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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-09-03
The Buffalo and the Indian.

Whatever may be said against the
buffalo destroyers of the far west. the
meat killers. the tongue hunters and the
robe seekers, they have added no small
item to the settlement of the Indian
question on the plains. The winter of
1881 2 saw their desdliest work, and
over a quarter of million of robes were
shipped from the Yellowstone VALLEY.
holding now about the same number of
cattle. The true plains buffalo is now
practically annihilated in the United
States, there no doubt being Groves Of
them on The Canadian rivers further
north, but in this district even they are
rapidly disappearing under the rain of
bullets that has been poured upon them
for the last ten years. There is still left
a species called the wood, or timber, or
mountain buffalo, that congregat 8 in
very small herds, and that occupies the
district of the Big Horn and the Wind
River mountains. They are also found
in TIM Yellowstone National Park. and
will no doubt remain uDdisturbed there
for years to come.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-09-03
q AoENTa WAMrEnI

In svary town thera are numbers Of people zpSio
S1Ut be QtGd TO oct tkts book. Il sells 20 Mer-
cnant, heehnnics, Parrnarr and Profeasiona linen.
Thus every ASent can pick Oat 1fty or more in
q totcr 70 whom be car fesl sure Of sailing Il 70.
We want One Agent In every township, or
county. so Any TSCrSoFz, With this book, can
become Sttece1SCtH 4 pC At For full particulars
and terms to agents. address
g. ". CARLETOE X CO., Publishers New York
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-09-03
4 Western Pack Train.


We had often heard OF pack trains.
but car ideas had never assumed a def
mite form until It was our gooJ fortune
60 witness the packing and departure Of
htty mules and three horses with five
drivers. The merchandise all having
been previously collected and carefully
packed, Ia labor requiring many days. as
every whiskey barrel must be enshroud-
ed in burlaps, and other goods made into
bales. the mules are led into a large
open shed, and placed opposite each 9th.
ct, and facing the bales, upon which the
weight Of each is marked. The animals
are then called out of the ranks BY their
respective names, and respond by taking
step or two forward. Leather binders
are placed over the eyes of the animal
to be laden, then a saddle cloth OF blan-
keS, then the 'apparahoes'-
pannier-like srrangements,-wh which are
securely fastened on by the united efforts
of two men. while the mule, who is no
novice in the business, resists their eff
forts as much as possible BY putting him
self up, making it difficult to accomplish
the operation. The smaller animals are
packed first and with the lighter goods.
two bundles of corresponding weight be.
ing placed in opposite panniers Two
or three men are required to lift these
| burdens 20 their positions, were they
must be held until as many more strap
ard TODe them The muIa meantime
makes all the trouble he can, knowing
that he is being imposed upon he kicks
and squeals, groans and grun:s, and in
! some instances lies down and tries to
/ roll over, as soon as released from the
| hands of his tormentors, and it requires
all the persuasion OF kicks and blows,
| vigorously applied, to induce him to
rise. The weights placed upon them
| vary from two hundred and twenty five
pounds to four hundred and eighty, the
latter being the weight of two
barrels of whiskey. They are a
motley crew. Some have merely bags
piled one upon another to an immense
height others are almost lost to sight
between two square boxes; two have
stoves on their backs, whose protruding
pipes look bruised and battered, after
the attempts of their carriers to roll
over. Beans and sugar, kerosene and
candles, tea, coffee and oysters, with
everything else that is consumed in q
mining camp, is placed on the backs ot
these animals.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-09-03

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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-09-03
Power OF Fascination In Snakes.

Some animals are held in universal
dread by others, and not the least terrible
is the effect produced by the rattlesnake.
Mr.. Pennant says that this snake will
frequently lie at the bottom of tree Oh
which squirrel is seated. He fixes bis
eyes on the animal, and from that mo-
ment it cannot escape it begins a dole
ful outcIy, which is so well known that
a passer- by, on bearing it, immediately
knows that a snake is present. The
squirrel runs up the tree a little wav.
comes down again, then goes up, and
afterwards comes still lower. The snake
continues at the bottom of the tree. with
his eyes fixed on the squirrel. and his
attention is so entirely taken up. that a
person accidentally approaching may
make considerable noise, without the
snake so much as turning about. The
squirrel comes lower, and at last leaps
down to the snake, whose mouth is al
ready disterded for its reception.
LeVaillant confirms this fascinating
terror by scene which he witnessed -
He saw on the branch of a tree a species
of shrike, trembling as if in commissions.
and at the distance of nearly four feet.
on another branch, a large species Of
snake, that was lying with outstretched
neck and fiery eyes, gazing steadily at
the poor bird. The agony of the bird
was so great that it was deprived of the
power of moving away, and when one of
the party killed the snake, the bird was
found dead upon the spot-and that en-
tirely from fear-for, on examination, it
appeared not to have received the least
wound. The same traveller adds that a
short time afterwards he observed a
small mouse in similar agonizing convul-
sions, about two yards from a snake.
whose eyes were fixed intentIy on 1t, and
on frightening away the reptile, and
taking up the mouse, it expired in his
hand.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-09-03
Words OF Wisdom.

Keep little annoyances out of the way.
Pay as you go, and don't go till you
pay.
Nobody is so wise but has little folly
to spare.
Keep your conduct abreast of your
conscience.
Hide your own troubles, but watch to
help others out of theirs
A wise man SHOULD have money in his
head, but not in his heart.
Common sense in an uncommon de-
gree is what the world calls wisdom.
Long sentences in a short composition
are like large rooms in a little house.
Conscience is a great ledger, In which
all our offences are registered.
The proverb that light gains make
heavy purses, is true for light gains
come often; great gains, now and then.
The manner of a vulgar man has free
dom without ease, and the manner of 9
gentleman has ease without freedom.
Divine Providence holds in one hand
the sorrow" which "endureth for a
night, " and in the other the ''joy'' that
"cometh in the morning."
There are some people who never have
a cheering word for struggler. They
make life just as hard as possible for all
who are striving to do right.
Teach self-denial, and make its prac-
tice pleasurable, and you create for the
world a destiny more sublime than ever
issued from the brain of the widest
dreamer.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-09-03

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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-09-03
Don't.

Don't snub a boy because he wears
shabby clothes. When Edison, the in
ventor Of the telephone. drst entered
Boston, he wore pair of yellow linen
breeches in the depth of winter.
Don't snub a boy because his home ia
plain and unpretending. Abraham Lin
coins early home was log cabin.
Don't snub boy because Of the ipno-
rance OF his parents. Shakespeare, the
worlds poet, was the son of a man who
was unable to write his own name.
Don't snub boy because he chooses
humble trade. The author of Pilgrim s.
Progress, John Bunyan, was a tinker.
Don't snub boy because of physical
disability. Milton was blind.
Don't snub boy because of duIIness
in his lessons. Hogarth, the celebrated
painter and engraver, was stupid boy
at Lis books.
Don't snub boy because he shutters.
Demosthenes, the great Grecian orator.
overcame harsh and stammering voice
Don'tsnub any one. Not alone because
some day they may far outstrip YOU in
the race of life, but because It is. neitber
kind nor right, nor Christian.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-09-03
Formation ETA Feather.

In the skin of a fowl. where d feather
is to appear, there is to BE- seen p Is.-ls
pit, and at the bottom Of this there rises
a little mound OF pyramid Around this
pyramid certain little grooves extend,
deeper at the base. and seeming 90 rsdl
ate from one large groove al one side. all
growing shallower and finally disappear
ing at the top. The whole pyramid is
covered with a skin composed .. .Hs
same scales, or fatteued cells. as those
which cover the whole BODY. Iuwi1rav
processes o. growth the new formations
on the surface OF the body -lr.v aF. ss
effete matter, the older r0r aus Of the
skin but here they are retained. and
become SO closely united % each other
that they form a sort of horny coat.
more or less strong. acC0r55-Era its age,
over the surface Of the pyramid As
new cells grow at the base. they push up
this little horny pI0tubsrauce unit. t
breaks at its thirnest point. which IS
opposite the large groove. Then asrHT
eTOwJhs still push it forward and fa.-s1
1t. IT assumes the form Of q feather, The
ridge in the main furTOw OF grooves
form the separate barbs of the vein
When all this web Of the feather is COM
pleted, the pyramid loses its grooves 8ld
becomes smooth. All parts are of equal
thickness, and go hard as not 90 break
easily, but remain tubular. and form s
quill, which is attached 10 whst remains
of the pyramid. The finger nails and
even single hairs are developed and
formed in the same way. and every one
who has injured aud lost a finger nail,
knows by how long a process-s1us
three or four mOnths-the missing -uis1
to his digit is being reproduced.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-09-03

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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-09-03

HALF a century ago in Turkey it
was considered a shame for A woman IN
read. To-day two schools for girls
in ConstantinopIe have been established
by the Sultan himself.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-09
THE SUNDAY JOURNAL

Has become the favorite issue of the week. The ed
ton printed on that day is specially prepared and II
steadily increasing in circulation from week to week
1t is sought after with avidity by both readers and
shrewd enterprsing advertisers. The literary char
acter of the Sunday Journal is high that OF any
paper in the United States. Besides the best writer's
in this country and in Europe whose works have APP
peared, and will continue to appear in its columns.
THE JOURNAL has introduced to the public many
writers whose poems and sketches have fixed
and standard literary character and authority While
drawing upon the best authors of the world for orig
inal matter for its columns, THE JOURNAL has been
and will continue to be specially the medium through
which local writers of the best class may find an ap.
precative audience. THE SUNDAY JOURNAL reaches
all points possible to be reached by railway early on
the day Of its publication.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-09
THE CITY In BRIEF.

The will of Harriet Dunlap (colored) has been
admitted to probate.
Albert Ayres. assistant in the State Bureau of
Statistics. is said to be candidate for the Dem
ocratic nomination for criminal judge.
Martha Hendershot Of Millersville, has been
declared insane. She is twenty three years old,
is married, and has twice tried to commit sui
clde
Adeline F. Fuchs has been divorced from W.
P. Fuchs on proofs of cruel treatment and fail
to provide. She was granted the custody of
the child
Joseph1s Pisely has sued the Masonic Mutual
Benefit Society. of Indiana, for So 900, on pol
icy taken out by his father, Joseph Pisely, now
deceased.
Indianapolis Classical School will be held in
Dcksons Opera-house, on Friday evening next.
There are three girls and eleven boys in the
graduating class.
The State Board of Health's annual report
shows that there are 3. 168 ailopathic 40 ecec-
tic lob homeopathic and l07 physio-medeal
physicians in Indiana, while there are 208 who
belong to no school
A meeting of the building committee will be
held at the city clerks Office tomorrow after
noon at 2 o'clock to determine upon the incur
ance for Tomlinson Hail. Insurance men are
requested to be present
Marriage licenses were issued yesterday to the
following: George B. Thomas and Mary E.
Stephens, John w. Nifong and Henrietta r.
Fisher, James Griffin and Kate Dugan Robert
II. McGrath and Mary A Ward.
All persons interested in out door sports and
athletic games are requested to be present at the
meeting tonight, at 8 o'clock, at the head
quarters of the Indianapolis Bicycle Club, at
Meridian Rink, upon the occasion of move
ment looking toward organizing an athletic
club.
There will be meeting of the members of
the Charity Organization Society. at the Office
in Plymouth Church building, this afternoon
at 4:3O o'clock. to hear the report of the commit
tee on the organization of savings and loan
association, and to take steps to organize it if
thought best.
Carrie T. Brooks, of Knoxville. Tenn, has
filed suit In the federal court against Ira B.
Kelley and others for foreclosure of mortgage
upon certain property in Noblesville. executed
to the plaintiff for a loan of $780, made Oct. 81
1885. The defendants sold the property to An.
drew NJ. jenkins, who is made co-defendant in
the suit
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-09
THE WEEKLY JOURNAL.

The WEEKLY JOURNAL has been enlarged to twelvs
pages making it the largest weekly paper circulating
in this territory. The weekly edition is complete
compendium of the news of the week, with special
features of late and trustworthy market reports and
department of industrial and agricultural intelll
gence carefully prepared by editor of long expe-
rience and is printed and mailed the morning of thu
day on which it is dated. In these respects The
WEEKLY JOURNAL is superior to any nero agriculs
ural paper for the field it covers is infinitely more
extensive than that which be occupied by the
special press. The sermon of DR.. Talmage will APP
pear in THE WEEKLY JOURNAL each week Special
attention is called to the value of THE WEEKLY
JOURNAL from political point of view All the po-
litical news and editorials current political ques-
TONS giving full discussion of all important issues
to the people, viii be found in the columns of THa
WEEKLY JOURNAL. The subscription price OF THx
WEEKLY JOURNAL is only ONE DOLLAR A YEAR.
postage prepaid. Special terms made tc clubs.
and fine list of premiums is offered to accompany
subscriptions to the weekly edition. Sample copiess
will be furnished application. For any informat
ton regarding THE JOURNAL address
JNO O. NEW g. SON. Publishers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-09
PRESBYTERIAN MATTERS.
The Question of the Frequency of the General
Assembly and the New Magazine.

In his discourse reviewing the proceedings of
the recent Presbyterian General Assembly. the
Rev. DR.. Mcleod spoke word in favor of the
new magazine which the assembly ordered and
he also made suggestion looking toward tr-
ennial or quadrennial meetings of the assembly.
He said
''The custom of the Presbyterian General As
sembly in meeting once a year has always pre-
vailed in Scotland, and it has been followed by
Presbyteraus everywhere But has not the time
come when the wisdom and expediency of holding
these meetings annually may fairly be ques-
toned so far as our branch of the Presbyterian
Church in this country is concerned? Other
Christian bodies are going along smoothly and
successfully whose supreme court meets only
once in three or four years We might learn
from them valuable lesson. The fact that
much of the work hitherto done by the Assembly
has been reegated to the synods, the further
fact that provision might easily be made
for hearing and passing upon the
annual reports ct our various boards: the great
expense incident to travel and to other matters
connected with these great annual gatherings
These and other considerations should induce
our church calmly TO review the situation and to
act accordingly The last four meetings of our
assembly have cost, say $40. 600 If the same
results could have been reached by an expendi-
ture of $780, 900 or $4,000 land why not9) surely
our system OF government ought to be so elastic
as to admit OF a change which seems to be in every
way so desirable. Is it not time to consider this
question. and to act with that wisdom which
characterizes our Methodist and our Epscop pal
brethren2
The Assembly resolved to consolidate into
one magazine the three periodicals pub
lished by our boards. This action is to go into
effect next January. 1t seems eminently wise,
and it should meet with the hearty approval of
every family and of every member of the church
With but one magazine, We will be able to see
at glance what all the boards of our church
are doing Those devoted, more particularly, to
foreign missions will have opportunity to see
what is going on in the field of home missions
and those who take the deepest interest in home
missions will take a peep, now aud then, into
the foreign missionary department. of the mag
azine, and so each of our boards will have its
due proportion of space allotted to it, ADD just
because all the interests of our boards will be
considered in periodical instead of three,
they will be sure to attract more attention from
our people, All the information we will need.
will be contained in this magazine which
will be ably edited, and which will be made in
every way attractive. It's price will be within
easy reach of ALL 1t will not cost more than
three cents week, and that we can all afford to
pay. 1t should have an enormous circulation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-09
Lecture by Mr.. william Dawson.

Mr.. William Dawson of Spiceland, Familiarity
known as the Indiana astronomer is in the city
and will give popular lecture, on Astronomy"
this evening, at School-house No. 3, on Meridian
street, between Ohio and New York, to which
the admission will be 15 cents. Mr. Dawson's
requirements in astronomy are we'll known,
and, also, how he has made himself what he is
in that science by his own unaided work and
research He will talk specially about the sun,
and, if the night be favorable. will afford views
of the moon and Jupiter through his telescope
which he has brought with him, and which he
will have at the lecture. Mr.. Dawson is a plain
man. but his efforts and his present position are
such as to render him worthy good hearing
1t will be creditable to Indianapolis if he shall
have large audience.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-09
Candidates for school Commissioners.

There is considerable interest among tax pay
ers in the election of School Commissioners on
next Saturday, in the Third. Fourth. Seventh
and Eighth districts, to succeed respectively
Commissioners Carey, Merritt, Thompson and
Stratford, as it is matter of much Importance
that at this time good men should be made men,
bers of the board. Dr. Henry Jameson will
doubtless be elected 10 succeed Dr. Carey, and in
Mr. Mrritt's district the only candidate is Albert
r. Baker Mr.. Thomas j.. Morse, In
a card to the Journal, states that the report thar
he is candidate is not true, and that he is for
Mr.. Baker 1t is in obedience to the request of a
large number of tax payers that Mr. Baker has
become candidate for the position. The Re-
publican candidate to succeed Commissioner
Stratford is Mr. E. l.. Williams. and there are
several Democrats out as opponents to him. The
Republican candidate in the district now repre-
sented by Commissioner Thompson is William
Lockman, aud the Democrats are urging Fred
erick Kline for the position
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-09
Branch Line. Paying Enterprises.


The Old Colony railroad, of Massachusetts,, Is
said to have more branch railroads than any
other main line in the country, and is still build
ing more to reach important towns within few
miles of their roads. 1t is worthy of thought
whether it would not be wisdom on the part of
Western roads to build more branches and
do less parallelng of other roads
The G., l., St L. & G. now has five branch nes,
all of which are more than selfsupporting. The
l. d V. have built two branches in the last
eighteen months. Both are paying investments
the western roads which it would be profitable
TO reach out for. The first annual report of the
Stewartstown railroad, Pennsylvania. illustrates
the possibilities of such enterprises This road,
which connects with the Northern Central, is
seven miles long, running through billy but
rich agricultural country. 1t serves purely
farming community, and was built by the farm
ers on the line for their own accommo-
dation. It is of standard gauge, has been fairly
well built, is laid with fifty pound steel rails and
partly ballasted with stone. With an equip
ment of one locomotive, passenger and service
cars freight cars being furnished by the con-
Meeting line it has cost in all 81 62l, or $40 232
per mile The road was opened in September
last, and for six and half months of it's opera
ton to March 81, the net earnings were $342
per mile, or abous 81 per cent on the cost
Should the business continue at the same rate
for the rest of the year, and the expenses as
cent on it's cost The character of the business
is plainly shown by the report, the tonnage in
one direction consisting of grain potatoes, to-
bacco, live stock. and some lumber, while the
return freight was made up Of coal, fertilizers
and general merchandise.