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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-31

Golf has found lodgment in Mexico
City. 1t has been many years in find
ing its way from the United States to
the republic In the south, as there has
been feeling that it was more of a
fad than a serious and engaging occu-
patton. Besides, it has in it's practice
little more freedom than has been
considered consistent with social ideas
In the semi-triopical city.
Persons courageous enough to tell
of the witcheries of the sport and to
follow their convictions have been
found, however, and after muca
trouble links have been laid out at
San Pedro. Americans and English
men resident in the city are the
principal movers in q club that has
been formed, and they intend to put
up club house at San Pedro and
make it rival the clubs in America.
MeXicans did not take kindly to the
idea at once, but some of them have
ventured to play, and the game prom
ises to take hold among them as it has
in the United States. There are now
nine-hole links that are pronounced
to be very sporty.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-31

All the settlement around US would be
ringing with the news
That there'd be a meetin' Sunday, and
we'd taller" up our shoes.
And we'd brush our homespun dress suits,
pride of every country youth.
And we'd grease our hair with marrow till
1t shone like golden truth.
And the frocks of linsey-woolsey would
be donned by all the girls.
And with heated old fire pokers they
would make their corkscrew curis:
They were scarcely queens of fashion,
but were lovely Just the same,
And they always looked their sweetest
when the circuit rider came.
AS a preacher, holy Moses! how he'd
swing the living word
How he'd draw the pious "bretherin'
yet closer TO the Lord.
And he'd raise the hair of sinners sitting
on the backmost seat
With his fiery lurid pictures of the ever
lasting heat!
We have sat in grand cathedrals. tri-
umphs of the builders skill,
And in great palatial churches meath the
organ's mellow thrill,
But they never reused within us such a
reverential flame
AS would burn In that old schoolhouse
when the circuit rider came.
james Barton Adams in Denver Post.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-31

Samuel j. Tilden, who was always
n keen observer, once made predic-
tion that early in the twentieth cen
tury the corn product of this country
would run up to 3,O0O,0OO0OO bushels
year. At that time the crop aver
aged less than one-thlrd that much.
This famous prophcsy seems likely of
fulfllment in the next few years. The
new outlet for American corn abroad
is going to advance that cereal i'm
measurably. Corn will be king.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-31
A TALE OF MISTRESS MARGARET

'NThe young forget their fancies, the
old forget their cares,
When pretty Mistress Marget comes
smiling down the stairs"
Nobody who once looked upon Mis-
tress Marget-pretty Mistress Marget
almost everybody called her-could
help loving her. l, Thomas Dawtry,
a plain and simple squire of the realm,
loved her better than all the world.
But pretty Mistress Marget was not
for me, or so, at least, her father had
informed me. AS for me, had long
since decided to abide by this decision
only so long as circumstances COM
PEELED me. Whenever fate offered me
the shadow of an opportunity l meant
to steal Mistress Marget and run away
with her. Mistress Marget, as l had
every reason-save spoken words-to
believe, would be by no means unwil-
ling.
The opportunity came when my
sweet lady's father was called away
to fight for his king and country, King
Charles and Bonnie England /, who
longed to fight for king and country
also, dared the lsughter and the jeers
Of my comrades to stay behind little
and steal my lovely lady, if 1t so
pleased fate. And no sooner had her
father ridden away, at the head Of his
men, then l made for the hall and
sought out old Simeon, the gardener.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-31

Olive Sch-ciner says that the chill,
dren of the Beers carry away all the
intellectual honors in South Africa.
They ill the schools and bear off the
prizes. They are the lawglvers, the
magistrates, the successful barrlsters,
the able doctors, and she attributes 1t
to the fact that these Dutch Africans
come of an exceptionally able stock,
which for several generations lay fal,
low. drawing strength from the soil,
and not exposed to the devitalizing in
fuence of cities.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-31

Sir Reginald had never forbidden my
visits-he was too wise man to tempt
fate in such a manner; he had merely
taken care that l had no chance of
solitary speech with my dear lady. l
knew now that the Lady Eleanor
Blewett, who filled, as best she might,
the place of the dead lady of the man
or to her daughter, Mistress Marget,
favored not my suit, SO l sought not
TO have speech with her or with my
lady. Old Simeon I had been friends
with ever since. as a child, l had
played in the gardens with sweet Mis-
tress Marget, l knew he was my
friend and would help me. l knew also
that he might speak with his lady
when l might not unmatched and un-
guarded. To cid Simeon l told my
story, and trusted him for his aid
And there was the chink of gold
between us when we parted, albeit my
lack Of gold was the reason why Sir
Reginald had said me nay, upon niy
asking for his daughters hand. And
for gold-neXt to his love for pretty
Mistress Marget-old Simeon would do
more than most of us would do for the
sake of life.
That evening / happened to be
walking In the lane just as old Simeon
also came ont to take the air. And
note passed between us. Old Simeon
also instructed me as to where I could
find certain implements and tools-a
ladder and a stout stave among them
which l might need later on, per-
chance. And l gave to Simeon the
package Of a certain drug. which my
friend, the chirugeon, had given me.
Mistress Marget was to see that this
drug was dropped into the flagon of
ale sent up for the Lady Eleanor's
supper Then. later she was to lean
out of her easement and signal to me,
waiting outside in the lane And lat
er still Parson Dabney, who loved us
both and sympathized with us rather
than with Sir Reginald, was to make
pretty Mistress Marget my wife.
And so it all happened, without let
or hindrance, save when my body SER
wants horse was mired In the slough
back of the lane. He should have
waited in the lane proper, but he
thought he heard voices and sounds
Of horses hoofs coming, and, knowing
that he must not be found there, he
leaped his own steed over the hedge
and into the slough. We had to wait
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-31

When You come to think of it the
shirt waist-that supposedly newest OF
new things-is not essentially novel,
states the Dry Goods Economist
Garlbaldi, the Italian llberator, won
fame as much by discarding the coat
as by his military achievements. In
the COS, when swallow-tail coats and
high stocks still formed part of the
universal garb of a gentleman, no man
in civic life dreamed of following the
example set, but the famous red shirt,
modified into garment closely resem,
bling the flannel shirt waist of today,
was taken up by the women with avid
ity. Indeed, the "Garibaldi" became
the rage, and thousands learned the
name from the garment who knew
nothing of the man.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-31

loss in the regiment was ninety-eight
men and eight officers killed and
wounded.
"You could tell Lyddite victim as
soon as you saw him, and there We're
thousands of them. They were black
in the face and splotches of green
were on their bodies, with long strips
of skin torn off and bleeding at the
mouth, nose and ears.
"The women and children did not
escape Mothers with babes in their
arms and children of all ages We're
scattered all around. The stencil from
the bodies in the burning buildings
was simply uncomfortable.
"There was mint here. containing
million of dollars worth of silver bull
ion, and all troops were allowed to
take all they wanted of it except the
Americans. 1t finally caught fire and
that stopped it. 1 stood guard there
in charge of a squad one night, and
it was quite a job to protect it, as
there are several fortunes there yet,
and the bullion is plainly visible
among the bricks of the faller walls.
"All troops except us were allowed
to loot, and there was plenty of it.
Magnificent furs and robes that would
easily bring from $50 to $500 in the
United States were plentiful.
"The grandest sight was when their
magazine was exploded by one Of our
shells. There was q cloud of smoke
fully mile thick that was blown two
miles high in about second. The
explosion was terrific 1t broke all
the window panas IN the new city
foreign) and killed over seven hun
dred Cinnamon. There are seven arse
nails here valued at over $20,000,000,
and the enemy left them behind.
haven't time to write more. as | am
acting sergeant-major of the Third
Battalion.
''When this reaches you write me,
wherever l am, as you can find out
where l am by the papers.
"JOHN L. WHITE,
Corporal Company L,Ninth Infantry"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-31

The entire hemp industry of the
Philippines is still worked by primi-
tive methods and with simple con-
trivances. The native, though unam-
bilious himself, is jealous of the Chi.
naman, and is averse to the Celestial
getting control of the plantations or
contracts, while scorning up-to-date
methods himself. The "Cheno," how.
ever, has made inroads in this indus
try, as well as in others in the Phil
ippines. Had he not, the development
would not have been as rapid as it has.
The native is thoroughly capable and
understands the treatment OF the plant
and its harvesting and could he be in
duced to work with regularity would
be rs good a laborer as the Chinaman.
but. the Celestial usually controls the
bailng and local marketing of the
hemp.-Edwin Wildman, in Harper's
Weekly.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-31

81 say, Dusty, where are you going
with those clubs? Have you forsaken
the fraternity and taken to be foot
pad?"
mo, Weary, those are merely golf
sticks.'
"Worse worse, Dusty. 1 never ex
pected that you would desert US for
the blooming aristocrats.'
"Never would l do such, Weary.
You see l met chap down the road
whom 1 watched trying to hit little
ball. Never touched it. And when l
offered to advise him to give me these,
neryously, one at time from dis
tance of fifty feet."-Boston Courier.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-31
On the Whiting of Comedy.

Bouccicault, quite at the beginning
Of his career (and he wrote plays al
most as body), used to get $500
for a fve-act comedy. He stated the
fact on oath in a court of Justice,
and the sum was considered SO i'm
mense that the counsel who was exam
lining him exclaimed:
do you mean to tell me, sir, that
if were to write a comedy for the
Haymarket theater the manager
would give me $500 for it?"
Il think 1t most improbable" re-
piled Bouccicault.-From Personal
Recollections." by Sutherland Ed
wards.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-31

some minutes for him, when we
would fain have hurried onward. But
this was after l had placed the ladder
underneath my lady's window, mount
ed it, pried off the guarding bars with
the stout stave which old Simeon had
furnished me, and received my darling
in my arms. My heart beat so in 60
ing down the ladder that l feared she
would hear it and think me timid
Yet had l courage to claim a kiss as
we neared the bottom insisting that
she pay it me before | set her down;
and | do not think she noticed the
rapid beating of my heart after that,
even had she noticed it before Her
own heart beat rapidly then, as the
bright color coming and going in the
face which looked so fair and sweet
In the moonlight testified clearly.
At the foot of the ladder l set her
down, and hand In hand we raced
across the greensward, over the foot
bridge old Simeon had managed to
leave open and unguarded for US, and
out into the lane. There, lifting her
dear form in my arms, | swung her up
before me, and away we galloped,
after the short interval of waiting for
my servant, of which \ have spoken.
Half an hour later We stood before
Parson Dabney in the gray old vicar
age, and few moments afterward I
had the right to call pretty Mistress
Marget my wife. Then, hurried kiss,
tear or two on Mistress Marget's
part, and We were on our way back
to the hall, where Mistress Marget was
to live on, the same as ever in all
things save that slender gold band on
her finger, until my return from the
wars. And then-ah! sad for a man
to leave his wife on the wedding eve
my body servant had summoned NV
val4ets and they waited for me ONT
side in the lane. ! could but kiss NV
darling once more, ah me! but so ion
derly and lovingly, see her safely I'M
the ladder, withdraw it from beneath
her window, wave her last tender
lareWell-and now. beshrew mel but
mine own eyes were wet and taka
my departure. But before | crossed
the foot-bridge once more threw tho
stout staye that had served our turn
so well far from me into the thick of
the hedge, and l once more clinked
gold with old Simeon in order thar
he might be properly forgetful of all
that had happened that night. Then
the soft darkness of the lane, with the
moon well under a kindly cloud a
sharp command to the waiting varlets.
tearing galloD until morning and
we were we'll up with Sir Reginald
and his men, and nothing but wars
and fighting before us for many long
months.
But my heart was brave and light
some within me, even though I had
left my dear wife of an hour behind
me. For it is easier, perhaps, to leave
ones wife than ones sweetheart. espe-
cially when the sweetheart's father
favors richer man, and knew, also.
that l was a brave and skillful fight
er, and l hoped that before Sir Regi.
nald or | saw pretty Mistress Marget
again his heart would have warmed
toward me on this account. For Sir
Reginald loves a brave man and a
good fighter always. And in the end
it all turned out even as | had hoped
Chicago Tribune
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-31
Harvesting by Moonlight.

The London Mark Lane Express re-
marks that the rather unusual sight
of harvesting by moonlight has been
witnessed every night during the last
week in South Lincolnshire Labor is
so scarce in the district that the men
cannot be spared to secure their own
allotment crops, and some have conse-
quently gathered them by the light of
the moon. Many men have been seen
working in the fields until nearly mid
night. On some farms, too, harvesting
has also been carried on at night:
many of the crops are dead ripe, and
there is not much liability of the
wheat shaking out when gathered
with dew upon it. This scarcity of
labor is mainly due to the draft of the
military reserve force.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-31

Good for Spain. The old kingdom
is taking step ahead of all the other
Powers. She announces that begin
ming with January 1, 1901, the hours
will be counted from one to twenty
four. instead of in two divisions of
twelve hours. 1t is the simple and
sensible plan and ought to be adopted
by all sensible nations.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-31
SUBSCRIPTION RATES

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The TRIBUNE may be ordered direct form the
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BY NAIL The TRIBUNE is sent to out-of-
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The date when the subscription expires is on
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newals must be made at the expiration other
wise the subscription will be discontinued.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-31

Recent inquiries among circulating
libraries in England show that Dick
ems continues in as great demand as
ever. Thackeray's fame, it is said, is
extending more broadly among the lit
erary classes but Dickens retains the
heart of the general public. The writ
ers of the day come ard so, but year
inand year out Dickens is the standby
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-31

An Atchlson woman is such a crank
on the manner in which the English
language is handled that she recently
interrupted her preacher while he was
saying grace to question his use of
yerb.-Atchison Globe.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-31

Exports from the United States dur
ing the past fiscal year increased to
every section of the globe. Next to
European exports, the largest increase
was in exports to other parts of North
America.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-31
No Word for Patriotism.

There is no word in the Chinese
language that conveys an intfmation
OF what we term public opinion; nor
is there a synonym fer patriotism.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-31

Entered at the Postoflice at Freeland, Pa,
as Second Glass Matter.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-31

La Nature reports the following Gu
rious origin of an epidemic of tuber-
culosis at Krakow, city in Russia;
an unusual number of cases of con
sumption We're noticed among the
municipal officers and clerks. Some
accidental suggestion finally led to a
meteorological examination of the IL
brary where the city records were
kept. 1t was found that the depart
mental archives were literally covered
with tubercle bacilli. Further investi-
CATION traced them to consumptive
employe, whose work led him to con-
suit the archives very frequently, and
who had the common habit of wetting
his fingers with saliva to facilitate
the turning of the pages, on each one
of which he thus deposited q colony
of Dacllli
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-31

1t has been seriously asserted by
many people that we are naturally
lighter after meal, and they have
even gone the length of explaining this
by the amount of gas that is devel-
oped from the food. Average observa-
tons, however, show that we lose
three pounds six ounces between night
twelve ounces by breakfast; that we
again lose about fourteen oupces be-
fore LUNCH; that lunch puts on an av-
erage Of one pound; that we again
lose du"lug the afternoon an average
of ten ounces, but that an ordinary
dinner to healthy persons adds two
pounds two ounces to their weight.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-31

In fow-pressure areas the air of the
upper layer is cold and very dry, while
over high-pressure areas it is always
warm and generally moist. In one of
the cyclones recently observed there
were three different systems of wind
circulation. The surface cyclone had
a height of but 2600 feet, over which
was a cyclone with warm centre
$500 feet high, accompanied by clouds
and rain, and above this another NOV
ing about an area of low pressure with
cold centre. When the wind in the
middle cyclone was north that in the
upper was south. .,..s. I....rzi-,- .,.-.'s
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-31
POPULAR SCIENCE.

Among some remarkable lunar pho
tographs made by Messrs. Loewy and
Puiseaux, of the University of Paris,
is a stereoscopic image of the whole
hemisphere of the moon, the direction
of light giving relief and showing
very strillinGly the details of craters
and mountainous regions. The picture
was obtained by taking q plate Of the
moon at ten days and another at twen-
ty days, enlarging these sixty times,
and carefully placing side by side.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-31

The atmosphere is divided into
sometimes three, between the ground
and 10000 feet elevation, the upper
layer potentially warmcr than the
lower. Two borders OF these layers
are marked by sudden changes in tenn
perature and moisture absolute as
well as relative), and in wind direc-
ton; they also indicate the places of
maximum wind velocity, and are gem
orally recognized by cloud formation.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-07-25
A JAIL DELIVERY.
Green Maxey and a Companion Broke Out
the Puerto de Luna Jail,

Posters We're received here to-day
from Sheriff Placido Baca y Baca, of
Guadalupe county. announcing that
Green Maxey and Joseph ShuttleWorth,
prisoners confined in the county Jail at
Puerto de Luna, had effected their es-
cape, and Offering a reward of $50 for
their arrest. Maxey was awaiting trial
for sheep stealing and other off anses.
He is about S feet 10 or IL inches in
height, blue eyes,, fair complexion. san
dy mustache. Shuttleworth was about
the same height, dark hair, and had a
weeks growth of beard and mustache.
The latter was convicted at the recent
term of court of stealing a mule and
sentenced to three years imprisonment,
and was held in Jail pending appeal to
the supreme court. Maxey has a rec
ord of three or four Jail escapes dur
ing the past few months.
Some details of the Jail delivery are
given in a private letter to Ascension
Rael. 1t appears that on Friday night
last, while the jailer, Marcelino Ccanai
was asleep in the Jail hall, o u men
rode up leading two horses, overpow-
cred the jailer, took from him the keys
and locked him in a cell. Then they re-
leased Maxey and S~huttleworth. who
mounted the two extra horses, and all
disappeared,
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-07-25
Tried to Skin with the Mcnev.

c. E. Brown and wife and Paul and
Ellery Olson, registering from Denver,
arrived in the city last Saturday. On
Monday Mrs. Brown sent a young mar
uptown from their rooms at Mrs.
Schnepple's to get money orders for
SITS. The young fellow hired a horse
from Lowitzki and started toward Els
pamela with the money in his pocket.
Mrs. Brown called upon Sheriff Kinsell,
who went in pursuit and overlook his
man at Pojoaque. He was brought
back to town and turned the money
over to Mrs. Brown, who, it seems, is
charge against him.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-07-25
MINOR CITY TOPICS.
Always come to Goebel's first.

j. VanArsdell has re-entered the
employ of s. Lowitzki as coach driver.
Regular meeting of the Santa Fee Elks
tonight. The application of several
new members will be acted upon.
At the Palace: Hugo Scharwenka
New York; Charles B. Kehrman, St
Louis; l.. B. Solomon, Leavenworth
Kan; John S. Clark, Las Vegas.
Thomas Moore and j. o. K. White
late of Ell Paso, have leased a part of
City Engineer Zimmerman's office, and
will open a lapidary establishment.
A special picnic aud excursion train
will be run by the d. & R. 6. on Santa
Clara day, August ~. The special
leaves Santa Fe at $40 a. M, returning
at 5 o'clock. Fare for the round trip
81, children under IL years so cents.
At the Exchange: S. Alexander, So
zorro; Mrs. A. b. Latum, Flagstaff,
Ariz.; Dan Witherspoon, Muscogee, l.
T.; John A. Ross and wife, Las Vegas;
Mrs. N. A. Bowen, G. E. Bowen, Cerro
Gordo, ILL.,; James C%orrigan. Cerrillos.
According to announcement in the
Chama Tribune John Boyer, of Chama,
is preparing to march upon Santa Fe
like a knight Grant of old in a short
time and capture one of the capital
city's charming young ladies as a bride.
Mrs, Geo w. Hill, wife of a conductor
on the D. & R. G. residing here, under
went an operation at the Salida hospital
last week, when a large wen was re-
moved by the surgeons knife. She is
now on the road to recovery and will
soon return home.
Trainmen on the narrow gauge say
there came near being a tragedy at
Conejos a few days ago. A well-known
merchant and an unknown man got in
to an alteration, when the unknown
was badly used up by a knife in the
hands of the merchant.