The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-05-21
NEWS AND OTHER sOTINGs.

-Grasshoppers have appeared in Adams
county, ILL.,. IN vast numbers, and are doing
great damage to vegetation.
"A Chicago man who began saving hog
bristles at the Chicago slaughter house now
lives in a mansion and is worth fortune.
"A cave large enough to accommodate all
the citizens of the town is to be dug at
Clifton, D. r. 1t Is 10 be designed as a
safeguard from cyclones.
Melons were first called cantelopes from
being cultivated at Canteluppi, villa near
Rome, where they bad been introduced
from Armenia by missionaries.
Mrs. ]. l.. Buckingham, of Sanoms.
is the richest fruit grower In California,
owning mile long or chard Of pear, peach,
cherry and apricot trees.
Jumbo. the mammoth Cumberland
county, " j. steer, was slaughtered at
BridgetOn on Tuesday. 1t was six years
old and weighed alive $500 pounds. 1t re-
quired thirty-six blows Of the az to fell the
animal The skin on its forehead was an
Inch in thickness.
"A blush!ng young woman entered the
Circuit Clerks Office in PerTyVille, Mo-. the
other day and asked IL a certain young
man had taken out a license to marry
certain young woman. She looked much
relieved when the Clerk said mo" 'Well,
don't give him One," she said. i've got
the first claim on him."
Sixteen years ago. while hunting, Dr.
Thomas F. Jones Of Kingston. Ga, lost
valuable gold watch. 1t could not be
found. In time the woods were cleared
and the ground cultivated where the watch
Na nd dau fRTmRF
plOughed up the lost watch, which seemed
to be In almost perfect condition.
According to the Santa Ann. (Cal
Standard, bees are overrunning the whole
OF that part Of the country. SchoolhOnses,
churches. and even private dwellings have
been captured by immense swarms Of bees,
and In some districts the people are utterly
unable to make Any head against them.
The missionaries OF the Presbyterian
Church In South China, have sent a memo
rial to the General Assembly, calling stten-
tion to the barbarous treatment the Chinese
have received In the United States. and suR-
gestinR that there is danger that China may
retaliate and thrust American missionaries
out OF the Empire.
The Hon. H. W. Archer. OF Belair,
(Md.,) has horse that has struck for
shorter working hours. he works with
perfect cheerfulness all day at the plough,
but as soon as the sun goes down no amount
OF persuasion or punishment will bulge
him to take another step In the furrow
Arbitration has not been resorted to.
"A man named Thomas, from Patrick
county, Va, jumped from a passenger
train on the Virginia Midland Railway as Il
was nearing Alexandria He was badly
cut about the head. On hearing the whis-
tie blow he supposed the train had reached
the city, and rising from his seat In the car
ran to the door and jumped OF. He was
not accustomed to travelling in the cars.
"A son OF Reuben Bowers of Sharps
burg, Md, only eight years old, a week ago
wantonly set fire to Urias Knode's stable
because he was refused ride on a horse
The boy appears to have a mania for de.
stroying property in this manner On one
occasion he built a fire against blacksmith
shop, and another time tried to burn a cart
by lighting some bay IN 1t. He was re-
leased on account Of bis youth
The origin OF the Swiss Confederacy
dates back to 1903. But there is a republic
named San Marine, In Northeast Italy
which sprang into existence in AL, of which
little thought has eyer been taken The
country would not now be noticed, only
that it has been ostentatiousIy stated a rail-.
road is to be constructed which twill ira
verse the entire republic" This is not so
stupendous an undertaking as might be-
thought, since the len 9Th Of the road Is only
% miles.
The dial faces OF the huge cIoek-tbe
second largest In the worId-whIch are to
90 into the tower OF the Public Buildings In
Philadelphia, will be % feet In diamater
and more than 70 10 circumference
The minute hands will be IL feet in length,
and at the expiration of every so seconds
Will move over 13 inches. The hour hands,
one foot shorter, will move more than 81
feet every hour. Chimes OF bells will prob
ably be connected with the elaborate mech
anism. so that the quarters. halves and
hours will be must caIly announced.
Aches and pains long borne make even
the young feel old. The true remedy Is Par
ker's Tonic. 1t purifies the blood, sets In
order the liver and kidneys, banisbes pain
and builds up the health. Besides It has
the reputation OF doing what we claim for
1t.
1t is stated on high authority that the
city authorities OF New York are contem-
plating the arrest and prosecution of the
proprietors of all halls in which Anarchists
and Socialists meet for the purpose of drill
Ing and practicinR Workmanship. The mat.
ter will be brought te the attention of the
grand jury with view to breaking up
meetings OF Socialists aud Anarchists
Ia oto 4oH > kxok
on trial for the murder of Preller at the
Southern Hotel, st. Louis, will be tn at Prel.
ler died from chloroform administered at
bis request By the accused to prepare him |
for an operation for a secret disease for
which Maxwell had been treating him. |
When death resulted Maxwell became |
took to drink and finally flight |
Louis Kel's wife is dying at ST. Vital, |
near Winnipeg. Since the execution OF her |
husband she has been in a state of the deep |
est dependency. Three days ago she be- |
came quite demented and during the alb |
ience of her family took her two-year. old |
boy In her arms and started sor Sc. BonI. |
race, to visit the grave of her husband |
she was found half way to the villaye lying
on the road, exhausted, with the child in her /
arms.
Miss Carrie Dodge, who recently disap-
peared from Stoneham, Mass, aud was sup
posed to have eloped with a gypsy, was
found in Medford on Monday night and ta-
Ken home. She refuses to give any account
ot her wanderings, but lt is believed that she
married the gypsy but repented and left the
band.
Mrs. Lc uis Schwenk, living near EastoD,
has given information that her husband was