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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-11-14
The Mouse and the Banknote.

A country vicar tells a curious story
about a mouse and a banknote. The
note, which was left on a shelf in a
store-room, always kept locked up,
suddenly vanished. The servants
were quite above suspicion. The fact
that the note had been laid in that
particular place and had disappeared,
admitted of no doubt whatever. After
some search it was noticed that there
was a mouse-hole in a corner of the
floor. A carpenter was sent for, and
a board taken up. A large quantity Of
minute bits of paper were drawn out,
the accumulation, probably, of very
many years. Strange to say, in one
corner of the heap, nest of young
mice was discovered lying on a bank
note! 1t was uninjured, no portion
had been nibbled away, and was the
only piece of paper left entire in all
the heap. 1t happened, then, that the
mouse had carried the note, folded up
as 1t was, through its hole, and then
unfolded and spread 1t out as lining
to it's nest, and had used it as blank
ct, evidently conscious of its softness
and flexibility. The wonderful part of
the story is the leaving of this one
piece Of paper entire. apparently be-
cause it was of different texture from
the rest
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-11-14

An historic carriage owned by the
late Dr. Evans has been offered for
sale at the Paris Tattersall establish
ment but it was decided at the last
moment to retain the vehicle as an
item of the estate. In 1t the doctor left
Paris with the Empress Eugenie on
Sept. 4, 1870, when he was assisting
her to reach England. 1t is intended
by the heirs of the noted dentist to
transfer the carriage to the Evans Mu-
scum, which is to be founded in Amerl-
ca under the clauses of the doctors
will.
The vehicle will be temporarily
handed over to the care of the old
coachman who drove the Empress, her
attendants and the doctor to the coast
in 1870, when she was about to en-
bark for England in Sir John Bur-
goynee's yacht. The vehicle is Ian
dau with accommodations for four
persons, and was built in 1867 for the
Exhibition. About ten years since DR..
Evans had it recleaned and reembel-
lished, in order to make journey to
Granville over the same ground as that
traversed by him with the Empress In
1870. During that long drive he stop
ped at the same places en- route as
those selected on the memorable jour
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-11-14
LIGHTS IN THE PYRAMIDS.
Tomb of the PharRohs to BE IIlumin-
ated by Electricfty

Tomb of the Phnraohs to BE IIlumin-
ated by Electricity.
The ancient institutions of Egypt are
rapidly giving way to the new order of
things. For centuries old methods of
transportation have been in vogue un-
affected by the rapid strides in other
parts of the globe, the camel being the
only means Of conveyance of freight
and passengers, and crude agricultural
implements of Biblical times have only
recently been laid aside for newer
machines. Idle waterfalls have been
recently made to turn mill wheels, and
where no falls existed the Niles waters
are being impounded for power pur-
poses as well as for irrigation. There
are immense stretches of country, until
recently unproductive, now covered
with cotton plantations, and their
product has become of the greatest i'm
portance to Egypt. English capital is
now building a great storage reservoir
near Assouan, in the Upper Nile re-
gion, in which will be caught the water
of the river during the freshet season.
to be released in the dry times. This
will feed a great irrigation system,
which, 1t is hoped, will reclaim vast
stretches Of desert land and what was
once barren waste of sand will be
transformed into blooming plantations,
growing wheat and cotton. Thus will
be restored to the ancient country its
old reputation and standing as the
"granary of Europe"
The latest and not the least novel of
these innovations is the illumination
of the pyramids by electric light. AL
ready the trolley car has invaded the
ancient precincts ,and 1t Is possible to
ride to these old structures from sew
eral points by electric vehicles. Wires
will soon be laid from the Assouan
cataract, where a modern power plant
will be constructed, to the pyramids
and the interior rooms and passage
ways as we'll as the exterior will be
ablaze with electric light. Many timid
persons have heretofore been deferred
from making this trip because of the
gloomy interior. The tour was for
merly made with the assistance of sew
eral natives, who acted as guides and
torch-bearers, their flaming lights
serving only to enhance the darkness
of the passageways.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-11-14
Wanted to Surprise Him.

A thrifty man went to an auction to
bid for a bookcase which he was sadly
in need of. In due course the thing
was put up, and there were several bid
ders for it.
The man continued to bid, but he
was harrassed by some woman who
was bidding against him. The wo-
man was in the crowd on the other
side, and he could not see her, but he
was determined to have it. and he bid
up pretty high.
Finally it was knocked down to him
and the auctioneer asked his name
He gave it, and arranged to have the
case sent home.
Just as he started out OF the door
some one tugged at his sleeve. He
turned, and there was his wife
Knowing that he wanted bookcase
she had come down to buy one cheap
and surprise him, and 1t was she who
had been bidding against her husband
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-11-14

The man who invests in green goods
must want money bad.
The lass whose lover goes to sea
sheds many a private-tear.
What men call tirmness in them
selves they call contrariness in others
The man who is employed by his
wife's father don't worry about losing
his job.
It's a curious anomaly of war that
both contending parties are always in
the right.
Men and clotheslines become un-
steady when they have too many
sheets in the wind.
A mans success often depends on
his ability to prevent others from pre-
venting 1t.
When the average young man gradu-
ates from college he knows more than
ne ever will in the future.
Men convinced against their will are
of the same opinion still, but no wo.
man is ever convinced that way.
There's a screw loose somewhere
when minister gets the princely sal
ary Of $4OO per year, and baseball
player only gets $4,000.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-11-14
FREELAND, PA, NOVEMBER IA, 1898
OH THE BEAUTIFUL WRETCH.

He had been going there for a month
now, and had not progressed any tur-
ther in his race for the girl than when
he first began. True, she was cold
and naughty; true, too, was it that she
treated him with disdain, but what
mattered that to him. Was she not
worth millions, and were he not al
most penn1less. He was working, but
at what?-a six-dollar week clerk IN
a drygoods store-and he could not
hope to marry on that. AS matter OF
fact she was one port in storm and
possibly a haven. At length he de-
termined to find out how much she car
ed for him and with that object in
view put on his best suit, placed
four-inch collar around his neck, doh-
ed new hat, patent-leather shoes
for which his last weeks earnings had
been expended-and with a new pair
of gloves, borrowed from the store for
the occasion, went to visit her at the
magnificent home of her parents on
Girard avenue. The evening was spent
pleasantly enough until 10 o'clock,
when a remark that she dropped
brought to his mind what he intended
to do. He began timidly at first, and
after some he-hawing managed to ask
her may I-er-press my suit?" "Of
course" came her answer instantly as
she reached for and pressed the butler
button. James show this gentleman
to the kitchen and give him a flatiron." !"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-11-14

"The habit of smoking the pipe has
a perceptible effect upon the face. The
pressure Of the ips TO hold the pipe
in position increases the curvature of
the lips round the stem, and the mus
cles become more rigid here than in
other parts. Thus the lips at a GER
tain point become stronger and the
pipe is unconsciously held in the same
habitual position. After long continu-
alton Of the habit small circular wriG-
kles form parallel with the curvature
of the lips around the stem. These are
crossed by finer lines caused by the
pressure Of the lips to retain the pipe
in position. In the case of old men
who have smoked a pipe for years
the effect upon the lips is very mark
ed"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-11-14
In the Garden.

Come into the garden, Maud,
For the wintry days have flown;
Come into the garden, Maud,
And see how things have grown.
have planted pansies and sweet peas
And morning g!ories there
Come into the garden, Maud,
And see how my seedlings fare"
He took her little hand in his,
And they sauntered out to see,
But not pansy had come up,
Nor solitary pea;
He took one look around and then
He wildly tore his hair
His next door nelghbor's chickens had
Preceded Maudie there.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-11-14
AN EXTRAORDINARY MEAsLY TALE:

A certain we'll known Clevelander
lives out on the Crawford road and
can be further identified by the fact
that he is a confirmed bachelor. II
might be too humiliating to mention
his name, and possibly too annoying,
If the experiences Of other eligible
bachelors Is remembe The letter
carrier out that way has all he cares
to do now, without adding to his bur-
den the countless applications of mat
rimonially inclined females.
The fact that he has no children does
not lessen this bachelors interest in
the children of others, and the other
afternoon as he was walking down
Oakdale avenue his attention was at
tracted by a pink card on the front
of friends house. The card bore this
legend:-
MEASLES WITHIN.
The mistress of the home happened
to be in the doorway, and out of the
sympathetic fulness Of his heart the
bachelor called to her.
Il am sorry to hear about your lit
tie ones, Mrs. b." he exclaimed.
Thank your for the sympathy"
said the lady. But the children are
no longer in any danger. They are
getting well nicely"
"How can that be?" said the bach
elor. Their symptoms seem to me
extremely ominous."
What do you mean?" cried the
lady.
How can that be-" said the bach
elor. Measles should be brought out.
1t is very bad symptom If they are
not brought out. Why don't you do
something to bring them out?"
"B-but," stammered the astonished
lady, who told you they were not
Your sign" said the bachelor.
And pointing to 1t he read aloud:
Measles Within"
The lady giggled.
That's So" she said. "It's false
statement. Take it away"
And he did.-Cleveland Plain Deal
er.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-11-14
COST OF MEAL $500 100000.
Where the Material Came From and tho
Investment Necessary for a Meal

Where the Material Came From and the
Investment Necessary for a Meal
Recently, a man, who is fond of ar
ithmetic. made up his mind that he
would find out how much dinner real
ly cost. He first ascertained that the
dinner he was eating cost seventy five
cents, presumably. He contradicted
this, and then made out the following
statement about the cost of that simple
little dinner:
The pepper he said, came from ten
thousand miles away. 1t grew on
little bush about Ell; hit feet high, which
must have had growth OF at least
five years. The pepper was picked
green; 1t had to b. dried In the sun,
and this meant EN- oloying women. 1t
took one ship and one thousand miles
of railroad to bring the pepper to the
United States. The flour of which the
bread was made came from Dakota;
some one owned the land, and that
meant the investing of capital, and
then he had also to pay wages to
workingmen. The flour had to be
81 OuulI anu the DulluluS VI lue mlIli
and the plant, or machinery, meant
more money invested. The millers
had to be paid, coopers had to be paid
for making the barrels, and, Of course,
the wood of which the barrels were
made had to be cut and sawed and
shaped, and this meant the employing
of more men. Then the -four had to
be shipped over the railroad and
handled again by cartmen before it
came into the house.
The tea on the table came from
China and the coffee from South Amer
lea. The goldfish had to be brought
from Maine. Men had to be employed
to catch the fish; then other men and
women were employed in drying, pack
ing and boxing 1t, and 1t, too, had to
make long railroad journey. The
salt came from the northwestern part
of New York State. The spices in the
cake came from the Spice Islands, over
in the Indian Archipelago. The can
ned peaches came from California, and
they, too, represented the employment
of capital and labor. The simple little
dinner represented, directly or indi-
rectly, the employment Of $500, ,OO0.-
900 of capital and 100000 men.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-11-14
COMBINATION COUPE AND TRICYCLE..

COMBINATION COUPE AND TRICYCLE..
sit in the motortricycle saddle and to
start the combination by two or three
turns of the pedals, after which the
driven motor attached to the
rear of the tricycles develops sufficient
power to propel the cab without any
further assistance. The oil reservoir
will hold a sufficient quantity of oil
to carry the cab between fifty and six
ty miles. The cab is said to hold two
persons comfortably.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-11-14
No Alliance for Him.

Tired Treadwell-"Wot,a an alliance
wild England? Not any fer me! I'm
agln it, first, last and all de time"
Weary Watson-"Ain't yer got no
pride in yer country? Tink how we
could swipe de rest of de powers. We'd
be de whole ting II we had dat kind
of a combination"
Tired Treadwell-"Dat's all right.
but l seen an item In a paper dat dey
use 40O,000,000 pounds of soap every
year in England"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-11-14

Trembling Suitor-"Ah, if I only
dared to tell you what is in my heart!
Can't you see? Can't you guess what
it is l would say to you?"
Beautiful Widow-"Yes, l think 7
can read your thoughts. But pray do
not speak the words that are trembling
upon your lips. Let us respect the
dead. have decided not to marry
again-for at least six months"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-11-14
New Industry in Virginia.

A new industry in this country is to
be established near Norfolk, Va. 1t Is
an institution for extracting the oil
from peanuts. The prospectus of the
company announces that the product
from five tons of peanuts will be 225
gallons of oil, worth so cents a gal
Ion; 3, $50 pounds of peanut flour,
worth cents a pound, and $3.50
pounds of meal for stock feed, worth
so cents per 100 pounds, which will
make the value Of the product $3.50 for
each days operations
The peanut flour is used for making
bread cakes, etc., which are used in
some of the hospitals in Europe. 1t is
claimed that much of the CASTLE soap
OF commerce is made from the oil of
the peanut, and to that purpose the
product Of the Virginia mill will be
devoted
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-11-14
MAY / go to her, Mrs. Garland ?"


Harry Ernescliffe had known moth
Ing of it all until, returning from his
Southern trip, he heard of Diana's ILL
ness. And this was the first occasion
upon which he had been admitted to
the house on Madison avenue.
Harry" faltered Mrs. Garland. d
| have message for you"
May 1 not hear 1t from Diana's own
lips, Mrs. Garland?"
1T Is not fitting that you should"
said Mrs. Garland, firmly. Here is
the ring, Harry-the ring you gave her.
She absolves you from the engagement
and returns the token of your troth."
Harry's eyes flashed reproachful fire.
Have l asked for such absolution,
Mrs. Garland?" he questioned, almost
sternly.
"No-but my daughter thinks that it
Is due to you. She is altered by the fell
hand Of disease. She is no longer the
fair, beautiful girl to whom you en-
gagged yourself. She"
But Harry Ernescliffe silenced her.
'She is Diana Garland STILL" he said
fervently. THE Diana Garland whom
alone l love-the only woman / will
ever marry. Pray conduct me to her
at once, Mrs. Garland"
And the mother, trembling like an
aspen leaf. could but obey.
The soft, level light of the afternoon
sun was shining in through the rose
colored chintz draperies of Miss Gar
lands boudoir, and Diana stood in the
middle of the room as he entered,
robed all in white, with her lovely
goldenbro hair falling in a glisten-
ing shower to her waist, and her large,
wistful eyes turned toward the door,
no scanned and Scared skeleton, no dis
figured and haggard remnant of her
former self, but Diana Garland, as
beautiful as ever, save that she was
trifle thinner and more pale.
"My Diana, oh, my darling!" he
cried, clasping her to his heart.
Eyes, Harry, yours forever" she
murmured, her soft eyes full of happy
tears. $50 you would not give me up
not even when you fancied me dis
figured for life. But, oh! Harry, when
l fancied that all my beauty was reft
from me, the one thing that hurt me
most was the fear that you would not
love me the same. Now l know that
you are true as Gods own sunshine.
Oh, Harry, how can we ever be suff-
GENTLY thankful that Heaven has been
30 merciful!"
And thus all Diana Garland's fears
md doubts were exercised forever.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-11-14
Warming to Young Men.

The bicycle face is old. The bar
gain-counter face, the quicklunch face
and the war-bulletin face are more re-
cent. The newest discovery in this
line is the pipe face, which is grown by
men who smoke pipes. The staid old
Medical Record saw it first and said
this of it:
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-11-14
Couldn't Feaze Her,

A little girl who attends a Maine
public school has quite an idea of no.
bility, as was evidenced by her reply
% her teacher. The class had been
reading about the Kings family. The
teacher, wishing to inculcate the cor
rect idea Of royal descent, said: Now,
children, if the King and Queen had a
son, what would he be?" THE Jack"
was the quick response.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-11-14

A particularly novel type Of auto
mobile, advertised in an English jour-
nal as light and gracefully constructed,
is shown in the illustration, which rep
resents combination coupe and motor
tricycle.. The motor cycle Is detacha-
BILE from the carriage and can be rid
den by itself, but when attached as
shown it serves the purpose of horse.
The groom or footman is supposed to
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-11-14
Not Dumb.

An angry small boy was pelting
stones at a noisy dog when venerable
passer-by stopped and addressed him.
Little boy" the stranger remon-
strated, don't you know you should
be kind to dumb animals?"
Yes" replied the angry boy, "but
what's dumb animals got to do with
yelping dogs?"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-11-14
A Military Swimming school.

The German army has a swimming
school for troops, where every one
must learn to swim. The best swim
mers are able to cross a stream Of
several hundred yards width, even
when carrying their clothing, rifle and
ammunition.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-11-14
A Typ6grnphicaI Error.

Through the addition of single let
ter to a word by typographical error
a Missouri paper was led to make the
following grave announcement the 9TH
er day: "Sedalia's mayor, having
plenty of time on his hands, has de-
cided to begin a war against immortal
ity"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-11-14

How is it that your baby drops
asleep at such regular time? What
do you give hor?" Nothing. Her
father just stops singing to her."
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-11-14

Hamlett-"Miss Pinkleigh is a men,
ber of the chorus, isn't she?"
Eggett-"Oh, no: she's the leading
lady"
Hamlett-"Is that SOP"
Egglett-"Oh, no; she's the leading
one until l proposed, and then refused
me-"
Hamlett-"Well, if that's the case,
would class her as a sleight-of- f-hand
performer"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-11-14
ney.


Some day it will be found that to
bring up a man with a genial nature
a good temper, and a happy frame Of
mind, is a greater effort than to per-
feet him in many accomplishments.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-11-14

Bilkins-My wife used to be rather
foolish, but she's one of the most calm
and sensible women in this town now.
Why say, do you know what she did
yesterday?
Orcutt-No; What?
Bilkins-Saw a telegraph boy coming
across the street toward our house and
never tainted or hollered that she knew
Something had happened to mammal"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-11-14
N72E1A'
GS j.,
THE TEST.

| DidHd bdIldHu WAS NudI inc WOTlu
calls fashionable young lady 10 years
old.
/ Harry" said Miss Garland to her
betrothed, one evening, 1--WE been
thinking!"
SIS that such very unusual mental
cliffe, gravely.
About our engagement" said Di-
ana, Harry, what made you like me
at the very first?"
"Well-at the very first, suppose it
was because you were so pretty"
"And now?"
Now, it is because you are my Di-
ana"
But, Harry" with downcast eyes,
suppose l were homely and unattrac-
tive"
"Well?"
Then would you care for me?
Would you love me as you do now?"
my darling, l should love you just
as well If you were as ugly as-as old
Miss Hilsey," asservated Ernescllffe"
Are you quite sure, Harry?"
And his laughing, loving glance reas-
sured her for this once.
Miss Garland scarcely knew what
had inclined her thoughts toward this
strange and unusual channel. She for
got it again the next minute, but she
remembered 1t again with all the swift
ness and suddenness of a revelation
some two weeks subsequently, when
she happened to be taken Ill and old
DR.. Vivian was summoned to attend
| her.
DR.. Vivian looked intently at Diana.
He asked one or two questions and
then looked at her again.
Doctor" cried Di, what is it?
There is something in your eyes that
you do not speak out"
| Miss Garland, when did you last
visit that blind protege Of yours in the
Simond street tenement house?"
About two weeks ago, doctor.
Why?"
Il thought So" said DR.. Vivian.
Since then l have sent three children
from that house to the hospital"
Doctor" gasped Mrs. Garland, mot
-small-pox!
He nodded his head. Very bad cases
of smallpox" said he. And | very
much fear, my dear young lady, that
you have contracted the same dis
easel"
Il told you SO, Di," walled Mrs Gar
land. Il always knew how it would
turn out, all that poor district business
of yours. Oh, my child, my child!
your prospects in life will be ruined,
and"
Mrs. Garland" Interrupted the doc
tor, ''re-collect yourself. My patient
must not be annoyed or excited. These
regrets come too late to be useful
What we have to do with now is the
present"
Diana looked up with a smile.
do not fear, DOCTOR" said she.
Smallpox have always had an un-
defined dread and horror OF it. Now
that it is so close upon me the fear
seems to have all passed away. NAM
ma, don't cry. Beauty is only skin
deep after all, and-and If there be any
among my friends who loved me for
that alone it is perhaps as well that l
should find it out at once"
But Harry Ernescliffe, my darling?"
Mainlha, we WoH tdlh ABOUT tnat
just now," said the girl, in a low
voice.
But Diana Garland thought within
herself how fortunate 1t was that Har-
ry had just started for that business
journey to New Orleans, which would
certainly detain him there for month
at least.
mo one must write to him. 1t
would be of no use," said Diana. And,
mamma, If death should come to me, |
shall not be sorry that my last work
on earth was ministering to Gods
poor"
May 1 go to her, Mrs. Garland?"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-11-14

No fewer than 1173 persons have
been buried in Westminster Abbey.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-02-25

Bulletin No'Ai OF The u'ah hipe'''
mrnt station hHs been received ~ %
ste reported results Of poultry expert
ments conducted ~ the station during
'he year ending november IN''' =
number OF experiments are fcp'r'rn'
aud Zoo some c'ses the results arc very
positive. They included tests of Old
hens and pnlle's for egg noodnrlion oI
the value Of eNcrri'ri 81 tue value Of
crossing pure breeds; Of the rsiati'o
ogg-laying qualities Of brown Leshorni,