fREILWD TRIBUNE. 1 KSTAITLISHKO 1888. PUBLISHED EVERY MONDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY, J BY THE TEIEUNE PRINTING COMPANY. LimM OFFICE; MAIN STIIEET ABOVE I'CNTUE. j LONO DISTANCE TELEPHONE. SUBSCRIPTION- HATES FREELAND.—The TUIBUNE is delivered by | carriers to subscribers in Frcoland at the rate i of 1-V cents por month, payable every two j months, or $l5O a year, payable In advance- The TUIBUNE may be ordered direct form the | carriers or from the olllce. Complaints of J Irregular or tardy delivery service will re- : ceive prompt attention. BY MAIL —The TRIBUNE Is sent to out-of- | town subscribers for $1.5) a year, payable in ; advance; pro rata terms for shorter periods- I The date when the subscription expires is on the address label of each paper. Prompt re newals must bo made at the expiration, other wise thu subscription will bo discontinued. Entered at the Postoflice at Freeland. Pa., as Second-Class Matter, Make all money orders, checks, etc. t payabls to the Tribune Printing Company, Limited. Students of the mystical arc now discussing a case in which a young woman claims to have received a pro posal of marriage by telepathy. This opens up an appalling array of possl- i ble complications In breach of promise ; proceedings. Mr. Huntington's will is another il lustration of the fact that legally "a I man may do what he will with his ! own." Incidentally it illustrates also j the point of the Irishman's reply to the question concerning a dead com- i patriot: "llow much did he leave?" | "Begorra, he left ivory cent!" In the opinion of Department of j Agriculture experts it will bo neces sary to educate the British to the use | of American sweet potatoes. To this | end officers of the department advise j that small circulars, giving the va-1 rious recipes for cooking and serving our sweet potatoes, be printed and distributed i' England. It is thought j that a remunerative trade can he built up with England for this product. Denver Republican: "American sol diers are less dependent upon their! officers than the men of any other j army, and in these days of open light-! ing success depends in a high degree upon the individual ability of the sol diers to do the right thing at the right time. It is out of such men, when promoted to commissions, that good officers have frequently been made, j General Miles and General Chaffee are not West Pointers, and yet the former is commander of the entire army and j the latter is in command of the Amor- i lean forces in China." The trolley roads are asking permis sion to carry freight. In some see- ' tious they fairly gridiron the country i districts, and will no doubt become important factors in bringing farm j products r esh to the markets, collect- 1 ing milk for city trade and for large central creameries. With such possi- j bilitles iu view towns should in any j case compel new lines to widen nar- ! row highways, bridges, etc., over ' which they pass. Freight traffic over i narrow roads would become an intol erable nuisance to farmers traveling ; the highways, while over wide roads j the hours devoted to freight might be j o arranged as to cause little incon- ! venicuee, saya the American Agricul turist. A Clock Fall of Swallows. General Tliibaudin, a former French ' Minister of War, lives now at Mont-1 fermeil, near Italucy, and he there I buds a novel way of entertaining his ! numerous visitors. According to the j Gaulois, ho takes them into an adja cent wood, where stands the house of a master mason, Dclavier by name. Here they are shown the singular sight of swallows nesting in the chim ney clock that ornaments the dining room, and inhabiting it to such an ex tent that the owner does not wind it up during that period for fear of dis turbing the process of hatching. The presence of the family at meals is in no way disconcerting to the swallows. At 4 o'clock each morning they strike against the windows as a signal to the master of the house to open the casements and allow them to fly forth and seek nourishment for their young. The Difference. Down in Southern Georgia two wid ows were condoling with each other over their troubles. In telling of the last sickness and death of their hus bands, one said: "My man, poor fel ler, jes' suffered and suffered, and then jes' died for the want of breath!" The other replied: "Wall, mine didn't; he drawed his breath to the very lastJ"— Argonaut. Enthusiasm for music is leading the Earl of Dysart to make the rounds of his cottagers and to present a piano to | each family where he finds that any of 1 the children show an aptitude for niu sir. The worn-out uniforms of the British army, when so'.d bring back into the war office treasury close to $150,000 a year. Miss Fret and Laufflu Cries little Miss Fret. In a very great pet: "I hate this warm weather! It's horrid to tan! It scorches my nose. And it blisters my toes, And wherever I go I must carry a fan!" Chirps little Miss Laugh: "Why, I couldn't tell half The fun I am having this bright summer day! I sing through the hours. And cull the bright flowers, And ride 4 like a queen in the sweet smelling hay! —Christian Register. What Ono Grain of Wheat Did. Did you ever stop to think of the possibilities of a grain of wheat? We are so used to seeing the field sown with wheat and the crop come up and ripen that we quite forget how each little grain does a great work through the summer days in multiplying and adding to the former's harvest A farmer near Phoenix, Ariz., planted one grain of white Australian wheat, and at harvest time from it had sprung 1300 grains of large, fat wheat He planted ten acres of this wheat and harvested 177 sacks, each weighing 138 pounds. The single grain spoken of produced 30 stalks, so you see even u grain of wheat helps wonderfully. How Princes Aro Punched, That there is 110 whipping boy in Germany was evidenced the other day when the empress sent her eldest son, the future emperor, from the table on account of his rudeness. The prince, it appears, was unmannerly to a young, er brother, and the empress, turning to the French tutor, who 011 thajt oc casion had charge of the princes, said: '"Monsieur, I beg that you will ask mo to excuse his royal highness, the prince." The tutor begged that the prince be excused, and that young gentleman was forced to leave the table without finishing his meal. It is well known that the royal boys of Germany have had to grin and bear many a sound Hog ging administered by the imperial hand, along with a vast deal of disci pline from governors, tutors, etc. A different state of affairs tills from the time when a boy was kept to be punished instead of a prince. In England such a youth was called the whipping hoy, and a famous English artist, W. A. Stacey, painted a por trait of Prince Edward, afterward Ed ward VI, trying to defend his whip ping hoy from a Hogging which he himself deserved. In those days a prince who was to bo a king was looked upon and treated as a person of great importance. His person was held to be sacred, and so it would never have done to punish hi in. If an English prince missed his lessons, was rude to his teachers, or committed any of the other naughty tricks common to saucy children his whipping boy was flogged.—Cleveland Leader. Tlio Life or Chinese Girls. Many Chinese girls have bright, at tractive faces, and all have black or very dark ey s. Tlu y wear their raven locks dressed In different ways, accord ing to the province iu which they live. In most parts the hair is drawn back and twisted into ono heavy strand, which hongs down the buck and is tied with scarlet cord. Frequently the front hair is cut in a fringe. Some times two plaits are made and bunched up at either side of the head, being decorated with gay flowers. At other times especially in the winter season, they wear a strange little headdre:- consisting of a silken embroidered band, with a thick black silk fringe hanging down over the forehead and ears. When a girl Is about 13 years of age her hair Is put up in womanly style. It is twisted around curious wire frames of various shapes. Some are like butterflies' wings, othrs resemble a teapot handle. Again, girls wear enormous chignons, and Mnnchu girls have their hair tied in a large bow upon the top of their heads. Until their marriage most girls wear the hair in front dressed round, keep ing the natural appearance of the fore head. After the wedding it is dressed square. This appearance is obtained by pulling out the hair round the fore head, making it look broad and high. Even little girls frequently wear heavy earrings, bracelets and rings 11' they belong to a rich family. After the age of eight or ton the daughters of the wealthier classes are kept within the walls of their own homes. It is thought improper for them to lx seen out of doors. They have few amusements, and though they have not to endure the hard, grinding poverty of the poorer classes, their lives are much more cramped, and they have little variety in them. Some girls are taught to play on musical instruments, ami to sing songs or selections from the classics in a high unnatural key, by no means attractive to our ears. They spend much time in working embroidery. The paper patterns for these wonderful birds, flowers and fig ures are used in the ornnmention of Chinese clothing can be purchased at embroiderers' shops, hut the girls fre quently originate their own designs. Many women have helped to make the history of China, and stories are related of the various virtues possessed by heroines of past ages.—New York Tribune. Ilow Frecl.Crosgeri tle River. Fred's father was going to Mexico to examine a silver mine and Fred was going with him. They expected to travel four weeks horseback and camp out every iilght, and every boy in Fred's school wished his father bought mines. They went by mil to the city of Chihuahua; there Mr.Bell boughttheir outlit for the journey of 300 miles into the mountains. There was a stage coach for 150 miles, but as Fred was not very well his father decided to give him as long an outing in the mountain air as possible. So they were to go all the way horseback. Mr. Bell bought two mules for himself and Fred to ride, jus mules were safer in the mountains than horses, and he bought four burros to carry the packs of l>eddlng, clothing and provisions. There were two mozos, Mexican ser vants, whe went afoot to bike care of the pack-burroe and to prepare the meals. The second day, about noon, they reached the Snnta Ysubel river, and found that the early rain in the moun tains laid swollen the stream so that it could not be forded. What was to be done? Fred and his father sat on their mules, on the hank, and looked in dismay at the llood of water thut dashed and foamed past them. Finally some men who saw them from a neighboring ranch and told them they could get the burros across, by letting them swim, and swimming at their heads to help them. So the burros were unpacked and the packs divided to make them light er. Each bundle was wrapped in oil cloth and tied securely. Then a rope was fastened to the burro's head, one of the men took hold of the other end, the animal was led into the water, and both the man and the burro swam across. The burros had to swim very hard to keep from being washed down the stream, but the men who swain with them helped theiu by keeping the;i heads turned toward the current, and they all crossed safely. But they had to make three trips to carry all the packs across. Fred and his father, who had dis mounted to give what help tlicy could, stood and watched them until every thing was on the other side. Then Fred mounted his mule, to swim across. His father told him to hug the animal with his legs so tliat he would not lose his seat in the saddle, to keep his mule's head turned up-stream, and not to he afraid. Fred said lie wouldn't be afraid, and urged bis mule into the water, and they started all right. But before they were half way across the river some thing happened. Fred never knew Just what it was. But suddenly, the mule's head was turned down-stream and they were whirling along with the current, sometimes endwise uud some times side wise. Mr. Bell shouted to Fred to turn the mule's head up-stream, but the water made so much noise that the little fel low could not hear, and lie would have been unable to obey if he had heard. The mule mode many frantic efforts to recover control of himself, but the stream was too powerful; and he al ways ended by whirling along as be fore, sometimes endwise, sometimes sidowise, Fred clinging fast hold with lx>th arras and legs. Mr. Bell ran along the bank on his side of the river, trying to think of some way to help Fred, and the Mexi cans ran shouting along the bank on their side. But Fred and his mule continued down stream at a speed that Fred thought must lie equal to that of an express train, though it was really not so fast tlint his father and the Mexicans could not keep up. About half a mile below the ford, the river made an abrupt turn to the right, and Just at the turn the lower honk was quite Hat and sandy. Mr. Bell was very anxious about what might happen when the boy mid mule reached the swirling water of the bend; but luckily the two were dashed along close to the lower bank, and when the mule felt the Bandy bottom beneath his feet, he made u groat effort and partly scrambled, and partly was dashed by the water, up on the bank—and then he staggered along for a few foot and sank down on ids knees, just as the Mexicans came running up. Fred slid off the mule's hack drip ping. entirely unhurt though feeling rather dizzy, and waved his hand to his father, which was the .same as if he had said, "I told you I wouldn't be afraid!"— The Favorite. rroWH at tlie National Capital. A well-known supreme court olllelal was busy at liks desk tbe other day when his attention was attracted by the cawing of crows near the roof of the cnpltoi. The cries were so frequent snd loud that he concluded there must be something unusual going on. Looking out of the window, he saw two big black fellows alight on tbe roof near by and begin to claw In a rain-spout. They soon had n nest of young sparrows exposed, and it took only a few moments to dispose of the whole sparrow brood.—Washington Star. The World's Smallest .Journal. Probably the smallest journal in the world Is El Telogrufo, Guadalajara, Mexico. It appears every Sunday, and Is published In eight columns, 14 1-2 Inches long and 1 1-2 inches wide, on thick nianlla paper. Its stalT Includes an editor and director, an administrator or business manager, the printer nnd last but by no means least the capitalist or owner. Kaolin has been recently found In the Cumberland vnlley, Pennsylvania, and the Industry is being extensively developed. A HEKOIC CAPTAIN. ONLY 19, BUT HAS RENDERED GALLANT SERVICE. J Snl <> to Do the Most Youthful of Ills Rank In the Navy—Mndo Himself Ruinous During tJUo Attack on Tien tsin. The youngest captain in the service of the navy department of the United States is Smodley Darlington Butler, of West Chester, Pa., who although but j 19 years of age has served with dis j tinction in Cuba, the Philippines and I in China. In the attack on Tientsin, during which he was wounded, he so distinguished himself that he won pro motion to a captaincy. The young captain is the eldest son of Congress man Thomas S. Butler, and springs from two of the most prominent Ches ter families. When the Spanish-Am erican war broke out young Butler was a student at college, but becoming im bued with the spirit of patriotism, determined to volunteer his services. Going to West Chester without his father's knowledge he enlisted with Company I, Sixth regiment, N. G. P., but failed to pass the physical exam ination, his eyes being a little at fault. Beaming there was to be a competi tive examination for lieutenants in the marine service at Washington, he resolved to try it, but his father ob jected. Finally he consented to the trial, but would tender no assistance. The boy wont to Washington, passed the ordeal of examination, and out of a class of over 200 was second. He was given a second lieutenant commission and assigned to duty on Admiral Sampson's flagship, the New York. Although at that time not yet 17 years old, he saw active service and plenty of It. Ho was one of the lead ers of that gallant band of marines that landed on Cuban soil at Guan tanamo and engaged the Spanish forces in the guerilla warfare that en sued for several days. He was on board the New York during the destruction of Cervera's fleet and at the conclusion of the war was mustered out of serv ice. But he was not satisfied. A few months later, having again overcome the family objections, and when the trouble in the Philippines arose, he again submitted himself to a competi tive examination, and once moro passed well up at the head of the class. Butler was assigned to duty in the Philippines as first lieutenant of com pany G, First marine battalion. He served here with great credit until ho was ordered to China, when he won CAPT. SMEDLEY D. BUTLER, the recognition of the English general oommandlng the allied forces for brav ery in the attack oh Tientsin, his pro motion to a captainey speedily follow ing. Mark Twain on tlic Stnmp. Only once did Mark Twain appear in public as a political speaker. As a conscientious Republican in his politi cal preferences Mr. Clements took an active part in the presidential cam paign of 1880. While visiting in El mira, N. Y., in the fall of that year, ho made a short speech one Saturday night, introducing to a Republican meeting General Hawley, of Connecti cut. In the course of his remarks Mr. Clemens said: "Gen. Hawley is a mem ber of my church at Hartford, and the author of 'Beautiful Snow.' Maybe he will deny that. But I am only here to give him a character from his last place. As a pure citizen I respect him; as a personal friend of years, I have K!LLED BY RANDiTS One of the boldest hold-ups in the history of the west took place recent ly near Hugo, Col., in which William J. Pay, a prominent and wealthy resi dent of California, was killed while resisting the masked robbers. The hold-up occurred about 1 o'clock in tbe morning. The train left Denver early in the evening east bound and at a place called Limon Junction two masked men got on. When the train was going at full speed they drew their revolvers and ordered the con ductor to lead the way through the coaches and wake the sleeping pas sengers one at a time. The frightened passengers were made to hand over their money and valuables, the con ductor holding the bag for the plun der. One of the passengers, William J. Fay, would not submit so easily to being robbed, and drawing his revol ver fired at the men. The shot was re turned, and Mr. Fay fell dead, a bul let entering his mouth and passing through his head. The bandits secur ed SIOO in money and a number of valuables. They then ordered the con ductor to stop the train and escaped. the warmest regard for him; as a neighbor, whose vegetable garden ad joins mine, why—why, I watch him. Aa the author of 'Beautiful Snow' h has added a new pang to winter. He is a square, true man in honest poli tics, and I must say he occupies a mighty lonesome position. So broad, so bountiful in his character that he never turned a tramp empty handed from his door, but always gave him a letter of Introduction to me. Pure, honest, Incorruptible, that Is Joe Haw ley. Such a man in politics is like a bottle of perfumery in a glue factory— it may moderate the stench, but it doesn't destroy it I haven't said any more of him than I would say of my self Ladles and gentlemen, this Is Gen. Hawlcy." RUSSIA'S IMMENSE FIND. Prehistoric Anlmuls Dug Up Near the Du-lua River. I have just had the opportunity of reading the hitherto unpublished ac count of the discoveries made by Prof. W. Amalizeki on the hanks of the Dwina last year; they will probably make a great stir in the scientific world when published, says a St Pe tersburg correspondent of the London Mail. By permission of the czar, who makes an annual grant of 10,000 rubles for this purpose. Prof. Amalizeki, of the University of Warsaw, was sent last year to conduct some excavations on the banks of the Dwina in northern Russia Those river banks consist of porous sandstone, and the excavator was soon rewarded for his exertions by finding a fossilized plesiosaurus in a complete state of preservation, twen ty-nine feet long. As a temporary pro tection for this treasure a pit was dug 39 feet long, 13 feet broad, and 32 feet deop. In the digging of the pit a num ber of fossils of giant tree ferns and conifers were found, as well as anothor mine of pleslosaurl, which were dis covered lying one on top of another in layers. One of them iay on its back— this one had a well preserved set of teeth. The backs of these pleslosauri were covered partly with plates of horn, partly with horny excruscences. Judging from their teeth, these am phibious animals, whose species has not yet been established, wore beasts of prey. They show a certain amount of relationship to the dinosauri, but are sundered from them by several dis tinguishing peculiarities. The profes sor's finds were immediately examined and classified In St. Petersburg. It Is interesting to read of the difficulties with which he had to contend while making these excavations. The peas ants of the neighboring villages at first took him for a gold digger, because he had Cossacks stationed all night long round his excavations. As time went on they became certain that he was the living Antichrist and refused to give him and his companions food and shel ter, until a Russian priest living in the neighborhood had convinced them of the folly of the idea and had blessed the professor and his men. Finally the peasants satisfied themselves that the learned man was the cause of an outbreak of rinderpest In the surround ing villages, and went bent on stoning him and it was only the presence of mind of his Cossack guards that saved him from a terrible death. The pro cess of excavating the banks of the river will be continued this year. I'uncturoless Tiros* A German scientist has patented what he asserts to be a puncture proof tire filling. The filling Is a jelly made of glue. Glycerine is added to prevent hardening, and an antiseptic prepara tion that keeps It from fermenting. The mixture te first heated until it liquefies and is then beaten to a stiff foam. When in this frothy condition it is introduced into the tiro or saddle and allowed to cool and partly solid ify. The result tea light, spongy ma terial of cellular formation, exceeding ly light in weight and proof against tacks, nails, glass and all puncturing objects. How Soot Is Utilized. Experiments In France have shown that chimney soot 1s valuable both as a fertilizer and as an insecticide. Its fertilizing properties are practically noted in gardens and meadows. M. Dasserre, a wine grower in southern France, avers that "chimney soot kills the phylloxera with the rapidity of a stroke of lightning, and at the same time endows the vines with extraordi nary energy of growth." ' WILLIAM The robbers were run down Friday oj last week by a posse and both of them killed aJter a desperate fight. ' MENACE FROM ICEBERCS. Proeen Wanderers Which Are the Great est of Commerce Destroyers. The glory and the terror of the sea Is the iceberg; under cover of the night or the fog its dread form 6teals silently over the broad waste of waters menacing commerce and pre senting, at a safe distance and in the broad sunlight, a spectucle of rare beauty. There is a short summer sea son In tlie far nortliland, and when the sun's rays are powerful enough the rivers, which are Immense glaciers, bogin to move toward the coast, and reaching there, freeze the waters of the ocean far beyond the shore; then as this mass of ice Increases, its weight above the water becomes too great to be supported by the layers underneath, and crash Into the sea go fragments of lee enormous in size. Frozen to the bottom of these moun tains of lee are rocks and large pieces of earth torn from the river bottoms and carried down to the sea. This berg launching is accompanied by j thundering and splitting noises such | as never greeted any warship gliding from the stays. Strong currents, formed by the motion of the earth, ! seize these enormous frozen blocks | and hurry them southward toward the i banks of Newfoundland. Hundreds i and hundreds of miles they travel, in | vndtng a region where icebergs are a novelty, and where also they are a ter ror to the crews and passengers of vessels whose path they are likely to j cross. A collision with one of these vast accumulations of lee Is certain destruction to any ship that floats, and ' during certain seasons the navigators of the deep keep a sharp lookout for I them, lest they encounter one in the | night i Many miles off the coast of New foundland the bottom of the ocean j rises In a remarkable way and forms . a comparatively shallow basin enor ' mous in extent and surrounded by water five miles deep. This region is known as the Newfoundland Banks, and is the famous trusting place of the mer ciless fogs and lee-clad brotherhood of the north. As these Icebergs approach I the warmer climate the action of the sun and water upon them is remark able, and does for them what the sculptor's chisel docs for the block of marble. Out of shapeless masses ap penr forms of the finest architecture; a drifting mountain careens, topples over, and finally twists itself into a beautiful cathedral or a many-turret ed fortress, set high upon an elevation of clearest marble; vast Interiors formed by ley art-lies springing from great bits of a breaking berg; and all these forms draped with rich traceries of cream-whlto laee In designs un dreamed of. Then, too, the melting ice on the crests of these bergs fulls down the slippery sides and into the sea in streams and cascades; and, strange as it seems, this water is al ways fresh, despite the surrounding salt of the ocean. Sometimes the government sends a warship scouring over the waters to crush or blow up those great enemiis to navigation, but. despite this they still stand very near the top as com merce destroyers.—Woman's Home Companion. Tnrk9 at tlio Table. Turkish households are often quite modern In their arrangements even aping the ways of Paris. Butconserva tlve Turks frown on such newfangled ways. In a conservative Turkish household rich or poor, no tables are used and chairs are unknown. Instead, there is a huge wooden frame in the middle of the room about 18 inches high. When the family—the—men only—assembles to dine cushions are brought, placed upon the frame and on these the mem bers seat themselves tailor fashion, forming a circle around a large tray. The tray is a very large wooden, plated or silver affair, according to the financial condition of the family, and thereon Is deposited a capacious howl. About it are arranged saucers of sliced choose, anchovies, caviare aud sweet meats. Intcrpersed with these are goblets of sherbet, pieces of hot uu leaven bread and boxwood spoons. Knives, forks and plates do not fig ure in the service, but each has a nap kin spread upon his knees, and every one, armed with a spoon, helps himself. The bowl is presently borne away and another dish takes its place. This time it is a conglomeration of sub stantiate stewed together, such as mut ton, game or poultry. The mess lias been divided by the cook into portions, which are dipped up with the aid of a spoon or with the fingers. For the host to fish out of the mess * a wing or leg of a fowl and present it to a guest is considered a great com pliment, and for a Turk of lilgli degree to roll a morsel between Ids fingers and put It into the mouth of a visitor is looked upon as good manners. A Model VIIIBKO. The Daloenrlian village of Orsa seems to offer advantages as a place of residence to peprsons of small in comes. The municipality owns exten sive forest lands, and by the judicious sale of some of them the village has a revenue of about $75,000 a year. The inhabitants pay no taxes of any kind. A first-rate education Is pro vided for their children without the cost of n penny, anil each village In the district lia3 its telephone, which Is open free to the public use. Tho Sign* of the lloxers. The Boxers' signs are so complete and so admirably arranged that In dividual Boxers are able to com muni cate with one another at a consider able distance, even in the middle of a surging crowd.
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