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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-01-04
In A HUNORES YEARS.

Mayhap this life does n please;
But yield not to the sulks, or tho llues
For on this ancient mundane sphere
Who has things he would choose2
Misfortunes will o'ertake thee:
Yet mini not ieers. nor sneers-
What difference can this make to thee
In n century OF years.
Abandon many pet projects;
For sooner or later, they'll fail,
Then upon others place not blame,
Nor at thy mjshaps rail-
'Gainst adverse faso bravely battle,
Ne'er envyins prosperous peers;
Success woull make slight difference
With thea in hun lrel years!
D set by divers temptations,
Thy living a future oft seems;
But in lamenting waso no TIM,
Nor spenl it in selfish schemes.
Go aid thy fallen wretcAel brother,
Assuaging his sorrow and tears,
With him, and thea vast difference
Twill make in huldre years!
Fanny l.. Fancaer. in New Yori Observer.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-01-04

The Improvement of the potato has
seemed to be the work almost exclu.
sively of English-speaking people.
The tuber has been named, specifcal.
ly, the Irish potato, but the French
are not disposed to allow the fact to
be forgotten that one of their race
brought it effectively into general use.
Everywhere they are doing honor to
Parmentier's memory. A Parmentier
medal was recently offered at u grand
exhibition, which brought out col.
lection from one grower of $50 varie.
ties, probably the greatest assemblage
OF the potato family ever brought to-
gether at one time.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-01-04

A scheme for continuous mail col.
lecting in cities will be put in opera
tion in Washington shortly by Second
Assistant Postmaste. General Nelson.
A wagon specially constructed for the
purpose is now being built at Hart
ford, Conn. 1t will be large enough
to accommodate q carrier independ-
ent of the assistant, who will do the
driving and take the mail from the
street boxes. This wagon will con-
tain several apartments for "throw-
ing" the mail While it will be rather
large, it will be light and strong
and made with view to accom-.
modnting the work, rather than
for looks, although its ornamentation
will not be neglected.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-01-04
KNITTING REVIVED.

The latest fad of the society girl is
to knit. This pastime OF our grand
mothers dhY has become the rage.
Every fashiopable young woman at
present has bag in which she carries
knitting needles, silk and worsted.
Stockings are what she devotes most
attention to. The swell young man
has bicycle stockings knitted for him
by his fair admirers now. He no long
er has to buy them. All he does is to
plok out the color yarn he wants, and
one of his girl friends converts it into
stockings.
1t used to be considered hard to
think of present for young woman
to give man of her acquaintance.
This is no longer the case. All she has
to do is to knit him something. And
anything made by her dainty fingers
is supposed to enhance its value in his
eyes. She can knit him an umbrella
cover, bag or pair of stockings.
The bag must be travelling bag with
handles attached to it. These are made
OF silk, of course. Last year You could
not have persuaded q man to carry an
affair OF this sort, but now it is just
"the thing"
This season all OF the girls belonging
to the 600" at Newport went around
with these bags on their arms, and
knitted themselves and their male ad-
mirers golf, bicycle and tennis stock
in2s, as we'll as travelling bags and UNI
brella covers. New York Journal.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-01-04

NJ. Bonnel de MezieIes, member of
the Attanoux Missions, has come to
the conclusion that the Sahara will in
time be turned into fruitful region,
He believes that the guides purposely
lead caravans into the most arid re-
gions for their own profit, and that in
reality there are lakes, rivers, subter-
anean rivers, and abundant springs
which, if utilized for irrigation, would
completely change that region.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-01-04
SHE HANDLES PRESSES,

Women have taken all kinds of odd
positions, but there is only one girl
foreman OF q pressroom in n printing
Office in the United States, so far as
known. She is Miss Rena Challender,
twenty years old. The printing house
in which she holds the autocratic Office
OF director of the movements of big
steam presses and other machinery is
at Manistee, Mich.
She learned to set type when she
was sixteen, and soon made her way to
the front as a good printer. She took
particular interest in machinery, and
before long she could do anything
with n press that any one could do.
She can take press apart and put it
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-01-04
Laugiiable Use of "Again.o

The little worl "a3ain" once threw
a large assembly into fits of laughter.
1t was at public meeting in New
York. One OF the speakers, Rev. Mr..
r., had the misfortune. when he tried
to take seat, to miss his chair and
come down at full length on the plat
form. The accident occasionel not
little subdued mirth. When at last
it came his turn to speas. the presid-
ing officer introduced him in these
words: "The Rev. Mr.. II. will again
take the floor" The reverend gentle
man never met with SO enthusiastic a
reception as greeted this announce
ment.-Argonaut
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-01-04

Statistics collated by well known
trade journal exhibit in very strik.
ing way the parallel growth of tho
United States and the leading coun.
tries i'll Europe in trade and popua-
tion. Impressed by the magnitude Of
our own growth, we believed for o
timo that it was unique. But th:a
theory is no longer tenable. Although
this country has grown faster than
any one Of the eight leading countries
OF Europe, nearly all show great in.
creases both in wealth and population.
Taking the United States, Great Brit.
ain, France, Germany, Austria Hun
gary, Italy, Belgium, Russia and
holland in single group, they show
an increase in population between
1860 and 1890 of over 180, 900, 900, of
which 32. 600, 900 belong to the United
States. This represents for US almost
exactly 100 per cent. OF growth, and
it is the highest percentage in the
group, although Russia, with q lower
percentage, shows growth of So,
600, 1000. Germany increased over q
third, Austria Hungary over fourth,
Italy fifth, Great Britain not quite n
fourth, while France remained almost
stationary. The percentage increase
for the entire group is 52t for popu-
lation and 222 for trade in the last
four decades. Our own trade increase
in that time is we'll above the average,
being from $513, 900, 900 to over
81 600, ,000,00G, or more than 200 per
cent. Russia surpassed this percent
age, but still remained behind us in
the total volume of trade, Germany =
percentage of trade increase more
than doubled that OF England. 1t is
hard to overestimate the significance
OF such figures. They show a growth
both in population and wealth that is
without precedent in history.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-01-04
FASHION NOTES.

Stuff belts for the winter ale wide,
folded or plain, in girdle shape.
Some hufliness, there must be, OF
silk or lace or ribbon, at the back OF
all fashionable dresses.
Sleeves of gowns, fer emi-toilet,
are so ruffled and puffed you hardly
notice that they have decreased in size.
Velvet ribbons, wherever possible,
this season will replace those of silk
or satin. We shall have them in ro.
settes, bands, bows, belts, even ruffies.
A silk waist that has begun to show
the ravnges OF time may have its days
heightened by covering it smoothly
with open grass linen embroidery, and
putting in puffed sleeves OF the same
goods.
An entirely new fad is being cher
ished by fashionable dsessmakers-
that of cutting evening bodices square
in front and high in back, with collar
a 10 Stuart, and OF having the sleeves
come down we'll over the wrists.
The sleeveless jacket is the novelty
of the hour. 1t is to be worn before
the fall coat becomes necessity.
The jacket fastens with a mother-oi-
pearl buckle studded with mock
emeralds. Whether it is made OF taffeta
with frills OF ofaccordion plating rough
cloth or heavy lace, it is chic enough
to satisfy even the heart OF French
woman. As yet there are but few OF
those sleeveless coats in town. /.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-01-04
MOURNING BECOMING TO HER.

Mrs. John w. Mackay. who lost her
son recently in Paris and who is still
in deep mourning, has become great
church goer. Her gowns, we are
informed by the society papers, are
dreams. One woman says that they
are the envy OF the whole congrega-
tion, including the men. All the
women want an excuse to go into
mourning so that they can wear black
and outshine Mrs. Mackay. They can
not do it. "Mrs. Mackay is the luckiest
woman in the world" said grass
widow, just over from Paris. "Just at
q time when colors were beginning to
grow tiresome and none of us knew
what on earth to do for a change, she
gets chance to go in mourning. And
black is SO becoming to her !"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-01-04
Date of the First Coins.

1t is hard to realize that prior to B.
@. 700 there we're no true coins. The
ingots or buttons of gold and silver
were weighed at every mercantile
transaction. The Lydians of Asia
Minor are credited with having been
the first to cast and stamp with an of.
fetal device small oval gold ingots of
definite fixed weight an invention
strangely delayed, but OF inestimablc
Importance to industry and com.
merce. A coiu has been described AZ
ga piece of metal of fixed weight,
stamped by authority of the Govern.
ment and employed as medium Of
exchange. Good Words.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-01-04
GOSSIP.

IWo minutes Is the longest time
that Queen Victoria can stand on her
feet.
The Queen of Portugal has taken
Roentgen photographs of the waists of
her court ladies to demonstrate the
evils OF tight lacing.
1t seems that Miss Ellen Terry is
threatened with serious eye trouble,
and has been forbidden to rea |, write
or to worry about anything.
Elizabeth Seward, of Denver, Col. :,
the only woman billposter in the Uni
ted States, employs from eight to ten
men and is assisted by her twenty
two-year. old daughter.
The new "Venus waist" whose pc
culiarity is that it is three or four in
ches nearer the normal size than tho
fashion plate variety, gives q decided
advantage to the tall fellow with tho
long arm.
Many women riders of tho bicycle
wear shoes that are not adapted to rid
ing. When women ride wearing low
cut, paper soled shoes they are not get
ting the enjoyment out of cycling that
should be theirs.
Mrs. @. F. Fishbaclz, wife of thu
owner of the Seattle Wash. Times, is
said to be the first white woman who
has visited Cariboo, the wild mining
region at the head of the Frazer
River in British Columbia.
The famou, yellow jacket of Lii
Hung Chang has been taken up by the
ultrafashionable ladies of Paris. 1t
will be interesting to see how that un-
sigh ly specimen of satorial art will
look when worn by the fair sex.
The first woman to receive q medi-
cal diploma in Europe or this country
is DIR. Elizabeth Blackwell, VIII is now
seventy five, and has just published
her biography. She was born in Eng
land, but took her degree in this coun-
try.
Camilla Selden," the woman who
nursed Heine, the poet, during the
last months of his final illness, has
just died. The poet, who gave her the
name of "Mouche," addressed to sher
his last poem, and the letters he wrote
to her are most pathetic.
Mrs. Minerva Nichols, of Philalei-
phia, has made an enviable reputation
al an architect. She has preference
for domestic architecture, but she
nevertheless designed the new Century
Clubs for Philadelphia and Whining
ton, both of which have been greatly
admired.
More than 250 young ladies have
availed themselves of the privileges OF
the Lafayette Home, founded in Paris
by DR.. 7. w. Evans, of Philadelphia,
for the benefit of his young country.
women who come to Paris as students.
It is noticeable that a great majority
OF these students have remained in the
home from the beginning to end OF
their study course.
The German Empress has again
taken to riding, and seems to have
quito recovered her nerve. She was
mounted at the review of the Guard
Regiments, which took place in the
neighborhood OF Potsdam, recently.
She wore the white cuirassier uniform,
in which she always appears on such
occasions, and with it q large white
felt hat with long ostrich feathers.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-01-04
In Philadelphia it is "the combine.
In New Orleans it is "the ring"

All over the country the vertical
system of handwriting is growing in
favor, and it is announced in Michigan
that more schools throughout the
State are to teach it this year than
have taught it in any year before.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-01-04
The AIibi ONipe

A new Parislan institution, which is
pretty sure to be copied in all civilized
countries, is an alihi Office. The con-
cern undertakes to post letters for
customers from ypoint of the world,
and render other little services tend
ing to iadicate the clients pre- 'ence at
a certain point while he is otherwise
engaged elsewhere, - ~,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-01-04

Nations move by cycles, says Emer.
son. Boys move bicycles, too.
It is no sign that hen meditates
harm to her owner because she lays
for him.
No wonder It's
The poor man frets;
So great his wants,
So small his gets
"Say," said the goat, "your Lutter
believe I'm getting fat" "Here, too"
chirped the canary. "I'm eating by
the peck.
The Minister-'T suppose, these
times, man has got to keep his eyes
open?" The Deacon-"Yes, indeed;
except on Sunday"
81 don't quite see why you call
Mr.. Biggs lautern-iawed?" ".Yhy,
because his face lights up so when he
talks. "-Broollyn Life.
"What fatterer you are to tell her
she speaks French without tho least
accent" "Why, of course, dear
without the least French accent."-
Truth.
Jack-'T suppose her father wanted
to know oil about your income and
prospects?" Bob-"Oh, yes! He was
just as inquisitive as Lii Hung Chang"
Puck.
To cure woman of stammering ask
her what she thinks OF the girl her
husband came near getting engaged to
couple of years before she married
him. Texas Sitter.
Mrs. Jabber Ito Mr.. Jabber) -"Are
you aware thai you talk in your
sleep?" Young Jabber (who had just
been silenced) &c What other chance
does he get ?"-Tit Bits.
Mrs. Newed-"Well, you can't say
that didn't pour oil on the troubled
waters" Mr.. Ncwed-"Oh, mol The
only trouble was that you put match
to it afterwards. Truth.
"Why, Jimmie" said the gracious
hostess, "you have taken half pie on
your plate" "Yes'm. Mamma said
mustn't have but one piece when
was visitin'. Detroit Free Press.
cab, good morningl" sail tho
early bird to the worm. "Looking
for q job?" "fhat's what" "Any-
thing can do for yon?' "Yes, you'll
about fill the bill, l think. "-.4arlem
| Life.
An old adage says that "courtesy
opens many doors" Yes, and lack OF
courtesy leaves them open. Won't
somebody invent q newa alaye that Will
tell what will shut many doors.
Texas Sitter.
Sympathizer Ito PROSTATE bioyclist)
-|Any serious damage from the &C.
cident?" Fallen Bicyclist (eebly)-
81 don't know yet. I have-have-
haven't looked at my wheel" (Faints
away.)-Life.
"aow did you dare tell father that
you have prospect of hundred
thousand dollars a year?" she asked.
why" he answered in righteous in
dignation, 81 have-if l marry you"
-Washingtou Star.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-01-04
CURIOUS WEDDING RING.

Mrs. Martin Luther's wedding ring
was most curious and elaborate af-
fair, says writer in the Cincinnati
Enquirer. Some Cincinnati ladies,
who recently saw it in their summer
travels, state that the wonderful little
ring contains representations of all the
articles used at tho cruci6xion. The
ladder, the cross, rope, nails, the
hammer, spear and even the thorns
are shown on its surface.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-01-04
TIE G0OD-F0R-N NOTHING.

ROM the shores of
Lake Winnipeg to
the Rocky Noun
talns, from the Co.
teau Of the Missouri
to the North Sas-
katchawan, in every
camp and cabin, the
name of Louis La.
chance WAS fraught
with pleasant mem
ories to the many,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-01-04

turning them back to the settlement.
He was sick. His bones were racksd
with pain, his head splitting, his eyes
burning, his throat parched, his stem
heavy and uncertain, but no matter
he would make the attempt. The
woman dissuaded him.
"'Stay, my brother. 1t is not in thee
to do what thou wouldst. The bad
sickness is upon thee, even now, and
before thou hast ridden far, the blind
ness will come, and who then will lead
thee to thy people? Stay, 1 will care
for thee when thy strength leaves thee,
and when it returns, we will g5 to-
gether and warn the hunters"
He would listen to neither argument
nor appeal; his resolve was taken and
he would carry it out or die. So he
mounted his horse and set his face
southward. His thought was to head
off the brigade on the trail which he
felt sure they were following, and post
up warning that they would be sure
to find. If he could only succeed,
what would the rest matter. He had
lived too long. The day OF his dis
grace should have been his last, but
if he accomplished his present pur-
pose, and saved his dear little child
friends and their good mothers, and
Marie-his Marie-his life had been
well expended. Weak aud pest-strick-
en- as he was, he urged his horses for
ward, taking no heed of time, unless
to curse the tagging moments when
he was forced to stay his race with
death to rest and feed his trusty bron.
cho. He dared not sleep. When not
in the saddle, he forced his trembling
limbs to bear him to and fro, to and
fro-a weary picket repelling the ad.
vance of ambush of death.
How long and how far he rode he
knew not. The horse, fogged and
forced to the limit of endurance, fall
tered in his stride and gave signs of
collapse, as one morning at sunrise
he toiled wearily to the summit of
little hill that overlooked the Wood
Mountain trail. The poor brute
stopped on the hilltop and uttered a
loud neigh that reused his master
from the stupor into which he had
fallen. An answering neigh came up
from the valley, and raising himself
painfully upright Louis saw, through
a blood-red mist, two mounted men
approaching rapidly-the advance
guard of the brigade.
"Ho, ho !" they hailed as they came
nearer. "But, holy name, it's Louis
Ho, ho. boy. what are you dong
there?"
"Stopl" he shrieked, "stop for your
lives The pest-the smallpox-is
everywhere on the plains To the
camp! Back! To the settlement
Tell Mar" His voice died away in
a moan, and he fell from his saddle.
inert and lifeless. The horse, freed
from his weight. made an attempt to
join his fellows, but the hunters shot
him deal and rode away toward camp
as if pursued by demons, shouting the
warning as they went, "The small
pox The smallpox"
"God be praised. The fever has
left him +; he will live"
The words, spoken in low, familiar
voice, greeted Louis's ears, reused
from Inconsistencies, as it seemed to
him, by the pressure of a soft, cool
hand on his forehead. He opened his
eyes wearily, and they rested on the
kindly face of Pere Lachaise, smiling
down into them, and beside it another
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-01-04
NUM0R OF THE DAY,

Nations move by cycles, says Emer.
son. Boys move bicycles, too.
1t is no sign that hen meditates
harm to her owner because she lays
for him.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-11
Finds Some Good Even in Soulless
Corporation.

To the Editor Of The Nows:
In reading recent issue of the Sunday
Journal find that there Is some one connect
cd with II that has an idea that he can sit
down 10 his desk and tell the managers of the
Union Railroad Company Just how they ought
10 conduct their business AT any rate, the
reporter tells them the sort of rail they should
put down, but presume That tho company
orders their rails without consulting that par
ticuar reporter, or, for that matter, any OF
the fellows who are connected with that pa
per. l have for many years been a subscriber
to that paper, and am at the present time,
more from force OF habit than desire. ain
also a subscriber of your paper and have been
for the past five years But, OH what
change since tho days OF Dan.elson and An
thony and others of their kind. am stray
ing from what was about 10 say in favor Of
tho Union Railroad Company, and that is:
am the owner Of httlo homo in tho out
skirts Of the city, and, indirectly, am In
dobted to the Union Railroad for il, for had
it not been for the present system / could
not have reached this place four times day.
And, Mr.. Editor am not the only man who
is so blessed, anl guess If the lahoring men
of Providence will so about the country
bit they will find that the Union Railroad
Company is doing more for them than any
company OF it's character. Let any ono who
holds any selfish feeling against this company
take a ride out on any Of the lines leading
into the suburbs Of Sunday providing
Councilman Waterman will allow them that
privileged and see the many working mon
who own their homes, instead of being cooped
up in dingy tenement house. The landlords
arc the chaps that are urging the worismen
on, and this is plain TO be seen, for in no part
of the city can one 60 but what houses are
decorated with ITO let" but ronts are .ust
as high. Now You can see. Mr.. Editor, as
well as ], and so can othUrs IL they will.
where the shoe pinches.
Once in a while there is n man who wants
transfers. Well, to certain extent, would
not object TO transfers, but the most that /
would ask for would be between the hours Of
3 80 TO 2 in the morning and and Z 80 in the
evening, and l firmly believe that IL folks will
let the Union Railroad alone they will do 10,
but admire their spunlS in not being driven
into doing what they are not Obliged 10 do. l
am agfriend 10 the Union Railroad Company,
and am, A WoRKlNGMAN.
Vest Arlington, May 8.