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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-06-27
Where Marriage Is n Lottery.

A cynic or a sage once remarked
that marriage is lottery. In the
Province of Smolensk, in Russia, this
aphorism has been reduced to a quar-
terly fact, for each three months there
is held the mostremarkale lottery ever
devised.
Husbands and wives are chosen by
the chance drawing of lottery ticket.
The tickets cost one ruble each.
There is only one prize to be drawn,
and it consists of the entire sum
yielded by the sale of the tickets,
amounting to 5000 rubles, together
with q lady described as of noble
blood.
The tickets are sold only to males,
and the lucky winner of the prize will
have to marry the damsel if he takes
the 5000 rubles. If, however, he be
already married, he is at liberty to
turn over the money and the lady to
any friend whom he may wish to put
in for such good thing
If the winner should be willing to
marry but is not found to be to the
damsel's taste, then they are to be
excused from matrimony and permit
ted to divide the rubes.
1t is not hard to imagine condi-
ton of affairs where the lady in the
case refuses her chosen lord and pre-
fers to take the cash, deciding that
2500 rubles is more to be desired than
more or less doubtful happiness
with a husband of whom she knows
nothing. Cincinnati Commercial -Tri-
l,,,na
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-06-27

The local tradition in New York
that the Scandinavian inhabitants of
the city are to be found generally
"along the water front" is not sup
ported by the facts. The truth of the
matter is that the total transient river
and river front population of New
York-sailors, canalboat men, steam
ship stokers, ship cooks and maa-o'-
wars men-does not amount collec-
lively to more than 6000 or 1000 per-
sons. all told. In the month Of Feb
ruary, 1895, an accurate census was
made of these residents in what are
now the Boroughs of Manhattan
and the Bronx and they were shown
to amount collectively at the time to
1928, in total population Of nearly
100000. The water front popula-
ton of the Borough of Brooklyn,
never large, has not increased since
consolidation. and the present total
IN all the boroughs IS probably not lar
from G50O. But there are in the whole
of New York more than 1909 Scan
dinavians, and in New York borough
the Scandinayians are chiefly to he
found in the district of the town be-
tween Twenty-third and Thirty Fourth
streets on the East side. There are
two Swedish churches in this neigh
borhood, Swedish brahch of the Sal
vation army, and five intelligence
offices, making speciality of supply
ing to employers Scandinavian domes-
tic servants or gardeners or coach
men. The Scandinavian Inhabitants
of New York are tranquil ard unob-
trusiye, and two-t thirds of their num-
ber are to be found on the Brooklyn
side of the bridge.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-06-27

German professors are beginning to
exercise q little common sense. In
one of the universities of Berlin pro
fessor declined to accept challenge
TO fight duel from q student who had
been turned down. The students.
generally, denounced the professor as
coward, but the papers and people
sustain his action, and predict from it
a long-needed reform in university
customs.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-06-27

In Lady Gregory's newly published
"reminiscences she says of George Tvs
trip to ireland in 1921: "The King
arrived after good passage, during
which much goose pie had been con-
sumed. Word had just come of the
death of Napoleon at st. Helena. The
story goes that Sire, your enemy is
dead, were the words he was greeted
with. when did she dep was his
response. But the Queen was indeed
also dead"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-06-27
Dreaming is a Mental Recreation.

"The popular idea or impression is
that when persons dream much during
night to that extent their sleep is
interfered WITH" remarked a we'll
known physician to a Star reporter,
"and it is frequent thing to hear
persons say that they dreamed so much
during the night that they did not
sleep or rest we'll. Now, the fact is,
dreaming is as much rest or mental
recreation as actual sleep in some
respects, although it may not appear
so on first thought. It is hard to
prove this by actual experiment, be-
cause the conditions are SO difficult to
produce. There is q Gel tain amount
of evidence which cen be used, how
ever, to prove the proposition. Time
and time again when persons have
been walked up by others they have
explained as reason that they did
not respond quicker that they were so
engaged in dreaming that they did not
hear the call. 1t is as clearly proven
as anything can be that persons who
are in a dreamy condition are much
harder to wake than those who are
sleeping, as they suppose, soundly.
Take parent, for instance q mother,
when she is sleeping soundly, as she
thinks, she can hear her child when it
turns over or moves in its crib. Now,
the same parent in dreamy condition
would hardly hear knock at the
door or other loud noise. The dream
so controls the brain that during it's
pendency the sense of hearing is
blunted. WASHINGTON Star.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-06-27
III. eALTIc.3LAcK szA CANAL.
The Cars Vast Engineering Project-An
Outlet For Russia's Ships

Outlet For Russia's Ships.
The Siberian Railroad is not the
only vast project which Russia has on
hand for the development of her re-
sources. The young Gear is ambi-
tious, and has set his hand to work
which will 10 much to revolutionize
the trade of the western half of his
dominions. 1 allude to the project
for uniting the waters of the Baltic
with those of the Black Sea by means
of a canal. A glance at the map of
western Russia will show that the
head waters of the Dwina flowing into
the Baltic, and those of the Dnieper
flowing into the Euxine, approach
within measurable distance of each
other. 1t is proposed to unite them,
and the confguration of the land rem
ders this quite possible.
The Baltic end of the canal will be
at Riga, and its course will be up this
river as far as the city of Dunaburg.
From Dunaburg artificial excavations
will be made for 125 miles as far as
Lepel on the Beresina, and as Bere-
sina is on the Dnieper, there is thus
n complete waterway to Kherson on
the Black Sea. The entire distance
from Riga to Kherson will be about
1000 miles. The beds of the Dwina,
Beresina and Dnieper will be deep
ened SO that the surface breadth of
the canal will be 2161 feet and its
bottom breadth 1163. The depth of
water in average seasons will be
twenty-eight feet, so that ships of
heavy draught will find no difficulty
in steaming along the whole length of
the canal. / hear that all the prelim-
mary surveys have been finished, and
that the work can be commenced in
the spring of this year.
The Russian engineers compute
that the entire cost of the undertak-
ing will not exceed S25, 100000 and
that the time required for it's compile
tion will be under ten years. Both
from the commercial and strategic
point of view, the Baltic-Black Sea
Canal will be of the first Importance.
Seventeen towns and cities of consid-
cradle population will be touched by
the canal and brought into direct
communication with the sea. The
chief Of these are Kieff, Krementchug,
Dunaberg, Ekaterinslav, Alexan-
drovsk and Nikopol, all of them
immense grain emporiums. Grain,
therefore, and the other staple prod
ucts of southern and central Russia
will be shipped from these districts
to the north and west of Europe in
one-half the time and at less than
one-half the present cost.
But it is, perhaps, from the strateg-
ical point of view that Russia will
reap the finest benefit from the COM
pletion of this vast undertaking. At
the present time the Russian Black
Sea fleet is locked up; not single
warship can pass through the Darda-
nelles without the consent of Turkey,
or without raising a storm among the
powers which signed the treaty OF
Paris. With the Baltic-Black Sea
Canal in working order, the powerful
ships in the harbors of Sebastapol and
Nicolaieff could reach the Baltic in
four days, or the Baltic fleet could be
sent down to the Euxine within the
same time. 1t is said that the Gar
is carefully going into every particu-
lar himself, and is determined to make
his canal success.-New York OBJ
server.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-06-27
PlTh AND POINT.

A political job is one where you have
to do the greater part of your work be-
fore you get it.-Puck.
Fax-"The diamond is the hardest
known substance. De Witte-''Yes
to get ."-Tit-Bits.
''NIiss Autumn told me her age was
twenty-four." 81 always said that
girl wasn't up to date. Life.
why do they have such noisy mu-
sic at the exhibition?" TO drown
all comment, 1 suppose. ."-Fliegende
Blmtter.
'Did you hear old Longbow's latest
story?" ''Nope." 'Says he saw a
hoop snake with a rubber tire. "-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
Hills-''Browne says that he is sad
dest when he sings" Hulls-"That's
why they call his audiences SYM
pathetic. Harlem Life.
"Julia still loves her husband mad
ly." ''How do you know" "Shc
says he can read poetry better than
any other mar alive. Chicago Rec
ord.
"Going to the shore this season,
Miss Elderly?" eyes. Now that the
coast-defences are to be improved, J.
suppose that there will be some me1r
there. Detroit Free Press.
First Tramp-"I hear they are
building a new jail, with all modern
improvements. Second Tramp
"That won't do US no good. You'll
need a pull to get in there. File
gende Bletter.
Wife-"The doctor orders me to the
mineral baths at Carlsbad, and you re-
fuse me the means to so. That shows
how little you value mel" Husband
-"On the contrary. do not wish to
lose a pound of you. "--Fliegende
Bletter.
First Senator "You liel" Second
Senator advancing towards him.
"Say, I'll" First Senator-"I
dare you! Come outside!' Prcsi-
dent OF the Senate "Gentlement
Gentlemen" Derisive laughter in the
galleries. Chicago Tribune.
"Ah," the fond mother sighed, ''you
say you love my daughter now, but
will you love her when she is old?'
Steadily looking her in the eyes he re-
piled: "She will never get old. Any
one can see at glance that she takes
after you. Chicago News.
"Here is a paper" he said, "that
advocates movement to compel
women to take off their hats in church
as well in the theatre" "In church!''
she exclaimed "That's what it says
"Might as we'll abolish Easter en-
tirely," she said Indignantly Chicago
Evening Post.
Mrs. Younglove-"John, do you
know that you haven't kissed me for
a week?" Mr.. Younglove-"Yes,
darling, I was just waiting to see how
long it would take you to notice it,
John, it will be observed. had his
presence of mind right with him.
Cleveland Leader.
Jones' Funny about Deacon Pratt.
Awfully absent-minded, you know"
Brown-"What's he been,doing, now?"
the prayer-meeting last
evening Elder Goode asked him to lead
in prayer, and before he knew what he
was saying the Deacon replied, TT
isn't my lead. 1 dealt. Boston
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-06-27
The Kind of Power Used.

"The statement that General Hamp.
ton lost leg in the war reminds US OF
little story" says the Montgomery
Advertiser. 'In the days before the
war there was hotel on top Of Stone
Mountain, in Georgia, and the water
for use of the guests was raised by a
force pump from below. A Northern
traveller who knew something of the
use Of hydraulic rams Gccosted the
landlord with: This is fine water,
landlord; is it raised by a ramp
Ram, thunder' snorted the landlord,
it's blamed big mule' And that's
the way Wade Hampton lost leg."
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-06-27
UNDER The FRESH GREEN GRASS.

Love and affection for some, End existence
perennial May;
YearninG in vain for others, as seasons so
on their way:
Eat all of it ends at ast-:he laughter a2
well rs the sishs--
Under tie fresh green grass, under the old
blue skies.
Greatness and CORY for some, AMI tho
tribute of praise anC song;
obscuri,y alone Tor Others, "as long rs life
-iis long:
Yet glory shall nauSht avail,-no matter
that fate denies,
Under the fresh green grass, under the oil
blue skies.
Heavens not bought with 4 price, carth's
not hoden in fee;
And leveled are caste and degrees far oTer
the jasper sea:
And sweet shall the sleeping be to happy
and fearful eyes,
Under the fresh greea grass, under the old
blue skies.
VIII T. Hale.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-06-27
A Ruse With a Result.
"How strange" he said.
tkNIrhn4 0O Oh a nnl.ol

"How strange" he said.
"What?" she asked.
"These newspaper stories of fads Of
engaged girls" he explained.
''They don't interest me-" she as.
serted.
"Really?" he asked.
"Nota bit," she returned. "Why
should they?"
As she looked up into his eyes in a
wondering sort of way he drew a good
long breath, for he knew that he had
a clear field, and when he left that
evening she had become deeply inter
ested in some of those fads. Chicago
Post.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-06-27

The Berlin Zoo is to be enriched by
nremarkable elephant. This creature.
which is eighty years of age, has long
played the part of executioner in an
Eastern country where criminals may
not be put to death by human means.
Hence, an elephant is retained to crush
the victims head London Globe.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-06-27

japan is getting there is wonderful
shape. Her foreign trade has quad
rupled since 1888. The Yankees of
the Occident must look to their
anrels, lest the Yankees OF the Orient
surpass them.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-06-27
LIFE.
A kissing Of the lips of dnwn.

kissing Of the lips of dawn,
And then we wake.
4 chase for sunbeams on the lawn,
Our way we take.
a kissing OF the lips of fate,
A kissing of the lips of strife,
A struggling while the day grows late,
And this is life.
A broken sword placed back in sheath,
stealing back to natures breast,
A kissing of the lips of death,
And then we rest
William Wilfred Campbell, in the Sketch.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-06-27
One of Nature,s Franks.

In India there is a species of but
terfy in which the male has the left
wing yellow and the right one red.
The colors of the femaisxfa y:c9 ve.isA
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-06-27
Miss DUBARLE's
RESOLVE.

ISIS DUBARLE was
tive-and-f forty years
of age on the nine
teenth of March,
IS, well, no mat
ter what year. And
she was stout, and
short, with no visi-
BILE waist; and hands
that were red and
fat, instead of white
and slender; and
features that be-
longed to no Gre
clan type or Roman
mold, but seemed
to be setting up,
sui generis, each on
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-08
Summer Gowns.

New York Evening Post
White dresses, hats and parasols will be
in marked favor the coming season, and
where color is added on the hat trimmed
with soft white ostrich plumes it will, as a
rule, be either yellow roses and satin ribbon
or pink or mauve flowers and ribbon, if
more becoming. White muslins (under
which term are included all the many sheer
white wash materially make some of the
most fashionable gowns for the summer.
These are elaboratelX ruched. ruffied.
fiounced or tucked, with rows of insertion
between. AT Broadway importing houses
500 is asked for sheer white muslin dresses
trimmed with fiounces edged with narrow
lace, no silk underslip being included. Styl-
agant price for these handsome white
gowns. OF course, real lace is used, and
where the gown is frilled from neck to skirt
mem 1t necessarily costs q great deal of
money. Fortunately for those who admire
these immaculate dresses, the stores are
filled with very beautiful white laces and
insertions. that. while not real. are not imi-
tations-fancy machine-made laces merely
but woven as fine and web-like as many
of the COStiier designs. The making OF one
OF these pure white gowns Is quite within
the capabilities Of the deft visiting dress
maker The skirts age gored, the waists not
intricate. the sleeves small. FEounces or
rufiies are easily made, and for that matter
the owner of the pretty dress can get much
time ahead If she herself prepares this part
Of the trimming in advance-overcasting the
narrow lace to the edge of ruffle or friil for
bodice and skirt These gowns require very
dainty sewing and handling; yer it is fas-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-08

cinating work that can be done for six
weeks yet or more TO come at odd moments.
Seven or eight dollars will purchase enough
white or tinted silk for the separate under
slip, if one has not q partly worn evening
dress to utilize for the purpose. The skirt
Of silk must be gored on the front and
Sides to exactly match the white dress
skirt The sleeves are mere caps, as the
sheer dress sleeves are preferably lined only
with white net. The waist of the slip IS
cut on the lines of a half-lOw, closely fitted
evening bodice. GAUGES, nets, Examines, can
vas goods, grenadines, tulles, VeilingS and
like semi-diaphanous fabrics are in such
high fashion that it might be supposed that
organizes and batistes, Swiss muslins and
India muls were relegated to the shades
this year; but never was there greater or
more attractive display of these airy tex
tiles to choose from. and they are quite as
fashionable as the aforementioned goods.
The new plain and silk-striped French
challi fabrics are brought out III very many
OF the beautiful designs popular in mate
lasse silks, pompadour. satins, 1ndias, and
foulards. There are, besides these, small
brilliantly colored Persian devices, strewn
over pure white grounds; aso Empire gar
lands, chintZ patterns, and richly shaded
foliage sprays, IN tints of olive-green and
gold These soft sheer, all-wOol materials
make up very effectively with f1ounced
skirts. the bodices slightly toned with vel
vet trimni ngs..
of Swiss muslin, linen lawn, and organdie
which come with beautiful designs wrought
upon them. Most of these are remarkably
handsome, very enecLlVe W1en maze up
and moderate in price. The prettiest and
easiest way to make them is to fashion
them without lining, then wear them over
a silk lawn, or batiste slip of any color
which will best display the embroidery, and
prove most becoming.
Laces and enbroideries. in white and col
ors, are prodigally used in the making up
of wash gowns for next season, the ma
jority of which, however, are not intended
to ever pass through the crucible of the
laundry There are many new and very
attractive styles in batiste, India null, Main
sock. and bishops lawn embrcideries while
the Irish point and guipure patterns have
lost none of their popularity.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-08
A ParlOr Game.

Philadelphia Inquirer.
Have you played the new game of geog-
raphy questions? Try ii, if you want a
scheme for a merry evening.
First of all, prepare a number of small
cards, any size from carte de visite up
ward. On these sketch or paste wee signs,
scenes, articles, ETC., arranged to suggest
some geographic name. If you are not
skillful with brush or pencil, five minutes
clipping will give you material in plenty.
Now for the ideas to be carried out. Here
are some excellent ones devised by bright
Philadelphia girl:
A large bow Of hay worn at the neck,
indicating Haiti (hay tie.) A small tin can
attached to a picture of Ada Rehan-
Canada. A lima bean carried in the hand
naturally suggests Lima, but a little fur
Their guessing proves it to be Caribbean.
A red letter Cred Sea. Black letter c.
Black sea. a piece of oak. together with a
little soil, indicates Oakland. A piece of
lard-Greece. double almond-Philippine
islands. A tin horn worn on cape-Cape
Horn. The names of two States Joined to-
gether-United States. collar, an adver-
tisement and an O-Colorado. "A Frankfurter
sausage on a piece of bacon rind--F'rank-
furt on the Rhine. A small piece of liver
in little water-Liverpool An eye and a
tally card-Italy. The picture of a van with
a cover of box-Vancouver A piece of
ice-Chile These are but a few of a. great
number of things that may be thought out
in few minutes.
There is no special limit to the number of
players.
Each player is provided with small score
card, on which to write the names of the
places, ETC., guessed. Some simple prize for
the largest number of answers gives a zest
to the affair.
There's another game just out for quick
wits called Great Men" For this each
player is provided with pencil and paper.
The director stands. watch in hand, and an
nounces some letter at random-say the let
ter IS" One minute is given. During that
time each contestant must write upon his
paper the name of some great man Begin
ming with this letter, the name of his coun-
life.
The player who answers most questions
by the end Of half-hour comes out win
ner.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-08

New York Ledger.
Lay aside your sandals, nightdress, toilet
articles, medicine and shoe dressing for your
travelling bag. 1t is wise to take an UNI
brella in the hand Some strap the sunshade
to this, but in case of a shower you would
not know what to do with the sunshade,
so it is best to put the latter into the trunk.
Those with adjustable handles are best for
packing.
Pack in layers having everything as fiat as
possible. This economies room. All deli
cate apparel should be wrapped separately
in tissue paper or towels, and sleeves OF hne
gowns should be stuffed out with news
nets, after which they may be pinned Chat
pinS) to the bottom or sides of hat boxes
to keep them from shaking about.
Aigrettes and other high adornm ents may
be detached, then fastened on afterward.
Fold the front breadth of skirt in its crease,
then it will not look crumpled., 1t IS not OF
great Importance if the other breaothS are
creased. They soon shake out.
Never double over the bottom of the skirt
if it is longer than the trunk Double from
the top instead, where there IS no stl1enlnS
to hold creases. Fold the waists INSIDE OUT
as smoothly as possible ana STUN out the
loops of large bows with newspapers.
Hose. undergarments, ETC., may be saved
out to tuck into corners and spaces TO Keep
the layers from Earring. The main point is
to keep a smooth surface in packing, plac-
ing layer upon layer, and Wnen Duiky artl-
cles are put in building around them until
you have smooth surface again Never
crowd breakable articles in the corners or
sides, rather wrap them in newspapers ana
place among the clothing.
Some may advise you to carry bottles IN
your trunk. Don't do it. unless, OF course,
they ara done up chemist fashion. We have
carried shoe dressing and preserves among
clothing several times, but the last time II
take such articles by hand. or pack by
themselves and send by express.