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Michigan holds title to over half a million acres, most of It primary school 6nd tax homestead land. ' 'A' decidedly progressive step has been taken hy London waiters in abol ishing tips. Tho custom is considered degrading to the waiters. Once more tho old Wall street story —secret speculation, failure, disgrace. The moral is the same old moral and will meet the same old quick forget ting. ' It is p-c posed to raise Commodore Perry's flagship Niagara from the bot tom of Lake Erie and preserve the vessel as a monument of the early prowess and glory of the American navy. Statisticians are eagerly looking to the British birth return? for that in creased ratio of male births which fol lowed the war between France and Germany and that between Amerifa and Spair. So far the ratio remains normal in Great Britain, while it has slightly Increased In the colonics. The extemporaneous prayer in con ventions and public meetings is a relic of the past. The up-to-date minister now prepares Ills supplication In ad vance, furnishes It to'the papers, and the "release" of a prayer at any great public function takes its place with the "release" of whatever addresses may he made by more or less distin guished citizens. The Houston Post says that a strange feature of the Galveston ca lamity was the absolute disappear ance of the natural scavenger of the country—the buzzard—Just when he was most needed. Not one was to he seen anywhere, though It would be natural to suppose that the bodies of so many dead animals and human beings would attract thousands of buzzards from distant parts. The proposal to crown Bunker Hill with electric lights, so that it shall ho as conspicuous by night as by day, starts discussion. Ideal seutiment ar gues that the moral motive as well as the granite grandeur of the obelisk should dispense with such garish illu mination. Common sense replies that electric lights are a beautiful adorn ment, and that there is no desecration in jeweling tho patriotic stone with artificial are. During the first year's operation of the Chicago juvenile court 2208 chil dren were brought before Judge Tut litll, and of these 11(. J were paroled to the probation officers. Only fifteen per cent, of these have been returned to the court for a second hearing. Hundreds of children who have been guilty of some little offense for tlic first time have been reprimanded, but not punished, and have been started on the road to reform. When a merchant, a manufacturer, an agent, a professional man or other person who depends oil the patronage of the people shall have prepared to do business, It will still he necessary to the fullest success to have the peo ple know the fact, says the Philadel phia Record. According to the experi ence of the most successful men whose dealings have been with the general public, the best and surest way to effect tills Is by newspaper ad vertising. A civil engineer in Hobokcn has built a two-horse bedroom on wheels, with a tarpaulin extension for a kitchen, and proposes to drive to Mexico by easy stages. On the wagon is painted the motto: "As we intirney through life let us linger on the way." A resolution was adopted recently hy the Indiana Federation of Labor, asking that a law be passed prohibiting the employment by street railway companies of conductors and inotormen who are addicted to the use of intoxicants. J THE DOUBLE DEALING OF MRS. SMITH.! When my dear husband died two years ago, leaving ine with little mon ey and an iuvilid daughter, It was as If a warm, protecting wall between me and the north wind had been sud denly removed. Fortunately, our house, with its pretty garden at the bach, and decent neighbors was left us; and there was a steady demand for our front and back parlors, and the little room off, that answered for a library, or dress ing room. Lodgers e;imo and went, ana very cheerfully added their sovereigns to the line growing sum which 1 kept —where do you think?—ln an empty tea-caddy. Well, in tho very biggest rush of visitors they came. Tho young man eaiao first—a good looking boy of 24 of so—who was willing to pay any reasonable price for a comfortable, quiet room all to himself, where he could in the day—he being em ployed on a big moruiug paper during the week, and until a late hour on Saturday upon a Sunday paper. The next morning he came, bag and baggage; and I must say the little storeroom was not bad, with its clean matting and fresh curtains at the one window that looked on the garden. Mr. Ivry—that was his name—said it was all very nice, anil he drew a long breath as If quite weary; and I noticed his eyes looked tired and a little sad. I always feel sorry for young people with sad eyes. I told him 1 truly hoped he would bo suited, and showed liiin a cupboard at the end of the ball where he could keep his housekeeping supplies. There were two divisions, with a key to each, and I gave him tho right-hand one. Then, thinking of his sad eyes —and maybe Also of the tea-caddy— I offered to furnish cream and butter very reasonably. Well. Mr. Ivry had been under my roof for two Weeks, and giving me no more trouble than a mouse—and not near so much, for I am mortally afraid of a mouse—when she came. She came in the evening, when, luckily, I had just finished setting Mr. Ivry's little room in order. She wanted a room, and .the privilege of preparing her own breakfasts and suppers, and she would bo always at her work at a big milliner's during the day. Now every cranny of my house was full, unless—and here the wild plan which led to such constant watchful ness and frightful anxiety jumped in to my mind. I told here I feared tho only room I had would be too small and too plain to suit, but if she would like to look at it—and I led the tvay to Mr. Ivry's room. There was still a faint odor of cof fee, and a pair of very manly looking boots peeped from under the bureau. I caught them up and held them be hind mo while we talked. "I will take the room," she said, Avith a little sigh of resignation over my flinty price, "and I will come tomorrow evening at about seven." "And at what time will you be going away iu the morning?" I asked, as casually as possible. "Oh, dreadfully early! I must break fast at six, and be at my place at seven sharp. Will you kindly let your maid call me at half past five, for sometimes I am so sleepy." I assured her that 1 would gladly waken her myself, being always an early riser. And If she Avould like home-made bread and things of that sort, with fresh cream and butter, I thought I could make it convenient to supply them—at a reasonable price. She came, and four whole days passed before the awful possibilities of Sunday dawned upon me. I felt that I had already a sufficiently har rowing time—remodelling the room, so to speak, in the morning for Mr. Ivry, and clearing it up in the evening for Miss Hardy. More than once 1 had AVliat my dear husband would have called a close shave. Miss Hardy fell asleep again one morning, after being awakened and had hardly dashed down the front steps, without her breakfast—except for a glass of milk, which I almost poured down her throat—before Mr. Ivry came up tliem; and I made him wait in the lower hall while, Avitli some excuse, 1 hustled Miss Hardy's numerous belongings in to my clothes press. And one afternoon, Mr. Ivry lingered so long over his refreshments—prob ably rending or writing, for I heard the rustle of paper, and the occasional movement of ids coffee cup—that I nearly fainted Avitli fear as I whisked his possessions away and brought out and arranged the Hardy properties in their accustomed order. Then Mr. Ivry left ids side of the ball cup-board ajar on the third evening, showing plainly a piece of cheese and the remnants of sandwiches, for she asked 1110 next morning'lf there were other lodgers on our floor, and I wins obliged to vaguely prevaricate. What Avitli a falsehood and hard work and weary ing watchfulness, my nerves were ill ready becoming shaky. And now Sunday was coming! How to keep Miss Hardy out of her room from linlf-past six to half-past five, or longer, was the question. 1 thought of several things. I had a dear married niece living out In the suburbs In a pretty little house. I telephoned her, asking her us n special favor to take my guest for Saturday night and Sun day. She answered "With pleasure!" But when I proposed the delightful outing to Miss Hardy that young lady thanked mo most sweetly, and de- clined. The only holiday she yearned for she said, to He in hod one long, de licious morning. Then I set about contriving how to keep Mr. Ivry away. It isn't pleasant to toll a downright lib, so 1 couldn't invent some dreadful happening that would make the room uninhabitable for a day or two. I couldn't ask him to change rooms, for there were none to change to. And it was already Sunday morning. A friend was coming—and was she H,ot a friend—to stny until Monday morning, and I must give her a cor ner, hoping he would not be greatly inconvenienced. Mr. Ivr.v looked sur prised, but answered very kindly, Oh, yes, he would make some arrange ment for that little time. And I car ried up for his luncheon a nice cut of broiled chicken. I felt so relieved and grateful, and I am sure he realized how sorry I was to trouble him. but there were more Sundays—per haps a whole summer of them—to fol low, and hardly was his first one over, and Miss Hardy oft to her work, be fore the next one began to loom up. I tried to send Mr. Ivry out to my niece for Sunday, telling him of the quiet, the refreshing lake breeze, and the benefit of even a brief respite from the heat and uproar of the city. And, almost to Miss Hardy's words, ho replied that the only respite he needed was a few hours of solid sleep, and he could sleep at home, and lie pleasantly thanked me. Then I resolved to east myself on Miss Hardy's compassion. 1 told her that a friend of mine was coming to spend Sunday with me—a person very much in need of rest —and 1 had no quiet corner—nothing, in fact, but my bedroom, and the kitchen—and would she mind giving up her room just for the day—and as early in the morning ns possible—as a special favor to me? Miss Hardy promptly answered "Yes." I felt myself grow red with shame, thinking ol' my deception, but 1 con fess I was greatly relieved, with no confiicting Sunday to consider for 111 days to come. However, I had a sufficiency of scares during that time. One morning MISS Hardy, running back for a hand kerchief, and finding me wildly re moving her effects as If engaged in a fire drill, and only able to stammer something about "sweeping day;" and one evening catching me just outside her door with the last armful of Mr. Ivry's things (fortunately the evening was dark and rainy, and the hall lamp not lighted and Mr. Ivry finding a thimble and a hat pin which I had clumsily overlooked, politely handed them to me, without even a thought of suspicion. The time fled swiftly, and soon an other unarranged Sunday confronted me. It was Mr. Ivry's turn to be di verted front the room. Now I would take a bold stand, and say to him that, owing to our cramped quarters, my daughter's illness, and the fact that we were to have a guest every Sunday—and weren't we?—he would be conferring a great favor if he would find some other room for just that day, and I would gladly make a suitable reduction in his rent, and be so much obliged. I made the suggestion to him with fear and trembling—for there was the chance that he might take leave al together—and my voice faltered, and the tears came into my eyes, in spite of my effort to be calm and business like. The dear boy! He had nothing for me but instant compassion and ready compliance. He said he could manage somehow, he was sure; and his room, which had began to seem like home to him, would seem all the plcasanter for these brief absences. The next Saturday afternoon, at a quarter to six, Mr. Ivry went away with a handling anil umbrella and a smiling good-by, and I flew to my work of reconstruction with a light heart. No more threatening, dreadful Sundays, and only the little minor risks of week-days to look out for! No wonder I hummed as I placed Miss Hardy's lamp and books and work basket and fans, and slippers and dressing case, and calendars, In their usual places. I was sitting In our own little room one evening when the blow fell. Latch keys had already admitted the first floor people, and so, when I heard the hall door open and close, and a quick step came b binding up the stairs, I knew the end had come. Evidently Air. Ivry has hastily re turned for some important forgotten thing, and, thinking that my guest was not to arrive until the next day, had returned to unlock the door. I heard Miss Hardy utter an exclama tion, and bound to the door, which she must have opened quite violently, for it banged against the table and made the plates rattle. The hall was dimly lighted— for I cannot afford a dazzling outlay of gas. "What do you mean?" cried Miss Hardy's voice in startled intensity. "I bag your pardon, but I left"— be gnn Mr. Ivry. "You are mastaken! This is my—" "Excuse me, it is my room—" "If you don't go away this minute I'll cail Airs. Smith!" "Will you listen a moment? I left some papers here—" "Mrs. Smith!" "111 the side pocket of my mackin tosli—" , "Mrs. Smith!" "That hangs—or did hnng an hour ago—in the corner of the—" I got to my feet, but weakly sank Into my chair again. By this time they must have taken a look at each ; other, and there came a little cry from Miss Hardy. "Philip—Mr. Ivry!" Then there was such a confusion of exclamations that I could distinguish nothing for a few moments. Finally j came a few sentences In Miss Hardy's clear, but slightly trembling voice: j "I am hero because 1 am at work, i Papa died u year ago. He lost all his J money, and he couldn't get over it. 1 am as poor as you are now." "Thank Heaven!" said Mr. Ivry very fervently. "At the last papa was very sorry for—for everything. He told me to see you. But you had gone—l did not know where, and I—" "Oh, this is splendid! I"—began Mr. Ivry. "Don't you mind now, mamma," whispered my daughter. "They're so happy they'll forgive you everything." j And so they did.—Waverly Magazine. j THE SCENT OF THE ONION. By Any Other Name It Would Ise as Far 1 from Sweet. It is Interesting to make Inquiry into ; the cause of this unfortunate quality of the onion. It is simply due to the j presence in some quality of another ' mineral matter in the bulb—sulphur, j It is this sulphur that gives the onion j its germ-killing property and makes the bulb so very useful a medicinal agent at all times, but especially in the spring, which used to be—and still is in many places—the season for tak- \ ing brimstone and treacle in old-fash ioned houses before sulphur tablets ] came into vogue. Now, sulphur, when united in by- ! drogen, one of the gases of. water, ' forms sulphurated hydrogen and then becomes a foul-smelling, well nigh a j fetid, compound. The onion, being so juicy, has a very large percentage of water in its tissues, and this, combin- ! ing with the sulphur, forms the strongly scented and offensive sub- j stance called sulphurpt of allyle, which ! is formed in all the alliums. This sul- | phuret of allyle mingles more especial- 1 ly with the volatile or aromatic oil of I the onion; it is identified with the i mnlodorant principle found in asafoe- \ tida. which is almost the symbol of all smells that are nasty. The horse • radish, so much liked with roast beef ! for its keen and biting property, and ! the ordinary mustard of our tables ] both owe their strongly stimulative I properties to this same sulpiwrot of allyle, which gives them heat and acri- j dlty, but not an offensive smell, owing to the different arrangements of the • atoms in their volatile oils. This brings us to a most curious fact in nature, that most strangely, j yet most certainly constructs all vege- j table volatile oils In exactly the same | way—composes them all, whether they are the aromatic essences of cloves, j oranges, lemons, cinnamon, thyme, , rose, verbena, turpentine or onion, of exactly the same proportions, which are Sl% of carbon to 11% of hydrogen. | and obtains all the vast seeming di- ) verslties that our nostrils detect in their scent simply by a different ar rangement of the atoms in each vege- j table oil. Oxygen alters some of the hydro-carbons; sulphur others.—Cham bers's Journal. QUAINT AND CURIOUS. Adoption Is so general in Japan that ; it is 110 uncommon thing to find half | a dozen children in n family who are no relation to each other or to the father or mother. Singular coincidences always are In- ! teresting, and here is one from ling land : At Cross Keys, near Aberearn, Monmouthshire, Elizabeth Jones, land lady of a local hostelry, died suddenly at her daughter's wedding breakfast. The wedding had previously been post poned for a month owing to the simi lar sudden death of the bride's broth er just before the time fixed for. the marriage ceremony. There lias takeu place according to Spanish reports at the Circus of Se ville a wrestling match between a man and a bull. The man is a cham pion Spanish athlete named Bomulus, and the bull was a powerful beast rising five years old. Amid the dell rous plaudits of an immense crowd Bomulus succeeded in bringing Ills four-footed antagonist to the earth. Morocco lias the smallest navy In the world. It consists of just one ves sel—the Hassan!. Until recently the peculiar feature of this warship was that it had no guns; but the Sultan, Abdul Aziz, lias now purchased at Ca diz four of the lightest pieces of ord liance'leftto Spain by the United States at the close of the war. and lias had them mounted. He is thoroughly sat isfied that in the event of a war with any of the Bowers the " reorganized" navy would be able to sweep the seas. The towering Washington monu ment, solid as it is, cannot resist the heat of the sun. poured on its south ern side on a midsummer's day. with out a slight bending of the gigantic shaft which is rendered perceptible by means of a copper wire, 174 feet long, hanging in the centre of the structure, and enrrylng a plummet Suspended In a vessel of water. At noon in summer the apex of the monument, 500 feet nboV,- the ground, is shifted, by expan sion of the stone, a few hundredths of an inch toward the noftli. High winds cause perceptible motions of the plum met. and in still weather delicate vi brations of the critst of the earth, otherwise unperceived, are registered by it A MAN'S WIFE'S LETTERS. What His ltights Are as Decided by Ges man Law. The question as to whether a hus band is entitled to open his wife's let ters is a very interesting one to people of both sexes, both before and after marralge. It is not a question of open ing letters in general, as no doubt the circumstances of the case regulate this point In every family and in every coun try in a manner suitable and accep table to both sides. There are, how ever eases In Which it may be very im portant for a husband to know the eon tents of a suspected letter. Chivalry would, with most men of a sensitive and honorable nature, induce them to avoid directly breaking the seal of such missives themselves, but they would demand that the letter should be open ed in their presence, and forthwith shown to them. Women, it is safer to suppose, If of a suspicious and jealous bent of mind, would be restrained by no scruples, but would act according to the suggestions of passion. The framers of the new Code of Civil Law, that holds good for the whole German empire, perhaps thought they had bet ter not probe Into the probabilities of feminine action in the matter of let ter-opening; or that the women of the Fatherland were better trained than to presume to claim the right of peer ing into the written secrets of tlieir lords and masters. Anyhow, the rights of women on this point are not men tioned. while it is very distinctly laid down how far a husband is or is not entitled to open his wife's letters. The Code confines, in cases of differ ence of opinion, the husband's rights to decide on matters affecting the mu tual conjugal living together, such as the prescribing of the hour when din ner shall lie served and how it shall be served, and the direction of other matters connected with household ar rangement, the number of servants to be kept and so forth. lie may also de fiue how far lie and his wife are to mutually support one another in cases where the assistance is required. A letter addressed to a man's wife, how ever, does not affect their mutual con jugal life, and therefore he is not en titled to open it contrary to bis wife's wish. With regard to ids wife's letters to third persons, the possibility is ad mitted that tlie letter may contain mat ter affecting his conjugal existence with his wife, and he is entitled to claim obedience from his wife if he asks to be informed of the contents of the letter. But the law does not allow the husband to force his wife to obey him In tills particular, lie may forbid his wife to write a certain missive or to despatch it if written, but lie cannot prevent her doing so if she Is bent thereon. And he lias no right to open the letter in order to find out its eon- Urn ts. If, however, lie suspect his wife of infidelity or other penal offence, and should he presume that the contents of a certain letter would afford liini the required proof of bis spouse's guilt, he may apply to have the correspondence in question seized by a magistrate, pub lic prosecutor, or a pollc, man, ami have tiie letters opened, by one or other of these functionaries, in his presence; but lie may not demand from a post man or a postoftice that the letters in question should lie handed to him per sonally instead of being delivered to his wife. Most Germans, however, think that In practical life the jargon of tile law would in tlie above cases stand a poor chance of being attended to. If there were real reason to induce a man to forcibly open ids wife's let ters the Interpreters of the law would, beyond doubt, deal lenftntly with him, or would openly admit that lie had act ed justifiably In safeguarding Ids own Interests. —London Telegraph. Women Kttrmhanilll ill tlie Went. Among the new fields in which women are competing with men is that of farm labor. It Is said that In Kan sas out of the 17,000 farmers in the state, 5000 are women. In Oklahoma an almost similar condition prevails. Some of the women work in the field, while others act as overseers. Many of these are Germans. In many parts of Europe, and particularly In France and Germany, women have long been accustomed to work in the fields and 011 the farms, and when they come to this country this aptitude for field work serves them in good stead. The Ger man women are much preferred by the farmers to tin- lazy shiftless farm hands which form their ordinary float ing labor supply. They say the women are much more reliable, and tlie work they do is better done, Kansas, with its immense wheat fields, draws thous ands of harvest hands evi rv year. But even these have been unable to meet the prevalent dearth of labor. Tlie sit uation was recently so serious that the farmers were in a state of semi-panic over the prospect of losing a part of their crop. A meeting of young women was called to discuss the situation, and resulted in the formation of n club composed entirely of young women, who will go out Into the fields and help the farmers to get in their wheat crop. Tliey will receive for their labor regular men's wages. The Idea some times held that farm work unsexes a woman has been controverted too often to need discussion.—Chicago Record. Cultivating a Hobby. A well known physician advises his friends and patients to cultivate a hobby, for recreation and mental health. Collecting any tiling, fioiu walking sticks to old postage stamps, is suggested for those who have no fondness for special studies, such as geology or astronomy. He believes that the entire system is benefited by the complete change of thought from business to a "bobby." RAM'S HORN BLASTS. the fire is l 'L'Mar I extinguished in dear th. the gold will re - WbJSe Tlie 1)1331 heart purifier is to be filled tinNA with thoughts of VftraVl The hghts of the Ift \Wjgf yorld need focusing l\ k \ A in the lens of ItSVN. Christ's love. ' [ t ig praiseworthy IT ' to aspire to the stars, but you must also plan to drop on the earth. Education may furnish you a" head light, hut only the grace of God can help you make steam. j It takes two to make a quarrel, but one may mend it. ; AHe in its own clothes is always j impotent. Easy preaching comes from hard, < ! preparation. i It is impossible to put off sin till you ! put on Christ. God's laws of giving are as fixed as His laws of giving. A sincere man is nine-tenths right | and 99 per cent .pure. There are no dead saints. Love only can lighten labor's It ad. A long prayer may rise from little I piety. Tapering off a bad liablt is but spin- I nlng out a rope to hold you till the next seige of the temptation. Too many preachers are thinking more of salary than of service. He who groans most in prayer fre quently loans the Lord least In char ity. The spirit of the meeting Is not greatly helped by the people who say, a "I will be with you in spirit." *1 The Christian who knows Gcd, will praise Him every day of his life, whe ther he feels like it or not. The raven who failed to return to the ark is a picture of many Christians who, being saved, never look back tn say so. Our indebtedness to God 13 due to man. The. better days will come only as you do your best today. The more intensive your faith the more extensive your influence. The church without a prayermeeting Is a body without a heart. If you give no place to the devil you villi not go to the devil's place. While we are close to Christ we nev er find any weight In his yoke. Growth of Golf. Six years ago there wero only fiva clubs in the United States Golf Asso- elation. Now there are twenty-five associate and 225 allied clubs on the roll. There are now in existence about twenty state or other branch leagues subordinate to the United States Golf Association, and that in many instances a golf club Is content to remain only a member of its local organization is shown by the record in Newman's Cflicial Golf Guide for 1900, which gives a list of nearly 900 regularly organized clubs. New York heads the list, with 153. The same au thority estimates that there are at least 200,000 golfers in the United States. The Rllicrbu Railway. The British commercial agent la Russia, Mr. Cooke, has just Issued a very optimistic report on the great trans-Siberian railway. Siberia, he points out, is no longer a mere Rus sian penal settlement, but a young country with a great future before it. The railway has already diffused hun dreds of thousands of settlers over the . vast domain and is opening gold de- * posits which it has not hitherto been possible to work at a profit. Siberia already ranks among tlie leading gold producing countries and other import ant Industrials are expected now ts develop rapidly. In many respects tho history of Siberia is curiously like that of Australia. A petroleum motor costs about 7 cents per horse-power hour. fifhere to Locate? WHY. IN THE TERRITORY TRAVERSED BY THE Louisville Nashville Railroad, > -THE- Grcat Central Southern Trunk Lice, KENTLCKY, TENNESSEE, ALABAMA, i MISSISSIPPI, FLORIDA, WHERE Farmers, Fruit Growers, Stock Raisers, Manufacturers, Investors. Speculators and Money Lenders will And the greatest chances In tho United States to inuko "big money" by rw.ison of th* abundance and cheapness of Lund and Farms, Timber and Stone, iron and Ccal, Labor—Everything. Free site*, financial assistance, and free dom from taxation for tho manufacturer. Land and farms at $1.0(1 per acre and up wards, and 6"0,WJ0 acres in Florida that; can bo taken gratis under the U- S. Home* stead laws. Stock raising In the Gulf Coast Distrlot will make enormous profits. Half fare, ewurslons the ilrst and third Tuesdays pt each month. Let us know what you want, and we will tell you where and how to get it—but don'f delay, as the country is filling up rapidly. Printer/ matte?, maps and all information free. Address R. J WEMYSS, Banerai Immigration and Industrial Agsnl y ' Lou tfvllle. Ry, j
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