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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-07-17
TURA'S FAIRY WEE
Pretty Polyuc-iRn Lcgond-Vyhy a.,
Hair Shocked an Immortal

A Pretty PoIyne-itn Lcgond-yhy Gra,
Hair Shocked an Immortal
Iura- coming from over seas. fourl
himself IN land named Otea. and.
leaving his canoe, journeycd inland.
1rasSilg through the dense forest he
saw fairies sitting in the flowers of the
climbing plants and swinging on the
hanas which trIiied from the bigh
Soughs across the vistas of the wood
These fairies were curiously-shapcf l.,.
lngs, having small beads and Iar.s.
bodies, while their hands and feet y,rr,
attached to limbs so short that tbay
seemed rs If eXtruding from their
bodies.
Tura had brought with him the sticks
Whcrewith fire IS produced by friction.
and ne proceeded 10 l5indlc 4 fire and ia
cook some food, much to the astonish-
rent OF the fairies who had ALWAYS
consumed their TODD IN its natural state.
Tura fell in love with one of the fairy
women and married her. His wife re-
ciprocated his affection and they lived
happily together; but one dav. when
the clhn spouse was combing out her
nus bana's hair, she suddenly cried out:
oh, Turu, what is this white hair
among the black ones?.'
He told her that it was a siqn of o,rs
and on approaching decay, the foreruu-
ner of death. Then his wife wept bit
terly and refused 10 be comfortcd. Il
IS touching story, the sudden surpri, e
and grief of this child OF the immortals
on her discovery Of that which to us
poor sons Of clay is 50 common and OBJ
trusive fact.
The old legend has given rise to a
proverb saying, the weeds of Tura. >
as synonymous expression for gray
hair. N. y. journal.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-07-17
HASH AND REHA5H.

IT has been discovered tla' ..-
date back 10 the year luo Ah
IT is estimated that every ,sL
sumes about ten pounds Of fish a
\ MIRROR brought 20 thi, CONT
17T6 stands I'm the window of O l
(Pa.) furniture store.
\ GAME Of marble, was 7.r
several prominent citizens Of N-
ton the other morning au '.m
avenue.
A CoNNECTCUT pastor Ha'
sweetness and grace 90 the re-
the contribution boxes. hE opp 2
two little girls To- the service
A Two-YEAR-oLD rir. w.a u
Mascoutah. i'll, w.ir.. r.
pounds, exactly what s. w
when born. She never got 90 i
heavier during her short life.
\ CROCODILE which lad "'
pledge was recently ~hatan i- ]
tree river, Queensland. The q.
stomach contained q Father y"
temperance medal, dated 1850
An oyster supper was given 7
by the authorities of q Maine T--
the interest OF the '-hear~c tul-
oyster must have "a p0wcrtu. RI.
tain its place in the ayeTa
stomach under such circums;al
NEAR Ocala. Fla, q few H.
an engine struck cow. "-
tangled up in the c0wc-t'hef
fore the train could h, stopped y
dragged three hundred Tarl'
extricatcd She walked of2 aH- -
gan 10 bite grass as ii nothing --
pened.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-07-17
TREES THAT STING.
The beautiful shrubs of Qneensiana Have
Their Drawba

Ehrobe VI QSecer'~~ @-~'~
Their Drawbacks.
Though the tropical shrubs Of Queens
land are very iuxuriant and beautiful,
they are not without their dangerous
draw backs, for there is one plant grow
inc, among them that Is really deadly IN
its seffccts-that l. to say, deadly IN the
same way that one would apply that
term TO fire. for if certain proportion OF
ones body be burned by the stinglng
tree death will be the result
They are found, says the st. Louis
Republic, of all sizes, from three inches
up to fifteen and twenty feet In the
old ones the stem Is whitish, and the
red berries usually grow in a cluster at
the top. 1t enits peculiar and disa-
greeable smell, but it is best known by
its leaf, which is nearly round, with
point on the top and jagged all around
the edges like a nettle. All the leaves
are large, even on small plants-some-
times larger than 4 saucer.
The effects of the sting are curious.
il leaves no mark, but the pain Is said
TO be maddening, and for months after
a lab from one of its numerous sting
ers'' the part stung remains very tender;
especially is this true in rainy weather,
or when the parts stung have been ac-
cidentally dampened, even If very
slightly.
Hunters who have found themselves
surrounded by small forests of sting
ing trees in the dusk of evening have
been known to lie down and pass the
night as comfortably as possible, fear
ing to make an effort to eXtricate them
selves in the dim, uncertain light, lest
they might get deeper and deeper into
the besetting trouble.
Il have seen" said Shuman, "a man,
who would treat ordinary pain lightly,
roll on the ground in agony for hours
after being stung, and have known a
horse so completely mad, after getting
into a thiclIet OF these trees, that he
rushed open-mouthed at everyone that
approached him, and had To be shot to
relieve his agony"
Dogs, when stang, will rush about,
whining piteously. biting pieces of flesh
from the affected parts.
The small ''stinging trees" only a
few inches high, are even more dan
gerous than the large ones, being SO
small they are likely to brush ones
ankles before they are seen.
One safeguard for the experienced
hunter is the fact that they always
grow in palm thicl1ets, and no place
else. The presence of palm trees is,
therefore, sufficient to put an old settler
on his guard.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-07-17
ECHOES FROM EUROPE.

LAST year the London youth wore
their hat brims within half an inch OF
their -osses. This years fashion tits the
hat backward.
\ CHILD three years old has actually
been carried off by an eagle, near
Trencsin, Hungary, in sight of the
father and mother.
Tue acreage of the geological gardens
in Europe ranges from about half a
dozen to half hundred acres. but
hardly one of them has room enough
for it. animals.
4 SMALL. company invited to taste the
tea recently purchased by 4 London
company at fifty-three dollars a pound
arrived at the conclusion that it was
worth the money.
Two AUSTRALIAN theatrical managers
have bottled up in monographs for
transportation To the antipOdes the
voices OF several American actors, sing
ers and statesmen.
N Paris the drivers of the cars on
some OF the street railways are placed
on top of the ear, thus giving them bet
ter control of the horses, while gaining
additional space for passengers.
LCCAs PAEz, an aged resident of Bar
two hundred and seventy-nine persons
He has thirty-nine living children-six-
teen daughters and twenty-three sons.
THE following advertisement appears
in German newspaper Wanted, by
a lady of quality, for adequate renun-
GRAFTON, "A few well-bchaved and re-
spectable-dressed children to amuse a
eat in delicate health Two or three
hours day"
\ NOVEL feature of meHagerie ex-
hibiting ut the Crystal Palace is huge
cage containing 4 happy family of
twelve lions, three Bengal tigers, and
cheetahs, panthers, Polar and Thibet
bears, ponies, goats and boar hounds,
numbering twenty in all
The invention of a wholesome and
satisfactory substitute for butter is an
nounced in Germany and Holland. In
both these countries it is manufactured
and sold. II is said to contain no fat,
but 10 be composed solely of vegetable
oils extracted from the cocoanut and
other Oleaginolls plant.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-07-17
,AT AN "oLo HosS" SALE.
Some OF the Quee- Things Bought and th'
Buyers Sold

Some OF the Qnee- Things Bought and the
Buyers Sold
An old hoss' sale il a funny sight.
II is a kind of lottery after all. and to
what eStremities the followers of the
tickle goddess of chance VIII go il
shown with many striking incidents
The various express companies, al
stated periods during the year, sell the
unclaimed packages that have accumu-
lated in their Offices All day an east
Washington street auction-room has
been crowded with men, women. old
and young. eager bidders at the so
called ''old hoss" sale, says the Phila-
delphia Call. Packages. bundles and
trunks of every description We're
brought forward by the voluble auc-
tioneer. Here is a trunk" said he
that may contain silk dresses" \
man paid big round dollar for il.
Opening it he found lot of old calico
dresses and aprons. One man paid p
cents for = small lleg tabled handle
with care" Dynamite? He thought so.
Cautiously, in back room, IL was
opened 1t contained axle grease. A
''culled gem man" paid 81 for trunk
filled with air.
A dude secured a package with a
Bible inside the wrapper for 20
cents. \ gentleman with a shining
silk tile" and wearing a creased"
pair of trousers paid 81. - for package
containing n pair of overalls. For p
cents a man got a miniature sewing ma
chine. and lady paid 20 cents for a
box containing dudes laundry-shirts.
collars. cuffs. etc. One fellow bought
package Of four water yanes and
thought they We're some new-faEtslcd
bric-a-brac. \ colored girl secured a
package of jcwelry for p cents, just
what she wanted y man with one eye
got a box of spcctacles. y carpenter
secured package of blacksmith $ tools.
One fellow, who said he didn't smoke,
purchased a large case of red letter
smoking tobacco for Sl.O5. \ colored
man got a trunk fail Of dishes for sl.3O.
and lady buyer found q governor
for an engine in the package She
opened. \ young man paid 10 cents
for a tintype of an old lady with two
grandchildren about her lap-a photo
graph OF a dear relative had gone
astray. A young lady secured a pack
age Of gentlemen socks, and boy
bought an imrl-.Isc iron pulley Tor II
cents.
This sight unseau Ini-Gt sale con-
tinued hour after h,.ar. ..-ld ;-., the pack
age, were opened by tl,- irarers t.4e~e
were great surprise. laughter ;lo sEIy-
ing. Every class of people was repre-
s,utcd- and = MN remarked ON leaving
after the sale closed: Il have laughed
more here to-day Than ! ever did before
in all my life.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-07-17
APRIL FOOLED.
The Mortifying I.S..r=:cacc of a TravcIel
ia spain.


ia spain.
A traveller Is likely t. he seriously
gulled 10y the practical jokes Of foreign
countries With the witti.isIn5 Of his
native land, To which hc j. accustomed.
he can contend. bat thcrs j. an alarm
ing element of the unexpected IN those
of other races. writes Irvmg Moutd-u,
in Wandering OF :. War Artist:
One evening / met two very fascinat-
ing Spanish girls in Il quiet quarter OF
irun. one OF wnom. beng a blonde was
enveloped in white mantilla.
1t being customary on meeting a
white mantilla to extend her somewhat
similar homage 70 that paid To royalty.
] raised my nat, and stepped on one side
to allow the couple To pass when, in
doing SO. / saw, to my horror. 10y the
light Of the moon, that they were fol
lowed closely by grim and lsrotcsqug
reptile, half lizard. half frog. which
with a series Of spasmodic bounds. was
making directly for their heels.
Q. the Eorrid beast. the iIs@cscribable
monstrusity, To rush forward and
trample on the uncanny thing was the
work OF q moment.
/ was dumfounded; nv exploit Of
heroism. far from inducing the grati
tudc / expected, was Immediately fol
lowed by roars OF laughter. the merry
ring Of which reverberatcd ON the still
night air.
Unconscionablc fool does not eX-
press the littlenesS / felt, as | was sub,
jccted To the ridiculc of those willy dam
sells. and if man is capable OF that be
coming Peeuliarity, / must have blusheG
scarlet.
had trodden on FL drap-a piece oi
cloth cut into the semblaucc Of some
monstrous lizard. and attached by z
thread To the skirt of the maiden. sC
that, by certain deXterous movements
and hrtches, il could be made TO Leap
after her as she hurried along. II was
the Basque equivalent for the old Eng.
lish jokes practiced on the first OF April
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-07-17
a GERMAN MYSTERY.
The Oneer Little i;cd- and IL. dcIothes {
Thar~< ouutry.

Thar~S OuntTy.
German beds have always been at
once tr1al and q mystery. That a
race by no means short should delight
in stunted bedsteads has puzzled many
French and British traveller in the
Fatherland- Not less mysterious is
the narrowess of the bcdstcad
When one compares the figure of the
more substantial burghcrs of a German
town with the receptacle provided for
their accommodation at night. no effort
of the imagination will make them
conterminous; it is certain that the
flesh must overlap the feathers. Then
the bedciothes are n trial, consisting.
as they 90, in summer of a blanket
with a sheet buttoned To its under sur
face, III winter of an eider-down quilt
inclosed in 4 cotton bag.
Neither can bc tucked in or secured
in any way, and only born Teuton
knows the art of retaining them in
position.
Most mysterious of all is the tri-
angular section of mattress which is
placed al the head of the bed. and
which forms, perhaps, the most
effective obstacle in the repose of a
foreigner. All this seems To have
been much the same in the days before
the railway.
\ traveller thus naively describes and
explains the German beds of 1870: Tall
people cannot sleep comfortably in any
part of Germany: the beds. which are
very narrow, being placed in wooden
frames or boxes. so short that any per
son who happens to be above five feet
high must absolutely sit up all night
supported by pillows, and this is, in
fact, tho way in which the Germans
sleep Doubtless his explanation is
the correct one; but those who are not
accustomed to sleep in a sedentary
posture can rest in such a bed at all
only by assuming the shape of the last
letter of the alphabet-Jury.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-07-17
POINTS FOR AUTHoS'

II You intend following -'''-.
livelihood and can write pro-. ~. =
same ease a. poetry, by al 'a''-
low prose.
ONE word, contributor W.
submit Il Ms. to an cdltar o-
him how long you have 0''I
scriber 70 his paper; ma. ~
wouldn't have been q >uDs.-.-.- -,
long if you had been compe-.ss. H..
the kind Of articles you are 'D.
Mr.. WALTER BEsANr -ayN' III
ont Of five books published n
pays for paper, composition ..sI
work, and only one IN tyn ~ \. Y
author for his time leave =
out of the question and Sa! ."
his time" III
ONE Of the common blsns
many manuscripts is crr'l..-
ing. Editors and comPo'.-r,-|
the corrections, and save ma
tation thereby; but how j. ,f
private correspoudsnce 'l q
derers? Such cOrrespoiiO'":, 80
one to criticism and sever 4
for the charity and amiao oil'' n y
ing-houses is seldom ri''i''
side world.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-07-17

An east Nashville tTenn) negro. who
sells poultry for living. recently found
himself without any stock in trade and
minus the money To buy more. lie had
an Old gray eagle, though, which he
had received from his former master at
the close of the war, and this he de
termined to kill and sell as a turkey, de-
spite the fact that ii was known to be
about forty years of age. lie killed the
bird OF freedom, sold it for turkey, and
was arrested by the irate purchaser,
who had cooked and vainly tried to eat
the national bird
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-07-17
DER BOYS AND GIRLS.

This feature of the Times has aroused more in
terest among young people than sny other Juve.
nile publication. not only because its stories,
sketches chat pun es. and problems are so enter
tatng and Instructive. but becauSe every boy and
xiri that reads II 10 member Of the famous
Eight O'CLOCK Club The Crimson and Gold
button oi the Club Is sent tree 10 everyone of
them.
There are no ices OF any kind.
You can md out all about the Club aud the
HUNDREDS OF PRIZES tt distributes among
boys and girls by sencinz for Tree copy of the
Weekly Times, the subscription Irice OF which is
only
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-07-17

The sod house uu lH' .r..1-
and the dwelling Of d Mann.
mo are very much a'''''' .'.-r5aa
difference hcing an E,sD
row in the home "l ,bs ~
Greenland houses ar' 2l -. huil'i
face the same way. aud az, r,,,,a.,s.'
same material layers
sod. aud mortar.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-07-17
In Sharp Demsnd-

Capitalist understand you have
just returned from western trip. They
say here money is in sharp demand all
through that section. How did Won
find it?
Wagleigh-In sharp demand? Well.
rather: Why, the train we came through
on was held up twice in one day
Iipht
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-07-17

A nv tfRIisERS by addessinz Geo. p
"a Row ell d Co., 10 Spruce ST., New York
N iearn tDe exact cost of any proposed line Of
ADV Err TT SING in American NeEspapers. 100
Psse tauphiet.I Zoe
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-09-13

johnson City. Tenn, has the cham
pion eater of the country. This is one
Clay Morris, whilom blacksmith, who
is said by competent witnesses to have
recently eaten at sitting four loaves Of
bread, three chickens, three pounds Of
ham, five good sized yam potatoes and
five cucumbers, with a quart Of gravy
with the bread and pint and half Of
beer with which to wash the whole
down. The occasion of this meal was
wager between himself and his brother.
Job Morris, who himself ate two and a
half loaves, two chickens, three pounds
of ham and four potatoes, but retired
from the contest in seeing his relatives
appetite apparently undiminished
The winner declared the meal nothing
unusual with him, and indeed seemed to
suffer no inconvenience from his gor-
mandizing, but enjoyed unbroken slum-
Der for nearly fifteen hours after. He
says his enormous appetite has been OF
gradual growth and is rather proud Of it,
though he is wholly untitled for any
work by it and spends the greater part
of his time lying down or sleeping.
At one time, however, Morris was con-
sidered a good workman and the strong
est man in the county. Strange to say
be is not fat in proportion to his height,
which is something over six feet, and
weighs only 100 pounds, but he claims
not to have known spell of indigestion
for over ten years, and though he is
stupid in the extreme, is very vain.-
Exchange
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-09-13

THE LAMENT OF DAPHNIs.

onymph, whose faith have 50 weakly kept
o love, whose smile never more may see,
Pity the tears these sightless eyes have wept,
AID let me plead once more. once more. with
theel
l did not dream in loves first golden hour
That from mine eyes thine image e'er could
pass,
Isaw thy pictured face in every flower,
And heard thy footsteps In the whispering
grass.
The birds and waters echoed thy dear voice;
Thine eyes smiled at me from the stars above;
In sleep of thee dreamed-woke to rejoice
And tell again the story Of our love.
The tale is donel My punishment is just
lifted mp mine eyes. | turned away,
And lol the flower within my hand was dust
And darkened was the light OF loves sweet
day.
Yet think not that my heart strayed with mine
eyes;
Nay, love. for it was shrined within thine
own.
Can'st thou its pleadings evermore despise2
Is thy warm beauty hardened into stones
His work but half complete, Death stands affair."
And viii not end the misery begun.
Night, railing. tells my tale to every star,
And the day Knocks me with the heartless
sun
But hope still fingers while my lips can pray,
And through the endless dark grope for
thee
Thinking, perchance, upon some happy day
Thou wilt relent and turn again to me-
Wilt turn again to be my guide, nay light,
And pleading, hoping, in the dark wait
For thee or Death to end the weary nights
o love, dear love, pray, come not too latel
Annie Louise Breckenridge in Kate Fields
Washington
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-09-13
Reading Character from a sOareOrow.

Now, look over there in yonder
meadow The man who made that
scarecrow sweeps his barn floor every
morning, oils and wraps his farm ma
chinery when storing it. is careful to
keep accounts and whitewashes the Gel
lar walls. If you don't believe it just
look at his scarecrow. There are neatly
made posts planted at regular intervals
throughout the lot From pole to pole
is stretched irvine. forming monotonous-
ly regular squares and rectangles. Why
the very regularity of the thing strikes a
chill to the heart of the crow and effectu-
ally prevents him disarranging the plans
Of so palnstaking man!-Lewiston
Journal
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-09-13

A novel plan for extinguishing a
church debt has been hit upon in Mel
bourne. Australia The church com
mittee-or vestry, as the case may be-
divide the total debt among themselves.
and each man insures his life for the
amount that falls to his share The
policies are transferred to the church
and the annual payments on them are
made out of the collections. Then, Of
course. as the members of the commit
tee drop off, the sums insured on their
lives drop in, and later, when the only
survivor dies, the last installment of the
church debt is paid.-Pal Mall Gazette.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-09-13
BOHEMIA IN NEW YORK.
WHERE ACTRESSES AND THEIR AR
DENT ADMIRERS MEET.

How . Portion Of the Population OF the
Metropolis Turns Night Into Day-sou-
brettes. Chorus Girls C1ubnen and Col
legians Make Up the Parties
At that hour when staid and solid
Gothamites are either preparing to go to
bed or are already fast asleep there be-
gins to gather in two well known Broad
way restaurants a bizarre company Of
men and women who make it habit to
be very wide awake O. nights, when or
binary mortals are abed and asleep.
These nocturnal gatherings form an odd
feature of the faster life of the big town.
They are Partisan in their Bohemian
good fellowship, and they seem to pos
sess marked interest for those who find
pleasure in contemplating the various
modes of existence that the lively me-
torpolis presents to the philosophio OBJ
server. The nocturnal bon vivants who
make up the coterie are actors and
actresses, men about town, clubmen,
coIlegians and professional men, who
have the faculty of never getting sleepy
until the sun wakes up.
The restaurants have become noted re-
sorts because Of the presence Of these
Bohemian spirits. They are prosperous.
and in the character and quality of their
creature comforts rank in the first class
Their prosperity has been attributed to
fortunate location They ara situated
half mile apart on the west side Of
Broadway, amid the group Of fashionable
theaters and bag hotels IN the Tenderloan
district, that famous parallelogTam Of
Gotham blocks which has for years been
known as 1.-The heart Of the city" and
which Is locality that the police say
never goes 70 sleep
Special accommodations are provided
for the Bohemian set They recall the
Cave Of Harmony" that Thackerzy tells
about In the restaurant az the south
ern end OF the bag Tenderloin parzllelo-
gram this Bohemian Cave Of Harmony
is located on the ground floor. When
the restaurants was first established tbs
bower was directly back Of the bag
apartment where ordinary guests got
their late meals
wEEEZ THEY Met.
L was separated from tne main re-
taurant ey an alcove decorated with lace
curtains When the coteris grew n
numbers, however, new and spacious
apartment, Ggiow with electric lights
was added to provide comfortable &C
c0mmcdstion for the special patrons II
has mirrors and fine frescoez IN ths
second restaurant the whole second sOor
Of rs Building = SCI aside icr tns Bo
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-09-13

"Have you seen the new net dresses!
I don't like them, they are two COM
municative."
why, for PHYS sake, what do you
meanY'
Just what say, they are too CON-
municative. You buy one, and see what
a fix you will be in. have one, and
every time put it on wish never had
been born. Everything sticks to il. II
you sit on the beach when y0u get up
You are covered with shells, minnows,
dirt IF you chat confdentisly with
young man and get interested and sit
little near him, the wool from his suit
clings 10 the netting, and every one OF
your friends knows right away with
whom you have been spending y0ur
time. On. they are horrid things The
merchants are advertising them big, but
/ wouldn't have another for any money"
The speakers were two women rsvag-
ing the Broadway dry goods stores for
wardrobes for a season at Newport
New York Recorder.