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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1888-03-23
A Lesson In W oOl.

Our esteemed contemporary the In
qlnTer has undertaken TO explain to the
Record why the fact that manufactur-
ers cannot make from American wool
hne Wooiens equal 20 the finest French
or German is not an argument in favor
OF Tree wool" We shall be delighted
with Instruction az the hands OF our
coDtempr rraTy. But when il begins its
teaching by saying.
IL our neighbOr will study the records or
make inquiry OF the principal wooden meT-
chants or this city and country il will learn
that less than one-tenth OF the wooden
goods sold are OF foreign Manufacture or
manufactured from foreign-grown wool.
We are much troubled Ga consultation
with the authorities referred to we fiud
that the larger part OF our wooden goods
are made from foreign wool. For ex-
ample. last year our manufacturers
USED OK home grown wool 2G5. 600 600
pounds, and impOr ed 5000 QUO
pounds OF foreign grown wooi. Daring
the same time so 600 900 pounds of
Woolen goods were also imported in a
hrished OF partly finished condition
equal TO $4,000 600 pounds of raw wool.
- we are using 435 900 coo pounds of
domestic woods. We fad II impossible.
much as we desire to profit by the in
stTcction OF our contemporary, to re-
conclle its facts with our facts. Be-
fore we go any further it may be as well
10 unraVel the matter. II the Record
be wrong, the whole statistics of the
wool trade will have 10 be revised =
Pitild. Record
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1888-03-23
A wildcat. Jumn.

Thirty feet at a bound is no uncommon
jump for a wildcat" says Sheriff John W.
Holman, one OF Pike countys greatest
woodsmen and hunters, TO a MilfOrd (Pa).
correspondent OF the New York Sun. Il
have measured a wildcats jump that
showed clear space of thirty three feet
between start and fiaish. and it was
standing jump at that or, rather. it was
sitting jump, for the animal was crouching
in the snow when il made the leap. 1 Was
hunting IN the woods near Little Log ray-
ern Pond. and came on the track of this
wildcat, which followed 2 long distance II
the snow. Suddenly the track ended in
spot where the animal had cTOuched.
looked around to see what had become or
the trail. and two rods ahead of me saw a
bunch OF pheasant's feathers where the
snow had been scattered about, and from
that spCt the track led on again. l UNDER
stood at once that the wildcat had been
hunting for his dinner and had discovered
pheasant wandering in the snow. The
cat crept to within two rods of the uasus-
pecting bird, and, that being near enough TO
suit him, shot himself through the air and
landed On top of the pheasant before the
OAui &c IutCh ao picdSaHtS aIcs COu4u get
out OF his way.
"The track and blood marks of the pleas
ant on the snow were 50 fresh that
thought might Overtaks the wildcat be-
fore be got in the swamp, and get q chanc q
TO put a bali through the marauder. L hur-
ried ahead on the trail, and found that was
closer to the wildcat than had suspected
for overlook him before he had deyoured
his prey. Not more than half of the pleas
ant, which was magnificent old cock, had
passed down the catamount's guIlet. The
other half never passed down. | sent a
rifle ball through the wildcats heart, and
he maze another big bound. That one was
right straight up in the air. and he fell back
dead almost in his tracks. From the great
length OF the leap the animal had made
when he captured his prey, had expected
TO find him a young and healthy cat. / was
consequently, greatly surprised when l ex-
amined my game to discover that it was
very old wildcat, poor and lank, and almost
toothless. The animals hunger had un-
douotedly spuEred him to the immense two
rod leap. If not, and the jump was an evil
dence of what o superanuated wildcat
could naturally 90, il wouldn't surprise me
to know that a young and active catamoun,
could clear hundred feet at bound will
the greatest case"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1888-03-23

THAT veteran Democrat and pure
public man, Judge Thurman, of Ohio,
is always an interesting figure whether
as in former days whel he was in the
United States Senate or last week, when
as one of the counsel for the prosecution
he addressed the jury in the Columbus,
Ohio, court house, in what is widely
known as The tally sheet forgery
cases, - the defendants being Democrats
and some OF them active and prominent
members of their party. Judge Thur
man, who knows all about Oaio politics
and Ohio politicians, believes that the
defendants are guilty OF the ofense
with which they stand charged. and so
believing, he lent his powerful aid in
assisting TO convict them and thereby
punish a ring OF desperate and unscrup-
u!ous politicians who subOrdinsted the
purity Of an election to the attainment
of their own personal aims. At an
earIv stage IN the case Judge Thurman
said II should be ashamed TO call
myself Dem ocrat, as YOU all know l
am. if let my politics shield crime
like this" HIS closing appeal TO the
Jury on Wednesday OF last week is said
to have been one OF the most powerful
and eloquent efforts Of his life, and was
delivered TO an immense audience that
filed every foot Of space in the court
room. In his conclusion and in defense
OF his Democracy the ''O!d Roman"
said :
But l do honor this party to which
have belonged more than 80 years-tor
1 began when l was child this party
which has done so much for me and
which l have cOnscienciously believed
in which has its faults, as all parties
have had which has been wrong some
times, as al parties have been wrong,
but in which have believed, TO which
my faith has been pledged, and has
been kept. do want that party in the
going down of the sun OF my life, when
/ shall look for the last time abroad on
the earth-I do want 10 see that party
still standing. still hOnored, and still
deserving the good will and kindness
and support of all honest men" Up
10 Wednesday morning the jury had
not Agaeed upon a verdict. The trial
has occupied seven weeks.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1888-03-23

IN the lower branch Of Congress on
Monday last Mr.. wilkins, of OHIO
under Instructions from the committee
on banking and currency, moved TO
suspend the rules aud pass the bill
authorizing the issue OF fractional siIye r
certificates. After a long debate the
bill was passed-yeas, LIS, nays, G7.
The bill is as follows
That the Secretary of the Treasury
be, and he hereby is, authorized and
directed to issue silver certificates of
the denominations Of %, 10 aud 10 cents
In such form and design as he NAV de-
termine, such certificates to be received.
to be redeemed, paid and reissued in the
same manner as silver certificates OF
larger denominations, and to be ex-
changeable for silver certificates of
Other denominations, and the Secretary
OF the Treasury IS authorized and
directed & make such regulations as
may seem to him proper Cor distributing
and redeeuing the denominations of
silver certificates hereic authorized
The amount OF currency to lie issued
under the bill is limited to SI5, 200, 900.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1888-03-23
Picking Up Tigers by the Neck,

l once saw three yonng tigers, larger than
Newfoundland dogs, loose on the deck of
British India steamer crowded with several
hundred Mecca pilgrims. The cage In
which they were confined was large and
barred on each side. with partition run
ming along its middle. which had drop
door. The man who had charge of the ami
DlaIs would drive them over to one side of
the cage, close the partition, and clean out
the other side at his leisure; then, barring
up the clean side, be would open the paIti-
tiOn and drive the tigers back, while lie
went through the same performance on the
other side. One morning he neglected TO
put up the bars on the side he had finished.
and so drove the tigers out of the opposite
side of the open cage. The animals on OBJ
tanning their liberty took different direc-
tiOns, and, crouching in the nearest corners,
lay snarling and exposing their teeth,
showing numistakable signs of q most dap
gerous fear. That side of the deck was
deserted, and the crowd gazed in interest
at a respectful distance. Mr- FIeuse, the
third officer, the second officer and the
keeper each placed himself before a tiger,
barring their exit should they attempt 10
had been fed that day. They had not t; they
had Away been fed on living fowls. Fleuse
called for three chickens from the hen coop.
Taxing these he threw one in the face OF
each tiger. The chickens. seemed simply
mOtionless, glued TO the spot, so ins:snta-
neous was the fixing OF the teeth and claws
Fleuse then went deliberately up to tiger
cOollY took the loose skin of the back of TIE
neck with one hand and the loot OF the tai
with the other, and, putting out his full
strength, dragged the heavy brute along
the deck to the cage, and forced It through
the open bars. The chicken diversion acted
perfectly. The brute had no object bu
thai of retaining It's prey. L. growled fear
fully; its eyes blszed its teeth crashed
through the chicken its unsheathed claw:
clasped and pierced its quiyeriBg body
Red hot irons would hardly have made il
loosen its grip of the bird. Then the Keep
or and the Others helped Fleuse in carrying
the remaining tigers into the cage.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1888-03-23

The license court OF Philadelphia
which is composed of four of th2 Judges
OF that city, announced their decisions
upon license applications in the seven
lower wards on Monday last. In these
seven wards there are now 1911 licensed
houses aad the number OF applicants
this year uuder the Brooks law was
72T. OF this number 33j were granted
3GS refused, 9 Withdrawn aad I5 he'd
over. In other words the number Of
licenses granted Is less than the number
rejected, and the number licensed for
lSSo-9 is only a fraction mIIe than
oHe-fOurh the number now licensed
under the old law. II the ratio OF re-
fus'lS in these seven wards ho,ds good
in the remaining wards it is believed
that the number of saloons in the city
Will be reduced from between 100 and
6,OOO to between l 200 and I,6OO. The
action OF the Judges in refusing TO
license scores of the bss, known houses,
has produced tremendous excitem
throughout the city aud aay amouas OF
speculation is INDUCED in as 10 its
future political effect, many predictions
being made tina, IL will completely rev
olusioniz- the large majority which is
always rolled up 10 that Republican
stronghold.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1888-03-23

IN the opinion of the Chicago Dlily
Ne,cs, "a railroad President as Piesi-
dentiai candidate would lose to the
Republicans the States of Michigan.
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa and Iui-
nois." This has reference, OF course,
to Chauncey NJ. Dspew, President of
the New York Central Il u.Iuad Com
pAny, who, in the estimation OF cer-
tain Republican leaders who are tying
to discover man who can defeat CIeye-
land, would make a formidable candi-
date. The politics of the States named
by .he N0rS are just now very shaky. F..
and II Depew, who is Vanderbilt's re-
preventative, should be nominated, IL
wouldn't make any difference how New
oFk voted, AS the great North west
would make mincemeat out of such a
candidate Of the monopolis,s.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1888-03-23

GENERAL STEWART l.. WoODFoRD,
late the Republican Lieutenant Govern
or OF New York, IN an interview last
week said Il know that President
Cleveland is strong with the business
men Of New York, the men with whom
am particularly thrown. Many Re
puolicans, like myself, while differing
from him on political grounds, admire
him for his honesty, his integrity aud
the taithtuIness with whicE he performs
his duty as he concsives it. The oppo-
sition to him at the coming election
will not be Of a personal nature at all.
IL will be purely political
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1888-03-23
A WOman's Discovery.

another wonderful, discovery has been
made and that too by lady in this county.
disease fastened its clutches upon her and
10. seven years she WithstOod its severest
tests, but her vital organs were undermined
ana death seemed imminent. For three
months she cOughed necessarily and could
not sleep Sue bought OF us a bottle OF DR.
Kings Ne" Discovery for Consumption
ahu was SO much relieved on taking frs,
dose that she slept all night and Will ona
oOttie has been miraculOusly cured Her
name II Mrs Luther Luiz." Thus write
w. Z. Htmrick * Co., OF Shelby, y. q,
Te yet Tree TRIAL bottle ct the drng store OF
Z. Z James Eosns6uIg, or W. w. McAteer,
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1888-03-23

ONE of the latest and most signih-
cant incidents in the political world is
that the colored voters of Washington,
In this State, organized Cleveland and
Tariff Reform Club last week aud took
steps to wage an aggressive campaign.
About fltty names were enrolled and
the list is expected to reach three
times that number. Many of them are
men of means and influence They de-
clare that the slime has come for theiI
emancipation from political bondage to
the Republican party.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1888-03-23

THE dishonesty OF the Republican
newspaper comments upon the Tariff
bill now before the Committee on ways
and Means, says the PHILADELPHIA Re
cord, Is only equsled by the insincerl,y
OF their assertion that any revision of
the tariff would be disastrous TO Amer
lean manufacturers and American
worknsn, as well as fatal U a con.
tnuance OF Democratic administration
OF the goge-nmsnt II they had the
slightest beIief in the truth OF their own
assertion they would welcome such an
opportunity TO regain Republican as
eendency, and would openly advocate
the passage OF the proposed pin for if
their theory DO correct their promised
disasters would immediately 5a visited
upon the whole country aud tEe D-no-
cratic party would soon be buried in
oblivion. Bah ! They bleaf. like bell
wethsrs, to nocks Of sheep.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1888-03-23

THE friends OF General Hancock, the
gallant Pennsylvania soldier who was
recently traduced on the floor OF the
Uuited States Senate by John J. Iugalls,
the Kansas wasp, as IAN ally of the
ContedeIacy," who have been active in
their efforts to raise sufficient money TO
purchase home in Washington for
Mrs. Hancock, have met with complete
success. The house which is a large
three story brown and white stone
structure, will be formally presented to
Mrs. Hancock about the first Of April.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1888-03-23
Oh. Whnf Cnu-h

VIII yOu heed the warning. The signal
perhaps of the sure approach of that more
terrible disease, Consum ptiou. Ask your-
selves II you can afford for the sake of saw
ing 90 cents, to run the risk and do nothing
Tor IL. We know from experiences that
ohiiohs Cure Will Cure your Cough IL
never fails. This explains why more than
a Million Bottles were sold the mast var
III relieves Group and Whooping Cough at
once Mothers do not be without it, For
Lame Sack, Side or Chest. use Shiloh's
Porous Plaster. Sold by DR.. I. j. Dawson.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1888-03-23

WILL the time ever arrive during the
present century when Galusha \. Grow
will not be found asking for some pOlit-
cal preSerment He now wants TO be
a delegSte-at-large to the Republican
National Convention. The men who
will compose the Republican State Con-
ventlon in the year 1900 will be called
upon To vote for Galusha for some pub,
lie positiiu, provided he is then In the
flesh
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1888-03-23

TIE iergthy editorial reply o: COL
McCinre, of the Philadelphia Times. TO a
ritter addressed To III Il by Congressman
william ID. Kelly, will be found in
another part Of our psrer and Will 1e.
pay careful erasIl. IL IS az exact
ana truthful ara 'gumelt OF the on
s'rEet'Vs tactics o. Kelley and his f.I-
10" loud moutbed decIaImers aga inst
what they cali "FIes trade"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1888-03-23

JUDGE ARNOLD. OF Philadelphia, in
an elaborate opinion delivered on Mon
day last in stated case, declared that
the attempt to collect taxes on furniture,
watches and pleasure carriages was
clearly illegal, the : of Assembly Of
May 10, 1887, having abolished the tax
and all means OF collecting it.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1888-03-23

THE celebration of st. Patrick's day
in Ireland was exceptionally quiet and
orderly. The Irish people are deter
mined not to be betrayed into doing
anything which will give the Tory
demagogues a chance to excite English
prejudices by representing the Irish as
rebellious.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1888-03-23
gambria freeman.
EREksBURc. PA.
FRIDAY, - MARCH %, 1885

THE Philadelphia Times celebrated
its fourteenth anniversary on Tuesday
of last week. Col. Mcclure has right
TO be proud of the Times as tearlessly
independent, able and successful news
paper.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1888-03-23

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND vEs fifty
one years old on Sunday last, and i one
OF only six Presidents who have pa ssed
that date of their lives when holl ing
their high Office. The others ere
Polk, Fillmore, Pierce, Grant and Ar
thur. When Cleveland was inaugural
ed he was the youngest who ever TOOK
the oath OF office OF President, being
but two weeks over forty. eight yeras of
apa
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1888-03-23

"A JUDICIoUs revision of the present
tariff is better bulwark for ITS preser-
walton than the unceasing cry that it
must not be touched at all, for fear that
If /. is amended in any essential partic-
ular it will be destroyed.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1888-03-23

THE National Committee Of the Pro-
hibItion party has changed the date of
the meeting of its National Convention
at indianapolis to May 30ih-Decors-
tion Day-instead of June, 6 the date
which vas origionAlly set for us meet
inc
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1888-03-23
PGln'a Agrll Works.

Steam Engines, saw Mills. Hay Presses. Stump
Pullers and STANDARD agricultural Implimeuts
generally. Send for Catalogue
A Il. FARQUHAR' j SON Nork.Pa. It
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-23

ions Of people, but to thousands of millions yet unborn
Applausc) I am in favor Of IL, because you can DO
man and belong to II. Great applausel -, ,
Now, having said this little tcrios OF 60 0n').
regard the success OF the Republican party as the
most important thing for the Republic.
NO MAN AS GREAT AS THE REPUBLICAN, PARTY.
In tho next place single man, whatever his ser
vices may be no gentleman, whatever his achieve
mcnts may have been single man, whatever his
capacity is, Is of the slightest Importance compared
with tho success Of tho Republican party. Great
and continued applause and cheers.D Consequently,
the next question Is who Is the available man, other
things being equal. lCrcs for Gresham, Blaine ana
other oanddates.) do not who you arc for, or
who for The great question is, and that ques-
ton must DO settled at the polls, not In the whirl
wind Of excitement, but after months Of discussion,
when the hurrah is out of your lungs and is In
your brain Applause and laughter; that question
must be settled by the most intelligent under tho
flag, and when you do thing easily there is no
need of straning yourselves. (Lsughter) l would
like to this Convention rise to the dignity and
splcnd0r Of the occasion, and believe you Will L
would like to sec you put upon the next ticket TWO
soldiers who helped TO save our country. Great
applause.) I would like to see two heroes
pfted against two Democrats. Great
appIauscl want two patriots against two
can people make their choice Let them say who they
Will have and my idea is this, that man who did not
want 10 go TO Richmond during tho war, should not
be sent to Washington: (Applause) The great thing
my country, and not simply for my country, but for
principle, because to believe human liberty Is moro Inn
portant than any country on the globe. Great ap-
plause.)
Now, being Republican, being for tho Republican
party, being for protection, wishing and Looping for
success, in favor OF the nomination Of Walter T.
Gresham Great applause, cheering and waving OF
aags tho Illinois delegation standing on top Of their
chairs and cheering l0udly.D
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-23

men with cheers. On the same ballot Sherman
lost votes and Mckinley. who is by many people
joolxcd upon as the most promising dark horse,
gained s. Allison polled 10 more than on the
second ballot Alger only 6. Harrison dropped
1 behind Rusk fell from 10 to s.. iiawley and
ingalls, received no votes at ALL California still
voted solidly for Blaine, Shcrman's losses were were
aeIerations. Three States called for "a poll Of
their delegations PENNSYLVANIA Texas and yr-
GINA, the last named for the third time Fair
child OF Wisconsin, objected TO the roll being
rallied jr the case OF Virginia hut Mr.. Wise,
OF that delegation, announced that its members
had been unable 10 meet for the purpose OF
sustained the demand OF the member from Vir-
cinia who had made the request for the poll
Ia detail. laugh raised at the expense OF
highly-excitcd delegate who voted IN husky
voice for William IT. Harrison.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-23
PLEA FOR WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
MISS ANTHONY AND MRS. HOOKER PROTEST AGAINST
NEGLECT.


Chicago June 2o.-Miss Susan T. Anthony and
Mrs Isabella Decchcr Hooker, upon reading the Re
publican platform, issued an address to the Republican
party asking its Immediate and serious consideration
of the following facts:
From the foundation of our Government such women
ssbHse,s o and Ms 1 corbn ' Of P Vsna
against thr exclusion of women from The rights and
ADAMS The larscst Petitions ever presented TO Con-
gress. when he made his great battle for the right
Tho Republican party owes its existence to women.
In le4S Abby Kelly lad tho foundation for the Free
soil party from which c came tbs %h ~ Fremont ard ard
victory though Buchanan was seated. In 1860
women gave to the country The yes ana fortunes %
the doubtful States toward the Union. The work Of
sefsbncgaion in working for the acknowledgement Of
the negro, while being themselves DISTINGUISHED is past
sent sumner petition for the emancipation Of the
slaves; Ii was our woman suffrage leaders who
for protection in their citizens right 10 vote but
the great leaders begged them 10 walt little longer
that the negroes might be first In 1868 1t was The
r1 s Ss P az paor said 1.-THE RePTGn
OF America Tor their noble devotion 10 the cause OF
freedom their admission to wider folds of usefulness
any class Of citizens for additional rights shoni re-
ceiVe respectful consideration Leading women al
the largest that fa ever T Received In 1873
women were ignored In 1880 the suffrage women
rom every oia'e In the Union ncN meclng ana
10000 postal cards were received from women not
present who wished to vote. The Convention was
notified OF This desire. bu; its platform was silent
In 1854 half million women Of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union asked for temperance plank but
the committee rejected their petition, mocldng and
splitting upon i. This soicd PETITION is preserved IN
the Chicago Historical Library. Now IN 1888, we
were oourteousk received by your committee and
listened 20 fof 90 minutes and again the platform Is
silent. Although the majority OF r1en who help us In
Congress are Republicans yet fOrb?arancc has
ceased 10 DC vruous We 20 hope for Justice
from the Republicans as party and look 10 the Pro-
who have always recognized w0man's
equality with man. Yet mindful Of the past, We ask
you so 70 construct your platform to include women
In the term citizens, to whose personal rights and
liberties you affirm tnswerying devotion VIII you
not have such resolution brought before the Convcn-
tion and allow us to speak IN rs bebaIfl