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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-02-01
MOIes and Their Meaning.

A mole spot or the arm pit really
promises wealth and honor. On the
ankle it bespesks modssy in men, bu'
courage in women. When a mole spot
Is found on the right oreas. it is sure
sign of honesty, if on the left IL forbodes
poverty on the chinit promises wealth,
ON the right ear respect, on the left ear
dishonor. It II is een in the centre Of
the forehead II bespesSs ,rsachery. sui
lenuess and unti6iness. If it is on the
tight temple il foreshows that you will
enjoy the friendship Of the great on
the let temple il forebod-s distress on
the left foot il bespeaks wisdom on
the right rashness. When ills on the
right side ~ the heart il denotes virtus:
when on the lett wickednsss. When II
Is on the knee Of man IL d-r OTIS thai
he will have 2 rich wife. Wien IL is
on the left knee OF women she may *
pgct a large family. \ mole on the lir
is a sign Of gIuttony and tatkstiveness
on the neck /. promises wealth. A
mole on the nose indicates that a mar
wiz 6e great traveller on the high il
goTbOdes poverty and sorrow, aud OF
the wris. ingenuity.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-02-01
Advantage OF Reing a Blonde.


Every year we get the cry from fash
ion writers BLONDES no longer 10
style they have been superseded 10y
their darker sisters" etc. Now, that's
all nonsense. You cannot do away
with the blonde, nor can you DO away
with friZzlsd, banged haIr. Pre- emf
neutly, the blonde Is the beauty Of civ
ilizaii0n. She is among us, To stay as
such, and she cannot be driven away.
y brunette now and then may rise su-
prems over he's by reason OF wonderful
loveliness, but we are speaking cOllec-
lively. y woman can dress more en-
actively with blonde hair than with
dark. 1t ghJs up better and is more
youthful. A well kept blonde has ten
years advantage, in point of youthful
looks, over the average brunette
Once in lIretime or so there arises a
muaculous brunette Uho completely
surpasses her. but tor steady, ord
good looks that make no pretensions OF
great beauty, the blonde csrries the
palm. You cannot expunge her in fav.
or Of the brunette even in literature
In the novels turned out during the
past year there have been 3S2 blondes
90 100 brunettes.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-02-01
The Season Of Horse Blankets

Every kind hearted man who OWES .
b ,rse shou d provide his animal withs
comfortable blanket, 10th for stable
wear ana for covering when hi.chel
on OF doors. Nor is a matter OF Eiad-
ness of heart alone, but is really q mat
ter of economy with the owner Ot Oh
horse. An animal which is kept c5n-
fortably blanketed viii keep in go
condition and come out ia the sprf--
in better condition FOR hard wok VI
less feed than one that is afforded no-
but its natural protection. The ccs p
blanket viii be 10 Dre than saved in ..-
feed, besides adding TO the phys Cd.
comfort and appearance of the teas.
When purchasing blankets il is b.
object 10 get the best for yonr monr
and the cheapest are not always o."
that cost the least at the start. \
blanket, which will prove duratl- 81.
last, is the cheapest in the end
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-02-01
How 10 spoil a Child.

l. Begin young to give him what
ever he cries for.
.. Talk freely before the child about
his smartness as Incompatible.
3. Tell him that he is too much for
you, that you can do nothing with him.
T. Have divided counsels as be-
tween father aud mother.
3. Let him learn 20 regard bis
father as a creature of unlimited pow
er. caprlcious and tyrannicsl or as
mere whipping machine.
6. Let him learn, from his fathers
example, TO despIse his mother.
Z. do not know or care who his
companions may be.
S. Let him read whatever he likes.
8. Let the child, whether boy or
good school for both sex,s.
10. Devote yourself TO making mon
ey, remembering that wealth is bet
ter legscy for your child flan princ:-
pies in the neart and habits in life :;
and let him have plenty of money to
spend.
IL. Be not with him in hours of
recreation.
p Strain at a gnst snd swallow a
camel chastise severely for a foible
aud laugh at a vice.
13. Let him run about from church
to church. EcIeciicism in religion is
the order of the day.
IA. Whatever burdens of virtuous
requirements YOU lay on his shoulders.
touch not with one of Yoar fingers.
Preach gold and practice irredeemabIe
gr6enbs cks.
These rules are not untried.
parents having proved them, with sub
SANTA! uniformity of results. Ii
faithful observance OF them does not
spoil your child, you will at least ha,
the comfortable reflection that you have
done what You could.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-02-01
4 Cure for stopped shOuIners.

How often one hears the remark {:
"What fine, big fellow Mr.. So-and so
would be If he didn't stoop ?' And
still such a misfortune can easily he
cured. The stopping tigure and halt
Ing gait, accompanied by the uuavoid.
able weakness OF the lungs, can be at
tended 10 and finally cured By the very
simple and easily performed exercise OF
raising ones self upon the toes in a per.
fectly perpendicular manner several
times daily. To take this exercise
properly one must take a perfec- posi-
tion, with the heels together and the
toes at an angle Of forJy-dve degrees.
Then drop the arms hfelessly by the
sides. anlmating and raising the chest
muscularly TO It's full capacity the
chin should be we'll drawn in and the
crown of the head leeling As il attached
% string suspended from the ceiling
above. Slowly raise upon the balls OF
both feet 70 the greatest possible
height, thereby exercising all the mus
c,es ot the legs and body this done,
Lbeu reassumiug the standing position
without swaying the body backward out
Of the perfect line. Repeat this exer-
else FIRST on oEe foot and then on the
other. The result will be a surprise 10
many 20 know what powerful straight.
ening-ous power this exercise has upon
round and stopped shoulders, and il
will soon be apparent that the lungs
will begin 20 show expansive develop
meut.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-02-01
The Size OF Noah's Ark.

Various people have OBJECTED to the
size of the ark have asserted that it is
absurd TO suppose that there could be q
vessel constructed large enough to hold
all the creatures which must have bseD
placed in it, with sufficient food if NAV
be for six or twelve months-water Cor
the fish. corn for the four footed AMI
mails. seed for the birds, and so on
Now we will take the dimensions of The
ark from the records of Moses. and cal.
culate them on the lowest possible scale
There are two 4 fiaitiOns given to cubit.
one that il is IS Inches, or a foot and
half, and the other that Is 20 Inches.
We will take it only at the lowest.
Moses states tha the ark was 300 Gu.
bits long ; This would ~ AXE il 4j0 Zee.
long. or about the length Of s. Pau.s
Cathedral, London. The breadth be
s 'a'es 10 b. so cu5its we then have /,
70 feet in bread b. He states it 70 b.
30 cubits high 50 that it was 10 fee,
high. 10 other words. it was as long
as ST. PauI's Cathedral, nearly as brosl
and half as high. The tonnage of The
ark, according to computation Of nod.
ern carpenters, must have been 81 600
tons. The largest English ship (of
size altogether unImagtnable 10 those
who have never soen it. is 3 $40 IONS /;
burden 81 that the ark must have been
equal 10 2e irst-rate ships of war, and
II armed as such ships are. it would
nave contained beyond IS 600 men, and
provisions for them Is mon hs. BUflol
1as asserted that all four-footed ami
IN ais may be reduced to $50 pai1s, and
The birds to q still smaller number. Ga
calculating, therefore, We shall find he
sTk would have held more than Eve
times the necessary number of cres-
lures, and more than FIVE times the rs-
quired quantity of feed to maintain
them twelve months.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-02-01
Good Suggest on for Winter.

Do not WORK your boys and girls so
hard as TO break their spirits.-StraiD a
noint to give them and yourselves
greater opportunities for reading. In
crest yourselves in their studies and
heir schools. Insist. indeed, that the
comparative leisure of the winter
mouths shall oe tributary to inIe'eiu,
Improvement. Consider a first class
newspaper An absolute necessity for he
family, and let an occasional book
come in with its quickeniug Influence.
AS further means of Improvement, let
more be made of good neighborhood
fellowship. not only in the way of oc-
casionsl social gatherings, but by stated
organizations that shall combine som-
OF ject or informotion and intellectual
Improvement. a debating club or
reading club kept up regularly during
the winter mortbs in the dIs;ric
school house or at the farmhouses III
urn would dc wonders in the course of
farmers li.e.-MagsZin- and book
clubs would supply, at slight cost to
the individual, good reading matter for
the whole neighborhood. In my town,
we have farmers club now more than
Iwenty years old, that has accomplish
ed much, not only in improving the
methods of agriculture. but in quicken
ing the Intellectual aud social life of its
members. Why should there not be a
similar organization in every Town.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-02-01
Nick Nacks.

Music is love in in search OF a word.
a stable chaIacter-The groom.
An unsatisfactory meal-A domestic
broil.
A pillar of the church-A pious
apothecsry.
Hyphen is the god of typographical
marriage.
Everything is usually patent 10 an in
ventor
Something everybody has hand in
Gloves.
Can dentist be properly called root
doctor?
Shouldn't the fork of a river be near
its month ?
A nice country seat is seat under a
peach tree.
a duck of bounet often makes a
goose of a woman.
The lay of the land is what darkness
broods over.
Skin and bones-The minstrels' tam
bo and castinets.
About the first thing lost at sea is the
81 ght of land
Why must logic have legs ? Because
it stands to reason.
A man fishing for blueish is fire.
quently blue fisherman.
A mans funny bone enables him to
laugh in his sleeve.
A first-cIass tailor you will always
find god at figures.
Very .ew persons can hold their own
on their first sea voyage.
The man who opens a bundle exer-
cises an undue influence on il.
The home stretch-fxing up a story
TO tell your wife at A. NJ.
SpeculatloDs in real estate come un-
der the head o. lottery investments.
A dude has a certain kind of mental
uperiority-ornamenta mostly.
The organ is supplied With ''stops,
bat unfortunately the piano has none.
Why is woman's foot like a loeomo-
tive Because it moves in front of a
train.
When a girl is little she has a doll
baby ; when she grows Hp she has
QOlmdD-
The only people who are fond of get
ting into court are lawyers and young
folks.
The man who is slow TO express an
opinion might just as well send 1t by
freight.
won by a mere scrafch.'' as the hen
observed when she turned up the worm.
The giraffe must have a hard time of
1t when it gets the cataIrh in the
throat.
Noah lived in the Mississippi valley
land ?
When a musician goes fishing does he
as tanet in the hope OF catching q bas-
seon
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-02-01
The Cabbage.

Just speak to fine lady about cub
bages and she will think that you have
mentioned one of the lowest things on
earth. Madam, You are wrong it is
one of the most useful articles OF food.
Those ancient nations did not know
food science, but they knew the value
OF good and Dourishing things, and
gave them them the place OF honor
which they deserved. Cabbsges were
thought of highly by ancient nations,
sn1 the Egyptians gave the cabbage the
honor of letting il precede all their III
er dishes they called 10 a divine dish.
The Greeks and ROmnns had great
affection for cabbage and conceived the
idea, which have myself, that the use
of the cabbage keeps people from
constant eating OF certain vegetables
kills the desire for alcoholic beverages.
Greek doctors ascribec all kinds of vir-
tues to the cabbage. Il was thought to
cure even paralysis.-Books were CON-
posed to celebrate the virtues of the
cabbage, and ,sdies partook of it soon
afler childbirth. The Romans Thought
even more OF the cabbage than the
Greeks. They ascribe to it the fact
that they could for six hundred years
do without doctors, aud Cato actually
maintained that cabbage cured all dis
eases. The ancients knew several
kinds of cabbage-the long-leaved gree n
cabbage, the hard white, so much used
in Germany for ''sauerkraut" or fer
mented cabbage, the curly ana red.
The last seams 10 have held the Place
of honor, and was first INTRODUCED by the
Romans into Gaul or France, and then
brought 10 Great Britain. Later the
greenleaved cabbage was introduced.
The Greeks were fond of aromatic sea
soniugs-of oil, rsisins, wine and ale
mOnds- They boiled or stewed the
cabbage and seasoned it with cummin,
coriander seed, with oil, wine, and
gravy, making rich dishes of a vegeta.
BILE, which we now boil in water. and
reckon among the plainest food. Some
thing like remembrance of cabbage
among the old Greeks has come down
TO the modern Greeks, for they stuff
cabbge leaves with dainty mince meat,
and then stew them with gravy.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-02-01
Rules for Building Barns.

These buildings are often erected
very much at random, and without a
careful estimate of their needs. and with
au imperfect knowledge of many useful
details. The following twenty brief
rules, if observed, would often save
money, meet requirements and sffoId
conveniences, although others might be
added
In the first place ascertain what will
be wanted in the proposed barn.
Estimate the number of tons of hay TO
be stored, the loads of unthreshed grain.
the required contents OF the grsnary
and the numoe of cattle and horses to
occupy the stables.
Calculate the room required for ha,
at 600 cubic feet on an average for
ton. and nearly the same for the IN
threshed grain.
Determine granary room by allowing
14cubic feet TO the bushel ia the bins.
For cattle and horse stables. allow
for stalls at least 80 or four feet wide
for cattle, and Eve feet for horses. and
fourteen feet for entire length, includ-
g passage and managers.
Then provide room for hay and grain
bays, space for straw, area of threshing
floor, room for tools and horse power.
size of gTanary, entire space for COW and
horse stables, root cellar, silo and
manure sheds.
IN arranging all these, place the
threshing floor convenient to the grain
bays, and the granary contiguous to or
below them the feed rooms, roots,
meal or ensilsge, on a level with and
near the animals ; and give heavy pro
dues the first place for convenient 20
position.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-02-01
The Human Hair.

The durability OF human hair is a
goTtIuate thug for those whose scraps
more or less lack that aGornment.
What would Do the condition OF one
half OF our female friends it human hair
was gs periahable as human nssh +?
WHAT could artor science do toward re
storing 20 woman her chief attraction,
II human hair were not nearly as i'm
persihable off the human head as on n !?
Even death itsels, which in time leaves
no trace OF flesh and bone, seems, uO-
der certain conditions, powerless TO de
stroy our hair. Numerous are the in
stances not only OF the growth of the
hair after death, nut also Of It's virtual
indestructibnity. a very curious ex-
ample OF this was brought before public
notice at the monthly of society of
antiquaries. y member produced a
photograph Of the back hair of young
Roman lady, who. Judging from coin
found lying under he coflip, must have
lived a5ut the time of Constantine.
When the coffin was Opened il was seen
that the body had been buried in gyp
sum with the head on a pillow. The
front part of the skull had given way,
so that the back Of the head was
thrown forward, aud on it was a long
folded tress of female uair with two pet
pins remaining iu II. 1t was of lovely
auburn color and in excellent pTeserva-
tion. Now, it is not for one moment
inslnuated that this interesting tress
was such rs young ladies' Of the nlue-
tsenth century hang over the back OF
the bedroom chair. 1t indisputabiy
belonged 70 the head of the Roman girl
when she was buried.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-02-01
VI Ords na 10 Use.

Party, for person.
Depot, for station.
Promise, for assure.
Posted. for informed.
Stopping, for saying.
Like do. for as l do.
Feel badly, for feel bad.
FIRST rate. as an adverb.
Healthy, for wholesome.
Try and do, for Try TO do.
These kind, for this kind.
Cunning, for small, dainty.
Funny, for odd or usual.
Guess, for suppose or think.
Fix, for arrange or prepare.
just as soon, for just as lief.
Had rather, for would rather.
Had better, for would better.
Right away, for immediately.
Between seven. for among seven
Not as good as. for not 30 good AZ
Some ten days. for about ten days
The matter of, for the matter with
Not as know. for not that ! kno,v
Somebody eIse's, for somebody's else
Kind of, to indicate a moderate de-
gree.
Stormy, for it rains or SHOWS moder,
ately.
Above, for foregoing, more than Or
beyond.
Try an experiment, for make an ex.
pertinent.
Nice, Unfortunately. (ReaI Djes
may ne doubly faulty.)
Real, as an adverb. in expressions
real good, for really or very good.
Singular subject with contracted
plural verb, e, g., "She doesn't skate
we'll. s"
Taste aud smell of, when used tran
sitively. Illustrations We taste a
dish which tastes of pepper.
Some or any, in an adverbial sense
e. e., II have studied some, - for some.
what. Il haye not studied any, for
at all.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-02-01

Why do so many people We see 2-.-
Us seem to prefer 10 suffer and Ne E'
miserable by Indigestion, Coasli2a
Dizziness, Loss of Appetite. Coming u
the Food, Yellow Skin, when for 70 .'
we will sell them Shiloh's ), stem Vita 2
guaranteed to cure them. Sold by pr, }
Dsvtsop.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-02-01
sh,Ion,. Cn,nrrn RemeaS

ShHoh's Catarrh Remedy, a marvellous
cure for Cstsrrh, Diphtheria, Canker Mouth.
ana Headache. With each bottle there 10
an ingenious Nasal Injector for the more
successful treatment OF these complaints
without extra charge. Price 80 cents Sold
by Or. T. j. Dawson.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-02-01

KNowLEDeE aud wisdom have often
times DO coruec.iop. knowledge
dwelis in heads replete vi b Thoughts
of other men wisdom ID minds atten-
tive TO taeiI OWE.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-02-01
sn,Ioh,s Con.ump,,on cure.

This Is beyond question the most success
full Cough Medicine we have ever sold. few
doses invariably cure the worse cases of
Cough, Group, and Bronchitis, while its
wonderful success 10 the cure of Consump-
ion Is without parallel in the history of
medicine. Since its first discovery 1t has
been sold on a guarantee. a test which no
other medicine can stand. II you have
Cough we earnestly ask you To try 1t
Price 10 cents, 80 cents. and Sl.00. II your
Lungs are sore, Chest or Back Iane use
Shilon's Porous Plssters, Sold by DR., 7. J..
Dawson.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-02-01

THE man or won an that keeps
sweet spirit. no matter how keenly the
wrongs Of life are felt, will have vastly
more powerto correct the ~vI than
those who fall .nto sour u oot.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-02-01
hELIABLE REMEDY
'Or Sick stomach
For Torpid Liver.
Billions HrRdache,
COStiYeness.

Tarrant'S EhcFvrgcent
APerienJ.
II fs certain ia its effects
It's gentle in It's acti n.
It IS palateabie 70 tue
este. II can be relied
ipnn 20 cure. and II cures
by assisting. not by outrag-
ing, nature. DO Tot take
iolent purgatlvcs you :
selves or allow your chill
dren TO take them, always
use this elegant phar-
daceuticai preparation,
which has been for more
han forty years a pubic
avorite. Sold By fTssgq ASfs
sueTHI1AeTs
The Newtown bee., 1889-12-06
NICHOLS.

Henry Reed has been sadly afflicted in the loss of his daughter Emma. After only weeks illness with scarlet fever, she died, Friday night. She was a bright little child, hardly eight years old and the bereaved family have the sympathy of all in their sorrow. The funeral was attended, Sunday at P m, from the house, Rev N. l.. Porter officiating.
 A pigeon shoot was held by the Nich- ols Rod and Gun club, Thanksgiving day, at Dr Starkweather's. Some good scores were made, John E. Nichols, Jr, obtaining first prize and Herbert s. Smith booby prize.
 A delightful entertainment was given by the young ladies guild of Trinity church, Friday evening, at Mrs Peet's. About 60 were present and enjoyed them selves to the utmost. Games and recita- tions were the features of the evening, Miss Edie Thompson giving "fhe Fish erman's Daughter ill all acceptable I manner. Miss Fanny Thompson also | rendered instrumental music. About $9 was cleared.
 The police did good job in running in Richard Cunningham and six other young scamps, who, fired by dime novel ! literature, have redently plundered Wise mans clothing store on East Main street ! and other places at East End.
The Newtown bee., 1889-12-06
No Adr;..;on roa To N;rht

Tonight Ke1np's Balsam for the Throat and Lungs can be had at any drug store in New town. A trial bottle free of charge. If you are suffering from Cough or Cold, Bronc-
 don't hesitate; get free sample tonight and
 1 test for yourself the power of this unfailing
 remedy. Large bottles soc and s1. At ali drug stores.
The Newtown bee., 1889-12-06

Banks & Riddle, leading jewellers of Phil adelphia, together with his wife, spent Thanksgiving with his sister, Mrs George A. Sanford.
 Miss J. Belle Sanford and little niece Helen returned home on Wednesday from their sojourn in Stamford.
 Hope was once more kindled that we might have railroad at last, as the gen. ial face of Lawyer Wilson appeared in our midst on Monday. He came to se- cure the right of way through Bedding and met with good success. Among those who cheerfully signed the con- tracts were s. $. Osborne, W. T. Denni- son and Daniel Sanford.
 Miss Emma Rumsey has recently visit ed her uncle, J. Briggs of Sherman and other friends.
 Mrs H. Brinsmade has been with her sister, Mrs J. C.. Read; also visited her old home, Leoni homestead.
 Mir and Mrs William Jennings, son and daughter of Deep River attended the 25th wedding anniversary of MT and Mrs Ste phen Sanford and visited Mr and Mrs Sidney Staples of Easton.
 Mrs John Adams has been with Dr Celest Benedict in Bridgeport. Emory Sanford, who is attending the Episcopal Academy in Cheshire, spent Thanksgiving week at his home.
 Mrs B. Green from Bethel has been guest of Ward Wheeler.
 Leroy Meeker. wife and daughter ot Westport have visited Stephen Sanford. Mrs Henry Lyon entertained her son, J. W. Ferris and family, at Thanksgiv- ing. Mrs Lyon, though s6 years old, en- joyed the festivities of the occasion with as much zest as the youngest of the party Frank Baldwin had a social party on the evening of Thanksgiving. For some years, the town has been at expense in maintaining Swede insane pauper at the Middletown asylum. Gun new board of selectmen, actuated by an honest desire to reduce the burdens ot the tax payers, have written to Dr Olm- stead to ascertain if it would be prudent to remove him from the asylum and turn him over to Eli Osborne, who keeps the town poor. Receiving a favorable reply, Constable D. 5. Bartram was sent to Middletown to bring him back and the town will be relieved of an annual outlay of $50. If the State tax is also remitted, | we may be able to make both ends meet and have little left toward the reduct- ion of our heavy debt.
The Newtown bee., 1889-12-06
BuakIen,s Arnica SaIve.

The best salve in the world for cuts, bruises, sores ulcers, salt rheuIn, fever sores, letter, chapped hands, chilblains corns and all skin eruptions and positively cures piles or no pay required It Is guaranteed to give perfect sat isfactiOn or money refunded. Price 25c per box. For sale by F. F. Haw1ey.