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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-07-03
A CanniI,aIistic Cnu

Fort Worth, Tex, possesses a COW
that is unique in being carnivorous and
cannibal, as well as an infanticidc
Her peculiar propensity was discovered
while she was yet calf by the discov-
cry of the bones of eat which was in
the habit of frequenting the stall where
she was confined and the blood
smeared upon the calf's mouth revealed
the startling fact that puss had actually
been eaten by her. Since then She has
been seen To catch mice and rats ven
turing near her and dcvour them alive,
while she has twice killed and eaten her
day old calves. She exhibits no pc
cuharity beyond her carnivorous appe-
tlte, but appears gentle enough, and
has never been known To behave ILL
humoredly, except when in sight of
freshly killed meat or when shown
I.l..pd.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-07-03
FOREIGNERS OF NOTE.

QUEEN VICTORIA is said to write Ni--
doostanee readily.
II is said that Mr.. Gladstone roads
every novel published in Great Britain.
CoUNT HERBERr BIsslARcK. accordiuz
to the Galignani Messenger, reccutly
lost $4,000 in the Nice clubs.
PRINCE BISMARCK said lately at IIali-
burg: MY ideal is to bc able 10 wal.
about in this large and beautiful town
without seeing single head turned -
look at me"
The Grand Duke Nicholas, the cza-'s
crazy uncle, is getting better and VII
soon be removed 10 his house near ~.
Petersburg. lie is sixty years Old ans
has been ia the army since he was si-.-
teen.
ACCORDING TO German rap.r- az r.-
cent date the cngagcm,et Of IA. lt,-
itary grand duke Of Luxembourg aa. -
daughter OF the prince 81 Wales via p.
announced soon, despite all rcporta u
the contrary.
HoN. CHAElEs PELHAM NIifHEs is
ninety year, old and for ii5l,-:.v, veara
has represented the borough of Wolvor-
hampton in the British parliament, and
he has 40 salary for the job and viii
have no pension when H. rotirys.
ISABELLA H.. c,s-qucen Of Spain. is
TAT and waddiing old lady Of circua-ii'. 8
girth. who seems 10 have forgotten a'i
the vanities of tho world and 10 hc do
voted To works of charity. thc appreci1-
tion Of 'arisian dinners and the needs
OF q good partner ut tac whist table.
TuE duke OF Ncstminstcr. Engiand'7
wcalthi,st uoblclnan. l. enrlge. Z. b.
squabblc with q SURGEON o-cr the crt
of embalming the body oI the duH>',
son The surgeon wants two hunIrlt
and twenty-five pounds and SIX sbil-
lings and tho dalle l. only willing 10
pav fartN-fN.. pounds.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-07-03
a Coming Martinez.

The ten-year-old crown prince of Ger
many appears To he in fair way of be-
coming an inSufferable little prig. 4
few drys ago. when returning with his
brothers from drive, the palace guard.
a> usual, turned out ON the approach of
the imperial children. ~ the carriage
had driven mp rather rapidly the men
were forced - run a. fast a. they could
~ assume their place in the ranks. and
one unfortunate fellow, in his haste,
forgot his gun. This was immediately
noticed by the crown prince, who, as
soon a. ever the carriage had stopped,
instead of entering the palace. hurried
of with his brothers TO the officer in
command of the guard for the purpose
of lodging Il complaint against the sol
dier who had appeared without his rifle
The result was that the soldier was sen
fenced To four days arrest and TO
further term nf fatigne duty for his re-
missneSS. while the Berlin papers are
filled with laudatory notices of the mill
tary feeling and precision of the future
of Germany
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-07-03
Her Dcposit WAS Acccpted.

A few weeks ago. says the Chi
cago Mail, a middic-aged woman
carrying small satchel entered
4 down town bank and said to n teller
that she would like to make n deposit.
We cant open an account with you,"
said the young man behind the window,
unless you make some arrangement
with the cashier personally. can give
You certificate of deposit however"
Very well, quietly remarked the Wis
itOr, Il don't want to he bothered to
carry this about town ana the certificate
viii do very well until / can find some
institution that VIII open an account
with me" The expectant young man
opened his certificate blank book and
dipped his pen in the ink wei before
him. The satchel was opened. ana from
it came-not a black purse, or "a few
dollars tied into a knot in a handler-
chief corner-but United States bonds
the face value of which aggregated
more than S24s. 600. The certificate was
not filed out. An account was opened.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-07-03
PEOPLE ONE BEADS AEouT.

a SNow H1L (Md.) man ate ha'f c
gallon Of peanuts 1T one sitting ths
other day.
Az Ohio man who was recently Of
fercd eight dollars for his vote sur
priscd the would-bc corrGptionists ~
falling in 4 faint.
A YorNG fellow has been making
living around Sonoma Town, Ia, by
soliciting the loan Of n postage stoT'P
SO many stamps meant = square nh
Az itineraut blind fiddler who 2let
with an accident ~ Stockton, Cal, a-a6
had 10 be taken To 4 hospital was foura
To have twelve hundred dollars on E!s
person.
a DowSEY (Cal) editor IS n trouble
from having published the following
Miss Jones, VINO came here DGLore t.--
food, Is still the "ncst f her Hro'.rr
lie found il diIicult 70 convince t-c
lady chat he meant no reference to Ae-
age.
a SOUTH BrTU.EHEM Q'4-) school
teacher disappeared between sessions
few days ago. and - lac aid not app
the scholars organized themsciv"4 int
squads and instituted q search. Hc wa
found asleep IN secluded corner oI L-.e
schoolhousc cellar.
a Man in Cincinnati has made afii-
davit that he called up an acqulint2-cc
by telephone and had five minutes
chat and then learned that the r1an had
been dead two hours when he hcAycc
him NO. 1t is hoped the dead Iaar -at
satisfaction over tie wire That s. au-ra
than any live one viii ever get
EDIToRs as 2 rule are optimistic, ti-
probably certain Georgia editor A9-
the keenest vision for the bright side rt
things. He says: We have been down
with the grip three days, but we ar-
feeling qEite cheerful, a. We o.ru Dot
in 4 cemetery and the coffin tac.-sr
owes us ten dollars for an aGvcI,ia-.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-07-03
Analogous.

The Boston Transcript reports con-
versation between little girl and her
uncle, who is evidently addicted to
quizzing: Uncle George, said Matte.
papa says you were private in the
army. Is that something very grand?"
mo, Matte, not exactly grand" an
swered Uncle George, with beaming
modesty; mot grand, but post of
great responsibility. Mr.. Halforo is
private secretary to President Harrison,
and you know that is Il position of dis
tinction- Well, l was a private in the
army. Do you see, my dear?''
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-07-03
suspicious OF Ei.ctricitx

There has been any amount of corre-
spondence, newspaper controversy and
litigation in Japan, as to the share played
by the electric-light wires in start
ing the fire which recently consumed
the japanese houses of parliament.
Not electric-lighting alone but every
method utilizing electricity has be-
como an object of suspicion, the tele-
phone among the rest. Certain folks
have been asking experts whether the
telephone might not be responsible for
a fire one of these fine days. and others
want 10 know whether cholera germs
could not be propagated by this subtle
instrument as well as the waves Of
sound.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-07-03
THE ORIGIN OF "KELTER."
Dsrivatio, and Different Meanings of tho
wDrd.

Word
Eiltcr or keller was an ''Anglicisrn''
long before il was "AmericaniSm.'
Skinner in iG51 has ''Skclter; he is not
yet in keller, nondum est paratuS.'
II i also given in reprint of Rays
Collection Of IG9i. The X before
POINTS to Scandinavian origin. Of
Dau. 'lsiltc, To truss. tuck up, whence
l.. kilt" Reitz gives Swed. dial
''Iljltcr-band." band for holding up
trcIsc,I-up clothes; ''lIiltra-sig," to grid
up, tuck up and fasten. The metaphor
j. obvious enough.
This word "l1elte-." -aS il should bc
spelled Is given in Johnson's diction-
any, and derived from the Danish
''keltcr," TO gird; n quotation is given
from Barrew's works, where the word
j. used. Bailey. in his chronological
dictionary derives ii from the Latin cul-
tura. Iialliwcn Dictionary of Arch
aic and Provincial Words'') gives it as
used in the east of England both as
substantive and a. verb 1t is a
word of everyday use in Surrey
and Sussex. in the sense of or
der or condition. Rev. W. ID. Parish
in his Dictionary of the Sussex Dia-
lect," notices it in the phrase, this
farm seems in very good 'kelter' " /
have often heard it used in the same
way, and anything that is out of
condition is described as being ont O.
''kelter.' On reference to the publica-
tion of the English Dialect Society" it
viii bc seen that the word is of very
general use throughout England In
the neighborhood of Whitby it occurs
"a verb and a substantive, and in the
Mid and East Yorkshire glossaries
also; it is used also in West Cornwall.
Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. In
West Somerset, in Sheffield and in Hud-
dersfield the word means money.
These references viii be sufficient to
show that the expression is not an
Americanism, but that the word has
found and still finds place in vernacu-
lar Chicago News
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-07-03
KEADALL'S SPAWN CURE.

DR. B. J. KENDALL Co..
Gents II think IL duty to render you my
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had four year old My which / priced very
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about eight different kinds Of medicines which did
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SPAWN Cure which cured her in four days.
remain yours,
MARION DowpEN-
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ests have It get t for you, will be
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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-07-03

The Most Successful Remedy ever discov.
cred, as 1t is certain in its cnec;s and docs no.
blister. Read proof below:
BROOKLYN, Conn, May :, -.
Or r. J. KENDALL. Co:
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with your celebrated kendails SPAWN Cure and 1t
was the best Job ever saw done. have n dozen
empty bottles, having used 10 with perfect
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He asked how cure # I recommended
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fuSt three weeks.
Yours respectfully,
WOLcorr wITrER-
CoLUMBrs, Ohio. April 4, 20.
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SPAWN Cure and Fllnts Condition Powders than
ever before. One man said to me- IL was the best
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CmrTEsASGo. n. Y, May 10, 80.
On. u. J. KENDALL Co.,
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"A dvertising Rates.

The large and rel able circuiaticD OF TIE g,>
BRiA FHEKMAE commguds f. 20 TIRE tsspt.. =
cons ide rat lon Cf advertisers whose fINcIs ~.
inserted at TIE following low ratCE.
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The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1891-10-30

asked about affairs with two women
but denied being the father of the
child OF each. Cross-examination
ceased and the defense resumed re-
direct examination.
{ NOTES OF THE CASE,
/ During the day the defendants
excepted three times to the Judges
ruling.
Ihe prisoners seem hopeful and
are not worried.
Mrs. Charles Motz and Miss
Maggie A1otz have been interested
spectators since the trial began.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1891-10-30
Killed by Jumping From Train.
Specia | TO Messenger.

ROCKY MOUNT, n. c., Oct. %.
Mr.. w. r. Gibson, a young man
about 80 years Of age, from Char
lesion, w. Va, en- route to Tar
boro, to accept position as a clerk
in HI B. Bryant's hotel, jumped
from train No. q when approach
ing Rocky Mount this afternoon. .and
was badly SO injured that he died
in a few minutes. His head and
face were so disfgured by the fall
as to be almost beyond recognition.
Capt. Horne, who was conductor of
said train, seeing that he was about
to jump, hallooed at him three
times not to do SO, but his warning
was not needed.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1891-10-30
The Rev. Zach. 7. Bell Convicted.

Rev. Zach. L. Bell, the North
Carolina preacher, of Lexington,
who eloped with Miss Kate Mash
burn, whom he introduced at Dahlon-
ega, Ga, as his wife, was on Friday
convicted of bigamy. When arrested
he was in the act of preaching a re-
vival sermon, while his female COM
panion was leading the shouters in
the congregation. Bell has a wife
and five children in Lexington, to
whom Miss Mashburn was fire.
quent visitor. The pair disap-
peared last December and were
located at Dahlonega three weeks
ago, doing gospel work. Mrs. Bell
wrote Judge Welborne d pitiful let
ter, pleading for her husband
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1891-10-30
Electric Sparks.
b The United Press.

b The United Press.
Franklin, Tenn, was almost
totally destroyed by fire.
The noted Woodruff case was
commenced at Little Rock, Ark.
John Dillon, the noted Irishman,
was injured by blow, but it is not
serious.
The statue of General w. c..
Wickham was unveiled in Rich
mond, Va.
The directors Of Union Theolog-
ical Seminary arc in session; DR..
Briggs case will be practically de-
cided by them.
Patrick McDermott, McCar-
thyite, was elected to fill the seat in
the house of commons made vacant
by the death of Sir John Pope Hen
messy.
The intercollegiate Southern
convention met in Charleston to
organize a Jefferson Davis monu-
ment association. Davidson col.
lege was represented.
The Chilian minister of foreign
affairs has replied to Minister
Egan's demands by saying that ht
can do nothing until the Chiliar
investigation is completed.
The steamer "Bierne," a Missis
sippi river boat carrying freight ant
passengers, was destroyed by fir
and eleven persons perished, eithe
in the flames or by drowning.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1891-10-30
The O. F. & 7. VS. Big Future.

The Cape Fear and Yadkin Val
ley railroads part Of the Cripple
Greek extension, from Mt. Airy to
the Virginia line, is now ready for
the croesties and rails and a large
portion of the Norfolk and West
ern's part Of the line is graded.
When this connection is completed
Wilmington will be connected direct
with the coal and iron regions of
Virginia. and then coal can be laid
down there as cheap as at Norfolk
or Newport News. 1t is under
stood that coaliny station will
then be established in Wilmington
and, moreover, there will be the
further advantage of direct connec.
ton with the West, opening up the
great grain sections.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1891-10-30
RICHMOND NEWS.
fhe Camerou--Mayo Party Goes North
Prominent North Carolinians in
. Richmond,
Special to STATE CHkovICLR.

Special to STATE CHkov1CLE.
RICHMOND, Va, Oct 80. The
Cameron-Mayo bridal party left
Richmond at 8 o'clock this morning
in Col McClure's private car "Io-
lanthe," in which he made his re-
cent Southern trip, and went to
Washington where they spent the
day. The morning breakfast in
this palatial apartment was as grand
as has ever been served upon the
rail. Colonel Cameron and his bride,
remained in the Capital city, ssbut
will leave shortly for tour through
the Northwest.
! Governor Holt and several of his
staff left for home to-day after at.
tending the unveiling ceremonies
of the Wickham monument. Among
the prominent North Carolinians
who are here at the Exchange hotel
ton ght are Colonel Julian S Carr
of Durham; Colonel John S Gun
ningham, of Person; Benjamin [
Duke of Durham, and others. The 81
were present at the marriage O
Colonel Cameron last night.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1891-10-30
WINSTON BY WIRE.
Great Opposition to Consolidation Of
the Postofices.
Special to the State Chronicle.

the POStOthceS.
Special to the State Chronicle.
WINSTON, n. c., Oct. 20. The
citizens Of Salem are very much
wrought up over the announcement
made few days ago to the effect
that the Winston and Salem post
offices were to be consolidated un-
der the name of Winston. The
matter has been cussed and dis
cussed. Indignation arose so high
that the commissioners held meet
ing last night and passed resolu-
tions condemning the consolidation
most bitterly. This morning Rev.
J. H. Clewell, principal of Salem
female college, left for Washington
with said resolutions, together with
letters from the Winston-Salem
chamber of commerce, and the bust
ness men Of Salem praying the post
office authorities to let the matter
drop for the present at least.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1891-10-30
Synopsis of the Weather.

RALEIGH, n. c., Oct. 80. The
weather on the Atlantic and Gulf
coast is dominated by the area Of
high pressure Clearing condition)
which is still central over North
and South Carolina. The storm
over Montana has increased in in
tensitv, causing brisk southeriy
winds in the upper mississippi VAL
ley. The storm viii! move eastward
over the Lakes on Saturday. In
the vicinity of Raleigh the weather
will continue fair. becoming warmer
with light southeast winds.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1891-10-30
A BIG ROW At AN
ALLIANCE GATHERING,
Five Men Were Killed
and Several More
Wounded.
POLITICS THE CAUSE.
an arkansas Alliance audience Gets
Into a Great Fracas among
Themselves.
(By the United Press.)

(By the United Press.)
LITTLE Rock, Ark, Oct, 90.
News reached here last night of a
terrible encounter at Buckport,
twenty miles from Eldorado, Union
county, at a Farmers Alliance
meeting. State lecturer Bryan, of
the Alliance, was the principal
speaker Of the evening. Shortly
after he had concluded his speech a
quarrel took place among the spec
tators which was soon taken up by
many others in the audience. Win
chester rifles, shot guns and pistols
were used with deadly effect. Burt
Manning, j. H. Teeman and three
others whose names could not be
learned were killed, and several
slightly wounded. Sheriff Good
win, of Union county, left Eldorado
to-day for the scene Of the trouble
Politics was the sole cause of thu
row.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1891-10-30
Entertaining the Fifth Maryland.

The committee on the barbecue
for the Fifth Maryland will meet
at noon to-day at the mayors office,
and it is important that every men,
Der should be present. The follow
ing compose the committee: Messrs.
w. f. Ashley, John r. FerreI, ii.
H. Roberts, James Boylan, William
and A. B. Stronach.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1891-10-30
A Compliment to Wake Forest Boys.
Lenoir Topic.

Wake Forest is doing a great
work for the cause Of education in
North Carolina and has turned out
some of the brightest men who
have ever served the State. We
saw "the boys" as they marched
into the main building at the State
Fair, week before last, and finer
looking lot of young men it would
be hard to get together.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1891-10-30
Masonic Meeting.

Masonic Meeting.
The joint committees of Vim. G..
HILL and Hiram lodges in regard to
Masonic day at the Exposition,
Nov. 18th, 1891, for the benefit of
the Oxford orphan asylum, are re-
quested to meet at the office of the
State Treasurer at $50 o'clock this
morning.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1891-10-30
Musicale Tonight.

There will be a musical enter
tainment at Peace institute tonight,
commencing at 8 O'Clock. There
will be some fine music by the pupils
of Peace institute under the direc-
tion Of Prof. A.. Baumann. The
pubic is cordially invited, especial
ly strangers and visitors to the city.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1891-10-30

Mrs. John r. Windham, Stone,
Ala, writes: Il have used Brady
crotine for headache with always
good results"
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1891-10-30
Latest News From the Mountains.
Special to State Chronic

Special to State Chronicle.
AsHEvILLE, n. c., Oct. 27.
John Robinson's circus exhibited
here yesterday. The largest crowd
ever witnessed in Asheville was pre-
sent-fully $4,000 people in town.
The receipts of Asheville street rail-
way was over $400.
Robt. Daugherty who killed VIM.
Towence here in June and escaped
to Texas, was Yesterday sentenced
to 20 years in the penitentiary.
The great vegetable substitute for
pills is Simmons Liver Regulator.
Cures sick headache.