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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-10-27

The cork forests of Spain cover an
area of 100000 square miles, producing
the finest cork in the world. These
forests exist in groups and cover wide
belts of territory, those in the region
Of Catalonia and part of Barcelona
being considered the first in import
ance. Although the cork forests of
Estremadura and AndaluSia yield cork
of much quicker growth and possess;
ing some excellent qualities its conn
sistency is less rigid and on this ac-
count it does not enjoy the high repu-
tation which the cork of Catalonia
does
In Spain and Portugal where tho
cork tree or Quercus suber is indigo
nous, it attains to height varying
from 35 to 60 feet and the trunk to
diameter of 80 to &c inches. This
species of the evergreen oak is often
heavily caparisoned with widespread
ing branches clothed with ovate OBJ
long evergreen leaves, downy under
meath and the leaves slightly serrated.
Annually, between April and May, it
succeeded by acorns. Over 10000
square miles in Portugal are devoted
to the cultivation of cork trees.
though the tree virtually abounds in
every part Of the country
The methods in vogue in barking
and harvesting the cork in Spain and-
Portugal are virtually the same. The
barking operation is effected when the
tree has acquired sufficient strength
to withstand the rough handling it re-
ceives during this operation, which
takes place when it has attained the
18th year of its growth. After the first
stripping the tree is left in this juven-
escent state to regenerate, subsequent
strippings being effected at intervals
of not less than three years and under
this process the tree will continue to
thrive and bear for upward of $50
years.-Boston Herald
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-10-27
ON observation-disclosures.
Argument to Show 1t Does Not Mean
Mental Failure.

Argument to Show 1t Does Not Mean
Mental Failure.
Is absent-mindednes indicative OF
mental failure? This question is sug-
gested by such facts as the large num-
ber Of unaddressed letters posted each
year. An English contemporary cites
in evidence the official list OF articles
left in one year in the London CABS
and omnibuses. 1t includes $50 canes
$4,000 umbrellas, 267 rugs, 742 opera
glasses, 926 articles of jewelry, lSO
watches, 3,239 purses, besides birds,
dogs, cats, etc.
The list seems like a pretty severe
indictment of the mental qualities OF
the modern city dweller, and II the
hard-pressed newspaper reporter hap
pens to see it he will undoubtedly send
off a narrowing syndicate letter to all
the Sunday editors on this alarming
demonstration of mental degeneracy
of the twentieth century man. Even
our medical contemporary suggests
the advisability of those who ride in
omnibuses and who forget things OF
consulting physician.
The more marvellous thing, however, 4
is that they do not forget far more
often than they do. Civilization has
suddenly increased thousandfold the
necessary and synchronous preoccu@~'
patton of the mind. Singleness OF at
tention was the predominant charac-
teristic of mental action before our
time of bewildering interests and du-
ties. Not to have learned the trick OF
poising in the attention at one instant
such a multitude of objects is certain
ly not a demonstration of mental fall
ure, but rather of non-acquirement or
a difficult art.
But the more convincing proof OF
the actual triviality of the amount or
forgetfulness is shown by the COMPARE
son of the number of memory slips OF
the Londoner with the number who
ride in omnibuses and other public
carriages. Let us double the number
of lost articles and put the total at
$4,000; if now we roughly estimate the
number of rides each day in London,
as at least on the average one for each
twentieth citizen, we calculate in
year there are surely as many as 1O0,-
100000 trips made. Consequently, on
the average, a person forgets some ar
ticle once in about every 1000 trips
taken.
The alarmist adviser of consultation
of an alienist for such failures of mem
ory would probably smile at this evil
dence of his own mental failure
American Medicine.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-10-27

thereon and other marks, cut by the
hand of man with stone chisel, and
not by any owner, from the original
proprietor, who took possession $50
years ago, down to the present own
ers.
"They came to a head land that
jutted out that was all covered with
wood, and there were bays on either
side and the strand that was covered
with white sand, and the distance
small from the forest to the sea-"
How true is the description! for there
are the head land and the bays on
either side, the long sandy beaches,
and the land which contained the
woods mot far from the sea-" There
is also the rock with the cut crosses
made by man 900 years ago. That
field now belongs to Wallace d. Low
ell, the street railway promoter.
Mr.. Lowell intends to erect monu-
ment near that of Morse Rock, and to
lay off the land into park.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-10-27
FlSH-SCAtE FLOWERS.
An Old South American Industry Intro
duced Here.

duced Here.
Domestic industries travel in man
ner that often astonishes the careful
student. The Indians of Venezuela
and Northern Brazil have from time
immemorial been skilful makers of
fish-scale flowers and leaves. The
deniZens of the ocean in the tropics
are notable for the color and brilliancy
of their scales and fins, the range Of
chromatic tints, including pink, rose,
scarlet, skyblue, ultramarine, apple
green. emerald, and olive-god, orange,
gray, lilac, and purple. The scales
are easily fastened together or to wires
with strong fish-glue, which is singu-
larly durable and permanent. The in
dustry passed to the West Indies,
where it was adopted by the Span
iards and during the Cuban war came
over to the mainland and found a
home in Florida. In the present year
it has come northward, and now finds
a habitation in New York City.
One of the shops is not far from
the Waldorf-Astoria, and is presided
over by clever nimble-fingered wom-
ma whose workable looks almost as
delicate as a jewellers. Her tools are
a pair of scissors, needle and thread,
cloth or thread-wrapped wire, wire
cutters, glue-pot and brush, and some
compressers for changing the curva-
ture of the scales. The scales them
selves are usually fiat when they reach
the operator, and must be concaved
or curled in order to simulate petals,
sepals, and many forms of leaves. A
finished flower possesses a fantastic
beauty which is unique. The shape
and color of the vegetable world are
present, but there is a certain trans
parency to all the tissues, tirmness
to the lines, and residence to the
leaves and blossoms which are never
found in the floral kingdom. The play
of color is often startling, and some
times so brilliant, and yet so sub
dued, as to seem a new variety of the
best and richest mother-of-pearl.-New
York Post
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-10-27

In order to maintain the efficiency
of central telephone station it is es-
sential that the switching apparatus
be kept absolutely free of dust. In
crowded industrial towns considerable
difficulty is sometimes experienced in
accomplishing this, as the smoke
from neighboring factories and the
dust from the street can only be kept
out by closing all doors and windows,
to the operators.
In Sheffield the problem has been
solved by furnishing artificial venti-
lation. The air is drawn into the
room through coke screen, which
clear it of SCOT and dirt. This screen
is kept moist, which to certain ex-
tent permits of the control of the
humidity of the air. After passing the
screen the air is passed through radi-
ators to enable the temperature to
be regulated as desired. The air then
passes along long airshaft, running
into the apartments through a series
of apertures so disposed that prac-
tically no draft results.
The SCENE is capable OF application
The scheme is capable of application
to many industrial establishments
suffer keenly owing to the clouds of
dirt and smoke that flow into the
rooms from the adjacent shops.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-10-27

ing money, or they don't want to be
bothered with it. Too bad, isn't it
Hal will lose his job"
why don't you buy it, Danny?"
1t was bold idea and they looked
at each other silently in the moon
light. But he went to Hot Springs
next day with all his money and a
little that she had been saving since
she could remember, and-he bought
the Racket drug store. But when he
came back to Susie with his bill of
sale and the list of notes that he had
agreed to pay, he was worried.
"Whatll / do with Hal, Sue?"
Let him run it for you. You can
go to Chicago and study pharmacy
on the profits. I'm sure he won't
mind working for you, Dan"
1t was quite blow to Mr.. Updike,
but he swallowed his chagrin and the
matter was fixed. Dan went to the
city and in year, when he came back
with his diploma, Hal greeted him with
a stern smile and said
The jig is up, Dan. They're going
to sell us out"
And so it was. Susie wept and Dan
grieved, but neither of them knew
what to say when Harold Updike
bought the place. Where did he get
the money? His father, who kept the
dairy, was poor. Susie supposed it
was all right, but why had he been
SO quiet, so sneaking about it.
I'm going to ask him for a job"
said Dan, sullenly, Il gave him one
and he ought to do as we'll by me-"
And Harold's small soul swelled
with pride when he saw Dan behind
the counter pounding away with pes
tie, or soldering among the sirups.
His eyes gloated over the new sign
Harold Updike, Pharmacist" which
cleaned above the entrance. He
bought a "stepper" and got sporty"
Sometimes he even cursed his clerk.
He borrowed money from Tom Kelly,
who kept the saloon, and the business
went on. For a while it seemed that
the place was a small mint, but at last
the statesmen quit coming. Duns be-
came frequent, the bank grew
"grouchy" and finally, a small, fat
man in q brown suit, came up again
from Hot Springs, Ito take charge"
Il don't see how it failed' growled
Hal as he and Dan sat in the disor-
dered store at midnight after the in
ventory was made and the dreary
work was done.
81 don't see how it failed when l
owned it," said Dan.
They We're quite silent for minute.
What are you going to do, Up
dike?"
"N nat are you going to do?"
"Oh, I'm going to buy the store back
again" said Dan, laughing.
You? Where did you get the
money!"
"Susie's dad, Hal" answered After
bury. we're going to be married"
There was a tap at the window and
a merry voice called, Are you there
yet, Danny" But Updille laid his
hand on Dams arm as he started for
the door and said, will you give me
back my old job Dan?'
"N-no, Updiie. Not this time.
think I'll run it myself"
And afterward, as he walked home
with Susie and her father, he said,
well, my conscience is easy, anyway
Turn about is fair play. John H. Raj
terry in the Chicago Record-Herald.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-10-27

Judge and Mrs. G. L. Mitchell. OF
Eureka, are able to boast Of rather
novel record. They have been married
forty-three years, and during all that
time there has never been a death or
birth in the family, and Mrs. Mitchell
says that only twice in her married
life did she have to get up in the night
to hunt collie medicine for her hus.
band.-Kansas City Journal
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-10-27
STRUCK THE KEYNOTE.

! sent bit of idle verse,
Scribbled in a mood of vague regret,
To the magazines-and 1t
Is going yet.
l sent psychologist tale;
Some problem stories, poems, plays ]
loosed
Upon the editors. They all
Came home to roost.
tried thought all set in slang,
The slangiest slang-of it l have some
store.
From it's first trip I'd answer back,
"Accepted; send some more"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-10-27

"Talk about hard bills to collect"
exclaimed the fashionable florist. 81
know the limit. The banner for i'm
possibility is borne off by the bill for
blossoms run up by the young man
whose engagement has been broken
off. f."-Phiadelphi Record.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-10-27

Although 125 years old, a watch
owned by a man in Worcestershire,
England, still keeps excellent time.
1t was worn at Trafalgar, during the
Peninsular war, at Waterloo through
the China war in 1910, and finally in
the Indian Mutiny.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-10-27
QUAINT AND CURIOUS

If great cold should condense the
earth's atmosphere to. liquid air it
would make a sea which would cover
the earth 35 feet deep.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-10-27

The stick insect of Borneo, the larg-
est insect known, is sometimes 13
inches long. 1t is wingless, but some
species of stick insects have beautiful
colored wings that fold like fans.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-10-27

Mae-I got even with Bessie for
snubbing me.
Ethel-What did you do?
Mae-I told that young man
who calls on her that she used to be
the best debater in her class at
school.-New York Sun.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-10-27

One Of the most singular cures for
deafness ever recorded is quoted by
the Independent Beige, from the Dutch
papers. An old, man of 70. living at
Krommeme, who had been deaf for 20
years, got involved in a dispute with
some neighbors and became literally
transported with rage. In his semi
demented state he suddenly recovered
his hearing, which he has retained
ever since.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-10-27

Worry over Doctors bill has
given many man nervous prostra-
ton.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-10-27
The director of the Orphanage at

The director of the Orphanage at
Temesvar, in Hungary, has arranged
to hold an infant market" once a
month, at which all the children at the
Orphanage will be on view, and at
which persons desirous of adopting
one or more can inspect them and take
their choice. The first of these mar
kets passed off very successfully.
Thirty children were on view-boys
and girls between the ages of one
and 10 years. Nineteen of them were
adopted-five boys and IA girls. Most
Of them were adopted by fairly we'll
to.do people, and one foster-mother
went straight to lawyers office and
made her newly-adoDted child heiress
to her fortune of 100000.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-10-27

In remarkable surgical operation,
DR.. Nicholas Sem of Chicago has sue
ceeded, in making a new knuckle for
the thumb of Mrs. Thomas M. Hunter,
wife of Alderman Hunter. Two years
ago Mrs. Hunter caught a splinter Of
wood under her thumb nail. Inflam-
nation set in recently and resulted
in blood poisoning. DR.. Sem removed
the knuckle and formed new one
Of strips of bone.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-10-27

Human skulls are a strange article
of commerce. Yet such is the demand
which has arisen among curiosity deal
ers in Europe for the skulls of New
Guinea native ancestors, which have
ornamented the poles of native dwell
ings in New Guinea, that the Austral-
ian government has inhibited the
trade. Large prices were offered the
natives for the strange relics, and it
was feared that the temptation was
becoming so strong that as the supply
Of genuine ancestors ran low illegal
methods of procuring spurious ones
would be adopted.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-10-27

Few persons are aware that 1t is
possible to tell time by the eye of a
cat This is done by close study of
expands with great regularity each
day. Thus, at noon, the pupil of a
cats eye is contracted into a mere
slit, mere horizontal line, and at
midnight it is at its largest point Of
expansion, being then as big and round
as grape. With little study of the
feline optic any one can easily come
within quarter or a half-hour of the
time by reference to a cat clock.
The courier., 1902-11-01

an inch apart in the skirt, while the
fiounce had very wide tucks about the
top and bottom.
lovely I'm a black chiffon skirt. made up
with black thread-lace yoke and panels
over white taffeta.
The bodice of this decollete costume
showed only the large tucks. both in
sleeve and front.
The shirt-waist suits adapt them
selves beautifully to evening toilettes.
In fact, low-cut gowns show the
fashion at it's best, and set of the lines
of the figure admirably. No other style
exhibits the contour of the waist, bust
and hips to such advantage.-Lady
Modish in Town Topics.
The courier., 1902-11-01
,..>
6rs1 DREss>
81;

To wear in the kitchen when
you use . Gas Stove. We sell
them At cost-and they don't
cost much. We do all the dig
ging, and connect the Stove
free when bought of as.
The courier., 1902-11-01

Dresden silk, with a wide lace ruffie.
Over this falls sort of delicate wrap
per bloused to the waist and having
full skirt which falls open to show the
petticoat.
The waist is belted i'm with ribbons,
ard the throat is exposed just a trifie.
The sleeves are short, and full at the
bottom.
The breakfast costume will probably
meet with quite as much favor as the
tea gown. Although it is not so elabor-
ate. 1t nevertheless serves its purpose
admirably.
At Eugenie's 1 also saw the newest
embroidered shirt waists of kerchief
linen and Persian laine.
These show original designs entirely.
the most part include figures (this is
the French ideal, whereas last year
flowers. fruit and foliage alone were
used.
The embroidery is all done in white.
with just touch Of black-the eyes of
a bird. the wings of bee or the anten-
nae of a dragon-fiy. for example. One
of the most popular models has three
dragon-flies among foliage.
Another shows bees in the clover. and
still another mermaids i'm coral.
: This latter is particularly effective,
and almost covers the front of the
waist
Street toilettes Of the shirt waist or
der are more varied than ever. 1t is
well known that Eugene is the pioneer
Of this graceful fashion. Although 9TH
ers have essayed to copy. none can
compare in any respect with those
turned out by this house. They are
made up in heavy materials. to be worn
with furs, for the street. or in more
delicate crepes and silk. adaptable to
outer wraps.
A novel idea is to have several silken
Innings of various colors with each
handsome gown A black crepe de
chine. for example, made for young
bride. included petticoats of black,
green, red and pale blue.
Little collar and cuff sets in silk. and
artisticaIly embroidered. go with each
lining and make an effective finish.
The bodice showed clover and leaves
in silk embroidery.
A new idea in tucking. this season, is
the combination of sizes. For instance.
this black skirt showed pin tucks about
The courier., 1902-11-01
FASHION

ishes on this side OF the water long
ago adopted as a part Of our daily
routine. some especially designed nov
elites In toiiettes will be in favor this
season.
Not the least fascinating of these Is
a purely French confection (and never
was the term more fittingly employed)
made of Silks fine linens and laces, and
In style a cross between a stunning
II is. however. neither exactly one
nor the other. but is made in two
pieces-a skirt and waist. the latter
slightly opened at the throat.
One of the very daintiest models at
Eugenie's. in West Forty-second
street. is Of delicate pink silk and mar
row white valenciennes lace. The skirt
has the silk for a foundation. and is
much the shape of an elaborate petit
coat, fitted about the hips. and with
a superb fiounce fiaring from below the
knee.
This hounce is made of a dozen or
more rows Of finely patterned lace. al
ternating with tiny strips of tucked
Persian lawn and finished with a wide
lace edging. 10 is attached to the skirt
proper by means of fine embroidery
beading.
This is sometimes used also to al
ternate with the lace in forming the
fiounce, with excellent effect.
The silk foundation has a pinked foot
rufiie.
The bodice is the prettiest idea con-
ceivable.
II is entirely of narrow lace. joined
psrpendicularly by means of fine hem
stitching. 1t blouses little i'm front.
and has some slight fullness at the
belt-in the back 1t is belted in by
means of inch-wide ribbon which
passes through embroidery beading.
A three-inch frilL lace edged, falls
below the belt line and gives IT de-
cidediy chic finish.
The collar is a perfectly fitted sail
or. rather deep in the back. extending
well to the shoulder. and pointed in
front.
This is trimmend with lace. as are
the sleeves.
The latter extend little below the
elbow. and are neither tight nor loose
Just comfortable. and very pretty.
The entire waist, you see. is of lace.
and you can imagine how charming 1t
is over the pink silk slip of lining
which matches the skirt and serves to
bring out the pattern. or course. one
must have slippers to match.
with this pink-and-white affair were
the daintiest French-heeled pink slip
pers imaginable. The heels were of
white velvet. and the bow over the in
step was of white velvet lined with
pink.
Another mode; which Wed with this
was Of second sized baby ribbon in
blue satin, alternating with the white
lace insertion
The skirt showed even more work
than the pink. being of soft white sat
in with groups Of pinch tucks travers-
ing IL from top to bottom. with a deep
accordion plated fiounce underneath
the outside one Of lace and ribbon
The workmanship of these outside
fiounces-which. in many Instances. can
be removed to be laundered-is perfec-
ton. with not stitch visible in the
joining of lace and ribbon
Eugene. who Is responsible for this
innovation. certainly knows her art
The ',odice of this blue-and-white
model is cut much like the other. and
may be worn over either a blue or
white slip. The slippers to match are
of white velvet or satin. Both are
shown with blue heels and ornamented
New-York tribune., 1902-06-19

.Talfo1rd. however, says that Lambs later years
were guiitess of tobacco.
New-York tribune., 1902-06-19
.,l-rREALE coI.RT. COUNTY OF NEW

= York Samuel A. saaCs sole surviving executor
and will and testament OF >an
l. Isaacs plaintiff, against Henry Neis and
def-udantsin pursuance OF judgment OF lore
cos sal made and entered IN the anoNe en-
titie action 26th day = May, 1902 me
Undersigned said Judgment named. VIII
sell public auction at the New York Real Estate fX
Manhattan. CITY u York the first day OF July,
1qns at II o'clock by Peter F Meyer
directed by said Judgment 10 be
SOLD and therein follows: All that certain
lot piece parcel land. with the building and i'm
movements situate living and beng IN
the borough the city. County and state
If York bounded and described follows: Begin
the southerly side Of One hundred and
distant hundred and fifty tlH0' feet
formed by the intersection of the
Lexington Avenue with tho southerly side
erlv parallel said Lexington Avenue hundred
900, eleven un inches TO the centre line Of tho
hundred and second and one hundred
and westerly along said line
of he parallel said hundred and
ooI thence northerly and
again parallel said Lexington Avenue hundred
eleven I11 inches the said snutherlv side OF
hundred and thence easterly along
side Of hundred and second Street
twenty-five C25 feet to the point place of beginning
Subject nevertheless 20 tho party walls they
Tpared New York. June 9TH
GEORGE WM CLINE. Referee
STRALFY. HASBROTCK 6. SCTII.OF:DER. Attorneys for
Plaintiff. 20 Broadway. Nov York city Borough Of
Manhattan
The following is a diagram Of property ba sold
described above: