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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-12-03

WEIGIsT HT MEh~JHING-- fol-
lowing rule for finding ont the weight
Of am animal 10y measuring may prove
CONVENIENT See That lue animal stand
square then take his circumference
behind the shoulder bIaGt-thiS is the
girlh. Then measure from The bone of
the tail which plumbs the line with the
hinder part of tie buttCck, and direct
the string along the back to the fore part
of the sh0ulder-blade this viii be The
length. Then work the figures thus d.
Suppose the girth OF bullock feet 4 in
cles. length > feet three inches, which
multiplied together make 33 square sup
ercial feet: and these multiplied by 2j-
heEImbeI,Oi pounds allowed foTeach su-
peTiicial foot of cattle measuring less than
seven aud more than five feet in girth-
make IDS pounds and when the animal
measures less than nine and more shan
seven feet i'm Cirth. 81 IS De number OF
pounds TO Ue Cstimatel for each superb
cial foot. And suppose "a small animal
to measure less than 3 feet in gITih and
two feet iu length, these multiplied to-
ge,hgr maE. four feet. which multiplied
by 1.-THE number %. pounds allowed
fC~ each square foot when cattle meas
uriu- . feet iu Lirth-maEe Ha pounds,
Again. suppose q calf or sheep. etc 90
measure 4 feet inches ju -iEth. aul a.
feet g inches iu length. that multiplied
to-eihCs makes 6 square Sect. and t.ls Sd
multiplied bv 1G-tlu number of pounds
allowed for cattle measuring less than
and more than 3 feet iu girtb-maaC
255 pounds. The dimension or cattle
sheep. calves and hogs, taken this way
VIII give lhe weiEltuf the four quarters
. o. tue animal sinking the uliaf- \ de
duction must De made fo~ animals Hnl
fat-Of one pound iu twenty from lIOs,
/ that are fat and for "a COW That has haS
+ calves one pound must he allowed. 30
addition to the one for no, being fat
! upon every twenty '
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-12-03
CHESTNUT ST. ENTRANCE.

Eothlng surprising even; unless it be
surprising that so conspicuous a business
should ever be misunderstood. We do
nothing more than simply to provide
facilities for your getting what you want.
We don't mean to say that other
facilities are not provided for distributing
goods but that's a different thing.
We provide so that you get what you
want, exactly 7JIzat 1oH a0anf/ In the
first place we've got it In the second
place we send it. And if we send you
the wrong thing, or if you think the
charge IS too much, you bundle it back
to us.
We tell of these things in the news
papers, because there are thousands of
you who don't know what we are
doing; thousands Of you don't know the
character of the stock that fills these s
acres; thousands of you who, therefore,
buy where you pay more money.
We are every merchants fair and
open competitor. We do not expect to
gather millions Of trade from all over
the country without meeting opposition
and Misrepresentation. Some will be-
1ieve whatever is said against us. The
only answer We make Is: Send back
whatever you don't want at the price
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-12-03
THE STORE AND THE TRADE.

A study Of this ground plan, incom-
plete as it is, will give you better idea
of the store and of what is in it, than de-
sCription can do. The store covers FL
acres; a basement is under, and galleries
are over, a part. The whole affords
somewhere about s acres of room.
This particular business is 4 years old;
it began in 1876 with clothing; in 1877
itbecame a general store with such goods
as you see in the plan, with carpets, up
holstery, furniture, and kitchen-furnishing
upstairs. Since that time gallery after
gallery has been added; and there is
not an inch of room to spare anywhere
To the surprise of many, it has flourished
while trade was languishing almost
everywhere else,
To us there is no mystery about it:
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-12-03

CHAPPED ANDS.-The raw winds
of the late autumn often produce in the
hands Os those who are much exposed
TO them THAT rOughness and cracking Of
the skin known as chapping. If moth
ing is done to prevent, and the person is
obliged to have his hands frequently wet
and dried. the cracks viii often get deep
and be painful. COrn-hUskiug is fire.
quentIy accompanied by sore hands from
this cause. As both q pTecautiOn and
cure for chapped hands we have used
the following with benefit: Wash the
hands and face also If it is inclined to
chap, with bOraN water, and afterwards
rub with an ointment made by melting
muttjon-tallow Tor suetl and then grad
ually adding an equal quantity of glycer-
inc, stirring the two together until cool.
For the hands, this mixture can be best
applied at night, using it freely. and
warming it by the fire, after which an
old pair of gloves can be put ON to keep
the bedclothes from being soiled, and
i also make the skin of the hands softer
An excellent glyceTiue ointment for
chapped hands is made by melting, with
a gentle heat. two ounces Of sweet oil of
almonds, half an ounce of spermaceti,
and one dTachm of white wax. When
melted. remove from the stove, and add
gradually one ounce Of glycerine. and
stir until the mixture is cold. The
ointment can be scented with any per-
fume TO suit the fancy. Keep in wide
ueckcd Ottles.-AUeric0B dgrJc1,ItlTiSt.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-12-03

We want your trade. You want our
goods; or would want them, if YOU
knew No matter how far away you
may be; you viii do well to send to
Us for some things. We ask you to
write to us about something you have
present occasion for.
When we get in communication with
you, we shall have one means Of winning
your trade, VIZ, by pleasing you. When
we have won it. we shall have one means
of keeping it viz, by dealing with you
as we deal with everybody: giving you
large return for your money, and sup
plying your wants 50 intelligenty that
YOU will write us for what you want as
naturally as you say good morning "
to your next-door neighbor.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-12-03

\ great many people DO without ice
I'm the summer though tine ponds ana
streams at their doors furnish an album
dant suuply every WiL-CT-s5miiE be-
cause they imagine tlat au expensive
ice-h0usc is needed To hold The Zee. a
gentleman who once Lahore under the
same delusian GeCTiJes ile experience
10y which be Was led to store iiis SUMMER
supplv of ice successfully. without an
icehouse. after paving dearly In aisap-
pointmeut. loss OF ice. aud .9ss cd money
through having '-tUo much Icehouse.
lie was convinced OF his error by tn"
circumstance that the more pains he
took with his icchouse the more rapidly
hisIce melted, while ECigbJpr who bad
no icehouse at all always had plenty OF
ice. The practice of the latter Eds aiIu-
ply to pile bis ice i'm a square body uu-
der cOwshed having northern expos
ure, the first LAYER of ice being raised
above the ground so as to secure good
drainage. and the whole covered thickiy
with sawdust. Boards set cn end around
the ice pile served TO keep the sawdust
IN place. The gentleman referred 10
says:
\ pile OF lee six feet high. eight feet
wide and eight feet long VIII make 8-a
cubic feet. And TINS is enough for the
use OF 0u ordinary family for the table
and TO cool the cream. etc. SIX team
loads Gu am icehQuse which contains
about 400 cubic feet The blocks should
be cut us smooth as possible and square
so they viii Git closely. and then ice must
be chopped up fine and crowded iu be-
tween The pieces so as to make solid
mass. The closer the ice is packed and
the more solid the mass is united to2eth-
er, the better it VIII keep. When an
iceh0use is too close, there is great
deal of condensation. which makes the
whole contents wet and dripping, and
I causes the ice TO melt rapidly. The Jir
must be kent as dry as possible, one St.
crct of keeping ice being plenty of ven
tilatiOu The more ice there Is iu a pile
/ the better it viii keep. \ small quantity
must be covered q, epeT and thicker than
a large mass. \ large mass viii almost
keep itself It docs not require the pro-
/ lection Of sawdust, but straw or q double
wall of boards viii lie ample. Every
4 person who makes butter ought to have
4 ice. IL viii more than pay for use IN
the dairy. and then for the family il is q
. luNury every proyident man should sup
ply.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-12-03

How TO KEEP LARD.-When the
scraps are just beginning 10 get brittle
and brown. put in a tablespoonful of
fine salt to a quart of hot lard. and
there will be no trouble the lard viii
keep perfectly sweet for any length of
time. and the salt does no possible harm
TO any kind of cookery \ person can
easily Judge of the quantity of lard if
they know how much the Kettle holds.
1t makes he lard whittier and harder.
aside from preserving it sweet. 1t must
cook a little while after adding the salt.
That designated for summer use should
be either kept in a tight earthen jar OF
a tin bucket with cover.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-12-03

Corn loses one-fifth by drying and
wheat one-fomteenth. From this the
estimate is made that it is more profit
able for farmers to sell unshelled corn i'm
the fal, at - cents than 81 a bushel in
the following summer, and the wheat
at Sl.25 in December is equal to 81 go I'm
the succeeding June. In the case of Do
tatOes-takinC those that rot and other
wise lost together with the shrinkage-
there Is but little doubt that between
October and June the loss to tha owner
who holds them is not less than 33 per
cent
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-12-03

y WRITER in the Ohio Farmer saws
that he Is not an old wheat raiser. but
bas not lived the last few years 20 no
purpose, and thinks he has struck the
keynote of success in raising wheat. i'm a
thorough fitting of soil before sowing
the seed. and he is convinced that poor
piece of land. dragged. rolled. and then
rehttcd until theIgrOuud is as mellow as
an 'ash-heap, - viii produce "a better
yield of wheat than a rich piece of land
poorly plowed, half dragged. and the
seed scattered among the humps and
clods. and portion of it without cover
ing or any chance to germinate and OBJ
tain a hold.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-12-03

CURI0~ITIEs OF TIE NOTCE.-Dr.
Dclauuay. in a paper read recently be
fore the French. Academy of Medicine
gives some details OH the history and
limits of the human voice. which lie OBJ
tanned after much patient research,
According to the doctor. the primitive
inhabitants of Europe We're ali teuOTs;
their defendants OF the present day are
haritOues, ana their graEdsJuS viii have
semiJass voices. Looking at different
races. he calls attention TO the fact that
inferior races, such as The negroes. etc,
have higher voices than white men. The
voice has also "a tendency to deepen with
age-the tenor Of rs becoming the bari
tone at -. and bass at b. Fair COM
p'eNioHed people have higher voices than
the dark skinned. the former being us
ually sopranos or teuOrS, the latter con-
tTalJOs or 6assCs.
TenOrs. SAYS the doctor. are slcuderly
built and thin baSSGs are stOutly made
and Corpuleut. This may be so, as a
rule but one is inclined to think there
are more exceptions to it than are neces-
slry to prove the rule. The same remark
applies to the assertion that Thoughtful
intelligent men have always deep toned
voice whereas trihers and frivolous per-
sOGS have SOft. weak voices. The tones
of the voice are peTccpIibly higher, he
points out, before than after a meal,
which is the reason why tenor5 dine ear
Iy, in order that the voice may not suf-
fer. 1t was almost supeyiuous for him
to remind his learned audience that sing
ers who were prudent eschewed strong
drinks and spiTituOus liquors, especially
teuOrs. for the basSes can eat and drink
with impuuity. The south, says the
doctor, furnishes the teuOTs. the north
the basses in proof Of which he adds
that that the majority of French tenors
in vogue come from the south Of France
while the basses belong to the northern
Scientific American.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-12-03

HILLTOP, an observing farmer of
the Connecticut valley, tells The Boston
CUt,rator how he and his father have
Tor htty years always thinued their pota-
toe vines at hOeing time to two stocks in
the hill, with an increase of large, hand
some potatoes. Six or seven per cent.
all told, of sec0nG-rate potatoes is mem
toned as an ordinary proportion under
this treatment. OF course. the larre
strong vines would be saved. and this
looks like a genuine bit of potato science
coming into print in a time Of scarcity.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-12-03

a KENTUCKY farmer, who raises i'm
mense quantities of Irish potatoes. saws
IN the Farm and Home that it comes of
rich, light soil, containing plenty of veg
etable matter, deep blowing early in the
spring, planting fifteen inches apart.
covering four inches deepor more, keep
ing down the weeds, and not working
the ground after the potatoes begin to
bloom. The main secret, he saws, is in
selecting the seed. One eye viii weld
more potatoes than two.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-12-03
NEW DEPARTURE.
Books and sta atiOnerv

THE undersigned has Just opened in Carroll
i town. opposite :. Teitelbaum's store a rull
line of BOOKS aud STATIONERY Also a lot
of choice CANDIES CONFECTIONERIFS SC
- The patronage of the public is respectfully
solicited. PRICES Low.
JOSEPH FABABAUGH
Carroiltvwn, oct S, 1sSo.-tL
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-12-03

! cG fo con per day at home. Samples worth -
81 W ,CZV free. Address SIINsosNS Co. Port-
/ land. Maine [i2-5, ,'79-Iy.=l
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-12-03

HAPPINESS consists in being happy
there is no particular rule for t.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-12-03

There b. no civilized nation Ia the Western Hem
fsuhcrc iu which the utility %. hUstctter's StOm-
ach Bittsrs O tonic. corrective, and antLbilous
medicine. Is not known and appreciated. WhAe
m Is medicine for an seasons ard ai climates IL
b gsueeiallg suited % tie complaints generated
sv the weather being tae puresl and best Ne=et'-
hie stinluia mt iu iHg world.
80 slI.. = ll-u.--sts ana ncaiers, % whom apply
t- Is.-.altll.- Almanac l-- l--i.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-12-03

W. DICK. A TTORNEY- LAW. Eb-
4 Ebensburg, Pa. Once in front room Of 7
j. Lloyd's new building. Centre street. All man
ner OF legal business attended TO satfsfa ctorflv
and collections aspccialty. f10-l4-tf
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-12-03

nE-z YEAR and expenses to agents.
( Dutut Free. Address i. y. WICK
" l I ERY, Augusta, Maine.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-12-03
TOHN WANAMAKER.

CLevtu1t. Thirteenth. and Market
streets, and City hall square.
PuILADELPHI&
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-06-15
An Army Of View Citizens.

The hosts Of immigrants, landing
weekly at the port Of New York has
swelled 10 the dimensions of o mighty
army. In this peaceful invasion OF
the United States are numbered,
corps OF Germans, brigades of Irish,
regiments of Scandinavians, compan-
les Of Scotch and English, and pla-
toons Of French and Italians. The
flags of all nations fly at the mast
head of the emigrant vessels in New
York harbor, showing ali the hues of
shattered rainbow, all the colors of
kaleidoscope, red, blue, yellow,
green, in every combination and style,
solid, spotted and striped, with lines
vertical, horizontal, diagonal and
cross-barrcd. The seething, busting,
jostling mass of immigrants, as they
hurry over the gangway, and pour
up Broadway in every style of COS
tune, express their astonlshment at
the novel sight of the metropolis and
the strange customs of the new
world in fifty different languages
and dialects. III is motley show in
some respect, full of instruction and
amusement. But It is something
more than novel and grotesque
spectacle, the many colored piano.
ramas. It's an army of citizens, work.
ers and voters. Its members are far
mers, mechanics, artisans, and day
laberors, in search of homes and EN-.
ployment. In character. thrift and
general intelligence, they are said to
be far above the average of the i'm
migrants of iormer years. The in.
tolerable political oppression of their
native countries has driven multi
tudes OF the better class to seek an
asylum in the United States. This
will be severe lose TO the old coun-
tries, for it is loss of industry and
intelligence. The loss of those coun-
tries is our great gain, and Kentucky
will be much to blame, if she doesn't
take possession of a liberal portion
of this gain which flows into the gen.
eral Golfer. Our state needs these
immigrants. Southern Kentucky
needs them. Christian county pre-
eminently needs them. She wants
them to till her idle land, and in
crease her flocks of sheep and herds
of cattle, to work in her coal mines,
TO engage manufactured TO construct
good highways, to develop multi
tudes oil industries. Our farmers, land
owners and real estate agents should
look after these new corners and give
them an open armed, cordial well
come.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-06-15
Horl ibls Calamity.

A terrible calamity occurred al
Orange, Ohio, on the 9th inst. during
a wind storm that swept over that
section of country. a Sabbath
school was assembled at the English
Evangelical church, and had nearly
completed their services when the
building suddenly swayed and por-
ton OF the roof was hurled through
the air good distance. About the
same time the south gable of the
church which was Of brick, fell in
with crash, completely burying
from sight the majority Of persons
present, infiicting injuries upon no
less than twenty-three, six of whom
il is thought will die. The scene al
the time is described as perfectly hor-
rible. The terrible screams that
emanated from those who were
pinned fast by the .inbers, were suf-
ficient to cause the hardest heart 10
sympathize. With great effort The
unforunates were rescued from their
dreadful positions and placed in
comfortable quarters, where medical
aid could be administered. ~ is
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-06-15

The National Republican Conven-
ton met in Chicago, on the 2nd inst,
in vast building erected for the pur
pose. Every State and Territory in
the Union was fully represented and
from some rival and contesting dele
cations, each applying for admission
to the exclusion of the others.
Grant showing greater strength
than any other candidate, all the COM
binations were made against hin, ard
Judge George r. Hoar, of Massa-
chusetts,an anti Grant man, was made
temporary chairman. A committee
OH credentials was appointed and the
majority report Of the committee
seated the contestants, the anti.Grant
delegations, from certain districts in
Illinois and Alabama. In the call Of
States and Territories, Utah was
omitted and OH motion the Chair or
dered il to be called. The Grant
men objected and appealed, the house
sustaining the decision of the Chair
The ruling went all against Grant, aud
the unit rule abrogated.
A permanent organization was fl
nally effected with Judge lIoar as Per-
mancnt Chairman. Then the battle
commenced in earnest, with Conk-
ling, Cameron and Logan in com.
mand of Grant forces; Eugene Hale
Bob lngersoll and Joy leading the
Blaine men, and Garfield, Gov. Den
nison and Foster playing chief hench-
men to Sherman. Nearly two days
were consumed in reports OF Com
mitiecs, resolutions and motions be.
fore nomination were declared in
order. Grant was placed in nomina.
ton by COnkling. Blaine was nomi-
mated by JOY ; Sherman by Garfield
Edmunds, Washburne and Window
were also placed in nomination by
their respective friends
The first ballot gave Grant 305,
Blaine 2S2, Sherman 32, Edmunds
81, Washburne %, Window 10, and
Garfield |, the one vote given to
Garfield cast by PENNSYLVANIA dele
gate. Up 10 Saturday night no nom
ination had been made and the Con-
venton adjourned over 10 Monday.
The nomination of Garfield occurred
OIL TIE thirty-sixth ballot. Up TO
this time the Grant forces had pre-
served solid front and held their
ground, Grants vote ranging through
ont from 300 10 3l2 Shermail's vote
had fluctuated, running from % 10
lis, and Garfeld's one vote standing
by him. On the Both ballot Garfcld's
vote increased, and when it had
reached 80 it was clear that he was
the sable stced, and at the close of the
ballot he had received 800 votes,
Grant being his only remaining con-
testant, with count oil this ballot OF
3O6 on $50 votes scattering, Garfield s
nomination for President was then oil
motion of Conkling, seconded by
Logan, made unanimous.
Chester Arthur, ex-collector OF the
port Of New York, was unanimously
nominated for Vice President. Tile
convention after the usual appoint
menis adjourned.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-06-15

On the morning Of the ninth inst.
in Louisville, KY, the alarm of fire
was given at 2 80 from box 4S; when
the engine arrived dense volumes OF
smoke were found emanating from
tho second story of Arthur Peter &,
Co.'S wholesale drug store. Several
streams of water were turned on the
building but were unable to save 1t,
and attention was turned 10 the ad-
joining store rooms, OF Kahn &
Wolfe, and Johnson, Newman q Co.
Arthur Peter & Cos store was
completely ruined, the loss being esti-
mated at 100000. sol, 900 was GOV.
cred by insurance. Kahn & Wolle's
losses were pretty severe, being about
$4,000, covered BY insurance, John
son, Newman 81 Co loss was very
light being about a thousand dollars
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-06-15

The State Register of Springfield,
Illinois, publish very laudatory art
iclc in behalf of cx-Gov. Jno. NJ.
Palmer, and speaks of him as a prob
able presidential candidate. As Gov.
Hendricks asserts that he will not
accept the second place on the ticket,
we suppose Gov. Palmer is offered
more rs substitute from that State,
to fill the vacancy should Gov. Hen.
bricks decline. There is no possible
chance for Gov. Palmer at this late
day, as the highly honored statesman,
Samuel j. Tilden has the lead at pres
ent, and If things continue TO move as
they have, he will continue to lead.