The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-07-30
NEWS AND OTHER SOTINGs.


the serious Illness of Justice Stephen J.
Field and predicts his speedy retirement
from the United States Supreme Bench
As well expect life without pure air, as
health without pure blood. Cleanse the
blood with Ayers Sarsaparjlla.
Alfred A. Maracus, Boston dealer, re
Gently Iosta package containing $1,000 worth
of diamonds It was found in the fremont
House by the Rev. o. w. Scott, principal of
the acadamy at Greenwich r. l., and ad-
vertised. On recovering his gems Mr.. Mar
Gus presented Mr.. and Mrs. Scott each With |
a gold watch valued at 500 and 500 In I
cash.
In this aes of adulterated goods it is a /
pleasure to find an article that is absolutely !
pure. Such an article is Dreydoppe's Bor- !
ak soap, and the price Is so reasonable that I
there is no excuse for anybody using com {
mon adulterated soap.
One hundred women in Bay county, /
Michigan, surrounded the home of mar
ried woman against whom they had griev-
ance, called her out and peIted her with
stale eggs. Although she prot ested her in
noceUcs of the charge brought against her
the mobbers continued their assault until
t0elr victim was ne pi6SS'
You are not old, yet your hair is getting
thin. Your friends remark it, your wife
regrets it. Parker's Hair BaIsam will stop
this waste, save your hair and restore the
original gloss and color. Exceptionally
clean, prevents dandruf, a perfect dress
ing.
In the recent railroad accident near
Augusta, Me-. Forepaugh lost many Of his
best horses, which were valued at from
5000 to $500 each. One handsome dun
stallion and Mr. Forepaugh's bay driving
horse, valued at 81 600 each. were killed.
The total number killed was twenty-seven.
The twenty-three saved from the wreck
were badly cut and bruised. MT FOrepaugh
estimates his total loss at SIS, 600.
The mountain lions of Montana are
large and ferociOus and they frequently at
tack full grown steers. The Territory Offers
/ SO for every scalp, and the cowboys make
quite a business of hunting them In the win
( ter. Lions are often killed measuring nine
/ feet from tip to tip, and weighing 200 to 300
/ pounds. Many more measuring from 10 to
/ II feet are frequently bagged, and OCCASION
/ a monster reaching u feet.
/ Seven -eighths of the whole crop Of pep
permint raised for oil manufacturing Is
said to be grown in Wayne county, \. y.
where MI Hotchkiss, 'the peppermint
king" has his establishments. The aver
age crop Yields between SO, 900 and 100, 600
pounds of oil, which Ccrude) has ruled for
/ some months past at from 1919 to 81
pound.
Several persons died suddenly in Hutch
| ic. An Investigation showed that the vic
Tins had been eating picked beef contain
ing poison The butcher protested he mad
never sold poisoned meat. and to prove the
assertion gave some to his two children,
who quickly died. Excitement runs high.
Hugh Gavigan, postmaster at Colum-
bus, Kan. was last week found guilty OF
conspiracy to blow up the county court
house, and thus destroy the record Of Ger.
tain land frauds. Sentence has not beer
fixed. Gavigan's bondsuen have taker
charge Of the postofice. Several other con
spirators await trial.
AT Cunningham, Missouri, on Tuesday
afternoon, Maud, Cora and Anna Daven
port were playing in a sand pit, when tht
r sand caved in and buried all three. Aun'
) freed herself and dug away the earth abov
Cora, uncoveTing'her face. thus ellowin
e. her to breathe and saving her life. Tn
, body of the other girl she was unable {
fnd and she ran to the nearest house 70
!. aid. Cora was taken out uninjured. 'bu
Maud was dead when found.
- Early marriages Sc the rule anon
s French Canadians. Originating in The earl
q history OF the country, when women weT
. few and the Govrnment and Church slib
: encouraged girls in their teens TO becOu
20 wives. the practice has become permaneI
and for lads who have not reached their N;
iority to be fathers and girls of 16 to I
mothers Is too common to cause remark.
l. Reason Stamper and Hattie Dinkir
)f were married the other evening in Ashlan
n KY. Just after the ceremony France
is Piles, an old flame of Reasons, wake
u through the room, shook her finger at tl
- groom and said That settles it." Lat
- she returned, called Reason into the ha
l. ard attempted to shoot him. She was di
h armed and arrested. Before she was tai
n en- away she said to the bride, who W
Id Just recovering from swoon You've 2
him at last, but you won't have him long
to and then she went away swearing tn
of Stamper should die.
q Il was a happy old man Of ninety, Ca
nf tsin John Grant who, by shaking han
"a with the President the other day, made {
ic record of having shaken bands with eve
m president from Washington down. 81 tn
ch you may live many years yet Mr.. Presiden
te said the old gentleman, land that your Il
in days may be your best IF l am as W
OF preserved at your age as you are, repT
u the President, 81 shall esteem myself We
u fortunate" You may not have such
"a record as l have, however, 20 grandchiIdr
- living out of rs born" was the reioind
81 and the old gentleman left the Presiden
or house in a very happy frame of mind.
ed -"Clem." Bishop, aged SCI enty yea
on was married near GreensbuTg, Kentucl
IN on Monday last week, to Retta Boston,
ere ward, a girl nine years of age "Bishor
on a back-wOods doctor and preac her, possil
% without diploma or license. His wife d
IA IA two weeks ago and the nelghbors thre
- ened to take from him this girl whom
on had adopted. To thwart them he procul
inc a license and was married. He presente,
Certificate from the girl, to obtain the lcen
that she was twenty-seven years Of a
The officer who gave the license supec
icb something wrong and sent a messenger
al recall It, but ne reached the place Just al
8 a the marriage ceremony had been perfor