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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-09-14
ROYAL

formerly with Buck 4 Co., have been trans
ferrrd to Hawkins q Co., No 7l2 Market
street, and placed under their control and
MANAGEMENT from this date.
All new policies, renewals. endorsema ants.
etc. to be valid, must have the approval of
the undersigned. HAWKINS a. co
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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-09-14

formerly with Buck Il Co., has been trans
ferred to Hawkins q co., No. 7l2 Market
street, and placed under their control and
management from this date
All new policies, renewals, endorsements
etc, to be valid. must have the approval of
the undersigned HAWKINS a. co, Agent
September Z. 1882 No 7i2 Ma~ket street
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-12-13
Moorish Beauty.

The Moors have extraordinary ideas
concerning female beauty. They fancy
an oily skin. teeth projecting beyond
the lips, pointed nails an inch long and
q figure so coIpulent that two persons
putting their arms around the waist
could scarcely make their fingers touch.
y woman of moderate pretentions 30
beauty needs slave under each arm
10 support her as she walks, and a per-
feet belle carries weight enough to load
q camel. Mothers are 50 anxious 10
have their daughters attain this un-
wIeldly size that they make them eat a
great quantity Of millst pudding and
drink several bowls OF camel's milk 6
day, Mungo Park says he has seen a
poor girl sit crying fOT more than an
hlur with the bowl at her lips, while
her mother stood over her with a stick
and beat her whenever she perceived
that she was not swallowing.
Tee Afoors marry az a very early age
and wives are always purchased. The
father Of the girl cannot refuse an offer
unless there is some stain on the young
mans character. II wife does not
become the mother OF a son she may be
divorced by the husband. The mother
OF many sons is held in the highest re-.
speet and is never suffered to perform
any mental office.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-12-13
How Far Can YOu Hear.

Some experiments in judging dis
tanee BY sound were carried out on Sat
urday last by one of the London bri-
gades OF the Metropolitan volunteers.
This branch of military tatics is quite a
departure in volunteering ard one
which, il It is to be made of service,
will require more than an ordinary
amount OF practice. It was first ex-
piainad 10 the men that sound travels
at the Fate of LOO yards in three Sec
onds, and on this basis they were 70
estimate the distance at which some
rifles were being discharged in the dark.
ness. Tbs answers at first were very
wide OF the marx. some OF The neE be-
ing sc much as 80 yards out in their
calculation. With little practice,
however, great Improvement was
shown, many of the men guessing the
distance exactly. I am told, however.
that the experiments are not as salts
factory as was hoped, and is though.
some time must elspss before Judging
distance by sound can be relied upon
with any certainty.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-12-13
Making the Sun Work.

One OF the most notable inventions
displayed at the Paris Exhibition was
an apparatus for Transforming the heat
OF the sun into motive power for pump
ing water and other mechanical uses.
1t Is the device of a French inventor
named Charles Teller.
This apparatus is Of great interest as
forshadowins the time when solar
heat, in combination with electric
transmission of force, will be made to
furnish motive power for all engines
and take the place of coal and steam, a
change wich will vastly chapen manu-
factures and travel and greatly enhance
human comfort the world over.
The heat which comes to the earth In
the suns beams is, as has long been
known. the equivalent of one to five or
more horse power for every square yard
of the earth's surface, according to the
latitude and the season of the year.
The utilization of this waste heat, it's
conversion into ussble power, has been
the study of inventors, and much time
and great sums of money have been
spent upon it. NJ. Tellier's contri.
vance aims to accomplish this object.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-12-13
4 Dinner In Palestine.

The Jews generally eat their dinner
before noon, and their supper after sun
down. The chief meal Of the Jews
was in the evening OF the Egy ptisps
1t was at noon. The early Hebrews
sas or squa,ted round a low table upon
which the meal was served, but in later
time couches we're used to reclIne upon
befOre the tables. The guests were
ranged in order or rank side by side.
resting upon the left elbow, the right
arm being free. The dishes, as they
are to this day, were generally stews
rice, beans, and purgal (cracked wheat.
with soups or sauces. The meals were
so cooked that when served they fell to
pieces. Knives and forks were not
used Et the tables, but spoons, and GEN
orally thin slices of bread were doubled
up and dipped into the soup, and eat
ing from tie same dish. These pieces
OF bread also served the purpose of
napkins.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-12-13
Royal Dinners In England.

The royal dinner parties Of England
are the most formal and studied in the
world, To beginners they become a
frightful ordeal, and they rarelysat the
end can tell what the meal consists OF :;
to old stagers they are a frightful bore.
The noyices are expected to arrive ear.
ly SO as to be posted by Sir Henry Pom
sonby 10 court etiquette. The queen
usually receives her guests for after
noon tea in her own sitting room. and
remains a short time with them chat
ting on light subjects then they are
permitted TO wander over the castle or
stay in their rooms till dinner time,
which is at 8. She says a few word 8
to each guest as she enters the dining
room, and then leads the way to The
table 1t always seems so discourteous
for no one to step up and offer The Old
lady his arm, but it would require an
equal in rank to do so, and she enters
and leaves the room alone. There is
very little conversation at the table.
Each guest is asked one question by the
queen, and can make one reply. The
pauses between are dreadful, and the
mechanical parceling out of questions
and answers makes 1t seem as If the
queen were putting a Bible class
through is cstechism. Each one waits
for his turn to come next, and in the
embarrassment the answers are often
OF the most stupid kind.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-12-13
Learn to Forgive.

Learn how to forgive. Do not carry
an untorgiving spirit with you through
all your life /; 1t will hurt you more
than anything else. 1t will destroy the
happiness of many around you, yet its
chief feeding ground will be found your
own heart. You hate your neighbor.
Yonder is his dwelling, one hundred
and fifty yards away. Yeu pass by a
wood fire /; you pluck half-consumed
brand from 1t, flaming and cleaning,
and thrusting it under your garment to
hide 1t, yor start for your neighbor's
dwelling to burn 1t. Who gets the
worst OF it ? You find your garments
on fire. and your own flesh burned be-
fore you can harm your neighbor, So
Is be who carries an unforgiving spirit
IN his bosom. II stings his own soul
Ike All adder shut up there. know
OF ssme who call themselves christians
who are miserable because OF thier own
revengefulness. Forgive your enemies
and get down on your knees and pray
Tor them, and salvation will come into
your own soul like a food. Father.
forgive them" Sweet praver and
blessed example !
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-12-13
Getting Ready for ColdF.

Doesn't 1t beat all how people vii
begin to muffie up their necks the no.
meDt a bit Of frost appears ? Ps0ps
who live in the country, and srs to tie
manner born, never bother with thH
buRdling up of the neck and rendshrg
themselves liable TO colds, bu! q Is
your city man who has a farm or plssi
Ia the country who comes into the can
with mufiler about his neck and Bis
coat collar up, or caps on ear mults BE-
fore ii Is scarce time 20 discard s.TaF
hats, and then he wonders where he 60.
tnat cold, and if there isn't soBsthlg
the matter with the country Ei,sr 81.
For ne recalls that he scarce ever bsd5
a cold OF winter while in the c.!y,
but now has the regulation WiAtI cJ1'
What a spectacle is it 90 see bankers
and brokers and booksellers end S7l-
ness men generally hustliug t9T tlsI
early morning train, wrapped iA'
Rummies liz their expensiv Iu,-L5.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-12-13
The Man In the Moon.

Most persons are under the I-o-,.-
sion that this familiar iupressi,, =
fers only - the faint appearance n, a.,
face Which the moon presents nh
full. Bat thsse better acquainted v,T
folklore ars aware that the ohs,, ;.
ferred to under the name OF the NJ.
the Moon is g dusky resemblance I, .
human figure which sppagrs m r..
western side of the luufnarv ybsu
eight days old. The figure ,s soma
thing like that of a man in the Ar, ~
Climbing, and carrying d thorn busb
upon bis back. There is a detached on
Jet before him which looks somethiBy
Ike dog. Among various nations II
is popular notion that this fgnrs is
The man referred to in the book of
Numbers as having been detected nv
the children Of Israel In the wilderDes,
In the act of gathering sticks on tbs
SAobsthNday, and whom the Lord d.
recLed TO oe stoned to death wisbog
the camp. Dante, in his 'Infero
makes a reference 20 the Man in hi
Moon. but calls him Cain, a variation
from the popular English idea.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-12-13
Hand BraidIng.

A clever Boston writer protest,
against the nonsense of women who
say they would not wear brai5Ing aaps
by machinery. There is some difference
between embroidery done by AL arts.
with the needle and that produced bv
the very best OF machines ; but II tbers
be any difference between mechanical
ly produced braiding and that done BY
hand 1t is in favor OF the former. and
surely there is nothing disegrseable In
the work OF braiding, following ou,
set, stiff pattern, with no more chsRgs
In stitch and no more opportunity Tor
using ones taste than there Is In sew
ing plain seam. The Only ssnsSls
reason for preferring handwork is the
chance that it gives 20 employ . poor
woman, and it would be better to give
her something which 3 machine could
not do. A fortnight's work is soma
times represented by one Snail panel
in skirt, and a fortnight Of brsldiDg
must be torture.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-12-13
A Valuable seed.

Undoubtedly the most valuable sin
gle seed IN the world has recently been
offered for sale az Calcutta, India. l.
Is the tEumkhi Iudrsk5hi. z sacred
seed regarded with much vensratioa by
tho followers Of Shira, because OF Ger
tain supernatural qualities ascribed to
70 Il. What these qualities are is some
thlns o. q mystery. The s-ed is pro-
duced by a tree in NspauI, the only one
In existence. 1t is only once in many
years that any seeds are produced, while
out Of a million it is seldom that more
than three perfect seeds axe found.
An otier Of tho large amount OF a lac
OF rupees (S5O,000) has been made for
this seed, out has not been accepted. rs
it is thought a much higher price Will
be paid fof t..
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-12-13
The Mocking Birds of Yosemite.

Few OF those who have sojourned
ever quite long time In Yosemite val
ley are aware that it is filed with myr-
lads OF mocking birds, the other sights
and sounds overpowering all else, and
beside, the birds make their haunts as
far as possible from the places where
the travellers go. The writer OF this
was in that wonderful valley and was
invited to make one of quiet party
and ride down to the Bridal Veil falls.
The stream that fell from that SUP
lime cliff was thin and transparent, and
looked little thing from that awful
height seen through this natural rift in
the trees which made fitting frame
for so grand a picture.
The laundering of the water inte
that seething caldron ceased, and we
looked to see where it had gone. The
wind had swept that floating, misty
veil aside and dashed the bright drops
agains. the mighty sides of the moun>
tain, where 1t nourished millions of
beautiful flowers, and the misty veil
swsyed and swept in rainbow arch far
aside, and silence reigned unbroken for
one moment, and then burst forth the
song of the mockiDg birds in the trees,
the bushes, the air, until the whole
forest Dulsated in unison with their
song.
Millions OF brown coated birds there
were everywhere, until the whole of
our very natures seemed permeated
with their music. Sometimes low and
sweet, again sad plaintive, and then
full, rich and triumphant like a paan
OF joy aud gladness, while we looked at
each other in wondering silence. inst
as 1t seemed that The melody was un-
supportably sweet, and that our hearts
could not contain more without the re-
lief or tears OF shouts, the wind died
away and the water again struck with
an awsome roar into its rocky hollow
with force that made the earth trem-
BILE, and WAS again lashed to furious
foam and the song OF the mocking
birds hushed. Thus it goes on ever and
ever, alternately, and has for ages, the
song of the birds and the thunderous
reyerberation of the cataract.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-12-13
The Snow Flower.


Count Anthoskoff's curious discovery
OF the snow flower is likely 20 interest
horicultuIists FER some time TO come,
as from the accounts given OF iJ, it ap-
pears 70 be not only a remarkable bat a
singulariy beautiful plant It was dis
covered on the psrpetually frozen
ground Of Siberia, but Count Anthos-
kof has succeeded in raising plants
from seed placed in a pot Of snow at s..
Petersburg. Tle bloom lasts only for
a single day, and comes once in two
years. y French contemporary thus
describes It the leaves are Ihree in
number, aud each about three inches
in diameter. They are developed only
On that side of the stem toward the
north, ana each seems covered with
microscopic crystals Of snow. The
flower when it opens is star shaped, its
petals Of the same length AZ the leaves,
and about half an inch in width.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-12-13
Cinnamon as Smokers.

The Chinese smoke early -.
and 1t is as good as d play 10 ~, T''sa,
OF the mobiles of China using go 'le
He prefers the wster-pipe, and b. b-'C0' as0'
servant who puts the pipe-stem !, - y a
mouth and waits till he has tsks1 -. =.
dozen whiffs before be Co.,, Ia't
away again. The smoke eorna. L
bling through the liquid. ana - ''o'
mond eyes of the Celestia! spark, a.
enjoyment as the nicotine sr,.. 4
bioed. Ii Hung Chang smokes 4, a.. as
way, says Frank Carpenter In thu - 'N's
ier, journal, and during the mt, ,5-''
which L had with him at Tien n. ''s"
servant held pipe with stem a., Us
four feet long to his lips, and I,yb,.s -, ].
for him at intervals OF ten r,;.--
The great vieeroy took about 70, -,',s' -,,".
at time, and then the seryan, t,.,-.- ,''-s
Pipe away, pulled out its meta -. 'le
and reflled it with tobacco. b-ir,,-"l.
back little later on to patient, l.,! !.
Ii 10 MS eIcellency's lips yhus 4
smoked. us
The Chinese do not use cirsr, -.
chew. They have tobacco npcb ~ IN
the American pigtsil twist. which a., -'
cut up for smoking, and they are l,r,,
ly sdd ctsd to snuff. You viii -,
snuff stores in the larger cities. and -
article used is eoarssr than the So
snuff. The women smoke, and NJ.
few Of the boys and men are ad5I, =
TO the Cse OF cigarettes. The ave.
Chinese cigarette is the pcorss, 49,
cheapest in the world. You can -.
three OF them for one>tenth Of cs-.
a d they are dear at that.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-12-13
WInsomeness In nomen.

Do you recollect what your fs6!.lg
were Immediately after you hsd sp'As-
the first uDkind word to your h1soa-g'
Did you not feel ashamed and gIl9'-'
and yet 800 proud to admit j. --a'
was, is, and ever will be, yopT sTl. s'I-
ius ! Il is the temper which .a0oI' - -
csssRntly to destroy your peace Wv, ~,
cheats you with an evil deu5ioa -.
your husband deserved your A5''
when he really most required yoll .''.
II your husband is hssty your eA'Arl.
of patience will cbide as well S ''a.-
Your violence may ALLEVIATE DIS -'-.
and your neglect impel him TO o''P'. -
Aiion. Your soothing will redeem -. -.
your softness subdus him 'H'
goodnaTured twinkle Of those eyes - -.
filing with tears will make him 81 ''~
own.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-12-13
The Biggest Earthquakes.

In 365 \. d. the greater part of the
Roman world was convuIsed by an
earthquake, which was followed by
tidal waves. For a long time after
ward the city of Alexandria annually
commemorstsd the fatal day when 50.-
0U0 citizens lost their liyes in an inun-
dation. Two centuries later the Rom
an empire again was shaken, and cred
ulity is staggered by the statement that
go, ,O00 lives were lost.
One shrinks from enumerating many
of the great earthquakes OF history, for
to attempt the task is to sup full of hoI-
rors. In the early history Of America
the disappearance of whole cities was
not unusual. In 14j6. 10000 persons
were killed in Naples. In 1859 there
were destructive shocks in Syria and at
Bsibec 1O, 900 perished. In 1873 Guats
emala, with sll its riches and 5000 fam
lilies, was swallowed Up. In Sicily and
Cambria, from 173S TO 17S6. the vice
tins reached total of $4,000. China's
capital was destroyed in 1888 and null
titudes we're killed in a series OF shocks
that were distributed through ten years.
And so on until the statistics become
sice ming.
The great Lisbon earthquake OF 1751
will be remembered as the one in which
the good Or. johnson refused to be-
lieVe, although he pinned his faith TO
the story of the Cock lane ghost. THIS
shock extended over a surface of the
globe four times greater than that of
Europe, destroying the cities of Fer and
Mesquinez in Morocco, with 1900 per>
sons, and affecting the coasts of Green
land, the Isle OF Madeira, and the West
Indies, nearly 1000 miles away. At Lis,
bon it was All Saints day, the hour of
high mass, ana all the churches were
crowded. There were three shocks,
and then the city was in ruins. The
earthquake was followed by the horrors
of a cOntiagration.
In the Caracas earthquake of 1912 the
people Were praying. like those OF L;s>
bon, when desolation came upon them.
l. WAS Thursday of Holy week, and
great numbers we're in the churches.
AT least 1000 people perished in the
downfall of the sacred edifces. One
cathedral only held out
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-12-13
How to Rescue the Drowning

Il noted swimmer IN aEswer TO the
question WHAT is she best course 10
pursls in aiding people who are drown
ing says Take Gy the back hair and
hold thea 80 arm length. I've noted
one thing about drowning people.
When they are sinking the first time il
they see you and they rise again they
know where TO grapple with you, and
the result is you both go down together.
with strong probability That you will
be drowned. Il is my advice, that il
you 80 TO rescue drowning person YOU
should swim around him ard keep be.
hind him, SO Ee WON'T see you when be
comes up the second time. Another
thing when going 10 a persons rescue
try 20 gain his confidence. Itis q fact
that one tiagsr placed under n swim
mer'S body viii keep him sfo I If you
can only gst him to believe it."
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-12-13
Origin OF the Fork.

it seems clear enough, in the light
OF negative evidence, that the few
forks included in the silyeIware of The
ages were not used as forks are used to-
day. Since kitchen forks served IS
spiis and for holding Eoas,s. it is pro-
bable that the hIgh-5orn lords and la
dies OF those times, who only appear TO
havs possessed these Instruments, used
their silver forks for toasting their
bread ct the breakfast room fire. There
is some direct evidence that they were
employed 20 hold substances particular
ly disagreeaole or incOnyenient 20
handle, as toasted cheese, which wOuld
leave an unpleasant smell OF sticky
sugar dainties OF soft fruits, the
juice OF which would stain the fingers.
Only one incident is related OF the
use OF the fork In the eleventh centu
~ fashion. This was by z. noble lady
Of ByZantium. who had married DOgJ
of Venice, and continued in that city &C
eat after her own custom cutting hei
meat very finely up and conveying it tC
her mouth with two-prongei fork
The act was regarded il Venice, &C.
cording 10 Pietrus Damiauus, as a sigr
Of excessive luxury aGd extreme effeni
macy. It suggests probability that th'
fashion OF eating with forks originated
at tho Imperial Csurt OF Byzantiuu
and then extended to the west. Som,
hundreds of years had still TO pass be
fore it could be domiciliated IL Eu-
rope, for this Doge's Byzantine wife
lived in the eleventh century, while tht
fashion Of eating with forks did not be-
come general till the seventeenth cen.
century.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-12-13
short Names.

The family in France which has no
other surname than the letter =, has,
since the publication OF the account Of
registry ellie isl's perploxity over
the mama, developed several rivals.
In Belgium there Is q family OF some
Distinction whose name is O. Oae
branch OF this family iI said to be de-
sceuded from a French Marquis OF O.
who was a court official in the reign Of
Henry III.
Ia addition 10 The French yiIlpea
namod Y There Is river Y and In
Sweden there "a = village called A.
1t Is said thE. there is in China q vii
iage named V, but az abe Chinese have
no equivalent for our alphabst, the be-
slowing OF Jhi5 name upon It on The
maps must have been The result Of the
ingenuity OF the geog.aphcr. who had
no room TO get in ''Voe" on his chart
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-12-13
LOngFeIIow with Variations.

i country editor who takes an unu.
suaily gloomy view OF the approaching
wintTy weather, bewaiIs the hazardous
condition OF his wearing apparel in the
following delicate manner Lives of
great men oft remind us honest .oiI
don't stand 4 chance. mors We work we
leave behind US bigger patches Oh our
pants. Ga those pants once new and
glossy, now are patched with many a
hue, al because subscribers nger, will
not pay US what Is due. Then Let them
be up aud doing, send your mite tho be
it small. or when SHOWS OF winter strike
us we shall have no pants al all.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-12-13
A Dog Story From scotland.

A gentleman employed At B ,rn.
near Glasgow had a dos calico ,,.o5
my, " which he parted with 10 The
at the colliery some miles di'.al', -s,,,.
collsries are connected by isl5LS- ,1.,,r
and on a recent morning the GEM I'm.
rang up his friend and asked BOW :, 5, "a,
my was doing. "Oh, he's hOs ID
the answer. HE'S at ny f'' IA
new. I'll hold him up ana sec 5,,s.
knows your voice" This vs., tbs
and the former owner shon1ei " ada
wire. "HelIo, Jimmy jimmy n
no sign of recognition, but Oh o., ~ ,bs
down again he at once mAu' sen.
door, and when his old lnaS,y .s.-s to
home to dinner the dog W2'
welcome him.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-12-13
on, what CouEn.

VIII you heed the warning. TIE SIGNAL
perhaps OF the sure approach og that more
terrible disease, Consumption. Ask your-
selves II you can afford for The sake Of saw
ing 90 cents, TO run the risk aud DO NOTHING
Tor H. We know from experience mas
sAiioa.s Cure Will Cure Your Coush. II
never iails. This explains Why more than
: 'iiiilon Bottles were sold the past year.
u relieves Group and WhoopIng Cough at
Snee' OothaEs do not be without &C. For
lane Sack Side or Chest use Shuoh.s
Porous Plaster. scldby Dr.. T.. J. paviso-,