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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-09-29
Justice to Stepmothers.

Most abused in the public estima-
ton of all the members of human So
ciety is the stepmother. 1t is there
fore with certain thrill of satisfac-
ton that we read in the daily chroni-
cles that in the slow evolutions of
justice one stepmother at least has
been vindicated. She is not the terror
that tradition would have her to be;
she is not heartless; she is not cruel;
she is not selfish more than are most
mortals. She is simply good, aver
age woman, doing her best as she sees
it. Such is the typical stepmother
whom novelists and other perversely
developed idiots have taught us never
theless to loathe.
In this case the stepmother had an
excellent opportunity to prove her
self devoid of narrow maternal preju-
dice. 1t was one of those families
in which there are three brands Of
children, to use a common CONNER
cial term. On both sides it was a
second marriage. The husband had
his particular exclusive set of children,
and his wife hers. Then there was
set that jointly belonged to them
both. Now, to this meritorious step
mothers view, each of the exclusive
sets was as ungovernable and as mis-
chievous as the other, and both with
equal viciousness pitched into the
third. The set that was joint property
had put out of joint, so to speak, the
noses of all the rest.
The stepmother of tradition would
have shielded her own exclusive
children. But this stepmother was the
real thing; hence the difference. She
found it intolerable that the youngest
set of children should be the victims
of both the older sets, and she said
so, and declared that she herself was
at the mercy of the latter. The law
stepped in at her request, and it is to
be hoped that it's intervention will les
Sen the hardship Of her lot.
In many savage tribes the step
mother is held in superstitious rever-
ence and fear, and yet the simple wife
has less liberty and more drudgery
than with other races. We, with our
civilized pretense of chivalry, treat the
stepmother nearly always ungenerous-
ly. In most cases she has more diff
cult duties to perform than a first wife,
and it is not at all certain that she
does not as often perform them well.
There have been stepmothers, and
there are many in the world, who were
or arc among the sweetest most pa
tient and most devoted of womankind.
Many good man can look back and
trace his soundness of character and
his success in the world to a good
stepmother. Honor to her, we say,
as much as to the other kind of moth
er, where she deserves it-Philadel-
phia Times.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-09-29

To mend a macintosh procure a
small tin of india rubber cement or
dissolve some strips of pure india
rubber in naphtha or sulphide of car
bon to form a stiff paste. Apply a
little of the cement on the surface of
strip of the same material of which
the macintosh is made, which can be
purchased by the yard or in remnants
from the waterproofers; also apply a
little cement to each side of the torn
part, and when it begins to feel tacky
bring the edges together and place the
patch nicely over and keep in position
by putting a weight over it until quite
hard, which will be in few days.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-09-29
Lion n Fly Catcher.

The keeper of the carnivora house
at the Zoo led group of visitors to
the outdoor quarters of the lions.
Look at that fellow over there" he
said. "It's interesting to watch him
catching flies"
The lion lay beside little puddle
that the rain of the night before had
made. He dipped his paw into the
sticky mud and then extended the
member and lay very quiet The paw
served as a f1ytrap. Flies lighted on it
and stuck fast; buzz all they would,
they could not get away. And the lion,
after a dozen or two were collected,
calmly crushed them and prepared
his paw again.
"He does that every year." the keep
er id.-Philadelphia Record.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-09-29

Leather has not been for many GEN.
turies SO extensively used for decora-
tive purposes as it is today. With
what might be termed the renaissance
in household art that began about
25 years since came more
general appreciation of rich Spanish
and English feathers that were found
on antique pieces of furniture.
AS result leather has become more
beautiful and it is admirably adapted
for the facings of walls as well as for
the covering of various pieces Of fur
niture.
In many instances these feathers are
reproductions of the old Cordovan.
Many kinds of skin are used, as some
are too coarse of grain to become flex-
ible enough or to take the finish de-
manded for certain purposes.
A successful dining-room has re-
Gently had it's walls completely COW
cred with an old yellow leather illum-
mated with dull gold and bronze. The
leather is applied in panels and tackled
on with large dull bronze-headed tacks.
The frieze is Of stamped leather,
which is a bit more brilliant in tone.
Over the mantel is panel of plain
leather, emblazoned with the family
crest. The furniture in this room is
of old walnut upholstered in the old
yellow leather, the coat of arms on
the back and seat.
The library in this same house is al
so done in leather. The color used, an
old dull red. The chairs are covered
with embossed leather; the table,
massive affair, is completely encased
In leather.-Chicago Record-Herald.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-09-29
COOPERATIVE TELEPHONES.
Wisconsin Discovers How to Get a Sc


wisconsin Discovers How to Get Ser
vice at Cheap Rates.
The rebellion in Wisconsin against
high telephone rates and the forma-
ton of cooperative telephone ex-
changes to fight the high-priced cor
poration has forced the old company
out of business. The movement start
ed at Grand Rapids. The telephone
rates were high and the company
wouldn't lower them, protesting that
it couldn't afford to. A few of the
kickers decided then to run a telephone
service of their own
A company was organized, with a
capital of $4,000, divided into 100
shares, each share representing the
cost of the installation of single in
strument. Each stockholder was al
lowed to hold only one share for every
instrument rented by him, and the
ownership of the stock was absolutely
confined to renters of telephones. Div
idends of / per cent were to be paid
OH the stock monthly. Starting with
S3 telephones the exchanges grew till
it had 300-a telephone for every IT
inhabitants of the place. Experience
proved that by charging monthly
rate of 1925 for stores and 81 for resi-
dences, after payment of the original
$50 subscription, the company could
give service and increase its dividends
to 1 1-2 per cent a month.
Thus it's patrons had to pay month
ly only S1.50 for business service, after
deducting the dividend, and only 25
cents for residences. For each instru-
ment the operating expenses were SO
year. 1t being small town with
public opinion unanimously demand
ing cheap telephones there was no diff
fculty about franchise for stringing
wires and there were no expensive un-
derground conduits to be built. And
the more the service grew the greater
was its value to the subscribers. OF
course, the original company could not
compete with these profitless prices
and the company could not buy up the
cooperative exchange, because stock
could be held only by users of tel
epIOHeS., AS SOOu as d SuDSCTlDeT
ceased to rent phone his share was
cancelled.
The old telephone company tried
every means to oust the newcomers
but it could not be done. 1t offered
telephones rent free for three years,
hoping to win away enough of the CO.
operative subscribers to compel the
rest to go back to the original plan.
The new company replied by showing
its members what would happen to
them after three years and the COOP
orators stuck together. The result has
been that the old company has gone
out of business and the cooperative
company is constantly increasing itS
service.
Besides Grand Rapids, Wausau, Mer-
rill, Mansfield and several other towns
now have cooperative telephone SER
vice. There is a group of these towns
in the Wisconsin valley and long-dis-
tance lines between them are now b.
ing ojected.-Municipal Journal.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-09-29

A webb Of poetic romance always
has been woven about the Village
smithy," but it has remained for a
sturdy blacksmith in the neighborhood
of Leeds to introduce the daughters
of the smithy into the romancer's
dreams. Tins blacksmith has eight
daughters, and has reared them all
by the side Of the forge and anvil At
present four are at work in his shop.
The other four welded the hammer
for several years and then left the
business to take up the duties of run
" ming homes Of their own. Every day
these four daughters of the master
smith are to be seen at the anvils fol-
lowing the trade of their fathers.
They are up early and spend the work
ing hours in making gas hooks-broad,
bent nails which are used by plumb
ers for fastening gas pipes to walls.
1t is not such a hard task, yet the
work requires great patience and en-
during strength.
The heavy part of the work is per-
formed by machine worked with the
foot. After the mechanical device
has finished it's labors the fair black
smiths, with sleeves rolled up, put the
finishing touches on the hooks with a
hand-hammer and get them ready for
market. The girls are fond of their
work. They toll on a piece-work
basis, and the ingenious blacksmith
calls each a full hand. Baltimore
American
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-09-29

Owing to the new acetyline lamps,
which appear today for the first time
on 1900 omnibuses, a certain group OF
street characters familiar to London
ers are lost from view. These are the
agile lamp boys, posted at various
points along the principal routes over
which the omnibuses run. Their chief
duty consisted in clambering swiftly
up the bus and dextrously removing,
sometimes while the vehicle was in
motion, the old oil lamp, which is TO
be happily seen no more in our midst.
The new acetylene lamp will require
no attention en- route, and for the con-
ductor to light up it win only be
necessary for him to turn a small
tap. Before the bus leaves the COM
pany's yard in the morning an official
places a cake of carbide of calcium in
a small slot beneath the lamp and be-
yond filling small tank with water
nothing else is required to provide the,
powerful new Observation-Disclosures
ster Gazette.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-09-29
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IR1 HFzWES
TN@1S'T

Rice Omelet.-To one cupful OF cold
boiled rice add one cupful of warm
milk, one tablespoonful of melted but
Ter, one teaspoonful Of salt, and lit
tie pepper; mix well and add to them
three beaten eggs; put little butter
in frying pan and when hot turn in
the rice mixture, let cook slowly; put
in the oven for few minutes. when
it is cooked through fold it in half;
turn out on hot platter and serve
at once.
Cheese Pudding-Take cup of
grated or chopped cheese, a cup of
bread crumbs and cup of milk, one
egg beaten, teaspoonful Of butter, half
a teaspoonful each of salt and mixed
mustard and dash of cayenne. Fill
buttered baking or pudding dish with
alternate layers of cheese and bread
crumbs. Mix the egg, milk and seas
Dning together and pour over the top
and bake until it is set like custard.
This will require about fifteen minutes.
serve hot.
Camelon of Beef-Mix together one
pound OF chopped beef, yollf of one
egg, one tablespoonful chopped pars-
ley, one tablespoonful of butter or beef
dripping, two tablespoonfuls of bread
crumbs, one and one-half teaspoonfuls
of lemon juice and one-half teaspoon
full of salt and little white pepper;
form into roll seven inches long; lay
this on a piece of creased paper; wrap
the paper over; place the roll in a
baking pan and bake in a quick oven
half an hour, basting three times with
melted butter; remove from the oven,
place on a hot platter and serve with
a brown sauce made with the fat in
the pan.
Cucumber Soup.-Pare three good
sized cucumbers and two onions; cut
them in slices crosswise. Cover with
pint Of boiling water and simmer
slowly until soft, adding more water
if needed. Rub the vegetables through
sieve, pressing hard to obtain as
much of the pulp as possible, using the
water in which vegetables were boiled
to soften the pulp. Return to fire. Put
pint of milk and pint of clear stock
in double boiler to heat. Rub two level
tablespoonfuls of butter and two of
-four to a smooth paste and stir into
the liquid. Stir until smooth and
creamy, then add the vegetable pulp
and water. Season to taste with salt
and pepper and little nutmeg if you
like and cook five minutes and serve
| Nth croutons.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-09-29
PEARLS OF THOUGHT.

Poverty is the reward of idlenesp.-
Dutch proverb.
Tolerance is the charity of the inted-
ligcnce.-Lemiitre.
There is remedy for everything but
death.-French proverb.
Better be alone than be in bad COM
pany.-Spanish proyerb.
1t is easy to threaten hill from a
window.--Italian proverb.
No one is poor but he who thinks
himself so.-Portuguese proverb.
Kindness in ourselves is the honey
that blunts the sting of unkindness in
nother.-Landor.
1 repeat that all power is a trust,
aad tDat we are accountable for its
exertise: that from the people and for
the people all springs, and all must
exist.-Disraeli.
God has delivered yourself to your
care and says: l had no one filter to
trust than You. Preserve this person
to me such rs he is by nature, modest,
beautiful, faithful, noble, tranquil
Epictetus.
Liberty in business, with free COM
petition, will encourage enterprise, but
we are coming to a time when compe-
tition is lost and combination is TAX
ing it's place. lE politics, we are COM
ing to the time when liberty leads to
q compromise between conflicting self
inter ests at the expense Of the COM
nunity.-Arthur 4. Hadley.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-09-29

and cat short enough to allow Q
glimpse of a soft fulness of ecru
batiste. This is eventually caught
into the close bondage of a waistband
of white glace, whose bow ends at
the back give something of the effect
of the fashionable coat tails. A col
lar of ecru batiste and lace also puts
in an appearance, and there are
touches of brown on the white silk
tie, where brown velvet baby ribbon
is threaded through tiny circlets Of
lace and divided by minute blossoms
glinting with gold.
Another graceful frock is of tur-
quoise-blue cambria elaborated with a
design OF the most diminutive leaves
embroidered in white, and forming a
trelliswork all down the front of the
skirt, while at either side its points
are edged with rulings of Valencien-
mes lace, and the skirt is further
trimmed with stripes formed by
embroidery and lace The deep col
lar of white lawn and lace is fastened
with smartly knotted tie Of white
silk embroidered with spots Of blue,
and the accompanying hat is a pic
turesque affair of black straw with a
long scarf of pale blue satin drawn
round the corner and tied at the back
in bow whose ends fall to the waist,
while curving under the wide brim at
the left side is one pure white ostrich
feather.-New York Commercial Ad-
yertiSer
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Valuable Jewels Seldom Worn

A jeweler says that valuable family
jewels are almost never worn by their
owners; they are kept in safe deposit
vaults and are not used more than
half dozen times in half a century.
Ladies have them copied and always
appear wearing the imitation jewels,
which look quite as well. why" he
added, "a lady would not dare to ap-
pear always in the valuable gems she
is known to possess; she would be
robbed and perhaps murdered for
them"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-09-29

"Sflly Billy" is a term often used by
mothers when chiding their children,
yet how few know the origin of the
term. The Duke of Gloucester,
nephew of King George III, of Eng
land, was feeble-minded and was
called "Silly Billy" A funny story
is told about visit he made to a
iunatic asylum. "Why, here is Silly
Billy" said one of the loonies.
Gracious" exclaimed the Duke,
"that man knows mel" A keeper,
who did not know who the Duke was.
remarked: "Yes, like all lunatics, he
has his lucid intervals"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-09-29

do you think you can give my
daughter the surroundings to which
she is accustomed?" asked the parent.
well" answered the young man, II
won't guarantee that. You see Clari-
bel has talked the natter over and says
she's tired ct the neighborhood.
washington Star.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-09-29
Putting Down Mating.

A housekeeper who has made the
experiment discovers that mating
may be sewed like carpet and put
down better and easier than in the US
ual wav with mating tacks. Undoubt-
edly this method would increase the
wear of the mating if it were neces-
sary to take it up often. One or two
fittings of mating are apt to tear it
unless the greatest care is used.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-09-29

Arizona exceeds in area the follow
Ing ten states combined: Rhode Island,
Delaware, Connecticut, New Jersey,
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Ver-
mont, Maryland, West Virginia and
South Caroline.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-09-29

A dainty gown is Of white voile with
narrow strappings of white glace to
outline the deeply-pointed skirt flounc-
es, and pleated bolero effect on the
bodice finished off in the same way
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-09-29

Rock salt is mined and prepared
for use in the States of New York,
Kansas. Louisiana and California.
Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-12-02
NOTICE.

wadsworth, New, August %, 1902.
70 the heirs of Gilbert Alderman deceased and
any person or persons whom 1t may concern:
You are hereby notified that we have expend-
ed Sl00 In labor and improvements upon the
Gus mining claim In Olinghouse Canyon, White
Horse Mining District, Washoe County. Neva-
da. in order to hold said premises under the
provisions. of section 1924. Revised Statutes OF
tMe United States, being the amount required
10 hold the same forsthe year ending December
81. 1871. And If within ninety days from the
publication of this notice, You fail or refuse to
contribute Your proportion Of such expenditure
a your interest in said claim will
become the property of the subscribers und IT
said section 1894.
J. +. GEORGE.
ED. SHEARER.
Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-12-02
A. FISHERS
NEW STRIKE.

They were not very f~latterlng re-
turns, those forwarded by Col. Joe
Farren to his friend AL Fisher Of Wells
Nevada. yesterday. the returns con-
sisting OF a set of assays and samples
of rock upon which the consignor is re-
lying for a long sought stake. Indeed
the assayer nor the Colonel could
imagine what commended the rock to
Mr.. Fisher, for according to the
Colonel. the analysis revealed nothing
but 2 e cent. railroad iron with 8 per
cent pyrites Of poverty. while the dis
appointment rose TO 90 degrees
Fahrenheit.-Salt Lake Herald.
A portable boiler. engine and saws
mill drawn by eight horses. passed
through Austin this week en- route to
Fallon, Churchill county. The outfit
belonged to Hon. Geo. Ernst and was
formerly used by him at Pine Creek.
Mr.. Ernst will use the engine for pump
ing water on his ranch at Fallon for ir-
r eating purposes.
Mrs. RADON, Mrs. Clutch and Miss
Belle Eechdel are spending a few
days in Reno.
Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-12-02
NOTICE.

Wadsworth, New, August 10, 1902.
To James +. Crosby, and to the Estate OF
james Shepley, deceased
You are hereby notified that | have expended
BiO in labor and improvements upon the Stand
ard mining claim in Olingnouse Canyon. White
Horse Mining District, Washoe County, Neva-
da, in order to hold said premises under the
provisions Of section s89i Revised Statutes OF
the United States, being the amount required
10 hold the same fol the year ending December
~. lg02. And ii within ninety days from the
publication of this notice, you fail or refuse to
contribute your proportion OF such expenditure
as co-owners. your interest in said claim will
become the property of the subscriber under
said section 2S2l.
JUAN ORrHGA.
Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-12-02
THE B SCHOOLS
Business and Professional Men Say
How They do Their Work

Of evidence bearing directly on this
subject, the New York State Teachers
Association sent a we'll prepared set Of
questions to business and professional
men in New York City about public
school boys that they employ. Four
hundred and nine answers we're received
and they contained not a little interest
ing information.
Most Of those who answered these
inquiries say that the public school boys
now spell better than the same class Of
boys USED to spell. and their spelling is
satisfactory for most practical Uses.
The school men accept this as proof Of
the wisdom of the present method of
teaching children to spell the common
words of the language rather than the
hard words, which they seldom use;
and they think that 1t shows that better
results are got by the omission Of
drills in spelling isolated words. Most
of those who answered the questions
sly. too, that they write legibly, and that
they are quite as accurate in arith
metic as the boy used 10 be-perhaps
more accurate; but there was some
critism about their speed. According
to this testimony, then. the three RS
seem 10 be satisfactorily taught in the
New York public schools-better in
fact. than they once were.
There is a significant prepon1erance
Of opinion in favor of teaching all boys
the elements Of bookkeeping. Nearly
all the answers lay great stress on the
advantage Of learning at an early age
how to keep accounts neatly and &C
curately. and a majority think that boys
should be taught in school something
about actual business transactions.
There is even a strong preponderance
of opinion that the public school course
should aim directly at preparing pupils
10 earn a livelihood. But 1t is not
meant that they should become merely
commercial schools or "clerk factories
-on'y that the stndles should be utili-
tartan as we'll as cultural" The
judgment %evidentally is that the two
kinds Of studies need not be wholly
divorced, and that by right teaching
both results can be gained from the
same studies.
There is a decided opinion that some
commercial training should be given as
a preparation for the professions, and
that boys who propose 10 enter corr
mercial careers should begin CONNER
cial studies at fourteen years Of age.
AS regard foreign languages. emphasis
is laid on the desirabil!ty. first Of know
ing German. then Spanish; French
comes third. The longer a boy has
school training the better his chances
Of employment too. There Is a strong
preference for high school graduates.
Concerning morals and manners--a
boys school record counts for much in.
his getting employment; and most men
will not have boys who smoke cigarettes.
The public school boys are satisfactory
as regards truthfullness, cleanliness and
ability to follow instructions. They Z
deficient in economy Of time and in
economy Of material. The recon-
mendations that those who answered
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studies rather than a smattering OF
many.
AS things 60 in this imperfect world,
these answers show that the public
schools Of New York do fairly well with
the section Of their pupils that this in
quiry touched; and it was a piece of
good sense TO make such an inquiry.
1t settled no important questions. but 1t
showed the practical worlds apprecia-
ton Of the point of view of the practical
world.-World's Work.
Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-12-02

FoR SALE:-Bedroom set, kitchen
table, dining o table. kitchen chairs,
kitchen stove and rocker. Inquire at
this office.