Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, March 09, 1903, Image 3
WIRELESS PIANO. Success After Inventor Toiled for Thlriiecn Years. Ira F. Gilincre, of Bloomington, 111., has invented a wireless piano upon which he has experimented under many disadvantages lor the last 13 years. In the beginning of his venture he tried first in the United Slates to get his reeds made and failed. So he went to work on a piece w of steel one quarter of an Inch think and six inches wide, drilled it and filed it until he had made a fivo octave comb reed, and placed it on a bridge and sounding board. Then, he picked and hammered it and discov ered that he had a fine hard-tone, one that had been eagerly sought after for many years by all who tried to im prove the tone of the wire piano. He then began to search for a music box' manufacturer, wlio could manufacture the comb reeds or music tongues. Ho corresponded with a firm in Switzer land, the real homo of the mußic box, several years without avail. So, after finding that he could not get the music 1 tongues made either in his own or for - * eign countries, he and his sons under took the task and were successful. They made a rough model of the wire less piano at an agricultural machine shop under great disadvantages. They made the combination —the music box r v reed with the piano keyboard—and their efforts are crowned with suc cess. Indigestion, congested liver, impure blood, constipation, those are what afflict thousands of people who do not know what is the matter with them. They drag along a miserable existence: they apply to the local doctors occasionally, and some times obtain a little temporary relief, but the old, tired, worn-out, ail-gone, distressed feeling always comes hack ayain worse than 'vcr, until in time they become tired of living, wonder why they wore ever born, land why thev are alive unless to endure ror.stant suffering. To such sufferers there is a haven of refuge in Dr. August Koe nig's Hamburg Drops, which was discov ered more'than fill years ago. and which is a wonderful medicine. One trial will con vince the most sceptical that any or all of these difficulties may be removed, and a perfect cure effected bv taking Dr. August Koenig*s Hamburg Drops. Get a bottle at onco before it is too late. VThe fellow who still has the first dollar fco over earned is pretty apt to hold on to the last. __ Catarrh Cannot ?.e Cured With local applications, as tliey cannotreaeh tho seat of the disease. Catarrh is a blood or constitutional disease, and in order to euro It you must laV.o internal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts directly on the blood nnd mucous surface. Hall's Catarrh Cure is not r. quack medicine. It was prescribed by ono of the best physi cians in this country for years, and is a reg ular prescription, It is' composed of the bost tonics known, combined with the best blood purifiers, acting directly on the mu cous surfaces. Tho perfect combination of the two ingredients is what produces such Wondcrfnl results in curing catarrh. Send tor testimonials, free. F. J. CHEXEY A Co.. Props., Toledo, Q. . Fold by druggists, price, 75c. j Hall's Family Pills are the best. ' The eyeß may be the mirrors of the soul, fcnd, furthermore, they can satisfy a wom an that her hnt is on straight Many School Children Are Sickly. jfc Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children, r used by Mother Gray, a nurso in Children's Home, New York, break up Colds in 24 hours, cure Fevorishness, Headache, Stomach Troubles, Teething Disorders and Destroy Worms. At all druggists',2sc. Sample mailed Iroe. y, N. Y. Ungjish has been made a compulsory sub ject oi study in Austrian schools. y FITS permanently cu red.No fits or nervous ness after first day's use of Dr. Klino's Great Nerve Restorer. •£ 2 trial bottleand treatise freo Dr. B.H. KLINE, Ltd., 031 Arch hit., Pbiia., Pa. The Czar of Russia has established a ten jhour working day. Mrs. Wins low's Soothing Syrup for children teeUdng.softontho gams, radaoes lallumaia ilon.ullay.spatfi..\ir.i.-i wr.-l c >ll''. .b >Ui-j Poßsil coral, found in Fiji, is the best tmilding stone in the world Dlso'sCurolstho bost medicine we ever used for all affections of throat and lung: l .—Wm, O. Endsley, Vanburen, ln<L, Fob. 10,1000. Of the 1000 parts of the moon, 570 are to us on the earth. Coughing j —mrras.rer-rf3TTn&rKr...Tra*- " I was given up to die with I quick consumption. I then began i to use Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. I sj improved at once, and am now in n perfect health."—Chas. E. Hart- g man, Gibbstown, N. Y. f: It's too risky, playing with your cough. j The first thing you know it will be down deep in your lungs and the play will be over. Be gin early with Ayer's jj 4|j' Cherry Pectoral and stop the cough. i Three ilzec: 2Sc., 5Cc., SI. All drnjglßts. Consult your doctor. If ho says take it, then do as tie says. If ho tells yon not to take It, thon don't take It. He knows. Leave It with him. Wo aro willing. J. O. AY£ll CO., Lowell, MflM. Genuine stamped CC C. Never sold In balk! Beware of the dealer who tries to sell "something just as good." nDAPQY NEW DISCOVERT; .i.e. i i M [~V %J I <CS I quick relief .nil onres worat i „,,, Book of twtimonjal. end 10 day.* treatment -4S Wrr*. Dr. H-B. OKEKH'I BOMS. Boxß, AtlMiU. G. OUR LAND AMAZED HIM. GCLDBERGER'S OBSERVATIONS ON AMERICAN ECONOMIC LIFE. lla fay* If, "The laind ef Unbounded FoaaibilUiea" l'rodllcel 75 I'ercent of World'! Corn, 25 I'ercent or Wheat, 30 Percent of Iron nnd 31 Percent of Gold. "The Land o£ Unbounded Possibil ities" is the title of a series of articles on conditions in the United States, prepared by the Hon. Liudwijl Max Goldberger of Berlin, royal privy councillor of commerce and member of tho Imperial German consultative board for commercial measures. It is republished by the treasury bureau of statistics in its Monthly Summary of Commerce and Finance. These statements are the result of an eight months' official tour of the United States by Mr. Goldberger, In which he made personal observations and investigations into industrial, com mercial and economic conditions. His detailed reports upon these subjects were made direct to the emperor and tho minister of commerce and have not yet been officially published. Mean time. however, he has published in a leading weekly journal of Berlin, Die Woehe, a series of signed articles un der the title, "The Land of Unbounded Possibilities; Observations on the Economic Life of the United States," from which the following are extracts: The United States, like an enchant ed garden, has brought forth from a marvellously productive soil splendid results of human ingenuity. Yet the thing that causes most wonder is that tho concentrated intelligensce, which, intending to replace human factors by machinery, has, in working toward its uim, been giving to constantly growing numbers of workmen an opportunity to | support themselves and become pro ductive factors. The joy at the size of their own land encourages each indi vidual. It makes him communicative nnd friendly to foreigners who aro seeking information. It seems as though every one were filled with the idea: "The stranger shall see how great and strong America is." My eight months' trip of observation and study took mo through the states, and everywhere I found open doors, invit ing me to enter, and nowhere did I find the slightest attempt at secretivo ness. Everywhere I observed an un common, but steady bustle of men who enjoy their work and are consciously working for great results. "It is a great country." This is the verbatim designation of reverential admiration which the citizen of the United States has found for his country. The inhabitants of -the United States, including Porto Rico, Hawaii and the Philippine Islands, number about 88,000,000—that is, barely 6 percent of the world's total inhabi tants, according to its highest esti mate. This 5 percent has at present taken possession of 25 percent of ail the cultivated area of the earth, viz.: 407,400,000 acres out of 1,629,300,000 acres. A land of marvellous fertility offered itself for tillage, and the hus bandman had but to gather in the produce. The virgin soil mnde his work easier, and Its extensiveness ren dered the application of artificial fer tilizers practically unnecessary, al though the agricultural offices of the States and the Union have constantly, by excellent advice and practical ex pert assistance, been furnishing the ways and means toward more intense cultivation. Let us examine the corn crops for tho six years, 1895-1900. The world's total product fluctuated between 2.6 nnd 3 billion bushels per annum, a total of 16.6 billions for the period, with an annual average of 2.77 billions. Of this amount the United States alone produced 12.4 billions, an aver age of 2.07 billion bushels per annum, or 75 percent of the world's crop. Toward the world's wheat crop the United States contributed in the live years, 1896-1900 20.7 percent, while for the year 1901 its contribution to the world's production of wheat amounted to 25 percent. During the years 1896-1900 there were grown 14.7 billion bushels of oats in the world, and of this 3.74 billion bushels, or 25.5 percent, were produced by the United States. In the production of Iron ore tho United States proved itself to bo a veritable land of unbounded possibil ities. It produced very nearly 30 per cent of the total Iron produced, and that of the very best quality. In the past year the United States produced 39.3 percent of the world's product of pig iron. In 1900 It produced, rough ly 10.1 million tons of steel, or 42 percent of the world's product, and In the year 1901 the United States output was increased to 13.5 million tons. Tho United States produces nearly 55 percent of all the world's copper. The development of the American cop per Industry was perhaps more rapid than typical for even American changes. From modest beginnings this Industry grew by leaps and bounds in a remarkably short time to the most important factor in the world's produc tion. In 1870 the copper production of the United States amounted to 12,- 000 tons: in 1880 its production had in creased to 27,000 tons out of a total world production of 153,000 tons; in 1890 the United States produced 116,- 315 tons of the world's product of 269,- 455 tons. During 1895 It controlled more than one-half of the world's pro duction, and at the end of the cen tury the United States produced 270,- 000 tons, or more than the world's entire product had amounted to 10 years before. The output of lead In the United States since 1895 has Increased to such an extent that it has wrested from Spain the position of primacy In the world's production. In 1900 tha United States produced 29.0 percent, while Spain's share has receded to 15.7 percent. In 1901 the United States in creased its production o£ lead to 250,- 000 tons. The rivalry of the United States in the production of quicksilver has been equally strenuous. In 1900, for the first time, Spain's product is slightly exceeded by that of the United States. In 1901 Spain's share in the world's product amounts to but 28 per cent, while the United States furnish es 33 percent of the world's total product. I The total world's production of go! 1 1 for the year 1900 was estimated to I a | 255.6 million dollars; that of silv •' | represented a coinage value of 223.5 i million dollars. For the year 1901 erti- I mates for both metals amount to 265 ' million dollars. In each of the two years the United States showed the greater share of both metals, 31 per cent for gold and 33 percent for sil ver. TEST BEAMS FOR BUILDINGS. itotlioila Uied In Inntllute of Technology I.nborntorleK. Few persons realize how impossible would be the erection of a modern city, the establishment of a modern rail road, or the building of a modern steamer or battleship without a certain amount of preliminary work in scienti fic laboratories. Never an important building, or a big vessel, a ship dock, railroad bridge, or any one of the in definite number of large modern struc tures for the comfort and convenience of humanity is built until the material is thoroughly tested to see if it will bear the strain to which it must be subjected. Naturally the laboratories of the world are always watching each other; the authorities of the great German institution at Charlottenburg, for ex ample, keep a watchful eye on the Mas sachusetts Institute of Technology, and the Institute of Technology sends its representative to visit Charlottenburg. At first glance this seems simply an example of the rivalry of important educational institutions. But in reality, having in view the actual relations be tween the modern laboratory and the building processes of modern civiliza tion, it is also in the long run a riv alry between national civilizations. To see these tests in progress is an interesting glance at what is practical ly the birlh of many a familiar struc ture, whether the office building of a big city, the floating fortresses of a navy, or the railroad bridge spanning a deep gorge in the mountains hund reds of miles from civilization. In the engineering laboratories of the Insti tute of Technology these tests are in progress not only night and day, but some of them lasting over several years of constant strain and pressure on a given piece of material. The labora tory itself is what seems almost a chaos of powerful machinery whose sole purpose is to bend, twist, pull or push the various materials of modern construction to their last points of re sistance. Wooden beams, for example, aro hero kept under constant pressure for years, their sag being recorded from day to day to determine just how much the timber is deflected during the life of a building in which it is placed— a long continued experiment which, among other things, looks forward to remedying the often uneven floors of a cotton mill. If a contractor is building a church, a masonry arch large enough for a church door is tested with a weight comparable to that of a church steeple, not loaded to be sure, with so many pounds of material, not being com pressed to the crushing point by steel beams drawn downward by relentless mechanical power. Steel rods are sub jected to torsional or twisting tests in order that the necessary dimensions ot shafts for engines, steamships, and for all sorts of shafting for the trans mission of power may be definitely set tled. Bricks are compressed until they crumblo into dust, but the recorded re sult of many tests determine the safe height of a chimney or an office build ing of brick construction. Steel col umns are placed under compression until they buckle or break, and it is then known for a certainty how many pounds they will support without dis aster. —New York Times. I'iifthluu; a Harrow 14,000 Miles. Dan Gray, the Minneapolis wheel barrow pusher, who is trying to make 14,000 miles in 700 days so as to pay off a $2500 mortgage, passed through Chicago. When he arrived here he had traveled 517 miles In 22 days, being 77 miles ahead of his schedule. He had gained 7 pounds in weight since start ing. His 14,000-mile tramp will take him oast to Portland, Me., south to Jack sonville, Fla., west to San Francisco, north to Tacoma, Wash., and east again to Minneapolis. The mortgage on Gray's home is held by a rich but eccentric individual named John Holton of Mankato, Minn. Holton offered to cancel the mortgage if Gray would show that he was willing, like the heroes of mythological lore, to dertake some arduous task to demon strate his worth. The 14,000-mile tramp was decided upon as one sufficiently difficult to prove his courage and stam ina. Gray has a wife and throe children, whom he will not see for two years, if ho completes his trip.—Chicago In ter Ocean. Didn't Walt to Hear. Hewitt—Gruett says that yon are afraid of him. Jewett-s-Afraid of him! Why, it was only yesterday that I called him every thing I could think of. Hewitt—What did he say? Jewett —I came away from the tele phone as soon as had said all I had to say.—Philadelphia Inquirer. IGA^ening] A Protection For Plants. Evergreen branches make an excel lent wliiter'proteetlon for many plants, and they are often useful to hold down forest leaves and prevent the wind from carrying them off. Winter Care or Young ltosefl. Put the young roses that have just rooted into a cellar where the frost will not reach them, but do not keep them too warm. If started very early in the spring in the house and set out in the open air after frost has passed they will make rapid growth and bloom dur ing the summer. Old rose bushes may be cut back after the ground is cold, and protected with straw or old bags. When to Plant Trees. For trees and plants of undoubted hardiness there are some advantages and no great risks in fall planting. Some kinds, like larch, birch and beech, It is always best to plant in the fall. With evergreens it is different; plant only in the spring, or just after mid summer. After several hard frosts the earlier that fall planting can be done the better; if leaves remain strip them off. Stake securely in windy places and mound up. Never plant a tree or shrub deeper than the collar. The Yftlno of Shrubbery. Shrubbery costs but little and adds value to a place, but unless properly arranged It will be of no advantage. There should be no vacant places as long as a shrub or a flower can be grown. The lawn should not be crowd ed with evergreens or flowers, but where a few are used on the lawn, and put in the right places, tlicy add to the beauty thereof. All work in the flower yard should begin as early in the spring as the frost nnd the condition of the ground will permit. Starting Now GooscborrtcH. "A"" T. asks how new gooseberry bushes are started. Certain branches of the gooseberry tend to fall upon the earth and take root. If in the autumn or early spring one looks about the bushes he will find such branches. They may be cut loose from the parent stock and set out. Every one which has the least bit of root will grow and produce the fruit true to the variety. Suckers also come up from the roots close to the bushes; these can some times be cut out and will make new bushes. The plant can also be pro duced from cuttings, but not so readily as the currant.—G. G. Groff, lu New York Tribune Farmer. Two Plum lii.<:caf>eß. The two principal troubles with the plum are the black knot and the cur culio. Neither of them need be formid able. The black knot may be prevent ed or cured by promptly cutting off all on its first appearance nnd burning it. More commonly it is allowed to spread a year or two unobserved, nnd then it is justly pronounced a very formidable and incurable disease. Taken in time there is much less labor to keep it un der than to cultivate the ground. The curculio is readily destroyed by jarring the insects down on stiffened sheets and killing them with the thumb nnd finger, or burning them. The jnrrlng is effected by striking with an axe or hammer on iron plugs inserted In the main branches. It must be continued dally, or twice a day, as long as any In sects are found. If intermitted the remedy will prove a failure. Road Cart nnd Inncct Catcher# The well-known liablt of moths nnd beetles to fly toward a light has been taken advantage of by Martin B. Goo ing in constructing his combined road cart and insect catcher, an illustration of the vehicle being presented here with. The special purpose of this ar rangement is to rid corn nnd cotton fields and other tracts of land of the Insect pests which damage the crops and foliage. The vehicle made use of in this instance is a single wheel cart, constructed especially for passing between rows of plants with- TO TBAVEBSE THE FIELDS AT NIGHT. out damaging them, and the saddle of the harness maintains tho cart in an upright position. Upon tho thills of the cart is mounted a metallic frame, with lamps of nny desired pattern placed at the top and bottom and a central screen of wire or cloth strung between the rows of lamps. This screen is coated with some adhesive substance, and when the vehicle Is driven between the rows of plants at night the lights attract the insects, which, in their attempt to fly about the flame strike against tho net and are trapped in the sticky coating. With a good horse a large field can be gone over in a very short time, and there is little doubt of the saving of many times the cost of the vehicle in tho course of a single season.—Philadel phia Itecord. PRQMUIH? USE AND ENDORSE PE-RU-M. j : OF WASHINGTON.D.C. TV j WWMWWWWMWWWWWWWIWWIWWVVVWWV j * C. B. Chamber',in, 11. D., writes from 14th and I' Sts., Washington, D. C.: * e "Many cases have come under uiy observation, where Pcruna J * has benefited and cured. Therefore 1 cheer J ally recommend it e J for catarrh and a general tonic. — C. Jt. CIIAMULIILIX, M. D. # Alodical Examiner U. S. Treasury. Dr. Llewellyn Jordan, Medical Examiner of U. S. Treasury Department, graduate of Columbia College, ■ w-, | auil who served ♦ ♦ West lLmt, has • L aha? * f°l!° u 'mg to i wlff ♦ say of Peruna: J pj Lfe. , * Allow me to * 332^1>, * express my grati -1 • the benefit derived J - SjLfujvji * derful * remedy. I • Gnc short month 1 ? has brought forth ♦ '.'Jfcey /. I a vast change and ft Dr. L. Jordan. t no-w consider my self a well man Steel Road an Agreeable Surprise. That steel road in Murray street, No.tv York, laid as an experiment by the Automobile Club of America, is serving so much better than the prophets said it would that the chances are it will be generally adopted in the cities where machine riding Is popular. To tho general surprise, it has proved less slippery in ice and snow than cobbles are, for cobbles have round edges and tip the hoofs of horses slightly forward or backward. Wheels of all vehicles move with ease when they leave tho granite and touch the flat plates of steel. Novelty In Tops. The latest novelty In tops is one that whistles and sings as it goes round. In the hollow upper portion are a pair of metal discs and a ham mer, while round the side are sev eral holes leading Into the hollow. Tho air is sucked into the hollow chamber through an opening at the crown of this new toy, and is driven through the openings in the side, causing a whistle. The hammer strikes the discs and so produces the ringing. THE PlNmm CURES ATTRACTM GREAT ATTESTIOS .4305(1 TIII.MIAG WOMEA. |p!lif/I iff) 1 I Mrs. Frances Stafford, of 243 E. 114 th St., N.Y. City, adds her tes timony to the hundreds of thou sands on Mrs. Pinkham's files. When Lytlia E. Pinkham's Reme dies were first introduced skeptics all over,the country frowned upon their curative claims, but as year after year has rolled by and tho little group of women who had been cured by tho now discovery has since grown into a vast army of hundreds of thousands, doubts and skepticisms have been swept away as by a mighty flood, until to-day tho great good that Lydia 13. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and her other medicines are doing among tha women of America is attracting tho attention of many of our leading scientists, physicians and thinking people. Merit alone could win such fame; wise, therefore, is the woman who for a cure relies upon Cydia 15. Pinkham's Vegetable Compo und. # wt^wwwwwwt/vu and I after months of suffering. Fellow sufferers, Feruna will cure you."—Dr. Llewellyn Jordan. Geo. C. Havener, M. D., of Anacostia, D. C., writes: The Feruna Medicine Co., Columbus, O.: Gentlemen—"ln my practice I have had occasion to frequently prescribe your val uable medicine, and have found its use ben eficial, especially in cases of catarrh." — George C. Havener, M. D. If you do not derive prompt and satisfac- I tory results from the use of Feruna, write ! at once to Dr. Hartmari, giving a full stato- I ment of your case, and he will be pleased to give you his valuable advice gratis. | Address Dr. Hartman, President of The | llartman Sanitarium, Columbus, 0. pill Vl I*—-* UNION MADE | " W. L. Douglas makes and sells more men's $3.50 and $3.00 shoes than any othet two manufacturers In the world, which proves their superiority; they are worn by more people In all stations of . life than any other make. / Because W. L. Douglas itithe largest manufacturer bo can buy cheaper and [ f ■•/jl produce his shoes at at ['/ lower cost than other to soil shoes for $3.50 ami .• X s',loo oqnal in every and $3 siloes ore worn bv thousaudsof men who have been paying SI and S3, not beliovinc they could got a lirst-class shoo for 53.50 or $3.00. Ho has convinced them that tho stylo, fit, and wear of his §3.50 and 53.00 shoes is jusf as good. Placed side by side it is impossible to see any differenco. A trial will convince. .\otir< Inrreaic /l09 Sales: MO.SOII.NHiI.St In Itiiin.-M : II rj , . >,0)4.340.00 A gain of in Four Years. W. L. DOUGLAS $4.00 GILT EDGE LINE, Worth $6.00 Compared with Other Makos. The best importerl and American leathers, Hcyl'i Patent Calf, Enamel, Box Calf, Calf. Vic! Kid, Corona I Colt, and National Kangaroo. Post Color En-lets. flailtinn • Tho nutne have w. Ij. DOUGLAS UaUIIUI! • name and price Btnn.pod on bottom, 'SUoei by mail. 25c. est) a. ll'w. < 'atab-u fi *<\ , W. 1.. lIOIJOLAN, ISROCK'rON. XIASS. Capsicum Vaseline PL! IP IN COLLAPSIBLE TUBES. A Substitute foe and Superior to Mustard or any othor plnbt. r, ami will not blister tho most ddioaU skin. 11m pain allayi,,* and curative .pialiti-a of th article aro wonderful. It will stop the tooth ache at once and relievo headuche and sciatica. We reininendit as the best an.l Mifesf external eounter-lrritan- knowni also as in external remedy for Pains in the cheat and stomach and all rhcu- I matic, neuralirie and grouty conn laints. A trial will I prove what we claim for it. and it will In- found to I!?. lnvaluable in the household. Mnnv peopie say It is the best ot all your preparations." *• ents. at all druggists. or other dealers, W * , \ l,l °, unt t< ii ,la in POBftttfetiamps Me will send \ou a tulie by mail. ro article should be arcopted by the public utiles* the same carries our label, us otherwise it is not genuine. jCteslrooglilaifactiCo, I 17 State Street, New York City. n T The Hlanir Dictionary of 111 i 111 Slanar. <>nlv Dlrtinnary of V £ll J? Htl iß 6th a ' 11 " k ßl }" 8 " * ! United Stafss Qcvernmoat Sold S°'S2 Revolvers, Swords, etc. to I'hancts Ran nkhman 6'itf Br jadvav. N. Y. Catalog, IW>J Illustrations, free! jFATElifSiiii