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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-02-21

more. Grandpa still slept. The little
rogues were having such good time,
when Aunt Lucy happened to spy
them. She laughed aloud and of
course that frightened the birds and
grandpa awoke. But wait-just hear
the rest. Aunt Lucy was so pleased
at what the cute little orioles had
done, that she determined they shouli
have all the pretty threads of hair
they wanted. So that very afternoon,
she took some of Mary's golden locks.
few more of grandpa's and some of
her own glossy black hair
and spread them on bright
cloth on the porch. Then
she warned the family to keep very
quiet and see what happened. In less
than an hour the orioles had taken
every hair and carried it to their tree
Before many days the pretty nest was
done and the birds were enjoying their
new home.
In the fall, after the orioles had left
their elm tree home, Aunt Lucy had
some one climb the tree and gel the
nest, and there so curiously woven into
the lining, were the soft white, golden
and black hairs.
Aunt Lucy keeps the nest in her par
lor and counts it as one of her great
est treasures.-Primary Education.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-02-21


A little boy and girl were at oppo-
site ends of long room, pretending
to talk over a ''make-believe" tele-
phone.
rs this the doctor?" called the little
girl.
1T is, madam, it is" answered the
little boy.
you had better come over at once
and see very sick lady am nurs-
ing" said the little girl.
"Ahem! What is the trouble?" he
asked, and she replied:
"She swallowed whole bottle of
ink"
very serious case said the little
doctor. What have you done for
herr"
Il gave her two sheets of blotting
paper" replied the ingenious little
girl.
WAS it red or black ink?" inquired
the young physician.
Red" replied the nurse.
"Then," replied the doctor, plas-
ter of white blotting paper on the
soles of her feet will cure her COM
pletely."
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-02-21

This is a game that may be played
without any preparation whatever, as
no materials are required, not even
pencil or paper. 1t is, therefore, well
worth knowing, for it may be suggest
ed to party of friends on the spur of
the moment, when some such amuse-
ment is desired.
The players choose leader, and
then seat themselves in a circle, with
the leader in the center. He, OF
course, stands. AS the game may be
better understood from an illustration
we will suppose the leader to begin it
by saying:
Young people, you are all supposed
to be commercial travellers, about to
start on a journey to any part of the
world that you may prefer, on busi-
ness. | will ask each of you, If you
please. to tell me where you are going.
and what you intend to do when you
get there?"
1t is required that eevry answer to
his questions should be alliterative;
that is to say, that all the words of
the answer should begin with the let
ter A. This is the way it runs:
Leader-"Where are you going?"
Answer-"To Annapolis"
Leader-"What will do there?"
Answer-"Attend the academy"
B goes to Boston to buy baked
beans. to Chicago to collect Colum-
bian coins. d to Damascus to do der
wish dances E to England to earn Ed
wards esteem. f to Florida to find
fragrant flowers. G to Gasconia to
gather glittering gems. H to Havana
to have half holiday | to India to in
spect idols. to Jerusalem to Judge
Jewels. X to Kentucky to keep knives.
i to Liverpool to lodge land lubbers.
M to Montana to make money N to
the Netherlands to negotiate notes. o
to Oklahoma to open an oyster shop.
p to Philadelphia to pawn pennies. Q
to Quebec to quit quarreling. to
Russia to raise race riots. to Sene-
gambia to sell saucepans. T to Turkey
to taste tobacco. u to Utah to urge use
of umbrellas. v to Vienna to visit va
rious viscounts. w to Washington to
willingly waste wages. to Yazoo to
yell at yielding yokels. 2 to Zanzibar
to zoologize zebras.
This game, when played by the old
er boys and girls, or even by adults, is
made uproaringly funny by the queer
and incongruous answers that are
Detroit Free Press.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-02-21

Do you want to know just the cum
ningest thing that ever two little birds
did? Let me tell you-because it's
true.
The birds were beautiful orioles and
you know the curious, pretty nests the
orioles make, swinging like a soft,
gray, silken bag from the high branch
OF some elm tree.
Just three springs ago, the orioles
had come to this grand, old elm tree
that shaded the porch of quiet farm
house.
They had picked out the very
branch they wanted; and now they
must hunt for material to build their
pretty home.
So they flew about, chirping and
calling and busily gathering stray
threads and moss-when-oh, joy,
What was that beautiful, long, white,
silky stuff on the porch just under
their elm tree home? They flew down
very cautiously. They fitted this way
and that. Dare they take some of
it for their airy home? One more
peep-yes-grandpa Yves sound asleep.
There was no double about it. But how
should orioles know that the long.
white whiskers belonged to him?
They ventured nearer. They pulled
one hair. They grew bolder and
pulled another. Two long, beautiful
silky threads for their nest! They
few off to the tree and then back for
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-02-21
Demand for Rolling Stock.

During the present year the South
ern Pacific has secured 103 locomo-
tives and 5000 freight cars, but owing
to the increase in freight traffic, caus-
ed largely by the development of the
Texas oil field, it will require consid-
erable additional rolling stock, and
according to Vice President Krutt-
schnitt, has decided to purchase rs
additional locomotives and more tank
cars. Contracts have been let for 500
Of the tank cars.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-02-21
BIGGEST RANCH IN TEXAS.
includes Half Dozen Counties.
About Three Million Acres.

The "X, |, T." in the Panhandle is
the greatest ranch in Texas, embrac-
ing half dozen counties and contain
ing nearly 100000 acres. The
ranch is divided into seven sections,
each managed by foreman and con-
nected with the headquarters by
means of telephones. The whole is
run with the system and dispatch
which characterizes all great indus
tries. On this ranch now run con-
siderably more than 100000 head of
cattle, and an idea Of the size may be
gained from the fact that the pasture
fence extends 210 miles in one di-
rection and 25 in another, making a
total of about 5000 square miles.
From time to time small parcels of
the land have been sold, and mean
while valuations have appreciated
from so cents an acre to four times
that amount.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-02-21
PASSING OF THE CACTUS,
Irrigation of tho Plains of Arizona
Fatal to the Plant

Irrigation of tho Plains of Arizona
Fatal to the Plant.
The bringing of water to the arid
wastes of Arizona and the consequent
evolution from desert to garden is
causing the extinction of one of the
strangest plants in the world, says the
New York Sun. At recent session Of
the territorial legislature, the cereus
giganteus, the great cactus, better
known as the saguara, and peculiar to
the soil of this territory, was made
the official flower of Arizonn. Not
many years will elapse before a new
choice will be necessary.
When the first Franciscan Fathers
journeyed north from Mexico into Ari-
zona they carried back reports of the
great cactus which covered the plains
OF the new country, and told about its
food value to the Indians. Now, as
the art of the American has reclaimed,
foot by foot, the former desert, and
the magic water has made orange,
peach and apricot orchards and great
fields of alfalfa, the saguara has been
driven out, and only in spots where
water cannot be placed can the odd
plant be found
On the rocky, gravelly mesas, the
saguaras, the largest of the cactus
family point their candelabrum-like
arms straight toward the sky, not in
frequently attaining height of sixty
feet. The body of the saguara, some
times two feet in thickness, is COM
posed of thin pieces of porous wood,
arranged in the form of a Corinthian
column, covered and held together by
the outside fibre of pale green.
At some distance from the ground
large branches put out, while the
whole surface is covered with sharp,
prickly thorns. A large, white, some
times purple blossom comes forth
early in the spring and ripens into a
pear-shaped fruit by the last of June.
This fruit, the petahaya, tastes like
mixture of raspberry and fig, and is
highly priced by both Indians and
Mexicans Part Of the fruit Is eaten
while ripe, and the rest is dried in the
sun or boiled down to jam.
Until the advent of the missionaries
to the Papago Indian tribe, some twen-
ty years ago, the gathering Of the sa-
guara was the occasion of the greatest
orgy of the year. From the fruit
highly intoxicating beverage was
made. With this the Indians drank
themselves into state of frenzied in
toxication. During the feasts a num-
ber of the braves were frequently
killed.
The saguara is short-lived, although
tradition has given it an age measured
by centuries, and usually begins to
decay at the base before attaining its
growth. Moisture is fatal to it. and as
soon as it receives a constant supply
of water. decay is rapid.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-02-21

mo, I'm not very well impressed
with the house." said the prospective
tenant. "The yard is frightfully small;
there's hardly room for single flow
er bed"
Think so?" replied the agent; "but
-er-mightn't you use folding flower
?"-Philadelph Press.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-02-21

Change of Air for Dolly.
"My dolly's very i'll, sir:
Dear doctor, please to tell
What can do to make her
Get quickly strong and we'll"
"She certainly looks pale, ma'am,
And needs the greatest care,
And | should recommend, a'am,
A thorough change Of air"
"Just take her down to Margate,
Or somewhere by the sea,
And give her new-laid eggs, ma'am,
For breakfast and for tea."
"Oh. Margate is too far, sir"
The anxious mother said,
"Ill wheel her round the garden,
And up the road instead"
Chicago Record Herald.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-02-21


scribe the best, and as know and have
proven that there is nothing in Materia
Medica which equals Lydia r. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound in
severe cases of female disorders, I
unhesitatingly prescribe it, and have
never yet been sorry. l know of noth-
ing better for ovarian troubles and for
falling of the womb or alterations ii
absolutely restores the affected parts
to their normal condition quicker and
better than anything else. | have
known it to cure barrenness in wo-
men, who to-day are happy mothers OF
children, and while the medical pro-
fession looks down upon patents,'
have learned, instead, to lookup to
the healing potion, by whatever name
it be known. If my fellow physicians
dared tell the truth, hundreds of them
would voice my sentiments. " DIR.
WANATA, Lansing, Mich.
$4,000 forfeit If aboue testimonial is not genuine.
The record of Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound cannot be
equalled. Accept no substitute.
Mrs. Pinkham advises sick wO-
men free. Address Lynn, Mass.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-02-21
STATE OF ONO, CRY OF TOLEDO, ..

LUCAS COUNTY. o"
FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that he ia tins
senior partner of the firm OF F. J. CHENEY d
Co. doing business inthe City ofToledo, County
and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay
the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
and every case of cArARRH that cannot be
cured by the use of HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in nv
,-, presence. this 9Th day of December,
! SEAL ! A. D., 1886. A. W. GLEASON.
'@l Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally. and
acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces
of the system. Send for testimonials, free.
T. J. CHENEY L Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-02-21

Brooklyn, N. Y, Jan. 10th.-A very timely
and practical suggestion comes from physi
clan of this city, he says: "T Take Garfield
Tea. the Herb Medicine. 1t is especially
needed at this season, when the system is apt
to b , out of order from eating rich food. This
wonderful remedy cleanses the system and
regulates the liver, kidneys, stomach and
bowels. 1t is simple, pure and effective, and
is good for young and old"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-02-21
A NOTED PHYSICIAN
Makes an Important Statement
of Interest to All Women.

"DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM The hon,
est, intelligent physician is above tho
School Whatever is best in each
case should be used, no matter to what
school q physician belongs. /, as
matter of conscience, can only pre-
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-02-21

In Newfoundland and Labrador cramps
are said to be guarded against by carry
ing Gods head or bone from haddock
caught without touching the boat.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-02-21

H. H. GREENS Sons, of Atlanta, Ga, are
the only successful Dropsy Specialists in the
world. See their liberal offer in advertisement
in ano ther column of this paper.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-02-21
Best For the Bowels,

No matter what ails you, headache to
cancer, you will never get well until your
bowels are put right. CAsoARETs help nature.
cure you without grippe or pain, produce
easy natural movements, cost you just 10
cents to start getting your health back. Cas-
oARETs Candy Cathartic, the genuine, put up
in metal boxes, every tablet has G. G. G.
stamped on it. Beware of limitations.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-02-21
Capsicum Vaseline
Put up in CollapSible Tubes.

Substitute for and Superior to Mustard or any
other plaster. and will not blister tho most delicate
skin. The pain allaying and curative qualities Of
this arti lie wonderful 1t will stop the toothachs
at once. and relieve headache and sciatica.
We recommend it as the best and safest external
counter-rritant known. also as an external remedy
for pains in the chest and stomach and all rheumatic
neuralgia and equity complaints.
trial will prove what we claim for it. and it win
be found to be invaluable in the household. Many
people say ut is the best of all your preparations"
Price, 5 CENTS at all druggists. other dealete
or by sending this amount to us in postage stamps
we will send you tube by mail.
No article should be accepted by the public unlesh
the carries label. otherwise it is not
genuine.
CHEESEBROUGH MANUFACTURING co.,
II State Street, New York City.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-02-21

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething, soften the gums, reduces infiamma-
tion, allays pain, cures wind collie. Csc bottle.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-02-21
The Handsornest Calendar

Only five in 1000 criminals are under
twelve years of age.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-02-21

Some fellows are ready to stand up for
the fair sex until they find themselves in
a crowded car.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-02-21

Four per cent of sailing vessels and two
and one-half per cent. of steamships are
lost in year.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-02-21

OF the season (in ten colors) six beautiful
heads Con six sheets, 10xl2 inches), reproduc-
tions of paintings by Moran, issued by Gen
sral Passenger Department, Chicago, Mil
waukee Il st. Paul Railway, will be sent on
receipt of 25 cents. Address F. A. Miller,
General Passenger Agent, Chicago.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-02-21

Norway's coast line is 100 miles in
straight line, but over $4,000 if followed
round the fjords.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-02-21

Love letters are eagerly scanned by the
male inspectors.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-02-21

Iamsure Piso's Cure for Consumption -xvei
my life three years ago.-MRs. THOMAS Rob-
BINS, Maple st., Norwich, NY, Feb. IT, 1900.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-02-21

Some men take time by the forelock,
while others hang on to his coat tails.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-02-21

Automobiles have established mile-a.
minute record.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-02-21

PUTNAM FADELEss DYES are fast to sun
light, washing and rubbing. Sold by all drug
pista
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-02-21

There is never any Auctuation in the
price of wild oats.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-19
Dry or Wet Poultry Houses.

The fall of the year is here and with
1t the rains that make the fall to some
extent disagreeable. Around the poul-
try house this time of year is exceed
ed in dreariness only by the early
springtime, when the air is filled with
moisture and many Of the poultry
yards with mud. The combination is
one that encourages disease. 1t is no
wonder that some women hate the
sight of poultry yard, being willing
almost to get along without poultry
conveniences rather than to have
fowls around. They see the hens
wading through mud, standing in mud
laying in mud. They pick eggs out
of nests that are wet with the mud the
hens have tracked into them. 1t is no
wonder that in some f1ocks roup is an
annual visitant. Clean up the yards
II the drainage is not good, make it so.
The poultry house that is situated on
slight elevation is properly placed
In that case the yards will always be
clean and dry and the fowls com
Portable, no matter what the weather
may be.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-19
Hatching Chickens ArtifelaIly.

Hatching Chickens ArtificlaIIy.
Hatchfng chickens artificially by the
use of incubators has become gen.
eral practice on all poultry farms,
and it's success is no longer Ques-
toned, says Chas s. Greene. There
are several very good machines on the
market and there are also some that
are practically worthless in the hands
OF novice. In purchasing machine
it would therefore be advisable to buy
one that you have seen or know to be
running successfully in the hands OF
some one besides the inventor. Every
manufacturer gives with the incubator
he sells explicit instructions for run
ming, which should enable any one
with fair amount of ability and per-
sistency to hatch chickens success.
fully, so it is not necessary to give
the directions here. We often hear
the remark that it is easy enough to
hatch chickens, but to raise them after
they are hatched is the most difficult
problem. Here is where the most
study, work and attention to details
is required, and the tales of woe that
occasionally come to us are very dis.
couraging indeed, some stating that
they will give fifty dollars to know why
their chickens die This, of course,
can only be ascertained by knowing
the exact conditions and the feed and
care the chickens receive. The meth
cd of raising chicks artificially is so
much superior to the natural method
that competition is entirely out of the
question, except for the small pro-
ducer. To begin WITH a good brooder
is necessary, as without it nothing
like success can be accomplished; and
no one can call it having good success
unless he can raise from eighty to
ninety per cent of the chickens
hatched.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-19
Points en- Poultry Raising.

A New York poultryman says:
"Fowls that are bred for layers and
cared for and fed in a proper manner
should lay nearly 200 eggs each in
year Figuring them at an average
price of eighteen cents per dozen
will make three dollars income from
eggs alone. The cost of feed cannot
possibly amount to over ninety cents
OF a dollar during this time. So it
will be easily seen that there is a
good profit in eggs for market or
course, the most profit is obtained in
the winter, when eggs are high (often
reaching thirty to forty cents per
dozen), and this is when we take the
most pains with the flock and give
them the best care; but to be good
winter layers the stock must be put
into condition before winter, and it is
needless to say that this is one Of the
principal causes why hens don't usu,
ally lay in the winter time. 1t is not
fair to expect a hen to lay the year
round. She must have rest, the
same as COW rests from giving milk
This is a natural condition which is
beyond our control, but we can assist
nature during the molting season and
bring them to laying in much better
condition and much earlier in the win
ter than they naturally would"
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-19
Cleanliness in Milking.

E c. Jacobs: 1t would seem as II
it should be unnecessary to say that
milking should be done in a cleanly
manner, but when we consider the
amount of filth introduced into milk
at this operation and the amount OF
milk that is ruined in this way, from
being converted into a really first.
class product. it would seem that there
was great need of reform in this oper-
alton and that Zine upon line and
precept upon precept, here little and
there a little" was not out Of place on
this subject. Nothing short Of thor
ough brushing and wiping the udder
and flank Of the COW with damp
cloth, and dry milking with clean
hands should be allowed. Then. by
thorough straining and separating i'm
mediately, we shall not have very
much use for patent aerators for re-
moving that cowy flavor, believed by
many to be inseparable from milk
Neither will pasteurizing be necessary
to insure it's keeping reasonable
length of time, If properly handled.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-19
Proper SampIinq Of Milk.

The sampling and testing Of milk to
obtain the yearly record is often a
source of error with the average
dairyman. This is not due SO much
to ignorance as to careessness. Com
posite samples should be taken of the
milk for not less than three consecu-
tive days, at least once each month.
1t is also very important that they
be taken at the same time and near
the middle OF each month. These
samples should be thoroughly mixed
by pouring from one vessel to another,
before taking the test sample. With
q little care and judgment, the amoun.
of butter produced by a COW for one
year, can be gotten very accurately
by this method. OF course, in making
weekly tests, separate sample should
be taken at each milking. If the
samplng and testing is not done prop
erly, the results thus obtained will be
worse than useless, as they will mis-
lead not only the owner himself but
all others who are interested in the
welfare of the herd.-J. A. Danks at
meeting Western Guernsey Breeders
Association.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-19

salivate disappears and the new clo-
yer is recognized as valuable forage
crop to the community. In other in
stances, progressive stockmen buy the
seeds and plant them in the commun'
ity, where seeds have not been dis
tributed by natural means, and these,
in turn, are disseminated throughout
the soils to which the plant is suited
by the agencies mentioned.
Seed should be sown in late spring
either upon well-prepared land or
the moist protected soils of partial
woodland. Usually peck to one-ha!f
bushel of seed per acre is planted in
April and May, often in March. The
plant grows slowly at first, but with
a fair amount of rainfall it will es-
tablish itself and will remain green
through severe drouths until frost.
The tiny violet bloom that occurs
during July and August is often over.
looked, but the plant seeds the land
abundantly, and the crop OF clover
will repeat itself annually, il soil and
seasons are favorable. In many por-
tions Of the older states, where the
crop has been grown and cared for,
Lespedeza hay is highly priced for
al, kinds of stock, and its reclaiminS
influence upon WORKOUT soils is highly
appreciated,