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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-05-16
USEFUL HINTS.

To soften the hard, dry putty in the
windows. wet it with muriatic acid.
Oxalic acid viii remove stains of ink
and iron rust, but must not be allowed
to stand long on the goods or paint.
Turpentine will remove ink from
white woodwork.
To take the woody taste out of a
wooden pail, fill the pail with boiling
hot water let it remain until cold,
then empty it and dissolve some soda i'll
lukewarm water, adding a little lime
to it. and wash the inside well with the
solution after that Scald with hot wa
ter and rims well.
4 good way to clean zinc is to rub it
with piece Of cotton cloth dipped III
kerosene afterward rub with dry
cotton cloth. and it viii be as bright as
when new.
Bleeding of a wound in man or beast
can be stopped by a mixture OF wheat
flour and common salt i'll equal parts,
bound on with cloth.
Water can be purified in a large piece
of common charcoal.
A good wash for the teeth is made by
putting equal parts OF buTaX and cam
phOr gum into bottle OF water and let
ting it stand for short time before
nSlng.
A warm bath on going to bed is the
best aid to sleep. 4 woman under 90
should have eight hours of sleep.
Those who have hard callOused spots
on the hand can rid themSelyS of them
by holding the spot over the grindstone
a moment or two.
Rubbing the hands with a slice of
raw potato VIII remove vegetable stains.
Refined chalk made into thick plas-
ter with one-third as much glycerine as
wafer and spread on the parts Will cool
inflammation and reduce rednesS OF the
nose or face.
Always take a bath in warm room,
and in tepid water, unless particularly
robust.
For roughness of the skin, mix two
parts of brandy with one part of rose
water and wash the face night and
morning.
An application Of cold, wet common
whitening placed on Immediately is an
invaluable remedy for a burn.
To soften the hair Beat the yOlk Of
one egg into a pint of warm rain water
rub the scalp and hair well with this :;
then rinse the hair thoroughly and dry
with towel. Use very little oil if
the hair becomes too dry.
4 small spoonful of molasses added to
buckwheat batter eacn morning will
make the cakes temptingly brown. Cut
this cut and save it until next winter.
\ spoonful of sugar added to dried
corn when seasoning improves 1t.
Cr0ckeTy with gilt bands OF flowers
should not be wiped. 1t should be
washed quickly, rinsed and drained un-
til dry.
\ transparent mucilage Of great tena-
city may be made by mixing rice flour
with cold water and letting it gently
simmer over the fire.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-05-16

CURE FOR BALDEESs.- DIR. Geo. II.
Rhoc, Of Atlanta, says that he hascured
himself and others of haIdnpsS. His
remedy Is a solution Of French or Ger
man soft soap and alcohol with which
the head must be thoroughly shamuo0ed
every morning. Tie following is the
prescription which can bc filed at any
drugstore ''R. Sapouis virdiS Germ
alcoholis. two ounces each solve. fittra
Il adde ol. lavaHdUlp git xN.-xNx.- -
The lavender is added to cover ho of0r
oi the soap. After the shampooing the
soap must he all removed with warm
water ard the hair dried with a soft
towel. The immediate effect the Doc
tor says. lis a di-agrecabIe feeling Of
tension. OF the scalp. as if il w-re stretch
ed too tightly over the skull. To- obvi-
ate this effect and to keep the scalp from
getting too dry and thus perhaps set tIp
a true pityTaisis, it is necessary 10 follow
up the shampooing with some fatty ap-
pllcation, which may contain some mild
stlmuiant. thus Castor oil. one part 10
alcohol three or four parts. with a little
oil of rosemary OF cinnamon. or any good
pomade may be used. But the patient
must not he alarmed if his hair falls out
faster than ever for while. This Is
due To the fact that many hairs are dead
and only retained i'm their folicles bv the
plugging Of the sheath with the accunu-
lated SeldceDUS matter"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-05-16

y NOVEL ENTERPRI>E.-A novel
enterprise is that which has lately been
started i'm tLiS country and in Germany
the making of sugar from old linen
There are two manufactures Of the kind
in Buffalo. New York. though the busi-
ness has lately been consolidated. and I'm
Germany there is one mauufactory that
turns ont l.#tD pounds ui this sugar dali
ly. The old ljueu which is purely veg
table hhriuc. is converted into deNtTiue
10y a treatment of sUIUhuric acid. after
which IL is washed with lime water. and
then treated again with more acid which
shortly produces glucose or grape sugar.
Glucose is au article highly valued Ia
making icllius. rich preserves. and as q
basis for commercial syruIS Tie pro-
cess Is Inexpensive. and the product IS
-l5d 20 De- the same as produced lr0m the
grape y large amount of the material
j. sold I'm ;Lis country. and probably all
the stores il Pittsburgh which deal iu
articles of this character have if ON hand.
II the business is likely To- extend great
D. I'm this country. SD that IL viii be nee
rsSJry tu erect other factories. it is to be
hoped the advantages possessed hv Har-
TI~buTE VIII NOT He overlooked. 4 tire
mendous amount of dirty linen is washed
there every winter which would utilize
handsomely as glucose.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-05-16
THE CITY OF QUITO.


Except the plains of Central Asia,
Ecuador is the highest tablc-land upon
the earth Quito is 5000 feet above the
sea placed 10y the side of Boston OF
New York it would seem as if lifted
aboyethe clouds. 1t is 900 feet higher
than the hospice of st. Bernard the
lUtljest dwclling-place in Europe. It's
flowers are beautiful. and bloom all the
year. No reptiles nor insects disturb
its TepoSc poisonous snakes are Un-
known even the mosquito never reach
Is these lofty regions But far UD above
the clouds. in the midst of the finest eli
mate. the FaTeSt skies of uHtaruiShrd
LTilliaUcV. one fatal element is mingled
with the scene to prove forever the
helpleSsneSS of man the earthquake
and the ever active volcanoes are the
chief features Gf life i'm Ecuador Above
Quito rises the CcaSelcSS smoke of its
Pinchincha. down whose horrible crater.
ever threatening ruin TO the nation. the
traveller looks with UcVcTSatvd awe.
There. - SAYS OTton. You see a fright
full opening in the cdrth'S crust nearly
a mile in width and half mile deep.
and from the dark abyss comes rolling
mp a cloud of sulphurous vapors. -
Twenty volcanoes OF enormous size. pre-
sided over by CotOpaXi and Chimborazo
encirclc the valley Of Quito and brood
like giants of destruction over the
peaceful scene. ChimbOrazo is a mon
StTuuS come. twice as high as Etna.
covered with 4 crown of pcrpet ual snow.
It's great proportions are best seen from
the Pacific. as the ToyaCcr sails along
the dangerous shore. It's sides are Tivpu
10y deep valleys. compared to which the
Alpine wales are shallow cTevices or
riffs. Around It's magnificent dome of
snow, where mortal DOT has never trod-
den. only the White-winccd condor is
seen floating in the transparent air.
COtOpaEl' IS an active volcano sending
out IFS perpetual smoke at night ii
seems crowned with hre-a blazing
torch on high sometimes il breaks Out
into fierce and terrible eruptious These
giant mountains are all 50 huge and tall
that E;na and NcsUyius would seem
piGnjicS AZ their side they cncircle the
fertile plains OF Ecuador as if to hide
its people in happy vale. It's onIvpcr-
il is the earthquake. On Sunday morn
ing III August 1S0S there was a slight
tremor of the earth. a sudden shock. and
within a single minute whole province
was Land III ruins. Cities. towns. houses
ana factories lcll together. At one town
alone 6-Gvu persons pcriShed. Houses
were thrown into tie open air: cot
ton factory sole proof of pr0cress-was
dashed to pieces, and its proprietor kill
ed. Huge chaemS opened in the culfi-
waited lanJ; the roads were broken up !:
torrents of mud and water flowed down
the sides Of the mountains. carryingawav
mules and cattle. Quito suffered slight
ly, but Otavalo was left a desert. and
the wreck of the great earthquake has
never been repaired.-HaryerS' Week'g
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-05-16

ROMANCE N REAL LIFE.-The Bal
timOre BJtiietiH tells as follows how
Maryland lawyer eXtricatcd himself from
a heavy debt by q single stroke of good
for; une:
Some years ago an incident occurred in the
life of q distinguished Maryland lawyer. now
deceased, which presented some very inter
eSting features. The lawyer, in hs younger
days, contracted some heavy debts, which he
was unable to pay. BY the time he got 10 he
90 years 0t age he found himself almost hope
lt5sy in debt, with a shattered constitution
family.
Though lie could not well afford it. he was
compelled To seek health and recreation in
the mountains. He was man Of fine social
qualities, and exceedingly agreeable in con-
voTsation, which made his society desirable
especially at watering places. where time OF
ten hangs heavily ON tlIe hands OF visitors
The lawyer, at the time this incident in his
history occurred, was ri Bedford Springs in
the Allegheny mountains, where a go0dIy
company we're spending the hot months and
many of them from distant States.
Among the visitors was q gentleman from
California, vho, finding the Maryland law
Yer Such agreeable company, spent much
OF liiS time IN his society. Their Cunvpr~a-
ton was mainly upon LEGAL topics, and the
Californian was especially interested IN the
lawyer on account Of the knowledge he
seemed 10 possess IN reference TO land cases
Of mis- own. in his own state but about
which he had not consulted lawyer with a
view of employing him.
The Maryland lawyer became much inter
csted in the matter, and finally proposed to
the Californian 20 undertake the case upun q
large contingent fee. An agreement was
made and the lawyer after arranging his
business in the courts II home - permit his
absence, went to California, prosecuted the
suit and gained It, earning q fee of so. 900.
all in q few months. The best part OF the
story is that the lawyer used most of the mo.
ncy thus gained in paving off debts that he
had contracted years before
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-05-16
A STRANGE sroRY.-Thc Dubuqu,

\ STRANGE STORY.-ThC Dubuque
Ia. Tunes relates the following:
\ wealthy couple who had lived together
I'm perfect peace iuT fuTjy-unc years, were
sitting ia thc paT3oT one evening not long
ago. when the husband surprised his wife by
saying. Il ana going 70 tell you a secret you
have never heard before" There was a
brief pause a the lady ana a near relative
who chaUcCd to he present awaited the dis
closure, and the husband continued Yes.
you viii be surprised to hcac that | had an
other wife before | married YOU" Startled
and aghast, the wife claspcd her hands in
suspense, and asked, Gam I then not YOUR
lawful wife ?' ~ ou are my loved aud law
ful wife was the prompt reply, my first
WI" died four years before ! came TO Du-
buVUc, and met v0u. ~ Then he related how
hc had married his first wife ami been sum
moned to his home to find her dead in child
birth. Then ne went West and settled in
Dubuque, where the second romance Of his
lie came about. SIX years ago he received
letter from the woman who had nuTScd
his first wife She wrote that she was upon
her deathbcG, and could not rest until She
had confessed her share in a base crime
The wife had died but the son had survived,
and through a large hribc preferred by tine
dead womap's father the nurses lips had
been sealed and the husband told that the
child had died with its mother. This man,
the fatheT-iu law. was wealthy. but his
daughters death left him without an l'eir
and hc took this means of supplying what
ate bad denied. With her last breath the
nurse Informed her employer that she had
diyuIgyd the truth to the gentleman in Du-
buqUc, and immediately upon her death the
fatber-n-Iaw went West and o5cUcd a large
bTibe This was refused, but the secret was
kept The son was millionaire in the city
of p, and his father was anxious to see him.
The second wife was thus told tile truth for
the first time and asked to 20 East and pay
the first wife's son q visit. When the story
was told the wife announced in low tones ::
''>incc You kept it from me 50 long 1 would
rather You had never repeated it The eX-
citement caused by the recital proved fatal
In two days the lady was dead.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-05-16
HINTS TO HOUSE CLEANERS.

We give below few hints which may
prove useful to hOusekeepeTs
Gum camphor wrapped in paper and laid
. around sugar barrels viii diSperse ants.
Paint splashed upon window glass can be
easily removed by a hot solution Of soda,
a little kerosene applied to stove polish
improves the luStre. Apply while the iron is
warm.
To clean mating wash witha solution of a
pint of salt to four gallons OF water, and
wipe dry immediately.
Use kerosene and bath brick or lime to
scOuT zinc, tin, OF copper wash in hot sudS,
and polish with dry whiting.
\ little spirits Of turpentine added to the
water with which the floors are washed will
prevent the ravages of moths
To remove spots from furniture take four
ounces Of vinegar, two of sweet oil, and one
of turpentine mix and apply with flannel
cloth.
A paste made of whiting and benzine viii
clean marble, and one made of whiting and
chloride of soda, spread on the marble, will
remove spots.
One pound Of copperas dissolved in one
quart of boiling water viii destroy foul
smells. Powdered bOrax scattered in their
haunts Will dispcrse cockr0aches.
SCOT falling on the carpet from chimnevs.
or from caTeiessly handled stoyepipes, if
covered thickly with salt, can be brushed up
without damage to the carpet.
To clean oilcloths, wash always with warm
milk. Once in six months scrub with hot
sOap-sudS, dry thoroughly and apply a coat
of vaTniSh. They viii last as long again.
To give glass great brilliancy, wash with
damp sponge dipped in spirits, then dust
with powder blue or whiting (tied i'm a thin
muslin bag), and polish with chamois cloth
4 flannel cloth dipped in warm soap suds.
then into whiting, and applied to paint, will
Instantly remove grease and dirt. Wash
with clean water, then dry: the most deli
cate paint Will not be injured, and viii look
like new.
Plaster of Paris mixed with gum arabic
water makes an excellent white cement. but
must he used Immediately as it hardenS
quickly. 4 mixture of five parts reiatin to
one of acid chromate of lime applied to bro
ken edges, which should be pressed together
and exposed 70 the sunlight makes an iusol-
Uble cement.
To whitcn walls, sc1pe off all old white
wash, and wash the walls with a solution of
two ounces Of white vtriol to four gallons Of
water. Soak quarter Of pound of white
glue in water for twelve hours drain and
place in a tin pail, cover with fresh water.
and set the pail in kettle of boiling water.
When melted, stir into the glue eight pounds
OF whiting, and water enough to make a
mixture a thick as common whitewash-
Apply evenly with good brush if the walls
are very yellow, blue the water slightly by
squeezing in it flannel bagcontaiHing some
powdered blue.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-05-16

How TO CURE STANINERISG.-Ll'
A. Taylor. editor of the La Cross.
(Wis) Leader, who was born an Ll',
terate stammerer, writes IS loA.--'
about the way 10 cure .he habit
stammering person ever found p
difficulty in singing. The reason .
this is that 10y keeping time, tie 2.
gans of speech are kept in such p,
tion that enuEciaUion 5 easy. Ape
the same rule to reading or spes'-
and the same result will follow.
Let the stammerer take s senle--,.
say this one. 'Leander swan the ~. ~
lespont' and pronounce it 10y syi.a,-
scan it keeping time with his l''5
If necessary, letting each sylla'Ie
cupy the same time thus, Lean
swam-the-Hel-les-pont. and He w.
not stammer. Ies him pToh'1...
slowly at first, then faster, uus
keeping time with words iustcIl. " y
sVllahles. and he will be SURPRISE =
find that, by very little plac.lce =
will read without stammeIlne,
nearly as rapidly as persons OF .l.'''' ..;-
ly talk or read. Then practice ..''. n.
reading and conversation unlA ~
habit is broken up. Perseverance, II
attention are al. tha Is neceSs'I ~
perfect a cure Ned. and surg N-
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-05-16

KANSAS AND TE14s.-T9e Direct Route
II Is TO the interest of persons going to Kan
saS or Texas to select one OF the direct routes
by which quick time IS made, through cars
run and comfortable accommodations pT0yi-
ded. Among these the ''Ian Handle Route
stands pTc-eHinent.
Following is time of Daily Express trains
via Panhandle Route:
Arrive At LoUiS-------.--..5.,'I a IN sye p m
Arrive Kansas City.--..-..lo.ls T. IN. lu.l2 a. m
Connections are made in Union Depots at
indianapolis, 1t. Louis and Kansas City for
all points West and Southwest.
To accommodate families cmiCTatinG, ar
ra0gcmcntS have been perfected to run a
Through Coach Tuesday Of each week from
Pittsburgh to Kansas City via Panhandle
Route, " with hut one change, in Union De
pot. 1t. Louis This car is comfortably up
holstcrcd aud viii he run on regular Express
train, leaving Union Depot, Pittsburgh, at
11.47 7. x every TucSdcy
If YOU are unable to procure through tick
cts to points m Missouri, Arkansas, Texas,
Kansas, Colorado oT the Northwest by the
direct and popular PAN Handle Route" at
Your nearest railroad station, cali on w. y.
Storey, Agent, Union Depot, Pittsburgh, Pa,
OF address ". /. O'Brien, General pasSen-
ger Agent, ''Pan-IIandle Route Columbus
Ohio.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-05-16
ABOUT POTATOES

From all we can learn
come to the conclusion that f..
generally. are going to plant ~.
tatoes than usual this spriD0 n.
a natural result Of the high M '-'
have ruled for potatoes sine g
crop was harvested. BUTT So.
kept in mind that a heavy crrr
low prices and q light cror = - 4
high prices-the yield gorsrB.,--
price very largely. We have -
found 1t to pay TO take specisI
with any crop. and raise as ~
yield as possible to the acre
paws better than cnlarging the
the same care cannot be b,..
uron the cultivation One mo-
wear, made $500 from five acre p.
tatoes, while the crop was q rr--
all that section besides. We .-
sured that he did this Iv s--.s
thorough work. Another man rsr..
a large crop OF potatoes. and s....
ted it to a liberal dressing orF \
dust which the land had receive
year before. We once publish
account of an excellent crop Of
toes raised by means Of a sba,..
Notwithstanding the water r,
spring run over the ground oaa,.
ally during n drouth that ruira5 y
potato crop generally in all rs. \.
tion.
Such experiments, conducted ~
a view TO learn what methods -
treatment will secure the bez, ~
under different unfavorable carsae
are always worth what thev Cos, Il
often q hundred fold more. Ifar-
during n season of general fafIu-.
any crop, succeeds IN finding on.
plan that will counteract. 10 an, b.
tent. the bad influences which r+
the crop under ordinary culsur
will be we'll paid for bis experu-
perhaps in a single crop. I. IS n
privilege to command ali the forrs
nature TO our aid IL the produca-
crops, and he who does bhis mos
fectually is always most SUGGEST
The skill of the farmer is only eyrH
ed in unfavorable seasons.-Prr-
Farmer.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-05-16

THIS TAEES THE CARE.-N farmer
fLougmoad0w. near Springfield, Mass.
once cut au old birch i'm the dead of
winter and took out of a hollow of the
tree three pecLs Of robbins, torpid, ap-
pareuJly dead. lie carried them home
fron2 curiosity Juj lodged them iu q
warm room, when they all came To- life
According TO the RsguJ'irGt of that
city the robin iu those parts does not go
TO Virginia and Florida in the winter
as the bohpliuks and invalids do He
stays snugiv and s1c'ahly packed with
his fellows in such convenient trees and
Tock-cle1Js and grounJ-hugging hem
locks or SprUceS rs they know Of
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-05-16

To BAKE EGcS.-Buttcr a clear.
smooth saucepan. break as many eggs as
VIII he needed into a saucer. one by one.
If found good slip it into the dish. No
broken yOlk allowed. nor must they
crowd. so as TO risk breaking the yolk
after put in. Put a small piece Of but
ter on each, and sprinkle with pepper
and salt, set into a well-heated oven. and
bake till the whites are set. II the oven
is rightly heated il viii take but a few
minutes, and is far more delicate than
fried eggs.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-05-16

How 4 Toad UNDREssEs A --|
tleman sends TO an agricultural r--
an amusing description Of "H-5 .
Toad takes off his Coat and Par (
He says he has seen one do It. a-
friend has seen another do the ~
thing in the same way
A bout the middle Of july I f--.
a toad on n hill of melons. and RI
wanting him TO leave, l hoed ar-
him he appeared sluggish and
inclined to move. Presently oi-
we'd him pressing his elbows a-1s
bis sides, and rubbing d0wuTr
He appeared so singular that I way.
ed to see what he was up 20. Alta
few smart rubs his skin began
burst open straight along bis hl
Now, said l, old fellow, YOU havei-
it but he appeared to b. uuc0rg-
ed, and kept on rubbing until De ID
worked all his skin into folds or
sides and hips then graspiuz q
hind leo with both his hands. he hl-
ed of one Lee Of his pants the same.
anybody would, then stripped .
other hind-leg in the same way.
then took this cast of cuticlc f0-vl
between his fore legs, into his u5-
and swallowed 1t then, 10y ras
and lowering his head, swallowing
his head came down, he stripped
the skin underneath until it came
his fore legs and then grasping OF.
these with the opposite hand, by e
siderable pulling stripped of the s5
changing hands, he stripped the O.
and by q slight motion Of the La
and all the while swallowing. De ID
It from the neck and swallowed
whole. The operation seemed
agreeable one and occupied bu,
short time
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-05-16

BONE DUsT.-Many a poor 1G-
has worn out his bones trying TO u-.
piece OF poor ground but
hone application bas seldom res-
in large profits Our English fr.
have discovered that it is much l-.-
to use other peoples bones in t-=
cases than their own. and the
trade of England has assumed gi--
tic proportions All the old JG
fields have been ransacked. aad ul.=.
repo.t do them injustice, many 3
old fellow whose bones are supp5s.
to rest in peace in some grassy. dl,-
Powered church yard. would have e
hunt up some modern t1ruip 1--
to !nd all that remains of them E-
eIgn countries have not only to Tl-
tribute to England Of their wel.-
during life. but even their bones LsH
TO follow, in order to enrich Britt.
soil, as while living they worked 4
fill British pockets. Australia send
an enormous quantity of bones
England. st has become such
heavy trade that the article itself VS.
found too light for profit Sc.als
has been called in to enable the slip
owner 10 take the same weight z
less bulk. The bones are first grcl--
then the dust mixed with some sl-
stance which will give it just eno1--
adhcsiveness to make the particle
stick together, Then the ma.cla. 7
put under heavy pressure in mol.a
about six inches square, so obs.
can be packed in the hold without l'
loss Of space One ton Of ihis bo--
cake measures only twenty.siX c2..
feet. OF course these bones are >
of Wild o. domestic animals, but s..
''silence is golden. ."-Germ0utolrH u.
egrGph.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-05-16

POwEEI-D RESIN thrown between an
iron pulley and q leather belt is said TO
prevent n" belt from slipping
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-05-16

RHUBARB does not need to be s''''
before being baked in a PIE.