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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-11
Success OF a Municipal Experiment.

Last July I wrote from London q
description of an innovation in munich.
pal public works in the Shoreditcb
Parish of that city, where the author.
tiles erected an electric plant to fur.
nish light and power for both public
and private purposes, and at the same
time to consume the street sweepings
and rubbish for fuel. It proves to be
q great success. The light was first
turned on July 16, 1897. During the
first quarter the loss was about S25OO.
During the second quarter there was
profit of $4,000 and the increase is so
great that profit Of $4,000 is expected
for the present quarter and total Of
$40, 900 for the year.
The plant has been run since the
10th Of July without the expenditure
of penny for fuel. The stl eet sweep
ings have been found to be sufficient.
and heretofore it has cost the parish
from $12, 900 to $4,000 to dispose Of
them. The only time the light has
failed was one night in February when
one of the engines blew out the back
OF its cylinder and the reserve engine
could not be started for a few mo.
ments. But the light was restored
again before complaints began to come
in. The vestry has advertised for
proposals for three additional engines
and dynamos, which are needed imi
mediately because of the great demand
for small power. The parish is the
center of the cabinet-making trade and
small manufacturers have found it
great convenience as we'll as economy.
William E. Curtis, in Chicago Rec
ord.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-11

On the subject of calves Professor
Hacker says: "We rear about thirty
calves each winter ON separator skim
milk, and find no difficulty in growing
them fine. and thrifty. The calf is al
lowed to suck once; it is then re-
moved and one feeding period al
lowed to pass without feeding it any
milk; this is done so the calf will
drink without the finger, The first
week itreceives light ration of whole
milk fresh from the COW; the second
week it gets half whole milk and half
skim milk; the third week and until
1t is weaned it receives skim milk, a
spoonful of ground fax and hay. We
feed no grain to calves intended for
the dairy, other than the ground flax
meal. By flax meal we do not mean
oil meal or oil cake, but the ground
fax, containing all the oil there is in
the flax seed. We used to feed ground
pats or ground barley to calves, but
found that many of them acquired the
habit of laying on flesh, which is a
permanent injury to dairy calf. The
quaueipy VI Biouuu hhA uScu udiiy
varies from teaspoonful to table
spoonful in each mess of milk, ac-
cording to the size of the digesting
capacity OF the calves. The flax meal
is scalded as is usually done with flax
seed, but the meal, if dry, is stirred
into the milk just before feeding.
When the calf is young great care
should be taken to always feed the
same quantity, and at temperature
of at least ninety degrees Fahrenheit.
After the cals is few weeks old the
skim milk and fax meal may be grad
ually increased. Scours are generally
caused by overfeeding, or by milk fed
when cool. From four to six pints of
milk is fair ration for calf the first
week; feed twice a day and keep it
comfortable and clean, and feed from
a clean tin pail. "--Stockman and
Farmer.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-11
The Colored Cooks Ult,matum.

"When was first married." says
the Rev. DR.. Lorimer, pastor of Ire.
mont Temple, Boston, 'I had my
strict ideas about Sunday observance.
Mrs. Lorimer had colored 'aunty'
for cook, and on the first Saturday
after she came went into the kitchen
and told her did not want any Sun.
day work, so she could prepare all
meals for that day beforehand. She
didn't say one word while was talk.
ing; then she looked up. and point.
ing to the door, exclaimed: "Now,
look hyar, Marse George, you just go
in dar and I'll tend to nah kitchen. ;
I went, and, as near as 1 can remem.
ber, she had hot dinners Sundays as
long as she stayed with u.s."
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-11

A canalman, unless there happens
to be member Of his family who can
help him, hires man called "the
hand" The men who run the boats
come from various positions in life to
become canalmen. Some have been
farmers, who own farms along or near
the canal, and not few have been
born and lived all their lives on a
canal boat. Perhaps one of the most
unusual cases is that of well-educat-
ed man who was formerly Methodist
minister, but is now, and has been for
several years, living with his family
on one of these boats and driving
mules for living.
The majority, however, are rough
and ignorant, and the proverbial
swearing is to be heard in its most re-
pulsive forms. One notices frequent
ly lame or crippled man in charge of
boat, since this is one of the few
positions in which manned person is
able to earn a livelihood. A canal
mans family, if he has one, lives with
him on the boat during the open sea-
son, and the rest of the year some live
on little plots of ground, often too
small to be called farms, or perhaps
they may live in one of the larger
towns nearby.-Godey's Magazine.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-11
A Curious Eli Worm.

The bololo Of the Fiji Islands is an
annelid worm, which attracts the at
tention of the natives from its appear.
ance in great numbers. DIR. A. Agas-
siz was present in November last at
the time of the appearance Of this'curi.
Gus worm, and mentions it in the
American Journal of Science. On ar
riving at Bololo Point, before daylight,
his guide fished up few Of the worms,
and in few minutes the water was
full of them, men, women and children
wading on the reef with nets and all
kinds of utensils to catch them. As
the day dawned the worms became
more abundant, till at one time the
"water surrounding the boat was filed
with them to such an extent as to re.
semble thick vermicelli SOUP" He
found that their sudden appearance
was connected with the act Of spawn
ing, as these were males and females
full of sperm and eggs. When in cap
tivity the milt turned the water milky
white, and the patches of eggs formed
dark green granules on the bottom Of
the dish. The discharge of the sperm
or of the eggs was followed by q col
lapse of the worms, of which nothing
was left but an empty skin, which was
scarcely visible. The activity of these
worms when swimming about is said
to be wonderful, and the bursting OF
the animal when reproduction is over,
most peculiar phenomenon.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-11
A Curious Cipher Code.

Prisoners confined in different parts
OF jails often use cipher codes in COM
municating with one another.
Generally when these cipher mes
sages are found by the officials they
have not much difficulty in translating
them. Lately, however, the guards
in the Kansas City jail encountered
some writing in cipher that proved too
hard for them, and it was good while
before the puzzling messages were
made out, and then the key was acci-
dentally discovered. A fellow named
Turner, in for forgery, as smart q
rogue as ever was behind the bars, in
vented the puzzle. The writing was
on long, narrow strips of paper, on the
edge of which were letters and parts
of letters that apparently had no con-
nection, and from which no words
could be formed.
One day deputy who was passing
the cell of the prisoner saw him pass
ing long slip of paper around an oc-
tagon lead pencil. He took the paper
away, and on it were the mysterious
scrawls that had worried the keepers.
But the deputy got an idea from this
and going back to the office, he
wrapped the slip around an octagou
shaped lead pencil, and after several
trials adjusted it SO that parts of the
letters fitted together and made SEN
tsnce, though the writing was very
fine. The writer had adopted the
simple but ingenious plan of covering
the pencil with paper and then had
written along the fiat sides. On un-
rolling it the writing was as mystical
as a cryptogram, but when put around
the Faber as it was originally it could
be easily understood, Chicago Jour
nal
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-11
WISE WORDS,

Fear and love are foes.
Envy bites its keeper.
Talent is unlimited gold.
Adversely has sharp teeth.
Opportunity may trip giant.
Meditation is tonic for poor mem.
ory.
Ignorance and witchcraft are fas,
friends.
Hunger and ambition are hard to
rock to sleep.
1t is hard for bad motives to drive
good bargains.
The farm and the garden are the
best gold diggings.
Compared to eternity, this life is as
the last gasp of the dying.
Discretion is not cowardice, neither
is blata mt volubility courage.
The man who confesses his ignor.
ance is on the road to wisdom.
The tears of genuine repentance are
the sparkling dewdrops of life's morn.
ing.
To marry for money, may turn out
to be like going to the hornet for
honey.
1t is great accomplishment to
know how to make the best of life az
it comes.
Human nature is about as sure to
crop out in collection as it is in
horse trade.-Ram's Horn,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-11
Drying Cut Potatoes.

1t is very important that potato
sets cut for seed should be thoroughly
dried on their surface before planting.
If put in the ground while moist they
will quickly rot. 1t is quite common
to sprinkle gypsum or land plaster on
the cut surface, under the idea that
the plaster being dry will absorb the
pieces of the potato as they exude. In
stead of this, the gypsum only causes
the cut surface to blacken and be
rather more likely to decay than be-
fore. Fine powdered lime is much
better for this purpose. 1t absorbs
water until it takes in all it can hold.
In early planting lime is especially
useful, for it helps to dry the moist
soil, and thus prevents the potatoes
from rotting in the hill.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-11

Proper feeding means health and
profit.
Good stock almost always finds quick
sale.
Be very careful tc keep the feed
troughs clean.
Beans are a good feed because they
are nitrogenous.
Eggs sell better when sent to market
In regular cases.
The laying hen consumes more food
than one not laying.
The early pullets are the profitable
winter egg producers.
Ten hens with one male make about
the proper proportion.
Ten weeks from shell to market is
the time allotted chick.
Keep cabbages hanging in the honse
within reach of the fowls.
Egg shells ground to powder make
good addition to the mash.
Ten focks, each consisting of ten
hens, are enough for an acre.
ocatter tne grain at noon among
litter, SO the fowls must exercise.
Green bone is valuable food for
growing chicks and matured fowls.
Ground oats, cornmeal and bran
constitute proper foods for poultry.
Filthy quarters produce sickness,
and sick hens will not produce eggs.
STEPPED clover, mixed with the
morning hash, Is great egg pro-
ducer.
Ten hens in house 10x1O feet are
enough. The yard should be at least
ten times as large as the floor of the
house.
On the average, perhaps it costs us
about 81 a head to feed our poultry
for year; therefore the hen has to
lay about 100 eggs to pay for her
keeping. 1t is only after that that the
clear profits come in.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-11
Intensive Farming in Kansas.

In the Introductory to the report of
the Kansas State Board of Agriculture
Secretary Coburn says: "Kansas
farmers are learning year by year that
their business, if profitable, must be
30 conducted that it is not the mere
playing Of game of chance with the
weather or with single crop; that q
somewhat diversified, and yet not too
scattering agriculture and studying
of and adaptation to climatic condi-
tions, the demands and the markets
are essential mot more, perhaps, but
as much) in Kansas as elsewhere.
Those who most fully recognize these
conditions and most intelligently re-
spond to their inexorab,e requirements
are realizing fair or large prosper
ity. Others who persistently defy or
deny them are ready to declare that
farming is no longer a source OF
profit, that farmers are slaves of those
in other pursuits, and that the times
are politically, financially and morally
out of joint. Although no vocation is
all pleasure or all profit, the men who
conduct the business of farming with
the same energy and skill as the sue
cesful merchant or professional man
will reap the same and, as a rule, a
greater and more certain measure OF
reward; the time has passed, however,
If it ever existed, when fortunes were
made by unsKilled owners of farms,
large or small, anywhere. Convincing
proof of either proposition can be
found in almost any one Of the 105
counties in Kansas. Muscle, to win,
must be fabricated with brains"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-11
THE MERRY SIDE OF LIFE.
STORIES THAT ARE TOLD BY THE
FUNNY MEN OF THE PRESS.

The Tryst-Rathera SpitefuI-His ArtfuI.
ness-Awfu1ly Mean-How Bashful
Man Got a Wife-PracticaI Wisdom-
Complete in Every Detail, ETC., Etc
She stood at the gate in the twilight
The lovers favorite hour,
And calmly waited his coming,
His coming to her bower.
Brown were her eyes and most patient,
Patient and gentle were they,
And her dark red hair seemed darker still
In the fast receding day.
About her all nature lay quiet,
No sound broke the solemn hour,
And flowing o'er all were the crimson rays
OF the sun-the King of Power.
kiss'd by the rays of the dying sun
As the zephyrs kiss the bud,
She sees approach a man with pail
While she calmly chews her cud.
The Cornell Widow.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-11

When American women once start
any movement they generally make it
great success. An English teacher,
who is spending a well-earned vaca-
tion in this country, says that the col
lections of needlecraft made by the
New York Association OF Sewing
Schools is not only better than the
famous collection in South Kensing-
ton, but is the best in the world. The
compliment means much, when it is
remembered that the association is
still a young organization, having
been started but few years ago, al
though, on the other hand, its collec-
tions represent the work of at least
1000 different schools and institutions.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-11

That "good men with poor ships are
better than poor men with good ships
has ever been a navy motto. Fortu-
nately for the United States, foreign
experts all declare she has good men
with good ships. And it is this that
gives reason for the confidence the
Nation displays in its defenders. Men
like Dewey, Sampson, Schley and
Bigsbee would do wonders with a
tugboat.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-11

It is very proper that indecent books
should be excluded from public Ii
braries, and for that matter from pri-
vate ones also; but touching the
former the wrong means are used to
accomplish the end desired. Instead
of simply excluding the Objectionable
volume, without comment or discus
sion, set of high sounding resolu-
lions must be adopted by the Library
Board and published to the world.
Curiosity is an inherent attribute of
human nature, consequently the pub
lie generally, who perhaps would
never entertain thought touching
the book, are aroused to hunt it up,
and by personal examination satisfy
themselves as to the correctness OF
the judgment of the board. Mr.. Ed
ward Everett Hale sums up the whole
matter in nutshell when he says:
'Nobody is so happy as the nasty
publisher of q nasty book if the direc-
tor of public library is foolish
enough to say it is nasty" Hereafter,
suggests the st. Louis Star, let Lii
brary Boards simply exclude the book
without comment, and the end will be
accomplished without bestowing upon
the publisher a class of advertising
that money cannot buy.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-11

The Philippine archipelago includes
nearly 600 islands, of which, however,
only thirteen are Of considerable size.
The largest of these, Luzon, has an
area of 10000 square miles, which is
nearly as large as that of Virginia
Manila, the capital, has q population
of 100000 and a large amount OF
wealth. Its trade in sugar, tobacco
snd hemp is very large. The second
s3land Of the group in size is Nun.
danao, with an area of $4,000 square
miles. The total area of the Philip.
pines is about 10000 square miles,
or more than three times the area OF
Cuba. The total population is fully
5000, 900 and is badly mixed. There
is as great variety of religion as Of
blood. There are Mohammedans,
Buddhists, Shintoists and few Chris,
tians. Though Spain has possessed
these islands a long time comparative.
Iy few Spaniards live there. The
natives hate the Spaniards heartily,
and in some of the islands the life Of
a Spaniard is not safe. Insure ections
bave been even more frequent in the
Philippines than in Cuba. In fact
there has for century past hardly
n L
volt in some of the islands
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-11

1t is learned from the Cincinnati
dailies that the street railway company
in that town has issued a general or.
der that ''from and after this date and
until further notice any employe OF
the Cincinnati Street Railway Com.
pany who goes upon duty within
twenty-four hours after partaking of
onions in any form will be summarily
discharged"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-11
Beautifying Stone Heaps.

If you have an unsightly stone heap
in corner of the yard, especially if
it is under tree, make it beautiful
with ferns and vines. Fill the crew
ices with earth from the woods, and
take up now, the just uncoiling ferns
and pack them firmly in the inter
stices. Plant tradescantia, myrtle or
periwinkle, orthonna and other vines
to grow among the ferns and you will
have something pretty in midsummer.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-11

Public Fairgrounds for the children
of our cities and towns ought to COM
mand the earnest consideration of
every conscientious American citizen
who would better the life of the Re-
public and advance the cause of real
civilization. That man or that
woman, however old, who has out.
grown, or does not know the tremend.
GUS force for good or evil in the play
spirit of youth, is indeed pitiable
creature.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-11
a Dream of Happiness.

Her eyes glistened.
"And you have brought SO, ,000,-
900 in nuggets back with you?" she
exclaimed, scarce able to believe her
own senses, unsupported, as they
were, except by her husbands words.
"Seel" he answered, and he pro-
duced the freight receipts and the
newspaper interviews.
"And we can live in New York;"
she faltered, clasping her hands.
cay, love, and be descended from
kingsl" he cried exultingly.-Detroit
journal.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-11
.tria is the only empire in the
world which has never had colonies,
Or even transmarine possessions.

A Frankfort Ky woman can cer
tainly be credited with having enjoyed
considerable of the spice of life, pro.
yided variety counts. In 1894 she
was sent to the insane asylum. In
1895 she was released. In 1896 she
was divorced. In 1897 she married
again and had child. In 1898 she
goes back to the asylum.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-11
Poultry Notes.
Feed q variety.

Feed variety.
Give breakfast at 6.
Exercise is an egg tonic.
Hens will not lay if too fat.
Milk is complete egg food.
The starved hen is worthless.
Feed the mash warm-not hot.
Underfed hens are poor layers.
The morning mash is imperative.
Let breakfast be only half q meal.
Overcrowded focks give few eggs.
Cold quarters check egg production.
Boiled wheat is food much relished.
Feed night meal an hour before
dusk.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-11
Glove Materials.

Kid is not the only material from
which gloves are made, although the
name is long associated with them.
Iron gauntlets were used in the Mid
die Ages, later embroidered leather
and jewel-set gloves, gloves of hair1
linen, velvet, satin and taffeta. Ass
bestos gloves, that can be cleaned
merely by throwing them into the fire,
are for fire laddies.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-11

Mrs. De Fadd (who cannot stand
the odor of turpentine)-"I would
have sent for you to have done this
cleaning last week, but we have been
having the outside of our house
painted, and it made us all sick"
Mrs. McScadd lsympathizingly)-
"Sure, Oh don't wonder. Thin col.
ors is enough to make any one sick. {"
New York Weekly.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-11
COMRADES! JOIN THE FLAG OF GLORY

Comrades, join the flag of gloryl
Cheerily tread the deck of fame,
Earn place in future story,
Seek and win warriors name.
Yankee tars can laugh at dangers.
While the roaring mountain wave
Teens with carnage-they are strangers
To deed that is not brave.
May our hammered stars as ever
Splendidly o'er freemen burn,
Till the night of war Is over,
Till the dawn of peace return,
Song of 1913, Author Unknown,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-11
An Indiana Purist.

One of the New Proprietors-
"Shall We put out sign, This place
has changed hands?'"
The Other New Proprietor-"No.
1t hasn't changed hands. We have all
the old help, haven't we? Hang out
a sign that it has changed heads. -
INDIANAPOLIS Journal.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-11
A VIII With a Valuable Autopran,

A will incidentally introduced in
suit in Cincinnati court q few days
ago was of interest because it bore
certificate of probate drawn and signed
by William Henry Harrison, then clerk
OF the common pleas court of the
county just before he was nominated
Tor President OF .''e United States.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-11

There are supposed to be nearly
$4,000 dentists practicing upon the
peoples teeth in the world. A den
lists case nowadays contains between
800 and 400 instruments.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-11
Masculine Styles in ManiIn.

A Bostonian who spent some time
in Manila says that his winter cos.
tune consisted of gauze undercloth.
ing and white duck jacket and trou;
sors, and his summer costume Of
white duck jacket and trousers with.
out the gauze.-Boston Transcript.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-11

Mrs. Housewife Bridget, that is
the seventh piece of china that you
have broken within the last two
days"
Bridget-"I know it, mum. At the
last place where I Worked the folks
never ate off of anything but goold
and silver. ."-Somerville Journal.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-11
ON TRIAL.
BY ALLIE STARR.
BY ALLIE STARR.

YOUNG equestrian
couple cantere Q d
gaily along a coun-
try road in the deli
cious hush of an
early June morning
the girl a brilliant
brunette, with great
sparkling eyes, and
tn e TO sy hue of
health tinging her
cheeks; the young
man at h er sid e
blonde and h an d.
soma n vorv A1o,,,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-11
Futile.

"Spain has no chance to win in this
fight" said Mr.. Manchester to Mr..
Northside.
"Of course not, replied Mr.. North
side. ga nation of mandolin players
has no business to contend with na-
ton of machinists. ."-Pittsburg Chron-
icle Telegraph.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-11

"Your husband is SO amiable." y
eyes, he acts that way in public,
SO people will think the baby takes
after me. "-Chicago Record.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-11
A Good job Coming.

Jeweller-"How was your boy
pleased with the watch l sold you?"
Fond Father-"Very well, sir. He
isn't ready to have it put together yet;
but be patient, I'll send him around
with it in day or two. o."-Jeweller's
Weekly.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-11

May-"This hat makes me look
older"
Kate-'It's wonderful what the
milliners can do these days."
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-11
How a Bashful Man Got a Wife.

"Blusher is the most bashful man
ever knew"
"How on earth, then, did he come
to get married?"
''He was too bashful to refuse" p
Boston Traveller.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-11

Edith-"O Ethel, what shall I dor
Jack says he supposes it's all over be-
tween US and that he'll send my pres
ents back"
Ethel (experienced) )-"Tell him to
bring them. Brooklyn Life.