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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-12

The lIobbie Music Company's ware
rooms, at No. l57 Salem avenue, Roam
oke, Va, is no longer branch house,
but run independent of their other
stores. Roanoke has a Music house of
which She may feel proud.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-12
Shoes.

We have just received a full line of
ladies low goods such as Oxford ties
and opera slippers of all kinds and
prices to suit every one. Call early
and examine our stock before the rush.
june10-4t a. WRIGHT e. Co.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-12

% cents per pound. OF Eagle Dair
Wagon or Milk and Butter Depot. 81
Henry street. iunclO.lw
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-12
sc'sENBAUM BROS.
n 7--- ftIISENbAUM BhOo.
GRE-A-T-
CLEARING : SALE.
Special Bargains at
ROSENBAUM BROS.

46-inch best quality Henri
etta's. o5 C. per yd
46-inch lIenriettas. ....... 20 "
Plain and fancy black Mo
hairs, 4O-inch widc...... As
Plaid serge, i0-inch wide,
new spring shades. for
mer price rs cts. reduced
36-inch plain Flannels-
spring shades, former
price sec. reduced to-. 80 IT
Wool Plpids, IS inch wide. 25 g
Wool Challies-sold else
where at % cts. is
Black and White Barred
and Striped Muslin from S" up
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-05-15
BOTH SEXES DRESS ALIKE.
Little in Attire to Distinguish AMMAN Mel
from " Mirrors Ia the Hat.

Little in Attire to Di-tIn sui-h AMMAN Men
from Women Mirrors Ia the HAT
At AMMAN. an empire occupying the
eastern portion of the Indo-Chinese pen
insula, with a population ii 1900, COO,
men and women wear their hair in the
same way and dress almost alike, says
the St Louis Globe Democrat. Like
the man, the woman wears the turban,
a long tunic, wide, loose trousers and u
bright sash, the ends falling below the
knees. The physiognomy is almost the
same, as the men are beardlesS and have
their hair done up like the women.
The only clew 10 distinguish them is
the earrings and finger rings worn by
women only. The earrings are like
double shirt studs, and among the lower
orders are of colored glass.
The wives and daughters of msudarinS
alone are allowed 10 wear gold iewelry.
The rings are of spiral wire, fitting
tight and standing out To some height
Some women of the upper class wear
also necklaces of strings of gold or sill
yer beads.
The hat of the woman Is monumental
It is like large barrel cover, three
quarters of yard in diameter. Six or
seven silk cords as thick as a quill are
fastened on each side, and when worn
fall down below the waist
Where the ends are fastened 30 the
hat on each side is n huge black or
brown silk tasseL Some of these hats
are artistieally made of carefully Sc
lected palm leaves and lined with neatly
plated flag leaves These are expen-
sive, especially when they have chiseled
! SILVER clasps at the tassels-
Many women fasten a little round
mirror in the hat, before which they
arrange their turbsn when they 90 70
town. The hat is the article most prized
I by the stylish ladies, and often costs
ten and fifteen dollars
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-05-15
CHEMISTRY OF THE SUN.
Mysterious Absence Of Oxygen. Nitrogs
And hIorfna.

Mysterious Absence OF Oxygen. Nitrogen
and hIorfne.
In cSruecrion with the photography
of the solar Spectrum considerable sId
vaIrces haye bcen made IN the recog-
nitinn OF the chemical elements present
IN the sun. Copper, silver and va
ndaium have been transferred from the
list of the doubtful metals there to the
certain; and very recently Rowland has
found clear evidence Of the presence OF
silicon, the apparent abSence Of which
has been long standing p1izzle-
The evidence IN favor Of the p->aeence
OF carbon also seems TO gain strength.
and tho same Is true IN the cases of
aluminium, cadmium and zinc The
fact that the lines which reveal the
presence Of silicon are almost entirely
IN the ultraviolet, invisible portion OF
the spectrum warrants tho expectation
that photography may soon find there
evidence Of some of the other still miss
ing elements, such as boron, phosphorus
and sulphur.
But no new light yet appears In ref
erence 20 the mysterious absence from
the sun Of oxygen, nitrogen and
chlorine, which play 50 important a
part in the chemistry of the earth. ex-
cePt. indeed, that the results obtained
by Jansen last summer on the summit
of Mont Blanc are conclusive that the
great ''B" line Of oxygen which is 30
conspicuous in the solar spectrum when
the sun il near the horizon il entirely
OF earthly origin. and not in the least
solar, writes Prof. Young, of Princeton.
to the Youths Companion
thusiastic and fun Of pluck. though
unable 70 endure any severe physical
exertion. had himself carried by a
small army Of guides and porters tc
the very summit of the mountain. md
there obtained decisive observations
As regards the ''photosphere''-the
luminous surface Of the sun-Rnd sun
spots, there j. little news 20 note.
Jansen At Meudon has made real i'm
provcmcnJ in the processes Of photo
graphing the spots and the details OF
the solar surface, and recent observa-
tions Of the displacement of the lines
of the spectrum 1T the eastern and
western edges of the sun made by
Duner, of Upsala, have confirmed the
laws of the suns swifter rotation at the
equator-a law which, though first dis
covered more than thirty years ago, has
recently been called in question.
II still remains as much I mystery as
ever how the great cavities which we
see as spots come to be formed IN the
suns surface, why they are SO limited
TO the two zones on each side OF the
suns equator, and why they show such
4 regular increase ahd decrease in NUN
bers every eleven years.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-05-15


"run down. feeble women, need
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
1t builds them up. It's a powerful,
restorative tonic, or strength-giver
free from alcohol and injurious
drugs. The entire system Is ne
newed and invigorated. 1t i'm
proves digestion, enriches the blood,
dispels aches and pains, gives re-
freshing sleep, and restores flesh and
strength. As a soothing nervine, it
allays and subdues hysteria, spasms,
and all the nervous symptoms COM
monty attendant upon functional
and organic disease. It's the only
gu1-anteed medicine for women
1t does what is promised or It
asks nothing. 1t gives satisfaction,
in every case, or the money paid
for it is refunded.
That's the way it's makers prove
their faith in it. Contains no alco-
hol to inebriate no syrup or sugar
to derange digestion a legitimate
medicine, not a beverages. Purely
vegetable and perfectly harmless IN
any condition of the system
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-05-15
A QUEER FAMILY.
Seven Children Who Have Very Peculiar
CharactCristIcs.


AMunson Pa dispatch to the Phila
dclphia Inquirer says: People in this
locality claim To have among them the
queercst family As TO physical peculiar
ity IN the whole country. jacob HERS.
a farmer in moderate circumstances,
has seven children. The oldest is six
teen, : bright boy, but having thirteen
fingers and thirteen toes-eeven on one
hand and six on the other, his toes be-
ing similarly divided. Next u him is
another boy, fourteen years old As
long Is this boy is quiet no one would
suppose he had any peculiarity, but the
moment he opens his mouth 70 talk he
loses all control OF his hands, arms,
feet and legs, and they jerk and thrash
and kick around as if they were hung
on wires.
The boy Is Us slow Of speech as his
limbs are active, and in answering
simple question il Is no uncommon
thing for his legs 10 have carried him
rod or more away before he Is able 10
articulate yes or no. The boy does not
seem 70 mind his afIliction, and not only
does not hesitate TO respond OF try TO,
when he Is addressed. but II always
ready 70 begin a conversation on the
slightest excuse. lie can be seen al
most any day arguing with or explain
ing some point To some companion, who
Is kept constantly busy either in avoid
ing the involuntary kicks OF blows Of
the boys sprightly feet or hands or in
following him briskly - keep the run
of the subject
The third child Is girl, who Is a
hunchback and dwarf. She is twelve
years old y hoy next TO her i deaf
and dumb. The fifth child has bright
red birthmarlI cncircling her neck like
q piece of red flannel. II is an inch and
n half wide. The other two children are
twins, three months old-a boy and a
girl. The boys head Is covered with
hair enough for = grown person, while
the girl hasn't the sign Of hair upon
the head. the little poll being as white
and shiny as billiard ball. The girl
is fat and the boy lean. When the boy
laughs the girl cries Justify. and when
his little sister Is merry the boy sheds
tears and yells.
Every one of these seven children Is
handsome and mentally bright Mrs.
HERS is finc-loolIing woman, and her
husband i sound physically and men
tally.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-05-15
CARE OF CuT-FLOWERS.

ALWAYS use one kind of flowers for
each room at a reception
\ PINCH OF sulphate Of ammonia
placed IN the water in Z hyacinth glass
just when the fower-spike II rising.
viii dissolve Instantly and caus. the
flowers TO come larger and dner than
usual
FIowERs may be kept very fresh over
night II they an. excluded entirely from
the air. To do this. wet th-m thorough
ly, pat IN a damp box. and cover with
wet raw cotton OF wet neysspapsr, then
place In a cool spot
NIn-N IL IL desirable 70 keen cu,
howcrs f1r some time they should no,
b. set in water. but thoroughly wet
wrapped closely m paper. laid in a
pastchoar1 box and set IN a cold place,
the colder the better. The ice box Is a
good place, or in lieu of that = very
cool cellar.
ONE way q preventing delicate and
sweet scented flowers from hagping Is
% cut them with several leaves ON the
stem, and allow only the head % re-
main above the water. while the leaves
are eutircly submerged; ey this means
the leaves seem 20 help support the
flower, which viii then last for three
days in fairly cool room.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-05-15
INCIDENTS OF CREMATION.
An Index Finger Pointing TO Heaven from
the Flames.

An ihIeN IN Ers lN4AtluE To Heaven nom
the Flames
MANY i.Sligs are reduced % ashes al
Samson -cmatOry Of which the world
knows no hing SAYS the Pittsburgh
Dispatch The remains are placed in
the rctort without flourish Of trumpets,
as the relatives are seldom desirous Of
the notoriety which 1T present attaches
70 this method Of disposing Of the dead.
The retort has glass-covered OPEN
Ing through which the consumption of
the body can be watched. and m some
cases the sight is terrifying, owing to
the action Of the heat upon the muscles
An uncle took the body Of a dearly be-
loved niece TO the crcmatory. He stood
watching the flames consuming the
the right arm, with the fingers Of the
hand open, reach upward. Then all but
the index finger OF the hand closed, and
the corpse lay rccumbent in the flames,
apparently pointing 20 the kingdom
which is never invaded by death. The
uncle received n shock from which he
did not recover for days. Had it not
been for the fact that the girl had been
dead for months, and had been buried
for several weeks, the uncle would have
believed that his niece had been placed
in the retcrt while in n trance, and that
she had returned to life when too late.
In some cases when the body is first
placed in the retort it VIII rise to a sit
ting posture, and in many instances
turns over upon its face.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-05-15
THE SCIENCE OF FAIRY TALES.
Legends and Beliefs Descended from Re
mote Antiquity.

Legends and Beliefs Descended from Re
mote Antiquity.
The comparative r1ythologists have
begun TO turn their attention to fairy
tales. II is fascinating subject, and
some of the conclusions reached are
highly interesting, whether or not we
accept the scientific and historical sig
nifcance imputed to fairy lore
The investigators find fairyland very
human IN its organization. Its inhab-
itants marry, sometimes among them
selves, sometimes into mankind They
have children born to them, and they
require at such times female assistance.
They steal children from men, and
leave their own offspring in exchange
the so-called changclings. Their fe-
males sometimes become captive to men,
but such unions are not lasting, for, on
the first opportunity, the female fairy
returns 70 her owp land, and her hus-
band must follow ner there If be would
regain her.
On the other hand. the mortal who
enters fairyland and partakes of fairy
food, is sPellbound; he cannot return
at least, for many years-to the abodes
of men. Among their human traits, il
is Observed that fairies are grateful 10
men for benefits conferred, and resent
ful for injuries They never fail TO re-
ward those who do them a kindness.
but their gifts usually have conditions
which detract from their value.
Their chief distinction from men is
their possession of unbounded magical
powers They appear and disappear at
Will They make i long time seem
short and short time long. They
change their own forms They cast
spells over mortals, and keep them
spellbound for ages All these customs
and powers are imputed 10 the fairy
folk wharever traditions about them
are preserved Such legends and be-
liefs bear witness to a remote antiquity.
They have come down TO US from pre-
historic times 1t seems probable that
all OF them rise out of the doctrine Of
spirits, the doctrine of transformations,
and the belief in witchcraft held by
savage tribes.-N. Y. Ledger.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-05-15
BAKING iN JAPAN
Hr,-a aad c-ss "a, Gro~ius iH FsFsls
Takur.

AFTaa aaaa AAAs A. taruN lna ~ -
Tasor.
Most rcrnArlxabIe BE- the rrr'-
favor that bread and slmi .1r t.s-g
coctions are bcgiuniug % enjoy ~
article as food has also b-ya rH-
" JaPanized. and sells .a t7---' =
known - wcstcrners- Isl-' -
sold by peripntctic vendsrs Nln -
their wares along In atiuy-r.-'iei -'l-.-
cart, il much liked D. the P.t
classes II consists q sI.cr---l'l-l.--'--.
generous slic.s-of hrcaI dipped 10 q.
and brown sugar. and then ii.'- -..-
toasted Each slice has q So.
passed through II. which the buy ~.
turns after demoli-hing tEc brcoa. -. -.
cannot speak highly OF this bread -
dough is heavy and the color a. =,
healthy yellowish-gray. But the - !,
Japanese flour is equal il Is s~1
California No 8, which IS high p''
indeed.
Flour is now used IN many o'D,.
ways besides the manufacture OF s4lnt IN.
bread. There is Kashi-yan'
bread" which Is sold everywhcre' =
the name implies, il is 4 sort OF sg. ~.
breadstuff, made into cakes % var. !,
sizes and artistic figures, aecoru-l-s a.
the skill and fancy of the baker (.
European palate this kaShi-ya1 -
rather dry and tasteless-''too -
crumb. as the precocious youth ssl- az,
Sairey Camp. But IL is very - -,
and for FIVE sen one can get -
wager bag full. Kasuteira, OF sPo-
cake, is not so much sought aiter - -
used to be. Yet some bakeries 30,
as the Fugetsu-do and TsuooyN AZ
in producing the hghtest and mo-, -,
licious of spOnge-cake. y oH0''
he raid
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-05-15

Kansas paper tells an interesting
cow story. The cow in question recent
y lost her calf After it died. she trans
ferred her affections to the fourteen
year-old son Of her owner. for whom
she manifest n strange fondness. She
hcks him just as she would calf, and
no one but the boy can do anything
with the dumb creature. The other
day the lad had occasion to go to town.
and as he remained away until after
milking time. his sister put on a suit of
his clothes and went into the barnyard
and succeeded in deceiving the cow un-
III she tthe cow) happened to see the
boy coming up the road, when She
kicked the pail over and made a bound
IA the direction Of the youth, showing
the most unmistaksble evidences of de-
light.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-05-15

II may not be generally known, but
there 5 the head @f ESr! IN the moon,
says the Atchison GiSbe. IL is n profile,
and can be easily discerned when the
moon is fun. When the moon Is in the
Eastern sky she is looking north and
the bead inclines upward At the top
Of the yellow orb you viii see her hair
and n sort of naughty bang which con-
ceals most Of her forehead; IA little be-
low YOU viii sec her eye; then comes
her nose (this II rather indistinctl, then
Will be seen the chin, underneath which
q very shapely neck curves back, indi-
eating that she Is well fed
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-05-15
TIE ZULU HOUSG.
u l. prssgus-I ap-d I-UaIt py The Female

u = pr-i.us<l ard Ifuiit by the Female
S-tlve-
Tho Er.to = oman Is the architect and
frlIiIte- a. TIC mn house, and the style
Of architccturo Is known IN the colonies
rs waffle and dauh" II looks Like an
exaggerated beehive, for the Zulu mind
has this peculiarly. that IL cannot grasp
the idea Of anything that is not round or
elliptical IN form There are no squares
ID natnrc. To build her house. the
woman traccs q circle ON tho ground
fourteen feet IN diameter, and getting
number of lone, Timber branches she
sticks them frrly into the ground Rnd
then bends the tops over, and ties theIn
with abre obtained from the nnrnerous
creepers, or monkey" ropes Then she
tvines thicker creGpers IN and out OF
these sticks, all round the circle OF
spaces about twelve inches apart, and
then taking waffle Ia kind of coarse
grass or reed) she thatches the edifice,
leaving a small hole at the top for
chimney, and another hole, three feet
square, for q door. In front of this she
builds n covered way, extending out
wards about three feet and the exterior
Of the house Is finished by coating of
''daub" or mud She then seeks the
nests of the white ant, and digging
them up, obtains quantity of white
clay, which she beats to powder, dries,
and then mixing it with water, kneads
it until it is quite smooth This she
spreads all over the ground inside the
hut, and beats il carefully until IL is
quite hard and free from cracks This
floor good housewife viii scour twice
a day with smooth stones, until II Is
like piece of polished marble The
fireplace is near the door, and Ia simply
a ring of this clay to confine the embers
in one place. The other neoessaries
found IN a hut are q bundle of spear
shafts drying, some tobacco, and sew
eral punches of millet hanging from
the roof. Grouped round the walls are
the three aInasi Ia species of sour milky
jars. the native beer jars and open jars
holding grain OF course, the dense
woodsmole rising coats the roof, millet
and tobacco with SCOT, and long
fingers" of il hang in every direction;
but the floor will be clean enough 10
eat on. and as long a. that is 80. the
social Mrs Grundy of the Zulu In salts
fed Ladies' Home Journal
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-05-15
S,arar. wearing Away.

From the report Of the state Ens I,tao,rs s-,,
o< New York it is learned tha' 80. arer1
Fails are receding about two ie1s rs.
vear. The first accurate sur ,o,sl
made in 1892, and since tha' -, - oD,
recession amounts 70 more . tnn. COZ
hundred feet. This Is not s'ia 4I a. sssyenty
sidering that two hundred anG IS .S orsr
thousand cubic feet OF wa'eI sIIseer
tho falls every second or o''-
million cubic feet per minute
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-05-15
FACTS ABOUT LIBRARIES.


TIM Pomona (CaI public library hs.
lost but one book in three years
or seven hundred boys and girls who
drew books from the library Of the
College Settlement in Rivington street,
New York, last year only two had
American parents.
MRs. ISABEL POLAND RASKrS. daugh-
ter of the late Luke l. Poland, has
given 10 the town Of Morristown. Vt,
ono thousand dollars toward a library
which is being established there.
THE records of the New Haven pub
lie library show that there were four
thousand less books drawn last year
than the year previous, the decrease
being almost wholly in the field Of &c
tion.
y sESsIBLE memorial viii be that
dedicated TO WillSie Collins. II will
consist of small library OF choice &c
tion to be presented 10 the Peoples
Palace" in London. Fifteen hundred
dollars has already been raised for this
purpose.
SOME one has been interviewing n
country bookseller in England with an
extended business and learned from him
that while the ladies are reading more
serious line OF books, Arnold, Froude
and Lang, the men are taking 10 novel
reading with a vengeance.
WTTH the ensuing year the Imperial
Library of ST. Petersburg will begin
publishing a catalogue of all the Russian
books IL contains which We're issued
from the press since the art of printing
was introduced into Russia. The cata-
lOclie will be published in periodical in
stallments- under the editorship of q
learned commission.
The fifty largest libraries in Germany
possess about 12. zoo, 900 volumes, against
England with about 6, 450, 600 and North
America with about 8, ,l00, 900 volumes
With each library Is given, besides the
number of volumes, the available
amount for purchases, and other special
features supplied for this purpose by
the different librarians.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-05-15
Happiness n DUTY.

Happiness is not only privilege. but
q duty-not mere outward good that
may perhaps come 20 Us, but an inward
possession which we are bound 70 at
tain. When We remember the con-
tagious character OF happiness, the
strength, courage and hope 1t excites by
its very presence, and the power for
good it exerts in every direction. we can
not doubt our obligation 70 attain as
much of IL as IS possible.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-05-15
The Cradle OF Kings.

All OF Emperor Williams Hohenzol-
lern ancestors born since 1T22, as well
as himself, bis brothers and sisters,
have been rocked in the same cradle.
This ancient family couch IS a clumsy
affair of oak and richly carved. Around
the four sides is cut in Roman letters
the text: "lle hath given his angels
charge over thee, and they keep thee IN
all fhE qar+-
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-05-15
OUR BOYS AND GIRLS.

This feature of the Times has aroused more in
terest among young p~ople thsn -ny other Juye-
nile publication. not only Oeesuse its stories,
Sketches chat pun e. and prSblems are 90 enter
tzing and tnstructive. but oecau e every boy and
gfrl hat reads IL IL a member of the famous
Eight OClock Club. The Crimson and 3old
Button OF the Club is seat tree TO everyone OF
them.
There no fees OF any kind.
You can ncd out all about the Club aud the
HUNDREDS OF PRIZES IL distributes among
boys and girls BY sending for copy OF tho
weekly Times, the subscription price of which is
only
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-05-15
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II will cost you only a POSTAL card 20 get spec-
linen copy and then by sending SO cents witch
We sure yOu viii do. it will be to you for
ore year Subscriptions may begin with any
number. No continue I stories
Address Tor all darticuisu.
THE TIMES. Time. Building
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-05-15
THE PHILADELPHIA TIMES.

handsome Weekly Journal. nIled with richly
ILLUSTRATED articles every subject OF contem po-
rsueous Interest. inciudirg Fiction. Literature.
Travel. Adventure. Society. the Drama Sports
znd "A lue Lie. the Fzrm and Garden. with all
Current Ne~s sf the world.
A fssrure Of the Weekly Times Is . department
devoted 70