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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-02-13
FARMERS READY MEASUREMENT.

Under the above head, says the Hunting
don Monitor, we found in one of our ex-
changes a table something like we give below
but twas 50 fill Of errors as to be worse than
nothing 20 the farmer. We have most care
fully revised it and made numerous addi-
tions, and can guarantee it to BE- accurate
and every farmer should clip it from the Non
itor and stick it up where it can always be
seen
There are 1910 square yards or -, $50
square feet in one acre.
yards wide by 96S yards long, one acre.
10 yards wide by 4Si yards long, one acre.
20 yards wide by 242 yards long. one acre.
40 yards wide by 121 yards long, one acre.
20 yards wide by 90 yards long, one acre
within fraction.
so yards wide by yards long, one acre.
so feet wide by 726 feet long. one acre.
10 feet wide by 39G feet long, one acre
120 feet wide by 363 feet long, one acre.
220 feet wide by 1913 feet long. one acre.
2iO feet wide by 1917 feet long one acre.
40 feet wide by 80 feet long, one acre.
There are 2I50. - cubic inches in n busheI.
stroke measure.
y box 16x16 inches, eight and four-tenths
inches deep holds one bushel
y common cylindrical half busheI measure
should be eight inches deep and 1917 inches
in diameter
\ box sxS inches, eight and four-tenth in
ches deep, holds one peck.
y box SIS inches, four and two-tenth in
ches deep holds One-half peck
There are 2,6S8 cubic inches in a bushel Of
coal.
a box to bold bushel Of coal, level full
shoul be 16xl6 inches, 1oIs inches deep
To find the exact contents Of a bin. in
bushels, divide the contents in cubic inches
by 215o - and the result will be the number
Of bushels. For coal divide by 1858.
/ Any number Of cubic feet dimished bv one
/ fifth Will represent an equivalent number of
bushels. Thus, in $50 cubic feet there are 200
bushels. In coal measure diminish the num-
Der of cubic feet by five-fourtecnths. Thus.
2JO feet equal loo 81 bushels.
Any number of bushels increased by one
fourth viii represent an equivalent number
OF cubic feet. Thus, in 200 bushels there are
go cubic feet.
/ A box 4x4 feet, 4 feet deep, will hold 81 4
/ bushels OF grain.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-02-13
HIDING SEVEN YEARS IN T,

HIDING SEVEN YEARS IN A TREE.
Midway Clipper has the following
Since giving an account last week of the
large tree on Mr. f. B. Harper's place, we
have learned that its history is even more in
teresting than we suspected. The man who
made it his place OF refuge was named Chas.
ColstOn, and was an uncle, and not grand
father, Of Harry Colston. lie was the grand
father of Abe Perry, the trainer, and also of
Luke Blackburn, the Versailles barber. and
was, at that time, nearly go years ago. the
carriage driver of Lord Robert Alexander.
ST. Taking offeDse at something, he inform
ed the house girl that he intended to drive
the carriage over a precipice and Kill his
master. She reported what had been com
municated to her, and Charles was sold to a
southern trader, as stated He vas shipped
South, where he picked cotton half dav.
and knocked his overseer in the head with a
hoe. Escaping, immediately, he made his
way to Kentucky and took refuge in the
tree referred TO, where he lived seven wears
before his hiding place became known. He
was taken 10 the Versailles Jail after being
captured, where he was confined for some
time lie was afterward bought by Mr..
Miles, who then owned the Harper place,
and at a later date was sent South again.
since which nothing has been heard of him
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-02-13

ELEVEN EARS WITHOUT ~LEEF-
Thomas McElrath has for a number E
years lived about mile west 1ENa-t--
Ough. this State. SAYS the New -l
Sun. He is q farmer En- fair rl-lur-s---
ceS. as also q cu.tivat0r OF berries. Ie
strange popularity of NcE.r.L is .Hr
for nearly twelve years DE has mot s.r
a wink. He tried CveTytLiu--r Ua1- -1=
drowsy god. but all TO ne purpose 2Isi-
icincs of various kinds were ursHa
and the sleepless berry grower O.. ll--
borough was the wonder dor miles .-.--l
4 few years ago am account .- .-.s -=-
markable case WAS published. -l US
copied 10y newspapers tl-1u-a.-- z
land McElrath al The time .l-
large sum Of money 10 amy Ta--.- r
would make him sleep. lie received
feTs and advice through the mails Inn
patent medicine venders and lH-
physicians throughout iHe United >--s
and Canada. One san Francisco -l-
was positive he could Xix him. l-.
didn't The long. weary nights
on, month after month. lu- A.--
slept not. Some persons l--I-ul-a. '-
he slumhcr-d and WAS not aware u .-
fact. His family and uei-aH.-S 81. p
HlEiA A-Li-f l-- --llI anu AaIE E-L--... .....- ..
a wink Of sleep did Thomas hara. il
fact ihaL NcElrath remained r -..
health. and gained instead ol Ia- fash
and continued To work hard a
throughout the summer season. Hs
something that philosophers al. r.E-
clans alike could not explain A---
Tath was indeed q phenumeu0u. an.
case without a parallel lie WAS --
tive that he did not sleep and invited o.
vestigation. But his hours af wla.--
ness came TO an ending ou Friday l.--
OF last week. when for the FIRST t-r
over eleven years. De slept one long. e
IclouS sleep, and awoke on tll tlt
ing morning refreshed and happy.
. were inadequate to express lli- feeling
both OF surprise and pleasure. SIC
then he has slept naturally every u--
and 10 an present appearances l- 81
not lack for the necessary sleep .r
ter. McElrath was Torn ir the --
Of Ireland. lie is q rigid presiE-e-
and Tor many years an attendant q.
Marlborough Presbyterian cllurei-
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-02-13

BES EFITS or SUSLIGIrr.-Iu all
houses with north front it /. the posi-
tive duty OF families oCcUpyiu" them to
transfer their living rooms to the south
side of the house during the winter
months. The sun rises and sets during
the six cold months of the year to the
southeast OF west. SO bat south rooms are
warmed mp 10y rays OF the sun more or
less during the entire day. To those
VINO have never experimental with the
difference viii probably he surprised to
learn that there IS q difference OF from
i've TO twenty-five degrees in the thcr-
momctcr between tie north and south
exposures. five tOteu degrees difference
IN the morning and afternoon. and from
twenty to twenty-five degrees i'm the
middle of the day. The glass in win
dOws Is a uOE-c0UductOr OF atmospheric
cold. while 1t is an assistance to the act
i've trJusmissious of the suns rays OF
light ana heat. Wherever the suns ravs
can be enjoyed longest during winters
day is the desirable part OF the house for
living purposes. Due attention to this
fact VIII contribute enormously not
merely tu the comfort, but 10 the health.
7t the women and children who SucU,i
the greater part of their time within
doors in tLe winter season. There IS a
vas amount Of talk about ventilation
ans. change Of air as necessary to good
health but the suppression Of the light
and mephitic sewer gases by afforIing
Proper avenues OF es cape. and an adnis-
sion Of az. the avEi.able,sunlight, are the
two ciief conditions TO good health in
household life. In France. Italy and
Germany. though the winter climates
lIc not nearly Sd severe as our own. the
dement's Of sunlight are understood bet
rcr and cultivated more generally than
among Us. Tie comparative scarcity
and co5tliu5sS OF fuel in tIrOse countries
naye led the people TO take advantage Of
the suns heat TO tHe largest possible
extent. The EHatnrar warmth of the
sum S ray should be more cultivated in
cold climate like this and any change
an a house necessary 10 the better eniov-
meUt thcieof viii save more in the re
,.ucrd consumption Of fuel than it can
possibly cost. The south exposure is not
only warmer, but less damp. and in ey-
cry way more conductive of good health
1hau any other
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-02-13

CURIOUS INCCBATIOS.-lndian birds avail
themselves largely of natural heat in incubat-
ing: as breeding-timc generally begins in
March, the hot weather is generally well on
10y the time the eggs are laid, and as the tenn
perature of the air is never below minimum
Of 9So-l00o during the day-the eggs are
bat little sat upon except during the night,
and so rest and duty are combined judicious-
". On one occasion l collected birds eggs,
and, until l could blow them, l used to place
them in a drawer Of my Office table, and
there they would lie for two or three days
until had leisure One day, while writing
l heard strange sounds from this drawer,
and opening it found young crow (COrUlS
splendeBs) emerged from its egg On 4 sec
ond occasion similarly found young myna.
] tried hard to rear these strange hatChngs,
but failed. I once saw kites nest in the
top OF a fan palm, and sent up a native to
bring down the contents, which turned out
TO he eggs In a spirit Of mischief, placed
them, without saying anything to any one
under a hen which was sitting upon ducks
eggs, and awaited the result. Two days al
ter my fowlman came to me with a long and
solemn face, and asked permission to address
me. That accorded, he mysteriously whis-
pered, My lord, great wonder has occurred
in the fowl-house; a marvel has happened
devils have been hatched in the fowl-hOuse. "
Then began tableau of descriptive acting
which / cannot reproduce Did not place
ducks eggs under that hen, and, my lord
have not ducks fat feet like this, Ifiattening
and extending his hand, J and noses like this,
[compresslng hIs thumb and index finger
B have they not, my loTd2' On my so'emnly
asserting, he proceeded: but these devils.
my lord, have feet like this, [clawing all his
fingers, and noses like this, [hooling his
thumb and index together at his own nose y
4 Oh my lord, what shall do" "Well, let
me see these devils" l replied, sympathiz-
inCiy; and we walked of to the fowl-house
and found the hen sitting, dazed, beside her
basket, ia which were five recently-hatched
kites. The finale was tragical, for the poor
. hen abandoned both her eggs and the kites,
and the latter would have died had mot had
them replaced in their nest. As it was, the
/ ducks eggs were abandoned.-Ndture.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-02-13
TIE FTRST PAPER MAKER.

Who was the first paper maker? If the
reply to this query should be. rs Is quite
likely, that some old-time inventive geLius
was the man, it viii be incorrect. The date
of the invention and the founding of paper
making is not definitely known, The com
mon wasp was, however, theinventor. The
big wasp's nest, which was always kept alta
safe distance, and often knocked down with
a stone during the rambles of boyhood, was
composed of actual paper Of the most delicate
ard elegant kind. As spiders were spinners
of gOssamer webs of intricate and exquisite
pattern when men went about dressed in
the shaggy skins of beasts, and could neither
spin nor weave the beautiful and fine cloth
fabrics of to-day, so little wasps, when peo-
pie of the later and somewhat more advanced
age had recourse to such ruCe and uusatis-
factory substance as wood, stone and brass,
the bark of trees, and the hides Of animals,
on which to preserve memoranda, were
making a material Of far greater excellence
They made their paper, too, by very nearly
the same process employed by man at the
present time. Indeed, several of our best
discoveries in regard to building, architec-
ture and manufactures of various kinds, if
5ervation of the work of certain animals in
Guiding insects, have, when compared with
theiI construction and their manner of max
ing them, been found to show a wonderfully
! close resemblance. The beaver gave men
their earliest and most seryiceable knowledge
concerning dam building and to-day no
workman can suTpass this animals skill and
precision in the erection of such structures
Nature is great teacher, and especially
! does the paperma king of the wasp illustrate
F.. how vaIuably suggestive she may sometimes
} be; for, assureGly, the wasp was the first to
show that it did not always require rags to
manufacture paper, that vegetable fibers an
swered for this purpose and could be reduced
/ to pulp, and that to make the paper strong
and tenacious, the fibers must be long.
The first thing the wasps do, when about
TO build nest, is to collect, with preference
for old and dry wood fbers, about one tenth
Of an inch long, and finer than hair, and
put them into bundles, which they increase
as they continue on their way. These ibers
they bruise into sort of lint, and cement
with sizing of glue, after which they knead
the material into paste, like papiermache,
and roll up a bali this they tFsmple with
their feet into n leaf as thin as tissue paper.
The ceiling Of the wasp's chamber, to the
thickness of nearly two inches is often con-
structed by putting one above another;
fifteen or sixteen layers or sheets Of this pre-
pared paper, and between these layers
spaces are left, so that it seems as if a num-
Der of little shells had been laid near one
another. Next they build up a terrace com
{ posed OF an immense number of paper shells.
until light and elegant structure, ike a
honeycomb, has been constructed, and In the
cells thus formed they rear their young.
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WHY PEOPLE ARE POor.-L is 81.
ted ou excellent authority. tia. T--
have re. with Won alwav.' Tire rem s
was true when uttered and 81 LAS
true ever since. and. from awna-r-
ever viii be. There are those vi1 tl#
no disposition TO save. who -lv I'm
hand TO mouth 90 so to speak w#. .-a
no thought of Tomorrow. IaE-
enough for the present Lour. tEaE
content. and leave the future .
care of itself. Ii property wa.. g.. r
equally divided Monday morning. b..
saturday night the majority would ls.
destitute Circumstance dead '
while the prudent and saving 7r1ra q
on the road 10 pecuuiary independent.
One class of people spend Wla..'-
money they can get hold oi. and a- -
as they can get il. while others lFe
means that come into their hands. JULY
ciously invest the same, and l-l.-
rich. There are those who not OBJ.
not know now TO save. but they do -.-
know how to spend. III they -ei .-
thing. il goes for whatetles do lol h...
for articles that could be dIspenSal ~
Those who are destitute Of le c"-.-.-
of life, as 4 rule. NAV blame Uuit t.--
selves therefor. II they have
thing they do not take care of d. --
buy articles that people in better ..--.
stances would think they could l..
ford. SO they are always poor
lieve their wants 10 day and they u.
better of Tomorrow. They aI.
not TO save-to have nothing, a'o
generally bound TO be in dalt j l.. f.
find anybody that viii trust then. n
course we understand that Te'It
. sometimes linfortunate. They 8
or those dependent on them 1e-'l.
We know that people are S1He-..-
Overtaker by misfortune. nul
+ there is one case Of this kind iheis 4,
fifty in which the entire trouble ie "
found in the disposition not to S''e-
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nsNDY THi,r


IIafYsning to cali at ttat
neithbor whose better half
! mornings ago. / found him 49,. e.
/ domestic affairs, doing bis -. -t--
I breakfast for himself and fs-r... o
been there b1t a few mora,f ia
with an emphasis that led ma. -
he had made some great and ~ -
discovery. seC0nd 0uir tDfl.r t-tEi-
eT telephone, he said Il 1.-.
OHt one thing ,' "WeI s..5
ret a little curiosity. sar7 No..
- have found, said he. ..fF-.
is . very handy thing to ia-a .1.-a'7
house
] thought that a man Rh-t-s.
blessed with - good wife ass-t .'s
forty years ought 10 have far-- &
q little sooner. Nor do I 5rrr. ~. -. s
he had but just then De had f-.-.z
out anew, and it came 20 him ~
the freshness Of q recent Dis 2
And vet it is too truc that NE b,.-l..-
who have long been favored v5.t -
has been called Heavens 1.s.
man, e" DO not always appreciate -. p
should. We are not wont % ~e-r.-
value tin touched bv death 80
thing. " indeed. is q vorthr'v--fs f
recall the word. I sill not rf7-.-.---.--
so great a boon as a thing $50
does not so characterize II. tFr-.r --.,-
50 represented IN our ysrsfa-. F.
Scriptures. What DE does ssr 81 .. -- e
Who so findeth a wife. fD5a.r ...-.
The word thing Is no- in ther-3-i-.-
And good O wife indeed +. -
mon says that ''her pri-a is sf--.
I bies. - And he Furthermore SANS ~
The heart Of her husband f..r .--.
trust her. She viii DO him good M
evil all the days OF her life ~rg.--
eth her mouth with wisdom 7rE IN
tongue is the law oi EirIrrss E
. lcoketh well 10 the wavs of f4-t---
hold and eateth not TIE bread -f r.
ness.
Such wife is q needed blessing 81. ..
. house. How much do we denar5 --t-.
for Our comfort How mans a. ~
things that she does for Us. Tfv.
take q long time time 10 5-l-a=f- 49,
z all. II would take a long time t. -,4.
Of all these things. tile lesser zr+ r.
F greater. that she does f1r MS even h.
day. They are numbeTless- almost n.
then these are to be repeated. Frr ~
day, all the year round. There fsrrz-
TO her work, no place where She r-- &
down and say: Il have nar F..z r.
by work have now reached a z.---s-
place where I can rest. ' Rest Tt-
, is no rest for her tiIl she finds II IN r.
grave. She is ever working. and a.z
/ is ever making for her. Before If
washing of one Monday is c1ur-.--
clothes are heinE s0i'rd for the .z-
. No sooner is room swept and r-
order for the day, than IFS dust and z-
have begun 10 accumulate fa- -1--r
row $ sweeping. Nos00ner ara tie t-
band 5 and the children s CLOTHES men.
cd and put To rights than they begin
be put ont OF sorts again And illus
is ever. And a wonder it IS thar i
worn and weary woman does not -e- Z
out of patience and give uv iu fes--.
But she ever girds herself anew III 4
. work, and tolls on hopefully and cleo
fully 10 the end. Surely. whether "a
so or not. her children ought t1r--
and call her blessed. and her hu-.rr
he ought 10 praise her
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\ gtrLEH slys n the Independent
FoTUs THAI [. wueatis ground on cold
day, tii@ A-a.d VIII soon become hard
SIsd dry. and & ground ire hot weather
tSe bread yul.go Go u. other extreme.
IIo says L.s- 9c;oh,r IS good month
% .rIul b. @at IT prope-.y done and the
i0lr kept iA eo3l. dgs place, i5 wjll
kCop sweet L0" scar.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-02-13

\ sCHOOLBOy got mp and read a COM
position on The Tree" lie got as far
as This subject has many branches, =
when the teacher said. "Stop YOU have
mot made yOur b0ugh yet IF YOU
llterIJpt Iuc gain" said the roy. 81
leave. " ou give me any more ot
Your impudcHc2. and I'LL ,ake the sap
'oui Of you. said the teacher. and then
the regular order OF business proceeded.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-02-13


nre still the most thorough ana search
ing cathartic medicine that can De
enpIoved: cleansing the stomach anu
bowels. and even the biood. In smah
doses of one pin n day, they stimulate
the digestive organs and promote Wig
orous health.
)AYFH's Pills have been known loI
more than quarter of century, ana
have obtained a worldwide reputation
for their virtues. They correct dls-
eased action in the several assimila-
tive organs of the body. and are 50
composed that distractions within
their range can rarely Withstand or
evadc them. Not only do they cure
the everyday complaints Of every
body. but also Formidable and danger
ous diseases that have baflied the best
OF human skin. While they produce
powerful effects, they are, at the same
time, the safest and best physic for
children. BY their aperient action
they gripe much less than the commc
purgatives, and never give Ssain wien
the bowels are not infiamed. They
reach the vital fountains of the blood,
and strengthen the system by freeing
IL from the elements of weakness. =
Adapted 10 all ages and conditions
in all climates, containing neither
calomel nor any deleteTiOuS drug,
these Pills may be taken with safety
by anybody. Their sugar-coating pre-
serves them ever fresh and makes
them pleasant to take; while being
purely vegetable, no harm can arise
from their use in any quantity
PREPARED ~
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Practical and Analytical Chemists.
BOLD BY ALL DRUGGIsTs EVERYWHERE
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ARCHBISHOP WHATELE once l'--.,
"A number or clever men in whose ~
panv he was bv asking them tbs 4.
ton: ''HOw is it that white Sl-1,t
more than black g some N.t.
aware OF the fact others SCI 7.
and tried to give learned and .'A- II.
snus but all were anxious % hi-'.
real cause. After Keeping lHe.- -
lelinc for some time he saldE
$50. U.s. hecauSe there are THfr H
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-02-13

Are the most
effective and
congeBial pur-
gativc ever dis
covered. They
arc mild, but
e Tc ctual IN
tn cir op era-
tfon, moving
the bo W c Is
surely an q
without pain
Although gem
tie in their OPP
Grafton. they
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mr.. NJ. r. b. CREERY. Sa-,


nR. NJ. II. B. CREERY. StTqe0H Dcl
II tisf having located in the Of
tce and residence owned and recent Ss5CzzSe=2A
ly occupied by Ir. ]. 7. Batms ~ re sfsstSSsS
spcctfully tenders his profes ~ionai OlIffYT
services 10 the people ot Ebenshurg
and vicinity. and guarantees gcud work at hone
prices. ga lady assistant will he in attendan
whenever iitr sery lees are required "a AnapSth,
les carefully and safely administered when desire
The patronage Of an in need Of dental services
respectfully solicited. I5-Sq 'Ig-tf.l !
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T - ~ 3T 81 Nn person need be- troubled
HbEHSS III y wifi tnFus. which arg the
az * kSl cause of much had temper.
a,H9 SE fsl "a and remotely tAe cause of
e. l= Sa Dyspepsia and general ill
health. when tlev rsu gff
q p-escription which IS p Perfect and Perutn-
ncnf Cure Tor 0uc Dollar. Sent ty r1au TO
any address. Il is the best Investment any can
he who appreciates comfort Address JACK
son & BRO. p. % Box 40, COyfugtOn-
kentucky
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9 II. DECKER. NJ d.

- PHYSICIAN ANG SURGEON
LILLY's, CAMBRIA Co PA
Ouers his professional services 70 the citizens al
Washington and adjoining townships. once and
residence on Eailroad street, opposite Passenger
station. where night and dag calls will receive
prompt attention, regardless OF distance OF wealth
er. Diseases OF women anc children a speciality.
Lilly's, March Il. Is7s.-Iv
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TIE Chicago Inter Ocean remarks that the
sbcemakers do not have 10 cut the calf-skins
10 make shoes for St Louis girls.
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A n. KEIM, NJ. D.. PHYSICIAN AND
~ SURsEoN, Ehensbure- Pa. Once on High
street. west "f julian strcet aud neirly cnIogite
the Hlsfr linu~c. Cpnsul tation- ir hash 3erJ1 o.
aH.. fls 10
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CAHH1Aor WHEELS are always tired.
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Or. [. D. HOFFMAN,
Sttrqeoll De,lffsf.

NJ Ill make professional visits 70 Fheusburg
w on the FTnsT MONDAY or EACH MONTH to
remain one week. Also, VIII be In Wnmcre On
the SECOND MONDAY OF EACH MONTH. 10 remain
one day. All work warranted.
Feb. 2s, Is79.-tf.
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TR. NJ. J. BUCK,

=
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
ALTOoNA. Pa d.
once anu residence on Fourteenth street. near
Eleventh avenue. who're night calls can be made.
once hours rom 10 10. = n. and from 10 =
and to s. P. ~ Special attention paid to Dis
eases OF the Eve ana Ear. as well as to Surgfcsi
Operations Of everv description. T4-ln.-tf1