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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-03-20

General Grant entered the service in the
late war as colonel Of the Twenty first
Illinois Volunteer Infantry. He was pro
NOTED to brigadier general Of volunteers
on the 9th OF August, 1861. he was pro
NOTED to major general Of volunteers in
February, 1862, after the battle of Fort
Doneison, and To major general in the
regular army after the fail of NiCkburgh,
july, 1853 ON the lst of MAY, 1884, the
grade Of heuutenant general was revived
by Congress, and Grant was appointed TO
the position. On July -, 1866, the grade
OF general of the army was created for
him. he resigned the position in March,
1869. to become President.
The grades in the army are ia the order
indicaJed-brigadier general, lieuteuaut
general, and general w. T. Sherman
succeeded Grant to the Office of lieutenant
general when the latter became President.
Philip II. sheridan was made lieutenant
general when Sherman became general.
BY law the Office of general eX-
pires with sherman. and the office
of lieutenant general expires with
Sheridan. The hi-acst Office i'm he army
after SueridRu'5 death or retirement win
lie that OF major generals. Louis Globe
Democrat.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-03-20
IT 'sPLODED
4 Tventy-Year-OId shell that was
in Good order.


fn Good order.
In going over the battlefield at Malvern
Hill we came across one Of the monster
shells thrown from gunbolts in Turkey
Bend. An hour later, in going up the
Narnum road we met four colored men
driving a mule and cart and told them Of
the location Of the relic. They hurried of
to get IT.. and went into the cemetery.
just as the p.rty were ready to return to
Richmond tn. mule belonging 10 the
colored gang came claJteriug past. having
the thills dragging behind him. He was
pretty CLOSELY followed by one Of the
NEGROES, who went hy us at a 2-40 gait and
would DgE stop TO answer questions. In
abOut five minutes a second one came UP,
hat of and face covered with blood As
he stopped 10 pant he was asked what had
Pow-powful times, bosst'' he gasped
out
' Aren't You one Of the men who went
after the shell ,"
Deed 1 is. an Tze one Of de men who
found IL, too ~
" What happened "
I'VE dun out 10 broke him mp wild de
ak. De mewl has gone by, Julius Henry
has gone by, am heah ] Is, while lie rest
oh de crowd am maxim fur de Jeemes
riber and pickin' ont pieces of iron as
dey fly Dat shell up am went an 'sploded
onto rs. ~ Detroit Free Press.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-03-20

There is no newspaper IN the world
published AT such a risk, as the Nihiiis5
journal in Russia called the viii of the
People - The lives of all concerned in it,
from the editors down to the carriers, are
in constant danger Even those who read
il OF have II IN their possession, II detected,
are lodged in a foul dungeon, or doomed
to perpetual labor in Siberian mines. No
mercy is shown to the writers or printers
connected with it, and some of them,
rather than to endure the tOTtUres that
must inevitably follow discovery. have
blown ont their brains when caught
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-03-20

One Of the seasons sports in Maryland
is muskrat hunting, and thousands Of the
creatures are kllled and eaten, the hide
being sold TO fuTriers \ colored woman
who is noted for her skill in making musk
rat palatable. said she skinned il very
carefully, washed II well in fresh water
soaked it for several hours in salt water
and then If the weather was cold enough
hung it in the air 50 that il would freeze
The longer it Is allowed TO freeze the bet
ter it gets The cold takes away the wild
taste. After this she either stews it, or, if
she wants il fried, parboils il and fried iJ
afterward- " hen served hot, after the
deSpised. The meat resembles the flesh Of
the guinea, and tastes something like that
of the squirrel
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-03-20

The story is published, respecting the ori-
gin Of balloons, that Madame Mont2olfier
had washed her pe;ticoat to wear TO d
great festival on the next day, and hung
it over a chalingdish to dry. The hot air,
swelling out the folds of the garment,
lifted IL up and fioated il. The lady was
astonished, and called her husbands
attention 90 the sight. Il did not take
Montg0,Her long T. grasp the idea OF tie
hOt-air bsllOO:l
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-03-20

y farmers wife in Bollinger County, Mo,
left the baby IN his care while she went to
town shopping. The father, being busy
pl1wilg, nailed box To the piuw-btum
y winch he placed the baby sHuZly. and
thus he industrious and ingenious father
go Ccttd with his lyorf. tr tEe satisfaction
I'D amusement oI the l.. S.. ...-
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" ii MOI p'd within mos. IS
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.rt. fs rIuH forward.
So q r8r YOUR paper before you stop it, If
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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-03-20
I9H1EM EMsa

Usual develops in early life,
anC - z peculiar C1cc5LC con
tttiCa o. the system, usually
affecting she glands. often re-
suitug ia sWelliAg5, enlarged
Joins, lEScesSe5 tHiCkeaLug
o. ire i5DS, enlarged neck sOTo
eyes, u eeEoIui0uS condition
D o-t01 hereditary but bad
c.c.. j-J .-g5 use o. Fat meats,
-ar -.~ ATT OF sunshine and
fishing Tocd viii induce
--u- rsrpIs are troubled
a.. a.r.tL'-uS swelling Of the
-.z.r-- ard -yith ulcers and
a-9- rs. " Eiga nay cause very
..t.. pain -thg~5 may have il
.e.a scT1fglG, Ec~Otul2 Cf the
a-lH-- sCrCEgia C2 tt3 spleen,
-.-l- oE Lh5 Kidneys, and
s---'-a or tl5 Bones. BUR-
-a-= 5a0CD BITIERS viii
dr. a-Eay any case ORserOfuIa O
an- -of TO appear in another
p-aza Tor their action on the
9l.uJsala GOWelSWiiI carry the
ols--55 entirely from the body.
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2 sufsrrl-5cut insertion SC. per line
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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-12-09
Beau Rruln nell.

His birth was not distinguished, for
though his father was a successful place.
man, his grandfather had been a confec-
toner, and had let lodgings in Bond
street. lie was not rich. for his fortune
never amounted to more than $50, 600,
and was soon impaired by extravaganza
and play; his literary ability was not
more than hundreds of bis contemporaries
possessed, and did not reach beyond
writing indifferent vers de %societe. Still
he set himself the task of conquering the
social world of his day, and this task he
accomplished. His %biographer is care
full to defend him from the charge OF be-
ing dandy; and if a dandy means an
extravaganza dresser, he is successful in
his defence. Extravagantly dressed
means ill dressed; and the age, with I'LL
its follies, was not so foolish as to elect
an i'll dressed man as the dictator of its
social c~onvenances. "Brunmell," says
Captain Jesse, determined to be the
best dressed man in London;" and after
getting rid If the natural weakness which
at first beset him, of changing his dress
too frequently, he attained his object.
This made him the intimate friend Of
princes, the arbiter elegantiarum whose
mere greeting was a passport into the
most exclusive society, and had, there
fore a value beyond moaey. "You W
me $780," said a man who sought the
entree into the circle Of fashion to the
beau, when his career was drawing to d
close. II have paid you," said Brum-
nell. paid me-" SAID the man,
"whcnW "Whenl" answered Brum-
neil. "Why, when I was standing at
the window at Whites, ano said as you
passed, "Ah, how do you do, Jcmmy2'
Wit, of course, is one Of the conditions
of social success, and Brummell had
some sort of claim to it. Yet, unless
even more than usual of it's spirit has
evaporatcd, his wit is barely distinguish
able from impudencc. -L0nd0n Specta-
f1,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-12-09
Grass ROundarlcss

In LAYING IL farms or in remodel;ng
the fields an important consideration IS
how many fences and fence rows can be
abolished. When tns question is care
fully studied it Will be found that a great
gain in land and another in convenience
Of working the fields will be easily made.
If instead of fences broad strips of grass
are left as divisions, and to afford space
for the turning Of the houses and for
roads nearly all the hay needed may be
thus made; these belts being seeded
down and MANFRED Just rs ordinary grass
land would have been. One other i'm
portant advantage is The almost total
eradication of pe>ti(ero IS weeds, which
find abundant seeding places in the com
mon fence rows. A farm recently visited
by the writer hid l4n acres cleared and
was divided into twelve fields, through
which several open Il tches passed. On
each side of the foty.eighth fence rows
and the several dit'lcs there were broad
strips of tall weeds, and some of these
by actual measure were twenty feet wide.
This is perhaps an unusually fragrant in
stance, but it shows the certain end of
neglect in this respect.-Nsw York.
Times.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-12-09
A Room Of Profitable Waste.

Down in the basement of the treasury
department., says the Philadelphia Press,
is a room in which about a dozen girls
sit and sort over the waste papor which
has accumulated from the work of
the day before by the $500
clerks in the room above. All of the
waste paper Of the department is trans
ferred to this room by the sweepers at
the close of each day. Then the girls
60 over it carefully, piece by piece, and
they frequently make very valuable dis.
coveries. Not long ago $40, 900 worth
of bonds were found in a waste basket
in the Office of the comptroller of the
currency, and there was a great howl
about it at the time, but in the end no.
body was punished for the gross careless
ness; but such large sums US this seldom
find their way into the sorting room .
The principal discoveries are pen holders
and stationery which have been acct
dentally dropped into the waste baskets.
Sometimes a valuable document disap-
pears in an unaccountable n from
the files of the department. The rooms
are ransacked, and every one connected
in the division becomes we'll nigh crazy.
As a last resort the waste paper room is
appealed to. In nine chances out of ten,
if the paper has been disposed of in that
way. the girls will find it. They have
become remarkably expert in sorting
over this rubbish. A girl will take a
mass of it in her hands, and, in less time
than it takes to tell it., her sharp eyes
will have seen all the different pieces,
and if there is even a scrap that looks as
though it might be valuable, it is care
fully laid aside for future examination.
Experience has convinced the treasury
officials that these girls annually save
many times their salaries to the govern
ment. The sale of waste paper is n
of considerable Importance, and the
revenue each year is, in the course of
business, turned back into the treasury,
where it properly belongs.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-12-09
The Eider.Duck,

The following passage is from an arti-
Gle on the :'Social Life of Arctic Bids"
published in the Popular Science Monthly:
But this quiet only lasts for a few weeks,
when new noisy, swarming hosts come
to the islands. They are the birds which
come up from the sea to the land. 1t is
a deeply poetic trait in the lives of these
creatures that only two causes determine
them to seek terra firma-the power of
love and the approach of death. The
sea bird, weather proof, lives on the sea.
lie hunts his food by diving, swinging
over the pillows, and sleeps and dreams
with his dead hidden under his wings.
But there comes a time when the earlier
sunbeams kiss the northern islands; then
he is nightly moved in his soul, and
hastens to the coast to celebrate there
his annual wedding. And, when he
feels that death is near, lie swims with
his feeble limbs back to the place of his
birth, there to close his life. 1t is the
same feeling that inspires in aged men
that ardent desire to return to their old
home 10 die and be buried there. To
the naturalist who goes to the north to
study the ways of the birds this trait in
their character is of peculiar interest. OF
one of the tribes of these ~colonists Of
the northern bird mountain I must make
particular mention. 1t is the elder
duck, tho producer of down. 1t be.
longs to the family of the ducks, and
forms. so far az bodily stature is con
cerned, one of the largest species of the
group. The p!umage Of the male is
handsome and brilliant. In it black,
red, ashen-grey, ice-gteen, white, brown,
and yellow are mingled with splendid
effect. His head and back are snow.
white, his neck rose-rcd. and the lower
part of his body is deep black. The
female is less richly colored, in q modest
garment adorned with gray and black
spots and stripes. The eider-duck is a
real sca-bird, and is excelled by one of
its fellows in diving, while no other
bird is more awkward in flying and
helpless in walking. On the ground it
moves with a to.lsome waddlc, STUN
bles and falls fiat, and it greatly pre-
fers the fluid element to the solid land.
The birds generally live during the
winter in large focks on the open sea,
and feed themselves with shell-6sh
which they bring up from the bottom.
But, as soon as the spring sun begins to
shine over the waves, the drake feels
newly awakened the old love in his
heart for his mate, and he renews his
wOoinp.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-12-09
WORDS OF WISDOM.

It is by far more important for the
welfare of the future man that he should
find the right school than the right col
lcge.
Public opinion is a weak tyrant COM
pared with own private opinion;
what a man thinks OF himself, that it is
which determines, or rather indicates,
his fate.
knowledge must be made vital in the
heart before it can blossom into conduct,
and the continual passing of right feel
ing into right action alone can form o
worthy character.
1t does US good to admire what is good
and beautiful; but it does US infinitely
more good to love it. We grow like
| what we admire, but we become one
| with what w love.
The foundation of good labor in any
| sphere is a good man, and all that is
done to give breadth, depth and fullness
to him will react in ultimate improve
ment upon his work.
Everything yields before the strong
and earnest will. 1t grows by exercise;
it excites confidence in others, while it
takes the lead 10 itself. Difficulties be-
fore which mere clevcrness fails, and
leave the irresolute prostate and helpless,
vanish before it. They not only do not
impede its progress, but it often makes
of them stepping stones to a higher and
more enduring triumph.
Human character needs both doing
and thinking to make it truly noble and
valuable. Just as the perfection OF the
body demands the full exercise of every
one OF its parts. so the perfection Of the
nature requires the we'll balanced exer-
else of every faculty. Mind and body
must unite all their powers to form an
equipped man or m Human hap:
piness is dependent on this two-fold
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-12-09
TRUE ECONOMY.

Every one must practice trtH economy TO succeed
in life. But 1t is no economy to buy " shoddy " ar
ticles: bad Flour, bad Butter and bad Food OF any
kind are not economical to use at any price; ataou
sand times worse is a " shoddy " medicine that pro-
tends to cure, but makes the patient worse.
T- As the best food is the cheapest because tits
nutritious and strengthening to the whole system,
even IN small quantities, SO is O pure lnedlcines
which cures every time, even In small doses; tIete-
fore always keep in mind these Ten Sol'd Facss.
Er "There is more real solid cure in one bottle OF
BuST's Kidney and Ltver) REMEpY. for the dis
eases it is prepared for, than In q barrel OF the so
called cures; the dose is 20 to 80 drops.
~ It cur,s. restores, regulates and invlgorates
the Liver, Stomach, Kidneys, Blade and Urinary
organs. creates u marvellous appetite and rebnilds
the entire system, and 1t is Never known TO faL"
II 1t will prevents as wei; as cure Malaria, Fevers
and Rheumatism and ali diseases which come from
impure blood. Keep the fountain and the sp:ings
that supply it pure. and the stream flowing there
from will be healthful and life-glvlng.
81 Specla! and interesting case Of Dright's dis
ease described on second page Of our Banner Book.
tS- HUNTS kidney and Liver) RESEDy puriaes
the Blood, thereby keeping the Kidneys, Liver,
Stomach, Bladder and Urinary organs vigorous with
life and action, causing them to free the system
from the poison waste which brings disease and
death.
~ 1t reaches the scat of the disease at once
removes the ca~use-stimulates and assists the func-
lions OF the Kidneys, Liver and Urinary organs.
~ Save your health by using HUNTS (Kidney
and Livery REMEDT, as millions will not recon"
pense the loss Of the priceless boon. 1t will cure
Female Weakness, and prevent monthly suffering.
Go ire spondence freely nu ,wsred by our
Consulting Physician at this ONCE.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-12-09
Bank Burglars.

Ba7ss burglary, according to detect
i've "r1,illy" Iinkerton, is practically a
lost art. The high-class burglars are
dead, or in prison. for long terms, or
relegated to the "Ordcr of Lost Nerves.
criminals who have lost their sand,"
through pursuit and punishment, while
the rising generation seems destitute of
the intelligence, skill and courage nee.
cssary to this high grade of business.
''The best proof Of the fact that bank bur
glars no longer exercise much influence
on the fears of capitalists is to be found
in the fact that our agency has been
arranging for the employment OF its op-
e~ratiyes in other fields. So fur as the
bank burglars are concerned, there is,
practically, nothing for US to do, and as
The race is rapidly becoming extinct,
this feature of our business promises to
disappear entirely before long"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-12-09
Noses.

The most prominent part of a persons
face is his nose. The ancients attributed
various faculties of the mind to it. They
considered the sense of smell inferior 10
the other properties which they ascribed
to the nasal organ. The Romans, by
making q play upon mares. the Latin
word for nostrils, which sounds very
much like another Latin word meaning
''to know" said, awe call them nos
trils, because through them we know"
a:witicism which is almost as good in
an English form, such as, by the nose
VIC knows"
Phedrus speaks of the nose as signify
ing the judgment, or the highest faculty
of the mind. Plautus used the words
as synonymous with sagacity; Martial,
with rage and anger; and Seneca, with
wit. The Greeks had one verb mean
ing ito mock" derived directly from
the word ''nostrils." and another verb
meaning "to deceive" derived from the
word 'nose;" so that they evidently
regarded the nose as indicative of more
than one sense. The Romans connected
the Latin word nasus, or nose, directly
with the Greek word nous, or mind.
One of their everyday idioms, or pun
ming slang expressions, was, "Every
man does not have anose," that is, every
one has not mental ability.
Many great men have large noses, as
for example, Washington, Cromwell,
Napoleon Bonaparte, the duke Of Wei
lington, Cicero, Cesar, John Bull,
Brother Jonathan and Mr.. Punch! The
popular fancy, as we'll as a so-called
science, still associates certain types of
nose with mental traits. Thus q con-
vex lose is held to be indicative of cour-
age, and a concave nose of cowardice.
Flexibility of the nose is put down as
a mark of docility, while infexibility
warns one to expect stubbornness. This
assertion certainly proves itself when
applied to the elephant and rhinoceros!
The nose serves various important Of
fees in connection with the different
emotions. 10 rub it violently suggests
the PERSONS perp'exity or annoyance. 10
lay the finger on it signifies contempla-
ton and intense self-questioning. To
blow it very hard. while listening to af-
fecting passages in books, or hearing a
recital Of wrong or distress, indicates
emotion and sympathy, because every
one knows that the handkerchiefs EN-
ployed upon the nose will also be ~fartive-
" used to wipe away the unmanly tear.
The nose is one of the most dignifed
organs we possess; to pull or tweak it is
always considered a grave insult, second
only to the insult accounted so deadly
in Eastern nations; that of pulling the
beard. Youths Companion.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-12-09
Household Hints.

The grated rind and the juice of an
orange add much to the flavor of ginger
cake.
Laundry starch makes the best paste
for scrap-books, because age does not
turn it yellow.
For cracks in stoves, use finely pulver-
lied iron procured at a druggist's-made
into a thick paste with watcr-glass.
Mould can he prevented from forming
on frait and jcllies by pouring a little
melted paraine over the top. When
cool it will harden to a solid cake, which
can be easily moved when the jelly is
is used.
To take rust out of steel, place the
article in a bowl containing kerosene
oil, or wrap the steel up in a soft cloth
well saturated with Kerosene; let it re.
main twenty-four hours or longer; then
scour the rusty spots with brick dust;
if badly rusted use salt wet with hot
vinegar: after securing, rinse every par.
ticle of brick dust or salt off with boil.
ing hot water; dry thoroughly with
fame! cloths, and place near the fire to
make sure; then polish off with a clean
flannel cloth and a little sweet oil.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-12-09
A Platform Of Equality.

I suppose if any one was to ask: "Who
is the biggest man in Boston?" the uni
versal answer would be "Phillips
Brooks'--the biggest man mentally,
morally and physically, A we'll known
Boston business man once had occasion TO
call upon him and was shown into his
study. On the entrance of Mr. Brooks
his height and overpowering largeness
quite ovcrcame his caller, who was some.
thing OF a wag. With no waste of words
the clergyman went directly to the bust
ness in hard. Hardly had he started,
however, when his caller put his hand
beside his mouth and laughingly called
out: Welt one moment, sir; / always
insist on a platform of equality" upon
which he leaped into chair and retained
his station during the entire interview
Home Journal.