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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-04-28

The box car is often entered by
springiug the door off its iron way at
the side opposite the seal \ party go
ing one way will do this for a party
going the opposite direction, and then,
when all are in, springing the door
back again. Since everything eXter-
nally is in the best of order, long trips
may be made in this manner without
disturbance or interruption.
Now and then the prisoner is ex-
posed to danger of starvation. A case
of this kind has been related to me,
where only the accidental visit of a
train hand saved man from death.
The brakeman inspected the intruder's
papers, and, finding that they showed
him to be in good standing in his union,
took him out, fed him up, and then re-
placed him-to finish his journey in
peace. The hero of the incident is a
printer, who has been leading n settled
life now for thirteen or fourteen years.
But he says he still feels a longing to
be off again whenever spring comes.
A railway accident, whether by
water or fire, is very serious affair
to passengers Of this sort. You have
doubtless read more than once, as l
have, of tramps drowned like rats,
or burned or crushed to death while
stealing rides in this fashion. Riding
the trucks is done in various ways.
A locomotive engineer of my acquaint-
ance has shown me the precise spot
from which he has taken out two
men at one time. 1t was on the rear
truck of the tender. They were rest
ing, face downward, on the truck
beam, with lust eleven inches of YER
tical space for their bodies, by actual
measurement.-The Independent.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-04-28
A Survival in the Coronation Service.

1t is so long since we elected o|
nominal rulers that many Of us forget
that King was ever on the footing
of Roman Consul or an American
President Yet survival OF that prac-
tice is still to be heard in the corona
ton service. "Sirs," said the Arch
bishop of Canterbury, after Queen Vic
toria had entered the abbey and shown
herself in the prescribed ritual to her
people on all sides, L here present to
you Queen Victoria the undoubted
Queen of this realm. Wherefore all
you who come this day to do your
homage, are you willing to do the
same?" In this rite, now purely for
NAL, we see the remaining shadow
of the old Teutonic custom of choosing
the most capable or popular man in the
nation to be its ruler.-London Special
tor.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-04-28
LABOR WORLD.

Cincinnati school-teachers are to Or
Eanize a union.
A fight against the Garment Makers
Union has been tarted in Chicago by
locking out 500 workers.
Engineers at the electric power plant
in Terre Haute, Ind, quit work out of
sympathy with the striking street car
men.
The new scale adopted by miners in
convention at Pittsburg embraces an
increase of ten cents Il ton in tn
price OF mining.
Sin hundred striking woodworkers
have returned TO duty in the American
Car and Foundry Company's plant at
Jeffersonville, Ind.
The first break among Independent
glassmakers is the Marion Glass Com
pany, Marion, Ind, which has sisnet.
the inion wage scale.
Doylestown PENN mechanics de-
mand an increase o. twenty-five cents
per day in wages, 1ifty-nine hours to
constitute 4 weeks work.
A petition from the trolley eml loyes
to the West Jersey Il Seashore Rail
road Company which operates the
road, for an increase of wages from
sixteen and two-thirds cents to twen-
ty cents an hour, has been refused.
The Housesmiths and Bridgemen's
Union, of New York City, which has a
membership Of 3000 has reported that
it is prepared TO enforce its new de-
mands, which so into effect on May
1. The demands are 81 day for eight
hours, 81 an hour for overtime, and the
Saturday half-holiday.
1t was definitely decided by the Unit
cd Mine Workers, in session at In.
dianapolis, Ind, to demand Il ten per
cent. increase and an absolute run of
the Lines, and to fix the difterential
mt ten per cent. between pick and ma
chine mining. In addition to this a
Uniform scale for all outside day labor
win he demanded. Two years ago an
increase OF - 21-110 cents was secured
By the mine workers.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-04-28

Recent experiments made in Norway
have proved that snow is substance
which offers surprising resistance
to penetration by rifle bullet. Its re-
sistance has been found to be far
greater than wood, though not, of
course, so great as earth. 1t was shown
that wall Of snow, four feet thick,
is absolutly proof against the Norwei.
gan army rife, which is an arm of
great penetrative force. Volleys were
fired at the snow breastworks, first at
distance of half n mile, and then
gradually at decreasing distances, until
the range was only fifty yards, and the
white walls were not once penetrated
This suggests g new means OF field
defense in winter campaigning, snow
being much more easily handled than
earth or sand bags. Troops intrench-
ing themselves in snow banks would
be a novel and picturesque sight. 1t
is disputed whether or not Andrew
Jackson made use of cotton bales in
his defenses at the battle of New
Orleans, though he got the credit for
having done so. Whether he did or
not, he will have to give place in the
matter of novel breastworks to the
general who shall first use field foru-
ficatons of snow.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-04-28

While he was bending over a russet
mound Of leaves he heard a voice:
"Mister, I'll clean up that lawn for
q meal"
1t was q low, strong voice, musical
of tone and SO opportune that wilkins
let his rake fall and looked about.
The stranger was a tall lean young
man, dusty from long walk, but trim
and clean as to clothes and person.
"I'll just so you," said Wilkins, open
Ing the gate. The big fellow walked
in, dropped his coat on the ground, and
fell to work without word. After
getting back into his Sunday garments
the man of the house watched his res
cuer. The latter had laid aside his
round, felt hat, disclosing u bullet
head, closely shaved. The workers
clothes, new, cheap and coarse, i'll tit
the wearer, and as wilkins watched
him swiftly and silently clearing away
the dead grass, weeds and leaves, his
heart misgave him, and he murmured
to himself:
"An eN-convict, I'll bet
Mrs. Wilkins soon came home with
Tommy and eyed the stranger askancc.
When she had noticed him eating
heartily but decorously, and had oh
served that he knew the purposes OF
knife, fork and spoon, she darkly
limited to her husband that there was
something mysterious" about the new
conner. When Wilkins felt sure that
his wife hadn't guessed the probable
truth he resolved to offer the man a
job. and as the latter passed out the
walk toward the road, he stopped him
with:
MY friend, l like the way you work
and 1 like your looks, and if you'll
stay I'll give you 81 Il week and your
board, Just to keep up the place, tend
the chickens and the furnace"
'Thank you, sir, I'll try it," was the
answer You don't keep horse, and
/ won't have to go TO townFl
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-04-28
SPORTING BREVlTlES.

Jockey Spencer will ride for ]. r,
Keene in England next season.
Horace Fogel has been engaged to
manage the New York Baseball Club
next season.
1t seems that Louisville wants an
American team now, and has good
cnance OF getting it.
Philadelphia racquet players have
defeated New York players il two
matches at Philadelphia.
Radical changes in the management
of the United States Golf Association
are demanded by members.
New York City will have trotting
meeting next summer at the Brighton
Beach track on August II.
Harvard graduates are to be called
upon TO assist in raising a fund of $780,
600 to defray the expense of a college
golf course at Waltham, Mass.
A new worlds record for trotting on
the ice has been made by Royal Vic
tor, of Carthage, n. Y, covering the
mile in ZIG. The former record was
2.1SA.
The California Jockey Club, of which
seriously considering the advisability
of adopting the English Jockey Clubs
scale of weights.
Perry Hale, the noted Yale full back
in 1900, who coached Exeter Academy
last year, has just been engaged to
coach the football eleven of Ohio State
University at Columbus.
Harry Hess, who made an excellent
record as n pitcher for Bucknell Col
lege, has been added to the ranks of
the Philadelphia Nationals. lie is
rated as another Mathewson.
Sir Thomas Upton is to be invited
to the Olympian games, which will be
held in Chicago in 1904. A special in
vitation will be sent to him, not only
because he stands so high in the world
of sport, but also because yachting
events, in which he has been so promi-
nent will be made feature Of the con-
tests.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-04-28

" UNDAY morning, while Mrs
~ wilkins was at church with
= Tommy, Mr.. Wilkins, in def
ance of the social ethics Of
Lake Hill, put on his overalls, and,
rake in hand, attacked the carpet of
dead leaves that covered his lawn.
He knew that his wife would make a
scene il she caught him, and he knew
that his Sabbath breaking would fur
ban life, and he anticipated considera-
BILE guying from his male neighbors,
and yet, in spite of all these misgiv-
ings, he raked the leaves into rustllng
piles and watched with dogged salts
faction the columns of blue smoke that
rose among the oaks from his unholy
fires.
wilkins had employed seven different
"hired men" since spring. None had
stayed more than n month, and none
had carried away either the esteem or
good will of Mrs. Wilkins. Most of
them We're worthless, some dishonest,
some lazy and some lacked that regard
for the proprieties which the woman of
the house insisted upon. So it came to
pass that Wilkins had hard time get
ting, to say nothing Of keeping, Il ser
viceable hired man, and when the
leaves began to fall his lawns. gardens,
vines and orchard were in sad case, his
chicken-house needed repairs, his coal
cellar was empty, his winter llindlng
was unchopped, and his loyalty to SUI
burban life was tottering. Therefore
he had defied all precedent and on
Sunday morning attacked the work
with his own hands.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-04-28
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"No. Just stay here on the place,
and do whatever you see necessary
explained Wilkins, fully understand
ing the mans dislike to going into
town.
"All right, sir. My name is James
Green"
Wilkins showed the TALL gaunt fellow
over the place and pointed out the
room over the carriage house where
he was to sleep. Tommy, who was
ten years old, trotted after them, deep
ly interested in the stranger.
OF course Mrs. Wilkins didn't approve
of her husbands choice. She felt
sure that there was something wrong"
about Green and as days went by he
proved himself splendid gardener and
Il most useful person in divers unex-
pected ways, she was previously dis
appointed. What cnraged her most
was Green's taciturnity. Every effort
of the cook and house girl, prompted
and encouraged by Mrs. Wilkins, failed
to elicit hint about himself. At
meals he was as silent as the tomb.
During the day he kept busy at the
back of the two-acre lot, at night he
sat in the barn doorway, telling stories
to Tommy and smoking his pipe.
Between him and the boy there
sprang up an extraordinary companion
ship. The man, silent with all others,
began 10 tell his little comrade the
rarest and most extraordinary stories
Of shipwreck, of battle, of wild beasts.
birds and adventures of all kinds.
He knew the habits Of birds and in
sects, of reptiles and fishes, and these
lie explained to Tommy with infinite
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-04-28
WORDS OF WISDOM.

Where passions prevail, purposes
perish.-Wellspring.
In great attempts it is glorious even
to fail.-Longinus.
There is no ghost so difficult to lay
as the ghost of an NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Smith.
A true and genuine impudence is ever
the effect of ignorance, without the
least sense of it.-Steelc.
The shortest life is long enough if it
lead to better, and the longest life is
too short if it do not.-Colton.
The least error should humble but
we should never permit even the great
est to discourage us.-Potter.
Leisure for men of business, and
business for men of leisure. would
cure many complaints.-AIrs. Thrale.
No abilities, however splendid, can
command success without intense Ia
Dor and persevering application.-A. i.
Stewart
At the bottom of good deal of
bravery that appears i'll the world there
turks a miserable cowardice. Men will
face powder and steel because they can
not face public opinion.-E IL. Chaplin.
Life is building. 1t rises slowly,
day by day, through the years. Every
new lesson we learn lays Il block on
the edifice which is rising silently with
in us. Every influence that impresses
us every book we read, every conver-
sation we have, every act of our COM
monest days, adds something TO the i'll.
visible building. II. Miller
True peace and rest lie not in out
ward things. There liveth no man on
earth who may always have rest and
peace without troubles and crosses.
Wherefore yield thyself willingly TO
them and seek only that true peace of
the heart which none can take away
from thee, that thou mayest overcome
all assaults.-Theologia Germanica.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-04-28

care until the boy came TO dog his
footsteps and sit beside him at all
hours.
The carved wooden toys, plated
whips of horse hair and leather and
deftly fashioned bows and arrows that
Green made for Tommy were the won
der and envy of the boys of the neigh
borhood, but they convinced Wilkins
that his hired man had spent much
time i'll some penitentary. Mean
while, as day by day she failed to
penetrate the atmosphere of mystery
which surrounded him, Mrs. Winkins
grow more suspicious. When she
found out that he didn't want to go to
the village during the day, she con-
trivcd errands that would take him
there. AT last he quietly but positively
refused to do her bidding. explaining
that Mr.. wilkins had absolved him
from any duty but such as he could
find on the place.
He had been two months on the place
before he spoke more than a dozen
words 10 his employer. He had worked
well, asked no favors, made no mis-
takes. Under his assiduous efforts the
Wilkins place had taken on new signs
Of prosperity and beauty. Then he
| came to wilkins one evening and said
| that he'd like TO spend one day in
Chicago. lie wanted to buy some
clothes, he said, and would like to have
his pay. There was S12 due him, and
| wilkins had only $40 bill.
[ "All right Green" said the big
hearted suburbanite, "here's a twenty.
You can bring me back the change;
and. let's see, here's my communication
ticket. It'll save you paying railroad
fares"
Mrs. wilkins overheard this talk,
and when Green was out of hearing
proclaimed her husband fool, waste
full gullible, stupid fool.
"That man Green will never come
back" she snapped. "see him~ point
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-04-28

Above all things Tommy Atkins
heart loves a sewing machine. Al
though he must know that he can
never succeed in getting it home 10
England, yet if he finds one in Boer
farm he will tow it along with him.
overburdened as he already is, upon
the mach For miles he will martyr
his existence with some obsolete and
cumbrous machine until such time as
sheer physical exhaustion or an irate
company officer prohibits further pain
full possession of the prize. Wherein
the exact fascination lies is a mystery,
but grizzled reseryist and callow re-
cruit alike cannot resist this house
wifes help.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-04-28

ing across the lawn. Hes not even
going toward the depot. He's tramp.
maybe a murderer, and he's gone off
with your money, and your ticket.
Wilkins, you're q simpleton."
Wilkins was little doubtful when
he noticed the course taken by his
model hired man." The next evening
added to his misgiving, for at sundown
Green had not returned. Mrs. wilkins
began to gloat when the 8 o'clock
train had passed. and there was no
sign of the missing gardener. Then
the doorbell rang, and the girl an
nounced "a lady to see Mr. Wilkins"
He found youngish woman, with
much jewelry and very pink checks,
smirking at him as he entered the par.
lor.
mister Wilkins" she began, "a lady
fren' o. mine what lives out here tells
me theys a man workin' for youse, an
if l amt much mistaken he's my bus.
band. He's a tall, sandy feller, don't
talk much, and-he's done time at
Joliet, and"
Mrs. Wilkins entered here.
"What do you want with him?"
asked the lady of the house.
The visitor wgs beginning to explain
when Wilkins heard footsteps falling
family on the walk outside. He slipped
quietly out of the room and into the
yard. Green was coming up the back
steps into the kitchen, when Wilkins
stopped him with: "Well, see you're
back all right"
Eyes, SIR" said the gardener, pulling
out the railway ticket and $S. 'There's
your change and the ticket"
Wilkins noticed that the latter wasn't
punched.
Il walked" explained the man. 81
don't like trains"
Wilkins led him across the lawn
and told him that there was a woman
in the parlor claiming to be his wife.
"a blonde, vulgar-looking woman"
said Green.
"Yes. She's in there now, talking to
my wife"
well, sir, if you'll just let on that
you didn't see me this evening, I'll
be grateful. I'm tired now, and l
don't want to see that woman, at least
not tonight. Please say that I'm not
here. and won't be back until to-mor-
row."
So Green SUNK off to bed, and the
blonde woman was sent away, prom
Using to call again. In the morning
Wilkins found Green's bed unrumpled.
On the coverlet was n new leather
whip, with card inscribed "For Tom
my odbye." The Wilkinses never
saw or heard of him again, and Mrs.
Wilkins never knew that he had come
home that night with the change and
the ticket.
II always knew he was scamp" she
said, proudly. ~ knew he'd run away
and he did"
"Wcll, l don't blame him." mused
wilkins, lighting his pipe and smiling
at the memory Of the blonde woman
with the brummagem iewelry. I'D run
away myself, under the same circum-
stances. John ID. Raftery, in the
Chicago Record Herald.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-04-28
UNCLE SANS GREATEST SECRET.
The Paper on Which Our oney Notes Are
Printed Guarded FroDt Pulp to Press.


If there is any secpit which Uncle
Sam jealously guards 1t is the process
of manufacturing the fibre paper upon
which his money notes are printed
He pays Massachusetts firm forty
three cents a pound for it, and this firm
does its work under the surveillance
of a Government agent. The paper is
manufactured of the finest rags,
cleaned, boiled and mashed into pulp
As it is rolled into thin sheets silk
threads are introduced into it by a
secret process. These are t e distln-
gushing marks making imitation of
the paper well-nigh impossible. The
sheets of paper, already counted twice
and placed in uniform packages at the
paper mill, are stored in Treasury
vault and issued to the Bureau OF
Printing and Engraving as wanted.
Before leaving the Treasury they are
counted three times more, and the re-
ceiving official at the bureau must re-
ceipt for them. Then the bundles are
unwrapped and the sheets are counted
twenty eight times by corps of wom-
en-. This is to insure that each printer
gets the recorded number-no more.
no less. If one sheet of this precious
paper be lost the entire force OF men
and women having access to the room
where the displacement has occurred
are kept in, like so many school chill
dren, to find it. Each sheet is issued
from the vault for the printing of
definite amount of money upon it.
If the lost sheet We're intended to ul-
timately represent $4,000 worth of
notes. the group of employees to whom
the responsibility of its displacement
has been traced must make good that
amount if they cannot locate it within
a reasonable time. The most eXpen
sive loss which has thus occurred was
of a blank sheet issued for the printing
of $50 upon its face,-John Elfreth
Watkins, Jr., in the Ladies' Home
Journal.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-04-28

The irritable master of the house,
waking from troubled nap and hear
ing no noise down stairs, called out to
his daughter:
Melissa, wonder if that snobbish
young squirt of Caddleigh, who
comes here five or six evenings in the
week knows what think of him?"
Eyes, SIR answered the cheerful
voice of young man in the hall below.
81 think he does. Chicago Tribune.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-04-28
Bribed in Advance.

Briggs-"So you are going to have
your fortune told by the new astrologer
down town. Let me give you a point
err If you want him to predict that
you will one day be rich, just give him
a handsome tip"
Griggs-"That's all right. I'll give
him my note for thousand or so. pay
able when / become millionarie."-
Boston Transcript.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-04-28
All TIA stes Suited.

The stranger had gone out in rain
coat and had come back shivering in
a snowstorm.
"Why is it," he asked disgustedly,
'that you have so many different kinds
of weather."
The Chicagoan looked at him in sur
prise.
I'VE aim to please" he replied, "and
we have such a cosmopolitan popula-
ton to suit. Chicago Post.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-04-28
MADELINE.

Know We little Madaline,
My sweet, my brown-eyed daughters
Sings she now the songs divine,
Ger the living water
Where the bright birds stoop to lave
In the crystal river
In the iris-crested wave
Flowing on and ever?
Visions, visions of the night,
l would hear her story
Bring her in your silent fight,
Bring her back in glory;
Bring her with her songs divine, %
Though the angels sought her
Little, laughing Madeline,
My sweet. my brown-eyed daughter.
Robert Mackay, in the Home Magazine
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-04-28

"Yes," said the member of Congress,
"I had been in Washington but short
time when 1 awoke one morning and
found myself famous"
How did you manage it?'
published my biography in the Con-
gressional directory without trying to
conceal any facts or trying to assume
a statesmanlke pose. 1t was an acci-
dent. but it was effective" e."-Washing-
ton Star.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-04-28

Visions, visions of the night,
Wherefore are We given?
Tempting is your fleeting light
As a glimpse of heaven;
Tempting, your but too brief smile,
Angels of my vision;
Linger, linger, then awhile, n
Make my heart elysian. ta
Spirits, in your silent fight,
Tell what are We teaching?
Priesthood of the starry night
Say what are ye preaching?
Why this music? Who are these
Looming now before me,
Born upon the wandering breeze,
Whispering softly DER me:
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-04-28

Friend-"I was surprised that it took
the jury ten hours to reach verdict.
The evidence seemed to me quite
clear"
EX-Juryman - 1--WE agreed on the
verdict mt once. but some one COM
menced a discussion as to the literary
merit of the Judges charge. Town
and Country.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-04-28

"Young man." said her father, 81
don't want you to be too attentive to
my daughter"
"Why - -er- really stammered the
young man, Il had hoped to marry her
some"
Exactly, and I'd like to have you
marry her, but if you're too attentive
to her you won't have money enough
to do t."-Philadelphia Press.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-04-28

"There is one thing to be said in fa-
vor of our style of government" said
the South American dictator.
What is that?"
ut promotes veracity. When some
one starts a rumor that high official
is going to relinquish office, you can
pretty near depend on its coming true
Washington Star.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-04-28

Among the peasants of Turkey, al
most all the doctoring is still done by
women. In Constantinople there are-,
laws against these healers, but they
flourish, nevertheless.