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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-09-12
Peculiar Writing-Paper.

Liverpool (Eng3 postmen have re-
Gently been in state bordering On
distraction. Some foolish person in
that city inaugurated a new fashion
of using ping-pong balls as post cards.
The balls were stamped, an address
written under the stamp, and the mes.
sage scrawled on the rest of the sur
face. The fashion spread rapidly, and
the pillar-boxes became full of these
missives, which, from their shape, gave
the unfortunate postmen and postofiice
ofhclals an enormous amount of
trouble. AT last the authorities were
forced to intervene, and it is now
contrary 10 the regulations to use the
little globes of celluloid for postal pur-
poses.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-09-12

Lively bidding in Vienna occurred
the other day at the auction of the
late Count Falkenhayn's relics, espe-
ciaily when the pen with which the
holy alliance was signed on September
20, 1915, was offered for sale. On that
occasion the pen was used by Emperor
FRANCIS l., Gar Alexander |. and
King Frederick William Ill. The bid
ding started at 125 forms and quickly
rose to 500 forms, at which price the
pen became the property of Count
General Won Lindheim.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-09-12


Captain William +. Jameson and the
crew of the towboat Juniata, of the
American Steel and Wire Company,
related an exciting experience with a
big snake above Lock on the Monon-
gahela River. When the steamer came
to Pittsburg Tuesday afternoon to have
her boilers inspected a number of riv,
ermen, including Captain James Moren,
Captain Isaac B. Williams and Captain
George w. Atkinson and others, went
aboard her, and it was in explaining to
them the condition of the vessel aft,
which gave every evidence of having
been subjected to great heat, that the
story was told, as follows:
The Juniata had been at work all
day towing barges up the river, and
on the return trip the members of the
crew were taking things easy sitting
around on the deck. Some one saw
strengthening reptile swimming in
the river near the boat. 1t is said
to have been about six feet long and
similar in appearance to a rattlesnake,
except that it did not have rattles.
The men on the towboat commenced
to throw stones and sticks at it, every
body being attracted by the strange
looking reptile.
A lump Of coalwhich struck very near
1t seem to enrage the snake, and rails
ing its head two feet out Of water, it
made stra ght for the boat. 1t seemed
to have charmed life, for nobody sue
ceeded in hitting it. The captain says
it climbed the rudder to the rudder post
and came on deck, plunging through a
hatch into the hold of the boat aft.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-09-12
Had Been Used.

A boy baby arrived at a certain
house and visitor said to a little girl
in the family: do you like the baby 2"
The little girl said she did. but would
have preferred lady baby. "Wel,"
the visitor continued. maybe you
could exchange this one" mo, I
don't think we could" said the little
girl, because we have been using it
for seven or eight days."-Chicago
Chronicle.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-09-12
EXPECTATION.

The man with expectations
OF glory in the skies
May still go hoping, hoping,
When woes around him rise.
"Some day, some day." he murmurs,
"Joy shall be mine up there,
Where sorrow never enters
And all the days are fair"
His eyes may never open
Beyond the grave, but still
He goes with faith to bravely
Face many a fearsome i'll!
S. i, Kiser.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-09-12
The man with expectations

The man with expectations
In gloomy, dreary days
May still go hoping, hoping
Along the toilsome ways.
"Some day, some day." he murmurs,
MY own will come to me;
Some day III claim the fortune
That waits across the sea-"
The hope he has may never
Be realized, but still
1t gives him strength to labor
Up many trying hill.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-09-12

Acetylene appears to be making
rapid progress as a mine lamp, one
German firm having recently placeu
lamps in 17e different mines. Ihese
lamps are portable and designed u
burn for eight hours at one charge
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-20

Professor Hilprecht. talking about his dis
coveries Of a year or two ago, said: i DO not
hesitate, therefore, to date the founding of the
temple of Bel, and the first settlements IN
Nippur, somewhere between 5000 or 1000 H. c.
possibly even earlier" Inasmuch as the tablets
which are pictured in the British Museum pub
LEGATION here referred to range in age from a
few hundred to about two thousand years be
fore the Christian era. their literary and his
toric contents may be regarded as compara-
lively modern There are two volumes, each
containing fifty plates and each selling for ~
shillings
These inscriptions are largely. if not entirely,
from the great library attached to the tempe
of Nebo the god of learning, al Borsppa That
temple was not only the great Chaldean unlVer-
sity of its time but it practically the in
telectual centre of the Oriental world. Copies
of some of its records were deposited in the
palace of Amenophis " in Egypt, about the
year 1850 b. c., or shortly after the Chlldreh
of Israel left that country. Another evidence
of the high standing Of the Borsippa library
is that what may be called reprints of many
of its most valuable treasures were secured
for the library founded at Nineveh by AsSur-
banipa1. m GO H. c. The inscriptions just pub
lished by the British Museum are taken from
the latter source, and not from the original
tablets Although the site of ancient Borslppa
is believed to have been determined, the ruins
have not yet been investigated.
These reproductions show that about four
thousand years ago the Babylonians had an
elaborate literature, which embraced history,
religion poetry and science. Among the most
useful of the works made available to the
student is a lexicon supplying information re-
garding the structure and meaning OF the
Chaldean language The Babylonian, as dis
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-20

tinguished from the Assyrian Creation legends
are represented in the British Museum publica-
ton OF special value as supplying a hitherto
missing link is a fragment of the second tablet
OF that history.
According to the now completed record, the
work of Creation was retarded by the rebellion
of Chaos or the Chaotic Sea In the Baby
lonian story she is called the mother of the
Rrood"-that is of her army of serpents. drag
ons and scorpions The God of Heaven calls
in vain for help, until his son, Marduk, or
Nerddach comes to the rescue and overcomes
the powers of darkness. The narrative is put
in the form of "a hymn. epic poem. in which
the hero is spoken of as the First Born" the
Great God the RtStorer of Peace and the
Avenger" In commenting on this literature.
The London Times says:
We must remember that these documents
embody the theological teaching OF bapS .o.i M
and of the greatest theoloSicdI tolleSt VI t"C
Oriental world, and educated Jews, botn during
the. time of the CAPTIVITY and the Persian rune,
must have been in close contact win us priests
scribes and learned men. and had free access
to its schools and libraries. That they dld not
avail themselves of this privilege seems doup'-
full Some things the Hebrew scribes certainly
learned We find these tablets always Arrange q
in groups numbered by the first words OF the
first line of the opening tablet, the book being
called Inv that name This is the custom in the
post CAPTIVITY Pentateuch. so also the nfeS
were counted and noted at the end. ana the
words under each root in the leXlcons are care
fully counted. Here we have probably the or
ipin of the ScrihaI attention to minutlse among
the Jews Students of Biblical criticism Will
find much in the literary customs OF Babylonli
revealed by these tablets of great value In
these parts Mr.. King gives the texts OF several
interesting legends and poems relating to early
BabyIonian kings. including the great Semitic
heroes Sargon and Naram Sin.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-20
''ALEGE BROOKLYN.

middle The other severed the remainder lfoiii
The bottom In this manner plates meas i iii3
about eight feet by six were produced 10 ien
Ger the tale Ineligible to electricians, IL siou
De added that, though the current was LAM
from an incandescent lamp circuit IN the Auu
iorlum it was put through apparatus thal ie
onced its voltage greatly.
Mir Haschke covered his eyes, while at "oih'
with three pairs Of blue goggles black cIolh
having been interposed between adjacent
glasses SO brilliant was the electric arc at the
point where the carbon rod touched the metal
thai he could see what he was about he ai'o
shielded himself from flying sparks ana oiopS
u molten metal by sheet iron, lined Win aS-
Deslos, and perforated TO admit the poker
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-20

A UNIQUE HOT POKER.
CUT UP BIG IRON PLATES BY THE USE
OF AN ELECTRIC CURRENT.

Electricity was recently used in Chicago to
cut up some big iron plates into manageable
pieces The metal had originally been put into
the form of tanks. four of which were placed
on the upper floor OF the Auditorium many
years ago. These were no longer of any use.
and il was desirable TO remove them. But they
were too big the diameter of each being about
eight feet and the height twelve feet. The
mates Of which they Were composed were three
eighths of inch thick
At length a clever electrician named Haschke
undertook the task of demolishing the tanks.
At the end IF an electric light wire he affixed
a rod of carbon a foot long and an inch through
The other wire Of the circuit was secured to the
tank while Mr.. Haschke welded his novel
pcker That weapon pressed up against
the metal for an instant, and withdrawn about
two and half or three inches An electric arc
exactly like that between the two carbon points
of an arc lamp. was thus formed Pains were
taken 10 maintain this distance steadily and to
avoid actual contact. The effect Of the arc was
10 eat completely through the plate. Three
vertical cuts in the sides of each tank were thus
made and then two horizontal ones. The upper
line cut one Of the sections in two near the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-20
BABILONLAN TABLETS.
COPIES OF THE BORsIPPA INSCRIPTIONS
PUBLISHED BY THE BRITISH
MUSEUM.

collection Of Babylonan inscriptions. OF rare
'aloe TO Biblical scholars, antiquarians anu
phiologlsts, has just been published by lhe
bfllsh Museum. Human history, as told ny
archaeological remains, as well as by words ana
pictures. may be said To reach back from the
present time at least eight thousand years.
oiioush Its beginnings may be carried back SUN
uioher by future exploration and interpreter
uoh- The fourth quarter Of this period includes
.he christian era The interval between the
'A''er and Abraham's departure from Chaldea
Constitutes the third. Both in Egypt and Baby
'ohia the record goes back four thousand ~
nVe thousand years morn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-20

From The Philadelp hia Record.
The lazy man seldom has chance to rest on
his laureS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-20

c. II. LEVERMORE-
President of Adelphi College
photograph by Kockwoodl
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-04

N. H. Wolff: escort. Ed G. Beard;
Waterman, H Gilbert; sentry. H. Root;
physicians, W. H. RICHTER and S. A.
Johnson: managers. G. G. Coffman and
H. c. Kurtz.
Secretary Lowry of the state board of
health says that there is comparatively
little sickness in the state at present
although diphtheria and scarlet fever
are reported from Atchison and Shaw
nee counties.
J. NJ Simpson, collector of internal
revenue, may get enough out of the
Kansas City convention hall lottery to
make UP his loss in salary on account of
the loss on revenue on oleomargarine.
He has a lot of 2ueSSeS in the contest
himself, and is the treasurer for num-
Der of syndicates which have several
hundred other guesses. He has jusy
discovered that one of the tickets which
he holds estimated the exact total vote.
PSI, 16S
A warrant was issued this morning
for blacksmith named England, who
lives at 812 North Monroe street, charg
ing him with keeping a vicious dog. He
is said to be the owner of a white Spiiz
dog with a tendency to eat children.
The beast is SO fond of children that he
recently tore the clothing off a little
girl in an attempt to devour her. Lots
of people labor under the delusion that
when they have paid the tax on dog
said dog is a privileged character, with
a permit to do as he sees fit and not
subject to death at the hands of a DO
liceman- Such is not the case. The fact
that the dog wears a tax tag does not
relieve him of all obligations to decent
conduct.
The directors of the Charity associa-
ton of the city have completed the per-
manent organization as follows: Presi-
dent, Thomas Page; vice president, Rev.
F. E. Mallory; secretary. Rev. o. 5.
Morrow treasurer. Frank M Bone
brake These officers constitute the ex-
foe 1f ha m
and upon them win devolve the choice Of
a general secretary. They are in CORE
spondence with Prof. f. w. Blackmar of
the state university with view to Sc
curing a man who has been schooled
and experienced in charitable work.
Several letters have also passed between
them and Prof. Bicknell, head of the
charity association Of the city of Chi
cagO.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-04
SUICIDE IN HIS OFFICE.
Confidential Clerk Shoots Himself to
Death.


Philadelphia, Dec 4-Howard T.
Goodwin, treasurer of the Columbia
Mining company and confidential clerk
of the firm of J. c. Cassatt & Co.. bank
ers and brokers, committed suicide in
the office Of that firm in the Arcade
building. Fifteenth and Market streets
sometime during last night by shooting
himself in the head He was found
early today lying on a lounge in the
rear office by one of the watchmen en-
ployed in the building. When discovered
Mr.. Goodwin had revolver grasped
tightly in his right hand. and the lounge
was saturated with blood which had
flowed from the wound in his head. Mr..
Goodwin was busily engaged in per-
forming some work IN the Office when
the clerks departed shortly after six
o'clock last evening. That was the last
seen of him alive At the office of Cas-
satt & Co. today IT was said no cause
for the suicide could be given.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-04
SAYS LORD is COMING.
Holy Ghost and Us Lea Ter Proclaims
the News at Convention.

Lisbon Falls. Me. Dec. 4.-The Rev.
F. w. Sanford is running another con-
vention at the home of the Holy Ghost
and Us Society at Shiloh. AS is usual
at these conventions. Mr. Sangord Is
the central figure and he startled his
hearers by declaring that on October 2
of this year he received orders from God
for him to prepare for the return of the
king. He said that he has been com
missiened as the representative of God
on this earth. that Cod was surely
coming and that it was the duty of
those present to prepare for His COM
ing.
Continents are already trembling in
the sight OF Cod he said "and when
He reached earth all hell will sing an
oratorio with keys depressed in ac-
acknowledgement Of Him.
Mr.. Sanford also said that he had
been instructed TO renew the kingdom
and that he was Simply obeying the or
ders of God in making the statements
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-04
A CAUSE OF HEADACHE.
One Very Common Cause, Generally
Overlooked.

Headache is a symptom, an indication
of arrangement or disease in some Or
gan. and the cause of the headache is
difficult to locate because so many dis
eases have headache as a prominent
symptom; arrangement of the stomach
and liver, heart trouble, kidney disease.
lung trouble, eye strain or Ill fitting
glasses all produce headaches and if we
could always locate the organ which is
at fault the cure Of obstinate headaches
would be a much simpler matter.
However, for that form of headache
called frontal headache, pain back of
now known to be catarrh Of the head,
and throat; when the headache is lo-
Gated in back of head and neck it is
often caused from catarrh of the stoTn
ach or liver.
At any rate catarrh is the most com
mon cause of such headaches and the
cure of the catarrh causes a prompt
disappearance of the headaches.
There is at present no treatment for
catarrh so convenient and effective as
Stuart's Catarrh Tablets, a new in
ternal remedy in tablet form, composed
of anti-septics like red gum, blood root
which act upon the blood and cause the
elimination of the catarrhal poison from
the system through the natural chan
nels.
Miss Cora Ainsley, a prominent school
teacher in one of our normal schools,
speaks of her experience with catarrhal
hSdAdCDSS anu 6ulOSlZeS STUART s IA
tarrh Tablets as a cure for them. She
says: II suffered daily from severe
frontal headache and pain in and back
of the eyes, at times so intensely as to
incapacitate me in my daily duties.
had suffered from catarrh, more OF less
for years but never thought it was the
cause of my headaches, but finally be-
came convinced that such was the case
because the headaches were always
worse whenever I had a cold or fresh
attack of catarrh.
'Stuart's Catarrh Tablets were highly
recommended to me as a safe and pleas
ant catarrh cure and after using a few
fifty cent boxes which I procured from
my druggists I was surprised and de-
lighted to find that beth the catarrh and
headaches had gone for good.
Stuart's Catarrh Tablets are sold by
druggists at fifty cents per package, I'M
der the guarantee of the proprietors
that they contain absolutely no cocaine
found in so many catarrh cures) no
opium $50 common in cheap cough
cures1 nor any harmful drug They
contain simply the wholesome anti
septics necessary to destroy and drive
from the system the germs of catarrhal
disease.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-04
ARE DEVIL DOCTORS.
Chinaman Won't Have Any but His
Own Countryrnen Attend Him.

Washington, Dec. 4.-Hong Fer Chow,
high caste Chinaman and the richest
Celestial in Washington, has chosen to die
rather than accept the attendance of
foreign doctor devil. Chow is a noble of
the Celestial empire. a candidate for the
red button. the head and front of the Chi
nese secret societies of Washington and
merchant of standing in the United States,
and considered an advanced member of
his race
Chow was hurt two weeks ago in some
manner and was not found by the police
until today. When discovered his condi-
ton was pitifCl. The injured man lay on
bunk in Chinese temple in China town. Tyvo
three Chinese doctors were burning
prayer papers and incense before the al
tar Chow'S leg was broken in three
places.
There is a chance of saving Chows life
in his leg being amputated but he refuses
to permit the operation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-04
HIS ASHES BURIED.
Minister'S Dying Request Fulfilled by
Relatives.

Baraboo. Wis, Dec. 4.-The dying re-
quest of Rev. Robert Richie, who was
this city, for some time and well known
in other places in Wisconsin for his
church work, was both peculiar and pa
thetic- Recently his home was at Oak
land, Cal, and a few days ago he was
taken with pneumonia, which caused
his death. When he realized that his
life hung by slender thread he asked
that when the spirit left the body that
his remains be ated and the ashes
taken to the mountains not far away
and placed in some secluded spot The
relatives have obeyed the dying desire,
and the dust was hid away from fire.
quented paths on an eminence from
which is seen in the distance his field of
abor and the beautiful oceanic portal,
known as the Golden Gate. To further
carry out his wishes no marble slab or
granite shaft will mark the spot. for he
desired his resting place to be as ma
lures own.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-04
NICHOLS MAKES CHANGE.
Agricultural College students Will
Study Farming.

President Nichols. of the State Agri
cultural college, seems to be putting
forth vigorous effort to make good
against the charge which has been re-
peated1y made against MIN since he has
been at the head OF the college that he
neglects the study of agriculture and
pushes other lines Of learning. He says
That a great many young men who CAME
from the farms for TIE purpose OF fitting
themselves for trades or professions have
concluded to take the short course in
agriculture. and go back to the farms
and run them on scientific lines as
taught at the college.
THE selection of the curriculum is usu-
ally not very serious matter with the
farmers SON. said President Nichols
while in Topeka day or two go. Many
of the young men of the west who leave
their homes on the farms to attend col
lege Go so because they are anxious to
get away from farm life and fit them
selves for something better. It was for
the purpose of meeting this condition
that our course of study was revised
three years ago and an arrangement
was made whereby the students are
given a course in agriculture durirg
their first year. The result OF this re-
vision has been to cause many of the
young men who came to the school to
get away from farm life to resolve to fit
themselves for farming on a more IN
telligent scale. The students are allowed
TO select their course after the first yeal
ana many of those who did not like to
take the agricultural course the first
year have CHOSEN that course before
their second year began.
1t was thought, by giving each
young man one term of scientific agri-
culture in the first year. before the Sc
lection of a course need be made, that
many would see the beauties and op-
portunities of farm life and be led to
select that course. Our figures bear out
this conclusion. The increase of stud
ents from 1899 to 1902 was so per GEN.
while the increased number of young
men taking agriculture during the same
period was go per cent During the
term of 1883 there were $40 students
in the Institution and 127 of them took
the course in agriculture. In the last
term there were 1896 students in the in
stitution and 407 of them took agricul-
tuFe. In the engineering course last
year there were 367 men students and
z43 of them took the general science
course. Only SO of the women took the
general science course and 296 of them
took the domestic science course.
Some of the members of our faculty.
have been offered large salaries by
wealthy men as farm managers. In some
instances the salary offered is larger than
that which the state is paying them for
teaching young men bow to farm. Prof
Cottrell was taken away from US by an
oter OF better salary superintendent
or the Nrooman farm. His successor Prof.
A. NJ Ten Eyck. recently of North Dako-
ta- has just arrived, and believe he will
give satisfaction in the position"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-04
NIAGARA'S HERO DEAD.
Won the Title for Rescuing Men Who
We're Hanging to a Bridge.

Niagara Falls. N. Y. Dec. 4-Wilham
Ellis died here last night at the age of
70 years. For over half a century he
had lived within the sound of Niagara's
roar and away back in 1S48 when the
first suspension bridge was being erect
ed across the gorge. he won the title of
hero. The first footbridge had been
thrown over the gorge and a second one
was building 40 feet away on the second
set of cables. Between the two crude
platforms the old iron basket was oper-
ated.
A terrific storm broke from the south