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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-21
THE DUTY OF MOTHERS.
Daughters Should be Carefully
Guided in Early Wcsnanhood.

What suffering frequently results
from a mothers Ignorance; or more
frequently from q mothers neglect to
properly instruct her daughter!
Tradition says woman must suffer" !"
and young women are so taught.
There is a little truth and great deal
of exaggeration in this. If n young
woman suffers severely she needs
treatment and her mother should see
that she gets it.
Many mothers hesitate to take their
daughters to physician for examina-
ton; but no mother need hesitate to
write freely about her daughter or
herself to Mrs. Pinkham and secure
the most efficient advice without
charge. Mrs. Pinkham's address is
Lynn, Mass.
The following letter from Miss MARIE
F. JOHNSON, Centralia, Pa, shows what
neglect will do, and tells how Mrs.
Pinkham helped her:
"My health became SO poor that 1
had to leave school. was tired all the
time, and had dreadful pains in my
side and back. was also troubled
with irregularity of menses. was
very weak, and lost SO much flesh that
nv friends became alarmed. My
mother, who is firm believer in your
remedies from experience, thought per-
haps they might benefit me, and wrote
you for advice. / followed the advice
you gave, and used Lydia E. Pinkhams
Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills as
you directed, and am now as we'll as
ever was. l have gained flesh and have
good color. am completely cured oi
irregularity."
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-21

"When had finished one box | noticed
an improvement in my condition, and when
had taken twelve boxes was completely
cured. Those pills have done for you
what we could not do said one OF my
physicians, they have saved your lise.'
"That was two years ago and my heart
has not troubled me since. I believe owe
my life to DIR. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People, and take pleasure in telling 9TH
ers about them"
Among the many forms OF neuralgia are
headache, nervousness, paralysis, apoplexy
and locomotor ataxia. Some OF these were
considered incurable until DR.. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People were formu-
lated. To-day thousands testify to having
been cured OF such diseases by these pills
Doctors frequently prescribe them and
all druggists sell them.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-21
Dont's in Peach Culture.

Don't set reach trees on heavy moist
soil. High dry, sandy or sandy loan
soil is necessary for success with this
fruit. Don't select varieties because
they are said to bear large specimens
of fruit, but rather look out for Wig
orous healthy stock budded from bear
ing trees, true to name and in good
health. Don't try to grow anything
in the peach orchard; give the trees
undisputed possession of the land from
the beginning. Don't cultivate occa-
sionally, but let the cultivation be
frequent and thorough.
Don't fertilize peach orchards with
any fertilizer you may happen to have
in hand. Manure literally each year
and use annually commercial fertili-
zers that are rich in potash and phos-
phoric acid. but weak in nitrogen;
apply broadcast. Don't let the trees
grow as they will, but head them low
and prune close for the first four or
five years. Don't let the yellows get
the start of you. Make it business
to look for the disease each week and
if discovered pull up and burn each
infected tree. Don't expect big crop
of big peaches. There is more money
in three-quarters crop of first class
fruit, therefore thin accordingly.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-21

mained aboard the Daring, was also
attached to 4 telephone, and as soon as
the task had been completed the COM
munication between the two ships was
perfect. Secured by the two lines, the
Kite remained suspended for four hours,
during which time communication be-
tween the two ships was uninterrupted.
Commander Tupper has made report
Of his experiments with the kite tele-
phone and declares that it means that
the present method OF signaling with
flags will become obsolete. If telephone
wires can be employed, he sees no rea-
son why telegraphic communication
should not be made In n similar man
ner, and the ships of fleet be placed in
communication with each other.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-21
The Use of Corn Pith,

To-day no American fighting craft is
deemed complete without its belt or
cofferdam of corn-pith cellulose. The
pith of the stock is cut out and ground
into a coarse, mealy mass, and then
under pressure nodded into blocks or
briquettes. In this form it is packed
into the cells made for it against the
sides of the ship and about the region
of the water line. The stuff weighs
only fractional part of similar bulk
of water. Now when IN enemy's shot
goes tearing through the outside plat
ing and pierces the cellulose, if water
be admitted by the rolling of the ves-
sci the cellulose at once swells auto
matically and plugs the hole in itself
as well as in the plating, thus prevent
ing dangerous admission of water in
the ticklish region of the water line.
A curious virtue of this stuff is that
it does not exert damaging pressure
as corn would do under like circum-
stances. but rests content simply with
plugging the hole. OF course, this
material would be scattered by ex-
plosive shell fire, but even then, being
fire-proofed, it will not tburn.-Chicago
Chronicle.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-21
LIVING RENT FREE.
Philadelphia Man Who Went Broke
Because He Did Not Pay.

A Philadelphia man has lived ten
years in house for which he paid no
rent and no taxes. 1t belonged to the
gas company, and he had paid rent reg.
ularly until the property Of the compa-
ny was transferred to the city. He says
himself: II don't remember how long
1t is since l stopped paying rent. 1t
was when the gas office was on Ith
street. l went there one day with my
rent and offered it to Mr.. White, who
lad charge of the gas company's real
estate, but he refused to take 1t, and
told me that 1t was to be paid at the
city treasurers Office in the future.
took 1t up there and young man there
said he could not take it, as he couldn't
lind record of any such house. lie
told me that they would notify me
when they were ready to take my
money. l went back to Mr.. White and
he advised me to go home and wait un-
I'll heard from them. WE'LL 1 waited"
Nobody came to collect money until re-
Gently, when the city discovered its
title and sent man to collect. The ten.
dut gut a udy " cOliSIucI anu pIOLlptiy
skipped. But his experience with a
free rent does not seem to be satisfac-
tory If we may trust to his wife. Yes"
says she, resentfully, "he thought 1t
was q snap, and look where he is now
no money, no business, looking for a
lob. and a family to support. He
wouldn't take my advice and move to
where business was good, but he
hugged his snap and stuck here in that
stagnant neighborhood and spent
money on repairs for the house and
didn't make any money. y."-Philadelphia
Record.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-21

Fuchsias love cool, moist atmos,
phere. In winter an east window
suits them; in summer q north one.
Young plants of the fuchsia should
have the tops pinched out from time
to time, to insure q suficiency OF
branches, of the pyramid shape is
desired.
For peach borers one of the most
common remedies is an alkaline wash
consisting of soft soap and washing
soda mixed to consistency of paint
with enough carbolic acid to give an
odor. Apply the wash with a stiff
brush at various times during the
season.
Young fuschias require rich, sandy
loan, which should be strengthened
as the plant grows older. The best
soil for the fuchsia is old woods earth.
The compost from old, decayed
stumps, with one-fourth sand, is good
porous soil; one that willsnever bake,
but will require little more water.
A few sheep, few good cows, few
pigs, some fowls, and few turkey, on
small farm, well cared for will bring
better net results than large focks, big
herds and big droves. 1t is not the
number so much as the quality and
the care given that combine the net
results-some men think they must
have big lot to be making anything
such men often make out of pockets.
A housekeeper says that when your
finGsss are stained with berries or
vegetables the fumes from an old
fashioned lucifer match, held under
the stained fingers, will remove the
color, if used before the hands are
washed with soap. A little vinegar
or lemon juice rubbed on the hands
will restore the color and condition
after washing, or washing dishes.
A new method for preserving cut
flowers comes from Japan. A mission
ary from there says she has frequently
kept chrysanthemums fresh for six
weeks by charring the end of the stem
with splint of lighted wood-not q
match, however, as the sulphur would
be injurious to the fower-and then
keeping the water in which the bios
som stands frequently changed. The
japanese explain the philosophy of
this by saying that the charring pro-
cess draws the water into the flower.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-21
Isecipes.

Fried Apple-Pare and quarter tart
apples. Place in a frying pan, pour
over them one cup sugar. three table
spoonfuls of water, three pieces of
butter the size of walnut, cover
closely allowing them to steam brown.
Excellent.
Toast-Warm cold "fak :d' white
fish or canned salmon in little hot
butter. Brown the toast neatly, dip
quickly in Every hot" salted water,
and rapidly and lavishly butter. Then
place two or three spoons of the fish
in the centre of each slice.
Baked Indian Pudding-Two quarts
of. milk, fourteen tablespoonfuls of
suet, two coffee cupfuls of molasses,
one coffee cupful of raisins, two sliced
sweet apples. Have the milk scalding
hot when the meal is put in. Bake
four or five hours.
Peach Custard Pie-Use one crust;
peel and split peaches and lay them in
the crust, the hollow side upward, and
sweeten. Beat one egg, one table
spoonful of sugar and little salt; add
milk enough to cover the peaches.
Pour over the peHches and bake.
Canned peaches may be used
Jellied Peaches-Soak one-half q
box Of gelatine in one-half cup of cold
water, until soft. Dissolve with one
cup of boiling water. Strain, add one
pint of peach syrup, the juice OF one
lemon and one cup of sugar. Stir un-
til it begins to thicken, then put in
the peaches. Pour into q mould.
Serve with whipped cream, Or soft GUS
tard. -
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-21
Mating Instead of Wall Paper.

Wall paper is probably not doomed
it would take something of revolu-
tion in house decoration ideas to bring
that about--butit it has rival in the affec-
tions of people who want something
unique in the rooms of their new houses.
This rival is mating, especially Chi
nese mattings, and the idea is to cover q
wall from floor to ceiling with them.
Nothing of this sort has ever been sug-
gested by the decorators before, though
strips of mating have often been used
as friezes and even as dados. To cover
every inch OF the four walls of room
with mating is distinct novelty in
the identifying of rooms, however,
and where it has been tried it has been
hailed as great success.
A special grade and special designs
Of mattings are, of course, used, as the
ordinary variety would present no at
tractiveness on wall. In every case
patterns that show extremely large
figures are the thing. Diamonds and
stars are high in favor, and squares
and blocks made to initiate carpet de-
signs have hardly less popularity.
In all there are dozen or more new
and fresh patterns peculiarly adapted
to mailing up on walls. Red and white
and green and white are the colors that
are used. The blue and white mating
has not coma into vogue yet for wall
decoration, though it may appear at
any time.
These uattings are laid on in strips
across the walls, not up and down. 1t
should be remembered thai the ordin-
ary floor mattings would not be at all
the thing on walls, and that only the
special varieties mentioned above
should ever be used. With the proper
mating laid on skillfully there is an
admirable background for any sort Of
pictures, and room is made that will
seem delightfully."- cool in the hottest
sort of weather.
For a mating walled room window
shades of mating of the same kind, or
at least of an harmonious pattern,
should be used.-New York Herald.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-21
s-.
A Fatality Avoided.


From the Democrat, Goshen, Ind.
.,When neuralgia is accompanied by a dull,
heavy pain near the heart, frequently be-
coming intense, 1t generally terminates
fatally. Mrs. Nancy Flynn, who lives neal
Goshen, Indiana, survived such an attack
and her advice is worth hocding.
"In the fall OF '9l" she said, "I began
to have etrouble with my heart. There was
sharp pain In my breast which became
rapidly worse. The doctor was puzzled
ana put me under the influence of opiates.
These sharp attacks followed one another
Mt Intervals and l became weak and hal n
haSgard look. was constantly in pain,
seldom slept and had no appetite.
SAT the end OF two years | was conflned
to my couch most of the time and the doe
t6rs agreed that my death was only mat
ter of short time.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-21
Vacant Land in the United States

vacant IJanu IN tne CnItCu states.
The report of the Secretary of the In
terror shows that only little more
.han ope-half of the public domain of
the United States is either reserved or
appropriated. The area still remaining
vacant amounts to 591, ,343, 1853 acres,
without including Alaska, which Is
supposed to embrace nearly 100000
acres more. The entire area of the
United States is placed at 1 ,S35. Oh ,G92
acres OF this, 741. 702, 1865 acres Is now
owned by individuals or by corpora
tions or by states, or has passed out Of
the control Of the general government.
The amount reserved Tor schools, In
dians, military and naval purposes
railroad grants parks, forest reserva-
tlons, etc, including all territory re-
served from sale for any purpose what.
soever amounts to 1872, AL, ,744 acres SO
that, taking the reserve land and the
vacant land together, only about one
half of the area of the United States
has actually passed out of control of
the government, and IL Alaska is in
rluded, the unoccuped area is larger
by 300,G00,000 acres than that which is
occupied.-San Francisco Argonaut.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-21
itowetl.

Public opinion IS never tongue-tied
The abuse of health is yelled suicide.
Every heart has n thorn and throne,
The man who thinks leads the crowd.
Carmel faith leads to Carmel victory.
The grumbler blows out his owa
amp.
Small boats must keep near the
shore.
If you can't be a sun, don't be a
cloud.
Heart wisdom is ahead of book learn.
Ing.
Man never makes truth; he only dis
covers 1t.
The man above suspicion lives above
the stars.
Ignorance and witchcraft are fast
friends.
1t is hard for bad motives to drive
good bargains.
The farm and the garden are the best
gold diggings.
Compared to eternity, this life is as
the last gasp of the dying.
Discretion is not cowardice, neither
Is blatant volubility courage.
Exuberant patriotism is often used
as cloak by knavish politicians.
A prayer for guidance on election day
Is quite as appropriate as on Sunday.
Weeds thrive best in richest soil.
This applies to churches as well as to
fields and gardens.
Lot not only pitched his tent toward
Sodom," but he was found living right
down town when destruction came.
Consistency, thou art jewel" I'm
sgine saloon keeper Mortified at the
desolation wrought by Spain in Cuba.
Through the cloud of imminent war,
"a prudent man forseeth the cvil," but
that does not hinder him from doing
his duty.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-21
TELEPHONING AT SEA.
How Commanders Communicate By
Wire from Ship to Ship,

How Commanders Communicate By
Wire from Ship to ship.
-, Telephones may supersede the old
system of flag signals as means Of
communication between ships at sea.
Successful experiments have been
made by Commander r. G. o. Tupper
Of the British navy which seem to
prove that the system is adapted for
the purpose. Commander Tupper used
q kite in his experiments, and this
seems to be the only feasible means.
The kite used was an ordinary one that
differed but slightly from those used by
American boys in the spring and fall,
except that 1t had no tail. The kite was
six feet long and three wide at its
broadest part Two lines were at
tached to the kite where the tail would
ordinarily have been. One of these
lines was retained on board of the Oar.
ing, the torpedo boat destroyer under
Commander Tupper's command, from
whlcI the experiments were conducted.
1t was found that with the wind be-
tween the two lines it was easy to drop
letters or even a hawser on another
ship, and in this way to establish COM
munication. When this experiment had
proved successful Commander Tupper
made use of a wire. The end of the
wire which the kite bore away from the
ship was dropped upon the deck Of II.
II. s. Dauntless, where 1t was secured
by the electrician Of the ship and at
tached to a telephone apparatus in
waiting. The other end, which had re-
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-21
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
A Pretty Pen Wiper.

: A pretty little pen wiper is made Of
old blue kid or fine leather, seven and
half inches long by three and one
half inches wide, pinked out all around
the edge. Underneath this should be
placed two pieces of chamois, seven by
three inches; these should be pinked
out about the edges. These should all
be fastened together by means of a
pretty bit of Dresden ribbon half an
inch wide. by tying across the center
SO that it looks like butterfly.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-21
United states Legation in Berlin.


The United States government has
been inquiring through the proper
channel as to the cost Of purchasing or
erecting It's own buildings for the en-
bassies and legations and several Of the
large consulates- general in Europe. 1t
may astonish many to learn that Ber-
lin was found the most expensive cap
ltal in the woyld so far as the cost of
real estate and Of buildings was con-
cerned The only really suitable build
Ing found there for the purpose would
cost SS00,000. The Russian embassy
building in Berlin, which Is located
Inter den Linden, and which is, in
deed, veritable palace, so spacious
and stately is it, would cost about ST..
100000 to build to-day, ground and all.
But it IS, too, roomy and elegant enough
to have served repea tedly for travelling
quarters for Russian Cars passing
through Berlin. What q miserable con
trast forms the excuse for an office
which the United States embassy occu.
pies in Berlin, in Kronen strasse, q
street of small shops In the basement
Of the building is barber shop, on the
ground floor wine and schnapps shop
and above the embassy Offices reside q
score Of private persons.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-21
Preparing For Corn Planting.

In warm, well-prepared and moist,
but not wet soil, we have known corn
planted dry to be up in four days
after the seed was dropped and COW
cred. In five, or at the most, six
lays, the cultivator could be run
through it one way, and by the time
this was done the corn was big enough
to allow the cultivator to cross the
rows and cultivate the other way.
This was an extreme case, as all farm
ers will understand. The corn was
planted the second of June, the
weather was just right, and 50 much
Of the cultivation was done in the
warm sunlight that good deal of sur
face warmth was doubtless cultivated
into the soil, and only slowly rose up
ward, warming the entire seed bed,
and causing whatever organic material
the soil had to begin to rot, and thus
furnish still more heat.
There is point here not often
thought of. The philosophy of cult.
waiting the soil shallow or deep, and
whether preferably in hot and dry OF
in cool weather, is not enough consid-
cred. Late in the summer we have
sometimes got up at daylight and cul,
tivated the corn or hoed the cabbage
in the garden while the dew was on
the leaves, and every agitation OF
them deposited this ammoniated water
on the surface to be turned under by
the cultivator or the hoe. In this
way fertility was directly added to the
soil. Dew has enough ammonia and
carbonic acid in it to make it an ex.
cellent 'stimulant when it is placed
where the roots can get at it. But in
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-21
Troublesome Cuban Insects.

There are two insects in Cuba which
are unknown around New York. One
is the tick, and the other is the chigo.
The former simply bites and irritates
the skin, while the latter burrows
under it or else digs little holes in il
in which it lays its eggs. Both are
extremely unpleasant, often very pain.
full and sometimes dangerous. Any
strong disinfectant will kill them, and
if sprinkled upon the clothing will
prevent their attacking the wearer.-
aTew York Mail and Express;
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-21
Misinformat,on IN Australia.

The following account of the proper
way of reaching the Klondlke is taken
from an Australian newspaper: 1.-The
real starting point for the Klondike Is
Spokane. There the traveller takes q
canoe, by which he voyages to Van.
couver, B. G. At the latter point he
takes a sailing vessel direct to Dawson
City"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-21
Hoods Pills cure biliousness. indigcst
Try Aliens Foo.-Ense,

A powder to shake in the shoes. II you
have smarting feet or tight shoes, try AL
lens Foot Ease 1t cools the feet aud makes
walking easy. Cures swollen and sweating
feet, blisters and calious spots. Relieves
corns and bunions OF pain and gives rest and
comfort. Try ii to-day Sold by all druggists
and shoe stores for 25c. Trial package FREE.
Address, Allen S. Olmsted, LIE Roy, n. Y.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-21

early spring, and whenever the surface
soil is cold, wet and compact, tc
break it up, letting warm air in, is
always the best thing that can be
done.
1t is especially important for corn,
which always wants hot weather to
grow in and plenty of ammoniated
fertilizers to feed on. Both of these
are furnished by the most thorough
early cultivation. The spri1g tooth
and disk harrows, which churn up
the soil, are an immense improve
ment over the straight-tooth harrow
which we used to fit corn ground with
when boy. Even the smoothing
harrow, good though it be for fning
the surface and fitting it for small
seeds, has no place in the corn field.
1t presses down and compacts the sur.
face too much. The only instrument
used in cultivating should, we think,
be built on the spring-tooth pattern.
If narrowing the whole surface be
needed, it should be with the large
weeders, with teeth more like the
sprlng-tooth rake, and taking two to
three rows at time. They can be
set shallow enough so as to merely
scratch the surface, and will not up.
root any corn to speak Of But as
soon as possible the regular cult.
vator with or without spring teeth
should be run between the rows. This
will leave the surface more uneven,
and therefore, more exposed to warm,
ing and drying atmospheric indu.
ences,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-21

Clean blood means a clean skin. No beauty
without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathartic clean
your blood and keep it clean, by stirring up
the lazy live- and driving all impurities
from the body. begin to day to Danish
pimples, boils blotches blackheads, and that
sickly bilious complexion by taking Cas-
carets.-beauty for 10 cents All druggists
satisfaction guaranteed. l0c 2Uc, 2jc, Soc.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-21

The managers of the telephone COM
pany operating the system at Ver-
sailles, France, hold that the express
sion, "Hello!" used in response to q
call is impolite. The operators have
been instructed to ask the subscriber
who rings up the central Office: what
do you want?"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-21

Among contracts recently placed by
the Government We're several amount
Ing to 100000 hessian bags, TO be used
for fertilization purposes.