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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-11-07

In Mineral Resources Of the United
States" just published by the Geolog-
ical Survey, Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt,
OF that bureau, says considerable in
torest has been awakened in the occur
renee of strontium minerals in this
country, and a number of inquiries
have been received regarding the To-
calities where these minerals can be
found
Dr. Pratt says that in the employ
ment of this matter it is not the met
al strontium which is used CONNER
ciaily, but the salts therefrom. The
salts are used in pyrotechnics for red
fire, and also in very small quantities
in medicine. Strontium oxide and
strontium hydroxide are also used in
the manufacture of beet sugar and mo-
lasses.
It appears that an occurrence of
this mineral has been discovered in
the state of West Virginia. 1t is To-
Gated near Cedar Cliff, Mineral coun-
ty. 1t is rare in this country, how
ever, and only the states Of New
York, Texas, Michs an, Ohio, Penn
sylvania, Colorado and West Virginia
produce it, and even then in very small
quantity. Nearly all the strontium
salts used in the United States are i'm.
ported from Germany.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-11-07
THE SAUERkRAUT PgoDl.eR.
Character Common to the German SEQ
tion of New York City.

a Character Common to the German SEQ
tion of New York City.
The regular and popular visitor to
the German inns and taverns of the
East Side is the sauerkraut man. He
brings his calling with him from the
old country, and finds a more profit
able field in New York than in Berlin
or Hamburg. His equipment is quite
curious. He wears a blue or white
apron running from his neck nearly
to the ankles, and from his shoulders
is suspended a circular metal box
which goes hald around his waist. It
has three large compartments, two Of
which goes half around his waist. 1t
In one are well-cooked Frankfurter
sausages, and in the other thoroughly
boiled sauerkraut. In the third COM
partment is potato salad. He carries
in his hand a basket in which are
small plates and steel forks. One sau-
sage and generous spoonful of sauer-
kraut and potato salad cost five cents.
All three articles are of good quality,
well cooked and seasoned. He finds
his best customers in the bowling al
leys, where the exertion demanded
by the game produces large appetites.
Next to these are the taverns which
do not supply food with their drink.
Last of all are the halls and meeting
rooms where different societies as
semble. His nightly stock consists of
so sausages, seven pounds of souer-
IL ,lt nd nf IN
bad evenings he takes only half as
much stock as on fair ones. Some of
the more fortunate peddlers have ar
rangements with clubs which pay
them very fair profit upon their
goods. Others are free-lances who
visit every place where they think
they can effect a sale. The metal
boxes are very ingenious and are made
in Germany. The metal is some va
riety of pewter, and the fitting of the
compartments and of the entire affair
to the body is very accurate The COW
ers are SO well hinged and snug at
the edges that when the owner falls
down he is not liable to spill any Of
the contents. The contrivance costs
some SO in Germany, and about IS in
New York. A few of the peddlers ap-
peal to educated palates and carry
with them Cervelat, Book, Reh, Leber-
wurst and Vienna, as well as Frank
furters. These fancy sausages usu-
ally bring ten cents instead of the
regulation five.
The forks are washed after the GUS
toner has finished his little meal, and
from repeated cleansing and use are
as bright as silver. The plates, on the
other hand, are so banked and bruised
that they might be asily mistaken for
crackle ware.-New York Evening
Post.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-11-07
Iowa Women Physicisns.

In The Woman's Medical Journal Is
a sketch of the Iowa State society Of
Medical Women, the Oldest, if not the
only, state medical society of women.
DR.. Jennie McComen, of Davenport, the
writer, speaking Of the status Of the
women Of the profession in Iowa, has
the following to say:
"The medical profession OF Iowa is
noted for its justice, courtesy and liber-
ality toward women practitioners Not
only are they freely admitted to all
medical societies, but are acceptably
occupying official positions of all
kinds; are sent as delegates from local
to state, and from state to national
societies. In 1893 Iowa was represent
ed in the Pan-American congress by a
woman. The state hospitals for in
sane include woman on the medical
staff, the first appointment of this kind
having been made IN 1873, 29 years
ago. The majority of the general hos
pitals have one or more women on
the active or consulting staff.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-11-07
Daring Dashes Of Color.

The combination Of blue and green,
the most daring Of the season, is an
other cause of controversy. Daring as
1t may seem, the mixture of blue with
bright green has been exceedingly sue
cessful, but its opponents claim that it
is an eccentric, inartistic combination
and maintain that the vivid shade Of
green is only harmoniously possible
with white, black, or q pale tobacco
brown which has just come into vogue.
The tendency toward freakish bright
colors which marked the beginning OF
the season is giving way before the
subdued tones which are now being in
troduced. Undecided changaeble
shades are securing the preferences,
according to the Chicago Tribune. The
latter effects are secured by placing
one color over another. OF the most
effective of the changeable combina-
tions are blue and mauve, and green
and gray. The latter in particular is
altogether charming. Ecru and rose is
another effective melange and white
and pale blue give nondescript tone
which is decidedly attractive.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-11-07

An English writer, speaking Of the
opportunities for educated women in
the professions in that country, says
that most of the women graduates of
the universities go into secretaryships
Or teaching. For ths former they need
to know German, French, Italian, stem
'orgraphy and typewriting and $500 a
year is the average salary. But, he
says, the girl who secures post as
secretary is as rule to be envied, COM
pared to the fate that awaits her as a
teacher The work is trying, the pay
poor and the narrowmindedness that
surrounds it pitiable. In proof, he
instances the fact that teacher in a
high school was asked to resign. be-
cause a play of hers had been acted,
and in consequence her picture had
been published in several of the pa
perS,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-11-07

"Our last giraffe" said Manager Car
son of the Zoo, died in 1885,
sfter life here of ten
years. Since then our collection
has been wanting in this animal. Gil
raffes now cost $1,000 apiece. In 1874
we bought six, and they lived with us,
respectively, five, eleven, nine, three
and two years, while one died ten days
after it's arrival Of congestion of the
lungs. OF the others, one was carried
off by heart disease. another by spin
al trouble, and the remaining three by
ailments Of ar unknown kind. We
have here now, despite our vacancy in
giraffes, a collection that is in numbers
as we'll as in rarity the best we have
ever had. 1t is perhaps on that ac-
count partly, and partly too, on ac-
count Of the band Of music that plays
three afternoons of the week, that this
season has been so far out best since
1896. 9G.--Philadelphia Record.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-11-07

To one who knows what the vast
solitudes of northern Canada really
means the dread of game extermina-
ton seems rather unfounded. The
last census of Labrador gives it a
population of one man to every 35
square miles. This can hardly becailed
an inconvenient crowding. There are al
most as many persons in strange
East Side New York block as there
are in the whole of Labrador. Why
should game become extinct in this
region? l must confess l can see no
reason why the caribou and the bear
and the other animals should not live
out their lives just as they have al
ways done. The numbers killed by
man must surely be quite insignif-
cant.
The same conditions obtain in
northern Ontario, the greater part of
the Northwest territories, and very
large part of British Columbia. The
date is far distant when there will not
be sufficient game and to spare for the
sportsman who is content to take the
latter with the sweet and to leave be-
hind the luXuriousness Of the fashions
able resort.-Grand Rapids Herald,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-11-07


In buying gloves there are more i'm
pcrtant considerations than their color
and the number of buttons. Black
gloves are generally less elastic than
white or colored ones, and cheap grades
are dear at any price, says Woman's s
Life.
Dressed kid usually retains its fresh
ness longer, and is more durable than
suede. The best and most serviceable
kid Is soft, yielding and elastic.
A glove SO small that it cramps the
hands and prevents grace of motion
gives poor service. Short-fngered
gloves are ugly, and certain to break
soon between the fingers, if not at
their tips.
The way in which a glove is first
drawn on and shaped to the hand has
much to do with both it's beauty and
durability. Unless you have ample
time, do not have them fitted at the
shop, but at leisure draw them on as
here recommended, and, if possible,
wear them half an hour without clos
ing the fingers.
When the hands are at all moist,
they should be powdered. Insert all
the fingers, and work them on evenly,
gers are fully in place. Then insert
the thumb, and work the glove down
smoothly over the hand, keeping the
seems In their proper position.
In buttoning glove the greatest
strain comes upon the first button, so
before attempting to fasten this, but
ton the others, commencing with the
second one, then the others, lastly the
first
Do not begin at the tips of the fin
gers to pull them off. Turn back the
wrists and draw them off inside out,
but on no consideration leave them
in this shape, or roll them. Turn
them right side out, smooth lengthwise,
and put away by themselves with a
strip of flannel under and between
them.
A glove mender of wood, celuloid or
silver, in the shape of a finger, should
be in every sewing basket, as well as
glove thread in variety Of colors and
shades. The seams of gloves should
be restitched as soon as stitch
breaks, using fine cotton, never silk.
To mend a tear, buttonhole stitch
closely around the edges once or
twice as the size of the rent may
require, and then join the edges to-
gether.
Save the buttons from discarded
gloves to replace lost ones They often
match perfectly.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-11-07
An Incident in the Life of Confucius.

1t is told of Confucius, the founder
of Chinese philosophy, who was born
551 B. c., and whose Latinized name
is made up from his family, name
Kong and his title "Hu Chu," which
means "The Master" that once, while
on journey, he was waylaid by po-
litical enemy who would not release
him until he had promised that he
would not proceed to his destination.
In spite of this promise, when Con-
fucius was released, he continued on
his journey. When asked why he had
broken his word, he replied 1T was
forced oath; the spirits do not hear
such"
Today, 25 centuries later, mendacity
is universal among the many millions
of Chinese who show no shame to be-
ing found out in lie, for they say that
their great teacher believed that lie
which does no known evil is not
wrong.
Had Confucius known how many cen
turtles this remark of his would live,
and how many generations OF his
countrymen would be harmed by it,
he probably would have relinquished
his journey and kept his promise, no
matter at how great cost. The infiu-
ence of this one precept has viuiated
the strength of many of his exhorta-
tions to truthfulness, and has also
menaced the system of Chinese ethics.
-Succacc
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-11-07
ICE ON THE MOON.
An Interesting Lunar Observation Re-
Gently Made.

An Interesting Lunar Observation Re-
Gently Made.
Any one who happened to turn
telescope upon the moon early on the
evening of Aug. IL cannot have failed
to observe very rare lunar phenom-
enon and one which is of especial IN
terest from it's bearing upon Professor
w. H. Pickering's recently published
views as to the existence of snow and
ice on the moons surface. The moon
was a few hours past the first quarter,
and the "terminator," which forms
what is popularity known as the
moons ragged edge" was slightly
convex Just outside this line, which
separates the moons Illuminated from
it's unilluminated half, appeared, as
usual, number of detached islets,
caused by the illumination of the sum-
mits Of mountains while their bases
are still involved in darkness. The
phenomenon referred to was the re-
markable appearance of one of these
"islets." Instead Of the usual white
spot was to be seen star-just such
s;ar as is produced by the reflection
of the sun from glass ball or other
polished convex surface. The highest
power of the TELESCOPE used by local
observer failed to make out of this OBJ
ject anything but star, which was
estimated to be of about the third
magnitude. The appearance cannot
have been produced by diffused light
coming from any object however
white, even snow-covered mountain
peak Illuminated by the sun would
have appeared simply as very bright
spot, not as a star-like point A star
can have been produced under the
circumstances only by the reflection
of the suns rays from polished sur
face.
The lunar star was first observe at
about 730 p. M. In the course of
couple of hours its starlike appearance
became less and less marked, and, as
the terminator moved outward 1t re-
solved itself into very brilliant spot.
Subsequently it was found that the
light which produced this appearance
came from the side of one of the
typical lunar ''craters."
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-11-07

l will offer some suggestions for the
trousseau Of bride of fairly good cir
cumstances, who expects to enter into
social life, and from this list may
be selected what may suit individual
needs or preferences. The wedding
gown may be of silk, satin or crepe de
Chine, these materials being appro-
pirate at this season. 1t should be high
in the neck, and If made with yoke
of lace which may be detached it can
be altered afterward for evening enter
tainments. One or two evening dresses
might be desired, ard il one is of
black net or lace it will be very useful.
An evening wrap would be necessary.
A plain, tailor-made cloth gown for
travelling shopping and street wear;
another gown of handsome cloth for
visiting, luncheons and receptions. A
pretty dress for days at home may be
of pale-gray cloth, or crepe de Chine
OF cashmere, high in the neck. Two
house dresses would seem essential.
Several waists of silk and of flannel
should be chosen. Dressing jackets of
silk or flannel, and a lounging gown of
cashmere or silk, trimmed with fur,
may be added, these to be worn in ones
bedroom, be it understood and not else
where.
1t Is not the fashion now to buy doz-
ems of undergarments and put them
away, as they are apt to turn yellow
If not used. Eight Of each kind of un-
dergarments would be a very moderate
supply, and this would include eight
each of night dresses, drawers,
chemses, corset-coyers, skirts, short
white and flannel skirts and under
skirts of silk or WOOL Shoes, slippers,
corsets, gloves, hats. nd an umbrella
should be in the list, and as many doz-
Ell handkerchiefs and stockings as can
be afforded. Two silk underskirts
would be found useful.
The household linen should also be
supplied by a brides parents. If
there cannot be a very large outlay
there should be at least certain
amount expended for this purpose. Six
sheets, six pillow and bolster cases,
two pairs of pillow shams and four
spreads should be allowed for each
bed. An ornamental coverlet Of col
ored silk or embroidered linen is a
charming possession. Four dozen tow
els would be moderate supply. Six
table cloths and four Or six dozen nap
kins, large and small, would be needed,
and one handsome table cloth. with
napkins to match, for dinner parties.
A few embroidered center-pieces and
a dozen or two dainty doilies are at
tractive additions.
The bride whose parents can give
the small silver and some furniture,
china and glass is well provided for
starting housekeeping.-The Delinea-
tor.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-11-07
ing at that time in Bordeaux; he gave
neither the Hana Of his friend nor the

ing at that time in Bordeaux; he gave
neither the name OF his friend nor the
address. o. ordered Nine. NJ, who
to Bordeaux and tell what she saw.
Nine. M, without hesitation, began
by saying that she saw in a cafe a
brown-haired gentleman with another
who was blond. Then she saw them
go together to a newspaper office,
where the brown-haired man left the
other to go to the theatre. She could
see no more.
M. j., who knows Bordeaux well,
asked if there was not BARRIERS shop
just opposite the newspaper office.
Nine. M. answered that she saw a
shop closed, with antiquities inside it
(there is an old curiosity shop beside
the barber's). Nine. M. was asked to
look again, and saw the brown-haired
man once more in the newspaper Of
fee. When M. ]. received the letter
telling what had really been done at
Bordeaux, his friend simply said that
he had not left his room all that even
ing!
Now all that Nine. M. had said of
the look and profession of the friend
and the description of the places were
exact; and the acts she attributed to
him were what he was in the habit of
doing at that time of the evening. And
all this M. j. knew very well. 1t was
then his own thought which had been
transmitted at short distance across
the room to Nine. M, while there had
been no long distance transmission
from Bordeaux to Anglers.
DR.. Binet-Sangle next tried Nine. M.
with one of his own friends living in
Paris. He gave the name and address
to O., who ordered the hypnotized
Nine. M. to see what was going on at
the address. Nine M. said that she
passed under a great porte-cochere,
saw a gentleman with a lady-but
here. the experimenter himself inter-
rupted her, to say that she was on the
wrong track. She stopped and then
broke out: How pretty it is here!
Leather furniture, pictures-but the
gentleman, what bad temper he has,
he's not easy to get on with! But
he's very fond of painting and he goes
a great deal with artists!"
what is he doing at present"
asked Or. Binet-Sangle.
He is lying in his room, reading
yellow-covered book"
Now all this was scrupulously exact
In regard to the friend of the doctor
in general; he was young painter
of great talent, but hypochondriac.
In particular, however, it was false;
for the painter was not at home that
evening and cid not read in bed that
night But he had the habit of read
ing there and the yellow-covered books
of the Bibliotheque Charpentier were
on his chimney piece ready to his
hand. Also DR.. Binet-Sangle was well
acquainted with all this and was think
ing of it at the time.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-11-07
SOUTH AFRICA UNATTRAcTIvE.


mere.
The workingman does not willingly
go to country where a colored and
dependent race do the work, unless
he is called to position to supervise
and direct them. There is thus next
to no scope for agricultural laborers in
South Africa, and even mine workers
go there as captains and leaders, and
not as mere laborers.
The progress of Natal is a most strik-
ing illustration Of the unattractiveness
OF South Africa, since it differs from
the inner table lands in naturally ad-
mitting more varied agriculture and,
being mainly British colony, pre-
sents none of the difficulties which
confront a British emigrant on enter
ing among the Dutch-speaking people,
with Dutch habits and Dutch customs.
Yet Natal draws few immigrants
from the United Kingdom, the total
white population numbering only about
$4,000, being less than the immigrants
from British India who have come as
traders as we'll as farm laborers, and
again less than twelfth part of the
Zulu population, which has increased
under our rule to an extent provoking
some anxiety respecting the future.
1t may be remembered in passing
that the Natal whites themselves are
jealous Of the Indian immigrants. They
have taken effective steps to prevent
any further addition to their numbers.
All this goes to show that, except so
far as immigrants are drawn to the
mining centers Of the Rand, we must
not expect any movement changing the
character of the white population of
South Africa.-North American Re-
view.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-11-07
As to Appropriate Dress.

To wear gowns trimmed with lace
and embroidery in cars and on steam
boats, skirts made so long that they
trail in the dust, anu when held up
show pstticoats covered with lace, does
not constitute a good style Of dress,
and never will, no matter how many
dollars are expended. For travelling,
for walking, for shopping, and for go
ing about in the morning. the smartest
Gown for early autumn is the light
weight woollen.
OF course all the walking gowns
must be made short, short enough to
clear the ground and at the same
time to hi3e the feet-a perfectly pos
.sible combination, as was discovered
by the leading Frencn dressmakers
last winter. The trimming on the
short skirts should be all in long up
and-down lines.-Harper's Bazaar.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-11-07
Six Miles of Fish.

Yearly, as the ducks and geese hur-
ry South, leaving freshly frozen rivers
and lakes in their wake, we read of
the farmer who goes early to the
slough on his farm to break the ice
that the cattle may drink. How
that farmer notices the lake dotted
with clumps Of feathers, which on
closer investigation turn out to be
mallards and canvasbacks, frozen SOL
Id in the ice. And when he has chop
ped them all free his two-horse wag-
on load is all the team can haul.
But down near New Orleans eman-
ates the following with all the ear
marks of truth:
The high tides filled the sloughs
with salt water and drove the buffalo
fish into the freshwater canal. --ad
there been few of them only things
would have gone we'll, but as 1t was,
the canal was literally choked with
them and the breathing room in the
water giving out myriads OF them
turned belly up.
me pilot of the steamboat travers-
ing the canal plaughed his way
through the dead and living fish alike
choking his paddle wheels and finally
running aground upon solid mass of
dead and alive fish.
The suffocating fish died. Darllies
were hired to pitchfork them out upon
the bank as they would throw hay,
and lime was sprinkled on them. But
this was slow and unsatisfactory, be-
cause they were six solid miles of fish
in that canal. Something had to be
done, and it was proposed to cut
100 feet of levee and let in sufficient
water to sweep the fish into the Gulf.
Another proposition was to station
number of large tugs in the river near
the locks and flush the canal by pump
ing. understand this latter plan was
followed.-Forest and Stream.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-11-07
What Advertising Ia.

Here is the opinion Of man who
has been for many years directly in
terested in advertising: Advertising
is as important in the worlds work
as is iron or electricity. 1t is the very
life blood and the nervous system of
all business. 1t is as much part
Of the production of useful article
as are the machinery and the labor
which so into the making of it from
the raw material. .'-Philadelphia Re-
cord.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-11-07

'"The Iowa State medical reporter an
early as 1885 had a women on the edi-
torial staff in charge of a department
devoted to medico-legal questions and
neurology. In 1895 The Iowa Medical
Journal added to its staff a woman col
laborator in obstetrics.
"The medical, pharmaceutical and
dental schools are coeducational, and
there is no part of the state, so far as
We know, where educated and capable
women are not received by their broth
ers in the healing art on terms Of
perfect professional equality"