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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-09

The Nashville Banner says: "At
the Tennessee Centennial Exposition
are exhibited the old cabin birth
place of two famous American citizens.
These cabins are genuine, as certified
by atfidavits in the possession of the
owner and exhibitor. The Rev. w. G..
Bigham, a Methodist minister, while
travelling a circuit which embraced
parts of Todd and Hardin Counties,
Kentucky, bought the two log cabins
and the land on which they stood.
One of the cabins was built by Tom
Lincoln, and in it he lived with his
wife, Nancy Hanks. In this cabin,
without floor, Abe Lincoln was
born in the year 1909. Every log, ex.
cept few which did not withstand the
ravages of time and the weather. il
preserved. The other cabin is one in
which the President of the late Con.
federacy was born. 1t came from near
Fairview, Todd County, Kentucky.
Mr.. Davis was born there in 1908, and
when si1ty-six years old was given IA
banquet by old citizens of FairYiew in
the very sape cabin"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-09

The New Jersey station in n recent
bulletin on the melon louise, which
attacks plants of melons, squash,
cucumbers, ETC., says that they make
their first appearance in New Jersey
in June, but appear earlier south and
later north of that latitude. They
are also sap suckers and feed on the
under side of the leaves, causing the
leaves to wrinkle and curl, then dry
up and die. They multiply and spread
with astonishing rapidity. Like the
harlequin cabbage bug, they spend the
the winter in sheltering rubbish. A
favorite winter place is u thick weed
patch on the roadside or in fence
corners. Rake all such places, piling
therubbish in fall and burn it during the
winter. This louise cannot bereached by
spays. The only effective remedy is
bi-sulphide of carbon applied as fol-
lows: Lay one barrel hoop on the
ground, cut another into halves, cross
these halves in the middle and tack
the ends to the first hoop. Paste
tough paper over this dome shaped
frame, or tack cheap cloth over it and
oil same to preserve it. Gather the
vines of a hill in a bunch and cover
with the dome, pressing the bottom
hoop into the soil Il half inch. Before
doing SO, pour teaspoonful of the
carbon bi-sulphide into clam shell or
other shallow receptacle and set this
on part of the vine stiff enough to
hold it up, or on large clot of earth,
or small mound. The liquid soon
evaporates, and as the vapor is heavier
than the air, it sinks, and would es-
cape under the hoops, if the latter were
not pressed into the soil. In an hour
remove the cover and every louise will
be dead. As soon as curled leaf
is noticed, treat that hill, and watch
daily for others. A few days of watch
fulness and care will catch them all.
Fifty covers will be enough for large
field, and they can be put away in
nests as merchant keeps hats, for
| the winter and will thus occupy very
little room and will last several years.
They are also handy to protect the
earliest hill of vegetables from late
spring frosts. Do not use too much
liquid, or the plants may be injured.
A teaspoonful to the hill is sufficient
On a small patch of vines, these lice
may be destroyed by wiping off every
affected leaf with sponge dipped il
soap suds.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-09
Good Way to Keep Butter.

If you have no ice box, fairly good
way to keep butter is as follows: Put
the butter in porcelain bowl, and set
this bowl in a soup dish which is filled
to brimming with cold water. Turn
over this so that it will sit on the edge
of the soup plate in the water large
cheap unglazed flower pot, which has
been dipped in water. Lay over the
top of it folded wet cloth. The con-
slant evaporation of water oozing
through it's pores will keep the butter
several degrees cooler than the outside
temperature. The flower pot must be
kept wet all the time.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-09
A Mans Fight with Rats.

One of the most unique and thrilling
adventures yet recorded comes from
Sandusky, Ohio. The story told in
brief is as follows: Frank Rubruska.
a fPolander, who makes living by
hunting, trapping and fishing in the
Crane Creek Territory and lives alone
IN a hut on the edge of big marsh.
was awakened the other night by a
stinging sensation in his right cheek.
and raising his hand to his face grasped
what proved to be a rat, which had bit
ten him in the cheek, and which, when
he seized it. instantly bit him in three
places on the hand. Rubruska raised
up in bed and hurled the rat so yio-
lently against the wall that he killed
it, and as he was about to spring from
the bed he felt sharp twinges of pain
from bites in his back, neck and
shoulder, and felt a swarm of rats run
ming over him and heard some of them
jump upon the floor and scamper away.
He felt one of them clinging to his
neck and threw up his hand to knock
the animal of, and as he did so the
rat caught his index finger and bit it
to the bone, and then leaped to the
floor. Ruhruska sprang from the bed
and in doing so ho stepped upon &
rat, which bit him severely in the foot
and hung on until he kicked the ami.
NAL loose, In the meantime rats were
heard scurrying about the room, and
one of them seized Rubruska by the
ankle, Rubruska struck light. seized
his shotgun, and fired at pair of
cleaning eyes in one corner of the
room. The report of the gun frightened
away all the rats except the one 1t
which he shot and which was killed,
Rubruska dressed his wounds as hest
he could and sat up until morning and
at daylight went to secure the services
of surgeon"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-09

A correspondent of the Toronto
Globe thinks too little attention is paid
to the preparation of the land before
planting orchards. Once, thle fruit
could be grown without it, because we
had virgin soil. Now, long cropping
with different farm crops has exhausted
the food required by the trees and left
the soil hard and baked. Three to five
years, the writer thinks, is none too
long to give such soil proper prepara-
ton He is now treating fifteen acres
in the following manner: The first
year, after good tillage, he sows wheat
in the fall, seeding with clover next
spring. 1t takes the second year to
get the clover established Third year
clover is plowed under, using heavy
logging chain. Then the soil is thor
oughly cultivated to assist decompo-
sition by storing moisture, continu
ing till early fall, when the piece is
furrowed out and ditched, no water
being allowed to lie on it, Next spring
clover is again sowed, allowed to be-
come established, plowed under in the
fifth year and land cultivated. In the
spring of the sixth year the land is
cultivated and trees are set. While
there is an apparent loss of time and
labor by this method, it will be more
than made up by the quality and quaint
ity of apples grown in soil so prepared,
as compared with fruit produced on
that prepared in the ordinary way.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-09
HOUSEHOLD AFeAi9s.
Sour MIX in Cooking,

When sour milk is to be used in
cooking, few vigorous whisks with
the egg-beater in the bowl or pitcher
will mix the curd and whey so thor
oughly that it can be poured as easily
rs cream and will obviate the unpleas-
hntness of finding cake or buffins in
terspersed with particles of curd. Soda
used with sour milk should not be put
into milk, but be sifted into the -four
like baking powder.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-09

H. H. Burns, of Traverse City,
Mich, has dog that has established
a record as fireman. On two
occasions it has extinguished fires
that would have destroyed the houses
but for the dogs efforts. 1t puts out
the fire by rolling on it. Once it lost
most of it's hair before the flames
were subdued. The dog is hand.
some cottar spaniel and is very popu.
lar in Traverse City, where it's ex
ploits are well known,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-09

! Fair visitor-''P fellow! And
what brought you here?"
Mike (the slugger)-"It wuz all be-
cuz of dat unlucky number t'irteen,
miss
Fair Visitor "Indeed? Do tell me
howl"
Mike (the slugger)-''Well, you see,
miss, dere wuz de, jury, twelve, an
de ledge made t'irteen. Judge.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-09

what she ate was charged to her at
liiarket prices and the manure was
creaiteo TO her: Inc result was that
e aoou' ohe-thifd OF the cows We're pro-
ii'apie' one-tnlrd Just pad Their way,
AM! anu 'he remainder were IN debt all the
'inhe' ii thls Is true OF this herd,
seiec.eo WIN SKILL managed and fed
III III 'ne most approved manner what Is
the state OF affairs with the ordinary
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-09

A correspondent who evidently is
worrying about gift wants to know
what we consider best for wedding.
We can't recall anything more appro-
pirate than a girl from this locality
for such function.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-09
THE MERRY SIDE OF LIFE
STORIES THAT ARE TOLD BY THE
FUNNY MEN OF THE PRESS.

Clever Lad-Literal-No Scope-Had
Been There-Son-S n-Suited-His Seven
teenth QuestiOn-A Drawback-Better
Than He Expected - Still Funny, Etc.
The boy stood on the burning deck
Till all but him had fed,
And then he put the fire out,
And went and cruised ahead.
And when he'd had enough Of that
He sailed into the slip,
And got a thousand dollars down
As salvage on the ship.
-Harper's Bazaar.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-09

The fine will be three dollars and
costs, announced the Police Magis-
trate.
"I'm willing to make it ten dollars
and costs, Squire" said the scorcher,
'if you'll have it entered ON the
printed record that 1 was going twen-
ty miles an hour and my machine was
Creased lightning, geared to eighty
four. ."-Chicago Tribune.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-09
u pickere, Swallowed by Snake.

<G. w. Platt. who is employed as
salesman at E. s. Hunts furniture
store, at Essex, Conn, while out for
a stroll near fiat rock at the factory
pond saw large water snake come
out Of the water and crawl upon rock
on the bank. Mr.. Platt killed the
snake with blow from a stick. On
looking closely he saw fish in the
snakes mouth, He pulled it out and
it proved to be good-sized pickerel,
which came to life when he put it in
the water. The snake was over FIVE
feet long. Il -.-,.=S--
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-09

Figures just compiled by the Sta
tistical Society give the amount of
money in the savings banks and sim
liar institutions of the world as ST.
900, 200, 900. The United Kingdom
has 81, 235, 900, 900 laid away in small
savings.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-09

A can of boiling lard was on the
cook stove, and Miss Stella Evans. of
Colorado Springs, put an egg in it to
boil. In an instant the egg exploded.
and the lady was spattered with flying
lard. 49,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-09

Sociologists have been paying an
unusual amount of attention of late
to the questions of prison reform, re-
duction of the criminal classes and
tha lika
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-09

Weary-"Dis arber-day tree-plant-
in is gittin' ter beta greatt'ing."
Raggles-'Yes;,an' I'm opposed ter
it, too"
Weary-"W'y?"
Raggles-"W'y? Jes' t'nk NV de
snap we 'ud hev gittin' meals eff wood
wuz too skeerce ter be used ez fuel"
Judge.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-09

'I bought little Tommy trumpet
because he was so lonely, but he did
not seem pleased.
''Well, no; you see his old grand
mother is stone deaf Pick -Me-Up.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-09

The Dallas News says: One county
in Texas will produce this year more
corn than Jacobs agents found in all
Egypt.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-09

Mr.. Twynn-''The romance of Mo
Brides honeymoon fingers still, al
though he has been married FIVE
years.
Mr.. Triplett-"H "Howtdo you know9"
Mr.. Twynn-"He jokes with his
wife about her millinery bills"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-09

Traveler'(to the driver on fording
the river)-"Has anyone ever been lost
in this stream?"
Driver-"No, sirr' Sam Mason was
drowned here last spring, but they
found him again after looking for two
weeks. Judge.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-09
Better Than He I1xperted.

'"The question is,' said the Turkish
Minister, ''how much!indemnity Greece
will pay"
SIS that ?"tasked Abdul Hamid,
cheerfully. 81 thought the question
was how much indemnity Greece
would owe. Puck.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-09

''The rooms are rather small, p" said
the prospective boarder.
"The advantage Of that" said the
hotel-keeper complacently, sis that
not SO much fresh air is required to
keep them cool. philadelphia North
American.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-09

The Tramp-"Can you tell me how
l can get some work, sir?'
The Citizen (crustily)-"Yes; buy a
bicycle, and try to keep it clean!''--
YonkerstStatesman
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-09

Held willingly go round the
world for your sake"
She-"I wouldn't likeithat."
why not?"
I'm that case you'd come back to
where you started from"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-09

Brown-"Did You ever try that
tailor I recommended to you?"
Green-"Yes. Too expensive. Got
two suits from him-one dress suit,
one law suit!"-Punch,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-09

The Rescuer-''How did your come
to fall .in?"
The Rescued-"I didn come to fall
in, L, came to fish. ."-Harper's Week
ly.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-09

Hewitt had a nightmare the
last time was at that hotel"
Jewett-"What of it3'
Hewitt foolishly mentioned it
to the clerk the next morning and he
charged me for the use cd one horse"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-09

Dancing masters agree that the hi
cycle has dealt a cruel blow to their
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-09
The Brute.

Mrs. Hoon-''Why do you persist
in referring to the folding-bed as hep
Why isn't it just as appropriate to call
it she as it is a ship?"
Old Hoon-'Because itshuts up oc-
casionally. Judge.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-09

Little Clarence-"Pa?"
Mr.. Callipers-''Well, my son?"
LittleS Clarence-"Is postage-stamp
collecting profession or disease?"
Puck.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-09

Living III nearly forty per cent.
cheaper in London than in New York
Nitv
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-09
To Make a Good Cup of Tea.


Have good tea to begin with; then
be sure that you have freshly drawn
pure and filtered water of which to
make the beverage. The water must
not have been standing for hours ex-
posed to the weather nor simmering
on the range. 1t must be fresh, and
then, if you have brisk fire or the hot
flame of spirit lamp, bring it quickly
to the boil. A fiat -bottomed kettle is
to be preferred, as it has a broad sur
face to expose to the heat, and the boil
ing is soon accomplished. Water is
boiling when it bubbles and the steam
comes in white puffs from the spout of
the kettle. 1t does not boil when it
begins to simmer and sing-that is
only the sign that it is near to boiling.
You must make your tea when the
water has just boiled. A kettle which
has been standing on the back of a
stove all day, filled up now and then
by dipper or two more of water, will
not make good tea. You must boil
the water on purpose.
An earthen pot is better for tea than
metal one. Pour little boiling
water in the pot to heat it, and after Il
minute or two pour it out. Now put a
teaspoonful of tea for every cup of hot
water-an even, not heaping, spoon
ful-and adda extra one for the pot.
Pour on as much water as will fill the
number of cups you wish to make.
Let it stand two minute, then with a
long handled spoon stir the leaves
once through the water and instantly
cover the pot again. Three minutes
more and your tea is done. Never let
tea steep or boil or stand long time.
1t is quick, neat, nice process from
beginning to end.-New York Journal.
Recipes.
Pineapple Fritters-Half cup OF
-four, half cup of milk and two eggs.
l3eat together the -four, half the milk
and the yolks, seasoned with half a
saltspoonful of salt. Add gradually
the balance of the milk Stir in tea.
cupful of finely chopped pineapple,
and lastly the whites of the eggs beaten
stiff. Drop by spoonfuls on hot but
tered griddle. Cook till delicate
brown on both sides.
Egg Puffs-Take one egg for each
person to be served. Separate the
whites from the yolks, keeping the
yolks whole. Add saltspoonful Of
salt and dash of pepper to the yolks.
Add pinch of salt to the whites and
beat stiff. Drop in teaspoonfuls on
hot buttered griddle, and lay q yolk on
top of each spoonful Cover each with
another teaspoonful of white, TurI
quickly to brown the other side, They
will be almost balls.
Banana Cake-Put in saucepan
four tablespoonfuls of sugar, two o
lemon juice, six tablespoonfuls o.
orange juice, and place over the fire
Peel and slice thin six bananas anG
add to the liquid; cook five minutes
Make a sponge or cup cake, and bake
in biscuit tin. When the cake is
partly cooled split it, and spread one
half of the bananas over the lower
part; place the top of the cake on the
fruit, and put the remaining bananas
over the top. This is very nice and
should be eaten warm.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-09
Heroism of an American Naval omcer.

Heroism of an American Naval Odicer.
1t is told of Roman sailor that in
trying to climb from small boat into
a ship he and his companions were
struggling to board and capture, he
was clinging to the ship with his right
hand, when it was cut off, He caught
hold again with his left, and that was
cut off, but not till he had driven his
head up to the deck of the boat, and,
with both hands gone, he still clung
on with his chin and elbow, and it was
not till his head was struck off that he
fell back into the water That was
old Roman fighting with a vengeance,
but in the annals of our own navy
there is true story of still greater
pluck, for our hero used his head, and
saved others in the midst of his own
awful sufferings.
Lieutenant Edward Smith, in 1925,
was in command OF schooner called
the Maggie, and it was wrecked in
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-06-03

We acknowledge the receipt Of a
magniicently engraved and en-
bossed invitation to the Twenty
Sixth Annual Commencement Of
the Law Department OF the George
town University, to be held Mon
day evening, June 2, 1897. The
exercises VIII be held in the now
National Theatre, Washington City,
and the program is very elaborate
one. The address to the graduates
will be delivered by Hon. Stephen
VI. White, OF California, who was
chairman OF tho Democratic Ma
tional Convention OF Chicago last
year. The list Of graduates Is very
long, as there are 45 Master. Of
Law and % Bachelors Of Law.
among tho latter, four West Vir-
ginIaus. John H. Fogle, Michael
II. King Frank r. Kennedy and
Isaac $. Peunvbacker. Jr.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-06-03

The political hopper ID already
beginning to boil over in the Buck.
eye State and the Democrats have
great hopes Of carrying Ohio this
fall. john Il. Mclean, the wealthy
proprietor of the Cincinnati En-
qUircr, the leading free silver pa
per Of the UBitod States, an
nounces his candidacy for the
Senate against Mark Hanna, If the
Legislature is Democratic, which IL
Is likely TO be. Tho State Conyen.
ton will be held in Columbus this
mouth aud the platform will DO
about tho same az the one adopted
at Chicago last year, and the Guau
clal question more Of au issue than
ever. Bryan has promised to stump
the State, and it will hustle the
l'ads lively TO save any yindicatIon
for Nckialcy.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-06-03
THE KINGwOOD POsrOFPIcE.

The Journal OF last week, iu(
speaking OF the change in the adj
ministraiion OF the affairs Of the
Postotiice here, gives out the fol.
lowing Information and speaks Of
the retiring Postmaster in kindly
manner, AS given below:
The change 10 pestmasters took
place on the 18th isst, Mr.. }. Sill
dell Brown retiring. and Mr. j.. w.
White succeeding him. Tie change
was so quietly made that few people
were aware OF il until after II had
been nfade. 80 carefully and so per-
fectly had the business of the office
been conducted by the cut going post
master that but little time was re-
CURED to make the transfer. 1t
due Mr.. Brown, 10 this con nection,
ia say that The conduct Of the Office
under his Administrations has been
entirely satisfactory 10 the patrons
OF the Office irrespective OF politics
or condition. On all occasions
have the people been politely served,
the mails promptly delivered and
few mistakes msdc in Distribution.
We have not heard OF single mis-
take in tho handling OF the money
orCer funds Of the Office during his
term. We congratulate him on the
splendid showing he has made.
In reply to repeated inquiries the
now postmaster asks The journal
to say, that. for the present, until
he becmes sonYersaHt with details OF
the Office, Mr.. B. H. Brown, the
present efficient deputy, will be 70.
tanned. That will be for month
or more yet. When Mr.. Brown,
retires, thoroughly eompetant
and satisfactory deputy Will be APP
pointed. The selection has already
been made, but the name of tho
person to be appointed will not be-
given TO the public for q while vet.
1t is the purpose of the rev post
master TO endeavor to give the pub
lie as good a service as any Of his
predecessors. To do better than
that he cannot promise, because
Hingwood has been fortunate in the
selection Of her postmasters in the
past, and he cannot hope to do bet
ter than have the long line of COM
potent officials who have preceded
him, but he will promise to make
an effort to do so.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-06-03

We hope our Board OF Education
will move ~ once to act in concert
with the Directors Of the High
School here towards beginning work
OF erecting an addition to our Pub
lic School building which is 20
badly needed. IS it will takc
about Two yoars TO complete the
work after it is begun since the
icyy will not permi, OF doing IL all
one year, tho necessity fog action
tais season ia very apparent. The
school has been divided now two
years and win have TO remain so,
$40 winters yet even if operations
.s begun at once, 90 the matter
should DOT be delayed longer our
people should Ina or e. start This
summer and get ,h ,ag ncoacI
work. under Roadway.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-06-03
OLDEST CONDUCTOR ON THE B.&o
Dies Suddenly at His Hotel in Cum.
bertrand


Capt. William Fonncr, who has
been connected with the B. 81 O.
X. K. for fifty years. forty years as
conductor, died Suddenly of ncu-
ralgla Of the heart at his hotel in
Cumberland. at 8 o'clock last Sat-
urday morning.
Capt. FUnDer became connected
with the Is. " O. when he was
quite young and was made con.
ductor forty years ago. During the
past eight years his run has been
from Cum bertrand to Parkersburg
and return on through trains Nos.
; and A. lie was kpd and cour-
teonS TO passengers and was widely
known from one end of The line to
the ether.
He became indisposod several
days ago and remained At his hotel
IN Cumberland. His condition WAS
not considered at all serious and
his death was unexpected. He
leaves wife and four sons, who
reside on a farm along the Chesa-
peake pay near Annapolis, where
he had an elegant home.
The funeral took place at Terra
Alta, Monday, and the interment
in the cemetery there. 1t was Capt.
formers request that he be barred
over there, as he used to live in
Terra Alta, and we believe his first
wife is buried in this ccustv
somewhere. lie was we'll known
to many Of our people and very
popular with them. He WIS 6S
years Of age, and died sitting in his
chair in tbs hotel in Cumberland.
He had been out for walk, and
was taken verse and roturned to
his room to lie down. Ills son
came IN shortly and found him
sitting in the char dead. Rev.
Harry Moore, OF Keyser, conducted
the funeral services.