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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-11-17

A FEW SIMPLE REMEDIEs.-A tea
spoonful of charcoal in half glass of
warm water often relieves a sick head
ache. 1t absorbs the gasses and relieves
the distended stomach, pressing against
the nerves that extend from the stom-
ach to the head.
Charcoal forms an unrivalled pOultice
for wounds and sores. It is also inYalu-
able for what is called proud flesh. 1t
is great disinfectant. 1t sweetens the
air if placed in shallow dishes around
the apartment, and foul water is also
purified by its use.
For bruises or sprains bathe the part
in cold water until you get ready de-
cOction of wormwood and vinegar.
When the herb is fresh gathered, pound
the leaves, wet with vinegar, and when
the herbs are dry put it in the vinegar,
and let it boil a short time then bathe
the bruise with the decOctiOn and bind
on the herb.
There is nothing better for cut than
powdered resin. Get a few cents worth,
pound it until it is quite fine, put it in
cast-off spice box with perforated top;
then you can easily sift it on the cut
Put soft cloth around the injured MEM
Der, and wet ii with water once in q
while; it will prevent inflammation and
soreness.
When one has bad cold and the nose
is closed up so that you cannot breathe
through it, relief may be found Instant
ly by putting little camphor and wa
ter in the centre of the hand and snuff
hng it ap the nose. 1t is great relief
Hoarseness or tickling in the throat
are best relieved by the gargle of the
white of an egg, beaten to froth in a
half glass of warmed, sweetcned water
Hemmorrhage of the lungs or stom-
ach are promptly checked by small doses
of salt. The patient should be kept as
quite as possible.
A good remedy for warts and ccrns
Drop little vinegar on the wart or corr,
cover it Immediately with cooking soda
or salaratus let it remain ten minutes.
Repeat several times a day for three
days, and the warts and corns will be
gone,
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-11-17

LAPLAND.-In Lapland the sun new
er goes down during May, June or July.
but in winter, for two months he never
rises at all. His place, however, is sCme-
what supplied by the wonderful north
/ ern lights, which flash and flicker in the
| grey skies. They look like fires of a
| thousand shapes and colors. Now like
/ clowns, now like domes, now like flash
/ ing nets, and now like steamers of silk F.;
/ now like arches and now like banners
/ these welcome visitors make a night
! beautiful
/ As long as the unwearied sun goes
/ round and round the sky in summer, the
Laplanders live in tents made of poles
/ and skins but when Jack Frost ap-
/ proaches with a Scowl on his brow, the
/ bouse of thick sod becomes a very snug
/ nome. The LaplandeTs creep into it on
| all fours, along sort of tunnel. A hole
IN the roof lets in a little daylight, or
rather moonlight, and lets out what
/ smoke there is from the sooty lamp.
The lamp is made of stone and is filed
with seal oil, and answers many purpos-
es. 1t cooks food, dries wet clothes,
/ keeps she house warm and affords light.
The Laplander likes brandy, but hap
I PLY for him, 1t is very scarce. He has
often to be contented with snuff instead
! of which he takes, you may be sure,
! many good pinch. For nine months
! of the year the ground is of dazzling
| whiteness, and the cold is intense. In
July and August, on the contrary, the
| heat Is almost intolerable. The Lap
landers are a very small nation. Per-
/ haps there are not above seven thousand
/ of them. Part of them are called Rein
/ deer Laplanders, and part Fishing Lap
| landers. The former live on their herds
! some possessing many hundreds the
! latter dwell near the lakes and fiords,
| The greatest plague of Lapland is a
/ plague of gnats. Their numbers are in
/ credible.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-11-17

THE latest swindle on farmers which
generally succeed on thUse who take no
papers, is outlined in an exchange as fol-
lows Two rogues watch the papers for
stray notices, ard when one is published
one of them goes to look at the animal
OF course on application the unsuspect-
ing farmer shows the beast and the fell
low decides that it is not his, and re-
turns to his partner and describes the
animal minutely. No then goes to the
farmer and after proving by a thorough
description that he is the owner of the
animal, says he can't take it away and
offers to sell it at a bargain. The farm
eff buys, and the rightful owner comes
and claims the animal, and of course the
farmer is out SO much.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-11-17
THE MAN IN THE MOON.

The common account of the man in
the moon, that he Is the individual the
Isrealites stoned for gathering sticks on
the SabbOth. is probably only a modern
lied version of a much older story. The
earliest form of the many similar stoT-
les seems to he that the moon as man,
and a far seeing one, has a power over
mankind which he can exercise at will
for their hurt or punishment In the
Edda, the moon takes up too children
who we're doing nothing more than car
rying water pots on their shoulders. In
Swabia, children who look out of win
dows are still sometimes cautioned
against being carried off by the man in
the moon nor are they allowed, in imi-
tation of the hare in the moon, to make
the figure of a hare on the wall with the
finger. In the same district the sin of
the man in the moon was simply that Of
working in his vineyard by moonlight {;
while according to another version. a
woman was taken mp for spinning at her
window by moonlight, and it is COM
mon thing TO hear it said, Leave off
work OF you will go to the mOOn.' -
Stories therefore Of the moon which
connect the punishment of a residence
there with offences against morality or
Christian, Ordinances, may he supposed
20 have less antiquity than those which
connect it with 70 sin at all or with sin
against the moon itself. For instance
such stories as the Bohemian one that
the moon, having warned thief against
stealing pears. took him MP when he
persisted IN doing so or the TyrOlese
and German tales that the moon carried
Of a rascal who went about at night
striking sheep with fork. or who held
brambles over the moon to conceal his
theft of a horse, of cabbage. cherries.
hsh or chees-seems to be the adoption
Of more primitive belief to changed
and somewhat advanced state of thot'
rather than the expressions of the ear
lest notions on the subject. The fur
ther addition to these stories that the
thief or prOfane sabbath breaker bears
his load of cabbage or sticks for air
eternity, as an eternal warning 10 man
kind, seems an additiOnal-corrobora
OF this hypothesis. - CornbiU Mngazine.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-11-17

How To KEEP LARD. &c Betty" +" con-
tributes to the Germantown TeIegrdpb
the following method Of keeping lard
sweet, which is worth a trial. at least:
When the scraps are just beginning to
get brittle and brown, put in a table
spoonful of fine salt to a quart Of the hot
lard. and there will be no trouble the
lard will keep perfectly sweet for apv
length of time. and the salt does no pos
sible harm TO any kind OF cookery. a
person can easily Judge of the quantity
of lard il they know how much the ket-
tie holds. 1t makes the lard white and
and harder, aside from preserving il
sweet. 1t must cook little after add
ing the salt That designed for summer
use should be either kept in a tight
earthern jar or tin bucket with cover
To restore lard toat is a trifie tainted
put the lard into an iron kettel. and cut
up salt pork in thin slices-about-half
pound of pork to gallon of melted lard
add two spOOnfulls of salt. and let il
cook until the pork is crisp take out
the slices of pork and turn the lard into
your jar, and you will never know that
it has not always been sweet. But it is
better to salt in the first place, as it
saves much trouble and time
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-11-17
THE TEMPLE Or DIANA.

AT s-les.s he capitol of the twelve
loniau cities fa Asia. stood the famous
--lE.e -fa building was de-
r - ia light that Alexan-
sex set fire to by Ea-
.cssE--.a T. Z Ephesus, with no
.t-sr -1aE % immortaliZe his
name ut5 smeD, however, passed
a decree forDidding his name to be men-
toned nor would it have been known
had not Theopampus introduced it into
his writings Hence the incendiaTy has
cCme down to our time as the youth
who fired the Ephesian temple.'I
Alexander made an offer to rebuild
the temple provided he could inscribe
his name on the front, which the Ephe-
slams refused. Aided, however, by the
whole of Asia Minor, they erected a
still more magnificent temple, which oc-
cupied them 220 years. Pliny describes
it to be 450 feet long by 220 broad. Cher
isphorn was the architect. 1t was built
of cedar. cypress and even gold ; and in
it were treasured offerings to the God
dess Diana which almost exceeded COM
putation. Nero is said to have despoil-
ed the temple of many of its treasures ;
but it existed until it was finally burned
by the Goths, A. D. 56-268. Vitru-
vius considers it as the first edifice an
which architecture was brought to per-
lection, and the first in which the Ionic
order was employed.
Ephesus, once the pride of Asia, is
now represented by poor village of a
few cottages, and a castle and mosque
built from fragments taken from the
ruins of Ephesus, half a mile distant.
The stadium, now converted into a corn
field, the theatre, the circus, and the
magnificent gymnasium, may all be dis
tinguished in outline, and their area is
strewed with fire fragments. There is
a particular part of the entablature of a
Corinthian temple, which, in the rich
ness and variety of its ornaments, as
well as in their fine execution, has per-
haps never been surpassed. But it is
not without difficulty and even doubt
that we can determine the spot where
stood that proud boast of antiquity-the
temple sacred to Diana of the Ephesi-
ans. All that constituted the splendor
of the edifice-its columns, of which %
were the gifts of kings, its work of art,
comprising the masterpiece of Appelles
and Praxitelles, and the one column
sculptured Gy Scopas-have disappeared.
After the great temple had been repeat
edly pillaged by the PaTparians, Justin
ian removed the columns to adOrn the
churCn Oh SG. SOPHIA AT COnStantlnOple.
The temple site can now be identified
only by the marshy spot on which it was
erected, and by the prOdigiOus extent
and magnitude of the arches raised as
foundation. The vaults formed by them
compose a sort of labyrinth. There is
not an apartment entire, but walls of
immense blocks of marble. in front of
which are perfOrations wherein were
sunk the shanks of the brass and silver
plates with which the walls were faced
these and shafts of columns are all
that remain of this splendid edifce, once
pointed out as that which all Asia wor-
shipped, when the people cried out in
their enthusiasm, 'Great is Diana of the
Ephesians !" to whom such a temple be-
longed.
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Inherit HIS Weel,SS A'Nrss {,

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EFrys Hi-I- 1g ~..
-e" '.1a-#s before p .-..a..-
s- a-- -sE.
uA-. -- -.
carriaCe aud drle-r -
strong clean limbed beasts. 5s. 81
pings and grooming evinea -
appearance. The carriage fsf-.-s' 7si'i
and style. The old gentler,- ,,''1E's
and enters the hank is the rI,,,.-. - 'l.a
Maine, Ex-Governor Abns- a., NJ
wealth is estimated at s.. ooo m, ,,.-.l. q.
600 out can only be spproxim,t.s p
ms brother, Philander. ovrss Hsl,s
TIMBER lands worth g, 200. 600 A. ~, ~ n.
and Minnesota. The brotns- :. --lr,
Besides bis large possessions t- n, "a.
Ex-Governor is said 10 own s,t...-- q
lands iH the region Of PUGET g., '1ls
are no heirs TO his property bgt ,.-- I'ss
was Deyer married. His orry ~. &
er, Alonzo, is in very feeble bzsrr- l,'-
Ex-Governor win prohablv s---. 'll =
There is 20 one 10 perpefus.s 4, I'm
name. Of eight brothers, no, o7- -,a--
male heir. The last OF them So 'sfi
was drowned with his father +, ESQ,
ago Ex-Governor CoburD fs -,-,. -li.,
old aud is, for more reasons .+r,,- van
markaole man. In sppearar,a h. d
able, but exceedingly vel r-as.---, 'sl-
fTosts OF eighty winters have -i---.- o.
and face a whiteness that a. e.. pa
one, and invariably evokes fs.,t- '','is
found respect in approachirv t,-- u, I-
has laid a kindly hand upon him -,
ory was never better. His - Me-
quick, clean-cut and hrsfrs.- ,-, a.
own efforts and astutaness hs--- H
ted his immense fortune. He VA, 80.
meT's boy. He was born in g.,
about three miles out Of the -sr,- e,
lived on the farm till 1910. when 49,. %
into the numbering business. from q.
Of which, mainly, have come hrsp-ss.-. =
sessions. He began as q srrr.-.--
explorer. he penetrated the vyH5----
hundreds Of mills, and i'm his ,z---.
and hardy pursuits gained ,ha -.
and skill which led to his r-oe-.r7. -
ments in timber land. He Is yfrr,-..-
engaged in numbering. and rs-.----.
Tects and superintends the rnars-s-.-.
MS affairs He has neither a cre-t \, ~,
ms accounts nor a secretary 10 q-s.. {.
letters. II a man comes in IN h--r-.
ship OF land, he conducts the ra-7.f..l.
and makes all the calculations hfrssTs
another man comes in TO pav a note n. u
honaire Of eighty years computes the l--
est with his own hand. He writes sr.
letters and mails them himself n.
quently comes TO the postofice ofs mo-
with whole armful Of letters. Hs--..
NJ display Of his wealth whareva- h..
recently he hasn't had a coachmar sr
He is extremely charitable. and n, \
whom he believes deserving appssls .- 81
in vain.
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ANY MORE LETT
A FEw oF THE TROUBLES or A REvrvz-
GROCERYNI

GR0CERTNAcy,
A dozen years ago a farmer came fr-o p
troit with load o. potatoes and s7r5 &c.
a grocer. A dispute arnseas 70 thar-.-.-
The farmer felt himself cheated 7-. - j.
bushels and he left the grocer with hi.
eve The grocer was a man who man.
keep even with all men. He tha-zf--s.
his affidavit to whip that acricutr-r -
within an inch Of his life and tra r-----
waited the madder he GOT. AT the s-s r
month, seeing no prospect of cstcs.--
farmer in town, the grocer hired A hr---
buggy and drove out TO the farm 70 rz-
out. When within three miles of the -..
he encountered a man on the hfrbv-v Il
inquired
"Can you tell me where old Silver lives /
Yes going to BUY cattle of him 90
'NJ, sir I'm going to pound him r-
his boots -
Il guess not I'm old Stfvers son. r.
you've got to whip me first.
The grocer jumped out ana a ha.tsr=
ed. He polished the son of but If vs
tight squeeze. He had 1ot gone haflrl
when a man who was huskfnE corn near 4
fence hailed him with:
Did you have a fight down there"
'rYes. 4"
''Who whipped 90
Ct did"
well, that was my brother YOU were 4
ing; and maybe You think you can, ,uzs- 4
too %
A second fight took place, and p-17
draw. The grocer was somewhat dis
aged, having several loose teeth and O 1.
as big as his wrist, but ne drove on 90 /
next house. A strapping fellow ab0-'
years old was cutting wood a. the gate 4
the grocer drew up and asked.
How far is it to StIver's 9''
(Which Silver r2''
''Why. the old liar Stiver's o."
Stranger, the man who speaks -ti. a
OF my old dad has got to be bounded 1
marked the chopper, and a third f-. q.
soon on the boards. This time the rr1,a-li
his ill, and, after brushing the grass 6l
his hair, he asked
'How far is it to Mr.. John SHvsrs.
Two miles. q"
"One more question. I've meHani f7-1
with three Of his sons. Is there and-1E 1
ing between here and the old mans
Another? Why. there are three, and
sides there fare are two single ones 81 d
who could turn yoH wrong side out 10 tT-i
ty seconds.
The grocer drove slowly back 90 iba 1
and went 10 bed for a week. His us1
was In not waiting catch the old man
when all the boys were of fishing.
Press
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-11-17

WHAT SMOKERS UsE.-A new fact
has come to light connected with cigar
cites, that one would think would arrest
the growing practice of smoking them.
especially by women. The finer sensi-
bilities of women have hitherto been
sufficient to prevent the general use of
tobacco in any form by them. But
there are women to-day who use cigar
cites. and the use tends to degradation
altogether beyond what comes of being
a slave tC the vile weed.
1t is now known that old, castaway
cigar stumps are used in the manufac-
ture of cigarettes. BOYS are employed
to gatb them from hotels, bar-roooms,
side walks: from wherever they are
thrown. Collectors bny them of the
boys aud send them to manufactures bv
the barrel. No matter how disgusting
the spot whence they are picked; wheth-
er from spitton with its dangerous sali-
va, or the gutter with its filth, the foul
refuse finds its way into the mouth and
noStrilS of the cigarette smoker.
But this is not all Many smoker
throws away his cigar because he does
not like the flavor of it. He does not
know why the flavor is unpleasant to
him, but it is caused by nicotine-the
active principal of tobacco, and a violent
poison. This accumulates in the base
of the cigar with every draught of the
smoke, and the man noticing the un-
pleasant flavor, throws the stump away.
This reservoir of nicotine finds its way
into the-cigarette, and the person who
smokes it gets in condensed form the
poison which so often works mischief
on the brains of habitual smokers.
But even this is not the worst of it.
These cigar stumps have been in the
mouths of all sorts of men-drunkards
fast yonng men, and rotten old rogues,
whose very kiss or touch, or even the
pencil they hold in their mouths, might
communicate the foulest aud most fear
full disease that ever comes to human
being,
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-11-17

IIME By IELEGRAPH.- c1mp--- =
incorporated at Albany week before ls. !
the manufacture, use, lease and SAFE
stTuments for the indication OF tine
graph A man who has several Esls --l-' --l
a study Of devices for this purp1s sa.- %
other day to a New York rep1r'5.
The idea upon which the -ours-E -.--..
good one. That this orUanfzst sttrr f-t -.----...
and the practical men 60 uHsc the e- 81.
success do not know. There .s h- -.- ID In
the principal business estah..-ll--- ~ -
cttiess where correct time ls a r.---' .E--- q
viii soon be a thing OF the pssl A's-.- =
dial plate. connected hy electric FlEe --If.
tral tinepiece. viii take its . .ee- -- y 81.
feasible as furnishing electricity q ~ ---t.--r-
rom a central mauufactory- lne A---.-.-r
evRted Railroad Company is nov eI ~
rnngements 20 place synchr1u .lea ~ ...-1s
It's stations all connecting win ~. -.--E
timepiece. which viii very likely re
the " Western Union binding - --- r
This new company purpHses ia ~ 1
clocks in different parts 0f The r..lr .-.-sl r
carefully regulated and frequen..t $1,000 &
some Standard umepiece. =. ,,s.- f---
plates connected with these cl.'A- ---r..aH .s-
ed 20 whoever desires them % . T-+.-s ~ Z
Several OF these syuchrunIzel a..- ,..-- e
in use In the city There Is one ~ 'p--a q
and two have recently been rta.-- 100 u
window OF the Western Union tttf ~ -.l
one indicating New York uufr $3.50 u
Chicago time. These latter aIt -- lr--
the large clock iu the once q -.-L ssl.s---4
superintendent Of the time te.e-la -5s r.-.
on the fourth floor uf the ouli-ll-' ~ s11-l
hand on these clocks springs -uI 49, - Z. "a
the hrst seroud Of each Minute -.-- f-.
wire, running into leo ofnees y -'..-..-ss u.- ?
lyn. and the neighburhelt is com .- 3. E
Handlers clock A bell is sfrl.N y ss--s -lE
every quarter hour, hs which L.ln5 a. -f-a 4
regulated Important enterlrl-- - --slt I
Eraphy are on foot, and VII shul---
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-11-17
WALNUT LEAF HAIR REsrOEh

Itfs entirely different from all 9.--t-.ss. .tsI
clear as water. and. as ifs name -ll-.l7 .----s-
Iy free the head from all daul. - - ---su. .--
hair 70 its natural color aud Ff-l 49, .-lv --ia
where Il ha~ fallen Of. IL does lo. - ~ -t u
affect the health. which Snlp pal.r .r Ls-g 5.-s
and Nirrs te of Silver prefar.t q - -srt
will change light or faded hair ll -4--gr"si .
beautiful glossy brown ass Eo--I ~ ~ 8
Fsrh bottle fg warranted. SIXTH. = Il H C
H-boiessie a cents. Philadel Qhia- zna = = N
TWrrHr New YORK.
St. Landry democrat., 1882-11-18
Our Young Readers.
THE TIME FOR GOOD.

There's time-the proyerb tells us
For all things under the sun:
Even 50 may be proper seasons
For good works to be done,
And for good words to be said.
In the fear lest | or you
May miss the happy occasions,
Let us here note down few. roo,
When the trees are heavy with leaves,
When the leaves lie un1erioOt,
When fruit on the board is frequent,
And while there is rInd or root;
When the ram comes down from the heavens,
When the sun comes after rain,
When the autumn fields are waving
With the weight of golden grain;
When the hills are purple with heather,
When the fclis are black with cold,
When the larehes are gay with their tassels
red,
When nuts are sbriverd and Old;
Whenever there's growth IN the spring-time,
Or June close follows May, B..
And so long as the first of January
Happens on New Years Day..
When mushrooms spring in the meadows,
Or toadstoOls under the trees.
When the gnats gyrate in the sunshine,
When the oak-boughs strain the breeze;
In the days of the cuckoo and swallow,
When the sea-guilS flee the foam,
When the night-jar crOOns in the cleaning,
Or the owl goes silently home;
When the lake is a placid mirror.
d " men the mountains melt III mist,
When the depths Of the lakeAa as. pillars of
+ gold Er.f gt4 .pf ..,tE. 4-t.,'f
. On Il floor of amethyst;
When rainbow spans the morning, III. "a j.
When the thunder rends the night,
When the SDOw on the4hilS is rosy red p
With the blush Of the Weakening light; %
s... .8f..t % H,ftI n
When the soul is heavy with sadness, 3...,..
b, When the tears fail d OPP by drop, 81 .'''
When the heart is glad as the heart of him ii
Who climbs TO a mountain-top; il,...of.g .s.,I
When youth unrollS like a bracken-frond, ~
When age is grandly gray
AS. the sid ! of cr'ag that is riyefl and scarr'd
With the'storms of yesterday:-1 ..
Relieve that in all of these seasons
Some good may be done or said, -. "s}'
And whenever the lowing thought and will :
Are loving enough to wed; ,a.f.. .., " ... r..
And wellis it with the happy heart
That hath thoroughly understood
How the ''tlne for all things under the SUM-
Is always the time for good. .t..-.. q
~ ~. j. Linton, in st. Nicholas.
St. Landry democrat., 1882-11-18
"A colored girl who was old enough

"A colored girl who was old enough
and large enough to be arrested 1or
pocket picking escaped from the county
Jail at Camden. N. j., by crawling
through the hole in the cell door used
fertile passing of food to the occupants
of the cell. The aperture was five and
q half inches in width and nine inches
in length, and in order to go through it
she had to remove all her clothing.-N
7. Mail.
St. Landry democrat., 1882-11-18
THE ELECTIONS.
New York Gives Cleveland
100000 Majority.
Butler Carries Massachusetts, by 10000
Pattison Carries Pennsylvania-Walle
Wins in ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Congressman Elected in Unex-
pected Places.

Elections were held on the It'll in thirty
three States and all the Territories. In many
OF the States Legislatures were chosen which
will elect Senator'S; but the chief interest cen j..
ters about the result on Congressman. The
present Congress, the Forty seventh, consists
of 293 members originally divided as follows:
Republicans, 47; Democrats, 1856; Greenback
and Nationals, 9, and one Independent. The
Forty eighth Congress, which will convene on
the 4th of March, 1883, will consist Of 1875 mem
bers, as follows: