The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1888-07-27

flesh Is largely eaten IN Alsace. Germany.
The choice cuts are retailed for about 8
cents per pound. and the ordinary cents.
A large quantity is used In the manufacture
sausages. All horses are given a strict ex-
animation before and after being killed,
and II found In any way diseased are re-
1ected. In StIasb burg the flesh OF 80 horses
are eaten every week.
While working on the new soldiers
monument at Indianapolis. Ind. on last
Saturday morning. two men, Abraham
Jones, white, and Elijah Middleton, colored,
were instantly killed. They were engaged
In hoisting stone by means of a huge der
rick. when the latter, the lumber OF which
had become decayed and weak from long
usage, broke. the top falling on item and
crushing them horribly.
"A man applied for a pension at the
Maine State Agency in Augusta the other
day, and being asked on what grounds he
thought himself entitled to a pension,
answered: drunkenness" The aston
ished pension agent told him that pensions
are only granted for disability contracted
In the army. az know that" said the ap-
plicaut. drunkenness is my disability,
and contracted it in the army"
On last Friday night a shocking acci>
dent occurred on No. 3 plane OF the Lehigh
and Susquehanns railroad at WiIkesbarre,
Pa, resulting In the death OF an estImable
young lady named Mary Sullivan, of Ash
ley. She. accompanied by her two sisters,
Maggie and Lizzie. were riding MP the plane
20 visit friends. and as she was alighting her
dress caaght on the car and she was drawn
under the wheels which passed over her
body. cutting IL In two.
Andrew Swensrut, a blind man, is a
successful farmer seven miles north of Oco-
Domowoc. Wis, where he has 10 acres.
He has been totally blind for So years, and
yet succeeds In doing a great deal of work
upon the farm, such as pitching hay and
other labor. that one would think would re-
quire sight. Last week he walked to Oco-
nomowoc alone for repairs for a machine,
covering the seven miles In about two hours
and q half. and In q short time started for
home.
-Swarms OF crickets have been ravaging
Algeria this year. They fly in clouds so
thick as TO obscure the sun. The Algerian
Government has expended $50 900 in the
effort to extermInate the pest. and has set
aside 500. 900 in all for the work. Long
trenches are dug at right angles to the
march of the advancing crickets and on the
further sides high fences OF cloth are stretch
ed. The insects striking against these. fall
into the trenches, and are covered with lime
and killed.
The rsttlesnakes are so thick in the i'm
mease huckleberry patch on Blue Mountain,
n. J., that the picker is compelled to wear
heavy cowhide boots and a thick leather
garment reaching 10 the neck his weapons
offensive are a hickory club and quart OF
| liquid ''antidote." Notwithstanding these
preYentiYes, several fatal accidents happen
yearly. This is said to be the most prolific
huckleberIy patch in the country. Last
| year 2so.OOO quarts were shipped from one
! station alone.
Viola and Victor Ramsey. twins, aged
| nine yssrs, fell into the Allegheny river al
White Rock. near Freeport. last Friday and
were drowned. They were fishing, and the
| little girl fell from a rock into the water
and her brother, In his efforts to save her
| fell in also. Miss Amanda Ramsey, who
was also with them, jumped in TO try and
save them. and she was also nearly drowned
She went down twice, but managed to grasI
q rock a1d draw herself out. Both bodies
have been recovered.
The proposed bridge over the Hudson
river at New York City is certainly the mos
stupendous undertaking of its kind yet pro-
posed In this country. The cost is estims-
ted at So, 900. 900, or nearly twice as mucf
again as the Brooklyn bridge. The bridge
proper is to ABSORB SIC. .0Oo. 900 of this the
approaches S14 0OO. 900. and the land neces
| -. IA nnn
is but one span over the stream, which is
good deal wider at its narrowest available
point than the East river at its brosdest.
Eddie. the two-year-oId son OF James
B rown. of Logansport, Ind, fell into a els
tern of water on Saturday. Three ladies
while attempting to rescue him. were pre-
cipItated into the cistern by the platform
giving away. bu. were rescued from thei
perilous position. The Brown boy was pro
nounced dead. The coroner and under.
taker were started for. but Immediately mp
on their arrival the supposed dead returned
to life, and the undertaken with his littl,
coffin and the coroner sadly drove away.
The Pope has just been celebrating tn,
jubilee of his ordination as a priest ift,
years ago. The value OF the jubilee gift
made to him is estimated at $50. 900, 900
They came from all classes. from Empero
to beggar all the world over. He refused
to receive any from the King and Queen o
Italy who had prepared some costly ones
and they Indignantly asked all their rels
tives and retainers not to send any. Presi
dent Cleveland sent spiendidly gotten NJ
copy of the American Constitution. Their
have been grand ceremonials at Rome, an,
the Catholic Church throughout the worlC
has been magnihcently celebrating tn
event.
Mrs. Mary Dunn. OF Providence. r. L.
one day last week became the mother of
double headed child. The freak OF natur
resembles nothing that the physicians wh,
have examined Il ever saw before. Their,
are two bodies, with separate internal or
cans joined together lengthwise at the hips
and each body has Its distine. head Tn,
bodies have one pair OF arms and hands an,
one pair Of legs, the limbs being perfectl,
formed. IL the monstrosity stood on it
feet the body would be horizontal, Will
the legs alone would be upright, the hand
appearing from the front of the two bodie
where they are Joined. The physicians re
ported that one-half the child had died an,
that the other portion could not live.
George Getter, a wealthy farmer Iiyin
near Carlisle, Pa, came near being victim
lied by three-card monte men last Friday
Two prepossessing strangers visited hin
expressing wish to purchase his farm 70
an aunt" While examining the plac
another sleek stranger appeared and joine
Ia conversation. Finally he produced
roll OF greenbscks and began throwin
three card monte ''just for fun" One @
the other strangers bet on queen and wo
$1,000. The farmer was then induced