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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-09-20
Needless
is Worry

what is worry?" Annie Besant
in the Theosophical Review asks this
question and then dilates upon it
somewhat as follows 1T is the proc
ess of repeating the same train Of
| thought over and over again, with
small alterations, coming to no result
and not even aiming at the reaching of
result" He who is given to worry
has dwelt on a puzzling painful sub
ject, wishing, but failing to find the
solution of some problem until. held in
this anxious and uncertain condition,
he becomes dominated by the fear OF
the anticipated trouble. His thought
current has made for itself channel
and his mental energies flow along
| this track as it is the line of least
resistance. Held as it were in this
brain-track by the fascination of fear,
his mental vitality is sapping itself
away and poisoning the blood cells in
his brain. AS Elmer 7. Gates has
proved by his chemical analysis Of
perspiration of the man who is de-
pressed, low-spirited and despairing,
he is actually producing a ptomaine
Of certain kind which enters into the
circulation of his blood, and often
physical disease follows. Now how
can we get rid OF this worry channel?
BY digging another of an exactly op-
posite character, made by definite per-
sistent regular thought of the kind
opposed to worry. Let a man who is
given to worry give a few minutes
every day to some noble and encour-
aging thought. Let him picture the
Divine Self within as fountain of
strength and peace from which he
may drink refreshment at any mo-
ment of need. Let him turn and listen
to the message of his innermost Divine
nature and he will find himself en-
folded in peace that swollows up fear
II he will persist in this with regu-
larity the thought will dig a new
channel and the old one will disappear
Ere long he will find that whenever his
mind is free from labor, his thoughts
will flow unbidden into the channel of
peace and power which will shed a
restful atmosphere around him, felt
though perhaps not seen by all who
are near him. Mental energy will
flow into healthy nourishing channels,
increasing not sapping his vitality and
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-09-20

What would have been a rather se-
rious complication was averted by the
presence of mind Of a bride at Towson
a night or two ago. To the best man
was given the honor of escorting the
bride to the altar, while the groom fol-
lowed with the bridesmaid. Whether
the groom and his best man forgot
their positions or both went into q
trance is not known. They did not ex-
change places, but stood, the best man
with the bride and the groom with the
bridesmaid, as the clergyman began
the ceremony. Then the bride realized
that she was about to be married to
the other man" and objected. In a
moment or two she got things straight
ened out and the ceremony proceeded.
1t was narrow escape.-Baltimore
Sun.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-09-20
GOOD POPULAR SONGS SCARCE.
Great Hits Few Nowadays, Althoug h
Music Publishers Arc Hustling.

Great Hits Few Nowadays, Although
Music Publishers Are Hustling.
at is singular, but true" said
music publisher, "that there are very
few big hits in popular songs nova
days, that is, songs that have reached
the million mark in sales, such rs
After the Ball. Annie Rooney
'Daisey Bell Down Went McGinty,'
two Little Girls in Blue and Com
rades.' Many songs published since
then have been very popular, to be
sure, but they cannot be compared
with the old-timers.
''Many dealers have asked me the
cause of this, but thus far have been
unable to explain it satisfactorily. 1t
is all the stranger when you take into
consideration the fact that there are
more singers and better facilities for
pushing songs than in former years.
Years ago good song would force
itself upon the market. At present a
publisher has to humor the singers and
do lot of hustling. Some of the top
liners require pay to sing songs. In
the old days they were only too glad
TO get q good ballad. To cater to the
whims Of the singers publisher must
have at least three pianos in his estab-
lishment, employ expert players and
vocalists to teach the songs, print
professional cards and do a thousand
other things. You see the competi-
ton is keen, and if you should hurt
the feelings of any singer, especially a
man or woman of reputation, you will
have considerable trouble in making
your songs popular.
Publishers have to take a lot of
chances, too. For instance, to popu
larize a song you must have slides
made for stereopticon views. This
costs quite sum. One publisher spent
$400 to take pictures for a set of
slides for the song Sing Again That
Sweet Refrain He had to employ
troupe of colored minstrels, n band
and hall. Fortunately the song made
money and he did not lose anything.
There are other things to contend with,
too. such as lawsuits, etc. There was
a dispute over the ownership Of one
song, for instance. After fighting in
the courts for some time one of the
firms concerned compromised, by pay
ing the other $4,000 In cash and the
costs of the suit" t."-Clevelahd Plain
Dealer.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-09-20
Place the Button in the Right Place,

Mrs. Mclean, young Scotch moth
er, had great trouble to keep her two
year-old boy from running into the
streets Of the village. The little wom-
an was greatly terrified lest he should
be trampled by horses.
She had just returned from an ex-
hausting run after him and was clos
ing the front yard gate when the old
teamster, Donald McTavish, a good
home disciplinarian, by the way, drove
along on his way home.
"Oh, dear" said the little woman, 81
have such time to keep this boy out
of the streets. am discouraged. What
shall 1 do, Mr.. McTavish?'
"What have ye been doing, Mrs.
McLean?"
"Oh, 1 first buttoned the gate, but he
soon found out how to open it. 1 put
the button higher out of his reach, and
in a day or two he found how to climb
up to it. I hid the box he climbed up
on, and he found another. I then put
the button as high up as it would go
on the fence, and now he gets stick
and opens the gate. What shall 1 do|
"Ah! my Teddy, ye dinna know how
to do it. Put the button on the boy"
replied the old Scotchman.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-09-20
~ The Care OF G1oOes.

| Nothing looks worse than soiled
gloves, and as they are an expensive
item in dress they require careful
management. A first-clas5 glove out
wears half dozen pairs of cheap ones,
and at the same time looks well until
1t is finally discarded. Cheap gloves,
however, have their uses; expensive
ones should never be worn in wet
weather or in hot rooms or in theatres,
where the heat will cause the hands to
perspire, for when a glove is once
stained by perspiration no amount of
cleaning will make it look well again.
For such occasions cheap gloves are
far more serviceable. To clean
chamois gloves put the gloves on your
hands, and wash them as if you were
washing your hands, in warm water
and white CASTLE soap; wash until
they are quite clean; then take them
of and hang them in a warm place to
dry. Kid gloves may be cleaned in
the following manner: Put a little
fresh milk in a dish, and piece of
white CASTLE soap in another, and have
convenient a clean cloth folded three
or four times, and a small piece of
flannel. Place the soiled glove smooth
and neat upon the cloth, and dip the
flannel into the milk; then rub off
good quantity of the soap on the wet
flannel and commence to rub the glove
downward toward the fingers, holding
1t firmly with the left hand. Continue
this process until the glove, If white,
looks dingy yellow; if colored, until
it looks dark and spoiled. Then lay
It aside to dry, without rinsing out the
soap. and the glove will, when dry,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-09-20
Washington swore Mt the Senate.

John Quincy Adams under date Of
November 10, 1924, wrote in his diary:
"Mr. Crawford (secretary of the treas
ury) told twice over the story of Pres
ident Washington having, at an early
period of his administration, gone to
the Senate with project Of treaty
to be negotiated and being present at
the deliberations upon it. They de-
bated it and proposed alterations, so
that when Washington left the Senate
chamber he said he would be damned
if ever he went there again." There
has never been a President present at
such deliberations since, and this incl
dent probably largely determined the
dignified forms of communication now
existing between President and SEN
educational Magazine.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-09-20

"The graduating lists of the Ameri-
can colleges this year show an increase
of 25 per cent" says a well-known
Philadelphia educator, ''and it seems
probable that the institutions of learn
ing will have more than their usual
quota of students next fall. Education
is beginning to make itself felt in the
commercial world. In other words, it
is now on practical, everyday basis.
The demand for college men in all
branches of business, as well as pro-
fessions, is gradually increasing. The
notion that college education units
men for business is no longer seriously
considered by the up-to-date man Of
business"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-09-20
Eating Locusts.

The Filipinos in Manila are having
an unexpected feast. 1t came to
them like the mama to the Israelites,
being furnished by swarm of locusts,
which recently flew over the city. To
these people the locusts are great
delicacy. The insects are served dry
or in pot-pourri. They are also
made into pies and cakes, and in some
instances ground into powder and
stepped in liquid so as to make bev-
erage. At times catching the insects
becomes very profitable business. In
Manila and the other large cities they
sell at 81 sack, gold. These sacks
hold about n bushel. When dried the
locust can be kept indefinitely. The
natives never eat the grasshoppers
green, but they eat them in every
form, dried or cooked. They even car
ry them In their pockets and eat them
as they would candies and other con-
fections. When dried the locust is
nice and crisp, and tastes something
like gingersnaps. Some confestioners
dress the grasshoppers in various
ways, serving him up occasionally
with chocolate trimmings and coats
of sugar-New York Post.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-09-20
The Horse Is Stili Useful.

The application of electricity to mu-
nicipal transit everywhere released
horses. and it looked at one time as if
the price of that useful quadruped were
going down almost to zero. But the
Boer war created a new demand for
horses and mules, no less than 125,000
having been shipped from this country
alone, the export still continuing. With
all the forces of competition, urban and
extra urban, arrayed against him, there
is always something left for him to do,
and he is a live asset in the worlds
market, at least till further notice.
New York Tribune.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-09-20
One Pair of Gloves For Two Men.

Mr.. A. e. Randle, of Congress
Heights, visited the District Commits
sioners, escorting General Charles e.
Hooker, of Mississippi.
General Hooker" remarked Mr..
Randle, was a gallant Confederate
officer. AT Vicksburg cannon ball
cut off his left arm and at the same
time blew off the head of his servant.
who was kneeling by his side. A
Union officer in the same battle, who
shall be nameless, lost his right arm
during the same siege. In after years
the two officers became close friends.
As one of them lost the right arm and
The other the left one, they send each
other the odd glove every time either
purchases a pair Of gloves" Wash
ington Post.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-09-20
Paid $4,000 For N Rur

Every time j. Pierpont Morgan goes
abroad, says the New York Times, he
makes 1t point to acquire a number
OF valuable souvenirs of the trip. This
time, besides a number of rare paint
ings, including the famous Gainsbor-
ough portrait, he has purchased for
himself a Persian rug, probably the
rarest OF its kind in existence, for
which he paid $4,000. The rug meas
ures ten feet six inches by nineteen
feet, was made of Persian silk in Ia
briz, Persia, and was woven by Mo-
hammedan friars $50 years ago for a
shah. The time required to weave the
rug was sixteen years.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-09-20
Have You Met This Woman ?

Fer husband is all right-but he Is
so fat!
Her little boy is all right-but he Is
growing SO spindling!
Her home is all right-but the paint
is too light!
Did she like the last lecture at the
cluby Liked what he said very much
but his hair was cut so short-like
n prize fighter!
Her new tailor suit is all right-but
Mrs. Zyz has her coat trifle, the
merest shred, longer. and it's much
better!
Her new hat is elegant-but if that
ribbon was shade darker. row
Boston Herald.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-09-20
CATCHING TIGERS.
Powerful Steel Traps Which Securely I'M
prison the Beasts.

prison the Beasts.
Capturing tigers by novel method
Is now being adopted in Sumatra and
is proving almost invariably success
full. AS soon as q tigers hair has been
found, natives are employed to con-
struct wooden fence nine feet long
and four feet wide short distance
away from it, and in this inclosure Is
then placed as a bait a dog, which Is
tied to one of the fence posts. A mar
row entrance leads into the inclosure,
and, there, deftly concealed under
earth, leaves and boughs of trees, is
placed q strong steel trap, which is so
designed that any ANIMAL that places
it's foot on it is certain to be held cap
tive.
The trap is of recent invention and
consists of strong steel plates and
equally strong springs. When it is set
the plates form sort of platform, and
as soon as the tiger which has been
lured thither by the dog sets his foot
thereon the springs are released, and
the cruel steel grips the legs and holds
1t fast.
Powerful as a tiger is, he cannot free
himself from such bondage, and as
those who have set the trap are never
far away he is in a short time either
killed or securely Gagged. AT the same
time the dog is released, and, indeed,he
could not be removed from the inclos
ure as long as the trap was set, since
this instrument strong as it is, never
theless is so delicate that the pressure
even of a dogs foot would release the
springs and cause the animals leg to
be crushed in a twinkling.-London
Telegraph.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-09-20
A Sigh for the Old Innkeeper.

There are times when the frequenter
OF the great caravansaries would, for
little, step out from the glare and
hustle and take his ease in the old
way, in some place where there would
be no crowd, no obsequious servants,
no extravaganza in dress, no gilded
furniture, no Office encumbered with
tags and trunks ard choking with
cigar smoke, no gaudy bar no arc
nights, 70 clanking steam pipes rr
grassy furnaces, no dining-rcom where
ME is supposed to eat in state, aad,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-09-20

The growing Importance Of commerce
on the Pacific is indicated by the chart
ing of "lanes" for steamers crossing
that ocean. Such lanes have
been established for many years
between Europe and America and
have greatly diminished the risks
of collision. There is still Danger Of
collision of steamers with sailing
ships, especially in the foggy region
off the Newfoundland coast, but such
vessels know when they are in one Of
the steamship lanes and take extra
precautions to avoid danger Hitherto
the steamers on the Pacific have been
so few that no official action has been
deemed necessary, ALTHOUGH the
courses usually taken have been fairly
well understood by all shipmasters.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-09-20
An Immigrants Progress.

Fifteen years ago Joseph Haaga ar
rived in Buttes County, Kan, with
five cents in his pocket. He went TO
work for farmer, with whom he re-
malned five years, saving something
from his wages each year. At the end
Of that time he started farming on his
own account. To-day he OWLS five
hundred acres of land, and has it
stocked with fine herd ot cattle A
short time ago lie went TO Ell Dorado
to bid on another half sectlcn of land,
which lie had the money to by.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-09-20

Beneath a small window
A dear little bird
Kept singing this song
(And heard every word):
"Oh, sweet are the berries,
The red and the white,
And sweet are the crumbs
That you gave me last night;
And sweet to the squirrels
Are nuts in the wood!
But there's nothing so sweet
As child that is good"
"Oh, jam is much sweeter!"
Said dear little Nell;
"And there's treacle and honey
And jelly as well.
Here's big piece of bread
And some crumbs for your tea.
Don't you think these are sweeter
Than Maggie or me?"
But Robin made answer
AS loud as he could,
"There's nothing so sweet
AS girl that is good!'
Round the Hearth.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-09-20

at the whim of a terrifying head
waiter, to be company for people one
does not care for; and especially where
the bill at the end of week would
not take away ones income or his
breath. There is, in fact, a chance,
especially at our summer resorts, for
new innkeeper, who shall be the old
innkeeper in a modern and friendly
guise.-Saturday Evening Post.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-09-20

An international congress is pro-
jected, to be held shortly at Berne,
Switzerland. at which an amendment
is to be offered to the Geneva conven-
ton, to provide for the immunity from
capture of surgeons and their attend
ants serving on the field of battle I'M
der the Red Cross. Common humanity
suggests its adoption.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-09-20

For nearly three centuries an in
creasiag army has been chopping away
at our forests. Yet more than one
third of the area of the United States
is classed as woodlan1-oVer 100000
square miles.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-09-20

The convict who has been released
because of his claim that he has dis
coverd the lost art of hardening cop
per has probably mistaken that metal
for brass.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-09-20
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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-09-20

An old dining table at which Prince
Charlie dined when he marched into
England was exposed at sale of
household furniture at Moffat, Dunn
frieshire, recently and was knocked
down at 30 sLilllngs.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-09-20

Many woman would possibly feel
discouraged did she realize that she
carried from 40 to 50 miles of hair on
her head and that some of them are
burdened with the task of dressing
over 70 miles of hair every day of their
lives.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-09-20

An attempt to prove war impossible
will never result in the abolition of
war. There is, however, a growing
belief that war is always impolitic.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-09-20

If the habit of making these colossal
bequests continues, private fortunes
will become more and more public
snap.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-09-20
1T is An Ea asy
Matter to
Drop 1t.

worry is thing of the past. Thus
may we learn the secret of rising
above troubles and pain until they 81
lently steal away.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-09-20

Last year the farmers of the United
States received $1S5, 100000 more for
their products than in 1899.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-09-20

During the last half Of the year 2G1
textile mills We're hCil, of which 1l3
were COTTON, - knit goods AMI -
miscellaneous.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-09-20

Entered at the Postofllce at Freeland. Pa.
as Second-Class Matter.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-09-20

One of the results of the South Afri-
can war has been the organization Of
rife clubs in Great Britain on the Boer
plan, to teach every man capable of
carrying arms how to shoot at long
range and to detect objects at long
distances. These clubs are organized
by field cornets, and all members are
on an equal footing in service, ire
spective of their status in society.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-09-20

According to the Journal of Com
merce the growth of the cottOnseed
industry has been in such ratio that
now the aggregate investment is very
large, and the progress bids fair to
continue. Twenty years ago, in 1880
the cotton seed oil mills of the south
numbered 40, with a capitalization OF
about $3,5OO,OOO. The investment had
increased in 1890 to about s12 100000
Today the mills number about 500
with an aggregate capital of about
$4,000, 900.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-09-20
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look nearly new. 1t will be soft
glossy, smooth and elastic.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-09-20

When the fight begins within him
self a mans worth 1omethinG
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-09-20

The success CT the recent expert
ment made by Philadelphia tug mat
ter in towing two loaded coal barges
from the Delaware to Havana prom
ises a growth of the export coal trade
to the West Indies which is en-
couraging. Hitherto the chronic swell
off Cape Hateras has deferred a VEN
ture of this sort, but, the trip once
easily made, many other towns may be
expected to follow in the wake of this
courageous Philadelphia captain.
Arizona daily citizen., 1901-03-28
Great Britain
Wants DeliberatiOn.

WASHINGTON, March 2S.-The British
government has protested against China
making convention with any power
touching territorial or financial matters
until the present troubles in that coun.
try are concluded.
The fact that the British protest was
made known here for the first time yes
terday by dispatch from one ofthe for
eign officials of Europe.
1t says the protest was made throue b
Sir Ernest Satow, British minister at
Peking. 1t does not state when the rep
resentations were made but from the
fact that the dispatch was received in
Washington it is taken that the British
action is directed against the Russian
agreement. the language is said to be
similar to that used by Secretary Hay in
the American protest.
The effect of the British action is to
place the United States, Great Britain
and Japan in formal opposition to the
signing of convention by China with
any power pending settlement of the
China troubles. The couree OF Great
Britain is more significant from the fact
that that governmentand Germany have
written an alliance.