The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1888-02-17

| An old Lake Superior steamboat Cap.
tain says that nothing is ever done when
man falls overheard on that body OF water
| The reason, he alleges, is that the water oi
! the lake is SO cold that a man cannot live In
1t during the time It takes 20 stop a rapidly.
moving vessel and lower a boat In 2O
years he never knew but one man who fell
| overheard who escaped death. Others were
apparently killed by the shock produced by
falling into such cold water. 1t is said, too.
that the lake never gives up its dead, and
sailors aver that no corpse was ever seen
floating on the lake.
Mrs. James, OF Syracuse, Kan, dis
covered her 5-year old boy stirring around
in basket of old clothes that had been
placed in a corner OF the woodshed to be
out OF the way. Upon the child looking up
and hastily leaving. Mrs. James concluded
to see what he was about, and to her horror
discovered nest OF ra.tlesnakes, six young
ones and an old one with eight rattles. A
scream brought Mr.. James to the scene. and
he hastily disposed of all OF them. Ques-
tioning the child, it was learned that he had
been caring for the snakes sincs warm
weather. He could handle the young rep
tiles as he pleased. and the old snake never
objected.
Speaking of the reasoning powers of
fowls, Maine paper relates the following
Incident we'll known Agusta gentleman
keeps a number of hens and is accustomed
at intervals 10 pound up oyster shells and
feed to them. he was engaged in this work
short time ago when a chicken seized a
quite large piece of shell, and running of
with it attempted to swallow it. The piece
was too large, however, and after one or two
Intellectual attempts the young fowl gave 1t
up, and taxing it up carried it back to the
gentleman and laid 1t down at his feet, In
viting him as plainly as words could have
done to break it into smaller pieces.
-"Bill'' Gregory, the greatest outlaw In
dian ever produced. was recently arrested
for robbery at Terre Hau:e, but Is now free
again, as there was not sufficient evidence
to convict him. Gregory has had q remark
able career. For fifteen years he has been
the leader In hundreds of burgIaries perpe-
trated IN the Hoosier State but has served
only one short term IN prison. Twenty
three of his accomplices are now serving
terms in various prisons throughout the
country. There is hardly crime known to
man which Gregory has not committed
He has been persevering train robber. a
sneak thief, q housebreaker, a kidnapper
and various other things equally bad.
in Northern Wisconsin, Minnesota and Da-
kota. The Indians slaughter great num-
bers OF them, but the deer still continue
-
might as well talk about exterminatfng the
ducks. cranes, gulls, pelicans. and all kinds
OF water fowl, which breed up in the Peace
River county, l 800 miles northwest CT
WINNIPEG. There are about 20 600 saddles
of venison handled here year. Sometimes
this amount Is exceeded, as in 1873, when
the prairie fires got into the timber and
drove the deer into the settlements One
firm here dresses 500 or GOO deerskins a
year. The deer fur is Of no commercial
value, but the skin is made into mocassins
and into the buckskin of the store
In the southwestern portion OF AlIegan
county. Mich, there Is q peculiar religious
denomination known as 'Sanctised Saints -
They have but little fsith in other sects, and
consider the sslaried minister an emissary
or the devil Their ministers receive no
salary, and no contributions are taken at
their meetings for any purpose. His sup.
port is dependent on his own labor and the
free-will offerings that are made. Saliva
tIon Is literally free. They refuse to send
their children to the public schools, regard
ing them as Inventions of the devil"
Their meeting house is OF a peculiar, prImI-
tive sort, equipped with wooden benches.
Or entering the sanctuary the men gree.
each other with what Is termed 'hoIy
kiss and the salutation Praise the Lord -
The women kiss and salute each other In
the same manner. The meeting is opened
by singing. When the chorus Is reached
every member holds up his right hand and
beats time. Then an elder breaches ser
mon. every sentence of which ends with
praise the Lord