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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-17

No man is too old to learn, and no man
is too young to think he's too old to learn.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-17

Remarks may be blunt and still be very
pointed
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-17
Many School Children Are Sickly,

Mother Grays Sweet Powders for Children,
used by Mother Gray, nurse in Children's
Home, New York, break up colds in "a hours,
Troubles, Teething Disorders and Destroy
Worms. At all druggists, 25c. Sample mailed
FREE. Address Allen S. Olmsted, LIE Roy, NY.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-17

my entire satisfac-
tion is the proper
remedy for ailments
due directly to the
effects of the eli
mate.
For ia years /
have withstood the
changeable climate
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-17

A horse cannot do much work after
he is 12 or IA years old.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-17

Mrs. F. E. Little, Tolona, Ill.,, writes:
q" can recommend Peruna as q good medi-
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-17

Chrysanthemums served as a salad
are favorite article Of diet among
the Japanese.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-17
THE SPRING NECKWEAR.

The stole-front neckpiece has just
one piece pendant from its centre, and
is much newer than the bishops tabs.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-01-22
GRASSES AND CLOVERS.
They Are without Any Doubt the
Most Important Crops the Farm
Can Raise.

Grass. which includes the grain
plants. the millets and the well-known
forage "'A pasture varieties. is the
most imI'"'@nt crop on the. farm, as
hay bring "nod prices and is the most
useful fnr for stock. says a writer
in the phi'1| a'Dhia Record. All true
grasses "-r aracterized by slender
stems 49, .requeTt solid joints or
nodes.
The stems are usually hollow be-
tro'n the joints, like oats and tim
y, but sometimes are solid, as in
lie case of corn.
Sedges or marsh grasses grow ir
wet land, which is also preferred oy
red top fowl meadow grass, etc
The clovers belong to the pea fam
ily which also includes beans, peas.
vetches and locust trees. Red clover
has leaves and stems decidedly hairy.
white has smaller smooth leaves. Al
sike has smooth leaves, the stem being
erect or inclined, but not creeping.
All grasses are not valuable, as some
are weeds, but grasses are essential
to success. That corn. oats. wheat and
rye are grasses and that clover is not
will not change their value. fixed by
their service extending over centuries.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-01-22
AI619IlK|l!!z!zIa|t||II EARN
IT'Ill' I1TI'SIFiSyIll'Jv!zNlIzNRI72 IL
WHAT INSECTS COST.
oamnEe Caused by Our Pigmy Pop.
ulntion Amounts To S3O0.0oO,-
900 Year

The amount of the destruction done
annually in thi' country by insects of
various sorts is enormous. The
chinchbug caused loss of $3O.CO0.COc
IN 1871, upward of Sl00O00O0O in 1874
and in 1887, SGO,O0O,OO0. The Rocky
Mountain locust. or grass hopper, in
1874 destroyed $l00.OOO,O0O of the crops
OF Kansas, Missouri. Nebraska anf
Iowa and the indirect loss, says Dr. II.
[, McCook, in Harper's Magazine. was
probably as much more.
For many years the cotton cater
pillar caused an annual average less
in the southern states Of $1,000 CSC
while in 1865 and 1873 the loss reached
S3o'OOO,oOO. The hy-weeyil, our mes:
destructive enemy to stored grains
particularly throughout the south. in.
ficts an annual loss on the whole crrr-
try Of $ioooo.ooo. The codling moth.
the chief rayagcr Of the annie near
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-01-22
OWNERSHIP OF ROADS.
Until IL II Settled by Law Universal
Improvement VIII Remain an
Idle Dream.

At meeting of the highway alliance
in New York state recently, the follow
ing questions were consiCered: u
Some would have tie state take con
troll Of all the highways" (2) "Others
would have the state control the roads
which il has improved and improve the
most important roads; the county
such roads as are market roads and i'm.
portant local highways; the town the
balance of the roads" (3) MANY
think the county should control the
roads," 1t seems odd, considering om
boasted enlightenment at this stag,
of civilization, that such important
questions should remain unsettled. For
hundred years the farmers of this
country have worked out their road
tax by meeting in gangs along their
respective highways under the super
vision of local pathmasters. The work
on such occasions consists in telling
stories and lounging in the shade. To
vary the monotony, however. they oc-
casionally plow certain portions of
the roadway and dump scraper loads
OF muck, sod and stones in heaps here
and there without any evident purpose.
The recent movement for better roads
has met with great deal of opposition
from farmers who wish for some nm.
accountable reason. to continue this
ancient practice. Where better roads
are built through the working of the
new good roads laws this same class
OF farmers are trying to destroy them.
lhey insist on their right to drive
heavy loads over these expensive roads
with wagons having knife-edge tires,
and they object to proper mainten-
ance. In certain districts the idea
secm9 to prevail that an expensive
roadway should he allowed to take
care of itself. These things will prob
aoiy adjust themselves in time, but
the mills of eternity grind slowly.
There are roads in New York state
that cost from 81 coo to 5000 per mile
that are being ruined for lack Of SEN
sible care. The highway alliance has
done great deal to bring this question
forcihIy before the people, but
through the ignorance of some. the
fierce opposition Of others and the in
difference of the masses, reforms are
a long, long time on the way.-Agri-
cultural Epitomist.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-01-22
HOW TO HANDLE APPLES.
Abstract Of an Address Delivered BY
o. X. Pierce mt shippers
Convention.

l believe the buyers are to blam,
to large extent for having so man,
poor apples on the market, by being
too greedy to purchase all apple.
that grow. After we have bought &
lot of common and poor stock we
plan to gather all we can from the
orchard, and pack what is called or
chard packing, that means, face the
ind with No. l stock and then fill
the balance with poor truck. If
could have my way | would never
allow No. .. apple to- be packed, foI
il ever a buyer has trouble it j.
from poor stock and small barrels
1t costs the same to transfer small
barrel as it would one that is full
size. and the same apples to storage
when we want To hold through the
winter.
| feel q little proud of small
bronze medal ! received from the
Paris exposition as reward for un
derstanding how to pack apples ana
have them come out good. Ny way
of packing is to first buy good stock
| go into the orchard after the ap
pies are picked. pack as soon as pos
sible and get them under cover. In
packing apples, or pears, | always
commence by taking the best head
of the barrel. turn it and clean the
cooper's chips from it, Then | do
what many of the dealers do not
nike, that is, place neat paper in
the bottom head with my name on
It. The name goes only i'm No.
barrels. After placing the paper,
select an even-sHed lot Of apples to
face' il. When the barrel has one
bushel it should be gently shaken
not too hard to displace the facings.
and repeat the same after eHch has.
ket is emptied until filled to about
one inch about the chine. Press in
the head with a screw or lever press
and you will never have slack OF
shaky apples.
There are several ways or hand.
ling apples from the trees, Some
'''N'i Wv al SUI WI Nlltlf llIt dD
pies are placed and rolled along. the
smaller ones dropping through the
Stats and the larger in baskets. 9th.
ers pretend to sort from the trees
This | believe to he poor way, as
you VIII always have more or less
twigs and leaves that 90 I'm with the
apples. believe the best way to
get a Bright, clean barrel of apples
when packed is ro pick from the
trees and put the apples in small
piles on the ground. Then you have
them before you in good light and
can readily see the imperfect apples.
DO not be ashamed to have your
name in every barrel of No. l apples,
and do not disgrace your name by
having Il in q barrel Of Nc. -.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-01-22

Some weeks ago we published an
item to the effect that trial con-
signment of summer apples had been
sent to England. 1t was questions
able at that time if they would ar
rive at their destination in condi-
ton to warrant their sale, as the
steamers on which they went were
not provided with refrigerating
plants. One lot arrived on the
Oceanic and sold on the dock at S3.s7
per barrel. The other lot was ship
ped to Glasgow by the Columbia. 1t
sold for a price that netted the ship
pers $3.72 per barrel in New York.
This means that the trade in summer
apples is to be n good one and very
profitable to American growers, who
generally find it easier to raise sum
mer apples than any other.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-01-22
Yields of Winter Wheat

The department of agriculture has
compiled report showing the average
yields of wheat in bushels per acre.
1t is as follows: New York, 16.S; New
Jersey, 16; Pennsylvania, Is: Della
ware, 16.5; Maryland, "A; Virginia, 81;
North Carolina, 5.3; South Carolina.
Sc; Georgia, 6; Alabama, 6; Mississir-
pi. s; Texas, Q; Arkansas, 81; Tennes-
see, &c; West Virginia, Z; Kentucky.
Q: Ohio, 16; Michigan, ia; Indiana, 49,:
Illinois. 1876; Wisconsin, 1s.1; Iowa,
17.5; Missouri, 1872; Kansas, ST.; Ne
hraska, 20, Idaho, 26.4; Washington,
,25.7; Oregon, %; California, IS; Okla
homa, 1t.e; Indian territory, 12.3.
Average for the states and territories
Seported. 1873. -. 80. ,saH
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-01-22
HOW TO MAKE A SURVEY.

the space with small shot, smoothing
down until they fit closely in the space.
Cut out another piece of cardboard in
a rectangular shape and fll'it with the
same shot, and mark the place where
they extend. Now multiply the length
by the breadth and make Il proportion
and You have the area of the land. The
diagrams above give some explanation
of what is meant by the survey.-J. j.
Iaccereile, in Epitomist.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-01-22

Important as are beans, as an a..
ticle of diet, they play but a small
part in the crop totals of the. coun-
try. 1t is certain, however, that the
census bureau fails to get reports Of
millions of bushels of beans raised
and consumed on the farms. These
are never recorded as entering into
commerce. On many farms the farm
ers raise only enough beans for home
use. The last census report gives
the crop of 1899, 1t shows Michigan
and New York to be the leading bean
producing states. The yields in BUSH
els for the most important bean rails
ing states are as follows: Michigan,
1,sO6,413; New York, 1,36O,445; Cal
ifornia, 65s,515; Florida, 176,3O4; Wis
consin, 143,1s2; Maine, 137,2oO; vir-
ginia, $3.50.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-01-22
Not tn nlnm e.

Tenant-See here! That House you
rented me is infested with rates.
Every eight we are walked up by the
racket.
Agent-That's very strange. Tile
last tenant never said word about
rat'~
We'll. then, of course you are not
to blame"
NO. The peoTte who lived there
before never complained of anything
except ghosts.-N- y. Weekly.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-01-22
A Fly In the Ointment.

"Eeg pardon" said the plain young
woman in the throng'of matinee girls
surrounding Mr.: Boothington Strut.
"Ah." interrupted the popular asrtor,
graciously, "and ] suppase you want
my autograph, too?'
Yes, at the bottom ofia check, fits
worth anything. 1'mtrying to collect
this little bill of Goodman, the tailor"
Philadelphia Press.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-01-22
His Eniinph.
A MARvELOUs INVENI'ss

Wonders never cease a |~]
has been invented that VIII cus sl]
and hang wall pnper, The .aas ~
Inventions and d 'coverles aSs sS Z
be unlimited. Notable ali,Tus w.
discoveries d is DR.. Kings MI
covery for Con ,umptlon. HI
d ne a world of & od Tor MSoa. Mss
and saved many - life. Luid "i G
have used it and conquea,.oS 4
Bronchitis, Pneu'nonia 1pI N
sumption. Their generS., \
is: ITS the best and mIs, I,.s
medicine for throat ana y, lSIs m
bles. Every 5Oc and Si.% 4 .S,,s
guaranteed by MiddleDIPIs
Co., Graybill 4 Garm1isnn; rm1i nn;.ss,s
Pa, DR.. j. W. Sampsell' f'
TA.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-01-22
A COLORADO MELON MONSTER.

growth OF melons. The giant melon
was first exhibited at the annual
watermelon day fruit festival, which
is held each season at Rocky Ford,
The Rocky Ford growers claim
that the watermelon industry has
not yet reached its maximum. and
that the next seasons product is
likely to bring forth a record
breaker of six feet, surprising even
the present one.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-01-22
IEhnt, m Widnw Is.

Can any little boy or girl tell me
the meaning of the word widow ?"
asked the teacher. "Well, Willie?" to
an urchin who waved his hand vigor-
ously.
"a widow" "said Willie, breathlessly,
sis a mans wife that's lost her hus-
band."--N. Y. Herald. =
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-01-22
When Gcop.re Got Gny.

George III. had just been informed
of the British loss at Trenton.
AT any rate" he remarked. that
fellow Washington has wiiued the
American wheat crop"
How so, your majesty inquired
an. unwary courtier.
'.Because," snarled the savage mon,
arch, ''he made the Hessian hy."--N.
T.. Times.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-01-22
Dnwn and Out.

Mrs. Henpsck-Where did you say
you were last night?
Mr.. Henpeck-Why, my dear, told
you when I got home where had
been.
Mrs. Henpeck-But I've forgotten
what you told me.
Mr.. Henpeck-Great Scot! So have
IN. Y. Journal,
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-01-22
T.ieir Meaning to Him,

"You don't mean to say you believe
in signs"
81 do, indeed. That's part af my
very existence"
"Nonsense!"
'Fact! I'm a house and sign paint.
er."-Phladelphia Press.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-01-22
His Only Com ment.

THAT man boasts that his election
didn't cost him a cent. What do you
think of that?"
at strikes me-" said Senator 9org-
hum, gloomily, that his constituents
must be q mighty improvident lot
Washington Star.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-01-22

"You ought mt to beg" shs said.
"No, ma'am," admitted the tramp.
why do you. do it?"
"WelE, ma'aIrs | wouldn't il 1 could
git people to give me money by jest
lookin'~ sad. d."-Brooklyn Eaglh.,
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-01-22
LOOK AT THIS MELON.
VI ea sured Five Feet in Length,
Weighed 1855 Pounds ard Was
Three Feet In Circumference.

King of wata.rmelons is that which
has been grown at Rocky Ford, Cod.
This agricultural wonder measures
five feet in leugth. weighs $50 pounds
and is three feet in circumference
Rv experiment it has been found
that the soil of that section of the
state is unusually adapted to the
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-01-22
Admirable Sch me.

Jorkils- There's, Perkins you
know Perkins ?-entered into an
agreement with his wife. soon after
their marriage, 20 years ago, that
whenever either lost temper, or
stormed, the other was to keep silence.
BOb-And the scheme worked?
Jorkins-Admirably. jenkins has
kept silence for 90 years.-Tit-
Naturally.
Rita-WhS is Mr., Kodak so glun
looking?
Nita-He and Eleanor have just
came out Of the dark room, where, he
had evidently developed a negative.
Princeton Tiger.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-01-22

'sYes,. sir. acknowledge it. I am
an out-and-out reformer, and I'm
proud of it."
"I've noticed that you're always
ont at the elbows and always out Of
temper. r.'-Chicago Tribune.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-01-22
willing TO Aid.

Tramp-Please, mum, amt had u
full stummick fer three weeks.
llousekeeper (benevolentlyl - Too
bad! Well, you go somewhere and
beg meal of dried apples and | viii
furnish the water.-N. Y. Weekly.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-01-22

She--It is not my usual custom to,
let any man kiss me unlessswe are en-.
gagged.
He--But, you know, engagements,
nowadays are 30 eXpensive.-N. Y,
Herald.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-01-22
SURVEY MADE EASY.
Can Re Measured Easily with
Reasonable Accuracy.

Measure the boundary line of the
land; then draw plat on thick card
board exactly the shape of the piece
OF land' making n proportion Of say
one-quarter inch to the rod Now cut
out of the plat inside of the lines and fiji
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-01-22
IlI-COnNidered,

Caller-Mr Sharpe, have come to
ask your advice as to the quickest
way to be relieved from my debts.
Lawyer (thinking for the moment
of something else)-Pay thsm.-Chi.
cago Tribune,
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-01-22
Now They Are Strangers.

Edyth-Jack proposed last night
and after | accepted him l thought
he would never stop kissing me.
Mayme-How nice of him! But
then that's the way he always does,-
Chicago Daily News.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-01-22
Usually the Case.

"she says she is always willing to
listen to reason"
"Indeed?'
"Oh, yes; but she insists upon de-
Gliding for herself what is and what
Is not eason."-Chicago Post.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-01-22
Had Seen Detter Days.

Wearie William Crawling into q
drain pipe for nights rest)-This
amt quite SO warm as palace car.
Moldy Mike (crawling into another)
No; but ther's more room.-N. Y.
Weekly.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-01-22
COMPLETE WHEELBARRow.

much less weight on the handles. The
construction of the wheelbarrow is
perfectly plain from the drawing. The
box is three feet long, 2la feet wide
and ~ feet deep. used a 24-inch
corn plow wheel and few fence
boards. The result was very salts
fact the wheelbarrow quite
durable.-D. W. Rice, in Orange Judd
Farmer
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-01-22
with Dis t,inetion.

"We treat our cook just like, one
of the family" said Mrs. Gilfoyfe.
"We DON'T" added Mrs. Poindexter.
1--WE don't dare. We are polite to-
our cook. Bazaar.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-01-22
Something EaunlIy Good

Teacher-Johnny, have you been
vaccinated?
Johnny-No'm, but ma made me
put new flannels on this morning, and
they itch just as much.-Chicago Rec
Ord-Uerald.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-01-22
VERY EASY TO PUSH.
Reasonably Sure to Satisfy the
Average Man.

A homemade wheelbarrow shown in
the accompanying illustration is very
simple affair and is much easier to
push than the ordinary wheelbarrow.
The wheel is so far back that there is
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-01-22

I'm time" said an alarmist, "the rail-.
roads will own everything"
Il don't care" answered the stolid
kicker. when they own all the trunks
maybe they'll do something to the bag
gage handlers who try to smash EN-"
-Was shinptOn Star.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-01-22

Whitewash the stable once or twice
a year. Use land plaster in the manure
cutters daily.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-01-22

The mixer should wear clean outer
garment, used only when milking, and
kept in q clean place at other times.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-01-22
mlDDlEBuRGa ,sIAslE|


As, to shape.
"The shape Of my new winter .
complained May.
rs not what 1 want; | cant bei'i
I wonder how l could improve IL
Fay:
"You might let some other gFlS u
philadelphia Press.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-01-22

Teacher (after the first lesson)-
Now, l don't know, shall / kiss my
pupil, or if that's only done in the
comic papers.-Fliegende Batter.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1903-12-01

work will go on at once. Mr.. Shuyler
was at one time the partner of Mr.
Savage, the inspecting engineer for the
United States government, who was re-
Gently through the northwest When
at Lewiston, Mr.. Savage made a cur
sorry inspection of the Waha section,
and looked over the maps as pI repaired
by our engineers. At that time he ex-
pressed a belief that the plans made
were entirely feasible, but then advised
a careful checking over by an irriga-
ton engineer of recognized standing.
He then mentioned Mr.. Shuylcr with
whom correspondence was at once
opened. Those who are most heavily
interested in the Waha proposition
have expressed themselves as being
willing to accept the report of Mr.
Shuyler as final. The estimates of our
engineers were that the cost of the con-
templated work would be in excess OF
$4,000. James G.. Trainer. president
of the company, is expected to arrive
from Chicago while Mr.. Shuyler is
is making his examination, and will
probably be accompanied by number
of men who are heavily interested in
the proposed enterprise"
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1903-12-01
A Chinese Proverb,. ORIGIN.

He'll steal your shoes is an expires.
sion which in China is used to describe
an arrant knave and pilferer. The ex-
preston is hundreds of years old and is
based on an adventure perpetuated
through the medium of decorated crock
cry ware. A wealthy Chinaman, whose
gorgeously embroidered shoes were the
envy of the community, was, according
to the legend, despoiled of his pride in
the Following manner: A rascal one day
rushed up, gave the rich man a hearty
blow ON the back and, seizing the as
tonished gentleman's hat, pitched it up
on high wall. The next moment the
fellow seemed 10 discover that it was
not an old friend he was greeting so en-
Enthusiastically and apologized profusely.
How shall get my hat?" inquired
the man with the beautiful shoes.
Jump ON my back, and you can
reach 1t" replied the schemer.
The suggestion was carried out, but
while the hatless man was reaching for
his head covering the rascal slipped off
the handsome shoes and made away.
leaving the simple minded millionaire
the wall.