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Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-11-18
A Noble BOY.

One morning the engineer of en ex-
press train on an Eastern road was
startled by the sudden appearance on the
track ahead of boy who was frantic
ally waving piece of red flannel. In.
terpreting this, of course, as a warning
of danger, the engineer instantly whis.
tied for down brakes" Just then the
train, which had been going at the rate
OF sixty miles an hour, turned a sharp
curve, and cry of horror broke from
the lips OF bo.h eegineer and fireman,
for in the center of the track, but few
yards ahead, was large boulder. In a
few seconds the train came to stand
still, the cowcatcher almost touching the
huge stone. j.,
A few seconds later the boy who had
saved the lives of so many OF his fellow
creatures was surrounded by the pale
aud excited passengers, who were listen
ing to the story of the rescue.
81 was walkin' along the track on my
way to my Sunday.school teachers house
when | see that stun on the track, "
began the little fellow, modestly and if
his grammar was not OF the best no one
thought OF criticising it then. II knew
this train was pretty near due, an
made up my mind I'd have ter stop her.
So looked around and found this here
fannel--it's piece of an old hag, ye
see, that some signal mans fired away
an run ahead with it--an' that's all
there is ter tell"
"You are o noble boy" said an old
gentleman, in voice broken with emo.
ton. "Friends," he added, turning to
his fellow-passengers, "this little hero
mnst not go unrewarded. am going to
pass my hat around for contributions for
his bsnefit, and here is So note for my
share"
Some Of the passengers took their de-
parture in considerable haste at this. but
many remained, and in few minutes a
heap of coin and crisp bank notes was
thrust in,o the hands of the blushing
md be wi!dered little fellow. Then the
old gentleman who had started the col
lection handed him card, saying:
'Here, you have my name and ad-
dress, my lad, and if you ever need a
friend, come to ms.
Then, the boulder having been remove d
from the track, the train started. 1T Q
boy watched until it disappeared in the
distance; then he sat down beside the
track and began counting the money. 1t
was then that five other boys emerged
from behind cIump of bushes by the
roadside and advanced toward our ex-
hero.
"Yer done it bully" said one of them.
"How much did yer get!"
"Forty.seven dollars and ninety
cents" was the reply. 'Ill give you
fellows yer share before we go home.
Say, don't this lay over pickin' huckle-
berries and sellin' 'em for five cents a
quart? Well, l should ejaculate!"--lTid-
Bits.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-11-18

REUNITED AFTER TWENTY
YEARS.
A Romantic story From the
Mines of Penusylyania.

In 1862 a young Welsh couple by the
name of Morgan came to the Lehigh
coal region, where the husband, who
was miner, had procured work in the
mines, A few months after he enlisted
in a company that was being raised to
join Pennsylvania regiment in the war
and went to the front. A short time
afterward his wife gave birth to child.
She received one letter from her hus-
band, and then never heard from him
again. The smallpox broke out in the
mining village where she lived, and both
she and her child contracted the disease,
but both recovered. The regiment in
which Morgan enlisted suffered terribly
during the war, and but few returned
| to their homes when it was over. Nor
gan did not return. His wife had re-
moved to the Lykens Valley coal re.
gions in 1864, believing that her hus-
band was dead She conducted
boarding house in one of the small min
! ing villages in the Lykens Valley, her
boarders being principally miners. She
| was enabled to engage in the business
through the kindness of middle-aged
miner named Schell, widower. In 1870
she married Schell. In 1879 he was
killed by fall of coal in the mines. He
left three children and his stepson, Ed
| ward Morgan, whom he had always
treated as his own child. He left some
little property, which he willed to his
widow during her lifetime. or until she
remarked. In event of her death or
her marriage, the property was to be
divided equally between the four chill
dren. The widow continued the board.
ing house after her husbands death.
A few weeks ago, as miner from tie
Lykens Valley states, the Welsh hus-
band, David Morgan, appeared at the
boarding house and made himself
known. His identity was unmistakable.
1t seems that the report had been re-
ceived in the company of which Morgan
was a member that his wife and child
both died with the smallpox, and the
report was confirmed by the statement
made by a new recruit from the neigh
borhood. Morgan had been taken pris-
oner, and was not released until peace
was declared. Broken in health, he de-
termined to return at once to Wales,
where he regained his health and again
went to mining. During the fall just
passed former acquaintance of his,
who had been working in the coal re.
gions of Pennsylvania tor many years,
returned to Wales, when he was sur
prised to find Morgan alive and well.
The acquaintance knew that Morgan's
wife and child had recovered from their
illness, and that she had removed to
Lykens. Morgan sailed for America at
once, and the husband and wife, who
had believed one another to be dead for
twenty years, met under the circum-
stances mentioned. The meeting was a
happy one, although it brought peou-
liar complication in the domestic affairs
of the wife. The marriage ceremony
was again performed between them, the
wife being married under the name Of
Schell. Morgan, who had saved a snug
fortune since his return to Wales, pur.
chased the right of Schell's children in
their properly, and adopting them as
his own the family returned to Wales.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-11-18

The leaves that turn will never re-
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-11-18
Before and After Election.

Then came the battle of the fall,
And speculation rife,
While candidates were anxious all
To join the coming stIife..
But that they were full OF wiles
The keen observer noted;
And ON they put their sweetest smiles,
To greet the man who voted;
But since election, quite change
Has come DER them, you bet;
They look upon the man as strange,
That erst with smiles they met.
And when the laboring man they meet,
And there's no chance to hide,
With rapid step they cross the street
And take the other side.
Boston Courier.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-11-18

"Say, old man, have you heard from
Short lately? wonder how he is get.
ting on"
81 haven't heard from him for year;
30 suppose he must be making
money"
How SO? What do you mean?"
"Why, If he wasn't, he would have
tried to borrow Of me before this.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-11-18

C n
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-11-18
INTEREST.
When and Where Pay.
DATE.
MATURE.
RATE.
PURPOSE.

wing CHOICE BONDS. PREPAID
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-07-02
Teach Them 20 Swim.

The necessity of having children
taught to swim cannot be too strongly
impressed upon the minds Of mothers.
There Is sure to be a time when the
knowledge viii be Of important service.
4 child may begin at six years Of age.
The motions are very easily taught. 4
swimming school is, of course, the most
convenient place in which to learn. If,
however, the child is taught in still
water with a rope fastened about the
waist and secured to a pest or some OBJ
ject on terra firma, there is no danger
even in deep water. A life-preserver
gives feeling of security to a timid be.
ginner. There are few German children
who cannot swim. Prussian soldiers
have to learn swimming as a part OF
their military training. The grand
trouble of teaching children to swim in
this city is the lack of water. They
might be hidden to hang their clothes
on hickory limb when starting out on
some pleasure expedition, but to bid
them don't go near the water, - would
be entirely a work Of supeIerogation.-
AltoOpd NetCS.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-07-02
Mistakes OF Life.

Somebody has condensed lbsr,-.,
OF life, and arrived at the ,o-o,.-,
that there are fourteen OF thar :,
people would say, II they told tbs,--S
that there vas no limit 70 tbs me-
Of life that they were like tbs -
the ocean or the sands OF tbs ~. : :
number, but it is well to be sern-,,. -
Here, then, are fourteen g-ss, -.
takes 1T Is great mistsFs - -
our own standard OF tight and -
and Judge people accordingly n -.
ure the enjoyment OF Others bv ON, -
to expect uniformity OF opinion 4, f.,.
world to look for judgment s,5 :
perlence in youth to endssvor n ,,,.-,
al dispositions alike 10 Yield n i--.
teTisl trifes TO look for perfsot,, :
our own actions ; to worry oBr..,,..
and others with what cannot he ,s-
edied not to alleviate 81 TIN, ,..5,
alienation as far as lies In our nov,,
not to make allowances for tbs iBs-ni
ties Of others to consider svsrvtA,r.
impossible that We cannot perform. ;
believe only what our finite minds "a,
grasp; to expect to b9 sbls 20 ur5s,
stand everything.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-07-02
Lying With the Head High.

1t is often question amongst people
who are unacquainted with the anatomy
and physiology of man, whether lying
with his head exalted or even the body,
is most wholesome. Those who consult
teeir own case on the point argue in
favor of that which they prefer. Now.
although many delight in bolstering up
their heads at night, and sleep soundly
without injury, it is nevertheless a dan
gerous habit. The vessels through
which blood passes from the heart TO the
head, are always Iessened in the cavities
when the head is resting in bed higher
than the body therefore, in all diseases
attended with fever, the head should be
pretty near on a level with the body
and people ought to accustom them
selves to sleep in this position TO avoid
danger, T,-HUu's Journal Of Health.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-07-02
Coke, and How it's Made.

Coke is the solid product left when all
the moisture and gaseous matters have
been expelled from bituminous coal.
There are two kinds gas coke, which
is obtained from the TetOrts os gas.
works, after the gases have been seper-
ated and oven coke, which ia made by
burning the coal in kiln, with little
exposure to the air. Gas coke produces
but feeble heat. and though it is used
70 a considerable extent as fuel in cities
being a cheap sort, it is regarded by
manufacturers as mere cinders. Oven
coke, on the other hand. Is capabJe of
producing intense heat, and IS yaIued
for use in furnaces OF sme!ting metals
and also IN locomotives of underground
railways. whore the smoke Of bftUnin-
Gus coal is very undesirable. at mines
0t biLuminous coal, coke is made in
large quantities, as in its manufacture
all the fine refuse coal, screenings and
coal dust, that would otherwise be
thrown away, can be utilized, Two meth
DDS Of cooking are in use. One is. by
burning the coal in ovens Of fire brick
made for the purpose, these being usu-
ally about twelve feet square and ten
feet in height. a door is made near
the top through which the coal is put
in, space being left for it to swell, while
holes in the coverings of the oven allow
the escape of the gases. The coal is
then ignited from below, and a trench
under the oven admits the air necessary
for combustion. About forty-eight
hours are necessary to complete the
cooking process. The other method of
making coke is by burning 1t in the open
heap. 1t is piled in long ranges, often
containing many hundred tons over a
shallow trench or air passage extending
their entire length. The heap is then
fired, and when it is once thoroughly
atire coke dust or ashes is heaped upon
It, and when thoroughly covered in this
way the fire is left for several days tC
smother and cool. This is a wasteful
process, as much of the heap becomes
ashes before the rest has been thorough.
Iy coked. In some parts Of Virginia
and other southern states beds of natural
coke is found Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-07-02
THE RATTLESNAKE.
Facts Concerning Two Species of Vile
and Poisonous Reptiles.

The rattle consists Of a number often
twenty OF thirty, of dry perchment, or
shell-ike pieces strung loosely but firm
ly together, and are shaken by fore
and aft motion of the snakes tail. It
sounds very like peas in a dry pod. The
seven year locust and some of the grass
hOppers make a very similar noise.
These rattles are rather brittle and
many are broken of and lost. They are
produced at different lengths Of time,
owing to the vigor, health, or food of
the bearer Sometimes two are added
in the same year, so the number of rat
tie does not indicate the age, as is gen
orally supposed. They are like the
flowers that bloom in the spring. They
have nothing TO do with the case.
There is considerable speculation as
to just why the rattle is attached to this
snake. 1t can't be for the snakes pro-
lection, else the young ones, being most
in need Of protection, would have the
most Tattles; whereas it is the adult
which has the most. Neither can it be
for the purpose Of warning man and
other animals of its proximity as this
Is Just what his snakeship does not want
to have known: besides, there are many
| other serpents just as venomous which
4 have no such apendage. The copper
/ head has only a bony tip on its tail.
/ Some writer says it is for the purpose of
/ startling small animals from their hid
/ ing places; but the rule is that if an
| animal is startled when hiding, it only
/ crOuches the closer in its crypt. That
is a question which Will have to go Un-
/ answered. At all events, whatever use
it is TO the snake it is like the cucumber
| OdOT of cOppeTheads, it serves a good
purpose to man, and when either of the
warnings is noticed in the woods it is a
pretty safe thing TO move out Of range.
Rattle and cOpperheads live in damp,
cool places, although fond of basking in
sunshine. They feed upon young rab-
bits, rats, mice and small birds. Their
are inclOsed in eggs, which have mem.
brane for q shell. These are Matched in
the mothers body, and the little snakes
are born alive. These two serpents
strike their prey and the poison acts in a
very short tlme-less than a minute. II
the victim escapes the first effort Of the
serpents, they never pursue it. AL
though fatal to a small animal it is ex-
ceedingly doubtful whether it is virulenl
enough to compass the death of human
being or a large animal There are SC
many remedies which always prove sue
cessful that the probability is that re-
coveTy would take place without THEN
use. To kill, the venom must be intro
/ ducsd into the blood. 1t can be taker
into the stomach with impunity. Pigs
attack, kill and eat rattIesnakes. The
| poison does not get into their ciTcula
ti0E.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-07-02
When 70 Work.

Most people allow that early rlsi1, q.
advantageous, but there are. 60 bs sss,.
ed, comparatively few brsln.v0,Er-
who adopt the habit. They alleys. 81
with some reason, that they can vol
best at night. because the surrouD5frys
are quiet and there il freedom from dis,
tUrbance. When they state. hov,vpr.
that they themselves fesl bsttsr stsl
for work they are. as 8 general rrls.
misinteTpTetinR their Owl sensailo1s
they feel quiet because they are tlrs3
one part seems fit to work because TIE
other is too weary to protest A rs.
course TO tea, coffee OF alcohol hsl1s ,ls
mind for time, but the effect Of thazs
stinluE upon the vesried organism Is
only to incresse the penalty thai MS.
sooner or later be paid u tbs form D.
slseplessness and other evidences G.
nervous disturbance. Morning B lhs
time to work.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-07-02
The Waste of Life.


An English naturalist remarks that it
is sad reflection that while the turbot
lays 1900, 1000 eggs, not more than one,
on an average, ever lives to reach matur-
ity. In fsh generally it takes yearly
at least hundred thousand eggs for
each individual, to keep up the average
Of the species. In frogs and amphi bians
few hundred are amply sufficient.
Reptiles often lay only a much smaller
number. In birds whi b hatch their
own eggs and feed their young, from
ten to two eggs per annum are quite
sufficient to replenish the earth. Among
mammals, three or four at birth is a
rare number, and many of the larger
sorts produce one calf or fOal at time
only. In the human race at large. a
total Of five OF six children for each
married couple during a whole life time
makes up sufficiently for infant mortal
itY and all other sources Of loss, though
among saYages a far higher rate is usu-
ally necessary, In England an average
Of four and half children per family
sufices 20 keep the population station
arg.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-07-02
The Feet OF a Bee.

Naturalists say that the feet of the
common working bee exhibit the COM
binatiOn Of & basket, brush and d pair
Of pincers. The brush, the hairs of
which are arranged III symmetrical
rows, is only to be seen with microscope.
With this brush OF fairy delicacy the
bee brushes its velvet robes to remove
the pollen dust with which it becomes
loaded while sucking up the nectar.
Another article, followed like spoon,
receives all the gieanings which the in
sects carries to the hive. Finally by
opening them, one upon another, by
means of hinge, these two pieces be-
come a pair of pincers, which render
important service in the construction Of
the combs
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-07-02
The Shops oTHavsps

The shops and cafes of IL.
surely more bright and Interest s't
those of any other city. Az As 'aal
shops you viii find no grea, ,'-s ,-.ss as
ments covering a half-acre NJ ,-,,O. - 80.
half a 1ozen stories high, and g. s..-l1
the feeling Of despair 70 s-t.- o-s
they are al on one floor. hfrb %.
pretty, and many ladies have COO.
shopping from their csrrfs-.' NJ. O
America it is the effort NJ -, IL
get goods Of every earthly - |,
under one roof. Here the ,b.-i.-'-
more characteristic and insi-;sl AZ
as rule. One WILL deal IN ~
trimmings another may show - =
lines Of linen gloves, far, -.'i- -'ti-
and umbrellas may be fours =. s@'a'oa
again shop will sell wooden, 60
ly another prints and co,t,-| ,.-a.'s'
rarely will you find the nofIor =. 4:
So too, outside Of the fertile 1T ,os-
these divisions in trade ar, r'-.a ,A-'.a
observed. a Photographic is 1-o-i7
artist bronze goods do not ipc,r5. a. q L
tery the jeweler sells jewsl-v -, - P2-
and watches the woodervs-- -.'OI'
ware, and basket-wsre Ds-,t-,. '''--
not each all the others and -. -, Az
chants do not sell soap. In an gs. ','
shops there is 8 richness 81. '-5s5
not obtrusiyeness, in display and 80. o.'
one end Of the city to anotbs, ~, '.ll
ness, brightness, lightness. and - l'l'-
OF the shop form much Of Hsvs1.,- :
tractiveDess.-Ch Chicago Ns,r, ~
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-07-02

The first herd Of cattle known o. tAs
contlnet Of America we're brought By
Columbus on his second voyage. From
these, and from other small hsrl5
brought by later Spanish navigator,
the wild cattle OF South AmsTics De-
scended. In 1853, the POrtugsN .o-k
cattle and hogs to Newfoundland s13
Nova Scotia. The Canadian Usttls
were introduced In 16O6. In l620 Viz
gnis had 500 head OF cattle. The nos.
stringent laws were introduced II l5lA
It Is said that for 8 time prices FsEs
regulated by color, 8 red csf being
cheaper than e black ODs because . VS.
more likely TO be mistaken by the wolves
for a deer and killed.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-07-02

a fat hog IS no test Of good p1rE,
Flesh must De healthy TO be good a.
a general thing fat hogs are not hsa-.1!
animals, nor is the ipork the best gus-!'
ty. The wise buyer would prefer, i-i
his own use, the hog that is not - e,
as to be able to help itself to i'5 food
The blood ought to be pure, and 10 5s7a
this so the hog must be able 70 n57a
about easily, The over-fattsned hog
has impure blood, hence impure 1ssa,
Besides, no one wants sIl fst to ne
sacrifice Of the lean.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-07-02

The ancient Romans employed a large
sack, made Of pig skin or leather. for
tie transport Of oil or wine. A con-
tr.ysnce Of precisely the same kind is
still employed in Italy for the transport
and sale Of oil.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-07-02
Warriors Gates.

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For the COWbOy-Plsin cake,
For the man with bunionf-1eEa
cake.
For the house builder-Rsiiln' csks'
-Rdmbler.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-07-02
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food; heartburn, feeling OF
weight and wind in the ston-
ach, bad breath, bad taste in
the mouth, low spirits, general
prostPatiOn, headache. and
constipation. There Is no form
Of disease more prevalent than
Dyspepsia, and none so pecul-
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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-07-02

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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-07-02

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