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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-21
A NOTABLE COOPERATIVE SUCCESS.
Remarkable Association of Farmers
Near Rockwell, Iowa.

Notable among cooperative sue.
cesses is that of an association OF
farmers near Rockwell, Iowa. 1t has
rounded It's eleventh year OF existence,
and the past year was the most sue.
cessful of the eleven. 1t is a wonder
to farmers who are not members of it.,
and it is thorn in the flesh of the
grain n-buyers. 1t had it's origin in the
dissatisfaction of the farmers over the
price they received for their grain and
hogs from the one purchaser with whom
dealings were convenient. At the
start ninetyfve farmers took stock in
the enterprise at 81 share, the MAXI
mum limit of individual holdings being
three shares. The members were always
paid one-quarter of cent more for
their wheat than the seller outside the
society, and the association, to protect
itself from the allurements of higher
prices paid by competing elevators,
compelled its members to pay one
quarter of a cent commission in case
the grain was sold to competitor.
The result has been that the Rockwell
elevators have paid always one-half
cent to one and half cent higher
than any other elevators in the coun-
ty. Efforts to disrupt the organiza-
ton have been made, of course, but
the only effect thus for was to anger
IL e members and to lead them a step
further in the cooperative idea. The
association now sells coal, salt, -four
and other supplies to its members at
prices which defy local competition.
From beginning of ninety five mem
bers and less than 200 shares of stock,
the association has grown to nearly
500 members, representing 601 shares.
From first years business of prob
ably less than $4,000, the year just
closed has shown business of half
million dollars, and increase in the
past year of $1S5, 900. This year,
too, they have added another elevator,
have added 125 new members, de-
clnred dividend of $6123, and have
a surplus OF over $1,000 in the treas
ury. New York Post.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-21
The Need OF Good Roads.

Good roads are business necessity,
not only to the farmer, but to every
municipality, industry and enterprise,
and all would be equally benefited by
improved highways. This PROPOSE
tion is not without supporting evil
dence, which can be accumulated in
abundance. The farmer who must
haul to distant market tho products
of his acres finds that such transporta-
tion is excessively expensive in time
and labor involved and in the main
tenance of vehicles and beasts OF
burden. All this increases the selling
cost of the product, without conferring
any compensating benefit upon any
body. Consumers everywhere are
thus compelled to pay heavy fine
for neglect of road Improvement. On
the contrary, if the public roads
should be made solid, smooth and of
easy grade hauls from the farm to the
preferred market would be rendered
of shorter duration and physically
less difficult and the stock and vehicle
account would be shortened.
These facts are so obvious that they
ought to appeal forcefully to every
progressive citizen. - Philadelphia
Record.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-21

The lovers of trees will all be glad
that young women in colleges are TAX
ing lessons in forestry. Report says
that in the University of Washington,
at Seattle, sixty young women have
taken the lectures in forestry during
the last four years; eleven have done
the same thing in the University of
Nebraska. In the college of forestry
ut Cornell the courses are strictly pro i.
essicnal, and are intended for the in
struction and training Of managers of
forest properties. While no women
have been admitted to that depart
ment, special course designed to
give general Information ON the sub
ject is open to them, and interest is
growing in it.
Professor Maria Sanford, OF the
Minnesota State University, has been
hard at work for the last fifteen years
trying to save the forests of 1orthern
Minnesota from the covetous hands of
lumber contractors. Her efforts, with
the help iof Colonel John S. Cooper,
have prevailed with the Government
to set aside tract of virgin timber
between the head waters of the Miss
isrippi and the Red River of the North
as forest reserve, with the name of
I.qsca Park.
Through the influence of the women
who took up the matter of planting
and cultivating trees on College Hill,
Cincinnati, dilapitated locality has
become attractive, and property in
that section has advanced twenty five
per cent. in value in two or three
years.
In New Jersey, Miss vermilye, in
nm address before the State Fedora
tion of Women's Clubs, brought for
ward the Importance of an intelligent
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-21

1t is said that young Queen Wilhel-
nina has offended her friend, Queen
Victoria. She has espoused the side
of the Beers and made indiscreet re-
marks about the English. Wilhel-
nina is warm hearted, impetuous and
very fond of Wilhelmina's way. Queen
Victoria has written her many letters
of affectionate advice, and when urged
to marry Wilhelmina has found it con-
venient to quote the Queen of Eng
land. who reigned several years as
virgin Queen. But Wilhelmina has
not accepted the many invitations of
Victoria to go to Windsor on visit.
She has replied evasively and put off
the visit each time it was proposed.
The great lady of Windsor has never
been treated in such manner before,
and she has known four generations
of European potentates. AS her
majesty grows older she becomes more
and more particular about the OBJ
servance of all rules of etiquette. and
she is panied and surprised at
the modern independence of the youth
full Queen of the Netherlands. But
Wilhelmina is neither grandchild of
Victoria nor a scion of the house of
Hanover, so she cannot be scolded.-
New York Commercial Advertiser.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-21
Frills of Fashion.

Belt buckles covered with suede in
its natural color, and ornamented
with steel, jet or turquoise, are one OF
the novelties.
1t is said that in England KHAKI
cloth has attained considerable promi
nence as fabric for fashioning almost
everything, from slippers to costumes.
A freak of fancy or fashion, as the
case may be, is hand-painted flowers
on gauze, silk and suede, all of which
are used for trimming gowns and hats
as we'll.
The new hats show very decided
crowns, moro or less high. Plated
straws are in evidence. and choux of
tulle, wings, fruit and flowers are
favorate decorations.
Heliotrope and pale blue are colors
that have been seen in combination
for some time, and in the latest hats
pink in pale shade is seen combined
with the other two colors.
Among the foreign novelties shown
in the shops is line of illuminated
silk and wool crepon effects. There
are two designs in six colors, anil in
every instance the black yarn is
thrown to the surface to produce a
crepon effect.
One of the things which may be at
tached to the neck chain on chatelaine
is gold buttonhook for gloves. The
new ones open and close like pocket
knifa on6 II, ban hon 1ao,, al y, ~, ......oI
or studded with jewels are both ele-
CANT and costly.
Among the novelties in silks that
have met with favor are satin Liber-
ties printed in Persian designs of
pastel coloring, Foulards have not
lost ground, and bid fair to score tho
success that was predicted for them at
the opening of the season.
Many new crepe ties are in, in all
the different shades-pink, blue, red,
white and heliotrope. Some of them
are fringed, some appliqued with lace,
and some embroidered, while others
are hemstitchec. The white, pink
and blue will wash well. and possibly
the other shades.
The new jackets are very short and
finished with rows OF stitching or very
narrow piping with stitching above.
Some of them are double breasted,
with handsome buttons for finish.
Eaton coats are shaped down below
the waist line in front and are quite
short in the back.
Pretty silk waists, not intended for
the tub, come in plaids, divided by
Valenciennes lace insertion; in white
and pale blue, embroidered with
black spots, and in almost as great
variety of designs as the more elab-
crate separate waists that have been
worn throughout the winter.
Women who have long necks will
certainly welcome the latest fashion
which, by the way, is only the re-
vival of fashion which was in vogue
many years ago-of wearing velvet
neckband, tie wider it is the better,
SO it is understood that, at the present
moment, the longer your neck the
better. These neckbanks frequently
match the dress with which they are
worn, but in many cases they are Of
black velvet.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-21

We have all heard the story of the
customer at the drug store who asked
for trading coupons with a purchase
of postage stamps, but the Kansas
City Journal goes this one better. 1t
says that in Topeka candidates for
municipal and county Offices gave trad
ing stamps with their announcements
The first to do this was a candidate
for probate Judge AMI others quickly
followed suit
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-21

The Theatre Francais, at Paris,
which was burned the other day, was
in reality Il national institution of
France, with centuries of venerated
traditions clustered around it. Its
support was one Of the concerns of
state, and the maintenance of the
great company of players attached to
1.-THE "Comedie Fraucaise" enlist
cd the earnest efforts of both infiueu-
tial public officials and liberal private
citizens. The company will soon be
housed anew; but Paris will long miss
the century old edIhca, with its many
columned porticos, which through
three generations had been the inspir-
alton of dramatic art in the worlds
art centre
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-21

Copenhagen's crusade against rats
has led to the formation in that city of
a Rational Danish Rat Exterminating
society, which organization has con-
structed, at considerable expense, a
crematory for the bodies of the ro-
dents which it kills. The rats are
said to be dangerous carriers of dis
ease germs, and it has been found dan
gerous to the health of the city to
bury them.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-21

Utilizing the wind as stump,
puller Is an Oregon innovation. 1t
was the idea OF the farmer at the
state penitentiary, whose task was to
clear the tir-timber from a sixteen
acre tract. He was given the winter
in which to clear six acres, but with
the aid of the wind he cleared the
whole tract in six weeks, although the
timber was Of dense growth, the frs
measuring from one foot to four in
diameter. The winds in that quarter
blow strong from the south in the win
ter. The farmer pat his men at work
on the north side of the fr-trees, and
then cut the surface-roots of the trees
that were to be felled. These prepa-
rations were made during the first day,
and then the men went home and
sept while the wind did the rest.
Daring the night strong south wind
blew the trees down, and they in fall
ing across the logs pulled up the tap
roots. The next day the men sawed
up the fallen trees, burned the brush,
md laid their logs for another lot of
trees They proceeded in this way
until the whole grove had disappeared.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-21

4 7 VERY owner of an automobile
H. wants good roads so that he
may drive his horseless car
rlage over them. He is not
selfish in this. The man with the hoe
the farmer-wants good roads so
that he may bring his produce to mar
ket and his family and himself to the
nelghboring town with a less expendi-
ture OF time, wear and tear, and
trouble. In sections of the country
where the farmer has good roads he
would not lose them for more than
their cost and go back to the old sys-
tenn OF having to haul through the mud
and over the stones. He finds that
the value of'his property is increased,
and he can haul two--yes. three
times greater load in less time to
market, and that he is richer and bet
ter because of the good road which con-
meets his property with the neighbor-
ing town. In Europe the highway
was built before the railway. 1t was
their only means of Communication
until within the last sixty years. At
terward the railway came, and their
system of highways was found SO use
full that they have been kept up, and,
indeed, improved.
1t has been claimed that we do not
need better highways because of our
excellent system of railways. This is
absurd. Every pound of freight which
is carried by the railways, except such
as is loaded at factories, quarries,
mines, ETC., at side tracks, must first
be carried over our highways. Every
passenger who travels on the railway
must, to reach the railway, first pass
over some portion of the highways. 1t
can safely be said that the highways
OF this country carry more passengers
and more freight than the railways,
but of course for shorter distance.
General Roy Stone when he was En-
gineer-in- Chief of the Department of
Agriculture, said that the annual cost
of hauling in this country over the
highways was 1916, 6,414, ,665. General
Stone estimated that nearly two-thirds
OF this vast expenditure Is chargeable
to the bad condition of the roads.
Let us see what our neighboring
States have done to improve their high
ways. Several of them in the past few
years have passed good roads laws.
The following data of the amounts
spent by the States and counties un-
der their good roads law, and the
miles of road improved is made up
from returns of the authorities in the
different States named:
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-21
Grace Culture.

A woman who has improved natur-
ally ungraceful figure says that it has
been accomplished by remembering
every time she is required to stand to
lift herself upon her toes and let her.
self down gently, leaving her weight
upon the balls of her feet. instead of
upon her heels. "When this is DONE"
she says, sit is not necessary to think
of chin or shoulders. She has learned
to walk in this way, and says that her
feet grow less tired than formerly, be-
cause the portion of her foot which
was intended to bear the weight is in
proper use.
A glance at the position of the arch
of the instep will prove that the body's
weight was never intended to rest
upon the heels, and the habit of throw
ing 1t there accounts for weak backs
and kindred ills.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-21

The last words of man who was
hanged in Canada the other day were,
Goodbye, gentlemen. l hope you
will all learn to pray, SO that you can
meet me in heaven" 1t never oc-
Cured to the magnificent egotist that
perhaps the gentlemen would like to
60 to heaven for some other purpose.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-21

understanding o. forestry. All such
efforts are laudab'e, and the women's
clubs throughout the country should
extend heplng hands towards the all
too small company of tree-lovers. Ar
Dor Day in schools, tree-planting in
honor of great men and women, all
these exercises work for good, yet
there should always be strong effort
made to awaken an intelligent as
we'll as sentimental regard. Spring
field Republican.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-21

ooU
How does the great Empire State
of New York compare with her sister
States in this matter? Something
over two years ago the Higbee- Arm
strong bill for improving the high
ways Of this State became n law.
Under it the Legislature has made
two appropriations of $4,000 each.
The State Engineers office has ad-
vised me that up to October l, 1899,
the State and counties had expended
SSS, 032 under this law, and they had
completed seven and half miles of
road, and had seventeen miles in pro-
cess of construction. He reports
since the Higbee- Armstrong bill went
into effect he has received 121 petit
tions for the improvement of high
ways, aggregating about 625 miles; in
other words, the counties and local
people stand ready to pay their half
of the cost of 625 miles of road, and
all that remains is for the State to
appropriate their half under the pro-
visions of the Higbee Armstrong bill.
1t has been estimated that there is
something more than $3,000,000 a
year spent in the State of New York
in repairing the highways. The usual
method of repairing roads is to plow
up ditch and scrape the silt, grass
and roots which are there up on the
road. The first time there is hard
rain much of this goes back into the
ditch and very large part of this an
nual expenditure of over So, 600, 900 is
simply money thrown away.
What does the State propose to do
for good roads? They are little arteries
which bring the blood of trade to the
railways and the canals. If these
arteries are poor and if the circula-
ton of trade is sluggish the useful
ness of great railways and great canal
systems Of the State are greatly i'm
paired.-Speech made in New York
by Albert R. Shattuck, Chairman of
the Committee on Good Roads OF the
Automobile Club of America.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-21
RieA Gold Fields in Philippines

American prospectors have searched
the province of Bengnet, in the Philip.
pines, and lave found many paying
gold fields. Igorrottes everywhere in
the interior on high elevations are
working good, small quartz veins, and
in some places in very primitive style,
Much territory belonging to the savage
"head hunters" was never explored by
the Spanish. Copper and gold, iron
and Ignite are sure to be developed by
the experts. Rich Igorrottes count
their wealth in hundreds of ounces Of
gold
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-21
Argentina Getting Interested.

The appearance of the automobile
in Buenos Ayres has been the signal
for good roads agitation throughout
the Argentine Republic. The Argen.
tine Touring Club has been organized,
and roads exclusively reserved for bi.
cycles and light automobiles are al.
ready in course OF construction.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-21

Not many years ago it was consid.
cred wonderful achievement for 1G
men to manufacture AS, 600 pins in
day. Now three men turn out T..
800, coo pins in the same time, and
his does not include the hatpins
either.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-21

the duty of circulating and collecting
information regarding the good roads
movement in this country. The office
has had only small appropriation; SC
small, in fact, that contributions fol
its support have had to be Inade ny
those Interested in its maintenance.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-21

The gross earnings of IFS railroads
In 1899 were 1,21O, 400, 466, which
shows an increase over 1898 of STA
500, 936, or nearly 10 1-2 per cent. In
this calculation 1G9, 900 miles are rep
resented out of total about 191, 900.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-21
LOVE AND SCIENCE.


Says Love:
SIT often makes me laugh
When Science claims the telegraph,
Or when she says that she alone
More lately made a telephone.
And now she's ready to aspire
To send remarks without wirel
All, Sciencel boobyl don't you know
You're some ten thousand years too slow
When primal man began to WOO &c"
filed my claims ahead of you.''
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-21

A woman's letter that is punctuated
decently is as rare as picture of u
college girls room that hasn't banjo
stuck up somewhere in sight. New
York Press.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-21

The present popular way of wear
ing the long CHAINS of pearls or corals
is in a single loop about the throat
and second loop tipped with a PEN
dant hanging to the edge of the gown.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-21

For several years the Department of
Agriculture has maintained an office
Of road inquiry, upon which devolved
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-21

Hungary leads in glass jewel produo-
tion.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-21
s GOOD ROADS NOTES
Need of Better Highways.

4 T VERY owner of an automobile
Il. wants good roads so that he
may drive his horseless car
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-21

Make all non,y orders, checks, etc, paya5s
70 tie Tribune Printing Company, LiDsited
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-10
NO WORD FROM RUANE.
1t Is Not the First Time He Has
Dropped Out of Sight.

The wife and relatives OF Edward ].
Ruane OF No. 1861 Finney avenue have re-
ceived no Information as to his wherea-
bouts. but II ia though, that nothing serious
has befallen him. as he seems to have the
habit of occasionally disappearing and re-
naming absent for months at time.
According to the statement of Mrs. Ruane
he disappeared for short time about seven
he again left home and was not heard OF
for more than two months.
when the news was first brought me
by representative of The Republic Sun
day.: said Mrs. Ruane yesterday. II was
very nervous and excited. In view OF his
pate that he has met with foul play. but
think that he will soon be heard from
again. ] have not seen my husband since
June. 1SS. Our domestic life has not been
all that II should have been. Although the
children have written him frequently / have
wrote 10 him Gliding him for not sending
me money, as I worried over the education
of the children. He replied about a month
ago. stating that he had saved considerable
money In his new position and that he
would be home the Fourth of July He said
that he wanted to start life anew. and that
he would hereafter contribute 10 our sup
from the Acme White Lead and Color
Works of Detroit asking when he would
return to work.
Il then suspected that all was not right.
III Is my opinion that he spent the money
which he had saved. and not having money
to St. Louis without the money. he simply
left the hotel. No. | have not notified the
Cincinnati police. | feel confident that he
VIII he heard from in "a short time
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-10
CREEKS FABUL0USLY RICH.
One Prospector Who Found Nome
As Ii Was ReDrespntpd

Seattle. Wash. JulT s.-Two steamers. the
Charles Nelson and the Centennial have ar
rived in Seattle from Nome. and two, the
Senator and Aberdeen. have sailed for that
destination. The Nelson brought the latest
news from Nome, having left there June %.
She brought three passengers. 4. L. Fled
Ter. Doctor A. ii. Smith and a man named
Ward
Fielder. who 10 a resident Of Terre Haute.
Ind. says that he believes that Nome is
Just as good as It is reported. In mis- opinion
II Is splendid place for a poor man. as
any one who wishes work can find II.
At Peny River he says. he saw men with
the crudsst appliances washing out from 81
to $40 a day TO the man. He says that on
the beach he offered men 81 an hour to
handle freight, and that many of them
laughed at him Fielder had come down to
purchase machinery and supplies.
The Centennial reports that the barge
Skookum made the trip in good shape and
that her steam launch did a good business
IN Nome harbor. The Centennial had nine
passengers.
Centennial passengers report that four or
five miles up ard down the water front at
Nome 1t is impossible TO mine, on account
OF baggage being piled up down to the
waters edge.
They say many of the creeks are fabu-
lousy rich.
Doctor Smith, who returned on the Mel
son. was one of the. charterers of the bark
York the crew deserted and Indians were
substituted in their places. The latter got
drunk tried to loot the ship. and with
difficulty We're elected. The ship was towed
to Nome. where her cargo OF lumber was
disposed Of at a handsome profit.