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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-14
Ivory In the Yukon Valley.

Among the miners to return from
the Klondike was John Wilkinson, OF
Nanaimo, British Colombia. He
brought with him $4,000, the result
of three months work. While Mr..
Wilkenson has laid the foundation Of
a fortune, his eye has not been single
to gold, He says that large and ex-
ceptionally fine specimens Of ivory
were found last season solidly imbed-
ded in icy gravel. Ivory tusks of
mastodons weighing as much as $50
pounds have been found in an excel
lent state of preservation. Piles and
piles of bones have been taken out,
and there is every indication that dur
ing some prehistoric period large
bands of mastodons grazed over the
great plains of the Yukon valley. That
was during an age, no doubt, when the
country was subject to tropical intlu
ences.
There are indications ON every hand
to show that rank tropical vegetation
once covered the great frozen region
of the northwestern part of Alaska.
While working one of these claims Mr..
Willlenson found leg bone of mas
todon covered with flesh. 1t was
taken from bed of ice, and was after
ward sent to the Dominion Museum
at Ottawa. Seattle Wash dispatch
to Chicago Tribune.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-14

whether all of them have survived or
not, but it is probable that they have.
They undoubtedly enjoy the wildness
of the region, which resembles their
Rocky Mountain home, and where
they are no more liable to be mo-
Tested than in their own mountain
fastnesses.
When Mr.. Whitney wanted to see
his antelopes he was told that thew
had sill cleared out. He went out and
tried to find them himself, but without
success. He had the same experience
with dozen black tailed deer that were
brought on at the same time. They
were turned into an enclosure of 1000
or more acres and left to roam at their
own sweet will. They are the first
black. tailed deer brought to New Eng
land.
The Adams brothers have instructed
the gamekeepers to feed them when
they come around. 1t is probable
that they will not be seen until they
get hungry late in the fall, when the
!! grass is gone. The country where
they are placed contains roaring
mountain brooks and small ponds
which in measure resemble their na-
tive country.
The thirtyfive elks which were
brought ON last year all survived the
winter and are doing well. They were
young animals when they came on,
but their horns have grown out so that
they would not be recognized. They
are very tame, and, although inclosed
in over one thousand acres, the same
as the Enclosures for the others, when
the gamekeeper gives piercing whis-
tie they all gather around him like
so many sheep. They are exceeding
ly handsome and attractive animals.
They often gather in groups in the in
closure and lie down quietly in the
most docile manner. No one likes to
get near the bucks, however, for they
have disagreeable manner of jump
ing on visitors with their forefeet. 1t
doesn't take them long to become ac-
quainted with the people who feed
them and they respond readily to the
calls for meals. They are fed grain,
oats and other cereals, just the same
as if they were domestic animals.
1t is not an easy matter to take care
of this large natural history preserve
on October Mountain, and half dozen
gamekeepers are employed to keep
track of the animals. These game
keepers live in one of the farmhouses
on the land, and they are out day and
night looking after their charges.
Mr.. Whitney has only given up
about three thousand acres to the
game he has already brought on, and
what he is going to do with the other
five thousand acres remains to be seen.
He has large number of game
birds, has stocked his brook with
trout, and tits evident that in few
years this will be the greatest private
game preserve in this country.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-14
RAlfa IN IEC 6lNER,

10, the image OF mans endeavor:
toam and bubbles that burst and fee;
Rain in the riyer--rain in the river
Rain in the river that hastes to sea.
Tears are flowing for ever and ever,
Many for sorrow, and some for glee;
Rain in the river-raiu in the river
Rain in the river that hastes to sea.
Resignation that falters never:
Bitter revolt at the wrongs that be:
Rain in the river-ran in the river
Rain in the river that hastes to sea.
What shall hearten us? What deliver?
Virtue and Truth that make wise and free;
Rain in the river rain in the river
Rain in the river that hastes to sea.
Nav we have courage to fight forever.
And never to yield, tho our blood may be
Rain in the river-rain in the river
Rain in the river that hustes to sea.
Herbert +. Clarke. in Tannhauser and
Other Poems.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-14

themselves. The chief of the herd,
Mckinley, is six years old and is the
ugliest animal that has ever been
brought East. He is the chief figure
in the buffalo picture and he doesn t
allow any biped to come into the en-
closure without a protest. 1t was
with great difficulty that he was taken
out of the car, which he nearly tore to
pieces, and was taken up on October
Mountain from the Lenlx station in
an immense crate, drawn by four
horses. He excited the greatest in
terest all the way, from the time he
was loaded into the car until he got to
his destination.
The but1aloes are confined in about
800 acres Of land surrounded by fence
which is nine feet eight inches high,
made of steel wire. Mckinley has
tried to get through it several times,
but he found i'll locking horns with it
that it has beaten him every time. 1t
has been tested by twenty five horse
power engine, which has been rushed
against it with all itsforce. Since Nc
kinley has found that he cannot get
through the fence he has become do
cile, and is quite content to stay in
the enclosure. which has the best
grass that can be procured for herd
of butlaloes.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-14

Ground was broken, recently, in
New York, for the construction of u
pneumatic mail service between the
city postoffice and the various sections
of Manhattan Island and Brooklyn.
Next to rapid transit this is regarded
as the most important local improve
ment begun recently. The work of
collecting the mail matter and convey
ing it to the central office is now done
by delivery wagons. By the new ser
vice the collections will be transmitted
through tubing by carriers propelled
by the air forced into the tubes. The
carriers are six feet long and will hold
about 5000 letters each. Ii is estimated
that they will be able to carry $50, 900
letters per hour, und are expected to
make the journey between the New
York and Brooklyn office in three and
one-half minutes
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-14
Original Way to Get Rid of FIeas.

Those who wish an original way OF
getting rid of feas might try some
plan like that adopted by Professor
Gage, at one of the buildings of Cor
nell University, and described by him
in "Insect Life" This plan consisted
in tying sheets OF sticky fly paper,
with the sticky side ont, around the
legs of the janitor, who then for several
hours walked up and down the floor of
the infested room, with the result that
all or nearly all of the feas jumped on
his ankles, as they will always do, and
were caught by the fly paper.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-14

followed the two in the lead-Charlie
Earl on High hier and Dicky fremont
on hls'big gray mare, Swallow.
Swallow was ahead at the first and
second hurdles, but at the third High
tlier was gaining on her, and they rose
to it almost simultaneously. Swallows
hind legs caught on the top bar, and
down she came with thud and
crash, knocking against High -fier's
front legs, and bringing hion down be.
side her. Dicky was tun.bled head.
over-heels, but jumped up almost in
stantly. Charlie was thrown ahead as
straight as an arrow, and fell full
length on the track-and did not move.
Kitty's hands clinched tight over
the reins for a second-then with a
loud shrek she gathered up her skirts
and leaped to the ground. She ran to
the place where Charlie lay-she
forced her way through the crowd that
surrounded him, and falling on her
knees beside him, she began dabbins
helplessly at his face with her hand.
kerchief. while her tears fell on him.
"Charlie! Charlie! Oh, Charliem
she walled, regardless of the staring
faces-regardless of everything save
that the man she had sworn she hated
was apparently dying. or dead.
Charlie slowly opened his eyes.
'Do you-take-it-back?" he said
feebly.
Yes, oh, yesr' said Kitty. 81
never meant it. loved you all the
time"
Charlie sat up with astounding alac.
rity.
II wasn't much hurt, he said. "My
breath was knocked out of me-but ]
thought that would get you! Oh,
Kitty, you darling"
He caught her hands and laughed
with joyous impudence right in her
face-and she laughed with him. The
White Elephant.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-14

Representative Hilborn, of Cali
fornia, is one of the best-posted men
in Congress on the subject of gold min
ing, having for years been interested
in the business in California. He said,
recently, to Washington Star reporter
that some time before the newspaper
stories of the great gold discoveries in
Alaska he had been receiving letters
from old miners, who were friends,
telling of the immense deposits of gold
in the Klondike country II have no
doubt, said Judge Hilborn, that the
Klondilie discoveries will prove the
greatest in the history OF the world.
From my knowledge of gold mining I
should think that there will be paying
quantities Of the precious metal to be
found in Alaska for years to come. ."
Judge Hilboru does not think the
rigors of the climate are such "a
have been portrayed. He said that il
he had been at his home he would have
made a trip to the gold fields merely
for the purpose OF learning the facts
for himself. He believes that the world
is on the eve OF great revival in gold
mining. The rush to the Kloudike
country aud the talk OF the rich.
finds there will lead prospector5 in
every part of the country to begin
hunting for gold. Many of them will
be successful. All over this country
where gold has been mined in former
years new life will be taken on. In
Southern as we'll as in Western States
gold fields We're worked in years past
and were abandoned because the
quartz did not yield enough to make
money. Under new processes quartz
which pays few dollars ton can he
worked with profit. In Judge Hill.
born's State money is being made ont
of property quartz paying 81. ton.
Improved electrical apparatus has
cheapened the work of getting ont the
precious metal Mines in California
which were deserted years ago are now
being reworked with success. "Ipre
dict" said Judge Hilborn, that by
1900 more gold will be mined in Cali
fornia than was taken out in the palmJ
days when the State was made ia
nous. Judge Hilborn believes, add:
the Washington Star, that the produc
tion of gold for the next few years will
be so great as to cause demonetiza
tion of the metal.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-14
TOWER FOR GREATER NEW YORK.


Triumphal Structure Which is to Outstrip
That of Babylon.
As matter of curiosity It may be
mentioned that Greater New York is
to have-on paper, at least-a tower
which is to beat anything in the
world, past or present, even the con.
fusion breeding structure of Babylon.
William J. Frye is the architect, and
E. G. Townsend is mentioned as pro-
moter, who is said to be confident that
the necessary funds will be forthcom-
ing He has not yet gone into figures,
which is a mere matter of details with
him. The tower is to be 2140 feet in
height, and is to be twelvesided, with
q diameter of 800 feet for the main
base, to be fanked by four pavilions,
which will give the entire base a di-
ameter Of 400 feet. The outer walls
are to be of cement and wire cloth.
Internally the plans represent laby-
rinth of steel columns, girders, beams,
plates and other forms of steel con-
struction, not particle of wood to be
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-14

The big game that William G. Whit
ney has brought on from the Rocky
Mountains to occupy his 5000 acres on
October Mountain, about four miles
from Lenox, Mass, is creating great
interest among the New York people
who have summer places in Lenox
and vicinity. He has secured some of
the largest buffaloes in this country
and has considerable other wild game
from the Rocky Mountains, the only
specimens which have ever been
brought to the East, except few
which the late Austin Corbin had up
in New Hampshire. They are the
finest specimens that could be secured
in Montana, Wyoming and along the
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-14

Isaac E. Adams, only thirty-eight
years old and few years ago zone OF
the successful and promising young
men in Chicago" has just been de.
clared a victim of paresis and sent to
an asylum in New York. The road to
wealth is an alluring one, philoso-
phizes the Louisville Courier-Journal,
but to travel over it at the pace that
kills is to take fearful chances in this
world as well as in the one to come.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-14
LIVE AMI JOY.

I sing OF love that sorrow ne'er has
known,
Love that has dwelt with gladness from
its birth,
Love that has made more bright the Sra-
cious earth,
Aud given every song a tender tone
With my heart have upreared Il throne
And set this love thereon with buoyant
mirth,
And much that seemed before Of little
worth,
Soft-sunned by it to beauty strange has
grown.
That which was I erewhile IS no more;
The alchemist Love wondrous change
has wrought,
Aud in my soul now turks no base alloy.
1 have cast off the bonds that thralled be-
fore;
The gold of love hath purified my
thought,
And Joy my sovereign is, for Love is Joy.
Clinton Scollard.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-14

water over the fire. When the gels-
tine has melted, stir in slowly 2s
ounces of pure alcohol. Put in wide
mouthed bottle aud cork tightly. This
glue or paste will keep indefinitely,
and can be melted for use in few
minutes by setting the bottle in basin
of hot water. As it contains a very
small percentage of water, it affects
the gloss of the prints but little, and
dries almost Immediately. y.-Harper's
Round Table.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-14

Says the Louisville Courier-J Journal:
'Our Paris contemporary, the Figaro,
which has been taking good deal o,
interest lately in American affairs, now
wants to know what we would do in
case of collision with really first
class Power. We have met some first
class Powers in our time, and the re.
suits were never like the Franco Ger-
man collision of 1870 to France"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-14

A number of persons who have been
experimental on with the X rays, de-
clare that they cause exceedingly
violent palpitation of the heart, which
after Il short time becomes intolerable.
The uses OF the rays are so many that
it is important to know that the inter
position of metal plate is a very
great advantage, and prevents much
of the distress which the uninterrupted
rays are likely to cause
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-14

'ao unsafe for any one to go inside the
enclosure that it is with the greatest
difficulty that pictures could be taken
of them.
The dozen antelopes have all eloped.
AS soon as they were put into their
thousand acres, surrounded by its
wire fence, they rushed away into the
thicket, and even the gamekeepers
have been unable to find them. Some
times of a clear morning glimpses of
them have been caught in the dis
tance on the rocky hilltop above the
forest, but as soon as any one tried
to trace them they again disappeared,
and are keeping themselves so very
quiet that it is impossible to tell
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-14

The other buffaloes are becoming
used to their new home. There is
another bull which weighs only 100
pounds less than Mckinley, but is not
as vicious. The whole buffalo herd
have wandered about the enclosure
with the greatest curiosity. They
look about for places where they can
escape, but are becoming contented,
as the gamekeeper treats them well.
They are, however, wild, and it is
dangerous to venture near them, and
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-14
range of the Rocky Mountains in that

range of the Rocky Mountains in that
region.
His herd of buffaloes numbers thir-
teen, while his elk and deer are twice
that number. The buffaloes are of
especial interest because they have
become 50 rare in this country. Be
ginning with the great bull buffalo
Mckinley, which stands at the head
of the herd, weighing 2600 pounds,
down to others weighing 1000 pounds,
they are the rarest specimens in Amer
lea. The great bull Mckinley and the
entire herd were brought East with
the greatest difficulty. They came in
two freight palace cars, in charge of
the Adams brothers, who were given
the order by Mr.. Whitney over year
ago. Some of the bufaloes they raised
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-14
Incurable in Five Years.

The morphine habit becomes prac-
tically incurable in five years. The
user OF alcoholic spirits may continue
eight or ten years before he reaches
the incurable stage. This will depend
on the free intervals between the time
of using spirits. When he becomes
incurable he may abstain, but the in
iured brain and nervous system never
recover, Quarterly journal of Inc.
brietY.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-14

employed in either construction or
finish. Electric cars with reserve
motor power of compressed air are to
run spirslly around the 100-foot CEN
trail area, making trip to the fifth
floor from the ground about two and a
half miles in length. From the fifth
floor to the top visitors will be con-
veyed in an elevator. The proposed
tower is to be built within the next
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-14

England and the United States have
decided to get together on the seal
question. Their decision is simply
triumph of good, old-fashioned com
mon sense, remarks the New York
Mail and Express.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-14

The trip on the Yukon from its mouth
to the Klondike is as long as that from
New Orleans to Minneapolis. Gentle
men who have started with the inten-
tion of making it in tatboats before
the close of the simmer season will
please accept coincidence in advance.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-14
Human Perspiration Poisonous.

Human perspiration, if injected into
dogs or rabbits, acts like a deadly
poison, according to NJ. Arloing's ex-
periments. Perspiration secreted dur
ing hard muscular work has more
toxic power than the ordinary kind.
while that obtained from subjects who
secretion has been checked by cold is
very poisonous.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-14

The largest cannon in the world was
taken by the British when India was
conquered. The cannon was cast
about the year 1900, and was the work
of achief named Chuleby Koomy Khan,
of Ahmednugger. The inside of the
gun is fitted up with seats, and is n IA
vorite place for the British officers to
60 for a quiet noonday sleep.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-14

There are sixty islands in the Pacific
belonging to the United States. In
the neighborhood of the West Indies
are eleven more. Several very large
islands in the Bering Sea, the Aleu-
tian Islands, the Santa Barbara group
off Southern California, are all under
the flag of the United States.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-14

Boston is SO well pleased with the
horseless fire engine which was re.
Gently added to her ro-iighting equip
ment thnt the Fire Commission has
placed the order for similar engine.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-14

The Commercial Club, of Mobile.
Ala, has appointed committee OF
fifty to conduct campaign of educa-
ton on the proposition of municipal
control of water works and sewers.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-14
ISIS KITTYGRES-

- - -
ham had broken
Ii er engagement
with Charlie Earl,
and Charlie was
very unhappy, He
went about look
i II g melancholy,
and he rode his
beautiful bay hun
ter, H i 6 hitler T.,
miles and miles
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-14

Soak an ounce of refined gelatine in
cold water for an hour, then drain off
and squeeze out the water as much as
possible. Put the gelatine in jelly
pot, and place the pot in a pan of hot
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-14

three years somewhere in upper New
York, where there is firm rock foun-
dation,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-14

A New and Startling Boat.
The umbrella boat has been the san-
sation of the year at the Cowes ENG
land) regatta. The sails fold up just
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-03-18

dation for all systems of training, and
they can not be ignored without more
or less injury to the plants.
CD The amount of fruit which q vine
can bear and mature in highest perfec-
ton is limited; when this limit is ex-
ceeded the fruit deteriorates.
(2) Upon the fruit the effect of over
production is to reduce the size of the
berries and of the clusters, and prob
ably also to impair the quality; the
vine makes a poor growth, the foliage
is small and the vigor of the plant is
generally reduced. When vine has
been allowed to overbear, especially
when it is young, years may some
times be required before the vine re-
turns to its normal condition.
CD A plant that is carrying less
fruit than it is capable of maturing
generally produces a very heavy foliage
and an excess of wood. This may prob
ably be explained by the supposition
that the energies of the plant are di"
rected almost entirely to vegetive ac-
tivity.
"a The most difficult and important
feature of grape pruning is to be able
to judge of the kind and amount OF
wood which should be allowed to re-
main upon the plant This amount is
dependent upon soil, variety, climate,
character of the season, and to linn
tied extent upon the method Of train
ing. The paramount Importance oi
having properly balanced top and
root system is most fully realized by
American vineyardists of long expe-
rience. Years of study, especially the
study of the variety of grape AMI of
the soil upon which it is growing, are
brought to bear upon each indivi 1ual
vine when it is pruned, and in no di
rection can the skill of the vineyardiSi
be more clearly demonstrated THAI N
questions regarding the amount and
kind of bearing wood that is allowed
to remain. No rule-of-thumb will COW
er a living and sensitive organism for
the grapevine; in pruning judgment
must be exercised at almost every step.
But it is fortunate that considerable
variation may be allowed without Sc
rious consequences or the profitable |
culture of the grape would indeed be
hopeless task. Yet the less the reliance
placed upon this allowed vG-i2tlon the |
better will be the vine.