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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-01-03
A Horses Memory.

"Say, friend, you're on my horse,
said one gentleman 60 another as he
refined his horse before the door. Your
horse Oh, no why l bought this
horse two years ago - You did ?''
answered Tie other "weli, l lost my
horse-is was stolen-just two years
ago"
This conversation took place under
the far-spreadins oaks of an old-time
plantation home. y planter was sur
prised 10 Sc his horse return home after
two Years. and ridden BY a gentleman
who evidently had bought the horse in
good faith. After some conversation
the Cd owner of the horse, with earn-
ness, said, well, sir, if you will dis
mount, uusaddle the horse, and he
don't 60 TO the fence, lake the bars
down, walk to the well, and II he DONE
find water in the bucket let it down the
well, and then walk off TO his Old stable,
l will give up and that horse isn't
mine - AT your word ; the horse is
yours iS he does all that" cried the
visitor, and leaping from the horse, uu-
saddied 1t. Whse was his sstonish-
ment when the horse went straight TO
the feuCe, let down the bars, crossed
over, went to the we'll, and finding no
water let the bucket down and then, as
though he had left home but yesterday,
walked TO the old stable The animal
remembered the trick and the owner
recovered his horse. There are those
living now who can attest 10 the truth
OF this story, though it happened years
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-01-03
Cultivation OF Cork.

Corks are an article OF convsDience
to which little attention is commonly
given, and yet immense fortunes haye
been made in their production. Their
cultivation and manufacture form an
important item in the Industries of
Spain. An account OF this from Mr.
Days work on shat country is of inter
est.
The cork tree is an oak which grows
best in poorest soil. It will not endure
frost, and must have sea air. and also
an altitude above the sea level. 1t is
found only along all the coast OF Spain,
the northern coast OF Africa and the
northern shores of the Mediterranean.
There are two barks to the tree, the
outer one being stripped for use. TIE
cork is valuable according as it is soft
and yelvety.
The method of cuItivating it is inter
esting. When the sapliEg is about ten
years old 1t is stripped Of the outer
bark for about two feet from the
ground the tree will then be about
five feet in diameter, and say six feet
up TO the branches. This stripping is
worthless. The inner bark appears
blood red, and if it is split or injured
the tree dies.
After eight or ten years the bark has
again grown IN, and the tree is again
stripped four feet from the roots. This
stripping is very coarse. and is used ss
floats for fishing nets. Every ten years
thereafter it is stripped, and each yea.
two feet higher up, until the tree is 40
or 90 years old, when it is in its prime,
and may then be stripped every ten
years from the ground to the branches,
and will last 200 years. II Is about
twenty years before anything can be
realized from the tree. and for this rea-
son the Spaniards, who are not fond of
looking after posterity, plant few new
trees
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-01-03
Paris and LsudOn.

In the streets French traffic all goss
20 the right London coachmen
drive always 70 the left. Parsians live
together in large houses like barracks :;
LOndOners have one family in a house.
They have a latchkey the Franchman
a concierge Paris has Its caves, Lon
don its clubs. PsrisiRn beds are up In
an slcove IN the wall Londoners sleep
in the middle OF the room. London
takes three or four meals a day Paris
two. Paris dimes London eats. Paris
lOaves are long London !oaves are
square. Paris drinks wine, London
beer. Paris takes coffee, London tea.
Frenchmen, while dining, talk to
their neighbor and enjoy each others
society +; Britons sit alone at table and
uon't say much, but enjoy their food
London worKmen work in their
ordinary Clothes, call each other
mate" smoke clay pipes and pinch
each others heads occasionally. Par
sian workmen DO their business in
blouses call their friends ''citizensr or
"sir," smoke cigarettes, take their hats
of to each other, AMI do their fighting
with their feet.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-01-03
4 Trapper's Trick.

There were thirty of us in camp on a
spur of the Black Hills mining for
gold. when one afternoon we looked
down upon the level plain anu saw
tour mountain redskins chasing a white
man On a mule. He was making fol
US, but they were rapidly overhau!ing
him, and it was plain enough that we
could render no assistance. The fore
most Indian fred a shot, and man aud
mule fell in a heap.
The Indians pressed foreward, yell
ing and exuiting, but the faint reports
of a revolver reached our ears, and We
saw redskins AID ponies tumbling over
At every report. Some OF our men slid
down the steep mountain side to take
a hand in, but 1t was not needed.
When they reached the man he sat on
the ground laughing as though he
would split.
ITO think - he shouted, as soon as
he could control his voics, "that these
ERE Sioux, VINO are rated sharp as raZ-
ors. could he fooled by that old trick
ha ha ma ~ And he laughed until
he had wiped away the tears. On the
ground near by were tbrse dead Indians
and another about TO die, while two Of
the ponies we're dead and the other
two badly wounded. Il had all been
done with an old~fashioned Colts re-
volyer, loaded with powder and ball,
hnt thu
work had been rapid and sure. The
Indians had closed in on him, sup1osing
to be dead or badly wounded, while
usither man nor mule had been touched.
urspper, went over to tbs wounded var
rior, and said to him in; the Sioux
dialect, and chuckling between his
words
Say did any of you fslIers sVeI see
8 white man before P''
MANY of them, ;" gssped the warrior.
"Didn't you ever hear OF that old
trick before ?''
Isn't the white man wounded ?"
mot by dozen Nancy james. That
bullet didn't come within Iod or me-
1 gave my old mule the signal TO squat,
and down we tumbled to draw you on.
The other three are lead, and yoR are
about to go. Say, don't want % hurt
dying Iriun's feelings, but-hs ha !
ha l-bus il was 'uuff 20 kill a fellow to
see how you four opsned your hs hs
hs i-eyes when L began 20 pop Fun
meet thsng Il have seen in year !
DurD it, won't need any qui'neen for
a month. I'm just sweating the chills
% with lslghing I"
The Indian gszed at him in
troubled way for a moment, seemed TO
realize that he had been duped, and he
closed hIs eyes and died without ever
railing the lids again.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-01-03
A Tree That Grew From 3 Haudspi'.

AS an evidence OF the produe,iTsDsa
of Boone county (W. Va. soil The io'
lowing fact, well kaown to nun6'i
OF the older citizens, is rela.sd
In the year 1876, while 3 number OF
men were engaged in logging Cd '1s
Pond Fork of little Goa River, a0oH
two miles above the present village a
Madison, they were visited BY r
cruitipg officer engaged raising s'oI'
psny OF soldiers for the Mexican va
James Martin was one OF The Io5sI
party, and having formed dsteTn.-''
tion to respond to his cOuntIJ 5 oS'' .
made the announcement TO bis tIls1.'
and to emphasize hi reEoluuoa' =
thrust his handspike into the soA ''.- ~ =
the bank OF the river and lsit -.
bandspiks was a battered stick Of H''''
bircL, that had been used for ss''''
days, and being too heavy foI use v
binary men, Martin being q nan o. :
trsordiEsry muscular strength "
allowed to stand il tbs mud. lDe
lowing spring the hsndSpke pss'-
put oui gTesn shoots, and taS!1s
and producing branches ana "D'
grew with the succeeding yesT'
large snd healthy tree. After 'D5 d"
OF forty-three years 1t III slsII-' 'g
interesting landmark In the N''''
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-01-03

That old stocking legs make nice
sleeve protector.
That powdered chalk and vinegar are
good for a burn.
That coarse comb is good to smooth
the fringe OF towels, napkins, tides,
etc.
Tha, an egg we'll beaten in glass Of
milk, and sweeteIed, makes nice
strengthening drink for a teeth!ng
child.
That equal parts Of bay rum. borax
and ammonia makea nice preperstionfor
cleaning the head apply freely to the
scalp with q brush, and then wash in
clear water.
That feather bed OF mattress Will
remain clear and IN an excellent coudi>
tion for years il Z pt in case made Of
common sheeting, which can be re,
moved and washed at will.
That biscuits can be warmed &c De as
good as when Just baked by placing
them in the oven dry, covered closely
with tin. IL is a great Improvement
over the old way OF wetting them.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-01-03
Utilizing Pumpkins.

Pumpkins are a valuable and nutri~
rightly spread before them. The orthr
odox way of feeding them is to draw a
wagon-load into the pasture, and scat
ter them promiscuously about 10 par
TALLY crushed condition, for the COWS
to fight and choke over.
1t always pays to feed iutellIgently.
and we might add, humanely, and we
append way of offering pumpkins to
cows that we believe TO be more efIica-
cious than the manner described.
Gather only ripe, sound pumpkins the
green decayed ones discard knock off
the hard stems and handle with d pitch
or dung-:ork. Near The pasture fence
build a plank -bottOmed pen, or a large,
shallow dry goods box would do, and in
to this dump part of load of selected
pumpkins. Now, go into them with a
sharp spade, and chop them q ute finely.
Most OF the entrsils and seeds will
slough and rattle of. and the meaty
blocks OF the fruit, shovel over the fence
into long stationary trough, for the
cattle to partake OF at leisure.
Roots, such as mangels and rutabaQas
can adVantageously be served the same
way, and if fed in winter, your chop
ping box can be placed In the cellar or
stable.
The seeds OF pumpkins act too VIgor.
ously on the kindeys to be beneficial TO
cows, hence care should be taken that
they be excluded from their menu.
At this time of the year it is the en-
deavor OF dairymen not so much 10 in
crease their milk flow as to maintain its
previous quality. Meadows are annu-
ally leached. through their depletion of
aftermath, for this, when some substi>
tute should be provided. Our exper
ience with pumpkins as a chsaply pro-
duced food has been satisfactorily in the
extreme, and We recommend their
more extensive cultivation. Those va
rletiss of the truit that yield most prof.
ihcly, and produce the 6rmes., sweetest
meated pumpkins, are the ones TO
plant. If planted in q field separate
from corn they do far better than when
shaded by the maize.
Dairvmen, do not depise the pump
kin because it is ubiquitous. Cultivate
it well and feed it intelIigently, and
you will be satisfied with the result.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-01-03
Points About Canaries.

Can't you tell me OF some .nti6ose
that can give my canary T'' asked a
lady the other day, of the propristo-
of bird store. I'm afraid it's grOw>
ing blind though 1 can't imagine what
is the cause.'
How old is your bird ?'' was the
mans Questinioning reply.
"I've had it eighteen years-ever
since L was a very little girl, she add>
ed blushing.
Well, then, the cause is easily
found, - coms from the smiling man.
Your canary's blindness is due TO Old
age. LIS on It's way to the grave and
nothing can now restore its sight.
When birds live to good old age,
twenty years or twenty-five, or soms-
times thirty, their sight often fades
and total eclipse settles down upon
them. 1t is just as impossible to re-
store birds vision at such a stage as
to prevent an old mans locks from
turning gray.
There is, however, a species o. blind
ness that is liable to vicimize song
sters of all feather and all ages. This
is OF comparatively rare occurrence,
and is doubtless sometimes due to a
cold which the bird has caught while
hanging In a drsugh. The cheap bird
foods containing opium srs vsry iDjur-
ious to csnary's health.
1 believe, moreover tha. a brass or
painted cage is not the best thing which
TO house ones lemon-colored rtroubs>
dour. The birds continual picking at
the wires must result in a considerable
amount OF paint or lacquer finding Its
way into the nav and this surely cau-
not be wholesome. Besides in the Sc
OF brass cages sfer the lacquer is nib
bled away. vsrdigris sccumulates on the
wires, and this poison must have a bale
ful effect on the yellow peckers within
acting as prolific source of sightless-
ness.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-01-03
immigration Of aosquIt0e''

Mexico was never troubled Iss " and
ouItoes until the summer OF I'or. ,o.sc,s
since then these annoying n.Ns 81 only
have been steadily increasing -. L sBi
in this city, but in many Orsrs-
other cities of the table lanus' ,,S sDi
taro is tae last place 10 be ih'@o,irr h-.-irr 70
the local paper there il sndrsyD',ff7 snd,,.. If .5s
explain the why and Wherefore 'ns mos.
Infliction. II finally traces i.s y. side
oultoes 10 a carload Of pireallp-' Tssr;rsl
tracked for a day or two st 'oT Tti. nsy
railway station or that city 6,ub.
be the true explanation, but VI " pt1s-
II, Many hundred carloads 5,,S % bsfors
apples were brought to ..,s. this s.2 IN l3s5,
II was invaded by mosquitoes hen 10
and If these pests could paw MD bs7s
reduced in that way they %,u,o uc,omps-
swarmed here soon after luS in ls72.
t,on of the Mexican railway il,rs iiupJr-
In our opinion it is much MI ~ me nos
tsnt 70 learn how to get r'd CIR 81 iI- com,
Gnitoes than to account for 'H'''
ing.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-01-03
EloYes In Early Times.

Gloves d4'e back TO a very remote
period. the aucienLs nol being strangers
TO their use, aud by the eleventh Gems
tury they were universally worn.
In a tomb 10 Egypt pair OF stripped
linen mitteus were found that had been
worn by a lady. Nenophen, aIludes to
the Perisans wearing gloves, and gives
it as 4 proof of their effsminacy and
Homer describes Laertes at work in his
garden wearing gloves, to secure him
from The thorns. The Romans were
severely upbrsided by the philosophers
for wearing gloves ; but these reproach-
es had 90 effect in diminishing their
use-therr were too convenient and
comfortable 10 be lashed out of being
by the tongue OF philosophy. They do
not appear TO have been worn in Eng
land until the beginning Of the eleventh
century, and were OF German manufac-
ture. la the course of time. a great
deal Of pruamentation was used on the
gloves in Eogland,
The etiigies Of Henry IL and Richard
/ had gloves adorned with precious
stones. and real gloves ornamented
with jewels were found upon the hands
OF King John and Edward l, when
their tombs were opened during the last
century. Gloves were even Ornamental
with cresJs sand armorial bearings.
The ecclesiasticals were always richly
adorned. They we're made OF silk or
linen, embroidered and jeweled. a
pair preserved at New college, Oxford,
are OF red silk, with the sacred mono
gram surrounded by a glorv, and en-
broidered in gold on the backs. Pope
BonifacIus VIII he'd gloves Of white
silk embroidered very beautifully and
studded with pearls.
About the year 1000 leather gloves
appeared. They were embroidered,
adorned with pearls and gems and
trimmed with lace. Psrfumed gloves,
too. made their appearance and were
very popular with the ladies. We are
told that Queen Mary Tudor had pair
OF "swete gloves" sent TO her by MIS-.
Whellers. Tue college tenants Of OK
ford had perfumed gloves presented 10
them, .as we'll as distinguished guests.
The custom went out soon after the
Teign OF Charles I.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-01-03
Catching Turtles

There are several cprio..
catching turtles. When Iyi. Ways 4
on the water in the sun a = s'is3
silently approach, Its crew ss,.- VII
imal and tumble him aboard .,b., - aa,
knows where is" He is turnss s'Ofs q
back, for otherwise he wopl5 ~ % b
and swamp the boat IN shor, ,.,'HO %.
native will also swim up ouia,r1," 1
the sleeping beast, spring On -. ''''nt
OF his shell, ahd bold on in sr.l o''t
that he can not drive. Hsvln, Va!
OF escaping in any other way ,. - 'asi
steered whithersoever his cap.o, .S saa b
es. Considerable agility and ,.''' .~0'''
necessary in accomplishing MI. az
for If the man should miss bis Is., ''N
fall back INTO The warer bs tsr.-' s1t
be dangerously cut by the aD,r,%' ,Os %
peTs. An in.expert person or D. p
wished 20 have some fun Will, - "l,
tie might grasp him by The .-''
like the Irishman who devised -
OF catching the bull hy the ~. p''
rubbing his nose in the dirt bs,a, '-'
well to baYe his laugh first Tt. r.. 90
tie has his idea of iok-, too v5,.. .1''
instantly to shut his tail close ~. - T;
body, whereby the mans hand {, s'., Is
fast as in wise, and then dive ~. ~
him 10 the bottom Of the SEA ''-
Most OF the turtles, however ,r.
tured on the beaches, whittier, r,bs -
land TO lay their eggs, aud t5s 80,
accompany them out Of gallsp,rv '''' -.
guard. The eggs are laid in q r.,-.
dicular cavity about a yald dssn.,,'
bottom OF great circular eYsav.s.-
which the female scrapes bv vh,.''
round like fly with its wings sir..5
and violently plying its aippsrs NJ :,
are usually over a hundred egvs q, "a.
ter. When surprised, the turtle ,a'.
no resistance. but makes of at r...
surprisingly rapid In 80 clumsy sn 90
NAL. and which q good runner can bs,s
ly keep up with In the sand. To tr-
a turtle weighing four hundred nor,5,
on its back and thus Capture II v,n.
it is scuttllDg through deep sand "a
quires more krack than strength
turtles progress on land is bv a sert,,
of wriggliDg jerks from side 70 sf5s
and the fisher, taking advantage OF tb.
momsRt when it csDts away from hin,
oEerturns it with ease. Tue Young ar,
hstched in a month, making their Al,
pearance when about the sizs O, 4,
American silver dollar, and are prsp,,
ed TO begin life or their own hook st
once, which they do by rushing for n,
sea as rapidly as possibly. Many o,
them never reach IT., however. bsir,
caught by birds if it be day and BY lsH5
crabs at night,
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-01-03
Druggists CoIored Lights.

The origin OF colored lights in drug
glsts' windows is as follows Origin
ally, the barber or leech, exposed in his
window the medicines he had for sale.
In time, when the business OF selling
was separated from that of prescribing
drugs, the physician simply hung up a
colored light. leaving the druggist to
expose the medicines on the colored
water that took the place of the medi-
clnes- Nowadays only the colored bot.
ties remain, the physicians lamps be.
ing few and far between.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-01-03
Christmas Proverbs aad Predictions

Christmas Proverbs and Predictions.
A greer Christmas makes a full grave
psrd.
A white Christmas, lean graveyard
Other sayings connect Christmas with
Easter:
a green Christmas indicates white
Easter.
a warm Christmas, a cold Easter.
Easter IN sEow, Christmas In mud.
Christmas in snow. Easter in mad.
It's influence on the crops during the
ensuing year is set forth In other pro-
verbs:
Ii windy on Christmas day, trees will
bring forth much fruit.
II it SHOWS on Christmas night, we
expect good hop crop next year.
Christmas wet gives empty gransry
and barrel.
''If on Christmas nignt," says . Ger
man proverb, ''the wine ferments heav-
lily In the barrels, a good wine year is to
follow"
Somewhat uncertain is the prediction
that follows:
If at Christmas ice hangs on the will
low, clover may be cut at Easter.
The proverb that follows is somewhat
obscure:
fCnaistmas finds a bridge. he'Il break
IL; IL he finds none, he'll make ore.
Nor is this one very clearly expressed:
Wet causes more damage than frost
before than afterChristmas.
An English proverb tells us: II ice
VIII bear man before Christmas it will
not bear a mouse afterwards.
A German saying declares that: The
shepherd would rather see his wife enter
the stable on Christmas day than the
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-01-03
BY Rail Across the Andes.

The year 1882 vii! probably be sigma.
lied in South America by most inter.
esting event in civil engineering and
overland comneres
This will be nothing less than the com.
pletiou of the tTans-Andeau rsfl-wsy
forming another railroad Inc from he
Atlantic to the Pacific and he Rrs,
across the continent OF South America
1t is 10 years since this work wss be-
gun, and it is now confidently expected
that it will be finished by the begin
ming OF 1892. The road is 10 Iuu from
BuenOs Ayers 20 Valparaiso, q tls,
tance of 81 miles. TheIe are now go
miles Of it finished at ihe BueuB
Ayers end. and 50 at the VaIpsraIsO
end. or the remaining 149 miles about
one third is practically complste. lba
rails being laid.
The passage Of the Audes IS accom-.
plished at the Cumber Pass which Is
Is. .015 feet shove the set Level. TIE
railroad, however, does BOT reach he
summit OF the pass, but Ufsrcss The
mountains by means of a tunnel m0Ts
than thres miles long, q. an elevation
of 10, ,45O feet above The sea. Tas
makes II one of the highes. railroads 10
the world. There is nothing 10 Europe
to compare with It. The s.. G3lG.
is 37SS feet high. and taa,U
the R!gi only Rttains an elevation Of
5753 feet. The grades are, OF course,
very steep. Fer considerable distance
the rise is mora than 422 feet to ss
mile. or one foot in every 12!. OHai
portion Of the line rack-rall is en-
ploysd, similar to those on the HEI
and other mountain roads.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-01-03
Oh, W hat a Cougn.

Will you heed the warning. The signal
perhaps OF the sure approach OF that more
terrible disease, Consumption. Ask your
selves If you can afford for the sake of saw
ing 30 cents, TO run the risk and dc nothing
for it. We know from experience that
Shiloh's Cure will Cure your Cough. 1t
never falls. This explains why more than
Million Bottles were sold the past year
1t relieves Group and Whooping Cough at
once. Oothers do not be without 1t. For
Lame Back Side or Chest use Shiloh's
Porous Plaster. Soldby DR.. I. J. Dawson.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-01-03
Have You Read
The Philadelphia Times
This Morning ?

THE TIMES Is the most extensively circulated
and widely read newspaper published in Penn
sylv.nia. It's discussion Of public men
and public measures Is in the interest
OF public integrity, honest government and pros
porous industry aud 10 knows no party or person
nj allegiance In treating pu5lic issues. Ia the
oroadest ard best sense 4 family and general
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-01-03
Dyspepsia and III yer Complaint.

Is II not worth the small price Of 75 cents
TO free yourself OF every symptom Of these
distressing complaints II you think so can
at our store and get bottle OF ShOloh's
Nitalizer. Every bottle has a printed
guarantee on II, use accordingly. and If IL
does you no lood II will cost you nothing.
Sold By DR.. T. ] DAWSON
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-01-03

THE SUNDAY EDITION is not only a COM
plete newspaper, but Magazine OF Popular Lit
eraturc. It's Strfscu large pages clearly printed
and attractively illustrated. contain as much gsOi
literature, by the foremost writers Of the World
as any Of the popular mUnthltes. Some OF the
newspapers In New York. Boston and Chicago
print "A greater number Ot pages upon sunday.
but these are for the most part occupied with at-
yertisements. The merchants IN those cities con.
ccutr8te nearly all their advertising In the sun.
day papers, while In Philadelphia they have
iouud O. more advantageous % advertise on week
tays we'll.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-01-03
THE NEWS OF rHE WORLD.

TIE TINEs has all the facilities Of advanced
journalism tor gathering news from all the quar-
ters OF the Globe. in addition % that Of the As
ISOLATED Press. nov covering the whole world In
It's scope making u the perfection Of a NEvgs-
PAPER, with everything carefully edited TO Oecu-
py the mallest space.