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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-27

The other morning a youthful des-
perado appeared at police court to
answer to a charge of shop-breaking.
He undertook his own defence, and
did it well up to certain point.
Then, however, came an utter col
lapse.
81 didn't break into the shap, yer
woshup," he told the chairman of the
bench. Il just fell into it, And
then, seeing the astonishment this
announcement created in the court
he went on to explain:
yer sees, it wos this way. l was
agoin' fer q walk when | 'appened to
bump agin the shop door. The win
der (fanlight) over the door fell down
an | climbed up to put it right agin.
Just as I'd nearly got it right
overbalanced an fell into the shop.
AS soon as I'd picked myself together
agin | climbed out agin the same way.
1t ives just then that the bobby saw
me an collared me-"
But" said the chairman blandly,
''how came it that you had half a
dozen mouth organs in your pocket?"
After a thoughtful pause the youth
full prisoner shook his head.
THAT licks me-" he replied, gloomi-
ly. That's just the bit as l can't
explain. ."-Tit-Bits.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-27
PEARLS OF THOUGHT.

He who makes practice OF deceiv-
ing others is often the worst fooled
man in the crowd.
The grave of each conquered sin is
an earthwork behind which we can
fight and conquer greater evil.
A debt paid when needed is doubly
thanked and needed, but debt too
long delayed is oft but half way paid
Those who dislike us serve us in a
certain way, for they put us on our
mettle to disprove their disbelief in us.
Mock modesty, like patch, is used
to cover a hole, a place where the in
tegrity of the cloth or character is
broken or wholly lacking.
When a good mothers teachings
leave manhood's best lessons unlearned
and his self respect failing, no wife,
however loving, can reform him.
Misfortune is a tide that sweeps
small souls under and browns little
minds and bears great and brave ones
on to noble and generous heights.
Bad manners soil fine clothes from
within worse than contact with the
world does from without, and courtesy
and kindness win where force fails.
We seldom forgive those we have
injured, and the effort to justify our
selves makes us willing, aye, eager.
to believe any false or evil rumor we
can place between them and our con-
science.
Our enemies do us little vital harm
in speaking evil of us, for the friend
ship that crumbles under the lash of
an evil tongue is best put away as
good riddance of bad rubbish, with
thanks to those who unconsciously
saved us from lavishing the best in us
on an unworthy object.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-27
The Murderer and Captain Bvrnes.

McGloin was young ruffian who
had murdered saloon keeper at a
midnight raid on his place. He was
the fellow who the night before he
was hanged invited the chief of de-
tectives to come over for the wake;
they'll have a devil of time" For
six months Byrnes had tried every
thing to bring the crime home to him,
but in vain At last he sent out and
had McGloin and his two pals arrested,
but so that none of them knew of the
plight of the others. McGloin was TAX
en- to Mulberry street and orders were
given to bring the others in at GER
tain hour Is or 20 minutes apart.
Byrnes put McGloin at the window in
his Office while he questioned him.
Nothing could be got out of him. As
he sat there door was banged below.
Looking out, he saw one of his friends
led across the yard in charge of po-
licemen. Byrnes, watching him mar
rowly, saw his cheek blanch; but still
his nerve held. Fifteen minutes passed;
another door banged The murderer,
looking out, saw his other pal led in
a prisoner He looked at Byrnes. The
chief nodded.
"Squealed, both"
It was lie, and it cost the man his
life. "The Jig is up, then" he said,
and told the story that brought him to
the gallows.-Jacob Rils, in The Out
lCOk.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-27
THE STORY OF THE SWORD.
England Practically Leads in tho Manu-
facture OF Them.


facture OF Them.
The date of the first production of
swords at Sheffield is lest in autiqui-
ty, and very little is known of the
early history of sword manufacture in
England. There is, however, a picture
in existence copied from a manuscript,
psalter of the time of King Stephen,
which shows two men engaged in
grinding a sword blade.
About the year 1859 serious inter-
national considerations reused England
to the necessity of competing with the
world in the manufacture of swords.
A movement was inaugurated in Cum
berland for the purpose of making hol-
low ground sword blades. Mills were
erected by company of cutters, and
a considerable number of German ar
tificers were employed, but the work
was very inferior and the project
failed.
In 1888 the sword sellers of London
petitioned the lords of the treasury for
permission to import German swords
free of duty. This extraordinary ap-
plication called forth an indignant pa
triotic protest. A few years later the
supremacy of the British made sword
was finally established without a
doubt. Ten thousand cavalry swords
were required by the East India COM
pany and the order was divided be-
tween English and German makers. OF
this order Mr.. Gill of Birmingham Sc
cured large share. A special ma
chine was suggested by Matthew Boil
ton for testing the swords. In this
machine each blade was forced into
curve reducing from 36 inches to 20
inches.
The result was that 1850 of those
made by Mr.. Gill bore the test and
only four were rejected OF the Ger
man swords 1400 were accepted and 2S
rejected. Immediately the fame of Mr.
Gill spread over Europe and in a short
time officers of the German army were
his principal customers. Since then
English firms have practically led the
sword making industry and Sheffield
steel has become world famous.-Lon-
don Mail.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-27
THE TWO SIDES OF 1T.

There was girl who always said
Her fate was very hard;
From the ono thing she wanted most
She always was debarred.
There always was cloudy spot
Somewhere within her sky;
Nothing was ever quite just right,
She used to say, and sigh.
And yet her sister, strange to say,
Whose lot was quite the same,
Found something pleasant for herself
In every day that came.
or course things tangled up sometimes.
For just little while
But nothing ever staid all wrong,
She used to say and smile.
So one girl sighed and one girl smiled
Through all their lives together;
1t didu't come from luck or fate,
From clear or cloudy weather.
The reason lay within their hearts,
And colored all outside;
One chose to hope and one to NOPE,
And so they smiled and sighed.
Priscilla Leonard, in ionkers Statesman
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-27
BIG NEW ENGLAND FAMILY.


Descended from Benjamin Fletcher, Who
Came Over in 1862.
About 300 descendants of Robert
Fletcher, who came from England to
Concord in 1880, gathered in Lorimer
hall, fremont Temple on Sept. 4, to
celebrate the quarter centennial of the
organization of the Fletcher family
union.
The president, Austin B. Fletcher of
New York City, presided and intro
duced Rev. Mr.. Staples of Lexington,
wAo, in q brief prayer, evoked the di-
vine blessing on their deliberations. In
a brief address the president told of
William and Mary, sovereigns Of Eng
land, having sent to the colonies in
1852 Benjamin Fletcher to govern New
York, and said that the Fletchers have
since then been found in gubernatorial
chairs from Missouri to Vermont. He
spoke of the advantage of unions of
this kind in bringing together long
separated relatives and Strengthening
family ties, and said that this fact
had been emphasized during the quar-
ter century's existence of the union.
Prof. William I. Fletcher of Amherst
college followed with few words of
greeting, and INDUCED in humorous
"reminiscences of past meetings which
he had attended. He described at some
length the branch of the family to
which he belonged, and then passed
on to more general consideration. He
said there is now tendency to wor-
ship an ancestry, as is shown by the
desire to study family and town his
tories.
Photographs Of houses still stand
ing, originally occupied by members
of the Fletcher family as early as 1868
and 1896, were shown and passed
among the audience. 1t was announced
that the oldest person present was
Mrs. Maria l.. Needham, aged S5, and
the youngest Master Charles Warren
Fletcher, aged l year. The oldest men,
ber of the union is lady 9S years
old, whose infirmities prevented her at
tendance. A letter was read from Sen
ator Redfeld Proctor of Vermont, a
member of the family, whose absence
was due to the presence ofVice-Presi-
dent Roosevelt in that state.-Boston
Transcript.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-27

The teacher must teach more, and
know more; he must be living foun-
tain, not a stagnant pool. He should
not be dealer in dessicated, second
hand knowledge, mere giver out and
hearer of lessons. That is the chief
and humiliating difference between our
secondary teachers and those abroad,
who are mostly doctors of philosophy,
as they should be. If we could move
many university professors to the col
lege many college professors to the
high school, many high school teach
ers TO the grammar school, and some
grammar school teachers with at least
sprinkling of college graduates, into
the kindergarten it would do much
In the German and French school the
teacher is one VINO knows a great deal
about his subject, and is nearer to
original sources; who tells the great
truths of the sciences almost like sto-
ries, and who does not affect the airs
and methods of the university profess
sor. Very many secondary teachers
are masters and authorities. Here,
most of our university pedagogy is a
mere device for SO influencing high
school principals and teachers as to
correlate curricula, in order to corral
in students, and little interest is taken
in the grammar grades and none in
the kindergarten.-The Forum
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-27

a rattle. Without troubling himself
as to what the rattle was he paid half
a crown and selected hiB number.
Next morning he received the con-
gratulations of the landlord Of the
Red Lion.
He had won the doves!
There was pigeon pie at the Spcss
fins's for supper that evening; the
bird cage is empty, and no cooling is
heard now in the vicinity of Spoffins's
residence.-Pick-Me
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-27
None Could Climb 1t.

Fifteen hundred people saw a NAL
tese sailor try to fix a flag to the pole
in Jackson square and fall. he climbed
almost to the top and then slid to the
bottom. But he was not discouraged.
Once more he tried to get to the top,
but it was not to be. He got about
half way up, and again his strength
gave way and he had to come to the
bottom. But still he was not dismayed.
He tried the task again and again. He
seemed to think he was this man. for
that job, and he wanted to make a
showing before the crowd there assem-
bled, but he failed. He could not
climb the pole, and so the idea of hav-
ing flag on the top of the staff had to
be abandoned.
Several others essayed to do that
which the Maltese had tried and failed,
bu. they had no better luck, and so
the attempt was given up, and the tall
est flag pole in the city remains with
out a flag, for the reason nobody with
nerve and skill enough could be found
who would venture to make the as
cent-New Orleans Times-Denocrat-
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-27

A sea-going suction dredge has been
specially constructed at Richmond,
Va, for use in the southwest pass of
she Mississippi river The craft is
able to steam at the rate Of 10 knots
sn hour. If it can be operated in
rough water, which no dredge yet in
vented has been able to do, it may
solve the problem of reaching the gold
Bearing sands underlying the ocean off
Cape Nome.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-27

New England still holds the record
Tor density of population in the United
States. Rhode Island has 407 inhabi-
tants to the square mile, Massachusetts
S49. New Jersey comes third with 250
Snd Connecticut fourth with 1877. There
Rre only four other states-New York,
Pennsylvania, Maryland and Ohio
which have more than 100 inhabitants
20 the square mile.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-27

The cost of harvesting wheat on the
Pacific coast has been so lessened by
the use of automobiles that a greater
amount of the grain can be produced
at the same actual expense than in the
Argentine Republic, where labor costs
only fraction of dollar a day. The
large automobile traction engines, now
used in California, are of so horse
power, and are provided with driving
wheels co inches in diameter. They
do the plowing, planting ana harvest
,ug, in their proper seasons. One trac-
ton engine performs the triple work
of plowing, narrowing and planting in
enc operation.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-27

yupted the ancient glass blowing in
dustry of Belgium. An American firm
has paid S4O,0OO,OO0 for the principal
glass blowing business in that country.
Consequently there is new impetus
against American methods, and the
Eelgian parliament has been asked to
a'lleep the rascals out" The decline
In the glass industry in Belgium, and
ats wonderful facilities fer continuing
it, led the American investors TO save
1t.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-27
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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-27

The mission of the new problem sto-
ry is said to be mot to settle prob
lens, but TO raise them" Most people
can raise their own problems without
any assistance.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-27

The cigarette smoking mania has
lately broken out with excessive viru-
lence among the boys and girls in Ice
land. A proposal to cope with the
nuisance is being considered by the
municipal authorities of Reykjavik. II
will, if adopted, empower any male or
female adult to box the ears of ju-
and impound the stock Of cigarettes.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-27

From France and not America
romes the latest novelty in insurance,
rays a London correspondent of the
Pittsburg Dispatch. Up to the pres
pnt the Yankees have led the way in
innovations, and many Of them have
been so popular that they have been
grated on to English and French sys-
TENS, but so far no American COM
pany has been bold enough to insure
Il candidate for parliamentary honors
against risk of failure at the polls. A
French company, however, has under
taken this work
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-27

Electricity is finding additional favor
in Sweden. The government of that
country is figuring upon utilizing it
as the motive power upon all the rail
roads of that country. The supera-
bundance of water power in Sweden
renders this easily possible.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-27
Human Nnfnrc.

Tommy-If l had million dollars,
Billy, I'd give you half.
Billy-You don't mean it.
Presently Tommy picked up a 10
cent piece and he never said word
about sharing 1t with Billy. There's
o good deal Of grown-up human ma
ture in boys.-Boston Transcript.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-27

There are now 1142 different subma.
rine cables, with a total length of 49,
$50 miles, owned by governments, and
31S cables. altogether 146,0OO miles
long, in the hands of companies.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-27

Arizona olives are said to be better
than the imported ones. Evidently
nobody has found out, as yet, how to
adulterate them.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-27

The International Seasickness asso-
citation and the Amalgamated Hay Fe-
yer society should fuse and break into
politics.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-27

The new woman is in the medical
profession to stay. The first of the
class obtained her diploma in 1S49.
There are now 6OG0 women graduates
in medicine in this country.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-27

Mckinley like our other two as
sassinated presidents, left only small
fortune.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-27

Make al money orders, checks etc payable
20 the Tribune Printing Company, Limited.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-27

times the value of ordinary diamonds,
is used in drilling some of the gold
mines of South Africa.
The suggestion has recently been
made that for permanent record sheets
aluminium might be used to advantage.
instead of paper. Aluminium can be
rolled to a thinness of 1-250 of an inch,
and in this shape it is no bullier and
rather lighter than paper.
During the past summer months ex-
periments were made in Austria to de-
termine why the modern method of
destroying hail-clouds by the use of
artillery sometimes fails. The experts
found that failure was due usually to
the employment of too small guns or
too little powder.
Is the spectrum of solid or liquid
body veritably continuous, as is usu-
ally declared, or only apparently so?
II we admit that material molecule
is made up of an assemblage of num-
ber of particles, each one of which can
emit only radiations of a single special
period, the number of different radia-
tions contained in any spectrum what
ever is necessarily finite and conse-
quently the continuity shown expert
mentally can only be apparent
There has been added to the exhib-
its at the Glasgow exhibition a new
telescope gun sight, the invention of
Sir Howard Grubb, F. R. S. This sight
is on totally new principle, there
being neither back nor fore sight re-
quired. Aim is taken through small
lens, when an image of a bright cross
is thrown by an optical contrivance a
long distance in front of the gun, and
in line with the barrel which image
forms the foresight. For aiming it is
only necessary to superpose the cross
on whatever object it is desired to hit.
Benjamin C. Tilgham, inventor of
the process for reducing wood to pulp,
for paper making, by the aid of sui
phurous acid, died recently in Phila-
delphia. He discovered the principle
accidentally, from having noted the
effect that sulphurous acid had on
wooden barrels in which it was stored.
Other inventors soon followed him into
the same field, and the result is that
today very little material beside pulp
wood is used in paper making. The
lowest grades of paper are made from
ground wood, while the better grades
contain more or less sulphite or chem
ically digested pulp, or cellulose.
The last vestige of worth in the SUI
gar beet is to be exhausted by the con-
version of beet sugar molasses into
neutral spirits. After the extraction
OF the sugar the pulp remaining is
used as cattle feed, but there has been
much waste in the disposition of the
molasses. Now a distillery in Michi-
gan is giving money value to this
by-product. Heretofore only small
quantities of rum have been made from
this molasses and that industry is con-
fined to the vicinity of Boston. But
the readiness with which the Molasses
may be converted into spirits opens
up new industry wherever the sugar
beet thrives. The process is simple.
The molasses is allowed to ferment,
ard from this comes neutral spirits of
100 percent proof, used mainly in
compounding, for preserving speci-
mems, and for use in the arts. One
gallon of molasses will yield three
fourths of gallon of spirits.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-27

The suggestion has recently been
made that for permanent record sheets
aluminium might be used to advantage,
instead of paper. Aluminium can be
rolled to a thinness of 1-250 of an inch,
and in this shape it is no bulllier and
rather lighter than paper.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-27
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

Brazilian carbon. which is worth
about s45 per karat, or about four
times the value of ordinary diamonds,
is used in drilling some of the gold
mines of South Africa.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-27

The carat used in estimating the
weight Of gems is a grain of Indian
wheat
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-27

Oats are cultivated in a corner of the
Boston Common, whcre grass would
not grow.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-27

The skin of the Canadian black bear
brings from SIS to $50.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-27

During the past summer months ex-
periments were made in Austria to de-
termine why the modern method of
destroying hail-clouds by the use of
artillery sometimes fails. The experts
found that failure was due usually to
the employment of too small guns or
too little powder.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-04
THE TR4DE IN CHICAGO.

Chicago. Jan. CspeciaD.-To-night's wheat
-riees are about 1c under yesterdays. The range
.osay has been 112c, with wheat at its best show
s,g rally Of nc over Wednesday and at its weak
esf a loss Of &c. May sold at 57s4c and at 76l4c
and closed at 76&c. 1t has been an erratic day.
The market has felt times the heavy selling of
Yesterday, which credited to Gates and his
Steel and Wire crowd. At the same time, there
have been no signs Of nquiGating by that interest
presumably Wall Street one, which took so much
wheat through Counselman-Day. The local talent
has been much mixed inclined to turn with the
market, but suffering Whipsaw after whipsaw in
the effort TO keep along with the current. THE
Price Current had bearish influence announcing
the surplus as 25.O0O.0o0 bushels less than last
wear but larger than had ever been exported in
me last half of any year. Receipts everywhere
were light, 16s cars in the Northwest, against $40
3 wear ago; $4,000 bushels at primary points
against 49l cars. The -four news bearish.
bushels; exporters, however reselling in some
instances Clearances for the day were 10000
There was q strong corn market prices at one
spite Of The wheat weakness May sold at Ssssc
and at SI1sc and closed at S7c- The pit incident
some by the activity and strength of oats Country
offerings we're light. Receipts were 459 cars. with
25 estimated for tomorrow. Shipping sales were
only $1,000 bushels, but cars are hard to get Clear
2nces 10000 bushels.
ssing continued buying by the leading longs. the
cudahys Oats. however: have Increased in popu-
lay were at least 25o.0OO bushels. Receipts were
50 cars, win only LOO fcr FRIDAY oats are rela-
which is abnormal discount.
Fla1seed was dgil: January nominally 81 5S and
l0ints. against l. year ago.
tocks Of pork and ribs. Pork at one time showed
N advance OF SOC barrel; ribs of 20c hundred;
he close. There were only 5000 hogs, with 300
or Tomorrow. Patten was covering ribs. On The
wells there was some Cuoahy selling Of lard. The
utside interest is increasing.