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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-05-27
WONDERFUL THING is STARCH.
Read What the Learned Grocer Has
to say About 1t.

"a package of starch?" asked the
intelligent and learned grocer; and as
he wrapped the package up he talked.
Starch originated" he said, ''in
Flanders. 1t was introduced into Eng
land, with the big ruff, in the time Of
Queen Elizabeth. 1t was like our
starch of today, except that it was
made in colors-red, yellow, green,
blue. The effect of this was to tint deli
cately the white linen to which the
starch might be applied.
Before Queen Elzabeth's time ruff
fles and ruffs were made of fine Hol-
land, which required no stiffeningy
Then the ruffs of cambric came anM
these of necessity be starched."
The grocer, consulting his memor-
andum book, resumed:
at is recorded that when the Queen
had ruffs made of lawn and cambria
for her own princely wearing there
was none in England could tell how to
starch them; but the Queen made spe-
cial means for some women that could
starch, and Mrs. Guilham, wife of the
royal coachman, was the first starch
err"
''In 1864 a Flanders woman, Frau
Van der Plasse, came to London and
established there a school for the
teaching of starching. This school sue
ceeded. The Flanders frau got ricn.
She charged e5 lesson, and an extra
20 shillings for recipe for the making
of starch out of wheat -four, bran and
roots.
yellow was the most Fashionable
color among the nobility. The fast,
racing set went in for green. The Puri-
tans used blue starch though at first
they had been against the stuff alto
gether, clubbing it: "a certaine kinde
of liquide matter which they call
starch, wherein the DEVIL hath willed
them to wash and dive their ruffes
which when they be dry, will then
stand stiffe and inflexible about their
necks.'
Starch is made from wheat, corn
and potatoes, and starving men have
often subsisted on it, finding it nour-
ishing, though not tasty. ."-Philadel-
phia Record.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-05-27
Lion.

Lion is big black dog, whose mas
ter sends him to the postoffice for his
letters. When the clerk sees the shag-
gy head at the window he puts the
letters and paper in Lions mouth, and
away he trots, never losing bit of it.
One day, when coming home from the
Office, he saw a piece of cake on the
sidewalk. Now Lion is very fond Of
cake, and he was hungry; but, if he
put the letters down some one might
run off with them, for it was on a
busy street. The shaggy head was still
for minute, as if thinking, when,
dropping the letters carefully on the
sidewalk he placed one big black paw
on them, and then ate the cake as If
he enjoyed it.-Light of Truth.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-05-27
First Impressions.

Hurry up, mother! They close the
doors when it is o'clock, you know"
1t was his first day at school, and
the little lad could scarcely await the
moment for departure. His constant
chatter showed his fear of being late.
But at last the hour arrived, and he
was shown into large room where
there were many children. His eyes
opened wider and wider, but he did
not have a word to say; his time was
all taken up with just looking. Pres
entity he found that his mother was
kissing him, and telling him to be a
good boy. Then a strange young lady
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-05-27
EN-tTliESiS.

CreuIurs from mind their character derive,
Mind-marshahed arc they, and mind-made;
If with IA mind corrupt one speak or act,
Him doth pain follow,
As the wheel the beast of burdens foot.
Creatures from mind their character derive,
Mind marshalled are they, and mindmade;
Il with pure mind one speak or act,
Him doth happiness follow,
Even us a sha4ow that declineth not.
Even as rain
An ill-thatched house doth penetrate,
So penetrateth passion
An heart i'll trained in thought.
Even as rain doth penetrate not
A well-thatched house,
SO passion penetrateth not
An heart we'll trained in thought.
From the East Of Asia Magazine, trans
lated from the Pail by A. ]. Edmunds.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-05-27
John BoyIe's Tragedy.

In 1873 John Boyle of Detroit was re-
jected as juror in murder trial be.
cause he knew too much about the
case. Since that time he has read
only the headlines of murder stories"
in the daily newspapers, in order to be
qualified for jury service when he
should next be called upon to perform
that exalted duty of citizenship. His
opportunity came in big trial the
other day, and he was rejected on ac-
Sount of his age.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-05-27
The OId.Fashioned Boy.

The OId-Fashioned Boy.
He has dimples. .-laughter-w wells;
And his ears are pretty shells!
He will very rarely cry;
smiles are shining in his eye!
He is just as full OF fun
As kitten in the sun!
On his head ribboned curl
Makes him look most like girl
What blessing and Joy
Is my fat, old-iashionel boyl
Chicago Register.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-05-27
Fiery Sarcasm.

'The house is on fire!" cried the
tenor. "The audience must be dis
missed as quickly as possible"
"All right" replied the manager.
"Say nothing about the fire. Go out
and sing. ."-Tit-Bits.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-05-27

The biggest wheat field in the world
is in the Argentine 1t belongs to an
Italian named Guazone and covers Just
over 100 square miles. n
In Lynn, Mass, $4,000, 900 pairs of
shoes were made last year; in Brock
ton, 1900, 900 pairs and in Haverhill,
120OO,00O pairs These three cities,
therefore, turned out enough shoes to
supply one pair for two-thirds of the
population of the country.
The most widely separated points be-
tween which telegram can be sent
are British Columbia and New Zea-
land. A telegram sent from one to
the other would make nearly a cir
cult OF the globe and would traverse
over 10000 miles in doing so.
Joseph Powell, a 13-year-old boy
who lives in New Albany, Ind, has
literally outgrown his skin During a
six months illness his height increased
12 inches and his skin became as tight
as a drumhead, finally bursting in sew
eral places. The breaks are now heal.s
ing.
By law recently enacted in Russia,
any university or high school student
who creates or causes disorder shall
be drafted into the army for period of
from one to three years. This is to
curb the rashness and fondness for
mischief of college students, who i'm.
agine they have the privilege to annoy
all creation.
A fence nearly 200 feet long at Liv-
ingston, Mont, is made entirely OF
horns Of the elk-more properly caned
wapiti. These animals, like the others
of the deer family, shed their horns
once year and grow new ones. The
old horns are found in large numbers
in the forests, and are used for vari%.
GUS commercial purposes.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-05-27
Conundrums.

What is the difference between Joan
of Arc and Noah's ark? One was made
of gopher wood and the other Maid of
Orleans.
What is the difference between a
chicken with one wing and one with
two? A difference Of (a) opinion.
What is the greatest thing to take
Sefore singing? Breath.
Why is Cupid poor marksman? He
Is always making Mrs. (misses).
Why do most girls like ribbons?
They think the beaux becoming.
Why is blacksmith's apron like an
unpopular girl? 1t keeps the sparks
off.
Why are girls good postoffice clerks?
Because they understand managing the
calls.
What animals are admitted to tho
opera? White kids.
When is a girl like mirror? When
she is a good looking (g) lass.
When is a schoolmaster like a man
With one eye? When he has va
,ancy for pupil.
In what key should a declaration of
Sove be made? Be mine ah! (B minor.
Why is a sheet Of postage stamps
like distant relatives? Because they
are only slightly connected.
Why can the world never come to an
end? Because it is round.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-05-27
Which Are You?

Two boys went to gather grapes
One was happy because they found
grapes. The other was unhappy be-
cause the grapes had seeds in them.
Two men, being convalescent, were
asked how they were. One said, 81
am better today" The other said, 81
was worse yesterday"
When it rains one man says, This
will make mud" another, This will
lay the dust"
Two boys examined bush. One OBJ
served that it had a thorn; the other
that it had rose.
Two children looking through col
ored glasses, one said, 1.-THE world is
blue;" and the other said, ut is
bright"
Two boys having a bee, one got
honey, the other got stung. The first
called it honey bee, the other a sting
ing bee.
II am glad that l live" says one
man. 81 am sorry l must die" says
another.
81 am glad ;" says one, that it is no
worse" 81 am sorry" says another,
that it is no better"
One says, Our good is mixed with
evil" Another says, "Our evil is
mixed with good."-Christian Register.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-05-27
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.

The biggest wheat field in the world
is in the Argentine. 1t belongs to an
Italian named Guazone and covers just
over 100 square miles.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-05-27

Where advice alone is asked. and
the adviser knows his business, and is
conscientious, he can have but one un-
aeviating reply to make:
go to Java, the Federated Malay
States, or Ceylon, and hire out as an
apprentice or farm hand for two or
three years on some of the very many
large and well-managed farm estates.
supplement your day labor with very
night study, and then you may return
fairly well equipped to undertake trop-
ical farming in the Philippines without
incurring the almost certain disaster
that must otherwise overtake YOU"
Nothing will suit the victim but that
he plunge in medias res and founder
at once in the complexities of abaca,
copra, cacao, coffee, indigo, or vanilla.
Infiamed with the tales of untold
wealth that sometimes are broadly ex-
posed in newspaper columns, but not
unfrequently we'll entrenched and con-
cealed from view upon the farm; he
hastens to do the little he hears and
reads. and this is all sufficient to win
the day.
He needs only to drop cocoanut in
the sand or dibble in an abaca sucker
and Mother Nature will do the rest.
1t must be conceded that at the pres
ent moment. stimulated by enormous
demand and abnormal prices, Mother
Nature, so far as lnese two products
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-09-02
PRESIDENTS COMING TRIP,
no unvefl Lake George Battle Monu-
ment-To View Labor Day. Parade.

no umvefi Lake George Battle Monu-
ment--To View Labor Day Parade.
GIens Falls, N. III, Sept 2, president
Roosevelt will attend the unwilling Of
the Lake George battle monument
Tuesday, Sept 8
lie VIII leave oyster Bay Sunday
afternoon and so direct to Syracuse
over the Iackawanna railroad in Pres
ident Truesdale's private car.
He viii review the Labor day parade
there in the morning and the letter
carriers in the afternoon. 1t is in
tended to make the labor parade the
largest ever held He win also visit
the state fair.
After a state dinner he win go to AL
bany, where he viii meet Sir Thomas
Upton and the famous Albany Burgess
corps, which he has asked to act as his
personal escort to Lake George.
lie will arrive there at 9;30 o'clock in
the orning. The corps has engaged
quarters for 100 men, and while Il il
expected the president win be their
guest it is possible be win remain IL
his private car.
/ Visitors from all parts Of New Yorh
and New England are expected. There
viii be several governors and numer
Gus uniformed and civic bodies in at
tendance.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-09-02
JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN.

ed with the object of encouraging the
free trade movement in other countries
and that they have no voice in CON
trolling the policy Of the club. The let
ter concludes with saying that now that
Mr.. Chamberlain has been reminded
Of these facts unless he Immediately
and publicly withdraws his statement
1t "can only be concluded that it is a
part of your plan Of campaign to try to
create prejudice against your oppo-
nents by means of statements you know
to be untrue" The letter is signed by
Harold Cox, secretary Of the Golden
club.
The Westminster Gazette says Il
hears the Duke Of Devonshire (Liberal-
Unionisb, lord president of the council
will announce definitely at the forth
coming cabinet meeting his disagree
ment with the fiscal proposals Of Mr.
Chamberlain and will then retire from
the cabinet.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-09-02
THE NEWARK
TROLLEY CASE
4 Continuation Of Testimony In
AIanslaughter Trial.
STORIES OF TWO WITNESSES
letter Carrier Kay Says That the
Car Appeared Under Control De-
fore Crashing Through the
Railroad Crossing Gate.

Newark, N. r., Sept. 2.The trial Of
the eleven directors ana executive oli-
GERS Of the North Jersey Street Rail-
way company, who are accused Of
manslaughter in connection with the
grade crossing disaster on Feb. 10, was
resumed. James Kay was the frstwit-
ness. Under cross examination he tes-
tilted that he had for about minute
before the accident good view Of the
motorman Of the I'll fated trolley car
The witness said be was standing jusl
south Of the steam railroad tracks, and
when he first saw the motorman thu
latter appeared to be struggling hare
at both brakes in an effort 70 stop thi
car. Witness thought the car was go
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-09-02

London, Sept 2. Although Field Mar
shall Lord Roberts is still booked to sail
for Boston on the Mayhower Sept. %,
it can now be definitely stated that he
is not going to the United States this
autumn The alteration in his plans
was necessitated by the postponement
of the British army maneuyers until
the middle Of September because Of the
bad weather, which has retarded the
harvesting Of the crops, and the situ-
alton in Somaliland, the war office not
wanting Lord Roberts to be absent
while the new east African campaign
is in preparation.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-09-02
BErATnR PATTERSON OH ALASKA.
He Says Tint the Most Urgent Need
Is Good Roads

He says TINT the Most Urgent Need
Is Good Roads.
san Francisco, Sept l. Unitoi
states Senator Thomas NJ. Patterson Of
Colorado has arrived here en- route
from Alaska to his home in Denver
Senator Patterson is a member Of the
Alaskan commission selected by the
senate to visit that territory and report
on fits legislative needs. In company
with Senator Dillingham; Of Vermont
Senator Burnham of New Hampshire
and Senator Nelson of Minnesota, the
other members Of the commission, be
sailed from Seattle on the 2sth Of last
June and reached here on the return
trip Aug. 2s.
"The most urgent need Of Alaska.
Eaid Senator Patterson, lis good roads.
another crying need is for law. Ey-
cry man is a law unto himself and the
administration Of justice Is woefully
slow. The mining laws need 70 be
reformed ana regulated and courts aI-
pointed, with power to control the ter
ritory. We have not decided yet upon
what recommendations we shall make
to the senate upon these matters, but
we shall do everything possible for the
improvement Of the territory"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-09-02

Chicago, Sept 2 Negotiations which
have been pending since May l be
tween the Illinois Central railway and
the teiegraphers have been concluded
Tie demands Of the telegraphers
slightly modified, were granted The
long time taken to effect the settle.
ment was necessary because Of the fact
that the schedules Of more than 1,50C
different offices had to be considered in
dividualIy. The concessions consist Of
greatly reduced hours ana an annual
increase fl the pay roll amounting tc
more than 100000 The average INF
crease til the salaries is 1J per cent.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-09-02
an ALLEGED FAIR WILL
The Mysterious Document Now be-
ing Looked Into.

ing Looked Into.
san Francisco. sept 1.-What pur-
ports to be the last viii and testament
Of the late Charles L. Fair has made
It's way through the United States mail
IN a mysterious manner to the cham.
bers Of Superior 2udge r. r. Murasky,
and the document is now In the Gus.
tody Of the county clerk.
On opening ii Judge Murasky found
what purports TO be a win signed By
the late Millionaire Charles i. Fair and
witnessed by the late l. w. Lees and
w. H. T. Barnes. The document was
short and typewritten Fairs sigma.
ture and that Of the two alleged wit
nesses being written IN Ink.
In this alleged win Fair mentions
his son Charles ]. and 10 hirn be
beQueaths the sum 81 $4,000. Til ad.
dltion to this bequest the sum of $3.50
600 Is bequeathed % the Roman Cath.
Ollie Orphan asylum" $4,000 to aJo.
seph Harvey ana $4,000 Ito the city
Of San Francisco for the purpose 81
founding a hospital"
The residue Of the testator's estate 4
left to bis wife, who IS also named as
executrix. The alleged win is dated
at san Francisco April Is, 1901 II
viii be remembered that about eleven
months ago an heir, Charles Fair. was
brought forward Ia this city, although
he never appeared IN person. and the
matter was dropped without any in
yestigation. Whether one will come
forward and petition the court to pro
bate the alleged viii Of Charles Il.
Fair, which reached Judge slnrasky 10
80 mysterious q manner, Is a matter Of
conjecture. Anyway tile document.
whether genuine Oh fictitious, has been
brought e light ia a most unusual
manner.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-09-02

Havfe Mont Sept frank Baker.
I COWBOY was arrested Ia Great
Nofthefh passenger train at Malta On
suspicion Of being connected with tbe
Jury gang q outlaws. who. ii rs all
legged, had planned to hold up the west
noaiid Hler at Wagner yesterday after
noon Two men, said to be Bakers
companions became frightened nj the
large !, number Of armed officers entering
me express car and made their escape.
inspector Han who made the arrest.
Z sala g have secured strong evidence
against Baker.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-09-02


ing at d medium rate Of speed. The
car appeared to be under control-thai
Is, considering the rate 1T which It was
going.
The next thing the witness saw was
the trolley ear crashing through the
railroad gates; then II came into COLI
sion with the train. He said he could
not be sure whether or not the trolley
car had come to a stop before the COLI
sion occurred.
Gatemnn Condron restines.
Christopher Condron, the gateman at
the Clinton avenue crossing, testified
that no change had been made in the
grade or location Of the tracks Of eli
fher the steam railroad or trolley road
during the two years lie had been sta-
toned at the crossing prior 70 Feb 10
He said that no derailing switches had
been connected at the crossing during
that time. Derailing switches Were
brought there and lay on the ground j
long time, but were taken away in the
fall preceding the date Of the-accident.
He described buildings that shut ont
the view Of approaching trains from
the motormen He said he was oblig-
ed sometimes to lower the gates as
often as three times ID five minutes
The witness said that between s and
3 o'clock the front platforms Of the
trolley ears going III the direction Of
the high school were Invariably crowd
ed with boys and girls. He said that
he could not say whether the condition
of the weather made any difference in
regard to the crowd on the front plat
forms. On the day Of the accident the
trolley tracks were covered with dry,
lumpy snow He noticed the cars
slipping down the grade, and he called
the attention Of conductor TO the fact
shortly before o'clock.
Prosecutor RilSer Questions.
Prosecutor Riker asked why lie had
spoken to the conductor.
Because the cars threatened to 90
through tile gates, was the reply.
The witness said that on the morn
Ing of the accident when he had got
the ball signal Of the approach Of the
Bernardsville mail he lowered the gates
even more quickly than usual, because
be saw three mounted policemen up.
preaching the tracks, riding spirited
horses, and he feared that the horses
might slip on the ice and snow in front
of the train.
Condron then described the accident
and the efforts Of the motorman e
stop the car
He at FIRST turned his attention to the
showing Of danger signals up and down
the road on both tracks to prevent fur.
Their disaster and then helped to look
after the injured
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-09-02
CHAMBERLAIN MUST RBTRA0T.
SO Say Members OF Golden Club In
Regard To Certain Criticism.

SO Say Members OF Golden Club In
Regard To Certain Criticism.
London, Sept, "A recent letter Of
Colonial Secretary Chamberlain to a
correspondent saying 1t was not neces-
sary to answer the criticism Of the
Golden club. which appears mainly to
be supported by foreigners whose in
terests it is that we should maintain
our present system Of free imports,
has called out a sharp retort from the
club in an open letter to Mr. Chamber.
lain characterizing his statement as
grossly inaccurate
The letter reminds the colonial sec.
rotary that he was for many years 9
member Of the club and that he Is
therefore perfectly well aware that The
foreign members thereof are only elect
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-09-02
STARVING IN THE K1ogDIEE
Many Miners ueIpless-Army RELIEF
Expedition Proposed.


Many Miners IIeIpIess-Arny RELIEF
Expedition Proposed.
Tacoma. Wash. Sept 2 Captain
Perkins, commanding the United States
post at Fort Egbert, on the Yukon. has
wired the war department for author
ity to send a relief expedition 70 zoo
impoverished miners who started m
July on a five hundred mile trip
through a trackless Wilderness from
Nazina river ia the Copper River val
ley to Tanana river thence 10 Yukon.
Miners hurried into Nazina last
spring only to ind that placer pros
poets there were workable only by hy
draulic mining on a large scale. Hear
ing Of a new strike on the Tanana
river, they started overland, carrying
but small supplies, supposing that pro
visions could be purchased at several
trading posts en- route,
Three miners were rescued from
starvation BY Henry Brattnober who
is exploring the Alaska mineral zone
for the Rothschilds and London Elk
ploraion company. In a small tent
exhausted. unable TO move and hardly
able to speak he found +. A. Rettig
whose home is at Delano, n "; vii
liam Kruhm Of Baltimore and Harry
Behrens, who said he lived in New
York. For three weeks these men haC
lived on berries but finally theh
strength gave out and they had lair
down to die. They told Brattnobel
that the trail from Nazina 70 Tanan'
was being trayersed by 200 men IN the
same situation as themselves.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-09-02

Richmond, Va, Sept IA destruc.
tive hailstorm Is reported from Am.
herst, Nelson, Appomattox and Char
lotte counties. 1t swept from Abe
marie southeast through the state and
leyeled crops everywhere within its
pathway. In Appomattox it destroyed
i million tobacco plants. The Maidstone:
dc some points we're as large as hens
eggs and crushed everything growing
to the ground.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-09-02

Newport, Sept 2,-Jobn w. Ellis Of
New York, owner OF Stone Acre, was
thrown from his carriage and badly
injured. He was taken to the villa on
Beacon hill owned by Herman B.
Duryea Of the New York Yacht club.
AIR ellis is one OF New Yorz's princi-
pal bankers. The accident to Mr.. Ellis
is the most serious Of the season.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-09-02
wenlthr woman 40 nelp 9. and u. 4

Chicago, Sept. Ia dispatch to the
Tribune from Atlanta Ca, says that
at the session Of the Christian and
Missionary alliance it has been an
nounced that a wealthy Florida woman
has notified the alliance that she Will
sell all her property and devote the
proceeds to erecting a home for the
alliance in Atlanta The officials re-
fused to give her name, as they say
her relatives would get an injunction
to prevent her using her fortune for
the purpose indicated She ii supposed
to be Mrs Finney Of Gainesville, Fla.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-09-02

Pottsyille, Pa, Sept 1.-The Phlia-
delphla and Reading Coal and Iron
company announces q continuation Of
the special reduction Of p cents d ton
at the mines On pen and buckwheat
coal on contracts for September, max
ing the price Of pea coal $1T5 at the
mines, Owing to overproduction of
anthracite several large eollieries have
been closed indefinitely.