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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-02-23
ODD ITEMS FROM EVERYWHERE.

There are ALWAYS 100000 people
afloat on the seas of the world.
The number of people at present who
speak English is Sid to be 116000000.
Arabic coins ha a sentence from
the Koran, and generally the caliph's
name, but never a. image.
Nearly all the gold coin in circula-
tion in the Sandwich islands is Of
United States mintlge.
curious remedy for sleeplessness is
used by the inhabi ants of the Samoan
islands. They confine a snake in a
hollow bamboo, anl the kissing sound
emitted by the reptile is said to quickly
induce slumber
The desert of Sahara is as large as
all that portion of the United States
lying west of the Mississippi.
An interesting test has just been
made by French woman. With a
view to testing the sustaining powers
of chocolate she lived on that alone for
60 days and lost but Is pounds in the
interval.
At an Auburn, Me-, wedding, the
otner day, the ceremony was performed
in the room in witch the bride was
born and in which her mother and
grandmother had both been married
before her.
The first use of Niagara's power was
made in 1925, pr mitive sawmill be-
ing operated. Nothing more was done
until 1912, when Augustus Porter con-
ceived the plan of hydraulic canals, and
in 1861 one of them was completed.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-02-23
MONEY IN THE BUSINESS.
Manner In Which the Old Man Got the
Best of the Magician,

Best of the Magician.
"a number of years ago l made
trip through the West" said the
sleight-of hand performer. at wAs not
what you may call startling financial
success, but l managed to reach South
ern California before l was stranded.
IT was o-ere that L suddenly awoke
to the fact that five-dollar gold piece
was my entire capital, with the next
town a good many miles ahead of me.
Ihere was but one thing to do, and
that was to walk, IS l knew the little
money lad would be needed when l
arrived for necessary expenses, and 1
couldn't afford to waste it on car fare.
1T wasn't as bad proposition as it
mad looked on the lace; the roads were
ir good shape, and the air cool and
crisp, and it was in the midst of the
| orange picking sea son.
IF the town ahead hadn't been so
far l might have enjoyed the tramp,
but as it was | found myself growing
tired, and 1 stopped for a rest where an
old man was engaged in picking his
orange crop.
HE was IA sociabIe old chap. and evil
IDENTIFY thought | was looking around
ioi ui oldhSS OItllGItl, dHu l. u1uu dU /
tempt to undeceive him, for l found his
oranges delicious, and as it was grow
ing near meal time | nat. high hopes
that he might ask me to dine with him.
He kept remarking that there was
money in oranges, and | finally con-
cluded to have little sport with him.
"Palming my sole remaining gold
piece | reached for an orange anu slow
ly cut it IA halves with my knife.
With an exclamation of surprise | pre-
tended to pull the coin from the
orange, while the old mans eyes fairly
hung out of his head as l did SO.
HE reached for the coin, bit it, rang
it, and then dropped the coin in his
pocket, saying as he did so:
Wul, by gum! 1 always said that
thar wuz money in oranges, an now
kin prove it.
Il gave gasp when / saw my last
cent go into the old mans pocket, and
| tried to explain e situation to him,
saying it was only joke.
But the old man wouldn't have 1t
that way. He said .-e saw me take the
coin from the orange, and that the
orange belonged to him, hence any
thing that may be found in it was his,
too.
He was a larger man than l, and so
he wouldn't listen to reason, and had
to pace sadly on.
Il hired out at The next ranch to pick
fruit until l could get money enough to
pay my fare home"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-02-23
why Bill Was Discomltted.

Blizzard Bill went up to the new
parsons house with an unpleasant er-
rand in view. He meant to run him
out of town.
Three hours later he met Ginger Joe.
Ginger looked him over.
"Grizzly or Dynamite?' he softly in
Quired.
Bill looked at Ginger through his
half shut eyes.
you're a derned pretty sort o.
friend, you are" he hoarsely growled.
'Why in merry thunder didn't you tell
me tn parson was an army chaplain" !"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-02-23
FREELAND, PA, FEBRUARY 90, 1899
Why Pension Judges?

| From the Doylestown Republican.
A bill has been introduced in the state
legislature providing for the retirement
OF Judges after having served certain
number of years and allow them to draw
two-thirds of the amount of salary an
nually paid while in active service. In
the preamble of the bill it is set forth,
among other reasons in favor of the
measure, that justice and the honor of
the commonwealth require that n Judge
who has spent his life in faithful service
on the bench, should not be left without
support in his old age. This is, truly, a
benevolent spirit.
AS matter of fact, however, it is not
remembered that any Judge in this state
has ended his days in the almshouse,
and yet pensions have not been paid up
to this time, Judges are paid reason
ably good salaries, far more than the
majority of men earn in the usual avoca-
tions. They are not called on to spend
any great proportion of their earnings
for purposes of entertaining, etc, as is
the case with some officials.
They generally live in more or less re-
tirement, and apparently enjoy most of
the comforts of life and some of the
luXnres. Their office, iu most in
stances, is good for life and, surely,
during thirty years, which period the
bill specifies judges shall serve before
they can retire on a pension, surely, in
this time judge ought to be able to lay
by something out of his salary for the
time when he shall be compelled tc
leave the bench because of advancing
years.
There does not appear to be any good
reason for giving judges pensions
They are not continuously engaged with
their duties. There is the long summer
vacation with the frequent intervals be
tween terms. OF course, considerabl,
work is done by judges out of court
Even with this their labors are frequent
ly light and often interrupted with va
cations more or less extended All thi.
is not said in disparagement of tn,
judges OF our courts, but simply to an
Swer the question which introduces thi.
discussion
In favor of the passage of this retire.
ment and pension bill it is stated tha
Judges deserve to be pensioned after
having given the people faithful servic,
for nearly lifetime. But why confnt
the pension system to judges only? As
to public servants, and faithful service
what about public school teachers whc
have devoted years to doing noble work
for the common good? Their salarie.
are generally far below what should b,
paid for their work. The earnings o.
teachers are nothing like those of Judges
If any class OF public servants deserve
to be pensioned after years of faithful
service, it is the teachers in the public
schools.
We do not believe, however, that the
state should establish civil pension
system, neither for judges nor for any
other class of public officials, and for that
therefore, dsapproval of the judges
pension bill is expressed
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-02-23

"That day 1t rained so hard" com.
planned the man with the Galway
whiskers, l found when l started for
home that I'd brought my cane down
town instead of my umbrella"
you haven't any worse kick coming
than | have" replied the man with the
prognahous jaw. ''The night when l
was held up on my way home l found
| had brought my umbrella down town
instead of my cane"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-02-23

Joseph Coyle, of Harleigh discharg-
ed soldier of the regular army, is at the
Pottsville hospital suffering from a
wound received by the accidental dis
charge of 32-calibre revolver, which
he carried. The bullet has been ex-
tracted, though the patients condition is
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-02-23

Mistress-Why on earth, girl, don't
you answer the front door-you surely
hear that knocking?
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-02-23
State Normal School.
EAST STROUDSBURG, pa

a Famous School in Famous Location!
Among the mountains of the great resort
reglOnIthe Delaware Water Gap. An up to
ments OF Sewing, Elocution, College Prepara-
tory, Music Brussels carpets in students
rooms; good boarding special feature Rates
reasonable.
Send for illustrated catalogue and Normal
Echoes, free. Something that will interest
you. Spring Term of IA weeks will open
March 20, 1899
Address George p. Bible, A. NJ, Principal.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-02-23
John schwartz,
james McCready ,SI
samuel GanHwer,

Attest Z. Fred Is llne, secretary.
We, the undersigned auditors OF the Middle
Coal tIGld fUUr DISTRICT do certify that we
have cAuMutu Inc foregoing accounts, re-
celpls ana vouchers Tor me expenditures Oi
the unectors ana steward ana nud them cor
rect Us ABOVE stated. February /, 1899.
j. h. hoseustock.
IL. q. LubrecuL
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-02-23
OUTDOOR RELIEF AND BuR1ALs
COST OF INMATES.

Average number of inmates, including stew
ards department, 1872; cost per month SG.G3;
cost per week, Sl.50; cost per day, pic.
George 4. Wells steward.
Ida NJ Mells nnfrnn
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-02-23
CHILDREN BORN IN 1898.

To Mrs. George Bitter, June Is.
Average number of inmates, 1872. OF these
35 males aud 80 females are insane
Approximate value of real estate and per
sonal property, as taken and computed by the
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-02-23
GEORGE 4. WELLS ACCOUNT.

balanCe due district................S 6,565 50
those marked thus ~ have made payment
since nuun
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-02-23

head horses, mules, ~ shoats 22 COWS,
bull, helters, steers, calves, l4O chickens
10 turkeys, 10 ducks.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02
Captured a Wild Man.

In a forest of Galicia, near the town
Of Bialak, Austria, the peasants have
just captured wild man who for
years has been the terror of the dis
trict. Travellers in numerous instances
had been attacked by him, and he was
accustomed to plumber the cottages of
the peasantry for food. BY those
who to their sorrow had seen the man
he was described as a monster, I'M
kempt, innocent of clothing and COW
cred with hair from head to foot.
Finally hunting party was organized
and the wild man was captured after
a desperate resistance. His appear
ance quite bore out the worst of the
descriptions. After he had been
washed, shaved and clothed, he was
identified, to the surprise of his cap
tors, as John Herman, formerly secre-
tary to the district council in Wod-
MAN, Austria. Several years ago Her
man belonged to the fashionable circle
in Wodnian and went an exceedingly
rapid gait He embezzled quite a
sum Of money, fed to escape pursuit
and could not be traced. He seems to
have taken refuge in the forest, which
he dared not leave, and it was the
life he was forced to lead there that
transformed him from sybarite into
a savage-Chicago Record.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02
Thinning Fruit,

The practicability of thinning fruit
and it's feasibility from commercial
standpoint have been pretty well DEM
onstrated in the last few years. Mr..
John Craig reports, in the publications
of the Canadian Central Experiment
al Farm, some results in thinning
peaches and plums which corroborate
the notes given from others. He con-
cludes that, when large crop of fruit
is set, thinning peaches is highly re-
munerative for the following reasons:
/. 1t Increases the weight of the yield.
2. 1t largely increases the size of the
fruit g. 1t reduces the number of ma
tured seeds, thereby considerably les
SEEMING the drain on the vitality of the
tree. 4. 1t renders the crop less liable
to rot. Thinning plums likewise proved
altogether worth while.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02
When the Alarms Sounded.

This is the story; is sounds apocry-
phal but the explanation is delightful:
A professor delivered a lecture to his
first class in the morning on the evils
of oversleeping and coming in late
into the recitation room. He advised
them all to get alarm clocks, one of
the most useful inventions ever made,
he said. The next day the class as
sembled promptly, each man with an
alarm clock in his pocket, and the lot
so arranged that one would go off
every minute during the hour. The
professor beamed approval for one
minute, till the first alarm clock went
eff. He waited for it to stop, and an
other began. They were wound up
we'll, and the second had not stopped
before the third went off. The pro-
fessor had sense of humor and there
was also not mpch else to do-he dis
missed the class. The students eA-
planned afterward that they had
brought the alarm clocks with them
because they were liable to fall asleep
most any time.--New York CONNER
cial Advertiser.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02
Bulgarian Battleships.

The little Bulgarian nation, strug-
Cling into emancipation, is proud be-
yond measure just now over the arri-
val in the harbor of Burgas Of the
brand-new warship Nadeshda, a gem
of it's kind and tIhe latest acquisition
of the Bulgarian navy. Refreshingly
unsophisticated, the patriotic Bulgars,
one and all, experience intense pleas
ure with every step made by the ma
ton as whole up the ladder it is try
ing so hard to climb. Prince Ferdi-
nand and his consort, Marie Louise,
journeyed to Burgas to await the ar
rival of the Nadeshda, and met with a
hearty welcome. DR.. Stoiloff, the re-
doubtable minister-president, and Col
onel Iwanoff, the war minister, did
the honor to their royal highnesses
and made much of them. Yet it was
all for appearance sake, for, to tell
the truth, the Coburgs are only too
perceptibly losing in popularity. The
new warship has a displacement Of
7O3 tons, and is to make a speed of
sixteen knots. It's guns are all of the
rapid-fire sort.-Chicago Record.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02
Food Value of an Egg.

Six large eggs will weigh about one
pound. AS a flesh producer one pound
of eggs is equal to one pound OF beef-
About one-third of the weight OF an
egg is solid nutriment, which is more
than can be said of meat. There are no
bones and tough pieces that have to be
laid aside. Practically an egg is ami
NAL food; and yet there is none of the
disagreeable work of the butcher nee
essary to obtain it. Eggs at average
prices are among the cheapest and most
nutritious articles of diet. Like milk,
an egg is complete food in itself, con-
tanning everything that is necessary for
the development of perfect animal.
1t is also easily digested, if not damaged
in Presbyterian Banner. -
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02
which it is easily run along the upper
rope to any point where it may be
placed with the most convenience.
Pumpkin Pie.

Take large sized pumpkin, firm, OF
deep color, wash and boil just as you
would potatoes with skinon; when thor
oughly cooked pass carefully through
sieve, clearing it of all Jumps, seeds,
etc. Take one cup brown sugar, one
cup molasses, mix we'll together. Beat
the whites and yolks of four eggs we'll
together and mix with the pumpkin
thoroughly; then add the molasses and
sugar, pinch of salt, four teaspoonfuls
of best ginger, one teaspoonful ground
cinnamon; take one cup milk, mix we'll
altogether. This is intended to make
six pies; should pumpkin not be large
one, add less milk so as not to get too
thin. Bake in deep plate lined with
plain pastry. Squash pie made in same
way.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02
White Victims of Cannibals.

The cannibals of the upper Mobangi
River in Africa, are again making
white men the victims of their appe-
tite for human flesh. According to a
despatch from Antwerp, four Belgian
commercial agents, in the service Of
the Antwerp Trading Company, have
recently been killed and eaten. The
Mobangi River IS the largest tributary
of the Congo, and no rivers 81 Europe,
except the Volga and Danube, equal it
in length or in the volume of water.
It's 1900 miles of river banks are
densely peopled, most of the way, and
the inhabitants are the most inyeter-
ate cannibals in the Congo basin. III
other parts of the Congo region the
first explorers were able to buy food
with beads and brass wire, but along
the Mobangi these articles of trade
were not desired. "Giye us men to
eat" shouted the natives, "and we will
give you all the manioc goats and
chickens you want. We don't want
your trade goods, and we will sell you
nothing except for men,"
uIeuAell, YAH 0ele anu TIE OtHel
pioneers on the Mobangi used to
tell of the expeditions of large canoes
they met. Hundreds of men were pad
ding up and down the river bound for
destinations sometimes scores of miles
from their starting point. They were
not on the war-path, but were simply
on their way to other tribes to buy
slaves for consumption, and coming
home the bottoms of their canoes
would be covered with poor wretches
bound hand and foot, whom they had
purchased.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02
Feed for Milk.

Wheat bran and wheat middlings are
pre-eminently milkmakers in the opin-
ion of Prof. Hills. He believes them
absolutely safe when fed in any posi-
bic quantities. They carry considerable
percentages of protein, and, at ruling
prices, are in every way desirable dairy
feeds. Cornmea1 he considers economi-
cal according to how it is fed. Some
times cornmeal may be used to advan-
tage in a dairy ration. Some fault is to
be found, however, with the extent Of
it's use. 1t is wiser to feed corn in the
form Of a silage rather than to pluck
and grind the ear. If, however, the sill
age is deficient in corn, it may be sup
piled in the shape of meal. Indeed, up
to the limit of making the ration too
heating, it may sometimes be an adj
vantage to add cornmeal to the ration
even when the silage is we'll cared, but
more particularly because it tends to
better the grain of butter.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02
Curing Tobacco.

eve are working on new line of to-
bacco investigation" said Secretary
Wilson to a correspondent, "ferments
in tobacco. But little is known scien-
tifcally about the curing Of tobacco.
I tried last year, when in Florida, to
find out from the Cubans why they
had certain processes in curing the
leaves. They had exact methods for
proceeding, and they knew what the
results would be, but they did not know
why they did 1t. 1t was because their
fathers had done 1t before them. This
matter of ferments in tobacco is very
interesting question. We know that
fermentation in the silo reduces the
supply of nitrogen, and we know that
in cooking food composed largely Of
proteids, or heterogeneous matter, a loss
is sustained from a feeding point of
view; but in tobacco curing we know
comparatively little; that is, whether
we want to retain or dispose of the nj
trogen. The department has now two
agents at work upon this subject, one,
a noted German scientist, has been en-
gagged, and will proceed South on this
investigation"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02
Stopped the Paper.

"Once upon a time,'' says the Houtz-
dale CPa.) Journal, "a man got mad at
the editor and stopped the paper. In a
few weeks he sold his corn at cents
less than the market price. Then his
property was sold for taxes because he
didn't read the Sheriff's sale. He paid
$40 for lot of forged notes that had
been advertised two weeks and the
public warned against them. He then
rushed to the printing Office and paid
several years. subscription in advance
and had the editor sign an agreement
he was to knock him down If he order
ed his paper to be stopped again
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02

Buttermilk, which some epicures de-
spise, is a beverage that we might drink
more generally with great benefit to
ourselves. 1t is established beyond
question now that buttermilk possesses
medicinal qualities that pure milk and
cream lack. 1t acts, for instance, free
ly upon the secretiye organs. stimulates
the action of kidneys and liver, thereby
purifying the blood by removing effete
matter from the system, and acts as a
mild laxative. Like milk. however, 1t
should be cooled Immediately after
churning, and be kept at a low tempera-
ture. 1t should not have ice put in it,
but if kept next to ice it viii make a
good drink.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02
Good Wool.

Wool is affected by breed, climate
and food. Sheep will thrive in some
sections better than in others, and wool
from some f1ocks will bring higher
prices than other woods. To produce
good wool the sheep must be well fed,
but not too much So If the food is not
sufficiently nutritious the wool will lack
in strength, be dry, harsh, fiabby and
rough to the touch. Wool from sheep
that are kept on pastures which pro-
vide abundant heritage is long in fiber,
soft, white and strong. 1t is claimed
that all foods which promote perspira-
ton produces fine wool, but it is not
necessary to make a selection of foods
if the sheep have a variety.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02
Field Peas for Orchards.

There is natural adaptability of the
orchard for peas aside from the fact
that the pea roots increase nitrogen in
and therefore the blowing is done when
1t does not fnjure the tree roots. Then
the broad leaves of the pea shade the
soil and apparently absorb enough mois-
ture at night to keep the plant fresh
and growing. Then after the peas are
harvested the hogs can be turned in to
eat what have been scattered in har-
yesting. If the hogs are left without
rings In their noses they will root over
the surface soil and thus cover what ex-
crement they have dropped. This with
continued extra feeding in the orchard
is the best way to enrich it.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02

Many unwisely put small window
at the front of the horse stall, causing
the light to fall directly into the horses
eyes. 1t is wonder that horse has
any eyesight after a few months ex-
posture to such condition. Entire alb
sence of light in the stall is to be avoid
ed, however, for this causes injury to
the darkness into the strong light.
When the light cannot be admitted
from the rear, but must come from the
side, put a grating into the side of the
stall, as shown in the cut. If two or
more stalls are side by side, put such a
grating into each partition. 1t will let
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02
Onion Soup with Cream.

Take two quarts broth, four large
onions, two tablespoonfuls butter, one
tablespoonful flour, one cup cream.
three egg yolks. Cut the onions into
halves, slice them very fine and fry in
the butter until lightly colored; dredge
with the -four, stir with a spoon for
two minutes longer and then moisten
with the broth Tor water), let boil for
one hour, season with salt and pepper
Beat the egg yolks and the cream to-
gether and add to the soup when serv-
ing without letting t-boil. Serve sip
pets of bread and grated Parmesan or
Swiss cheese separate.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02
A Climbing Snake.

The blacksnake is of a beautiful
steel blue color. 1t is wild and un-
tamable, and particularly bold during
the breeding season-very often going
out of its way to attack passersby,
ana will sometimes chase an intruder
for quite a distance. The blacksnake
is a powerful foe of the RATHER, who,
being of sluggish disposition, is
easily overcome and squeezed to
death. The snake is a great climber,
and preys upon birds in their nests,
seeming to prefer the catbird and red
wing, often penetrating thickets in
search of them. This reptile is an In
habitant of the region east of the
Rocky Mountains, where 1t is very
familiar form, always in districts
where there is water.