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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-07-12
About Slate Pencils.

In the northwestern part Of the town
OF Castleton, Rutland county. Yer
mont. is the only mandatory OF slate
pencils in the United States. The
slate rock as il comes from the quarry
is first sawed into blocks as wide as the
slate pencil is long. These blocks are
easily split into slabs little thicker
than the finished pencil, which is about
Eve sixteenths OF an inch. These are
passed through a planning machine and
over an emery belt. which makes them
even and smooth. Nextthey are pushed
into a machine called the crocodile" "
which consists OF a pair Of steel plates,
In the under one OF which are six rows
of curved knives, each being set 10 cut
a little deeper than the preceding one.
These plow out parallel grooves half
way through the slab, which is then
turred and laid on \ steel plate having
ridges which just dt the grooves. This
slides back under the six rows OF teeth
OF another crocodile" which cuts the
grooves on the other side and leaves the
sruare pencils side by side.
They are then rounded and pointed
by holding then, to an emery belt, and
one man can thus sharpen about 5000 =
day.
This factory makes 10000 pencils
daily, and employs twenty five hands.
We might wonder where so many pen
ellis go, but when we consider that there
are 100000 OF 100000 school boys
and girls, and many of them rather
careless, and that slate pencils are
easily broken, we have no doubt the
factory Will have it's Hands full" TO
supply the demand.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-07-12
Tin Coffee Pots HeaIthiuI.

''Tin coffee pots are as healthful to
use as silver, and they Will last just as
long" said workman in Tin recently
10 reporter for New York paper.
"IIow are these tin pots make P"
the reporter.
They put the tin on Russia iron.
The way it is done is to take sheet of
Russia iron and dip 1t Into red hot tin.
Upon this molten tin is a lot os tallow,
which cleans the lin and gives its lus-
ire. II it were not for this tallo = the
tin would be all full Of little bunches
Merry often we find the tin sheets very
greasy when we get them. This cones
from the tallow. Russia iron is the
same material as ~ used for the body OF
n stove. This is usually triple coated,
sometimes more. The best tin Is im>
ported. For some reason OF other 70
cannot D. made in this country. TIE
Yankee tin made here Is what We cal!
cooked tin, and cheaE articles are usu-
ally made with o., such as j-cent goods.
Tia tea or coffee must be well dried
after using. and kept very c,ean, aud
they viii then he good for a number of
Vnara
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-07-12
The soap Tree.

During the past year, for the first
time in any western country, a begin
ming has been made in England in the
cultivation of the Chinese "soap tree. +"
This tree is very useful to the Chinese :;
the soft substance inside the pod, ac-
cording to the naturalists. is used for
washing the face by Chinese women.
They do not tell us what the Chinese
men make use NJ for this purpose per-
haps they use nothing at all.
The seeds of the tree are strung to-
gether and made into a sort OF ''chain>
armor undershirt" for wearing next the
skin in summer by the coolies. To a
sample of pods at the Kew Museum
near LONDON the following recipe for
making the soap is affixed
They are beaten with a msllet and
used as soap. Sold at about 16 to 20 a
penny -
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-07-12
Cleaning Lace.

To clean lace ill bottle with cold
water draw a stocking tightly over it.
securing both ends firmly. Place the
lace smoothly over the stocking and
tack closely. Put the bottls in q kettle
Of cold water containing a few shaviags
OF soap, and place over the dre to boil.
Rinse in several waters and then drain
and dry. When dry remove and place
smoothly in large book and press with
weights. Very nice lace Cali be made
TO look like new by this process.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-07-12
To aBtherS.

10 you say mo" mean "N5 %
less you have a good reason io' cD'-'
ing given command, hold tot,
Take all interest in chlldrea 3 Su.
Rents mothers share in Ehat P". :.
them is great delight, Hem'I.
that trifles to you are mouniS.N
them respect their feelings. ,.
Keep up = standard Of prlncF
your childrea are judges. 49,.
Be hones5 with them 10 small ~,
as well as IN great. If you csnpy
them whas they wish b0 kno" ;"
rather than deceive than. ~
It yo0 have loss a child, reiI'-
that for the one that has gone 'D'..
no more to do, but fO7 those lef'' '~
thing.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-07-12
All Sorts OF Paragraphs.

a man in a peck of trouble is in, n
measure to be pitied.
The parcel clerk gives the business
wrapped attention.
Every man is sometimes a bate en-
some other mans heck.
II we could use our own good a9rice
how happy we could be.
In England check reins, are now ems
tipely out of use, being forbiddea by
law.
This is biting wing remarked the
mrriner as he ran into the teeth of the
gale.
The man who registers at g. hotel at
night can be SAID to be on tAs retired
list"
The dog tax of France gives the
State an auuah reqenue of about 81. 500 :
900.
Quinine is estimated to have added
two years at least to the lie Of civilized
man.
1t is a singular thing that a man
never begias to show lis temper until
he loses 1t
Plenty of sleep is conductive to
beauty Even a garment looks worn
when u loses its Oap.
The President is kind 10 the Office
seeker in summer he treats him with
refreshing GOODNESS.
The man who wants to get ahead of
time when gong for a train should use
the spur of the moment.
A fellow that has actually tried SAYS
that, although there are three scrupIes
In dram, the more drains you take the
fewer scruples you will have.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-07-12
Fogs are a Terror to RaiIroaders,

Dense fogs are perpetual n ightmare
70 London railway managers. The er-
ratio character of the fogs is what
makes the chief trouble. No one
knows whittier the fog comes or whence
1t goes, and it gives no notice Of its ap>
pearance or departure. The sun NAV
oe SHINING In Hyde Park and Cannon
street may be wrapped in palpable
gloom, On the first appearanc CO of the
rog men are stationed near every rail-
way signal, to place explosive walters
on the line. and so convey to the ears of
the drivers tie warning which they
cannot see with their eyes. A foggy
winter entails heavy expenditure on
the companies.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-07-12
A Successful struggle.

Charlie stayed pretty late last night,
didn't he Lii ?'' asked Sister Kate the
next morning.
Yes" said Lii. sleepily, I'VE were
trying the pigs IN clover puzzle till
nearly eleven O'Clock" "
And did you get the pigs in the pen,
LII y' asked Kate eagerly.
mo, We didn't bot j Got my finger
IL this solitaire diamond .ing."
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-07-12
Dyspepsia and Liver Complaint.

Is It not worth the small price of as cents
to free yourself of every symptom OF these
distressing complaints. il you think so cali
at our store and get q bottle of ShoIoh's
Vitalizer. Every bottle has a printed
guarantee on it, use accordingly. and if it
does you no good it will cost you nothing.
Sold by DR.. I. j. DaYison.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-07-12
HoneycOmb in Tree for 90 Years.

a remarkabls discovery has Just been
made at the Cathays Yard of the Taft
Vale Railway Company. A large elm
tree, grown in Gloucestershire, was be-
Ing cut up into timber, when, right in
the very heart, a cavity measuring s
feet by Z inches in diameter was dis
covered almost completely filed with
the comb OF the honey bee, together
with squirrels skull. No means of
access to the hollow was discoverable,
neither was decay anywhere apparent,
and around the cavity itself no less
than 80 rings" each ring denoting a
years growth, were counted, the outer
bark being, too, without flaw. The
hollow was of uniform size throughout,
and presented the appearance of having
been bored with an augur, and, great
though its dimensions were, it was
practically filed with the comb, proving
that the bees must haYe been in posses.
sion for several years. Empty combs OF
the queen bee also showed that they
had swarmed. How the bees got there
can only be guessed but il is surmiscd
that a squirrel once occupied decayed
hole in the tree, cleared away the decay
occupied the cavity as its home, and
there died. Then the bees entered into
possession and filed the hole with
comb, when by some means the en-
trance, which mus. have been small
became stopped, the large quantity oi
grub ard fly being taken as demonstra
tive that the nest WAS not voluntarily
deserted. Then for hfty years the
growth of the timber went on. The
entrance being obliterated and the hole
Theoretically sealed, the comb was pre-
served from decay for half a century, L
be found at last in the way described
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-07-12
Three Bottle. Cure catarrh.

ELI ROBBINS. RuHydn p. o.. Columbia ca
Pa, says: MY daughter had catarrh when
she Was Ave years old. very badly. i saw Dr.
Sage's Cafarrh Remedy advertised, and pro-
cured a bottle FOR her, and soon saw that il
helped her. a third bottle effected a perma-
nent cure She is now eighteen years old aud
sound and hearty
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-07-12

VIII you heed the warning. IpS q
perhaps of the surs approach ol -, 90
terrible disease, Consumption. -. = q.
selves If you can adord for the sS-0 :, ~
ing 80 cents, to Tun the risk ana 20 o., : .
for it. We know from eXpe',e4
shIIOh's Cure will Cure your cousI . .
never fails, This explains "ny -, u ~
a Million Bot.les were sold the P,l I'D )
II relieves Group and WSa9pIns = a =
once. Oothers do not Os without S,s
Lame Back. Side or Chest uI' a,@
Porous Plaster. SOidby Dr. !.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-07-12
1t Makes You Hungry

Spring medicine meansmore nowadays than &c
did ten years ago. The winter OF lsss-ss haslerr
the nerves all tagged out. The nerves must be
strengthened, the blood pur1ned, liver and
bowels regulated Paine's Celery Compound
fAe Spring medicine Of oTto-ddy-dOes all this
as nothing else can. Prescribed b. Physicians,
Recommended Ly Druggists, EHdorsel Jy Ministers,
Guaranteed By the ManEfGctUrers 10 b
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-07-12
"ConstantIy Hawking and spIiung.n

THOMAS j. RUSHING, ESQ, sy0s Pine Street
81. Louis. No, writes: :" was a great sufferer
from catarrh for three years. At times could
hardly breathe. and was constantly hawking
and splitting. and for the last eight months
could not breathe through the nostrils /
thought nothing could 20 done for me- Luck
fly, was advised 10 try DIR. Sage's Catarrt
Remedy. and am now a well man. I believe
IL 10 be the only sure remedy for catarrh now
manufactured, and one has only 10 give IL a
fair trial 10 experience astounding results and
q permanent cure"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-07-12
"UntoId Agony from .arrh.,

Prof W. HAUsSER, the famous mesmerist.
OF Ithaca, ". Y, writes: -SOme ten years ago
i suffered untold agony from chronic nasal
catarrh- My family physician gave me up as
incurable, and said 4 must die. Nv case was
such a bad one, that every day, towards sun
set, my voice would become so hoarse l could
barely speak above n whisper. In the morning
my coughing and clearing of my throat would
almost strangle me. BY the use OF DR. Ssge's
Satarrh Remedy, in three months, was "A well
man, and the cure has been uermanent
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-07-12

SNmPIOns OF CATARRH.-Dun,
heavy headache. obstruction Of the nasal
passages, discharges falling from thc head
into the throat. sometiuCs prDfusc. Watery,
ard nCrld, az others. Thick. tenacious. mucous.
purulcnt. bloody and putrid: the eyes are
weak. watery. and iufiamcd: there H. ringing
n TIC cars deafness. hacking or coughing 70
clear the throat, eXpeCtorutiOu OF offensive
matter, together with scals from ulcers; the
voice Is changed and has a nasal twang: the
breath = Offensive. smell and taste are ina
paircds there - q sensation Of dizziness with
mental depression. hacking cough and gen
eral ocbillty. Only few OF the ahoyc-nafned
symptoms are likely % Dc present In any one
case- Thousands OF cases annually. without
Uanifestlng half OF the above symptoms ne
suit in consumption, and end in the grave
No ciscase j. 50 common. morc deceptive. and
dangerous. or less understood by PHYSICIANS
By its mud. soothing. and healing properties
DIR. Sages Catarrh Remedy curcs theCworst
Gases % Catarrh. - old I'm Ihe In cad IS
COryza. and Catarrhal Headache
sold By druggists every 80 cents
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-07-12
The Best
Spring Medicine.

ain the spring OF 1ss5 was all run down.
would get up In the morning with 80 tired
feeling and Was 50 weak that could hardly gee
around thought a bottle Of Paine's Celery Com
pound and before had taken n week i felt
very much better. / can cheefully recommend
n 10 al who need a building up and strengthen
ing medicine" Mrs B. A Dow, Burlington. VI
bcT6TeD eoOD Eolirishes sasies y.e.tsetly-
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-07-12

Horse radish should be c""''
is 2 wholesome relish.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-07-12

SH0HO 0yEc CaI0- anything 9Ey color.
7mOHD DIGo N,rer Eaal AItsdys s.ye!
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-06-01
Compromised the Case.

A complaint was sworn yesterday
against Isaac B. Hall, charging him with
embezzlement. Hall is hackman, and
short time ago he carried Eliza Sellers,
a colored woman, as a passenger 81
worth. She had no change, and offered
him 500 gold piece. He took it, prom
ising, to return the change as soon as he
could get it. This the woman gays he
never did, and also affirms that when
she asked him for the money several
days later he refused to give it up. She
went to the District Attorneys office
and swore out a complaint. She
was warned that this office could not
be used as collection agency and that
II the man was charged with embezzle-
ment 1t must be prosecuted to the end.
She promised faithfully to stick to it to
the end. An hour or two later she and
Hall went before Justice Savage and de-
clared that it was all arranged and she
should let Hall 60 and pay the costs.
She put up Sc and the charge against
him was dismissed.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-06-01
official Secre,iveness,

WASHINGTON. May 31.-The State
Department officials absolutely decline
to discuss the Samoan Conference
or Behring Sea tangle. OF the
former they admit that matters are in
such shape as to warrant expecta-
ton of a conclusion of the conference,
comparatively unimportant details only
remaining to be adjusted. But on
the provisions of the treaty they refuse
to talk. So far as can be learned,
there is no new phase in the
Behring sea matter. The Presi-
dents proclamation appears to have
closed the history of the case and it
cannot be learned that there has been
any correspondence between the Gov
ernments of the United States and Great
Britain on the subject. According to the
position taken by the United States Gov
ernment by Congressional declaration
the jurisdiction of the United States over
the Alaskan side of Behring Sea is moi
admitted to be a subject for negotiations
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-06-01
PERSONAL.

Hon. j. N. Young, of San Francisco,
is stopping at the Nadeau.
Mr.. William j. Smith, of Anaheim,
spent Memorial Day in the city.
Mr.. J. Mellon, the merchant of the
Needles, is in town with his wife.
Mr.. w. S. Bridges and wife, of San
Bernardino, are at the Hollenbeck.
Mr.. w. H. Holloway, advance agent
for the Matte Vickers Company, is at
the Nadeau.
Mr.. W. H. Leman, representing the
Otis Elevator Company, is at the Hol-
lenbeck.
Mr.. G. G. Martin and Miss Martin.
tourists from New York, are at the Hol-
lenbeck.
Mr.. J. B. Alexander, who represents
the Spreckels' interest at San Diego, is
at the Hollenbeck.
Mr.. John w. Off, the noted wheelman
and member OF the firm of Sale & Off,
left yesterday for San Diego.
Mr.. F. w. Sabichi has returned to
town from San Francisco, bringing with
him his sister, Miss A. j. Sabichi.
Mr.. G. F. Gray, the San Francisco
contractor, accompanied by Mrs. H. 0.
Gray and sister, are at the Hollenbeck.
Prof. Edwin Clark, Principal of the
Fullerton schools, was in attendance at
the bicycle tournament on Memorial
Day.
Mrs. o. A. Stevens, who has been pa So.
ing a couple of weeks in the northern
part of the State, returned to town yes
terday.
Count Bozenta will be a passenger on
the noon train to San Francisco to-day.
He goes north to rejoin his wife, Madame
Modjeska.
Mrs. Trumbull, the wife of the Presi
dent of the American Express Company
is at the Hollenbeck, accompanied by
her daughter.
Mr.. R. N. Carter, of Carterhia, the
boomer of Wilson's Peak, who has been
under the weather for some time, was
out again yesterday.
Mr.. George w. Weidler, Manager Of
Willamette Steam Mills of Portland
Ore,, the Ben Holiday property, is in
town on business visit. He is at the
Hollenbeck.
MIR. A. B. Wilberforce returned yester-
day morning from San Francisco, where
he has been breaking hearts, carrying of
tennis tournaments, giving amateur per-
formances, and otherwise distinguishing
himself.
Mr.. G. J. Furness, the English capital
Isl, who has been sojourning in this city
for the past three weeks, leaves today
for San Francisco. He will return about
the 18Th OF next month.
Miss E. NJ. Eames, who for the last
eighteen months has been keeping books
for G. L. Fisher, takes her departure, to-
day, for Boston. Miss Eames has made
many friends during her stay in Los An
geles and it is to be hoped that she will
soon return.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-06-01
TELEGRAPHIC.
IcoNTINuED FROM FIFTH PAGE.
OUR ARID LANDS.
The Question OF Their Irrigation
TO be FULLY DISCUSSED.

SAN Francisco, May BIN. NJ. Estee,
chairman of the local committee to con-
slider the question of the irrigation OF
arid lands, in conjunction with the eff
forts of the committee appointed by the
United States Senate at the last session
of Congress, has issued call for meet
ing of the mem bers, at the rooms of the
State Board OF Trade in this city, on
Tuesday next, at o'clock, for the dis
cussion of the subject. Chairman Estee
states that he has recently received a
letter from Richard j. Hinton. Engineer
of the United States Geological Survey,
at Washington, which contains many
important recommendations which
should be considered at an early day
The letter further says that it is desirable
that the committee present statement
of the needs of this State and coast for
the consideration of the Senate Commit
tee, when it pays its visit to the coast
this summer.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-06-01
Depot JOtIinYs.

Mr.. Geo. A. Pierce. of the Atlantic and
Pacific staff at the Needles, is in town.
General @. w. Meade, of the Union
Pacific, has returned from San Francisco.
An arrival from San Francisco yester.
day, states that Mr.. A. N. Towne is very
unwell.
A Walters excursion, from all points
East, is en- route to this city and will be
here on Wednesday next.
Mr.. Harry Butterfeld, the blithe trav.
cling representative of the Santa Fe's
passenger interests, returned to town
We esterday.
Assistant Superintendent r. H. Pratt
of the Southern Pacific, who has beer
looking over the road in this end OF the
State, went north from Santa Barbars
yesterday morning.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-06-01
Good workers.

The Sons of Veterans deserve good
deal of credit for the able manner in
which they handled the crowd that
assembled at the Opera House on Memo
rial Day. The brunt of the work was
down stairs, and this was handled
by representatives of the Fremont Camp
as follows: Captain t. A. Stanton, Lieut..
L. D. Rogers, Colonel T. M. Gilbert, F.
]. Teale, w. F. Teale, E. D. Melchor,
r. w. kinsap and Q. @. Durkee. The
upstairs departments were attended to
by the members of Lyon Encampment,
under the personal supervision of Cap
tain d, L, Baldwin.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-06-01
PARK MATTERS.
The fund Exhausfed-SeveTa Prop.
0sitious Discussed.

Ostti0ns Discussed.
The Park Commissioners met last
evening in the Mayors Office. Besides
Mr.. Hazard, there were present of the
Commissioners Mr.. Sutherland Hilton
and DR.. Bryant.
The Superintendent of Parks, Mr.. Le-
grand, made statement as to how the
work was progressing. A number of
bills were audited and approved and
other routine business transacted.
DIR. Bryant was OF the opinion that
money could be raised by subscription to
pay for regular concerts at the parks.
After some discussion upon the PROPOSE
ton, the Mayor called attention to the
fact that the fund allowed by the Council
for running the parks was entirely ex-
hausted. There had been only So, 900,
out Of which had to come salaries as well
as all improvements. 1t was moved and
carried that the Council be requested
either to transfer more money to the Park
fund or else give the Commission power
to incur Indebtedness.
There was great deal of discussion on
the question OF the disposal, which had
been made by previous Councils, of city
land which ought to have been retained
for park purposes. Much of this land
had been illegally transferred and might
be recovered if sufficient energy were pnt
into the undertaking. The Abila tract
was instanced and several others. The
City Attorney was very busy man who
could not be expected to look out for all
these things. 1t was proposed that the
Commission ask the Council for authority
to employ skilled sesrcher of abstracts
to look into these matters. A motion t.
that effect was framed but not put, the
members of the Commission thinking
best to look the ground over little more
carefully before preferring the request tt
| the Cnnncil