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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-06-15

We have read several newspaper ac-
counts of how the Princess Victoria
brought Prince Albert to the popping
point. The following is the latest
sketch of that delicate affair. 1t is not
at all like the others, but reads prettily,
withal. 1t is by "Ignatius," writer
in the London Figaro:
Certainly the young Queen thought
less of England than of marriage. The
Ministers would fain have made her
marriage a sort of international treaty.
Beyond all doubt, Victoria was the
finest match in the world. The Queen,
however, was full of host of little
projects, ever shifting and changing
like the little heaps of sand the chill
dren raise in the garden of the Luxem-
bourg. She told her mother she would
wed with no one whom she did not
love. The Duchess of Kent repeated
the speech of the Ministers, who thought
it revolutionary in the extreme. Coro-
nation day came, and the next day the
ball at Windsor. Among the dancers
was a tall, handsome, slender student,
from the University of BOMBER
cousin-a Coburg, like herself The
Queen noticed him, and Prince Albert
did not return to Bonn. Even had he
not loved, he would have stayed; and
he loved. But his cousin was the Queen!
Here the woman had to make the adj
vance. Victoria, deeply touched as
she was by his love (Which was never
more to leave herr, could not easily
conquer the maidenly timidity due to
ho,. nI, Al
morning came. | assure you | invent
nothing. Although the Queen has not
consented to relate these delightful in
cidents, Prince Albert has told them to
his friends.
Nevertheless, then, morning came
They were riding together, he and she,
down the great avenue of oaks at
Windsor. These oaks were young then,
but old enough already. After gal
lop they found themselves alone. We
know how dangerous it is for man and
women to ride together Suddenly the
Queen took a sprig of honeysuckle from
her bosom, and, STOPPING, offered it
to Prince Albert. Bending to reach
it, his lips touched the tips of his
cousins gloves. Perhaps twas the
fault of the horses. The woods of En-
gland and France know well how
many loves the noble brutes have been
the cause of. A silence followed, more
sweet than anything ever sung to the
heart of Mozart.
" Next morning Prince Albert still
wore the honeysuckle in his button
hole. He kept it even when it had
faded. A fortnight after the ride the
plenipotentiary Minister handed King
Leopold of Belgium tiny letter, closed
by an enormous red seal, as though it
had mighty secret at stake. 1t began
My Dear Uncle, and was signed Vic
toria.
"a month later the Queen announced
her intention to marry Prince Albert of
SaXe-Coburg-Goth to her Ministers.
She asked their counsel with pretty
air of decision which caused them to
reply with an unanimous yes The
wedding took place on the 10th of Feb
ruary, 1910, The Queen of England
married for love-like a bourgeoise,
was going to say, but the bourgeoises
marry but little for love now. Lord
Melbourne was right when he to Id En-
gland that the Queens marriage was
tho lnoanfc
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-06-15

A woman who has lived for some
time in Nevada disguised as man
was married to another woman last
autumn. The bride has just revealed
the secret, explaining her silence by
saying that she did not know what
course to pursue; she was ashamed to
acknowledge that she had been so i'm
posed upon, and shrank from admitting
the truth.
Trees have their time to leave
Graphic. They never leave without a
bough.- COurier-JOatrnaL. And you
can't call them tramps, for they always
have trunk. Fremont Times. We
twig your puns.-Detro1 Free Press.
There's plenty OF room to branch out
on the above, but it's hardly worth
while, for the trees only respond with
rough bark.-LanSing Republican.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-06-15

She was tall, stout individual, and
sprang out of the wagon as lightly as
spring chicken after grasshopper. He
was little, withered, dried-up weasel,
and followed slowly, bringing a basket
of eggs with him. They entered one of
our stores and she asked: "What are
ye givin' for eggs?"
Eight cents was the reply of the
counter-jumper.
"Well, here are three dozen," said
the fat party, "and I'll take it in cali
co..
But | want some yarn to mend my
socks put in the old man.
1.-The weather is warm" replied the
fat party, land you can go without
socks.n
But my boots hurt my feet" in
sisted the old man.
$50 barefooted," said she, rather
sharply. Then, turning to the clerk,
she changed her tune, and remarked:
" Young man, please count me out the
eggs and give me four yards of calico
to match this ere dress"
But" the old man was going
to continue when she raised her huge
index finger and said: Henry Winter
Davis Spriggins, them ERE eggs are
mine; the hens what laid 'em are mine
the corn what fed 'em was mine, and
Use going to have trail on this ere
dress as long as Betsy Governs if every
toe on your feet turn, into gum biles.
Now, stop. And you, youngster, yank
off four yards of that ere calico, or you
will hear the humble bee a-buzzing."
The old man stopped, and the clerk
yanked off the calico. Cincinnati
BREAKFAST 1abIe.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-06-15

and firing upon them when they least
expected it. At last, in the summer of
1876, finding that it was living death
where they were, the family concluded
to come back to Kansas, and accord
ingly packed up and settled in Ford
County, whence, after stay of about
six months, they removed to Rocks
County, where they are at present liv-
ing, and where the father now is. On
the way from Texas to Ford County
one of the remaining children died,
and about week after the settlement
in Rocks County another one died from
the effects of a kick from a horse.
Finally, to complete the chain of disas-
tiers, the father was run over by a
wagon about a month ago, suffering
broken leg, which is now combining him
to his bed. The mother, after long CON
sideration, determined to come to St.
Louis and raise money enough to take
the remaining members of the family
back to their Indiana home, and,
through the efforts of kind friends, was
enabled to get enough to bring her and
the two children as far as Leavenworth,
leaving the father at home, as he was
too weak TO travel. The mother and
the children left last night for st.
Louis, from whence she will 90 to
Evansville, the father to follow as soon
as he is able to travel. -LeaUenWOrth
Times
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-06-15
Peter Cartwright.

AMONG the most notable of the Amer
lean pioneer preachers was Peter Carl
wright, who was born in Amhprst
County, Va, in 1885, and died at Pleas
ant Plains, H., in 1872. When he was
child, his parents removed to Ken
lucky, where, about 1901, he was con-
verted through the instrumentalitv of
an itinerant preacher, and Joined the
Methodist Episcopal Church. He was
ordained as Deacon in 1906, and as
Elder in 1908. In 1912 he was ap-
pointed Presiding Elder, and acted in
that capacity sixty years; the last forty
five in the Illinois Conference. During
his ministry he received more than TO-
600 members into the church, baptized
more than $4,000 persons, and for thir-
ty-three years preached, on an average,
four sermons a week. His Fifty
Years Presiding Elder" and his
g Autobiography" edited by Rey. w.
P. Strickland, d. D., are a perfect
storehouSe of characteristic anecdotes
and "reminiscences. Among these we
find the following:
One day, on approaching ferry
across the river Illinois, he heard the
ferryman swearing terribly at the SER
mons of Peter Cartwright, and threat
ening that if he ever had to ferry the
preacher across, and knew him, he
would drown him in the river. Peter,
unrecognized, said to the ferryman:
Stranger, | want you to put me
across"
"Wait till Tn ready said the ferry
man and pIIrSJ1ad his coOVerSa tiop and
structures on Peter Cartwright. Hav-
ing finished, he turned to Peter and
said:
Now I'll put you across.n
Onreaching the middle of the stream,
Peter threw his horses bride over a
stake in the boat, and told the ferryman
to let 90 his pole.
"What for?" asked the ferryman.
"Well, you've just been using my
name improper-like; and you said if
ever came this way you would drown
me. Now you've got chance
"Is your name Peter Cartwright?''
asked the ferryman.
my name is Peter Cartwright"
Instantly the ferryman laid hold of
the preacher; but he did not know Pc
ter's strength, for Peter instantly seized
the ferryman, and, holding him by the
nape of the neck, plunged him in the
water, saying:
81 baptize thee splash in the name
of Satan, whose child thou art'
Then lifting him up, dripping, Peter
asked:
Did you ever pray?"
mo"
"Then it's time you did"
I'm do no such thing" answered
the ferryman.
SPLASH splash! and the ferryman was
in the depths again.
"Will you pray now?' asked Peter
The gasping victim shouted: "rll do
anything you bid me!''
Then follow me-'Our Father,
which art in Heaven" etc.
Having acted as clerk, repeating after
Peter, the ferryman cried:
Now let me go!'
"Not yet,n said Peter. "You must
make me three promises: 1st, that you
will repeat that prayer, morning and
evening, as long as you live; I'd, that
you will hear every pioneer preacher
that comes within five miles of this
ferry; and, Sd, that you will put every
Methodist preacher over free of eX-
pense. Do you promise and vow?"
81 promise" said the ferryman; and,
strange to say, that very man became
a shining light in the church. Sunday
! MGG0zine for June.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-06-15

you don'tdare take him from under that
flag'-pointing to the stars and stripes
that flew from the mizzen peak. So
Francesca was brought to New York.
When rescued he had few pieces of
Brazilian money with him, and paper
containing the warrant for his transport
tation to Fernando de Noronha, signed
by Brazilian magistrate. ~ Y. Times.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-06-15

Mr.. EDISON is thirty-one years old
and boyish in appearance. A distin-
guished stranger called on him not long
ago. "There he is, sir" said an en-
ploye, pointing out the great inventor.
The stranger took a good look at him
and said: "No, no. | want to see the
old man." The professor roared, and
the stranger was so dumbfounded that
he was hardly able to explain his bust
ness.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-06-15

Scene in horse-car: Seats all oc-
cupied. Enters a person dressed as a
lady. Bright little boy rises and offers
his seat. Lady drops into it, with an
air of slight disdain. Boy-"Oh,I beg
yur pardon; did you speak?" Lady
No, l didn't say anything" Boy
"Oh, excuse me; thought you said
thank you" Lady, in high dudgeon -
L" You may have your seat" Boy (re-
suming IT'D" Well, I'll thank you"
Passengers convulsed. Lady disap-
pears at next street-crossing.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-06-15

SOUTH CAROLINA supplies nearly half
the rice produced in this country.
Georgia is next, or nearly 10000
pounds ahead of Louisiana Nearly all
our rice comes from these three States.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-06-15

WE can never, never have quick
ened constructive have been too
good. Hence these tears.-Bu6aio En-
press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-06-15

"HENNERY the WILL" as the tramp
said when he paused at the last hem
roost he visited before daybreak.-
Hdl0k-Eye.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-06-15

The hair-pin crop of this country
equals Sl0,0O0,000 annually. The early
crop is sown in beds
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-06-15

The Women's Christian Temperance
Union of Brighton, Mass, works through
prayer. The members agree upon one
liquordealer at time,'and unitedly
pray for his conversion. The first sub
ject of their prayers died suddenly.
They now have tough fellow named
Jack Fay in hand, and he shows no
signs of penitence or failing health.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-06-15

UNEASY lies the head that wears cap
IA night-cap.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-04-05

OUR GRATING WAX.-In making n
preparation of fbees1cGr, T0Sj1 and TALON,
to apply to newly set scions, we have
repeatedly given full directions. Ours
is to use warm in a liquid state, ap-
piled with small wooden paddle,
which can be done rapidly and perfect
": but we see it recommended in most
horticultural journals, to make it the
consistency of shoemaker S wax, throw
it into a tub Of cold water, lr1rt Il soft
and apD7vH lcith the hands and i'm order
that it NAV not stick to the hands,
grease them; Very pleasant work.
We have ourselves uEassistcd set seUeR-
hJ pear qrottS IN tCO hours, using the
wax as we recommended, in a liquid
state, and every one of which grew and
became a part Of the tree The pro
portions we use are four parts ofrosin,
one part of beeswaX and one part Of
beef or mutton tallow. Melt them
together in a skillet (Which IS the best)
or lineup, and stir well, it should
remain in the vessel and used as needed.
Twenty or thirty scions can be WaXed
with one heating up. When much
grating is to be done, little fire for
heating the wax should be made on the
SPOT, between two bricks or stones.
We have seen various preparations
for making grating wax and we believe
we have tried all that looked as if they
would answer, but prefer our own de
cidedly. Applying it warm or hot
does no injury to the graft The object
to attain in the proportion is that the
wax will not crack in cool, dry weather,
or run in warm weather. If, however,
upon trial, different proportions be re
quired, the foregoing can be altered,
though after using them in several
WAYS we have come back to these
GsrmaHt0tcn Telegraph.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-04-05

SUFFERING FROM CRAMPS. These
most terrible of pains arise from the
veins being so full of blood that they
swell out, press against the large
nerves, and thus impede the circulation
Of the vital fluid In smaller nerves
di~teDsion produces neuralgia, which
is literally 'nervpsache.' The cause of
this unusual fullness of the vein is,
that it cannot flow bY Natures ordI~
nary agencies. In proportion as it is
thick, 1T is cold, and this abnormal
state is Indicated by the f,eJleness of
the pulse In cholera patients it is
very marked, and exists days and week
before the attack. The following is
simple method OF treatment
When person is attacked with
cTamp, get some hot water quietly and
eXpediJieusly (for noise and exclama-
tions Of grief ard alarm still further
disturb the nervous equilibrium); put
the sufferer in the water as completely
as possible, and thus heat is impaired
to the blood, which sends it coursino
along The veins, and the pain is gone -
( While the water is in preparation, rub
the cramped part very briskly with
the hand OF a wooden flannel, with
your mouth shut. But WHY keep the
mouth shut? Nou can rub harder.
faster and more efficiently, beside it
saves the sufferer from meaningless
and agoniziGg inquiries. \ man in
pain does not want 10 be talked to-hc
wants relief. not words. If al could
know, as physicians do, the inestimablc
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-04-05

Snow STA8s.-It Is to the eve that
searches into the heart Of chings that
the snow reveals its most wonderful
beauty, for it is OF that truest kind
which bears the closest inspection.
Take one of the myriad snow flakes
which obscure the atmosphere as they
fall, and put it under the microscope,
1t melts almost instantly, but not be-
fore YOU have caught glimpse of
loveliness that astonishes you. 1t is a
perfect crystal, consisting of six rays.
spreading in the most symmetrical
manner from the center, aud often
provided with smaller rays Formless
and uniform rs a wreath of SNOW looks
1t is composed Of mvriads of such
crystals, whose shapes ar ESQ exquisite
that the eve is never weary of looking
at them. Their variety is most won
derful. Thirty different kinds may he
observed during any of our town snow
storms while in high Northern lati-
tudes upwards of hundred varieties
have been delineated that looked as if
designed from Kaleidoscope vet all
based upon the simple plan of the six
rayed star.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-04-05
TTogC to DrjCe Rats Itr0t ,,...,
Poison. ''t9f

We know Of three methods.
the old FreEcl plan; this IS far--'s.
chiefly in Paris by men who msr. {.
special business. They take
tub, with water on the bolton, ..,l
little elevation I'm tine middle r7.-
island, on which is ONLY ono rr..- =. --
just one rat to sit on. The
covered and has a large IaI.rrs. ..
opening downward. On the r-f7-l
this valve, a piece. of fried r..--
cheese is placed and when ~,
walks Oh TO it to get the cbaee.
valve goes down. drops tLerst -r....
water and moves back INTO n,....-
4 road is made from the rat 81,
the top OF the tub bv means oF
Of board rubbed with cheese e,....a
make the walk attractive for tf...-.'
In the course Of a night. soma 81
twenty, or even more. rats mar,
down. and If he island was rr. p
they would be found most an .Hrs:-
the morning, quietly swimmfnrr-.r--
but the provision Of the lfnIa .r.-f
saves the trouble of killing them r.
cause their egotistic instinct for ~
seryation causes them to fa.t e.--.
exclusive possession of the island r.
which, in the morning the strar--
rat is found in solitary possession IN
the others being killed and 1-.-..r
around him.
Second, the New York plan. fnr.-
ed ny one Of the Friends. Tho 4..
near the rat boIe Is covered with a.,..
layer or a most cau-tic pota--a. W.
they walk on this it makes their -.
sore these they lick with the-rtar--..
which makes their mouths eur. .r-
theTcsult is that they shun fIr- fa..H
ty not alone, but appear to tell Eli Fl.
rats in the Heighb0rh00d ahgrt f. --r
eventually the house is entirely ab.--
doneu by them, notwithstanding r-
houses abound are full of rats
Third. the Dutch method. THIS .
said TO be used successfully in Holland
We have, however. never tried r.
number OF rats are left 80 tl.m-rr.
i'm a very large trap or cage. u..a r.
food whatever; their craving lu--
viii cause them to fight. auE OBJ. r. ..-
est viii he eaten Iv the st.arr.--
After q short time the fgll is renewed
and the next weakest IS eFi.t-r.a-"
50 1t goes on till one strong rat is r.-
When this has eaten She Ia-. remains
of any OF the others. 1t Is set loose.
the animal has now acnuir.I such 4.
taste for rat flesh that De Is the t..r..
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-04-05

CHEESE MADE FROM POTATOEs.-A
foreign papyr says cheese is made from
potatoes ia Thuringil and Saxonv
in the manner described below. Pos
sibly the process might be made profit
able in tins country:
After having collected a quantity OF
potatoes Of good quality, giving the
preference to large, white kind, they
are boiled in n cauldron, and after be-
coming cool tEev are peeled and re-
duced TO n pulp, which ought to be
as equal as possible, and to which is
addcG one pound of sour milk and the
necessary quantity of salt The whole
is kncaded together and the mixture
covered mp and allowed to lie for three
or four days, according to the season.
At the end Of this time it is kncadcd
anew, and the cheese placed IN little
baskets, when the supcrlluous moisture
escapes They are then allowed to drv
in,the shade, after which they are placed
IN large vessels, where they must
remain for fifteen days The older
these cheescs arc the more their quality
improves. Three kinds are made-the
first and most common is made as
detailed above; the second, with four
parts of potatoes and two parts of
cmdled milk; the third, with two parts
Of potatoes and four parts of COWS or
ewes milk. These chooses have this
advantage over other kinds, that they
dO not engender worms, and keep fresh
for number Of years provided they
are placed in a dry situation and in
well closed vessels.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-04-05

y New KIND OF CoBE.-Na-T.r
standing the immense product aa s-
Indian corn IN tie United States
there is a fair prospect of it- beng
largely increased, even though .s
acreage planted with This cereal Is n'.
enlarged 4 new variety of maize. --s
result of careful naturalization. has been
brought into the market, which. ii a.-
that is said is true, will ma'era.-
increase the product of this gram I...
acre. The stalks average from el-.,
to ten feet I'm height. producing e.--
from four to ten wcll-fllel ears. aver
aging from eight to ten inches .-
length. 1t is called Che imuloi,..
prolific. is of The white varieties. aa'
is susceptible OF being made n-o D
flour resembling I'm ta~te and appear
ance that made from the hyst "Ht
1t ripcns earlier than the oraiH j.
variety, and from the oNuaon..a
number of ears produced ou each s..'
the yield per acre Is put at 100 hu-..', ?,
where the cultivation Is what D. s--..-
be.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-04-05

THE ORIGIN OF CONSUMPTION N-Ir
1888, when Hau0ver and other rar,
Of Northern GERMANY were visited .-
q very malignant kind OF small naz.u.
great an5tomist, Iau1enn.es. tried g..
di- over "the peculiarly ol urz
structure which disposas one man q.
catch the disease while bis u-.-..E
escapes, - "I have cut mp more .u-
bodies than the Old Man of lla -l..-
tain with al lis accgmp..eg-.
whites from Gott.uEin. in his -
annual report, 'aHd speaking only
my primary object { mus. confess
that | am no wiser than before ID.
though the mystery Of small r.y ..-
elUdcd my search. NV laLor- lara r..
been In vain, they have revealed o. ls
something clse-tIe origin ot e-
sumption. I am sure noe al wEl,
suspected long ago. viz: That Tl.-
m3nary diseases have very l-t.a 90 Do
with intenper8nce or with erotc gE-
cesSes, AMI much less witl cold Tea.l..
but are nearly exclusively. if wa eza-..
tnherculous tendencies inherited from
both parents, ] say quite exclusively
produced 10y the breathing Of foul a.
The lungs of al persons. minors. t-
cluded, who had worked torsume years
i'm close Ikshops and dUs.y ac-.ras
showed the germs of the fatal als.r-.
while confirmed iuebIiares who .
passed their days In open sir Dad
preserved their respitory organs in.E-.
whatever iurolds their eNces-es D..
made on the rest of the system. 4
should 90 into practice audi unt..-s
The cure of a consump.ira. i ~.
begin by driving him oul into
Deister Ga dcnsely-voodsd mount.
range of Hmovcr) and prevent .-
from entering a house for q year --
two.-Popu71r Science Is 4.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-04-05

GEO. Nj. READE, AHOrneu-at- Lar
Fsenshiug. p Once on Centre street.
three doors from High street. ts-@.TzJ
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-04-05

A FEW pieces of bark oil u root of
sasafras put in tn"ir nests will prevent
or cure lice On hens.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-04-05

q Nj KEIM, VI D., Physician
- AND SURG EON EbenShurg. Pa OF
nee recently occupied by DIR. J.. !. Ostnan. two
doors west OF Blair House, High St. where night
calls can be made. Consultations ia German as
well as English. g-5t7; ~
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-04-05

THE Scientific Farmer estimates
value OF hen manure from gram ~
fowls n s. per 100 lbs, the vain.
constituents hcinE Enitruccn. pIo-l .....
acid and potash. and SAYS ID maE De- .
" compared with ammoUetet -'.
phosphate, which it resembles fa g.
position, with the addition oI .
potash Its comparison with Peru.
guauo Is not Warranted. since lH.-
boSh are The cxcrements of birds ...
food is entirely different being i- o-'
case fish, the other grain