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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-12-04
PORT WINE FROM OPORTO.
It Is Now - Drink for the Middle and
Working Glasses.


High-priced port wine as a luxury for
the rich, we are assured by Consul Crau-
ford in the Fortnightly, is very nearly
thing of the past, says the London
News. Port has become essentially the
drink of the middle and working classes
in Portugal, and is and must be low
priced wine. We pay, it seems. for the
name of the thing. A certain prestige,
says Mr.. Crawford. is attached by trad
ers at home to wine actually brought
from Oporto and therefore fondly sup
posed by them to be the genuine product
of vines grown in the neigh borhood of
that city. The money value of this
prestige Is about three pounds sterling
per pipe.
When this prejudice is overcome there
is every reason why good port wine
should be made, as port wine is made
now, from wine grown in various parts
of Portugal or even of Spain. Italy or
Greece; that 1T should be brought in its
young" condition to England, blended
and matured in English warehouses. for
titled in bond by untaxed English spirit.
and sold more cheaply than ii can now
be sold, to the great advantage of the
consumer, and of crowd of English
SOOltciSs WaTGhOuScfncn ana
workingmen of every class. AT pres
ent the young wine is brought into
store at Oporto, blended. alcoholized,
turned over matured and .lotted.' and
in due course shipped into Great Brit
ain.
THE Portuguese have at all times
cast Jealous eyes on these various proc
esses of vinification carried on by Eng
lishmen abroad for the benefit of Eng
lishmen at home. Imbued with the
singular notion that to the Briton port
wine is necessity of existence, they
have seen their way safely to monopo-
lies, restrictions, exactions and all the
delays and complications of officialdom
that are dear to all classes of Portu-
guese- For years a stringent and op.
pressive monopoly hampered TIE trade
and enabled the natives to take heavy
toll Of the wine on its road to England. :
Mr.. Crauford explains that competition
from abroad ended the monopoly, and
trade was nearly freed; but now thai
Portuguese jealousy and i'll will rur
somewhat strongly against Great Brit
ain he apprehends further hindrances
but sees no reason, except prejudice il
favor OF Oporto wine, above referred to
why London or Liverpool should not be
come, instead of Oporto, the emporium
of port wine.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-12-04
A CURIOUS SECT.
Strange Beliefs of Certain Inhabitants OF
Asiatic Turkey.

Strange Beliefs of Certain Inhabitants OF
Asiatic Turkey.
The Levant Herald states that the
official paper of Bassorah gives some
particulars on the subject of the tribe
of Saibi. established in that province of
Asiatic Turkey. The Saihis,'' it says,
''are monotheists; their faith Is that of
Yahya (St. john and they believe in
all the prophets, who, according to
them, have come into this world each
for his own chosen people. The Saibis
make their devotions at morn and even,
knceling on the ground. On Sundays
and 1T Bairam the number of prescribed
prayers is eight; these the devotees
make turning their faces to the north.
Their books are written in the Syrian
dialect. They fast only during the first
ten days of RamaZan, from the appear
ance of the moon to the setting of the
sun. In the way of meat they only eat
mutton, which must be previously
washed in the river. The flesh of all
other animals, including birds, is not
touched by them They also always
avoid eating food prepared by persons
not belonging to their sect. When by
any fortuitous circumstance they con-
slider themselves soiled they wash them
selves in the river. The women, too,
purify themselves in the waters
of the river, and there, also, the
marriage ceremony is celebrated. The
Saibis declare that after death the soul
lives and will be rewarded and punished
according to its deserts. Sunday is a
day of rest among them. 1t is their
habit to allow their beard and whisl5ers
to grow. A Saibi can, if he SO wishes,
marry four women, but not more. and
divorce is also a recognized institution
among them. Cousins may marry each
other. On Sundays ut Bairam and on
returning from a journey 1T is o.i'- "a
tory upon the Saibis TO take n plunge
into the river after saying the pre-
scribed prayers
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-12-04
A TERRIBLE FATE.
An Innocent Man i'm Prison for rom

An Innocent Man in frlson TOT fo"'
Years
Armed with a pardon signed by the
governor, James Henderson walked
forth from the prison doors of san
Quentin the other day a free man. For
over four years he had worn felon's
parb for a crime of which he was in
nocent. Henderson appeared at the
Office of the property clerk at the old
city hall in quest of articles and some
money that had been taken from HIM
at the time of his arrest
To San Francisco Chronicle reporter
he said: Nearly five years ago left
nv wife and two small children in Nir
pinia. New, to come to san Francisco
on a business trip. Upon arrival her
| registered at the Russ house. i i'm
bibed rather freely and during the even
inc got. into some trouble with one o
nv friends. After the trouble left the
bar-room. nv friends taking me as ia
as NV hotel door. That night m.
friend was knocked down, robbed anc
beaten nearly TO death. The neN
morning / was arrested and accused OF
robbery and assault with intent to muir
der. i protested my innocence but
without avail. | was brought TO trlal,
convicted and sentenced to five years
hard labor When | was arrested /
thought of the disgrace that would fan
upon my wife and children, so ] gave a
fictitious name and concealed my iden-
tity by saying | had no home.
THE rigor and humiliation of prison
| life have told upon me and / am now a
physical wreck. nearly dead with con-
sumption, which has prevented me do
! idC any labor for the past year. Strange
as ii NAV seem a month ago the man
| who consigned me TO a fclon's cell died
At san Diego, but before his death made
a full confession, giving the name OF
his assailant and the details of the rob
berry. which was committed by his owl
! brother. This statement was sent to
the governor, who on investigation
| granted me 4 pardon
when my pardon arrived ! was in
the prison hospital. NV condition You
| can see. Ny brother arrived this morn
| ing and tonight we start for home.
| since my Imprisonment both M chill
| drcn have died. one Of them having
ended its days in the poorhouse. The
other died from want. My wife was
! forced to sell her home TO secure Tho
| ncccssaries of life for herself and little
ones"
As the clerk called Hcnderson's name
he received n small purse containing Z
few dollars and his bank boo. for sev
eral hundred. The feeble and infirm
man was assisted outside, where he sal
until his brother returned for him, and
placing him in a hack, drove to tn,
! fpY-r--
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-12-04
EXPENSIVE HEATHEN.
1t Costs About Six Million Dollars Apiece
to Convert Them.

TO convert Inem.
Once upon time-last year we be-
lieve it was-a religious convention
was held at Saratoga, says Texas Sift-
ings. Among the delegates was a
brother who, besides being skillful in
prayer, was not uninformed about
mathematics. He had learned to cipher
not only to sigh for mansions beyond
the skies, but to cipher out with lead
pencil how much things cost. He was,
moreover, exceedingly fluent of speech.
During the discussion about foreign
missions he got up and spoke right out
in meeting. He said excitedly that he
had ciPhered it out. and it cost six mil
lion dollars in hard cash for every cursed
heather that was converted. Then sud-
denly remembering where he was and
whom addressing, he revised his re-
marks to read every blessed heather" :"
whereupon the ecumenical conference
drew long breath and felt very much
relieved, although some of the members
have not yet quit giggling whenever
the subject of the heather question is
brought up. Six millions for one
hcathen does seem to be little steep.
even to journalist who is accustomed
to deal with large sums. There arc q
great many good people who would
rather take the six million dollars
themselves, put it where it would do
the most good, and then allow Satan to
carry off that black ''cuss.'' st. Paul
in one of his literary efforts to the
| Romans says: "Ye were bought with
a great price" but it would have made
his eyes protrude like the optics of a
| sand crab to learn that it would cost
six millions to loosen the grip of Satan
on an ordinary Feejee islander. For
the price paid for one unsavory South
Sea islander n great deal of good might
be accomplished right here at home,
and much real suffering be relieved.
! We do not think that the white heathen
should be ignored merely because he is
white and lives in this country.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-12-04
DEATH OF A MIsER PRINCE.
NicoIai JussupofI. His Vast Wealth and
His IscS.-ariy Ways

NIcOlal Ju-suDCu, VAST nsaiih
His IscG=arly Ways
Prince Nicolai JuSsupof7. who died re-
ccntlv in St Pctcrsburr, was as eccen-
tric and miscrly as any noblcman IN
history He was the last of a fine fam
ily from the region of the Don. His
grandfather was an intimate friend Of
Voltaire, Didcrot and d'Alembcrt. and
by his passion for art hc filled private
museum with copies OF the ola masters.
Nicolai JuSsupon had greater wealth
than his grandfather and the same taste
for literature and art, but he satisfied
them only at the expense Of others, and
in his wanderings through Europe he
confined his visits TO art galleries and
curio museums to the free or half-price
days.
The princes attire was always poor,
even to the extreme of raggedncss. One
day ut Badcn-Baden the Empress Au-
gusta met in the park bent old man
in tattered and greasy garments. She
drew n fivc-dollar gold piece from her
pocket and reached il under his bowed
face The old man raised his face with
n grim smile and the empress was
abashed 10 find herself face To face with
Prince Jussupof.
Despite ms parSlmOllY Irlncc JuSSu-
poff was long master of ceremonies at
st. Petersburg court. When visited by
the members of the imperial family in
his splendid palace he laid before them
entertainments of classical magnifi-
cence, but the minute the doors closed
behind them he hurried from room TO
room extinguishing the lights and ad-
monishing everybody in the house that
he was on the verge of bankruptcy.
The one person whom the eccentric
| old man loved was his only child-a
| girl of remarkable beauty and mind
| For her sake st. Petersburg society al
ways treated him with Indulgence She
was expected some time ago to marry
! Alexander, of Battenberg, but the ear
| disapproved of the union. When She
| became the countess of Sumarol1on-
| Elston European dailies spoke of her
as the richest hcircss on the continent.
| The vast estates of her father are hers,
| and his title will be borne by her hus-
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-12-04

Dover, n. H., is one of the few towns
n the country that operates its electric
street railway system without the aid
If steam engine. The Salmon Falls
liver, which flows near the town, turns
L five hundred horsepower water
wheel. which supplies power for the
iynamos that operate the street line,
.he electric lights in the place and cleo
.ricity for several neighboring towns as
we'll. There seems to be no difficulty
n obtaining a sufficient amount of
power at all seasons of the year.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-12-04
sLeave d.IIy except sanday .


fLeave Suu%ay Or,y
BACK let ers md icate telegraph stations.
benny =. NIOoTe's and CriSti.'S Crossings " i'll
he ~ stations Tor ~, trains
No. / connects at CTessVn with JOhnsiewn Ex
press at - Tor points netween Gresson and
Iuhusrown. and with Pacific Express at IS for
points west OF JohnstONn. Also with Mail Train
At 3S Tor points cas- Of Gre son.
No 5 connects with Maj Train at PC for pon IS
West OF Ore son. and Mai. Express for points
east 81 CresSOn.
From points west of CreSSon No. connects
with Mail train at Q 3s. and IRON points east OF
,ressuu with Jchn-tuwn Express ~ 27, and Pa
cine -Xpress AZ 10.
No 6 connects with Nail Train au 26 from
roiuts east OF CressoG. aud Mail Express at 81
rom uOluts west ut trPSS0D.
SUNDAY trans connect witb Pacit Express a nd
Nal Train west and mail fNuTrss east.
Passengers 10 or from points on pennsy lvauia
X NOrtbwes tern katlTJ5d can take train at Coal
port TTyOna.
stations marked 'f'r are dag statiOuG. Pas
sengerS wishing TO Eer of WI! notify the con
Iuctor. Passengers wish nS to get ou will flag
tue train at these stations rains Will not stop
unless nOtItel. ". =. RAIHBUN.
General Manager and superintendent.
+. J. BU kGOON. TIalu Master.
II ABROAD TIME TABLE OF THE ERENS-
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-12-04

A grocer by weighing his sheets of
fly paper before he spread them out,
ANA again after they were wen covered
with flies. has computed that's lii, l20
flies weighed exactly two pounds and
twelve ounces
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-12-04
METALSOF THE ANlirsrs
What They Knew About -.-
ana How They Were Used ~

Great Accommodations of Gold I,,,.
Came t. Dc Made The Ycll,,, n'3
Only Employed fa- Crn men, ~
mond- Unknown in Aio,.s,--.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-12-04
Connections si Cresson.

3,AIIRf aAD TIME ABLE No.
y Cresson Giea rfied COu-ty aud New York
short Route Railroad. In eheei Ou AID aIIeI
June 7th. 1891.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-12-04
BURNED AS A WITCH.
Rebecca Nurse the First Victim Of
tho DelUs.On.

The Final Resting Place at salem of an
EarIy American Marsyr-tir~t Acquit-
.ed. Then Condemned aud Dragged
In Cart to Execution.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-12-04

The Journal Omciel pn7.ishe'
readable statistic relative ''
torces and separation D'.''.-
France during a period oi ~
months. The divorce gfai...,' ..-.
less than one years c"aH1'.-' ~.
ness amount 10 two per eea. IN.
comes a tremendou~ jump '' I.
three per cent. I'm the case u. -,
having lasted from one to A,, ~
The heaviest proportion ai ". = sa
for the period cNtendIH- i',"l ..-st.
10 the tenth year. the H.I.'', ..t u
being forty per cent. A.... ..rs-Tl
figures drop rapidly. "a.s fra
three per cent. of couples s''. -
hetveen their tenth and '',-
wears of union; between W. 4
thirty the proportion Do 'D'. D 4
cent; and. finally. only one tas-a
hundred seek 10 eut tA. 500
inr- tbronch life together i'T ''-
and under forty years. Al.g' t.r
forty summers of wea.'1 fg
therc is no instance "i ' fs
equivalent for ~ decree ,rIy III
gal infidelity is the cause "a
fifth of the divorces gran'''
Somewhat Mixed
The famous divorce mil -,,
Fails, :. d.. had some qneeL, -sl
other day. \ New YORK i1.'1 i'r..-.e .a
diyo,.ce colony asked for o .l e'' IN 81.
his wife. whom be marL.tI ., ,as PEI
York in fss7. While this -'ii' "T anil
inc the sheriff served on inc ,gap.a
n copy Of a summons ~ ~ ag5
nonpIaint niTu ia alec, that tli, n5 .aa'. is b.
nam nam was married in EnF.lnu Fl. 6arp
and one child. now LIVING, ,.,s, ~, tbs
the union. Two year, year, ..a.es, .- a'a
Tn~i,sh T'l'l,i wife heard nothing s'..ssr,er,l !,
ter apSii1T thrce year. 81, 4. ela2, sss and
whereabouts few w''ss 50 The cur
ease epn s'I Is presented Of a ..D5 D.-i bcip.
lel9 oaiir med 5ri1 at the same time
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-12-04
Connectionsa: Cresson.
NORrHw ARD.

Bradley, Noel and Lucket are Flag stations.
No trains on Sunday.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-09-08

fifteen hul's-cycs. Louienantliughcs.
Fifteenth Infantry. won the 7ftjuHC
gold medal fur tine oiiiccr making The
greatest number of hull'a.eyes. making
total Of twelve on the 2On, 3uD aud
500 yard ranges. The H'ier.Ocsot gold
medal, % the officer naiting lhr hish.
eel score ut the guD, 800, 900 aud 900
yard ranges, was won hy Lieutenant
llamtry, vino SCORED ~ puint.. hcal,ug
Lieutenant liughr. hy one puIni AMI
Licuicnnnt.'olourl HHtclkiss, o.. iHe
Illinois National 1uniis iy three
puiuis. Licuiounnt.(blInr il0,chll4
won the prize go tIu 1nirur making the
greatest score at 5D yards. hc securing
- p0ints, which regarded aG rUmtrk-
aule shooting. General Mile was ON
the range during the afternoon, and
warmly congratulated iho contestants
mnkirg good fhui. At the close OF
thr tournament thr medals and prizes
viii DO pr sentud 90 the winners by
General Miics iu ppfsou.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-09-08

NEW YORK., Sept. The weather
wns cool aui cloudy and the track nj
Shrrp,hrad lisy Glow.
Alllc-GulluGa won, King Mac Sec
ond, Lester third, AithDl fourth. Time
LII.
futuHty course - R0n H. won,
Bellevue second, Eclipso third. Tine
In.
Milc-llaciuc won. Charlie Post src.
Oui. TImc-l:is 40.
Mile aud quU,or-Demuth won,
Iulla blackburn second, Tcruiilcr third.
Iimr-2;O9.
Mile aud o furiong-willio won,
Mia Bell second, Blacklhogn third.
rime--l:61 i,i.
Mile auu thrce.siNtccnths- Rest
won, Nitgie second, -. John third.
TIme-9;03 . D..
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-09-08
shootIns At rorl sherIdan.

CmCAGo, Sept. shooting began
In earnest al tho United States army
National tournament at Fort sheridan
today. Phenomenal wor, was done.
Lieutenant I,Rmsey secured 7 bull-.
eyes out VI n possible 10 nj 500 yards,
Sergeant 4. G. Austin made 5 out OF a
possible 70 at $40 yards, and score OF
Is points out OF a possible 80 was made
by the crack shot from the Rio Gando.
To-day was especially stt apart for
hulps.eye firing two purses, four gold
medals and one prize being offered.
There were slxty-eight competitors,
including Lieutunant'C Colonel Hotch.
kiss and Captain lngraham of the
second Infantry, Illinois National
Guards. jackson, the oolored crack
shot of the "Fiying Ninth" missed
the target entirely several times on
tao sO0.yard range. Sergeant A. g..
Austin, Company l., Fourth Infantry,
won the Inter Ocean 500 purse for the
greatest number Of bull's-eyes at 900,
3OU and 900 yards, making total VI
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-09-08

cBloo,uSuroS, Ills., Sept. 7.-Dr.
Ohafles ". Ballard Of sRybrook, M,
anu Mias Bertha Icon OF Baker city,
p,ftgon, anti daughter Of the late Judge
i!gh OF that place, were found dead
hiA morning. DR.. Ballard II young
MUSICIAN who came 10 thls city Fri.
usy aud ever since then has been im.
lot.uning Miss Ison, who came here
WIN nor mother 20 attend college, To
marry him. Shc thought much Of him,
wv. begged him 10 postpone tho event
unlll after her education was complrt.
tl' Ihis morning he appeared at tho
nuuse and had an interview with Miss
isoll Ia the parlor. While talking with
her he pulle dout u revolver mud shot
mor twice, once through tho head and,
WV, W. through the heart, producing In
slAnt death. The doctor then shot
himself five times, dying Ia few
minutes.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-09-08

CiucAou, Ser'. -Four ftlone.--
HighwHNmau won, Start second Ar.
thur Davis thiri, rmc-N.
Ninu furlongs -- ltle, won, Dun
gmcI second, Carter Is. third. Time
lf5.
Six fIrlJugs - Little Midget won,
Aunio Martin second Colonel Wheat.
Icy third. TIme--lsl5'.
Six iugI1ur Lev Carlisle won,
ivanhoc iecUni, Es,ellv third. Time
-l:iGl.
Seven ilrlUugs Saunders won,
Ollie Bewam.n second, Mary Mae
thiri. Tlmr-i;ag.
The wal between the rival Chicago
race tracks Is ended Temporarily, Mt
least. The Hawthorne track has cllsru.
Currighn giyrs us reason poor husi.
nrss anu tho approach Of cold weather.
Next Hprins, however, he snyH the
track Will open again wi,h better At
fractions than ever before.
~ Garfield track tho MANAGERS
rubbed their hands rlrrfllly aud said:
1--WE knew II was coming"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-09-08

-uo OTHERS BROUGHT TO THE
POINT or DEATH.
q, r,isrriph TO the Srws.l
NEBRASKA FARMER,
h.,s.d win Having Poisoned uia
rriend.. /.

H,RrtNGroS, Ncb., Sept. Am.
jfrw Olson, a woll.known farmer u
hi. vicinity, died last night from the
,aect. Of a dose u poison taken In a
ldnk II alcohol. MARTIN knutson, n
r,ighbor u the deceased, lies NJ tho
toint Of death, and Hans Schagcr M
'.her friend, Il slowly recovering from
me- effects OF poison. Dennis fiahcr,y,
awcalthy ranch owner with n pre-
vi1ualy good reputation, has boon ar.
rested, charged with poisoning them.
lat week he met them ana, after a
hilef friendly conversation, offered
thsm n drink from y flask Of alcohol
which he drew from his pocket. He
fsrfl- that he Ind two iiasks, one
containing alcohol aud one poison.
The men who crank INSERT that he had
but one Hast; TINT the liquor therein
sn u n milky hue, anu u was re-.
marked TINT !. was not clearias alcohol
should be.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-09-08

~. EiI Wng, SfpL1 rhc pros.
pecis n good harves. IN the Cauca-
sis are splendid. rhn government has
reduced by j1 per cent the rates upon
cereals tnu,p1rtci on the Caucasian
railroads, In ORDER b. facilitate the con.
vcyunco " gtnln from one part VI the
country 10 tho other.
~ IL officially announced that there
are large reserves u rye Stored IN the
granarss n the Baltic province ~
iiyonia, aud the governor N that pro.
vince has otiercI ~ lend l,GUu.Oul
pounds 70 the province which find
themselves deficient Ia Their supply of
rye, owing 90 thu bad crops W Other
reaslEs, the loan 10 be restored uoXt
hufv,sI The peasants ~ CORTLAND,
another VI the BHiiIo provinces, have
made Aimilnr oder.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-09-08

ALuASYi y. v, Sept. THE con.
vcu,iou OF tie stale Farmers League
was held here today, 10 outline "a plan
of action on the political questions
affecting the intercsts " agriculture
In the coming campaign. Ia view Of
the fact that other farmer organizations
have taken action with a View of
bringing all tho fnrmcfs' clubs aud
ltagUs into one united effort, com.
mittoc was appointed Ia confer with
representatives from other like organ.
izAt0ns TO. secure combination Of
councils aud forces, Resolutions were
adopted that the Issues this fall should
be- confined 10 state issues; TINT issues
relating purely 10 federal affairs may
be- held over until next year. Opposi.
tiOu was expressed TO all kinds Of class
lcglslGtiOus and trusts.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-09-08

Cry OF MEXICO, Sept IA mum.
her OF governors 0f states sre expected
10 arrive here and participate Ia the
Presidents feast September 18Th, aud
10000 soldiers will probably take part
In the aham battle which IL TO bo
fought on that day.
Mexico will divide her Central
American mission rs the United States
has done.
Mr.. LymantOur, appointed by this
government 10 arrange the reciprocity
question with the United States. b. "a
very able man aud fayorably inclined
toward that county.
Tho UHiUorsdi, u seml.oiicial organ
Of the government, says that an officer
Of the famous SOppeus 1.-THE cpckl rogl-
meut Is accused " having ordered u
soldier beaten 10 death.