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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-24
PRIDE OF HORSES.
After All is Said. the Fire Engine Fuller
IS Moet Yainglorious.

After All is Said, the Fire Engine Fuller
is Most Vainglorious.
"Men may rave about the splendid
evidences of pride to be found in the
ambitious race horse or the good trot-
ter or PAGER" said lover of horse
flesh recently, "but when it comes
down to dignity of bearing and a GER
tain commendable vaingloriousness,
you may give me the plain old fire
horse. 1 am naturally fond of race
horses, and have a special liking for
the trotter that can make it in a little
above two fiat. When they are really
blooded they are fine, game, dignified
fellows. But the fire horse that helps
to speed the engine through the streets
of the city to some place in danger Of
devastation by the flames iG simply
dream in what l may call charming
air Of selfsutticiency. l have been
watching the animal for number of
years, and I anu convinced that he has
very exalted Idea Of the position he
holds in the community. He seems to
understand his Importance. He seems
to know that much depends upon the
speed he displays in getting out of
the engine house and to the point from
which the alarm was sent in. l have
had firemen tell me that these animals
actually learn to count the number
of times that the gong sounds, and
I feel no hesitancy in accepting the
statement as true. Certainly they
have learned the number Of strokes
for the exercise run, and there is no
reason why long practice should not
teach them the number and location
of the different engine houses and the
alarm boxes which are most frequent
ly used. But 1 have in mind the
splendid bearing OF these animals
after they have made a hurried run to
a fire. Watch them when they are
going back to the engine house. Why,
they seem to know that the men,
women and children along the streets
are looking at them with warmth
of admiration that almost amounts to
worship. They hold their heads high
IN a vain kind OF acknowledgment,
and, in fact, they seem to think as
they jog along that they have kept
the old world from going up in smoke.
We'll, they have a right to feel that
way, and while the increased uses 10
which electricity is being put may
finally run them out Of business, the
fire horse may retire with the conso-
lation that he has been useful mem
ber. and he may even feel an inordi-
nate pride II it pleases him to do So"
New Orleans Times Democrat.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-24
The Intelligence of Animals.

Many animals, either pursuing or
pursued, exhibit knowledge of facts
very little known to the majority of
mankind, such as OF the places where
scent lies or is obliterated and of the
effects of wind in carrying evidence
Of their presence to the purSuer. The
hunted roe or hare will make circles,
double on its own tracks and take to
water or fling Itself for n considerable
distance through the air us cleyerly
as il it had read up all the theory Of
scent in book. Nor are the pursuers
less ingenious. They have learned
the art of making cast" This is
the dodge by which huntsman alike
gaveB time and picks up lost scent.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-24
Defeated by Nature.

Nutmegs grow on little trees, which
look like small pear trees, and which
are generally not over twenty feet
high. The flowers are very much
like the lily of the valley. They are
pale and very fragrant. The nutmeg
is the seed OF the fruit, and mace is
the thin covering over the seed. The
fruit is about the size OF n peach.
When ripe it breaks open and shows
a little nut inside. The trees grow on
the islands of Asia and tropical Amer
lea They bear fruit seventy or eighty
years, having ripe fruit on them all
the season. \ fine tree in Jamaica has
more than 1000 nutmegs ON it every
year.
The Dutch used TO have all this nut
meg trade as they owned the Banda
Island and conquered all the other
traders and destroyed all the trees.
To keep tho price up,. they once
burned three piles Of nutmegs, each
of which was said 10 be las biG as a
church"
Nature did not sympathi2e with such
meanness. The nutmeg pigeon, found
in all the Indian islands, did for the
world what the Dutch had determined
should not be done-carried the seeds
which are their food, into all the sur
rounding countries.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-24

Maidenhead duly observed a few
days ago the ancient custom of beat
ing the bounds. In civic state the
Mayor and corporation perambulated
the entire boundary Of the borough,
the proceedings occupying the whole
day.
Just after the party had traced the
boundary through the dining room OF
Skindle's hotel they proceeded to
board the Gainsborough steam launch,
the boundary proceeding down the
centre OF the Thames to Bray. In step
ping on deck the master of the cere-
monies, Mr.. Alderman Cox, and the
Sergeant Mt Mace, who was i'll civic
uniform, slipped into the river and
floundered about knee deep.
On landing at Bray Il borough en-
ploye, when carrying the gold mace
up a ditch got stuck thigh deep in
mud, and could not move. Tie was
sinking deeper and becoming ex-
hausted, when he was rescued by
means Of Il five-barred gate lifted off
It's hinges and by ropes. The mayor
Mr.. Wilton, was duly bumped, rs were
also other members of the corpora
ton, and all submitted cheerfully TO
the undicnifed operation.
Even ladies encoutered on the route
did not escape, bus were asked to
choose between being bumped or
kissed on the boundary mark. Some
preferred one and some preferred the
other, and not Il few had both. Even
lady cyclists were induced to dis
mount and submit 10 being bumped
three times or q boundary stone,
against wall or against a tree.-Lon-
/ don Telegraph.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-24
ChecIcul ated.

81 never felt so cheap before in my
life" declared the well-known bust
ness man. 81 am a great stickler for
honesty, and / simply will not have
any one around me of whom l have
the least suspicion; and when I find
man that l know l can trust I re-
gard his honesty as a valuable asset
and pay him accordingly The result
has been that l have gathered around
me 4 force of employees of whom I
am justly proud, from the jantor up
to the cashier. The other day my old
Office boy left me, and l was obliged
- hire new one.
out or the numerous applicants l
selected bright and honest appear
ing boy and put him at work. Then
the old question arose. Was he hon
est? / am old enough to realize that
appearances are sometimes deceitful,
and 1 resolved to test the boy in a mild
way. SO one night when l left for
home l left nickel prominently dis
played upon my desk. After reaching
home felt sorry for what | had done.
l realized that by my act l had been
placing temptation in the boys path,
and that there was little to excuse
my plan; SO l was very much relieved
the following morning to find the
nickel where had left 1t. Then | saw
there was something there that | had
not left, and that was bit of paper
upon which the money lay, and upon
which was written in the new boys
hand the inscriptions: ITO be left until
called for I've got smart lad in
that new boy. Too smart, I'm afraid"
Detroit Free Press.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-24

To account for the transmissibility
OF ancestral types Darwin in his work
on "Pangenesis" promulgated Il theory
that each cell threw off what he desig-
mated "gemmules," which formed the
nuclei OF another series of cells, whoss
sole destiny in the economy of nature
was the propagation of It's species.
These "gemmules" formed the BIAS
tema, in which was contained an eI-
ceedingly microscopical impression OF
the animal which might ultimately be
called into being. II this were the case
we should be able to submit the minia-
ture image to our investigation by
means of the microscope. But strong
microscopes are wanted. The red cor
puscles Of human blood have to be
about one four-thousandth part OF an
inch. The number Of these red corpus
cles which would adhere TO the point
Of a needle would not be less than
100000. Theory teaches that the final
division of matter is the storm, and
the atom has been measured. 1t is
calculated that in cube OF water one
thirty y-thousandth part OF an inch wide
there are 30000,00000o atoms.-Lon-
don Science Gossip.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-24

''It was not many years ago." says
Country Life in America, that peo-
pie lived in the suburbs as a matter of
economy. Now they live in these
parts because higher ideals may often
be attained here. From reports per-
sonally obtained from twenty-eight of
the largest cities in America, North,
South, East and West, it was shown
that during two recent years over
$420,000O00 had been incorporated and
spent in private purchases and the de-
velopment OF lands adjacent to large
cities, for suburban operations. over
60000,000 have been voted and spent
by trolley and railroad companies to
extend their service beyonds the limits
Of these cities. Nearly half billion
dollars have, therefore, been invested
within two years in the proposed de-
velopment of suburban properties, in
addition to the millions of dollars al
ready so invested"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-24

Sir Christopher Furncss, an Eng
lishman, who has just visited
America. and who is recognized as
one of the most eminent authorities
on financial and economical matters,
declares that "The United States s
destined to become the greatest finan-
cial power in the world" He adds:
'With her vast resources and millions
Of energetic people, she cannot be
downed. We see indications of it
everywhere. What happened when
We were called upon to borrow money
some months ago? Who bought the
bonds? Where did they go? They
went to America. Americans were
ready on the spot to produce any
amount of money that was necessary
or desired. l dare say they could have
been taken up at home, but they were
not. The Americans did not give us
the chance. Thus It is everywhere.
This is just one illustration, but it is a
good one, and hundreds of others can
be found on every hand.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-24

The French cavalry is splendidly
horsed. The strong, sturdy chargers Of
the cuirrassiers and dragons, with
long. wiry legs and frames, giving ut
once endurance and speed, are ideal
animals for war. The highly bred
horses of the chasseurs a cheval and
hussars seem Il trifie light, and it is
doubtful if they could resist the i'm
pact Of a charge of heavier men,
mounted on heavier horses, like the
coarser, but more bOny animals of the
Russian or German hussars. Consid-
ering the short term of military SER
vice in France the cavalrymen ride
we'll, and on the whole are fairly good
horsemen. Nothing could be more pic
turesque than the final charge which
terminated the review. The four cav
airy divisions of 10000 sabres, all told,
having taken up their positions at Il
mile distance from the tribunes, Cen
eral Brugere, Gcneralissimo OF the
French army, personally assumed
command. The order was given by
point Of the sabre, and the charge be-
gan. 1t was splendidiy executed. The
12S squadrons, moving slowly ut first,
increased speed to n swift hand gallop
until within sixty yards Of the review
ing stand, when they suddenly drew
up ut Il halt, officers saluting with
their sabres, and standard bearers
lowering their colors in honor Of the
Czar.-New York Tribune.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-24
A PIOUS PARROT.
How lie Learned Sentence From n Riva
Parrot.

How Tie Learned Sentence From Riva
Parrot.
If Coco meant the half of what he
said, and was even a quarter as wise
rs he looked, he was a wonderful bird.
l met him in Paris, where he lived
with an old English lady, who spent
7sr life in her own apartments, be-
tween her maid and her parrot. Coco
WAS thus her almost constant COM
pnnion, her guide, counselor and
friend. He had an easy flow of con-
versation and said many funny and
apt things that l have forgotten but
no one who saw and heard him at his
devotions OF Sunday morning is like
ly to forget it. His mistress, being
unable to attend the English chapel,
read the service in her own room
aloud with Coco for congregation, for
none ever exceeded the JUNCTION of his
long-drawn "Amens' nor the contrite
quayer OF his Good Lord, deliver us"
in the litany, and when 1t came to
miserable sinners" he rolled up his
eyes and nodded his old head in dis
NAL approval.
1t would have been unkind to smile
during the performance, for Coco's
feelings were sensitive, and. moreover,
the old lady found comfort in the
thought that he perhaps, dimly under
stood. She told the following story in
proof of his sagacity:
A friend came to visit her one day
who also owned a parrot. The talk
turned upon the rival birds, and the
visitor iDstanced, in proof of her pets
powers, an intricate sentence that he
had been taught to say. She repeated
the sentence several times, mimicking
the parrots nasal voice. Coco, mean
while, showed evidence OF great ex-
c:tement. He sidled hand over hand
across the back of the sofa on which
the visitor sat, putting out his chest
and holding his breath till all Of his
feathers stood on end. Something was
on his mind and he was straining to
get it Off. AS the visitor rose to go
his efforts eliminated, and as she
passed out Of the door he screamed the
sentence after her, exactly as he had
heard his rival quoted.-Forest and
Stream.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-24
WORDS OF WISDOM.

Love Is the perfume OF life.
You can never bury your influence.
The leaves never fail from the tree
of life.
There is nothing SO digniGcd az
death.
Sin is the mother OF every human
sorrow.
Slanderers are known by the seed
they sow.
A twisted conscience is a poor busi-
ness guide.
Dreams are of the past; visions of
the future.
Bury hope and you sound the death
knell OF progress.
Morally you cannot look one way
and walk another.
Culture without conscience gives
manners without morals.
None sin against themselves with
out SHINING against society.
A man cannot afford to despise hon
ors until he has earned them.
The true warrior does not wait to De
an officer before he will fight.
Men measure their fellows with their
eyes rather than with their ears.
The best treasures OF life are found
In the ore rather than as nuggets.
Floods of tears are waste unless
they turn the wheels Of Improvement.
The furnace of adversely withers
false friendships and wells true ones.
To apprehend the truth and love it
not is like the light OF winter without
heat.
Envy never fails to be grieved at an
others happiness and happy at his
grief.
In life you will lean as you look
and as you lean SO you will lie when
you fall.
You may slight the warning OF con-
science, but you cannot escape its re-
ward OF remorse.-Ram's Horn.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-24

Grape Pickle-Pick sound grapes
from the stems without breaking them
ard put them in jar. Fer every
seven pounds of the fruit allow a
quart of vinegar, three pounds Of
brown sugar and Il tablespoonful of
whole cloves and stick cinnamon, boil
together for n few minutes, and when
cold enough to bear putting the finger
in pour over the uncooled grapes.
Cover jar with a saucer and do not
disturb for two or three weeks.
Fried Corn Meal Mulfins-Mix one
pint of sifted indian meal with one
half teaspoop&ul OF salt and one table
spoonful of sugar; pour upon this
gradually one pint OF boiling water,
beat well, cover and set away till
morning. In the morning add two
well beaten eggs and bear the mixture
thoroughly dip 4 tablespoon in cold
lAilk and with the wet spoon dip up
the batter by the spoonful and fry in
boiling lard. Turu each only once
while cooking.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-24

One of the most extraordinary trees
in the world is found in Madagascar
1t is known as the tangen tree, and
because it abounds in poison the name
tanghinia venenifcra has been given
to it by botanists. In the criminal
records of Madagascar it has played
notable part until quite recently.
Whenever an accused person was
brought into court, fruit from the tree,
about the size OF an apple, WAS handed
TO him by an attendant. Thereupon
the judge, who was surrounded by
several witnesses, hGde him eat the
fruit, and assured him that if it pro-
duced no i'll effects he would be
deemed innocent OF the Charge which
had been made against Kim. On the
other hand, il the poison in the fruit
killed him, he would be considered
guilty. Many unfortunate persons, it
is said. lost their lives il this way.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-24
WHERE DO THE CLOTHES COP
A Possible Explanation of fDisappearances
in Country Houses.

The tendency of various articles OF
dress belonging TO guests to disappear
in country houses is undeniable, and
there Is scarcely n visitor VINO mas
not his story of a missing coat or pair
of trousers or some similar article TO
tell. 1t is never known just how
these things get away, but they go,
and the circumstances of the loss US
ually prevent extended investigation.
The experience OF a guest at a coun-
try house recently opened his eyes as
to the possible reason for some OF
these mysterious disappesrances.
when the valet came to the room
to unpack my bag" he said, Il found
that | had come Off without a most
necessary part of my wardrobe. l
had all of my dress suit excepting the
trousers.
My host was exactly my opposite in
figure, and there was no hope OF re-
lief from that quarter. None of the
other men stopping in the house had
any extra garments, and as it was
only a short time before dinner the
situation looked critical. Then the
valet came to my assistance and said
that he thought he could find pair
of trousers to fit me. He brought
pair and they We're all right.
"After 1 had tried them on he told
me that he had another pair that had
braid on the seams, IL liked that bet
ter OF course when left I gave him
twice as large a tip rs 1 would have
done had 1 not been indebted to him
for his trousers.
81 did not ask him the source OF his
supply, but 1t occurred to me that the
inexplicable way in " Aich visitors
garments disappear at times in coun-
try houses might be explained by the
collection of emergency garments that
the Wallets have on hand. New York
Sim
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-24
Tell the Cook.

That the fresh color Of green vsge-
tables may be retained by cooking
them in an uncovered saucepan.
That little vinegar added to the
water in which salt fish are cooked
will improve their flavor.
That croquettes will so to pieces un-
less the fat in which they are cooked
is positively boiling.
That the fat for frying doughnuts
etc, may be tested by dropping in II
a piece of bread. If the bread browns
instantly the fat is Of the proper tenn
perature.
That the success OF economical cook.
Ing depends greatly upon the season
S-sg and ScYori;c OF the dish.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-24
a Curious Calculation.

\ London Journal prints the follow
ing curious calculation, made by an
ingenious correspondent: when
reading the sad account Of the death
of Mr.. Mckinley, l noticed The figures
OF the dates of the birth, the death
and the age OF the late President and
also the figures of the birth, of the
present age OF Mr.. Roosevelt, the
present President, We're very peculiar.
Mr.. Mckinley was born in 1913. Mr..
Roosevelt succeeded Mr. Mckinley at
the age of forty-three; Mr.. Roosevelt
was born in 1858, Mr.. Mckinley died
at the age of tifty-sight. Now if we
add the Two ages OF the death of the
late and the present President to-
gether and add 1900 for the eighteenth
century, in which they were born, we
shall have the date of the death OF the
late President. Boston Advertiser.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-24
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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-24

An insurance statistician has COM
piled an interesting statement of the
number and kind of accidents lasi
year. Among others 800 persons fell
off railway trains, 272 We're hurt by
ladders, 1869 were hurt from riding or
driving, ten by automobiles, 224 by
humping into furniture, nine "hurtful-
ly took off Shoes
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-24

Oriental effects have been in vogue
for house furnishings so long that
there has been several attempts to
relegate them to obscurity and substi-
tute something else. With little sue
cess, however, as far as couches and
their furnishings are concerned, and
from present indications Oriental
diyans, couches, pillows, etc, will be
in style for some time to come.
The usual height for a screen has
hitherto been five feet, but the newest
ones shown are six feet. These new
siX-footers have had very favorable
reception, and are the correct thing at
present.
A new idea in curtains shows an ef-
feet that has not been seen in this field
for many long year. This. new stuff
has mercerlzed mesh, with raised
figure Of chenille upon it. The effect
is quite striking and attractive.
A recent oddity in divans was draped
entirely in pyro-etched leather, show
ing scenes from history and famous
plays. 1t was too costly and not pro-
portionately attractive TO become gen
eraliy popular.
The fad for brass candleaticks for
ornamental purposes seems to have no
end. Those best liked are very exact
reproductions OF old-time shapes and
when their tall slenderness appears in
a pair arranged on mantel or dressing
case suggests most effectively the
taste and days Of our great grand
mothers.
For polishing old mahogany or old
oak furniture one 'in the know" sug-
gestS the palm Of the hand and So
called ''elb0w grease as the very best
polisher, the natural warmth and oil
OF the hand being quite sufficient to
produce Il smooth and as shining u
surface as fashion DEGREES now.
The open-beam ceiling is growing
more and more the proper thing for
Nv f4i5 lCOAl, tN4it 'iIIIll5 lOO4Is tlt.
These beams are usually stained or
painted like the woodwork of tho
room. An awfully effective color
scheme used by one of our most exclu-
sive decorators for the living room of
the house OF one of our smart set had
dark green wainscoting, doors, etc.
and yellow walls, anL then the beams
were painted green.
Far better to remove Objectionable
pieces OF furniture and have n sparsely
furnished room than to retain pieces
out Of keeping and that offend the eye.
Counter-panes Of cretonne or old
timey fowered glazed chintz, with boil
ster rolls to match, are very cmart,
but many women still adhere to the
pure white bed in spite of fashion.
Pillow shams are quite out Of date as
a bed dressing, pillows now being out
of sight during the day.-Philadclph
Record.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-24

There are in the United States near
1y 100000 square miles of wood
land, representing thirty-seven per
cent. of the total area of the country.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-24

The Russian government has an.
nounced that persons found playing
cards in railway carriage in any
part of the Russian empire will be
subject to heavy penalties.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-24

The thre4 largest cities in Sweden
are Stockholm, with 100000 inhabi.
tants; Gothenburg. with $4,000, aAd
Malmo, with 6l,000.