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FREELAND, PA., JUNE 23, 1902.
A HANDY FOOTSTOOL.
It May Be Made of Any Ordinary
Strong Wooden Ilox.
To make tbis pretty and handy foot
stool any ordinary strong wooden box
from the grocer's will serve the pur
pose; in height about eight inches and
capable of holding a pair of slippers.
Sandpaper the box to a uniform
smoothness and line the inside with
a piece of dark patterned wall paper.
Round the sides transfer a boldly con
ventional design and stain the rest a
# SHOE BOX FOOTSTOOL.
pretty green. The design is carried out
in copper metallic paint and the whole
carefully varnished.
Next cut a piece of Linen (wax it
well) the size of the top and make a
nice firm pad filled with horsehair or
floek, which must be nailed tightly
over the lid, which is then covered
with a remnant of brocade to match
with or harmonize with the green
stain. Hide the edges by covering them
all around with silk furniture braid.
Copper handles fitted at each end of
the box make a finish, and if desirous
of being able to keep the lid up nail
pieces of ribbon or tape on to the lid
and sides. (See sketch.)
The owner of the footstool can keep
his or her house shoes lu the box and
thus have both shoes and footstool al
ways at hand together.
The Bent Physical Culture.
For arms, lingers and wrists wash
ing and wiping dishes will be found
admirable. One is as good ns the oth
er. Perhaps the water aids in giving
suppleness to the Joints of the fingers.
That is mi advantage washing dishes
has over wiping them. However, there
is surely a line elbow movement in the
wiping.
Bedraaking as it Is still taught In the
homely physical culture academies of
Yankee farmhouses cannot be too high
ly recommended. With the folding of
every counterpane, blanket and sheet
the arms are stretched as far apart as
they will go, each hand holding one
end. Then, standing perfectly erect,
the chest Is thrown out. Quickly the
hands are brought together again, and,
presto, the sheet Is folded double!
Shoulders, body and limbs are all de
veloped by the mattress turning. The
eye and sense of symmetry learn much
from the regular arrangement of coun
terpane and pillows. Of course this
exercise ought not to be carried too
far.—Success.
Indians In n Trust.
A mooting was hold by the Omaha
and Winnebago Indians on their reser
vations several days ago, and a relic
trust was formed. Great Thunder, a
leading financier of the Winnebngoes,
was elected president Great Thunder's
specialty is making bows and arrows.
Green Rainbow and Prairie Chicken,
makers of belts, and John A. Logan,
manufacturer of eagle feather war
bonnets, were made directors. All the
members of the tribes will obey these
leaders In matters pertaining to the
prices of Indian goods.
tow Fares to Colorado and the Coast.
On account of various conventions to
be held during the summer In Colorado
and on the Pacific coast, the Lehigh
Valley Railroad announces a number of
dates on which round trlptlckots will be
sold at one-way faro. These tickets will
bear especially liberal limits, and will
afford some interesting and delightful
tours. Information as to dates, etc ,
may be obtained of any agent of the Le
high Valley Railroad, or by addressing
Chas. S. Loe, goneral passenger agent,
20 Cortlandt street, New York.
Independence Day at Niagara Falls.
The Lehigh Valley Railroad announces
the low faro of $8.55 from Freeland
for the round trip. Tickets on sale July
,'i and 4, limited for return to July 0, and
will bo honored on any train except the
Black Diamond express.
Soo agents for further particulars.
WASHINGTON LETTER
[Special Correspondence.]
The Congressional Directory makes
no mention of the baths which take up
a goodly amount of space In the sub
basement of the capitol. They are a
time honored institution and are main
tained at the government's expense for
the members. Care, however, has been
taken not to give undue prominence to
the fact that the taxpayers provide
sumptuous baths where their repre
sentatives can go and recover from the
effects of state dinners or wilder dissi
pations without more interruption than
is absolutely necessary from their offi
cial duties. The house baths are par
ticularly luxurious. The halls are car
peted with velvet which makes the
iioor covering of the committee rooms
appear like burlap by comparison. The
tubs are of heavy porcelain, the plumb
ing Is silver plated, and all the other
furnishings ure in keeping with this
elegance. The attendants are said to
be the most expert in the country, and,
while they are not carried on the pay
roll as "rubbers," masseurs, chiropo
dists and manicures, theirs is the work
of those specialists just the same.
On the house side a marble bathtub
has Just been installed that is marvel
ous in its elegance. The stone from
which it was hewn was imported from
Italy. The tub was hollowed out by
hand, and its interior has been polished
until it shines like a mirror. It is said
to have cost over SI,OOO. This marble
tub is placed in a room which has a
wainscoting of Italian marble. The
plumbing appliances are said to be the
lincst ever placed on a bathtub in this
country.
Walsh's Mansion ami Block.
Thomas F. Walsh, the Colorado mil
lionaire, who has made his home in
Washington for the last four years, is
building a mansion in the west end
which will be the most expensive, if
not the linest. In town. It is at the cor
ner of Massachusetts avenue and
Twenty-first street, near the homes of
Mrs. Townsend and Mrs. Westing
house, and will have a frontage of
eighty feet and a length of ninety-five
feet. The frame will be entirely of
steel and the materials for the walls
brick and granite, making the house
fireproof.
On the first iioor will be a large hall
containing a balcony for musicians,
drawing, reception and dining rooms, a
library and u conservatory. The second
and third iloors will be devoted to the
living rooms for the family and their
guests. A large ballroom and a supper
room will occupy the top lloor, and in
the basement, besides the kitchen and
other otfices, a billiard room and wine
closet have been provided for. The
house will cost in the neighborhood of
$300,000, and more than a year will be
required to build and decorate it.
The Colorado building ollicc structure,
ulso to be erected by Mr. Walsh at the
northeast corner of Fourteenth and G
streets, tlib Foundry church site, will
be the largest building of the sort iu
Washington. Mr. Walsh has just se
lected the design and the plans.
An ISxpennlve Antique.
Because there is no record of a mon
ey order for sls issued seventy-three
years ago a big force of clerks in the
postoilice department has been put to
work trying to trace it. It is estimated
that it will cost the government SSOO in
salaries for clerks who are going over
the records in an effort to find some
thing concerning this order.
Representative Landisof Indiana pre
sented the order to Postmaster' General
Payne for payment. It had been sent
to him by n constituent who had been
unable to get it cashed. The order was
issued by Asa Baker, postmaster at
Mooresville, Ind., in April, 18111). It is
made payable to Robert Martin and is
for $1.5. Martin has been dead some
years. His heirs in looking over his pa
pers discovered the order. It was in
good condition. The books kept by Mar
tin showed that he had never received
the amount.
The heirs presented the order at the
Westfleld (Ind.) postoilice and demand
ed their money. The postmaster there
found that the postoilice at Mooresville
had long ago been abolished, lie said
he could do nothing, and the heirs sent
the ancient order to Representative
Lundis.
l uted tn a Preitldeut'n Desk.
Jimmie Garfield, as the people of
Washington insist on calling the son of
the murdered president, although he is
now a man with a tinge of gray in his
hair, was being initiated into his duties
ns civil service commissioner by Presi
i dent Proctor and William Dudley
Foulke. his colleagues on the commis
sion. lie laid just been shown his room,
the same one In which Mr. Rodenberg
of Illinois had worked, and Mr. Foulke
said impressively, "Mr. Garfield, you
will have the honor of sitting at the
same desk which President Roosevelt
used when he was a member of this
commission."
Mr. Garfield did not seem much im
pressed. "I am used to sitting at a
desk that has been used by a president
of the United States." he said. "I use
my father's desk at homo, so I think 1
shall be able to work all right at this
one."
Tableland and No I*cakn.
A citizen from New Mexico came to
town, and Delegate Rodey took him up
to see congress at work. The New Mex
ican sat in a gallery for two hours and
then met Rodey in one of the corridors.
"I ain't thinkin' much of this yere
outfit," said the New Mexican.
"Why not?" asked Rodey.
"There don't seem to be no statesman
D the buncli^'
"Oh," said Rodey, "probably there
ore no Daniel Websters here, but it is a
mighty good lot of men of line ability."
"So I was thinkin'," said the New
Mexicuii; "all tableland and no peaks."
CARL SCIIOFIELD.
The Kind You Have Always Bought, and which has been,
in use for over 30 years, has borne the signature of
- and has been made under bis pcr
fs. J / SOl, al supervision since its infancy.
Vc/-CcttAt/K Allow no one to deceive you in this.
All Counterfeits, Imitations and "Just-as-good" are but
Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of
Infants and Children—Experience against Experiment.
What is CASTORSA
Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare
goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. It
contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic
substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms
and allays Fevcrisliucss. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind
Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation
and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the
Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep.
The Children's Panacea—The Mother's Friend.
CASTORIA ALWAYS
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Sn Use For Over 30 Years.
HINT 3 FOR FARMERS
Good Seed For the Farm.
One of the most important things to
consider 111 the production of satisfac
tory crops on the farm is the obtaining
of suitable seeds and of the best varie
ties for the purpose, says a writer in
the American Cultivator.
If all other things are properly at
tended to and this neglected, inferior
results ruay be expected.
First, seeds should be adapted to the
locality, climate and soil. All kinds of
crops will not flourish alike under all
conditions or in all parts of the United
Stutes. It is always safest to grow
those kinds that are adapted to any
particular location, as they will usual
ly give the best results.
It will do to obtain seeds from a
more northern or colder climate, but
it is hardly safe to take them north
from the south, as they will not be so
likely to mature a crop owing to a dif
ference in season and climate.
Seeds in any locality may be greatly
improved by careful selection and
propagation. Particularly is this the
case with corn. A good variety can
be well kept up in its original charac
teristics am} even improved in some
respects, as carliness, uniformity, pro
ductiveness, etc., by this careful atten
tion to selection from year to year.
Valuable varieties are often obtained
in this way, entitling them to the des
ignation of pedigree or thoroughbred.
Pencil Crop Improved by Tlilnnlnur.
With the favorable reports that have
come from most peach belts indications
point to a fairly good peach crop this
season. The product can be greatly
improved in quality by judicious thin
ning. Many growers have been back
ward about adopting this method, but
most experienced up to date fruit grow
ers practice thinning regularly. No
orchard work pays better. The quality
of the fruit is much improved and
brings top prices on the market. The
time for thinning depends somewhat
upon the variety and locality. Most
growers thin when the fruit is about
half an inch in diameter. It is usually
done in June or July in the more north
ern belt, but in the south it is practiced
quite regularly much earlier.
The distance between peaches left on
the branches varies from three to ten
inches on well matured trees. Smaller
trees from two to three years of age
fruiting for the first time are frequent
ly thinned quite severely to promote
more rapid growth and greater wood
development. What is commonly known
us the June drop must be taken into
consideration, and thinning must not
be too severe before this period. This
is due largely to the attacks of the
curculio.—American Agriculturist.
Fertility InrroaNcil by Dairy.
Dairying improves the farm; wheat
growing depletes it. If only the farmer
can be induced to keep a few cows, it
will pay. Let him call it a pastime at
first. It will not be long before he will
see it is a good business. "The change
from wheat to butter farming," says
Hoard's Dairyman, "has produced a
wonderful increase in fertility, so that
today splendid crops of grain, corn and
grass are grown. For every ton of
wheat the farmer sold they took out
of the soil $7 worth of fertilizer. For
every ton of butter sold only £0. cents'
worth of fertility is disposed of. Such
u change effect on soil of two methods
of farming must in the very nature of
things show for itself."
Children and the Poisononn Plnntn.
Four Ohio boys recently ate wild
parsnip, thinking it to be sweet anise.
One died and the others are in a crit
ical condition. Every country child
should know the comparatively few
poisonous plants growing in his yjciu
lty. Boys especTally have a disposition
to investigate and taste all sorts of
plants and fruits. A little care 011 the
part of parents will often prevent the
making of such fatal mistakes. In
struction in these matters in country
schools would not be out of place.
Specimens obtained from a summer
Saturday In the field or woods would
furnish pupils an interesting and valu
able object lesson.—Rural New Yorker.
Tobacco Growers Pleased.
Tobacco growers are happy over the
prospect of a vigorous competition with
the American Tobacco company. The
American company went to England to
compete with the Imperial company,
or, in fact, to try to monopolize the
tobacco trade in England, as it has
almost done in this country. Now the
Imperial company returns the compli
ment and comes over here to build fac
tories and put buyers on the market in
competition with the trust. Two large
factories are to be built by the English
men in North Carolina and one in Vir
ginia. The competition will benefit the
growers of the tobacco crop.—Practical
Farmer.
Tapeworm In Slioep.
It is said that the tapeworm is af
flicting sheep very extensively 011 the
range this spring. The presence of
this parasite may be known by the
victims becoming poor, hidebound and
frequently pot bellied. They have a
dry, harsh fleece, a tottering gait, eat
and drink more than normal amounts,
but fail to digest the food, and fre
quently diarrhea sets in, and they final
ly die from starvation and exhaustion.
Tomatoe.% on Fences.
A good plan is to plant the tomato
vines along the garden fence if you
are unfortunate enough to have one.
The extra heat along the fence will
hasten the tomatoes to ripen, while
the fence can be made to act as a sup
port for the plants. Use a three-quarter
inch wire staple to fasten them with,
giving it a single tap with a hammer.
An unsightly fence will be covered in
this way aud waste ground utilized.
WORDS OF WOMEN.
A plain woman takes pride in lier
friends, u beautiful woman in her ene
mies.
A woman will often say no when she
means yes, but never yes when she
means no.
A young girl is the nearest approach
to an angel that we have und the most
exasperating.
It has never yet been decided wheth
er a woman Is huppier when happy or
when miserable.
When a Woman Is thoroughly tired,
she finds nothing so refreshing us a
nice long talk.—Smart Set.
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RAILROAD TIMETABLES
LEHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD.
May 18 1902.
AKKANGKMKNT OF PASSENGER I'HAINB.
LEAVE FKRELAND.
0 12 n m for Weatherly. Muuch Chunk
Allentown, Bethlehem, Huston, Phila
delphia and New York.
7 29 a m for Sandy ltun. White Haven,
Wilkes-Ilarre, Pittston and Seruiiton.
8 15 a m fur Hnzloton, Weutherly, Maueh
( hunk. Allentown, Bcthiclu in. Huston,
Philadelphia, New York, Delano and
Pottsville.
9 58 in for Hazleton, Delano, Mahanoy
City, Shenandoah and Mt. < rrmel.
1 1 45 a in for Weatherly, Maueh Chunk. Al
lentown, Bethlehem. Huston, Phila
delphia, New York, Huzlcton, Delano,
Mahanoy City, Shenundoah and Mt.
Carmol.
J 1 41 a in for White Haven, Wilkcs-Barre,
Se.rnnton and the Went.
4 44 p hi for Weatherly, Maueh Chunk, Al
lentown, Uethlehein. Huston, I'hiladel
iduu. New York, lla/.leton, Delano
Mahanoy City, Shenandoah, Mt. Caruie
and Pottsville.
6 35 n ni for Sandy Run, White Haven,
Wilkes-Bar re, Scrauton ai.d all points
West.
7 29 P ni for Hazleton.
ARRIVE AT FREEHAND.
7 29 a ni from Pottsville, Delano and Haz
leton.
9 12 uui from New York, Philadelphia, Hus
ton. Bethlehem, A lion tow n. Maueh
( hunk. Weatherly, Hazleton, Muhanoy
City, Shenandoah and Mt. Carinel
9 58 a in from Seruiiton, Wilkes-Uarre und
White Haven.
1 1 51 a m from Pottsville, Mt. Carmol, Shen
andoah, Mahanoy City, Delano and
Hazleton.
I 2 35p m lrom New York, Philadelphia,
Laston, Uethlehein, Allentown, Maueh
Chunk and Weutherjy.
4 44 } in from Scrantou, Wilkes-Ilarre and
White Haven.
0 35 P ni from New York, Philadelphia,
Huston, Uethlehein Allentown, Maueh
Chunk, Weatherly, Mt. Carmol, Shenan
doah, Mahanoy City, Delano and Hazle
ton.
7 29 ]> in lrom Seruiiton, Wilkes-Barre and
White Haven.
For further information inquire of Ticket
A (rent*
UOLLIN H.WILBUR,GeneraI Superintendent,
28 Cortlandt Street, New York City.
CHAB. S. LEE. General Passenger Aircnt.,
28 Cortlandt Street, New York City.
G. J. GILDROY, Division Superintendent,
Hazleton, Pa.
r FHE DKLAWARK, SUBUUEHANNA AND
A SCHUYLKILL RAII.KOAD.
Time table in effect May 19,1001.
Trains leave Drlfton for Jeddo, Eekley, Hazle
Brook, Stockton, Beaver Meadow Road, Kuan
and Hazleton Junction at HOO a m, daily
except Sunday: and 7 07 a ra, 2 38 p ni, Sunday.
Trains leave Drilton for Oneida .1 unction'
'larwood Road, Humboldt Road, Oneida and
Sheppton at HOO am, daily except Sun
dav; and 7 07 a m, 2 88 p m, Sunday.
Trains leave Hazleton Junction for Oneida
Junction, Harwood Road, Humboldt Road
Oneida nd Sheppton at 02, 11 10 a ro, 441 p m
dally except Sunday; and 707 a m, 311 pm'
Sundaj'.
Trains leave T)<*rinjrer for Totnhicken, Cran
berry, Hai wood, Hazleton Junction and Roan
at 600 n r*, dilv except. Sunday; auo l 37
a m, 6 07 p m, Sunday.
Trainm, leave olicppton for Beaver Meadow
Rond, Stockton. Hazle Brook, Kcklcy, Jeddo
and Drifton at 5 3U p m. daily, except Sundav:
and s ll a ni, 3 44 p m. Sunday.
Trains leave Hazleton Junction for Beaver
Meadow Road, Stockton. Hazle Brook, Eekley
Jeddo anil Drifton at 640 p m, daiiv
except Sunday; and 10 10 u ni, 5 40 p ni, Sunday
All trains connect at Hazleton Junction with
electric curs for Hazleton, Jeanesvlllc, Audep.
rled and other points on the Traction Com
pany's
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