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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-11-05

CI7 &. tndlr1 for gppi f1E 44arI o
b- 600 gallons of milk year, Ini 10 par
cant of his should be cream.
Mulch the rose bus1as wi-h l-lva4 or
au. straw, placing SOM ki1i If heavy
utlarisl on the mulch 70 klap il in its
place
Plenty Of rubbing will produce 4 good
g'at on your horsa. "EIbrE or. ts-''
1pa1s the pores. s1ftars -ha SIX and
promotes the general health,
Farmers. haul vour c1rn fodder in
now while the weather is favor ,bla and
II possible. house =. l. il worth al
n-s. ls much as vour c)-a. H,rs-s and
cows eat it as eagarlv "a 'hav d hay.
Too much can hardly b. said in praise
.f onions for fowls Thy area prevan-
rativa and a remedy for many Of the
diseases TO which domestic fowls are liza
ble. For gapes. onions are the best
things that can be fed.
In pntting gerauiums in the fall. use
a soil containing a very little marura,
but a lfbaral qu,ntitv of sand If the sofl
is r4thar s'iff loan; 0n rha contrary,
the a0il IN the spring shnuld Ne rich and
contain little or M sand.
Feel he breeding Awa7 nlantv Of oats
ar This season, especially at night and
do not depend on the baaturas. As he
grass bagins to fail 81 dnas its quality.
IF the ewes are expected 70 produce
strong early lambs, gram must he fed to
them literally.
We 10 not think the color If 4 bird
should ba considered at all where quail
" Sc desired, observes ono writer. hut If
a close. compact, quick growing fouI of
white color can be nrndured, he advar-
tarp Is that it will ~ preferred IN he
market on account IF Ire color.
II is not the quau itv ~ butter made
from which the prof. is derived. but the
quality. The best bred cow known will
not produce good butter unless the con-
di'ions are favorable and the manage
ment perfect. The "gilt edge is given
by the dairyman and not by the COW.
a fall market for potatoes. If it gives |
q fair profit on cost Of production. is |
much safer than a spring market for
,here is always liability to mishaps
whereby the element of uncertainty IS
greatly increased, and often the whole
margin Of profit is lost before the spring
opens.
When a farmer begins warfare upon
the plantaiu family in his meadows and
pastures ne must expect a long contest,
and that every point Of vantage gained
will be held only nv vigilant effort. the
fnaI triumph 20 be we'll earned ny q
strrggle which is rarely ended in the
first year
Seed corn intended for next season
sbouId be thoroughly dried or it will not
answer II perfectly drv. st will endure
very severe cold. but il containing much
water in its composition the extremely
cold weather will injure the germ. Dry
II well. and hang in dry place of even
temps rature.
IT, is better to turn the fall apples into
cash even if but small price be Oh
tiaDrd for them. than to let them rot
ur1er The trees. While apples possess
some value as food for stock. many farm
srz do rot seem to realize it, and if not
sold sg the stores, they are allowed to
decay on the ground,
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-11-05

The ounce originated in the island
Of Crete
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-10-28
l WILD GAIT INCIDE.
POAST PADE,

/.
When the bag had been deposited in the
wagon and the driver had whipped up his
horses and vanished, the citizens called on
Beebe and congratulated him on his success
in his new place. Then all hands went away
and awaited developments
These came to-day, when a special agent
arrived, deposed Beebe, and commissioned
Duff as postmaster. He said 1t was choice
of evils, but that in town like this it was
necessary 10 have a man who knew the differ
ence between fourth class matter and live
stock When the wildcat in the bag reached
Santa Fe nobody would touch the beast and
at length, on the advice of citizens, the mail
carrier threw the whole outfit into a cistern,
from which the bag and the defunct wildcat
we e fished the next morning. Duff h now
dong the honors here for the United States
gov eminent, and everybody Is happy except
BeeDe.-New York Sun
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-10-28
wb.. an Actress, Maid Should BE.

'The duties of an actress maid'' was the re-
mark of trim little lady who had advertised
for maid "Why that's something curious
to make newspaper article about. Well, an
actress maid must be a maid Of all work.
She must know a little of everything, and one
thing in particular, she must have some knowl-
edge of dressmaking A good maid in this
respect is worth her weight in gold to an ac-
tress. She is regular money saver. You
see it requires vast outlay for an actress to
carry q full wardrobe Of part dresses, and
good maid knows just how, by making an al
teration here and there, to adapt costume
to two or three parts, and be able to change
them back again Then maid must have
some idea of hair dressing, and study what
will make her employer appear more effective.
She must be able to tell her mistress when
her make up is correct. BY this mean that
combination of grease paint and powder that
adds to the appearance of an actress when she
appears before the footlights. Aside from
this she must keep, a careful eye on the effects
of her mistress, and see that they do not &c
astray. A good maid is a jewel generally
hard TO find and valuable accordingly. They
are paid all the way from $50 to $40 month
and expenses. "-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-10-28
FIRE AT SHERMAN.
THE BINKLEY HOUSE DESTROYED
FATAL CASUALTY.


SHERMAN, October 21.-A destructive fire oc-
Cured in this city this morning, shortly before 3
o'clock, by which the Binkley house, one of the
best known hotels in the southwest, was totally
destroyed. The fire was undoubtedly the work of
an incendiary, as it discovered simultaneously
in the second and third stories. The fire com
panies were slow in responding, and the building
was enveloped in flames before stream of water
could be placed at work. All of the guests, mum
bering over $50 are safe, as far as escape is con
Cerned
The following casualties are reported:
Geo. Sheppard, of Chicago, right arm broken anc
internal injuries, caused by jumping from thlrt
story of the hotel He died this evening.
Geo. W. Marshall, right ankle broken and rlgh
foot badly bruised
Capt. j, II Britton, badly burned about the fee
and head
Nellie Douglas, (colored), chambermaid, burned
about the head, face and breast.
The loss on the hotel building will approximate
$50 COO; on the Pacific express Office, 5000; on tn
McManus tailoring shop, S4 900; on private prop
erty. $1,000 Total, $4,000. On the building tn
losses will aggregate $4,000: on McManus, S3,OOO
on furniture, 5 900; on private property, Sl,OOO
Total 49,, 100.
Wild rumors that woman was burned are no
verified, as the register shows that such is not tn
case. The rooms are still smoulGering, and bu
| little clearing has been done. 1t is said that thu
owners will at once build much handsomer sruC
| tire.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-10-28
GALVESTON
NOTES CONCERNING THE RELIEF
COMMITTEE-A CONFERENCE.

Special Telegram to the Statesman
The local relief committee for flood sufferers Is
steadily at work. aud their efforts are meeting with
conlmendable success. :.
Up to date cash contributions from this city
have reach total of something over 5000, Ot
this amount, $1,000 has been forwarded to Beau
mont. At this stage of their work, the committee
have been meet with the question as to the best
disposition to be made of the funds now in hand,
ard which way. TO obviate this the committee at
the meeting to-day come to the conclusion IL
would be better to have a conference between the
three relief committees of this city, Beaumont am
Orange, as to the best way in which
to conduct the work Mr. Lasker. chairman OF the
committee was empowered to select sub-com
mttee, who should proceed to those points ana
have conference. Mr. Lasker selected q. b. Mil
Ter and C. II. Moore, who will leave the city to-
morrow afternoon. They will telegraph the com
mittee at Beaumont to appoint similar sub-com'
mittee to meet them at the train and accompany
them to Orange, where the conference Will be heid
This step was deemed advisable in order that the
committees might work in harmony, and in order
that the committees at those places, to whom TINS
kind of work is new thing might have the Deneh
of experience gained by the Galveston committee
during the fire and storm of AUGUST last.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-10-28
Interesting to the Antiouarian.

On the crest of the eastern bank at Wool
folks Bend, on the Chattahochee river in
Georgia, oEe of those curious mounds left by
the mound builders stands. There has Just
been taken from it, besides the human re-
mains, by a Columbus, Ga, antiquarian, some
fine samples Of pottery, most OF which is OF
unique design, with some attempt at decora-
ton The largest perfect vessel is, in shape,
something like a carboy, with shorter neck
and mouth more faring. Though the ba5e Is
plobular. it is so fashioned or weighted that,
turn it as you will, right side up with care it
hobs serenely. On one side of the smaller
pots a copper disk was snugly fitted as a
cover, and in it were anumber Of beads, sug-
gestipg the possibility that it had once served
some ancient belle Of ancient days as a jsVe'rJJ
case. Other pieces in design resemble thf
modern cuspidor, and others still are shaINg o.
bereallation pot.of this day He also secured
several Indian pipes, four stone fisheTs, twt
stone axes or wedges, medicine stone and
innumerable arrow heads, etc. --Chicagt
Herald
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-10-28
ONE WILDCAT BY psf.
A Plot by Humorous Citizens of Guntown
to Get Rid of "A Postmaster.

GUNTOwN, n. NJ, Oct S.-The postmaster
here died about year ago, and considerable
trouble has been experienced in finding new
one who would be satisfactory and COM
petent For long time there was no APP
poinhuent, the diminutive weekly mail being
opened on arrival by the first man who hap
pened to get it. At length the people con-
cluded to petition for the appointment of Sim
Duff, who keeps saloon here. He was
jackson Democrat, and his standing in the
community was good. The only other men
in town who had the facilities for keeping the
office We're another saloon keeper named Fritz
and grocer, who also kept liquor, named
Beebe. AS the request for Dutfs appoint
ment was almost unanimous it was supposed
that he would get the place, but after while
Beebe was appointed, MS the special agent at
Santa Fe explained, because Duff kept a
saloon, and it was against the policy of the
administration to appoint saloon keepers.
That made everybody mad, Beebe had
never been popular, was unable to read or
. write, and was, moreover, a very stupid fell
low, not more than half witted, as some peo-
pie said
To get even with all hands the citizens held
a meeting and put up job, which was some
time in coming to n head. Beebe, in the
meantime, had received his commission and
was doing his hest with the mails One day
last week old Herrick Price, who used to live
in Tennessee, drove up in front of Beebe'S
place, htched his horses, and yanked a young
wildcat out of his wagon. The beast was
frisky and ugly, but apparently not danger
Gus. On his collar was a card bearing the
address:
To the President of the United States, from
the grateful Democratic citizens of Gun
town, n. NJ:
A natural curiosity. Democratic from til
to tip. Feed him and treat him gently H'
| is used to luxury.
Pulling the beast into the postoifce, oil
man Price asked what the postage on hin
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-10-28
THE SUFFERERS.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND SUB
SCRIBES 500.

Special Telegram TO the Statesman
BEAUMONT, Tex, October y --Fhe subscription
fund of the Sabine Pass and johnson b you SUI
ferers is increasing rapidly. B. f. Edwards, of
Beaumont chairman of the relief COMMITTEE, in re-
enonse to a telegram sent to G. p Huntington,
the great railroad magnate, receiyedthe following
telegram: p,,,,,, oo,obor 81
B. +. Edwards beaumont: Dispatch re-
ceived: Have had large losses ourselves YES
Won one Thousand dollars, and you can draw on me
at New Orleans, Monday, next for the amount:
(Signed.) =. +, HoNiiN"DoN'
The following was also received:
New YORK, October 2l.
r F Edwards President Cleveland has sent
mo draft for 800 for the benefit of the sufferers
/ have forwarded it by registered mail.
l'is1 Hotel Normandie
The amount of the subscription fund to date
total. S96l4: disbursements, Sl,U5S2; ca5h, 80
3Sji3; in course of collection, S5i5!.Oo
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-10-28
The servant had Taken the Hint.

At a house in Ohio where a minister was
boarding the servant girl was anxious to
anticipate everything in her work that any
one wished her 20 do. She had always "just
done it, or was "just doing itp when any order
was given. This amused the young divine
greatly and on one occasion be thought to
nonpus the girl by a ruse.
II don't think Eliza has washed my Bible
since / have been here he said to the mis-
tress, in low tone, but designed 10 be over
heard by the girl
A few minutes later the mistress said 70 her
in the presence Of the clergyman, Eliza, have
you washed Mr. Blanks Biblep
aNo, ma'am; but I've got 1t asoak. "-Iar
per's Bazaar.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-10-28
THE CHLORAL ROUTE.
Suicide IN THE "BAT'S CAVE
SAN ANTONlA.
Special Telegram to the Statesman.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, October q oscar Schoen
naenertahie younr German, IS years old, COM
mitted suicide with dose of chloral this mornin
in the city Jail otherwise known az the bat Cave
About 10 clock last nigh he was found by ohcers
ScbTmacher and A. Brown, in the alley by the
Naveridx hotel, in perfect state of intoxicatlon
n tbis condition he was taken to headquarters In
hack and put in the "Bat Cave in , the same ,iaa
o cen I'm, hHt few minutes for wife beating
Mesrt satsd that Schoen reused him our
H., 10 nigat. bat daylight this morning. WINE "
was DARK in the cell Schoen caiieu y
"a na "a asksd where the water was
niu1 told him. whereupon Sshoen commea Faced
nrtrinS Ia suppressed tones, nothing OF wni H.s
Herbert could distinguish except the ~, Lor ru,
lfI trrh-t thonoht was medicine, and prayln
s,gsiinEsd contents lie prayed again after ms
snd Isy AVN apparently to continue his sInmoer;
pres,ntir he began TO breathe hard ana neI Is,ar
called out TO the iailor. About ~ ni'uu'e'
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-10-28

would be. Beebe didn't know. He had
never handled any wildcats before Wel
Price had He had mailed one to Mr.. Arthur
and before his day the boys had sent bear
to Gen Grant. He wanted to know what
the tax would be- Beebe opened book and
pretended to read. Then he looked Mt the
wildcat, and next at Price. At length he
stammered out something TO the effect that it
would probably be cbout ten stamps Price
bought the stamps, stuck them on the cats
collar, and turned him over to the post
master, with an injunction to be careful of
him.
That afternoon when the mail carrier came
along he refused to take the animal. Beebe
swore that he should, because the postage had
been paid The driver said he would lick
Beebe first whereupon the postmaster, who
was man of high temper struck the driver
in the face. A fight ensued, and while 1t was
in progress the wildcat got mad and ran into
the grocery, where he crawled under a
counter. When Beebe and the mail carrier
had settled their differences, the former went
after the cat, but was soon warned by the
animals demeanor that intimacy with him
was not safe. By this time the town was on
the outside watching the fun.
The driver and Beebe tried various expert
ments in the hope of getting the beast out,
but without success, until at length they hit
upon the plan of putting a big leather mail
bag near him with a piece Of meat in it, the
idea being that he would dash into the bag
for the meat and they could then close 1t
quickly and thus have him securely done up
for his long journey. The plan worked to
perfection, and a few minutes later the crowd
in front had the pleasure Of seeing the driver
and Beebe emerge, carrying the bag contain
ing the compliments of the citizens OF Gun
town. To simplify matters Beebe had at.
tached to the bag card on which the mail
carrier had written:
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-10-28
knights Of the Bath.

Now, just note the proportion. In Phila-
rslphia. a city Of 10000 inhabitants, be-
tween June and September 80 900 people
patronized the free public baths, and II this
number 49, 900 were boys. Cleanliness
would be next 70 godiiness, indeed, N exceed
ing rarity IN this grimy old world were It
not for the boys Private 70 eiitors-TAsre
are not quite i.59O0O people IN Philadelphia,
but Let II stand: the Phiiadslpilinns ~ont
mind itl-R j. Bufdette.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-10-28

Hettier the jaor came in and Herbert tod him the
m N had taken some medicine and was breathing
hard. Hettler examined the bottle and founs it
labeled choral. The two then took Sheen out of
doors in the yard where h ceased breathing few
minutes later Those who saw it say the death was
very easy one, produced without any suffering
whatever. The only cause known for the act is
that he has been unfortunate in the tin shop bust
ness and took to hard drinking. He was unmar-
ried, but has mother and several brothers here.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-10-28
GEORG ETOWN.
A YOUNG MAN CA UGHT IN A GIN.
Special Telegram to the Statesman.

A YOU NJ MAN GA UGH IN "A UIN'
Special Telegram to the Statesman.
GEORGETOWN, October 2l.-Another terrible gil
accident occurred about miles from Florence, and
about II miles from Georgetown, at Shaw 8
gin Joseph Rutedge,a young man working
at the gin, was busy near the saw lie
was in his shirt sleeves, and - had
the sleeves OF his shirt rolled up above the elbow,
the saw caught in this roll and drew his arm into
its teeth cutting and managing it into shapeless
mass. The arm was amputated almost al the
shoulder Dr. W. p. Flemlng, of this place, perfom,
ed the operation. Young Rutledge was married
two weeks ago. Cotton gins are becoming regular
internal machines in this country.
Edgar A. STRICKLAND, esq ,'and IL Detfenbaugi
started in buggy for Liberty Hill this morning ana
while crossing the railroad the horse became risky
and threw the buggyand inmates do Sn ~ feet EN-
bankment. Nothing was broken except the buggy,
and y bottle of camphor water. Il. A, Strlckland
weighs 300 pounds. 1t is needless to say the buggy
was on top, ,-,,..,,. o,,,
pipe red, making it loom up.
PERSONAL.
] A. Simonds, of Taylor, is in town.
The Hon DR.. John Threadgill, of Taylor ls up
attending county court
| Rev. j. NJ. HARRISON, of Taylor, preached last
night at the College chapel.
| Albert Walker, ESQ, of Bolton, Is prospecting
in Georgetown, and contemplates locating mere.
Mrs Goode, of Salado, is visiting her trlehds
and relatives here. 10,
Mrs John Rankin, of LaGrange, Is wishing hel
mother Mrs. l.. p. Perkins, who is very H.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-10-28
MARINE LOSSES.

G1orcEsTER. Mass, October 2l.-The owners of
the schooner George smith, which sailed for
Grand Banks August IA, on a halibut voyage, have
given her for lost. She carried crew OF four
teen men This makes twenty-seven vessels lost,
with 1l6 lives, so far this year.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-10-28
LUBBOCK AND REAGAN.

SDeClaI ItIegTdNl 10 lHe otdVesHIaH'
HoUsToN, Tex, October 2l.--Hon. John A. Rea
gan ana State Treasurer Lubbock addressed =
large body of citizens tonight. The democracy.ci
Houston was well represented to listen to the non
orabe Speakers.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-10-28
BILL NYE'S LETTER.
DESCRIPTION OF THE FIRST RAIL
ROAD TRAINS TRIAL TRIP.

The Locomotive Large Fire Extin-
guisher on Trucks-The Tender and
the Front Brakeman-OIakingU Up Time.
Heavy Pushing Behind.
The first train ever operated must have
been a grand sight. First came the locomu-
tive a large Babcock fire eXtinguisher on
trucks, with smolestack like full blown
speaking tube with frill around the top;
the engineer at his post in plug hat, with an
umbrella over his head and his hand on the
throttle, borrowing a chew of tobacco now
and then of the farmers who passed him on
their way to town. Near him stood the fire
man, now and then bringing in an armful of
wood from the fields through which he
passed, and turning the damper in the smoke
stack every little while so that it would draw,
Now and then he would go forward and put
a pork rind on q hot box or pound on the
cylinder head to warn people off the track.
Next comes the tender loaded with nice
white birch wood, an economical style of fuel
because its bark may be easily burned of
while the wood itself will remain uninjured
Beside the flrewood we find on the tender c
barrel of rainwater and tall, blonde jal
with wiclierwork around it, which contains {
small sprig of tansy immersed in four gallons
of New England rum. This the engineer ha'
brought with him for use in case of accident
He is now engaged in preparing for the acct
dent in advance
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-10-28

Cornelius Vanderbilt scorns crests and mot
toes. sC.v.H simply is painted on his carriage