
minds are the greatest devourers of un.
worthy books.-Ladies' Home Journal.
People make themselves very miser-
able by telling Jokes on each other,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-14
Smart Young Sailors.

"The boys responded with surprising
ouickness and good order. This is the
second life they have saved this win.
ter" These were the concluding words
of q statement made by Commander
Field of the schoolship st. Mary's at a
meeting of the Board of Education of
New York city. few months ago, re.
garding a rescue made by the boys of
his ship.
On the night of the 23d Of February,
after the boys on the st. Mary's had
turned in, the cry was raised on the
wharf at the foot of which the ship
lies, in New York, that a man had
fallen overheard in the North River.
The boys turned out, lowered n boat,
and in q moment We're off to the rescue.
Just as the man rose for the last time
they pulled him in, and in an insensible
condition he was taken to the hospital,
where he revived.
The next moment would have been
the mans last, and the least delay ON
the part of the handy boys would have
been fatal to him. But If they had been
tdpdplc VI NtldyS tbeS "ouiu NV A." V
been good sailors, and they made no
delays and did no bungling.
The school-ship on which these boys
acted so bravely and promptly this
time, and have acted as promptly and
elfectually before, is, though command
cd by an officer of the United States
navy, part of the public school sys-
tenn Of New York city. The boys are
just such as 60 to the public schools in
the most crowded parts Of the metropo-
lis.
They are good material for the max
ing Of prompt, quick, ready and intelli-
gent sailors, and-for much the same
causes as those which make them good
sailors-for the making Of good citizens
as well-Youth's COMPANION.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-14
A Moors Madness.

81 Mohammed ben Moussa, the giant
Moor, sent as the chief of the Moroc.
can Mission to Queen Victoria's jubi.
lee, never reached London, having gone
mad in Paris on his way there, and
then having been sent home. His mad
ness took n very queer form. He
thought he was Montiarret. the chief
outrider who precedes the President of
the French Republic on state occa,
sions, and insisted on being dressed
In livery. with riding breeches and
high boots.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-14

'The perspiration now stood out on
his neck and shoulders III great beads,
and we balanced ourselves on the
swaying rope. Presently he said
'allons, and L raised myself to his
shoulders and we went on safely and
without accident toward the shore. 1t
was not, however, until we landed that
1 appreciated what had been done.
Then it occurred to me that the man
who pdlled the guy line was one of
those who had bet that the feat could
never be accomplished, and my indig-
nation mastered any reactionary feel
ing of fear. You see, many thousands
of dollars were bet upon the ability of
Blondin to carry man over, aud human
cupidity stops at no sacrifice. Then
came the congratulations and praises
of pluck and the rest of it, so that in
my foolish boyish elation L soon for
got everything else.
81 shall never forget the wonderful
tableau which the 100, ,0000 people pre-
sented as they stood gazing up at us
as we approached the shore. Thou
sands of them turned their faces away
or, half turning, cast anxious glances
over their shoulders at us as we drew
near the bank Then the crowd be-
came very much excited, surged to-
ward us, and Blondin stopped, fearing
they would push each other over the
bank. When the crowd was still again
Blondin started once more, and with
quick run we soon came to the end of
the rope and sprang to the ground.
Cheer after cheer then went up, and L
was seized in the arms by man, who
lifted me high up in the air, saying:
"Thank God, this terrible feat is overt"
Would you have crossed again?"
II crossed again twice, the last time
under the patronage of the Prince Of
Wales. He congratulated us, and
gave us each a purse of 800. L would
not make the same journey now for all
the wealth in the world. Buffalo IN.
Y. Express.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-14
Fast Freight Runs.

The B. and o. S. w. has been maxi
ing records on quick despatch freight
within the past week or two. Two
trains, one weighing 1872 and the 9TH
er 734 tons, ran from Cincinnati to Par
kersburg, 200 miles in 8 hours and 3
minutes and s hours and minutes re-
spectively. The run from st. Louis to
Cincinnati $40 miles, was made in 16
hours. Considering that some of the
grades exceeded one per cent. the per-
formance ranks with the best on rec
ord and demonstrates that the track
and motive power of the b. and o. S.
w. must be in good condition.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-14

Mrs. Newlywed- THAT is our new
burglar alarm-you see, if burglar
should get into the lower part of the
house, that would ring"
Her Mother-"Ohl--and scare him
OFF,"
Mrs. Newlywed (doubtfully)--"Well,
it might; but it would give Clarence
and. me plenty of time to hide in the
attic, anyway Puck.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-14

Teacher rich man dies and
leaves million dollars -one-ffth to
his son, one-sixth to his daughter, one
seventh to his wife, one eighth to his
brother and the rest to foreign mis-
sions-what does each one get?'
Little Willie Briefs-"A lawyer. -
Puck,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-14
Try GraIn-O! Try Grain-Ol

Ask your grocer to-day to show you pack
age of Grain-O, the new food drink that takes
the place Of coffee. The children may drink
1t without injury as well as the adult. All
who try It likeit. Grain-O has that rich seal
brown of Mocha or Java. but tits made from
pure grains, and the most delicate stomach re-
ceives 1t without distress. One-quarter the
price of coffee. 10 cts. and rs cts. per package.
Sold by all grocers.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-14

Mrs Tenspot-'I am SO glad that
you are engaged to Harold Willoughby.
Was it long courtship?"
Miss Skidmore-"Not very. My
cyclometer registered about 00miles. "
Judge.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-14

Little Elmer-"Pa, my teacher told
me to write an example of paradox,
and can't think of one. Will you
help me?"
Professor Broadhead- might
say that, although Mr.. Tubman, who
is trying to reduce his flesh by bicy-
cling, is continually falling off, he
does not seem to be growing any thin
ner. Judge.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-14
THE MERRY SIDE OF LIFE
STORIES THAT ARE TOLD BY THE
FUNNY MEN OF THE PRESS.

Buzz-zz-Self DeniaI-Two Ways of Get
ting a Focus-A Case of Sequitur-MonlS
or Noukey?-an Eye Witness-Chil-
dren of the Century-Only n Hint, Etc.
Above the sleepers nose,
Trembling at every joint.
Buzzed the young mosquito: II want to sup,
And I'm trying to screw my courage up,
Up to the sticking pointr'
Chicago Record.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-14

Mr.. Gotrox-"W "What would You ex-
pect me to do for my daughter if you
married her?"
George Goodthing (slightly en-
barrassed) d)-"You--er-wouldn't be
willing to die for her, would your
Judge.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-14

Friend-"You are so dreadfully
cross-eyed I don't see how you can
shoot straight"
Cross-Eyed Sportsman--"I fire both
barrels at once. Judge.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-14

Reilly--"Couplings is a fireman
with a true musical instinct"
McCarthy--'I didn't know he had
any talent in that line"
Reilly--"Well, he has. When the
music store burned yesterday Couplings
played on six pianos all at once. -
Judge.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-14

Clergyman-"My boy, do you know
it's wicked to fish on the Sabbath?'
Youngster-'I isn't fishing; I'm
teaching this ere wurm ter swim. -
indianapolis journal.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-14

H-"Will you marry me?"
She-''No. I'm not clergyman.
He-"Well, will you permit clergy
man to marry us?"
She-"Yes, you to somebody else,
and me to--well- somebody else. -
Boston Traveller.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-14

"I thought you said Smithson want
ed to be elected exalted ruler?"
$50 he did, but his wife told him
he must give up going to the lodge. -
Judge.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-14

"Take away woman?" asks writer,
"and what would follow"
We would. Give us a harder one
next time.-Texas Siftings.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-14

She-"The Count, you know, can
trace his family back 800 years. "
He-"Ah, through the bankruptcy
court records, suppose. Texas Sift-
ings.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-14

"Going to your mother-in- laws
funeral, old man?"
"No. Business comes before pleas
IRE with me every timem-Fliegende
Blaetter.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-14

Cholly Ricketts, (tragically)-"Re-
fuse me, dearest, and I shall enter a
monastery and be monk"
Maude Summerfirt--"M Monastery?
Don't you mean menagerie? ?"-Puck.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-14

Ted-"She said her age was twenty
two. What do you think of that?"
Ned-'I should call it an age of de-
ception. Judge.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-14
Looking Ahead.

Lightlove-"At last, dear Sophia,
we are alone, and I can tell you that
l 10"
Sophia-"Oh, please, no, Mr.. Light
love, don't tell me here"
Lightlove-"Why not? There are
no witnesses.
Sophia-''That's just it. Punch.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-14

"Have you any witness to this as
sault on you?" asked the Judge.
Eyes, Judge. l was there myself"
answered Hans Fliegende Blaetter
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-14

Girls should disabuse their minds OF
the idea that their husbands will lick
any man who speaks disagreeably to
thnn
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-14

m n nMaaEnOURBD AT HOME send .t.mp for
GAHtgE book. DR.. j. B. HARRIS CO.,
OEese ~ Flke building, Clncinnsu. Ohio.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-14

PROFESSIONALLY didn't you come
when | rang?"
Servant-"Becau 1 didn't hear
the bell"
Hereafter, when you don't hear
the bell you must come and tell me
sol"
eyes, Professor"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-14

Agents everywhere TO push household neces-
sity: sells at sight; send dime for samples ant
details. Krider Co. 2329 y Carlisle st., Phila
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-03-30
FARM FOR SALE.

I Offer FOR sale my farm In Parts, situated OF
stony Brook road, I : miles from Grand Truni
Railway station ami county buildings. II con
sists OF leo acres OF land. Cuts from Is IN ~ ton
OF hAy. Has = Young orchard OF leo apple tree
-et cut a few year, ago. besides a large numbe
OF Oti,r trc,s In bearing condition. Pastures
supplied with never falling water. likewise
never falling well 40 the house. which also sup
piles the harm.
The buildings consis; Of a two story house an,
ell lately rtpSired and tnishe, throughout
WoOtshed AMI carriage house claPboarled am
painted connecting with the barn. Barn ssNts
In good repair. There l. a large amount Of WOO
and timber on the farm. all Kinds OF which hnC
a really market a. South Paris village
HE>Rl FOBES,
south Paris, Maine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-03-30

HOW TO COOK ONIONS
There ID no more healthful vegetable
grown than the onion. Its virtues are
many, and It 10 TO be regretted that, be-
cause Of its unpleasant odor, Il II usually
reserved for rainy days when callers are
not expected.
The offensive odor Of the breath from
eating onions may be somewhat lessened
II, when they are boiled, the first water
Ia turned of, and milk 10 added to =
second water.
ONIONS BOILED IN MILK.-Peel half q
dozen or more small onions, and put
them into stew-pan broad enough to
hold them without laying one on the
other. Cover with sailed hot water,
and let them simmer for two hours or
longer until they are soft. Drain, and
pour over them half q pint Of milk
thickened with one teaspoonful Of -four
cooked 10 two teaspoonfuls Of butter.
EsCALLOrEp ONroNs.-Place layer
OF cold boiled onions, cut up fine, then q
layer Of bread-crumbs, another layer OF
onions, and final layer OF crumbs; sea-
son each layer with salt, butter and pep
per. Over this turn white sauce, and
bake In the oven TO delicate brown.
FRIED ONIONS. --Peel, and cut In fiue
slices around the onions. Put the slices
into a pan with some butter and beef
drippipgs. Cook slowly at first, or they
win burn before they brown. Serve on
broiled steak or fried liver.
DREAMED ONIONS. -Place the onions,
NTH the skins on, In the hot ashes OF an
open wood fire. Let them remain hall
an hour for small onions, and longer fol
the larger ones. Remove the skins, and
season with salt and butter. These are
| delicious.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-03-30
cHlcAoo's NEW POST OFFICE.
DESCRIPTION OF THE NOVEL roUSDA.
TIoN ON WHICH IT WILL REST.

The new a, 900 Federal building
IN Chicago will stand on series Of
points instead OF resting on foundation
extending evenly along the entire wall
line. The weight Of the huge structure
will be 90 adjusted that Il will rest on
cement columns 81 feet apart, these
columns going down 10 bed rock q feet
below the surface of the earth. This IL
the plan adopted In modern bridge build
Ing and represents the most advanced
progress In that Geld Of construction.
The mode of excavating for the founda.
ton Is very interesting and simplicity
itself. A section Of wrought iron tube
of the desired diameter Il set upon the
ground on lie rim aud as the earth with
In the circle IL removed the tube sinks.
When the top of the first section settles
down to the level Of the earths's surface
second section IL placed above II and
the digging process Is continued. One
section after another disappears and bed
rock IL eventually reached without the
slightest disturbance to the surrounding
material occurring. There Is no set
Ting OF neighboring foundations. nc
tottering walls, no alarm or disquiet OF
any sort. When the excavation IL com
pleted there lei clean iron-walled hole
into which the cement Is poured and
subjected to the necessary pressure
When the iron tube Ia filled the job ID
finished, the iron casing being allowed
to remain. The columns which will
constitute the foundation for the Chicago
building will vary Ia diameter from l!
to 10 feet. Through the wear and teal
of ages they will support all the weight
that they will be called upon to bear.
BY this plan II will not be necessary
to drive piIing down to bed rock or Il
resort TO any Of the methods for making
broad bases for foundations to rest upon
so familiar to Chicago builders Of lofty
edihccs and heavy business blocks
The element Of uncertainty will be en-
tirely eliminated. Cement columns have
been tried In the construction Of all thu
great iron and steel bridges built In re.
cent years and found to be wholly salts.
factory. There Is no guess work, nc
speculation as To the precise weight q
cement column Of certain dimension;
standing on solid rock will sustain. II
is a simple mathematical and engineer
ing proposition.
| The Chicago foundation will cost les:
than s20O,000. Work upon Il can b.
commenced the minute Contractor Har
ris finishes the removal Of the old wrecl
tina, now disfgures the site. The plan,
for building and foundations are nov
practically done, some Of the details only
remaining unfinished at this writing
Mr.. Cobb, the architect, says that thu
new Chicago Post Office will be the mos
scientifically constructed building In thu
| United States.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-03-30
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TRIUMPH OF JUSTICE.

Station agent Cotton OF the Missouri
Pacific ut Ottawa has probably been
thoroughly cured Of the habit Of tossing
trunks around as though he had grudge
against their owners. For several weeks
Mr.. Cotton's wife had been visiting with
her mother In Missouri. She came home
the other day without announcing her
coming, and when her husband was jerk
ing baggage out OF the car door on to a
depot truck he had no suspicion that any
Of II belonged to his family.
Here Il heavy one" said the bag
gage man, as he trundlcd big trunk Ia
the door.
~ should say So" responded Cotton
"a he tugged Mt the trunk and edged In
along where II would slide down on the
truck.
"Durn the cuss, anyway, who tries to
put freight car load into one piece OF
baggage" with which he vlciously top
Piled the trunk over aud let IL fall with &
smash on the platform.
That night the first thing his wife said
to him after her kiss OF welcome was
Now, Tom, make the draymar
handle my trunk awful careful, for IL !:
filed with fruit jars, which mamma put
up for U.s."
The next morning despair had It:
abiding place In the Cotton family, FOL
| 1t WAS discovered that the trunk which
Tom had smashed belonged TO his wife
and no less than ~ fruit jars had beer
broken and their contents spilled, while
Mrs. Cotton's blue silk waist, which she
had taken along TO make the Missouri
girls feel envlous, was nothing less thar
q sight to behold.-ksnsas City Journal