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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-03-06
nad F.ith in the Court.

One Of the oldest and best prnctt-on-
ers at the Erie County IL y bar wss
arguing case the other day, and Vas
depending more upon his own solna
logic than upon authorities Tor success
At q critical iuncture the judge inter
rupted the speaker with this inquiry
"Yes; / understand; but where ore
your authorities upon the subject?' II
your honor please" retorted he, briskly'
Il viii explain the absence Of autlori-
ties, with your permission, by telling
little story: A young man freshly al-
mitted 10 practice had produced IN co-l'
in support OF a motion wealth OF a.
thorities. After allowing the young
man 20 read page upon page OF dry av-
cisions the judge At length interrup-e,-'
Wearily: You are just beginning II
practice, said he; let me give yol so--o
advice. It-does very well 10 clte a4lAol
tiles once in awhile, but you must a.,
ways trust somewhat - the comi-'-
sense OF the court" 1t was bold gT
sition TO take, but it won him his case
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-03-06
AN REROIC DEED.
How a Father Saved IIis Family from
the Indians.


a gentleman passed through the city
the other day on his way 10 Excelsior
Springs whose name three or f5u- years
ago was one OF the most popular n the
daily press Of that day, says The Kansas
City Times. 1t was Mr.. John T. shy, or
Deming, y. NJ. whose deeds Of hcroism
in saving his wife and family from
massacre by band Of savage Apaches
after a running fight Of several miles
viii ever make his uaIae = conspicuous
one IN the history Of the West. The
story is ss follows:
Mr.. Shy had settled on = ranch in
New Mexico with his wife and young
son, their place being seventeen miles
from any other settlement The ranch
vas attacked by rowing band of eight
cen Apaches, who sought 70 drive of the
stock Mr. Shy, who was well armed
and had plenty OF ammunition, placed
his wife and child in place OF safety
within the house, and then opened fire,
which was returned. The fight was
waged for some time. till one Of the In
dians succeeded N crawling up 70 and
setting fire TO the house.
This necessitaJed flight; SO, sending
Mrs Shy forward under the smoke OF
the burning building, the husband and
father, carrying his young son under
his arm, made a dash for the cover OF
some thick brush which was growing
near by.
An Indians bullet went through tho
child's hip and lodged in the fathers
body, but the fight went on. Mr.. Shy
ran forward some distance and then,
dropping the child in the brush, would
face about, fire At the leading pursuer,
who would thus be brought TO = stand
still for = time. Then another shot and
another stand, To gain time for Mrs.
Shy, who was fleeing Ia the front, and
so on the day was spent. The Indians
finally gave up the chase, which had
cost them no less than six warriors, and
the exhausted fugitives managed 70
reach the city Of Deming with their
lives. The wounds received by both "a
ther and son were rapidly healed, and
now, when the hostiles are forever eX-
PEELED from or killed out Of that neigh
borhood, there is no more fiOurishing or
happy family in New Mexico than that
OF valorous John I. Shy.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-03-06
a STRANGE CASE
As the Result of Wound = soidis
Mind re mains a L.IanIs lor I.Icht Near.

As the Result of Wound :. Soldiers
Mind Remains a blank for Eight Years.
4 very romantic story has just been
brought to light through the medium OF
the Pension Bureau says the PLiladel-
pAia Record. On the Ist Of September,
1862. there enlisted at Van Vert, O., IN
the Fifteenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry,
a slender blue-eyed youth OF twenty
named Hugh Thompson. At the battle
of Chickamauga Thompson was wounded
by q case shot and left for dying on the
field. He never rcjoined his regiment
and it was generally supposed that he
was numbered among the unknown
dead. The next scene in this strange
history opens on snowy country road in
Northern Illinois, near the village OF
Cleveland, in the winter of 1870. Night
was coming on as a snall-sized, but
sturdily built traveller breasted his way
against the keen winds that swept the
bleak prairie. He was comfortably
dressed in good working suit, with a
pair of new boots on his feet and coon
skin cap on his head.
He carried an old-fashioned oil-cloth
valisc. and appeared 10 be looking for =
place 10 stay over night And there on
the lonely road in the darlening twilight
of that freezing FEBRUARY evening in the
year of grace, 1870, Hugh Thompson,
the wounded soldier Of Chickamauga.
''came TO himself" as he expressed it.
j was just as IL at that moment he had
awakened from . dreamless sleep of
seven years. But his memory was gone
totally and absolutely. His other facul-
ties were keen enough, but he could not
recall his own name, where he had been.
his family, or his home. His entire past
up 10 that moment was simply blank.
The only thing that connected him with
a former existence was an idea thai be
was looking for hr. Baker. who needed
men 20 work. This turned out TO be
correct. He found him. and was given
employment in a coal mine. Gradually
his mind came back 20 him, and ne re
membercd the scenes Of his bOyhood.
The case was 50 remarkable that IL
was taken up by the local papers, and
the story al last fell into the hands OF
ThompsOn's father. Their relationship
was easily established. Through ali his
ngs-and this sounds like a sun
day-school tale, but the incident is
legally proved and forms part Of the
evidence OF his identity-he carried
little Testament given TO him by sis
ter. with an inscription in rhyme, when
he enlisted. The sister still living rec
ognized II at once when be exhibited IL
upon his return. All his efforts have so
far failed 70 recall - him any thing that
occurred from the time that hc tgmblcL
over on the bloody field Of Chickamauva
until the strange awakening Of his dog
manJ faculties in lssO.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-03-06
EUGENE IN 1901.
a French Book Which Processes to Quot
the Empress and Bismarck.

a French Book which Processes to Quote
the Empress and Bismarck.
A book concerning the influence Of
the French Empress Eugenie upon the
events OF IS7O-7I is about to be pub
lished in Paris. According TO all ira
ditions and history on the continent be-
yond the Vosges the Empress was so
eager for the war that after the Emperor
had torn up in the ministry 4 copy of
the declaration of war she aroused him
from his bed at midnight and persuaded
him to sign another copy. The author
Of the new book, who calls himself De
Lano and claims to have been very near
TO the Empress in the critical days, says
this tradition is all false, and that the
Empress and Emperor were very appre-
hensive of the results OF the war before
the declaration was made. Both knew
all about the strength Of the Prussian
army and the temper Of the leaders Of
the Prussian state. June 26 one OF Ma
poleon's agents wrote him from Carls-
bad, and De Lano says he possesses the
letter. as follows:
Il have just come from dinner with
the King Of Prussia, Bismarck, Man
teuifel, etc. They all belong, body and
soul, to the reaction, and every one
knows how viciously such examples as
theirs would work. Manteuffel speaks
exclusively of alliances Of Kings against
the whole democratic canaille of the
Chambers and desires return 10 the
absolute patriarchal despotism. AS ]
raised the question of money he shout
ed: The best wars are waged without
money. Let Us only begin, and in a
couple of months we viii be in Paris"
De Lano also rcproduces a letter from
Eugene concerning Gambetta, Of whom
the EMPRESS said: This raving man ap-
pears TO wish to substitute the widest
agitation for the systematic organization
that is SO much needed"
The Empress state Of mind previous
to November 20 is mirrored in these
sentences from her own pen:
They say that the negotiations for an arrnis-
tice have been broken on. / regret this most
sincerely. althOugh. Of course, TIE convcniny Of
the National assembly now would be the worst
thing for Us, since IL would Immediately resolve
TO dethrune Us. ] am entirely filed with the
desire, however, 10 sec the country enjoying
the peace IL needs so much also fear
that The conditions OF peace IRE continually be
coming harder. But what can be done when
tho people are being filed with feeling OF
safety by al organized plan OF dccepTionY 1 am
so sad have hardly the courage 70 hope"
As to the prospect OF giving up the
provinces, the Empress wrote:
when you see / make him under
stand that il Will he for the benefit Of
Germany not 70 insist on an annexation
of territory, which would be the cause
of war after war
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-03-06
sUNcO IN PARIS.
The Clever Trick of "a Prof.s.i,,,,..,
Vs.nr.sf TTH.E.r

mOnd Thief
The police records OF the Freroi
ital have just been enriched. san.
Chicago Evening Post, by an.a..
those clever bits Of Partisan .,-
that make plain American L-a.-.
ing appear in com parison q, fr.-..
as h3l carrying or sand-hagg.ur. r
d4ilics published q few weeks ara .
announcements:
"A splendid wedding win takr --
here toward the end OF the r.unr -.
". Thompson, Z milliouai-a A-r-..
broker. viii marry Miss ElI.n T.,-.
tic only daugh Ter Of the highly r..,...
cd Rcv. j. ". Barber, OF Ncg. Z....-.
About ten days after this .u.....
pcgroG = man with a white beard t.a
clerical garments introduced h.....r
tac jnu-clry shop OF Mime. Tros...
Rev Or. Barber and asked tla- r-
tCnLant be sent with great rs-.... ..
jauols % his house in BassanI stree.
order that Mr. Thompson. bis t.---
s9u-in-law. might choose Il ultiug wed ..-.
.irl5 Tor the coming bride. Iaus.. ..-
lesiruatcd some ten thousand a...-.
worth OF jewels as the mo-t likely b..
for his future s3n-in-law' 9 ..stn and ..s.
Tho next morning Nmc. I-rg.s- ..-,. #.
took the jewels desiEu--el and --.
five thousand dollars worth more g.. ...
house in Bassa lI street. She aa. D..
into a splendid roceptlun--oon bg
maid-seryaut, rh no took her card t..H.
pastor" She was received iH frr
minutes by the old man in q s-Ia--
crowded with evidences Of the wealth d..
the occupants. He said:
My daughter is TOO III ~ rise. Her
fiancc is with her, and il you g,lll s.er f7
they VIII make their selection together.
The pastor opened the door 20 al.
nit the caller - bic daughter bedside.
but was stopped by woman voice.
The woman must come tomorrow. 7
am not able to see strangers to-day"
''But, my dear child, you can t-stt4Ea
q glance or two, SO as % tell Va "l4. 80.
wish demonstrated the "pascO-. az
then turning 20 Nine. Provost. "Ta.
poor girl has q terrible headache and 1.-
jects % seeing strangers. ! Will just
give her a look at the things myself, ana
then give the order
lie took the tray with fifteen THOUSAND
dollars worth Of jewels, gave Amc. Pro
vOsJ an album OF views OF the Yoseuit
for her entertainment and then wen. s,
the woman in the next room. ugG
turned 70 chat with Ane. PreFos-, a-
was called away by the announcemel.
u have made my choice" The ''p@styr
remained away Eve, ten, fifteen minutes
Nine. Provost became nervous an,
knocked at ths bedroom door. No au
swer. She tried It 1t was locked. Sh
hurried - the other doors. They, toe
were fast. She screamed and pounGc
until the iauitOr came - her rescue
The falls pastor and daughter and ma.
servant L4d gone and have not tDg
seen since. They L-d taken the room
the day before, and had not even pal.
the rent
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-03-06
WHIPPED AT SCHOOL
As the Result Of = SOitchiaE a Boy ~
came President OF "a Railroad.

As the Result OF . SCitchlnE n boy lie
came President OF Railroad.
Twenty years or more ago, saws the
Atchison Globe, Mrs. John d. Cr0wcn
then Miss Grant, Vas the teacher %
country school near Yellow Springs, o.
Among her pupils was IN orphan boy
whom the principal farmer OF the dis.
trict had found IN Illinois and taken 70
raise. The boy was capable and brigh.
but be lacked application, and OF .Ls.
account was never prepared in his les-
sons. Miss Grant complained Ot the
boys short-coming 20 liz adopted father,
and was advised - wear y hickory gal
ont upon him. She hesitated, 'oT ,Le
boy was big and strong, although good
natured. But the father insisted, and
after warning the boy several times,
she one day used the hickory upon hin
in the presence Of the entire school. j
humbled The lad, and IL WA feared tla.
he would run away that night. He w-s
accordingly watched But instead o.
running away, he took candle and
went 70 his room, where the light Ea-
seen 70 burn the greater part o., yla
night The next day the boy was in bis
place in school as usual, and through
out the day he was perfect In his les
sons. The reformation VA coupl1-o
and the orphan became famous in the
district.
Miss Grant came West and married
Er. Crowell A few years ago while
kr. Croweu WAS still in the service 0t
the Post-Ofcc Department, he VA -.1-
ing over the Fort Scott and Wlcll..
road. The conductor was new 20 the
business and was ayorse u recognizing
Mr.. CrOwolIs credentials. But the
president Of the road happened 20 be IN
his car, attached 10 the rear OF the train,
and the credentials were referred 30
him. Pretty soon the president aQ-
peared in person, and led lir. Croweu
back into his car. Your wife, sir
made me president Of this road" he
said. If IL had not been for = whipping
she once gave me l would be now @
plodder on the farm" 1t was Francis
Tiernan, grown TO be rich and famous
all from the school teachers severe dis
cipline. Mr.. Tiernan soon after called
in his special car at AtchiGon With his
wife 10 see Mrs. Crowell. he is now
millionaire and is building 4 railroad
from Salt Lake City 70 Los Angeles.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-03-06
MET WITH DISASTER.
The Strange EatA. .isy Attending thi
M@fBe'G T'Tcdooo~sors.

The Strange Est.4 isy Attending the
M-iao'b Prcdeoe~sors-
The latest vessel launched from the
Brooklyn navy yard before the Maine,
says the New York Timcs, was the
Trenton, the steam frigato whose bones
now lie at the bottom OF the hsrbor at
Apia, whero they were sent in tho terri
BILE hurricane two years ago. a number
OF the officers who Witnessed the launch
ing OF the Maine recalled scenes and in
cidents OF the Trenton's launching,
which occurred January l, 1873
Naval Constructor Samuel II. Pook
(now retired) was the experimenting
officer. Fully 4 thousand persons gath
cred 70 witness the sight, the invited
guests occupying the decks of the old
Delaware and SUsq uehannR, now broken
up and scattered. The first attempt 70
launch the Trenton, December 80, 1875,
proved = failure, owing 70 the poor
material used in lubricating the ways,
but the second attompt was altogether
successful.
The hrst ship that was launched ct the
navy yard was the wooden frigate Sa-
bino, in 1852. whose sister ship, the
Savannah, Was constructed at tho same
time and place Both these vessels
were atterward repaired, altered and
razed ~ the Brooklyn yard. The next
vessel launched there was the Sacra-
mento. Then came the honongahela,
Oneida, Ticondsrosa and LackaGanua
in regular order. 1t is q singular coin
cidence that nearly all these vessels
met swith disaster. The Sacranent 20
went ashore on the coast Of Ireland
tWenty-eight years ago. The Monon-
gahcla wss caught by q tidal wsve on
the Central American shore and carried
inland, where she was grounded and
left high and dry. She was afterward
gotten down to the beach and launched
and is doing active duty to-day. The
Oneida foundered while on her way home
from China. The old New York was
nearly completed, thon abandoned, and
finally sold for ten dollars as she lay on
the ways. The Trenton, whose sad fate
has been mentioned, completes this
mortuary list
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-03-06
A smoke Consumer.

Determined attempts are being nsue
in Chicago 10 suppress the bllna4ue
smoke that Is blown ashore from pass
ing steam craft An experiment va
made recently TO demonstrate tho pro
ticability OF 4 new invention. sL-'-
tube with a perforated top, like tina. - -
a sprinkling-can, was lntrod uCo- IN
the smokestack, and through TINS -, -,
could be injected upon the uprls-.-.5i1
smoke, which Immediately conlol-7-~ '.lIsNrs
The little tube, with its jets ana sP'iLy 80
Of steam, is not steam consu'.-'l', ,ts
there seems 10 be little douDt %
utility in the prevention " snVA"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-03-06
JOHN e. FINCH.
DEALER
Golden Wedding Rye : WhiSkiGs,

Oldest established house in the city. where
nothing but pare goods are put up, strictly for
.amiiy and M edfcinal use. Nothing better than
Golden Wedding. Next on the list, Guck-
enheimer,s. Gray's MOHongaheia Rye; these
goods are leading Brands. Brandies OF vintage
OF 1873 hand. Gins, Holland and Domestic
also ola Tom. Finch's Golden Wedding, 81 90
for full quart, Tor Sc 90; Guckenheimer's the
same; honongahela. $500 per dozen. Wines.
$500 per dozen % 90 for one-half dozen. Secure
" boxed. Also have in stock. Grandfather's
Choice, at 600 per gallon. barrels at specils
rates. Apr 25, 'eeIy
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-01-08

The rise and fall of hair powder is
one of the most interesting things in
the chronicles OF fashion. In 1914 some
ballad singers at the fair of ST. Ger
maine powdered their hair in order to
produce an eccentric figure. This is
supposed to be the origin of the Gus
tom, but so slowly did it spread that a
century later, during the reign of
George |, two ladies who powdered
their hair were laughed at, and at the
coronation of George III there were
only two hair dresseEs in London.
But in 1895 so universal had it be-
come that the annual amount of flour
used for hair powder was valued at
FL, $50, 600, or more than Sc, $50, 900,
and the number of persons wearing il
were estimated at 100000. Think OF
the loaves OF bread this flour which
went to serve a caprice of fashion
would have made2 After this the
fashion dwindled, until in 1903 the
amount of flour used for powder had
sunk to the value of about 5000, 000.-
Cloak and Suit Review.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-01-08
The EOrgetfuI EmDIoYa.

A successful business man SAYS there
were two things which he learned when
he was IS which were afterward of
great use to him, namely: Never to
lose anything, and never to forget any
thing"
An old lawyer sent him with an i'm
portant paper with certain instructions
what to do with it. But" inquired
the young man, suppose lose it.
what shall | do then?"
You must not lose it"
II don't mean to, said the young
man; but suppose l should happen
to2"
But ! say you must not happen to;
| shall make no provision for such an
occurrence You must not lose itp'
This put a new train of thought into
the young mans mind, and he found
that if he was determined to do a
thing he could do it. He made such a
provision against every contingency
that he never lost anything. He found
this equally true about forgetting. If
certain matter of Importance was to be
remembered he pinned it down in his
mind, fastened it there and made it
stay. He used to say: when man
tells me he forgot to do something, |
tell him he might as well have said: 4
do not care enough about your bust
ness to take the trouble to think about
it again. '"-American Grocer.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-01-08
Here and There.

Shetland ponies bred small for chill
dren's use are in increased demand.
New Mexico has recently organized an
agricultural college.
1t has been discovered that a strong,
flexible fiber can be secured from hon
vines, and that it can be manufactured
into most excellent paper a
An English syndicate has purchased a
large tract of land in Burlington and
Ocean counties, N. j., for the purpose Of
growing cranberries on an extensive
scale.
Kansas farmers have suffered serious
losses from drought
The culls and old hens which have
ceased to be profitable should be fatten-
ed tor market as early as possible to give
better chance for the selected birds to
grow.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-01-08

GETTING THE HORSE READY.
curelx ened 70 it, and then the horse
and tn saasx-sl until the animal is
lying ssSerl.- - 5rGned. Previous to
the operation the SPAWN ON the right
hind foot caused such pain that the
horse tried hard to go on three feet. A
hood made Of padded canvas was placed
over the animals head, completely blind
ing its sight.
The animal was then led alongside of
the table in an upright position, and
stout inch rope fastened to the front of
the table was held around the animals
legs by an attendant. The three four
inch wide surcingles were then strapped
securely, tying the animal alongside Of
the table. The head was then fastened
to the table, and the crank turned and
the table slowly lowered to a horizontal
position. The animal at first struggled,
but once upon the table lay quietly on
its right side. Then the feet We're Sc
curely fastened with stout straps to the
table, the additional precaution being
used of tying the left hind foot with an
inch rope.
Everything was now ready for the op-
Grafton, which is known as cuneon
tenotomy, and was first proposed by the
veterinary, Professor Lafosse, to abolish
lameness arising from bone SPAWN. It
consists in division of the internal or
cuneon branch of the tendon of the
aexor metatarsi. The tendon that gave
the trouble is a stout one, a branch of
another tendon. 1t starts from the an
terror portion of the hook and runs
across diagonally downward to where
the curb generally occurs.
The doctor first made an incision an
inch long, and a probe pointed instru=
ment was inserted and the tendon raised
and cut, which gave instant relief. The
tendon lay in q groove and was readily
found. The blood was then sponged off
with cold water, and two or three stitches
taken with silk suturcs and tied. There
was bony tumor found growing under
the tendon, making the tension ON the
tendon so great that the animal could
not put its foot to the ground.
The table was now put back in per-
pendicular position, the horses feet first
having been unstrapped, and as his feet
touched the ground the girths that
bound the animal to the table simultane-
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-01-08
Texas Pork.

Texas is likely to take high rank as
a pork producing state. Many hogs
have always been kept there; of course
the food for maintaining them is easy of
production. The climate has been
against pork packing. 1t is too warm
for proper killing and curing. OF late
years large refrigerators have been, and
are being, built IN the larger Texas
towns where hogs can be safely
slaughtered and cured in any season of
the year. Texas bacon is a settled fact.
With the aid of the refrigerator Texas
can supply her own ''meat," In former
years she has supplied the animals from
which this meat was made.-Rural
New Worker
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-01-08
4 Machine for Burning Weeds.

An Australian exchange describes a
machine in use there this season for
burning weeds and utilizing the ashes.
1t consists of large sheet iron tank
mn1frSss IN hxRe- low wheels. 1t is COW
cred over with shaped bars of iron,
with an inch of space between each bar.
A fiange Of sheet iron is attached to the
top, extending outward about two feet
all round The tank is drawn by Que
horse attached to wire rope twelve or
fourteen feet long. The weeds along
fences are cut and dried on the ground.
Then the tank is hauled along and the
dry weeds are forked in at the top and
kept IN constant blaze. The ashes fall
through the bars and are ready for use
as a fertilizer