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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-07-23

CURIOUS INTERMITTENT SPRING IN
GUATElIALA.--M. De ThieTSant, Charge
d'AffaiTeS of ! rance in Guatemala,
gives, III II Nature, the following ac-
count of a phenomenon witnessed bv
him in the last named country. At
about ten miles from the capital, near
a town called Mejapa, on the lowest de
cliviticS Of the volcano Of San Salvador.
there is Il spring known in the country
under the name OF Rio HuidO liiCcting
river, which, for a period of seven con-
secUtiye years, furnishes enough water to
form a true river The waters of this
spring are crystalline and wholesome,
and, it is said. are excellent for certain
diseases like lepTosy, and for strength
ening the system when debiitated by
climate. As soon as the seven years
are completed, these same waters disap-
pear at a certain definite hour. the spring
ceases to flow, and the river bed. becom-
ing completely dried, exhibits thereaf-
ter nothing but sand and dust. The in
termittent periods have been as follows !:
From 1866 TO 1873 the waters flowed ::
from 1873 to 1880 the spring ceased !:
and IN the month of January of the
present year. the spring began TO flow
again. This phenomenon is doubtless
not new one, and science has long ago
explained it, but there do not perhaps
exist many springs the intermittent pc
rod Of which is 50 long and So regular
as that OF the one at Nejapa.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-07-23

THE CUT WORM-There is scarcely
any land land free from the wire worm,
or any crop that is not subject to their
VOracitv. They occur wherever grass
will grow, being particularly harbored
among clover roots. and are always pre-
valent in meadow and pasture lands,
seeming to thrive best in the vicinity of
swampS and woods. Young oats, wheat
rye and barley suffer much from being
partially or entirely cut off below the
snrfpce cabbageS and many root crops
are also injured turnipS, perhaps, more
than any other, as they are cut off when
Young, and have the roots badly eaten
into when larger In gardens they are
very destructive. 1t appears that In
dian corn is the greatest sufferer, es-
pecially when it is the first crop planted
in the new land, or when the season is
cold, wet and late. Upward of thirty
have been planted in a single hill, and
nearly the whole of the seed planted is
sometimes destroyed.
One of the most successful remedies
on a large scale is a mixture consisting
of two part of quick lime, three parts of
SCOT and one part of coarse OF refuse
salt This is used as a top dressing be-
ing applied Immediately after COM
pounding, and should be well rolled in.
1t has the advantage of being perfectly
harmless to the crops indeed, it is a
most excellent and powerful fertilizer
as we'll as a destr roger of all kinds of in
sects and many weeds. Refuse from
gas works, nitrate Of soda, rape cake
and chloride of lime, mixed and spread
with manure, are highly recommended,
and the sowing of soda ash OT guanO
broadcast when planting. y previous
crop of white mustard is claimed to
clear the land Of them, presumably by
starving out, for the roots ot the mus
tard are extremely acrid and occupy the
soil to the exclusion of any more nutri-
tiOus ones. y close grazing with sheep
seems beneficial when pastures are bad
ly infested The same result is also OBJ
tanned by cOmpacting the surface with
heavy rollers. Exchange.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-07-23

SAVE OLD PAPER.-Never throw old
paper away. If you have no wish to
SILL it use it in the house. Some house
Keepers prefer it to cloth for cleaning
many articles of furniture For in
stance, volume, written by a lady who
prided herself on her experience and
tact, says: After a stove has been
blackened, it can be kept looking very
well for a long time by rubbing with pa
per every morning. Rubbing with pa
per is a much nicer way of keeping d
tea kettle, coffee pot and tea pot bright
and clean than the old way of washing
them in Suds. Rubbing with paper is
also the best way of polishing knives,
tinware and spoons, they shine like new
silver. ForpOlishing mirrors, windows,
lamp chimeys, ETC., paper is better than
dry cloth. Preserves and pickles keen
much better ii brown paper instead OF
cloth is tied over the jar. Canned fruit
is not half so apt to mold if a piece OF
writing paper, cut to fit the can, is laid
directly upon the fruits. Paper is much
better to put under carpet than straw.
1t is Il warmer, thinner and makes less
noise when one walks over it.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-07-23

FARM NOTES. " eTm0nt is the great
est maple producing State in the Union.
It's annual yield is about 5000, 600
pounds, worth 500, 900, or about an ay-
erage allowance of thirty pounds for
each inhdbitant.
Fresh COW manure diluted with water
until of paste-like consistency, and
poured ON young melon vines, Is an eff
fectual remedy for beetles and other in
sectS that are frequently very destruc-
tive. Y second application VIII seldom
he necessary.
Feed horses according to their age
and work required of them. Full feed
ing and little work disorder the diges-
tive organs. Select only such hay as is
the best quality, as that of inferior quail
ity is dear at any price, as there IS no
proper noUrishment in it.
The Scientific 1mcrjcCm has found a
use for empty fruit cans. 1t recon-
mendS placing one or more pin holes in
the bottom and sinking them in the
earth near the roots of strawberry or
tomato plants. the holes TO be made of
such size that when the can IS filed
with water the fluid can only escape into
the ground very slowly. y very little
care in filling the cans occasionally Will
keep the ground well irrigated.
Every farmer S family should have all
the grapes they can eat from september
to January. 1t is not necessary to have
a large vineyard for this few vines,
each of the best sorts, and properly
treated, will give a great amount OF
fruit. There are hundreds of Out-of-the
way places where a vine may be set,
such as along fence, or it may be by the
side of a shed or barn. With good soil
and care i'll pruning, satisfactory returns
may be expected.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-07-23

HOUSE BUILDING APE.-In the mid
die of Africa is found an ape which
builds shelter for himself in tree.
lie selects Il tall tree growing nearly
straight out, and about twenty feet
from the ground. This branch is for
his floor, and oveI it he makes a roof.
exactly III the shape of large umbrella,
with the trunk Of the tree for the handle
II is made of leaf branches, tied on to
the tree wiki vines. of which African
woods are tull, ana is so well shaped
and neatly made that it would 60 credit
to human builder, When the ape is
at home. he sits in the branch with his
head under the green roof, and an arm
around the trunk TO hold on. One ami
NAL lives in each house alone, and lie
uses it only until he has eaten all the
food he cares for near, and then he builds
a .leW house III another place
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-07-23

GREASING WAGoNs.-Ihe pan "
greasing wagons. by which Nr Balg',A'
of the Onondaga Farmers Club is l-
abled 10 '-make the bearing outias- lD-'
sets of tire, and even then show DO ~
ceptible wear, is thus stated I'D La
and Home ''IIe uses castor OIL lh sun
mer and sperm oil In winter for iine ~
les i'm summer. when the oil is N'i-
out and becomes sticky, don't IA. II
more until you haVed cleaned tue -.-
with turpentine that viii cat tilt -'e-
due of the iron. Put on youT lull.7I,
tine, then place your wheel Oh iht -,
and revOlve IL a few times take '--
wheel and carefully wipe the axle 49, go
\ stick and a rag wet with tuIlVl....r. r.+
can be used to clean the hub. Don -'
oil wear ont almost invariably sIe'S II
buggy after it has been with ram m
winter add one-fifth turpentne 10 lS-- 80,
pressed castor oil, and that, win ,r~ s
driving when you start, vii save
iron aNles.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-07-23

CURIoUs.-The conduct Of people in
great crises IS a wonderful pnZZle. Take
the Seawanhalla disaster, and we read
of man who stood on the deck and
burned to death III spite of all urging TO
jump into the water. lie was SO per-
picked that lie utterly forgot self. On
the other hand. some OF the rescued peO-
pie in the small boats were cIamorous to
get ashore, and did ali they could to pre-
vent rescues until they themselves were
on land. Such utter seifs SIS is hard
TO believe. Among the rescued one old
woman, whose handbag containing S372
had been saved fer her was So indignant
at The loss of six pairs o! window fasten-
eTS that she compelled the ugo2le of the
hospital who had taken care Of her to
send for six new fasteners. She also
wanted diver who was going down to
be ordered 10 look for her spcctaclgS y
very Indignant man called ut Raudall's
Island for his carpet bag, and learning
that IS was lost, threat tencd law suit
at once. This led to new search and
1t was finally found. 1t contained 4
pair OF stockings. chemise, and q comb
and brush. \ singular fact connected
with steamboat disasters is that the
dead always bavc their pockets turned
inside out. They are regularly found
SO. The truth seems TO be tuat some
utterly lose their beads, and on the 9th
cr hand the trying hour develops cum
ming deyitFF in others that is something
for human nature to blush at. Robbery
is rare element Of every great accident
that reuders'it possible. - Hartford COUr-
art.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-07-23

IF a man desires many things he is
exalted by hope, bus IL he fears many
things '.e becomes slave
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-07-23

MENTAL NOTICED N. r. 3.
~ C.EEHY. Surgeon DCafisf E.a-
clsburg. Pa. respectfully informs
ali persons Interested tlirt he will esz2SsssSSs.
visit Lorett0 professionally on TIE bI[yTYT<
urst Monday Of each month Chest
Springs ON the day followiu--Tu Tuesday: Carroll
town ON the second Monday ol ea-H month. aud
WtiWcre on the fourth AoHiay oi each Muuts..
re- All persons needing Icutr3 work VIII 30 weiI
TO give me call. as ana prepared % iara.sL id,I
auons pertaining to mE profession a cory
manner and ~ the lowest pass. .itlo prices
5--i. 's9.-tf.l II y. B- CElEEEE. u. H. =.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-07-23

TIE darkest hour is generally after
Tie .5a5 company sends IN is oill
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-07-23
The Positive Cure
For all Female Complaints.

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The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-10-06

"And now, please, will my little sister
consider this word, in the light of all the
deplorable consequences of her own I'M
desirable habit, and interpret its true
meaning?"
Thoughtlessness means
Fays cheeks blushed rosy red, and
her bright blue eyes filled with tears, as
she turned away, resolved that she would
at least find out Pills meaning She
went into her own room and sat down
by her open window A sweetbrier rose
clambered all over the easement 1t was
in full bloom, and it's delicate fragrance
filled the air.
"There," exclaimed Fay, chow many
times l have promised to take root of
this rose to Grandma Beverly, and have
always failed to think of it at the proper
time of the year. And now grandma is
dead and gone. wonder if up there in
the glad heaven she remembers how
thoughtless-yes, I will interpret it as
dear Phil has seen it-how selfish I have
been"
"Thoughtless," repeated Fay, slowly
and sorrowfully. Yes, thoughtless Of
everything but myself, my own will and
WiSll anu way. AL LIE, l. duu q very
selfish girl, thus to have thought only of
my own comfort and happiness, and to
have failed so utterly to think of my
bounden duty to others.
Can it be that my dear friends know
me as surely as dear Phil does, for sell
fish, self-satisfed girl?"
Fay's tears streamed over her cheeks
and fell upon the pink petals of the
sweet-brier rose.
Poor rose, murmured Fay, "you
seem to be my sweet reproachful mont
tor. You shall be so still. Surely your
fragrant breath shall remind me of my
neglect, and of my duty By Gods help
L will conquer my enemy. 1 will live
no longer thoughtful only of myself
God forgive me for my life of selfish
thoughtlessness.'
Time proved the sincerity of Fay's re-
pentance, and when another spring
called into life the early buds, bend
ing over the low mound above Grandma
Beverly's grave, as her careful fingers
planted the tender rootlets of sweet
brier rose, Fay lifted her sweet eyes to
Phil, who stood beside her, and saw in
his look of fond pride that cheered her
heart, as her dear brother said, in tones
that conveyed more meaning than words
alone, "The dearest flower in all the
world to me must always be sweet
brier rose. e. C. Wyeth, IN Christian
Weekly.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-10-06
A Child's Kiss.

[ remember one day a business man
came into our association and said Mr..
Moody, there is man just come out of
the penitentiary, whom am very much
interested in; he is di scouraged because
he cant get anything to do. Will you
take an interest in him?"
Eyes; bring him in"
He brought him in-as fine looking a
man as there Is in this assembly. shook
hands with him, and told him was glad
to see him. 1 said, Come, go home with
me, and take dinner with me-"
The tears started in his eyes. He did
not think / would invite him to my house,
as he had been in penitentiary. I in
troduced him to my little child, only
three years old, and said Emma this
is paPa's friend; wish you would kiss
him"
She put her arms around his neck and
kissed him. Then the little girl went
out.
The man looked at me with tears
streaming down his face and said: MY
heart is broke; that is the first kiss I
have had since my mother died
1t broke his heart to think that little
child had kissed him.
Well, we helped him, and he went out
into the world, and the last 1 heard of
him he was being blessed in publishing
the glad tidings Of salvation.-D. Il.
Moody.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-10-06

out to sea. Finally, Charley said: Bill,
we are in an awful muss. Let us see if
God will help u.s. We knelt down, and
[ prayed for help, confessed our sins, and
promised amendment and repentance.
We had hardly finished before we saw
a great school Of porpoises. They hurled
themselves out of water, jumping twenty
feet at a bound. Soon we were in the
midst of them. The sharks started out
to sea, but the porpoises were too quick
for them. They bit and tore the sharks
fearfully. Sometimes three porpoises
would have hold of one shark. Then
they jumped out of the water and fell
heavily on these tigers of the ocean.
The fight continued for miles, and we
were saved. We rowed safely to shore,
and became professors of religion, gave
up swearing, drinking, and all vices. We
have respect for porpoises, and believe
If they were not so plentiful, the New
Jersey shore would swarm with sharks,
and then good-by to fishing and bath
ing. "-HdrperS Weekly.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-10-06
A True Shark Story.

1t may not be generally understood
that in that playful marine acrobat, the
porpoise, the shark possesses an i'm
placable enemy that will permit no in
trusion on its fishing grounds The
writer first learned this fact from two
old and experienced fishermen when out
on fishing excursion one lovely Au-
gust day, off Swan Beach, New Jersey.
1t came in the course of a story, which
is here given as it was told in the boat.
The fishermen were serious and quiet
men, watchful and ready; and noticed
that they not only used no profane ex-
pressions themselves, but appeared to be
annoyed and distressed at the occasional
explosives that escaped me under the
exasperating excitement of losing fine
fish from the hook after hauling it to the
surface. Somewhat surprised at the de-
meanor I had not been accustomed to in
"toilers of the sea-" 1 asked them at
last if anything was the matter. They
replied very respectfully, that being re-
ligious men and members of the Metho-
dist Church, they felt panied by every
thing approaching the sin of profanity
and that if [ would listen they would
tell me the story of their remarkable de-
liverance from death, which resulted in
their conversion. 1t was as follows:
Some ten years ago we were hard
drinkers, swearers, wild surfmen and
fishermen. We never entered church,
and cared neither for God nor devil.
"On fine Sabbath morning in Au-
gust, 1867, we started at daylight for
this very reef of rocks With plenty of
bait, we looked for four or five hundred
weight of bass, founders, and black
fish. At first we pulled them up as fast
as our lines touched the bottom then
we had not single bite. Surprised, we
looked up and around, preparatory to
changing our ground. To our astonish-
ment the water was alive with sharks.
We commenced pulling up our anchor,
when a savage fish rushed to the bow
and bit the rope in two. Then we
hoisted sail, but the moment we put the
steering oar into the water, several
sharks began biting it into pieces. So
we were compelled to take in sail, and
drift. We were in the midst of school
of sharks two miles long and half mile
broad. They were of all sizes, from six
feet long to twelve or fourteen. They
swarmed around our boat, and dashed it
one-third full Of water with their tails.
We had to bail, one with his hat, and
the other with the bait pail. Every
moment some big fellow would put his
nose almost on our gunwale, while his
yellow tiger eye glared ferociously at our
pale faces One shark dashed at the
boat and seized one Of the side planks, and
almost shook us out of our seats. For
tunately his teeth broke off, and away
he went with bleeding jaw. In mo
ment he was torn into pieces and de-
voured. Then the school returned to us
again.
:" We were in despair, and never ex-
pected to see shore again. We could not
sail, we could not row, and were drifting
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-10-06

A connects for Farmville, Lynchburg, and all
points in the Southwest.
B connects for Milton, N. G.
G connects for Asheville and all points in
West North Carolina.
D connects for Macon and all points in south
west Georgia
E connects for Jacksonville and all points in
Florida
F connects for Macon and all points in south
west Georgia, and Chattanooga, Nashville, Mem.
phis, and all Texas points.
G connects for Selma, Meridian, Jackson, and
Vicksburg
II connects for Galveston and all Texas points.
Trains from the above-named points aTriUe N
Richmond at 4:43 P. NJ, $50 A. NJ, and $3.50
Pm.
Trains between Greensboro and Salem run
daily except Sunday.
Trains on North Carolina division make con-
nection at Goldsboro' with the W. & w. r. r. to
and from Weldon and Wilmington
Pullman Palace Drawing-room and Sleeping
Cars run through on Train No. As from ~ York
and Richmond to Atlanta, and from Greensboro
to Augusta, and on Train No. AZ from Boston
Mass, 10 Savannah Ca, via. Richmond.
Tickets sold to all points south southeast, ana
southwest, and baggage checked through.
No lay-over checks given on local tickets.
:. r. MACMURDO,
General Passenger Agent, Richmond, Va
T. M. r. TALooTT, General Superintendent
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-10-06
TOMS Blunder.

Mr.. Thomas Cat, ST., came walking up
the street in his usual digni6ed and gen
tie manner, about seven clock, one love
ly day in May. The air was soft and
mild, the trees were in full leaf, the lilacs
had begun to bloom, and altogether it is
by no means strange that Mr.. Thomas
had been tempted to take little stroll.
The windows of the dwellings were
thrown open to admit the evening breeze,
so whom Thomas reached a certain house,
he mounted the front steps, sprang
through the open parlor window, nd,
unmolested, made his way upstairs.
Now, I'm very much afraid that Tom was
not kind and thoughtful father, for he
knew full well that Mrs. Table and
three blue-eyed kittens were waiting for
him underneath the kitchen porch, and
yet he marched straight to the third story
best front room, and curled himself up on
the bed in the centre of beautiful white
spread.
"Mew new mewl' cried the blue
eyed kittens, for Mrs. Table had become
alarmed, and gone to look for Mr.. Thomas
and left her children all alone. But their
mistress, Mrs. Harvey, heard them crying,
and quickly ran down stairs and filled a
saucer full of milk, and watched them lap
it eagerly
Poor little catsl" she said, stroking
their backs. did your mother 90 and
leave you all alone? 1 wonder where
Tom is?" she added, turning to her sister
who stood near. Minnie, go and see if
he is in my bed"
But Mr.. Thomas Cat was nowhere to
be found, and Mrs. Harvey said he must
have gone off to his club just like her
husband
When Mrs. Table wandered home at
last, she found her children fast asleep,
all curled up in piece of carpet.
Nine-ten-eleven o'clock struck be-
fore Tom woke and stretched himself, and
thought of going to see how Mrs. Table
and the kittens were
"O-hl" screamed some one coming in
the room just then. Mary there's a
strange cat in my bed. Come and take
it off.
La, honey" said black Mary, "don't
you be afeard. It's only Mrs. Harvey s
Tom. reckon I'd better put him out
the do.
SO Mr.. Thomas found himself, at eleven
o'clock at night all alone in the streets OF
great wicked city. His mistress house
being one of five built just alike, it was
not strange that he had made a slight
mistake, and entered number twenty
four instead of twenty-six.
When Mr.. Harvey came hurryina
home he found Tom sitting on the upper
step, patiently waiting for the door tc
open and admit him Tom had often
waited thus for Mr.. Harvey. They
owned but one latch-key between them
"Well, well, said Mrs. Harvey to her
husband. p" This is pretty time of night
to come home, Will. And here's Tom
too? Table and 1 can sympathize.
Where have you been all the evening,
dear2"
And I expect this is just the question
Mrs. Table asked her Tom.