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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-09-10
EOxiOus Weeds.

That class Of plants known as nOx-
iOus weeds is the coating which nature
hiss taken to cover up her waste places
and neglected soil. Without such a
covering the soil would become sterile,
unless cultivated by man and one-haIf
our forming lands would become a des-
ert. They are the outgrOwth of large
half-tilled farms. The average farmer
tries to till about twice as much land
as he can till properly and consequently
bis crops are about two-thirds weeds
and One-third grain. Our roadsides
abound with weeds, the fence corners
grow weeds and briers and our grain is
full Of weed seeds. The most common
weeds are the thistle, burdock and wild
parsnip, hut all of them can be done
away with through cultivation. Only
till what land you properly can, and 1
will assure you that the weeds can be
kept down. If you are not able to keep
them down on all your place, set out
forest trees or sell what land you are
not ableltO work as it should be worked
ana you Will IdlSb uOIts nave OeJIeT
health and make more money than you
did before. The best way to get rid of
Canada thistles is to thoroughly plow
your thistle patch and plant it in corn
or some other planted crop and then
cultivate and hoe the piece thoroughly
and cut of with the hoe every thistle
that comes up. Sow no weed seeds and
let nOneEgrow and you will be rid of
them. II the thistles flourish ID your
pasture, NOW them down several times
during the year:aud they will soon dis
appear To kill burdOck, wild parsnip,
etc, buy a grub hoe an instrument
something like an adz-snd cut of, just
below the surface Of the ground, every
burdOck OF parsnip you can find. The
Old root will not start again. Never
theless weeds will flourish as long as
farmers persist in working three or four
times as much land as they are able to.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-09-10
The Mountain Lions OF Montana.

Montana boasts the largest and most
ferociOus specimens of the mountain
lion to be found on thu Pacific coast.
They are found in great numbers all
through that country, and their ravages
extend so far as not only to attack weak
calves and yearlings on the ranges, but
also sheep, goats and full grown steers.
The natural home of the animal is there.
The creatures are so bold and have be
come so numerous that the settlers
are obliged to wage a war of extermi-
nation. The territory offers a bounty
of s. for every scalp, and in winter the
cowboys, having lots of spare time, de-
vote their energies to hunting the lions.
which they find to be profitable pur-
suit as well as full of adventure and ex-
citement. Specimens ale often killed
measuring nine feet from tip to tip, and
weighing 200 to 300 pounds. Many
more measuring from ten to eleven feet
are frequently bagged, and occasionally
a monster reaching twelve feet.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-09-10

A young woman from the s7r-.-
sued her ex-lover for breach of promise
and the lawyers, as usual. were s.g-,
al! sorts Of inquisitive questions.
You say, " remarked one. ..ths-.l
defendant frequently sat very close q
you ?''
Yes, was the reply, withs blush.
How close ?''
'ClOse enough that one cheer was Al
the setJin' room needed.
"And YOU say be put his arm around
you -
No, L didn't.
What did you say, then 2"
I said he put both arms around ne
Then what p
He hugged me.
Very hard ?''
Yes, he did; 50 den hard -1s.
came purity uear holleriu' lut"
Why didn't you, then 2"
Cause I was Altered he'd stop"
The court fell of the bsucl and tsl
to be carried out and pus under The -7
drant for resuscitati0n.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-09-10
Becoming a Desert.

The story that comes from Colorado
speaks III for its future. A large part
OF that State was included in what was
known years ago as the "Great American
Desert, " region reported to be parched
barren and uDinhabitable. The pioneers
came, the desert rolled back, and for a
while it bloOmed like garden. To-day
1t threatens to return to the parched and
dried up appearance it presented when
the first explorers saw it. The loss and
damage which have followed this change
OF climate, and the heat and drought of
the present summer, are already great.
Vegetation has been DESTROYED. the crOps
have been burnt up by the Intense heat.
and thousands of cattle have already
fallen victims to it. The cattle are being
rapidly rushed out of the State, where
there is barely water enough to supply
the demand OF the human residents
The Governor has been waited on. and
has promised all the assistance in his
power. He will see that the water in
the State is husbanded, and will prevent
It's mOnopolizatiOn by the great ditch
companies. But, withal. the situation
is disagreeable, the more so since the
people of Colorado believe that a perma-
nent change is going on in the climate
of their State. Its winters are more
severe. its summers hotter, and the sup
ply of water is growing annually less.-
This has been so marked for a number
of years past, that great fears are enter
tanned lest Colorado may be relapsing
into the condition of affairs prevailing
in the days of old, when a large portion
of its area was marked as the "Great
American Desert" :" Even if this prove
to be false alarm, the unfavorable
seasons that Colorado has had lately will
prove q check to its prosperity, showing
that it has reached the furthest limit of
its development.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-09-10
Bob's Composition on Cats.

y cat is q Curius animal II has re-
feet and also fore legs. lis head IS 81
one end Of its body and IT'S tale IS st t-i
other. When it walks its he'd goes a.--.
before and its tale follows along behind
It's front feet walks before ar6 It's l-t
feet walks along behind. II 8 ss- Z
tide to a cats tale il will not track V65-
1t walks. It is not good for D CAT % ti
a bunch Of fire crackers 10 its tale s..ts
1t is apt to walk too fast and gel heal.
ed, A cats tale is a good handle for O
pick the cat up by. but it's hard 90 tt'
cat. Cats can cline trees. Dogs cs1t
That is lucky for cats. When @ -'!
gifts after them they kin cline 3 TT a--
sass back without gittin' hurt. l1-
can't hit a cat. Wunct thru b1,s 81
one and hit a mole rooster. The e'
rooster he dide, but the cat didn't
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-09-10
wACEMTS WANTEnI

In every town there are numbers Of peopls tcho
TCiu bs glad 70 get this book. Il sells 20 her-
chants, Mechanics, Farmers and Professional men.
Thus every AGENT can puck out ffty or more in
tOtCn to whom he can feel sure OF selling It 70.
We want One Agent in every township, OF
county. ~ Any p.rsO1, with this book can
become a stLcccEsftl Z gent. For full particulars
and terms to agents, address
G. W. CARLETO II Z CO., Publishers, New York.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-09-10

Il see you are building youIse '-'
house. Mr.. Brown. - d" " es' H.-
right" "Made the money on. '' '-
kew 7 suppose. - NO" "N 1lr y,
are liquor dealer, are you n'- .ta
yes, but the money I'm putting --.. --
house was made out OF me n
put into the whiskey which ] SOU
Won see 2''
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-09-10


one July might said e tall " assacu
man, II had ny wheat stacked an ready
i0r .tlegaluE. az. vent TO baL feeling a.
rich as if owned the courJry. About
midnight heard clap of thunder, and
the house began to rock like willow
tree, Then everything was quiet for a
while, and 1 went to sleep. Early the
next morning my wife got up and looked
ont of the window.
John, said she, where on earth is
your wheat p
"'What, said I, jumping out of bed,
what's that you say p
Where's the wheat p
81 looked out ot the window too. and
1 saw, stranger, the most remarkable
sight l ever saw. There wasn't a grain
of wheat within mile of me. Ny barn
yard was gone, the horse, the cows, and
even the pigs we're gone. There wasD .
a remnant of my barn. 1 dressed and
walked out of doors. The place was all
changed, tranger-changed in a single
night. My house was sitting in a garden
by the side of a creek. There was a
new barn in the yard, some red COWS
mine were white some black pigs-all
mine were spotted, and instead of wheat
there was the all iredest stack of corn
stalks you ever looked at. thought al
first that 1 was dreaming, and asked my
wife to kick me. but 1 wasn't. About
breakfast time some neighbors came in
and asked where Mr.. Jones was. I had
never heard of him.
" He used to live here, they said
He lived here last night
Then 1 told them of the crash aud
| the rocking, and shey said must have
| been struck by tornado. | asked them
where was. They said was in Izurd
county, which was fifty miles south OF
where L went to bed. Sure enough. thev
were right. The strangest part of il
was, the house wasn't hurt a bit. The
| roof, even, didn't leak. The neighbors
said it was visitation of Providence.
and the place belonged to me. But that
wasn't al, stranger, About a wear
after that l heard from some of nv old
nelghbOrs that Jones' house had been
moved right up to where my old house
stood, by the same blasted wind. Both
of US concluded to stay where we were.
and avoided any trouble on that account.
I've been away three months, and can t
exactly say where 1 do live now, but !
expect L am still at the old stand -
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-09-10
RILI0uSNESS,

Bilious symptoms invariably
arise from indigestion, such as
fuPred tongue, vomiting of bile,
giddiness, sick headache, iP-
regular bowels. The liver Sc
cPetes the bile and acts like a
filter or sieve, to cleanse impu-
rites of the blood. BY irregu-
laPity IN its action or suspen-
sions Of its functions, the bile
Is liable to overflow into the
blood, caUsingj jaundice, sallow
complexion, yellow eyes, bill
iOus diarrh6a, 8 languid,
weary feeling and many other
distressing symptoms. Bilious
ness may be properly termed
an affection of the liver, and
can be thoroughly cured by the
grand regulator Of the liver
and hillary organs, BURD0CK
BLOOD BITTERS. Act upon the
stomach, bowels and liver,
making healthy bile and pure
blood, and opens the culverts
and sluiceways for the outlet
Of disease. Sold everywhere
and guaranteed to cure.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-09-10
The death of Miss Abigail Bates ST


The death Of Miss AbsCaiI Bates 81
Scituste. Mass. recalls a fsvortts s.1s
of youthful shrewdness and her1-sn.
During TIE war Of 1912 two litt.sEii
prevented the British force from .s1l.ls
at that place by conCealinE thsnls- va
in a clump of bushes and playing v2A
Gus martial music on a fife and drum
Miss Bates and her companion were .-'
only persons in the immediate l5cai4
at the time. the male residents ha'.-s
been engaged in duties at 8 Tsll'
point. These children enioyed tfe -.~
tinction OF having defeated the Eng
troops. Miss Bates was 50 years Oh D
the time Of her death.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-09-10
Gibraltar

a tourist through GsUrz.s-...-
quaint town. 1t was that werodefb,, 4
with its European stores and h.l,--...lga,
African stalls, its medley Of 80 So O
English, Spanish and Arab, -.
tunes from every part OF the T. Us
Up, up, up, until we reached ~ 'al'.
range Of fortihcations, and sr,,-.. .oS'i
view and the clear air. Than -as
gate opened before us. and =. ser
through the lower tier of the ,.r. ''2s
passing the great guns that e. = e,
ally hold any foe, however ST..
respectful distance. Arrived a. s., a. .
per tier, we had to dismount sr5 -R y,
up and up. back and forth. nr,r ','i
stood in st. Georges Hal. with =. V
guns and room for. perhaps loo '.- y
men. 80
Ihroughimiles upon miles oF,-...
les through numberless chsnbss- .'''
IN the solid limestone. evs-r ~
with hammer and chfsel M, --'.As
used in the whole. except n On las
portfolios. Stepping out onto .-- IS
natural balcony we looked dow --l'1 -'1
700 feet to the town. trsced "a. 70.
British sentiDsls and than fbs --7 u
outPosts just beyond the neutral -. ---1-
about a quarter Of a mile wide "a
haps mile and half. long Co..
from the Mediterranean to The t
Gibraltar. Still further on was -, y. \.
where sat the Spanish Queen and - Il.
on in dismsy as outpost after 80
yielded to British valor and tbs --.5- -.
her country went to hostile net. ''
Back again to our doDkavs "a
wound our way along the SoBtrs-- s "
of the rock to the signal ststfo- -, -,
feet above the sea. The view - ~
nihceEt. To the north Iay The p--S.
Mountains and the snow-cappz5 So
Nevada ; eastward the blue vs..-- !,
the Mediterranean. calm BE --,
and dotted with white sails IA
the coast Of Africa, with its Oar. .-
bidding cliffs, and the Atlas ~
rose up before rs. Just bsbfr7 ,- -
the city Of Gibraltar, with f+s 80
row Of guns, Scarcely relieved hr -
luxGriant fOliage-even il 0s,s-,,.-.
o. the Alameda. Then came ~ =
with its coal barges, and It's num-.
steamers bound TO every uusr.sr ~ -
globe, and, beyond, the town o. A..
ras and the hills stretching avsv = n.
dIz. Poor Spain.
Below the signal station are s,,--
not the least remarkable ar--- n.
sights Of this interesting place. We.
tied but one,-uhst of St. Mfcbsa. s-s
were content to 60 no farther nm. !,
return to our ship impressed more .1.-
ever with the wonderful grip F-g-,-5
has upon the Levant. Aupsrerfv ls-
position here is almost imurerrsh.a :
With a garrison of 5000 nen. provision.
for five years, with large water s---rf=s
and the solid rock TO live IN. it's 5f4--r.
to see what can disIodge her.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-09-10

Mamma. are we sll made Of dls-
Yes, my son.
Il was born in January, Wasl a.
Yes, little boy
But there isn't any dust 10 5sL-''-
The ground is al frozen mp 10 Ja--'-'
isn't it Y''
For heavens sake don't ask So --'-
foolish questions, Johnny.
But I am maze of dust, ain d.
Yes, of course
why don't 1 get muddy inside VIC
/ drink water 2'
"Oh, Lord, child, give me I57''
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-09-10

When hunger pinches, poverty braves
the storm.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-09-10

81 wish, John, you could be contented
to settle down and live like other people
and not go rowing all over the country.
You must remember that a rolling stone
gathers no moss. -
True enough, father but you must
also remember that "a setting hen never
gets fat, -
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-06-05
-MARTlaSBURG INDEPENDENT
Saturday. june >, 1856.
EHuAmOrOms.

Then what did you marry him
for?'
80 that he would stay down town
evenings and not hang around me
all the time
An Illinois editor defines q phi
lanthropist as a Jealous person bent
on doing the greatest possible good
to the greatest possible number with
the greatest possible amount of 9th
er peoples money.
A small child being asked by a
Sunday school teacher what did
the Israelites do after they had cross
ed the Red Scar answered: Il don't
know, ma'am, but / guess they dried
themselves
An Eastern contemporary icom-
plains about the men who begin
their Sunday school speeches wa, WIN
when | wes a little boy.' And yet
itS~wouId not do for them to say,
sWhen / was little giri.' q
Acitiaen of Buffalo inquiries Why
cannot we have subterranean ho-
tel at Niagara, underneath the Amer
can fallsn Probably because that
would be running the hotel business
into the ground.
At the antiquary's: Collector of
Curos-'Have you any genuine Ro-
man falchions p Dealer(offhis guardD
81 am sorry, but they're all being
rusted and won't be ready until next
week.
Architecture is called frozen mu-
Sic but some buildings look as If
the orchestra had been struck with
a heavy frost when they were tuning
their instruments.
An English paper reports that
during recent explorations at Nine
yah petrified umbrella was found
in one of the temples. Near by was
the petrifed man who was just about
to make off withit.
How do you do, Mary? I've been
trying to catch up with you for half
an hour. / knew you just as soon
as | set eyes on that bonnet. I've
known it as long as can remember
1t is such remarks as this that fill
the female heart with bitterness.
A Chicago boy of fourteen years
recently ran away from home to be-
come pirate king. He was cap
tured by policeman and returned
to his parents. He didn't become
that kind of a king but after brief
interview with his father he was ach-
ing.
An eccentric street wanderer in
Cleveland seems to have a mania for
accommodating old boots, and already
has the loft ofhis shanty full ofthem.
As he is too deaf to be annoyed by
cats, it is surmised that he contem-
plates starting brewery.
First Actor-'Hullo, old fellow,
back again?' thought you went
West to STAR Second Actor-I
did; but their spelling is so deuced
bad out there, you know f. A.
Spelling bad What's that got to
do with it?n s. A.-'Well l could
stand most anything; but / found
they spell Star with q ne, sol came
back
Bubley at home; time, high noon
Gentlemen to see you sir 'Haw
What sawt of a gentlemen 2 Looks
like a real gentlemen, sir what {
boah. I suppose / cawnt send hin
auf, ehn Don't think so sir
Haw. Well, awsk him his name
Have sir. Says he's your brother
sir. 'Oh. Tell him I'm out
'What do you think of the strik'
Galley? What strike, deah boy
sThe street cars, you know ID
you mean those, aw, contwivencC
that aw hawled on iwon twacks /
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-06-05

The Justly CELEBRATED BREWSTER orOss-spring
SXDEBA2 make our Specially We build OnAy 0ne
Grade work. and that of TEE BEST ia Quality and
STYLE We do not make the Priced Vehicles but claim
that ours are the CHEAPEST IN TIE WORLD, when
Quality is Considered. We the FINEST MATE
RIAL obainable, employ only EXPERT and COMPETENT
MECHANICS from time time adopt all really Valu-
able improvements that oer and endeavor to conform to the
Latest Styles To insure the best and most uniform results
We Now Manufacture Our Own Wheels from Finest
Climber awed by mils that be obtained from the
hills Southern Oho-famous the Second Growth Hickory
District We have the LARGEST and MOST COMPLETE
FACTORY i'm the WORLD the manufacture Light Vehicles.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-06-05
Important.

When you vis or leave New York City,
save baggage expressage and carriage hire
and stop at the Grand UnionHotel, oppo.
site Grand Central Depot. segant rooms fit
ted up at cost of one million dollars, re-
duced to 81 and upwards per day. Euro.
pean plan. Elevator. Restaurant supplied
with the best. Horse cars, stages and ele'
waited railroad to all depots Families can
live for less money at the Grand Union Ho'
tel than at any other first-class hotel in the
city.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-06-05

First Actor-'Hullo, old fellow,
hack again?' l thought you went
West to STAR Second Actor-T
did; but their spelling is so deuced
bad out there, you know f. A.
Spelling badl What's that got to
do with it2n s. A.-'Well, / could
stand most anything; but ] found
they spell Star with q ne, sol came
back
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1886-10-01

y impaired to the kidneys and bladder
" hosietier's Stomach Blsters, which q
most ussfA 10 overcoming torpidisy ol
these organs. Resides lnfnalng mere ac.
uyity into thems this excellent tenlc sn-
dowa them with additional vigor, and en-
aoles shom the better to undergo the
wear AMI tear Of the dGacharginr fnncilon
imposed upon them BY nature. More.
over, na they aFe The channel for the es-
cape or certain impuritss from the hIc0d,
lncFeasea their usefulness by strengthen.
lnG and haalthfnily stimulating them. IN
certain morbid conditions Of these imuor.
tans organs, they fall intn sluRclsh state
mich u the ususl parcuFsor 81 disease.
" nal then can Be Of greater service tiar
meatcine which impals them 20 greitel
activity whan aIothful no nanIndIes ers
Nero peEil0uB than those which AFFECT ths
Kidneys, and medicine whiah avaFss thl
parii should be hlghly eeseemed.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1886-10-01
= VeVT TIWnIV HTsrn


Wash the hair in cold sage lea.
To brighton aud clean old ALPACA
wash In cold coffee.
To remove Ink stains soak 10 sour
milk over night
To brighten carpets sprinkle with
salt before sweeping.
To remove tea stains from cups
and saucers scour with ashes.
Mix stove polish With vinegar and
a tesspoouful Of sugar.
To polish q stove rub with a newa-
paper irstead Of q brush.
Lime powder we'll sprinkled where
cock.ruaches abound will drive them
away.
70 bleach sponge soaIx Il we'll Ia
dilute murIatlc acid twelve hours.
Wash we'll with water to remove the
lime, then lmmerse Il III q solution
OF hvposulphite Of soda, 70 which dl.
luta mnrlatic acld hiss been added !
moment before. After Il Is bleached
sufficiently remove It, wasi. II again
and dry 1t. It may thus be b.eached
almost snow white.
Petroleum Jelly serves to clean and
take away ell tracea Of dirt from the
hands after work In the shop or lab
oratory. For that purpose you need
only rub the hands with small
amount Of the jelly, which. penetrat-
Ing into the pores of the skin. incor-
porates itself with the greasy matters
(which are there. Wash them with
warm wafer and CASTLE soap, and
The hands become cloansed and soft
eued.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1886-10-01
wmaT n HssDKs.

Gen. Thomas ]. Brady. OF Star
Route fame, row At his Virginia farm
down the Potomac River, Il engaged
Ia writing book exposing the elec-
ton frauds Of louisiana and Florida
10 1876. He ssyshe knows - much
ahnut tho frauds rs any other person
aud thinks he can write . trnthful
history ~ the historic steal. He was
one Of the fsvIslting statesmen" and
spent soins three months In Florida
during the controversy. Ia . some-
what extended interview printed In
au evening paper the General l.
qnpled as saying 'sT propose 10
place several alleged statesmen and
Others 10 tho public plIlory In order
that their feIlow-cillzens may see
them 10 their true light. Some peo-
pie posing before the pubic as moral
salnis, with hoiier-than-thuu cast ol
countensnce, / shall impaie upon the
points Of their own corruption.
shall embeIllsh my book with fac.
smile autograph letters aud memo.
randa which will speak for them
selves.
s.In short. Il viii give the true 10,
side history If the Florida election
returns Of l676,and Of the STAR Route
investigation and trials, with all lh'
collateral incidents, Congressional AM
otherwise, connected Herewith.
have shielded lot Of hypocrIses ans
moral towards long enough, and ,hsr,
Is nothing Left for me to do but Il
publish the true inside htssery {
these events. They NJ. say of IN
as was said Of Ronsseau's privatl
memoirs II Is mighty interesting
reading, but he was fool 10 publisl
them.' I can't hep what anybod.
may say. It's my time now 10 speal
out, and I shall do - fully and fear
losslyu
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1886-10-01
no DEFICIENCY rms YEAn.

IL can safely say thu i i ai'nast
ahss.Iutely certain that The reves uer f'r
the currens tisoal year will exeeei h.
expenditures, inoludiug paymen u IL
terest upon the oublic dett, and SAL
600 o0o. Or $4,000, 900 npos b ptia-
cipal as ninkisg + nd ~ st .less $50. :
600, 900 Or $4,000 600 l vii n !
good deal more, / think. hus 'het i .
good deal. and il not deficiency By any
means. The fact il that while the *
pendisures are being decreased the rev
enues Of the Government arc being