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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-01-02
Cat Leaps Four Stories.

A cat named Troubles, possessed by
Francis Bane, a political worker in the
Eighth Ward, has made numerous
friends. One morning Troubles was
Durring on the window sill of the
fourth floor of its home when it OBJ
served Kane on the sidewalk below.
Espying its master, the feline uttered a
faint meow" and made the awful
leap. Somersault after somersault it
turned until it landed on terra firma.
The hard asphalt pavement was too
much for the kittens feet, and its right
foreleg was broken at the knee When
Kane noticed what had happened to
his pet he couldn't conceive that the
cat had made the frightful leap. He
hurriedly ascended the stairs to ascer-
tain If any of his servants had been
cruel enough to throw the cat out of
the window. Upon learning that the
cat had made the jump he carefully
conveyed it to the Jefferson Hospital,
where the feline had it's broken limb
put in splints. Since then the cat hos
been carefully nursed and fondled. -
Philadelphia Telegraph.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-01-02

The "Colored Walters Chesterfield"
is Il book on the duties and RESPONSE
billties Of walters. The author is John
Z. Coins, an oldtime Chicago waiter.
"a waiter should never place himself
in the position OF expectancy in the
matter OF receiving tip" says Coins,
land should avoid approaching a guest
if he sees him in the act OF drawing
change from his pocket. A waiter
should never pose as an object CT pity
with d view to securing a tip. If he
deserves tip, he should let the guest
feel within himself that he deserves it.
Should waiter receive tip previous
to waiting on the guest, he should leave
1t lying on the table and then do his
level best to earn it. A waiter should
never make any demonstration Of graf
itude when receiving a tip beyond a
polite acknowledgement" New York
World.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-01-02
From Norway in n Coffin.

Mrs. Hanna Lind, eighty years old
and paralyzed, arrived at Tacoma
Wash, from the interior of Norway
in n coiiin-shaped box, which waSl
padded and otherwise arranged TO
make her trip comfortable.
Her son, Henry Lind, went to Nor
way two months ago to visit his birth
place. He there decided TO bring his
mother home with him to Ballard
where she will pass the remainder
of her days. AS she could not travel
in the ordinary way he hit upon the
plan of making a Norwegian coffin
serve as a conveyance in which she
could be carried aboard trains and
steamers. In London this arrangement
attracted much attention. Lind re-
mained by his mothers side day and
night during the trip OF seven thou
sand miles, personally feeding her at
every meal.-New York World.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-01-02
WISE WORDS.

They talk most who have the least
to say.-Prior.
Great takers are not great doers.-
French proverb.
Without consistency there is no more
strength.-Owen.
1t is better to wear out than to rust
northumberland.
Nothing is so hard but search will
find it out.-Herrick.
The worth of thing is what 1t will
bring.-Portugucse proverb.
Sloth makes all things difficult, but
Industry all things easy.-Frankiin.
Friendship has power to soothe af-
Fiction in her darkest hour-H. Kirk
White.
Beauty is the first present nature
gives to women and the first it takes
away.-Mere.
The small fldelities of life accumulate
TO great changes, until at last the faith.
full soul is born again.-Lawrence p,
Jacks.
Since we are set here so fast in the
midst of duty that we cannot escape if
We would, we must find a way, even
If we cannot find beauty in duty, to
bring beauty out Of it.-Henry Wilder
Foote.
Beautiful Is the good mans regard
for all other members of the great
human family, when nothing that is
human is alien to his heart, when the
sight of the weak, the ignorant, and
the poor reminds him that we are all
of one primal nature, and that the law
of kindness is the supreme law for
man.-Nicholas p. Gilman.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-01-02
A Swim For Life.

Homer Quick, sixteen years old, son
of Charles Quick of Matamoras, just
across the Delaware River from Port
Jervis, had n thrilling experience. The
river is considerably swollen from
recent rains, and among the matter
that drifted down was an eel rack
that lodged against the middle pier
of the bridge.
The lad tried to recover the rack,
and as his boat neared the pier it cap.
sized in the turbid waters, and com.
PEELED him to grasp an iron anchorage
on the abutments. While in this posi-.
ton young Quick kicked the rack loose
and then threw himself on it, but it
sank with his weight, and he was
obliged to swim to his upturned boat,
several yards down stream. He clung
to the bottom of the boat over perilous
riffs until the current forced it near
shore, mile and Il quarter below the
bridge. Then he swan a few feet and
landed, reaching dry land almost ex-
hausted.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-01-02

impossible, lie ordered everybody be-
low decks, and remained himself to
watch the phenomenon until the spout
was close to the ship, when he also
fed to cover. A deafening roar was
quickly followed by strong gusts and
Il sudden shock as the spout struck
amidships and passed over the deck
in the direction of the storm. On com.
ing on deck two tarpaulins which had
covered the matches, as well as plank
eight feet long and ten inches wide,
were seen high in the air, as was also
a patent log, showing the presence Of
a very powerful upward suction. Very
little water was shipped, which seemed
to indicate that the lower section OF
the waterspout was made up chiefly
of spray held in shape by the powerful
vortex motion, although the character
istic whirling motion was not noted.
When first seen the waterspout was
incomplete. A portion of cloud dipped
down from the general cloud level of
about 1000 feet, while at the same time
a column of water was apparently
rising from the ocean surface jus,
below. At an elevation of between
200 and 300 feet the ascending water
column and the descending cloud col
umn met. The diameter of the spout
was between forty and fifty feet when
it struck the vessel. Within the col.
umn there twas dark core, almost
black, with a diameter of two feet"
An examination of the weather map
of the day of occurrence showed that
centre of barometric depression had
been moving eastwardly, and would
have crossed the path Of the Hestia,
ton.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-01-02

knows it, and you have never spoken
Of this before"
mo, l could not bear to speak Of
her, and heard nothing Of your talk
do not understand your English talk.
And now-oh, Cecil! Cecil! the picture
the villainous hand"
"Oh, yes! to be sure; I nearly forgot
the picture with your wild talk. 1 say,
Ninette, what good thing The Dawn
had been removed from the easelr
Ninette burst into loud laugh.
Removed? Say 1t again, Cecil! II
was removed, and it was not her pic
ture that / oh, what would you
have done"
Then the painter realized fer the first
time what she had intended to do.
'''You little viXenw he said seriouslyS
"did you do it, and did you mean to
spoil The DAWN All. black indeed
would have been the dawn for me, my
little madcap! I came in late last
night and packed up The Dawn to
send away, and set this head on the
easel the last thing before leaving the
studio. Ah, Ninette, you are really too
bad"
But she was not listening. She knew
how to make her peace with him.
New York News.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-01-02
The Beginning of Ostrich Farms.

Fifty years ago the domestication Of
the ostrich was an idea secuted by
most of the biologists who had given
time and thought to the subject. Their
young, it was believed, could not be
raised in state of captivity. The
great demand for ostrich feathers was
then met by hunting and killing wild
birds, and there were indications that
the species would soon become extinct.
But, in the early sixties, French
scientist named Gosse issued pamph-
let in which he argued that the domes-
tication Of the ostrich was feasible and
practicable, and not long afterward a
brood of ostriches was reared in the
city Of Algiers. Gosse's pamphlet and
news of the experiment in Algiers be-
came familiar to two farmers in Cape
Colony, who determined to undertake
the domestication of ostriches in South
Africa. Beginning with two birds.
which they caught and placed in an iu-
closure, in a twelvemonth they had a
brood of eighty, which marked the
birth of a new industry which has
played potential part in the develop
ment and commerce Of a vast region.
Large tracts of land in South Africa,
which could not be profitably used for
any other purpose. are now devoted to
this business, and feathers to the value
Of $6,000,000, from nearly 100000 do
mesticated birds, are now annually
sent abroad from Cape Colony.-Suc-
cess
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-01-02
FLOWERS AND INSECTS.
Why Some blossoms Open Mt Night and
Others in the Day.

Nny SOinc BLOSSOMS open mt Night ana
Others in the Day.
There are many interesting things
in nature that We can fully understand
without having to bother with the dry
problems that confront the scientists.
and this is one Of them, says the Scots
man:
Flowers live by the insects, and the
insects live by the flowers. The nee
tar in the heart of the flowers is the
insects food, and the insects, to get at
it, light on the flower and thrust their
proboscis down into it for sip. In
doing this they bring to the flower on
their legs and feet pollen gathered
from other flowers. Without this pol
len the flowers would be without the
fertilization that they must have to
live and continue their kind. So you
see how dependent one is on the other.
There are certain flowers that open
at a certain time of the day, aud 9th
ers that open only at night. Now this
Is not the result of chance. These fiow-
ers depend on certain insects for fer
tilization and they open when those
particular insects are on the wing.
Flowers sometimes act as if they
were endowed with human intelligence.
Cut n spray of laurel from outside and
put it into water in your house. Now
you will find that the flowers will last
longer in the house than those on the
bush from which you cut them. 1t
seems almost incredible. but it is true,
that these flowers last because they
are waiting for the visits Of the insects
on which they depend for fertilization,
and from which they have been sep
arated by your bringing them into the
house.
Some tropical orchids last longer in
our hothouses than they do in their
natural state for the same reason-they
lre waiting for natural fertilization.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-01-02

Soon after one of the largest Amer
lean railways had been opened a tray
eler noticed q marked disregard for
punctuality on the part of the officials,
but he was interested in the country
and made no complaint. At last the ter
minus was reached There he met
beaming official of the company.
who, pulling out his watch, said:
",Just look and see what time you
make it, will you, please:"
''It wants ten minutes to l." said the
traveller, little puzzled.
"Yes, sir, 1880 exactly. And that's
the hour she's timed TO arrive! How's
that for promptness? Crossing the con.
tinent almost 5000 miles, and getting
here at 1880 O'clock, precisely as ad-
vertised."
Il can't deny that you know" said
the traveller; how many days We're
YOU lateY'
"Oh. two or three. perhaps; but we
struck the Coast at 12.50w-New York
Times.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-01-02
A Baby Bird Ten Feet From Tip to Tip.

George l.. Stillwell, who has just
returned from a trip to Santa Barbara
County, has brought back with him a
young bird of the giant condor family,
the largest species Of birds in existence.
The bird was captured after a most
thrilling and dangerous experience.
StillweIl and companion scaled q
lofty crag and engaged in a battle
with the mother bird. Tha parent bird
measured fifteen feet from tip to tip
of its wings, and both men suffered
many bruises. The young bird has
never learned to fly, and its wings are
not yet strong enough to bear the
weight Of its body. 1t measures ten
feet from tip to tip and is developing
well in captivity.
The parent OF this bird is the only
one of the species known to exist in
the State. Its home is one OF the Wild
est spots in Santa Barbara County, a
crag in the heart OF the mountains,
fifty-siX miles east of Santa Maria
and midway between Bakersfield and
Santa Barbara.-San Francisco Chron-
icle
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-01-02
CIung to Ledge Over Abyss.

Three young men Of Vienna left at
daybreak a few days sgo for the Rax
Alp, intending to climb over The Cats
Path" to the Devils Own Bathroom"
the worst of all paths to the peak.
They lost their way and the two best
climbers left the third. named Grubler,
In spot where he could neither get
forward nor turn back. He could just
room enough for his feet and scraggy
pine to hold ON by.
While he was waiting for a signal
from his friends, who had the rope
and were lashed together, he suddenly
heard a noise above him, and, looking
up, saw his two friends flying over a
precipice head foremost. He grasped
the tree tightly, and the next moment
his hat was kicked off by one of the
falling men, who disappeared in an
abyss 600 feet deep.
His cries for help We're answered af
ter many hours Of agony. Those who
leaned over the precipice could not see
him, and they lowered a rope and
shouted to him to tie it around his
waist
Though the rope was 250 feet long
it did not reach him. Darkness came
on and the expedition had to return
home if it would reach the valley in
safety. The lonely man was told to
keep heart until daybreak, when his
rescuers would return.
The next day at 5 a. m. they were
on the spot again, and master glazier
from Vienna, one Echer, lowered him
self 800 feet to where Grubler had
lashed himself to his tree, but SO cold
and stiff and numbed that he seemed
more dead than alive. The two, firmly
tied together, were finally drawn up
the precipice.
Grubler's companions were after
ward found at the bottom Of the abyss,
every bone in their bodies broken,
their clothes, even TO their boots, torn
off by the rocls.-New York World.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-01-02
OUR LANGUAGE.

Now, take lamb led to the Slaughter
Has he the least excuse for laughter?
Or should he sob, as good lambs aughter,
And think him on the long hereaughtey!
And should a starving person plead
Or go to battle for his bread?
Or mining, when you strike lead,
What portion of the ore is lead?
Alas! from this theme must tear,
Tho You may shed bitter tear,
And let the muse pall-bearers bear
The tattered remnants to the rear.
From what I've said no lesson pours
To useful make your idle hours;
In fact, the subject only bours-
This wondrous spellingness of ours!
Baltimore News.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-01-02

Now, were man caught in slough,
Do you suppose he'd cut up rough
Or through the mire stoutly plough
And 'scape, nor even cast a slough!
Another thing; suppose, although
He pushed his way most bravely through,
DO you suppose he'd have shough
In case sudden tempest blough?
Then take man who would at eight
Go hence to some ideal height
He could not take lowly freight
The last express had gone that height!
His indignation knows no bounds!
Heart-faint, do you suppose he'd swound?
Or do you think he'd work up grounds
On which to have the railroad pround?
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-01-02
struck bya yyaterspout,

An accurate description of a water
spout at close range, given IN the
Monthly Weather Review: 1t was the
recent good fortune of Captain Fergus
Ferguson, of the British steamship
Hestia to run into well-formcd wa.
ter-spout while off Cape Hatteras.
When first observed there We're several
spouts in process of formation, three
OF four hundred yards to the wind
ward. Captain Ferguson Immediately
endeavored to change his course
enough to avoid collision, but was
unsuccessful. Finding that this was
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-01-02
A rishernan,s Fight with r whale.

Chased by huge whale with nothing
but pair of oars to defend himself
is the story told by 4 fisherman, Fred
Campbell, OF Mainadieu. Cape Breton.
Mr.. Campbell was out in small
boat. He was not very far from land
when he noticed huge sea monster
approaching him. Not wishing TO en-
counter it. Mr.. Campbell, bent himself
to the oars and tried TO get in shore
before the monster reached him. The
whale gained on him, and he soon rec
ognized that his efforts to reach sliore
ahead of his pursuer We're futile. His
means of defense were not of much
account. but he made good use Of what
was at hand. The monster opened his
jaws wide and tried to swallow the
boat, man and all. Mr.. Campbell
reached over with an oar and for few
minutes succeeded in keeping the
whale away. When it looked as though
Campbell was doomed, a small boat
hove in sight and it's occupants, motto.
ing the mans perilous position, hast.
ened to his aid The whale then dis
appeared.-Toronto Globe.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-01-02

A fog horn twelve feet long and
four feet across the mouth is to be
placed on cliff on the st. Lawrence
River. The sound will be a deep roar.
followed by shrek every two min
utes, and will be produced by sirens
and compressed air. The horn is to
be mounted on revolving track, so
that the sound may be directed to any
point
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-01-02
Chnmists in Germany.

The number of. trained chemists en-
ployed in German factories in 1885
was 100. 1t has now 1900. besides an
other 1000 employed abroad. Nine big
dye works have from twenty to 105
chemists apiece.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-01-02

The United Kingdom builds her war
vessels both more cheaply and more
rapidly than any other country in the
world, according to the Scottish-Ameri
Ian.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-01-02
Pluck and @ @
o O Rdventure.

" HE tellers Of tales of bear
hunts and the strenuous deeds
which often accompany them
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-01-02

woman again." she muttered
hale o,5;I,J- oo eho x,+boro1
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-13
FEROCIOUS ANIMALS AND
 THE AMERICAN TARIFF

pected that an effort would be made to import large numbers of these dangerous beasts with the view of domestcating them and driving our own well-tamed animals of the snail tribe out of busi- ness. So they provided that when any living creature not designated by It's proper name in the customs law shoudl attempt to break through the tariff wall 1t should be classified as a wild animai' aud taxed heavily for the privilege of entering the United States. In this way the plot of the Italian exporters has been frustrated and American snais are as- sured ample protection from a threatened invasion. The more one studies our tariff law the more pronounced becomes his conviction that the men who devised Uncle Sam's protective system were en- dowed with phenomenal intellects. As for the sages who interpret its inspired pro visions, words fail to do justice to their onniscience. Nobody but a customs ex- pert of colossal intellect would ever have thought of classifying a snail as a wild animar' and thus thwarting the wicked designs of the pauper snail producers of the Old World. Let all loyal protection ists rejoice that such gifted men are on guard and that their vigilance Is a guar antee that no American interest will suf- fer while the Dingley act Is in opera tion
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-13
Primaries and Elections.

The nature of the voting in Alabama is at stake, and not few are ready to say that if secret and unmarked bal lot be guaranteed at the all-important and decisive primary, !. marked ballot at the formal day of November would be permissiDle.
 But there Is better plan still which would admit of uniformity in primaries and elections-which Is alike easy of execution, and which would meet all objections, and which would be guarantee of honesty as well as freedom in both. It is this Let the | inspectors at each precinct ask each voter as he comes up, Shall we mark your ballot?" fl he says mo-" then let his ballot go in absolutely un- marked but if he does not say mo-" then let his ballot be numbered This plan offers free and secret ballot in which every vot ,r can have his par ticular vote identified in the case of contest. It offers the greatest pos sible freedom, and yet practically serves to keep the voting at precinct honest There would in any case be enough marked ballots to render bal lot box stuffing or false returns open to detection If contest should arise.
 The question is one of deep import ance to the new electorate. The Age Herald fully appreciates the efforts of Chairman John H. Banllhead, Jr, of the elections committee, to secure an honest ballot, but it cannot quite agree that a mine boss, for example, should have it in his power to coerce those working under him, or political boss to pry into any mans ballot. Who ever desires to cast a secret ballot should be permitted to do so. Who ever desires to have his ballot num- bered should be accorded that priv ilege. The elections committee will find the proposed compromise happy settlement of the vexed problem which confronts them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-13
Arra sis in Birminuham.

The latest reports of Chief of Police Wier show that he proposes to rise to the record of Chief Austin, and even go him several scores better The figures of past years are not before us, but we venture the statement that Chief Wier made a new record when he arrested 1299 of us in the month -of August. This is at the rate of 15,- 58S year, and the ratio of arrests to population is rising. Itinow stands at 1299 month, and if 1t goes to 1900 a month every other one of us will be arrested in the course of year.
 Such a rate of arrests Is preposter- ous. It involves world of injustice and hardship to the poor and unfor- tunate. None is done to those who can make bond and hire lawyer, but to the poor and friendless and ignorant 1900 arrests a month means much.
 The yearly rate of arrests in most American .-.ies is about four in hun dred. Here it promises soon to be fifty in hundred! Why is this? Tive suburbs do not account for all the wide difference Ii it is metter of fees, let the fact be made known. In August the fines and fees collected amounted to S3,649.25, and this fact Is regarded in official circles perhaps as an achievement in the report of the chief of police But it is a revenue achieve ment that is no credit to humanity, and justice, and high civilization?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-13
IT DOESN'T PAY,

From the New York Evening World.
 Last week the Wabash joined the other railways, making the use of liquor in excess sufficient ground for an employees s discharge, and yesterday the report came from Pottsville that, "in order to reduce the danger of accidents in the anthracite mines to minimum and to assure stead Ter work by the men," the officials of District No. will hereafter discharge all miners who become incompetent by req son of drink.
 Because of the greater laxity of the miners life this action in the mines Is all the greater an innovation than that taken by the railroad, and the interesting thing about 1t is that it was suggested by the employees themselves. They rec ognized the risk to their own lives in- volved in the carelessness of a fellow workman befuddled by intoxicants, and their course was dictated by self-protec- ton.
 The drunkard long since lost his useful ness to society It appears to be becom- ing a hard world also for the habitual thinker whose pride has been that he never got full" In. these measures the best of temperance methods are seen. When it no longer pays" to drink, drink ing will go into disuse to an extent not possible by moral suason.