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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-02-25
A cir;'s Presence Of Mind.

The presence OF mind Of 4 Trenton
q. j. girl in an emergency saved the
life of her father by stopping tbe low
Of blood from an artery in his wrist I'M
Ill The arrival Of a physician.
Enoch Knowles, with his daughter
Miss May Knowles, We're driving when
Choir horses became frightened and
ran away. The wagon was over.
turned, and in falling out Mr.. Knowles
had an artery in his wrist severed
The girl was not hurt. although LITTLE
shaken up. She took hold of her faith
er's wrist above the artery and held II
tightly until the arrival Of a physician,
who had been summoned by farmer
who happened to be passing in his
wagon. Miss Knowles is n trained
nurse, and is graduate Of fercer
Hospital.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-02-25
The London Crowd.

One of the things that most i'm
pressed General Wood was the sto-
ldity of the London crowds. They
disappointed him. He heard so much
of British cheers" that he expected
to see all American outbursts thrown
into the shade. Instead of that he
found less show of enthusiasm, even
when the King and Queen rode
through the city, than may be met
with any day in the States at base
ball match. This is a comment which
American visitors often make, and
not without reason. The London
crowd is more hearty and vociferous
than the French or German crowd,
but compared with an American
gathering on any big occasion, a po-
litical meeting, for instance, a civic
welcome to a victorious admiral, or
varsity football match, it as Aber
waterfall to Niagara. On the other
hand, it is claimed that Americans
do not really cheer; they yell.-Lon.
don Daily Chronicle.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-02-25

his chance. 1t came when the driver
got down to give some directions to
the native boy leading the oxen.
Burnham crept up on the seat, from
which he slipped down to the cart
tongue, and from there he slid quietly
to the ground, PROSTATE under the cart,
which passed over him. The guards
on the sides could not see, but those
behind might. He lay still, preparing
to endure even the tread Of a horse
and not give a sign.
The night was dark. The horses of
the following cart stepped carefully
over him, and their riders just hap
pened not to look down. The next
cart, drawn by oxen, was some dis
tance behind, and before 1t came up
Burnham rolled swiftly to the side of
the road, where he lay until the cart
passed. Then, before another came
up he had time to roll several hundred
yards into the night, and was for the
moment safe.
But now his escape was discovered.
The column halted and lights ap-
peared. Horsemen rode up and down
the line, shouting and firing shots.
Other horsemen rode over the weld,
and several came close to where Burn
ham was lying. In the darkness he
looked so like lump of grass that he
escaped notice. Had his pursuers
waited till daylight he would have
been taken.
After while the column moved on,
and Burnham rose to his feet and
struck off southwark for Bloemfon-
tein. He spent two days and nights on
the veld hidden by day on the sum-
mits Of kopjes. from which he could
see Boer scouts, evidently on the look
out for him. AT last he succeeded in
reaching Bloemfontein, after forty
eight hours without food. He had
gained important information from the
careless conversation of his guards
and had accomplished his purpose
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-02-25
MEMORY OF MoNARCHS.
The Repeated Initials of Napoleon
and Henry w. Seen in Paris.

For nearly century thousands of
feet every month have pressed the
present pavement on the river side
of the Louvre, in Paris, and as many
eyes have looked on it, and yet,
strange as it may SEEM not until the
pavement was quite recently repaired
were huge letters discovered that
take up the entire width of the way.
Now, when attention is called to them,
outlines of repeated initials of two
sovereigns under whom the palace
was largely increased can be plainly
seen, and there they will be allowed
to remain, though the pavement all
around them be relaid. These paving
stones are supposed to have been put
down by Lefual when he laid the pave
ment, and in front of the Pavilion
Lesdiguieres they are so arranged as
10 form two large letters "H," evil
IDENTIFY in memory of Henry w., who
finished the long gallery west of the
southwest corner of the original quad
"angle. Two letters IN" are in front
nf the Pavilion Tremoille, initials that
recall the great Napoleon, whose VIC
tories in Italy gave him the spoils of
It's works of art in the beginning of the
last century, that were placed in the
Louvre, which under his direction was
restored and completed and made the
repository of the art works of France.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-02-25
USE PINEAPPLE.
To Cure Dipl'theria and 4 Slice VIII
Remove Any Corn.

Pineapple. in virtue of its active
principle, bromtetin, has consider
able virtues as a proteid digestive.
The texture of the fruit, however, is
such that its uhdigestibility more
than offsets this virtue. DR.. Wyatt
Wingrave, however, finds that the ex-
pressed juice has powerful solvent
action upon plastic exudate, such as
diphtheria membrane. This can be
demonstrated in vitro, and though,
owing to the shortness of contact
its solvent action on membrane on
the throat is necessarily slight, he
finds that it exerts a decidedly soften
ing effect on the stringy exudation,
SO as to admit of its easy detach-
ment He also uses with success a
thin slice of pineapple, applied for
eight hours. as a means of softening
the horny epidermis Of corns, ready
for removal. Within his own special
province he has employed the juice
usefully for softening the horny
papillae in keratosis of the tonsil-
Therapeutic Gazette.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-02-25
The Escape of Scout nurnhain.

Buinham, tho American scout, who
was Lord Roberts chief OF scouts. Was
one of the most interesting figures in
the South Africa. war. Some Of his
adventures are as thrilling rs the wild
est inventions OF the writers of dime
novels, differing only in the important
respect that they are true. Mr.. Fred
ericl Unger, the American war CORE
spondent. relates one of them in his
book, "Hyith 'Bobs' and Kruger"
Burnham once allowed himself to be
captured and led into De Vets camp.
hoping TO get information and then es-
cape. He concealed his identity, but
was betrayed by another prisoner, Il
British officer, who in spite of Burn
hams signs, stupidity called him by
name. a special guard was immc-
diately placed over him, and on the
march he was put into q trek wagon,
closely covered except in front. An
armed driver sat on the seat, guard
rode at each side and one behind.
Learning from the conversation of his
guards that when they reached the
railway he would be sent on to Pre-
toria by train, he knew he must escape
then or never.
He kept awake at night and watched
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-02-25
GERMANY's MEAT INSPECTION.
The New Law That Is Now in Force
There.

On April 1, 1908. Germany's new
meat inspection law goes into effect,
necessitating the erection Of many
new buildings for use as inspection
stations, etc, and among the experts
employed will be microscopists, vet.
erinary surgeons and chemists, en-
failing a preparatory expense that
gives the law stamp of permanency.
1t is believed that the inspection will
materially retard the Importation of
meats, which amounted to over ST.
100000 in value last year 1t is re-
ported that butchers associations
have within the past two months held
many meetings to devise means of
stopping the continual decrease in the
supply of live stock available for their
use. The sale of fresh meat to the
laboring classes is steadily decreasing,
which accounts for the gain of over
$1200,000 in the importation of fresh
and smoked fish last year, as com
pared with 1900.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-02-25
The Leopard-Slayer.

A recent writer in Chambers's Jour
nal gives an interesting "reminiscences
of his official experience in India. AS
he sat outside his tent one day he
heard wild cries, and an orderly
dashed UP, crying eXcitedly that a wild
leopard had invaded the cavalry lines.
1t had killed one horse and stampeded
q hundred, and the sahib must come at
once. Fastening to the spot he found
the leopard dead on the ground, sur
rounded by n crowd of men, six or
seven of whom were standing close
beside the body with naked swords in
their hards and the staggering air Of
victors.
Only one OF the men did not swagger
and his sword was the only one which
had blood upon it. This man stood
aside while the others rushed up claim
ing to have slain the creature, and
only after they had finished speaking
stated quietly that he had killed it, as
it had killed his horse, and that they
had only come up after it was dead.
They wished to share the reward Of
fered by the Government for killing
dangerous wild beasts. He asked re-
spectfully for an investigation, which
was promised.
But in conversation at the dinner
table that night it appeared that the
leopard was probably not wild beast
at all. but an escaped cheetah, or
trained hunting leopard, belonging to
the local judge. The next morning its
owner accompanied the colonel to the
lines, where he Immediately identified
the carcass in the presence of the regi-
nent, which stood drawn up waiting
for the award OF the Government boun-
ty to be decided. Then he turned to
the colonel and said in an angry and
accusing voice, please order the men
who killed the leopard. to fail out"
Only one man, IIazara Sing, came
forward out CT all the previous claim
ants to the honor.
Are you the man who killed my
lcopard" asked the judge.
"Yes," answered he, steadily. "The
leopard came into the lines leaped on
my horses back Gnd began tearing its
throat open. drew my sword and
cut 1t down with one blow. My horse
died last night, and 1 am now a beg
gar, having no money to purchase an
other horse, which would cost me 800
rupees" Thc native cavalry provided
their own mounts.
"Well done. my man." said the judge
to the amnZement OF the listeners, who
had expected an outburst of wrath.
Come up to my house and | will make
you a present Of the amount you will
need to buy another horse. l will do
this because l consider you to be o
brave and truthful man."
The braggarts Of the bloodless swords
got only the ridcule of the regiment,
both for their hasty claim and its hast
Ter Withdrawal, while HGEara Sing
bore afterward the nickname Of the
Leopard Slayer. He was later, for
gallantry in battle, promoted to the
rank Of native officer.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-02-25
EARTHQUAKE RECORDS.
Are Carefully Kept from All Points
by New Seismograph.

by New Seismograph.
We have lately heard much of the
wonderful manner in which earth
quake disturbances are registered
very often at places remote from
their center of activity. Thus the
seismograph invented by Prof. John
Milne, and kept at his home in the
Isle Of Wight, has been known to re.
cord earth vibrations which had their
origin at the other size of the world.
The main feature of the instrument
is a slender rod of steel about yard
long, which is attached to a solid
upright, the two being arranged like
a mast and boom of a ship. At the
ends of this delicately balanced hori-
zontal rod or pendulum is tiny plate
of brass with slit in it parallel with
Hthe boom itself. This crosses a SINH
lar slit at right angles to it in the top
of a box which contains a slowly
travelling ribbon of sensitive photo
graphic paper, and by means of O.
lamp and mirror beam of light is
sent through the crossed Sits onto
the paper below. SO long as the boom
remains perfectly still the record
traced on the paper by the light takes
the form of continuous line; but
when the delicate rod is caused to
vibrate the line is interrupted by lat
eral chickering's. AS the paper tape
is marked with hours and minutes
the exact time when any earth dis
turbance takes place is plainly indi-
Gated
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-02-25
Wife's Perseverance.

Ten years ago a miner of Santa Fe
N. NJ, gave up in disgust after work
ing for months on claim which show
ed nothing. His wife refused to yield
to Encouragement, started operations
on her own account, and eventually
sold out to a big syndicate at higE
figure.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-02-25

Rinse the mouth freely once n day
with water, in which a pinch of alum
has been dissolved. 1t is harmless to
the teeth, and keeps the gums in good
condition, preventing the accumulation
OF tartar.-International Dental Jour!
nal.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-02-25

A chimney of ll5 feet high will. without
danger, sway ten inches in wind.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-02-25

Mrs. Winslow sSoothing Syrup for children
teetlhng soften the gums, reduces indamma-
tion allays pain cures wind collie 25c. a bottle
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-02-25

The number of laborers required to cult
vate the tea crop of India is 666,00o.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-02-25

Many of us. might be happy if we did
not suffer from disorders Of the liver.
Then we ought to use DR.. August Koenig' 8
Hamburg Drops, which cure the disorders
and bring the whole system to healthy
condition.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-02-25

Carpets can be coiored on the floor with
PUTNAM FADELESs DYES.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-02-25

Forty-four muscles are called into play
in the production of the human voice.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-02-25

do not believe Piso's Cure for Consump-
tion has an equal for coughs and colds-JoHN
+. BOYER, Trinity Springs, Ind, Feb. 10, 1900.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-02-25

Two hundred and seventeen lions have
been born at the Dublin ZOO during the
last seventy years.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-02-25

The average of wrecks in the Baltic Sea
is one every day throughout the year
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-02-25

1t takes the constant labor of CO 900 peo-
pie to make matches for the world.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-02-25

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
+. j. CHENEY Il Co., Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned, have known L. J.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business transac-
tions and financially able to carry ont any
obligation made by their firm.
WEST d TRUAx Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
Ohio.
WALDING, EIHHAS Il MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists. Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act
ing directly uPon the blood and mucous sur.
faces OF the system. Testimonials sent iree
Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists
Halls Family Pills ere the best.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-02-25
| D!dcek q
I1 Ad1entdre.
Ten Days In an Open Boat.

n FTER 1400-mile jaunt in an
~ open boat, with water soaked
NJ bread and moldy beef. Cap
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-11-11
The ways OF Boston.

rhc crooked streets Of Boston are said
to follow the old paths along which the
carly settlers of the place drove their
cows to and from their pasture on the
common. However true this may be, it
is certain that many of the main streets
Of the old city proper mark geographic
features, formerly Of importance, but
now almost entirely forgotten. Allan
tic avenue follows closely the original
shore line; Washington street preserves
in its curves the old road along the mar
row neck Of land which was the only
connection for c long time between the
mainland and Boston peninsula, with
its three hills, which gave the name
fremont: Causeway street represents
the dam to the earliest tidal mill pond,
and Beacon street, the "mill dam," was
built later to hold back the waters Of
Back bay at high tide to be used for
power at low tide; the curve Of Park
square gives the shore line of this Back
bay, where the fathers and grandfa-
theirs Of the present generation used to
put on their skates to glide over the
area now occupied by Trinity church
and the Public library.-F. P. CULVER
IN Journal Of Geography.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-11-11
Tho Russian Bride.

A Russian bride has very much
more trying time on her wedding day
than has her American sister, for she
must fast until after the ceremony is
over and that after enduring the trials
Of farewell party" the day before.
AS the wedding, to be fashionable,
must not take place till the evening, it
IS easy to imagine in what an exhaust
ed state the bride often enters on her
new life. Besides bridesmaids there are
also bridesmen, who have to provide
the bridesmaids with sweetmeats. The
number Of bridesmaids is unlimited,
and they are not dressed alike. Follow
ing the bridal procession is carried O
picture in gold and silver Of Christ,
which is stationed against the altar.
The brides old nurse is intrusted with
the removal Of the brides dowry from
her fathers house to that Of her future
husband
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-11-11
A Million For Advice.

Sometimes repressing client pays a
lawyer well. There is persistent sto-
r, which probably will never be print
ed as to names and details, that IA
nous trust magnate paid lawyer a
million dollars in cash for simply say
ing to him: Don't fight. If you insist
on fighting I will take your case. But
If you fight remember all your books
will be opened and all your methods
disclosed" The bewildering munia-
cence Of that instant fee Of a million
was a record for wise philanthropy
which showed the genius Of the phi
lanthropist. Never was a fee better
earned if the tale is true.-Eyerybody $
MaraZine.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-11-11
QUAINT BATAVIA.
Jl-a's Picturesque To.Ta end the
People One NeetS There.

Ja-a's Picturesque To,Ta end the
People One I1ects Theze.
Imagine town of giant dolls houses
built in Burmese and Japanese style.
trim avenues Of beautiful trees, broad,
clean streets and thousands Of grown
up dolls masQuerading in oriental fan
cy dress, the picture book Of ones
childhood animated--tllat is Batavia.
The streets are p:l-;:Ged iistlcssly By
gangs of blue garhed convictSs who
pick up cigar ends. bits Of paper and
fruit peel. The cleanliness of the streets
is astonishing.
A man in Batavia once threw a piece
of banana peel on the ground, and,
looking back moment afterward, he
felt reproached by the sight Of that
vretched piece Of peel, the only blot
on the immaculate cleanncss Of the
streets. For awhile his dignity fought
with his sense OF decency. Then he re-
turned, picked up the offending peel,
and-feeling very foolish-carried it
until be saw convenient opportunity
for disposing Of it.
Representatives of many nations con-
gregate in Batavia, blue gowned JAY
anese, wearing white pith helmets
shaped like inverted saucers; portly
Chinese merchants, dressed in a gro
tesuue combination Of yellow silk
clothes and billycock hats of Hamp-
stead Heath, their pigtails interviewer
with blue silk; lean, taw1y Malays,
Hindocs, Javanese and efreminate look
ing Cingalese jostle each other on the
sidewalks.
It is impossible for casual observ-
er to distinguish the sex of Cingalee,
as the men have delicate, refined fea-
lures. arc clean shaven, fasten their
long hair behind their heads in woman
fashion and wear skirts that sweep the
ground.
The dress Of the Javanese women
merits detailed description, as the
Batavian Dutch ladies have adopted
the native dress for morning wear.
A long strip of native cloth. called a
sarong, is wound round and round the
body beneath the arnlpits and reaches
almost to the ankles. An abbreviated
Eton jacket, called L kopeia, covers the
shoulders, and out Of doors ladies' slip
pers are worn on stocEingless feet, and
paper parasol is carried.
The Batarian Dutch do not make
their toilets, unless they so out Of
doors, until the afternoon, SO that one
may see men in pyjamas and women in
the native dress lolling on the veran-
das or sitting down to meals at the ho-
tells. The custom is lazy but sensible
one, considering the climate.-Chara-
bers' Journal.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-11-11
BURGlARlOUS STARS.
Planets ard Suns May Pick Up Minor
Solar Bodies.

Planets and Suns May Pick Up Minor
Solar Bodies.
Jupiter. is much the biggest member
of tie family Of stars which revolve
around our sun; consequently the pow
er of his attraction is greater than that
possessed, for instance, by the earth.
Jupiter's exploits as Il burglar have
caused very considerable annoyance
and inconvenience to astronomers in
the days before his powers were fully
recognized.
In ITO there appeared fine comet,
which was found to have an elliptical
orbit round the sun Of so comparatively
small size that Mr.. Lexell, its discoV-
erer, calculated it would return in FIVE
and a half years, but in 17775 telescopes
were vain!y focused on the spot where
it was expected to reappear, and again
in 17S1 it disappointed all observers.
Mr.. Lexell plunged into fresh calcula-
tions and after much research found
that Jupiter was the culprit. The un-
fortunate comet had been rash enough
to plunge into the sphere Of the giant
planer's attraction, with the result that
it had been completely diverted from
its former orbit and flung off into quite
a different one of a twenty year period.
It has never been seen again by any
one on this earth and probably never
will be.
Jupiter was also responsible for the
delay which occurred in the return Of
that splendid visitant known as Hal
ley's comet. HALEY found that be was
not the first discoyerer of this big COM
ct. It had appeared at least twice pre-
viously, once seventy-fve Years before
and again seyenty-six years before that.
The astronomer concluded that there
would be further delay in its third
return and predicted that its next ap-
pearance would be SIS days later. He
did not live to see it. But in 1853, the
year he had prophesied for its reap
pearance, astronomers were waiting
for If
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-11-11
Living, Yet Dead.

In a German law journal may be
found a curious account Of q woman
who, though actually living, is legally
dead. Some years ago she disappeared
from her homo, and after three years
had elapsed the court formally pro-
aounced her dead and turned over her
property to her next Of kin. Soon after.
ward she returned to her native place,
and as there was no question as to her
identity she naturally thought that she
would have no difficulty in recovering
her property. The court. however, fat
y refused to comply with her request.
sSYou have been declared dead it vir-
tually said, "and it is impossible for us
to regard you as living"
Thereupon the woman appealed to a
higher court. but her labor was in vain,
for the verdict of the lower court was
upheld, ard, moreover, an official no
tice was issued to the effect that the
plaintiff, having formally been de-
clarcd dead, could not now be restored
to life, as the law understands that
word, and must remain dead until
dOomsday.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-11-11

Not if there was any other way Of
getting one" answered the severely
practical girl.-Chicago Post.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-11-11
r~ondin~ T-nn h1o

Bertie-I don't want to so to bed yet,
sis. T want to see you and Mr.. Shep-
herd play cards.
Lucie-You wicked boy to think we
should do such thing! We never do it.
Bertie-But heard mamma tell you
to mind hov you played your cards
when Mr.. Shepherd came!
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-11-11
The Lamp oe . Mans Life.

Dr.. Holmes said the lamp Of a mans
life has three wicks-brain, blood and
breath-and to turn down any one Of
them makes the other two so out. The
wounds man will survive and even
disregard so long as his head, heart
and lungs are unhurt have long been
one Of the wonders of war history.