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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-01

the drive started, early in May, to get
the first chance to take off his clothes
on the night the main jam passed the
last rapid, mile from the mouth of
the river. And this high-pressdre gait
he kept up for more than two months
and half, and never let off pound
of steam one minute of the time. But
do it he did. and. though claiming to
feel 'as if he had been pulled through a
sick Frenchman' when it was all over.
he did not look whit the worse after
getting Il bath, clothed, and into his
right mind than before the drive start
ed. Likewise he went off up the river
the very next morning to see about
starting the boys to haying,' as If such
exploits where an everyday occurrence,
and so much matter of the days as
not to be worth special attention"
Philadelphia Record
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-01
MAHoUSEAoLD
A@6 RECIPES
ZN@A.e.-o. . .. .,

Raw eefSandwiches.-On pound of
ground beef, two old onions, pepper
and salt. Have the butcher remove all
suet before grinding. Cut the onions
fine and mix with the beef and salt
and pepper. Make Sandwiches of
white bread.
Stuffed Eggs-Eight eggs. one table
spoonful of butter, one saltspoonful
each of Anchovy paste. salt and pep
per, one tablespoonful of vinegar.
Halve the eggs, mix the yolks with
the seasoning, refill the halves and put
on each a sprlg of parsley.
Cheese Crackers-The eggs will not
require all the filling. Mix with the
remaining filling three tablespoonfuls
of grated cheese and spread between
salted crackers. Pile around the
edge OF the egg dish. The cheese and
parsley help to rsmSvS tac onion odor
from sae bsath.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-01
WASHINGTON NOMENCLATURE.
No Presidents Name in the Senate, Four
in House, Directory Full of Them.

No Presidents Name in the Senate, Four
in House, Directory Full of Them.
In the Senate there is no name cor
responding with that of any president
In the House there are four-Adams
of Pennsylvania, Pierce of Tennessee,
Polk of Pennsylvania and Taylor of
Alabama.
all presidential family names are re-
peated, and III some instances the
Christian names.
There are IA John Adamses, two
James Buchanans, one William Hen
ry Harrison, one Benjamin Harrison
IL Andrew Johnsons. seven James
Monroes, two Franklin Pierces, one
James X. Polk, - John Tylers, four
Martin Van Burens, 13 George Wash
ingtons with NO middle names, and
one William Mckinley besides the
president.
There are 1S Arthurs, Is Clevelands,
10 Fillmores one Garfield, II Grants,
20 Lincolns, a raft of Madlsons, Tay-
lors galore, Washingtons by the page
and a number of McKinleys.
Washington, Jackson, Lincoln and
Garfield are the only presidents hon
ored with public statues. Washing
ton and Lincoln have two each.
There is none of any vice president.
Daniel Webster is the only cabinet
officer and senator who has been so
honored, for Garfield never took his
seat as senator.
The army has one general Scott.
The navy has Farragut and Dupont.
The supreme court has one, John
Jay. first chief justice.
The above list does not include the
statues in Statuary hall.
The city directory of Washington
always includes the president, not one
of whom ever was or is resident of
the city, and the same is true of all
cabinet officers. heads of departments,
senators and representatives and all
other officials, few of whom call
Washington their home.
Most visitors, and many who live
In Washington, speak of Jackson
square or park, forgetting that this,
the most generally known square in
the city, is Lafayette.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-01

Here Is new story, fresh from the
other side, which shows to a remark
able degree the picture of England's
greatest military hero in the light of
husband and father 1t seems that the
most perfect sympathy has existed be-
tween Lord and Lady Roberts since
they We're married, Al years ago, and
Lady Roberts, herself the daughter of
a soldier, has always been able to as
sociate herself with the chief interest
in life of her husband Her work in
India in the cause of the soldiers wives
will long be remembered by the Eng
lish, and among her own sex she is as
much beloved as Lord Roberts is by
his men.
The death of their son at Colenso
came all the more severely to Lord and
Lady Roberts, as they were singu-
larly affectionate and united family.
The greatest affection existed be-
tween the distinguished father and his
promising son. Lord Roberts was most
anxious that his son should achieve
distinction in the same profession, and
his valuable experience and sympathy
were always at the sons service.
"Bobs" was very proud of his sons
prowess in the saddle. At Il race meet
ing some time ago in Ireland Lieuten-
ant Roberts rode clean away from the
field and won by dozen lengths. my
son must not be encouraged to ride;
Il soldier has to keep all his abilities
for thp service " sDi1 I ord RObprts.
and then, with burst of paternal
pride, but in all my life l never saw
anyone ride a better race"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-01
Furnish the Kitchen,
1t is a mistake to lavish money or
drawing rooms and sacrifice the kitch

1t is Il mistake to lavish money on
drawing rooms and sacrifice the kitch-
en-.
Kitchen utensils are of the first i'm
pOrtance. The cook cannot do her
work well without proper tools and
proper environment.
A kitchen outfit costs little New
oilcloth for the floor, table and sink is
cheap and adds immeasurably to the
contentment of the maid
An attractive kitchen bespeaks the
good housekeeper. 1t is easier to
convince the servants of the desirable
ity of keeping it clean.
Neat tin and wooden boxes with
labels are n delightful acquisition to
the kitchen closets and much more
pleasant to handle than leaky paper
bags.
Paper with pinked edges for the
shelves will work wonders for the
general effect and a growing plant OF
two gives an air of luxury which sur
passes those who have never tried it.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-01

In small rooms it is a mistake to
have cupboards in the little recesses
so often found on each side of the
fireplace. If shelves are really
wanted there, have them by all means,
but cover them with pretty curtain.
This should be hung from pole in
side the recess, so as to take as little
space as possible from the room. The
effect of pretty piece of drapery will
be decidedly pleasant to the eye, and
on cleaning days the contents of the
shelves may be protected by having
cotton dusting sheet fastened over
them, so that even then, the cupboard
doors will not be missed. OF course,
on these special occasions the cur
tain should be taken down and thor
oughly shaken.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-01
HUMOROUS.

Closefist-1 spent my two weeks va
cation visiting relatives. Wigwag-
Then l suppose the two ~eels are aB
you spent.
Blobbs-What time was it when
he died? Slobbs--Nobody seems to
have noticed. Blobbs-What an I'M
timely end,
Goodman-Do you believe there is
happiness beyond the grave? Hen
peckke-Not on your life. | did my
courting in a cemetery.
Wigwag-I think | should be fond
first? Lofter with fire scorn)-Learn
to say golting instead of playing golf.
Miss Fayded-I'm sorry to have to
say No, but you might have read the
refusal in my face. Mr.. Fresh-I'm
no good at reading between the lines
Hoax-What do you suppose is the
best way to become famous bridge
Jumper? Joax-Y0u might work up to
it gradually by starting to jump
board bills.
"Do you know many lawyersW
asked the inquisitive man. Yes;
good many replied the man who is
usually engaged in litigation; but my
acquaintance with them is usually
brief"
'Do tell me all you said to papa"
gushed the dear girl. Didn't you
feel backward at first?" Il did," ad-
mitted the puzzled suitor; but how
did you find out that my hat was
on the chair behind me?"
Clubb-What did your wife say to
you when you got in last night2
Rounder-What? If you haven't any
thing more important to do. l have.
"What do you mean?" 81 can't stand
here talking to you all day"
1--WE noticed" remarked the clergy
man pointedly. that the man who
goes to sleep in church is generally
very wide awake in the baseball
game" Yes" returned the hardened
sinner, "the delivery is different, you
know"
The great merchant glanced over
his spectacles at the slim young man
who had applied for a position. II
have Just been graduated from college,
and | feel that The great mer-
chant interrupted him. II am sorry"
he said, "but just at present we have
no vacancies in the firm"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-01
CAS-LlCHTED BUOY BELLS.
New and Important Aids to Safe NavIga-
tion-Lakes Need Them.

New and Important Aids to Safe Naviga-
tion-Lakes Need Them.
With the thousands of reefs shoals
and bad spots abounding on the chain
of lakes, any improvement in day or
night warnings is appreciated by lake
navigators. 1t has come to be known
by them that there is an improved gas
buoy and the matter is much talked
of among the masters and they are
asking why the lighthouse board does
not introduce them on our crowded
lakes and rivers and straits-crowded
now by finer, larger freight craft than
are to be found on the Atlanta or
Pacific.
1t is ascertaned that experiments
with what is called the Pintsch gas
lighted buoybell attachment have
been carried OH for more than year
and that the results prove it to be n
perfect success. Buoys of this type
are now made that will not only burn
continuously from so to 365 days, ac-
cording to capacity desired, but will
ring Il bell every 15 seconds auto
fault of the ordinary bell buoy, which
is dumb when the surface of the water
is perfectly smooth. This improve
ment to the Pintsch buoy costs but
$500 more than those without it and
Is of inestimable value to the masters
of all descriptions of craft, from the
oO0-footer down to the smallest coast
lugger; and. it goes without saying
that the great and growing yacht fleet
OF the lakes and the princely private
steam yachts are as much interested
as other vessels.
When lake yesselmen know of some
thing they need and want they are
not backward in asking for it, and the
Indications are that the lighthouse
board will soon hear from the Lake
Carriers association in regard to the
adoption of this new improvement on
the lakes, whether it hasyet been adopt
ed on the seacoast or not. 1t is said
the new style of buoy would be much
more serviceable in crowded channels
than the electriclighted buoys. which
are extingushed and become useless
during gales, a time when they are
most needed The Pintsch gas buoy
never goes out during the time for
which it is constructed to burn, while
the ringing of n bell in a fog, in addi-
ton to permanent light, would be a
boon the need of which has long been
felt-Chicago r-Ocean.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-01
Why Clothes Are Boiled

The purpose of boiling clothes is to
expand the fabrics by steam, and thus
to loosen the dirt and let it drop out.
This purpose may be accomplished
within half an hour after the water
first begins to bubble, and further
cooking turns the clothes yellow.
While the clothes are boiling they
should be turned with a clothes stick,
but not punched or lifted, so as to
tear them. AS soon as the clothes are
taken out of the boiler they should be
plunged into clean, cold water. The
second boiler full of clothes should not
be put into the boiling dirty water,
but have Il fresh suds for their own
cleansing.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-01

A recent English writer tells the fol-
lowing. which reminds one of the def
milton of faith. that faith is Il leg of
mutton in boat" He is writing of
his trip on an ocean steamer
"Out of 220 cabin passengers we had
only one little girl on board, aged about
ten. OF course, we all made much of
her. One day l was making sketch
from memory of Fastnet Rock. My
little friend was by me. and she asked:
How can you sketch thing that
you do not see?'
Il remember it, l have an impress
sion of it. said
What is an impressionY
81 explained by making an impress
sion with the round end of the pencil
on the back of the hand and then say
ing. There is an impression, and one
is also made by seeing-only in Il diff
ferent manner-on the mind or BRAIN
With this explanation the little girl
seemed to be satisfied.
1.-The next day | was talking with
bishop on board, and said to him, My
little friend here can tell you what an
impression is.
And what is an impression?' he
asked
Oh said she, 1T is just a round
hole made on the back of the hand by
pressing Il pencil on it" Youths
Companion.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-01
How to Launder Silk Belongings.

In this age of silk shirtwaists, jack
cts, silk handkerchiefs and stockings,
to say nothing of the many pretty
lace belongings, it is a serious ques-
ton with women as to how these
dainty possessions may be laundered
without the work really costing in
short time more than the original
value of the articles. To remedy this
trouble, every woman should learn
how to do the work herself. 1t is not
laborious, and may certainly be called
fine art. When ready to wash any
silk articles, fill a small tub half full
of warm water, to which add table
spoonful of powdered borax, put the
garment in, and wash very gently
with the hands. When clean rinse.
and squeeze free of water. Spread
carefully over a clean cloth, which has
been stretched over table, pin Sc
curely, being careful to smooth out
every wrinkle. When dry. remove
the pins, and pass the article through
the hands several times to remove the
glazed appearance and give it fresh,
new look. No ironing will be neces-
sary.
Laces may be done up in the same
way. In spreading them over a
cloth, great care should be given the
work of smoothing every flower or
design out, and pinning in shape. Edges
should be picked out. and ar
ranged in place. A little time must be
devoted to doing this work, but the
results will be entirely satisfactory.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-01


and forks. This led to the belief that
six persons were in the plot, and that
they had gone away hastily.
Down in the cellar at the entrance
to the tunnel was found a suit Of
clothes, in one of the pockets of which
was cipher letter. 1t was supposed
to be letter of instructions to the es-
Gaping convict telling him where to go.
Several experts agree that in the COM
bnation of Hebraic, Russian, German
and shorthand characters there is
something about the East 72d street
elevated station and First avenue. No
body has yet been found who can
read the cipher.
When it was found impossible to ex-
plore the tunnel from the Sterling
street end because of the foul air
which the blow fan could not drive
out excavations were made on the
outside. Men who have crawled in
went over $50 feet parallel with the
Refuge street wall, and the tunnel
was easily found. After crossing Ster-
ling street it runs close to the peniten-
tairy wall. The latter is built on piles,
which were cut with saw and hatch
ct by the tunnelers.
The prison end of the tunnel was five
feet from the wall and within 40 feet
of the prison hospital. 1t terminated
under large fiagstone. which was
over a thin crust of earth and gravel,
about three inches thick. Between it
and the prison proper was the large
prison stone pile on which convicts
work. The fiagstone was so wedged
ia the earth that it could be moved up
like trapdoor sufficient to permit the
passage of Il man.
Nothing could be easter than for a
convict to drop behind the pile of
stones if he knew the exact location of
the end of the tunnel, jump into the
hole and pull the stone after him. If
he were missed and the hole discovered
the stone would block the passage of
any pursuers. By the time 1t was got
out and other obstacles in the tunnel
overcome Berkman could be out in the
street dressed in the clothes left for
him.
Police officials, miners and others
say no better piece of underground
engineering exists than this winding,
tortuous tunnel. From beginning to
end it was 266 feet long. 1t was fin
ished about July 4, the woman having
played the piano all that day, and the
diggers left it ''upto Berkman." twas
not the latter's fault that he did not
get away. According to a story told
by one of the keepers, Berkman was
suspected of being up to some kind of
mischief and was locked in his cell
Just about the time his escape was
him to make the attempt he became
nervous. This was noted by one of
the keepers, and without giving any
reason for it they confined him.
Some months ago Berllman made a
birdcage and one of his friends on the
outside sent him canary. The latter
he evidently intended to use to get
away. He had been noticed kicking
at the earth near the hospital. He
seemed to be feeling" the ground with
his feet When one of the keepers
asked him about it he said he was
merely uncovering new gravel for his
canary. In that end of the prison
yard there is plenty of gravel, but
Berkman gathered enough for a doz-
en- birds.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-01
The Best Way.

Castleton-What do you think!
Here's fellow who writes and says I
borrowed $40 of him over eight years
ago, and he wants the money.
Clubberly-Why don't you write
him back and tell him it takes more
than eight years to change your dis
position Puck.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-01

Lay a sheet of thick blotting paper
over the stain, and then press Il hot
iron over it. AS soon as the blotting
paper becimes greasy move it; bring
a clean part of the stain, and then ap-
ply the iron again. Repeat this until
the stain has quite disappeared.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-01
THE WAGE OF THE WoRK-A-DAY.

hail the souls of mute singers
The forgotten and voiceless throng-
That thrill the earth
With the priceless mirth
OF labor's unworded song!
They are knights of faith and of pa
tiencp,
True kings of the sea and soil!
For they pale the glory
OF war and story
By the chivalry of toll!
John Malone, in Harper's Weekly.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-01

In the province of Smolensk, Russia,
there is held every three months Il lot
terry in husbands and wives, who are
chosen by the chance drawing of a
lottery ticket.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-01

All classes in China dress by i'm
perial command, and when the Pellin
Gazette announces that the emperor
has put on his winter hat on day
prescribed by centuries unvarying as
Economical custom, all China does
likewise and turns over the chair
cushions, exposing their winter side"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-01

The man who sees an opportunity
is the one to seize it,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-01
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.

The greatest height ever reached
In balloon was 26,1 feet. Two of
the three aeronauts who made this
ascent were suffocated.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-01

'"Nette dhHouHceS llal tne emperor
has put on his winter hat on day
prescribed by centuries unvarying as
Economical custom, all China does
likewise and turns over the chair
cushions, exposing their winter side"
e. A. Martel, the French explorer
of caverns, whose discoveries under
ground have attracted much atten-
ton, reports that he has found in
the department of Hautes Alpes, a
cavity in the form of a natural well"
whose depth exceeds that of any other
known. He has sounded it to the
depth of about 1927 feet, but the act
ual bottom has not yet been reached.
In Springfield (Mass) hospital
was recently Il man with a musical
heart. Several doctors examined him
and found that owing to the peculiar
valvular action of his heart it gives
forth at every beat sound like the
twanging of Il violin string. The man,
whose name is Joseph Millkovoski, at
tributes the peculiar noise to n wound
received from the dagger of a Russian
Cossack some years ago. The knife
entered the heart and came within an
ace of ending his life.
The Belgian artisan spends his lei
sure in n very curious manner.
He keeps a special cock for growing,
and the bird which can outcrow its
fellows has reached the highest pin
acle of perfection. The mode of opera
ton is to place the cages containing
the roosters in long rows, for il ap-
pears that one bird sets the other off
growing. A marker, appointed by the
organizers of the show, is told off for
each bird, his duty being to note care
fully the number of crows for which
it is responsible, in the same fashion
as the laps are recorded in bicycle
race. The customary duration of the
match is one hour, the winner being
the bird that scores the highest num-
Der of crows in the allotted time. 4
great number of these competitions
have recently taken place in the Leige
district, and in some cases heavy bets
have been made on the result.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-01

leather belt, ana this was also around
large buggy wheel, between the
spokes of which was handle used to
turn it. Each revolution of the wheel
: caused the fan to revolve and blow air
into the pipe. The latter ran along the
roof of the tunnel, which at no point
was less than two feet deep and wide.
In the front room of the house stood
the piano. On the wall alongside of
the instrument was an electric push
button. The wires from this also led
into the tunnel. The latter had been
properly braced, or shored, the wires
being neatly tackled to the woodwork
holding up the roof, and the iron pipe
also held firmly by hooks. An electric
bell was found in the tunnel, and the
reason for the existence of the push
button was plain. The woman, seat
ed at the piano, without stopping,
could press the button and alarm the
men working in the tunnel should dan
ger arise. Over the piano was large
mirror and another was at the woman's
back. without turning her head she
could see people coming along the
street from either direction, and at the
same time watch the sentry on the
wall.
But little furniture was found in the
house. Cheap mating was on the floor
and a great quantity of cooked meats
in the kitchen. The dining room table
was just as it had been left after a
meal. There were six soup bowls,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-10-20
Mr.. HANNA IN NEBRASKA
GREETED BY BIG CROWDS AT HIS
MEETINGS.
Makes Speeches in Several Towns in
Southern Part of the
State.

PAWNEE, Neb., October Ex-senator
Hanna began the speech-makng of the last
day Of his tour at Beatrice Neb., early to-
day. He was hoarse from his exertions of
yesterday and the high wind prevailing
made out-of-door speaking extremely diff
cult.
At Wymore Senator Hanna received the
warmest greeting of his trip. This town,
only four miles from the Kansas state line,
had special trains from points as far south
a: Corcordia, Kan, and brought hundreds of
excursionists. Passing between two lines
of girls dressed In the national colors, Sem
square, where he talked fifteen minutes.
He said: "All through McKinley's term he
has proved himself one of the most wise
and just Presidents ever known-equal to
any emergency, prompt to meet any condi-
ton.
Following the troublous times of war
have been international questions of great
er Importance than ever have confronted US
in the history of our country. l want Ne
braskans to tell me that from now for
ward you will always be good and that
you are going to give us two republican
United States senator's
I'VE WILL shouted some one in the audi
ence
well, now, l will remember that" said
Senator Hanna. with a laugh, land If you
don't keep your promise the next time
come out here l will wear my horns.'
In the audience were many laboring men
Senator Hanna repeated his previous asser-
tions regarding his associations with his
employees and his recognition Of organized
labor.