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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-11-11
"PETCR,S PCNCE.,
Something of the History of an Ancient
Catholic Custom.

something pl the tslrANfN pt an
Catholic Custom.
A custom OF so ancient date in the
Catholic world that it runs bacl, 10 the
days when civilization WIS youug Is the
annual contribution of Peters Pence
or tribute To tie po!c. One day in each
year in all the Catholic churches
throughout the world a contribution is
taken up. the proceeds of which are
sent to the pope. He uses the money
for dcfrayIng the expenses of the al
nlinistr;Ition Of affairs in the Holy See.
The custom of collecting Peters
Pence" or 'Romc scot" rs it Is some
times called, is of ancient origin.
Centuries ago it was first observed 10y
the English people, tribute then being
levied to the extent of penny for
every house, payment being made
about August | of each year.
The pence was first a tribute offered
to the Roman pontiif in reverence to
the memory of st. Peter, whose success
scr the pore is believed by Roman
Catholics to bc. The first idea appears
to have come from England. 1t Is AS
cribed by some To Ina, king OF the West
SaXons, VINO, in a. ID. 52I, went as
PILGRIM 10 Rome and there founded a
Eo=nit,l for Anglu-SaXon pilgrims, To
he muiatuincd by an annual conJribu-
tion from England Others say the
honor il due u Oifa and Ethciwulf, ut
least IN the sense of their having cX-
tended. the custom 10 the entire Saxon
territory.
The tribute consisted then in the pay
mcnt Of a silver penny 10y every family
vino possessed land or cattle Of the
yearly value If thirty fence. 1t was
collected during the five weeks hc-
tween st. Peters and ~ plul's day and
hu"ust !. Since the total annexation
7 the papai states co the kingdom of
italy. tUi, tribute has been largely in
ctcascd in France, Belgium, England
and ireland. When Ina, king OF the
SaXons. inau-uratCd the custom now
timc-honorcd, a penny yearly was the
amount collected from each person.-N.
Y Advertiser.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-11-11
EXTRACTION OF PERFUMES.
The Six Method by Which the Sweet
Od prs Are O!5taIYed-

The Six Method by Which the Sweet
Odprs Are ObtaIped-
Six methods of extracting perfumes
are known, says the Scicuce Monthly.
The first is expression by means of a
special press, which i applicable with
out too great loss 10 fruit skins rich in
essential oils, such rs orange and cit
ron peel, previously grated. Another
method Is that of distillation. which
consists of heating flowers with watt
in n boiler. The essential oil i volatil-
lied and is condensed with the vapOr OF
water in worm and FlOrcntine re-
ceiver. The water usually goes to the
bottom and the oil floats The oils OF
neroli, rose, patchouli, geranium. Law
ender, caraway. etc, are obtained in
this way The process is not applica-
bic to the delicate perfumes of the
mignOnette and the violet, and for
them recourse is had 10 maceration of
the flowers in animal fat or mineral
oils, which have the property of Absorb
ing odorous substances, and are then
washed in alcohol The flowers are
usually heated in the fat or the oil for
a variable number of hours For per
fumes which cannot endure a high TEN
perature the petals are placed between
frames of glass coated with fat. This
is the process of enGeurage. The pncu-
matte process, which consists in caus-
ing n current of pcrfumed air or carbon
ic acid to be absorbed by coatings OF
lard on glass plates, appears not to
have given satisfactory results. Anoth-
er process consists in dissolving per-
fumes in very volatile liquids, like sui
phuret of carbon, chloroforIn. naphtha,
ether or chloride of mcthyl, and VIOLA
tiliZing the solvents, which can be done
ut a low temperature in vacuum. The
last method has given very satisfactory
results in the extreme delicacy and
great accuracy of it, returns.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-11-11

In the early days of Illinois n gentle
man prospecting through the country
found himself at niFhtfall near little
two-story log cabin. Having been
granted the privilege of staying all
night. he was shown to the attic. where
he found n couple of hounds, who, "a
his host explained, always slept there.
As he was disrobing he gave Il mighty
sneezc, whcrcupon the two hounds
gazed intently at each other n moment
and then with one accord bolted ont OF
the single window the room contained.
The hostess, hearing the racket, ap-
pcared above and inquired the cause.
why" said the guest, Il sneezed, and
the hounds looked at each other a mo
mcnt and then flew out the window"
''Oh, that's it, is it? I'll tell you tho
reason they did that. / always whalI
the stuliin' out of 'em for sneezing
around the house, so when You sncezcd
each thought the other one was the cul-
prit and jumped out of the window to
escape punishment"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-11-11
The CONSUMPTION PLAN.
a Law That Loses More tn n Nation Than
L. Gained by It.

When the gain of what is termed a
whole nation under arms is estimated,
the eXaggcration, says the Fortnightly
Review, of the pompous phrases hides
the naLedncss of the fact that large
numbers of young men are lost to their
country by the means to which they
resort to escape military service. In
Italy and Germany these may be count
cd by lcgionS; in France men are less
numerous, because in France men are
more welded To the native soil, and
take To service more gayly and more
naturally, but in Italy and Germany
thousands flock to Immigrant ships,
thus choosing lifelong sclf-cXpatria-
ton, and every year, as the military
and fiscal burdens grow heavier, will
lads go away by preference To lands
whore. however hard be the work, the
dreaded voice of the drill sergeant can
not reach them, and they can call their
souls their own"
Patriotism is a fine quality, no doubt,
but il does not accord with the chill
and super ilious apathy which charac-
tcrizcS the general teaching and teIaper
Of this arc, and a young man may be
p;lrtlOncd if he deem that his country Is
less mother worthy of love than n
cruel and unworthy stcpmothcr, when
she demands three of the faircst years
OF his life u bc spent in a barracl yard,
and wrinrs his cars till the blood drops
from them or beats him about the head
with the butt of musllct because he
docs not hold his chin high enough or
shit his feet quickly enough.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-11-11
MORE WOMEN THAN MEN.
Figures Showing IiInt the Popular TX
PLANTATION l. Not True One

Figures Showing lhnt the Popular TX
pIanation l. Not "A True One
1t Is Il wcll-known fact, says the Chi
cago Mail. that there are more females
than males among the civilized Chris
ti;ln nations of the world, and scholars
have generally asserted that the cause
Of the differences was the frequent
wars in which many males, but no fe-
males were killed. Statistics now
proves this theory altogether erroneous.
If il were correct, those nations which
have had most wars ought To have the
greatest prcpondcrancc of women,
chief among them France and Germany
And the most pcacciblc nations ought
u have nearly as many males as fc-
males But statistics proves the con-
trury. Finland, very pcaccable coun-
try, heads the list with /. $50 women u
1000 men; Norway and Sweden, which
have hardly had a war for the last two
centuries. follow next with l,O7O women
u 200 men. France, which has been
carrying on more wars than any other
grcas nation for near three centuries,
has only 1,OO7 women To 900 men, the
same as belgium. the most peaceablc
nation on earth. Germany, the war
like. and Switzerland, the peaccable,
are both down in the list with l,OIO fc-
males To 1000 males. In the Balkan
peninsula where small warfare is being
carried almost without ccasing, there
are only 90 females To 1000 males, and
III Greece and Bosnia only 900 females
To / 900 males. So. evidently, war has
nothing To do with these inequalities
in the number of sexes. But probably
Charles Darwin in his theory of sexual
selection with its influence on births.
may offer an explanation more salts
factory than that of deaths in war.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-11-11
IIa.k I!iIIs MincraI..

An Interesting exhibit for the worlds
fair i To come from the Black Hills. -
d., viii Will display in novel form the
minerals found in the hills The ex-
Libit. when arranged, will be IL the
form Of tyvo-story- -and-a-half cottage.
The rs!mcwCrk of the structure is
already built, and is in the style of the
renaissance. with towers and numerous
gables II Is impossible to decide on ali
details, If course, until all the material
has been collected, but the following
plan viii be carried into effect as near
"a possible: The foundation will be
made IF pure white limestone headed
with layer of Buffalo Gap calico
stone. The first story will be vcnecred
with pink quartz. Above that the hand
soonest rocks obtain able will bc used
copper, mica, schist, needle. spar. gar
net. etc. The lower part of the tower
viii bc made of rubics and the upper
part Of some sparkling substance.
The windows ard shingles are To be of
mica and the steps of marble The cot
ta~c will no doubt prove an attractive
feature of the state exhibit
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-11-11
LEO'S GENEROSITY.
The Display Of the Vatican Treasures of
NuIue.


Inestimable Value.
The information that the pope would
make an extensive exhibit at the fair,
which was contained in n late cable
gram from Bishop Ireland. made happy
those who have the welfare of the fair
at heart
1t has been known ever since Judge
T. H. Bryan appeared before the pope
and was so graciously received that the
vatican would be represented at the
fair. The information received simply
proves that the exhibit to be made is To
be an important one. A formal request
for space was made upon Director Gen
cral Davis, and, of course, il met with
favor The amount of space desired
cannot be told until full information is
received The one article that it is
known will bc displayed is map of the
world published in 1928, the first pro-
duced after the discovery of America
That map, which was promised for the
fair To Judge Bryan, is of incstimable
value 1t has hung in the vatican for
hundreds of years The entire exhibit
will undoubtedly be one of great value
and of greater interest The mere fact
that IL Is made with the pope's blessing
will attract to the fair hundreds of
thousands of loyal Catholics who ordi-
narily would have remained away.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-11-11
NEW YORK GALLANTRY.
.-c pie o. v csidia1; -Four Can Have the
Lest There -.

s'c pie o. - y cd,iiaS four Can Have the
lest There -.
A th"atcr party of single young folks
fr, IN "a nearby New Jersey town. says
the Me- lor.. sun. having dincd at the
;run-vi.l5 rather early concluded u
u,ijizc the spare time in seeing the city,
.inI iIcy went % the Madison Square
t.ar.cn tower q, the nearest point Of in
trr,s,.- They were almost tpo late, he
cause thc time y.IS within three minutes
of siX o'clock, and the elevator quit
business at that hour. The attendant
wa. I.rofJ;-c with apologies, and said he
cuu3l only take them To- the top Of the
tower, hGt they would have to walk
down.
Dnc of the very youngest of the party,
a Cuic.s-wittcd, ncvcr-to-gct-lcft young
man, Who was assuring his fair partner
that thCy wouldn't walk down, re
marked, with an expression of great
disappointment:
well. this l. too bad-a follow on his
wedding tour tp be rcbutrod like that
Instantly the attendant grinnCd
pleasantly and, after cying suspi,iousiy
the maiden. all covered with blushcs,
.,id. with Chcstcricldian bow: The
elevator VIII take You up and bring you
l..-l, And il did
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-11-11
FLOWERS BY TELEGRAPH.
a New Branch of the Florists business
Roses Cheap at Gibraltar

Roses Cheap at Gibraltar
There Is a sign over the door of n
florist in New York which says: Flow
ers by Telegraph TO All Parts of the
World" This sign seems sufficiently
extraordinary To warrant inquiry into
its exact meaning. The mental eye
saw baskets of roses whizZing across
the country, so the owner of the flower
store was interviewed by World
writer upon the subject, and he SAID:
''Ycs, flowers by telegraph sounds
strange, but il is nevertheless quite pos
sible, and done in a perfectly simple
way. Here is how il Is managed: We
have arranged with one of the leading
florists in every city in this country and
Europe, so that when any of our GUS
toners come, write or telegraph to us
and tell US To send flowers To some
friend in another city we at once tcle-
graph the order To our correspondent
and have it filled Immediately. We
charge the cost of telcgraphing or
cabling to our customer. The scheme
has only just been started, but its
working has surprised and delighted
both ourselves and our customers. My
partner is in Europe now establishing
new stations, and we hope TO have
complete belt around the world soon.
An amusing incident happened in
Gibraltar. a young woman had sailed
from New York on an Italian steamer
and an admircr wanted a bunch OF roses
sent To the ship when she arrived off
Gibraltar. Ten dollars was the amount
he invested. l tclcgraphcd my corrc-
spOndent to go ont in the boat with the
flowers and have them handed over the
side of the ship. Now il seems that
flowers are very abundant in Gibraltar,
and the florist had never received SO
large an order before. / forget hov.
many dozen roses We're secured, but
they almost filed the small rowboat
and the effect was as if a flower bed
Were floating out from the rock. The
boat attracted great attention from the
ship, and all the passengers fioclIed T.
the side To watch the flowers approach.
OF course there was great curiosity To
know whom all this floral display was
for, and when the name of Miss Evans.
! believe that was the young lady's
name, was called out. she became un-
comfortably conspicuous Devotion
represented by boat load of flowers
must be that Of something more than
friendship. The young lady was an OBJ
ject of interest the rest of the voyage"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-11-11
IMMENSE AQUARiUMS.
The Three Places Where the Largest I'm
the " orld Are Found.

The three largest aquariums in the
world are those at Brighton, Ham burg
and Paris. The brighton aquarium
which tales the lead, has forty-one
tanks, containing all varieties of fish,
from the sti-lllcbacl1 TO the sturgeon
Its area is 7I5 feet in length by 100 feet
in breadth. Some of the tanks are of
vast capacity. There is one in particu-
lar, which contains 100000 gallons of
water, and has pIate glass front,
through which the habits of very large
fish may be studied. The Hamburg
aquarium Is nearly the same size as
that 1T brighton. The Paris aquarium,
belonging To the French AcclimatiZa-
tion society, in the Bois de Boulogne, is
fifty yards, in length by about twelve
in breadth, and contains forty tanks.
All three, however, are about to he
ccIipscd by an aquarium ut New York,
where the wcll-linown depot of immi-
grafton Castle Gardens To be trans
formed into an aquarium, which is to
have $50 tanks for smaller fish, while
there are to be gigantic pool or pond
tanks for sharks and other large and
dangerous fish.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-11-11

The only subsidized inn, perhaps, is on
the island of Capri Mine host, crate
ful for the long-c0ntinued patronage Of
artists. who are the chief foreign resi-
dents of the island, and knowing that
they are far from rich, left the inn To
his heirs with these curious conditions
annexed: The charge per day, two bot
ties IF red Capri wine included, Is never
t. bc more than six francs; If any artist
il too poor To pay 50 much he shall
pay what he can, and paint picture
upon some wall space, receiving all the
accommodations accorded to those pay
ing the highest price; if any German
artist who has failed as a student of art
in Italy shall come to- the inn he shall
bc accommodated, and shall receive the
amount Of his fare u Germany upon his
promise never to return II Italy. The
provisions of the will seem tn have been
carried out faithfully. for the prices are
moderate. the red wine is always OBJ
tainabIc and the walls of the inn are
covered with paintings, the work of
iIuDeCuuiouS artists.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-11-11
MEMORIES.

The summer sun is sinking now,
Tho western Sky il al a.,i.W,
As wand ring through the meadow paths,
Tie silent shadows como and go:
Tac me LdoSs whore, in childish glcc
gathered flowers or chased the bee.
bend and pluck a daisy fair,
While tears my eyes are iillinr fast,
foi memory comes, vi n silent step,
AnL hits Tho ~ that hides the past,
NEih backward roll the . o--g,n, ycfrs,
~ iraurht with sOrrows, Joys ana tears
/ see rvsrlT, a slender youth,
SO IA uf plIIl.' for -urlil,. years,
AS slowly aoI,.c drove the COWS
Nsu.r' know ~ Of lIf.''s care, ..ld fears,
Iut tn-,ug much tho world IL see
And planning al that ! woul be.
On. eager, hopCfEl, trusting heart
You did not know liI5''S taDrnv way
Or, oven when Clrth's I,urcls won.
How quick they ftic 1T close OF day
Would could bca y1at n AGAIN,
50 ire" from hclrtlclc. ne and rain.
-JUliI Wood, in Good UuuSckrcpng
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-11-11
Influence of the Hair.

A French doctor has evolved the
theory that the color and nature of the
hair have IN influence on the pursuits
Of man. Thus, he declares that rcd
whislScred men have a tendency toward
the race track and the hunting field.
men with straight black hair arc apt To
feel that they have 4 call To the minis
try. while light-haircd men are natural
traveller and advcnturcrS
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-11-11

Business items, nrst 1nSerti0n, lOc. per line
Subsequent Insertions. s. per ltne
Adm nistraLOr's and Executors Notices s2 b.
nuuIoo' sNoacoe- ..--.-.-.-.---------... Z.'O
stray and stmiiAr Notices .............- 100
So hesolut ions or proceedings OF any CORP. ra-
tiOn OF society and CON nun ications design, q 90
call attention o. any matter OF limited indi
viduhl interest must he paid Tor AZ advertisement
Box and job Printtn< Of al kinds neatly and
exedlOusIy executed at the lowest prices. And
don tyOu forget ~.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-11-11
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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-11-11
a dVertiSing Rates.

The lsrye and rel Hnle circulation Of the CAV
FEEEMhH cOmmenas IL 10 tn. favorable
cobs ide rstiun uf advertiser wbose iAyurs will te
InserIed at tLe follow Ins low rales
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1892-08-12
KILLED HIS BROKER,
And Then Blew Out His Own Brains
in the Office.

Charles II. Page of the firm of E. D.
Page & Brother, brokers, 1872 South Fourth
street, Philadelphia, Penn, was shot and
almost instantly killed in his Office at II 30
o'clock few mornings since by Ronaldo
Kennedy, customer, who had been dealing
in margins with the firm for the past two
years.
Kennedy, who was a Scotchman by birth,
then placed the pistol to his own head and
sent bullet into his brain, death being in
Simultaneous.
The murderer and suicide was said to have
lost between SIS, 900 and 500, 900 since he be-
gan dealing with the firm, AMI dependency
over the losses is supposed to have been the
incentive for the crime.
Charles II. Page was thirty-two years Of
age. His wife and child were at Cape May,
to which place the murdered man made daily
trips. The brokers' father and mother are
travelling in Europe, and when last heard
from were in the heart Of Switzerland.
The firm of E. D. Page & Bro, of which
Mr.. Charles Page was junior member, has
belonged to the New York Stock Exchange
for several years. It is known among the
houses in this city as very conservative
firm. and enjoys an excellent standing.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1892-08-12

Mercy boundless grace unparalleled. And
then, after each one has recited his peculiar
deiiverances and peculiar mercies, recited
them by so.o all the voices will come to-
gether in great chorus which shall make
the arches echo and re-echo with the eternal
reverberation of gladness and peace and tri-
uMDu.
Edward / was 50 anxious 10 go TO the
Holy Land that when be was about TO ex-
pire he bequaathed $3.50, 900 to have his
heart. after his decease, taken to the Holy
Land in Asia Minor, and his request was
complied with. But there are hundreds TO-
day whose hearts are already in the holy
land Of heaven. Where your treasures a>e
there are your hearts also. John Banyan,
of whom | spoke at the opening OF the dis
course, caught glimpse Of that place, and
in his quaint way he said: And heard in
my dream, and 10, the bells of the city rang
again for Joy; and as they opened the gates
to let in the men | looked matter them, and
10. the city shone like the sun, and there
were streets of gold, and men walked ON
them, harps in their hands, to sing praises
with all, and after that they shut up the
gates which when 1 had seen | wished my
self among thsmp'
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1892-08-12
In the Neck.

HOODS PILLS do not weaken, but aid
digestion and tone the stomach Try them PC.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1892-08-12
To Wind the Clock.

The annoyance resulting from allow
ing a clock TO run down need never more
be experienced. A recent patent issued
describes a small electric motor so at
tached to the clock mechanism as to au-
tomatically and periodically wind the
spring. Current can be supplied the
motor from a lamp socket or battery,
and as long as such current is supplied
the clock will be self-winding. -De:roit
Free Press.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1892-08-12
DYSP EPSIA,

DR. RAILWAYS PILLS are cure for this COM
plant. They restore strength TO the stomach and
enable 1t to perform its functions. The symptoms Of
Dyspepsia disappear and with them the liability Of
the syatem to contract diseases. Take the medicine
according to the directions and observe what say
il '' False and True " respecting diet
sB Observe the following symptoms resulting
from diseases of the digestive organs Constipation,
inward piles fullness of blood in the head acidity
of the stomach nausea heartburn, disgust OF food,
fullness weight of the stomach, sour quotations
sinking or futterng Of the heart, choking OF
suffOcating sensation when in lying posture, dim
ness Of vision, dots webs before the sight fever
and dull pain in the head, deficiency of perspratiOn
yelIowness of the skin and eyes, pain in the side,
chest, limbs and sudden flashes of heat, burning In
the flesh.
few doses of RAILWAYS PILLS will free tho
system OF all the above named disorders.
Send letter stamp to DR. RADWAY & co, No. 81
Warren Street, New York, for False and True