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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-27
The Value of Rice Lands.

The rice industry has in the last
fifteen years developed section of
Louisiana which up to that time was
considered worthless. It's population
has quadrupled; its wealth increased
twenty. fold. Rice lands once worth
ten to fifty cents an acre will now
average $35. A number of towns,
Rayne, Crowley, Mermentau, Jen-
nings and others have sprung up
where decade ago there was wild
prairie; railroads have been built and
factories erected.
1t is estimated that two-thirds OF
the gross receipts from rice farm
are profit; that is, the cost of raising
the rice is only one-third of what it
will bring. 1t is doubtful il any
other crop is so profitable. The Alb
bott brothers at Crowley received
$4,000 last year from 1000 acres
planted in rice, and Green & Shoe
maker, at the same place, got $75, 900
from 1000 acres. A. d. Mcfarland,
at Jennings, made $10,500 on 800
acres, and A. NJ. Garrison $S6S2 on
220 acres.
The one possible drawback to the
industry is the probability that at the
present rate at which the rice crop is
increasing there will very soon be an
overproduction of the cereal and q
consequent fall in price.-New York
SuD
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-27
THE DUKE AND DUCHESS.

j., or Chester, Pa, with the inhabitants
thereunto appertaining, to Senator
Billy Mason or Representative Hender-
son. This was very jolly old custom
indeed, and pity It's that it should have
fallen into desuetude. Anyway, the
facts quoted explain how the family
title of the Duke d'Arcos originated.
With Cadiz for a city property and
ARGOS for country place, the family of
the new Spanish minister felt itself
pretty adequately provided for terri
torially, but, unfortunately, there came
a time, in 1493-one year after the dis
covery of erica-when their most
Catholic majesties, Ferdinand and 1sa-
bella, decided that they required the
seaport of Cadiz in their business.
This business was the trade with the
East Indies, which part of the world
had then newly loomed up, not merely
In a geographical but also in COM
mercial sense. There was no resisting
the royal demand, and so the then
Duke d'Arcos gave up the title deeds
to the property, receiving in exchange
a brand-new collection of titles and
other equivalents.
Few ancient families are without at
least one wicked ancestor. and to this
rule the noble line Of ARGOS is NO excep-
ton. 1t is recorded in history that In
1646 Don Rodrigue Pons de Leon, Duke
d'Arcos, was sent by the king of Spain
to govern Naples as viceroy. This was
exceedingly rough on Naples, as is
proyed by his record while acting in
that administrative capacity How
ever. it may not have been so much
his fault as that of his government,
which at that time needed money very
badly to carry on wars with France and
Portugal. He was instructed to grind
out of the people every peseta they
could be persuaded to give up, and
these orders he carried out to the let
ter. His agents did their duty pitiless-
ly. and the duke closed his ears to the
complaints of the unhappy victims of
his exactions. In one case certain un-
fortunates had the impudence to de-
clare that they had not money enough
to buy bed, and the tax collector re-
piled, "Why, then, do you not sell your
wives and daughters?'
This course of procedure finally pro-
voked rebellic.t in 1647, which quick
ly assumed most formidable propor-
tions. The uprising was heased by a
fisherman named Manzaniello, and was
so far successful that the viceroy was
finally compelled to yield and to grant
all the demands Of the revolutionists,
including equal rights for the people
and the nobility and the abolition OF
the excessive taxes. Unhappily, Man
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-27
The Duke dArCOS Comes from One Of the Oldest Families
Of Europe, But His Wife Is An American

Don Jose Brunetti y Gayoso, Duke
d'Arcos, the newly appointed minister
from Spain, is bowling Iberian swell
His ancestors were famous people a
century before Columbus was born; in
fact, the family is one of the most an
ciert in Europe. In the National Mu-
scum one may see a geographical
globe, made in Germany about the year
1903, which, for obvious reasons, has
no America on it at all, but only a
blank of blue ocean instead. All the
provinces and principal towns of Spain,
however, are carefully delineated on
this interesting sphere, which is of
large size, and one of the cities shown
is Cadiz, which, by the way, was given
by royal grant to forebear Of Don
Jose's, for his good and loyal services
in the war against the Moors."
Thus 1t will be seen that the new
Spanish minister, who is expected to
arrive in Washington next week, is a
parsonage provided by birthright with
a background of hoary antiquity The
mushrooms compared with his ancient
line, and the supplementary titles he
enjoys are SO numerous that he is able
to take only few of them with him
when he goes out in society. For ex-
ample, he is Marquis of Zahara, as we'll
as Marquis of Cadiz and incidentally is
obliged to uphold the dignity of Count
of Coasarez.
In the course OF so many centuries
Don Jose was obliged to accumulate
quite large number of ancestors, and
to one of these, in 1859, the town of
ARGOS was given by the then king of
Spain. Those were the good old times
when monarchs were accustomed to
give away town or two whenever they
felt in good humor toward anybody.
1t was much as If President Mckinley,
II he were an unlimited potentate,
should make a present of Trenton, N.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-27

There is good reason to believe that
now we are outclassed in naval strength
only by Great Britain and France.
Italy has more battleships than the
United States, but many of them are
out of date and some are unseaworthy.
Russia has larger navy than ours, but
it is not well prepared for actual SER
vice and the requirements of modern
naval warfare. One of our great
points OF superiority is the nelualled
skill of our gunners. The marksmen
of the British navy are the best in
Europe, but ours are better still. The
most impressive object lessons fur
nished by the Uuited States navy in
the war with Spain were those which
show the wonderful accuracy of the
fire from our battleships and cruisers.
The Importance of this point can hard
ly be estimated. A well-planted shell
from modern big gun will in many
cases settle the fate of the struck ship,
and the gunners of our navy beat the
world in hitting the place they aim at.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-27

The temporary government for the
Philippines is the old familiar model
for British colonies and American ter
ritories, says the New York CONNER
cial Advertiser All Anglo-Saxon civ
ilization out of Great Britain began
that way. The thirteen colonies be-
fore the revolution were ruled by royal
governors and judges aud councils
appointive above and elective below.
American territories were so ruled at
the beginning. British crown colo
MES are so ruled Out OF this germ
of liberty has grown the self-govern-
ment of American states, the autono-
my of Australia, Canada and the Care
colonies, but the growth has been
guided and restrained everywhere by
the development Of capacity for main
tanning internal order and external de-
fense,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-27

zaniello, elated by his success, lost his
head-as it turned out, in more senses
than one. A reaction, cleverly en-
gineered by the duke, set in, and the
upshot of it was that the 1isherman's
head was cut off and carried to the
viceregal palace, amid the applause OF
the very populace of which not long be-
fore he had been the idol.
Quite naturally, their family being
so famous, wealthy and conspicuous,
the men of the d'Arcos name have been
prominent in public life, generation af-
ter generation. Thus it came about
that Don Jose Brunetti, while as yet
lacking the ducal title, entered the
diplomatic service of his government.
He was appointed diplomatic super
numerary" in the foreign office at Ma
drid in 1862 and two years later was
sent as attache to the Spanish legation
at Vienna. After filling various other
minor diplomatic posts in Europe he
was made first secretary of the Spanish
legation at Washington in 1876. Since
then he has been minister resident at
Caracas and Montevideo, minister plen-
ipotentiary to Chilli, and minister plen-
ipotentiary to Mexico, holding this last
Office from 1894 until recently. His ap-
pointment to Washington, of course, is
promotion.
1t SO happened at the time when
Count Brunetti, as he was known, be-
came first secretary of the Spanish le-
cation at Washington twenty-three
years ago, very beautiful and charm
ing girl had been newly introduced to
the society of the capital. Her name
was Virginia Woodbury. Lowery. and
she was the only daughter Of Archibald
Lowery, a conspicuous Washingtonian,
who enjoyed through inheritance the
possession of large means. Miss Low
ery's mother was herself a daughter Of
one of New Hampshire's most famous
men, Levi Woodbury., who was a mem
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-27
HOW THA Spell IN CHlKACO,
And Tha Want Everybody Everywliar t.
Spell the Wa Tha Do.

And Tha Want Everybody Everywhar to
Spell the Wa Tha Do.
A dispatch from Chikago sez that
the bizniz men thar ar in favor OF
fonetik spelling. DIR. E. Benjamin An.
druz, the Superintendent of the Pub.
lik Skools thar, IL in favor ov it to.
Wun bizniz man, it iz sed, wants the
word which most pepl spell Through"
to be spelt 'tru," but DR.. Andruz il
not in favor of this bekoz he sez that
it IL not pronounst tina wa. But the
bizniz man sez it iz pronounst just
that wa,
This queschun of fonetik spelling il
an old wun, and this iz just wun OF
the obiecshuns to the plan, that every
body wood spell wordz the wa he him.
self pronunst them, even when he
pronounst them rong, and so good
many pepl Good not sreed what other
pepl rot. Thar iz another objecshun
to it. If it shud ever be uzed alto
gether, if books shud be printed this
wa and if pepl shud lern to reed this
sort of stuf, tina would not no how to
reed the books that or printed in the
present wa, and so oil the books and oil
the librariz that thar ar in the world
to-da wood be simply vast paper, for
nobody Good reed them except skolarz
who had learnd the old wa of spelling.
In Chikago tina propoz to chang the
spelling of ten words, as an entering
wei. But why stop at ten? Why not
chang them oil at wuns and rit lik
this?-New York Tribune.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-27
Longevity in Animals.

The elephant sometimes undoubtedly
attains the age Of $50 years. AS a
basis for this opinion we have the
famous Bheemsuttee, owned by his
highness the Maharajah of Mysore.
This elephant was captured in 1905,
when about 8 years old. In 1876 she
was in excellent health and showed no
evidence of great age. The natives Of
some of the Indian tribes believe that
an elephant never dies, for the reason
that they have never found a dead one.
The Singhalese believe that the ele-
phant has certain place-a deep val
ley which no man has ever seen-to
which they retreat when about to die.
The whale is undoubtedly a long-lived
animal, and is accredited with a CEN
tury of life. A quiet, uneventful life,
without great exertion Is conducive to
longevity, which perhaps explains why
the turtle attains such great age In
1921 there died tortoise which had
lived in the Bishops gardens at Peter
borough for over a century, and from
the records and account of it, kept
from time to time, /: was estimated to
have attained the ripe old age of 223
years. In 1925 a friend presented
Archbishop Laud with a tortoise which
he placed in the grounds of Lambeth
Palace, where it lived until 1853, or
12S years, dying then, not from old
age, but on account of the neglect of
the gardener. An interesting case of
longevity was seen in a turtle brought
from the Seychelles in 1866 by the
Chevalier Marion du Fresno. He de-
livered 1t to the authorities Of the
Mauritius, who kept it until 1853, when
Sir Charles Colville, then governor of
the island, sent 1t to the London Zoo
logical Gardens. This gave the tor
toise known age of 67 years, and as
1t was fully grown when first brought
to Mauritius it may easily have been
a centenarian. Fish are known to at
tain great age, and instances of fishes
living twenty and thirty years are not
uncommon. 1t is supposed that some
of the golden carp in the parks about
Paris are over 100 years old, and pike
in an English pond had a silver tag to
the effect that it was 80 years old.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-27

Through the army and navy depart
ment of the Young Mems Christian
association some one who desires to
remain unknown has just subscribed
$50, 900 to be used in providing shore
United States service in Brooklyn,
Boston, Norfolk, Key West, Calves
ton and San Francisco. The only
condition imposed with the gift is that
100000 be added to it by other
friends of Uncle Sans sea fighters.
Rear Admiral Philip, Captain Merrill
Miller, Captain McCalla, Commodore
Stockton and other naval officers have
the matter in charge.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-27
SOME QUEER BOOKMARKS.
Librarian Could Stock Museum will
These Curious Articles.

To some people anything is good
enough for a bookmark, says the New
York Telegraph. In a good many in
stances they forget to remove them
when they have finished reading the
book. That is the reason why so many
odd things find their way to the pub
lie libraries. A librarian was talking
about this thing the other day. He
said: Il could stock a museum with
the queer things l have found in our
books. These articles include all kinds
of bills, grocery bills, gas bills and the
like; hair pins. fancy and plain and of
all metals, and hair ornaments of every
design and material; love letters ga
lore, some OF which make one blush
reading; locks Of hair, bits OF lace, dress
samples and watch chain charms; PEN
and-ink, pencil, crayon and water
color sketches; postal orders and post
age stamps; and l have also a dried
human ear, which l found in a book on
surgery, borrowed by a medical stu
dent probably, as l hear they carry all
sorts Of uncanny things about with
them. Photographs, too, figure large
ly in my collection. l once found an
insurance policy in a book, but it was
quickly claimed. 1t is purely the re-
suit of absent -mindedness. A person
oeeply engrossed in a book and sud-
denly called away from it would
dreamingly put his hand out and take
the first thing he saw to use as book
mark, then go away and forget all
about 1t. The time allowsd for bor-
rowing the book might expire on that
or the following day and probably a
member of the family might casually
pick the volume up and return it to
the library without thinking of exam
lining the interior. The receiving clerk
at the library counter is supposed to
turn over the pages of returned books
in the presence of the borrower. but
whether this Is always done largely
depends upon the humor of the assist
ant. In a crush returned volumes are
laid aside for future examination The
artful advertiser cannot let even IL
brary books alone. Somebody is an
agent for certain patent medicine.
He takes out half dozen books to
anybody elses one, not that they arc
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-27

The Spanish police reporter for the
Cuba Times gathered the following in
teresting items the other day: Fine
The inspector of the Fifth precinct of
police general, Calixto Enarmorado,
put fine on the lady Soma Terrado,
living at Campanario No. IL, for
emptying her slops into the street or a
gentleman's head. Detailed-Fi1ding
the gentleman Don Lorenzo Carbonell
inebriate and making noise he was
arrested. A Mule-In Marina street
there was found mule running loose
without knowing his owner. He was
sent (the mule) to the Fosos, subject to
the disposition of the second Lieutenant
of the Alcalde.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-27

There Is a current opinion that ivy
has a tendency to rot the thing to
which it clings. This is true of large
number of other climbing plants, but
not of ivy, for it renders the walls OF
almost every house to which it clings
entirely free from damp, extracting ey>
cry particle of moisture from wood,
brick or stone for its own sustenauce.
This it does by means of its tiny roots,
which can work their way even into
the hardest stone. When the walls
are well covered with ivy the overlap
ping leaves will conduct water falling
upon them from point to point until
the ground is reached without allow
ing the walls to receive any moisture
whatever from the beating rain. If
there should be an exceptional case of
ivy-covered walls showing signs of
dampness, that will be found to arise
from their having been erected on a
vet and improperly drained site.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-27
THE MYSTERY OF DREAMS.
A Case in Which the Condolences Were
Remarkable.

Remarkable.
On an occasion during the civil war
dreamed that was standing beside
road when there came marching along
it strong column of prisoners with
guards at intervals on the tanks. ]
asked one of these guards who the
prisoners were and where they had
been captured. He informed me that
they had been taken in an engagement
with the enemy on the day before, and
that there were nineteen hundred OF
them. l then asked some bystander
what day of the month it was and was
told that 1t was such day of cer-
tain month, some six weeks later than
the date of the dream. The whole
dream was extremely distinct and 1t
made strong impression on me.
related it to number of my comrades
within the next few days, and then
thought of it no more. Six weeks later,
on the morning of the very day that
had been mentioned in the dream as
the date when the column of prisoners
had passed before me, l was on picket
IWO Lhilco uioldHl llOll the pOlut
l seemed to be when I saw them. 1t
was soon after breakfast, and l was
standing by the side of the road at the
fire, talking to the officer of the pick
ct, when an aide to the commanding
general came riding down the road. He
had been schoolfellow of our officers
at West Point and reined up when he
recognized his friend. He told us that
he had good news, that there had been
a sharp engagement with the enemy
the day before and that our people had
captured nineteen hundred prisoners
who had just passed the headquarters
that morning on their way to the rear.
New York Post.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-27

A private letter received from one
of the officers who went to Manila on
the Solace tells of the atrocities COM
mitted on American killed and wound
ed soldiers by Aguinaldo's army,
which are as horrible as those prac-
ticed at Samoa. Said this officer:
''I went ashore at Manila and went
out to the army's firing line. We
were close enough to see one skir-
mish. The bodies of three soldiers
were brought to the rear while we
were there, and they were q ghastly
sight. The ears and noses lad been
cut off and the heart cut out of each
one. e.".--Chicago Record.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-27

One of the ablest jurists in Louis
vile, KY, has decided that if wom-
an wears a mans hat into his court
she must take it off the same as if she
were man. 1t has remained for this
great mind to discover that there is
such thing as sex in hats-and by
the same token he would probably per-
nit man who wears a womans hat
to keep it on his headl
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-27

Now, Tom" she pleaded prettily.
promise me one thing. Promise me
that when you leave the club tonight
you won't go anywhere else, but will
come straight home" "I'll come as
straight as l can, my dear" Tom
answered, thoughtfully. = Somerville
Journal.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-27

Der of Jackson's cabinet and, at the
time of his death, justice of the Su-
preme Court. Thus, her social position
was the highest possible, and, from
Brunettis point of view, she was emf
nently eligible as wife.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-27

The largest cask in the world is the
Blatner cask of Nuremberg, Germany.
1t is 1o5 feet in diameter and fifty-one
feet deep, and its completion a few
years ago was celebrated by ball at
which over 500 persons were on the
floor of the cask.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-27

The interest in sports is increasing
rapidly, and so long as the profession
al and making elements are alb
sent, there need be no fear that
the country will not continue to en-
gage in all forms of manly exercise,
either directly or by proxy.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-27

Penn My landlord is the most un-
reasonable man l ever saw. Brushe
How so? Penn-He says if l can't
pay my rent l mus. move. II I had
money enough to move l could afford
TO pay him sonnet 1g on account
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-27

state that it was
on the 23d of
March, 1896,
that the insur-
rection of the
native AIatabele
tribes of Rho
desia broke out
in the murder
of all the scat
tered white set
tiers III the DIS
trict. One of
the first blows
struck was at
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-27

The tax on coffee amounts in France
to about IA cents pound, while in
England 1t is only cents a pound.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-27
THE NEW SPANISH MINISTER.

ever read, but simply for the purpose
succeeded in stopping him"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-27
q BOY OF RHODGSyA.
BY FRANK LILLE POLLACK.

ssfeSSSIB5yD ~a lMy9ALE'S annals
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-03-22
CORDOBA CHAT.

Cordova, March 21.-Milton Purdv
is spending a few days at home.
Dir. W. K. Freek is again able to be
about.
Georgia Gale, of Fulton, is visiting
relatives and friends here.
Milton Purdv made business trip
to Cassville, Wis, last week.
Hazel Handel will leave Friday for
Chicago, where sic will receive medi-
cal treatment.
Miss Claudia Cool, of Chicago. is
visiting with her grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. j. Cool.
Miss Ida Sible enter aimed n num-
Der of her young friends Monday
evening. the occasion being Ida 5
10th birthday.
Mr.. Tubbs, living about one mile
northeast of town. had runaway
Monday morning. His horses became
frightened near the depot end ran
some distance south of town before
they were caught.
At the republican caucus Saturday
the 18th, the following nominations
were made for township officers: SUI
pervisor, Charles George: town clerk,
Theodore Abbott: assessor, j. NJ. Eye:
collector, s. w. Bruner: commission
er OF highways. \. ID. Eye: constable,
j. q. Adams.
At the democratic caucus held on
the evening of March Is the following
| candidates were nominated: Super
visor, f. b. Hoke; town clerk. ii. II.
Taveuner: assessor, }. b. Nandeburgh;
collector, G. G. Marshall; commission
er of highways, c. B. Tavenner: con-
! stable, W l.. Haynes; pound ma ster'
Robert Hunt; library trustees, W. Nj.
REYNOLDS. j. Z. Henry.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-03-22

port in the suit for insurance on the
life of Claus Behrens of William u
Schmidt VS.. the Northern Life. Mr.
Schmidt is administrator of the Ben
RES estate. The court distributed
the insurance as follows: Paula Ben
rens. 81 900; Hulda Bendt, $500; Mrs
Behrens. who is serving Il life sem
tepce for the murder of her husband,
500.
Thursday afternoon has been set
apart at Lincoln school as parents
dav. at which time all friends of the
school are invited to spend a few
hours with the children. At the close
of the session the ladies of the
Mothers club will serve light refresh
ments, charging 10 cents for the
same. the proceeds to be devoted to
the purchase of material for the dec
Grafton of the building. All are in
Vitpd