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PA* as Second-Class Matter, Make all money orders, checks, eti. t payabl4 io the Tributie I'rinting Company, Limited, A Michigan man climbed to the top of a tall tree to shoot himself. After taking all that trouble he might have jumped and saved his ammunition. It has been said that King Edward looks perfectly at home in whatever lie wears. This is a glad assurance that hi? crown will be quite becom ing. In English insane asylums forty- Re ven per 100 of the inmates are men and tifty-thrce are womeh. In Ire land the proportion is reversed—fifty two are men and forty-eight are women. t-- — 1 ------ - The Indianapolis Journal thinks that the transportation problem, already a serious one, is likely to become far more so in the near future. Consider ing Its relation to the prosperity of the country and the price of products, there is no more important problem for American statesmanship and en terprise to solve. Even worse than usual must have been the "music" rendered by "'hat barn-storming theatrical company's brass band on the streets of Clinton, Mo., the other day. Scarcely had the discordant notes of the first "tune" be gun to be audible, when a country horse hitched near by reared up in agony and fell dead on the pavement. A marked increase in pauperism is reported in London. Last year nearly 4500 more than usual received aid at the almshouses. Xo cause is assigned for it. Perhaps we do not have to look beyond the South African war for it, because war always brings poverty ami destitution in their most aggra vated form to the thresholds of the poor. Experiments are being made in Eu rope with alcohol which have been so successful that certain enthusiasts de clare that it will be the fuel of tlie fu ture. There is no doubt that means will lie discovered to make a better use of the lieat-generating properties of alcohol than hitherto. If so, we shall have no cause for complaint, as we have the power to produce an almost illimitable supply of the fluid. The average increase in the length of railways tliorughout the world is about 31,000 miles per annum, equal to near ly 2 J /£ per cent, of the total lines ex isting, which at the beginning of this century embraced nearly 480,000 miles. Of the increase during the recent years 4100 miles per annum are added to tlie European s3 r stem, 3500 miles per an num to the American system, while the addition in Asia is at the rate of 250 miles, in Africa 1100 miles, and in Australia 100 miles per annum. The annual mortality lists of men allot by careless hunters in the Maine hoods are getting very tire < ; e. This season twelve men were sb i and five of them died. In tbc Adiroudacks the case is very much* the same. One trouble is that the invading army of city sportsmen include many persons who are not fit to he trusted with any firearm. Another is that the rifles commonly used carry .much too far. There is a new law in Maine under which sportsmen who shoot men may be prosecuted, but it is not enforced. Why not make every sportsman from outside the State put up a bond of SSOOO, to be forfeited if lie hits any thing human? queries Life. The indon postofflce handled 59.'70, messages in the last 12 amvAU.-' enty thousand women are employe' .n l his service. Tie w- .g< height of the soldiers In the Ci\ i War was 5 feet 8% Inches. The first automobile ever seen in Porto Rico has made Its appearance In San Juan JUST LIVE THY LIFE. Just live thy life in full content. Do all thy best with what is sent, Thou but rwseiveat what wus meant, Just live thy life. Just live thy life. Do not in fear. The strength of wrong ahull disappear, And tho right is ever drawing near. Just live thy life. Just live thy life. Seem what thou art-, Nor from simplicity depart, Aud peace shall come upon thy heart. Just live thy life. —James Lenox Stockton, in Boston Tran script. • "TV ! PEGGY'S KNIGHT. ( 9 * j BY WILLIAM I'ORSTEU DROWN. , a-*-*. *3, After having alternately teased and petted his neighbor Peggy since the days of their mutual babyhood, Jack Barstow awoke one evening in Mrs. Itheinhart's conservatory to the as tounding fact that she had grown up, and that he was head over lieels iu love with her; and, manlike, he made an immediate mess of things. Hence the little note in Peggy's handwriting which he had read until he could al most repeat its contents backward. "Dear Jack," it said, "please forgive me for being angry with you last night. I think the music and my new dress— it was a dear, wasn't it?—must have turned your head a little. You are not in the least in love with me—that is, not in the way you think; the idea of suddenly failing in love with your old comrade whom you have known ever since she wore short clothe 3 is posi tively too funny, "Don't get grumpy now, because I won't be absurd enough to think you are really serious; but when you have smoked your after dinner cigar, and become my usually serene-minded Jack again, come over tonight and take me to hear Sembrich. I've got tickets. "P. S. —Of course I like you. but not in the way you mean; for Jack —now, don't get wratby—it's all very well for one's dear old chum to golf and yacht and play at being a lawyer, hut my husband must do different things than those—things for which I shall reverence him as I do those knights who were always ready to strike a blow for the weak and helpless without thought of self. We have robbed too many orchards together for me to see auy halo of romance encircling your head, you old goose." "That's just like Peggy," said Jack, contemplating his office table dejected ly. "Expects a fellow to be a sort of modern Sir Galahad, rushing around slaying impossible dragons. It isn't my fault that I'm not a wonder. I pulled every wire I knew to get out of Chickamauga and go to the front, but I couldn't work it, and I can't ..rag people in here to be clients. What can I do? " The empty office offering no sugges tion. Jack grasped his hat, and light •ing the considerately suggested cigar, departed, filled with gloom. His quick, athletic stride carried him swiftly up Washington street, aud, heedless of his course, he turned in stinctively into Temple place, prelim inary to the shortest cut across the Common that led to Beacon street— and Peggy. He would not wait until evening. As he rounded the corner he collid ed sharply with a small newsboy rush ing in the opposite direction, who, yielding to superior force, shot head long into the gutter, his papers flying broadcast over the muddy street. With a quick swoop Jack seized his luckless victim and set him on hi 3 Eeot. "Excuse me," he said gravely, to the small hoy, "I am very sorry." The diminutive hoy dug his grimy fists into his eyc3 to conceal the tears anu said, with a gulp: "I'd orter seen yer coming." Jack stared down at the much he freckled face. Ho had expected a .vol-' ley of recrimination such as he had heard from small newsboys before; then, perhaps on the principle that misery loves- company, Jack's heart warmed to the small boy. "Look here youngster," he said sud denly, "did you ever have a real bang up dinner —turkey and cranberry sauce and fixings? No? Well, come along; you're going to have one now. Never mind the papers; I'll buy 'em. And by the by, chappie, since we are going to dine together, what's your name?" "Mike," answered the boy—"Michael Sweeny." The head waiter started forward with a frown at the muddy and dilap idated figure of a small gamin who, with much are air of a suddenly trapped young fox, was preceding Mr. Jack Barstow into this world of pro prieties and appetizing odors, of spot less linen and shining silver. "It's ail right, Barnes," said Jack, "the boy is with me." "Turkey," said Jack to the impas sive faced waiter; "much turkey, and cranberry sauce, and pie—unlimited pie." Jack stopped abruptly, a flicker of red creeping into his cheek. From the table behind had arisen the murmur of feminine voices, ending in a perfectly audible exclamation: "Positively indecent," said tho voice, "to allow that dirty little street arab in here; there are places, I should sup pose, more fitting than this for prac ticing that sort of charity. I really believe I shall speak to Barne3 and have him sent out." Jack's jaw set grimly. He hoped the object of it would not understand, but the boy rose hurriedly and reached for his cap. Street, life sharpens youth ful eyes and wits. "Sit down, youngster," Jack com manded; "nobody's going to hurt you," and rising, he turned toward the oc cupants of the table. "Madam," he said, with grave delib eration —.lack Barstow was famed for ilia manner—"l beg you will accept my assurance that this young man, whose unfortunate appearance is due in part to my carelessness, has shown by his demeanor that he has the soul of a gentleman; also, madam, he is my guest." "Mr. Barstow," she said, charmingly, calmly turned to resume his seat, just in time to confront a young lady with flaming cheeks and bright eyes. A young lady who, at the first sound of hi 3 voice, had risen from a seat at a far table and come swiftly forward. "Mr. Barstow," she said, charminly persuasive, "will you not introduce me to your friend?" "Peggy!" said Jack softly. Then Mr. Barstow rose 10 the situation. "Miss Cunningham," said he, "allow mo to present my friend, Mr. Michael Swee ny; Mr. Sweeny, Miss Margaret Cun ningham." Mr. Sweeny made a wild clutch at his head, forgetting that his cap was no longer there, ins expression a cu rious conflict between awe and ad miration as the lady bent toward him with a winning smile. 'I am glad to wnow you," she said. "Mr. Barstow is a very old friend of mine; in fact"—Miss Cunningham's cheeks were crimson, but her head was bravely erect—"he has asked me to be his wife, and I am going to say ye 3. Will you not be the first to congratu late me?" . Mr. Sweeny was struggling with emotions for which he could evident ly find no words. He was a small boy and this a large occasion. Mr. Swee ny swallowed hard, then he spoke. "Thank you, leddy," said Mr. Sweeny. He was bewildered, but Mr. Barstow understood. "But, Peggy," said Jack, a little lat er, while "Mr. Sweeny" ate turkey— much turkey and unlimited pie—"you said in the letter—l thought " "Well," said Peggy airily, though the eyes that looked up at Jack were very soft and shining, "I can change my mind, I suppose? I said that my— er-r—you must do something grand and noble; Mr. Sweeny and I think you have."—The Household. ANOTHER ARTIFICIAL SILK. This Made of rotlon Fibre Suitably Treat ed Willi ( heinitale. Several imitations of silk are already known to the dry goods trade. One of the first to be invented was pro duced by spinning a soft gummy sub stance obtained from collodion, or gun cotton dissolved in alcohol. The mechanism for drawing this material out into a spider's web was designed by a Frenchman, Chardonnet. His product never had any extensive use, for some reason, though it had a beau tiful lustra The most satisfactory re sults have been secured by subjecting cotton thread to a soaking in alkali, while under strain. The inventor of the system was a Mr. Mercer, and the process is called mercerizing. A great deal of mercerized cotton is now sold as such, and a great deal more is mar keted under names which do not afford to the uninitiated an idea of its real character. In any case, though, it is a poor imitation of silk, but an excellent thing in itself. Within the last few weeks still an other plan has been reported from Germany. As is common In such cases, the preliminary announcement is made in a sensational way, and it probably exaggerates the facts. Still, it is evident that the process is differ ent from Mercer's, and the claim is made that the goods are superior to loose which are now so well known. The Wool and Cotton Reporter lias found a description of the new method, which seems to resemble C'nardonnet's in at least one particular. The cotton |f:hre is dissolved completely, but the chemicals employed are different from those used by Chardonnet. Our con temporary say 3; A German chemist and an Austrian mechanical engineer invented the pro cess. Tin y have obtained letters pat ent for it in all countries. They mix , copper, ammonia and cotton waste in a large vat. In about'six hours a liquid of a dark blue color is formed, which passes into a largo filter press, and then out of small glass tubes inlo a mild sulphuric acid bath. It is then of a gelatinous consistency, and is caught by a. small glass rod, in the hand of a boy or girl, and reeled onto a large spool as it, passes through the bath. The copper and ammonia, to gether with other chemicals, are de posited as a sediment, and are used again. As the threads are reeled, they receive a bath of cold water from a siphen. The numerou? Epools centre on one large spool, and are then reeled onto another, and so on, always under cold water, until all chemicals and acids are removed. This .stage of the process occupies about four hours, and afterward the thread is taken to a dry ing room. It is stated that the product is bril liant in color and finish, ar.d of con siderable textile strength. The thread is said to consist of 10 or 20 fibres twisted into one, but it can be made to any thickness required. The pres ent price of the product is about 60 percent of real silk. The machines are small and compact, and are operated by ingeniously applied electric power; each machine can be started or stopped without interference with the others. The labor, too, is nearly all unskilled, and the patent is the property of a corporation. Consistent. "Will you have some horseradish?" said Mrs, Small to her new boarder. "Thank you, no," replied the latter. "I'm a vegetarian."—Philadelphia North American. PEARLS OF THOUGHT. Little love, little trust; but a great love brings a great confidence. —Rob- ert Leightcn. There is only one person you need to manage, and that is yourself.—T. De Witt Talmage The things in life that are worth obtaining must be secured with effort. —Rev. O. S. Kriebel. Do what you can, give what you have. Only stop not with feelings; carry your charity into deeds; do and give what costs you something.—J. H. Thom. Patience and strength are what we need; an eai nest use of what we know now; and all the time an earnest dis content until we come to what we ought to be. —Phillips Brooks. At the bottom of a good deal of bravery that appears in the world there lurks a miserable cowardice. Men will face pow der and steel because they cannot face public opinion.—E. 11. Chapin. The only real relief is in absolute conquest; and, the earlier the battle begins, the easier and the shorter it will be. It one can keep irritability under, one may escape a struggle to the death with passion.—Juliana H. Ewing. Not till we are ready to throw our very life's love into the troublesome little things can we be really faithful in that which is least and faithful also in much. Every day that dawns brings something to do, which can never be done as well again.—James Reed. Consider the difference between im pulse and action, between resolving and doing. Many men are well-wish ers. but who have no intention ot ever carrying out their better desires. Few know how to convert impulse into action and the finer aspirations into habits and systematic activity. How often do we stand beside men who have broken the hearts of those whom they loved. —Rev. Dr. Hillis. Finish every day and be done witli it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities, no doubt, crept in; fflrget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely, and with too high ? spirit to he cumbered with your old non3ence. This day is all that is good and fair. It is too dear, with its hopes and invitations,to waste a moment on the yesterdays.—Ralph Waldo Emerson. SPAIN'S IRON ORE. Slio Sella Millions or Tuna to Other Ltimla but lln-i to liny Steel. The leading industrial journal of Spain, commenting on the fact that a steamship had taken a load of iron ore to the United States and had just re turned with a cargo of steel rails, de plores the almost entire lack of steel works in Spain and tho consequent necessity of importing steel into a country that is very rich in iron ore of Lue best steel-making quality. Spain has been the classic land of tho mining industry since the time of the Phoenicians, and yet the main use the country makes of its rich supply or metals is to sell them to other coun tries. The splendid iron ore among the mountains ot the north coast is hematite of the best steel grade. There is plenty of coal with which to reduce the iron ore, the coal output in some years being worth as much as $20,000,- 00, but though Spain has every facil ity for making ail the iron and steel the people need, most of the commodi ties are imported. In recent years, to be sure, consid erable industrial activity has developed in the Basque province among the mountains where the iron ore is dug out of tire crust of the earth; and also in Catalonia, in the extreme norlhcast of the kingdom, mainly at the city of Barcelona and around it. The chief in dustry is the manufacture ot iron and machinery, but not nearly enough are made to supply the demands of the country. So Spain continues to ship from Bay of Biscay ports thousands of tons of her fine iron ore to Great Bri tain, Germany, France and Belgium, where it is used for steel-making. Great Britain buys more than one-half of the ore and most of it is smelted in South Wales, the chief seat of the Bes semer steel industry. There is only one otaer country that is a great producer of iron ore and yet depenus upon other lands tt> turn this raw material into pig iron anil steel. That country is Sweden, which how ever, has a good excuse for selling its ore instead of making Iron and steel of it. Sweden has practically no coal, and therefore it is at a great disad vantage, for it is without fuel to smelt its ores, while Spain has both ore and fuel in abundance. Tho Man Without Iteaervo. How quickly a man without reserves goes to the wall, when anything unus ual happens to him! Like a baby, he is all right as long as nothing comes in collision with him to expose his weakness. What a pitiable thing it is to see bright, strong young men facing an emergency or a crisis with no reserve of education, character, or training. How quickly they disappear! Like a rowboat on tho ocean, when run into by an ocean liner, or like a frail hark which strikes an iceberg, the weaker vessel always founders in the collision. "He had no reserve," might be writ ten upon the tombstone of many a man who has failed in business, in the professions, or in the home. One of the main- ty Affair Devised by an Orig inal Woman. rrop s of dinners, a woman, noted J >. tter riginality and the courage of her on ictions, gave what she called n } ilnt 1 dinner the other day. She d;il ><; dlt a painted dinner because the colt scheme was so vivid and in • n 1J e the hues of the painted lady ( The table center was Parisian—bl j K: re n the extreme —square of thick i whiM silk crossed by wovenlines of lurqut • satin toward the middle, and ! broad bars of black splashed with 1 -ilkea (tower petals, mauve, red and lawni yellow. A great silver bowl, : alsej on a stand of finely carved ! i bonj Held a mass of zinnias of every shade possible of that gay flower, , r .r jI- • trails of maidenhair. Maid nhni, vas laid here and there upon | tho tj ble. Cat lie shades, like the silk center, tinilei irom Paris. On each of these, in a rained medallion, was painted a daint dancing lady, and each, when lighti I, changed from an etching to J i lit i htly colored vlgnetto by somq J M | trick if the shade makers. The menus, "1 too, ere painted in trails of autumn ' are , and the fruit, piled in high silvei dis'ie3, was decorated with tint !cd V rcir.i a creeper. Each Venetian t glass fl lgr rbowl held a leaf of scented ; verbi ia and one blossom of blood-red : ciinn. . The silk doilies were painted I liko ht candle shades, while the bon | bona specially made, were packed in I silvo- baskets, and repeated half the colon of the table. t ansri* linn Woman Undertaker. Kaisas is one of several states that i boas, of a woman undertaker. At a 1 receit undertakers' convention she said lhat embalming was an especially lucrrive profession for women, and i thai i liey would find co-operation from |L the men of the union. Tie cost of schools for Indian chll dreu to the government was $2,489,525 in 900. The enrollment was 26,541. 1- aky is the girl who marries the ! bes nan at the wedding.