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1rBE INPATIENT HEN.

This is the tale of a queer old hen
THAT sat on eggs exactly ten:
And weather foul or weather fair,
Vou ALWAYS found her at her post
For Datience was her daily boast.
Alas! how oft it is our lot
To brap of what we haven't got!
This viii apply to hens and men,
And boys and girls
Davs passed, and when
The sun began to warmer grow,
THE grass and leaves began 10 sh0"
lTbeiT twinkling green on hill and Vaie;
when sweet and pleasant was the gaIe'
This oueer old hen began to long
To ioin once more the noisy throhg
Of idle gossips-half a score
That strutted by the old barn door
ooh dear, 0, dearl here I am tied!
4 weary lot is mine, she slghed'
GeNSo CLEAN of pleasure do L catch;
II1E-SJon' + these tiresome chickens hatchf
II u;orries me in heart and legs
To sit so long upon these eggs,
1'n sick OF pining here at home;
q chicks. chicks, chicks, why don't YOU
come?
your little houses white and warm,
I've sheltered from the angry storm
.srrbere's Mother Dominique, next door,
Her darlines number twenty-four,
And they've been out week or more;
And now she wanders at her ease,
As proud and happy as you Please
So Stir YOUR pinky, little pegs,
yellow bills come out and walk,
Or else I'll doubt my eggs are eggs,
And think they are but Jumps of chalk.
Then something rash and sad hefel:
This old hen picked each brittle shell,
Aud net so wonderful TO tell,
Her treatment, which was very rude,
Killed on the spot her tiny brood!
And now, despised by fowls and men,
I . lT n h1aTtSd
This is the moral of my lay
To reap success in work or play,
! Why spoil whatever you've begun,
! Through eagerness to have ii done?
| Remember poor Dame Partlet's fate?
/ Dou't be mpatient-learn 20 wait
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The Centennial Report.

y report has been agreed upon by the
Executive Committee of the Centennial Com
mission, which has been sent to Gen. IIa1v-
ley, President of the Commission, now in
Washington. 1t begins with the report
made in February, 1873, by the Commission,
to the Senate and House of Representatives,
and then gives an account of the work which
has been done since, namely, the change of
organization, making the Hon. Alfred 7.
Goshorn, of Ohio, the executive head, with
the title of Director General ; the organiza-
ton of foreign department, presided over
by Henry d. j. Pratt, formerly in the State
Department at Washington, whose duty it
Is to open communication with foreign ex-
hlbltors; and the appointment of Henry
Petit, of the engineering service of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, to take charge of
the engineering department. The plans for
the main pavilion or exhibition building by
Vaux & Radford, of New York, together
with those for the memorial building to be
constructed by the city and State, by Collins
& AuJenreith, of Philadelphia, were also
reported. a full account of the work done
in the Office since the last report is given,
and in conclusion the report urges on Con-
gress the necessity of taking immediate action
on the measures that are intended to further
the interests of the commission.
The committee also passed resolutions in
the nature of memorial to the President of
the United States, in which they say that
everything that has been done has been
/ efiectHally done, and they consider themselves
now in advance, 50 far as preparation is con-
cerned, of any exhibition that has ever been
held. They conclude by saying that if Con
gress comes to their assistance Immediately
there will be no difficulty in making the
Exhibition all that is promised by its most
sanguine friends.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-04-03

n pIcasant parlor amusement is afforded
by knowledge of palmistry, and young peo-
pie may find food for mirth in the examina-
tion of the hand for signs of character. 1t
is absurd to judge any one by these signs,
bat the process is pleasing. Some of the
rules ore as follows If the palm of the
hand is long, and the fingers we'll proper
toned, not soft, but rather hard, it denotes
the person to be ingenious, chaugeable, and
given TO theft and vice. IF the hands are
hollow, solid and well knit in the Joints, it
predicts long life. Observe the finger of
Mercury-thdt is, the little finger; if the
end Of it exceeds the joint Of the third
finger, such man will rule his house, and
his wife viii he pleasing and obedient to
him /; but if it be short, aud does not reach
the joint, he will have shrew for u partner.
and she viii rule her husband. Broad naila
show the person to be bashful and fearful,
but Of gentle nature. Narrow nails denote
the person to be inclined to mischief, and to
do injury TO his neighbors. Long nails
show person TO be good-naturcd, but dis
trusttul, and loving reconciliation rather
than differences. Oblique nails signify de-
ceit and want of cOurage. Little, round
nails denote obstinacy, anger and hatred. Ii
they are crooked at the extremity they show
pride and ferceness. Round nails show q
choleric person, yet recoucilcd honesty, {
lover Of secret silence. Fleshy nails dcnoti
the person TO be mild in temper, idle aut
lazy. Pale and black nails signify the per
son to be deceidul to his neighbor, and sub
jcct TO many diseases. Red and marke,
nails signify choleric and martial nature
and as many little marks as there are speaI
so many evil desires.
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The Museum Of Egyptian Ant
at Turin.

Here * the richest coIlc...a .. x
antiquities in Europe, aua ~= t
voted some time to its a-arl..aa-
mummy cases, or sarcopha-.- a-s 7z-
ing. They are of plaster. a@I
hieroglyPhic Inscriptions. ana u~
said, continuing the name IT .1s 4
The cere.ncnts Or " .pgla-- o. I'D
mics are often finely preserved, e .
fresh as If jnst made. Some g. slsa
are partially unwrapped, showing 4
ton in perfect preservation The 4
theory was that the -0n.. On .r
/ body, passes through d long sssls 4
migrations, entering the 5eGa
animals, and finally returns and ai 1
the human body it left, IF t..-
served, the soul wanders Gorey1E
forms of life. Hence the Gaze t1
after death, to preserve it for -s
+ The remarkable PaPy7us. called
ment Of a soul, - is a.~5 here. It@
partly in Coptic and partly in l.r:
the progress Of a soul from she
of life to the final judgment. tH-
vicissitudez. There are several Gl
only one Is perfect. Il Is said 81 Il q
+ perfect papyrus known. It is i'-
! yards long, aud eight and a halt l5a7
examined with still more Interest
chronological Papyri, cou.ainr5,
the names Of over one hundred
kings, from the beginning Of l's
to the 10Th dynasty. These 7a
nearly five hundred fragments, i'
and a half to half an inch lag.
defaced in every couceiva'Is way.
mere shreds and patches It F'-
; possible that they shoali be- s
deciphercd and coIlated certainly,
cism which builds on ,ls-s @@
ments a chronological tl-g-E % u
70 the clear and solid ,ssa
Mosaic records, is n7;aia- las5 tl
! run mad.
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The Tnrtarian ga~.

One of the most curiops nj,
vegetable kingdom IS the fen i
known rs the Tartarian Lams p, ,'~ae
derful tales have been told sr;. =
who Travelled through Rnssia T.. 'a'
other countries, in the middle nj ia.
teenth century, gave one Of H,e - 's's,
best accounts Of this peculiar .-,.--s-' q
says: " On the western side of - 80 L
there is an elevated salt plain. g. =
bat wholly uncultiyqted and ~-.-, ~, ~.
On this plain, which furnishes IN .l
boring districts with silt. crows =. e.
nez, or Bornitsch, waica has H.. y D'=
appearance Of q lamb, with f.. ~, N
tail distinctly formed. It's SKIN
with n very white down. as s.e ~ :
The Tartars and Mdecoyitez e=-,c-, - L
and preserve it with great cor,
/ houses, where I have seen Inar-. .-t Il
4 sailor who gave ne one of s-a.s-
plants, found it in q wood, and had r..
made into an under wai-.cglt -
Astracan, from those who were =.
quainted with the subject. TIN. IL.
. grows upon q stalk three fee, hi,l
The part by which il zas,a;-s5:-
of navel, and it turns itself ,r,-.
bends downward to the heritage Will.
for its food. They also said tal. has.
and pines away when the rruzs s-
this l objected that Ianguar and r
witheriug might be natural 70 II -
are accustomed 10 fade at rsr-t- -.
They replied that they had a->grrr--
50 ; but numerous experiments rr-.
contrary TO be the ca~e-,ls5 q, 49,.
away, OF by other means ca-u7.s-- =
stToying the grass all around ..-sr..-
they assured Bae that il FL. Into q ----
ing condition, and decayei ia~ezs.-r \
persons also added that tie va.Ts. -r
. fond Of these vegetable lambs. All
: them with avidity, because taev
! taste the animal whose name t-rr
that, in fact, they have bones.
flesh and hence they are called
!. g, plant animals"
2 This wonderful tale oT S.--r.
y much perverted, is hasel 90 ,r4a
: Is 4 rude resemblance in ne ss
plant 70 the i-a-e of an au.-s
cred by 4 soft. Iawrv ---.-..r... --.-
compared 10 q silky l-e,.. but H.
10 under wai=tcoat could be a.s
n fleece j. Of a reddiva .r-a-
5 white. Like the stems .- Other
l. happens tLat they have -.ns..r-a i
: color, and that the sap is Cd "a
: hue. resembling h.oaa. E.us aaa
:, in barren soils, ard as r-e r--e.a
: are found ON the -a.' plains. !. 8,
= probable that In Nqca -..-... s, "a
Il often seen without E-,~ a ue.. "a
st bat that the haria-. is .r-s
% fern. CT the plants 5-v.s- rr.-e-. I'd
$ by wolves, /. is aey5.-- -. "a. s --
@ tai additions, iatry55. z
the narrator, ani g. gaa-r o. ..z
: the marvellous which prar4.s. 8.
which be lived. TIi- 7.-.- n-- 1 -1
:, repnte formerly as e -ryG.....@ 2
i. aStrinEcnt properri.- rt.s. -.-'
G. all feTEs in q greater 3f--=s '.sn ....
ETEJ ieS.
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we beneve that the masses
printer as little above a 5--'.-.
lower than mankind. I.i~
to take nonsense Of all SORTS and ..-.
out of it. If a mistake should ',,.
composition Of what the author ,--'
script (but what looks m7-f "N'
round a frog-pon,l, the printer , :
to know all the words tie aa-... -.
and supply them accordingly ID
must 90 to church and eu..-,z2 .
even if it were not equal TO a :.
Dutch almanac, as fora matter u.
He must 90 to the mayor : coaT,' "-. ~
that there occurs 4, but wllha-. p,
mention the names of parties .
Must drink with everybody, "l, '.r ~
get drunk himsclf-mus, "D-l D. y.
liquors, although he Is a'-''
drinks of some Of them woa.' 7'-
the tomb Of his fathers Must '-'
and give to every object OF cha,..s ~ ~.
asks for his dues from others, '.'
NIT to any abuse they may C-.' l
upon him. Everybody who "@'I -
in the paper must be account -,
must write long obituaries o" -si
that takes a notion to tIe-iu">' i.-, 7
to the innocence of a saint h,
knows the individual 80 nv
Ereatest sinner .EHauCS.
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cigars and Tobaccos,

Blank Books, Deeds, Notes and Bonds; Cap,
Post. Commercial and all kinds of Note Paper
Envelopes, Pens, Pencils, Arnold's Writing
Fluid, Black and Red Ink, Pocket and Pass
ries, Bibles, Religious, Prayer and Toy Books,
Penknives, Pipes, &c.
81 We have added to our stock a lot of FINE
JEWELRY, to which we would-.uvite the at
tentiOn of the Ladies.
PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS ct. lower prices
than evrr offered in this place.
Paper and Cigars sold either wholesale or re-
tail. LENNON & MURRAY,
July 80, 1868. Main Street, Ebensburl..
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-04-03
The Siamese Twins.

solx KNOTTY PROBLEMS FOR TIE LAWYERS
1t was very fortunate thing that the
Siamese twins were law abiding citizens.
Had they not been they would have given
the authorities no end Of trouble. In fact,
it seems to Us that they coald have committed
all sorts of crime with impuIity, had they
been SO inclined. If Chang had committed
an assault, how would it have been possible
- have arrested him without arresting Eng
also; and had Eng been entirely innocent OF
all participation in the affair, why should he
have been arrested? Ia order to punish the
guilty., it would have been necessary to pun
ISL the Innocent also and locking up Chang
would have included locking up Eng. We
do not sec any Wy oIt Of the dilemma that
would have arisen except temporary one,
and that = the confining Of Eng as witness.
But when it came to Furnishing the guilty
party, justice would have been nOnplusScd.
for the law does not permit an innocent party
to suffer for crimes he has not committed.
If Eng, on the other hand, had peTpetratad
murder, he could never have been hanged,
no matter how strong and conclusive the
eNluCIlCc idu bSen 01dlllSl NM liz bDGiN
not have been imprisoned for life, for in
these instances It would have n ecesSitated the
death or the lifelong Imprisonment of the
unoFending Chang, who, having a separate
identity. could have obtained writ of habcas
corpus, and demanded his liberty. Had one
of these twins been rogue, he would have,
therefore, caused no end OF trouble to the
officers of justice. If Chang were drunk
and disorderly in the streets, what policeman
could have arrested him without laying him
self open to charge of false Imprisonment
from the moffending Eng? Had these twins
been eyil-minded, and conscious of the per-
pexities they could have orr ginated, there i,
! no knowing what might have happened
TIE law would have been powerless, for vice
must have triumphed and virtue been op
| pressed, or virtue tTiumphed and vice gone
unnInished. Twins of this description ar,
/ hy no means desirable under such possible
! contingencies.
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looking, Parlor and Heating Stoves
LOOK WELL TO YOUR UNDERSTANDINGS. S.
JOHN D. THOMAS,
Boot and Shoe Maker

HEundersigned respectfully in forms his MI
I merous customers and the public generals y
that Ee IS prepared TO manufacture BOOTS and
finest French calf-skin boots to the coars,.s Il
nrogans IN the VERY BEST MANNER, on the
shortest notice, and at as moderate prices as
like work can be obtained anywhere
Those who have worn Boots and Shoes made
az my establishment need no assurance a to
easily be convinced of the (, ct they will only
give me trial Try ana be co WINGED.
- repairing of Boots an, shoes attended
10 promptly and in a workmanlike manner.
thankful for past favOrs feel cOEhdeut that I
my work and prices will commend me to q con
tinuance and increase of the same.
JOHN d. THOMAS
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A sweet little boy, only eight years old
bless his little heart-walked into the scene
of a teachers examination at Oswego, last
week, and baWled out, Annie your felIcr
Is down TO the house"
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-07-30

BARNUH's Balloon ON IT'S TRArELs.-De-
spite the fierce wind W hich blew yesterday,
the balloon "Barnumo made its second as.
ceBsion as was promised. A large audience
witnessed the start from the Hippodrome
grounds, and Madison Square and the nd.
joining streets we're thronged with people.
House-tops, wagons, and every other avail
able point cf observation were seized and
occupied. Mir. Donaldson finished Initiating
the vessel at $50 p. NJ, and at 4:30 the bas-
ket was ready for its passengers. In re.
spouse to-, the setonaut's cry of GAN
aboard" a. representative Of Appleton's
Journal. o daughter of D. S. Thomas,
the HippodrOme Press Agent, and
three oth.r persons, stepped into the
basket. The bags OF sand were then uB-
hooked from the ropes, and after q moment
airship bounded upward. The instant the
great bag passed beyond the sheltering can.
vas the strong northwesterly wind caught it,
aud the basket narrowly escaped striking the
roofs of several buildings in the vicinity.
The vessel swayed violently for few see.
onds, but quickly righting. shot rapidly up.
minutes the balloon remained in sight,
ascenulnS Wlto TapluiLy anu moving IN q
norihwesterly direction. Tie only female
passenger who started on the voyage Miss
Thomas-is only thirteen years old, and she
appeared to be the least agitafed of the
party. Fridays ascension will be made in
lbe small balloon, and Donaldson will 60
alone.-Trtbune of yesterday.
Ne,oburg, July 2S.-Barnum's balloon
passed over this city at quarter past
o'clock this evening, travelling rapidly in q
northerly direction.
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TI,e PITTSBURGH Flood.

THRILLING DETAILS AND INCIDENTS.
:. PITTSBURGH, July 29.-Half of the thrilling g
details of the great food have not yet been
told A. w. Cole, one of the members OF
the firm of Chambers G5 Co., whose glue
works. fwere entirely wrecked, states that
when the flood of waters began to descend
no one had any idea that the food would
reach the great proportions which it after.
wards assumed" 80 SO a:.i'.-
Mr. Cole, who during the storm stood out.
side Of his dwelling, located just inrear of
the hill at the upper end Of the glue works,
says that the hill bad the appearance Of an
immense sheet of water, as outlined on the
Opposite hill when lighted up by continuous
fl4shes of lightning. When the great flood
of water rushed down the run he likened the
roar produced to the roar Of Niagara Falls.
Mr. Cole also describes incidents attend
ing the destruction Of the dwelling Of Au-
gustus Renkauf and the drowning Of little
Emma, aged three years ); Mary Renkauf,
aged one year; and the nurse girl, Miss Mol
ling, aged fourteen years. When the flood
began, Renkauf was visiting his brother, on
Spring Garden run. Mrs. Renkauf went
to her. front door to ascertain the eX-
tent of the flood, and upon opening it
the water rushed in in a great volume,
and was soon several feel deep. A num-
Der of articles of furniture were jamn1ed
up against the door leading to the second
| story, where her children were. She found
she was unable to get up the staircase and
then tried to get to the rear of the house II
possible, to save her sleeping little ones by
the upstairs window. She tried in vain to
rouse them. AS she passed out of the front
door the side facing Allegheny river fell out,
carrying her with it. She was swept down
the run about hundred yards and caught
on the top of some dk6ris Of the Glue
Works. She clambered over this, distance
of fifty feet, from which point she had to
wade in the water, waist deep, twenty yards
to the shore. Her calls for assistance were
responded to by several men who assisted
her to reach the shore. She is in delicate
health, and the courage she displayed was
remarkable. .s
During the time that Mrs. Renkauf was
being swept away A. W. Cole, with his
brother Isaac, went to the rear of the house,
and, by shouting at the top OF their voices,
endeavored to awaken the children. The
roar of the torrent, however, drowned their
voices, and they were unable to make them
selves heard. They then picked up cumps
|.of earth and threw them at the window, but
rust then the house was swept away and
|'disappeared in the food, and the three chill.
dren we're crushed to death in its crumbling
ruins. Their maDgled bodies were found
one hundred and fifty yards below the scene.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-07-30

THE HUNTINGTON GRAIN ELEVATOR a
special meeting Of the members OF the Corn
and Flour Exchange was held yesterday
morning to consider the subject of the erec-
tion of a grain elevator at Huntington, w.
Va, the present terminus Of the Chesapeake
and Ohio railroad. Mr.. Lewis D. Crenshaw,
pr esident OF the Corn Exchange, occupied
the chair and stated the object of the meet
ing. A plan of the proposed elevator, drawn
by a very distinguished engineer Of this city,
was discussed at some length. During the
meeting questions arose as to the ownership
of the property in case the elevator should
be erected on the land of the railroad COM
pany, and the eXpediency of having it ope-
rated under the direction Of Richmond
parties. These and other important consid-
crationS drew out the following resolution,
which was presented by Mr.. Thomas Potts !:
Resolred, That subscriptions be taken for
the erection Of an elevator at Huntington.
and that committee of five be appointed
by this meeting to look into questions arising
and report to the subscribers and that no
subscription be binding until approved by
the subscribers.
Under this resolution the chair appointed
the following committee, and the meeting
adjourned: Messrs. Thomas Potts, 2. G.
warwick. George S. Palmer, J. Fl. Blair, and
Charles Simpson. ..-s .........,
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-07-30

MORE RAr.-R Richmond. and the country
Immediately about it have bad their share of
the recent rains, which seem to have extend.
ed over the greater part Of the Union. For
the last forty.eight hours rain has been COM
ing down almost continually, and the streams
begin to show evidences of accessions of the
watery element. Most of our farmers are
now well satisfied, though the earth was very
dry when the wet season commenced. A5few
days Of hot sunshine are now deemed desi.
rable by them. ~ -
For two weeks the nights and most OF the
days have been remarkably cool for midsum-
mer, and have caused many people 10 defer
their proposed visits to- summer resorts. In
deed, while winter clothing Is in use in the
day time and blankets are required for COIN
Portable sleeping at night, it is not to be ex-
pected that many will seek cooler latitudes.
The streets of the city, have been tho
roughly cleansed by the heavy showers, and
great good may be expected therefrom in the
continued bealth and comfort of all classes
of the community. = ms ,.s-5"t 3+
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-07-30

AMONG STRANGERS AND WITHOUT HOME
OR MoNEY.-At the First polce-station there
is a Mrs. Elvlra Lyle and three children re-
ceivipg the charitable care of the police de-
T, artment until they can be placed in the
almshouse or returned to Georgia. She ar
rived in the city on Monday, and says she
came from near Atlanta in search of her bro
ther, "CliDgman " Thomas," with. whom she
correspondcd six months ago, but has MOI
been able to find since her arrival that her
husband was killed five years ago while act
ing with sheriff's posse in arresting Grim.
inal and that the county in which she lived
had for that reason allowed her, until lately,
a pension of fourteen dollars per month
She appears TO be woman of respectabl!lty,
and there has not been anything in her con-
duct to throw any suspicion upon the trulh
OF her pitiful story. '.s'@
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Cleveland Races, I

/ CLEVELAND, July 29.-To-day is the second
day OF the races of the Cleveland Club. The
weather was fine, the track in prime condi-
ton, and the attendance large, The report
that iGoldsmitl's Maid will be driven to win
the extra. purse Of; 81, 600 offered to any
horse beating 2:16, and the expected sharp
struggle tor the second place IN the free-f1r-
all between the American Girl ard Judge
Fullerton excites greater interest thar has
been manifested in any race of the class ever
trotted on the Cleveland track. y 5a.aq :.
Last nghtthe American Girl was the IA
yoritefh the pools for the second place., To-
day Fullerton takes the lead. tsat ! eg.i ..@
III In the 2 90 class the fayorites are Lucille
Golddust first choice, and Stewart Malong
second. IL '4'Ei a:1Gt .t.ls
In the running race, Lady Washington Is
selling even sgainss the field.