The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-05-28
NEWS AND OTHER NOTINGS.

the last year by no fewer than IA, GOO per-
sons.
Ayers Sarsaparlla has such concen
trsted, curative power that 1t is by far the
best, cheapest, and surest blood purifier
known.
-Johp A Logan thinks that a man who
passed through the war and then blew of
his arms while firing gun on the Fourth Of
July should have a pension.
-Erysipelas and Salt Rheum was driven
entirely away from Mrs. j. G. Anderson
Peshtigo, Wis, by Burdock Blood Btters
No equal as a blood purifier.
AT Carrolltown, KY, on Monday, 8
young man named Whitehead, killed his
sweetheart and then himself because heI
parents opposed their marriage.
Henry Todd. of Darien, Ca, who died
recently, was one of the richest coIored men
in the country, leaving an estate valued at
! S125.000. It was mostly amsssed in the
| lumber trade.
Tive men were noticed at Council Bluffs
! working out their poll tax. They had but
one shovel, and while one used the shovel
the other rested. In this way they were
worrying along. making two days work in
one.
The swapping of dog at her legs,
though no bite was inflicted, so frightened a
little girl in New Haven the other day that
she became ILL., effusion of blood to the head
ensued. and she died in commissions before
morning.
While snake-charmer Hathaway WAS
exhibiting big anaconda In St. Louis the
other ha
Hatnaway's body, struck him savagely on
the head, biting him severely. 1t is thought
that the man will die.
"A. j. DevOe, the meteorologist, predicts
June TO be very cold, wet month, with
strong easterly winds; the Icebergs will
drift unusually near the New England
coast, and overcOsts will feel comfortable
for the Fourth of July.
Swain Anderson, one OF the wealthiest
and most respected farmers Of Mountain
Grove, No., was shot aUd killed Saturday
night while on bis way home foom Masonic
lodge meeting. No motive except robbery
is given as the cause of the murder.
The crop bulletins from the spring and
winter wheat belts east of the Rocky Noun
tains show no especial change from that Of
last week, beyond the fact that serious
damage is reported By chInchbugs In por-
tions Of Kansas and Southern Illinois.
The so-called peanut factories of Nor
folk, Va, handle and put on the market q
million and a half dollars worth Of peanuts
each year. The factory is simply a clean
Ing. polishing, and sorting establishment
and the work is ali done by machinery.
A man In pIaoar oornt,-
IRE In chimney that had been disused for
year. There appeared to be an obstruc-
tion Of some kind, and he understood what
1t was when 200 pounds OF honey melted
and raD down. The bees had been using it
for hive.
Lying, among the humble classes OF
Chinese workmen is very cheap. A man
who earns only four cents a day will live
on only two cents and two meals; the re-
naming two cents will pay for the shelf on
which he lies at night and what clothing he
may need.
Badness may be removed by the use OF
Halls Hair Renewer, which prevents the
hair from falling out, and stimulates It to
renewed growth ard luxurience. 1t also
restores faded or gray hair to its original
disease of the scalp.
The art Of distillation Is said to have
originated among the inhabitants of North
ern Europe. 1t was introduced into Spain
by the MOors about 115O It's use was early
abused, and in the reign of George IL. of
England duty of 2Os. a gallon was imposed
on ardent spirits
Mrs. William Sbearer, the wife OF an
English machinist In Atlanta, Ca, was no
tilted on Monday by mail that she had fallen
heir to $3.50, 900, and that it was awaiting
her order In England. The family was
thrown into great excitement, and received
congratulations all day long.
Heavy rains broke the dams of the Ba-
Varian fishery ponds at Columbus, Ind, on
Tuesday week, and 30, 900 German carp,
weighing from one to FIVE pounds. escaped,
besides over 1000, 900 of this years spawn
ing, involving loss to the proprietor. VAL
entlDe Shillsbower, of IS, 900.
Louis Weigsnd, OF Toledo, Ohio, while
on spree Sunday before last, bet that he
could eat three dozen soft boiled eggs He
slowed away %, when he was compelled to
stop. In short time be was taken sick
and the next day died. A felloW-Iunatic
who endeavored to keep pace with him Is
not expected to live.
"A lot OF boys In NiehoIasyille. XIV.
played at hanging the other day. and In
duced Walter Clarke, aged IL, to be banged.
He stuck bis head 10 the moose and a boy
kicked a barrel from under him, and then
bis companions ran away and left Walter
kicking. He was cut down by passing
men, but was unconscious for several
hours.
The United States leads the world In
point OF height of building. The PRINCIPAL
height of known buildings is as follows ::
Washington Monument, 555 feet; COLOGNE
Cathedral, 520 Rouen Cathedral, AGO
great pyramid of Egypt 47S; Cathedral Of
Strassburg, 466; Cathedral Of Vienna, 45s
st. Peters of Rome. 433 Capitol, Washing
ton, 2ss; spire of the Invalldes, S44.
"A Chinaman has been arrested AZ
Spokane Falls. W. T., for having removed
the figures 80 from revenue stamp in A
very skillful manner and pasted them on a
81 greenback in such a manner as to make
it appear as a $50 note. What is mo- sJI
Rular is the fact that be succeeded in get,
ting the bill changed, carrying away for It
$50 in good money.
1t is only the man who resorts to libel
suits. Mrs. George HartIng, of EIwood
Ind, considering herself sggrieved by
publication in local paper, assaulted the
editor Roy Hannah, with a peck OF the
most ancient eggs that could be picked up