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New-York tribune., 1901-01-06
The Manufacturers RECORD

From The Manufacturers Record.
One hundred years ago only 2o0o,cbo people spoke |
the English language. Now IL is estimated that !
100 OF the inhabitants OF the globe employ
English tongue in their daily business.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-06

Undoubtedly before the century Is ten years
old az least oue-han Of the correspondence now
carried by train Will be telegraphcG at average
rate for the whole country OF Is cents for nfJy
words, or i've times many words for One-hat
the present telegraph toll. lt Is practicable 20
begin this change at once. but not by present
methods of operation. Ii : only p0SSihls BY the
chemical automatic system.
What the centenarian of hundred years hence
may see. a prophet should leave his to
prophesy. In the way OF telegraphy. doubtless tss
ships aNain win hold converse with each 0sne--
and correct their chronouleters with the t1sr Oo-
servation hundreu miles away: They will be m
constant communication with the shore through
the air or by wires the bed OF the ocean but
the trip from the Hook TO the Lizard will be
done in day. and probably without touching the
water only the overanxous VIII want dispatch
Communication with Mars has already been pre-
empted and seeing by electricity may be no longer
visionary. Forsooth our seven senses may all be
wired wlreeSSiy.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-06
and the Paris Exposition awards are highly
creditable to
THE r,pEcEpuATInN OE FOOD

and the Paris Exposition awards are highly
creditable to us.
THE PRESERVATION OF FOOD
The preservation of foods of all kinds. as ex-
emplified in the canned and other goods, forms
a group of interests wherein chemical control
is needful. II is the chemistry of the kitchen
which here directs the preparation Of wholesome
foods.
The products of mines rank next TO those
of agriculture. Aside from the geological de
posits of economic value which furnish us with
building stones and are used in their natural
condition, there the deposits or clay, mari
sand limestone, gypsum and the Ike wnich
undergo treatment by chemical means before
being used as cements, lines, plasters, Terra
Gotta and bricks
Our country is lavshly provided with coal or
every quality. Anthracite, il is true, mas only
been in use for the last half of the century,
while the art of burning bituminouS coal Wlth
economy and without smoke is only raFely pF'ic-
tised
The rich deposits of iron ore. located so ao-
vantageously near the coal and limestone neces-
sary to the separation of the metal. have given
rise to industries more thriving than any OF
their kind in the world. We are now exporters
not only of iron and steel of all grades, but OF
machinery as well. The winning of the metal
is by chemical processes. The value on the
product is determined by the analyst
New-York tribune., 1901-01-06
OUTLOOK FOR TELEGRAPHT.

Patrick b. Delany. in The Electrical World and
Engineer
The state of the art of electrical communication
to-day may De summed up as follows:
New-York tribune., 1901-01-06

THE MANUFACTURE OF COTTON.
FrorV The Manufacturers Record
In the manufacture OF cotton the South has made
marvellous progress during the last twenty years,
as shown by the following table:
New-York tribune., 1901-01-06
BENEFITS TO AGRICULTURE.

Soils have been critically studied during the
last decade. Barren tracts haye been made
fertile through irrigation. Equally worthless
swampy lands have been redeemed by subsoil
drainage. 1t .-as been shown that bacteria aid
plants TO absorb nitrogen directly from the at
mosphere. The danger of a famine as a result
of the exhaustion of the nitre beds is no longer
a nightmare. Chemical manufacturers are cuti-
waiting the nitrifying bacteria for the incubation
of unfruitfu Soils
The ability TO fatten stock for market in one
half the former time has justified the expendi-
lures for elaborate feeding experiments The
respiration calorimeter has enabled the Division
of Chemistry TO study the food of man and sug-
when National legislation will regulate the sale
of foods and drugs
Our great lumber belts have an intimate re-
lation to chemical industries. 1t is proposed 10
timber by rational system OF forestry Chemi-
cal processes are being applied to render timber
unintammable. The by-product kiln for char
coal is rapidly taking the place of the Old FASH
ioned methods. and thousands of tons of inn
portant chemicals being saved Wood pulp
is serving never before source of paper
margarine in the seventies. the output being
now about 100. 000,0 900 pounds yearly reyomtion-
ized the dairy industries.
Maize gives rise to two important indus
tries starch and starch manufacture
While sugar is extracted from the sugar
cane. the sugar beet, sorghum and the maple
starch sugar results from the boiling of starch
with little acid. 1t is artificial product OF
great value.
Starch is the raw material for the brewery
and the distillery. The maltster controls the
change of starch to fermentable sugar. This
sugar is then converted by the delicate process
Of fermentation into alcohol
The cultivation of the grape and the produc-
ton of wines have become tiourishing industry.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-10-21
NATURALIZATION OF THE STREETS
Nearly Every Bell Now Means "Jump
For Your Life!"

Nearly Every Bell Now Means slump
For Your Life!"
In the steady volume Of the noises
Of the street the bell has become the
inslstent characteristic - the jingling
bell, the tinkling bell, the sweet bell
tangled out of tune-above all, the per-
emptory clang of the warning gong.
1t is not so very long ago that the bells
OF the street were few and readily un-
derstood. There was the gypsy chime
of cowbells swinging ON leather belt
supported by uprights on a pushcart.
Its not inharmonious jangle meant old
rags as certainly as the blast of the
horn meant Friday fish. The clangor
of the brazen handbell, the large din
near bell, pealed in a sort of march
tempo, was sure indication of the
passage of the scissors grinder, with
his wheel upon his back and bell in
hand, looking for the chance to renew
the edges of domestic cutlery.
Every horse on every street car wore
bell at his collar, and the rhythmic
jingle was no unpleasant accompani-
ment to the flinty beat of iron shod
hoofs In measured intervals upon the
cobbles a.-.'t, s.--,.--...
Now the bells have only one mes
sage, and stern one, sect out of the
wayw-a message such as may be read
where country turnpikes cross the
tracks under the warning gibbet, with
its inscription, "Look out for the loco
motive when the bell rings" The
strike Of every bell upon the streets
in this high speeding age means
Jump for your lifew With clang and
clatter the electric car whizzes past,
and before the warning has ceased to
ring In the ears will be block away.
Still more peremptory are the ambu-
lances, whose rubber tires bring them,
scarcely heard, right down upon the
wayfarer before their gong goes off
with the rattle of all the watchmen of
antiquity rolled into one. Still more
stealthy In Its approach is the bicycle.
with the weaker demand of its con-
tinuous performance bell for the right
of way, but foot travel has become
habituated to the wheel, and is dis
posed to Insist upon some such rule
as secures the right of way at sea to
the windjammer over the steamer.
The latest bell to come upon the
streets is that which marks the COM
ing Of the automobile. Some of these
shrill pipe of the whistle of steam or
compressed air, but others have a dis
tinctive chime Of two notes, like some
church clock striking the half hour.
For no worse sin than ringing the
bells Of his parish church John Bun
yan saw the redhot gates of hell yawn-
ing open for him. Just think what a
doomsealer he would be were he to
listen to the bells of the street.-New
York Tribune.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-10-21
A Charming Costume.

Combinations of tucked with plain
material, of cream lace and white
fabrics, are in the height of style and
appear to gain favor week by week.
The very charming May Manton ex-
ample illustrated in the large draw
ing shows fine batiste with cream
Cluny lace, the insertion run with
narrow black velvet ribbon; but the
design is equally well suited to vari-
GUS other materials.
The foundation is snug fitting and
closes at the centre front. When q
diaphanous effect is desired it is well
to make it Of the material or of NOUS
seline. The yoke front and sleeves
are of tucked material. The back
yoke is faced onto the lining, but the
front is separate and closes at the left
shoulder and beneath the fronts prop
er. The blouse is plain at the upper
portion with scant fulness in back
and gathers at the waist line in front.
The fronts part slightly at the centre
and turn back to form pointed revers.
The sleeves can be in elbow or full
length as preferred. The neck is fin
ished with stock that should be lined
only with the material and stiffened
with wire to be in the latest style. 1t
closes with the yoke fastened at tile
left shoulder.
To cut this waist for a woman of
medium size, one and seven-eight
yards of material twenty-one inches
wide, or one yard thirty-two or forty
four inches wide, with one and three
quarter yards of tucking for yoke,
front and sleeves, three and five
eight yards of insertion and one yard
Of edging to trim as Illustrated. TO
make with sleeves of plain material,
three and a quarter yards twenty-one
inches wide, one and three-quarter
yards thirty-two inches wide, or one
and a half yards forty four inches
wide. with tAree-Quarter yards of
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-10-21

Possibly there is truth in the pub
lished statement that a majority of
New Workers will not buy perfectly
fresh eggs If they can obtain those
that are about week old. That may
account for the signs in the shops
"Fresh," Strictly fresh" and "Tweh-
ty-for-a-quarter." One of the 5000
egg Gamblers in New York says: "The
only eggs that are really fit to eat are
speckled. The quail egg comes first
then the guinea egg and then the
turkey egg. Even suck-egg dog
avoids duck eggs. 1t is strange that
more guinea eggs do not come to mar
ket. Turkey eggs are too valuable
for breeding, though could name two
millionaires in the Highlands of
Fifth avenue who pay 81 dozen for
them and always nave some in the
pantry. The law is dead against
robbing quail and partridge nests.
One Of the delicacles much sought
after is mess of plovers eggs. About
three dozen make a meal."-New York
Press.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-10-21
A Plea For Single Beds.

Two in bed is the usual custom of
sleeping, in the United States at least,
and also in Canada and England. But
in German and France, says Good
Housekeeping, single beds are the
rule. The latter plan is more health
full and comfortable. 1t is gradually
coming into use in this country.
Single beds involve more linen, more
work In making beds and more wash
ing, but l never knew family to re-
turn to the old plan after once giving
single beds fair trial. Especially in
summer is the single bed to be pre-
ferred, or even sleeping on the floor,
to two In a bed. Many families de-
clare they never knew what comfort
was, during the hot summer nights,
until they adopted the single beds.
l might add n word of protest against
allowing babies or young children to
sleep with old people. The latter GER
tainly draw upon the vitality of the
former. This is probably true as be-
tween any bedfellows one OF whom
is sickly or less strong than the other.
Consumption and other, diseases have
often been communicated from one
bedfellow to another.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-10-21
"Throw Out the Life Line.n

"At Nantasket Beach," writes John
r. Clements in the Christian Endeavor
World, II one day visited the life
saving station" said Rev. e. s. Ufford.
land l had shown to me for the first
time a lifeline with its silken strands,
and had its uses minutely explained
to me; the story of wreck on this
dangerous coast was at the same time
related by a friend. These two Incl
dents formed the basts Of the song.
"a title, you know, has much to do,
many times, with the success of COM
position. 1t not cnly impresses the
author, but 1t catches the ear of the
public. So in this case, when the four
words, Throw out the lifeline" came
to me, l had my inspiration. The
sentence stayed with me, and 1 could
not have thrown it off, had 1 been so
inclined.
"On reaching home took paper and
pencil, and wrote down the words
hurriedly; then, seating myself at the
instrument, l seemed to play the tune
without any effort. l do not think
there was more than fifteen minutes
consumed in the production of both
words and music. They seemed ready.
I had only to write"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-10-21
SchoolbOy Definitions.

@. "Who discovered the law of
gravity from the fall of an apple?"
A. Paris"
@. what is a sarcasm" A. "a
sore on your body"
An antiquarian" is "a place for
animals" "harlequinade" "a kind of
drink" "a dilemma "a medicine"
CITADEL "a sort of chief policeman"
neutral "a kind of reptile" and
"eulogy" chap who feels bumps on
your head"
"Juggernaut, mountain in Switzer-
land" glacier as "a mender of win
dows," 'prig" is "a little boat" and
the ostrich is distinct"
"Sapphira was high priest"
"Chamois are kind OF big fieas."
1.-THE Milky Way" is 1.-THE thick
creamy stuff on the top Of the milk"
"Tableaux vivants" means "hotel
dinner"
"Elopement" Is ''the opposite 20 allo-
pathy. hy."-Collection made by a London
Head Master.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-10-21

The smart, well cut walking skirt
that comfortably clears the ground
has become a necessity and makes
part of every wardrobe This grace
full, becoming model is the very latest
May Manton that has appeared and
includes many desirable features. The
back is cut with the new ripple that
falls in graceful folds from few
inches below the belt, and the founce
means both flare and freedom. The
original is made of homespun in
mixed shades of brown and tan, but
all checks, cheviots and skirting ma
terials are appropriate.
The skirt is cut in five cores the
side cores being narrow and is with
out fulness at the belt The hounce
is graduated in width and is scanned
to the lower edge. at the right side
is placed patch pocket with Il turn
over flap.
To cut this skirt for a woman of
medium size six and one-eis:t yards
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-10-21
German Secret of Success.

The magnificent organization OF
trade and technical schools in Ger
many is three generations old. Our
competitors are not content with what
exists. They are incessantly employed
in perfecting their practical equip
ment. How can we expect to compete
with country where thousands Of
apprenticed clerks, the business d.
rectors and commercial travellers of
the future, attend their continuation
school for two hours in the morning
from o'clock to 8? Then they go TO
their offices, and long before attain
ing their majority they are proficient
in at least u couple of living languages,
have thorough grasp Of the whole
theory and practice of foreign trade.
and, above all, in their own special
line have got quite to the bottom Of
their business. Between fifteen anG
nineteen with US the State knows neJt
to nothing of its youth, though that
is the very period in which permanent
character and faculty are shaped.
The thousand boys who might have
become technical experts or commef-
cial travellers as fluent and persuasive
as their Continental rivals in as many
tongues, would be worth million
of the elementary instructed, who re-
tain little more on the average than
n strong taste for cheap fiction. Our
expenditure upon education Is largely
a colossal waste, and our failure to
provide a secondary system such as
can alone bring the seed to harvest
is a national disaster and a national
disgrace.-London Telegraph.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-10-21

pie wishing that they owned this rich
mine or that vast fortune, but If one
could have Just the annual loss on the
billions of dollars worth Of gold now
in the worlds hands there would be
no need to envy Croesus. Every year
an impalpable golden dust-s5 inf
nitely fine as to seem rather a yapOr
than a dust-ls worn from all gold in
use, and passes forever from our
wealth and our knowledge. And in
our handling, enough gold to make
one person intellectually rich disap-
pears every year, lost as absolutely as
If it had never existed. So even if the
worlds needs of gold were not multi
plying very rapidly there would be re-
quired large annual production mere
ly to meet this shrinkage by "we., 1
and tear"
The quality which makes gold the
most valuable of the metals is its do
cility. The cunning hammer of the
smith can "teach" 1t almost anything.
The more stubborn metals crumble
after they have been reduced to GER
tain point of fineness, but gold can be
hammered into sheet so infinitely
fine that $4,000 OF them, piled one
upon the other, would be but an inch
thick! And a flake of gold tiny as a
pinhead can be drawn out in a finer
thread than ever man spun in q spi-
der-thread-to length of 500 feet.
There is no end to the uses of gold.
They broaden every day. In one Of
its many forms our Yellow Slave helps
us in almost every art and walk Of
life. 1t is as necessary as its red fell
low-servant, Fire-and better in one
way, since, unlike fire, it can never
become "a bad MASTER" except
through our own fault.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-10-21

trated combines all the essential fea-
lures, is loose enough for comfort, yet
graceful and becoming. The original
is made Of India silk showing blue
figures on a white ground but wash
able materials and soft, simple wool
en- fabrics are equally appropriate.
The full fronts and back are simply
gathered and Joined to square yoke
of lining or to the fitted lining that
extends to the waist. The deep yoke
shaped in effective scallops is included
with the box pleat that closes the
fronts, but the lower edges may be
finished free with bolero effect or
stitched over the gathers if so pre-
ferred. The fulness is gathered at
the waist line in back and a ribbon
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-10-21

tucking for yoke and front Will be re-
quired.
The eminently smart skirt illustrat-
ed shows a novel arrangement and
one that is admirably suited to the
soft clinging wool and silk materials
now in vogue as well as to the in
Vulnerable washable fabrics offered.
The skirt is cut in seven pieces and
is laid in three narrow tucks at each
front and side seam, the fulness at
the back being laid in an inverted
pleat. The hounce is tucked at the
upper edge, but falls in graceful folds
as it approaches the floor.
To cut this skirt for Il woman Of
medium size, eleven and three-eight
yards of material twenty-one inches
wide, eight yards thirty-two inches
wide, or five and three-quarter yards
forty-four inches wide will be re-
quired, with ten yards of applique,
and lace squares according to size
to trim as illustrated.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-10-21
Troubles That Never Happen.

AS the story runs, once there was an
old man, broken by years and wrin-
kled by worries, who laid him down
to die. Summoning his seven grown
children to his side he delivered feebly
to them with his parting breath this
last message:
my children, I have lived long,
toiled hard and worried much. But as
look back upon my life 1 find that
my greatest troubles have been those
that never happened"
In other words. the good man had
spent much of his time In crossing
bridges that he was never to reach
in borrowing trouble that he was never
to exper'eDce.-New York World.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-10-21

passing around the waist confines the
fulness in front.
The sleeves are in bishop shape, but
finished with turnover flare cuffs. At
the neck is a turn over collar that is
high enough for style yet soft and
eminently satisfactory to the wearer.
To cut this Jacket for woman of
medium size four yards Of material
twenty-five inches wide, two and
three-quarter yards thirty-two inches
wide or two and one-eight yards forty
four inches wide will be required.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-10-21
Tho Sand Road.

Shade harms loan or clay road.
but improves road Of sand or broken
stone, since 1t prevents the evapora-
ton OF the moisture from the road
bed. Therefore q sand road can be
permanently improved by planting
trees SO as to shade the Travelled way.
They win prevent, in part, the drying
effect of the winds, as well as inter-
cept the rays Of the sun.
A road on pure sand Is improved
temporarily by covering 1t with a thin
layer of any vegetable fibre, as de-
eaying leaves, straw marsh hay, waste
from sorghum mills (begasse), flbrous
or string-like shavings, etc. This
hbrous material soon becomes incor.
porated with the sand and decreases
Its mobility. The vegetable matter
decays and wears out, and conse-
quently the effect Is comparatively
temporary. The length of time such
expedient will last depends upon the
climate and the amount of travel.
Sand roads improved with three to
four Inches Of shredded wood (eXcel.
sior) have kept In reasonable condi.
ton for year or two.
The only thorough and permanent
Improvement possible for a sand road
is to add layer Of tough clay and in.
corporate it with the sand. This is ex-
pensive at best, and it is difficult to get
the sand and clay thoroughly incor.
porated in the right proportions.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-10-21
Stick Pin In a Chicken.

A. NJ. Clark. of Girard, Erie County,
killed chicken for his Sunday dinner,
and discovered something quite un-
usual in the history Of poultry. In
cleaning the bird his hand was some
what injured by coming in contact
with sharp instrument which pro-
truded through the gizzard. When
that organ was removed and cut open
1t contained gold stick pin which Mr..
Clark had lost about year ago. The
pin had worked through the side of
the gizzard and fully half an inch was
on the outside. while the balance was
inside. The gold head was untarnished.
The chicken seemed to Se in perfect
health, and evidently enjoyed the diet.
-Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-10-21
Favorite Color Combinations.

Black and pale blue is n combina.
tion that this season has divided fav-
or with the ever popular black and
white.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-10-21

New York City.-Tasteful, comfort
able breakfast or morning jackets are
essential to every woman of taste.
The novel May Manton design illus
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-10-21
Mink Cape For the Duchess.

The women of Ottawa are TO pre-
sent to the Duchess of York upon the
occasion of the royal visit to the capi-
tai a gift that is thoroughly typical
of Canada. 1t is cape of the finest
mink procurable. The collar and flare
around the edges will be lined with
ermine, while the body of the cape
will be lined with white satin. The
garment, which reaches to the knee,
is fastened with gold clasps fashioned
in the form of a maple leaf, the en-
blem of the Dominion. The gold for
these clasps comes from the Canadian
Yukon.
A Tint Much Worn.
Apricot. a soft and generally be.
coming tint, is much worn in Paris
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-10-21

and in combination with creamy lace
and Il touch of black velvet it is ex-
ceedingly effective
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-10-21

of material twentyseven inches wide.
three and seven-eight yards forty-fou.
inches wide or three and three-eight
yards fifty inches wide will be re-
Quired.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-10-21

Last year Germany imported from
Italy $2,50o,0oo worth Of grapes ter
table use.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-10-21
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HE question is often asked
your Commissioner how the
stone roads are Of any partic-
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-10-21

Emigration from Germany has fallen
from 171.0o0 in 1883 to 21,00O in 1900.