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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-11-07
BIRD-ROMANCE.

Birds are not usually credited with
half the intelligence or good quantities
that are freely attributed to a few favor
ed animals but many well authentica-
ted instances prove them to possess a
very large share. The following cases
came under my own eyes The first |
will relate occurred when | resided in
a detached country-hOuse far from any
town, and where I had many featheTed
friends, with whom | became on the
most confidential terms. The winter
had been exceptionally severe and long,
the snow living deep on the ground for a
considerable time. The birds had suf-
fered terribly. | had a large number of
daily pensioners but as numbers were
still frozen to death, | had an unused
room turned into a refuge for the desti
tute, temporary home for my Out-pa
tients. and soon had perfect aviary in
it by merely leaving the window open
from early in the morning till dusk
There were representatives of many fam
lies and amongst them some not usually
on sOciable terms with mankind. One
robin was soon the tamest of all my well
come visitors, and he remained long af-
ter the rest had left. He was so perfect
" fearless that he not only made himself
quite at home i'll his own quarters, but
he would fly into an adjoining sitting
room. alight on the breakfast table, pick
up crumbs. and to the surprise and
amusement of all, even perch on loaf
of bread and help himself, calmly look
ing around with his large expressive
ewes in most entertaining manner, and
eventually to his adopted home,
where there was food and water; there
fore neither hunger nor thirst could have
led him to pay these visits. As the
warmer days came on, he would sit near
the Opsn window and sing in the sun
shine. He at length flew out, and l fear
ed that l should not see my pretty friend
again but toward evening he returned
to roost. and l closed the window as be-
fore. He continued to fly away and re-
turn thus for some time. Then he came
in no longer. but would sit in a.lauTel
bush close to the window and sing most
sweetly. BY degrees he came less fre-
qucntly, and when birds began TO build
[ lost sight of him. He was beautiful
specimen Of his class and I often
thought, in listening to his sweet wild
notes. and in admiring his bright brown
plumage and his viVidly red breast, that
if he had been Il native of some tropical
land, a far highervalue would have been
10y most people set upon him. But no
man is a prophet in his own country and
amongst his own kindred y
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RFVOLUTIONARY HEROES "A Curl
Gus fact suggested by The approaching
centenary celebration Of SulIvan's cam
paign against the Six Nations is that
nearly all the general officers connected
with that campaign We're Irishmen or
sons % IIishm2n. General Sullivan
himself WAS the son Of a Limerick school
master. General James Clinton. the Sc
coud in command, was the son Of Chas.
Clinton. who came to America from Sill
60, Ireland, in 1928 about seven years
before James was born. General James
Clinton was the brother Of George Gin
ton, first Governor Of the State of New
orll, and the father OF De Witt CIir-
ton, another great Governor Of the
State. General Edward Hand was
born In Ieinster, ireland. lie fought
brilliantly throughout the Revolution
and filled many civil offices afterward.
His name is signed as one OF It's trainers
to the Pennsylvania Constitution in
II53. lie was, moreover, one whom all
men loved and cOnided in. Washing
ton, when he resumed command of the
army to repel French aggression. desir-
ed Congress to appoint General Hand as
his y AdjUt2nj-GencTal General Max
well OF The expedition was also an Irish
man Born. Poor, the single remaining
general Of the campaign, was an Ameri-
can born, and We have at hand no means
OF tracing his origin, but the name is
Norman Irish, and McGee, in his Irish
Settlers in America" " mentions him in
connection with Hand.
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Music IL STON ES.-A very interest
ing and curious exhibition was given by
VI. BaudTe 1T Charlier Institute. New
\ Ork, or Thursday afternoon. NJ. I}au-
Dire made the accidental discovery of
musical notes III pieces of flint, and for
twenty-fouT years he has been collecting
enough .. these stones 20 make a chro-
matte scale. He has now perfected his
discovery, and has made a musical in
StTument OF the same general idea as
the EdrmOnicOu, but which is much
more powerful. The stones, which are
Of various sizes and forms, are Just as
he found them, no artificial aid being
brought to bear in adapting them to
this use. The instrument is cOmDoSed
of an iron frame along the top of which
the stones are suspended 10y means of
stout tWine then, with two bits of
stone that have u o resonance NJ. Baudre
played variety Of tunes, making nice
harmonies and bringing forth exceeding
ly sweet tones. The stones are not re-
gulated by weight, as entirely different
notes weigh Just the same the musical
quality is something given them by ma
rure. Besides the stones, NJ. Baudre had
number Of bits of wood about the size
Of an old fashioned clOthes-pin, which
he threw on the marble floor one at a
time, and they produced the regular
notes Of the scale with remarkable cor
rectnesS. The singing stones, however,
are the more interesting of NJ. Baudre's
discoveries
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4 MOTHERS INFLUENCE-A

y MOTHERS 5 lNFLCENCE.-A few
years ago q company of Indians were
captured on the western frontier
Among them were number of stolen
children. They bad been with the saw
ages for years. Word was sent through
out the region inviting all who had lost
children to come and see if among the
little captiVcS they could recognize their
own. a long way off was Il woman
who had been robbed of her darlings, a
boy and girl. With mingled hope and
fear she came with throbhing heart
she approached the group. They were
strange 10 her. She came nearer, and
with eyes filed with mother love and
caneSinesS. peered into their faces. one
after another, but there was nothing in
any that she could claim. Nor was
there anything in her to light up their
cold faces. With the duh pain of des-
pair at her heart she was turning away
when she paused, chOEed back the tears
and, in soft, clear notes, began a sim
pie song she used to sing TO her little
ones of Jesus and heaven. Not line
was completed before a boy and a girl
left the group and ran to her, exclaim-
ing, Mamma mamma - and She fold
ed her lost ones to her bosom. So lives
a mothers early influence in the heart s
Of her chiidren.>
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W OMAN ) y EV EB-FAILING Love
The San Antonio Herald relates this :
On bed in the pest-house a young man
was lying stricken with the exant thema-
tic plague that has fingered 50 long in
this city. There was no suffering in
concert TO make his pangs enduTable; he
alone Of all the city lay in the hateful
house with the yellow flag, the hateful
symbol Of taboo, futtering out its mess
age Of warning, crying to the winds ''Un-
clean - taking up the song OF the lepers
in Jndea but Helon's physician no
longer walked the earth. Nevertheless
an attribute of Christ remains on earth:
there was one that dared the monster in
his den and wrestled with him for the
prize. Day and night she stood at her
post by the lOathSOme couch. nursing
her lOyeT from whom the world had
turned shuddeTing away. still seeing the
beautiful through the vail of horror. un-
cheered by voice music or flower, alone
with her lover and the monster that
claimGd him counting time by the
creeping shadows, administering the
medicine with a tender hand. disputing
with death for Il life; the bosom of a
virgin opposed to an arm Of hell. The
crisis passed and the sick man left the
couch the two went their way, the
Mexican with the girl who held him
back from the death 5 Jaws no trumpet
sounded nor drum beat. but as brave a
heart beats in the breast Of that girl as
neIEed MuTat, OF Ney. or the heroes Of
the Alamo, and her noble act deserves
the worlds applause But she viii new
er get it because she IS a poor Mexican
girl besides she does not want il.
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LARGEST BEE FARM IN AMERICA.-
The Canada Farmer pronounces the
bee farm of ID. a. Jones, near Beeton.
ontario, the most extensive and success
ful III the country. 1t consists Of four
bee yards, each covering about an acre
OF ground carefully enclosed. and con-
talnS beSides the hives and summer
stoTe.roomS, and house for wintering the
bees. The hives used are oblong. pine
wood boxes. with a cubic capacity OF
3,240 inches, the inside measure being
fifteen by eighteen by twelve. Mr.. Jones'
four bee yards contain $50, $50. $50 and
20 of such hives respectively. and he
reckOnS 80, eco bees a good swarm for
one of them. At the end of July Nfr.
Jones had secured 30. 600 pounds of hon
ey from GO stocks Of bees. He expects
a total yield tor the year Of 20. 900 pounds
Of honey from his 19.0G0. coo little work
aTs, III which case he would net between
5000 and Sic, ,000 for the years product.
without taking into account the sale Of
Swarms or Of queen bees. This success
ful apiarist estimates the years total
outlay at >, 100. nearly half of which.
however. is interest on capital which
has grown up with the business.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-11-07

THE ANTIQUITY OF FOBKS.-AmOng
the recent finds in the exploration Of
the relics of the ancient lake dive Hers of
Switzerland is a pair of forks apparent
" invented for table use They We're
fashioned from the metataTSal bone Of 4
stag. This gives a higher antiquity to
table forks lif they were intended as
suchl than has hitherto been suspect
ed. Other bone implements and orua-
mentS are frequently found. Animal
remains are also common. Among them
are the bones of the dog, the badger.
and the common otter. The latter were
doubtless met with in the immediate
ueighbOThOOd OF the Jake. but the pres
cuCe Of the bones OF the wild OK auG Of
the bear indicate that the lake dWellers
were bold and skillful hunters. as we'll
as ingenious tool makers. They were
also keepers Of cattle, for the most num-
erous animal remains brought 10 light
were those Of the common cox ana tie
moor COW. These exist in every stage Of
growth, showing that thei: owners had
taste fer both veal and beef. while
tuglT i9udHCs5 fer venISou IS proved by
the many bones of the stag and roe dis
covered 10y the explorers. Evidence Of
a Ike character shows that ta"v were
hunters Of the Wild boar and eaters OF
the duMesticated pig, and the existence
Of the beaver in Switzerland in prrlIis-
toric times is attested 10y the presence,
among other bones. of several which
comparative anatomjsts declare 10 have
belonged to that rodent. One ommiss-
ion on the list is striking. No mention
is made Of the bones Of horses having
been found, from which it may be in
ferred with tolerable certainty that the
horse was either altogether unknown to
the ancient lake dwellers. or that they
had not succeeded III capturing and tam
ing him. .ScjsUtif" imcIicGa.
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Chemicals for Household Use.

It Is surprising, considering how
many woman have been instructed in
chemistry in schoOl-dayS, TO find how
few hOusekeeperS make any use of chem
icals in various household processes.
The washing of clothes is usually wholly
accomplished by rubbing the clothes on
the wash board and with no other de-
tergent than soap. The rubbing of the
clothes wears them out far more than
use, and if hOuSekeeperS only knew, or,
if knowing, they would take advantage
of the fact that many washing compounds
will almost entirely cleanse clothes
which are soaked in them over night
and almost entirely do away with labor
and wear of the washboard, wash-day
might be robbed of half Its terrOrs.
Recipes for washing fluids, the ingTedi-
ents of which are soda, ash, ammonia
and lime, can be found in nearly every
household recipe book, and they are
very cheap and harmless. All such
washing compounds are useful and con-
venlent for cleaning woodwork, pannels
and carpets in a house also in washing
dishes and securing that desideratum of
hOuSekeepers-ciean dish-cIoths. Am
monia is a simple, -cLeap and harmless
chemical, and should be bought by the
quart and kept in every family. A few
drops added TO water will cleanse child
ren's hair and make it soft and sweet
it is an admirable diSinfection to remove
the odOr of perspiration; it will remove
grease spots from clothing and often re-
store color to stains. It's common and
frequent use can not be too frequent Y
urged. BOraX is another chemical that
should find common use in every family
For cleansing teeth and sweetening the
breath, a few grains of the powder in
water is unexceelIed. 1t softens and
whitens lannels. Salicylic acid is pei
fectly ndOrless and harmless, yet power
ful, disinfectant, and for many uses in
the household is invaluable. 1t is very
cheap and convenient in form. In these
days when to stay various forms of dis
eases is so important, mothers and
hOuSekeeperS would do well to give study
and thought to these things, and try to
make their knowledge of science practi-
cal. 1t IS very encouraging to note how
many woman are turning their attention
10 studies in general and applied science
in particular. Let us have its benefits
eNc.nplified in the household
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-11-07

WHEN girls, midway in their teens.
throw off their natural, cirlish habits
and attire. don long skirts, skoot up
their hair and affect the airs and dress
of young women, they would often be
surprised to know " hat their elders think
Of the improvements. One young miss
went to the depot recently to meet an
aged friend of the family. and was sur
priSed TO find herself not recognized upon
greeting the visitor as she stepped from
the car. Don't YOU know Inc, auntie?'r
Why, this amt Maria, is it p Ger
tainly; don't you think | look better
than did last summer when vGu were
here p NO, " replied the honest soul.
looking the girl over, ito tell the truth
l don't. Go home and let down your
hair and be young while you can. for it
viii not be many years before you will
be glad 10 nave people take you for a
girl. Springfield Republican.
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clip the following from an exchange
The wheat story Of the season comes to us
from Clarksdale, down in Christian countv.
III, where a Mr.. ClarkS some wears AGO
mortgaged ms land for $50, 600, and failed to
paw more than 81 900 of the interest. vybicn
accrued as interest viii, SIit was brought
TO foreclose the mortgage, but Mr.. Clarke
fought to gain time, and strange a. if may
seem, his attorney was anabl,-d to DELAY
matters so much that his client had time to
SOW quite respectable area of wheat This
summer lie harvested 500 acres OF wheat and
sold the crop at % cents per busheI. realizing
enough to pay S25, 600 of the s27 coo princi7
pal, interest and costs due OF the place. To
do this required an average of - bushels
nearly per acre.
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CoLIC.-Phares' method of treating
collie consists in ipUersion-simpiy turn
ing the patient upside down. Collie OF
several days duration has been relieved
by this means in few minutes. Tc1t---
res s. He5
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A woHAS always sits down or the
-1er t1 gGt Oh her shoes and stockings
"a ulsL never does. Why is this thus.
-CiHciEl1tj L1mWerciyl. Because she
Ier1ra!-ow5 him 90 pat on her shoes and
-Gc1in-s ior her. or at least-ult ir she
~ --- E.Ha r. woman we h3re she -
f..---e
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& H. DECKER, NJ. d.

EHNSItIAS ASG SURGEON
LiLLT's, CAMBRIA co p.
1EeTf ms professional services to the cirftens ~
NEthlngton and adjoining townships Once .nd
Iestiehce on Railroad sireet, opposite Passenger
statlon where night and day calls Will recelve
proHpt attention reyardless Of distance or wealth
Ltlly's, March Il 1879 Nv
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SELLEltS'
COUGH
SYRUP /!
SYRUP
40 YEARS BEFORE THE PUBLIC.

Pronounced by all to he the most Pleas
Ant ana EFFICAcIoUs remedy SOW in use
for the CURE or COUGHS, COLDS, GROUP,
hoarseness, tickling sensation Of the throat
whooping cough, etc. OVER A MILLION BOT
TIES SOLD WITHIN TIE LAST FEW YEARS.
II gives relief wherever used, and has the
power TO imYart benefit that CASNoT be had
from the cough mixtures now in use. Sold
by ali Druggists at IS cents per bottle
SELLERS LIVER PILLS are also high
ly recommended for curing liver complaint,
constipation, sick headaches, feverand ague,
and all diseases Cf the stomach and liver.
Sold by all Druggists at 25 cents per box.
II. z. sellers d Co., Piftsburg, Pa.
October -. Is7g.-ly.
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GIVE the potato ashes. lime. syns--
phosphate. hone horr or plaster.
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EEigfa - Lecture
s tssss.s.ses1 zs TO YOUNG MEN.

JUsi Publtsbed. ia q Sealed EursIoDe p-i~s q ,-,.
Lecture on the Nature, Treatment and R,5;..t
uIe O. sem nal " eakucsz. or SpCrmatorrhoa. ir-
@ uISed .! seii-Abusc, involuntary Emissions I'm
Helency- nervous Debility. and IrrEcfE fEgrer.s =
Il. I'IIle2e generally Consumption. Epilepsy and
-,,eh5al ana Physical IncaJacity. Gc-Bv
me -Crreeu Book" SC. " -
IEe WoF!d-renoWncd autl0r fl this adrnfrat,I.
l1e-.tuIe. clearly proves from his own exDe-ieD-s
IN me avn! consequences OF SelrAbuse NAV be
ssiicc-uaIiy removed without medicine and without
Hll,setous Eufgical operations. bUugics rings in
s.fuments OF cordials: pointing ont mode Of cure
- oLce certain and ehectUal Hy which every SUIT
-elti, to matter what his condition NAV be NAV
cur L hiIlis.ii ciic1ply- privately and radically
and ftousaafr - '1-e1'''4s
Sent nee, under seal, in plain envelope 10 auv
address, on receipt OF SIX ceatF OF Two rcstsys
stamps. Address the Publishers
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nR. NJ. J. BUCK

AITOpNA. Pa.
Omce and residence on Fourteenth street near
LIeVenth avenue. where night calls can be made
ohiSe u"uFs from 10 10, A. NJ. and from 2 to 4
III 20 - p n Special attention paid to Dis
sases oi the Eye and Ear, as we'll as to Surgical
Operations OF eVerv description T4le -tf1
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A N. KFTM Mn Pvv

a IA. KEIM, NJ. D., PHYSICIAN AND
street, west Of Julian street aud perrlv o1posits
INC BlaiT house. Consultations IN both German
rs Engl'ss SiZst clNS sh.rlz bs rnde a. tke
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Price, One Dollar.
Buekjn CHAINS Dye
FOR THE WHISPERS.

This elegant preparation may be
relied on to change the color of the
beard from gray or any other un-
desirable shade. to brown or black
st discretion. It is easily applied,
being in one preparation. and quick
" and effectualIy produces q per
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TINS standard article is com
pounded with the greatest care.
Its effects are as wonderful and
as satisfactory rs ever.
1t restores gray or faded hair to
its youthful color.
1t removes all eruptions, itching
and dandruff. 1t gives the head
cooling, soothing sensation of great
comfort, and the scalp by its use
becomes white and clean.
BY its tonic properties it restores
the capillary glands to their normal
vigor, preventing badness, and
making the hair grow thick and
strong.
AS dressing, nothing has been
found 50 effec!ual or desirable.
a. a. Hayes. II. D.. State As
saver of Massachusetts,, says, - The
constituents are pure, and carefully
selected for excellent quality; ana
| consider it the BEST PKEpARATIoS
for its intended purposes"
Price, One Dollar.
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WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON Thursday Oct. ., 1879.
The lower floor Of the Freedmeu's Bank building has
been leased rental Of 50 600 per anrum tor the
United States Court OF Claims.
The War Department at the request OF the citizens OF
Savannah. Ca has directed that company OF troops
from Mcpherson Barracks at Atlanta, be sent to the
former city the occasion of the celebration OF the
Sergeant Jasper Centennial. The 18th Infantry band
at Atlanta will accompany the detachment OF troops TO
Savannah.
Mr. Dickman, United States Minister al BOgota, has
furnished the Department OF State with the following
Information In regard 10 the coinage and currency OF
the United States OF Colombia Exports for the last ten
years OF gold and silver. SIS. 235.7s2; gold coin,
S3,026499; silver, 50 19559l. There banks,
having capital OF 81. 263. $50. and circulation IN
notes or SS0O000 The Government Issues no notes.
The gold mines produce from three 10 five millions
nualy the silver mines about million. There l.
In the arts and nufacures about 100000, and
$4,000 In silver annually