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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-03-20

elbow with his right hand. At the
sudden checking of the fall her right
arm slipped swiftly through his fin
gers, hut at her wrist he held her
with grip of steel His own body
was borne heavily downward his leg,
held BY the two men within the win
dow, was violently wrenched over on
the sharp stone sill and drawn down
with snap as the girls body was
stopped short in its fight at the
length of his arm. And there the two
hung, the man holding by one leg,
with his head down and his back to
the wall, and the girl dangling by one
hand far below him. She was dead
weight of 130 pounds.
For q moment Wagner did not
move; what with the pain in his leg.
the wrench of his arm and the blood
in his head. he was convinced that he
must let her fall. But his wavering
lasted only a second. BY sheer
strength he lifted her up until he
could grasp her arm with his left
hand. And then again he lifted, every
straining lurch cutting into the leg
which Fitzgerald and the citizen still
held with grim determination.
The girl was linn and scantily
clothed; h could not get a firm hold,
and yet s'"wly and by sheer strength
he succeeded in getting his hands
under her arms. Then again he lifted,
pushing her up across his body, until
one of the men above, reaching down,
could grasp her arm. Then they
pulled her in. unconscious and more
dead than alive.
After that, they lifted Wagner and
drew him across the sill. They
thought his leg was broken, but after
a moment Wagner took the girl in his
arms and carried hey down four
flights of stairs to the ambulance.
When Wagner reported for duty the
next evening, the sergeant read an
order from the chief of police requir-
ing his immediate presence at head
quarters. Wagner went with tremb-
ling not yet having awakened to his
deed. The secretary of police seemed
to know him and greeted him familiar
ly; so did the men of the central de-
tail Wagner thought it odd At the
midnight roll-call. the chief brought
Wagner out and shook him by the
hand before them all. Then he con-
ferred upon him the two gold chew
rons of roundsman. Never before
in the department had courage won
promotion SO Youths Com
panion.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-03-20
VALUE OF TELEPHONE NUMBERS.
Many Firms Pay Heavy Mileage Rates to
Retain an Old Hello" Address.

MANY Frms Pay Heavy Mileage Rates to
Retain AN Old Hello" Address.
Telephone numbers have an actual
money value" said an officer of the
telephone company. "The assertion
has strange sound. but if you think
for moment of the advantage a busi-
ness house derives from having it's
location well known, the thing seems
only natural.
"In the course of time peoples
minds begin to associate a firm with
its telephone number. and IT, when
they start to call up an old friend
they find masquerading under a new
number, it is as much of a shock as If
they had called at a house with whom
they were in the habit of doing busi
ness and found it had moved away.
1t all comes under the legal head of
goodwill very elusive commodity,
hut one which has it's market value.
so much is this fact appreciated
by some of our old patrons that they
are willing to pay heavy mileage. if
they move away from the neighbor.
hood of their exchange, in order to
retain their old telephone address.
Many important houses have followed
the northward trend of business in
the last few years. and there are sev.
eral cases of firms office address
being in the uptown district, while its
telephone number remains so and so
Cortlandt or Broad The firms line to
the exchange may be several miles
long. New York Mail and Express.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-03-20

What explorer of royal blood ever
displayed more indomitable energy and
determination than the Italian Duke
Of The Abruzzi? Not satisfied with the
fame already won in his effort to reach
the North Pole, he is now fired with
zeal for discovery in the cold Anarc-
tic and has already begun his prepara-
tons for a great expedition to the
south two years hence.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-03-20
& WOMAN'S EXPEDIENT.
Clever scheme to Enable a Prisoner to
Cut His Way Out of Jail


Cut His Way Out of Jail
Whenever l see that particular
brand Of canned peaches" said a New
Orleans grocer, indicating a row of
tins on the top shelf, 81 am reminded
OF something very queer that hap
pened here several years ago. One
day in the summer Of '96. if remem-
Der rightly, a refined looking woman
of about 80. dressed in deep mourn
ing. came into the store and bought
a couple of cans of California peaches
of the brand | have Just pointed out.
She had cab and took them with her,
and ! thought no more of the incident
until she returned next day, carrying
the tins in her hand. 81 have sick
brother at -" she said. naming a
small town in Alabama. and was in
tending to send him these peaches.
with bundle of other things, yester-
day. But, on second thought, / be-
lieve | will buy few more delicacies
and get you to ship them separately,
There was nothing peculiar about the
request and | assured her | would be
dered four or five dollars worth of
different articles-jellies, olives, mar
malade and so on-paid the bill and
gave me her brothers name, directing
the things to be sent to him in care
of captain somebody or other, at the
Alabama town which she mentioned
before. As soon as she left, got out
hnV and hpp~9ro n no n1r I,
signment; but as soon as | came to
the peaches | noticed that the two cans
which she had returned were both
slightly blown as we call it in the
trade. In other words, the tops bulg-
ed outward a trihe, indicating that a
little fermentation had been going on.
Not wishing to send sick man any
thing but the best, set them aside
and put in two fresh cans from the
shelf. The box was shipped by the
first express.
Nearly six months after this cpl
sode," continued the grocer, with
twinkling eyes, 1--WE were cleaning
out our old stock and ran across those
two cans Of peaches. | picked up one
of them carelessly and. my hand be-
ing wet, a piece of the label came off.
You may imagine my surprise to see
a lot Of small saws soldered to the
side of the tin. and on further exami-
nation we found that they completely
encircled the can. and that the other
was in exactly the same condition.
At that ! began to have a faint ink
ling of the truth and lost no time maxi
ing few inquiries. | found that the
Alabama captain was the sheriff of
his county and the invalid brother had
been one of his official guests. He
was burglar and had since been sent
to prison for ten years. The scheme
was pretty shrewd. In the first place,
the sheriff would not be apt to be
suspicious of a package of goods COM
ing direct from a reputable business
house, and, even if he opened the cans
before giving them to the prisoner.
there would be nothing wrong inside
The crook must have been bitterly
disappointed when he examined the
substitutes that l sent. The saws, as
we afterward found out. were highly
tempered and could cut stell bar like
yellow pine. Who was the woman in
black, did you ask? l have no idea;
probably a sister, or wife, or sweet.
heart. never laid eyes on her after,
ward."-The New Orleans Times.
| Democrat.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-03-20

The boy without a playground is
tho father of the ma" without a Job"
says Mr.. Joseph Lee, of Boston 1t is
a notable saying-almost as good as
WellingtOns about Waterloo and the
EtoD boys The playground is the best
possible kindergarten for the rough
aad-tnmble scramble of making a liv-
iaG-the little Waterloo of individual
eyistoncn.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-03-20

The information is vouchsafed by
firm OF fashionable tailors in London
that every practical cutter and tailor
who has had anything to do with the
clergy all agree that they are particu-
lar about their clothes" 1t is not un-
likely that a well-cut coat might in
spire a better sermon than a suit of
rusty black. The consciousness of
being well groomed stimulates to ac-
tivity some Of the highest faculties of
the mind.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-03-20

FREELAND.-Ihe TR GUNE is delivered by
carriers TO subscribers in Freeland at the rate
OF !2la cents per month, payable every two
months, or ST. 50 a year payable in advance.
TIE TRIBUNE may be ordered direct form the
carriers or from the office. Complaints of
Irregular or tprdY delivery service will re.
ctive prompt attention.
BY NAIL The TRIBUNE is sent to out-of-
town subscribers for Sl5J Il year, payable in
advance; pro rata terms for shorter period $.
The date when the subscription expires is on
the address label of each paper. Prompt re-
newals must be made at the expiration, other
wise the subscription viii! be discontnu ed.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-03-20

That there is more smallpox in the
country than there has been for forty
years shows that it is less important
TO determine whence it comes than to
take vigorous measures for its extirpa-
ton. The means of prevention-isola-
ton and restrlction-should be prompt
ly and Thoroughly resorted TO every
where until it is finally wiped out, as.
serts the PIttsburg Dispatch.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-03-20

Gould France Invade England?" is
the title Of ponderous article in one
of the newspapers. II see," said We'll
lngton to one of his Irish officers at
the battle of Waterloo, "that some of
the French broke into your lines"
"Yes," answered the Irishman, "but
you never saw them get out"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-03-20
TRIUMPH.

My greatest triumph has been won
| ne'er shall do farer thing.
My rival prospered yesterday;
| heard of it and didn't snun
Him fearing smiles that he might bring,
But from my heart l put away
The jealousy that had begun
10 spring up there, and tried to see
The good in that which he had done
To feel that all was earned which he
Had gained-and | succeeded, too!
saw how that in passing me
lie had but won what was his due
l choked down Hate and strove anew!
>. Il. kiser, in the Chicago Times
Herald.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-03-20

If fish is a brain food tLen the resi-
derts along the Nile should not be
short on brains. Not only are fish
plentiful in that river, hut there are
1900 varieties.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-03-20

Australia does not propose that her
light shall be hid under bushel The
lighthouse at Sydney is served by cleo
tricity, with 10000 candle power, and
the light itself can be seen for fifty
miles at sea.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-03-20

England's coal supply. it is osti-
mated, will be gone in 1860 But n
majori+7 OF the present generation of
Englishmen will be keeping warm
enough about that time not to worry
over the fact.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-03-20

Tho manufacture of bells has for cen
turies been carried on in Russia On
account of the immense number of
churches throughout the empire, the
demand for bells has always been
great. AS far back as 1853 the cele-
brated bell, called "Tyar Kolokol" was
made. 1t is the largest bell in the
world, being 16 feet in diameter and
19 feet high. No less than III tons of
copper we're used in its manufacture.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-03-20

Mr.. Carnegie gave away $3,OO0,O0O
last year, and large number Of peo-
pie would be tickled half to death If
his profits should not be sufficient to
make him feel like giving away more
than about thirty cents during the
present year.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-03-20

vaudeville trust has just been or
ganzed, but there is little reason to
hope that it will throw out any of the
old jokes.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-03-20

James Defee's death in London re.
moves the last male descendant of
Daniel Defoe. Robinson Crusoe" Is
now classic unlinEed with the pres
emf.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-03-20

In consequence OF the insuffciency 81
coaling stations for the Russian men-of.
war the ministry OF marine is having a
large steamer constructed for supply.
ing the squadrons with coal. A first
payment OF E5o.ooo has been made on
account Of the building OF the vesse,
which IS t1 have a displacement Of 200
tons,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-03-20
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.

In bread-making on an expensive
scale less than third of the time is
now taken. One thousand pounds OF
dough for biscuits is rolled. cut and
prepared for baking in three hours
and "a minutes. as against 81 hours
by hand
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-03-20

Thirty thousand people. in the United
States make their living from the grow
ing silk industry.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-03-20

There is in Paris hotel which has
1000 employees. The smallest kettle
in its kitchen contains 100 quarts and
the largest 500. Each of so roasting
pans is big enough for 300 cutlets.
Every dish for baking potatoes holds
225 pounds. When omelets are on the
bill OF fare 1890 eggs are used at once.
For cooking alone 60 cooks and 100
assistants are always at the ranges.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-03-20

The fuse wire used in electric light
ing systems and trolley cars is COM
position of lead and bismuth. The
are varied somewhat to
alter the hardness of the wire.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-03-20

Three weights not long ago found
on the site of the ancient Forum at
Rome supply an accurate record of
the Roman standard for two centuries
before our era. The weights, which
are of dark green marble with bronze
'andles, represent respectively 2O 30
md 100 Roman pounds, and show that
the ancient Latin pound was exactly
S25 grammes, or little less than
three-quarters of a pound avoirdupois.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-03-20

At gathering of old folks in the
town of Claremont. Mass. the other
day, the chairman called upon all
present who were over 70 years of
age to arise. and ~ responded. He
then asked all those who were over
so tc stand up. and there were - who
had passed that limit. A similar call
for all over the age of 80 brought four
members of the gathering to their
feet.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-03-20

1t is asserted that the electric fur
mace has been adapted to glass manu-
facture. The raw materials are fed
through funnel to an electric arc in
the highest part of the furnace. After
being reduced to a molten condition
it is successfully passed between two
other electric arcs lower down in the
furnace, finally issuing in a purified
condition.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-12-28
ELDER MORRISON
AMONG THE INJURED
Two New Mexico Citizens Were Injured
Yesterday in the Wreck on the Colo
RADIO & Southern Railroad.
Mr.. MORRISON IN THE
HOSPITAL AT TRINIDAD

Trinidad, Colo, Dec. 2S.-Rev. A. P.
Morrison, presiding elder of the M. e.
church of New Mexico who had his
right shoulder dislocated and his head
cut in an accident on the Colorado and
Southern railroad yesterday, near
Barela, is resting comfortably in the
hospital here. The others injured now
in the hospital are: Harry Powell,
Clayton, N. M, head cut; F. Sullivan,
Houston, Tex, left side injured; r. r.
Bishop, Gage, Okla. confusion on left
side and laceration behind left ear;
Mrs. Pearl Holman, Lamar, Colo, lac
Grafton on cheek and bruises; Joseph
Bell, Lamar, Colo, contusions on head
ANOTHER TRAIN WRECK.
Nashua, N. H., Dec. 2S.-The Can
non Ball express train on the Boston
and Maine railroad, which was due
here at $50 this morning, collided with
freight train in the north yard here.
Engineer Edward Quimb and Fireman
j. E. Marshall, of the express, were in
stantly killed and several other train
hands and number Of passengers in
i1lred
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-12-28
LAUNCHING OF
THE MISSOURI
The Launching Was the Prettiest
and the Most Successful Ever
Witnessed at Newport News.
MISS COCKRELL is SPONSOR
Mrs. Roosevelt Witnessed the Launching
Secretaries Long and Hitchcock Were
Also Spectators The Post Launch
ing Banquet.

Newport News, Va, Dec. 2S.-The
battleship Missouri was successfully
launched at 11:12 a. M today.
Fully $4,000 people saw the big de-
fender go overheard. The launching
passed off without hitch, none pref
tier or more successful was ever ac-
complished here. Miss Marion Cockrell
daughter of Senator F.. M. Cockrell of
Missouri, was sponsor for the ship. She
performed the duty with the tradition
al bottle of champagne, using bottle
of Missouri product. A number of dis
tinguished guests gathered around the
sponsor on the christening platform,
which was larger than ever seen here.
Among them We're Secretary of the
Navy Long, and Secretary Hitchcock,
Rear Admiral Melville, Rear Admiral
ONeil, Judge Advocate Lemly, Lieu
tenant Governor j. A. Lee of Missouri,
acting for Governor Dockery, and Sem
ator Cockrell. Mrs. Roosevelt, wife of
President Roosevelt, came up from Old
Point Comfort on the United States
dispatch boat Dolphin, and, with her
guests, viewed the launching Of
the ship from the steamers
deck. The crowd gave three cheers for
Miss Cockrell, three for the army and
navy, three for Secretary Long and
three for the shipyard. This afternoon
the customary post-launching banquet
was given. Secretary Long made an
address,
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-12-28
MAY SUE MACLAY.
Admiral scbley and His Counsel Met To-
day at Washington.

Washington, Dec. 2s.-Adniral Schley
was joined at the Richmond today by
his counsel Isador Rayner, and assistant
counsel, Mr.. league, both of whom
came over from Baltimore at the ad.
.miral's request In order to consider what
further steps, II any, will be taken in
the Schley case. 1t is understood the
purpose of the meeting is to decide
what shall be done in the way of civil
action against the author or publisher
of the Maclay history, which was the
basis OF the recent investigation. The
conference between Admiral Schley and
his counsel closed about 2 o'clock. No
statement was made as to the results
reached. except that such further steps
as might be taken would deal with the
legal rather than the naval phases OF
the controversy. Admiral and Mrs.
Schley will leave in about a week for
the south, to be gone about two weeks.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-12-28
IT WAS A
BRITISH DISASTER
General Dewet Again Taught Gen.
eral Kitchener a Severe and
Bloody Lesson.
TIE BATTLE OF ZEEFONTElN
A Terrible Defeat Of the British That Cost
Them Many Officers and Men-The
South African 0onstabulary Wins
a Minor Success

London, Dec. 28.-The war office is
sued list of the British casualties at
Zeefonten ON December "a. 1t indi-
Gates the entire success of Dewet's at
tack. Six officers and fifty men were
killed, eight officers were wounded and
four are missing. 1t is presumed the
missing officers were taken along with
the guns.
The number of non-commissioned of.
ficers and men wounded and missing has
not yet been received, but the aggregate
promises to make the Zeefontein affair
a memorable disaster to the British.
The war Office gave out dispatch from
Lord Kitchener noting the minor sue
cess of the South African constabulary,
who raided Bothaville and captured 36
Beers
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-12-28
DEATHS In NEW MEXICO.
The Grim Reaper's Harvest During Christ
mas Week.

D. c. Kerens of New York, a con-
sumptive, was found dead in bed at
Tularosa on Christmas morning. A
sister, Mrs. Edna Graham, lives at
New York.
John Dorm, private soldier, in the
federal army during the civil war, died
and was buried at La Mesilla, Dona
Ana county, this week. He had been
resident Of La Mesilla for a number of
years and had no family. Before the
war he saw military service in Utah.
Mrs. Mary Warner Keays died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. L. D. Mil
Ter at Silver City on Thursday night.
She was born on December 10, 1924.
She leaves a son, William T. Keays of
Silver City, and two daughters, Mrs.
L. D. Miller of Silver City, and Mrs.
w. B. Wilson of Cortez, Colo.
Jose Silva of Fort Sumner. Guada-
lupe county, was found dead in bed at
the home Of his brother Captain Sill
via, at Las Vegas, on Tuesday MORN
ing. Heart failure was the cause.
Faustin Lopez, aged 27 years, died at
Las Vegas on Thursday night of diph-
iberia and was buried the same night.
C. J. Jackson an old resident of DEM
ing, died on Monday. He leaves no re-
latives.
While on her way home from Epis-
copal church choir practice at Clayton,
Union county, Mrs. Mary Mann fell
over dead from heart failure.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-12-28
The EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION.
1t Will Conclude Its Business Sessions
This Afternoon.

While the New Mexico Educational
association conveptio at Albuquerque
this year is not nearly as well attend
ed as was the convention at Santa Fe
last year, yet it is a very successful
and interesting meeting. Yesterday ad-
dresses were made by Superintendent
of Public Instruction Colonel j. Fran
cisco Chaves on "The needs of the ru-
raj schools of New Mexico" County
Superintendent N. r. Berner of Eddy
county, followed with talk on "The
supervision of public schools" W. H.
Decker. principal of the public schools
at Pinos Altos, read practical paper
on Teachers for rural schools" These
three papers were discussed by Profess
sor Cockerell Of Las Vegas, Professor
Light Of Silver City, Professor Wood
of Santa Fe, and Colonel Chaves Of
Santa Fe The subject Institutes in
New Mexico" was discussed under
two heads, What ought institutes at
tempt?" and Difficulties peculiar to
New Mexico" The first was treated
by Superintendent w. A. Chapman of
Ration, and the second by Professor
Light, the discussion that followed be-
ing led by Messrs. Light, Wood, Had
ley and Decker.
In the afternoon, Professor Wolcott
addressed the convention on the sub
ject: "Athletics for boys" Miss Ellis
read paper on Athletics for girls"
Professor Oliver Of Socorro, spoke on
Sanitation in the public schools" Pro-
fessor Grant Of Santa Fe, led the dis
cussion that followed. Principal Col
Inns of the United STATES Indian school
at Albuquerque, spoke about "The Red
Man of Today"
In the evening at the High school.
Professor W. G. Tight of Albuquerque,
delivered mastery lecture on "Evo-
luton"
The program for today was as fol-
lows:
Symposium-Trainin for citizenship
in the public schools. Physically, U.
Francis Duff, superintendent Of public
instruction, Luna county; Intellectual
ly, Mrs. O'Connor Roberts, Albuquer-
que; morally r. R. Larkin, superin-
tendent public schools, Gallup.
General discussion.
The library in the grades, Mrs. Eliz-
abeth Jackson, Silver City.
Discussion, Miss Annie Burnham,
Ration.
Election Of officers and general busi-
ness Of association.
Council meeting.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-12-28
LOOKS MORE
LIKE WAR AGAIN
The Argentine Minister Refuses to
Concur in All the Provisions
of the Protocol.
A SERIOUS INTERRUPTION
King Edward VII May After All Not Ar
bitrate the Difficulty Objection Also
to the Withdrawal of Police from
the Disputed Territory.

Washington, Dec. 2S.-The official
advices received in diplomatic quarters
here, indicate that the Chili-Argentine
boundary controversy is again opened.
According to these advices, the action
of the Argentine minister in placing
his signature on the peace protocol
seems to have caused resentment Of
Buenos Ayres. Accordingly yesterday
the Argentine minister informed the
Chilian foreign office that he was un-
able to concur in all the terms agreed
upon heretofore and signed. In par
ticular, he specified two points on
which the Argentine government re-
fused to subscribe-frst, the with
drawal of the police from Ultima Es-
peranza and provinces; second the
submission to King Edward VII of
England This is regarded as serious
interruption, if not a termination of
the proposed settlement.