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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1902-02-06

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lei Is. 6. GAME & Go.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-10-08
Where the Hog Leads.

For quick returns the hog is far
ahead of the steer or sheep. He is
easily fitted for the slaughter at six
months old, and at that time, IL he
has been well fattened, eighty per cent.
OF his live weight is in dressed meat.
But, as the saying goes, every part OF
him excepting the grunt and the squeal
is utilized. The bristles, the intestines
or sausage castings, the blood and the
bone, all play their parts, while the
liver and heart are favorite food with
many. The steer will need about three
crops Of corn to fatten him, and often
not more than fifty per cent. of his
weight is dressed meat, while it is un
usual to find one that does not shrink
over forty per cent. One crop of corn
will fatten both the fall and the spring
pigs each year. All of this is a decided
advantage in favor of the keeping of
swine, and those who have done so
and avoided the attacks of cholera and
swine plague have been successful and
prosperous in their business.-Kansas
Farmer.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-10-08
Abandoning the Missouri.

There are indications that the long
and costly struggle to keep the Mis-.
souri, river a great high way of COM
merce is to be abandoned and that the
river will be permitted hereafter to
pursue its erratic course to the Mis-
sissippi without attempts by United
States engineers to keep it in order.
Millions OF acres of land have been
swept away and deposited elsewhere.
In one place tract of LOO acres was
transferred in single night from
Iowa to Nebraska by change in the
course of the river.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-10-08

The remaining letters of the alpha
bet explain themselves. Considerable
space must be left between words,
or an improvement on this is to lay
small twig between your words.
When boy has familiarized himself
with the alphabet, the sticks and stones
in the diagram will be found to read:
Making arrows at the big spring."
When the messages indicated to a
member of the outlaw band that his
fellows We're engaged in some sort of
work which would keep them moving
about, as, for instance, searching for
new camping grounds, new springs, or
the proper kinds of wood from which
to make bows and arrows, he would
find his companions through his knowl-
edge of the woods where they We're
most likely to find what they wanted,
and by tracking them.-New York Sun.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-10-08
o. 3 Q

boys are often at a loss to know how
to amuse themselves in the country.
They do not understand how to make
the most Of the opportunities at hand.
Here are some hints of use to such
lads:
There is particular class of amuse-
ments to which boys are much given,
which are but little understood by the
older people. These are the amuse-
ments which have to do with imagin-
ing oneself something quite different
from what one really is.
1t is usually very reckless, blood
thirsty individual whom boys choose
to represent. Perhaps they form them
selves into band of outlaws, possibly
the famous crew under the lead of
Robin Hood; it may chance that they
will turn pirates, and the leading spir-
its will be known as Kidd or Morgan;
or else the boys suddenly become In
dians, with chief named Sitting Bull
or Rain-in-the-Face.
In whatever game Of this sort the
boys may adopt great deal must be
imagined 1t was largely to escape
ridicule, which every boy breads, but
partly, also, because they liked the idea
of writing in such a fashion that it
could not be read except by their own
fellows, that crowd of boys in the
upper part of New York State We're
led to evolve a form of cipher by
means of which they could leave mes
sages ineligible only to a few chosen
spirits.
Unless one was in the secret, these
messages looked like nothing except
few sticks and stones scattered by
the roadside; but to those who had
worked out the stick and stone alpha
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-10-08

the letter A. A stone placed so that
Its lower edge just touches the line
represents the letter B.
A stone placed so that its upper edge
Just touches the line represents the
letter G. A stone placed just above
the line, not touching it, represents the
letter d. A stone placed just below
the line, not touching it, represents the
letter e.
Two stone placed vertically across
the line represents the letter f. Two
stones placed horizontally across the
line represent the letter p.
Two stones placed obliquely across
the line, slanting from left to right
represent the letter X. Two stones
placed obliquely across the line, slant
ing upward from right to left, repre-
sent the letter U. Three stones placed
with their lower edges touching the
line represent the letter u. Two stones
with a slight space between them,
placed so that their lower edges just
touch the line, represent the character
&. This Is usually contracted in stone
written messages to one stone, A, an
swering in place of "and." The context
will always make this abbreviation in
telligible.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-10-08
Washington Necessity. Find the
an and

bet, the letters were perfectly intel
ligible.
In playing at being Robin Hood and
his band, which was the chief amuse-
ment Of these boys, this means OF
writing was Of great assistance in
gathering the band, and of making
known to late comers the commands
of their leader.
At certain rendezvous details Of the
plan for the day would be left, and
In this way different members Of the
band could at any time learn where
their fellows were to be found and in
what they were engaged. making ar
rows, searching for seasoned hickory
out of which to fashion new bows, or.
possibly, holding tournament to
prove the efficiency of the band in the
use of their weapons.
The method Of leaving messages by
means of sticks and stones is quite
simple. One afternoon of practice
should perfect any boy in its use.
The alphabet is given in the diagram
accompanying this article. The black
line can be drawn in dirt or scratched
on boulder. Each of the crosses
about this line represents stone.
One stone placed across the line, as
shown in the diagram (see the first
eross at the left Of the line). represents
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-10-08
Farmers and Breeds.

The breeds Of sheep are being i'm
proved every year, and farmers who
have not familiarized themselves with
the characteristics of sheep should bear
in mind that they are behind the buy.
ers, who can distinguish at a few mo.
ments' examination exactly what kind
of sheep from which the wool was
pose for which it is desired The buy
ers know the breeds, the kind of wool
peculiar to each breed and all about
them, for it is business. A farmer
would sneer at carpenter who pro
fessed to be a carpenter and yet could
not do Il piece of work in that line; and
yet, it may be claimed, there are hun
dreds Of farmers who profess to be
farmers, and who would rebel if their
knowledge of the business should be
questioned, but who, at the same time,
cannot tell as much about the products
Of the farm as many of those who
know nothing about farm life. There
are hundreds Of farmers who are not
able to distinguish breeds of sheep,
and who do not know the particular
purposes for which a breed Is most
suitable, and still they pride them
selves on their calling as business
which they intend to make profitable.
If srch farmers could be brought to
a realization of the fact that they are
really deficient in knowledge it would
be to their interests. Every year we
witness the shipment Of the products
of tho farm to market, where the ouyel
fixes the grade, although he has no ex-
perience on the farm. Farmers as
class are not business-like for they rely
200 much on the Judgment of others.
1t Is not intended to imply that they
should not seek the advice of others,
but when the farmer surren6ers every
thing to hard work he should begin to
educase himself in every possible way
to improve his chances.-Philadelph
Record.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-10-08

sufficient vitality, an operation for
ovarian troubles. Not a very cheerful
prospect, to be sure. /, however, was
advised to try Lydia Il. PinlSham's
Vegetable Compound and San
ative Wash: l did so, fortunately
for me. Before month had passed
felt that my general health had i'm
proved; in three months moro l was
cured, and 1 have been in perfect
health since. did not lose an engage
ment or miss meal.
Your Vegetable Compound Is GER
tainly wonderful, and well worthy the
praise your admiring friends who have
been cured are ready to give you. I
always speak highly of it, and you
will admit l have good reason to do
30. "-MRs. G. BRUCE, Lansing, Mich.
$4,000 forfeit If aboue testimoniai Is not genuine
Tho fullest counsel on this
subject can be secured without
cost by writing to Mrs Pinkham,
Lynn, Mass. Your letter will be
entirely GOnfi1er..tal.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-10-08
A FEEDING BOX.

them becomes difficult matter, as the
larger crowd the weaker and take most
Of the food.
Get one or more big but low dry
goods or grocery boxes and remove a
part of each side, as shown in the cut,
making the opening just high enough
to permit the smaller chicks to enter.
Stretch wire from side to side at The
younger broods. They will quickly
learn to start for their own quarters
when the feed dish appears.-New Eng
land Homestead.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-10-08
Evaporated Corn.

1t takes about ten ears to average one
pound Of evaporated corn, and 100
pounds of fresh cut corn will make a
trife over twenty-five pounds of the
finished product Of high grade. If the
corn is hard and nearly ripe this yield
would be increased but at the expense
of quality. Such corn will sell at from
eight to ten cents per pound in car lots,
according to the market. Most of those
engaged in evaporating corn have in.
creased their business gradually ana
pay from twenty-five to forty ceDtG
per hundred ears, or about SO per ton,
delivered at the factory in the husks.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-10-08
A Cat and Mouse Game.

The players stand hand and hand in
a circle, the mouse being inside and the
cat outside. They dance around, rails
ing their arms and lowering them al.
ternately, which gives the cat chance
to jump in at one side, while the mouse
jumps out at the other. The cat is now
prisoner and goes round 'miaul-
ing" but as the dance continues she
soon gets out and chases the mouse,
who darts in to save herself. If she
gets in by herself, the cat pays for
felt, but IL puss gets in also it is the
mouse who has to suffer for it.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-10-08
Rents are falling in Buenos Ayres.
The Okapi.

The okapi, the strange animal a
short time ago discovered in Central
Africa by Sir Henry tombstone, is now
thought to have been known to the
ancient Egyptians. The old monu
ments show socalled animal oi
set," a desert quadruped variously
supposed to have been a fox, a musk
rat, a dog, a camel and even a fabul-
GUS animal. A study of the pictures
convinces Prof. Weideman that this
creature was the okapi, which early
hunters exterminated in Egypt.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-10-08
Horse Power.

horse power is the force required
to lift a dead weight of $4,000 pounds
one foot minute. To find the horse
power OF an engine multiply the area
of the piston in inches by the aver
age steam pressure in pounds per
square inch. Multiply the product by
the travel of the piston in feet per
minute and divide that product by
$4,000. If an engine Is rated at 49,
horse power it will raise $4,000 pounds
one foot 73 times in one minute.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-10-08
Competition for Standard Oil.

Consul F. w. Mahin writes from
Reichenberg, June 16, 1902: 1.-THE
Austrian refiners of petroleum have
effected an organization for export
purposes. 1t is announced that they
intend to invade France, Germany,
Switzerland and Italy, and wrest those
countries, If possible, from the Amer
lean company which now supplies
their demands for petroleum, and that
they also propose contesting certain
markets with Russia"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-10-08

a cent, for instance, as shown in figure.
The trick is to put the money into the
bottle without touching the match or
bottle.
Dip your finger in water. holding 1t
over the place where the match is bent,
and allow one or two drops to fall on
that point. The two sides of the angle
will open slowly, allowing the money
to drop into the bottle.-New York
Press.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-10-08

It is safe to say that the market gar
deners near our large cities realize
greater profits from lettuce than from
any other vegetable. 1t is a very hardy
plant, and when well under way with
stands not only quite degree Of cold,
but also the heat. If the plants are
partially protected by being set out on
the sunny side Of ridges, they progress
much more rapidly in growth than
when not so carefully managed, and
the quicker they can be grown the bet
ter the quality. If the plants are set
out in rows wide enough to admit the
free use Of tie hoe, and well manured,
faey will become solid, but when sown
broadcast ON rich beds they also fur
nish large quantity of tender leaves.
Feeding Large and Small Chickens.
Where large and small chickens run
at largo in the same 1ot tha feedinp of
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-10-08

In Humbolt and Mendocino coun-
ties, California, there are Sc sawmills
at work upon the famous redwood for
ests, which are gradually disappear
ing, the value of the output of the
year 1900 being nearly $5,000,000.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-10-08
In Bat Land.

In Bat Land.
4 good little bat, when the day is nigh,
Flies home to his snug little bed;
As soon as the sun is up in the sky
No bat should be seen overhead.
They sleep all day, tucked out of the way,
And what seems the strangest of all,
Their heads hang down where their tails
ought to be,
And they cling by their toes to the wall
When the sun has set and the birds are al
rest,
And the moon and the stars are on high
Then each little bat pops out of his nest
And goes for sail through the sky
How topsy-turvy their life must be!
They breakfast at 8 p. m;
And just at dawn they are ready for tea
But it doesn't seem queer to them.
Washington Star
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-10-08
SURGICAL OPERATIONS
How Hrs. Bruce, a Noted Opera
Singer, Escaped aa Operation.
Proof That MAN. Operations
for Ovarian Tr0u lies are I'm.
necessary.

"DEAR MRS. PISKHAM Travelling
for years on the road, with irregular
meals and sleep and damp beds, broke
down my health SO completely two
years ago that the physician advised a
complete rest, and when l had gained
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-10-08

King Edward VII. is to establish .
new order, it is said, which will con-
fer honor on distinguished women.
Since the Baroness Burdett Coutts re-
ceived her title no woman has been
elevated to the peerage because Of
her philanthrcpic benefactions.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-10-08

Concessions have just been granted
to construct and run 27 branch lines
of the Swedish railways. The new
lines will cover a distance of $50
miles in all, and it means that Sweden
will again have occasion to purchase
a large quantity of rolling stock.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-10-08
! Farm Topics


Lambs bring twice as much in mar
ket as sheep, including the wool de-
rived from the sheep. and the market
is seldom overstocked with lambs.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-10-08

FITS permanently cured. No fits or nervous.
ness after first days use OF Dr. Kline's Great
NerveRestorer. S2trial bottle and treatisefree
DR.. R.H. KLINE, Ltd, 9S1 Arch ST., Phiia., Pa.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-10-08

Halls Catarrh Cure is liquid and is taken
internally, and acts upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. Send for
testimonials, free. Sold by druggists, 75c.
F. J. CHENEY d Co.. PROPS Toledo O.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-10-08

The first trackless trolley in America
will be run in Franklin. n r.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-10-08
Disposing of Sewage.

Plants for the destruction Of sewage
by cremation are now operated in nine.
ty-Seyen cities Of the United Stntes.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-10-08

Mrs. Winslow's Sc othing Syrup for children
tosthing, soften the gums, rednces infiamma-
ton, ,allays pain cures wind colic. 25c. a bottle
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-10-08

English shipbulders get their guns and
boilers in Germany.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-10-08

The average salary of c,ergymen in the
United States is 5000 year.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-10-08

/ do not believe Pisos Cure for Consump-
tion has an equal for coughs and colds-JoHN
y. BoYER, Trinity Springs Ind. Feb. Is 1900.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-10-08

It's usually youth and not learning that
makes young people 80 smart.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-10-08

Talking Stones.
Contrary to the general belief, city
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-15
NEBRASKA LOSES TO KANSAS
Bad Errors by the Cornhuskers and
Good Playing by Kansa Turn
the Trick.

LAWRENCE, Kan. May 1A-(special
Telegram. 1.-The Jaytawkers won from Ne
pr rGssr ' Kansas "a ana N ESSrs3s a Mas 4
costly error by Raymond, which meant two
sInsi and a mufed foul By Hood netting
cation After the northern trip, at which
time Nebraska won Is to s and Is to IL
the umpire stole the last game away from
them. The statement is public gossip in
La wrence. where a game from Nebraska
cause of Nebrsska's getting a bit the worst
OF every close decision today.
teen times at Lincoln, was in fine fettle.
allowing but six hits. Kansas played by
far the best game Of the season, surprising
errors can be laid to its door, Gaines should
have won his game He pitched quite up
s sG ms d IiuH q for s5sn SeBrs.R Rat ( Ne f | side DE-
scored until the fourth, when Kansas
started the bali rolling by hitting Bobby
slapped the ball out and the first two
se9red before the curtain fell. Nebraska
Bender scored on hits by DePutron and
Raymond, who died on bases when Doane
was thrown out at fret on a short hit.
must tally when Bender hit safe and stole
second and third. Townsend could not
connect for a safe hit. and Bonnie died on
third. Kansas went out one, two, three.
II looked mighty good for Nebraska in
the eighth, when DePutron scored on a hit
Doane. Kansas came to bat In the eightn
with blood IN it's eye. Maltby knocked a
g%rounder to Dusty, who extinguished him
at first. Jenkinson batted a safe one ana
Boyle did the same. Curry picked out a
likely timber and knocked a %grounder to
double out. The bail went wild and past
Jimmy Bell, who fooled 1t. When the
dust cleared Curry was on third and Kan
sas had won. White knocked a foul out
to Hood. who muffed It after a hard try.
White then lift safe and Curry scored. The
next man went out.
Nebraska tried hard, but could not get a
man past second In the ninth. The game
ball game from Nebraska for two years.
Score:
R.H.E.
Nebraska ..... o 0 o 0 o. s I
Kansas ....... 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0-5 7 2
Batteries: Nebraska, Gaines and Bender;
Kansas, Maltby and Zimmerman.
Nebraska will play again tomorrow.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-15

palgn expenses. with similar statements as
to other members not named.
Mr.. Mahon vehemently denounced the
statements Of the circular as false and he
presented an af1davit sworn to by Mr..
Mckay to the effect that he had never
made such statements and that he had
campaign expenses. Mr.. Mahon added a
vigorous denunciation Of the author Of the
circular and announced his purpose OF
seeking legal redress.
The chaplain Of the house. DR.. Couden,
made reference in his opening invocation
today to the calamity In Martinique. ask
ing mercy for the suffering and stricken
people and that out Of the great tragedy
might come a larger and deeper spirit Of
fraternity throughout the world.
Mr.. Dayton Of West Virginia spoke in
support OF the bill and in connection paid
a high tribute to Secretary Longs admin
i~stration of the Navy department and to
the late Representative Cummings, who
was an active member Of the naval COM
mittee.
Mr.. Dayton declared that the crucial test
OF naval strength was the battle line, made
UP Of bAttleships, and that It was a recog-
nized fact that our battle line was not
equal to that OF England. France or Ger
many. This he asserted to be true, despite
efforts to revolutionize naval methods by
submarine boats, dynamite cruisers like
Vesuvius and rams OF Kathadin type, all OF
which Mr.. Dayton claimed were particu-
larry Ineffective.
The conference report on the Cuban
diplomatic and consular bill was agreed to.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-15
AS FALSEHO0D
MahOn of PennsyIvaniR Replies to
CircuIar Issued by Man
Named smith.

WASHINGTON, May 1.-the chaplain OF
the house, DR.. Couden, made reference in
his opening invocation today to the calamity
in Martinique, asking mercy for the suffer
ing and stricken people and that out Of the
great tragedy might come a larger and
deeper spirit Of fraternity throughout the
world.
Consideration OF the naval appropriation
bill was resumed 1t was agreed to close
the debate on the bill at 8 p. m. tomorrow.
Mr.. Mahon Of Pennsylvania, chairman Of
the committee on war claims, then rose to
a question of personal privilege. He read a
circular signed by Henry A. Smith and said
to have been circulated among members,
alleging that Nathaniel Mckay had told
Smith of paying hundreds of dollars for Mr..
Mahon's campaign expenses, with similar
statements as to other members not named.
Mr.. Mahon vehemently denounced the
statements OF the circular as false, and he
presented an afidavit sworn to by Mr..
Mckay to the effect that he had never made
such statements and that he had never con-
tributed a cent to Mr.. Mahon's campaign
expenses. Mr.. Mahon added a vigorous de-
nunciation of the author Of the circular AMI
announced his purpose of seeking legal re-
dress.
Mr.. Dayton Of West Virginia spoke in
support OF the bill and in connection paid
a high tribute to Secretary Longs admin
istration Of the Navy department and to the
late Representative Cummings, who was an
active member of the naval committee.
Mr.. Dayton declared that the crucial test
OF naval strength was the battle line, made
up Of battleships, and that 1t was a recog-
nized fact that our battle line was not
equal to that Of England, France or Ger
many. This he asserted to be true, despite
efforts to revolutionize naval methods by
submarine boats, dynamite cruisers like
Vesuvius and rams Of Kathadin type, all OF
which Mr.. Dayton claimed were psrticu-
larly Ineffective.