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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-04-16
DO HENS LOYEg

In nv fathers poultry yard says n
writer in recent issue OF Chambers
JOlerHal was q gamecock, the most
beautiful bird of the kind l ever saw
He had several wives, and Il was curl
GUS thing to ace the different airs and
graces of his train. He was an iDYeter-
ate fighter. If he could escape from the
yard. which was surrounded by high
wall BY some n Ueans, an accident hap
pened to his foot, and he became lame.
Ny brother, who Was medical student,
advised us to pOulticc 1t. Mamma un-
dertaking this, Ralph came every morn
ing to have his foot dressed, and though
evidently suffering very much allowed
her to attend 10 il. But no improve
ment came and the poor bird began TO
droOp. One day we heard a loud noise ;
a famous gamecock had come into the
yard when the gate was left open, at
tackled Ralph, and had beaten him Sc
verely. He was soTely injured, though
he had defended himself well. Nam
ma picked him up and carried him away,
but next morning ne was out IN the
yard, warming himself in the sun. l
was glad | was there to see what / then
saw, or / could not have believed it.
Ralph had been beaten He was no
longer TO be honored by his faithIess
wives. They came first one By one, and
then altogether, looking with all con
tempt they could display. One and an
other Pecked ct him, and at last the
prettiest, and his favOTite, went straight
up to him and gave him q severe dab
near the eye. But there was one faith
ful friend among them, an awkward,
bustling brown hen with no pTetensions
to beauty, who flew to his rescue, stood
resolutely before the prostrate bird-foT
he had sunk TO the ground as if heart
br0ken-and sheltered him with her
wings. It was useless to leave him in
the poultry-yard, so he and his faithful
brown hen were placed in the garden,
the Toulouse being left open for them
during the night. Some weeks passed,
and Ralph grew weaker, till one morn
ing We found him dead. \ grave WAS
dug, ard his faithful wife saw him
placed in it. She was then taken back
to the yard but she never rallied and,
few days after, we saw her living cold
and lifeless on the spot where the friend
OF her generous heart lay buried.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-04-16
THE EFFECT OF COLD.

y striking commentary, says a writer
in Chambers Journal, on the effect Of
cold upon natives OF the tropics is TO be
found in My Chief and l. Colonel
DurnfOrd, colonial engineer, was on the
DTakenberg with R party Of BasutOs,
and number Of prisoners Of the Putini
tribe, who were employed in stopping
the passes into Natal 4 snow storm
with bitter wind came on. and at once
tIey collapsed. The Putini men felt il
most. Nothing could induce them TO
stir. They lit 10 fires, cooked no food.
II Vas impossible TO do anything with
them even for their own comfort. At
last, fading that even when the order
was given to march down into The warm
valley they did not move, the colonel
had the tents pulled down over their
heads. Still they lay helpless, crying /;
let IN die. 'NlkCs only Jet Us die. -
The white mem OF the party were order-
ed to force them ont. and they were
found perfectly paraiyzed There was
TO sham about il ; their brown skins
were white wiki cold. - II was with
the greatest difficulty they were got
down the mountain to the valley, where
there were plenty OF old Uushman 5 caves
for them to shelter in.
Natives OF .he itiudustan plains are
even less able 10 endure sudden cold
than Africans are, The present writer
has known cases OF coolies, the honest
est and most faithful messengers in the
world. actually dying in the Ghauts thro'
being caught in piercing wind such
rs they. Mattresses born and bred in the
low lands, had never before experienced.
While. therefore, hasiy rcasoHers were
hard in the Ei Dorado iascars, better IN
formed people te!t that the real fault
lay with those who put the poor fellows
into q position for which they were 10y
nature wholly united Let any one
who has \ garden Try to gather few
turnips or cabbage leaves when they are
covered with SNOW. and be viii be able
TO form some notion Of what it must be
Tor those who were HuTtuTed in latitude
OF fifteen degrees @ be for hours handling
frozen ropes.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-04-16

1HE SPARROW PIE l-E--y-
Since he Introduction r. -a -I
English suarruws into the Unite. --7
the birds have multiplied .--.
aud have been voted q nuisance .- cd.
loca titles on account ct Iltr -ss.
tive p.oi easitiys. What 10 Gg a..- f.
plump little rgEues IS JUS I..H --5
ing the heads Ui some pee. .s F. .
the birds Tor their social disposition .-
domestic ways, lur vi. &C. --. ---'
their habits uf attacking .-r.. e.
and destroyiuE more alan t-s' or
sumo.
i writer in q sporting .1u-.. a-
has given the subject caIs.te-a-.- .-.
says The sparrow is a5 good. j ~
superior, TO any game Ll-l ---, --'
our tables in deiiCaCy Eul swe5-Etas +.
flesh. Il Is positively asserted t--.. +.
properly prepared, i is a dish .-- j. =
belcre king, queen. CIaly -..-l A-. A.-...
lean citizen. They aTe /. u--g GIG =
and the meat tender and .uiet. AZ.
are very little trouble 90 V-euaTs -,. -
broiliuE iron, rs the feathers are =.
ell Odt very easily. PsTtirs H..--- -
who have used the bind as food. 81
OF them III such glowing terms .-'' Z
would make tie mouth u ll
water TO listen 70 them. ana -
should they lot De good and tcr-
they feed on grain ~. through .-
ter months, and iu summer --.: p.
found by dozens and HUNDREDS = y. ~
grain fields and at our vines wlsl.. .5.i
the purple clusters of ale s--- - =.
wholesome grapes. They are @ t-ss -.
and nuisance 10 the farmer ARG ..-s
growers, and if they are good it- --
why not eat them-'7
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-04-16
Manhood How Lost. Flow Restored

l-- s.5lsy4 Just published : new edition Of
ErE--s - DR. z vi TcTyycEIFN Celebrated
@--s-i-tze- LsEsy Oh TO radical cure y thout
---s-az-z--F mel.elGFj 50 SFEalfA T0REs-eA or
se-s-77t Weakness. Involuntary SrninsI Lasses
tI-a7Es-T, t,r.-a. and PayF. al InespacItv. I'm
E5t.-1su's 10 ale-rLqE" etc also. Gcss IF.r.1-
Eri.ErsE and EETss induced bg seIffciuIc1rec &c OF
savf37L s-rls.Ir l-~e. -
The Geld lsi--r.t author. % th!y aGm-rsb.s Eszsv.
clearly les irons g thirty years 5.ra-s -
fHl pra-fi,s. tnat the alarming co-Fc4u-uces o.
s7-l-zsuse lzr fa -sdil5Iy cured without tho dan
---euz u-7 Of eternal medicine o- l4s ar-li-asl07
20 the EEste. -.Lf.1S cut NODE ~ once simple
csIsal3, "uu eic1-'.ai. uy means o. which every
l1ar 5f-c hlus1li ceaIis. usivat-iy and r15i-zlr-
ss-t1ls Lecture s5clld Be 10 tso ha Ids OF every
TCg-l - -ve-g mar fl rle land.
Sezt HGts tsr se1i. Ia ullil envelope TO any 81
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ace EI1l--s.
Address -H- q-bTi Ticr-
f6E CULTERE FTL aEEECAI CO..
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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-04-16

y MARVELLOUS TOY.-The London
NafG'r Teyives the description OF tho
little carriage made for the juvenile
Louis XIV, Of France, IS follows: \
small chariot was drawn by two horses
Inside the chariot was lady proceed
ing 10 court. She was attended bv her
coacbman, fOotman. and page. When
the toy was placed upon the table. the
coachman smacked his whip, the horses
started off in a tTot-the motion OF the
legs initiated 10 the life-aud the equip
age Journeyed 10 The end OF the table.
where 1t turned at right angles. and
came down to that part OF the table at
which the prince was seated. Here il
stopped. The page alighted to open the
door, the lady stepped out, holding in
her hand petition, which she present
ed TO the prince with a courtly bow.
After which the lady entered her car
rage, the page closed the door, mounted
10 his place, the cOachman flourished his
whip, and the coachman, after running
few steps; tCnpe2 OF 20 tbe vehicle.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-04-16

BURNED Bones FOR Hess -.s
can hardly give too much tulle- - -
tOyour hens topr0yiOe them tlt-s'55.. 20
r amount Of lime for eEgshei--, '..- 49,.
next best thing for that purpose p .tf
ter shells, which can be obt-.He- Z, Z,
barrel land generally without c,,- ,-..-
cept taking away a. hotels tI ~
rants in your nearest town. Az ~
tenant goes eighteen miles iJi --7,
and considers them cheap a. thar. -.
hens eat them when pounded lL.o r.5.
ments IS easily as they pick W t-l pa
ed corn, and they furnish the 49,.
material for the egg-shell more coz. 20
ly than anything else. 1 do 20. es
believe in giving broken ear..el
IS some propose doing. The sislL ,..i
ners are more likely 20 cUt OF c'-s.- #.
iujure the crop than the mcre ss7-.,
gested oyster shells.-PcRlfrF 1t'-
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-04-16
4 Corr E.XPERIlrrNr.-

\ Corn EXPERIStEST.-Whe hen l was
boy on Hy fathers farm, I once un-
GerjoOh little experiment on my own
account, and carried it through secretly
for the purpose Of enjoying the surprise
Il might ..caLr. With this view, as
soon as father got through planting his
corn, | selected and maTkt d of, I'M
known to him, small space near the
centre OF the field. To each stalk of the
corn planted III this space l gave special
attention, for the purpose of finding out
how much each grain planted could be
made to produce BY giving it extra man
ure and extra hOeing. When the corn
was gathered, the difference between my
pet stalks and the rest of the field at
tTacted my fathers attention, and / re-
member how puzzled lie was in irving
10 account for it. When, aU length. l
disclosed the secret. lie inquired how
much extra work and manure | had ap-
Piled. Tell Ee this eractiy. he said, and
| can tell the value OF the experiment.
| told him I had simply doubled what
he had given 10 the rest of the field.
After examining the result and COM
pairing it with the rest OF the field, he
found that his WELD was forty-four bush
els to the acre, and mine at the rate OF
siXty-five bushels. Now, said he, il eX-
ira culture and extra manure are good
for single stalks, it mus be good for
the whole crop. So the next year he
adopted my plan for the whole crop,
and found that the gain was even larger
by several bushels than in my expert
ment and he also found that the cost
Of each bushel was reduced about six
cents. This little experiment Of my
early lie has been since confirmed by
large experience IS well as by observa-
ton, and an led 10 believe that there
is, not only in corn, but in most of our
crops, a greater power Of development
under experiment than we are at present
aware OF.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-04-16

How TO MAKE Moss BAsEETs .-
VERY as5U'ifui baskets for holding flow
ers can bs made Cf tho longer and more
fea-Lerg kinds OF mosses. We have
made them often. and never do either
garden cr E--a flowers look more lovely
than when clustered unou @ verdual
border o. that MOST delicate and be9ut;-
fl. material, which " proper manage
IEs45 may De -ls i To preserve It's f-gsu-
ness and l-l-.-auCE fer many mont g.
y WILL Ecre give directions for their
fns at-ls---lre. i light frame, OF aa7
shape yCu Ike. should be made with
wire and covered with common pae. o.
bc7.1 or calico, and the moss. which
should first ba well picked over and
cicansed from any bits Of dirt or dead
leaves which may lie hanging about iG.
gathered into little tufts aud soy-d with
a coarse needle and thread 20 the cover
ing. 50 as 70 clotHe i- JLickIy with - close
and compact coating, taking care that
the points Of the moss are all cut wand
a long handle. made In the same man
nCr. should be attached 20 the basket
and q tin or other vessel. filled with eth
Ct wet sand or water. placed within. to
hold tbs flowers. By Gippiurtha whole
stTgCt uT5 into vater once. in three or
four days lis verdIrc and elasticity VIII
b fully preserved. and block Of wood.
about al inch thick, aud stained black
or green, II piaced under the basket.
will prevent al yisE Of damage to the
table bT moisture. To make such b.s-
kets affords much pleasant. social amuse-
ment for children, who will find q con
sJantly renewed Pleasure il TaLFf1E tnei-
appearance lJ~l5 C8ttfo'
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-05-07
HUMOROUS.

WHEN honest men fall out rogues get
their work in.
A HEN on n porcelain egg may be set
ting good egg sample. but there Is no
money In IL.
A MAN with good head on his Shout
ders will not 20 too far. 1t IL the same
way with pin.
IN any one believes mad buH Is
color blind. let the experiment BIO made
with red flag In small yard.--N o.
Hcduune.
TnE way dentists get patients into
their offices Is 10 hang out gigantic
imitation tooth with roots six inches
long. This settles the business with
timid woman at once.--Defr3n Free
Press.
"WlLL you have cream and glucose
in your coffee" il the question now
propounded from the maternal end Of
the breakfast table. Eyes" answers
the paterfamilias. ''and pass the cleo
margarine"
BosToS has the champion mean man.
He was Obliged TO have a large safe
hoistcd from the street To third story
window, and caused ii 10 be done at
night, when the crowd that always en-
JOYS such sight couldn't have seen the
affair even il they had known about il.
--Boston Post.
THIEF before the severe judgc:-
"Vhat disgrace. Are you not
ashamed. an old man like you, 10 be
brought here accused OF theft?' Par
don me. your Honor; do not urbraid
me undeservingly. began stealing
when was very young. ~ Paris Paper
wngS the Young and tender schoolgirl isn't
Isn't thinking.
or the time when she will b. allowcdto vote,
The chances are that she i coyiy blinking,
COyiy blinking.
AT some young man In zebra oyercoat,
Overcoat
Wen Harcn Register.
THEY had been sitting before the fire
for two hours without word having
been spoken. He was a young man
with reddish hair and rough hands,
who lived i'm the neighborh"od, and she
was a country girl who combed her hair
behind her ears and wore dress with
out hounce on IL. Two hours had
passed without word, and then he hit
her in the side with the point If his
finger as il he was stabbing at baby's
mouth. accompanying the movement
with anexpressive sound like " k-r-ick. !"
She blushed. so did he. Then he said:
"Huh?' And then she said: " Uh-hu. !"
And ii was all over. oil CITY Derrick.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-05-07
CONDENSED TEIEGRAMs.

THE Senate. on the 9th. passed the
house bin to equip an expedition 10 the
Polar Seas. The Indian Appropriation bill
was considered. The House passed the
District Of Columbia Appropriation BIZ.
A BOILER in the Torrent Single Mil,
1t Savannah. Ga, exploded on the nth,
killing Lewis n. Torrent, Superintendent
and George Hughes, engineer Eight per-
sons were injured. The building was total
y consumed
A incendiary fire at Adairville, Ky.
on the 18Th. destroyed al the south side and
portion OF the east side Of the Public
Square.
GEx. GRANT i going on trip 70 the
Rocky Mountains.
MIR. FELIX CosTE, Of St. Louis, has
been appointed U. s. Marshal for the East
ern District Of Missouri.
JOSEPH SELrGMAN, SR., head Of the
weH known New York banking house Of j.
&W- SeIigman, died on the 18th Of heart
disease, while on his way home from >
Southern tour, undertaken for the benefit Of
his health.
WILLIAM p. GILLESPIE, Of Column
bus Ind, made death-bed confession that
Ne and two Others murdered james yamison,
wealthy sfock-trader living In johnson
County, who mysteriousy disappeared some
ten or twelve years ago.
A BAND Of so-called vigilantes, near
ITanccck's Chapel, Harrison County, Ind,
on the nth made an attempt u run on one
| Henry Long, who was under examination
before Justice Of the Peace upon
charge or numbering . German farmer
named Tintlocker. Long was armed, and
he shot the leader OF the vigilanfes, LouiI
| YIenrictt, through the head, killing him in
SANITY. He then secrcted himself from the
mol,, but Il was believed was subsequently
captured and made away with.
THE St. Petersburg CARTE says tho
plaque has appeared in volsk District, Gov
ernrnent Of saraton- Famine also prevails
ard twenty seven peasants died Of sfarya.
ton. The Golos, Of tho Don, say'
phanfoms Of death and hunger ar'
! passing from village TO village
In the Don District, where all gransrie'
are empty, and there l. absolutely Z
dcarsh Of money. other provincial pa
perS report deaths from starvation among
the pcasanfry IN various parts Of the coun
l try
DIR. JOSEPH r. wEBB, brother o
| Mr.. President Hayes, formerly o. Ohio bsi
! Tor two years resident Of Minneapolis, dice
IN thc latter city on the gsth, Of apopIexy.
JoHs DIFrBACK, wealthy stock
nan 81 Dakota, was recentiv murdered n
| wisfc stock thieves and l50 head q his horse
rum or.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-05-07

Mr.. WATHERsTON. an eminent Lon
don iewelcr. gave nm interesting lecture
lately on gems and precious stones. he
said that, with the exception Of the
diamond i'm the glass-cmtter' hand, they
are intrinsically worthless. their high
estimation in olden times having been
due to their use ~ magical charms
against evil. while in later times they
have been priced rs concentrated eN-
pressions of wealth and splendor. he
said that the Braganza. belonging 70
the crown Of Portugal. and still in the
rough. Is the largest diamond. "
weighs 1850. and the Koh-i-noor. be-
fore being cut, weighed 7S7 carais.
There are cruel allegations against the
Braganza. to the effect that II Is only 2
white topaz. In this case diamond
belonging TO the Rajah Of Matan comes
to the top. A Governor Of BATAVIA
offered $4,000, 600 for It, but the Rajah
refused the offer, saying that his dIa-
mond was talisman upon whose pos
session depended not only his own hap
pincss and success, but that Of his
whole family. OF rubies scarcely more
than two can be deemed historical Ihc
first and most famous Is that IN vic-
toria's cross. II il believed, on toler-
ably good authority, 70 hava.becn worn
In front Of the helmet Of Eenry Y. ~
Aginccurt.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-05-07

from : severe connarrssicn on the night Of
theal~t- Fully one-hAlf Of the city, COM
pri.ing an are. about one mile long and too
ward. wide, u In ruins Prom 100 70 S0
houses. mostly 81 wood and occupied BY the
poorer classes. were destroyed. Several
lives were lost and 1900 people were rem
dered homeless
FoRksr fires in Ocean County, N. j..
have rendered destitute three hundred FAM
lilies and entirely destroyed the berry indus
try for this season.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-05-07

THE people here appear listless; they
move slowly, laxily | may say. There
Is manifest little Of the vim and push
seen in our Northern cities. The ma
tives are small Of stature. sharp-eyed
and voluble in speech; in communica-
ting simple statement, as. for instance.
directing the coachman where 70 drive
YOU. they will talk and talk. and there
seems no end to the iabber. Walking
Spanish means very slow; talking
Spanish, fast and long. The victoria
carriages. French style, are the popular
vehicles in Havana; the streets are full
OF them. A course drive which may be
extended three or four miles costs only
eighteen cents. or sixty-tive cents the
first hour and forty-iiye cents each sub
segment hour; two persons may be com
fortaby seated In victoria, and three
light bodies can squeeze in. So 1t will
be seen that driving out Is very cheap
luxury here. and il Is largely availed Of
BY almost everybody except the labor
ing poor. The horses are small, gener-
aIlv in poor condition. but tough as a
knot: their endurance under the hroil-
ing sun Of this climate is remarkable;
they trot of IL a fair gait and never
seem 10 tire. The cruelty practiced
upon dumb beasts is shocking; the
horses are most numerically whipped
az their work. and oxen. which are al
most exclusively used in draying service
moving immenge loads with clumsy,
heavy carts--are c.nelly goaded with q
pole steel-tipped to sharp point. The
oxen are so harnessed that they draw
from their heads, and rope-reins are
attached to rings in their noses TO d.
rect their course. Dumb beasts are
overworked. poorly fed and tortured 70
death. Possessed as they are Of won.
derful endurance. they break down and
are used up in three or four years Al
longest under such cruel usage. --Lefte'
70 Troy (N. ~ Times.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-05-07

I. 9. Ksllsch. Who was some mouths ago
shot and wounded BY DeYcung.
rREpERlcK GRILL was hanged Il
Newton. N. J.. on the 18th. for the murder
o. his daughter In june last.
Carr. EDWARD NJ. WRIGHT, Of the
Ordinances Department, u. s. A., commit-
ted snicids In Washington on the Nth
Az May6eid. Ky, on the 10th, w. W.
Ezel shot and killed DR.. Dalton. Of Galloway
County. About syear ago Dalton attempted
10 elope with ExelIs sizter-in-law, which
attempt was frustrated BY Ezcll. and since
that time there has been bad blood between
the parties. Exe claims that Dalton threat
ened 20 Kill him, and that he shot in self-de-
Tense
AT Nelsonyille, Athens County, o.,
on the night OF the eist, James Fennell,
local policeman, shot and killed Charles Coo
lev, grocer, and then committed suicide
Fenneli claimed that Cooley had been talk
ing about him, but excepting this no cause
for the tragedy h known.
ANOTHER destructive storm occurred
on the night Of the cath throughout . large
portion Of the Northwest, developing into =
tornado In certain localities. The most se-
rious damage reported Is through Central
and Southwestern Illinois, where many
houses were blown down and their inmates
killed or injured, and = great amount Of farm
property was Destroyed
MACON. Miss, = town on the Mobile
and Ohio Railroad. about 10 miles south OF
Corinfh. was demolished BY a tornado on
the night Of the 18Th Twenty-Five build
ings were blown away. including
all the railroad Offices and shops,
sixteen cars we're blown from the
track; and seventeen persons were killed
and twenty-five injured. Only two houses
in the place remain standing In part and
these were turned into hospitals, where the
wounded we're cared for BY physicians and
nurses sent from Meridian.
Ar Ellsworth, near Bloomington, Ill.,,
On the 2cib. an alteration took place be-
tween ssGeneral" Abraham @. Hendrx
and his brother-in- law, Frank Bailey.
growing cut OF an old family quarrel, In
which Bailey attempted 70 ki Hendrix
but the latter proved too quick for hi
opponent and shot him through phe heart,
producing instant death. Henry Stoyen-
our. friend Of Bailey, attempted to inter-
fere, when Hendryx turned and fred two
shots IT him, one OF the balls penetnting
the lungs and causing death in
an hour. The ARRAY took place on Hendyx's
place, where Bailey and stoyenour went
while under the influence Of liquor, and
| commenced 10 raise disturbance Hen
dyx surrendered himself and was lodged in
jail.
AT Paint Rock, Ala, on the Mem
phis and Charleston Railroad, i've houses
were destroyed and three children killed b,
( the hurricane on the might Of the 18Th Th<
storm did great damage throughout various
sections q Tennessee, Georgia, Mississippi
and Alabama
GEORGE CoxPIoS, . well known
farmer of ShelbysiIie, H., on the night o
the 18th. in crossing the Okaw River will
his family in . sprinx wagon, ran against
log. upsetiing the vehicle. Bya great efor
he saved himself and wife, but their tire
children persisted In the food.