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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-01-18

The distinguished scientist, Lord
Kelvin, who has been termed the
"prince of living physicists" has
placed on record this confession :
zone word characterizes the most
strenuous of the efforts for the ad.
vancement of science that I have made
perseveringly ior ffty.fve years; that
word is failure. know no more of
electric and magnetic force, or of the
relations between ether, electricity
and ponderable matter, or OF chemical
affinity, than knew and tried to teach
my students fifty years ago, in my
first session as professor. Yet Light
ming, London paper, suggests that
kelvin's failures may may be moro
fruitful than some mems successes. 1t
likens the modern physicists humility
to that of the great Newton when he
compared himself to u child playing
on the beach, and adds: "The riddle
of the universe is scarcely nearer being
solved now than it was in 1896, and if
our mathematical tools are better
tempered than those then usel they
have tougher metal to cut"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-01-18

knows, however, that the average
seamstress is not OF much use in darn
ing and patching, and that the work
is not likely to be satisfactory if done
by her
Here is the chance for the reduced
gentlewoman. If the guild comes in.
to existence it will bring the house
wife with the big basket of ragged
clothes and the neat handed woman
anxious for work together. The prop.
osltion is that there shall be al Of
f1clal IN connection with the guild who
sh'll he h2rzelf practiced needle.
woman, with proper understanding
OF the value of the work to be done,
and the best kind of person to do it.
The women who need work will give
their names and addresses to the guild,
and the officer whose duty it will be
to arrange the work and the price to
be paid for it will select tie woman
she considers most adapted to a par.
ticular job.
The scale OF prices must necessarily
be moderate, but still high enough to
reimburse the worker fairly. New
York Press.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-01-18
FASHION NOTES.

Real magenta will be very popular
member OF the color card.
Buttons to match belt buckles arc
tho latest feminine extravaganza.
Reptile jewelry has strange fascin.
alton for even tue most tlmil and re-
fined women.
The fair golfer has her note paper
decorated with tiny go'f stick, the
fiat end OF which bears her monogram.
As the season advances velvet rib.
bon in black aud pretty autumn foli-
age co!ors will be in great use both
with dressmakers and milners.
The greatest novelty in wraps is tho
model fitted with back, cut in three
pieces, with dolman sleeves sewed in
with the back seams, but falling loose.
ly in front. The collar is in Stuart
shape.
Japanese Grape is an admirable an |
Inexpensive material for covering pill
lows. In dark blue, with large white
conventional flower, wan lerins over
1t, it is most effective. Both ehintz
aud cretonue mako pretty pillows, an
the pillows covered With plain ging ham
are among fayorites of the season.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-01-18

Spain is having her hands full with
her colonies, exclaims the New York
Independent. In addition to the war
in Cuba there is considerable disturb.
ance in Puerto Rica, but more serious
still is the revolt in the Philippine
Islands. For years these have been
source of much revenue to the home
Government and very little expense.
The exports of tobacco and hemp, rs
well as of coffee, cotton etc, have
been very heavy, and the Government
has been curious mixture of Spanish
despotism and local self-goyernment.
The original inhabitants have almost
disappeared; AMI the Malays, who
have to q great degree taken their
place, are for the most part quiet, in
dustrious, inotlensIve people. OF late
years numbers of Chinese have come
in from Hongkong, ana they ana the
Mestizoes children of Chinese fathers
and Malay mothera) form the most
aggressive element. A number OF
these, it is supposed, in connection
with filibusters from Hongkong and
secret societies in Japan, perhaps
brought over from Formosa, have
taken advantage of the small number
of Spaniards and the weak garrison at
Manila, have raised revolt, and, SO
far as can be learned from the meager
dispatches, have seriously endangered
the Spanish rule. Troops have been
sent from Barcelona, but it will be
some time before they can reach their
destination Merchants have been
warned against shipping gools to the
Philippines, and n British war ship re-.
mains at Manila to protect British
subjects.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-01-18

At the congress of the deaf mutes
lately held in Geneva, the surprising
fact was developed that these unfor-
tunates in general disapprove of the
comparatively new labial system of
instruction which in many schools has
been substituted for the old method OF
d1gital signs. Many speakers, employ
ing the latter method, argued very
lucidly against the innovation. Only
one advocated it. The majority said
that the reading OF the lips never
gives to the deaf mute an exact idea
of the thought or sentiment which il
is desired to express. 1t is to them
very much MS the reading of a dead
language is to those who can hear, but
can only vaguely understand it, The
digital language, they declared, was
that which was most natural to deaf
mutes. These views are a great dis
appointment to many who have sup
posed that the teaching OF the labial
system was one of the greatest booms
ever bestowed upon those who can
neither hear nor talk.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-01-18
THROUGH FIELDS OF CORN,

In solemn hush of dewy morn.
What glory crowns the fields of corn!
A joy and gladness in the land
The 1.-the, green ranks of beauty stand
Broad-acred wales from hill to hill
The lifted pIumes and tassels fill,
While birds sing in the cool. sweet morn
Through fields OF corn.
Like palms that shaIe hidden spring
The reeded columns sway and sing;
The breathing censers swing away,
Inc ieafy cymbals clash and play,
And when the breezy voices call.
The sea-grown pillows rise and fall,
And music swels and joy is born
Through fields of corn.
To fields of corn the summer brings
The rustling BLADES, the backbird's wing,
The sharlel locust's strident tune,
And idle ravens mocking rune,
Tho bobolinks exulting strain,
Aud cuckoo proptesyins rain
In low, sweet whistle in the morn
Through fields OF cora.
In bannereI fields Of corn unturlel
God grows the mama OF the world;
He waits to bring the yellow gleam,
The harvest song, the reapcr's dream;
And still as through the Syrian gold
OF Galiloe, in days Of old.
He leads agdia this Sabbath morn
Through fields Of corn.
Benjamin L. Leggett.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-01-18

II is n lamentable fact that too little
attention is given to the hygienic sur
roundlngs OF the pupils in the schools,
and by far too little to tho nature OF
the food and the manner of eating
The aim often seems to be to SO pr
pare the food that it will re luire little
Or DO mastica!ion before it is swal-
lowed, and when solid food is taken it
is not sufficiently masticatcd to prop
erly prepare it for tho digestive
organs. Some years ago doctor re,
quested many of his patients to report
as to the number of bites it required
to masticate different foods. He
especially desired to learn how much
less children chewed the food before
swallowing it than their parents. He
got reports from one hundred aud
fifty intelligent people, and learned
that practice IN this regard varies
very much, that children generally
were entirely too apt to bolt their
food. To encourage the habit OF
chewing it more thoroughly, he had
advised parents to give the children
chewing gum, much to the disgust OF
many of the parents. He thought
the habit OF swallowing food before it
was properly masticated the cause oi
insufficient nourishment in many
cases. New York Ledger.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-01-18
MESDING AS A TRADE.

One of the charitable activities Of
public.spirited women in London that
is said to be doing much good is a
"mending guild" Tho probabilities
are that there will be ono in New York
soon. Mrs. L. S. Bainbridge, Super.
intendent OF tho Noman's Branch of
the New York City Mission, thinks
well of it, and intends to organize q
guild right away.
The intention is to furnish work, in
the way of menling and PLAIN sewing,
for that class which is always so pitt
fully prominent in large cities-that
of persons who have been reduced in
circumstances, and yet have SO much
pride that they cannot take employ
ment which would be welcomed by
others who always have been accus
toned to laboring for others. These
reduced women are not lazy. Indeed,
they are eager for work. But they
do not know how to procure it, and
consequently aro in state of destitu
tion that is worse than any endured
by their sisters whose wants are more
often brought to the notice of the
public.
In hundreds of families in New York
there IS "mendins basket that IS
never less than full and running over.
There are garments of all kinds that
seem to become ragged without rhyme
or reason, and that never yield to the
attacks of needle AMI threar tol any
An OF a f,p IN c,
wife is anxious to seq the heaps of
torn clothing reduced, and is willing
10 pay reasonably foe help. She
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-01-18

Ssys the American Agricultural !:
"We believe none of the reports to
the savings banks commissioners OF
our Middle States classify the occupa-
tions of their depositors and borrow
ers. 1t would be highly interesting
to havo these facts, as without them
it is not possible to tell to what ex,
tent a9riculturists avail themselves OF
the savings banks.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-01-18
GOSSIP.

The Woman's Exchange in Philadel-
phia had receipts OF nearly $35, 900 in
the year ending February l, 1898, and
Is Tree from debt.
Mrs. Julia Bradley. of Peoria, ILL.,,
has lett by will over 80, 000, 900 for
polytechnic institute to be associated
with the Chicago University.
Mayor Doran, OF st. Paul, Mimi,
has appointed Mrs. S. V. Root, promi-
nont in society. a special police officer,
possessing full power to make arrests.
Muncie (Ind.) young women have
| cold feet club whose newest and most
popular amusement is "corn roast"
1t which the chilly members are
warmed around fire.
Miss May Abraham, the new English
superintendent of factory inspectors,
is beautiful woman of the Semitic
type. She began her career as Lady
Dilke's private secretary.
At the last meeting OF the convoca.
tion OF the Law Society Of Upper
Canada, held in Toronto, the legal
committee were directed to frame rules
providing for the calling of women to
the bar.
Even in India the new woman is be-
ginning to appear. Miss Cornelia So
rabjee, B. A., barrister at law, of Puma,
has formed a business partnership
with K. P. Gadgill, barrister-a t.law, OF
the same place.
Miss Eliza Talcots, who has been q
missionary in Japan for twenty five
years, anil acted as O nurse in the
Japanese army during the war with
China, is visiting her Old home in
Rockville, Conu.
Mrs. Beck Meyer, q scandinavian
lady who represented three Scandina.
Wan countries at the International
Woman's Congress at the Worlds Fair,
is at present special lecturer at Sj.4u.
ford University, California.
The death is announced from Paris
of the Countess de Barck, who, under
the Second Empire, occupied brill.
liant position at the court. Owing to
q succession of financial mislortunes,
she had been reduced almost to pov-
erty.
1t is not generally known that tho
late Lady Tennyson was herself quite
a poet. She set to music many OF her
husbands songs and it was she who
wrote the music of the words which
were sung at Tennyson's funeral and
which he dictated on his death bed.
In remembra nee of the heroic deeds
of Miss Edith L edingham, memorial
is to be raised in West Ham Cemetery,
England, where she is buried She
was second stewardess on board the
stermshIp Iona, which caught fire in
September last off Clncton- on-Sea.
Miss Ledingham tried to save the lifo
of a child which was in the cabin, but
lost her own in doing SO.
Mrs. Hendsh, who is known in tho
West as the Queen OF the Chuckawalla,
has made 81, ,000,000 solely by her own
efforts. Her mines yield her thousands
of dollars n month. She is her own
geologist, prospector and superinten-
dent, and attends 10 all the details OF
her business herself. She has beau
tifnl home at Riverside, Cal, and is
said to be woman OF charm and cu!-
ture.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-01-18

can't remember it until you get to
town"
Deed III do JUS 'zaokly as you
say, Miss S'bylla."
After the child had gone Sibylla sal
for while with her hands clasped
above her head. The sleeves falling
back showed her two perfectly mould
ed arms. Then she took book from
the table, and, opening it, stared at it
absently for few minutes.
"Come here, Lefty" she said, clos
ing the book and holding out q hand
toward where her sister sat quietly
sewing at the other side of the room.
She drew Lefty close to her and laid
her head against the younger girls
arm. 81 want you to kiss me-" she
murmured.
Lefty flushed with pleasure, and
taking the beautiful head between her
hands kissed Sibylla's mouth.
II am not going to marry Julien,
Lefty. I have just broken the en-
gagement."
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-01-18

The German law now requires that
contracts for futures in agricultural
products be made public record,
and subjects all dealers in futures to
a substantial tax. The law is intended
to entirely suppress speculative deal
ings in produce.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-01-18
vIcToRI.A's DAINTY HAND.

A delicate bit of sculpture is q
model of Queen Victoria's hand,
which is still very handsome one,
and is said to have signed more i'm
portant State papers and been kissed
by moro important men than the.hand
OF any other Queen that ever lived.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-01-18
THE NEWEST THING IN ngScnEs.

The latest "fad" is to issue invita-.
tlons for o meal called "brunch.
This means repast at IL o'clock n.
M, which is Suppose I to bo the mi,.
day time between breakfast and lunch.
Fashion may bs foolish, but it is quite
safe to state that if the free lunch had
not been knocked out by the Raines
law such au epicurean idea would
never have been thought OF.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-01-18

The common belief that fine white
bread contains less nutriment than
coarse brown broad is mistake. So
says NJ. Girard, the eminent French
nh %
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-01-18

Professor Graham Bells claim that
he "can talk million miles on a sun
beam" sounds to the Chicago Record
like moonshine.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-01-18

Ashley's eyes when n man told her, in
effect, that he did not want her, but
would take her if she insisted.
That flash OF lightning which almost
blin~ed him as he reached the Ashley
gate was pale in comparison.
For moment he thought of riding
by. He wanted to postpone the in
terview-he needed more time for
thought.
Then he threw his head up and his
shoulders back as he turned his horse
and rode through the gate.
'it is the act of brave man or of u
coward; [ shall not make it the act Of
q cowa d." he said.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-01-18
An effort will be made to cultivate
the sugar beet in the South.

Texas is harder on shoe leather "per
capita" than any other State in the
Union.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-01-18

After Sibylla had been left alone she
sat for awhile and wondered how JUL
len would receive her letter. Perhaps
he would come out in the evening. She
hoped he would not. Sibylla wanted
to hear no entreaties; she dreaded a
scene. 1t would be SO much better if
Julien would write a sorrowful, manly
note and accept her decision. Then
they could meet after that as friends.
OF course, he wonld be unhappy for
long time she expected that. 1t made
Sibylla herself feel little sad, now
that it was done. But that would soon
pass.
She wondered how far Chrissy was
on the road, and if Julien would be at
the hotel when she arrived. She went
down stairs and walked on the lawn as
far as the gate, where she had SO often
parted from him. She saw the rain
clouds gathering and returned to her
room. She tried to read but could
not. She heard the sound of horses
hoofs below the window and looking
out her lips turned pale. Julien was
riding UP the drive. He must have
gallopea all tie way from the town,
she said, as she hurried from the win.
dow to her mirror.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-01-18
TWO HEARTS NEGATlONS.
DY FRANCIS NJ. LIVINGSTON.

LBILLA ASHLEY
sat at her desk
and scanned a let
fer she had Just
iinishe /. 1t was
written in a fine,
dC cided hand, oa
pale gray paper.
| II TO N n IL C e s
which Sibylla had
real, the compo.
kition OF such let
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-01-18

grandfather's, aud he never lent it?
How ridiculousl
Swiftly she crossed the room and
opened the door. Julien, I cannot
let you go in the rain," she said.
Captain Booth was at the front
door. He did not trust himself to
speak, but waved his hand without
turning his head. The door closed
behind him, tremendous clap of
thunder shook the house. Slbylla ran
back into the parlor, threw herself
upon sofa and burst into tears.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-01-18

ters was attended with much agony
and littering of the floor with torn
paper. Sibylla had made one draft,
which 1t took her five minutes to write.
She read it over once aud it seemed to
suit her, for she folded and addresse 1
it, and then called, in her low, musi-
cal voice al iettyl I"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-19
Alabama" Tho City of New York
and "Klsmet"
The shortening of Johns Trousers.

Last week divine from Chicago lee
tured before the congregational Club. lie
had about him "A breezy delivery, remi-
niscent OF the Windy City. What the
subject Of his lecture was is not To the
point. but Il was long drawn out, and he
became conscious nf the fact, he said, that
an audience might have too much OF a
good thing like the man who bought a
pair OF ready-made trousers that were SIX
inches too long. He did not discover TINS
until he had taken them home and tried
them on. Then he asked his wife 10
cut of six inches from the legs. the
wife was about TO go TO prayer meeting.
"rm no tailor" she said. with toss
~ her head as she crossed the threshold.
81 know nothing about shortening tlous
ers' The mans sister and mother over
heard the conversation, and in their
hearts pitled him.
~Iohn's wife done treat him right.
eaid the mother while his sister was IN
The parIor entertaining caller. II
ms, fix M those t~o--~-~-" she cut on
six inches and then folded them up lust
as they came from the store INTENDING
that he should have a pleasant surprise
the next morning.
After the sisters caller was gone sie
90. 10 thinning OF Johns ungratefui VIE.
-. seiroy. said she. II must hV those
.lo,'ssrs for him" She likewise cut OF
- inches. and then rolled them up again
as neatly as when they came out or the
store. - ,.,,,, ma.
Now. It happened that Mrs. John was
touched AT the prayer meeting and on her
Wv home cot 10 thinking what sood
husband Mr. John was, how tnoushuul
ana considerable he had always been, and
how he had often sacrificed his own
,tsasvre and comfort for hers and her
heart was smtten with remorse.
II will not sleep this night" said she.
until have fixed the dear fellows
trousers"
once again the shears were applied and
siv inches more were cut away from the
bo..o-, ~ ne legs.
Johns dIsmay was great IN the morn
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-19
DrauoyD oRCHABD COMPANY.
The Largest Area OF Fruit Trees In VIZ
ginia.

SALEM VA. Dec. 1S.-Special-The
Diamond Orchard Company recently
chartered here, has given out some ns-
ures concerning tho enterprise. They
have $50 acres OF land just south OF the
corporate limits OF the city. which VIII
be converted into 4 mammoth apple ana
peach orchard. There will be 1900 trees
planted (one half each OF apples and
peaches). 10000 Of which have already
been set out, and 1900 more Will be plac-
ed this winter and next spring, while the
rest will be set out and tho orchard fully
planted by next fall.
1t is estimated by the men at the head
Of the enterprise that the peaches set out
will pay for the orchard and all its run
ming expenses during the next ten years,
when It Is calculated these trees will be
ont OF the way.
By that time Il Is expected that the
apples will have begun to bear. Expert
ence has proven that apple trees prop
erly cultivated. when from twelve to fif-
teen years old. will yield an average OF
ten bushels each. As there will be b.
5C0 apple trees I'm this orchard. We have
from IL the grand aggregate OF 225.0oo
bushels or 5000 barrels.
The Norfolk and Western Railroad Com
lJny mas Dtcofhc hucn lluientto III 'hiS
enterprise. and have been doing some
figuring on their own account which
brings out the fact that when the bear
ing time comes Il will be a great thing
FOR that road. Figuring as above the ap-
pie crop AT 5000 barrels. they estimate
that at 40 barrels 10 the car load. il
will take $40 ears 10 haul the apples 10
market Then having thirty ears 10 the
train we have I'm the aggregate % trains.
which Will be required TO do the work.
Then coming TO the money realized
from the sale OF the fruit. We see 15.ooo
barrels OF apples at the lowest price paid
this year for even inferior fruit-s2 per
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-19
CIEVEL1yD's CABINET
A stenographer Talks of Their Persons
CHARACTERISTIC.

WASHINGTON. ID. c.. Dec. b.-Speciai.
A stenographer Of good education and
great experience and skill. who has work.
ed for many high Government officials
in the past six years, was speaking to-
day OF certain pec1liarities OF two WELL
known men who served in Cleyeland's
Cabinet. He worked for Olney I'm the
Department OF Justice. Mr.. Olney was
a gentleman OF great culture and charac-
ter" said the stenOgrapher. "and dictat-
ed the best business letters that I ever
took down. These letters were usually
short and 10 the point. He was the frst
person that / ever worked for who was
exacting about his punctuation. and about
the use of capitals and lower case. lie
insisted in such titles as Department.
OF State Treasury Department, war De-
partment. Navy Department, being writ
ten without capitals. His successor In
the Attorney-Generalship was Ar. Har-
mon. Of Ohio. lie used three tines as
many commas as Mr. Oincy. and II took
him a long time to frame the nrst SEN
tence OF the letter or paper he was die
tating. | could take zen letters IRON
Olney 10 one dictated by Harmon
Another person described by this steao-
grapher-an Official under whom ne WORK
ell several years ACCUSED comma stte
nearly every two WORDS. page OF ny
tyIe-written stun. after he punctustsl
a with his pen. looked as II the punctua-
ton had been fred out OF double-bsr-
rel shotgun.