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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-07-02

Bagpipe music has suffered greatly
through the efforts of well-meaning
but mistaken people to lift it out OF
its proper place and graft it on to city
life and its inside entertainments" To
compare it's music with classical pro-
ductioDs" is like comparing taties
and herring with wine and Jellies." A
Chicago jury once decided that the
bagpipe was not a musical instrument
at all. But why quarrel with a def
hilton? Enough that it has lived
through some bad crises. When that
phase Of life in which it was born
and brought up passed away, it de-
clined to be moved into the back
ground. IN short, it had the will to
live without the adventurous aids of
cranlls and of congresses, because it
answers a primitive want Indeed,
nothing could be more ironic that the
fact that the military organization
which did much to crush out every
Il ing that had made it a power should
nave been so completely conquered
by it that there are now two-and twen-
ty bagpipe bands in the British army.
The bagDipe has been annexed by some
of our native Indian regiments, notably
those in the Punjab, and it continues
10 spread there as a great military
lnstrument.-The Athenaeum.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-07-02
A Terrible Moment.

While in New Haven to attend the
Yale and Princeton football game,
witnessed a sight which will not for
get for many Gay. 1t was almost
noon, and the main sctreets were
6warmed with the hundreds of visitors
that a big game always draws to the
town where the game is to be played
when clouds Of black smoke were seen
to rise from the upper stories of the
Hutchinson, a large, five-story, light
brick building, occupied entirely by
students. Long before the fire depart
ment had arrived an immense crowd
had gathered on the spot, and there
we beheld a young man standing on
the ledge OF titth-story window, Wild
~ calling for aid, while the thick
smoke rose all around him, and now
and again completely enveloped him.
Two or three times he seemed about
to jump to the ground, which would
mean certain death, but each time he
was stayed by the shouts of his friends
below, who called frantically to him to
wait
To the crowd, as they stood in the
terrible suspense the fire engines never
seemed longer in coming, and when
they did arrive it took some time to
raise the truck ladder, so that angry
remarks could be heard on all sides.
The sight OF the ladder slowly rising,
and the cheers and applause of his
friends below. gave hope and courage
to the entrapped student, by this time
almost suffocated by the smoke, and
he had just strength enough to seize
the ladder as it reached the window
and slide down halfway, where he
was caught in the arms of two of the
firemen and borne unconscious to the
ground. He was taken to the house a.
a physician nearby, and it was over an
hour before be recovered. The fire
burned on and completely gutted the
three upper stories, but the two lower
stories were damaged only by water.
The students in the lower stories went
to their rooms and threw whatever
they could into the street where the
things were gathered up by their
friends, who stood waiting with the
water pouring down upon them. Those
whose rooms were on Lhe upper stories,
however, lost everything they had.
That night there were about SO stu
dents looking around for homes.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-07-02

Wedding cake boxes are in any de-
sign which the bride is pleased to or
der, if she gives the instructions loag
enough in advance. ~ present, how
ever, there is tasteful preference for
severe shapes, with dependence upon
the best materials for distinction
Heavy white water color papers
are the proper sort for the covering OF
boxes, on the tops or sides which
the monograms, usually OF borh bride
and bridegroom, are blended IN relief
either in white or in gold and silver.
Ribbons for tying the boxes are of
moire, taffeta or satin. o,
The brides cake is exclusively the
BRIDES. Whatever the amount Of cake
previously stored in boxes for the
guests to carry away as they pass o'at,
there is always an especially decorated
cake among the good things served to
the guests. 1t is intended frequently
that the bride herself shall cut this
cake in the presence Of the guests, es-
pecially her maids, who expect to fiuG
in it a gold ring or some other article
portending the marriage within year
of the finder.
A bride lately took highhanded hold
of tradition and substituted heart for
lne ring of our foremothers' SUPER
stitiOn
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-07-02
The Gobbier GobbleG.

Little Dicllie wept. You must not
think too badly of Dickie, for he was
only five. He wept because the turkey
was after him again!
There were many turkeys about, for
Dickie's father owned farm. But this
particular turkey was the liveliest of
them all, and how Dickie feared him.
1t seemed to him that the turkey was
always after him.
''He doesn't yike mel" Dickie had
explained when jeered at for his fears.
''He wants to bite me-"
"Never mind, Dickie boy" his father
had laughed. Some day you shall bite
him."
Dickie had vowed in his heart he
never would. And now, on the day
before Thanksgiving, the turkey was
pursuing him again. Dickie had, only
a moment before, escaped from his
nurse-a tiresome person, far too much
addicted to saying 'don't"-and had
strayed into the farmyard. He looked
so clean and nice in his white sailor
suit, over the blue collar of which
strayed his yellow curls. His blue
eyes were filled with tears as he ran.
The turkey, gobbling, ran after him
but not, as he thought, in pursuit, for
the turkey had no thought of Dickie,
but was trying to run away from Sam,
the black cook.
Sam! SAM" called Dickie. "Sam!
He's after me-"
"All right, Mas'r Dickie," answered
Sam. 81 be after him, and he knows
it, too."
At that point Dickie sat down,
abruptly and unintentionally, on a
heap Of straw. The turkey came up
Dickie waved his straw hat wildly up
and down.
Hold him! Hold him!" cried
Sam.
II can't. He'll hold me-" walled
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-07-02
Scientific Skirt Cutting.

The trend of fashion in women's S
skirts is toward closer fit and more
sheath-like shape from the waist to
flounce depth. The greater number of
these skirts are ornamented with
fiounces, various depths being en-
ployed, while perhaps the graduated
founce may be considered the most up
to date. The fiounces are cut on en-
. tirely new lines, being much more cir
cular than heretofore, and produce a
more graceful and decided spring
around the foot of the skirt. This ex-
treme fulness accentuates the clinging
effect Of the upper portion, which must
be fitted with the greatest exactness.
The fiounce ripples gracefully being
much more circular than the older
modes, and therefore is fuller around
the bottom. 1t is in two pieces and
slopes gradually until at the back it
is twice lne depth of the front. 1t has
the added advantage that it may be
made with sweep or shorter for those
who prefer the round length. The
upper or sheath-like portion is held
in place by straps of elastic tackled to
the gore seams as directed on the label
of the pattern. To these elastics are
sewed tapes, that adjustment may be
made to suit the individual figure. This
fashionable mode is called the "form-
fitting" or serpentine skirt-The De-
ifneator.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-07-02
"UNREOEEMED PLEDGES"


One of the Ways in Which the UBwary
Are Tricked Out OF Money.
Recently there have been added to
the city's heterogeneous scommerce sew
eral little shops which offer for sale,
mostly at auction to the highest bid
der and to the only bidder, too, if his
bid be high enough, jewelry and other
articles that go under the name Of un-
redeemed pledges. There are tricks
in all trades and this particular trade
is the sublimation of all tricks.
In the first place there is something
alluriDg in the term 'unredeemed
pledges"
All suck stores employ men with
phenomenal lungs, who cry their wares
in basso profundo. In one Of them
there is fellow with a voice that
would be conspicuous in den of roar
ing lic-ls. He is always coherent and
the volume of breathy sound that
comes from his mouth seems to be
reyerberated from every surface in the
establishment. Generally he is tell
ing the merits of certain watch or
the price he has just been offered for
the timekeeper, and as a passing Pc
deEtrian reaches the doorway he raises
his voice little, which secures an in
voluntary turn of the head. Often
curiosity is aroused and the passerby
goes in to investigate.
When one enters the shop the "alc-
tioneer" is probably announcing he has
just been offered ridiculously low
price for a fine pair of earrings.
Gentlemen, are you going to let
this elegant pair Of earrings go at that
price?" he asks, and there seems to
be genuine distress in his voice
Perhaps the next article offered la a
watch.
"Ah! What have we here? A watch?
Well, so 1t is, ana beauty, too"
And then he goes on to tell how the
owner of the watch was forced to part
with it. II is always a pathetic tale.
Young man; health failing for a long
time; no money eaved; mo,ner dies
suddenly; the watch IS pawned to pay
for the funeral OF the dear old lady.
He sighs deeply, but stiles his emo
ton and proceeds with the sale.
Look at this watch and tell me
what you think of it," he says to a
tall individual standing near the show
case.
81 have no need of watch" replies
the man.
But look at ,:. You don't need to
buy it."
A critical examination Of the watch
follows and tnen the man who had
no need Of it" offers perhaps $5. The
ID is at first scorned, but after much
talk is reluctantly accepted.
If any one bids rs cents more the
watch is Immediately sold.
The man who offers the SIS is a
tout" He goes from shop to shop.
Three or four are employed, and they
go from shop to shop, making the first
bid on every piece of gold-plated jew
elry that is offered for SALE
There is one tall tout who wears
glasses and who has been employed so
long that even the most unwary look
at him askanoe. Often he is forced to
make bluff" at buying the brass. 1t
is safe to estimate that he has
bought" at least 1000 watches during
the past two years.-New Orleans
Times-Denocrat.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-07-02

true when applied to busy women.
Women, if l may express it SO, plod
at their tasks in a way unknown to
most male workers. Ask any business
manager of firm which employs both
sexes, and he will tell you that women
are by far more conscientious and
turn out more work in a given time.
Then, too, nature meant men to be
the breadwinners, and endowed them
with constitutions more fitted for the
daily drudgery of Office or professional
life. The mere fact of having to dc,
the same thing day by day is posi-
lively deadly to many of the gentler
sex. To take up work and run it as
hobby and taking up work as means
OF providing bread and butter for your
self or those dependent on you are
things as remote as the poles.
The sensitive, nervous tempera-
ments, which are those which certainly
do me best work, are very easily in
fluenced by their surroundings, and it
makes all the difference in the world
to them II at the end of hard days
NOIh SOiut Ouc Vi SOAlSluluE awaits
them that will take them out of the
business world in which they have
been and give them sometning entirely
different to think about.
So often one hears business woman
say that she is too tired to go to the
theatre, or to read, when as q matter
of fact, once the actual effort of get
ting there was accomplished, she would
find it real rest, for it would change
her thoughts, get her away from her
little home worries, and arouse her
interest in the lives of those who sccm
to nave so little in common with her
own.
Lack of recreation not only ruins the
health and turns girls into old women,
but it takes from them all individual
ity, all freshness, all power of SYM
pathy, and turns then into the awful
product of this twentieth century,
woman who has but one idea in life,
and that the particular branch of work
in which she is engaged.-Home Notes.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-07-02
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White roses are much in demand for
the winter hats.
More stylish cloth skirts are made
with separate drop skirt Of silk than
with a lining sewed in with the out
side fabric.
Narrow lines Of costly fur on gauze,
net and tulle remain one of the incon-
gruous combinations, but it is extreme
ly effective and becoming whenever
used.
The rage for lace for the trimming of
hats and the adornment of gowns and
evening wraps still continues, Irish
crochet and filet being the popular
sorts.
Guipure lace waists are prettily fin
ished with tiny bands of fur, and one
thing which never fails in these days
is the stitching applied in every con-
ceivable way.
A somewhat novel and altogether
pretty feature OF fashionable wedding
was wreath Of sweet peas worn by
each bridesmaid in place of the Gus
tomary large hat.
Brown cloth forms smart tailor
costume, with cream panne revers
trimmed with gold-threaded applique.
The vest is of Persian embroidery,
outlined with gold.
The handsomest spangled nets are
being used, with garish effect and great
expense, over brocaded colored silks
and shaded chiffons and the combina-
tion is bewildering.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-07-02
Diclsie, as the turkey came closer.

Diclzie, as the turkey came closer.
'Sam-oh, Sam!"
Hello, Dickie, cried his father,
coming out of the barn. My boy
coward? That will never do. Stand
up to him like mani"
Now, Dickie never obeyed his nurse
il he could help it. Sometimes, | am
sorry to say, he did not do what his
mother told him. very quickly. But
he knew better than not to mind his
father the first time. He stood up now,
his fat legs very, very wide apart. The
turkey, however, shot by, Sam after
it. IN moment Dickie saw his foe
in the hands of Sam, who bore him Off
gobbling to the last and fluttering
wildly.
Il TODD up to him, daddy" said
Dicl1ie. But 1 didn't bite him.
couldn't"
"You shall tomorrow" replied his
father, swinging him up on his broad
shoulder. Come and see the little
calf"
The next day Dickie sat at the table
in his high chair. He was not usually
allowed to dine with the grown-ups,
but on Thanksgiving day his grand
father paid his yearly visit to the farm,
and insisted upon his little grandson's S
presence.
Diclie's mother cut up small piece
of white meat for him.
"There!" said his father. you've
bitten the turkey now"
Dickie wondered what he meant, and
why everybody laughed. But he had
long grown accustomed to the way in
which big people laughed when he saw
nothing funny. so he took spoonful
of cranberry sauce and said nothing.
He did not realize that 1T was his foe
he had been eating.-New York Trib-
une.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-07-02
MORE VALUABLE THAN GOLD.
Why Recent Discoveries of Platinum
in Alaska Are important.

The price of platinum, one of the
rarer of the precious metals, now ex-
ceeds that Of fine gold, being S21 an
ounce. In 1890 the price was only $40
per ounce, but owing to the gradual
increase in demand it has been steadi-
ly rising. Platinum somewhat re-
sembles silver in appearance, but has
a rather duller luster. 1t is extreme
ly resistant to acids and atmospheric
agents tending to corrosion, and
would be much more largely used
were it not for the rather limited sup
ply and resulting high price. The de-
mand is in excess of the supply, and
its price will probably continue to
rise.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-07-02
Humor of the Census.

The usual humorous incidents were
not lacking in the recently taken Brit
ish census. An immigrant in New
Zealand stated to the authorities that
his mother was a Kaffir, his father an
lrishman, who had become a natural
lied American, but afterward served in
the French army, and that he was born
on the passage between Yokohama and
colombo in Spanish vessel Put him
down a Scotchman!" was the official
decision.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-07-02
MEANING OF "ATMoGRAPHY."
New and Convenient Abhreviation
Suggested for Wireless Telegraphy.

A Muskegon correspondent of the
Electrical Review" suggests the word
"atmography" as desirable abbrevi-
alton for use in place of wireless
telegraphy" which is rather clumsy
and undesirably long. especially when
it has to be repeated every line or
two in a description Of aerial signal
ing. 1t should be pronounced with
the accent and syllables of geography.
Made up of the first four letters Of
atmosphere and the last half Of teleg-
raphy, it suggests the features Of the
system very well.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-07-02
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The little round Breton hat is enor-
mously popular in felt with the brim
bound by a contrasting color, espe-
cially in front. A great deal of bright
apple green velvet is employed in mil
iinery, and one firm has made strik-
ing note in the employment of green
parrots win green satin rosettes On
white and pale mauve felt. Very large
toques are also to be worn, the trim
ming fiat and low and a soft drapery OF
lace round the brim falling low on the
hair at the back. Nothing points to the
return of the high coiHure, as has been
stated in some fashion papers.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-07-02
schoo,boy Knows Three Towns.

A schoolboy at Greenpoint was
asked to name three towns on Long
Island. He gave them as follows:
"Crosstown, Downtown and Out of
Town" New York World.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-07-02

Lavender gives net profit of s100
an acre. Pure lard saturated with the
sent of flowers (pomade) is worth
from Sc to $3.50 a pound. Cologne Of
the finest quality obtained by soak
ing the saturated lard in alcohol
brings as much as S17 a pint.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-07-02
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The Thought of "a House Cat.
In fall, when peer out at night,
The stars seem very bright.
They're surely brighter when it's cold;
And, though l never have been told,
/ know these little stars all try
To shine their brightest in the sky,
To warm the world and make things bright,
For cats who sing outdoors all night
Philadelphia Press.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-07-02

The contortionist is not the only
fellow who is addicted to patting him
self on the back.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-07-02
"AII Work and No Play"

We all know the old ndage, "All
work and no play makes Jack dull
hoy" and perhaps it is particularly
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-06-05

Rev. H. D. Crawford and j. M. Biz
mingham are at Tacoma attending tn,
convention of the Congregational As
ISOLATION.
PUTNAM FADELESS DYES colo
silk wool or cotton perfectly at one boil
ing. Sold by Evans Drug Co., at 10c
per package.
w. T. Mcbride received gurney from
Seattle last week, which he is having
overhauled for use in connection with
his livery stable.
The HERALD wants an agent in every
precinct in the county, and offers terms
that will allow each one to make good
money. Write for particulars. ii.
Mrs. A. w. Reed went to Hoquiam,
Tuesday, to visit her parents, after which
she will 60 to South Bend, where Mr..
Reed is engaged with mail contract.
DR.. O. N. Sullivan. OcuIist- O ptician
will he at his home office, Todd's rhar-
macy June Goth, for one week. Re-
member all glasses al g guaranteed for one
year.
Peter Nolan who was struck by train
near Elma and has supposed to be fatally
injured, was sufficiently recovered from
his injuries to be discharged from St.
Joseph's hospital.
Hon. John l.. Wilson, ex- United States
senator, and an active candidate for that
position next year, was in the city, Tues
day, looking over the political field and
greeting old friends.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-06-05

A number OF the young friends of Miss
Belle Abbott, the popular postal clerk,
gave that young lady pleasant surprise
party last evening at the home of her
sister, Mrs. Chas. K. Bell on the occasion
of her eighteenth birthday.
A large crowd attende the commence
ment exercises Of the Academy of IT..
Rose, at the Acme opera house Tuesday
evening, and were entertained hand
somely by the young pupils. Gyfe's
orchestra furnished fine music, and the
Efforts of the children We're frequently
applauded.
Governor Mcbride will arrive here
next Wednesday, to assist at the opel,-
ing of the new Y. M. c. A. rooms. and
Will be the guest of AIR. and Mrs. j. b.
Bridges. On Thursday the governor will
be given an excursion to the Westport
Jetty on the steamer Fleetwood stopping
for lunch at Hoquiam. In the evening
the ne will be rendered banquet bv
the republicans of Aberdeen.
Judge Mullen performed the marriage
ceremony, for the first time as Justice of
the peace at Aberdeen, Tuesday evening,
when he made happy two Young hearts
beating as one, from Hoquiam. The
happy couple were Guy NJ. French and
Miss Cora Ford, and it is said that the
"savoir faire" with which the Judge per-
formed the ceremony is sure to make
him popular with yourg people in need
of like services.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-06-05

Manager Philbrick has force of men
park, and, with spell OF good weather,
will soon have it ready for a game of ball.
Mrs. W. B. Mack returned from Port
land Tuesday, accompanied by her sister,
Mrs. Chas. Boyette. of Lake Charles,
La, who will spend the summer here.
Mrs. II. B. Waldrom will close her
boarding establishment after this week,
and will go to Portland Monday to nurse
her sister through Il serious spell of sick
ness.
The Wilson mill will close down Sat
urnay night for four or five weeks WI lie
the new machinesy is being placed, and
when it starts up it will be with its
capacity doubled.
Mr.. Carpenter, engineer in charge OF
the government works at the jetty is in
the city collecting shipping statistics,
and preparing data for the work OF i'm
proving the inner harbor, the appropria-
ton OF $4,000 for which will be available
after July l.
The Improved Order of Red Men had
jolly time at Hoquiam last night, and
the members from this city and Cos
mopolis were present in large numbers
to participate in the joIlification, char
tering the steamer Harbor Queen for the
occasion. Eighteen candidates were in
itiated, and several prominent officials
of the order were present.
An excursion will be made next Sun
day by rail to Olympia, to the great
game OF base ball between the Hoquiam
and Olympia clubs. The train will leave
Hoquiam at $50; Aberdeen, 10, and
Montesano, 1885 Il. m, and will leave
Olympia to return at : p. m. Fare for
the round trip from Hoqaiam, Aberdeen
and Cosmopols, 50 Montesano, $l.50.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-06-05
Death of Miss Edna Lewis.

Miss Edna Lewis, daugh err of Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. J.. Lewis, died at the Aber-
deem General hospital Thursday after
noon, of tuberculosis after lingering
illness. Miss Lewis was but on the
threshold Of life, and was born in Aber-
deem about II years ago, where, by her
many gracious qualities, she was beloved
by all who had the pleasure of her ac-
quaintance.
The funeral services were held yester.
day morning at the family residence,
Market and ID streets. Rev. Chas. Nc.
Dermoth officiating, aided by quartette
consisting OF Mrs. Chas. Sauers, Misses
Hattie Simons and Elizabeth Girton
and Mr.. j. s. Coxey.
After the services the remains were
conveyed to the train, and taken tc
Olympia for interment, the following
young friends of the deceased, Percy
Perry, Jacob Karshner, Fred Eaton, Lee
Mullen, Will. McKinlay and Frank Bur-
rows acting as pail bearers from the resi-
dence to the railroad depot. Rev. Chas.
McDermoth and Funeral Director Beard.
sley accompanied the funeral party 10
Olympia, and the remains were taken
from the train direct to the cemetery.
The family Of the deceased have the sim
cere sympathy of all who know them in
their sad bereavement.