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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-04-26
NEW WAY TO MAKE A FARM
Land Whose Value Was Increased $40
Per Acre,


Doubtless the largest body of land
ever held by one individual in Indiana
is the B. F. Clifford tract, which by
recent additions consists Of 32 900
acres. There have been larger farms,
but they have been held by firms or
men representing the centralized in
terests of others. From the view
point of the large farms of the West
the Clifford farm is not so notably
large; but in Indiana. where farmer
who has from eighty to $50 acres, is
considered in good circumstances, the
size of this large holding is enormous,
In one respect the Clifford farm is
notable one compared to any tract.
1t is the largest cultivated swamp
farm in the world. 1t was only ten
years ago that the section which Mr..
Clifford ID now converting into pastures
and vegetable and producing
land, was series of marshes, pools
and lakes--a part OF the Kankakee
swamps. Mr.. Clifford had previously
developed great tract similar to this
near Champaign, Ill.
When Mr.. Clifford first conceived
the idea of converting portion OF the
Kankakee lands in Indiana to agri-
cultural purposes he acquired at a
nominal price about 10, 900 acres. He
then bought two dredges similar to
those used by the Government in its
river dredging. The dredges were
put to cutting large bitches, almost
the size of small rivers. This work
has been going on night and day for
years and now there are 5000 acres in
a high state of cultivation. Last
year the tallest corn and probably the
best in Indiana was raised on this
tract. Instead of fences Mr.. Clifford
has waterways between pastures. He
has seventy five miles OF large bitches
through the farm and has thousands
of miles Of smaller ditches. In ad-
dition to this he is now putting in
drain tile. The soil taken from the
river and ditch beds has been shoyeled
back over the fields, and thus the
fields have been raised little by little
as the ditching work went on. The
work is still going on. but it will take
years to put all tue tract into culti-
vation.
Mr.. Clifford has between 800 and
400 tenement houses on the farm and
the population is probably 1000 people.
He has spur to the farm from the
nearest railway aud ships his products
direct to the markets. The land,
when in state of cultivation, is as
productive as any in Indiana and is
worth from $50 to S75 an acre. 1t
cost Mr.. Clifford from 81 to 81. so an
| acre.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-04-26
Kitten in Her Hat.

Genius is the only word to describe
tho ingenuity OF the French actress
who won n prize at one OF the act.
resses' clubs for the most artistic and
startling innovation in dress. The
present rage for fur gave her in
splration. She was the happy pos.
SCISSOR of a very docile and very white
kitten. Selecting black hat, she re-
moved the feathers and trained the
kitten to lie on the rim in such n
manner that her face was framed by
huge gilt buckle, appearing to rest
upon her front paws. After train
ing that would do credit to circus
performer mademoiselie appeared at
the club with the wonderful hat, and
it is not beyond the impossible that
Parisiennes who adopted the live
lI2ad and turtle craze will now adorn
their headgear with cats instead OF
birds
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-04-26

with the herd and about evening, as
he was grazing back to the ranch, he
saw a huge gray wolf galloping to-
wards the head of the flock.
Bouldon was armed with only q
pocket knife. He had barely time to
jerk the smallbladed weapon out and
open it before the wolf was upon him.
Bouldin held the knife in his right
hand and guarded his throat and alb
domen with his left arm. The wolf's
first spring was at the mans throat.
He was warded off but his teeth
snapped together on Bouldin's arm
with grip like q steel trap. Bouldin
dug the brute in the left side with his
knife time and again before he would
release his hold.
The next spring the gray wolf made
was for the herder's flank, just above
the hip. He missed his hold but cut
two long gashes in the flesh. He got
terrible rip from Bouldin's knife as
he came. Then the man and beast
fought hlriously. The wolf would
alternately snap at Bouldin's side and
then mangle the protecting arm.
Bouldin kept digging at the VOLTS
heart, cutting him once down the
name on his neck and once betw cen
the shoulders. Finally the man got
in hard dig that weakened the ami
NAL. At the next lunge he got his
knife into the brute's heart.
They had been fighting for over
quarter of an hour. Bouldin was
covered with blood and very weak,
hut managed TO reach the ranch, where
his wounds were dressed. The wolf
was brought in by the ranch hands.
He was huge one and evidently an
old marauder. The carcass weighed
something over 100 pounds and was
in fine condition. His skin was stripped
off, the skull taken and both sent to
Denver for mounting.
The animals canine teeth, both
upper and lower, measure consider
ably over an inch in length, aud the
grinding teeth were sharply cusped
and terrible weapons in tearing.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-04-26

Dr. Albert S. Ashmead, a reputable
New York physician, who has made a
special study of the subject says that
leprosy is by no means uncommon lin
New York. He believes that there
arc 100 cases walking about the streets,
riding III public conveyances and liv-
ing in lodging-houses. If this asser-
tion be true, it is well worth the
attention of the local authorities.
Leprosy is a loathsome and an incur
able disease-a disease from which
the public at large have a right to ask
protection-and it would easily spread
from such a nucleus i'll a city like New
York.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-04-26
Fit the Food to the Physical Task.

Feats of strength require a diet in
accordance with the needs-that is,
prolonged or otherwise. If you want
to perform for short time the great.
est possible amount of muscular
labor, as in playing game of ball,
rowing, running, bicycling, lifting,
or accomplishing any unusual feat OF
strength requiring an extraordinary
effort, always select a diet rich in
protein. If, on the other hand, you
want to take great amount of steady
exercise daily, or p.rform great
amount of uniformly heavy work every
day, but at no time of very intense
character, you should partake of n
diet containing little protein, but rich
in carbohydrates-that is, starches
aud fats. Ladies' Home sJournal.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-04-26
Brave Nettic McWiIliams,

Miss Nettie ATcWilliams, daughter
of Captain James McWilliams, one of
the richest ranchers and cattlemen in
Texas, has won for herself reputa-
ton of being the bravest girl in the
State. When she was in her nine
teenth year band of twenty Apaches
made descent On her fathers ranch
one day when but three men were at
home, her father being away with the
rest of his employees,
AS the Indians approached the
house with yells and fred guns at the
doors and windows, the young girl
and her three men fired back and
killed threo of the savages without
themselves receiving q scratch. The
Indians fell back and concealed them
selves behind the stockade of the cor
raj. In the meantime it was neces-
sary that the little band in the house
should have reinforcements, and Net
tie, assuming command, insisted that
it should be she who should risk her
life and so for help.
Giving three sharp notes on little
silver whistle, her pet horse came to
the back door and was let into the
house. The girl saddled and bridled
him, and, riding him out of door op-
posite to the hiding place of the In
dians, was half mile away before
they discovered her. She fortunately
met a force OF eight cowboys, who
gladly agreed to return with her. Net
tie acted as guide and leader. AS they
neared her home shots were falling
hot and heavy. Night had fallen in
the meantime, and under cover of the
darkness they came within hundred
yards of the marauders unseen. Then
they fired into them, and but five In
dians escaped. Nettie herself shot
the leader, Black Wolf, who was said
ito be the worst Indian on the border.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-04-26

The spread of the English language
is commented upon by the journal of
Commerce. In 1900 only %, 1000, 600
people spoke English, as compared
with 30, 600, 600 who spoke French, 80, =
900, 900 who spoke German, and 80, :
600, 600 who spoke Spanish. At the
beginning OF 1900 127, 900, 900 people
use English as their mother tongue
an i crease in the century of Az per
cent. and greater number than those
who speak German aud French taken
together. In this period the United
States has grown from ., 900, 600 to
10000, 900 inhabitants; the United
Kingdom from 16, 900, 900 to Al, 0O0,-
900, and the colonists of England have
grown from few thousand to about
$4,000, 900. In the same time the
population of the European continent
has increased from 10, 900, 600 to
about 343, 900, 900. Thus while at the
beginning of the last century the ma
tives of Continental Europe outnum-
bered the English speaking family 8
to they now outnumber the English
races only 2. 7 to |.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-04-26

On one occasion the:S was an argyll
ment going on before the United States
Supreme Court in Washington, end
the attorneys were using map TO IL
lustrate the case. Que attorney, in
the course of his presentation of the
case, pointed to the map in question,
when Justice Gray asked him what
the map was. "Why. your honor, it
it is just bird s-eye view of the land
in controversy, answered tho couu-
sellor. "Well," said Justice Gray.
"I wish you would bring the map a
little nearer; I haven't got a BIRDS
eye. ."-Argonaut.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-04-26

Some men will buy two or three
black derby hats season, and these
will always look rusty and old. Other
men will buy not more than one q
year, and that will never lose its deep
md brilliant gloss. "I'll tell You why
t is" said the best dresser in Ger
mantown the other day. "It is be.
cause one man brushes his nat with
,tiff-bristled whisk, aud the other
cubs his softly with piece of wooden
cloth. The felt of hat is such n
delicate stuff that still whisk applied
to it has pretty much the effect that a
eurry-comb or rake would have on a
suit of clothes. 1t wears the nap off,
exposing the bare gray foundation in
short order. A piece Of woolen cloth,
rubbed over a hat with . n circular
motion that confo ms to the grain,
doesn't rub off the nap at all, but
keeps it lustrous aud firm aud OF good
color. / buy one -'an-a-half hat
a year, and rub it each morning with
a bit of flannel. guarantee that it
outlasts three tive-dolar hats that arc
raked and scraped with whisks every
day. philadelphia Record.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-04-26

One of the boys was Dragging OF his
manifold accomplishments until one
of the company at the round table
lost patience and said, in gruii' zone:
NOW, we've heard enough about
what you can do. Come, tell MS what
there is you can't do, and I'll under
take to do it myself"
"Well," replied the student, with a
yawn, 81 can't pay my account hers
So glad to find you're the man to da
it."--Collier' Weekly.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-04-26

George Land ford, one of the great
est oarsmen ever graduated by Yale,
has lost his left arm in an accident in
the Joliet (Ill. mills of the McKenna
Steel Working Company, of which he
is superintendent. While inspecting
some OF the faulty machinery, in
position so perilous that he had hesi-
tated to order any mechanic to
perform the task, Langford was
blinded by steam, and. cropping,
caught his hand in pair of cog
wheels.
The cogs wound in his hand and
arm to the shoulder, and then Lang
ford managed to free himself. Ampu-
tation was performed forty-tiye min
utes after the accident. The patients
life was despaired of during the
evening, but later he rallied, and
now, on account of his magnificent
physique, he is said to be out of dan
ger.
At the time of the accident the
white-hot steel bars were rolling
through the presses, and in between
them Langford crept. A misstep
would have burned him to death.
Just before the bars enter the rolls
streams of water are turned upon them.
When the water was turned on q dense
cloud of steam rose and completely
enveloped Langford.
Langford retained not only his con-
seriousness when his arm was caught.
but presence of mind, and, throwing
his weight to one side, gradually
worked the arm to the wheel and ex-
tricated it. Then creeping out ne
rose and walked quietly away. with
the arm hanging limp at his side. He
fell exhausted at the threshold of the
factory, but did not lose conscious
ness. When relief came he directed
the method Of binding up the arm to
stop the bleeding.
Langford refused to take an an@s-
thetic, and for the success OF the oper-
alton the physicians were obliged to
administer chloroform by strategy.
Langford rowed in the Harvard
Yale Cornell race of 1897, and in the
Henley regatta of 1896.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-04-26

In the olden days, when the spear
was used as a weapon of war, men had
to be very careful how they carried
it. If they were in a strange country
and bore their spears with the point
forwards, it was supposed they wero
bent on mischief, and was regarded as
a declaration of war. IT, on the other
hand, they carried the spears on their
shoulders, with TIC point backwards.
their visit was taken as a visit OF
friendship, and there was no disturb
ance OF the peace.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-04-26
Pocket Knife His Only Weapon.

A wolf skin, badly cut about the
left side and slashed across the neck
and back, has beGn received by w.
Il. McFadden & Sons. taxidermists, of
Denver, for full mounting
There is story in these slashes
and cuts and the order that the skin
be fall mounted as trophy. 1t is
full OF desperate courage and goes to
prove that lone wolf is not the
cowardly creature that he has been
represented. 1t shows, too. that n
man, armed with only IL pocket knife,
is terrible power among beasts when
it comes to n hand-to- hand conflict.
The hide was sent in by William Ii.
Bouldin.
Bouldin encountered the wolf in n
hand-to- hand fight. The hide and
the gaping slashes around the heart
tell how the battle waged and was
won, and Bouldin's mangled arm and
several long, gaping parallel cuts
in his left side near the flank tell how
desperately the bandit of the plains
endeavorcd to maintain his right OF
sovereignty.
Bouldin is sheep herder and grazes
his flock near Deer Trail, Col. One
day last week he was ost as usual
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-04-26

Advertising makes the wheels OF
business go round. 1t helps to sup
ply the motive force of commercial
activity, and keeps the machinery of
barter and trade moving. 1t has be-
come indispensable in industrial af-
fairs, and is boon to the purchasing
public
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-04-26

The Chicago young woman and the
Fort Wingate, N. NJ, man who were
married the other day by telegraph,
violated one of the safest axioms of
life, "It is not we'll to set up house
keeping on tick.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-04-26

London will soon have four I'M
derground electric railroads in OPP
Grafton. Two have been in operation
for several years; third is nearly
finished and fourth is being con-
structed. One of these roads lies i'll
tunnel from 60 to 100 feet under the
surface OF the streets above.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-04-26

New Orleans exults that i'll the last
week of 1899 it handled for export
more corn than New York, Boston
and Philadelphia combined during
the same interval.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-04-26

Californians are beginning to cult
vate the tomato tree, which bears clus-
ters of delicious fruit, thousands of
boxes of which are sent yearly to Lon
don, and for which it is believed a
good market could be found in our
eastern states,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-04-26

The ratio of men to women among
the public-school teachers in Massa-
chusetts is l to 1912. During the
first half of the past decade the num-
ber of men kept relatively diminish
ing, during the last half it has been
relatively increasing.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-04-26
The Rooster Was Gniue.

A Roekland young man is the owner
of smart rooster and has long enter
tanned suspicion that the bird might
have inherited gamey characteristics
from some long-forgotten ancestor.
TO apply this theory to an actual test,
he went home the other night, sur.
reptitiously conveyed the parlor mir
ror into the hen-pen, and held it be.
fore the gaze of the wondering roos-
ter. The young man was not kept
long in suspense, u to the birds
fighting qualities. Alter a brief, in-
credulous glance at the proud redec.
tion in the glass, tho rooster descend
ed upon the object with spurs set and
wrath cleaning from each bead-like
eye. There was crash, y smash and
clatter, and when the dust and
feathers cleared away, the young
sportsman stood dismayed spectator
in the center of a pile OF runs formed
of broken mirrow, Stats and pulver.
lied plate glass. He is now satisfied
with the rooster, but how he squared
himself about the broken mirror is not
known. Bangor Wing and Courier.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-04-26

The time telegram needs to go
from London to Alexandria is twenty
minutes; to Bombay about one hour;
to Pekin two hours, and to Melbourne
three hours; from London to New
York 2} minutes.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-04-26
WHEN JAMES MONROE WAS PRESIDENT.

And tallow moulded round q wick
When burning seemed as diamonds
bright,
They'd scarce have traded candlestick
For twinkling incandescent light.
The DANES, the maids and gnllants all,
Who long have slept meath earthly
tent,
The same whose presence graced the ball
When james Monroe was President.
All. long the years that intervene,
Yet, laugh, ye scoffers. as ye may,
Still Purity's acknowledged queen,
Aud Courtesy is king oday.
Hearts beat as warm to-day as then,
And chHrity's as kindly meant
As twas 'mong those, Gods noblemen,
When James Monroe was President.
Farrell Greene, in Youths Companion.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-04-26

known,
Was ever beauty like arrayed?
Enchantment's spell has never flown
Prom dainty lace and rich brocade.
The danes, the maids. the gowns they
wore,
Were taste and grace and beauty blenr,
And hearts were warm unto the core,
Whom James Monroe was President.
The beaux, rare gentlemen, iorsooth,
Wore wigs combed up In powdered pun.
And no one blushed to take, in truth,
From silver box pinch OF snuff.
Sweet Courtesy held high command,
And men were peers to all intent.
The mark of rank an honest hand.
Whom James Monroe was President.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-04-26

One good feature of the coming
year is that we shall have said goodby
to the expression, fin de steele.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-04-26

Austria had ass strikes in 1903, in.
vo|ving SS5 establishments, with $4,000
laborcrS.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-04-26

He judge fell into
the way of watch
ing them naturally
Q II O u G Ii After
t h e court ad-
journed in the early
afternoon he al
ways took a ride
on his bicycle and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-10
ap17-eo, tu-13t

special services for the day, and congrega-
lions were large, both morning and even
ing Rev. E. S. REGISTER of Alexandria,
Va, filled the pulpit in the morning, preach
Ing an eloquent sermon. Afterward the con-
gregation was invited to present offerings,
and the sum obtained amounted to $500. A
special committee was selected by Mr.. Nc
Donald to give social at an early date to
increase this amount.
The new town council held called meet
ing at Carlisle's Hall to select minor Of
ficials and make an estimate of ex
penses for the ensuing year. Mr.. Anliss, the
clerk, presented his annual report, which
had been audited by Councilman Ward and
Fulks, and found to be correct. 1t showed
an economical management of the towns
finances and a balance on hand Of 1928
Mr. Amiss was reelected clerk at a salary
of $50. Mr.. George w. Selby was reflect
ed bailiff and superintendent of lighting, to
receive 500 salary and fees. After con-
siderable discussion of estimates an agree
ment was reached which enabled the coun-
ell to keep the expenses at figure which
would be met with a tax rate of 20 cents on
the 500 of taxable property. Carlises Hall
was selected as meeting place for the coun-
ell, and its regular meetings are to be held
the last Friday evening Of each month, al
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-10
TO TAX UNUSED PROPERTIES.
Gen. Wood Takes Important Step in
Interest of Cuba.

A dispatch from Havana yesterday says:
Gen Wood will issue, tomorrow, an I'M
pcrtant order on the recommendation of the
secretary of finance with regard to the
power of municipalities concerning the tax
alton of rural estates, already decided upon.
1t is intended particularly to prevent in
justice to those whose estates have been
rUinel during The war by the burning or de-
VISITATION of the sugar plantations, the de-
StructioE of machinery and farm buildings
and the raZing Of fences. The treasury
fiscal of the zone will decide such cases, but
his decision may be appealed from either by
the mayor interested party to the
secretary of finance. Delinquent taxpayers
will be charged per cent upon the amount
of their taxes after two months and - per
cent after six months, until the property
shall be sold at auction to pay the assess
mcntS.
The most important feature of the order,
however, confers the right of taxation of
estates which Were not destroyed and yet
have not been worked. These will be taxed
according to their present ability to pro-
duce. There are many estates such as
these in Cuba, the owners of which have
been retarding the prosperity of the island
by refusing to work their plantations until
some definite form of government of Cuba
has been decided upon. Many of these
owners, who are mostly Spaniards but in
clude a few Americans, will now be COM
PEELED either to pay for keeping their es-
tates In idleness, or to work them. or sell
them.
Civil Governor Getancourt of MatanZas
called upon Gen. Wood today to express his
appreciation of the steps the governor has
taken toward giving the Cubans indepen-
dence, and also of Gen Woods attitude in
endeavoring to lift up Cuban public life. In
this connection he mentioned particularly
the reorganization of the Havana Univer-
sity, and said he hoped that in the future
it would be a university in fact. as well as
in name. and that its professors would be
chosen rather for their fitness than because
of their relations to politicians.
Ell Concrete suggests the forming in each
municipality of a syndicate of proprietors
and farmers to pledge their credit to the
value of their lands in order to obtain agri-
cultural indictments, oxen. &C.