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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-03-11

\ STONE BABY.-W. q. Benfrcy Of Rus
sell, Ark, and Captain W. J. Patton OF Lit
Tie Rock, arrived in this city today says tile
~. Louis Globe Democrat, on their way 30
Washington d. &. Tie object of their visit
10 Washington j. 10 exhibit TO .he officers Of
the Smithsonian Institute the Eureka
Baby a specimen of archaeology found 0u
the lst OF last October at EureEa Springs.
Ark. The baby was found about f0vE feet
below the surface ON the lot Of John =. lIol-
born, resident OF the town. and r. was dis
bell, While he was digging well. The baby
had % coating OF composition about as light
as pumicc-stoue- uut this covering, varying
IN thickness from half an inch TO AN inch and
q haii, mas since been removed from the en-
tire head and shoulders and the right side OF
the body, showing one leg complete. The
baby Is two feet and two inches long, and
weighs, WITH the composition coating eighty
five pounds. The head and limIs exposed
are said To Oc rightly pToportioued. The
cheeks are puHcl ont and the legs and arms
are plump. The general color of tie baby
ls b.uish-nTcny, varying in EGGtua-S.
The baby looks vary much ike Iliuall
idol. NJ. EeutTaw, the present owner OF
the Baby, has found "a good MANY people WHO
believe IL To pe 81 petriIed human being, but
it IS hardly necessary tp say that this opinion
is not held hy q scientist The body is eyL
IDENTIFY a work of art, and ,he first Important
question to be Gytaruiucl in connection
with it Is iu regard : r tie fine 10 was SeTus
tied at the place where it was found ay Iiu
wcll-digger, Campbell. Watcher it wu
placed there by a prehistoric race or 10y
representative of tue present race the peupi
Of the Smithsonian Institute viii be clle'
upon to decide.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-03-11

\ TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE on 4 REvOLv-
ING SHAFT. "A terrible. and what in ninety
nine cases in 4 hundred would be a fatal ac-
cident. occurred at Shook Il Co. s machine
shop, near the NenangO Mills, last Friday
morning at about seven O'Clock. At the
height of some ten feet from the floor an
iron shaft, to which band wheels are attach
ed, runs the whole length of the building, eX-
tending into tie blacksmith shop in the rear.
While John Amy, eighteen years Old, was in
the act of placing the band upon the shaft
the loose blouse he was wearing was caught
by the pin that keys the wheel ON the shaft.
In a flash he was drawn up till he lay across
the shaft, on his back. In this position he
was whirlcd around at the rate of one hun
drcd revolutions a minute. lie made no out
cry until his feet struck a board overhead.
Then he yelled, and the machinery was stop
ped by a fellow workman, Amy was taken
down from his periOUS position which could
only he done by cutting his clothes loose
from the shaft. He is terribly bruised from
head to feet the latter being swollen 20 an
enormous size. While making the fearful
revolutions around the shaft he had presence
Of mind enough to keep his head from com
ing in contact with the board above him.
Under the care of DR. j.. w. Moore he is
slowly recovering, but it will take several
weeks to restore him to his normal condition.
-FToptiiu Spectator
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-03-11
Gambria freeman.
EBENsRuRc. pa,
FRIDAY, --- MARCH IL, 1881.

THE members of Gen. Garfield's cab
met, all of whom were confirmed by the
Senate on Saturday last, are as follows !:
Secretary of State, James G.. Blaine, of
Maine Secretary of the Treasury, VIII
liam 'Nindom, Of Minnesota; Secretary
Of ne Interior, Samuel J. KirkwOod, of
Iowa Secretary of War, Robt. 7. Lin
coin, of Illinois: Secretary of the Navy,
William II. Hunt. of Louisiana Post
master General, Thomas !. James, of
New York; Attorney General, Wayne
MIcVeagh, of Pennsylvania.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-03-11

\ FAMILY PEsTERED WITH FLEAs.-The
Boston Globe describes the affiictiou of the
family, of Mr.. George T. Patch, of Hollis, y.
H, which has been isolated from the rest
Of the community by peculiar species of
flea. \ physician says that they have now
entirely recovered and that the public need
have 10 further fear The trouble and suf-
ferng of the members of the family have
been very severe. 1t commenced last Sep
tembcr, and since October, until recently.
not one of them has slept in a bed. Every
ina aginlbe remedy has been tried. and the
afflicted family has bathed in salt prime and
other decoctions until their flesh was nearly
raw. Several times members of the house:
hold we're driven almost to suicide. The in
sect that has done the mischief is called a
West India jiggeT Mr.. Patch is well-known
and highly regarded citizen of the town, and
feels very keenly the notorietY which he has
received.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-03-11

WHY SHOULD THEY No man or woman
can do satisfactory work when the brain il
dull. the nerves are unsteady. the system re-
laEed and they feel generally wrerclga. Why
should lawyers. merchants, cicTEvmen. doc
tors, mechanics or mothers often miSeTably
drag through their work i'm this condition,
when a small amount of ParkCr's Ginger
Tonic will always, at a moderate cost, clear
the brain, and give them the strength and the
will to perform their duties satisfactorily %
We have felt its Strengthening and bracing
effects and can recommend it most highly.
See other cOluWn.-Ed. t2-2l.-lm.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-03-11

\ THRILLING BATTLE SCESE.-The spe-
ciaI correspondent Of the London standard
telegTaphnE from Fort Amiel, gives the fol
lowing account OF the engagement with the
Beers ON the IucogO
III was well that 1 vus turned back Hy the uu-
BCuraucC Ui LlIc Ble.. M .-l. heights E.--lr.- 3
before reaching Sir q. ClleE's column. So -fF.i3-
~ did the enemy make his appearance uu all the
ridges that it WITH difficulty that we succeed y
i'm retiring before being cut on AT f-e time rode
of The fight was entirely Ir long ranges. The
Beers were on the heights ana we could see the
small British force gathered uG HH gluIEel.- near
the road. replying with -h-l 90 tIc distant E-e.
AS during tie afternoon r.1 sound at -le.-1l. .l-
net ire reached Newcastle Abe excitement there
was intense. Native lttar native came IN. each
with the report that the BgerS were streaming 30
great numbers from Laiug's Neck. and tIat rEa
the lre seemed 60 s-lg6eG- nut no q DC broke ONT
again with greater intensity EHal ever s. tl-E-
der--0rU was passing at -ae time and Between tile
crashes of the thunder the boom ut heavy guns
came disiirctly but Laiutiy up- the distance being
about twelve miles. Tho reports Hy tho -H-LE.5
were gloomy .u tlc extreme. IEey reported tho
British force tu Dee quite unable -l advance Hr r-
the flGsarlat> Sp mt the afternoon "ll .- rl-l l1
ground command ing "a view OF the r.ae .ar some
distance. expecting tn see fs.l victorious l".r-
mHa5u2 iaT tii- town. In Elrea-.-e tE. Er.tl-.
portion a. the population looked very anxious l-
stern uUI determined .H a--t tH tle Ia-t- -l.u u-d
the enemy attack the place. The Beers. on -H
other hand. were openly CEulrIat- At rf-httlL
intense anxiety was a.l1Eci h- rhe aews 1r5u-l.
in JHHt General Cul-ey, after Ira. iu.-E L-.
position all day, had succeeded U falling back G.
the camp
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-03-11

IT is well known that rats and mice, in
addition to their proverbial slyness, fall into
astonishing disagreeable habits when their
surroundings are such as to tempt them to
depart from the temperate course character
istic of rodent life. At the tobacco house of
Ieggett Il Meyers, in st. Louis, is a bright,
grayish colored rat tat and plump, that
emerges from his hole during the daytime
Jumps upon pile of leaf tobacco and eats
and relishes the nicotine weed the same as it
would dainty bit of cheese. This animal
is perfectly gentle, and its curious appetite
has vouchsafed for it the freedom of the en-
tire factory. 1t IS looked upon in the eStab-
lishment as the greatest of living curiosities.
and possessed, as it seems to be, with intel
liCence, it is permitted to frohc about the
the factory umnOlested and allowed to taste
sparingly of the choicest importations.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-03-11

THE students Of the State Normal School
at NliiersviIle, Pa, are excited over recent
occurrences. The rules of the school prohibit
the male and the female students from tray
cling together, and G.. /. L2ugdOn. amemher
of the senior class, has been suspended hy
the principal for violating the rule The
students had been at an entertainment iU
Lancaster, and Mr.. Langdou persisted iu cn-
tering a street car i'm which some of the fe-
male students were seated.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-03-11

The colored politicians who made so
many pilgrimages to Mentor, Ohio, to
get Garfield 10 put b. K Bruce, the eb-
ony-hued Mississippi Senator, in his cab
met, eau now roost on q lower branch of
the Republican tree.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-03-11

MANS HAND CUT OFF BV a BARREL.-A
singular accident occurred in PHWniXville a
week ago last Saturday. \ farmer by the
name of IoOs, residing in New Coventry
township, Chester county. drove to that
place for the purpose of delivering a barrel
of cider at the bakery Of George Brownback,
on Bridge street. Christian Reicher, a young
unmarried man, who happened to De Mt Mr.
BrOwnback's, volunteered to assist in un-
loading the barrel, which he and another
man attempted to do by sliding il down on a
short board. One corner of the latter broke
and tilted the barrel over to one side. In his
endeavorS to prevent it from falling Mr..
Reicher's feet slipped and he fell to the pave
ment, the chine of the barrel fell on his hand
and cut the hand off as clean as if il had been
a cleaveT or an axe Recher was not aware
of the sad loss which befell him as he jump
ed up and began laughing aboIt his fall,
when a bystauder remarked that he did not
think he had much to laugh about, and drew
his attention to his hand lying on the pave
ment. The unfortunate man did then for
the first time see his bleeding limb and start
ed at once for the services of n physician,
but considerable difficulty was encountered
in securing one, and before one could be
found Reicher was so weak from loss of
blood that fears are expressed for his recov-
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-03-11

WE notice that a great many pToprietory
medicine men are advertisingin in such a man
ner as to lead the public, and particularly
the retail druggists, to believe that the sale ef
their goods is so great, that unless tHair or
ders are sent in early they will be unable to
fill them. We, however, notice one eXcep-
ton to this rule in the case of the SINEs'
MFG Co, of Philadelphia Pa, who are hon
est enough to state, that no matter how fast
the orders come in for SINEs' SYRUP or TAR.
WILD CHERRY and HoARHOUND they shall
all be hiied. Their sales on this preparation
last year were 600, 4S3 bottles their facilities
for making at present are !, 600, 600 bottles
per annum; but let no druggist or customer
be alarmed that there viii ever be corner in
SINEs' TAR, for should the trade demand
1000, OGO bottles they can be had, aud from
our experience with it as q cough and cold
remedy, we have no doubt that us sales will
soon reach the last named figures.-San Fran
cisco NelCs ana Dispatch.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-03-11

MAINE NEws.-lIop Bitters, which are ad-
veTtised in our columns, are 4 sure cure for
ague, biliousness and kidney complaints
Those who use them say they cannot be too
highly recommended. Those afflicted should
give them a fair trial, and will become there
by enthusiastic in the praise Of their curative
qualities. Portland ATga. Sold by r. James.
Druggist, EbensbuTg Pa
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-03-11

HANCHETr & CARTER. poprietors of the
great 10Th St Livery, Chicago H., in a letter
dated Dec. 9Th, 1879, speak thus of Kendan's
SPAWN Cure 1t is several years since we
bought the first from you, and we do not hes
itate to say it is the VERY BEST article for
spavins, ringboncs, scratches, splnts, etc.
that we ever used. We would not be with
out it in our large livery for thousands Of
dollars. We pronounce it one of the greatest
discoveries of the age. II stands without
peer in horse linaments. See advertisement
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-03-11

"A despatch from New Philadelphia TO
the Cleveland Ledder says that a verdict Of
murder IN the second -Aegree has been rem
dered against Mrs. Ellen Athey, who some
months ago chopped to pieces a young wo-
man named Mary Seneff and hid the re-
mains in an ash pile. Mrs. Athey confessed
her crime. The verdict means imprson-
ment for life
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-03-11

HEADACHE, all Bilious Disorders, Dyspep-
sia. and Constipation cured by DIR. MET
TAUR'S HEADACHE AND DYSPEPSIA
PILLS. Price % cents f2-21.-1m.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-03-11

T. W. BRANT, DRUGGIST EIIZABETH. \.
j could scarcely speak above whisper
and it was almost impossible to breathe thro'
my nostrils. Using Ely's Cream Balm a
short time 1 was entirely relieved. Ny head
has not been so clear nor my voice so strong
in years. / have warded of several colds
since. ] recommend this admirable remedy
to all who are afflicted with catarrh or colds
in the bead.4 j. O. TICHENoR, Dealer in
Boots and Shoes, June Is, 1879 See adv't.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-03-11

HEZEKIAH STURGEs was 62 years old
when he married Miss Belknap, at Zanes-
vile, Ohio, and she was 20. He had $780,
600, and she had no money at all. Before
the ceremony, he inSnuatinpiy asked her to
sign document allowing her, he said, $500
year for pin money; but he did not ex-
plain that by so doing she Telinquished all
claim on bis estate aNer his death She has
just discovered that fact, after being his
wife ten years and at last becoming his
widow
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-03-11

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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-06-17
Gnr hr Children.
A Parliamentary Boy.

Mr.. Rogers, of Third street, has son
| Thomas, who was sent off to Lansing
on visit some weeks ago, and it seems
that the boy put in much of his time
around the state house and took deep
interest in the proceedings of the leg
lslative body. He came home full of
parliamentary tactics. At dinner he
moved to reconsider the vote by which
boiled ham was placed on the bill of
fare, and demanded the ayes and noes
on the question of new pair of rubber
boots and "A velocipede. He hadn't
been home two days before he said to
his mother:
81 move the previous question on
that hunk of maple sugar i'll the pan
try"
"GOu can't have it."
''But | must. My motion cuts off all
debate, and shall anp0unce the ques-
ton us carried in the Affirmative
His father suggested the idea of an
hours cXeIcise with the AK, but the
boy called for general expression of
opinion and succeeded i'll passing II
vote to recOmmit the question to the
committee on rules for amendment.
Things went on i'll this way for week,
and finally the old man had enough of
it and felt called upon to administer
caution.
"DQn't you know that an amendment
takes precedence of the question itself ~
replied the boy. ~ amend as follows ::
"ReSOtred, That this family recognize
'Cushiug's Manual as standard authori-
ty on questions of debate. Are you
ready for the question p
''No, sir ~ replied the old man.
"Doyou wish for call of the house ?"
81 wish you to understand that your
talk displeases me-"
"Well, while | must respect the
rights of the minority, still feel that
1t would be safer plan to table our
motion. 1t can come up again under
the head of unfinished business
In about ten minutes the old man was
ready for him i'll the wood shed, and he
remarked:
"There is quorum present and we
will proceed to business"
81 move we take Il recess,n replied
the boy us his back began to ache.
Cant do it," said the father, az he
hung up his hat. | am now going into
committee of the whole on the whaling
business, and if can't tan your jacket
in ten minutes | shall ask leave to sit
again. Stand out here ~
"Please call mother to the chair"
pleaded the youth, but it was no go.
The old man had two-thirds vote on
him, and the question was so well set
tied that the boy was able to buy two
bars Of soap at a grocery that after
noon without single allusiOn to Cush-
ing Detroit Free Press.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-06-17
Wheat Meal Bread.

An English advocate of "Wheat
Meal Bread" maintains that the bread
IN common use is forty per cent. de-
llclent In sustaining qualities. An en-
tire grain of wheat contains everything
that is required for nourishing pur-
poses, and yet the better half of il is
wasted, and this half is much healthier
food, especially for children. A white
loaf, in fact, is only half loaf. for n
large portion of the material that forms
muscular flesh, and nearly all that
forms bone, lis taken from it. Child
rem fed on white bread are very liable
to suffer with rickety bones, consump-
ton and bad teeth, because their food
does not nourish them properly. The
outward whiteness of the flour NAV he
considered an outward sign of starva-
ton within. One shilling's worth of
wheat-meal bread contains three times
the fiesh-tOrming, seventy times the
hcat-producing and three times the
bone-torming material to he found in n
shllling's worth of beefsteak. DIR.
Richardson maintains that if the moth
ers of the United Kingdom were to
give their families whole meal, which
contained the structure of the skeleton,
III from three to four generations all
the defOrmitics of children, not caused
by accident, which they now saw,
would pass away, as by the hands of
an invisible enchantress.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-06-17

A Methodist minister, the Rev. Mr..
H, was Il good man, but rough i'll
his ways, and very fond of chewing to-
baccO.
One day he was caught in a shower
in Illinois, and going to Il rude cabin
near by, he knocked at the door. A
sharp-looking old dame answered his
summons. He asked for shelter.
Il don't know yom," she replied, sus-
piciOusly.
"Remember the Scriptures" said the
dominic. "Be not forgetful to enter
tain strangers, for thereby some have
entertained angels unawares."
"YOu needn't say that" quickly re-
turned the other; mo angel would
come down here with a big quid of to-
bacco i'll his mouth -
She shut the door in his face, leaving
the good man to the mercy of the rain
and his own reflections. Il Youths
Companion.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-06-17
Chiidren's Laughter.

There are no sounds So sweet to the
mothers ear, except, perhaps the first
lisping of an infants prayer. Child
ren's laughter! How dull is the home
wherein its music once so joyfully
echoed. but is now heard no more.
How still is the house where the little
ones are all fast asleep, their pattering
feet are silent. How easily the fun of
n child bubbles forth. Take even
those poor, prematurely aged little
ones. bred in the gutter, cramped in
uncarthly homes, and i'll used, it may
he, by drunken parents, and you will
find that the child nature is not entire
ly crushed out of them. They are
children still, albeit they look so hag-
gard and wan. Try to excite their
mirthfulness, and ere long Il laugh
rings out rs wild and free as if there
was no such thing as sorrow in the
world. Let the little ones laugh, then;
too soon, alas they will find cause
enough to weep. Do not try to silence
them, but let their gleefulness ring
out in gladsome peal, and reminding
us of the days when we, too, could
laugh without sigh.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-06-17
The COntented Herd Boy.

In a fiowery dell herd-bOy kept his
sheep; and because his heart was joy
Ous he sang so loudly that the sur
rounding hills echoed back his song.
One morning the king, who was out on
IA hunting expedition, spoke to him and
said: "Why are you so happy, dear
little oneP ?"
"Why should / not he ?" he an
swered "Our king is no richer than |. >"
'Hndeed ~ said the king, ''tell me
your great possessions" The lad an
swered: "The sun in the bright blue
sky shines as brightly upon me az the
king. The flowers on the mountain
and the grass in the valley grow and
bloom to gladden. my sight as well as
his. IwOuld not take hundred thou
sand thalers for my hands my eyes are
of more value than all the precious
stones in the world | have food and
clothing too. Am not, therefore, as
rich as the king y
"You are right" said the king, with
a laugh, "but your greatest treasure is
cOntented heart keep it so, and you
will always be happy"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-06-17
Hunting for Place.

A good many people spend all their
life time hunting for the place in this
world which they were intended to fill.
They never settle down to anything
with any restful or cOntcnted feeling
What they are doing now is not by any
means the work that is suited to their
abilities. They have n sunny ideal of
Il very noble life which they would
like to reach, in which their powers
would find free scope, and where they
could make Il very bright record. But
in their present condition they cannot
do much of anything; and there is
little use to try ; their life is hum
drum and prosy routine, and they can
accomplish nothing really worthy and
beautiful. So they go on, discomfort
ed with their own lot and signing for
another; and while they sigh the years
glide away, and soon they will come to
the end, to find they have missed every
opportunity of doing anything worthy
of an immortal being in the passage to
eternity. The truth is ones vocation
is never some far off possibility. 1t is
always the simple round of duties that
the passing hour brings. No day is
commonplace if we only had eyes tc
see its splendor. There is no duty
that comes to our hand but brings t.
Ills the possibility of kingly service.