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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-05-04

A fine bronze gobbler and four hen
turkeys were the foundation of our
stock. In March nest was discov-
cred in an old fodder stack Eggs
accumulated until three hens that had
nests in the hay loft were given sit
tings of nine eggs each. In due time
the twenty-seven eggs Matched within
the same twenty four hours, and the
striped, downy turks were fed several
days before leaving their warm barn
home. The hens were then put into
coops with a movable inclosure, SO
that the little ones might have free
dom without wandering too far from
brooding wings into the dewy grass.
The earliest food was mixture of
oat and corn meal, scalded with hot
water, and cooled with curd. A few
weeks, and the raw meal was mixed
with skinned or sour milk. The
hens weaned them IN about six weeks,
and then cuddled together with
fatherly rooster under a shed at night,
until their wings fedged out so that
they could join turkey society on
brush and limb.
With growth came independence,
and in three months they were
scratching for their own living among
the scatterings of the stock, expect
ing only light breakfast and gen.
erous supply of whey and curd.
Meantime three turkey hens had
come home from secret nests with
ten, ten and eleven chicks respec-
lively.
The three younger broods shared
the food of the orphans, but had un-
restricted freedom. The mothers
brooded their young all summer.
Sometimes they would remain for
days in the woods beyond the rye and
oat fields, but in spite of tho irregu-
larity of their lives they grew to be
somewhat heavier than the ones raised
"by hand"
The entire flock of fifty -four had
met with violent deaths and four had
pined away from causes no doubt nat.
ural, but not understood) were finely
shaped birds weighing by Christmas
from fourteen to twenty pounds each.
Had all been sold, as some of them
were to private customers at 121 cents
per pound, the ''fun" of raising them
would have paid well, but the pres.
sure of other things has left the dis
posal of the rest of them to O fiuctuat.
ing market and disinterested COM
mission man. Even so, there can be
but gain in raising turkeys for the
family, friends and the market on the
otherwise waste material of a stock,
grain or dairy farm. .-Emmerette r.
Wheaton, in Farm, Field and Fire.
side.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-05-04

koyama is a member of the Japa.
nese Diet. That body had been con.
sidering land tax bill which the gov.
ernment was determined should be-
come a law. When the roll was
called Koyama announced that certain
agents OF the government had paid him
$4,000 to vote for the tax bill, and then
sedately proceeded to vote against the
measure. In his artless japanese
fashion, Koyama further rebuked his
would-be corrupters by pocketing the
money. While this is exceedingly in
teresting evidence going to show that
the dawn of civilization in Japan has
become a sunburst, it is Disappointing.
Koyame is evidently young, He
must learn that the first requisite of a
successful politician is to stay bought
and say nothing about it.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-05-04
BASEBALL AT SANTIAGO,
An Irish Sergeant's Vigorous Coaching OF
"A Cuban Youth.


An amusing story is told in Santi.
ago of the efforts of an Irish Sergeant
of the Fifth United States regulars to
inculcate in a Cuban youth the prin-
ciples of baseball, relates II. Fl. Lewis.
One afternoon, after parade, the
regulars interested in baseball started
to make up two scrub teams for a
practice-game on the spacious parade
in front of the barracks. A Cuban
youth named Lopez, the son of q
prominent ugar-planter, who had
watched several games with evident
curiosity, volunteered to play.
Dye know anything about it?"
asked the Sergeant, who was captain
of one side, and was known in the
regiment as "San Juan" "Can yez
knock three Dagger with one hand?"
The Cuban looked mystifed, but he
politely intimated that he would try to
learn.
"Well, jump il and HUSTLE" said
the captain, sending him out to right
fold.
During that inning the new player
caught an easy ball simply because it
fell into his hands, and he was too
surprised to let it go. When the side
went to the bat the native of Santiago
was told how to hold it and shown
where to stand. The first ball was a
low one, and the Cuban famed the
air 30 zealously that he almost fell.
Then came ball that somehow man.
aged to hit the bat with force enough
to return to the outfeld. The whole
crowG yelled instructions, but the
Cuban stood open -mouthed until "San
Jdan" made leap fer him, and,
catching him by the arm, fairly dragged
him in the direction of first base.
There was q. panied expression upon
the Cuban's face, and he resisted
feebly, but the Irish Captain finally
landed him in triumph. A minute
later the next at the bat sent the bali
into the field and tore for first base.
"Run! run" yelled "San Juan" to
the Cuban, who was trying to adjust
his collar. "Run! Give him chance
at that bag, will yea"
Lopez lodged from the base just in
time to escape being run down. His
hat fell off, and he was on the point
Of stopping for it when the captain
fell upon him. All that the specta.
tors could see was trailing cloud OF
dust, but when it cleared away Lopez
and "San Juan" were visible making
fast time towards second. The ball
was still being fumbled in the field,
and there was a good chance for a
home run. When the Cuban reached
second base he had lost shoe and
part of his coat, and the man following
was at his heels. de was not allowed
to halt, although he was in sore need
of rest.
"Run!" shouted the captain saw
agely. "Run or I'll"
He snatched up stick and made
for Lopez with such "a menacing air
that the poor Cuban finally ran as
hard as he could. Amid the howls of
the spectators he shot over the ground,
but instead of making for the home
base he struck off across the parade.
and finally disappeared beyond the
adjacent mule corral. An hour later
small boy came for his clothes.
Since then baseball can hardly be
called popular with the youth OF San.
| tiaco.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-05-04

Frederick the Great once requested
his generals to submit to him plans Of
campaign for a supposititous case,
Hans Joachim Won Ziethen the famous
cavalry General produced queer dla-
gram in black ink 1t represented a
big blot in the center, intersected by
two black lines, whose four terminals
ended each in q smaller blot. The
king was furious and uphraided his
old comrade in arms bitterly for wha'
he considered disrespect. In explana-
tlon Won Ziethen said: "Why, Your
Majesty, | am the large blot in the
center-the enemy is any one of the
four smaller blots. He can march up
on me from he right or left, from the
front or the rear II he does, l SIM
ply advance upon any of the four lines
and lick him were 1 find him." Fred
erick was satisfied.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-05-04
* AGRICULTURAL. X
New Method of Preserving MILK.

Now Method OF Presorv1nE MIX.
A French experimenter has found
that by placing milk, directly after it
is drawn. in cool vessels and treating
to q pressure of five or six atmospheres
of pure carbonic acid for four or five
hours, then treating to oxygen attive
atmospheres pressure, for five hours,
the undesirable bacteria will be killed.
If the milk is then TRANSPORTED in yes
sells containing oxygen under two at
mospheres of pressure, the milk is
said to contain all the properties of
fresh milk and can be guaranteed to
be entirely free from disease germs.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-05-04

A sharp line of distinction should be
drawn between the classes that are in
the Submerged TENTH because they
are hopelessly degenerate and those
coming to us from Canada and Eu-
rope, who begin at the bottom, but
quickly rise to self-support and self
resDprt
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-05-04

shown in the cut. A broad stick of
wood is sunk in the ground and
stout piece of galvanized iron wire is
tied firmly about it and stretched
tightly to the upper end of the post,
as shown. A corner post will need
two wires similarly anchored.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-05-04

A bicyclist has just obtained ver-
dict OF S24, 500 against railroad COM
pany for the loss of his legs. If he
had not been wheelman what would
the sum have been?
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-05-04
An Economical Clod-Crusher.

During the idle hours oftentimes
can the opportunity be improved to
construct many simple and practical
device with which towork. Especially
is this true concerning the clod-
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-05-04
Anchoring n Post.

Where wire fencing is used, wheth-
er woven wire or straight strands, it
is of great Importance to have the COR
ner or end posts firm and unyielding.
A good way to accomplish this is
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-05-04
Changing the Hives and Stock.

To one who has bees can afford to
keep them in any but standard hives
of the present time, and neither will
it pay to keep any but the pure italian
bees. The change is readily made by
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-05-04
THE ROMANCE OF
AN OLD MAID.
by GERTRUDE SCOTT DuNKIS.

EMEAlB Ii A n CI
brings back to me
q bunch of white
clover and grasses
tightly clasped in
q dirty little fist,
q hot, perspiring
boyish face with
tears of weary
JOY trembling on
the lashes of the
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-08
Polite Baseball.

4 7 NDER the new rules they have
laid down the national league
magnates hope to make the
coming seasons baseball games as or
derby and decent as a prayer meeting
They have vested supreme authority
in board of discipline This board
is to have supervision of all the bust
ness of the league and the president is
empowered to fine or suspend any
manager or player who is guilty of
misbehavior on or off the field during
the season. Neither players nor man.
ayers may indulge in abusive language.
nor are they allowed to fight or become
intoxicated or do anything, in short,
which may be regarded as prejudicial
to the game, and this, mind you, applies
to their conduct at all hours of the
day and night, so that they will have
to keep close watch of themselves UNI
less they expect to be brought up with
round turn. Moreover, a step has
been taken in the direction of umpir-
ing the umpires. This was necessary,
for there is no doubt that while the
majority of the umpires have striven to
be just, there have been those who
have grossly taken advantage Of their
authority, a fact which has led to fire.
, quent scenes of turbulence and disorder.
What is now proposed is the crea ton
of a supervisor of umpires, who is to
be held responsible for the conduct of
all umpires and their assistants and
who is to investigate all complaints
against them. If this plan does not
work satisfactorily it will be in order
TO suggest the appointment of an Of
fetal to supervise the supervisor. Evil
IDENTIFY national league games next sea
son are to be as ladylike as a Helena
pink tea.
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The MOlineuX Case.

~ OBERT B. MOLINEUX, the chief
~ actor in New York's great po.s-
y oning case, was arraigned yes
terday, and the metropolitan papers
that delight in such things have fresh
opportunities for exploiting the I'M
wholesome details of strange murder
What an unsavory case it is. and in
what wretched light It sets the New
York clubs. at least some Of them. The
evidence adduced at such trials as this
tends to confirm the occasional assertion
that New York city in the matter of
morality has no edge over Sodom and
Gommorah.
having died from the effects of a poison
given her by Cornish, which was evil
IDENTIFY sent to kill him by an enemy
who disguised his purpose by conceal
ing the poison in the body of an at
tractive gift. There is no doubt of the
death of Barnet. whose relations with
the present wife Of Molneux were of a
character not approved by society, or
at least not sanctioned. There is no
doubt that the attending physician,
who sampled the stuff in which the
poison was hidden, was taken i'll and
that Cornish suffered like experience
after having taken some OF 1t inno-
Gently. There is no doubt that there
was serious feud between Cornish
and MoineuX. with the former holding
the vantage ground. 1t is Impossible to
believe that the feeling between Molin-
eux and Barnet was not critically
strained, and that the accused was
more interested in the latter's death
than anybody else.
Whether the real william has been
caught or not, it would seem as if the
prosecution was right in determining
that the moving passions in the double
tragedy were jealousy of the one vic
tim and hate for the man by whose
unconscious hand poison was given to
an innocent person. who was in no way
or the quarrels had. So far as the
principals, suspects and others. who
are mixed up in this affair are con-
cerned. they are a bad lot, in spite of
their easy circumstances and athletic
prominence. The extraordinary care
exercised to keep from the public, by
both the prosecution and the press. the
full truth in regard to their daily lives
was made doubly suspicious by the few
direct questions asked of them as wit
nesses and the intimations made which
were all to the unmtstakable effect that
strong surface title to respecta bility.
who were thoroughly demoralfzed and
degenerate.
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At Manila.
Z YESTERDAYS fighting in the Phil
" ippines arouses less local inter

YESTERDAYS fighting in the Phil
" ippines arouses less local inter-
est than usual for the reason
that the Montana regiment VS. H., an
active participants. But anxiety will
mot be over in this state. or in any
other that has men at the from, until
the power of Aguinaldo shall be crush
ed. That is the object to which all
energies are being directed. The San
Francisco Chronicle thinks that the five
regiments of regular infantry ordered
TO Manila in addition to the seven reg
1ments which preceded them win give
General Otis the best army of It's s.ze
that any American general eHer COM
1nanded. Not that these troops are
drawer than those of the civil war Ie-
riod or than the men led by General
Smarter at Santiago, among whom
many of them We're, but because they
are equipped in a far more modern
way than We're the heroes of Gattvs-
burg and AppomattoX, and for the 'ul-
1her reason that they are able 10 raake
use of an experience in tropi al wur-
fare which they did not have when they
anvaded Cuba and Porto Rico. About
all there is of the insurgent power CEN
tiers in Luzon. 1t is not a power that
can hold out against the famous iesi-
anents of the United States army. even
IN guerilla warfare. If there is any
thing that the American military ccm-
mander knows thoroughly it is the way
to conduct pursuit of scattered gucr-
lila forces. He learned how in Years
of Indian fighting, and his success with
the Sioux. Cheyennes and Apa cnes is
an earnest of what he will do To the
Filipinos if they undertake to carry tie
war into ambush
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A TERRIBLE STORM.
A Big Vessel Has Gone Ashore Neal
Hatteras.

~sSSA mas uOh0 IAsuOTo INcAA
Hatteras.
Norfolk, Va, March From Hat
teras to Norfolk terrible storm IS
, raging, exceeding in intensity that Of
Feb. 49, The wind is blowing at the
rate of 40 miles an hour, accompanied
by snow and cold. A big vessel whose
name cannot be ascertained has gene
ashore at Gulrs island near Hatterss.
The life savers are on the scene. hut
they fear the storm will prevent them
from rendering any assistance. The
cruiser Brooklyn, now on her way to
Hampton Roads from Havana, to take
on Admiral Schley for Plymouth. Eng
land, is thought to be somewhere eff
the coast in the storm. She was due
in the Roads this morning, but has
not yet been reported The storm tame
up Unexpectedly and fears are "x-
pressed that many vessels have been
caught off the Virginia and Moth Car
DINA coast and may be in danger. The
monitor Amphitrite is anchored Il the
harbor, Juggling at her cables and
waves washing her lower decks but 1t
is not thought she will go adrift. There
is large fleet of schooners IN Hamp-
ton Roads which cannot put to sea.
Many regular trains due this rnuln:ns
have not been reported.
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Mr.. Clayton's New Word.

From the Washington Post.
Representative Clayton, an affable
democrat from Alabama, made speech
yesterday on the peace treaty appro-
priation, in which he coined a new
word. The Alabama member has an
excellent presence, and a good voice
and, for one who has not been fire.
quently heard. was making excellent
Roadway. His own success seems to
have Intoxicated him, for he started in
with brilliant description of the ris-
ing and setting of the sun.
while l am one of those who look
somewhat to the past" exclaimed Rep
resentatiVe Clayton with notable -four
ish and emphatic eloquence. and while
l admire the setting sun in its gorgeous
splendor, | look Mr. Speaker, more
fondly to the rising sun as it floods the
earth with glorious. golden 'gordeur' &"
1t may be that Representative Clay
ton meant grandeur, but he didn't say
so. Speaker Reed. who usually exhib-
its a sphinXlike dignity when anything
funny happens in the proceedings. bow
ed his head low, and his sides shook
with laughter.
" 'Gordeur.'" he repeated in a low
voice to a gentleman standing near.
The latter did not hear and moved
nearer.
'Gordeur'" drawled the speaker.
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Was Frightfully Burned.

Denver, Colo, March IA special to
the News from Laramie. Wyo., says:
Three men We're scalded to-day at Dale
Creek. % miles east of Laramie. by the
breaking in two of a rotary snow pillow.
The pillow had stuck in an immense
snow bank Is feet deep and the engines
were trying to pull it out, when the
tender of the pillow brnKe. Engineer
Secord was burned slieht''- about the
hands, and the fireman. named George,
was painfully although not very seri-
ously burned on the hands and arms.
A section man, A. ]. Showers, was ter
ribly burned about the hands and face,
and his injuries will probably prove
fatal
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-08
A DYeMnOl Trust.

New York, March The certificate of
Incorporation of the United States Dye
wood and Extract company was filed to-
day at Camden. N. ]. The object of the
corporation is to manufacture dyewood
and chemical extracts The capital is
slO.00O,0Oo, of which $60o0.o00 is to be per
cent. cumulative stock and $4,000, 600 COM
mon stock. The company has been
financed in Boston and the stock has
been underwritten. The incorporators
are: James B. Dill Of New York city, the
counsel of the company; Henry T. Wills
of Boston and Frederick w. Garvin of
Toronto. The companieS to form the cor
poration are all in the East.
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH s, 1899.
TWELVE PAGES.

1HE highest compliment within
the bestowal of the state senate
was paid by that body on the
closing day of the session last week
when by a unanimous vote it elected
Senator Norris of Beaverhead county
president pro tempore for the ensuing
two years. This is an Office created by
the constitution with view of length
ening the line of succession to the gov
ernorship. Should anything befall both
the governor and lieutenant governor,
or should both be absent from the state
at the same time, Senator Norris would
become acting governor. His election
by unanimous vote of the senate is
unprecedented in the history of the
state. Always heretofore the minority
has paid one of its members the honor
of complimentary vote. but on this
occasion Senator Norris nomination
was seconded by a republican. and the
republicans voted for him to a man.
What, perhaps. is still more remarkable
IS the fact that he was entirely accept
able to both factions of the democratic
party in the senate-probably he is the
only senator upon whom they could
have agreed. On all sides his ability.
his honesty, his conscientiousness his
sterling worth, were recognized and APP
plauded. Senator Norris is type of
man that should be kept in politics.
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ORIENTAL ADVlCES.
Another Rebellion Has Broken Out IL
China. r...

Victoria, B. c.. March THE Empress
of India arrived here from the Orient this
evening bringing mail advices from the
Philippine rebellion varying but little from
the cablegrams received. From China
news is received that a rebellion has
broken out in the Central province An
army of $1,000 men is under arms, commit
ting serious atrocities and depredations.
The imperial troops have been called out
to quell the Instruction.
Famine is reported in Saghalia owing
to shortage of the potato crop. Great
restitution is feared.
Ii Hung Chang has been recalled from
the Yellow river to Pekin.
A massacre is reported at Port Royal.
Twenty-one pirates are reported on the
West river. Many natives have been kill
ed. No captures have been made of the
pirates.
Howie. a notorious character In the
Japanese Chinese war, committed suicide
at Hong Kong
From Java news comes that strong for
tifications are being erected.
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IN SELF DEFENSE.
Baron Won Biedenfeldt Describes the
Shooting of Mcdonald.


Shooting of Mcdonald.
Chicago. March Baron Won Bic
denfeldt took the stand this afternoon
and testified in his own behalf against
the charge Of numbering Detective
Charles Mcdonald. He declared that
Mcdonald had repeatedly threatened
his life. and that it was to be able to
protect himself against probable at
tack that he grew into the habit of
carrying revolver He said that as
Mcdonald entered the .alcon in which
the defendant was taking a drink on
the night of the murder. he passed close
to Won Biedenfeldt. saying as he did so,
Now I've got you" The defendant
then. he declared, cautiously shifted his
revolver to have 1t within reach, and
after Mcdonald had made a number
of threats. he started to draw his re-
volver, and then Won Biedenfeldt shot
him down.
He declared that he only fired be-
cause he knew Mcdonald to be a dam
gerous man, and because he thought
his own life was in danger. The baron
told his story well and evidently made
a favorable impression upon the Jury.
His direct evidence was not completed
when court adjourned for the day.
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from going with the Rough Riders to figbt
for his country in Cuba, James L. Flem-
ing, regimental quartermaster sergeant in
Torrey's Rough Riders. sued the Kansas
City, Fort Scott & Memphis railroad to-
day for $25vov. Fleming lives in wyom-
ing. His law suit was filed in the circuit
court in this city. In his petition Fleming
recites that he fell from a car at Jackson
vile. Fla, sustaining injuries which led
to his being discharged from the army.
Sergeant Fleming asks $4,000 both be-
cause he was injured and because those
Injuries deprived him of chance to win
glory and honor as a soldier in the war
with Spain.
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Another Comet.

Boston, Mass, March IA message
received at Harvard college observatory
to-day from the European Association
of Astronomers announced the discov-
cry of a faint comet by DR.. Wolfe.
The position Of the object on March s.
1925 Greenwich time, was right ascen-
sion l hour and 16 minutes, declination
north 81 degrees 3S minutes. Inc mo-
ton of the comet is plus l degree in
right ascension and in declination IA
minutes south. 1t is probably Tuttle's
comet, the return of which is looked for
this year.