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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-31

An amusing story, which my per-
haps be entirely true, is told of short
sighted but energetic member OF the
Russian secret police.
He was walking through a little-fre.
quented street of st. Petersburg one
night, when he spiod, high up on
lamp post, a placard.
"Aha!" he said to himself seeming
mischief on the instant, and alert for
action. That's one of those incendi-
ary notices about his majesty the tsar!
1t must come downat once,"
With some difficulty, being of a
stout build, he succeeded in climbing
the post and dislodging the placard.
He bore it to the ground, and there,
peering at it by the light Of the lamp.
lie read two Russian words, the Eng
hsh equivalent for which is the we'll
known legend, wet Paint"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-31
ALARMING TIE YOUNG MAN.


It was the second time that the hero
Of the story had accompanied the
young lady home. She asked him if he
wouldn't come in. He said he would.
Sarah took his hat, told him to sit
down, and left the room.
She was hardly gone before her
mother came in, smiled sweetly, and
dropping down beside the young man,
said:
~ always did say that if poor but
respectable young man fell in love with
our Sarah, he should have my con-
sent"
The young man started with alarm.
"She has acknowledged to me that
she loves YOU" continued the mother,
''and whatever is for her happiness is
for nine"
Il haven't" stammered the
young man.
"Oh, never mind; make no apology.
know you haven't much money, bus,
of course, you'll live in my house."
81 had no idea Of" he began.
81 know you hadn't. but it's all
right" continued Sarah's mamma, re-
assuringly. with your wages and
what the boarders will bring in we
shall get along as comfortably as pos
sible."
The young mans eyes stood out like
hatpegs. and he rose and tried to say
something.
'Neyor mind about thanks" she
cried; 81 don't believe in long court
ships. The 20ln of May is my birth
day, and it would be nice for you to
be married on that day"
But-but-but-" he gasped.
There, there. I don't expect any
reply" she laughed. "I'll try and be
a model mother-in-law. l believe Pm
good-tempered and ltind-hearted
though I did once follow young
nan a hundred miles with broom
stick for agreeing to marry my daugh-
ter and then backing out OF the en-
gagement."
She patted him on the head and
sailed out.
And now the young man wants ad-
vice. He wants to know whether he
had better get in the way of a loco
motive or jump of the nearest bridge.
-Tit-Rits.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-31
Thrown From His Cab and Killed.

The following Is most interesting and, in
one respect, pathetic tale-
Mr.. J. Pope, 42 Ferrar Road, Streathar
England, said:
"Yes, poor chap, he is gone, dead-horso
polted, thrown off his seat on his cab he was
driving and killed-poor chap, and q good
sort too, mate. 1t was him, you see, who gave
me the half-bottle of st. Jacobs Oil that made
new man Of me. Twas like this: mo and
Bowman were great friends. Some gentle-
man had given him bottle Of st. Jacobs Oil
which had done him a lot of good ho only
used half the bottle, and remembering that
had been a martyr to rheumatism and sciatica
for years, that 1 had literally tried eyery-
thing, had doctors, and all without benefit. 1
became discouraged, and looked upon it that
there was no help for me. Well" says Pope,
"You may not believe Iae, for il is a miracle,
but before had used the contents Of tho
half-bottle OF st. Jacobs OIL which poor Bow
man gave mo. was wel1 man. There it ID.
you see, after years Of pain, after using reme-
dies, oils, embrocations, horse Hnimcnts, and
spent money on doctors without getting any
better, I was completely cured In few days.
l bought another bottle, thinking the pain
might come back, but It did not, so gave the
bottle away to friend who had o lame back.
can't speak too highly Of this wonderful
pain killer"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-31
THE HUMMlNC BlRD
Its Beauty and Its Surprising Power
of Flight.

Its Beauty and Its Surprising Power
of Flight.
Henry Hales thus speaks of the
winged jewels" of our gardens.
The brilliant little hummiAg bird.
They are called the gems OF bird life.
They are more. No gems in any dia-
dem sparkle as they sparkle. They
flash with a radiance and brilliancy
not equaled by any other OF natures
brightest jewels, even among the gau-
dy butterflies. Every change of light
or movement reveals a new color on
their irridescent feathers, changing
like the CLINT of light on diamond,
but with stronger effect in color. Not
known outside of the American conti-
nent and its islands, what surprise
they must have been to the early ex-
plorers And they still keep surprising
us as new species are discovered. Not
many years ago $50 species was sup
posed to be about the number; now
it is nearly 400-about as many as all
the species of birds breeding in the
United States. What a variety of love
ly forms and delicate, fantastic. eccen-
trio freaks in feather, as we'll as in
color-like the unique tropical orchids.
Nature seems to exhaust herself in fas-
cinating, delightful oddities. Had they
been known in the old-world, fairy
lands, we think they must have figured
as aeriel sprites, SO quickly do they
present themselves, SO quickly disap-
pear
We of the chilly north must be sat
isfed with this one representative of
this numerous little family and be
thankful for that; and as there is a
great similarity in their habits of liv-
ing, flying. building and feeding, our
little ruby-throat must, in a degree,
stand as deputy for all his south
ern brethren, whom he visits every
winter. He sips the charming flowers
of the tropics, returning in the spring.
He arrives in Florida. early in March,
gradually going north as the flowers
open before him, then going farther
north, passing the northern boundary
of the United States about the 1st of
June, breeding as far north as tho
Saskatchewan plains, west to the Mis-
SouTl valley anu lGAdS. SOME VI lHeil
remain in Florida.
The fight of this little bird is moro
remarkable than that of the eagle. We
can understand the Tapping of the
eagles immense wing supporting a
comparatively light body. But our lit
tie bird has a plump body; his wings
are not wide, but long, so he must
move them rapidly to sustain his
weight; and this he can do to perfec-
ton. The vibrations of his wings are
so rapid as to make them almost in
visible. He can use them to sustain
himself in mid air, with his body as
motionless as if perched on twig.
In this way he can sip the nectar of
the delicate, fine stemmed flowers with
out alighting for a moment He never
alights while SO engaged. He moves
from flower to flower with a graceful
and rapid movement, sometimes chas-
ing away bee or humming bird moth
of which he is very jealous; nor is he
much more favorably impressed with
any small birds that seem in his way.
He knows his power of flight, and he
has no fear of any other bird.-St.
Nicholas.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-31

had worthy foeman to contend with.
The whale had evidently not seen us,
as he still lay very quiet. l decided
to take advantage of his ignorance of
our close proximity and sail clear
over his body allowing the harpooner
to strike as we passed over. This was
perilous thing to do, but we did it
and got over safe and sound, but what
followed close upon this daring feat to
boat sailing shows where the danger
Of whale fishing comes in
"As we skinned over the big fish's
back the harpooner presented him with
the shaft and an electric bomb at the
same time, holding the former in his
right hand and the latter in his left.
The first thing that l can distinctly
recall as happening after we landed
safely on the other side was terrible
crash, mingled with loud yell of
pain from one of the crew. / felt my
self suddenly shoot upward into the
air and then land with O splash in the
water. l was heavily loaded down
with clothing, and how l contrived to
'ASSP tiJ oSil eIhOdI do iolS Olu 10
mystery. After few minutes be-
gan to grow weak from exertion, and
had almost despaired of making any
further efforts to save myself when
suddenly felt something grasp me by
the arm, and the next thing l knew l
was in the bottom of another boat,
piled up with several figures as wet
as mine. This is all can remember
plainly, for as soon as / was taken out
of the water into the cold air began
to grow drowsy. l fell asleep and
when l woke up 1 was in the engine
room of the ship with a man at each
OF my wrists rubbing vigorously, and
the skipper standing over me. I'M
agine my feelings at once more get
ting into good, warm bunk. l soon
sank into a delicious sleep, and as the
icy waters of the Arctic splashed
against the good ships sides and the
cold north wind whistled through her
pitch pine spars, 1 lay dreaming of
home and friends thousands of miles
away.-Charlestown News and Cou-
rier.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-31

They have nice horses and cattle
out West, but they have little ways of
their own. For instance a broken
horse out West has points of differ
ence from broken horse in the East.
Some of the saddle horses caused me
most unaffected misery when had to
ride-and it was the same thing with
the driving horses. 1 used to spend
my Winters in the East, and when I
went back to the ranch | would of
course want to hear the latest news
about my neighbors-whod been
hanged and the rest. My foreman
had a grievance against a professor
from Ann Arbor, who wanted to see
the Bad Lands and had hired a team,
which ran away, smashing things up
and breaking the professors arm. Ho
said that the professor had made 2
remark which made him hot He didn't
mind his saying that he had fallen
into a den of sharks-because he
knew sharks didn't have dens, and,
besides, he didn't charge the professor
for the use of the team; what made
him hot was the remark that he had
toisted on the professor a team of
runaway horses. "He had nc right to
call them that" sad the foreman.
"One horse had only been driven
twice, and could hardly be called
confirmed runaway, and the other
well, there were lots of times when
he hadn't run away.'-Forest and
Stream.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-31

On 1t Is Located the Greatest Part oi
Thibet.

The bulk Of Thibet is the Chang, or
Great Thibetan plateau, the highest
as well as the largest tableland on the
earth. An idea of it's elevation may
be obtained from the statement of
Captain Hamilton Bower, one of the
most highly regarded of recent author.
tiles: From the end of June until
the middle of November the average
attitudes of our camps was over
10000 feet, the lowest being 14,621
and the highest 1890 feet During
the period already referred to the
enormous stretch of country crossed
by Captain Bowers party did not
show a single tree and only two spe-
cies of shrub, "and these rarely ex'
ceed six inches in height"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-31

A group Of children having a strong
family likeness were playing together
on the sands at Seabright with perfect
disregard OF the sunshine beating down
on their heads. An old lady with an
umbrella and a dog passed by and COM
plimented their fond father.
"Ah, so they are all yours? But
aren't you afraid their health will suf-
fer in this horrid glare?"
mot at ALL" he replied. "You see
have children to burn."-New York
Times.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-31
County President of w. C. I. o., Kansas
City, Mo.

County President of w. G. L. o., Kansas
City, Mo.
with q softly breathed blessing from
the lips of thousands upon thousands
of women who have boon restored to
their families when life hung by a
thread, and by Thousands of others
whose weary, aching limbs you have
quickened and whose pains you have
taken away.
81 know whereof speak, for have
received much valuable benefit myself
through the use of Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, and
for years l have known dozens of wo-
men who have suffered with displace-
ment, ovarian troubles, ulcorations
and inflammation who are strong and
well to-day, simply through tho use of
your Compound. "-MRs. II. u. RonERTs,
14o4 Niece ST., Kansas City, Mo. -
$4,000 fcrfcit If abovo tcstirona! Is not genuine.
Don't hesitate to write to Mrs. Pink
ham. She will understand your case
perfectly, and will treat you with
kindness. Her advice is free, and the
address is Lynn. Mass.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-31
Speedy Unloading of Baggage.

An ingenious time saving appliance
for transshipping mails and baggage
In connection with the cross-channel
service has been brought into opera
tion at Dover, England. The appli
ance is in the form of an endless trav.
cling platform and is worked by elec
tricity. 1t brings packages of any
weight ashore at the rate of one in
Is seconds. Some of the packages un
loaded recently weighed seven hund
redweight and required four men te
lift them, but they were brought
ashore as easily as handbag. The
transshipment was performed in less
than half the usual time.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-31
Capsicurgl 'Vaseline
Put up In Collapsible Tubes.

Substitute for and Superior TO Mustard nny
other plaster. and will not blister the most delicate
skin. Tho pain allaying and curative qualities of
this artie wonderful 1t will stop the scothache
ut once, and relieve headache and sciattca
We recommend 1t the best and safest external
counter-irritant known also an external remedy
for pans In the chest and sto nach aud ali rheumac,
neuralgia and gouty complaints
trial viii prove what claim Nor n. and IT will
be found to be invaluable In tho household Mony
people say 'Tt is the best of all yvur proparatonsn
Price, 10 CENTS at all druggists, other doals-s,
or by sending this nnount to us Ia postage Stamps
We will send you tube by mail
No article should be accepsod by tho public unless
the same carries our label. Us otherwise IL Is not
genuine
cHEESEBR0UGH MANUFACTURING CO..
II State Street, Now York City.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-31
SWeden's Regular Army.

The regular army Of Sweden on a
peace footing is composed of 34,329
enlisted men, 1928 officers, 1,665 musi-
clans, $40 engineers, and 623 men,
bers Of the staff, making a total effec-
tive fighting force of 39,114. OF these
6,S91 are cavalry and 3,432 artillery.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-31
Belgium Initiates china's ncash.D

A year ago the Belgian government
has resolved to initiate the Chinese
cash" by issuing nickel coins with a
hole bored through the middle. II
is now announced that the new pieces
of and 10 centimes will be ready in
q fortnight.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-31
Easv to Pick Out Yonr Own,

Tenderfoot Ton Texas ranch)-f
should think it would be lot of
trouble for man to pick out his own
cattle from among SO many.
Cowboy-Oh, that's an easy matter
The trouble begins when he picks out
some other mans cattle. Sne?-Cbi-
cago News.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-31

Bakers Chocolate or Bakers Cocoa
examine the package you receive and
make sure that it bears the well known
trademark OF the chocolate girl. There
are many limitations of these choice
goods on the market. A copy of Miss
Parloa's choice recipes will be sent
free to any housekeeper. Address
Walter Baker & Co., Ltd, Dorchester.
Mass
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-31
At Nothing.

"I see your part is described as that
of a villain who will stop at nothing"
yes" answered Mr.. Stormington
Barnes. "That description is sad re-
minder Of the frequency with which
my salary is liable to halt at zero, -
Washington SLar.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-31
A woman may not be musical and still
be always harping on something.

Brooklyn, NY, Nov.15.-A medical author.
fly says 'rhere is hardly family anywhere
in which Garfield Tea do IS not often take tho
place OF the Family Physician, for practically
everyone suffers at times from disorders OF
stomach, liver, kidneys or bowels. Certainly.
from no other medicine can such good results
be9bt@ned. This Herb remedy makes people
we'll and thus greatly increases their capacity
for ehjoying life it ID good for young and old"
A. fellow. may have turning point in
his life without being a crank
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-31
beware of 0intnAcnts for Crtarrl,
That Contain Mercury,

as mercury will surely destroy the sense of
smell and completely derange the whole sys-
TEN when entering it through the mucous
surfaces Such articles should never be used
except on prescriptions from reputable ply
sicians, as the damage they will do is ten fold
to the good you can possibly derive from them
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by p. J.
Cheney y Co., Toledo, o.. contains no mer-
curry, and is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. In buying Halls Catarrh Cure be
sure to got the genuine. Tt ia taken internal
ly, and is mado in Toledo, Ohio, by T. J.
Cheney IL Co. Testimonials Free
w Sold by Druggists price, Too per bottle.
Halls Family Pills are tho best.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-31

No matter what ails you, headache 10
cancer you will never get we'll until your
bowels are put right. CAscAnErs help nature.
cure you without n gripe or pain, produce
easy natural movements, cost you just 10
cents to start getting your health back. CAs.
oARErs Candy Cathartic, tho genuine, put up
IN metal boxes, every tablet has O.C.O.
stamped on it. Beware of limitations.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-31
MRS. II. F, ROBERTS
Says to All Sick Women: "GiYe
Mrs. pinkham a Chance, e
Know She Can Help You as
She Did Me.''

"DEAR Mrs. PINKuAM: The world
praises great reformers; their names
and flames are in the ears of everybody,
and the public press helps spread the
good tidings. Among them all Lydia
ID. Pinkham's name poes to posteritv
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-31

The discovery in Palestine OF valua.
BILE mineral treasures making 1t prob
able that there will soon be an indus
trial awakening Of the Holy Land.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-31
Mexican Postal Drafts.

The postal drafts exchanged be-
tween Mexico and the United States
amounted to $4,000 in Mexican
money during the first six months OF
this year.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-31

In the recent German military move
ments automobiles, motorcycles and
bicycles entirely replaced horses In
the general staff service.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-31

In India box of 720 safety matches
imported from Sweden or Belgium can
be bought for three cents.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-31

The mule drivers who take their an
imals across the South American Andes
always cover the eyes of the mules
with poncho while they put on the
heavy loads. If they could see, they
would be unmanageable; but blindfold-
ed they meekly accept their burdens
and start on the journey without pro-
test.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-31
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.

Samuel Peck, farmer, of Rush coun-
ty Ind, and his son Edward, while
p.owing in a field recently, captured a
double headed snake. The reptile was
perfect in every way with the excep-
ton of the heads, which were joined
fcrklike. Each had two eyes and each
was provided with a mouth.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-31

OF 100 units of work done in Great Bri-
tain thirteen are accomplished by man
power unaided by machinery.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-31
EQUIESCAT,

Johnny, in his restless rowing,
Found a lot of liquid glue;
John, the maple syrup loving,
Thought the glue was syrup, too.
j. no longer now is rowing
He is stuck upon the glue.
=Iifa
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-31

Among the 2S2 medical journals pub.
hshed in the United States twenty eight
ere devoted exclusively to hygiene.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-31

Thirty minutes is all the time required to
dye with PUTNAM FADGLRss Dyes. Sold by
all druggists
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-31

hub the inner casing of windows that
shove up and down hard with little hard
soap; treat bureau drawers in the same
Uav ~
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-31

There is an extraordinary young man
now travelling about the country. His
name is r. II. Mack, and he Is seeming
ly possessed OF a wonderful power, by
which he deGes the law of gravity in
one way, and that is in regard to his
foothold on the earth. When he doesn't
want to be lifted off his feet nobody
can move him. He weighs only 100
pounds and when he does not wish to
be lifted he places one finger on the
neck of the man who wants to lift him
and another on the wrist. The mystic
rious force then begins to work, and,
try as he will, the experimenter always
fails to move Mack an inch. If he
puts his hands on the head of small
boy the noy sticks to the earth. no
matter how hard any one may try to
lift him. Mack has demonstrated his
power before some eminent scientists
including Charcot in Paris and Vir-
chow in Berlin, but they could give
no reason for the young mans strange
power.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-12-31

An English gentleman's daily read
ing area covered no fewer than five
newspapers in the morning, together
with five in the evening. Sandwiched
between the two patches of journals he
was in the habit of reading some four
or five periodicals, humorous, illus
trated and social. Moreover, he de-
voured two novels from the circulating
library per week, so that altogether
his powers of concentration must have
been as great as they were abnormal
st. Andrew was taken as the patron
saint of Scotland because his cross
(the cruz decussata-X) appeared in
the sky to Achalus, King Of Scots,
and Hungus, King of the Picts, the
night before their battle with Athel-
stane, King of the SaXons, early in the
10th century (Achalus died 919). The
northern kings vowed to adopt the
cross as their emblem, and the saint
as their patron if they won a victory;
being victorious, they kept their vows,
and worshipped at ST. Andrews shrine.
A mare the property of an English
farmer has given birth to foal with
characteristics. The hind legs are per-
feet, but on one Of the forelegs is a
cloven hoof while on the other there
is kind of double hoof. One of it's
ears resembles that of a COW. The
foal is alive and doing well. A re-
markable turkey was Matched at East
End farm, Stonham Aspall, Suffolk,
Eng, the other day. 1t had two bodies,
four wings four legs and an abnormal
head. 1t had only short lived exis-
tence.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-07-10
A Machine Calculator.

Mechanical calculators give promise
of becoming universal means of COM
putation in the near future. Already
most of the banks and many corpora
tions utilize them to a greater or less
extent. Recently several government
departments 1T Washington. particu-
larly those dealing almost wholly with
computations of one kind and another,
have taken up these work-saving de-
vices. Chief Hitchcock. of the Sec
tion Of Foreign Markets. whose de-
partment work consists entirely Of
statistical tables. reports very favor
ably on their use. After careful inves-
tigation he found that two machines
of different types used in combination
are most satisfactory. One of these
machines IS used exclusively for add
ing and the other for all work in di-
vision and multiplication. Practically
the entire task of computing in this
section is now done by mechanical
means. Experience has shown that
the average clerk can do fully three
times as much work with the aid of
one Of these machines as without it.,
securing at the same time increased
accuracy.