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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-12-11
Condition of the NaYv.

The report Of Secretary Whitney is n
sober. comprehensive. huSineSs-lika
documement. which cannot fail 10 make
n favorable impression on the country.
In its thorough review of the condition
of the navy it is certainly not calcula.
ted to raise the national pride. but If
ought to convince all intelligent citizens
of the necessity for a thorough reform Of
naval affairs. Since 1S6S-thTee years
after the civil war-as the report
shows. the Government has extended
S75. 600. 600 for building. repairing
equipping and aTminC war ships. and
the whole of the vast sum. with the
exception os about five millions Of dol
lars, might as wei! have been 6uug into
the ocean. So far as Secretary Whitney
is concerned there is an end Of this sort
of naval administration. and his official
acts as well as his recommendations in
this report show that he is resolved
with the help Of Congress. to do what
in him lies to elevate the American
navy and make it fit for the defense of
the country in case of emergency
For she protection of American com
merce on the high seas the Secretary
recommends war cruisers Of the best
armament and equipment ; and for the
protection Of the coasts. shore batteries.
Notifications and torpedo boats For
defensive and offensive service torpedo
boats are coming into extensive use
among the Governments Of Europe. OF
these boats England has 129. and has
ordered % in the last wear. France has
s., and is building II more. This c0un-
try does not possess one Of these boats.
and has not taken the first steps toward
building them. The Secretary quotes
Admiral Porter. the highest naval au-
thOritv in the United States. as saving
that there is not navy in the world
that does nos excel ours in ships and ar
nnamant. and that We have no flset for
either offensive or defensive purposes.
The report discusses at length the
refusal of She Secretary TO accept the
Dolphin from John Roach IN its unfu-
ished ard detective condition. II is
clearly shown that the Secretary could
not have done otherwise and acted in
good faith to the Government. and that
nothing but the strongest hints could
convince M. Roach that the times have
changed, and with them the manage
ment of the Navy Department. From
the calm presentation of facts i'm con-
nection With the history If the Dolphin
II is evident enough that Mr.. John
Roach IS anything but the victim Of
Democratic persecution. the role in
which he figured so cOnspieu0uslv i'm the
Republican organs in the last campaign.
-PhilGdeipbju Record
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-12-11

JOIN 4. LOGAN having declined che
nomination OF President protein of the
Senate by the Republican Seuatoris1
caucus on Friday last. tbe caucus re-.
assembled on Saturday and nominated
John SHERMAN. of Ohio. and he was
elected by the Senate on Monday. the
Democrats voting for Mr.. Harris of
Tennessee. As between Logan aud
Sherman the difference although verv
lrif.ng IL a political seuss, is very dis.
tincJ in personal view. Logan's re-.
putation fer honesty has never been
Questioned, cut the same cannot be said
OF John Sherman. Besides this. Logan
didn't go down 20 Louisiana as sherman
did and by con8oi.iug with the political
thieves and scOundfels IN that Slate Law
toe groundwork for stealing its vote for
Hays, and thereby cheating Tidep ont
o. th- Presidency. Sherman did all tbis
and for SO doing will be held in execr.
tion through all future time.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-12-11

a YOUNG man named Trahsr. the
son Of clergyman residing in Blooms
burg, Columbia county. this State is
or lately was, the teacher of a common
school in Rearing Brook township in
that county. He invented a peculiar
and 0catal punishment for pupils who
talked during school hours. This NM
lshmeRt consisted in placing a corn-sob
IN the child's mouth and compelling # to
stand on the fsOr "a. certain period of
lime. One day last week he punished
the child OF farmer. George SNYDER
n this manner, aid when the ccb was
removed o swas covered a.Uh blood. and
the youuEster was - compgeteIV ex-
halsted as 10 require assistance to reach
his home. When Snyder heard OF the
teachers action he at once started in
search Of bim for the pCrpose of COW
hiding him, but he was not TO be found.
The matter vas brolcht To the atten-
tiOn of The school directors. AMI at q
meeting held by them Oh tle following
day they dismissed Tiaber. OF course
TTahec'5 occupation in Roaring Brook
township is gone, but 1t is difficult 10
conceive what punishment ought to be
Inflicted en- brutal school teacher who
could THIS outrage the feelings of a
young 0Gy for the commission Of 80
trivial aG 9eferce.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-12-11

~ appeal 70 the generous impg{ses
OF be yeop.e OF this country to relieve
dis. ress caused by lye, flood or an epi-
den. .ic. IL never made in vain. A prom
.ueat business mSn Of Galveston. who
Tas in pittsburgh on Monday last. on
Fis 7ay east stated to a newspaper re-
gur-er that the Gulf City is rapidly re-
ens 'ring from the recent disastrous FIRE
'"'-h des4oyed over five hundred
1u ings in -Ae heart OF The city. The
F nse frou the charitable people Of
other cities, be said, was so prompt and
.la aDouht constituted so large that M
-J be time he left home last week
mCr' than SllO80O in cash. together
Et. large quantities Of provisions and
cIJ. ing, had been received. There were
no. auOugh buildings left il the city to
shelter che homeless families. and many
OF hem were compelled 10 camp out
New buildings are being put up in the
burn. district, and none Of the afflicted
ia" les are in a suffering condition at
pr Mt. The money contributed has
been judiciOusly distributed and the
business interests Of the city are rapidly
rgviYing.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-12-11

Mr.. TILDEE has addressed a letter to
Hon. John G. Carlisle. Speaker of the
House of Representatives. setting forth,
IN effect, that the construction of sea-
coast defences is of far greater import
ance than the reduction of the National
debt, and that so much of the surplus
in the National Treasury as is necessa-
ry should be promptly applied to that
purpose. Re states that the property
exposed to destruction by hostile pow
er in the twelve seaports of Portland.
Portsmouth, Boston, Newport. Phila-
delphis, New York, Baltimore, Savan-
nah, Charleston, New Orleans. Calves
ton and san Francisco. cannot be less in
value than five theusaud millions of
dollars, and to this must be added a
vast amount of property dependent for
its use upon the seaports named. He
says that now is the accepted time to
provide fer this great National necessi-
ty- The letter, like all Of Mr.. Tuden's
productions. is strongly and vigorously
written, and has attracted much atten-
tion at Washington among members of
Congress as we'll as throughout the
country. We do rot think that much
will come of it. Cor the simple reason
that The members Of Congress have an
infinite number Ct projects or jobs Of
their own. by the adoption of which the
surplus in the Treasury can be readily,
il not ogTTuptly, disposed of.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-12-11

IN AN article in a recent number of
the Scientific Americaa on the "Dura-
bility of crCss-tie timber, - in which it
is stated that the average duration of
oak timber, out of which most of the
railroad ties are made, is a little over
seven years, the writer goes on to speak
of the number of ties that are annually
required by the present lines of railroad
throughout the country, and Of the
number Of acres Of land that must be
yearly stripped of their timber for that
purpose, as follows
The tota length of railway track in the
! United States is aDpreximated at 159 600
miles. Assuming that tile average durabili-
| ty OF ties is seven years, and the distance
| apart is three feet, there will be 2.64O to the
/ mile, which is rather under than over the
/ actual number employed, making the total
/ number in use 396 900 600 Estimating one
I seventh 10 be replaced every wear the aunu-
/ al demand to keep up the present railways
will reach 56.57I ,42s. Surprising that an
4 acre will supply 100 ties. which is a liberal
| estimate, it viii require 565, IA acres annu-
| ally to furnish the ties required by the exist
ms lines OF railways. For each mile Of
/ railway there will be an annual demand for
81 ties, rec uiring the cutting off of 5 n
miles 1t will require Thirty years on an av-
| erage for trees to grow large enough for
/ making cross ties. The acres that must be
/ Kept in timber and growing will be l6, ,971, 42O
for supplying ties to the railway lines now
[ in existence.
The increase in railway mileage, estima-
ted BY two decades, is about 100 miles an
[ nuaiy. To construct the railways that will
/ probably be built in the next ten years. 1O9,
| 900 OOC ties will be demanded the product
OF l,t95s 500 acres OF woodland Allowing
thirty years as the period of growth for ties,
this would add 3, PSF. sol acres to the timber
reserve for railways alone, making total of
1926 go acres as the needfuI reserve. Evil
IDENTIFY this question is one demanding reach
OF craftsmanship and careful preservation
or our present timber supply. The time is
not far distant when one of the largest
items in the construction expenses of OuI
railways will be the one for cross ties.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-12-11

JP'TO last Tuesday morning the Par
law entsFy elections in England. Ire
iand, Scotland ard Wales had resulted
as folloEs Liberals, OF friends OF
GLa sstone, 319; Conservatives or Tories.
-a Parnellites. zG. Theza are stir RI
-.riets IL which elections were to he
held yesterday. Il Of which are in lee
land, aud it 10 conceded thSt in all Eut
One OF these Irish districts Mr.. Par
ua.. 8 eandidates would be elected. max
lHE be numLer of FarnelIites Sc. It's
ss-Iu ated IN Loudoa that the final ra-
SUI viii give he liberals majority a
q. ger the Tcries. aad that the Tories
a.. Pan el'itaT Combined viii have
ma -iiy OF 10 over the Iihsrals. II
".I 5hus &c seen shat ParneU haIds the
as.sace ol power as setweeu She two
s.. part5e5, ana it is Thought chat ne
vs." unite Wi5h She Liberals if the latter
e.aient, altaouga in the Campaign he
al- his frieEzis y'oted for the Tory can
dT-Htes in the English d!stTicts. Z few
oarS will dete-mi u what che leaders of
t0H three divisions propose to do.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-12-11

LIE Democratic members Of the Vfr-
GINA Legislature on Monday last nomf-
ua-ed JehRLN Daais- as United States
senator, to succeed NIahoEe, whose
term will expire ou the 4th * Nlsych.
1857. The vote las the GAUGES stood.
Iaaiel, G5J Barbour, 81. The nom.na-
ti'aof Daniel is regard ed as a triumph
o. ahe yOung Democracy Of the state
L-a was the7DemOcratic candidate for
Grow sTnoT fOu- years agoand was defeat
Ell 5y WilliaU f. Cameron, Rsaaiusser
or tsepudiatieaist, ana is regEyded as
the Gest eloGveut man IN the state -
The term Of R.ddlsberEer. MLhone's
colleague, will not expire until xEarca.
l--., when he, TOO, Will follow Mahcpz
into pOsitical oUscurity.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-12-11

Mr.. ECAR, of NJ Massachusetts,, intro
dUced into the seuCs. on Tuesday last.
bis Presidential succession bill which
passed the Senate at the last session,
bet was not acted on by the Eouse.
The bili provides thar in ca Sc of q va
caaey in tie offices Of President and
y .ce.President from any cause, the of
Lc-rs of thc Cabinet shall succeed to the
L-rsidenCy, beginning with the SecIe-
tary otSteoe and ending with the Secre-
JaFy OF the Interior. As both parties in
Congress seem at sest to to be in earn
es- in reference to this important ques-
-io1' it may be assumed as quite certain
that the.bit will pass without any un-
necessary Delay.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-12-11

Edward Shepherd. of Harrisburg, H..
saws Having received SO much benefit
from Electric BiJJegs, feel it my duty to let
suffering humanity know IL. Have had a
running sore on my leg for eight years my
doctor told me ! would have to have the
bone scraped or zoe aaputated. I used, in
stead, three bottles of Electric Btters and
seven boxes Buck'eu's Arnica Salve, and
my leg Is now sound and we'll"
Electric Buffers are sold al ffjy cents a
bottle, and Bucklen's Araica Salye at % cts.
Per box by +. James.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-12-11

WILLICs- II. VA1yDERBIUT. the great
millionaire fell dead at his residence il
the city e. New ! Ork, on last Tuesda-
atternOoE, while conversiEg with ROB
er- Garrstt, President of tne Baltimore
& Ohie Railroad. His sudden death
was car5ed by paralysis OF the brain
He was reputed to be the richest man in
the world, his wealth being estiu- ated
at OVo- two hundred millions. His
children, we believe, are four sons and
four daughters.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-12-11

THE whale is said te live 600 or 900
years or thereabOuts and he is a youap
crow taat dies before he reaches his 10O,h
birthday. But how long dc doRkevs ive2
An authenticated story Genes from the
Scotch Highlands to the effect that don
Key died recently, the property of BIT. Russ.
OF CromaIty, in whose family it had been
for lO6 years ii can be traced back TO the
year 1873 when it passed into the hands m
the then Ross, OF CrOmarty thoGgu what
was its age az the ume no one can say Fur
lhermure, I,s death was the result of an acci-
dent; for 10 was ''haie and hearty when q
RICK from hoIse ended its career. There
seems no reason to dOubt the story. We
thus had until the end of last week a don
key among Us that was born about the same
time as Sir Walter Scott, and whose parents.
u as long lived as itself. may have been
1purIshing at the Tins Of the plague.--Loa.
don Truth
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-12-11

The MOST obstinate cases Of catarrb are
cured by the use OF Eiy's Cream Balm, the
only agreeable remedy. 1t is not a LIQUID or
snuh and is easily applied. For cold in the
mead II IS magical 1t gives relief at once.
Prce 80 cents.
For fifteen years I nave been greatly an
noJ cd with this disgusting disease, which
caused severe pain 10 my head, continual
dropping into my throat and unpleasant
breath My sense Of smell was mash i'm
paired. By thorough use for SIX mouihs
OF Ely Cream Balm | have entirely over
come these troubles. -J r. Case 81. Denis
Hotel, Broadway, y Y.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-12-11

WIG does not delight to see good-look-
lng face? Yet erysipelas disfgu1es the
features almost beyond recognition. But
that IS not The worst OF it This disease is
as aangsros5 as it is repu!sive. Il is some
times called i'St. ADthony's Fire. - and often
causes sudden death. Mr.. s. B. Carpenter.
OF Grandvii.e, N Y, had f. in both legs aud
was cured by DR. K-nueGy's FavorIte Rem
ely This medicine excsIs all others for the
blood. Especially adapted TO persons in
feeble iealth
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-12-11

FRANK HATTON, ex-P Postmaster Gen
eral Cuder MT. Arthur and now Of the
Chicago 0Iyi., says in that paper that
Hendricks had the dnest face Of any
pubic man ] ever saw. 1t was classic
iu its shape and there was about his
eyes and the gray CT his hair and the
paeness of his coIcg cglexion something
that sDiritualized it su. In the outline
there was To- strength of a strong man.
and in tie expression the sweetness of a
woman. His was the most Iovab8e face
i ever saw OF ever expect to see"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-12-11

JOHN G. CABTFsLE, ef Kentucky.
was reelected Speaker Of the Hor5e of
Repress sntatives OF Monday by the Dem
OCrats He had no opposition in the
Democratic caucus. The Republican
members voted for Thomas B. Reed, OF
Maine, who is d very able and skilfuI
man in debata, but very lazy, and who
believes he 3s0ks like Shakespeare, be
cause Irvins- the English actor, told
him so when he was1n Washington last
winter
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-12-11

Mrs. D d. LoAand, wife Of q grocer at
Chattanooga, Tenn, eiored OF Friday night
las with James Wilson, taking with her
@l455 Of her husbands money. They fed to
Fort Pain, Ala. and these took horses to-
ge5aer for Scotts6orO. L0fand went in
pursuit and overlook the vgomau before she
reached Scottsboro. She succeeded in snatch
ing his pistol from him and shot him through
The head, inhIcure a fatsI wound. She
then pat spurs 20 her horse and escaped into
the mountains.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-12-11

TIE Presidents message was sent to
both houses of Congress Oh Tuesday,
1t IS said to be plain, business like
document aud is highly spoken of. Ow-
ing to its great length we cannot pub
fish it entire, bat will lay the most i'm
pCrtant portions Of it before our readers
next week
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-12-11

JAY GOULB's Opinioz of Mr.. Cleve-
land is that " the straightforward and
conservative course Of the adninistra-
ton has wOE the confidence of the busl-
ness community, whioh will stimulate a
healthy growth of the Business interests. >
He thinks all classes of people regard
President CievelanEss cOurxe as a safe
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-12-11

Prof Eaton of Yale College in recent
lecture to the students told them it was not
certain Eve tempted Adam with an annie
!n tha Garden Of f len. He thinks probably
It '"as quinca, 'bscause the apple Of the
present day was Dropagated from the crab
apple. ana it Is NOS at al likely Adam
cry little bait "
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-12-11
Cambria freeman,
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER IL, 1885.

IRELAND - says the Lancaster In
fslligsucsr, had few warmer friends
than the dead Vice President. His
bold deIiverance in behalf of ParnelI a
short time ago will long remain green
in Irish memories" "
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-12-11

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The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-03-09
st. Mary-street, Peterborough, /
Noyembc Goth, 1881. {

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it fell quite cured.
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rot from me has saved his life.
Yours truly,
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Mr.. White. Chemist, Calnc.
September Sth, 1888.
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always recommend it with confidence.
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The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-03-09

MONDAY, MARCH ., 1888.
The LAUGHING PLANT.

This is not q flower that laughs,
but one that creates laughter, if the
printed stories of travellers are to he
believed. 1t grows in Arabia, and
is called the laughing plant because
its seeds produce effects like those
produced by laughing gas, The
flowers are of a bright yellow and
the seed-pods are soft and woolly,
while the seeds resemble small black
beans, and only two or three grow
in q pod. The natives dry and pull
verize them, and the powder, if taken
in small doses, makes the soberest
person behave like q circus clown or
n mailman, for he will dance, sing
and laugh most boisterously and cut
the most fantastic capers and be in
an uproariously ridiculous condition
for about an hour. When the eN-
element ceases the exhausted eX-
hibitor of these antics falls asleep,
and when he awales he has not the
slightest remembrance of his frisly
doings.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-03-09
AN ALARMING DISEASE AFFLIGTING
A NUMEROUS CLASS.

The disease commences with "a slight
dcraugcmcut OF The stomach, but, If
neglected, it in time involves the whole
frame, embracing the kidneys, liver,
pancrcas, and, in fact, the entire glandu.
lar system, and the afflicted drags out
miserable existence until death gives
relief from suffering. The disease is
often mstalloN for other complaints;
but if the reader will asked himself the
following questions, he will he able to
determine whether he himself is one of
afflicted Have | distress, pain, or diff
Guilty in breathing after eating? Is there
dull, heavy feeling attended by drow-
sincss? Have the eyes II yellow tinge?
Docs thick, sticky, mucous gather
about the gums aud teeth in the morn
ings, accompanied BY Il disagrceable
taste? Is the tongue coated? Is there
pains in the side and back? Is there n
fitness about the right side as if the
liver were charging? Is there costive-
ness? Is there vertigo or dizziness when
rising suddenly from horizontal posi-
ton? Are the secretions from the kid
neys scanty and highly coloured, with u
deposit after standing? Docs food fer
mcnt, soon after eating, accompanied by
tlatulcnce or Il bclching OF gas from the
stomach? Is there frequent palpitation
of the hearty These various symptoms
may not he present at one time, but they
torment the sufferer in turn rs the dread
full disease progresses. If the casc be
one of long standing, there will he Il dry,
hacking cough, attended after time by
eXpecioration. In very advanced stages
the skin assumes q dirty brownish APP
pearance, and the hands and feet are
covered Inv n cold sticky pcrspiration.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-03-09
A COMMON CASE.

An aged gentleman of our ac-
quaintance went out after q hearty
meal to remove the ice from the
sidewalk. He worked as an old man
naturally would, with his head and
shoulders bent low. He suddenly
fell, became unconscious and soon
died.
What was the cause of death?
ApopleNy-the physician would say
cerebral apopleXy (apoplexy of the
braln), to distinguish it from apo
plexy of the lungs, or of some other
organ.
In cerebral apoplexy-rather in
one form of it-some of the minute
arteries of the brain give way, and
the blood, trucking out, accumulates
and presses on some great nerve
centre, and cuts off more or less
fully its power to act.
Let it be remembered that the
proper action of all the bodily or
gans, including even the brain, is
dependent on force supplied by the
nerve centres, as much as an engine
depends on the force supplied by
steam.
One thing that prepared the way
for the attack in the above case was
the hearty meal, which stimulated
the heart and caused it to pump the
blood into the brain with q fuller and
more vigorous stroke.
Another was his exercise imme-
diately after eating. This still fur
Their increased the action of the
heart.
A third was his posture, which
impeded the flow of blood from the
brain through the veins, and thus
helped to increase the fulness of the
vessels.
But all this would not have been
likely to cause apopleXy in the young
or middle-aged, the coats of their
arteries being tough and elastic. In
the aged, however, the coats gener-
ally undergo degeneration" either
''fat" OF Slime" taking the place OF
the muscular fibre, and hence are
easily broken by an unwonted pres
sure. Now, in such cases, let the
hearts action be intensified by
vigorous exercise after u hearty
meal, and stroke of apopleXy is {
matter Of course. Indeed, the ageC
cannot too carefully guard against
whatever greatly increases the actor
of the heart.