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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-05-29
SAVED HIS MASTERS LIFE.

Tanned between two logs on an un-
sheltered trail, exposed to the elements
for Two nights and two days, without
food and without comDanionship save
that OF Il faithful dog, was the terrible
position from which Robert Brownlee,
OF Vancouver, B. c., was extricated.
says the Chicago Chronicle.
Brownlee, who is logger employed
by The Hastings mill at Rear River
camp, arrived in the city this morning
on the steamer Cassiar. On Sunday
arterroSn last, with two companions,
he set out from Rock Bay to walk to
Bear River, a distance OF ten miles Try
the trail. On the way Brownlee, think
ing to take a short cut, branched OF on
q side line from the main trail, his
companions still continuing their jour
uey ON Il
When Brownlee's friends reached
Bear River late Sunday afternoon they
found that he had not arrived. On
Monday morning nothing had been
heard of the missing man. On Tuesday
morning it was decided that the whole
camp should take TO the woods and
look for Brownlee, and accordingly
some sixty men set out.
The search had progressed for two
or three hours without any satisfactory
result when several of the men hap
pened across the dog which had accom-
panied Brownlee when he took the
short cut from the main trail. The dog
seemed anxious that the men should
follow him, demonstrating his desire
By frequent barks, and they accom-
panied him some distance through the
brush and came upon Brownlee, pinned
down by log and unable to talk.
lie was released and taken to Bear
River.
After leaving his companions Brown
lee had slipped while crossing fallen
tree and fell in such position that
he could not eXtricate himself. The eX-
posure he he'd suffered had so reduced
his vitality that, although he frequent
~ heard the noises made by the search.
ers on Tuesday, he could not raise his
voice to call them to him. The dog re,
manned with Brownlee all the time,
and was the means OF ultimately saw
ing him from q horrible fate.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-05-29

DR.. Carl Lumholtz had some inter
csting things to tell his audience at a
recent meeting OF the Royal Ceographi-
cal Society, but nothing was more GU
lious than his account OF the love-mak-
irG among the natives Of Northwest
Mexico. There, he says. the counting
IS all done by the lady. The young peo-
pie meet at the feGsts, and there the
damsel, who has fixed upon member
Of the opposite sex whom she wishes
to become her husband, tries to attract
his attention by dancing before him.
persistently keeping her back toward
him. Eventually she may sit down
near him and pull his blanket and sing
to him In a gentle, low voice. When
she desires to bring matters TO focus
she begins to throw pebbles at the cho-
sen one. II he throws them back at
her they are betrothed.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-05-29
a COUGAR FIGHT,

The Northwest has probably fur
nished more cougar fights and encorn-
ters with wild animals than any other
part of the United States. A success
full cougar fight is never q dull reminis-
cence, particularly when q human be-
ing gets his cougar. James McGinnis,
who came from the Red River in
Northwest Canada, TO the wilds of
Cow Creek, IN Southern Oregon, few
years back, had a very fnteresting
eougar fight In the Cascade Mountains.
McGinnls was an experienced hunter.
He is of Scotch and Canadian stock
IND raised on the frontier, and is now
living on the south half Of the Colville
Indian Reservation in Washington. In
his days of vigorous manhood he was
large, muscular, powerful man about
six feet tall and weighed about 175
pounds, without carrying much fatty
tissue.
Shortly before his encounter with
this cougar he had been thrown from
q wild horse that he was breaking and
received some injuries which required
some medical treatment. To secure his
medicine he had to travel perhaps FIVE
or six miles to the doctor. On the
first trip he noticed many cougar signs
along the trail which he had to travel
On his second visit to the drug store
he concluded to carry his rife and well
for him that he did, or he should not
now be living to ten about his cougar
battle, nor would he be able to show
In evidence the four long cougar teeth
taken from the mouth Of his van
quished wild antagonist McGinnis'
faithful old dog also was along, and
was no small factor in the final strug-
gle. The cougar first attacked the dog,
which made its escape In considerable
terror. The savage brute then jumped
at McGinnis, whose big rifle was
rather heavy, and his aim was rather
hurried. In this way the bullet only
grazed the cougars head and inten-
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-05-29
why the STOMACH Lasts.

An old question which has long puz.
Sled psychologists is, Why does not the
stomach digest itself? The walls Of
the stomach are in substance not I'M
like the food which they contain, and
which is digested by the peptic fluid.
The. stomach is able to digest proteid
food when introduced into it. yet it
does not digest itself.
The reason for this has recently been
shown by Weinland. Weinland found
that 4 substance can be extracted
from the cells OF the stomach which,
when added to proteid material, will
not allow it to be acted upon by the
pepsin of the stomach. This substance
belongs to the class of so-called anti
ferments-that is, Il group Of bodies
which by their presence inhibit fer
menattve actions The presence OF the
nnttferment in the cells Of the stomach
prevents them from digesting them
selves.
After death, when this substance
aecomposes, the stomach will digest it.
self.-New York World.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-05-29
Actor-Dinner Speakers.

The fake-humorous speaker has an
easier career than even the fake-eo-
quent speaker. Yet at any given DIM
ner the orator who passes out mere olo-
cution to his bearers has q success al
most as instant and splendid rs his
clowning brother. 1t is amazing what
things people VIII applaud when they
have the courage Of each others inepti-
tude. They will listen, after dinner. to
anything but reason. They prefer also
the old speakers to new ones; they like
the familiar taps Of humor, OF elo-
quence; If they have tasted the brew
before, they know whGt they are going
TO get. The note of their moodfs toler-
ance, but tolerance Of the accustomed,
the expected; not tolerance OF the nov
el, the surprising. They wish to be at
rest, and what taxes their minds mo-
Tests their intellectual repose. They DO
not wish to climb any great heights to
reach the level of the orator. Perhaps,
after all, they are difficult in their tor
pidity. - w. D. Howells, in Harper's
MagG2in.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-05-29

from Odessa comes a romantic story
OF a mlser's millions. y man named
Raeli died some months ago amid sur
roundings indicative OF the utmost
penury On his death bed he said to
his friends: 81 leave nothing but
debts" but on judicial inventory Of
his possessions being made 1t has been
found that he died worth S2o,o00,C0o.
most OF which was invested in British
securities
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-05-29
Prtces md Advertising.

An experienced merchant affirms that
1t Is to the advantage of the advertiser
and also of the public for the former
to fix price for his goods which will
include the cost Of his advertising. 1t
is also reasonable that the buyers who
receive the benefits Of advertising
should contribute to its cost.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-05-29


fore. If 1 came to you again in tho
same way feel that, in the same way.
you would only send me away again;
so what am l to do?"
She did not answer him.
81 thought to myself. must die out
OF my old life and begin new one.
When you're past hope, the wisest
thing is to give up hoping; then you're
past despair. Once l might have been
happy; now 1 shall have to be satisfied
il l am not miserable. I can never
leave off loving you, Meta, but 1 shall
not make myself'a nuisance to you"
You have-you have never made
yourself a"
Her voice ffuttered in her throat, and
she discreetly let it die there, sooner
than 1t should falter and die on her
lips, and SO betray her heart to him.
You viii forget me, no doubt, but
shall remember you always" He
glanced toward her. She was not hook
Ing at him, but an indehps6le sosne-
thing in h9r subdued expression, in
her very attitude, thrilled him through
with an ccstatic consciousness and as
svTaEce that brought him instantly TO
his feet with a tremulous cry of
"Nettaw
She rose, startled, and made con-
fused little movement, as tf she would
have eyaded him and escaped from his
sight before her self-restraint was
broken down altogether.
But there was no escape for her. He
caught her impulsively in HIS arms and
drew her, after a faint, futile resist
ance, close and closer TO him.
"Only tell me I have misunderstood
YOU" he pleaded; 81 have been too
impGtient-'
''No; It is too late she taltered,
ashamed OF her stTGnGe weakness and
clasping her hands over her face to
hide it from him, since she could not
free herself from his detaining en-
brace.
'It isn't too late, Netta," he insisted.
drawing hcr head down on his breast
so that her face was hidden there.
~ love you more than ever, and if
you love me only ever so little, how
can it be too lateT
"IIow can you tell-hoY-"
II have told herT' he laughed excft-
cGly. "If you are not angry with me,
rhe won't be. II you love me. she viii
love me. II you will marry me"
Meta waited.
"T shall marry hertz
And in q flash she saw through his
deceit.
"Don't look up, dear" he said. keep
ing one arm rcscintely about her and
laying hand lightly on the curly
brown head. "I am ashamed of my
self for such trlckery. But / had no
idea OF behaving so moAnly when I
came THIS afternoon. had not planned
1t at all. 1t really was not my fault"
DO you mean 1t was miner
He was not sure from her voice
whether she was laughing or crying.
mo, no-not yours. 1t was nll
through the dear old vicar. 1t was
entirely his fault While you were
telling me his. notion that you could
be led but not driven, and what he
said about more ways than one, It
struck He suddenly that had tried
one way twice, and 1 wondered
whether it was any good trying again,
and trying in different way.
VIII you forgive me, Meta, and let's
blame the dear old vicar? Don't
look up, dear, until you can forgive me
Il don't want to see you looking angry
with me, now"
But she did look up, at last and she
didn't look angry; for though there
were tears in her eyes, there was
wistful light shining through them
that made them sweeter and happier
than any aughter-Black and White.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-05-29
FRIENDSHIP.

while the flame that
brighter yet friendships stead
trnswt ehw
poundu )
We others
US the
frfndswiu fnvn In hlovesli
{ or ortunesd dawn Bulnsva warn and
the hree2ea
steadily on ile fneadsh
But when hsorrowo oertake Eurnseye The same
ach ase enc forak
And dlaayesus stosink rtos struggle Alone last
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-05-29


lie toid her was one OF 'hose VINO
could not be driven nut l eoold very
easily De led, snd al that was heS'os-
sary was Il Atde tact.
Il hope 1t did the nurse gooo
'Only Tor rev nlnuIeS' As soon
rs we turned pehd Oh the roac' ana
We're out Oh ms signt' si'e SHOOK her
ilhger at me- ana said she olun care
Ior the vicar ne was an oM oohAeF'
ana the next tiine L alsopeHeu hef SIG
would make me remeiipeF IT,
" nat olu you say 10 that!
NolHins' put ran """3 "i'H Nnai-
ley at once.
kle" you "ouiu.
suppose, l am haturniiy PsfNsrse.
IL IS aIWaEs lhe saiie-lt "lVpooy Is
anxious 'lal shouiu 90 any '1'IIs'
leel natural "lehed lIiipulse Iot 10
10 III ana II ahvpooy ooeS ifot want
me 10 90 II theil soineilo" uoii ""l'
10 40 any'hlhs else II WIS 'llls leei-
ing tnat maze me run OH WIN CnuiieS
almost DeIore nurse had ilhlshed speak
ing.
Dld she PUNISH you asalh!
she coaidil eaten me
Il guessed as much. VINO can
Ie Eo~eu az nef l,ean'ns.S' "I',i "
WY snake Oh 1he heau' ana Elie niusneu
ana lauGheu, as UNDERSTANDING nllh'
Il ought 10 KNOW ne signed.
NOW you are gong 10 De shy
again
NO; I've given IT up. I've oeen sllly
twice, put In tryhls 10 pe eehs'oAe
row.
on hnd IL dlllcult!
lts not as eoFy as peine SHY. l
I've got TO perseNere-l'V We sot 10 make
the best OF my miserable iot' some
how, you know
80 very unhappy IS 1tF
AT present-Ies. But uaresaT
snail get used to IT. "hen one hos
been LIVING IN the tropics ana Is pan
ished to the Norm Poie' ne feeis at
first like perishlng In the colo; but IN
time ne becomes so thorou@hly accillna-
'lZea that II ever ne were alIo"eu 10
return he would certainty dlc OF
IsunstroAe'
AND you are thinking OF gong 10 the
North PoleF
ne GaAfa at her repfoachlnilT'
u am there aiready' he sald'
nave hecn there for some weeks aho
am beginning to get recohciled 10 the
climate. am making up my mind 10
marry and settle down there' ana tEy
| 10 forget now happy used TO ne
| before was an exile you nave hearu'
no doubtF
Heard "hat:
"1hese things generally get ABOUT
| fast enough. / made sure you would
have heard"
"Perhaps mad When yon tel me
what you are reIerrlng To
i thought mad 10 my marriage
Of course"
she gave him quick, startled look'
but said nothing,
you had heaIdT'
NO"
Her speech and manner had under-
gone sudden curious cohstraint; when
she spoke h2r voice hau such far-on'
alien sound, she could scarcely ne4leVe
1t was Ler own
wen. now you nave, you DON'T CON
graduate me-"
u 90. OI course 90.
"Thanks-I had hoped
"That l WouldntE Why shouldn't
congratulate You, as much as any one
else, on your happiness"
because am not happy
"NotF Ihen why are YOU
For that very reason-hecause ] am
not happy. low can be whlie am
always in suspense, and hoping after
the lmposSlbieE III l dennlteiy cu'
myself Or rom that happiness, ana
my Last nope OF 1t, may he aple to
settle down into some sort OF resigned
peaeefulness, you see. can't hope
for more than that now There was
Tune when l nopeH-Dut you Know
What"
mod CfInrf
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-05-29

Electrically operated shears, guided
by hand, clip the fleece from an aver
age sheep in three minutes. The fast-
est operation with hand power shears
requires eight minutes to the sheep.
The electrical clipper has the form OF
the BARRIERS clipper.
Germans who use retort coke ovens
get coal-tar products worth twenty
eight per cent. as much as the coke,
and save nearly all the forty per cent.
Of the volatile elements of the coal
which are lost in the open beehive"
ovens used in America.
A curious theory is being investi-
gated by the Paris Academy of Sci
ences. Human stature is supposed to
be controlled by the gland in the
throat under the larynx, and artificial
stimulation Of this gland is claimed
to cause any child to grow to MAXI
mum height.
1t used to be thought that a bird
learned to fly, or a duck learned to
swim, by watching the old birds, but
Professor Morgan conclusively proved
that this was not so By taking duck
eggs which the duckling had almost
broken through and opening it letting
the small bird drop out into a basin
of water and the bird started to swim
around right of.
The steam turbine has lately been
used in the reversed direction for COM
pressing air, an ordinary steam tur-
bine being coupled direct to the air
turbine. This air turbine is very simi-
lar to the steam turbine and consists,
as usual, of alternate rows of moving
blades and guide blades, and is driven
at a high speed, each row of blades in
creasing the pressure, and giving q
steady blast.
The coral trade OF Naples last year
amounted in value to $1600,500 The
banks, from which the corals chiefly
come, are situated off the coasts of
Sicily, Calabria. Lipari, and in the
Seas of Corsica and Sardinia. The
fishermen of Tore del Greco are the
most expert and have the best boats.
Some of these keep to the sea for sew
eral months, in all weathers, the Ital-
ian Government having wisely pro-
vided q gunboat to cruise among them,
partly with view of preserving order,
but also to provide drinking water for
the fishing feet.
A new process for drying fruit and
egetables-aready in use for drying
hops-consists in drawing air through
a girdwork Of steam pipes into cham
Der below the slotted floor holding tho
materials to be dried. Absorption of
sulphurous gases is avoided, whill
burning is impossible. In test ~
Worcester, England, samples Of car
rots, potatoes, sliced and shredded ap-
pies, and other fruits and vegetables,
were kept at temperatures of ninety
degrees to 100 degrees for six hours,
reaching the ordinary commercial state
of dryness. The cost of working be-
ing small, it is expected that an im-
portant new industry will soon Ge-
velop in England.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-05-29

AM uc lhlcLIGptcNl, III Il NSiIS
Is n OF exaggerated surprise.
tSSNNMN..a-..nlaGi "When / was younger,
then" she laughed, "if that is any bet
ter
81 think it is-much."
"Well, then, when was younger"
"Before 1 knew you?"
'Long before. In fact. when 1 was
quite small child"
"a very nice small child. I'm sure"
he murmured, with a sigh.
"That shows It was before you knew
me-" she laughed again. ''I was the
very worst small child you could pos
sibly imagine"
81 can't possibly imagine that"
"If l had been a little angel"
81 should never have met you"
"Oh, you right
"Thank you. But I'm afraid not. Lit
tie angels don't stop on earth"
Their glances met; her eyes caught
twinkle from his, and they laughed
together"
"What were we saying"
al was saying" heremiEded her, 'that
we arranged last week that 1 should
come and escort you and your mothec
to the Royal Academy tits afternoon,
and now when csTl-and, rs pointed
out, it isn't every day. that ! can leave
my military duties at the War Office
to look after thcmselres-your mother
is lying down with an attack of neu-
falgia, and has asked you to postpone
going till tomorrow"
"Oh, yes! And then you said she
was perverse, provoking, capricious,
and all sorts OF things, and I said I be-
lieyed she was, and I took after
her"
''And 1 said you were mistaken in
that"
80 was going to tell you an nncc-
dote of myself to prove that l am not
mistaken, only you Keep interrupting
me-"
"Please let me have the rest OF the
alecdote, and I'll try not to interrupt
again-i'Il try hard"
He was young; what was more, he
was decidedly good looking; what was
more still, his manners were engaging
and persuasive, and his dry, gently
'io,'.''l u l0fNS Vi sp0eCii sh'e iiiS "ii
-, .'li'7o - i-,.'-'''-I 1 p-4 80, ~
49, iiiu''t nav ,Pi Piepo'Seseei iiel AZ
49, ino-.lie,l NTi 'o" GU NH
ehe yielded to his entreaty, 81 was
dreadfully wilful, and had the most
si,CC NV, A'i'7 .oii'pe- 20
LOU must nave i'S' 1t oeioio l i'io'
you
ana remember one Gay was out
with my nurse, and belng III one OF
my Wlckedcst MOODS insisted ON DO
ing everything she told me not TO 90
For instance, would Keep running
races with CharIey-dear old Char
ley
"oh, why wasn't CharieyF
lie was only dog"
An, but you didn't treat him Ike
one"
You promised not to
II apologize, Not another word"
Il kept running races with Charley
and nurse kept telling me not to; she
said l was oyerheaung myself ano
Should catch cold, and that, racing II
the middle Of the road, 1 should bc
run over and killed; but l took no no
hce. The more she warned me anc
ordered me to walk quietly with her
the more disobedlent L was, and at last
all Of a sudden, she managed to catcl
hold OF me and slapped me angrily--'
"No-no|
"Slapped me 80 hArd that L cried
llls is heaftfehulnS.
Tie leaned back in his chair and re
garded her with penslVe sympathy.
won ,eil you amy NOR sne s",l .,'i
n,lil''s' II you are soinS " DC 'ii-'
"p"uo IN, IT, ,..,,,. ,..-,-, o...
zen me tne rest ne lu'llofeu' aux
W., m,l' ne WISE, ,,.--
~ n'L'eileu tii't ouF uAar oiu 'i'"
""S 1oii'',s W, INC Fo''' , .,
Deaf ClU cHID. &c JnuIIluTtb ui
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-05-29
London,s Fire Alarm System.

In London there are 700 fire alarm
eall-points. They vary from 200 yards
10 400 yards apart.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-05-29
While McGinnis was

sified its rage. While McGinnis was
epdeavoring to eject the spent cart
ridge, the mechanism OF the rife failed
to work, and before he could get II out
the big cougar was at close quarters
with him, tearing his clothes and claw
ing away at him. Ely a well-dlrected
blow of his fist under the jaw of the
cougar he succeeded in turning the ami
NAL away from his a little way, and at
this juncture Of affairs the old dog,
which Mac was Justify calling, had re-
covered his courage and got hold OF
the cougar by the ear, and then they
had some diversion of their own. While
the dog and cougar We're engaged the
hunter managed to get another cart
ridge in his rife, and by the time the
beast had disposed of the faithful old
dog he again attacked McGinnis SO
enraged was the cougar that 1t came
right up with It's mouth open, and so
closely that McGinnis showed the rife
barred IN It's mouth and blew its head
OF. The cougar. in biting the rife,
took the silver bead off the barrel. Tic
animal was an old female and meas
ured eight feet from tip TO tip. Mac
has the four cougar tearing teeth as
trophies OF his very serious but vic
torious encounter with a bad and
hungry cougar.-Torest and Stream.
A MAN OF INDOMITABLE GRIT.
A patient walked into a New York
physician's Office the other day, placed
a hand over the small OF his back, and
said:
WHAT'S the trouble?"
strip to the waist, and I'll tell you
in short order" replied the practitioner.
After brief examination he added:
you've an ugly tumor on your liver"
The man thought q moment, then,
Il want it removed at once" he said
quietly.
Tut, tut, man, don't be so hasty."
replied the physician.
But the patient, more doggedly than
before, answered; Il mean it, doc
wNat that tu1nor removed before
Iecve this Office"
The physician looked the man in the
eyos and saw that they wavered not.
Ee relt his pulse and examined his
kcest and found them normal.
~An right" he said shortly.
Within fifteen minutes the man was
lying OIL a couch and the physician Was
baking tcn-fnch incision IN his back.
nnlf an hour later the tunlor was re-
moved, and an hour after he had sub
mSted to the operation, during which
he had refused ether, the patient. with
his liver clearscd. rode to his home in
a cab, calmly und1essed, went to bed
and then told his wife what had hap
pened.
"Ee never wh,mpered, never C1iv-
cred an eyeiid," declared the doctor, as
he related the incident "and he xcrid
have spnc home alone had I net forced
myself into tho cab. I4e showed ab-o-
rtely no feur Mt anything, ana IN ap-
pcarance he looks like man who has
only an ordinary amount of grit. Yet
his exhibition OF nerve was the most
Inspiring that I have ever seen"
'@sut your nerve, doctor, in perform.
ing such an operation ofhand," inter-
rrpted one OF the auditors.
The reply was laconic.
Lay it 10 the fondness for handling
the knife.'
For three hours after the recital OF
the doctors story the men who had
listened to it recounted remarkable
cases Of nerve that they had heard or
met with.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-05-29
MORE WAYS THAN ONE.
by A. ST. JOHN ADC0CK.

HEN I WAS young"
"When were you notw
he intercepted, in a voice
OF eXagge1a ted surprise.
"When l WIS Younger,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-05-29

A curious theory is being investi-
gated by the Paris Academy of Sci
ences. Human stature is supposed to
be controlled by the gland in the
throat under the larynx, and artificial
stimulation Of this gland is claimed
to cause any child to grow to MAXI
mum height.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-05-29
2cIEiCE'15z.II1I4.uc

Electrically operated shears, guided
by hand, clip the fleece from an aver
age sheep in three minutes. The fast
est operation with hand power shears
requires eight minutes to the sheep.
The electrical clipper has the form OF
the BARRIERS clipper.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-05-29

Germans who use retort coke ovens
get coal-tar products worth twenty
eight per cent as much as the coke,
and save nearly all the forty per cent.
of the volatile elements of the coal
which are lost in the open "beehiye"
ovens used in America.