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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-02-19
WHISPERS OF MICE.
Eyebrows of Bears and Human Eyelashes
Used in One Trade.

Used in One Trade.
The business done in mouse whis-
kers is considerable this year, for they
are used in the making of the wonder
full new fly for fishermen-the new
gray gnat." And they are expensive
nearly two cents per whisker. Trout
rise very much better at mouse whis-
ker flies than at the same "gnat"
dressed in jinglecock hackles, which
look much like them.
The trade of artificial fly making is
the lightest-fngered business in the
world, and it is not one man or woman
out OF 5000 who can learn to tie Aies.
These tyers are remarkable for the
beauty and delicacy of their hands, and
only the cleverest of fingers can deal
with the "niggling" work of knotting
hairs that can hardly be seen.
In making a fly the earth has to be
ransacked for precisely the correct
feathers and hairs, and one hair wrong
will make all the difference.
1t takes an expert tier only Is min
utes to turn out fly, which consists Of
d
dove feather, legs of fox hair and
body of mouse fur, wound round with
thread of yellow silk. A carelessly
made fly will have neither legs nor
"feelers," but the true expert adds the
legs and puts on pair of long feel
ers' of cat hair, white at the tips. All
these tiny details will be exactly in
their places and so finely tied to the
hook that the fly will take half a dozen
strong fish and be none the worse.
Bears eyebrows, being stiff, and eX-
actly the right shade, are used in
newly invented fly that is killing guam
titles of salmon this year, and these
eyebrows come from the Himalayan
brown bear and cost about $1.50 per
set. There are always agents all over
the world searching tropical forests
for the right birds to supply fly hackles
and one of the most sought after skins
is that of the rare "green screamer,"
an African bird, about the size of q
fowl, which has tiny bunch of feath-
ers on each shoulder that are worth SIS
per bunch to the flyr1aker. One Of
these birds only supplies feathers
enough for half dozen flies. Numbers
of men spend their lives-and lose
them, too-in collecting the right kind
of birds for fly feathers.
There is no limit to the enthusiasm
of an artistic fly tier, who will use
hair from his own eyelashes to finish
off an extra special fly. Baby's hair is
much-sought-afte material, if of the
right shade-golden yellow-for all the
lighter salmon flies, and one curl will
make a dozen first-class flies. There
are many salmon and trout fishers who
pay $4,000 a year for their flies alone.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-02-19

1t is usually said that it requires
four acres of ground to accommodate
one COW. and the average yearly profit
about 500, to say nothing of the long
hours and hard work in milking and
caring for the COW. This makes a
profit of So an acre; poor showing,
we think, when compared with the
faithful old hen. All acre of ground
will furnish the food for so hens, the
profits from which will far exceed that
of the COW. The secret of success
with poultry lies in faithful application
Of common sense methods, and no man
need say he cannot make poultry pay.
Every day we see examples of what
can be done; and though we also see
failures, a cause can always be found.
Home and Farm.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-02-19

Cabbage may be kept by any mode
which nearly excludes the frost, pre-
serves a cool temperature, and a slight
degree of moisture. A pile resting on
the earth would keep better than If
resting on floor. and would require
less protection. 1t would be likely
thus to receive a proper degree of
moisture. A common way to keep
cabbage by the quantity is to leave
them out in the ground until near
the end of November, and then pull
and place them inverted on smooth
ground, packed closely together in
beds five or six feet wide, with six
feet spaces between. They may be
thus left till the ground is about to
freeze, when the earth between the
rows, is dug and placed as covering
on the inverted heads, about six inches
thick, the tips of the roots projecting
above. With less labor, the spaces
may be plowed and narrowed until
the earth is fine and mellow before
it is placed on the cabbage, the plow
throwing the earth nearest to them
upon the heads. With this treatment,
the work must be done earlier than
by hand in order to have the soil
in right condition and it is always
best to cover them up as late as
practicable. 1t is important that the
ground has very thorough drainage.
A great many regard it as of great
Importance to plow the earth many
times, making it mellow two feet
deep in forming a trench or hollow
to place them in; then the mellow
earth is thrown against the heads with
the plow. The frost cannot penetrate
the mellow earth. If the work is done
before very cold weather sets in
the central part of the row may be
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-02-19

fee made of the dried leaves of tho
coffee tree instead of the beans. At
first I supposed they were brewing
tea. But it was as fine coffee as have
ever tasted, and certainly contained a
large proportion of caffeine. This
ought to open new field. My snother
always parched her own coffee. She
was one of the old Government Java
friends, and regarded every grain as
precious. The parching was done in
an ordinary sheet-iron baking pan, and
when the dark-brown color was at
tanned she glazed the beans with the
white of an egg. That was to keep in
the strength. Then she crumbled the
shell to make the coffee settle.
81 should like to own a large coffee
plantation. 1t is nice business-a gen.
tleman's business. Several years ago
several friends of mine in Hamburg
organized a company with capital OF
100000 and purchased plantation
at Quezaltenango, Guatemala. There
were all told 16,500 acres, from 22OO
to 5000 feet above sea level. Some 1000
acres were planted in coffee shrubs,
over 100000 being set out. Over 5000
Indians were employed as laborers.
These men met with great success.
The plants were some of the stock i'm
ported from Mocha by the Jesuits over
a century and half ago, and the quail
ity of the bean produced is very supe-
rior. The finest grades are sent to
London and Hamburg, where they
Tetch big prices. The sweepings and
the unwashed are shipped to San
Francisco. An annual profit was made
on the investment. look to see great
quantities of fine coffee grown in Mic
aragua, Costa Rica, Honduras, Saliva
dor and Guatemala when the canal is
built."-Victor Smith, in the New
York Press.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-02-19
Comparison of Hay and Pasture.

Does it pay to use a pasture; that
is, will larger profit be derived from
COWS that are given exclusively the
use of pasture, or will the same land
pay more if used for producing hay?
The Michigan Experiment station
found, after repeated tests, that about
four times as much food could be OBJ
tained from meadow by allowing it
to produce hay than by pasturing it,
which means that four COWS can be
kept on the land where only one can
be kept by pasturing it. One of the
drawbacks against using the land for
hay, however, is that considerable la
Dor is required in moving, curing and
storing the hay, while the cows on the
pasture perform the labor. Also that
COWS given green food as pasturage
produce more milk in the summer sea-
son than if kept on hay. and must be
given green food in some manner to
be profitable.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-02-19

great many blouses are made in
old-fashioned so-called English" en-
broidery, the very open patterns for
choice, mounted over pale colered
taffeta. The sleeves are usually of
plain lawn, very finely tucked and of
the bishop tendency, gathered into a
band of the embroidery. A sensible
plan, and the one much adopted by
ladies who play golf or tennis, is to
have detachable collar band of the
embroidery; it is so very difficult to
procure perfect fitting collar at
tached to the bodice. Black velvet
ribbon run into embroidery is very
pretty for collars and wristbands. The
embroidery should be about two inch
es wide, or two rows may be Joined
together. These washing blouses are
charming in conjunction with a blue
serge costume worn with a white
straw Breton hat turned up all around
and trimmed with soft blue and white
satin and white wings resting under
the brim against the hair.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-02-19
A Smart Black Gown.

A notion that bears the impress of
elegant motif is a soft black gown OF
cashmere Iinde, eolienne Grape or
muslin cloth trimmed with coarse
ocher colored lace, the lace carried
in long lines from throat to feet and
down the back of sleeves, slightly
puffed at the wris[. Behind the lace
is placed lining OF white taffeta. The
best beloved lace in this deep tint is
composed of sort of drawn thread
embroidery. There is a perfect rage
for this on the continent. where entire
gowns are created of it mounted over
white taffeta slips. What supreme
heights of daintiness cannot the
needs attain nowadays. Truly it is a
craft of most cunning capabilities, one
that enables us to individualize, spe-
cialize and generally excel.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-02-19
Orange blossoms in Disfavor.

Orange blossoms would appear to
be declining in favor with English
brides. Formerly the flower was
deemed an essential part of the bridal
toilet, and none but widows went to
the altar without wearing them. Even
when bride was married in her trav-
cling costume she pinned sprig Of
orange blossom in the bodice of her
gown.
Judging by the fashionable we'd
dings of the past few months, how
ever, ne" order of things has been
introduced. One distinguished bride
went to the altar with a wreath of
myrtle, another with white clematis,
and yet another with lily of the valley.
The reason given For putting aside
orange blossoms is that as natural
flowers Were usually worn. the heavy
perfume caused faintness to the la.
dies. AS the artificial flowers so near
ly resemble the genuine article, this
can scarcely be said to account for the
Slump" in the nuptial blossom. Love
Of change and a commendable wish
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-02-19
More Women Going to College.

The increasing number of women
who take college course is seen
in the fact that within year the Ma
tional Association of College Alumnae
has added 1400 members to it's roll,
bringing its total membership up to
1000. twenty-five colleges are repre-
sented in the association.
There is no similar national organi-
zation of college men, but the women
have found theirs most useful body.
One of the ways in which it has been
most useful is in opening several for
eign universities to American women
by first creating and then maintaining
foreign fellowships.
One of the associations standing
committees keeps a close watch on ed
ucational legislation. Another, OF
which the president of Bryn Mawr is
the chairman, has just presented to
the annual meeting at Buffalo the re-
suits of a study of 6000 cases Of col
legiate and non-collegiate women, de-
signed to show the beneficial effects of
health
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-02-19

Mothers who Show OF" Children.
Some very well-meaning mothers
are so oblivious of the sensitiveness of
child that they speak of mis- faults
in his presence, and ask advice about
the best way to control him, in the
same cool manner that they allude
to his attacks of Group and discuss
remedies. But any one who has the
insight to read what is passing in the
mind of little one thus obliged to
sit still under torment would be both
pitiful and indignant at the situation.
OF all things let us avoid exploiting
our children either in the way of
exhibiting their perfections or their
weaknesses. A certain loyalty is due
the child from the parent. If the lit
tie one shows himself just as he is to
the close confident of all his moods
it is a betrayal of his trust for the
mother to repeat his confessions or
describe to others what she has
learned about him. All, that all moth
ers would cultivate in themselves the
steady self-poise and firm will which
would enable them to pursue the even
tenor of their way with their families
needless of what other people say or
want! A mother needs some of ma
lures grand Indifference. Nothing
does 1t matter to nature that people
slander and defame her, murmur about
her changeableness and decry her
ways. They may find fault or praise.
that which is right is done, and the
day comes when the critics cry is
hushed.-Florence Hull Winterburn,
in the Woman's Home Companion.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-02-19
Destruction of western Ranges.

Being born and raised in the heart
OF the range west of the Rocky noun
tains, and having observed from year
to year the destruction of the feed
upon these ranges by the immense
herds of cattle, sheep and horses, am
constrained to write word regarding
this destruction. twenty-five years
ago the valleys and mountains of
Idaho, Nevada and Utah were waving
with rich grasses, enough being pro-
duced every year to feed more head of
cattle than has ever been grazed on
it in any five years, providing it had
been fed as stock is fed on any good
farm. We cannot term it destruction
where grass is consumed by the stock
turned into beef. mutton or horsehesh,
but when the grass is eaten and the
roots trodden out and the ground left
barren it is destruction. l have OBJ
served that cattle will Craze on
range from year to year and there will
be little damage done to the roots of
the grass, but with horses and sheep
it is not the case. Horses eat the
grass to the very roots exposing them
to the hot sun, and the roots die.
Sheep do not eat grass when they
can get weeds that they like, but woe
to the range that they traverse. AS
l write 1 look upon Mount Cuddy and
see great clouds of dust rising. If
you could be transported to the scene
on the mountain side you would see
some 1000 sheep in drove travelling
along the mountain in the cool of the
morning eating their breakfast. They
nip little on this bush and little
on that one, while under their feet is
being trodden the rich grasses, which
they seldom touch. This brand of
sheep will tramp and uproot the grass
until it becomes too hot to travel, then
they will take refuge beneath the
brush and trees until evening, when
they will again begin their march of
destruction, treadng out thousands of
acres of grass during one summer.
This. has game on from year to year,
until now the mountains and valleys
of the far west lie brown and barren
in the scorching sun. Not even a
sheep can exist in many of these once
beautiful grassy plains.-F. L. Feath-
erston, in Practical Farmer.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-02-19

In Harper's Jules Claretie relates
pathetic incident attendant on the
death of Rosa Bonheur, whose friend
and critic he had been for many years:
1T was while visiting Paris during
rainy spell, and after having rashly
taken an open carriage from her house
to the station, that the artist caught
cold" says Nj. Claretie, "and on ar
irving at By went to bed, never to rise
up again One might well
have said that Ross Bonheur
was made for the country,
for the peasantry, and for the animals.
and that she should never have left
them for even a day. At all events,
she came back to die amongst them.
and sweetly, without complaint, re-
signed and resolute, just as she had
lived through SO many years of hard
work. 1t was my mournful consolation
to give my beloved friend her last
pleasure. | had written in the Journal
apropos of the medal of honor which
the Salon jury wished to give her.
only they knew she would have re-
fused it. Into this article put all my
ioi INC dltiot, al my
spect for the woman. l was ignorant
of the fact that, having been impru-
dent enough to brave the cold at Paris,
Rosa Bonheur had returned to BY
sick. What say l? Sick! All! she was
lost, the victim of pulmonary conges-
ton.
''She could no longer speak when
the paper was brought to her. But
the faithful servant, perceiving the
name of Mademoiselle Rosa on the
page, sat down by her pillow and read
the article in a loud voice. The dying
woman shook her head. and her lips
parted in a last wan smile, which
seemed to express her thanks. This
was in the morning. Gradually her
vision grew clouded. That evening
she was dead
And now | dedicate as new
crown or chaplet for the monument
erected in honor of Rosa Bonheur
these few pages of souvenirs-sou
venirs of the affection with which she
honored me, and of conversations far
too short. alas! with one of the most
noble and elevated of spirits, one of
the artists most unrivalled, and GER
tain to remain illustrious in the future,
whom it has been my privilege to
know, to admire, and to love-"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-02-19
The Requirements of Health.

The requirements of health can be
counted on one hand. They are:
Good air, good food, suitable clothing,
cleanliness ,and exercise and rest. The
first two requirements afssct the blood,
and as the blood circulates all over
the body, including the brain, every
part is affected. Fresh air affects the
purity of the blood. The freshest air
is out of doors, and it is the duty of
every one who wishes to be in good
health to spend a certain amount of
time in the open air. Good food is not
necessarily expensive food. Exercise
and rest should alternate and balance
each other 1t is quite possible to take
too much exercise, and this side of the
question must be guarded against as
well as the other. Women, as rule,
do not rest sufficiently. Every woman
should try during the day to get a
few minutes rest, even if it interferes
with her regular work. 1t is impossi-
Bile for her to attend to the health and
welfare of her family if her own health
suffers from overwork and lack of
rest.-American Queen.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-02-19
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TriangIes on the He.&..

How many women you meet wear
triangles on their heads? These are
examples of the marquise chapeau,
type of headdress distinctly becom-
ing to "la belle Americaine."
The marouise has various modifica-
tions, triangular brim and round fat
crown, and triangular crowns with
soft draped brims are both seen. The
general line of the triangle is observed
and the rest conforms to the milliner's
desire to set off her customers good
looks
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-02-19
Never Safe to Propose Marriage.

A servant who, in a moment of
weariness with domestic duties, said ::
Rather than go on like this, month
after month forever, I'll ask the first
man who passes if he wants wife!"
Her fellow servant challenged her to
put the question to a man just then
passing by. The young woman was
not prepared to be taken at her word
SO suddenly, but, in respiration, be-
thought herself of way of escape.
She was Welsh, and hurriedly eX-
claimed as the unknown was passing,
"a oes cisiau gwraig arnoch chwi?''
(Do you want wife?) "Oes" (yes)
very Unexpectedly replied the young
man, who, also, mirabile dictu hailed
from the Principally, and with Celtic
sprightliness followed into the hall the
blushing girl, who had fed upon hear
ing the familiar word. The maid, a
farmers daughter, was buXom and
neat; the swain was an Industrious
and ambitious young dealer, with
promising prospects, ani soon 'mer-
rily rang the wedding bells. London
Free Lance.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-02-19
ShelterinC Tools.

The farmer cannot afford to have
good tools and machinery on his farm,
unless he can afford to have buildings
to protect them from the weather, and
he cannot spend an hour or day
more profitably than in cleaning them
up, overhauling them and making re-
pairs on them before they are likely
to be wanted again. The plows, har-
rows and more expensive machinery
left out of doors this winter will de-
teriorate in value more than one-fifth.
The loss would more than pay the in
terest on the cost of a good building
to shelter them in, and in many cases
exceed the taxes on the farm. If they
were not properly cared for when last
used, take one of these fine days and
gather them up, clean them, oil all the
iron work and paint all the wood work.
Never mind getting painter to do
the job. Buy can Of ready mixed
paint and a cheap brush. Use any
color that you like. but use it freely,
not as an ornament. but as preserva-
tive of the wood as the oil is of the
iron. We heard of two farmers who
owned a harrow in partnership, and
thought it should be painted, but
could not agree on the color. Finally
they compromised, and one painted
his half black, while the other used
yellow ochre. We never learned which
half wore out first. While overhaul
ing, see that all bolts and nuts are in
place and broken parts mended.-The
CultiYator
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-02-19
Apples on the Tree.

The risk which speculators and
dealers are willing to take in buying
apples on the trees and attending to
the harvesting and selling themselves
not infrequently proves a great boon
to the grower. In large apple-growing
regions it is rapidly becoming the GUS
tom for farmers to sell their apples in
this way and if one studies the ques-
ton Of values, and knows how to cal
culate the worth of his fruit on the
trees, it is good thing to dispose of
the apples in this way. The purchas-
ing companies are generally able to
make better arrangements for trans
portation with the railroad companies
than the individual farmer, and they
also employ small army of expert
pickers and packers who accompany
them from one orchard to another
They can consequently pick and pack
apples at less expense than the farm
er who must depend upon whatever
help he can secure in the harvest sea-
son. More than this, the spectators
who buy the apples on the trees know
better how to distribute the products.
The apples are carefully sorted by
them in different grades. 1t might
prove a useful lesson to any grower
to study their methods. First, there
come the choice apples for export or
the fancy city trade. These are select
ed with the greatest care and packed
carefully, often being wrapped in in
dividual tissue paper. For barrel of
such apples a packer told me he ex-
pected to receive S. and Sc in ordinary
times. Very few farmers could secure
such prices. The demand is, of course.
limited, and the purchasers are hard
to find by the average shipper. 1t is
the experience of the men who make
business of handling the apple crop
that helps them to secure these ex-
traordinary prices
The next grade of fruit is ordinary
prime, which usually represents the
grade called fancy in the ordinary
market These apples are also care
fully picked and packed, but not
wrapped in paper They command all
the way from So to "A per barrel. Then
below them are the good and choice
fruits, which sell for about So barrel
In markets when apples are scarce,
these spectators ship another grade,
which passes as common to ordinary
and they may sell from $1.50 to $3.50
per barrel, according to market condi-
tions. Anything below these are
packed up any way and shipped to
some factory, where the apples are
dried and the poor sorts made into
Jelly. Sometimes the large apple spec
ulators have their own canning, dry
ing and jelly factories, which they
keep running with the fruits they can
not dispose of satisfactorily in the
market In this way there is no
waste. Every apple is quickly sent to
market or the factory when the farm
er would lose.
They can and often do pay more for
the fruit on the trees than the grower
could get for it if he picked, packed
and shipped 1t himself; but as said in
the beginning, one must know the val
ue of his apples on the trees. The
apple spectators are not Offering
more money for the fruit than tney
are worth; it is for the grower to find
this outs. w. Chambers. in Ameri-
can Clltivator.