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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-17

Like all other farm animals, the
chickens must be provided with
plenty OF pure, clean water.
A hens time is not very valuable
and it is best to let her spend a good
deal of it in hunting the grain from
the Litter in the scratching pen.
Five blackface shearing rams be-
longing to one firm were sold at public
auction in Lanark, Scotland, the sec
ond week in September, at the extra
ordinary price of $685. apiece.
If the pullets have plenty of range
there is not much danger of getting
them too fat. The danger of over
feeding is more often liable to occur
where fowls are closely yarded.
Peach trees may be examined for
borers as late as the weather holds
good, and if not yet attended to should
not be neglected longer. Do not per-
nit these grubs to winter in the trees.
On account OF their delicacy early
Matched turkeys are not desirable.
Those Matched in June cen be made
fine birds for Thanksgiving and
Christmas. The unsettled condition
of the weather before this time causes
a great loss among the poults.
The fowl in the wild state was not q
very heavy egg producer. The large
egg production is characteristic
which has been developed by a more
generous diet than nature afforded to
the wild race of fowls; not the amount
Of food. so much as the quality, which
goes into the egg composition.
II the hens are left to shift for them
selves this winter do not grumble be-
cause eggs are not plentiful. This is
the season of the year when eggs are
usually scarce and prices high. Take
advantage of this condition of affairs
by giving the poultry the attention
they deserve and be rewarded by the
increasing number of eggs.
Get good town or city customers for
poultry and dairy products who ap-
preciate these fresh and good. They
will pay you top price, and often will
want some of your surplus fruit and
vegetables. Make it point to have
something to sell every week. Your
customers will eagerly watch for your
coming to get something choice to eat.
Some hens are naturally better lay
ers than others; an increase in the
production of eggs can be developed
in the hens by careful breeding. Ma
ture gives her certain period of
time during which the eggs are to be
developed, and by supplying her with
the needed elements for this purpose
the number of eggs she will lay can
be greatly increased.
There is enough heat created by
the bodies of the hens to keep them
warm during the cold nights of winter
if the hen house is close and free from
draughts. On farms artificial heating
cannot be successfully followed, so
the building of good tight houses is
profitable. Yet, if you have build
ing that becomes damp at times, an
artificial heat that will dry it is bene-
fetal. The temperature of the hen
house must be kept above the freez-
ing point, and it can be done without
much trouble.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-17
A Compact Poultry House.

The u accompanying illustrations
present perspective view and ground
plan of a small poultry house of novel
form, which has some advantages over
the rectangle. The outer walls are
eight feet high and may be built OF
dressed and matched lumber as in
Figure l, or, if preferred, may be of
horizontal siding nailed to studding.
The extreme length is twenty feet
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-17

Tanning of the shrew Is a task for
which some men are not fitted I'm one
Of them" Then the honest-spoken man
a personal explanation.
I'm some respects matrlmony may be
a lottery, but | made my own choice
and lots of the boys enyied my prize
She was pretty, smart and full of push,
and had us much ambition as the first
Napoleon. But what a temper! Whewl
She literally made my hair stand on
end just as though 1t were cut pom.
padour, and without touching it, too.
Fifteen years ago l left her. AS Is
often the case, our quarrel was over
trivial thing. l had carried some mud
on to the hall carpet, when going In
after rain. She took me to task about
It, talked back and pretty soon she
was doing that hair raising act in q
way that made it impossible for me to
get In one word to her hundred. l stood
It for little while in hope she would
run out of steam or material, but She
gathered force as she went. IN the
midst of the tornado took my hat and
walked out.
Ten years later l went back and sat
down before the sitting room CRATE as
though had only been out for part of
the day. There had been no noticeable
change, and everything indicated pros
perity. When my wife came in upon
me she neither started, screamed, look
ed surprised Dar turned pale. And
what do you think were her first
wordsY'
"Give 1t up
"'Well, did you wipe your feet this
ttmeY Yes, sir, that was her exact Ian
guage. left without a word. When
the second ten years are up, I'll go
again and I'll bet odds she'll ask the
same question. n."-Detroit Free Press.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-17

Step Ladders For Fruit Gathering.
. Considering how easily step ladders
IRE made, and their small cost it is ur-
prising that they are not more used in
gathering fruit. The habit of climb
ing all through the tree, bruising and
injuring its branches, is the direct
cause of the numerous sap shoots that
start out wherever branch on the
trunk is bruised. There was excuse
in the olden time for training fruit
trees high, so that cattle and horses
when pasturing the orchard should
not reach up and gather most of the
fruit prematurely. But most of the
orchards lately are trained with heads
so low that a step ladder set under
them, and one somewhat higher set
against the outside of the tree, will
enable the orchardist to gather his
fruit more easily and safely than he
could going through the trees accord
ing to the old fashion.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-17
Justice uarian,s Chewing Gum.


Justice Harlan is the most dignihed
man on the Supreme bench when he
is on the bench. His gigantic figure
looms up above the others like q giant
among pigmies. He sits neyt to Chief
Justice Fuller, and the contrast is
pronounced. When he is not in court
Justice Harlan plays golf, walks,
romps with his grandchildren and his
dogs, and enjoys life thoroughly.
Yesterday lie delayed street car sew
eral minutes while he and his little
granddaughter drove back the dogs
that were bent on following them to
the depot. On the car the nurse re-
buked the little girl fer chewing gum.
why grandpa gave it to me. He
chews gum, and L can do what grand
pa does" "Of course you can," said
the Judge. "Here is enough to last
you all the way to Chicago" And he
took out big package of chewing
gum and tucked it away in the little
girls satchel. The other passengers
smiled, and the nurse was silent. The
Judge and his granddaughter con.
tinued to chew gum in absolute in
difference to all the rest Of the street.
car world.-Washington Telegram to
Chicago Post.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-17

Imprisoned miners can be supplied
with food and air by newly patented
conduit system, consisting of series
of pipes, to be laid through the mine
shafts, with branch pipes running
around each section to be used if the
main pipe should be crushed by cave.
in, flexible conveyers being run through
the pipes to carry the food.-Chicago
Chronicle.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-17
lrappy Australian shopkeepers.

4 Shop assistants in Australia do not
have hard time Of it. They work
only fifty hours per week. In Ballarat
every shop, excepting those of tobac.
conists, flshmongers and hair-dressers,
close at 6 p. m for the first four days
of the week, on Friday at 1 p. m. and
on Saturdays at 10 p. III. The majority
open at a. m. to be swept and busted
by the errand boys. the assistants ar,
riyinp at $40 n. m.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-17

four inches and the width fourteen
feet four inches. The platform be-
meath the perches is four feet wide, OF
matched boards laid transversely, for
greater facility in scraping off the drop
pings. 1t would be well to paint the
upper surface, as soon as laid, with
hot coal tar. This prevents the boards
from becoming foul or hsrboring ver-
min. The four perches are each len
feet long, two by three inches. with
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-17

smokehouse. II h e
lower barrel has a
small door through
which to replenish the
smouldering fire in
the iron kettle on the
inside. The bottom
Of the box has holes
in it similar to those
in the top, the upper
barrel being raised to
show these. The front
OF the box is hinged
to admit the meat.
The upper barrel has
neither top nor bot
tom and serves mere
ly as a chimney to
.. 1.III
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-17

with the poultry. But in q homo
place, where only 6 small flock is kept,
it is all the better for the attendant to
go in among the fowls with food and
water. 1t keeps them tame and friend
ly, and affords opportunity to see
whether everything is going well with
them.-George A. Martin, in the New
York Tribune.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-17
Ten Weeks For Ten Cents

Strange as it may appear that big family nanar.
the lLLuSTRATED WEEKLY SENTINEL, OF
Denver, Colorado, founded 1890 Will be sent ten
weeks on tfial for lOc; clubs of six 5Oc Il for 81
Special o1er solely to introduce the paper. Gold
rings set with Rocky Mountain gems are given
tions oi grand scenery each week. also true stories
o. ioyn and aoy yentnrc. Address above and mem
'oh 'h1s paper Write to-day postage stamps taken.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-17

The shipments of boots and shoes
from the Eastern States was larger
during the month of October than ever
before. with one exception in 1894.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-17

From the report of American Consul
Jackson, at Cognac, it appears that the
Vintages of that section, having been
affected by frosts, the output this year
will be less than last years, and the
quality possibly not so good.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-17

draft and to carry off the smoke. Two
small holes in the lower barrel admit
air to feed the smouldering fire. New
England Homestead.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-17

Fits permanently cured. No fits or nervous.
ness after first days use of DR.. Klines Great
Nerve Restorer S2tIial bottle and treatise free
DE-. r. IL. KLINE. Ltd. 93l Arch ST.. Phila.. Pa.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-17

At sea level an object 100 feet high
Is visible a little over 13 miles. If 500
feet high it is visible nearly 20 miles.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-17

At Chrlchel, England, there is a farm
on which all the animals-horscs, cows
pigs and fowls-are white.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-17

India is entering the market as a
competitor with Scotland in the manu-
facture of loWgrade jute goods.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-17

Typhoid fever is due largely to
choked drains both within and with
out the body.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-17

The fastest flowing river in the world
is the Sutley, in British India. Its de-
scent is 1900 feet in $50 miles.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-17

The Chinese fiddle, in the shape of
an ordinary hammer, has two strings,
and is played with bow.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-17

] could not get along without Piso's Cure
MoULToN, Needham, Mass. October 90, 1894.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-17

Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething, softens the gums, reducing lnhamma-
ton. allays puin, cures wind collie. 25c.a bottle.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-17
Substitute For II S1nnl,ernns,

The illustration shows q simple plan
for smoking small quantity OF meat,
without any expense whatever for a
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-17

The weight OF the Greenland whale
is 100 tons, which is equal to that OF SO
elephants or $40 bears
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-17

Chew Star Tobacco-The Best.
Smoke Sledge Cigarettes.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-17
To Cure A Cold in One Day.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets All
Druggists refund money if it fails to cure. 25c.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-17

In cold weather
We need heat.
The blood must be
Warm, rich and pure.
Hoods Saraaparilla
Keeps the blood
In perfect order,
Sending it, in
Nourishing stream,
To every organ.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-17

Pm U A '9s.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-10-06

.,..s, QUA SToEIAs 81
sea,,tbs Ia <1Ibs Kind, You Have Axags 'sough
Signature ., 2NAz@
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-10-06
ohm Grants Opportunity,

john Grant, as the Youths Com
panion". tells the story at eighteen,
had engaged himself to work in Il
hardware store at two dollars 4 week.
you can make yourself acquainted
with all the details of the business.
and as fast as you prove yourself Ca
pable, we will recognize your services
in some way" said his employers.
After several weeks, John, who had
been closely watching, observed that
his employer always attended to the
checking of the bills of imported for
eign goods. These. he found. were in
German and French. He resolutely
set to work to study the bills. also
commercial German and French, in
which they were written.
One day q larger assortment than
usual came in, much to the dismay Of
Mr.. Williams. who eXclaimed: 81
don't see how can spare the time to
mark these goods"
"Let me do it," quietly replied John.
"You!"
"Yes, sir; think I can do 1t correct
ly."
But these bills are in French"
81 have been studying French and
German. think can read any bill
that we have ever had.
"Well, try it and see how you make
out"
Mr.. Williams watched him for a
while, and then said: you seem to
know what you are about. If you
can do this, all right. 1t will relieve
me more than l can tell"
John did the work so satisfactorily
that, at the next importation, the bill
was handed to him as q matter of
course.
One day, a month later, he was call
ed into the Office and interviewed by
both the active members of the firm.
The senior member said: "In my forty
years experience in this business you
are the first boy who has seen his op.
portunity and improved 1t. l always
had to do the work until Mr.. Williams
member of the firm was because he
could attend to this part of the bust.
ness. We want you to take charge of
the foreign goods. 1t is an important
position; in fact, II is n matter of ne.
cessity that we have some one who
can do this work. You, only, of the
twenty young men we have here, saw
the place and fitted yourself for It,"
His pay was advanced to ten dollars
n week; In five years. he received
eighteen hundred dollars salary and
had been Snnt to France and Germany.
John Grant" said his employer.
will probably become a member of
the firm at thirty. He saw the oppor-
tunity, and fitted himself for it at
some sacrifice; but 1t paid. 1t always
pays."-Success.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-10-06
If at first you don't succeed" try
SAP POLIO

"..u SMUT Two or 'uree times To WASH
oat the eye. Then dry with soft
towel. Never rub your eyes; 1t is an
exceedingly injurious practice, and
children should be warned against it.
II your eyes are weak, put pinch Of
salt in the water.
To relieve II sty, wet compress Of
old linen with boiling water and lay
0n the sty. Repeat every few min
;itcs several times, and do this once
AZ hour as long as may be necessary.
Good sight is among the greatest
men for their own sake to take good
care of their eyes. When you have
nothing to do, when you are simply
resting, close your eyes and let them
rest also. AS long as the eyes are
open they are at work to greater or
less extent, and oculists will tell you
that the moisture of the closed lids IL
good for them.
Never press the eyeball, as that fat
tens it in time and brings ON prema-
ture loss of vision. II cinGer gets in
the eye, wet u dux-seed and put it in
one corner of the eyclid. Close the lid
and the seed will attract the cinder
and bring it out. Closing the eye and
amounting the edges Of the lid with
vaseline is another means to accom-
plish the same end without Irritating
the delicate organ.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-10-06
Best Time to Cut Timber.

A timber cut for purposes where
durability is a consideration is worth
from two to four times as much IL cut
between July Is and Aug. 10, as the
same would be II cut in January to
April. II tree is cut after the starch
which enters into its chemical compo-
sition has changed to sugar, say in
March, the WORMS, being very fond Of
this sweet, become destructive to the
wood; but If cut in July, after the
completion of the spring growth, there
is no sugar In the sap or wood and
they seek some more savory food.
Another reason is because IL cut
when the sap Is rich In sugar the fer
incentive process changes the sugar into
an acid, which is the very first stage
of decay, and IL decay is thus early
initiated is 1t any wonder that posts
and ties do not last as they would il
cut when these conditions could not
possibly exist?
Timber land cut of in from January
to April viii sprout nnd grow again,
because the sap at this season of the
year is rich in sugar, to reproduce the
leaves, which are the lungs as well
as digestive organs of vegetation, but
II cut the last Of July or the first half
Of August dies because deprived of
both;' This idea. is valuable to those
who wish to destroy certain kinds of
trees. or to clean up brush land.-Dr.
]. f. SanbOrn in Agriculturist. :.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-10-06
Take Good Care of Farm Tools.

During the time Of use many tools
sun and rain for days at time, but
when not in use they should be shell
tered. And later in the season, or dur
ing the winter, each tool should be ex-
amined and put in order for the COM
Ing spring. A good method to pursue
is. as soon as the hurry of work is
over in the fall, to inspect each tool,
and, If a plow or cultivator, to scour
the points, etc, tighten the nuts, put
in new bolts, if necessary, and then
with warm linseed oil brush over the
entire implement, castings and wood
work. When spring time comes there
Is no guess work about the tools. They
are ready every time. A farmer can
do much repairing himself, If he
tries, and with but few tools. A
small stock of bolts and screws should
be kept on hand, and n few sticks of
choice timber for emergencies. The
butt of that young hickory or oak cut
dry place, would have been the thing
for some of our repairs and better
timber than is often found at the
shops. You wanted short whiffletree
last year when you cultivated corn.
Make one now and get 1t ironed while
work is not pressing. Take 1t to the
blacksmith when yoa take the teeth
from the spike-toothed harrow to be
sharpened and do not put it off until
spring time.-J. NJ. Bowerman in Ag-
riculturalist.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-10-06

There are two distinct kinds Of
courtesy; one is Of the heart and the
other is Of the head. One Is the ex-
preston of genuine kindness and good
will, while the other is merely the re-
suit of good breeding. One says II
beg your pardon" because 1t would be
bad form" not to do SO. The other
says it from the heart. Some one has
said that "politeness is artificial good
nature" but a clearer thinker comes
nearer the truth when he says that
"good-nature is natural politeness."
Courtesy resulting from mere good
breeding says and does pleasant and
polite things in an exquisite manner
with which the heart has nothing to
do. Joab was courteous, when. ac-
cording to the approved custom of the
time he. took Amasa by the beard to
kiss him, saying: "Art thou in health,
my brotherY Nevertheless, with his
free hand did Joab grasp his sword
and smite Amasa under the fifth rib
to his death. - .tr....
This cold-blooded kind of courtesy
obtains to the present day, and so well
is 1t affected that 1t often passes for
courtesy of the heart. But it will not
stand the tests that true courtesy will
stand. = 'Nrff
Courtesy Of the heart makes no dis
tlnctlons. 1t never lapses into un.
Kindness and rudeness when talking
to the lowest of ones interiors, and
1T is never servile before its superlors
1t is an attribute peculiarly gracious
and charming In women, and they who
possess 1t add largely to the growing
beauty and sweetness and good of the
world.-Harper's Bazaar. :.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-10-06
Laugh Thrico Each Day.

1t has been said that we grow In
face as we grow in thought, and that
our faces are mirrors of our souls, but
do we ever stop to think that our
faces affect our souls also? And IL
they affect our souls they also affect
our health, for health Is to a greater
or less extent controlled by the mind
and soul
1t is fact, as we have found out,
taiat woeLbegOne expression will
drive every one away from us. Even
fortune deserts us. II we sink in mel
ancholy and indulge ourselves In our
fancied or real ills Of mind or body we
become diseased. While on the other
hand a cheerful view of life is bet
ter than medicine. A bright smile Is
always a winner, and its possessor
can guide fate wherever she chooses.
On the other hand, II a woman sits
down and broods over her own ugli-
Eess, longing for beauty. she will grow
ugiier and uglier every day. She
should cultivate a smile and practice
Il frequently, no matter whether she
feels like smiling or not, and laugh.
Il Is tonic.
Laugh methodically IL you cannot
laugh any other way. Make 1t a busi-
ness to laugh three times day no
matter whether there is anything to
laugh Mt or not Laugh with others
even IL you do not see the joke. If
there Is no joke this fact merely makes
one, and laughter being contagious
every one around you feels eXhilarated
and more cheerful and laughter as
duty becomes habit, and one forgets
to frown and groan and sigh. Laugh
whenever seized with desire to cry
or scold.
One woman not long since cured her
self Of chronic ills which no doctor
seemed able to reach by simply max
ing up her mind to treat herself In
this manner. Her first prescription
10 herself was good hearty laughsat
each meal, and the ntire family circle
were in league TO help her. Her health
Improved of course, as laughter is
known to aid digestion and the return
Of health made her really happy, and
happiness Is the key note to beauty
New York Herald.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-10-06
Make the Hen Hunt for Food.

When the fowls are fed in manner
to save labor for the owner the flock
soon ceases to pay. This is especially
true wnen grain Is put in a trough and
placed where the fowls can eat MT will
They will not seek food, but will keep
their crops full. getting heavier. every
day and laying but. few eggs. BY
keeping grain before the hens the
cost of the food Is Also increaseL
Whenever one begins to save viabes Id
that manner he demonstrates that
sooner or later he will become, disgust
ed and abandon poultry altogether.
1t has always been a custom to asso-
ciate the hens with. plenty of grain, bdt
the use OF grain depends on the season
of the, year. During severe cold
weather when the heat, must be. ere.
-ated to combat the low temperature.
grain should be an Important portion
OF the ration but ut all times it. should
be given at regular hours and In CON
nection with other foods. A hen, can
not prodhee eggs on gfnii alone, ex<
eept for "a limited period -ef 'tlms.a and
when she has a, full trough Of gralii
always before her She Will soon readh
"a condition whet' she viii bring a good
Price in Nmarket>aRd,lay no eggs II
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