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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-07-24
FOR INVENTOR AND MECHANIC.

Az electrical expert says that no light
has been found that Will penetrate a fog
better than the old oil lamp.
WHITE tar is one of the latest inven-
tions or discoveries. 1t VIII not become
soft under the suns rays in any climate.
and is expected TO be used largely in
callzing the deck seams of fine yachts.
THE application Of the microscope to
machinc-shop practice. for the purpose
of proving whether surfaces arc true, IL
pronounced by experts as being the best
method for obtaining accuracy thus far
suggested.
\ NEW device for signaling at sea has
been successfully tested With ma
chine, something like a magic lantern,
letters from six TO twelve feet long can
be thrown on a sail at night. and made
so conspicuous that they may be easily
read n mile from TIT, ship displaying
them.
y HANDFUL of raw pig IRON weighing
about five pounds, is worth five cents:
il would make about sixty table-knife
blades worth Sl5; converted into steel
watch-springs. there would bc about
llO.3O of these little coils, which, n
the rate of SI.75 4 dozen, would be
valued at S16,O7O.SS.
TEE following plan is adopted in the
Paris laboratory for testing the compar-
ative durability of paving stones \
sample of the rock i placed uIpn a hor-
izontal plate rotating around "A vertical
axis, and pressed against it lg suitable
contr1vanccS. The wear l. then com
pared with that Of a standard material
under the same conditions
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-07-24
THE COUNTRY I'M GENERAL.

IL several eastern cities barber shops
keep open all night, and where thcFe Is
no Sunday law they keep open the year
round.
THE largest barn in the United States
is about to be erected near Lexington,
Ky. 1t viii be one thousand feet long
and one hundred feet wide.
CALIFoKSIA's gold product has 50 over
shadowed all other mineral productions
in that state that it is rather surprising
to learn that since 1878 the yield of
quicksilver has reached a total value of
$50, 500, 900.
MANY years ago some careless map
City, Col, to Golden City on his map.
The error was widely copied into other
maps, and to this day one sees on some
of the best maps the name of Golden
City instead of Goblin City
THE one-hour verdict of a Maine
court in 1869. believed TO be the shortest
sentence to imprisonment in a criminal
case in this country, was greatly under
done by an English judge who SEN
fenced a woman to five minutes in jail
for having married man without OBJ
tanning a divorce from a former hus-
band. This stands now as the shortest
sentence on record.
THERE is a curious freak of nature to
be seen along the road leading from
Atglen To Cochranville, Pa. Two good
sized streams of water meet at right
angles on almost level ground each
having a heavy fall in reaching the
point The water of both streams meet
but neither is impedcd in its course
They cross like two roads and continue
IN their respective beds
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-07-24
ECCENTRIC INDIVIDUALS.

4 New YORK brollcr1has framed sets
of dinner cards over Il seen hundred in
number as mementoeSof the good times
he has had.
AN Indiana man hasleft his wife and
a good deal of propert and has written
from the mountains but west that he
did so because his we was too good for
him.
AN elderly New forl1er, whose bust
ness takes him TO urope twice a year,
always makes a social contract with
the steamship company that if he
should die on the wage his body is not
to be buried ut seq
Miss Ella TICRa pretty young lady
of good family. lesiding in Williams
bridge, y. y. has married nero
coachman who las dark as the spiritu-
alistic seance fShe says love may he
blind. but he en- see well enough TO
Jump over the dior line.
ONE is never 30 old to give up bad
habit \ lady i Islesboro. Ne. eighty
eight years old.vho had used tobacco
all her life. hasliscarded the weed this
winter. She lasn't given up work,
though, as shenal1es it a rule to knit a
dipnet every dy besides doing other
work.
HERE is a lady who believes in
painting thetown." Miss Sabra Car
ter, wealthy woman of Wilmington,
Mass, has agred to give ten th,usand
dollars TO I'll town, the interest Of
which is TO btdevoted to the painting
of such house as may need it, provii-
ing the ownes thereof do not own dogs
and belong u a temperance organiza-
lion
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-07-24
a MAGNETIC PLANT.
An Indian Plant That shocks the Human
system

There has been discovered in the for
est Of India. according TO The Weeks
Sport, q stran e plant, which Possesses
to = very higi. Gcrrcc catonishing mag
netic powers and which is a great
source of annoyance to hunters and
tourists. II has been named the Philo-
tarea electriel. The hand which breaks
a leaf from this plant Immediately re
ceives 4 shock equal TO that which Is
produced by an induction coil At 4
diStancc Of tx Yards MAGNETIC needle
is affected 10y it and viii he deranged
if broaght near. The emery OF THIS
singular Influence varies with the hour
of the day. All powerful about two
o'clock in the afternoon, it is absolutely
annulled during the night. At times OF
storms rs intensity augments to strik-
ing proportions. During rain the plant
seems TO succumb, and bend its head
during a thunder shower. 1t remains
there without force or virtue. even il
one should shelter IL with an umbrella
No shock Is felt at that time in break
ing the leaves and the needle is unaf
fected beside it One never by AMI
chance sees birds or insects alight or
the electric plant; an instinct seems q
warn them that they VIII find ccrtair 1
death there. 1t is also important b
remark that where il grows none
the magnetic metals are found; neithe
iron, cobalt nor niclSel-an undeniab 81
proof that the electric force belongs =
clusively the plant.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-07-24
A FEARFUL REQUEST.
Tho Touching Scene Enacted Between
Bosom Friends.

Tho Touching Scene Enacted Between
Bosom Friends
have a friend who is one of the most
talented young men in the west, says a
writer in the Chicago Post. The other
day he came into my Office and made
cold-blooded bluff about taking me out
TO lunch, at the same time flashing
one hundred dollar bill before my as
tonished eyes | took him up, right
then and there, of course. We went to
the Richelieu and ordered in the neigh
borhood of sixteen dollars worth of
food and drink, and pitched into it as if
we hadn't had anything before for
twenty years. II was safe bet that
this remarkable exhibition of generos-
ity meant that ! was To be called upon
10 give up something, and, sure enough,
/ was.
by the way" he remarked, as he
was lighting his cigar, by the way,
old man, want you to do something
for me-" .--,ea -
IAN right" I replied promptly. A
friend who blows you off to sixteen
dollar diner is entitled to soft an
swer: What is it?''
Il hate to ask you," he went on, puff
ing slowly at the cigar. I'm devilish
diffident about asking favors of my
friends, but You can do this, and don't
think that it will give you very much
trouble. You know. have never struck
You for any kindnesses, long as we have
known each other"
That's so,'' l answered. Go ahead,
I'll do anything l can for you"
well, you see" he went on its like
this. / am-no,'' he broke off sudden
ly, Il can't bear TO ask it of you"
There We're real tears in his eyes.
Don't let yourself be disturbed, old
fellow" 1 cried, very much affected
Remember I'm your friend
NO, | can't do it, he said, when he
had recovered his composure. Il can't
bring myself TO ask you right to your
face
BY this time i was very curious to
know what the trouble was. and so
proved a soft mark. He counted on that
No" he continued, Il can't tell you
to your face. Perhaps / might be able
to write it down and go out of the room
while you read it. VIII you promise
not to look at it until have got clear
outsider"
OF course / promised. What else
could do? So he wrote down four OF
five words on the back of a wine card
folded it up and handed it to me. Then
he shook my hand effusively, said
would never know how grateful he was
to me for my kindness, and went out
dissolved in tears. When he had shut
| the door behind him, and not until then
| unfolded the card. And this is what
! he had written:
| please pav for the lunch
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-07-24
a GENERALS TOILET.
The Great Pains Taken with His Personal
Appearance

The Great Pains Taken with His Personal
Appearances.
It was just after one of those famous
battles in Bulgaria that several war
CORE pcniaBfs. tAs writer among 9TH
ers, sought an interview with Gen. Sko-
belief. saws the New York World APP
preaching the generals quarters, we
were accosted by guard
who are you?"
ssMacGahan, correspondent That
was all; and we passed into the in
closure.
1t was picturesque scene, lighted up
by the glow of camp-fires, around
which about a couple of hundred Cir
cassian Cossacks rested in picturesque
confusion. We made our way up to a
round canvas tent An orderly asked
us our business Tell the general 1
am MacGahan," and a hearty response
came out of the tent in good English:
Come in. Is that you, Mac? Ahi and
jackson" We entered. 1t was a
strange sight that met our eyes. Clad
only in a striped-silk shirt and trousers,
Slzobeleff sat at a little camp table, on
which stood a small mirror, before
which was an array of combs and
what do you think the most famous of
Russian generals was doing? Carefully
polishing his finger nails with an ivory
handled nail brush. his valet-orderly
standing at attention beside him and
brushing his uniform The battle had
only ceased an hour before, yet Skobe-
left had already taken n bath, had
washed off the stains of battle, and,
with hair carefully combed and beard
brushed TO a fashionable nicely, as if
he were preparing to attend ball or
Il banquet, he-was deeply interested in
completing the minor details of his
toilet. 1t seemed impossible To imagine
that the handsome fellow before us,
spruce and clean as if he had never
smelled powder for 4 month, was
the famous general whose dashing
heroiSm was the admiration OF the
world. But as soon as he began to
speak there was no mistaking who it
was.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-07-24
Blood ORANGES.

Blood oranges" have been investi-
gated by order Of the health officer of
Washington. The story that they are
fixed with a syringe and little ami
line dye has been going the rounds of
the newspapers. 1t was seen by DIR.
Townsend, and as the supply of ''blood
oranges" in the Washington market
seemed to be abundant he directed an
inquiry with view of condemning the
fruit if it had been tampered with. The
chemist to whom the matter was re-
ferred says in his report: THE oranges
are naturally stained, no artificial color
ing of any kind having been used. The
small spot on the side is fungus spot
and not puncture. 1t is impossible TO
stain an orange by injecting any arti-
fetal staining fluid into the fruit either
before or after plucking from the tree. y
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-07-24
1t isn't done

IL 2Sllt UOUc
By others-that's why the guarantee
of DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
should command attention. It's a
guarantee that means something.
If the medicine doesn't give satis-
faction, in every case for which it's
recommended, the money is prompt
ly refunded. Remarkable terms
but it's a remarkable medicine. All
the functional irregularities and
weaknesses peculiar to womankind
are cured by it. For leucorrhea,
periodical pains, weak back, prolap-
sus and other displacements, bearing
down sensations, and all "female
complaints" it's an unfailing rem
edy. 1t is a powerful, restora-
tive tonic and nervine, imparting
strength and vigor to the whole
system.
Try it, if you're an ailing woman.
If it doesn't help you, you have
your money back.
AS a regulator and promoter of
functional action, at that critical
period of change from girlhood to
womanhood, "Favorite Prescrip-
ton" is a perfectly safe remedial
agent, and can produce only good
results.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-07-24

Over in the Evergreen cemetery {
recent bright Sunday the doings {
woman at one of the graves attra'
the attention of chance visitor. w
the woman had finally gone away
visitor sought the spot to discover
cause of several patches of bright 9
that were visible there, says the
York Tribune. A leafiess bush gre,
the head of a little grave. Upon
hanging from every spare stem, \
paper roses, red, blue and green.
the grave a wreath of the same
laid, and in cheap vase set in
earth near one end of the mound "
bunch of more paper blossoms, I
and purple, and of a fashion akin
known botanical specimen. The q
was grotesque and withal path
The woman, probably a bere'
mother, looked to be a German,
and thrifty in appearance. This ri'
color and unstable decoration
doubtless been loving effort Wit
and, whatever the absurd result,
spirit which animated the offering
as delicate and beautiful as if is
ward token were the choicest bloon
natures conservatories-
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-07-24
ON the AItnr of Vanity.

A malicious maid who had to leave
the service of Princess Frederick
Charles of Prussia against her viii has
been telling in the most plausible way
the means which her royal highness
adopts TO maintain n slim waist despite
her advancing years. According TO this
authority the process is as follows:
When her royal highness has almost
finished her toilet the service of two
sturdy maids with remarkably long
hands are requisitioned. These SER
vitors press the sides and front of the
corset while the mistress of the robes
pulls the laces with all her might, and
are not allowed TO relax their efforts un-
til the princess by a little gasp indicates
that the pressure has become almost
unbearable
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-07-24
a LITTLE VARIETY.

VERMONT has organized a fish and
game league.
WHY do they call them fountain
pens?" ''Oh! l suppose because they
are forever overaowing''
For troublesome weeds and for grass
in sidewalks, driveways, etc, apply a
dressing of coarse salt; this will kill all
growth. Be careful not TO put it ON any
thing that should not be destroyed,
however.
CHARLES KING, of Danvers, Mass,
claims to be one hundred and ten wears
old, and when he is seated on a soap
box in the corner grocery he defies all
the boys to prove that he isn't a genu
inc antique.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-07-24
WONDERS IN MINIATURE.
Six Pairs Of Scissors That Could BE Hid
den Under the Wing OF n Fly


den Under the Wing OF "A Fly
AT a shop in London in 17I5, says the
St Louis Republic, was exhibited
common Barcelona nutshell holding
tea table, tea board, dozen cups and
saucers, with sugar dish, bottle, fun
mel. fifteen drinking glasses. five punch
bowls, ten rummels, a pestle and NOR
tar and two sets of ninepinS-an OF pol
ished ivory. eXquisitely fashioned and,
according To the account of the time,
all To be plainly seen without the aid
of optic glasses This wonder was the
work of a poor artist who had hit upon
this plan To make a living. His little
exhibition was soon outdone by Bower
icll, the matchmaker. For one shilling
this last-named genius would show Wis
itors the half of a common cherry stone,
from which he would take a quadrille
table, twelve chairs with skeleton
backs. a loolling-glass neatly framed,
.wo dozen plates, six saucerS. twelve
spoons. a dozen knives and forks. two
salt cups, and a lady and gentleman
whom he seated at the table. This
same BOvericK also made an ivory
camel that could be passed through the
eve of common needle; six pairs of
steel scissors that could all be hidden
under the wing of n common house fly,
and a gold chain OF two hundred links,
70 which miniature paddock and key
We're attached. all of which were of
such minute dimensions as To be easily
pulled across a pane of glass by a flea.
Later on. he produced small ivory
coach TO which he harnesSed a flea,
coach and steed weighing exactly as
much as 4 barley grain; and a crane
ncclSed carriage, with wheels turning
properly on their aXles, carrying four
passengers. two fOotmcn. coachman
sitting on the boX,aa dog between his
legs, driving six ivory horses, one of the
leaders bearing a position, the whole
affair So light that this same pet flea
could set it in motion, but was not
equal To the task of dragging it across
the showcase.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-07-24
. WONDERFULLY WARD,
History OF an Arkapsa. -,
markable Nocking p,--
: Magic Singer That l. rli,,
aud Otherwise Afflicted. "a. ]
Notes Are as Sooihil,g, -. =, !" ha.
of n !lute.

The southern mo-k-ur af-r
made him Il Regarded ...-' q Ga,
ositg. His courage ha. ..~--. ~.
the admiration 81 o.. v..rr
Arkansas Gazette. IT. 1.
symmetry Of form are uB-i-.,
other bird, and his uo,s. o. p I
pass those Of any o'b.-
songster-~ Poems have L..-
about his beauty and g-.. pr
compositions with s-9udcrf-r
havc been arranged for .-.-.
instrument brass and reed
in tuncful panegyric his rnr.;., '''
tihty, and songs have hsco. o.s...-' n
tage and castle laudatYr,-o ot +.
phagean accomplishment
the air Of freedom and n.-...
the topmost limb Of SOM. ,.;g
ing magnolia. with voica T.,
viii arrest the attention OF H..
treme cynic no matter hoyg -
Indifference TO music th. l.,.
possess or how apt subiert 81.
stratagcms and spoils." IN. -
Place the bird in q care and 3.
viii be just as entrauciup and -...
70 the ear rs though hc -ae...
the full enjoyment Of his If..,-,.
any point Of view the muclip.
curiosity.
One Of the most rcma-kabr. d..
this character, however. is or-
Mrs. Thomas " Baird Hi,r
der Of the ncighborhood. Me-.
became possessed Of the bi-5
three years ago when IL Ma.
fiedgeling, and up 10 a few mo-...
and from the time it rolled o-.
ovarian home it never sang r-,. /
first It contracted NANCY di,e,. /
ing all its feathers, itscutire b,5-i
period Of over one year being a-,.
bereft Of a covering.
As wita human beings unar
afiliction forced. cone woe ar.. i.
upon the heels Of another. sot1
birds. Mrs. Bairds bird. who's
cal appearance had SO long ar,.
great deal Of Amusement fy- .r.
saw him, began % droop- H-
grew sore. which resulted in fr.
three OF his toes. Then one o.f.-
became diseased. the ban comic
tirely out. His misfortuncs diarr
here His other eve btcaur .i--
afflicted; the result being the ~
that which occurred 10 the f.--g--.
Then his bin got sore and b,frr,-
was effected it became SO t-vi,...
resemble q pair of calippr,. iii
ailmcnt ended the physical ,-r-
Of the warbler. lie grew f..
body was soon covered with q m
beautiful feathers.
Now he Is the ornithic Bin
of the feathered tribc-as Blind
Arkansas senator 10 the ,tata.i-.
when voting against a world,
preparation. But whatc9el .a.,
sustained in that direction Ia,
fully made up in his singing Ub,
are as variable as those OF ayia-
rs soft and mcllinuous as taa-
flute. He sings by drv and way
night: his nocturnal notes r7.,
.a,.5....--. - -2
.1i''l''
W hen Nr- THOMAS W Bald =
U" MS nome JAGea VIVID ,ae Dos.
cares Of the day aul desire. O.
nature ; sweet re,lorer' s.6-.
nerves DC the least ua'ar
a. me- aS ms "onaeriui
e..il',l, - =, - PldeeD III ms 'e1 e.--
SiIN 1HS music 'L LLr ~NL->l@
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-07-24
An Old Acquaintance.

A dissipated old man applied at the
quartexmasters office in San Antonio,
Tex, for position as clerk.
"Do you know anything about gen
eral management of the office?" asked
the officer
do ! know anything about Gen.
Management? | should smile / knew
him when he was lieutenant. Texas
Siftings
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-07-24

The sweIlest people here '- =, \
most part. the poorest some % M s-s
10 the Pittsburgh lHsp''1- (. .St
Springs, and in this Arhail' Arhj, mo-
like the rest Of the world. - ~
old man TO be seen about 'r -sr B
lobbies Of the hotels ana ,.,53a
street. whose coat is greasy 30. o..
in buttons. whose tr"u~,'' is-
me bottoms and who for -''l, II,
HE reason wears a rubber o', 70
the time on his loft t''Lt sr
pearances he Eniglt "e " '.r o
and many crippled b,s5- sga.
streets here has q mel' NOR ,ybo
Yet the eccentric inya''. .ts rr
along with one foot i9 ~ 4. no
the other in a rubber shoe {, gasl
n millionaire and own, ..l,;9r I be
the new town that D, lLn,,bIe-dt
~ 90 the rattle-trap and 'a,lsu gu. %.
lace which Hot SPRING
lately,
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-07-24
THEY LOOK FUNNY non
The Fashions OF 1873 Seem Bidiea''
Our Present Girls.

Our Present Girls.
In copy Of a ma-aNne Of tl.
Of February. 1873. which was pAs
in an attic the other day was il-
fashion-plate torn out Of marl--
the year 1859, and upon The ma7-
this older slip a well-knOUn hl1-
written:
How ridiculous these oldlsel
ions look compared with our gT'a
tasteful and becoming tasa-'l
IsTj.'
The person who had q.,ie
the magazine then opened ile Z
folded, colored leaf which haa 2.
the pictured forms Of half 3 dol,l
ly-dressed figures, and benea'- 4
legend: Les modes Parileln@
rrary, 1873"
1t was impossible % RESTRAIN /.
Of hearty laughter al these
and tasteful fashions Il onl -
years ago.
The women are drapad in g'"l
seem entirely made mp Of loop I
and bows. Their skirt, do %.
hang downward al all bui y
up from the bottom i'm suece'''',
OF flounces and bows and o'
with immense 'polona.ses. IA
Around their neclls are riala-
fles. Their hair is built l2 ~
mons at the back Of the ha3-.1 1-
the extremity Of this proJe'-'-
net or hat Is perchcd -
From beneath the hrieA
dazzling blue skirts Of the ~
absolutely square toes oi " w.
lar shoe are seen 10 project
The same hand that Wr'''
nal comment takes up me-
1891 and inserts between l'- ~ ,.-
the fashion plates OF ls1' anu
instead Of an appreeiati7e y.
fashion-plate of 1891 bear
mcnt: r.
Il know our fashions grs
nicer than those of $50 pu.
they'll look just as riaicu'O1
N. Y. Journal
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-07-24

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"A AOweii q Co., 10 Spruce St., New York
an learn the exact cost Of any proposed line OF
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PaXe Psnph -iOc
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-09-17
Getting Ready to Celebrate.

There was meeting of the Lincoln
Memorial Club last night. 1t was called
to order at 9 o'clock by Prof. J. NJ.
Jones. Among other things transacted
was the changing of the parade route
so as to include Seventh and Sixteenth
streets. A resolution was passed re-
uuesting the citizens along the route to
decorate in honor OF the day. The re-
ception committee was requested to
wait upon the Mayor and ask him to
issue his proclamation asking the people
to close business, so far as possible,
September %. Thomas Lewis is chair
man of that committee. F. w. Wright,
q. w. Brunswick and Robert johnson
were appointed a committee to wait on
the hotels and see which OF them will
entertain those who will desire 10 re-
main over night. The meeting adjourn
ed to meet again tonight to hear re-
ports from all the committees, and
finish selling the badges. About fifty
bages were sold last night.