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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-11-05
CATS IN COLD STORAGE.
Six Months in Low Temperature Made
n Change in Their Appearance.

Six Months in n Low Temperature Made
Change in Their Appearance.
The effect of cold upon the capillary
properties of certain animals was
strikingly illustrated in New York
some time ago. A warehouse man on
Jane street was annoyed by the raw
ages of hordes of mice. He had little
trouble in the main part of his build
ing where couple of well-trained
cats kept the place tolerably free from
the pests, but in the cold-storage por
ton the mice held full sway. They
nibbled into packages and boxes, and
destroyed such quantities of fruits
that heroic measures were necessary.
1t seemed rather n cruel experiment,
but the nuisance became so unbear-
able that he decided at last to install
n cat in the cold-storage warehouse.
Provision to n certain extent was
made for her comfort, and she was
left to her own devices and the mice.
Pussy seemed to flourish, notwith-
standing the cold, and In the course of
about week became the mother Of
IL Huc lilltT VI SlA hllleliS. <t1ltI u
time three of the latter We're removed,
but the old cat and her remaining
progeny We're left in their arctic
quarters. When allowed out it was
noticed that she grew weak and list
less. She tottered about in an aim
less way, as though all energy and in
terest in life We're lost As soon, how
ever, as she was returned to her
cold quarters, she recovered her vigor
and became as bright and active as
usual.
A curious feature was soon observed
in the kittens. They grew to an i'm
mense size, their coats became long
and shaggy, and the fur much
coarser than that Of an ordinary cat;
it had also a peculiar tendency to
curl. The feelers, or whiskers, too,
grew to nearly double length, so that
when they We're placed beside the
members of their own immediate
family the difference was so marked
that they might have easily passed
for an entirely different breed.
The change took place within three
months, giving curious example of
how suddenly and completely nature
will adapt itself to the exigencies of
climate with the young.-Washingt
Star
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-11-05
SOuARl NUTS IN CHICAGO.
Odd Products of British Guiana Finding
Favor in Our Fruit Markets.

Favor in Our Fruit Markets.
Souria or Su-war-row nuts from Brit.
ish Guiana made their first appear
ance in the Chicago market during
the last week and promise henceforth
to become a regular contribution from
South America to the commerce of the
North American continent The
Souari nut is very plentiful in parts of
British Guiana, but so far as known
is not found in any other country on
the face Of the earth. 1t is quite pal
atable, but the shell is of unusual
thickness and strength, and for this
reason the nuts have never been high
ly priced by the not over-industrious
natives. In Chicago, however, the
nut is finding considerable favor and
the importations in this direction
promise to reach fully as large pro-
portions as those of any other tropical
or semi-tropical nut. Its shape and
appearance Is quite odd. The color
is about the same as that of a cocoa
NUT but the exterior, instead of being
hairy, is hard and warty and the nut
is about treble the size of an ordinary
Brazil nut after it has been extracted
from the pod" or covering in which
It is grown. Imagine n dark colored
iady's purse, well filled and cut off
sQuarely with pair of scissors Just
above the contents. the upper sides re-
naming pressed together just as they
were when the scissors began cutting
them, and you have the nearest ap-
proach to the Souari nut. Fully two
thirds of its bulk is shell and consider
the kernel The latter, however, is
well worth the extra trouble.
The Souari Is ciassed by botanists
as of the Caryocan nuciferum, or tea
family. and is also presumed by them
to be Indigenous to British Guiana.
According to the botanists also it Is
related to the butternut family, though
1t resembles its North American rel
ative In nothing except perhaps the
color which the latter's covering as
sumes after it has been darkened by
frost and exposure. The name SUI
war-row is that by which it is COM
monty known In South America and
is corruption of the proper name.
Coast traders and others familiar with
it have known it for years as the
South American butternut This, too.
is presumed to have been because of
its scientific classification.-Chic
Herald.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-11-05
A Four-footed Policeman.

Joe belonged to a firm in Leith; but
sent back several times to his owners,
but returned sopersistently to the force
that finally he was allowed to Join
them. He had no ambition to rise In
his profession. The sergeants treated
him well, but he took little notice of
them. He ordained to go on"duty with
constables only, and his particular beat
was the east end of Princes street, with
an occasional inspection Of Rose street
He walked at a measured dignified
of an island lamppost opposite the Reg
lister House, watching and observant.
Like Spot at Waverley, hustle and
noise pleased him. His tail was run
over by lorry once, and when any Of
his bluecoated friends inquired about
it he rose to show them the injured
point. People in civilian dress he did
not encourage to speak to him. Tram
way Inspectors or postmen he per-
mitted to commend him, but the con-
ulOuc were illlOWeu " put ILL.,
He never shirked his self-imposed
work, for it was not only when the
sun shone he acted as official watch
dog.
In foul or fair weather Joe was on
duty experimenting the regulation of
traffic or parading his beat He Jared
sumptuously, for the neighboring hO-
tells kept their scraps for him. He was
given collar and coat, and for six
years he was in the force; but walking
along Princes streets in August, 1897,
he fell dead at the heels of his biped
comrade-guardinn of the peace. He is
buried near to the scene of his con-
stant though unpaid labor in ST. An
drew Square Gardens. Joe, having
placed himself under the eye of the
law, could afford to wink at the tax
collecter.-Chambers's journal.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-11-05
Notes From the Paris Exposition.

1.-THE Singer Manufacturing Com
pany, OF l49 Broadway, New York,
show their usual American enterprise
by having a very creditable exhibit
located In Group XIII, Glass 70, at the
Paris International Exposition, where
they show to great advantage the cell
ebrated Singer Sewing Machine which
is used In every country on the globe,
both for family use and for manufac-
turing purposes. The writer was
highly pleased with this display and
observed with much satisfaction that
it was favorably commented upon by
visitors generally.
The Grand Prize was awarded by
the international Jury to Singer Sew
ing-Nachines for superior excellence
in design, construction, efficiency and
for remarkable development and adap-
tion to every stitching process used
in either the family or the factory.
Only One Grand Prize for sewing
machines was awarded at Paris, and
this distinction of absolutely superior
merit confirms the previous action Of
the International Jury at the Worlds
Columbian Exposition, in Chicago.
where Singer Machines received fifty
four distinct awards, being more than
were received by all other kinds of
sewing machines combined.
Should it be possible that any Of
our readers are unfamiliar with the
celebrated Singer Machine, we would
respectfully advise that they call at
any Of the Singer salesrooms, which
can be found in all cities and most
towns in the United States"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-11-05

France has on the German frontier
three frst-class fortresses-'Belfort,
Verdun and Briancon; on the Belgian
frontier, Lille, Dunkiark, Arras and
Donaz; on the Italian, Lyon, Grenoble
and Besancon, and on the Atlantic
coast. Rochefolt, Lorient and Brest
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-11-05

Austria is the one country in the
world which never puts u woman In
prison. Instead of giving q female
criminal SO many months in Jail she
is sent, no matter how terrible is her
record, to one or other Of the converts
devoted for the purpose and kept there
during the time for which she is SEN
fenced. The convent Is not mere pris-
on in disguise, for it's courtyard stands
open all day long. the only bar to egress
being a nun who acts as FORTRESS, just
as in other converts.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-11-05

by local applications, as they cannot reach the
diseased portion of the ear. There is only one
way to cure deafness, and that is by constitu-
tional remedies. Deafness is caused by an IN
famed condition of the mucous lining of the
Eustachan Tube. When this tube is in
famed you have rumbling sound or imper-
Deafness is the result, and unless the infam-
nation can be taken out and this tube re-
stored to its normal condition, hearing will be
destroyed forever. Nine cases out of ten are
caused by catarrh, which is nothing but an in
iiamed condition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send
for circulars, free.
+. j. CHENEY g. Co., Toledo. o.
Sold by Druggists, I5c
Halls Family pills are the hnat.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-11-05
HER PRECIOUS LITTLE PURSE.

Not much gold did she disburse,
Yet well she spent each golden minute.
She had a precious little purse
And there was precious little in 1t.
That was before she started out
She meant to shop; her means were
ample
When she got back that purse was stout,
For it was stuffed with many a sam
pie.
Chicago Record
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-11-05
Best For the Bowels.

No matter what ais you, headache to q
cancer, you will never get well until your
bowels are put right. CAsoARETs help
nature, cure you without grlpe or pain,
produce easy natural movements, cost you
just 10 cents to start getting your health
back. CAsoARETs Candy Cathartic, the
genuine, put up In metal boxes, every tab
let has C.C.C. stamped on it. Beware OF
limitations.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-11-05

Every year on June 80 the pension
ers OF the Civil War are counted. In
June, 1893, the number on the lists was
0o37I4 Last year there were about
1000 less, and this year also there are
fewer than in 1903.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-11-05

A landslide occurred recently in Sat-
tel, Switzerland An inn and its gar
den and outbuildngs slid down the hill
side distance of IS feet without being
in the least injured. Two stately elms
in the garden were also moved without
injury.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-11-05

The mackerel fishing on the south an,
southwest coasts OF Ireland has been
failure this year.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-11-05
Sold by Druggists, 75c
Halls Family Pills are the best.

The report OF the geological surveyors
appointed by the British government
declares that reefs have been discover
ed in two localities in Burmah, contain
ing payable gold.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-11-05

Steamboats, carry from 10000 to Ioo,-
900 packages away from St. Joseph and
Benton Harbor, Mich, daily.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-11-05

The mean density of the sun Is only
about one-fourth that of the earth.
This low density is one of the several
reasons for believing that the suns
mass is gaseous throughout.
AS destroyers of many of our most
pestiferous night-hying insects, like
mosquitoes, the bat is almost our sole
dependence, and, as he is known to
wing, he is also of fome value for
larvae that do not fly. So says one Of
the scientists, who also credits the bat
with destroying coddling moths
According to NJ. Sigriste of the
French Academy Of Sciences, the only
thoroughly scientific shutter for in-
stantaneous Photography consists Of
n slit moving rapidly across the SEN
sitive plate. But to obtain good re-
suits, the space between the plate and
the shutter should not exceed one
tenth of a millimetre, and the edges
Of the slit must be sharp and care
fully beveled to exclude reflection.
A remarkable effect of the great
hurricane of 1898 in the West India
Islands was the complete disappear
ance from the island of st. Vincent Of
species of humming- bird, which,
previous to the storm, had been one
of the commonest and tamest birds
that inhabited the island. Other
species of humming- birds, of larger
size, survived the tempest, and are yet
to be seen in st. Vincent, but the little
bronze-green birds with erected crests,
which formerly attracted much ad-
miration, are all gone.
The brilliant 'photosphere" of the
sun is now held to be shell Of clouds,
within the suns gaseous mass, but at
an altitude-or distance from the cen
tre-such that the temperature is low
enough for the partial condensation
of those substances which are the
most intractable to heat. This theory
is well illustrated by steam issuing
from the nozzle of tea kettle. Steam
is an invisible gas; but as soon as 1t
becomes cooled below u certain point
from contact with the outer air it
condcnses into visible vapor, form
ing clouds. The droplets which form
the solar clouds are probably mainly
of carbon, although condensed to the
liquid, or possibly the solid form, they
are still hot enough to be intensely in.
candescent
Within few years scientists have
paid particular attention to the collec-
ton of skulls which bear wounds, and
especially the weapon, and in our
museums and those of Europe many
remarkable and interesting examples
are known. In the French cavern
of the Sordes, which may date
back $4,000 years, more or less,
woman's skeleton was found,
the skull of which had been
beaten in with flint weapon, a gap
ing and terrible wound showing in the
right side. Some attempts have been
made at surgery, as pieces of the
broken bone had been removed and
the wound had begun to heal when
death ensued. In the Stone Age
caves of France many interesting
specimens have been found,
pointing to the method of death
by these crude but telling weapons.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-11-05

Fits permanently cured. No fits or nervous
ness after first days use OF Dr. Kline's Great
Nerve Restorer. SO trial bottle and treatise
free. DR.. II. KLINE It'd 03l Arch St Phila. Pa
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-11-05

As late as the fifteenth century Vienn
had no street lamps, and every wayfare
carried his lantern.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-11-05

A syndicate in Philadelphia is tryin
to corner the entire caulifower crop {
Long Island
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-11-05

The best lands OF Germany are now
devoted to the culture OF beet sugar, the
greater portion of which is exported.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-11-05

gorgeous costume flashed beneath the brilliant lights
Of ball room. The queen of society is radiant tonight
The nervous hands of weak have toiled day
and night tie weary form and aching head have known
rest, for the dress must be finished in time
To that queen of society and her dressnaker would
say word One through hohouse culture, luxury and
social excitement and the other through the toll OF necessity
may day find their ailments common
Nervous prostraton, excitabty, fanting spells dzzi
seepessness loss OF appetite and strength all Indicate
serious trouble which has been promoted by
system.
For the society queen and the dressmaker alike there
nothing reliable as Lydia e. Pnkharn's Vegetable
Compound to restore strength, vgor, and happiness.
Mrs. Lizzie Anderson. Union St., Salem. j. writes:
feel it you
OF
Vegetable
the Gver all of
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-11-05

Csc. will cure the children OF worm troubles
Frey's vermifuge, at druggists, country
stores or by mail. E. .& s. Frey, Baltimore, Md
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-11-05

dysreptic ir never on good terms with
himself Something is always wrong. Get
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-11-05

I am sure Piso's Cure for Consumption saved
my life three years ago.-MRs. THos. Rob-
BINS, Maple ST.. Norwich n. Y. Feb. II. 1900.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-11-05

Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething, softens the gums. reduces inf1amms-
ton. allays pain. cures wind collie 25c bottle
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-11-05

curing buHerlhg WOmen. I reco1nInend Your Eled-
icne to every woman troubled with any of these
diseases"
Mrs. Sarah Swoder, 1O3 West ST.,
La Porte, Ind, writes:
"DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM:-It gives me great
pleasure to tell you how much good Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has done for me-
Il had been a sufferer for years with female
trouble. l could not sew but few minutes at a
time without suffering terribly with my head.
My back and kidneys also troubled me all the
time. l was advised by friend to take your med
icine. l had no faith in it, but decided to try it,
After taking bottle felt so much better that
continued its use, and by the time l had taken
six bottles was cured. There is no other medicine
for me. l recommend 1t to all my friends"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-11-05

Probably 100000 people lost kindred
in the Texas calamity.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-11-05

There are more muscles in the tail
of cat than in human hand.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-11-05

The rough part OF the Atlantic ocean
is between the fortieth and hitieth paral-
lels of north latitude.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-11-05

and Fever is a bottle OF GROVES TAsTBLKss
CHILL TONIC. 1t is simply iron and Quinfne in
q tasteless form. No cure-no pay. Price boc
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-11-05

The English tobacco trade employs
to-day I2I women to every 100 men
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-11-05
SCIENCE NOTES.

The mean density of the sun Is only
about one-fourth that of the earth.
This low density is one of the several
reasons for believing that the SUMS
mass is gaseous throughout.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-11-05

To Cure n Cold in Ono Day.
Take LAXATIVE BRoMo QuINIsB TABLETs. All
druggists refund the money If IL fails TO cure.
e. W. GROVES signature is on each box. 900.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-06-10
THE HOUSEHOLD.
"MARIHA' TELLS Us OF MANY
WAYS OF SERVING THE DELL
sTRA WBERRY-F II $
FRUIT SALADS-HOw TO MAKE
PoT POURRI-OTHER HINTS.

n is the season of strawberries
and the delicious fruit should be served
very often. The ideal way to seat them
is in their natural state, cleanly wash
ed and served with powdered sugar
but for those who prefer made
dishes the following recipes will be Of
use:
Strawberry Mousee-Hull and wash
one pint of strawberries and crush
them with a fork; add half cupful of
powdered sugar and mix with one pint
OF whipped cream; flavor with one tea
spoonful vanilla. Put this in a mold
and cover with paper. Put on a tight
hitting cover and pack the mold for
tour hours in rock salt and ice. When
ready to serve take the mould out. rinse
off with cold water, then hold il for a
few minutes in hot water. Remove
cover and paper, turn the mousse on
a dish and serve with small fancy
cakes.
strawberry Shortcake-Sift two cup
fuls OF -four with one heaping tea
spoonful of baking powder. Stir half
cupful of butter, with one eupful of
powdered sugar to a light white cream;
add the yolks of two eggs and the
grated rind of half a lemon; beat the
two whites TO a stiff froth and add
them alternately with the -four and
three-quarter cupful of milk to the
mixture; stir all quickly together. But
ter two good sized jelly pans and line
the bottom with paper; pour in the
cake batter, smooth with a knife and
bake in a moderate oven. When done
sprinkle a little -four on a pastry board
and place them on it, and push them
gently every few minutes 10 pre-
vent sticking to this board.
When cold cover the layer thick
with sugar. Serve with cream or
vanilla sauce. Another way is to wash
the berries, sweeten them with sugar.
cover one layer with mashed fruit and
put a layer Of whipped sweetened
cream over the berries, put on the 9TH
er layer. cover also with crushed fruit
and cream. This cake should be
served at once, otherwise the cream
spoil it.
10 IAN STRAW DcTIleS-0 ASH anu
drain from water. and hull strawber-
ries, over night, adding to each basket
of strawberries one cup OF sugar. In
the morning stir but do not break the
berries. Later stir again, and when
the sugar is dissolved. fill your cans TO
the neck and screw or tops, but with
out the rubbers. Have piece Of wood
with holes in il to At you wash boil |
er, put on the bottom Of boilers mt !
cans On the wood and MI the boiler /
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-06-10
The cnre Of Rubber PINT.

Among the most forlorn objects to be
met with in homes is the rubber plant,
which, even in well appointed house
holds, is not in|frequently allowed to
present a discreditably ~uucleanly ap-
pearance. It's leaf is so large and Of so
deep a. green that dust is plainly in ey-
idence, a fact of which many owners
of these plants seem unaware. Apart
from the untidiness Of dust-laden leaves
a mor serious objection still Is that
the rubber plant ~"breathes1 through
its leaf. and II menaces the life Of the
plant to have its lungs. as ii were. thus
choked. A woman who has great sue
cess with her plants, according to an
exchange, sponges off each leaf on the
under as well as the upper side at
least three times a week: more often
still if the plant has been exposed to
street dust or that of room cleaning.
Only enough water Is put on the earth
in which the roots are planted to keep
the soil from feeling hard. Once a
week the earth about the roots Is
loosened and " t~easpoonfuls Of cas-
tor oil are allowed TO drip all about The
roots, after which operation the earth
is scratched back. Apart from neglect
the average rubber plant Is usually Sc
lected unintelligently with the result
that ~ungainly shoots. several feet high
semi-leafless, rear their ugly lengths
on piazzas and stoops in the season.
and throughout the year indoors. A
beautifully shaped plant. which makes
a decorative object for indoors or out
doors. can be had by getting any ef-
fcient florist 70 properly dwarf It in
bush form or some other slightly shape.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-06-10

North and South. 8; East and West, L.
Trick 6.-South understands that
the clubs are all adverse, and realizes
that the %suiting-out process is in or
der.
Trick Now that the heart suit
will not go any further, it is time to
get in whatever diamond tricks there
are in the combined hands of North
and himself. North's discard shows
that he has an honor in that suit at
the very least.
Trick S.-If there ever was an EASY
finesse presented a player it occurred
here. Not only Vests exposure of
weakness at the previous trick. but
also the whole probabilities, as based
on known distribution, point to the
jack of diamonds and length in that
suit in East's hand. The latter would
probably have saved a trick by cover
ing, though his fourchette was ex-
tremely imperfect.
Trick 10.-This was a foolish play
for West to make, and affords an ex-
ample of what is termed desperation.
1t costs him a trick, as East was sure
to count his trump if let alone.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-06-10

Take the case of split hands, So