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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-09-25

Gayety is not a proof that the heart is
at ease, but often in the midst OF laughter
the heart Is sad-De Genlis
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-09-25

Molten wood" is a new invention,
due to NJ. dc Gail. inspector of forests
at Lamur, France. By means of dry
istilation and high pressure the es-
cape Of developing gases is prevented,
thereby reducing the wood to a "molt-
en-" condition. After cooling off. the
mass assumes the character of coal,
yet without showing a trace of tho
organic structure of that mineral.
This new body is hard, but can be
shaped and polished at will. and is
tmpervious to water and acids.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-09-25

Impossible to foresee an accident. Not
impossible to be prepared for it. Dr.
Thomas Electric Oil. Monarch over pain.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-09-25

London is being pulled to pieces so
rapidly that the snapshot of the anna
teur in tle streets has a chance Of
acquiring a historic Immortality. In
a lew years time a panoramic photo
graph of the north side of the Strand,
from the Gaiety theater eastward, will
have a sentimental value for lnose of
us who loved the roaring Strand" at
the end of the last century, while for
the generation which will know only
the modern buildings on the famous
site it will be an absolute curiosity.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-09-25

Street Car Travel-At seven the works.
AT eight the clerks. Al nine the shlrks.--ln-
dianapolis News.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-08

OF the few visitors that board ship
in mid-ocean, Mr.. Bullen says that
none are more difficult to account for
than butterflies:
l have seen the common white but
terGy 1luttering about q ship in the
North Atlantic when she was certain
ly over five hundred miles from the
nearest land. And in various parts Of
the world butterflies and moths will
suddenly appear as If cut Of space,
although the nearest land be several
hundred miles distant. / have heard
the theory advanced that their chrys-
aliGs must have been On board the
ship, and they had just been hatched
out when seen. 1t may be so, although
| think unlikely; but yet it is hard to
imagine that SO fragile n creature, as
socinted only In them and with sunny
gardens or scented hillsides, could
brave successfully the stern riGor Of a
flight extending over several hundreds
of miles of sea. All that is certain
about the matter Is that they do visit
the ships at such distances from land,
and disappear as II disheartened ut the
unsuitability of their environment
The Argonaut.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-08
Ia the Short Story Doomed?

In "The Editors Study" in Harper's,
Mr. Alden gives some interesting opin-
ions as to the magazine OF the future.
He predicts the passing of both the
serial and the conventional short
story:
THE aim OF this kind OF magazine
becomes ever more and more distinct
from that Of the book" he says, land
the time will come when the serial
publication In 1t OF fiction o. Of history
will be an exceptional thing. We are
confident that even the conventional
short story-that elaborate structure
! formerly deemed necessary-wll dis
appear from its contents, its place be-
ing taken by the vivid. suggestive
sketch, with an even stronger appeal
to the normal emotional sensibility.
| v hat used TO be known as the article
has already been transformed, to use
| George Eliot's pregnant phrase, from
a diagram into q picture. The essay,
rs we are using it in these pages, is
not the formal and extended treatment
Of Il subject, but an expression OF some
phase OF thought concerning an inter-
estinG theme that, limited as 1t may
seem, has through It's suggeStiyeness
TN indefinite expansion.
"The brlefer the contributions to the
magazine the greater It's variety. But
brevity should not be sought at the
sacrifice OF literary art. The brief
sketch or essay OF story should not be
q fragment. Brevity is comparative;
twenty pages may be short and Sin
gle page tediously long. The artistic
requirement is the economy; there
must be no waste"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-08
from Her paintyship,s piary.

My Lady Dainty, who has a genius
for detail, and especially for the de-
tails not seen by all the world, says
that she considers muslin or linen COW
ers for bureau drawers among the ne
cessities of life. She has them made
to fit the inside of the drawer. They
are of blue white or pink, according
to the room for which they are intend
ed, and are lined with lavender or or
rls powder and worked with q mono
gram or a spray of flowers. These COW
ers serve the triple purpose OF making
the drawer look neat, keeping out dust
and perfuming whatever is laid under
meath them.
Lady Dainty is fond OF fine lace and
env1es every one who possesses any
old lace. She says nothing is too good
for old lace Of fine quality, and no care
too great to keep it in perfect condi-
ton. 1t should be kept in a drawer
lined with white satin, she declares,
and every now and then exposed to the
air and the sunlight. II this last pre-
caution Is not taken ones ancestral
treasures may fall a prey to the dis
ease which attacks old thread lace,
leaving it covered with brown spots
that are almost impossible to remove.
New York Commercial Advertiser.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-08

Boning poultry is q very difficult
matter, and requires experience to do
It well. 1t is best learned by watching
another who IS accustomed to the
work, and even then it is better TO pay
for having 1t done rather than run the
risk of spelling the bird. Sometimes
1t is necessary to cut the skin UP the
back and sometimes 1t can be man
aged without. When turkey or fowl
has been boned, the place of the bone
is generally filed with minced ham
and tongue forcemeat, or minced veal
and sausage meat, then drawn as
much as possible into its original
shape. 1t is the carver who reaps the
benefit when a bird is boned, and for
cold eating the mixture Of meats Is
very tasty, while it also becomes eco
nomical In the cutting.
To bone meat, however, is by no
means so difficult, the only essentials
being q sharp knife and some knowl-
edge of anatomy. The favorite pieces
chosen for boning are the ribs of beef,
loin of mutton, shoulder ditto, and fill
let of veal Where bones are numer-
Gus, as In the neck, it is better to cook
the meat first, when it is easy to slip
them out. Boned meat is certainly
more economical for n family, as it
can be cut without wasting any part,
and the bones are made better use of
in the stockpot but, on the other hand,
something of the sweetness OF the
meat Is sacrificed, for, as in fruit, the
best flavor clings to the bone OF stone.
New York Sun.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-08
OSTRICH FARMING.
The Enenet Reports ms TO the Welfare OF
tho Industry in Cape Colony.

Cuusui- i-GeneIal Stowe writes from
Cane Town that for the past fifteen
years ostrich farming has been high
ly successful Industry. In the past ten
years ending IN 1890, before the be-
ginning Of the war, the number OF
birds Increased from 115,000 to 261,-
COO. Twenty-Five years ago the statis-
tics Of Cape Colony said that there
We're only ten tame ostriches IN the
colony.
The birds each yield about pound
and bali OF feathers every year, the
average value being about $l2 a
pound. The finest feathers, OF course,
are the wing feathers of the male bird,
which are long and white and bring
from $50 to $40 a pound. The wing
feathers of the female ostrich are
much lower in value because they are
always gray. The supply was much
smaller when It came wholly from
wild birds, and the best quality of
feathers frequently brought as much
as $135 q pound. AZ each male bird
Yields only about twelve or fifteen of
these feathers and as there Is always a
steady demand for them, the price is
not likely to fall much until the ostrich
farming industry becomes larger than
10 IS now.
Twenty years ago almost all the
feathers that came into the markets
were from the wild birds, most of
them from North Africa. Now. how.
ever, New York dealer In feathers
says not more than one per cent. of
the feathers are from wild birds. The
business IN South Africa, which Is the
source OF nearly all the supply, is now
centered In the hands Of men of con-
siderable capital, who raise the birds
In the sandy, dry bush land northeast
of Cape Town. In the early days Of
the industry many small farmers en-
gagged IN the business, but they were
largely forced out of 1t In the years OF
experimentation when the industry
was subject to many vicissitudes and
they have not gone into 1t since.
Formerly wild ogtriches were killed
to get their feathers, which were OBJ
tained by pluclsing them from the dead
animals. Now the crop is gathered
about once in every eight months by
cutting the feathers from the bird
Sun.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-08

Few people realize that a square
foot of the average Persian rug is
worth about $10 and It takes single
weaver twenty-three days to complete
this portion. This allows the weaver
about forty-four cents per DAY for her
wool and her labor, but three-fourths
Of this amount goes to pay for the
wool, and only eleven cents per day
Is left for the weaver. The wages Of
the producer Of the inferior rugs are
q little better. a square foot is sold
for about sixty cents, and the time re-
quired for weaving it is but two days,
thus allowing the weaver thirty cents
per day for her wool and labor. She
uses inferior wool, wanting but little
OF 1t, and pays only nominal STUN for
a cheap dye. The framework of her
loom costs comparatively little, as the
rug it produces is from twenty to
thirty times the size of the superior
rug. Thus 1t appears that in the long
run the inferior weaver is better paid
than the one who fatigues her brain
with her efforts to produce rug Of
the best quality Reco11-Her-
aid.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-08
1T E@T THE START ALONE,

It, Isn't the starr alone that counts. IL
Isn't the start alone;
It's the piace you hold IS the end by
which the worth Of your work is
known;
The dancing horse and the prancing horse
may be proud ere the race IS run,
but they never receive a cheer ii they laS
at the rear when the race IS done.
A fool may start for q lofty goal and hurry
ahead and still
BE TOOL il he quits with the end he
sought beyond him over the hill.
II the cable that stretches through the
sea from the distant, foreign shore
Fell short by hundred little feet and ca
bies were made no more,
It's uncoiled lengths would fail TO serve;
no answering instrument
Would respond to the call from the far
oil land, where eager heads are bent!
It's the end that counts-the end at last
your start, may be fine, oh, friend,
But the world will finally judge you by
the place You hold at the end.
The bride whose face is aglow with pride
as she passes along the aisle,
Beholding the grand display Of wealth
and the fine display Of style,
May weep in the years that wait, while
she, that IN Door, coarse rairent is
May sell have the love that's dear to her
heart when the hair CLEANS white on
her head.
And the wonder who stands at the head
Of his class may lalter or stumble or
fall,
And end as the servant Of him at the
footl The stays thai YOU make isn't
all.
Tho fields may be green in the spring,
where the grain ia damp with the
dew at dawn,
Eut what if the hills be parched and
bare when the harvest time comes
on!
The path you take may be smooth at the
start, and level and straight and
wide,
but far away it may wind about where
robbers in ambush hidel
On, look to the eud-the faraway end
ere ever the die is thrown,
For it isn't the start alone that counts
il isn't the start alone.
S. L. kiser, in Chicago Record-Herald.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-08
Shylock StIll Flourishing.

Nearly a year has elapsed since the
money-lenders' act came into operation
Or, to speak by the card, was intend
cd to come into operation. That 1t has
failed, and fuiled egrcgIously, to fulfill
the purposes for which It wns passed
can no longer be doubted. In practice
the act neither prevents deception on
the part of the usurer nor rescues his
victim from oppression. And where
shylock has bean himself unable to
slip through the meshes Of the net that
was drawn around him the authorities
charged with the administration of
the act have kindly cut hole for bis
escape.-London Truth.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-08
The Cat and the Tail.

Once upon a time cat'who prided
herself ON her wit and wisdom was
prowling about the barn in search of
food and saw a tai! prot;lding from
n hole.
"There is the conclusion Of rat"
she said.
Then she crept stealth.ly toward 1t
until within striking distance, when
she made jump and reached 1t with
her claws. Alas! 1t was not the ap-
pendage Of rat, but the tail of a
snake, who Immediately turned and
gave her mortal bite.
Moral-It is dangerous to jump at
conclusions.-New York Herald.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-08

1t has come to be the fashion to call
any place Of business q ''parlor.' Fo1
many months we have been surfeited
with parlors OF all descriptions, but Ii
remained for the blacksmiths to lay OF
on the last straw.
The proprietor Of a Fifty-third street
shop took the lead in this direction
He painted out the commonplace sign
by which he had hitherto advertised
his trade to the public, and substi
tuted the inscription: "Horseshoeing
Parlors." The letters are large and
gilt, ON q black background; and are
bound to attract attention to the move
"parlors," which. Notwithstanding the
hiGh-sounding appellation, are the
same old regulation blacksmith shops
they always were.-New York Times.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-08

In naval experiments in Europe a
nalf-dozen sailors We're sealed up for
4 dozen hours in a submarine boat.
Every one of them was hearty tar, a
jolly sea dog when he was allowed to
emerge from his temporary sarcopha-
gus under water. So the sunlen bat
terry scored 4 triumph. But enlistments
in navies will fall off If it is bruited
abroad generally that sailors may ex-
pect to be sent below the waves to
roam about far beneath the reach of
sunlight. Our Yankee mariners do not
relish fighting out Of sight. They be-
lieve in battles in the open air above
the surges of old ocean.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-08

A feature of the local press for
months past is daily list OF judicial
functionaries dismissed or placed on
trial for official Irregularities. 1t
would appear that the present Minis
ter of Justice appreciates the advan-
tages of an honest administration,
and Is bent upon eliminating undesir-
able elements from the branch of pub
lie service placed under his authority.
Turkish judges are perhaps the most
corrupt body in the world, and the ad-
ministration of justice has come to he
regarded as a mere question OF money,
the suitor who pays the greatest bribe
being sure 10 win the case. 1t Is
stated that In the course of the hear
Ing Of q case in one Of the Stamboul
courts the president, addressing the
defendants lawyer, asked him what
the time was. The latter, looking at
his watch, said it was quarter to i,
whereupon the president consulted his
own timepiece and declared 1t was
only twenty-five minutes past 8. n
discussion ensued as to whose watch
was right, and it was eventually de-
cided that the advocates watch was in
advance by fifteen minutes, which
meant in other words, that the ac-
cused would only be acquitted If the
Judge were paid G15. - Constantinople
Correspondence Pail Mall Gazette.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-08

The chief Importance Of the South
African war just at present is the in
1uence it is having on British public
opinion. One conservative paper has
even gone SO far as to predict that
when the conflict is over there will be
a large increment of democratic inhu-
ence in the Government, owing to the
present mismanagement Of affairs.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-08

The young man who would attain
success In this century must be pre-
pared for It by special training and
such practical education as has never
before been demanded in the history
of the world. The tendency in every
line of endeavor IS toward centraliza-
ton. toward great combinations of In
terests. and the men who would climb
uL to the head of affairs, or to respon.
sible positions, must be specialists
There will he little hope IN this coun
try for the jack cll-of-all-trades. a young
man must know how to do sone one
thing effectually or he Will net rise
On the other hand, the prizes Were
never before so great. nor the oppor'
tunities so promising, for the men who
have boen trained to do one thing well
Those who know little OF everything
but have not been trained to do one
thing effectively, will be relegated to
mediocre positions.-O. S. Marden, in
Success.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-08

Orange Honey = Mix together the
Juice OF three oranges and the grated
rind Of one, small cupful of sugar, a
tablespoonful of butter and the we'll
beaten yolks Of two eggs. Cook over
a slow fire, stirring constantly, until
about as thick as honey. Serve cold.
This IS excellent with fritters, all
kinds of warm bread and griddfe-
cakes.
Kisses-Beat the whites of two eggs
to a stiff, dry froth, add four heapiTg
tablespoons of powdered sugar. one
cupful Of chopped nuts and a few
drops Of vanilla favoring. Sift the
sugar through a fine sieve before
using. Mix quickly, and drop by the
teaspoonful ON oiled paper and bake
to q delicate brown in a moderate
oven.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-08

Sir Thomas Upton is reported as
saying that he would prefer to see
yachting contests confined to sea-
worthy vessels, suitable for cruising
and for all sorts of rough experiences
in mld-ocean, to the exclusion of mere
racing machines, only useful Tor cup
contests. That is sound sense. The
America was no mere racing machine.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-08

The curious nonchalance with which
the world regards great calamities in
Asia affords further evidence, if any
We're needed, Of the extreme improba-
bility of any real fusion between the
white and yellow peoples.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-08

When a prominent man eats nova
days he finds it necessary to indicate
whether the operation has any political
significance or whether it is only for
the purpose of satisfying hunger.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-08

Marconi has achieved another decid-
ed success in transmitting wireless
messages from distance Of $50 miles
at sea Mile by mile the new system
is creeping up on the old.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-08
Got Her Admirers Mixed.

"My dear Miss Billmore," sadly
wrote young Hankinson, II return
herewith your kind note in which you
accept my offer Of marriage. You will
observe that 1t begins Dear George
l do not know who George Is, but my
name, as you know, is William. Chi.
cago Tribune.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-08

Twelve billion letters, it is said, are
annually distributed through the post
offices of the world. Two-thirds of the
total are addressed in English. Twelve
hundred thousand are in German and
one million in French.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-08
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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-08

Facts collected by insurance COM
panies show that the danger from in
heritance, in the case Of cancer, is not
so great as is commonly supposed.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-08

Sarasate has had between forty and
fifty watches given to him by different
persons, many Of them being in the
shape of violin.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-08

Afghanistan lies between the Rus
sian Empire on the north, British In
dia on the east and south, and Persia
on the west. For the last $50 years
Russia has been intriguing to get pos
session of the country and Great Brit
ain has been opposing it. Great
Britain does not want the care of a
country so difficult to govern, but If
Russia were once established there,
and her railroad system extended to
Kabdl, the British Empire in India
would be in the gravest danger in the
event of a war with Russia. Owing
to the arrangement and trend OF the
mountain range of Central Asia, the
road to India from the north lies
through Afghanistan, and Kabul, the
capital, is but 800 miles from the In
dus. The hill tribes of Northern India
are in a constant state of unrest, and
such an army as Russia could pour
at short notice over her railroad
system would shake British rule in In
dia to Its foundation.
She Had Oscuinted.
"Did you ever kiss a MANI" asked
the Chicago girl. The Boston girl
blushed. Really that is so vulgar,
you know" she said. Maybe 1t Is,
but did you?" persisted the Chicago
girl "I should hate to think 1t was
a kiss" replied the Boston girl, but
since l have become engaged l have
tried osculation Chicago Post
Foresters tell us that the best tim
her is that which grows from darH
soil intermixed With gravel.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-08

\ Belgian gentleman, cnamored OF
gypsy life and custom, proposed TO his
bride that they should spend their
honeymoon IN a caravan, travelling
through the magnificent woods Of Ar
dennea. The lady having consented, n
special caravan was constructed for
the purpose, and the queer honeymoon
proved an exceedingly enjoyable and
novel experience.