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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-11-24

1NGROWIFG TOE NAILs.-The most
painful of the diseases of the nails is
caused by the improper manner of cut
ting the nail generally of the great toel
and then wearing a short, badlv-made
shoe. The nail beginning to grow too
long and rather wide at the corners, is
trimmed around the corner, which gives
temporary relief But it then begins TO
grow wider in the side where it was cut
on, and as the shoe presses the flesh
against the corner the nail cuts more
into the raw flesh, which becomes ex-
ceedingly tender and irritable. Totreat
ingrowing nails, proceed as follows Be
gin the effort at cure by simple applica-
tion TO the tender part of a small quan-
tity of.chlOride of iron. It is found in
the drug stores in liquid form, through
sometimes in powder. There is imme-
diately a moderate sensation of paiu or
burning. In a few minutes the tender
surface isfelt to be dried up, tanned or
mummified, and it ceases to be painful.
The patient who could not before put
his foot to the floor now finds that he
can walk without pain. BY permitting
the hardened, wOOdlike flesh to remain
two or three weeks, it can easily be re-
moved by soaking the foot in warm wa
ter. BY wearing shoes of a reasonably
good size and shape, all future trouble
will be avoided.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-11-24

Our RBCIPE ToR MAKING SAURR-
KRAUT.-The best we ever ate was
made by ourselves for many years, and
for a considerable time with our cwn
hands, and always from Savoy cabbage.
1t was manufactured in this wise In
the first place let your ''stand, - holding
from a half barrel to barrel, be thor
oughly scalded out the stamper and
the tub also well scalded. Take off all
the outer leaves of the cabbage, halve
them, remove the heart and proceed
with the cutting. Lay some clean
leaves at the bottom of the stand, sprin-
kle with handful of salt, fill in a half
bushel of cut cabbage, stamp gently un-
til the juice just makes it's appearance,
then add another handful OF salt, and
so on until the stand is full. Cover over
with cabbage leaves, place on top =
clean board filling the space pretty well,
and on top of that stone weighing f1f-
teen or sixteen ponnds. Stand away in
a cool place and when hard freezing
comes on remove to the cellar. 1t will
be ready for use in from four to six
weeks. The cabbage should be cut tol-
erably course. The Savory variety al
ways makes the best article, but it is
only half as productive as the drumbead
or fiat Dutch.-GernlGnto, Telegraph.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-11-24

SURE CURE FoR'CoRNs.-A. G. ,Iwho
has tried it, is authority for the follow
ing: Take one-fourth cup of strong vim
egar, erumb finely into it some bread.
Let stand half an hour, or until it soft
ems into good pOultice. Then apply,
on retiring at night. In the morning
the soreness will be gone, and the corn
can be picked out. If the corn is very
obstinate one, it may require two or
more applications to effect a cure. Sci
ant1ic america.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-11-24

NHvKR SPOKE WoRD.-The current
number of Deworesfs Monthly tells of .
wealthy farmer who recently died in Della
ware county. this State. who never spoke
. word to his wife for the last forty years Of
his life. 1t seems that his wife became heir
to a small sum at time when the farmer
was in need OF spare cash to meet some obli-
cations. He asked for . loan of it until such
time as he could pay the debt, but the wife
refused. BE became incensed and threaten
ed that unless she lent him the money then
he would never speak to her. he kept his
word, and for forty years. up to the day of
bis death, this couple ate at the same table,
and slept in the same bed. but ne word ever
passed between them. What Is still more
singular, the children took the quarrel, some
on the side of the father, others on that Of the
mother, and several OF them were not Oh
speaking tsrms for years. Nor has the death
Of the father made any change In the house
hold, for they pass each other In the house
oblivious of each others presence"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-11-24
PEAR BEARING.

II has often been said by those in a po-
sition to know that more money can be
made from an acre of ground planted in
choice fruit trees than out of almost any
other crop. and after seeing what Mr..
William Weidle, of East Orange street
has cropped from his comparatively
small lot we are ready to believe it. His
small fruits, such as plums, currants,
grapes and raspberries are over, but the
pears are in his cellar, and show what
his product has been in this line. He
has no.fewer than thirth-six varieties of
this fruit, beginning with the earliest,
the GiffaTd and Bloodgood, and closing
with the Glout Moroccan and Winter
Nellis, which come in season any time
from December until April. Between
these early and late come the Bartlett,
Seckle, 'Burre Bose, Budum, Louise Bon
de Jersey, Flemish Beauty, Lawrence,
Sheldon, Burre Diel, Vicar of Wakefield
Urbaniste and many others. all the most
approved varieties. Mr.. Weidle put in
his cellar about one hundred bushels Of
these luscious hears. He had several
plans for keeping them. Some are put
on trays, and these are fixed on stands
especially constructed for this purpose.
Others are wrapped in paper and put in
boxes, while still others have strings at
tached to their stem and are then hung
to nails driven in the joists of the floor
above, where they hang in huge masses
from end to end. 1t requires much at
tentjon to look after this fruit. As some
Of it is ripening daily, the boxes must be
examined every few days and the ripe
fruit removed. In warm weather it RI
pens much quicker than in cold. There
is market for all he has. Not only do
hotels and grocers buy them but private
individuals take more or less every day,
The price varies with the kind and quail
ity ; fine fruit now sells from sixty to
seventy cents per half peck. 1t was q
fine sight to see all these pears strung
along the joists. in the trays and in the
numerous boxes, and we were not long
in..reacking the conclusion that next to
being newspaper reporter, the most de-
Iightful thing in the world was growing
pears and eating them.-LGncaSter Neto
Era.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-11-24

IT is said that rot in potatoes after
they have been stored in the cellar can
be effectually stopped by sorting them
out and scattering some air Stacked lime
over them,
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-11-24

A CANARY BIRD STORY.-The stOr
Of the first Introduction OF canary bird
into California is told thus. In 1874 0,
AS, Charles and Henry Reiche, tv-
young German, having little less thar
the practical education that seems 70 b
natural to young Germans, were biri
peCdlers in New York. They went
about from street to street selling biris
from stands. Their trade was urip-i
pally in canaries, which they had sen;
over from Germany, where they had
cost only ten cents each. They did
pretty fair business up until 1882. Fher
they made daring stroke that made
their fortune and established the biz
business that they now possess. At thai
time California vas in the flush OF go5
findings. Gold was plentiful there. but
luIuries few. There was no Pacific ni
roads, and the Isthmus route was tediou
and costly. Young Reiche knOEi1F
that canar!eS were unknown there, and
believing they would become the rsc5
when once seen, determined to carry OvE
a cargo. He therefore got three thou
sand Of the yellow fellows together, and
packing them in little cages, started fl-
the Isthmus. Arrived at Cartagens. be
had his birds carried across the PanamI
bay by natives, and he soon reached SsL
Francisco. He was late in reaching tts
ship and the captain was about 70 sal
without him, but seeing his boats ful
Of covered boxes, thought il was belste-
mail matter. When ReiChe drew neE
the captain hailed him. and asked bin
what he bad Canary birds, 90 replied
Reiche, Canary birds be hanged ]
had known il was birds, would have
left you long ago" Reiche's hrsl ida
OF the flush tide he was to ride was go
from q home sick Englishman, who
hearing the whistle Of the bull-fnCt
that had accidently been put in with q.
canaries, offered TO pay the expenses @
the entire cargo for that finch. As thH
amounted to two hundred and eighty
three dollars, ReiChe saw that he haL
struck rich lead, and he put the pre-
Of canaries at twenty-five dollars each
They did become the rage. Hotels, s.
looms, private residences, all must hsV
g canary. The yellow birds made crsh
like the tulip mania. The price Vs1.
up to City dollars, and the cargo F&
very soon sold. Reiche returned t0NsE
York rich man.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-11-24
To Teach A Horse How to Back and to
Lead

Take him 30 the top of very steep
piece of ground, stand his hind feet
down the slope. throw the bride reins
over bis neck, place yourself IN front,
and take hold of them on each side Of
the head close up to the bit. Now press
the bit against the sides OF the mouth
and speak gently-"back, back'-and
the horse will soon learn to do this.
Next take him on to the top OF glound
not quite so steep and pursue the same
course. When the horse has learne ed to
back readily down hill he can be taken
on level ground. As soon as this lesson
is well taught, harness him to a light,
empty wagon, and go through the same
course. When completed, jump into
the wagon, take the reins in hand, pull
on them and at the same time saying,
"back, back, - and thus keep up the dis
cipline until the animal is perfected in
it. If he has mate, after both are well
instructed, they can be harnsssed to-
getheT and drilled until perfect in back
ing.
Three things, as above stated, must be
strictly observed First, to place the
horse with his back down descending
ground second, when harnessed, let it
be light, empty wagon, which requires
the least possible effort to back it third
be perfectly kind to the animal, speak
gently, pat it on the neck stroke down
its face with the hand, and on no ac-
count strike it. AS soon as the horse
understands what is wanted of it, it
will do it with alacrity. It is not from
i'll temper or stubborness that a horse
does not back when spoken to it is
from sheer ignorance-he does not know
what is wanted, or how to do it, until
gently taught.
A second method is to harness horse
alongside of another well broken to back
aud set the hind end of the wagon on a
sloping piece Of ground, and follow the
directions above, or jump into the IVA
gOn and take the reins in hands but It
is better to discipline alone at FIRST, as
above
To teach a horse to lead, let man or
boy take the end of bride in hand and
gently pull on it, while another holds
out dish with grain or meal on it. The
horse will then advance to it. Now let
him nibble a small quantity, and then
move with the dish little further in
front, and so keep on until he is taugh.
to lead well. He can also be taught by
putting him alongside of another horse
which leads easily. He onght to be rR-
ther hungry when thus drilled, so he
will scome up eagerly to the dish Of
grain,
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-11-24

HEAETH HINTS. Ts.-Three-fourths of
the summer diarrheas and dysenteries
are attributable to the use of animal
food, together with the unclean habits
of body Of those who eat it.
To destroy black-heads, wash the face
thoroughly at night with tepid water
and rub briskly with a Turkish towel F;
then apply a mixture of one ounce of
liquor of potassa and two ounces Of COL
ogne.
In DR.. Foote'S Health Monthly we find
the following remedy for hoarseness
let lump of borax dissolve slowly in the
mouth or inhale mild ammonia vapor;
and put cloth wrung out with cold wa
ter about the throat when retiring for
the night.
Congestion of the brain!most freqeunt-
ly results from trouble and anxiety of
mind, producing sleeplessness, followed
by the engagement of the small blood
vessels of the brain, sudden loss of vital
power, and almost instant death. Apo
plexly may be an inherited disease, or it
may be induced by too free living.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-11-24

A BREATH OF FIRE.-Dr. /. c
WoOdman, Of Paw Paw, Mich, c01u
butes the following interesting, thoUg-
incredible observation I have q Eing-
lar phenomenon in the shape Of a you1s
man living here, that 1 have stuos-
with much interest, and 1 sm sstis1s-
that his peculiar power demonstrais-.
that electricity is the nerve force bsyo1-
dispute, His name is Wm. UndeTWoo-
aged q years, and his gift is that Of ger
Grating fire through the medium Of ts
breath, assisted by msnipulstiOns VII
his hands. He will lake snyb1dI
handkerchief. and hold il 10 his mC1L
rub it vigorously with bis hands WIZ
breathing on it, and Immediately bus.
into flames and burns until consume
He will strip and rinse out bis ml--
thoroughly, wash his hands and SUD-.
to the most rigid examination 70 p
clude the possibility Of sny huml-.
and then by his breath blown upon p.
paper or cloth, envelop it in fame -. ~
will, when out cunning, and 80
matches, desirous Of q FIRE, lie d3s-1,
ter collecting dry leaves, and tJ 0lol'-l 80
ing on them start the fire and men - -
- NehhD OAA nAo wei 6AOLhAAh- n.rrI
them. 1t is impossible TO perslsls -
to do it more than twice in q Gay. e.
the effort is attendant with gTes.
haustiOn. He win sink into c6au =
ter doing it, and on occasion ai.s
had = newspaper on FIRE ss naIIs.5-,- So
placed my hand on his head ana .lLs.-, l-5,
cred his scalp 10 be violently IN--.-5 W..
as If under intense excitement. il
do 1t any time, no matter UneIs ~ =.
under any circumstance, and I ha's a.
peatedly known him TO set DACA D5 n
the dinner table, taking 3 sHeitG ID
water, and at once set bis napA.- e-s.
IRE. He is ignorant, and snys -Ls-.rF
discovered his strange power t9 NE.
and exhaling on a perfumea .i- 81 E
chief that suddenly burned Wh..S s-- rr.
hands. 1t is certainly no hunluus 80
what is it ? Does physiology giy,55. iy,5..i.-- z
instance, and if so, where ~
Medibdl NelCS.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-11-24
CLIPPINes FoR TIE rr-p.o---

Guns were used in the sis,.
gosa in Ills. oI Sars.
The Rrtichoke was broDo,,.
land from Brazil, in 1920 70 Eng,
Artesian well Of I,iIlsrs IA,
constant flow ever since ll2B en u
Inc morse is a native Of A.
whence ne was hrst introduced -
Egypt, and thence in other count4;.IVe
H. Percivsl says that il norris..
goes on At its present rate, in 51S.l
the world viii have reached the f,;5HSt-.a
ful figure Of 700 inhabitants 10 ,.s'- sn'-
mile. SQUARE
BuffalOes in Dakota scratch thai,
derous foreheads aRains; the taio-..poo1' poo'
poles 50 vigorously that much incIs.asapa
ience is caused TO telegraph opsrst..,lsn'
The obscure German town Of Kii-s,
bergOn- Main has become so ri,b t,,-sst'
large interest on quaIriesithst not ~ ~ .
are there no taxes, but everv hurgbso.l!
presented at Christmas withtwe5i,--' ,-'
dollars. '4fs
In Japan, in honor OF deity h..
the head Of dog, the different ste,-l9
OF each town contribute 10 the rDsi-,.-.s
ance OF a certain number % dogs =
have their lodgings, and persons A., -!
pecially appointed TO take cara m -
when sick. 'el
An early account Of New Yorb 49,,
lished in lT0S, speaks Of Dutrb ~
mills for saving timber. one m --I.-i1 I1
would do more work in an hour tb.- -
men in two days. Sawmills wsrs -, =
ed on Manhattan island as early a, Isss IsSs'
A sawmill, down to the close Of ~ - -,
century, was quite a simple sFair - -
Mill that then cost 500 mas c7Dsis..4 -
ed better than the average.
The machine-made nail nav n. 49,
TO be OF comparatively recent dats -
the antiquity Of the hRndicrsft A., -
naiT-making is considered. Untf nv.
ty years ago all nails were forged So-1.
idea Of the number Of people oDes -
gagged in the trade may be gained fr,--
the fact that previous 10 the era on -
nail-making machine, $1,000 naiis-,
were employed at one time in the citv -
Birmingham, each family forgins \,
own nails at what might be termed a.
mestic forgers. This iS still dons n
some sections in Germany.
A correspondent Of the London Cl,I,
says that it is the custom Of the fsbsr.
men Of Ceylon to whistle for their ri,
On . recent visit TO that island he ssu
the way in which it was done. tn. f,l
erman ran down some yards to meet An
advancing wave, agitated the water spd
probably the sand also, with the fpVsrv
Of one hand, and then rsn backward
vhistling all the time when the wave
retired he followed its retreat, and Al.
most invariably found a long worm lsf,
on the sand at the point where be hs5
agitated the water. On being question.
ed relative to this singular. procedure
one native replied that his whis.linF
acted as a charm TO the worms and va.
the cause OF bringing them 10 the SUI.
face.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-11-24

EVERY WOMAN who has been obliged
Of spend half a dav'severaI times during
the winter cleaniRg the mica in her
coal stove, usually by taking them out
and washing in sosp-suds, will rejoice
TO know that there is an easier method
or cleaning them, and that there is no
need of taking them out or to let the
hre burn low in order to do it success
fully, Take little vinegar and water
and wash the mica carefully with a sof.
cloth the acid removes all stains, and
II little pains is taken to thoroughly
clean the corners and wipe it dry, the
mica will look as good as new. If the
stove is very hot, tie the cloth to a stick
and so escape the danger of burning
your handy y. Post.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-11-24

SMALL PoTAToEs.-At recent ses-
sion of the San Francisco (Cal.) Acade-
my of Sciences, Mr.. ]. G. Lennon,
who spent six months in the mountains
on the Mexican frontier among Apaches
and cowboys, announced that he had
brought up five boxes of new plants, and
that he had found two or three new
kinds of native potatoes, some of which
were growing on peak 10, 00e feet high.
They were about the size of walnuts.
This was regarded as an important find
that might throw some light on the ma
tivity of that potato, as the real home
of the "MuTphys," as they are familarly
styled, has not vet been established.
They were reported to have been found
in Peru in 1900. Sir Walter Raleigh
found some and sent them to England,
but they have only been known to the
poor man on his table for century.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-11-24

SOME CURIOUS CALCULATIONS
rapid penman can write thirty words in
a minute. To do this he must draw his
pen through the space of rod. sixteen
and half feet. In forty minutes his
pen travels furlong. We make, on an
average, sixteen curves or tuIns of the
pen in writing each word. Writing
thirty words in minute, we must make
$50 turns to each minute in an hour
2S,OOO; in day of only five hours. 144,.
700; in a year of 300 such DAYS, 43, 200, :
OOO. The man, therefore, who made 1,
600, 600 strokes with his pen was not at
all remarkable. Many men-newspaper
writersl for inst ance-make 4, ,OOO. 600
Here we have, in the aggregate, a mark
800 miles long to be traced on paper by
such a writer in year.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-11-24
Ipnue-eeoft the soil on Heni'h'

The influence Of the soil on ,nS - ysy
those living upon It, is orous.tt -. -. cen
plainly during the preFHie nGs ,5.s =. like in'
r. diseases. That malarial diseases r Z
tsrmittsnt fevers) originate from t.e .s-. 10
already accepted and recent l.sss,..l ,,.-rls 4
show pretty cOnclusively that ,,ls-.. t3s r-Ssll
Cbol.rs. Abdominal Ty pons, yellow -
with the soil which is daily corro6oi s,,stisS
letters from all parts Of the coonsiy, 80 df-
the marvellous effeotPeTtfnd hAs o. 5.,is Johl
esse.. and in their c0nValescen D. - u n
ID. L. Courtney, Of Corn, p - PCS.
still getting batter, thsn. :, H. :, 3TiIs Of LIE
and Naaaltr, See psge y iu
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-07-18
AN UNNATURAL MOTHER.
An Infant Found in the Bottom of
a Well at Warrensburg
Yesterday.

Warrensburg has another sensation, bu,
not OF the character the people Of that city
have been accustomed to furnishing.
Yesterday some workmen were putting i'm a
pair of scales on Holden street, near a
vacant lot, when one of the men went to
draw some water ont of an old, unused
cistern for the purpose Of mixing mortar
Upon opening the cistern he discovered an
object lying in the water. The object was
pulled up and it was discovered to be an
infant.
The coroner, DR.. W. +. Smith, was notified
and a jury was cited for the purpose OF hold
ing an inquest. The body Of the child was
taken to the court house, where the victims
OF morbid curiosity gathered and dispersed
all day long. The child looked as ii il had
been in the water about ten days. The in
quest was postponed till night, as it was
thought by that time there might be some
clue obtained regarding the murderess Of
the child, but since then no additional
particulars have been learned.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-07-18
A BOOM FOR HEARD.
Pettis County's Senator to Receive
the Sum of Gil, 900 as
Commission.

The many friends of Hon. Jno.T. Heard
in this city, will read the following, which
appeared as q special telegram in this
mornings Kansas City Times, with inter
est. 1t bears New York date OF yester-
day:
Information was received here to-day BY
the governor and state treasurer that the
treasurer of the United States had, BY let
ter, notified the states agent, Senator John
T. Heard, now in New York, that the
United States was ready to pay the state Of
Missouri $4,000 of the militia claims,
for the collection of which Senator Heard
was appointed the agent of the state. This
money will 90 into the treasury of the
state, and represents the money actually
paid out of the treasury OF the state during
the FIRST nine months of 1867. No part of
it goes to pay the claims of individuals.
1t was expended by the state after the ad-
journment of the claim commission, and is
a claim of the state for money actually ex-
pended by the state. Senator Heard will
receive about 81 900 of the amount as
commission under the law providing for
his appointment
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-07-18
sEDALIA WEEKLY
ed to select faculty, submitted the follow

ed to select faculty, submitted the follow.
ing report, which was adopted:
"Your committee on facultywould recon-
mend that Rev. Chas. Little, pastor of the
Presbyterian church of Wabash, Indiana,
be chosen president, with salary the first
year of 81, 600; that Professor G. w. Readybe
employed as professor of languages at a
salary of 81 800 per annum that Professor
A. H. Burch6eld be employed as professor
Of bookkeeping and penmanship; Miss A.
NJ. Allen, teacher of music; Miss Josie
Wright, teacher of painting and drawing
the last three to be employed on such terms
As may be agreed on by them and the trus-
tees. That the committee request further
time for the selection of the rest Of the
faculty"
Mr.. Beattie spoke in the highest terms
of Mr.. Little, stating that he was pastor Of
large and fOurishing church in Wabash,
Indiana. He is young man thirty i've
or six years old, and verv popular and
widely known in his church. He did not
know whether Mr.. Little could be induced
to accept the place.
The secretary stated that subscriptions
of $50 each from seven persons had thus
far been secured for the purpose OF remod-
cling the Barrett hotel, SO as TO adapt ii to
school purposes.
On motion the board adjourned.