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Tricks of the Trade.

"There are tricks, Of course, in all
trades" said the man about town,
land there are naturally more In the
trade Of beggars than in most others.
but yesterday noticed new one. A
sympathetic-looking woman was walk
ing down Twelfth street toward Wal
nut when she was apparently horror
stricken to see a ragged man eagerly
snatch q crust out Of the gutter and
devour it voraciously. She drew out
her purse Immediately, gave the man
q dollar and hurried away to avoid
further narrowing Of her feelings. Her
destination was Walnut street car.
and while waiting for that she OBJ
served the ragged man still lettering
on the sidewalk below. He glanced
furtively about and then drew another
crust from his pocket and cast 1t into
the gutter" ."-Philadelphia Press.
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one to allow the insects to change, their
habitation without great disturbance.
Should it be the desire Of the breeder
to mount the butterflies for the mu-
scum. he first asphyxiates them in
vial containing potassium cyanide.
Once dead, they are mounted on stands
with wings carefully and completely
distended TO prepare the caterpullars
for the eDtomologist's cabinet Is quite
another thing. The best process for
preserving them is by imitation.
manipulation which requires no little
,lexterity and patience. Fig. shows
NJ. Andre in the act OF initiating q
caterpillar. Before this can be done
the insect must first be prepared by
pressing it between sheets Of paper
and, after all the soft parts of the
body are expelled through the posterior
opening, by making an incision with a
scalpel in the large intestine two or
three centimetres from the end Of the
body. the latter Is threaded, so to
speak, upon the fine point of thin
glass tube, which is connected by It's
other end to an ordinary rubber spray
ing bulb, or any bulb provided with
valves for the admission and election
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MINOR EVENTS0F THE Week
wAsHrsGroN ITEMS.

The Navy Department denied that
the European squadron is 20 go to-
Chinese or Japanese waters.
The end of the postal inquiry fS
said to be in sight, although further
indictments and the dismissal OF %
large number Of eraployes are ex-
pected. e. ..tsT,f sf.s,f.r s
Secretary Shaw. appointed James Z.
Gerry, chief of the customs division
Of the. Treasury, Department. to sue
ceed John r. Carlson" recently apr
pointed auditor for the District OF
Columbia. ....-.
Secretary Root ordered additional
testimony taken as to the connection
Of Representative Littauer with the
Lyon glove contract. =.
Exports to Russia doubled since 1901,
reaching a total of $17,606.812 for the
year ending June 30. 1908.
Report of internal commerce for hrst
six months Of 1908 is satisfactory.
A radical reform in the method OF
auditing Government accounts Is eI-
pected to result from:t postof1ce in
vesti2ation. ..as..
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DOMESTIC.

Meat cutters and butchers helpers OF
New York. City met recently for the
purpose of forming into labor union.
The steamer Davidson, for the e1-
port grain trade was launched at De-
troit, Mich. g.. I.
Suspected Of betraying the location
Of Illicit distilleries Simon Booker and
| his wife were murdered in their cabin
near Winchester. Ky. ... ... r,..
The enemy ir theYar game off Maine
surrendered to the feet defending the
! coast. POI. e..ra
The presidency, efsiTrinity College.
Hartford, Conn; ,:was:Hccepted by the
Rev. Anson. Phelps Stokes, Jr. '2
Rumors that A'W. Machen, the in
dicted ex-postal chief, had fed were
! emphatically denied by his counsel.
| w. 8. Stone, Of Ainsworth, Iowa, WAS
| elected Grand Chief Of the Brother
! hood Of Locomotive Engineers.
The shortage of the absconding cash.
Ter Of the Farmers and Merchants
Bank, of Newbern, N. O., Is $125.00c::
this is said to be the largest embezzle.
ment in the history Of the State.
Baron Speck Won Sternberg. the re-
Gently appointed German Ambassador
to the United States. presented bis ere
dentials to President Roosevelt at Oys-
ter Bay. o.. ~ i.
The negro member of the gang that
escaped from the Folsom, Cal. peni-
tentiary was captured in Auburn, Cal.
! being wounded twice before he was
, taken. q
Rufus Cantrell's confession of MUIR
der and grave robbing will be pre-
sented to a Grand Jury in Indianapo-;
lis, Ind, and the arrest Of prominent
| physicians for completely is predicted.
The trolley strike in Waterbury.
Conn.,, which began months ago, and
made it necessary to call out the
militia, has been settled. -..
One of the witnesses for the defense
in the Jett and White trial at Cynth-
lana, KY, burned his house near jack
son, KY, and shot at every one who
tried to put out the flames. '.'..
Professor Langley's. airship was
tested at Wide Water, Va, and al
though the machine fell into the P0-
tomac and sank the experiment was
considered successful by those in
charge of it.
A heavy wind and rain storm which
swept over several counties Of Kansas
killed one man, injured several others
and caused much property loss. -.
Four men escaped from the jail at
| Columbus, Ohio. In broad daylight;
three were recaptured in short time.i
Ebut the fourth, who was with them ab
the time, got away again.
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culture of the butterfly are 4 garden
of greater or less extent in which ure
oaks, ailanthus trees, pines. plum trees.
ricinus or castOr-oil plants, and other
bushes the leaves Of which serve to
nourish the larvae or caterpillars. Dis
posed here and there about the garden
are various appliances Of the most SIM
pie kind. Ordinarily the eggs are
placed in brooder such as IS shown
in Fig. 2. This is. altogether a home
made contrivance for preserving the
larvae from destruction and at the
same time affording them means Of
nourishment after they are hatched.
Branches Of the trees with the CO.
coons still clinging to them are plucked
and arranged so that their woody stems
may be inserted in vase of water, the
whole upper part being enveloped by
gauze or mosquito netting. In the
lower part Of the netting. where 1t
comes in contact with the stems, is
placed lot Of crumpled paper to pre-
vent the wandering insect from taking
an involuntary BATH. Notwithstanding
all these precautions. sometimes the
imprudent little beasts fall into the
water, and If IN attendant with his
pincers does not come promptly to their
aid, they suffer the same penalty as
other mortals who cannot swim. On
the other hand, these caterpillars have
a most fastidious taste.
They need pure air, offensive odors
are detrimental to their health; above
all, their food must be sound, succulent
and plentiful They are ravenous feed
ers. incessant eaters, and consume
much more In proportion to their size
than an or. Accordingly. as soon as
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Plant of the British Fiddler.

The annual complaint Of English
musicians comes from London. 1t is
that an English musician has no
chance to get work in competition with
foreigners. There are 300 orchestral
bands in London during the season.
and practically all Of them are made up
Of aliens. The one chance an English
man has of steady employment As to
disguise himself and pretend to be a
German or a Belgian. One band Of
sixteen wears foreign uniforms, trims
boards in foreign style and speaks only
in foreign monosyllables, but every
one is an Englishman, forced to the
subterfuge by the necessity Of making
4 living 49,"
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silkworms; and by fortunate crossings
they have obtained some new varieties
for which the collectors and the mu-
seums Of natural history contend with
weapons Of gold. Moreover. they are
endeavoring to acclimate in France the
silkworms indigenous to other coun-
tries. The producing larvae will
live and reproduce in wild state in
the forests Of France, and it is only
necessary to collect the cocoons, from
which the silk threads are easily OBJ
tanned.
These attempts at acclimation have
in some cases been attended with en-
couraging results. The ailanthus silk
worm, Attacus Cynthia, so called be-
cause it's caterpillar feeds upon the
leaves of the ailanthus tree. is native
Of Japan; the Antheraea Yama-Mai, q
native of India, and most beautiful
butterfly whose caterpillar thrives
we'll upon the elm and the chestnut;
the Antheraea Pernyi, better known
under the popular name OF the oak
silkworms; the Antheraea Mylitta.
which because Of its late Matching or
breaking forth is more difficult to raise;
and the Attacus Atlas, the largest
known of the bombycidae and which
produces very large cocoons. have all
been successfully domesticated or
acclimated. Fig. l shows the cocoons
of the exotic silkworms which are
being introduced in France. is that
Of the Attacus Cynthia; 2. Antheraea
Penryi, one having broken out Of and
one being still concealed in an oak
leaf; 3 Is the full ovoid cocoon of the
Antheraea Mylitta; and 4 is the Alta.
Gus Atlas carefully wrapped up in the
leaf. The requisites for the successful
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Observation-Disclosures
BUTTERFLY FARMS
= I'm FRANCE ::
Observation-Disclosures
Nv JACQUES BOYER.

Up to within a.year or two. the but
terfy farm established at Eastbourn,
England, by William Watkins. an en-
tomologist. was the only one Of its
kind. To-day. however. there exist
several such farms in France. among
which we desire to call special atten-
ton to those Of M. Andre at Macon,
Department Saone-et-Loire; NJ. de La
bonnefon, at Cercoux, Department
Charente-inferieure; and Doctor Hu-
CUES, at Chomerac, Department Ar
deche.
These gentlemen practically confinc
their efforts to the rearing Of the rarest
genera of the family bombycidae or
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The assailants of sM Combes at
Marseilles, France, were identified as
anarchists by the Italian Government.
George Rowley, the defaulting man
ager of the Elgin Loan Company. at
st. Thomas, Ontario, who pleade0
guilty to three charges. was sentences
to twelve years in the penitentiary.
A severe earth shock, having for 1ts
centre the region about Mount Aetna.
occurred. It affected Southern Italy
and islands in the Mediterranean.
Advices from Bogota said that the
opposition to the ratification OF the
Panama Canal treaty had Increased.
The Macedonian Committee at Sofia
announced that the revolt had spreaf
to two more districts.
Several prominent Films were e1-
pelled from their country by the RUS
sian Government.
Cuban owners Of land within the
area of the coaling station at Guanta-
namo raised prices.
Another encounter between French
and Moorish troops took place on the
Moroccan border.
The House of Lords passed the thirf
reading Of the Irish Land bill.
Two shots were fred at NJ. Combes..
the French Premier, as he was driving
through the streets Of Marseilles.I
neither of which bit any one. The
would-be assassin, an Italian Usher
man, was arrested.
Adyices from Constantinople are to-
the effect that the revolution in Mace
donia- is spreading. the insurgents at!
tacking several villages. and many OF
the inhabitants being,killed. The Rev.
olutionary Committee says the f'ruggle'
will be carried on indefinitely.
Opposition Of the permanent officials
of the British Board Of Trade and OF
the Treasury to Mr.. Chamberlain'S
scheme of preferential duties is con-
sidered to mean Its failure.
Tramcars were reported to be run
ming ut KIeff. The streets were stilF
patrolIed by strong military force.
Another gale caused waves to sweep.
over the Tuamotu group of islands in
the Pacific. causing loss of life an1
property.
The Hungarian Cabinet resigned
owing to the failure Of Count Heder-
vary's program and the desertion OF
many from the ranks Of the Kossuths
party ,'-,..' '~:..
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oURnADoPTED ISLANDS.

Several lawyers, at Honolulu, Ha-
waii, were disbarred for extorti0n.
Mr.. Barrows. formerly principal OF
the Normal School at Manila, was ap-
pointed to succeed Mr.. Bryan, Cen
eral Superintendent of Education.
who resigned because of i'll health.
Governor Taft approved Of the
pending bill regulating the sale OF
opium in the Philippines.
1t was reported that designations OF
school teachers in the Philippines were
disarranging the educational system
there. l"i r.
Government officials. were satisfied
with. the reports of conditions in Porto
Rico.
Hawaii is being much benefited By
the newly laid';P Pacffic cable.
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Observation-Disclosures
FREAKS OF AN AVALANCHE
MOWs DOWN A PINE FOREST AND
FILLS A vALLEY-FORMATIO OF
THE AVALANCHE FLOOR.
II[[[I[[[IlIII[TTTIIIIIIiIIiIiiIiiIijiiIiIiIii7lI

The tremendous force and strange
yagaries Of the Alpine avalanches are
illustrated in an article in. the Wide
World Magazine (London) by John
Swaffham. The avalanche to which
particular reference is made by Mr..
Swafrham was seen by him in the val
ley Of the Dischmathal in the Euga-
dine year ago. 1.-THE Dischmathal is
fairly broad valley. with we'll wooded
and not very steep sides. 1t lies, how
ever, between mountains on many Of
which there are large glaciers, and
it was from one Of these that the I'M
mense mass Of snow which caused
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this defect in a measure. 1t also dis
penses with the break joint in the
steering post, which is in some cars
absolutely necessary on account OF the
location of the steering wheel. If this
wheel be set perfectly parallel with
the front axle it will have the advan'
tage Of assisting the dryer in making
a straight course.
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Whence Comes Volcanic Duste

DR.. E. 0. Horey. Of the American
Museum Of Natural History, New
York, writes from Kingston that the
Soufrierc in st. Vincent Is still in a
state of agitation. Outbursts issue
from time to time from the centre of
the lake in the crater. The most i'm.
pressive changes which have taken
place are in the erasion Of the lately
erupted volcanic material, and he esti-
mates that 25,OO0,000 tons have been
carried to the sea from the valley o.
the Walton alone!
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in the history OF avalanches In the
Alps or anywhere else.

Alps or anywhere else.
This same impetus and weight, act
ing on snow already packing under the
heat Of week Of spring sun. conf
pressed the moving masses into a con-
sistency little short Of the familiar as
phalt. Moreover, the masses naturally
split up, and 1t was the side pressure
of the later parts which tarew up the
extraordinary bevels OF mouldlngs Of
SHOW shown in the photograph. At
the same time five successive falls oc.
CURED from the same:mountain on its
other side in the Zuge gorge. which is
on the coach road from Dayos to the
Upper Engadine. The noise of these
Joined forces with that Of the Disch.
mathal and the combined result was
very curious. First, there arose loud,
dull roar, which soon changed into a
deafening thunder of eVer-increaslng
volume, which again rose in q weird
sort Of chromatic scale. mingled ut last
with wild signing, almost a moan,
as Of thousand storm-wraiths wailing
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for some dread disaster. This curious
phenomenon was doubtless due to the
great displacement of atmosphere
caused in two valleys. the air from
which rushed upwards only to meet a
similar wall Of elected air. AS the
great avalanche rushed down the val
ley it flung up walls or ramparts on
either side to q height of over thirty
feet"
1t will be seen from the Illustration
that the motion Of the avalanche} has
rolled, the snow. into innumerable balls
and cylindrical masses.
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A Novelty In Steering Wheels.

The type of steering wheel generally
used on automobiles allows very little
room for the operator In getting Into
and leaving his seat. The wheel shown
in the accompanying illustration, repro
duced from the Motor Age, remedies
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Uncle Reuben Says:

A man may announce his own value,
but nine times outer ten he will find
dat odder mems fggers don't agree
with his.-Detroit Free Pres.
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Fire Fatalities.

There were in England last year 1854
inuuests on children who were burnt
to death. In 1926 of these cases there
were no freguards.
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ord. Mr.. Hill perfected it after many
experiments. 10 appreciate its unique
ness turn it upside down.
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Large numbers Of ladybirds are
looked upon with superstitious dread.
and the owl and raven are birds Of evil
omen without good reason
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Reversible Signature.

The signature illustrated herewith ls
the most remarkable autograph on rec
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THE FIELDS OF TOLL:

The hills are all a-sea with yellow grain
That meets each merry impulse of the
wind
With dances light az dearest wish can
find,
And laughter like tine mellow rush of rain.
The ripeuing corn tiaunts far across the
plain.
Its glorious abundance scarce confined,
And through the lowlauds sunny rivers
wind.
Thick bordcred by the, samac's amber
stain.
From this. the loftest height, the long
road runs
Far down the golden hillsides toward the
west,
Follows the raptured Journeys Of the suns,
And seeks, with them. the purple realms
OF rest.
But love best the bright and windy bill
Where Joyous labor holds her empire still.
Mildred I. McNeai, in Success.
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A TRICK OF CUP|D'S %


A0E> ISS RUTH WALKER had
~ q made find. Goingthrough
6 M g the contents of the i'm
y AVA mcnSc old-ttmc escritolre
1of which lad held the minor
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-05-08

United States produced 29.6. percent,
while iSpaih's share has receded to 1877
percent. In 1901 the United States in
creased its production Of lead to ,25O,-
900 tons.
The rivalry of the United States in
the production of quicksilver has
been equally strenuous. In 1900, for
the first time, Spain's product is
slightly exceeded by that of the United
States. In 1901 Spain's share in the
worlds product amounts to but % per-
cent, while the United States furnish
es 33 percent of the worlds total
product.
The total worlds production of gold
for the year 1900 was estimated to be
1855 million dollars; that of silvc-
represented a coinage value Of 223j
million dollars. For the year 1901 esti-
mates for both metals amount to 265
million dollars. In each of the two
years the United States showed the
greater share of both metals, 81 per-
cent for gold and 33 percent for sill
yer.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-05-08

The two principal troubles with the
plum are the black knot and the cur
culio. Neither of them need be formid-
able. The black knot may be prevent
ed or cured by promptly cutting off all
on its first appearance and burning it.
More commonly it is allowed to spread
a year or two unobserved, and then 1t
is justly pronounced very formidable
and incurable disease. Taken in time
there is much less labor to keep it un.
der than to cultivate the ground. The
curculio is readily destroyed by Earring
the insects down on stiffened sheets
and killing them with the thumb and
finger, or burning them. The jarring
is effected by striking with an axe or
hammer on iron plugs inserted in the
main branches. 1t must be continued
daily, or twice day, as long as any i'll.
sects are found. If intermitted the
remedy will prove failure.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-05-08

Dan Gray, the Minneapolis wheel
barrow pusher, who is trying to make
$4,000 miles in 700 days so as to pay
off $2500 mortgage, passed through
Chicago. When he arrived here he had
travelled SIT miles in % days, being n
miles ahead of his schedule. He had
gained pounds in weight since start
ing.
His 14,000-mile tramp will take him
east to Portland, Me-, south to jack
sonville, Fla, west to San Francisco,
north to Tacoma, Wash, and east again
to Minneapolis.
The mortgage on Gray's home is
held by a rich but eccentric individual
named John Holton of Mankato, MINI.
Holton offered to cancel the mortgage
if Gray would show that he was willing.
like the heroes Of NEUROLOGICAL lore, to
dertake some arduous task to demon
strate his worth. The 14,000-mile tramp
was decided upon as one sufficiently
difficult to prove his courage and stam-
ina. Gray has wife and three children,
whom he will not see for two years,
If he completes his trip.-Chicago In
ter Ocean.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-05-08

The well-known habit of moths and
beetles to fly toward a light has been
taken advantage of by Martin B. Goo
ing in constructing his combined road
cart and insect catcher, an illustration
Of the vehicle being presented here
with. The special purpose of this ar
rangement is to rid corn and cotton
fields and other tracts of land of the
insect pests which damage the crops
and foliage. The vehicle made use
Of in this instance is single
wheel cart, constructed especially for
passing between rows Of plants with
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-05-08

out damaging them, and the saddle of
the harness maintains the cart in an
upright position. Upon the thills of
the cart is mounted metallic frame,
with lamps Of any desired pattern
placed ut the top and bottom and a
central screen Of wire or cloth strung
between the rows of lamps. This
screen is coated with some adhesive
substance, and when the vehicle Is
driven between the rows of plants at
night the lights attract the insects
which, in their attempt to fly about the
flame strike against the net and are
trapped in the sticky coating. With a
good horse a large field can be gone
over in very short time, and there is
little doubt Of the saving Of many
times the cost Of the vehicle in the
course Of single season.-Philadel.
phia Record.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-05-08
Starting Now Gooseberrics.

a. T. asks how new goosebery
bushes are started. Certain branches
Of the gooseberry tend to fall upon the
earth and take root. If in the autumn
or early spring one looks about the
bushes he will find such branches.
They may be cut loose from the parent
stock and set out. Every one which
has the least bit Of root will grow and
produce the fruit true to the variety.
Suckers also come up from the roots
close to the bushes; these can some
times be cut out and viii make new
bushes. The plant can also be pro-
duced from cuttings, but not so readily
as the currant.-G. G. Croft, in New
York Tribune Farmer.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-05-08
The Value of Shrubbcry.

Shrubbery costs but little and adds
value to a place, but unless properly
arranged 1t will be Of no advantage
There should be no vacant places as
long as a shrub or flower can be
grown The lawn should not be crowd
ed with evergreens or flowers, but
where a few are used on the lawn, and
put in the right places, they add to the
beauty thereof. All work in the flower
yard should begin as early in the
spring as the frost and the condition
of the ground will permit.