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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-06-28
Farm and Garden Notes.

Nobody ever sows too many kinds Of
grass seed on land to be employed in
grazing.
Pear trees require but little pruning.
They usually grow TO good shape if
started right.
Do not dig your flower beds until the
soil may De puIverized. Otherwise it
will clog and bake hard.
Plant gladiolus in the open ground.
where you wish them TO bloom, when
you plant early potatoes.
Ia purchasing fruit trees select the
four to six feet size decidueus seed
hngs for tree claim and like planting,
eight to fifteen evergreens fer shelter
belt and ornament. always under two
feet, and usually under fifteen inches.
when employing your help look to
the morals of the men. No employer.
where there are children on the farm.
can afford a man, however good a
workman he may be, if he ases profane
o7 vulgar language, or is rough or crue,
to animals
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-06-28
A PIentstade OF Meals in Russia.

The Russian eats on an avsrage once
every two hours. The climate and cas-
tom require such freGvent meals, the
digestion oi which is aided by FREQUENT
draughts of vodki and tea. Vodki is
the Russian whisky, made from po-
tatOes and rye. 1t is fiery and colorlss IS
and is generally favored with soae ex
tract like vanilla or orange. IL is drunk
from small cups that hold perhaps half
a gill Yodki and tea are the fasepar-
able accomp of friendly as
well Of business intercourse in the
country of the Gar. Drunken men
are rare. Russia and Sweden are the
only countries in which the double dim
ner Is the rule. When you go 10 the
house OF a Russian, be a friend or a
stranger, you are at once Invited TO a
side table, where sailed meats, picked
eel, salted cucumbers, and many Other
spicy aud sPpesizing viands, are urged
upon you with an impressiveness thai
knows no refusal. This repast is wash
ed down with frequent cups OF "vodki. ,
That over, and when the visitor feels a.
II he had eaten enough for twenty>foul
hours, the host says, And now fol
dinner.n At the dinner table the mea
is served in courses.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-06-28
A Neon Nap.

With the approach of the longest DAYS
OF the year and HE greatest amount OF
sunlight comes the danger of oxsrwork
Ing. WseelieTs in early rising. The
fresh morning light is better for Al
most any kind of work than the after
noon OF night. But in Ioag DAYS the
man who tolls either with head OF hand
through the daylight needs noon lest
even more than he does a noon meal.
The old saying After dinner sleep
awhile" p" is founded on reason. While
the stomach is full of indigested food it
requires all the nervous and vital ener-
gy that most men can spare until it is
digested. Woe to him especially who
tries to tax his mind while his stonaehe
Is ourdened. Tired housewives are
often broken down prematurely. when
ten OF fifteen minutes sweet sleep would
leave them refreshed and ready for eff
fective work during the afternoon. II
Is wise plan to allow a full hour for
nooning, and that for most people in
this country is far better taken in sleen
than in any other way.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-06-28
Household Ornaments.

a very effective 5ining-rosn DOR
eierc ssn be made of the best suality of
ourlsp- Across the top work. with
coarse Vorsteds, boEGer in tapestry
stitch, design of frsit and leaves. US
Ing shades of brown, paFpIe and orange.
with little bright olive green. If you
prefer, the body of sha- curtain can be
plain, with only a daGo and frieze. or a
conventional design may be traced here
sad there, doing away, with the dado.
SNAIL, low rocSers-of widow may be
painted jet black and then decorated by
=, aoIal design. d. bunch of red pop-
pies is very effective and will not soil SC
readily as the more delicate colors,
Bright red ribbons. in several shades,
are tied on the back ana front legs OF
the chairs. 1t Is well to varnish the
chair before painting the floral designs,
using good copaf VarnisA.
A chair paiztsdi in deep old gold.
with mass of purple and yellow pan
sizes on the seat, whils the back is decor
Ated with band of plush in shades. O.
purple ribbon, woula be a lovely e1na-
ment in any psrlor.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-06-28
. Weapon Used BIZ Criminals.

a brass knuckle, as the name sirni-
hes, is always made OF brass, and hard
orass at that, about half an inch thick.
-Four holes are cast in it, through which
the hngers are passed in such a manner
| as TO have the neck of the fiange OF fen
| der pass between the middle fingers.
The fange rests against the palm of the
night hand, and besides adding force
aud hrmness to the blow. protects the
fingers from the conclusion OF the blow.
lt may well b7 called an ugly weapon.
Tor, In the hands of an ordinarily
strong man, blow from il will fracture
mans skull as easily as though be
were struck with hammer. Without
The fange or fender, the blow yyouId he
almost as disastrous to the striker as To
the stricken, as the force OF the blow
would then fall upon the knuck}es
whereas by the arrangement described
there is free space maintained be
tween the inner parts Of the finger holes
and the fingers themselves.
This is the ordinary brass knuckle
but the most terrible of all is the soiked
knuckle. The ihger portion is orna-
mented with Eve OF six pyramid shaped
projections, about three quarters of an
inch long. What the result of a slant
ing blow with such a weapon would be
Can be more easily imagined than de-
scribed.
Another weapon which, while it can.
not be called brass knuckle, is equally
as daneTocs and would come under the
same head, is short bar OF iron. abo,t
an inch in diameter, and Just Iorp
enough to be held firmly in the hands.
fointed ends project about an inch from
each side of the Ast. With this a sides
wise punching blow is administered. or
1t is brought down upon the victims
mead Ike hammer, and will punch a !
hole as neatly az with a punch.
Another equally dangerous weapon in
vogue in England years ago, and from
which the knuESle duster evidently
is the spiked ring. Fist fights |
are essentially English, and one of the
oldest tricks of mea so engaged was IN |
roughen the hand8- with rosin or To |
wear heavy ring. The heavy ring was
3 favori'e device with the rougber
characters, and noting its frightful
work some more villainous rough fash
oned out the spiked Tipg.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-06-28
Relics OF Mound Builders.

To men of scientific resears6
Indiana, part of Decatur county y.
about twenty lAiles east of C0lunH
Ind, are most interesting. ThsrE
IN that county q number OF mound;
work of the mound builders. Tbg 2
of large size and OF peculiar shsPs 8
are supposed to mark the burial T's
OF members of that extinct race. y
most remarkable mound in the gIo1,
located on the farm Of Orlando ME
IL has been considerably explored, y
rare collection OF historical IL
found buried in it. Among ot5sT q
coYeries made during the eIca''~
was the unearthing Of several sks'',l
The latter are of large size. the 5"
bones measuring six inches Longer
those of an ordinary man Of t1s =
This would indicate that the hsgl
the men OF that race was abol' :.
feet. A very large and peollisI =
was also found in the mound
valued very highly as a relic
State Academy o: Science has sII'4
to spend several days in explofl's
other msundS of the county dHi.ls
summer, and some interesting %"
cries are expected.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-06-28
Fishing for Sponges.

Nearly all the sronges used i.
United States we're brought fr,-- ~ .as
Mediterranean until 1852, when =. '>s
tion was called to the imnsns, -''sa'
bers that were growing In r,.tl "1l'
waters. As soon as it was fcp,5 ,''.A "a
the qual'ty Of these compared fsv.-',H '-H
with those of Europe the nsr.t ,'OJ
and dttersoout ot vessels eDgags5
actively in the business of placi-- 'l
on The market. During the psg, -,
teen years the business has hrs- g.
getically pursued with pood - '''
The methods employed in the 80
differ greatly from those emD,ay.5
he Mediterranean, where dive. q
down and bring up The sp1nges
vessels, carrying crews OF from e.
hfttsn men, are fitted out At X n,
and Ap,tlachicola, for trips Of fr,-,
D eig.st weeks on the spolg ge ,-,,.~
The Crews are paired OF into sT,.,r
boats, OF ''dingies, - 10 c.,.,
spoDges. One man stagas IN ,bo-~
scul!ing 5he boat, while tie Other r.o
IN the bottom amid ships. with ~ '
per half Cs his body LEANING ov. y
side, and scans the bottom ef -,
10 aid the eye an instrument c,u.s
"water glass" which is 60
water bucket whose woo6.7 -
has been replaced by one of o..
used by setting ii in the rsts,E -
thrusting the 9ace as far into :, -"
yenient. When a sponge is sig,rs,.
beat is stopped. and the kDeeli,, -
uses two-prou 1ed hook. at,acp.s4
slender pole thirty or fortv -.
length, to secure (. Considersbl,
teElty is required OF both ma,
cure sponges they are first spread a..
tie deck il their natural upright ~.
tion, so that they will die, and W..
decOmposiDg allow ,ss gelatiDors -
ter to run off freely. When tbev -
been several days il. this positio, ~.
are taken to the sho7S and tbrovyr -.
the water in little Den. an.
''cra~ls," where the REMAINING 81
stance is soaked and sgDeszed out
The spongers thus work on. 6av ,..
day, under a tropical sun that br-.
and browns the skiu 3ntiI one cam
tell white man from a negro I'm,
desperately hard life, more severe IN.
any other tha: one can think O., and
requires men of no ordinary cons,ar
tion to stand up to it. The sporyg
are. therefore, naturally an excees.r,,
set.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-06-28
How 10 Drink Tea.

As commonly prepared, tea is bitter
and disagreeable that the addition of
milk becomes almost necessary to make
It p2iatab'e. Eut TO put milk or cream
into properly prepared tea is to commit
aC u7Plri0ugb,e gastrcUomic soIecism
mot only Tor the fauciful reason that a
chemical compound results from the
mixture resembling the basis Of leather
but that the basis Of milk disruises the
peculiar aroma Of tea and makes one
kind taste almost exactly like another.
very much in the same way as French
cooks sometimes spoil the natural flavor
OF fish with their eternal sauces till You
are unable TO tell whether YOU are eat
ing salmon or shark, catfish or dogfish.
Sugar, on the other hand, may and
should be added 20 tea, for il makes the
tea more agreeable without in the least
interfering with its fragrance. Mix
and tea soon become very iusipid to the
sense of those who have accustomed
themselves % drink plain tea. More
over, there is a special enjoyment to be
derived from each kind of tea, and how
actually the sense Of smell can be edu-
Gated in the art of discriminating teas
is shown in the case Of professional tea
tasters, VINO can distinguish not only
the country and the locality where the
leaves are grown, but the year and sea-
son, and even the ship that brought
them across the ocean.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-06-28
Training Tomatoes

A simple and cheap way OF training
tomatoes, and especially adapted to
limited space, is thus described: Set the
plants in even rows about three feet
apart. As soon as large enough, hill
well, and close TO each plant drive a
forked stuck, leaving about three feet
abOYe the ground. On the fork place
long poles firmly. To these train the
vines, tying with strings, and nip of
the shoots that grow too far above
them. BY this means every fruit will
be fine, free from mud, even when
heavy rains fall, and the vines keep IN
bearing ill late in autumn. The plants
are more prolific, and but little fruit IS
lost, rs is 80 often the case when the
vines rest on the ground. In ease ci
early frosts, double sheets Of news pa
p5rs hung over tho trellises will pro
sect the tomatoes until Rathe red.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-06-28
Honey Dew.

Honey dew is viscid, saccharine
matter which exudes from the stems
and leaves of plants, both trees and
herbaceous plants. It's presence is us
ually, not always, ascribed to the
aphides ard other insects which feed on
the juices Of plants, puncturing them To
extract their sap. Dry, warm weather
seems to be necessary for the produc-
tion in the sap of that superabundance
OF sugar which is thus thrown Off
Honey dew is often so abundant as TO
fall in drops from leaf to another, some
times even falling from trees in cop
ious shower. Orange and lemon groves
frequently suffer great injury from
honey dew, since, drying on the leaves,
it coats them with a finn Of cIammy
substance, TO which everything brought
~ the atmosphere adheres, clOgging
tHe pores Of the plant. The coffee
plantations of Ceylon have in this man
ner oftentimes been nearly ruined for a
seasons bearing
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-06-28
scenes in MaGrEI.

Lying at an elevation Of :. 500 ts
above the level of the sea. and in -
neigbboThood of a range of mountain
which, even in summer, are cr'F,s
with snow, the capital of Spain IS B,-
italy encircled by the romantic NAM,
mares, which flows clcss- 20 The er
walls. Madrid is rapidly divestlDg /.
self OF is Moorish character. and tb-a
tourths of the city have ALREADY ss
sumed an essentially modern ss9ss
This is especially true Of the aeae
the "ciJidad," the square known q.
Puerto del Sol'' where ten streets All
all the tTamway lines meet, and w1s,s
1hey diTerge in different directions H
so many arteries. The importance 4
this square lies in the facztkat NEM
heart oeMadrid and the center Of tH
traffic. Here are situated the prfnca
government buildings. hotels. rest1
rants and cafes ; it is here that Msir.
lenians and extranjeras rendezv5u
gossip, and politicians zongregsg q
discuss sad settle the affairs Of .H
nation. The restaurants and cafes L.
very large, but not so elegant as thx
of Paris, Berlin Wien OF Rome, 1r
the coffee as good, but the cCEss az
sherbet are most delicious.
There are no newspapers at the ig
posal Cf the customers Of these difr.
places OF resort, but any one car b
the local sheets at the door, wLere az
is generally a small news stand. gE
OF the Spanish daiIies sell at one c-
but they contain very little Of in.z
to foreigners. All c-2Jees meet il s
restaurants and cafes on eqnal H-
The peasant. the shoeblack s1i-
scaveager think they have as n
claim to the title or cabaIIsros IS -
politician, the dude and the oGicer Z
these places of public resort c1r5
custom prevails, which may be an b
relic OF Moorish days in Spst1-gussl
cali the attention. of the walters
cl2pping their hands or Whisli1g
o7e does when calling a dog.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-06-28
Origin OF Oranges.

The frst National grange was organ
lied at Washington in December, 1867.
The prime mover OF the association was
Mr.. ID. II. Kelley, a Boston gentleman,
who in 1866 was commissioned by Pres
ident Johnson 10 traYel through the
southern States and report upon their
agricultural and mineral resources.
lie found depressed condition o:
agriculture and general dissatisfaction
in the west and northwest on account
of tine unjust determinations Of rail-
roads. It occurred to Mr.. Kelley that
an organization on some such plan as
The Odd Fellows OF Free Masons would
improve the condition of the farmers.
He consequently drew up the constitu-
tion of the first grange in the year men
toned above. There are many oranges
throughout the country.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-06-28
Romance OF the South Sea Islands.

/ Arllauiic story comes 60 Washing
! from Tahiti, in the South Sea Islands,
in which the United States consul aud
a native princess figure as the prize
/ pals. The consul is Jacob L. Doty, a
young man Of twenty-five who was ap-
pointed to bis present position about a
year ago. Young Doiy served for some
years as page in the Senate, and when
be asked for place n the consular ser
vics, all the members Of the body, Re
public rs and Democrats alike, gave
him cordial Endorsement. Shortly
after his arrival in Tahiti, Nh. Doty.
who is bright, handsome young man,
made the acquaintance of the Princess
Palona. The Prince is beautiful and
accomplished lady, about eighteen years
old, and perfect blonde. She is the
daughter of Lord aud Lady D'Arcv,
being native Tahitian princess. and
her father an English noblemsn of dis
tinguisheG ancestry. Princess PAlons
has had all the advantages o. a contin-
entail education ia France and Germany
as well as England. She is the posses
snr Of immense wealth. being in her
own right, the largest property owner
on the island, with vast cocoa planta-
tiOn, and pearl fisheries valued at mil
lions Of dollars and furt' er receives
large auuity from Francs I'M
der treaty stipulations. As may
naturally be supposed the Princess has
not lacked suitors for her hand, but she
threw them all over for the young
American, and in a recent letter from
Mr.. Doty to his mother, the announce
ment Is made of their betrothal. Lord
darcy, it is said, desired that his
daughter should marry in her own s'a-
ton, but like a sensible man waived his
objections when he saw what direction
matters were taking. The fact is, the
young man can boast lineage quite as
long as his prospective father-in-law.
He Is great grandson OF Lord Mel
bourne, who was half a century ago
Queen Victoris's prime minister. He
IS related 10 other families of note in
Great b. itain.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-06-28
Making Plaster Statues.

"A section Cf the fam0us Vs-ur On
Milo stood on the floor as Ncrs re.
porter entered a plasteT~of-P Paris statu-
ary establishment on Grand street New
York city. ca the second d1or was The
gallery, which exhibited the statues
produced bv the concern, and the low
basement served as workshop. Two
Italians were busy on the figure, which
was to be ten feet high and to grace a
niche in the wall Of a South An rlc, rs
house.
The men were cementiug the tour
sections composing the statue together.
Figures as large as this are invariably
cast in parts or sections. To cast the
whole figure together involves too much
exposure to damage in handling. To
make the first mould of figure re-
quires considerable time and costs 3
deal of money. For this purpose a
skillful sculptor has 10 be secured and
he makes the prototype from clay. The
clay stetue is first covered with oil.
IL is then placed face upward in tie
lower half OF a flask, DIVIDED in sections
and filed with plaster Of Paris. After
the plaster adhering to the back half of
the body has become hard, the other
half Of he flask is fitted on and filled
with plaster. The oil prevents any
plaster from sticking to the cay
model. After the mould is made. no
difficulty - encountered in turning out
any number OF statues.
Italians alone serve IN establishments
Of this kind men of other nationalities.
being unable to perform the work with
out 100 much breakage. cannot obtain
employment in them. The proprietor
stated that casts of live faces were
never taken because the risk OF destroy
ing the casts was too great, but it was
a common thing to cast dead faces.
1T is somewhat OF fad among socis
atty people to have casts of their hands
and feet" explained the proprietor.
We charge $ and upward for the cast
OF n hand or foot and for that of a
dead face SO, SIS and 20. All the
plaster of Paris that we use comes
from Newark, n. j. 1t is made bv
pulYeris!Dg a soft white stone and after
ward steaming It We mix nothing but
water with the plaster -
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-06-28
How to Make Marriage a Success.

BY observing as closely as possible
the following "lets'' the number of
homes 40 let. will be materially de-
creased
Let each allow the other to know
something.
Let each consult the others feelings.
Let each realize The fact that they
are one.
Let ihe husband frequent his home
not the club.
Let his having "to see a man. wait
till next day.
Let his latchkey gather unto itself
ruet from misuse.
Let him speak to his wife, not yell
''Say - at her.
Let him be courteous after marriage
as before.
Let him confde in his wife their in
terests are equal.
Let him assist her in identifying the
home.
Let him appreciate her as his partner
Let her not worry him with petty
trouble.
Let her not fret because of Mrs.
NeighbOr has a sealskin.
Let her make home more pleasant
than the club.
Let her dress as tastefally for him as
for strangers.
Let her sympathize with him in bus
iness cares.
Let her home mean love and rest, not
noise and strife.
Let her meat him with a kiss, no, a
frown
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-06-28
shlIoh,s ron.umptIOn CarI

This is beyond question the most -. \
full Cough Medicine we have ever so-..
doses Invariably cure the worse 90
Cough, Group, and Bronchitis. ",
wonderful success in the cure OF OO-,
ion is without para llel in the D''1,'
medicine. Since its first discover =.
been sold on a guarantee, a test w. 80
other medicine can stand. II you -
Cough we earnestly ask you =
Price 10 cents, 50 cents, and sl.O', -. ;
Lungs are sore, Chest or Sack ''
Shiloh's Porous PlasterS SoIool
Dawson.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-06-28

Shi.oh's Catarrh Remedy. marvellous
cure for Catarrh, Diphtheria, Canksr Mouth
and Headache. With each bottle there Is
an ingenious Nasal Injector for the more
successful treatment of these complaints
Without extra charge. Price 90 cents. Sold
by Dr.. 7. J. Dawson.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-06-28
Answer This Question

why do so many people we see around
US seem to prefer TO suffer and be made
miserable by Indigestion, Constipation.
DIZZINESS, Loss of Appetite. Coming Up of
the Food, Yellow Skin, when for 70 cents
we VIII sell them Shiloh's System Vitalizer
guaranteed to cure them. Sold by DR.. II. !
Dawson.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-06-28

Lop of the dead branches of fruit
trees. 1t will improve the appearance
and give Vigor 10 the tree,
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-06-28

II YOU mean to turn of soh' = ,-.
Weathers as "fat sheep al'7i
them keep them on full raIlon'
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-06-28
CURES Al YuMoRs-

from common Blotch-. or Eruption 10 the
worst Scrofula- Salt-rlEsiIIn, - EevcI-sores
Sca-y or tough Skin, n short, all diseases
celsed 10y bad blood u conquered by this
pi~ertul, purifying, ar5 invigoratitssr Iledi-
S-'-,- Great Eating Ulcers rapidly n, al under
Us benign influence Especially has II mani
Is-stcl ITS potency in curing letter Eczema
ETyslpelas, Boils, Carbu fSles. SCre E-ss SCTof-
aoIs Sores and Sweliings, Hip-jOiIls Disease
" hltc SWclllngs." oirrc. or Thick Meek
and Enlarged Glands send ten cents in,
stamps for n large Treatise. n coIored
plates, on skin Diseases. or the sane nrnsunt
nDr Treatise on ScrefuloIls s AfTCstions
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-06
THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH
BRANCH OFFICES.

Il =
For the accommodation Of the
public, Branch Offices have been
established at the following places,
where Want, For Sale, To Let, and
other transient advertisements will
be received up to 9 P. M. for inser-
ton next morning:
Advertisements are TO be prepaid except where
advertisers already have accounts with THE DIS
PATCH
PITTsBURG.
THOMAS McCAFFREY. S5G9 Butler street.
EMIL 6. STUCKEY. 18th street and Penn ave.
E. G. STUCkEY & CO., Wylie ave. and Fulton st.
n. STOhELf, Fifth Avenue Market House.
]. W. WALLACE, 6121 Penn avenue.
OAKLAND.
McALLISTER sHEIBLER, 5th av. Atwood st
soUTHsIDE.
JACOB SPOHN. No. 2Carsou street.
II. A. DONALDSON, I7o7 Carson street.
ALLEGHENY.
A. J. KAERCHER. SO Federal street.
H. J. MCBRIDE. Market House, Allegheny
FRED H. EGGERS. 172 Ohio street.
+. II. EGGERS SON, Ohio and Chestnut SITS.
THOMAS MCHENRY, Western and Irwin aves
PERRY NJ. GLEIM. Rebecca and Allegheny aves.
MlLLVALE BOROUGH.
w. w. FLoCkER, Stationer, No. 4Grant ave.
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