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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-04

"You must not think me overbold il I re-
fuse to take your No for an answer and
come back again within forty-eight hours
of my defeat ct the Jernay's. Something
leads me to the conviction that this is a
specially favorable chance for me to try
again VIII you reconsider your decision,
or is there really no hope for me?
I'm the latter case, mercifully end nv
suspense by an early answer.
Julius CLEMENT"
81 wonder what he means by some
thing, Prisey remasked as Nab handed
her back the letter,
Nab was shutting herself up to her.
self to think.
II tell you what, Prisey. That man
IS no fool" Nab paused a while for
further meditation. "Yes," she went
on, sit will take pretty sagacious wo-
man to manage Mr.. Clement. He sees
into things, does Mr.. Clement. Came
here last night to ask for my sympathy,
eh? Forgot to mention that Tom Van
duren was in town. My dear Priss,
that man knew very we'll that Tom was
coming here last night. 1t was a plot
to force Tom Vanduren's hand. II I
thought Tom was half as clever
but as it is" Prisey interrupted,
putting an arm about her younger
sisters neck. ''As it is? What?"
"Why, Prisey, 1 think they're keep
ing step at last, don't you?"
"Then We needn't advertise for a
parrot" said Prisey.
And the two sisters wrote two little
notes that evening. Mab's note was to
Vanduren, and it said: "Come and
get your final answer tomorrow at 2
o'clock p. m." Prisey's was longeh.
But the effect of the two communica.
tions was much.
The two sisters and their two suitors
kept steps admirably few weeks later
to the tune of the Wedding March,
st, Louis Star.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-04

Every cellar should have a good
coat of whitewash at this season, in
order to keep it sweet, fresh and
wholesome. A rule for preparing a
whitewash that will not rub off is this,
given by good, old colored aunty,
ripe in experience: Slake the lime in
the usual way. Mix one gill of -four
with little cold water, taking care to
beat out all the Jumps. Then pour on
boiling water enough to thicken it to
the consistency of common starch
when boiled for use. Pour this while
still hot into bucketful of the Stacked
lime and add one pound of whiting.
Stir all well together and add little
bluing water to improve the color.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-04

Women are endowed with strange
vagaries, and, while extremely fastidi-
GUS in many ways, are very neglectful
in others, confesses Godey's Magazine.
Even the swellest society girl is not
as particular as to the freshness of her
collars and cuffs as the plain every
day man of business; to change his
linen at least once a day is sort of
religion with most men. With wom-
an it is different; they will inspect
their collar and cuffs after days hard
wear, and decide that they will do,
not recognizing the fact that if any
doubt exists on the matter they should
be consigned to the laundry without
demur. Again, q man is much more
concerned as to the state of his shoes
than woman; even the poor clerk on
a meagre salary spends his nickel a
day for shine without grudging, and,
if it be imperative that the nickel be
saved, he gets up earlier in the morn
ing and wields the backing brush
himself. The woman will gown her
self in Worth's or Paquin's latest crea-
ton and forget to look at her shoes.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-04
Farm nnd Garden Notes.

A small horse is the thing of the
past-if you expect to get price for
him.
The supply of horses just now is
about equal to the demand--in mum.
bers but not in quality.
Till pasturage is good, give your
brood sows some clover hay every
day. 1t will do them good.
One of the benefits Of low prices for
horses is the cross roads five dollar
stallion has been castrated.
Plug horses are never good proper.
ty. They often eat more than good
ones, making them double tax upon
their owners.
Have you observed that the horses
farmers are using now are poorer as a
whole than those they used five and
six years ago?
The snowfall is old-fashioned but
most desirable for the home lawn.
During the blooming season it is cov-
cred with masses of snowy white.
The Rocky Mountain blue spruce is
one of the most valuable introductions
of late years and ranks among the
most beautiful of hardy evergreens.
Six degrees Fahrenheit is a good
temperature in which to germinate
seeds of tender plants coming from
semi-tropical regions. Tropical plants
require in the neighborhood of eighty
degrees.
The variegated dogwood is one of
the most beautiful shrubs at all sea-
sons of the year. The foliage is
richly variegated with white and this
contrast is we'll maintained through
out the season.
The tartarian or bush honeysuckle
is free growing shrub and one of the
earliest to blossom in the spring. 1t
is first covered with pink and white
flowers and later is attractive because
of its bright colored berries.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-04
The Right way to Set Fruit frees.

A. D. Wood, of Michigan, writes:
When any kind of plant has its roots
exposed, it is sure to suffer loss of vi
tality by evaporation. These should
be kept covered with damp straw or
cloth, and if to be kept several days
before setting, placed in a cool place.
Trees sometimes arrive in shriveled
condition, caused by delay in ship
ment and transportation. These
should be Immediately placed in a
trench horizontally and covered with
puddled earth and allowed to remain
for several days. If the branches are
still shriveled, they are worthless.
They should be plump when removed.
Remove all bruised and injured
roots with a sharp knife OF pruning
shears. Also cut off all fbrous root
let's, as new growth starts from the
large roots. Cut back the top quite
severely, the peach to whip and the
pear and apple to three or four short
branches equally distributed around
the trunk and not more than three
feet from the ground. The branches
should not exceed the roots in length
and quantity. Dig a hole large
enough to admit the roots in natu-
raj position. In the center of the
hole place small amount of earth.
On this set the tree and gently press
it into the earth. This insures suffi-
cient soil among the roots to prevent
any open space. 1t is these open
spaces which often cause the death of
the tree. Pack the soil above the
roots as fast as it is filled in, leaving
tne upper three inches loose to act as
d mulch to preserve moisture.
1t is best to set the trees little
deeper than they stood in the nursery.
This place may be known by the diff
ference in color of the bark. 1t is
customary to set tree as near verti-
cal as possible, but have learned
that it should be set so as to lean
slightly toward the direction of the
prevailing winds, then as the tree
grows, it gradually straightens and at
maturity is able to maintain that posi-
ton. A tree should never be mulched
the first year, as it will cause the roots
to grow near the surface. There is
nothing better than frequent and shall
low cultivation to conserve moisture
and promote new growth. 1t is bet
ter to grow some cultivated crop
among the trees than to allow the
ground to lbecome occupied by weeds
and grass, but all seeds should not be
planted closer than four feet to the
tree. Careful attention should be
given the new growth, cutting back
any branches which are growing out
of proportion to the others, keeping
the top as nearly balanced as possible
Rub off all shoots on the trunk which
are not needed for main branches.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-04
A Substitute For Suet.

1t is often supposed that the vege>
tartan cook must be at disadvantage
for want of suet. What is the merit
OF suet? Simply this, that it presents
fat in a ibrous form, letting it out
gradually into the mixture of which it
forms part. Exactly the same re-
suit is achieved when bread crumbs
are saturated with butter or oil. A
ships cook, when making plum duff,
knows this secret, and sops up oil
with biscuit crumbs, which he incor-
porates with the dough. Another
mode is to add little washed and
soaked tapioca to the paste used for
boiled puddings.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-04
Two Famous Naval "Remarks.u

The answer of Commodore Stock
ton to the Mexican Governor of Cali
fornia, when we took possession of
that country, is worth recalling: "lf
you march upon the town Los An
geles)," threatened the Governor,
lyon will find it the grave of your
men,"
"Tell the Governor" said Stockton,
''to have the bells ready to toll at eight
o'clock in the morning. l shall be
there at that time"
Commodore Tatnall's blood is
thicker than water" won great recog-
milton in England in 1859. Seeing
the British Admiral, Sir James Hope,
in tight place under the fire OF
Chinese forts, Tatnall gallantly came
to his rescue. In so doing he was
guilty of breach of neutrality, but
his answer, "Blood is thicker than
water" had the effect of condoning
his offense.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-04
Grain With Pasture.

Whether or not it pays to feed some
grain to cows on pasture is still ques-
tion for discussion. While it seems
on its face not to pay, yet upon the
whole it has been our custom for years
to give at least enough grain, even on
the best pasture, to toll our cows to
the stable morning and evening, and
more as pastures become aged and less
succulent. At the time it may seem
that no profit accrues from the added
expense, but our experience teaches
us that the profit comes in later by
keeping the COWS from shrinking. =
Agricultural Epitomist.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-04

There is man in our town who oc.
casionally goes into the woods in the
summer time with another Springfield
man by the name of Brown. The first
sportsman was out on the lake with
his guide lacking" deer, and had ar
ranged with Brown, who was left
ashore, to come and take him aboard
as soon as he had had shot. He had
his shot and missed it, but the guide
persevered, and soon had the ''jack"
shining into the brown eyes of another
deer.
"Shoot," said the guide.
"No. no." said the man; ''it's
Brown"
''Drat it, said the guide, "of course
they're brown, you idiot; what color
did you think they were?"-.Spring-
field (Mass.l Republican.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-04
Hygienic Salads.

Dandelions have other uses than
furnishing subjects for poems and
playthings for children, and just now
is the time to prove their efficacy in
meeting the loss of appetites and that
prevalent "tired feeling" so common.
From time immemorial "greens" of
all sorts have been held in high es-
TEEN for purging the blood of humors
engendered by the winters diet of
fatty foods. The italian women here
understand this, and all through the
parks and along the roadsides in the
suburbs one sees the gay purple-and-
green gowned women bending assidu-
ously to their task of gathering this
hyglenic salad. In the country the
children are sent out to the garden
and pasture to gather a supply-an
exercise, by the way, that is quite suf-
ficient to give hearty appetite OF it
self. Dandelion green's are served in
either of two ways-in their natural
state as salad with the simple dress
ing of vinegar, oil, salt and pepper, or
cooked in plenty of water with bit
of salt pork or butter for seasoning,
and salt and pepper to taste. When
tender drain thoroughly and serve
piping hot, with agarnish of slices of
hard-boiled eggs or riced yolks. 1t is
hardly necessary to emphasize the
necessity for the thorough picking
over and washing of all green's in order
to insure absolute cleanliness and the
prevention of 'gravel walks" depre-
Gated by Sidney Smith as too familiar
in salads.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-04
WISE WORDS.
In faith lies victory.


Secrecy is sins coat of mail.
Honor dresses in home-spun.
Pride is the national pickpocket.
The man above suspicion lives above
the stars.
Man never makes truth-he only
discovers it.
Fame's race-track runs across the
rights of men.
Society's glow-worms always shine
with a sickly light.
A big heart and a big pocketbook
seldom travel far together.
Wearing fnery unpaid for, is re-
spectability going iailward.
Too much goodness is as monoto-
nous as too much wickedness.
The man who confesses his ignor-
ance is on the road to wisdom.
Do your best to-day and you will
be able to do better tomorrow.
About the best water proof for all
kinds of weather is clear conscience.
The moral training of the little
child is the future hope of the nation.
If you don't pay as you go some
day you may have to go without pay
ing.
To marry for money may turn out
to be like going to the hornet for
honey.
1t is a great accomplishment to
know how to make the best of life as
it comes.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-04

"Neither can be on top; they must
walk hand in hand" These words OF
Bishop Potter in reference to capital
and labor, the New York Herald
thinks, should be inscribed in big let
ters wherever capital and labor meet.
They put in terse form the only solu.
tion OF the useless and perilous dis.
putes which disorganize both sides.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-04
CORAL BEADS.

Some twenty years ago or moro
His ship was lost at sea,
Alone and lonely for his sake,
Yet still a maid is she;
Her eye is dim. her brow is scanned,
Her cheek withered rose,
The glossy ripples of her hair
Are touched with cleaning SHOWS.
But still she clings to girlish things
With unforgotten grace,
And frills about her faded throat
A bit OF yellow lace,
But little dreams her cherished string
OF crimson beads are made
OF coral from the sunken reef
Whereon his bones were laid.
Minna Irving, in Criterion.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-04

Says the London England) Specta-
tor: Without pretending to the knowl-
edge of experts, we look upon it as
law that when Anglo-Saxons open fire
upon the water their flag will be found
flying after the engagement.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-04
How Moths Are Bred.

On coming in from the street do
not hang up in the closet the gown
that has been great assistance to the
street cleaning department.. The
darkness and heat of closet are all
the incubators moths are looking for.
The gowns should be shaken well,
on balcony, if possible, or out of
window, anyway, to get rid of the
dust and filth gathered in the streets.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-04
Nickel a Modern Metal.

Nickel is modern metal. It was
not in use nor known till 1715. 1T
has now largely taken the place of
silver In plated ware, and as an alloy
with steel it is superior to any other
metal, for it is not only noncorrodible
itself, but it transfers the same quail.
ity to steel; even when combined as
low as i've per cent. it prevents oxi-
dation.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-04

A Southern railway has made a new
departure by appointing young
woman as its chief train dispatcher.
She is a native of Georgia and is said
to be but twenty years Of age.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-04

slowly through the apiary and not
bee will molest you, but, on the othe,
hand, if you pass rapidly among then
some of the bees are likely to follow
you, and hence your actions have
much to do with lt.-A. H. Duff, oi
Kansas.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-04
KEEPING STEP
BY ST. CLAIR CURTIS.
Observation-Disclosures
o away; it's no

0 away; it's no
use, Mab," said
Prisey y Cart
wright to her
sister. "T h e
thing has been
settled ages ago,
30 far as 1 am
C o IL C ern e d..
Hush up, now {!
hush upl"
A ges ago!"
Nab echoed, re-
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-04

Jerusalem is now nothing but
shadow of the magnificent city of
ancient times. It is about three miles
in circumference and is situated on
rocky mountain,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-04
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.


If there is an upright piano in the
room, do not jam it stiffiy against the
wall. Put it crosswise, almost in the
middle of the floor. Hang piece of
tapestry or portiere over the back,
place box on the floor behind it, put
some cushions ON the box and you
have the latest thing, the ''piano seat"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-04

Although Ireland has been de.
scribed as one great farm, only thirty
of the s555 schoolhouses have gardens
attached to them.
The Irish standard., 1898-01-29

Why pay fancy price for wedding in
vitations when you can get the latest
and prettiest designs at the Irish Stand
ard Office for $3.50 per hundred and
upward, including envelopes and print
ing. Our new sample book for 1878
has arrived.
The Irish standard., 1898-01-29
WHO FEARS TU SPEAK OF'9sl"
The Wexford Rebellion Described
By William O'Brien, M. P.
IN CONTEMPORARY REVIEW.
An Interesting Article Dealing
With a Timely Subject.

The following is a condensation Of an
interesting article in the London Con-
temporary Review, from the pen of Will
liam OBricn, on the Irish ins,lrreatlon
of 179S:
1t is one of the curiosities of literature
that the only person nowadays VIA
fears to speak of '9S" is the Trinity Col
lego professor, who, in hot youth, wrote
tho stirring ballad beginning as above.
DIR. Ingram IS Il distinguished man of
science, who, the report goes. is less
1lnttcrcd to ln reminded of his rcvolu-
tonary lyric than the Wordsworth of
Grnsmcre would have been by ccmpli-
ments to Wordsworth the Grondist.
Nevertheless, for generations after The
political economist has been forgotten,
the poet of '9S will be plagued with an
assured Immortality. Vcrsincrs innu-
mcrlblo have spent their lives in turning
ont books which have brought them less
lasting fame than the unwilling laureate
CT '?S has secured by the publication of
six stan2aa in II Dublin weekly ncwspl-
pCr. Next year 1t will be with re-
luctnnt England as it has been with the
reluctant author. Tho fact that ireland
does not fear to speak OF '9S' will be
tlundcrch into English ears through all
the channels Of expression that a race
fifteen millions strong can command 4!
homo and abroad. The celebration Of
the centenary of the great ins,,rresicn
will give easy going IInglishmen ono OF
those awakenings as to the real state
OF Irish feeling which have usually TO be
administered once in every generation,
ut least in the shape Of some armed ris-
Ing, ClerkenwclI explosion, or Mitchels-
town massacre. There is no better ar
elImcnt OF the incapacity of Englishmcn
to UNDERSTAND a people they will porsis.
IN governing than their triumphant sur
prise that the duke of York was not
hnotcd through the country. Mncn ;he
prince of Wales was received with a
similar decent courtesy in Dublin in
1885. the Times began Il war dance over
the grave of conquered Irish nationality.
The result was thH: from that day forth
until he quilted the cc.lntry no day
passed that tho unfortunate prince was
not forced to see black flags thrust In
his face and armed policemen cracking
the skulls of the cruwds; who assembled
to set the readers of the Times right as
to the truth about Ireland
The lnsurrrriinn of 1888 was confined
almost wholly to the provinces of I.cn-
ster and Connnught A muster roll of
tho United lriHhmcn, drawn by Lord
Edward Fitzgerald two months before
the rising, proves that the soricty had
little or no strength in those, parts OF
l-cinaicr which rose in arms, antl had no
existence at NIL in the province of Con-
nnuGht. Here is the document:
The Irish standard., 1898-01-29

Kildare, Wicklow and Carlow were
the only counties of all these where any
considerable rising took Place Wexford,
which was the real seat OF tho insurrec-
tion OF 9S, and which for four weeks
held army after army at bay, is no. mcn-
TONED at all. At the meeting at Olivel.
Ponds, where the I.ninsnr county dele
gates were seized, Wexford vas na. rep
resented either among the delegates or
in the documents of the conspiracy
Let us see what were 1.-THE wcll-timed
measures" by which Lord Castlercagh
after wards boosted he forced on Tie re-
Ecllion, and produced a bloody civil war,
costing at least 10000 lives. in coun-
try where, three months before the ris-
ing, the United Irish organization was
Stunned, wherever it's existence was even
known, by the peasantry. The "well-
timed measures aimed at two main OBJ
jccts of policy; first. to destroy the grow
ing union Of Catholics and Protestants
by deliberately kindling the flames of
sectarian savagery through the lodges Of
t'ic vi aHSc 'o'>ieIy, anu secoHu, to III
flame the tcrrors of the country gentle
men by fabricated rumors of q general
massacre after the French fashion, and
then let them loose, in all the unbridled
fury OF an ascendency party, armed with
rlonary powers to fog, torture, kill, vio-
late, burn as their terrors or their lusts
might prompt them. The proofs Of these
encrmitieJs might be rested upon the tes-
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-14
ID RAILROAD CIRCLES
Public to Be Congratulated on
the Salt Lake Meeting.
THE SHORT LINE QUESTION
interests of the Stockholders Better Sub
ervsd by Independent Organize
tion-Earnine More Money
Than Ever Before.

= II the press reports OF the Union Pa
cihc and Short Line stockholders meet
ings at Salt Lake stated the results
correctly there is cause for congratula-
tion. for there is no question but that
the public interests are better SUBJ
served by the maintenance of the Short
Line as an independent organization.
There is no doubt" said a well
known railroad man yesterday who is
considerably interested in the situation.
that II In also TO the best interests Of
the stockholders thai the Short Line
should remain independent. The o
10 earning more money now than IL ever
did since the line was built. and IL Is
getting a great amount OF business that
Il could not get II the gateway were
closed. My belief Is. rs was stated some
time ago. that the understanding has
been reached hat the present
ment should not be disturbed for at
least two years. In order to give the
Short Line . good chance to show what
at caD Do a. q moneymaker for its
stockholders as an Independent COM
pany."
In the face OF the press reports from
q Lake. however. II is curious to note
the positive declarations made by prom
E(AA AItll atla IttA-
mails up to the day Of the meeting that
q consolidation would be effected AVID
that the Union Pacific a taken in the
Short Line. On the very day of the
MOI Pacific meeting. for instance.
President Mellen of the Northern Pa
cidc was quoted as follows:
II do not think there r. n doubt
that the Union Pacific has acquired the
Oregon Short Line. or that IL will Sc
cure . direct entrance to Portland. via
h Oregon Railway e. Navigation
lines. We anticipated this. md our
p~rearranged plans are not necessarily
Disturbed. The Northern Pacific and
Great Northern control one-half the
preferred stool of the Oregon Railway
q Navigation company. while the Ore
gon Short Line controls a majority Of
the common stock. The understanding
was that the preferred stock should
control until 20 per cent. had been paid
on IL. when the common stock would
control. The joint interests of the
Northern Pacific and Great Northern
really rave them a control at meetings.
But all the Mo Pacific has to do
now to secure control is pay the differ
ence between what has already been
paid on the preferred and the stipu-
lated 20 per cent. l think about 10 per
cent. has already been paid On the pre-
ferred stock"
President Mellen of the Northern Pa
cific has returned to st. Paul from New
York. where he attended the annual
meeting. As reported, says the Pioneer