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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-08

Jim and John were townsmen and chums,
and went out to see baseball. 1t was red
hot afternoon. and the bleachers were like
frying-pans at breakfast time. Jim had q
bald head and John had crick in the
back. They sat for au underdone roast
and laughed Mt everything. Jims bald spot
was a shining mark, like brass door-plate.
A stray ball. fierce and sharp, from a false
bat, struck the spot and ploughed furrow.
1t dazed him. Jim's eyes and face looked
like n sick owls, and John laughed. He
laughed an hour straight along. The game
ran late into twilight. Meanwhile John
had shed his coat, and cool, damp draft
got in its work on his back. Tho time came
TO leave, but John couldn't. He couldn't
bend or get up. Lumbago had set in in it's
worst form. He laughs best who laughs
last, and Jim had revenge. But they got
down town to Jim's room, when he said.
Here's something all those athletes use
for hurts and ailments, and it's the best
known cure for lameback." He rubbed il
on Johns back and some on his own head.
They were both feeling cured and COM
Portable from the use Of st. Jacobs Oil,
which Jim always kept in n handy place.
He was n sport himself and knew what was
best. They went to bed. John laughed in
his sloep. Both rose in the morning fresh
as daisies: then jim laughed at John.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-08


The tendency of phosphate to revert
to insoluble forms when brought in
contact with dry earth makes it neces-
sary to use it only in places and at
times when plenty of rains will supply
the moisture to keep its plant food in
condition for use. Hence phosphate
is much more effective used on fall
grown grain, or on the crops planted
very early in the spring. IF long
spell of dry weather follows its appli-
cation the phosphate will revert so that
water alone will not again dissolve it.
But in soils which contain any organic
matter the water they contain must
have an excess of carbonic acid gas,
which is derived from the decay of
plants. II is this carbonic acid gas in
spring waters that makes them bubble
up as they come out of the earth and
adds greatly to their palatableness. In
their passage through the soil these
waters have come in contact with much
carbonic acid gas, and have necessarily
absorbed part of it, But on lime
stone soils this spring water has already
absorbed as much lime as it can hold.
Consequently it is less valuable to
make phosphate of lime soluble than
is ordinary rain water which has alb
sorbed its carbonic acid gas directly
from the atmosphere only.
The best effects of superphosphate
of lime are to be found ON land that is
low, moist and full of vegetable mould.
This usually has but little lime, and
what carbonic acid gas its water con-
tains is free from that mineral. This
is very important. The value of super
phosphate consists very largely in its
excess of phosphate over the lime it
contains. So soon as more lime is
added, this excess combines with sui
phuric acid, which must exist in all
superphosphate. This makes it mere
ly sulphate of lime. Hence the prac-
tice of some farmers in extending their
high-priced superphosphate by adding
to it of gypsum or land plaster is a
great mistake. At its best, the super
phosphate contains all and more of
this gypsum than the soil requires.
To add more only puts the whole of
the phosphate into condition where
it can only be dissolved when brought
into contact with carbonic acid gas, or
some other equally powerful solvent
Both potash and salt are excellent
for top-dressing land on which phos-
phate has been drilled with the grain
crop. 1t is not best to try to mix these
and drill them together. The super
phosphate in moist soil will help the
plant best alone. Besides, both salt
and potash draw moisture from the air
so rapidly that when mixed with phos-
phate they make it too wet and sticky
to drill evenly. But applied in spring
or fall, phosphated winter grain, either
salt or ashes, will produce a very re-
markable effect in enabling both the
grain crop and the grass or clover
seeding to utilize the phosphate ap-
piled the fall before. Salt especially
should always be used on phosphated
land in the spring. 1t will be all
washed away by winter and spring
freshets if it is applied in the fall.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-08
Practical Sheep Husbandry.

The sheep should be clipped clean
about the hind parts, lest filth may
gather and attract the blow flies. A
mixture of glycerine and fish oil in
equal parts is excellent to smear those
parts of.the sheep as preventive of fly
blow.
I Never force the sheep to jump over
bars or fences half let down. Their
weak shin bones may be snapped like
glass rods by catching between the
rails.
The hateful flies will soon be at
work. Prepare for them by using tar
on the Sleeps noses; it drives off the
flies by its smell; or the flies stick in
it. If mixed with grease of any kind,
half and half, it will be less apt to
harden and dry.
While at pasture the sheep should
have access to salt. A flock will visit
the sailing place twice day regular
ly. Salt is good tonic and prevents
indigestion which produces destruc-
tive diarrhea, all the worse when the
weather is warm.
Plant a bit of fodder corn, none of
the sweet kinds, in readiness for the
weaned lambs by and by. 1t is food
and cool shelter for them. Plant in
rows thirty inches apart, and plant
ten inches apart in the rows. By
using the succeeding early kinds one
may have fresh feeding all through the
summer and up to frost.
Before the flock is turned out for
the summer, the feet should be put in
the best condition. The sole should
be pared and the toes clipped, other
wise there may be trouble with sore
feet.
1t is common impression, it can
not be called belief, that sheep do
not require water. A flock that has
access all the time to it will drink
several times day.
Ewes from which the lambs have
been taken should be examined twice a
day to avoid injury to the udder. 1t
is as necessary to dry off eve as it is
to dry off the cows. Stocking of the
udder is also bad thing in warm
weather, on account of the danger
from blow flies, should the udder
tester and discharge matter.
In docking lambs it is always nec-
essary to draw the skin up toward the
root of the tail before the cut is made.
The cut is best made by pair Of
shears, so that it shall not be toe
smooth; common pruning shears is
good thing TO make the cut with. OF
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-08

Apple Dankies-Pare five large,
tart apples, remove cores and fill the
cavities with grape or ounce jelly.
Arrange ON an earthen pie plate,
sprinkle the apples thickly with pow
dered sugar and strew over them
grated cocoanut. Cover closely and
bake in q moderate oven till tender.
Serve with whipped cream.
Bread Pudding-One coffee cup of
bread crumbs dried and rolled fine, one
tea cup of sugar, one quart of milk,
one teaspoonful of ginger, little salt,
three eggs, saving the whites of two.
Bake. Then spread jelly over the top,
and frosting over this made of the
two whites of eggs, and one table.
spoonful of sugar, and return to oven
to brown slightly.
Tomato Salad-This is prepared in
two ways, and is one of the most at,
tractive salads made. For both these
the tomatoes should be round, large
and solid, and must be pared without
scalding. They must be kept on ice
until ready to use, then make little
nests OF lettuce leaves on q flat dish
and put half of tomato in each nest.
Put tablespoonful of mayonnaise on
each half tomato, and serve immedi-
ately.
Raspberry Charlotte--Soak one.
third box gelatine in one-third cup
cold water until soft. Pour on it one.
third cup boiling water, stir, add cup
sugar and cup juice from canned rasp-
berries. When the jelly begins to
harden, beat until light; add the
beaten whites of three eggs and the
juice of a lemon. Beat stiff and pour
in mold lined with sponge cake, or in
cups with tiny fancy sponge cake in
the bottom. Serve with cream.
A Good Plain Cake-Dry half q
pound of flour, and when cold rub into
it three ounces of dripping or lard.
Add one teaspooful of baking powder,
two ounces of moist sugar, teacupful
of currants and half teaspoonful OF
ground cinnamon. Make all into a
stiff batter with milk (sour if possible),
and bake in steady oven till knife
inserted into the cake will be quite
bright and clean when drawn cut.
N. B.-An egg added to the above in
gradients will, of course, improve the
cake.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-08

by local applications, as they cannot reach the
way to cure deafness, and that is by constitu-
tional remedies. Deafness is caused by an in
famed condition of the mucous lining OF the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube gets in
feet hearing, and when it is entirely closed
Deafness is the result. and unless the infiam-
nation can be taken out and this tube restored
TO its normal condition, hearing will he de-
stroyed for ever. Nine cases out of ten are
caused by catarrh, which is nothing but an in
famed condition of the mucous surfaces
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness Caused by catarrh) that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for
circulars, free.
f. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists 15c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-08
Things Worth Learning.

Remember that it is mark of good
breeding to thank person for a gifr
the day it arrives.
Acknowledge an invitation for din
ner or luncheon the day it arrives.
Thank your hostess for your visit the
day you return home.
Either leave your card or write n
note to friend as soon as you hear
that friend is i'll.
Keep sufficient paper and envelopes
on hand, so your notes can be written
at once. and remember that dainty
note is the hallmark of good breeding.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-08
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
Flowers For the Table.

The housekeeper has often been en-
barassed by the difficulty of arranging
short stemmed flowers as centerpiece
for her dinner table. The long, tall
vases and beakers are of no manner of
use, nor is a bowl much better. The
florists, however, will sell perforated
wire shapes made to fit over the mouth
of any bowl. The shapes rise in the
center and fall away evenly to the
sides, as the top of loaf of bread.
The perforations are large enough to
admit the stems, but keep the heads of
the short stemmed blossoms from fall
ing through to the water below.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-08
Thirty-Nine Years in Bed, Though Well.

Thirty-Nine Years in Bed, Though Well.
Not every one who has come to o
conclusion concerning the pleasantest
way of living has the courage to live
according to that conviction, as did a
Devonshire (England) woman who has
just died. Thirty-nine years ago she
decided that the most comfortable
place to spend her time was in bed.
To bed accordingly she went, and, al
though strong and healthy, in bed she
remained during the rest of her life.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-08

How the Moon Fixes Soft Grab Prices.
The prices for the soft crabs are
governed largely by the phases of the
moon. The sloughing season of the
crab is after the dark of the moon, in
creasing as the moon nears its full.
Operated upon by the unvarying law
of supply and demand, as the supply
becomes more abundant at the moon s
full, prices often drop to ten or fifteen
cents per dozen, while at other sea-
sons the fancy prices at from sixty to
eighty cents are ved.-Philadel-
phia Record.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-08

An Indian girl is playing Puck In
Marie Wainwright's production of "a
Midsummer Nights Dream" Her name
is Ollie Heath, and she was born and
raised among the Cheroke tribe. Sus.
sequently she attended seminary and
there gained her first knowledge OF
stage art.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-08
A GRAND WORK

Helping Tired Mothers and Giving Rosy
Checks to Children.
Thousands of tired, nervous, worried
women have found strength, health and
happiness in Hoods Sarsaparilla, which
puriles their blood, strengthens theiI
nerves and gives them good appetitcs.
Pale and puny children are given rosy
cheeks and vigorous appetites by the great
blood onriching qualities of Hoods Sar.
saparilla. 1t is indeed the mothers friend
and it may well have IL place in thousands
OF families. Be sure to get Hoods.
Ennh,e piEIe are the only pills to take
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-08

Who are injured by the use of coffee Re-
Gently there has been placed in all the grocery
stores n new preparation called Grain o, made
The most delicate stomach receives il without
distress, and but few can tell it from coffee.
1t does not cost over one-q quarter as much.
cts. and % cts. per package. Try it. Ask for
Irain-O.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-08

To wash embroidered linens so as not to
fade the colors, fill a tub half fun of warm
water, to which add little Ivory Soap.
Wash each piece through the suds care
fully, rinse in blue water, to which little
thin starch is added. Hang in the shade
TO dry. Iron on the wrong side, press
ing down heavily to bring out the stitches,
thus restoring their original beauty.
E1IyI
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-08
Lazy People.

The LATEST people on earth live on the
Sandwich Islands. None of the natives
do any work to speak of. Nature gives
them enough to eat without any con.
siderable labor, and they seem content
ed with what they thus receive.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-08
A Light Lunch.

Benny Bloobumper-"Oh, papa, the
goat has swallowed Il Roman CANDLE"
Mr.. Bloobumper-"That's all right
He merely wanted light lunch."-
Life.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-08
Tough on the Doctor.

Doctor-Tm surprised to see you ou
so soon.
Patient-Yes; the dog upset the medi
cine you left for me.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-08

There may be lots of nice mon in tn,
world, but the bill collectors don't NEE
them.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-08

The greatest length of England and
Scotland, north and south, is about
60S miles.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-08

Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teethng, softens the gums, reducing nflamma-
tion, allays pain cures wind collie. &c n bottle.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-08

l use Pisos Cure for Consumption both in
my family and practice.-Dr. q. W. PATrER-
SON lnkster, Mich, Nov. 3. 1894.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-08

Ifanlictcdwith sore eyes use DIR. Isaac Thomp.
sons Eye-water. Druggists sell t25c. per bottle
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-08

Courting after marriage Applying
for q divorce
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-21
To Suppress n Nuisance.

Missouri citizens purpose making an
attempt to secure the enactment of laws
which shall encctually put an end TO the
use OF the telephone or telegraph for prac-
teal joking.
\ law already exists in that State which
makes it a crime TO send false messages.
but the penalty Of a fine does not appear
sufficiently strong TO prevent the trick
sters plying their ayocauon.
Hardly a business in ST. Louis but has
been victimized by false telephone mes
sages sent 10y sharpers or testers, and
many a physician has answered an omcr-
gency call only TO discover ne had been
directed 10 a vacant lot. The police are
occasionally summoned by phone to put
down an imaginary riot. and some years
ago a St Louis practical Joker sent "a
message ordering fifteen undertakers TO
call at the same hour and place for the
corpse Of a man they found alive and
kicking.
one of the remedies suggested for this
abuse is 10 make the penalties on line
with the postal laws. which are very
strict. and which summarily deal with
tricksters. Another suggestion is TO in
ausurate system of checking an telc-
phone calls from public telephones. In
this way a line could be kept on an mes
sages. as the subscribers of private SER
vice would he held TO account for mes
sages sent from their boxes.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-21

Tho Ola Skipper see down his glass.
and. drawing bis murly hand across his
frosty beard. emitted a growl Of displeas-
ure.
Mere bilge-water.' he said IN a lower
hold voice that had done service in a
Cape Horn sale. Nothing seems as it
was in the old days.
The company did not dispute the grlz-
zlcd sheilback. They knew that there
was yarn comins. aud they simply sat
sul and looked cAH.ctautly at him.
THE best tasting liquor 1 ever hoisted
aboard" tho old fellow said. was when
l was on the American clipper Memnon.
I shipped as second mate TO Capt. Cor
don. lie had a reputation as "A driver
second 10 no other skipper then afloat.
lle had lost the Boston packet Anglo
Saxon. and. being young and ambitious,
Was DESTROYS Of rllaeming himself. lt
WAS blowing fresh one day and we had
the ship down 10 Oh gallant sails. With
tho wind abeam anl devil of cross-sea
running. 1 had the middle watch, and.
as the Captain went below fer short
snooze, he says 10 me, Keep her a-going.
and il 1t freshens auy and you get scared
give me q call
The old craft was then a-boiling along,
and the deck was as wet as a half-tide
rock. Thinks / 10 myself TN see what
you're made of-ship and skipper. both.
/ wanted 10 make reputation. and. be-
sides l had very little 10 risk.
'Ay, ay. sir tn keep her a-going
was my reply 10 the skipper, and l did
crack it TO her. The watch was about
half out. and the ship was jumping and
diving like q porp0ise. and her masts
sprnging like whips I began 10 get a
little nervous. and finally concluded that
II was time 10 case her q little, particu-
larly as some OF the crew were looking
az me. and the wind was heading the ship
or. dived below The Captain was
on the tlansom Ca his clothes
capt Gordon. / says, the ship Is Ia
boring some. the wind IS veering. and l
fear Wen jump the foremost out IT'S
time 10 shorten sail think, for the wa
ter on the main deck IS up 10 your knees
Turning over with his back toward me,
he says. noncnalantly.
When il gets up 10 your chin give
me another CALL
Il jumped mp on deck quicker than !
came down. dumfounded az such an ex-
hipiton Of recklessuess. | took the re-
sronsiblllty however. Of swinging the
snip or some. and. the water smoothing
a little We began 20 make better wealth
er.
Then I went below and took nip OF
that good whiskey 70 settle my nerves. -
New Va-L Sun
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-21
UOMAS'S PHYSIQtE.
Correct Proportions and How TO Maintain
Them.


In a recent lecture at the Academy OF
National Sciences OF Philadelhia. Profess
sor A. b. Brubaker discussing the SUD-
ject OF Physical Development said.
professor Gottfried Schadow OF the
ROYAL Academy OF Arts. I'm Berlin. has
given 10 the world. I'm his figure OF an Ar
tistically formed woman. the ioioWinS
measurements. Height, GS IL inches.
breadth OF neck. 81 inches shoulders.
Is inches: waist. inches. hips. 10 IL inch
cs
Long before Professor Schadow's time
an unknown artist created the statue.
the Venus dc Mcdici. the worlds ideal OF
perfection I'm the female figure, on these
measurements: Height. GO inches breadth
OF neck. inches. shoulders, 10 'ncacs.
waist. ID inches. hips, u inches.
professor Sergeant. with several thou
sand tabuated life measurements In hand
produced composite figure OF tho young
American girl with these measurements:
Height. c. l-2 inches; breadth OF neck. IS
inches: girth Of neck, l2.1 inches; breadth
OF shoulders. l4.7 inches. breadth OF waist.
SO inches: grth of waist. 2i.6 inches.
breadth Of hips, 49, inches; girth OF hips.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-21
TIE T1MES-KICHMOND VA SUNDAY! FEBRUARY H. 1897.

one year. when they were going 70 ,ne
seaside aud had 10 travel about twenty
five miles In carriages the entire traln,
consisting o. three large douD.e ca - a.,
Tor the family two wagonet,os ~ ~
servants. and five wagons full OF Dts
gage. was stopped. while the nursery gov
erness got out. cut a switch from 49,
lifted him. a screaming boy CT i1v ~, a.
kits, cut Of the carriage, gaNY , n,,' 90
thorough whipping and restoreu nun "a
his place because no had screamed anu
cried that be didn't Ike 70 rlus, lis
oufcrcet part Of his description Nas up
memory q hts mothers benaNloi, 49,,
Ing this exciting enleode-excitnk 10 li',,'
at lcast-she never raised htt sl,a ~,
her novel and never seemed 10 NV ~" ~, 80
anything out Of the way was sDins w, 40.
wonder sometimes. that Aintl'. "a, -
men who are failures as artistS, a. ,','h
ors. as writer's or indeed IN any btahch
Of work which can be called proiessioTnlh1 ~. u,
do not become nursery COVE. 80
life is not "a hard enc. but II IL he.tS
eifv that tho urtrserv gOVcrness nr "ftsi
mined otherwise she viii be a laluie'
II sho IS tho right sort OF ~ 'i,,tie
matter how firm she may ~, - III
charges viii grow FOND OF he' under-
dren are wonderfully qulCnt inetice
standing and approving gT..t,h 80
some ono rsf5 that the good Eugllsh gov
ernoas had n nadigrce that was het tlutl-
"a by that 81 any kind since u, 20 ~ oeob
story cf tho ronroval Of the heah on eattu
household in which she had 'a"e"1 INV
young idea how 10 shoot.
THE POPULARITY OF LAChS.
Although SO many imitation gems are
being wCrn. the fancy Tor Itdl ldce ~
growing every dav. and II a woman can
only have "a half ward OF thoIouBhIy soou
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-21
GEORGES FIRST PETTICOAT.
Mrs. Kittie CouldSbes Collects the Baby
Skirts Of Famous Men.
WORN BY FATHER or HIS COUNTRY,
Has 100 Flannel Petticoats Belonging to
Celebrated Women Since The Ke,oiu-
tIon-sciIing Fac. siTniIe of Mrs.
ClcvcIand's Bridal Petticoat.

One OF the aueercst collectors in &c
world is Mrs. Kittic Gouldsbee. OF LIN
coin County Ga. who has fancy fer
collecting flannel petticoats. All acr
long life. and she is now eighty years
old. Mrs Gouldsbee has begged. Dor
rowed or stole" cast-off flannel potticodts
until her collection numbers over one
hundred Of these articles Of wearing op-
pareL
The skirts by no means belong to OBJ
scure persons. That would defeat the
object Of the collector. They must have
eilpging associations OF the great per-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-21
lNVEIGH AGAINST GOSSIP.
Bah Wants to Help Crush Out This
Growing Evil.
hrs. HURTFULS BAD INFLUENCE
English Governesses as sb-olute Bon-
archs in the Nursery-The Modern
Nurse as Thorough Eeformer OF
Children.


New YORK. Feb. 10. 1891
The world. IL ls said f. growing more
and more cultured. But did you ever
happen 10 think how II IS given over 10
petty gossip? When we pick up the diary
OF Mr.. Pcpys We laugh. in semi-pity-
ing way. at the minute descriptions he
gives of the daily lie OF the people among
whom he went. We forget. however, that
those were the days when the newspaper
was OF little worth. letters were a long
time IN going from place 20 place. few
people travelled. q spade was very en-
phatically called a spade. and art with q
capital A. was not thought or 10 Is
true that I'm those days there were heroes,
and nowadays heroes are scarce As the
world grows larger il grew broader, ana
men ana women counted II an evidence
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-21
COlyicts on Roads.

There can be no reasonable objection 10
the employment Of convicts at road build
ing IL seems practically assured that
the public highways Will never be Inn
proved as they ought 20 be i'm any other
way. and therefore the danger Of bring
Ing convict labor into competition with
Tree labor is very remote. In Europe IL
has long been the policy TO build and inn
prove roads with convict labor. and some
or the finest highways in the world are
the result OF that policy.-Cleveland Lead
er.