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TABDR,S
IMPROVED HAY FORK
Patent Applied For.l

Is the most perfect, and easiest operating
derrick fork in existence. One man can
operate it with the greatest ease, as the strain
OF lifting the fork CAUSES it to grapple its
load automatically, while q pull upon the
releasing cord, when the fork has been lifted
to the desired place, causes 1t to drop the load
instantly,
There is nothing in the construction Of this
Fork thatis liable to get ont Of order.
Farmers will do we'll to examine this Hay
Fork, as 1t saves expense and greatly faciIf-
tates the handling Of hay. grain and straw.
Communications addressed to
1T. HOYT, Gen. Agent,
San Mateo, Cal,
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-05-23

WHAT VOICES INDICATF.-Therea are
light. quick. surface voices that invol-
UNFAIRLY seem to utter the saying. i
won't do to tie to. The mans words
may assure yoU Of hisstrength of purpose
and reliability. vet his tone contradicts
his speech Then there are low. deep.
strong voices where the words seem
ground out as If the man owed humanity
grudgc and meant to pay it some day.
That man S opponent may tremblc and
his friends may trust his strength Of
purpose and ahiiitytO act. There is the
coarse. hoiStcTous. dictatOrial tone in
variabiy adopted liy vulgar persons who
have not sufficient cultivation to under
stand their own msigniiicmcc. There
is the mcTeGUioUS tone that is full Cf a
covert Sucer. or secret You CAM fool
me sir. ' intonatiou. There is a whin-
ing. bcsecching voice that SAYS .syco-
phant'' rs plainly as If it uttered the
word. tt caioIeS and tiatttrs its woIds
say i love YOU / admire you You are
everything that yOU should he. Then
there is the tender. musical. compassion
ate voice, which occasionally goes with
sharp features but always with genuine
heueyoleuce. 1t YOU are fun of ailecta-
tiOH and pref cUC-. yOm voice tells it. II
Yen are cold and calm. and firm. and
persistent. or tickle. and foolish. and de-
ceptiyr. v0ur voice will DE equally truth
telling. You cannot change your voice
from natural to an unnatural tone
without its being known that YOU are
so doing
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-05-23
N1c1oI-s Cows-A writer sends H.

VICIOUS COWS.-A writer sends tie
ElmiTa FiTntcr his plan for curing kick
ing COWS. 1t is as follows:
"Whcn my patience becomes exhausted in
cOaXiug and Scolding a COW that kicks. / put
n leather strap around her body. forward oil
her bag and behind her nip NDncS, and buck
lc it tight and il she is very Mad I tighten it
up another hole. Then she can do no harm
for she cannot raise her feet more than two
or three inches from the floor When she
becomes satisfied that she can do on harm
She will stand perfectly still then YOU may
loosen up on the strap by degrees. and soon
leave it off entirely for she soon learns to
stand still to he MIXED. l bought three hc;f-
erS few years ago, and in breaking them
they were ugly and gave us much trouble.
The boys wanted to put on the strap, but !
objected on the ground that they were hCif-
crS and we should have to Use the strap an
indefinite length of time but the boys got
tired of whipping and scolding and applied
the strap. They soon found that the heifcrs
could stand still to he MIXED. and there was
no further trouble with them | lost the use
of two fine hcifers several years ago. They
were very ugly, So that we could not break
them 10 milk and we had to dry them up
and fatten them. | think they might have
been saved if we had known the virtue of
the leather strap properly applied. In the
summer we think that we have Il dairy of
gentle cows, but this time of the year they
become rcStive and weary by having sore
tcats, which makes it necessary to use the
strap occasionally.
In Holland a milkcr never takes his seat
without a strong cord with which he ties the
legs of the COW together, and with another
he faStenS the tail so that it cannot be WhiSk-
ed about.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-05-23

CYCLOP.EDI OF IITERATURE.-It viii bG
welcome news to all lovers of good literature
that the new. beautiful and maTvelously
cheap ACME edition of CHAMBERS CYCLIC
PEDIA OF ENGLISH LITERATURE Is to he
completed on June I. Volume " has Just
been issued. and the remaining four volumes
are to be issued and delivered at one time on
the date stated. The work richly deserves
the sale it has already obtained of nearly 100.-
600 volumes, and ought to attain, as it prob
ably will, to a round million. The price,
which has varied at different times. incTcas-
ing as the publication has progressed, has
been permanently fixed at 3. 90 for the paper
6 vols. complete, nearly 8, 500 pages, $500
for cloth, $40 for half morocco. gilt top. and
-. - for vol edition in half morocco. Gilt
top binding. \ discount of 10 per cent. from
these prices Is allowed to those whose orders
are received before June I, and further dis
count of 10 per cent. TO those ordering in
clubs of five or more sets at one time. Post
age if bN mail, - cents extra. Orders viii
he filed in the order of receipt. Specimen
pages and full particulars will be sent free
on request. AMERICAN Book EXCHANGE.
- Beekman street, New York, Publishers.
Sold only direct to purchasers, and not thro'
dealers or agents.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-05-23
A DETECTIVES sHREwDNEss.
TRAVELS ALL THE WAY FROM SCOT
LAND IN THE DISGUISE OF PI-
PER. AND SECURES HIS MAN
At SHENANDOAH

For nearly two years past a young
man, wearing the garb of a Highland
piper. has been wandering about in the
coal regions of Pennsylvania, playing
his pipes in the streets, attending pic
mics and dances, and apparently depend
ing on his instrument to make him a
living. a few days since he was playing
in a mining village on the outskirts of
Scranton. y crowd had gathered
around him, among them mine laborer
named Brady. Suddenly the piper ceased
the music, and stepping from the crowd
seized Brady by the shoulder. and an
nounced that the labOrer was his prison.
er At the same time he produced pa
perS which he said was his authority for
making the arrest.
Brady seemed entirely overwhelmed
by the arrest. and made no opposition or
protest, but accompanied the piper to
the authorities, where it was revealed
that the piper was detective For two
years ne had been on the track of his
prisoner, who is charged with having
murdered a wealthy man named Findlav.
in Scotland, January, 1871 Brady was
in the employ of Findlay Early one
morning the latter was found dead bv
the roadside with his skull crushed with
a club. Brady had been discharged the
had been heard to make a threat that he
would get even with Findlay He was
nowhere to be found, but was traced to
Glasgow, where it was believed he had
taken a vessel for America.
William Male, detective, was employ
ed by the relatives of the murdered maa
to come to this country and search for
Brady, who it was thought would bring
up in the Pennsylvania coal regions.
where he had friends working. One
of Braidy's peculiauities was his love for
the bagpipe. so the detective. beinga pi-
per. adopted the disguise of 4 Scotch
piper, and played about in the coal towns
in hope of some day attracting the at
tentiOn of the man he was seeking. he
being sure, from information he had re-
ceived, that Brady really was some
where in the coal regions. The ruse
succeeded. after two years patient trial
Male is now on his waytO Scotland with
the alleged murderer
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-05-23
THE ARGAN TREE.

In his account of his recent travels in
North Africa Sir Joseph Hooker, the
English botanist, describes the argan
tree as in many respects the most remar-
kabIe plant of South Morocco and it
attracts the more attention as it is the on
" tree that commonly attains a large
size. and forms a conspicuous feature OF
the landscape in the low country near
the coast. In structure and properties
it is nearly allied to the tropical genus
.SidcrOrglon iron wood but there IS
enough Of general resemblance, both III
its mode of growth and its economic uses,
to the familiar olive tree of the Mediter-
ranean region to make it the local repre-
sentative Of that plant. y few scatter
ed trees only are said to be found north
of the Tensift but it seems TO be not
infreOuent in the hilly district between
the Sous and the river of Oued Noun,
making the total length of its area
about 200 miles Extending from near
the coast for distance of 30 or 40 miles
inland. it is absolutely unknown else
where in the world. The trunk always
divides at a height of : or 10 feet from
the ground. and sends out numerous
Spreading nearly horizontal branches.
The growth is apparently very slow, and
the trees that attain a girth of l. to 10
feet are probably of great antiquity.
The minor branches and young shoots
are beset with stiff thick SpineS, and the
leaves are like those of the olive i'll shape
but OF a fuller green, somewhat paler on
The under side Unlike the olive the
wood is of extreme hardness, and SEEM
inglv indestructible by insects. The
fruit. much like a large olive in appear
ance. but varying much in size and shape
is greedily devOured by goats, sheep,
caIneIS and cows but refused by horses
and mules its hard kernel furnishes the
oil which replaces that of the olive III
the cookery of South Morocco, and IS
quite unpleasant tothe unaccustOmed pa
late of the Europeans. Tie argan aver
ages about % feet i'll height and covers
space of 90 or 20 feet i'll diameter.
Some times goats were seen feeding on
the fruit much to the amusement OF Sir
Joseph. who had not been accustomed
to consider the goat as an arbOreal quad
ruped. Owing to the spreading habit Of
the branches. which in the older trees
approach very near to the ground, no
Young seedlings are seen where the trees
are near together. and but little Yegeta-
ton. excepting small annUalS but i'll
open places and on the outer skirts of
the forest. there grows in abundance a
peculiar species of thyme { 4. BrOUSSOl-
netij). with broadly ovate leaves and the
characteristic strong scent of that tribe.
Its penetrating OdOr seems to be nONl-
GUS to moths. as the dried tWlgS and
leaves are much used in Mogador, and
found effectUal for the preservation of
wooden StuffS
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-05-23

POTATOES UNDER STRAT.-TIg
tuTe of potatoes under straw Is as
pie matter. The seed should beT-
on the surface Of the ground. q.
distances apart, say Is inches
then carefully covered with stIar
the ground is comparatively free
weeds. the straw need not be q
than SIX inches thick but il the
is very foul. the covering of ST
should he at least a foot deep
straw, if it has been bound up. will
closer. more solid to the ground
need not be so thick. The light u-
be excluded from the potato. 1-
will grow and take root in the gT0-
there must be straw enough 10 z
duce darkness, and this is all tl-
required. The straw does not g
to mold during the season, but pa
down and affords 4 complete poz
ton, so that the hills of young poil.
form on the top of the ground u.
nothing over them but the mUlchn na
by the straw. or course, .here s
cultivating or hOeing, but II We
make their appearance above the 81
they must be pulled out-R"r7 p
Yorker.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-05-23

NARROWING POTAToEs.-S0me e
years since a field Of potatoes --
narrowed when the soil was reason
bly, moist, and with the exception
destroying a few hills the opeIal
was very successful, killing the wed
and assisting in smoothing the ST
face On another occasion. lare,5
another field was similarly treated O
with this difference, that in the sec-
case the spring was very dry from &
time of planting, and cOusequgutTl
soil was very dry the Young p.l
were just beginningtto show themsar
and on account Of the djsturbarg
the young plants, together with
extreme heat Of the soil, 4 LARGE u-
Der Of the potatoes were entirely 81
cd-dricd up. or burned TO j5
Thus it appears that in that case
use Of the harrow was n case of TIE.
ment too heroic for the pota.a
There Is another mode that may
adopted for clearing weeds from
hills Of the potatoes and of loosen
the earth, which is by means Of s. Il
tooth garden rake, which can De -
very rapidly and cG'ec,ually.-C.a
ticH Farmer.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-05-23

FIDELITY OF \ DOG.-PaSsengers on
the Valley Railroad. says the New Hav-
en- RegjStcy, are attracted daily bv the
conduct Of a large ami Intelligent dog
waiting by the roadside for the daily
newspaper. which was formerly thrown
to him from The baggage car for his
master who lived half a mile from the
rails. The master has been dead MANY
months. but the faithful dog has not
missed the mail train u day since. There
is Ho paper for that master now. but
sometimes the haggageman, in pity, for
the dog. tOsscS Il paper to him as the
train rUShcS by, which he eagerly Seizes
and starts joyfully over the hills for his
home. When the train has gone by and
no paper Is thrown. lac TUShcS wildly up
and down the track. gazing after the
cars with an almost human look Of dis
appointment. and jogs deiectedlv home
ward
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-05-23

y New NEE~TON.-Whcn Damon.
who was a rcd-ribbun man. had the
a"Uc. Pvt HAS used to set up with him
all night and take his bitters for him.
And Damon used to lend PythiaS his IA
Zor tocUt his corus with. They borrow
ed money of each other and never guar
relied about il. They would play thro'
a game of crolunt and never fight orcail
each other ''mpasUreleSS liars. For
nearly two years they belonged to the
same choir and never had Il row They
used to meet at Darling'S grocery and
tell each other funny stories about the
ueighborS while they broWaed ont of the
cracker bJT el. They were always car =
fUl of each others feelings. Pythias
had foot Ike shOyel-pIow, and his
boots used 80 fri-hten the cattle. but
Damon always Protessed to admire it.
and sigh and say. ''Oh. Pythias. if ] had
such Il foot rs that I'd marry some girl
that could support me out Of her own in
come. " But Pythias would smile and
say that he was not proud if nature had
built so much of him on the ground that
he always felt like a lnd-grabber every
time he stepped.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-05-23

THE LATEST INVENTION N USEFUL
HOUSEHOLD ARTICLES.-Within the last few
years there has been expended great deal
of inventive thought and genius upon what
may properly be claSscd as household ar
ticleS, the most noted results of which are
the production of the sewing machine the
wriuger, the washing machine, the carpet
sweeper etc. Almost every week we chrOni-
Gle the advent of some new invention by
which the cares and labOTS of housekeeping
are lcSSened, and wOman'S work made easier.
The newest thing to challenge our attcn-
tiOn and gladden. the heart of the house
keeper, and which has been sold quite ex-
tenSively in this community is what is called
the NOVELTY BRUSH HOLDER, CARPET
STRETCHER and SWEEPER. a very simple
cOntTIVancc designed To rTUltH hold in posi-
tion any kind of brush or duster having
an extension handle that enables one TO
wash or dust windows. walls or ceilings
without the aid Of step ladder. That i
one OF its cOnYrnicnccS, and ii is also one OF
the hest carpet SwccpeTS in the market hold
ing the brush firmly at an angle. 1t cleans
the carpet thoroughly, raises no dust. and
does not wear the carpet like the ordinary
broom or brush, and will outwear a half
dozen br00mS. ~ a handle for the scrub
hing brush It Is the best device ever made:
no more kneeiing on the floor, no more back
aches or sore fingers.
rs carpet stretcher alone it i worth its
cost. aS a carpet Of any size can be laid
evenly without amy of the labor and vcNatiOn
usually ctttiihlil- sum WI n II II 7ti'ii-.
simple, thoroughly made. cannot get out of
order has no screws, lever or hinges iS com
pact. cheap and durable.
1t i manufactured bN Brown X Co. Gin
cinnaJi. the well known manufacturers OF
useful household articles, and i sold only by
their agents to hOuSekccpcrS. The real Util-
ity of this article viii at once hc seen by
those most Interested. and we predict for it
a large sale. Every hou>ckecper i'm the land
viii want one.
Any reliable lady or gentleman Wi>liHgrC-
munerativc employment would do we'll To
secure the agency for this county, which can
he done by enclosing stamp for descriptive
circular and terms to
I5-9.-itl Brown x Co,
Grand Hotel Building. Cincinnati. Q.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-05-23
THE CARDIFF GIANT.


One OF the greatest hoaxes of modern
times was that of sle celebrated Cardiff
Giaut scheme. 1t was conceived by one
George Hull. tOb3cc0nisJ. of BinE-
hamtOn. y. Y. Il was the OutgrOwth
Of a controversy held one evening in 1866,
between Hull and q Rev. Mr.. Turk, OF
ACElev- Iowa. regarding the former FN-
iSteuce OF giants in the earth. ne re-
suit seems tu have been that Hull decI-
dgd upon producing an image when
should after being buried and eNhumed-
pass muster as fossil man OF unusual
size. After much difficulty Hull sue
ceeded fu Obtaining q block of stone from
2 quarry iu an Out-oI-the-Way place on
the Dubuque and Sioux City railroad
suitable for the purpose. 1t weighed 81
tons. measuring Il feet III length. in
breadth. and y inches in thickness. 1t
had been shipped To i. Burghardt. Chi
cagO, who had been engaged to engTave
the image. ON its arrival IN Chicago. it
was moved To BurghaTdt-s : barn. and
two men at once set To work upon it
uue- Edward sale German the other,
an American named Markham. After
the stone cutting was finished the figure
wassUhieCted Olougaudpatieutr rubbing
with sand and water. which produced
the Water-WJru appearance so often
cited as iuC0u.TuyrTtIhle evidence of eN-
treme antiquity. The pores of the skin
were carefully initiated 10y carefully
picking the entire surface with leaden
hammers faced with needles, giving the
peculiar goose flesh which puzzled SO
many. There still remained an appear
uca oft freshness which was finally OBJ
waited Is bathing with WTituE-luid. and
aIJeTwJTd washing with -ulphuTic acid.
giving the desired appearance of mtiqui-
tE. Packed iu -gWtUSt. tine giant was
shipped to- Union. y. Y In the dead
of night and amid torrents of rain. the
irDu-hpud case was Uuloadcd and hid
1eu UutrrH pile OF chatf ON the farm of
20 relative of iIuI'- where iI was buried
% few days later over q year elapsed,
and them Hull wrote to Newell tthc
owner oft the FARM to find the giant. -
when. iu accordance to q pTcarranged
plan. several men of the village were
hired 90 siuk a well ou the spot. Sud
denly the shovel of one of the diEgeTs
struck hard substance. which. uu clear
ing away. proved tu be- "a massive stone
foot --jcIu-JIem- 90 -iid he. its big
lniuu ,' The greatest excitement pre-
vailed ON the following Monday doZ-
ems of scientific men came down Au
offer Of -l.UbN for Che giant was made,
md refused. JuJ finally Newell. acting
under IiUIl'- order. sold "a tErc"-fIUTths
interest to- hHl 81 dozen citizens OF ~yra-
.cUse fJT -;u.GU1. Learned professors
pruuouucsUi +, astJtUc uf great antiquity
while others declared d, was a pctrltied
mIu. For % while The Cardiff Giant
Welded an income equal TO the interest
ou $4,000. .oIJ and us high as $4,000
was offered for uue-righth Interest,"
Ralph Waldo Emerson pronounced It
d. D.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-05-23

\ GNNNA>TIC Bu DIT 'c's a pret-
ty little bird that lives in China. and is
called the fork-tailed parus. lie is
about as big as a robin. and he has a
red beak- ordnEe-cOIarcd throat. green
back, yellow legs. black tail and red
and yellow wings Nearly all the colors
are IN his dress. Won see, and he is a gay
fellow. But this bird has a trick known
by no other birds that ever [ heard of.
lie turns SomersaUltS. Not ONLY does
he do this in his free life on the trees.
but also after he is caught and put into
q cage. lie Just throws his head back
and over be goes, touching the bar, of
the cage and alightine upon his feet
on the floor or on the perch. He viii
do it over and over number of times
without stopping, as though he thought
it great fUn.-.H NirEoI0<.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-05-23

y CUTE PU>S.-A gentleman who re-
sides ON Adams street and las - foun-
tain in the front yard stocked with
small fish had been puzzled for some
time over the disappearance of the fish
from the basin of the fountain. One
night last week he and several friends
sat up and watched. About 10 O'Clock
they saw the hOuSe-cat stealthilv ap-
pruach the rim of the fountain and
scratch III the ground. The cat caught
a worm. which she moved around in the
water for Il few minutes. then. when the
little fish would rise and bite at the bait.
the cat with the other paw. grabbed and
ate them. -'PuSs'' was the ''lone fisher
man OF the place. The above story is
authentic, vet it reads as if it was apo
crvphal. HrmPlis IpyeoI.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-05-23
COLORING BUTTER

We notice in the Western p,
brief communication from a "F.r-,ii 4
Wife" describing her mode Of c.l.'
ing butter, which does not at all ~ ~
but adds to the flavor of the bu,s,-.
is simply using the juice7of an ora
carrot, as follows For about N s
gallons of cream take six or -
good sized carrots, wash them -.
CRATE them on a coarse crater =
grated, pour ON boiling water -
will extract the color Put the -
in the churn strain the carrot 80
through coarse muslin into the O.
and chuTn. Should the cresB,
warm enough, the carrot Juice NJ
cool before using. Aside from i
colOring the carrots give the buti,.
sweet taste, similar to grass bUt,s--
This is the statement. and We ~.
to add our endorsement 10 its con-.
ness in every respect. Some fa,-.
years ago a neighbor asked us ~ ~
her butter, and after trying n -
finding 1t to be unusually good We !.
gagged ali she had TO spare. Altbrr-.
it was in the midst of winter wI.ar
commenced to take it, we found fl-.
only to be equal to grass butter r.
to be similar TO it in taste ana
decided that it was equally de}fci,-.
Being unable to discover the ssra. =
its excellence, we called uD0n o-
neiohbor for information. She srs,s
and said that it was the wav she \
wavs made butter in winter. ss n
her mother and grandmother: sr
then went on to describe the rsv
was done, which was exactly in aec.-i
ance with that of the Farmers W.T.
aforesaid-that Is to-say, grated \,
ange carrot, boiling water, s.rainfBg
out. pouring into The chVrn. etc N.
published the receipt at the tin.
which was republished in a num5rI
other papers, and it is quite protar
that this was the source whence Il.
/ Farmers Wife" derived her Inform,
ton.
/ Now this receipt IS easy enough f-
( any one 10 adopt II is as plain IS .
make a cup of tea and is equal 70 .--
/ so-called gilt-edged butter that Vi
/ ever made in the absence Of past,
age. From this it viii be seen Ii
there is no excuse for making e
poor butter in winter that we SCI
much of. The only expense is : II
/ carrots at a churning. and a few u--
utes OF labor, which are oyerc0uz
/ halfscore of times by the incrs-y
price ofthe butter sold, Germ7t
! Telegraph.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-05-23

GAS TAR AND TIE CIBCUun-
have for number of years been e
ing lremedies to prevent the enc
from singing plums. The rane
all failed until l tried gas tar, NJ
with water and a small portion
wood ashes. The latter we're adCs
cause the tar and water to nix p.
readily. This remedy has p-...
with me n grand success. En-aI..
ing use q syringe pump, sucl 3
used for washing windows. Tie p
ture is applied three or four --
during the summer the first lid.
soon as the fruit begins to form. Y
insects commence their rayages =
early and continues all through ils I
son. After applying the Ia-
above given, the fruit and leave 1
perfectly glazed. But by the iil-.
plums arc ripe, there is not o g-.
of smell or taste of tar.