davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-13
TRICKY FALCON ISLAND.
It Has Way of Disappearing Soon After
Its Annexation.

Its Annexation.
Far away out in the deep Pacific
Ocean exists a small strip of land
which shows that it has a decided
spirit and sweet little will of its own,
for it will not undergo allegiance to
any country. Governments often ex-
perience considerable trouble in pre-
serving the allegiance of peoples they
have conquered, but as rule piece
of property or real estate has been
looked upon as likely to remain in the
same place for considerable period
of time.
This little island, which has received
the name of Falcon Island, proves an
exception to the rule, however. No
sooner has it been annexed than it
disappears off the face Of the globe,
leaving only dangerous reef to indi-
cate its former whereabouts, and com.
ing up in few years" time, when the
country which has performed the an
nexation has given up all claims.
Our old friend, John Bull, always
on the watch to increase the imperial
empire, was the first to encounter it.
In, 1889 the British corvette Egeria
was sent on cruise among the South
Islands, with orders from the British
Admiralty to seize upon any islands
or coral reefs that had hitherto been
unclaimed, and to take possession in
the name Of the Queen. Cruising
around she, noticed from afar off
prominent island, toward which she
sailed. Tall palm trees were growing
on its southern extremity, which was
a commanding bluff, rising $50 fee,
from the level of the sea-
Having reported the results of his
voyage to the Admiralty, next yeal
they sent out transport ship with
orders to make further discoveries
and reports. What was the dismay OF
the Captain of the Egeria, who hap.
pened to be in command of the trans
port, on arriving at the place where he
had the year before left the island
sporting the union jack, to find that il
had disappeared from viewl Instead
of the beautiful island standing out SC
prominently from the ocean, was a
low and dangerous coral reef, with the
sea beating and surging up against it,
Two years later France, also seized
with the inordinate desire of annexina
new territory, sent the cruiser Du
chaffault to the Pacific. Cruising
around she found her way to Falcon.
There, instead of finding sunken
reef, whitened with the foam of the
breakers, the vessels crew discovered
an island the exact shape of the
isla2d found by the English corvette
in 1889.
Scarcely two years had passed away
when brig sent out by France t.
revisit her possessions found her way
to Falcon Island. 1t had again dis.
appeared, it being simplya reef dan.
gerous to navigation. Whereupon
France was obliged to give up all
rights of possession. New York Her.
aid.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-13
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.


for 'he stuinng OF d slx-pound FOWL
noe quart OF stale crumbs OF bread
ruDped INTO nne crumbs and seasoned
WIN " taoiespoontui OF SALT a scant
teaspooniul OF pepper one each OF
summer saVofy ana chopped parsley,
anu ,. nan one OF powered sage. hub
nan cupiul OF butter iightiy through
.ne oreau crumbs. FIJI the bowl with
enls seuinnS at the vent and crop and
russ IL INTO shape. huo 1t rather
lnicAiy WIN Duttef, dredSelt t9lckly
WIN Hour, and roast 1t on rack IN u
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-13
The Hair Under the nricroscope.

Placed under powerful microscope,
the hair shows surface covered with
strong, coarse, jagged teeth, and more
strongly resembles coarse, rough
rasp. Dealers in human hair can tell
in a moment whether the locks offered
them have been cut off or combed out
They do this by rubbing the hairs
through their fingers. If the hair
has been cut from the head and has
not been misplaced, it remains in its
original position. If it has been
pulled or combed out and put together
regardless of the direction in which it
grew, one portion of it will slip to the
right and the. other to the left II
does this because the jagged edges
engage upon each other and pull in
opposite directions. The philosophy
of this is demonstrated by drawing o
hair first one way, then the other,
through the fingers, which slip easily
toward the point, while considerable
resistance is felt when the fingers are
drawn from the point toward the end
next the head. New York Ledger.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-13
Love and Death Broke His Vow.

For more than twenty years VILLA m
II. Jerolamen, of Morristown, N. j.,
was silent in his home, says an ex-
change. He made vow and kept 1t
until death faced him. Then, he broke
the oath, spoke to his wife, kissed her
and died.
One day back in the '70s, after
trifling quarrel, he said to his wife:
I'll never speak to you again as long
as l live" At that time he was 5S
years old. He kept his VOW and lived
on, utterly ignoring the woman who
had shared his joys and sorrows so
long. They lived in cottage at Mount
Arlington, Morris County; but, as far
rs JerolaInen was concerned, it was as
II his wife was not living.
She bore the slight without n mur-
mur. He dined in silence and alone,
and SO did she. Often Mrs Jerolamen
had to speak to her husband in refer
ence to household affairs, but he never
answered. ... .-..-
He was church member, being one
of the organizers of the Mount Arling-
ton Methodist Episcopal Church. In
1874 the town was divided on the ques-
tion of prohibition. The old man tried
TO induce the members of the church
TO indorse the cold water ticket at the
town election. but they refused. He
swore that he would never go to
church again. He kept his word in,this
as he had toward his wife.
Thus his life went on in silence and
gloom until recent Monday. Then he
could not arise in the morning, for
pneumonia had laid It's grip upon him.
He was 80 years old and he felt that
he could not recover. His wife bent
over him with the love that all his
harshness had never killed. He saw
the light in her eyes, and feebly essay
ing to take her hand he sobbed:
Dear, I'm so sorry. VIII you forgive
me?"
Forgive him? Would she? Kneeling
by the dying mans bedside, she wept
softly, while he, with tongue freed at
last, rambled on deliriously about old
times. She did not leave him until the
end came. He died with his hand in
hers and look of happiness that his
face had not borne In twenty years.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-13
ROYAL Affections.

The French Minister of Foreign AT
fairs, 1t is said, asked the King of
Siam why he did not leave his foreign
minister at home TO take charge of
things. Because he is my brother"
returned Chulalongkorn, with a grim
smile; Il should probably have found
him on my throne when got back to
Slam" But you have your other
brother with you" Eyes, but his na
ture is even less benevolent. He would
not only have seized my throne. but
cut off my head as quickly as return
ed" You all seem on excellent terms
together" exclaimed the astonished
Frenchman. Exactly" said the King
"and, as l like to be on good terms
with them, always take them nlony .
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-13
Effect OF Coffee on the Nerves.

The impression prevails in many
minds that coffee is extremely inju.
-ious to the nerves and also to the
liver. How true this may be it is not
easy to decide. Normal constitutions
do not, as a rule, seem to find coffee in
moderation in the least degree inju-
rious. Dyspeptics may experience dis
tress from Its use, but according to
some carefully conducted experiments,
1t Is quite as likely to be the sugar and
cream in the coffee as the coffee itself.
Persons who have been in the habit of
taking coffee prepared in the usual
fashion and have found 1t to disagree
with them have tried black coffee with
out sugar or cream with most excellent
results. From which 1t may appear
that the caffeine may not be so inju-
rious after all; indeed, 1t has of late
been used in cases of myocarditis with
excellent effect Small doses of caf-
feline are recommended, and these at
intervals, the remedy being given stead
lily, then discontinued for while. In
this way the system does not become
accustomed to the medicine and it is
not necessary to increase the dose of
the drug.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-13
A Great Authority on Evolution.

A Great Authority on Evolution.
There is a sketch of "A Great Natu.
ralist," the late Edward Drinker Cope,
In the Century. 1t is written by Henry
Fairfield Osborn. Prof. Osborn says:
His pioneer exploration came early In
the age of Darwinism, when missing
links, not only in the human ancestry,
but in the greater chain of backbone
animals, were at the highest premium.
Thus he was fortunate in recording the
discovery in northwestern New Mexico
of by far the oldest quadrupeds known,
In finding among these the most ven.
erable monkey, In describing to tha
world hundreds of links-in fact, whole
chains-of descent between the most
ancient quadrupeds and what we
please to call the higher types, especial.
ly the horses, camels, tapirs. dogs and
cats. He labored successfully to con-
meet the reptiles with the amphibians.
and the latter with the fishes. and was
as quick as a flash to detect in the pa
per of another author the oversight Of
some long sought link which he had
been awaiting Thus in losing him we
havelost our bleSt and most discerning
critic. No one has made such profuse
and overwhelming demonstra ton of
the actual historical working of tha
laws of evolution, his popular reputa.
ton perhaps resting most widely upon
his practical and speculative studies
in evolution.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-13
AGRICULTURAL TOPICS.


1t is a mistake to keep fattening cat
tie confined in stalls all through the
day without change. 1t is often done
under the impression that the animal
if allowed to run out will work off all
the fat that the feeding can put on
HIM. But short time each day will
rest the muscles, cramped by being
kept in one position toe. long. The
animal will also keep to his feed bet
ter than if closely confined. d.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-13
An Ugly Missile.

Lord Salisbury still keeps as SOU
venir in cabinet at Hatfield an ugly
looking stone of over n pound in
weight, with which the window of a
carriage in which he was seated with
his two daughters was smashed at
Dumfries on the evening of Oct. 81,
1884. His lordship had been delivering
n series of political speeches tn Scot
land, and in the streets, there was al
attempt at rioting The occupants of
the carriage were, fortunately. unhurt,
but the ladies took the missile home
with them.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-13
New Electric Light Plant.

In accordance with the policy of
economy adopted by the Receivers of
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad an cleo
trio lighting plant has been installed
at Philadelphia for the purpose of
lighting the passenger station. yards,
freight stations, freight yards, docks,
round houses, machine shops, etc.
Twice as many lights are in service
now as when the company purchased
the current from local lighting COM
panies. yet the expenses have been re-
1uced one-half.
The Philadelphia plant consists of
one $50 H. p. boiler two so General
Electric arc light generators which are
belted to 1e5 H. p. standard Westing-
house engine. 1t took 20 miles of wire
for the overhead construction and n
submarine cable is used in crossing
the Schuylkill River
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-13

After numerous experiments in feed
ing silage to hogs, the Virginia sta
sion finds that its use as an exclusive
swine ration is not to be commended.
The hogs did not gain as rapidly as on
corn ration. So far as the cost of
food is concerned, if thirty-five cents
is allowed for bushel of ear corn
the price it sold for during the test)
md 80 per ton for silage, it may be
seen that the latter cost only about
.wo-thirds as much for the seven
weeks as the corn, and this would go
long way toward making up the diff
ference in loss of flesh. When fed
with corn the results were more salts
factory. Giving the above values to
the feeds, saving of nearly one-third
in cost is effected. The station con-
cludes that as hog feed silage can be
economically combined with corn as a
maintenance ration, but it is not de-
sirable when used alone. In feeding
the silage it was found best to throw
1t directly on the ground, for if placed
In troughs much of it was thrown out,
IS the hogs sought for pieces of corr,
and being in confined place the finer
parts were trampled under foot ina
very short time. If spread about over
the soil they were kept busy picking
it ver.-American Agriculturist.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-13

The position is taken by DIR. Nc.
Burney, in the London Medical News,
that there really is no medical cure
for appendicitis, even though some
cases recover without operation he
considers, too, that, though appendi-
citis is a surgical disease, yet opera
ton may not be necessary in every
case, the fact being that this ailment is
stoppage of the drainage from the
appendix to the colon, and preliminary
treatment is often worse than useless.
Thus the opium treatment relieves
pain and discomfort, but entirely masks
the symptoms at a most important
time, for it is in the first twenty-four
hours from the beginning of the at
tack that physicians can decide not
only as to the diagnosis, but as to the
result and course probably of the case.
If, for instance, there is no increase
in urgency in five or six hours, the pa
tient is not in immediate danger if
kept at perfect rest in bed; on the
other hand, if in twelve hours there is
still no increase in the severity of the
symptoms, the patient should begin to
improve. But, if the urgency of the
case has steadily increased in twelve
hours from the time when the diagno-
sis was made, an operation will prob
ably be called for After two attacks,
a patient is sure to have third, and
each attack renders operation more
difficult and dangerous; all the advan-
tages lie with operation between the
attacks, and in an operation during
an acute attack the prognosis is worse.
New York Tribune.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-13

There is more Catarrh in this section of the
country than all other diseases put together,
and until the last few years was supposed to be
incurable. For u great many years doctors
pronounced ii local disease and prescribed
focal remedies, and by constantly falling to
cure with local treatment pronounced 1T in
durable. Science has proven catarrh to be
constitutional disease and therefore requires
constitutional treatment Halls Catarrh Cure,
manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co, Toledo,
Ohio, is the only constitutional cure on the
market II is taken internally in doses from
10 drops to q teaspoonful. 1t acts directly on
the blood and mucous surfaces of the system
They offer one hundred dollars for any case
il fails to cure. Send for circulars and testi-
ruonials Address F.J. CHENEY& Co, Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, I5c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-13

A long, leggy fowl is usually of
coarse bone and contains a greater
proportion of offal than one compactly
built. There are some breeds that are
naturally tall, but there are also indi-
viduals among them more compact
than the others, and they are the ones
that should be selected as breeders,
provided they are good in other
respects. A vigorous, compact male
should always be given the preference.
but he should not be too short-legged
in proportion to his body. The OBJ
iect should be to secure breadth of
backs, deep breasts and heavy bodies
according to size.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-13
Winter Fattening of Sheep.

With grain and store sheep at pres
ent prices, it may seem doubtful
whether there will be much profit in
feeding sheep or lamos the coming
winter. Yet it was the experience of
John johnson that he was quite as
sure of making profit in such years
as in times when sheep and feed were
cheap and plentiful. In such year
as the present, however, he always
preferred to feed yearling lambs, buy
ing some of coarse wool origin if he
could, and both thrifty and hearty
eaters. 1t never pays to fatten poor
sheep. One that shows that it has
never had any setbacks Is much to be
preferred. 1t will eat more heartily,
and will often lay on four or five
pounds of flesh a week, while the
older sheep will do we'll if it gains two
pounds q week. There is higher
price for the yearling lamb after it is
fattened, so that this with the gain in
flesh and the increased value of its
wool makes lamb feeding nearly al-
ways profitable. An old sheep feeder
who had practiced winter fattening OF
lambs, once told us that he never but
once failed to make profit money,
and even then he got full pay for all
the feed given at market rates. and
also pile of very rich manure as the
result of his winters work Boston
Cultivator
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-13

Some people will never wake up till tho
that's the horn for dinner. Delays are dan
gerous and ruinous. Thousands can say il
they hadn't put of an opportunity, they
would have been rich and happy. some
never know they have rheumatism until
thinking it will pass of. But st. Jncobs
Oil never delays, and is always wide awake.
1t goes straight to its work OF cure in a
business way, and cures rheumatism in any
form aud at its worst stage. It's live
remedy.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-13
Versatile Sir Claude.

Sir Claude de Crespigny has led an
adventurous life, having been sailor,
soldier, steeplechaser, war cores
pondent and aeronaut. In the last
named capacity he holds the record,
for he is the only living balloonist
who has crossed the North Sea, as dis.
tinguished from the Channel, his COM
panion, the professional aeronaut Sim.
mons, having been killed soon after.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-13

A pneumatic snow pillow, driven by
electricity, is certainly as up-to-date a
machine as any one could desire to
use in winter. Its novelty consists
in the fact that the snow is blown off
the track by blast instead of being
swept away OF removed ,bg some sort
of snow plow.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-13
How TO Wash With Care.

Hard water, strong lye, or inferior
laundry soap are responsible for the
yellow clothes seen in many houses
holds. To wash property, fill a tub
nearly full of hot water, put the white
clothes in first rub with Ivory Soap,
scald, rinse and starch. When dry,
sprinkle and fold down over night and
iron carefully. Eliza r. Parker.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-13

Bottles now are being made of paper
under German patent. They are for
use particularly on shipboard, where
heavy weather works havoc among
glass receptacles.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-13

Consul Phillips of Cardiff, Wales, adj
vocated the establishment of an Amer
lean line of vessels to that port. He
believes that Wales could rival South
ampton or Liverpool as place of
shipment
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-13

Fits permanently cured. No fits or nervous
ness after first days uae of DR.. Klines Great
Nerve Restorer. So trial bottle and treatise free
Dn. Il. II. KLINE. Ltd. 3l Arch St.. Phila.. Pa.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-13

John V. Farwell, the millionaire
merchant of Chicago, was fined re-
Gently for taking sand from the beach
at Lake Forest without paying for 1t.
A Accent load of sand stood him $40
and costs
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-13

Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething, softens the gums, reducing infamma'
ton. allays pain, cures wind collie. 25c.a bottle.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-13

can recommend Piso's Cure for Consump-
tion to sufferers from Asthma.-E. ID. TowN-
SEND, FIT. Howard, Wis, May 4, 1894.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-13

The French cruiser Jeanne dare is
estimated to have cost about $1,000
900, of which perhaps 81, 900, 900 was
for auxiliary fittings, such as armor,
gun mountings and mechanism, tor
pedo gear and special fitting.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-13

The Merry murder case at Chicago
may be called a paradox.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-13

Chew Star Tobacco-The Best.
Smoke Sledge Cigarettes.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-13
LIEN ON FALSE TEETH.
A Dentist Thinks His Work as Good
as That of a Carpenter.

Say he said, as he broke ruthlessiS
into a lawyers office, I've got job
for you"
"rhat's what I'm here for" said the
lawyer. "State your case and I'll make
fee pretty quick"
We'll, it's this way" said the dent
list, for that's what he was, 81 made Il
set of false teeth for a scalawag a few
weeks ago, and made 'em on the in
stallment plan. The feller paid me a
dollar down, and, he was to pay me
dollar q week for ten weeks, and was
to have lien on the teeth until they
were paid for. Now he's quit paying
and won't let me have the molars. Says
they hurt his jaw, but l take notice
they never affected his cheek very
much"
Did you give him bill for 'em?"
mo. Never gave him anything but
the teeth" ttt -''
Have no agreement in writing for
a chattel mortgage specifying the kind
of plates, and the gums, and the mum.
ber of teeth?" t..I
mo. tell you I didn't have any
thing, and amt got anything yet.
What want to know Is, haven't got
mechanics lien on them teeth?
Didn't l work on 'em, and isn't my
work as good as carpenters or
bricklayer's?"
well. l hardly think mechanics
lien covers your case. l don't think
you can get them back"
What would they do to me II l held
him up and took 'em out of his mouth
and went off with 'emT'
Maybe they could hold you for petit
larceny. If you can catch him In his
room asleep, and attach them by get
ting out writ, maybe you can get him
to come to taw. but that would cost
you more than the teeth are worth.
guess you're in for it this time"
well, won't get in that kind of a
hole again, I'll bet you. III go to some
of these fellers running for the Legis-
lature, and I'll make them promise to
pass law giving US dentists lien on
the teeth we make, good till they re
paid for"
That's right; that's good idea.
Two dollars. please. Call again
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-13
- TneOry.

"What do you think of the escape Of
Miss Cisneros from that Spanish pris-
pn?
II think some of our ex-polcemen
must be down there acting as iailers.''
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-13

In Hamburg, Germany..t ..the; aptaor
ities tax dog according to its size.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-13

To Cure A Gold in One Day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
Druggists refund money il it fails to cure. CSC.