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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-03-12
ADAPTIVE ESKlMOS.
Ease with Which They Initiate tho White
Mans Habits and Speech.

Mans Habits and Speech.
The Alaskan Eskimos are highly in
telligent, Industrious. moral and hon
est according to their standards in such
matters, which differ somewhat from
our own. They are strictly truthful,
of kindly, cheerful disposition and ex-
ceedingly gentle, patient and tactful
in their manners. In illustration OF
their intelligence it was interesting
to note that while their language en-
braced but a few hundred words as
against our overwhelming vocabulary,
they and not We made all the advance,
evincing the keenest interest in the
acquisition of the white mans tongue.
In voicing their proficiency in this
direction it was not uncommon for
some of the more sensitive among us
to be shocked upon being saluted by
some precocious maiden with string
Of oaths, strangely intoned, culled for
our edification from Lne explosive
speech in general use among the rep
resentatives of higher moral devel-
opment.
The natives soon learned such tunes
and songs as were whistled or sung
in their hearing. These they repro
duced with considerable accuracy,
words and all. The words were, how
ever, generally sounds phonetically
similar to those heard and were some
times, in fact, quite amusing. This
sudden musical development seemed
remarkable considering that their nat
ural attempts include only monotonous
dronings, accompanied sometimes by
an unmeasured inane drumming on
a sort of tambourine. There are many
artists among them whose carvings
and etchings on ivory are of high ex-
cellence.
There is q marked difference in the
adaptibility to Caucasian customs be-
tween the men and women of this
race. The men are much keener in
anticipating what is likely to meet
with white favor, and lose no time
in at least concealing habits and in
clinations that are seen to be objec-
tionable; while the women make but
little progress in this direction The
contrast is best shown at the white
mans table, one or two meals suffic-
ing to prevent any painful exhibition
from the men. whereas with the wom-
en- no improvement is to be observed.
unselflsh solicitude for their absent
friends is sure to evince itself in their
setting aside the choicest morsels of
food to be taken to them, never failing
however, to ask leave to do so.-The
Era.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-03-12
WHEN RUSSIANS EAT.
No Fixed Meal Time-Many Peculiar.
tiles at Table.

The Russian has no fixed meal time.
He eats when he is hungry, which is
often. He has about six square
meals a day. He has at least doz-
en- lunches, little bit of salt fish
or some caviare, or a piece of bread
and cheese, washed down with a nip
of fiery vodki. He never passes a
station without glass of tea-marvel-
GUS tea, with thin slice of lemon
floating in it. You get fondness for
Russian tea. and forswear bemilked
decoctions forever. The table man
ners of the Russian-such as you see
in hotels and buffets-are not pleas
ing. He sprawls with outstretched
elbow on the table, and gets his
mouth down to his food rather than
raise the food to his mouth. He
makes Objectionable noises in his
throat. He has a finger bowl, and
rinses his mouth as the rest of us
do when cleaning our teeth in our
bathrooms. Then he squirts the wa
ter back into the bowl
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-03-12

the same line will soon be forced to
follow their example, or lose consid-
cradle percentage of their customers.
The effect upon the village liveries is
apparent Some towns of 1000 and 800
inhabitants, have four or five stables
with ten or a dozen horses each, and
their principal customer is the sales
man who uses their horses regularly,
since the great majority of the inhabit-
ants of the villages have their own
horses and there is little call for SO
many horses and vehicles. One stable
would easily meeL all of the demands
of the local swains who now and then
find it necessary to take their sweet
hearts out for a drive in order to get
the better of rival who is beginning
to become dangerous.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-03-12
Old Joe, the Night yatobman.

tFrom the Pail Mall Gazette, London.)
How often on returning home late on
dreary winters night has our sympathy
gone out to the poor old night watchman
as he sat huddled up over his cage fire,
overlooking the excavations which our
City Council in their wisdom, or otherwise,
allow the different water companies to
make so frequently in our congested
streets. In all weathers, and under all eli
matte conditions, the poor old night watch
man is obliged to keep watch over the
companies property, and to see that the
red lights are kept burning. What life,
to be sure; what privations and hardships;
they have aches and pains, which nothing
but st. Jacobs Oil can alleviate.
"Old Joe" is in the employ of the Lam
beth Water Works, and is well and favour
bly, known. He has been night watch
man for many years, in the course of
which he has undergone many expe
riences. What with wet and cold, he con-
tracted rheumatism and sciatica, which fair
ly doubled him up, and it began to look
serious matter for old Joe whether he
would much longer be able to perform his
duties, on which his good wife and himself
depended for livelihood, but as it hap
pened a passer-by, who had for some
nights noticed Old Joe's painful condition,
presented him with bottle of St. Jacobs
Oil, and told him to use it. Old Joe
followed the ADVICE given; he crawled
home the next morning and bade his wife
rub his aching back with the St. Jacobs
Oil "a gentleman gave him." and undoubt-
edly his wife did rub, for when Old Joe
went on duty at night he met his friend
and benefactor, to whom he remarked:
Them oils you gave me, Guv'nor, did
give me doing; they wuz like pins and
needles for a time, but look at me new,"
and Old Joe began to run and jump about
like young colt. All pain, stiffness and
soreness had gone; he had been telling
everybody he met what St. Jacobs Oil
had done for him. Old Joe says now he
has but one ambition in life, and that is
to always to be able to keep bottle OF
st. Jacobs Oil by him, for he says there is
nothing like it in the world.
St. Jacobs Oil serves the rich and the
poor, high and low, the same way. 1t has
conquered pain for fifty years, and 1t will
do the same to the end of time. 1t has no
equal, consequently no competitor; it has
many cheap limitations, but simple facts
hike the above ten an honest tale with
which nothing on earth can compete.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-03-12
KEEPING TAB ON TIME.
Absolute Accuracy Is Not Easily Attained
Even With Great Pains.

Even With Great Pains.
"In spite OF the genius of modern
watch makers, and in spite of the fact
that seconds of time have become of
vast Importance in the affairs Of the
world" said New Orleans jeweler,
'it cannot be contended that man has
been able to keep anything like abso-
lutely correct tab on time. The fact of
the business is tnat there are certain
variations which the most exacting
rules have failed to do away with, and
even with railroads where scrupulous
accuracy means the preservation of
life and the protection Of vast prop
erty rights, no exact system of keeping
time has yet been devised
Railroads PROBABLY come closer to
unvarying eXactitude than the average
man or the average business concern.
In the first place there are certain nat
ural variations which enter into the
governments system of keeping time.
The work at the observatories where
the ball falls when the sun is crossing
the meridian at the noon hour, has
overcome to some extent these natural
variations, but even with this system
q second or two will occasionally slip
away unawares. But at these places
the standard agreed upon is fixed The
railroads are Jealous of the seconds, as
jealous as the judge who keeps the
time On a modern race with split
second watch. Inspectors are employed
by some of the larger systems to look
after the watches of conductors and en-
gineers and others who are required
to observe the schedules of the COM
panies.
But l was thinking more particu-
Very few men know how to treat a
watch. They handle this useful article
in any sort of way, and then expect it
to keep good time. Ninety-nine men
out of every hundred wind a watch up
at the wrong time. The man who
winds his watch up just before going to
bed is foolish, in this respect at least.
morning. A man is interested in
keeping correct time during the day,
when he must catch train, get to the
bank at a certain hour and keep his
business engagements generally. If
he winds his watch at night the spring
begins to lag during the time when he
wants to know the exact hour. There
are men who wind their watches sew
eral times day. They make mis-
take A watch should be wound once
every "a hours, and no more than once.
"The watch should be kept in one
position, too. If carried in the vest
pocket where the stem remains up
ward, it should be left in the vest
pocket at night, and the vest should
be hung up so the watch would re-
main in exactly the same position in
which it is carried. Do not sprawl it
out on its side under the pillow or on
the dresser. If you do you will inter
fere with the balance of it's internal
mechanism, and it Is likely to vary
tick or two in "a hours, and when you
remember that watch ticks about 300
times minute, or about $4,000 times
every hour, and $4,000 times every "a
hours, you can see that fellow might
lose number of ticks in days time,
and since it takes only five ticks to
make second, according to the STAN
dard, fellow might get behind. But
If man will do The square thing by
his watch he will have no trouble. -
New Orleans Times-Democrat.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-03-12
Thackeray's House.

The house which Thackeray built
for himself in Kensington has recent
ly been sold by the son of the auc-
tioneer who sold 1t for the first time
81 years years ago. When the great
novelist decided to build, many people
thought he was putting too great a
strain on his pen, but events have
shown that the speculation was a
sound one, for last week this house
went for $4,000. 1t is a red brick
mansion, screened from the road, and
the lease has Al years to run.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-03-12

Sleepy grass is found in New Mexi.
co, Texas and Siberia. 1t has a most
injurious effect on horses and sheep,
being a strong narcotic or sedative,
and causing profound sleep or stupor
lasting "a hours to 4S hours.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-03-12

Snow is said to offer surprising re-
sistance to penetration by rifle bull
lets. Experiments made in Norway
have shown that snow wall four
feet thick is absolutely proof against
the Norwegian army rife--a weapon
of exceptional piercing power.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-03-12

Mother Gray's Sweet Powdets for Children,
used by Mother Gray, nurse in Children's
Home, New York, break up Colds In "a hours,
cure Feverishness Headaohe, Stomach
Troubles, Teething Disorders and Destroy
Worms. At all druggists' 25c. Sample mailed
free. Address Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy, NY.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-03-12

Denmark leads the world in per capita
interest in agriculture. Each inhabitant
has on an average capital of s5s5 invest.
ed in farming.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-03-12
Her Life Not a Happy Ono.

The life of the English Channel
stewardess is not happy one. She is
forever occupied in damping the hopes
of those who have been misled as to
the state of the sea by the alluring
kilograms posted UP in the London ter
mini or printed in the morning paper
But, occasionally, she happens upon an
optimist, as she did last Friday morn
ing. What sort of crossing shall we
have?" inquired the lady, cheerfully.
Very windy, num-" returned the
stewardess for the twentieth time,
gloomily. "Oh!" smiled the lady, in
tone of relief, only windy.-not
rough? I'm so glad!"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-03-12

The practice of furnishing pupils by de-
ducting credits for scholarship has been
forbidden In the San Francisco schools.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-03-12
QUAINT AND CURIOUS,

A three wheeled cab has made it's
appearance in London. The third
wheel runs in front of the vehicle, and
is to save the passenger from acci-
dent should the horse fall.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-03-12

FITSpermanently cured. No fits or nervous
ness after first days use OF DR.. Klines Great
NerveR eRestorer. e2 2trial bottle and treatise free
DR.. R. Il. KLINE. Ltd. 99lArch St. Phila. Pa.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-03-12

Piso's Cure Is the best medicine we ever used
for all affections of throat and lungs.-WM.
o. ENDsLEY, Vanburen, Ind, Feb. 10, 1900.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-03-12

Sir Thomas Upton says there are "no
girls like American girls"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-03-12

The hide of the hippopotamus in some
parts is fully two inches thick.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-03-12

Brooklyn, NY, Jan. 20th.-For many years
Garfield Tea, The Herb Cure, has been earn
Ing reputation that is rare-it Is ,sniuersally
praised! This remedy presents unusual at
fractions to those In search Of health it is
made of herbs that cure In Natures way-by
removing the cause Of disease 1t Is pure It
cleanses the system, purifles the blood and es-
tablishes perfect action of the digestive
organs; it is equally good for young and old
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-03-12

The emigration from Germany, which
for some time used to average 22O,O13
year. sank last year to $4,000.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-03-12

Samuel Smell, of Holyoke, Mass, has
a strange hobby. Though 7S years old
and wealthy, he devotes all his spare
time to the making of stone collins.
During the last 25 years he has made
and disposed of over a hundred of
these, asserting that they keep the body
in an excellent state of preservation
long after burial.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-03-12

No large comet has appeared within our
environment since that of 1882.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-03-12

1t is estimated that of the whole popu
lation of the globe about 10000 die every
dnu
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-03-12

Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething, soften the gums, reduces inflamma-
tion, allays pain cures wind collie. $50 a bottle.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-03-12

It Is said that q foreman stereo.
typer in a London printing works has
had a curious windfall. Going to
sale of musical instruments, he pur-
chased en- old harpsichoru for 20 shill-
ings, because, having hobby for fret
work he fancied the wood in the front
panel. When he got his purchase home
he dissected it. He then discovered
that the harpischord had a double
back, and presently between the boards
he found very old Bank of England
notes, the total face value of which
amounted to $150,000.
"Rattlesnakes are grateful If you
gain their affection" says CORE
spondent of the Corsicana (Tex.)
News. my brother Jim found a six
foot rattler near town caught under
a boulder, and instead of using his
advantage he sympathetically re-
leased the snake, which thereupon be-
came pet and followed Jim about
and guarded him as watchfully as a
dog. One night he was awakened
and missing the snake in it's usual
place at the foot of the bed, he knew
something was wrong. He got up and
lighted match to investigate, and
found a burglar in the next room in
the coils of the snake. which had it's
tail 7ut of the window rafting for the
police.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-02-13
ACCIDENT.

Mercury still lowering about the
zero point. Snow has fallen every
day for more than two weeks and
still continues.
Misses Bessie Biggs and Emma Har-
den spent Sunday in Friendsville.
Quite number of our citizens went
to the county seat last week. having
business with the County Commits
sioners.
A petition praying for a normal
school at this place is being circula-
ted among our teachers and patrons.
Seven Of our young men composed
a sleighing party to Friendsville on
Monday night.
Considering the severe weather and
the almost impossible condition of
the roads our mail carriers have been
making excellent time. With the ex-
ception of a few trips to Grantsyille
not mail has been missed. Uncle
Sans servants can be commended on
their pluck and sticktoitiveness.
The Speicher-H Hoffman Co. stored a
quantity of ice last week preparatory
to operating a soda fountain next
summer.
Messrs. Fred. Ramp and 6. F. Ault
are busily engaged hauling hay from
the Henry Kolb farm to Friendsville.
G. G. Speicher contemplates a trip
to Salisbury in the near future.
Hoffman Bros. have shut down their
Sunshine" mill until more favorable
weather.
James W. Skiles, of Flatwoods, was
a visitor to our town Tuesday.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-02-13
Reducing Expenses.

The farmer who begins the New
Year with the intention of reducing
expenses will find many opportuni-
ties for so doing, and will also be sur
prised at the end of the year at the
many avenues for allowing loss. One
cause of loss is the neglect of the farm
wagons and implements. An account
kept of the cost of repairs will show
that quite a large sum goes in that
direction, much of which could be
saved. The use of more oil on tools,
and keeping them sharp and in the
best condition for use, will save labor,
which is an item that must be paid
for. Too many Improbable animals,
however, cause more loss than any,
thing else, and the farmer should be-
gin the new year with sufficient cour-
age to thin out the flocks and herds
so as to retain only the best and most
profitable.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-02-13
BARNUM.

The snow is very deep here and the
people are making good use of it haul
ing coal and mine props.
The Watson Coal Company employs
a number of miners here all of whom
receive good wages and are satisfied
with their lot. The company is just
now crowded with orders.
Joseph Paugh has been confined to
his home for some time past with an
attack OF rheumatism.
Bethel school is being conducted
nicely by the teacher who has large
number of scholars enrolled.
Misses Rosa and Ola Paugh were
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. T.
Warwick Sunday
FARMER
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-02-13
Longevity and Progeny.
FARMER

j. W. Shockey, Of Kingsville, W.
Va, has just returned from visiting
his uncle, Jacob Shockey, of Glenn
ents, Barbour county, who is just 100
years of age. He has been a resident
Of Barbour county for so years, hav-
ing emigrated from Garrett county,
Maryland, in 1852. His father was
106 years old when he died. His
brother and sister each lived to be 96
years Of age. Mr.. Shockey has 997
grandchildren, 81 great grandchildren
and one great great grandchild. He
is the father of 10 sons and daughters
and is hsle and hearty.-Cumberland
News.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-02-13
REVISION OF MARRIAGE LAW.

Earnestly Sought BY the Ministerial Asso-
citation of Cumberland.
The Ministerial Association of Cum
berland is lending its influence to a
revision of the Maryland marriage
statutes and has secured the consent
of Senator David J. Lewis to intro
duce measure for the consideration
of the General Assembly. which pro-
poses certain amendments looking to
correcting abuses of the law. The
object is to place additional safe
guards about the sanctity of the mar
riage tie and to avoid much scandal,
of which the law in its present form
admits. Under the existing law a
man cannot obtain a license to wed
until he has attained his majority of
p years, but woman can secure
license during the last two years of
her minority. In other words. she
can procure a license and be legally
welded at 16 years of age.
The amendment as proposed by the
Ministerial Association requires of
her that she must have attained her
majority of 10 years before the privil-
ege she now enjoys can be legally
granted. In its argument for the
proposed amendments, as contained
in printed circular which was yes
terday mailed to every clergyman in
Maryland. the Ministerial Association
says:
st is almost unnecessary to make
any argument for this change. The
law of our State does not permit
woman under IS years of age to dis
pose of a square rod of land belong
ing to her without the consent of her
legal representatives, but she may
under the same law decide for herself
the more weighty question of her flu
ture happiness. A saloonkeeper, I'M
der the present law, may not sell five
cents worth of beer to woman under
Is without her parents or guardians
consent. but we allow the same wo-
man. at her own instance, to tie her
self for life to drunkard.
But even the limit of the present
law, 81 years for the man and Is for
the woman, as indeed all other limi-
tations imposed by the law, such as
refer to color, consanguinity, previous
marital relations, etc., are nulified,
because, under the law, any one may
make application for license to marry
on behalf of any one else, and such
applicants oath on matters which,
at best, he can only know by heresay
is sufficient for the obtaining of the
license.
The amended section changes this
by throwing the oath on the parties
intending to marry or on their par
ents or guardians.
ut is at the same time, provided
that the answers may be made and
sworn to before any officer legally
authorized to administer oaths.
These conditions will make it posi-
bic to ascertain the true age, etc, of
the parties seeking license, and will,
at the same time, make it possible for
them to obtain their license from the
Clerk of the Court, by mailing to the
latter the affidavits as to age, ETC.,
and to be married at their own homes
by their own pastors rather than by
stranger at the county town.