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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-09-30

Mrs. Walker and Miss Splicer. and q
half dozen other women, accompanied
by their husbands, and Parson Trotter,
hurried 10 the deacon's.
The deacon's wife and Sam Jenkins
were sitting before the fire, for il was
early in the spring, eating walnuts and
apples.
.'Ics too late. she's pizened him in
them apples shrieked Miss Walker.
Miserable woman" said Miss Splic-
er, what have you done?"
Done" said Mrs. Hayes. wiping her
sp-ctacles. ia a dazed sort OF way
done? guess don't understand you,
Miss Splicer."
What's the rowe" said the deacon,
coming in just then.
'.You wife said she'd kill him IL he
came her. again said Mrs. Walker.
XII who?" cried the deacon.
Her first husband exclaimed Miss
Splicer.
First husband sand the deacon. Il
guess you've got me there, Miss Splicer.
If / amt my wife's first husband, then
I'm beat"
"Asl, Sam Jenkins about it," said
Miss Splicer. maliciously.
How in thunder should know?"
cried sam.
And she wouldn't pay you the
money for the mani, '' said Mrs. Walker;
and she's gyvi inc To kill YOU iustid. Ny
husband heard her say 50. Didn't you,
Gates?"
Yes" said Mr.. Walker.
Now look here" said the deacon; Il
want 70 know what all this tomfoolery
means? And the sooner the better.
Gates Walker. If you We heard anything
tell what you know
Il hecrd your wife say she'd kill him
II hc come here again, and telled INV
vile. and she telIcd Miss Splicer. and
she sed aS how your wife meant her
first husband-which was Mr.. Jen-
llins-which had come back to git
money ont Of her for keeping the Sc
crct And he'd come here twice TO see
about il.
Polly Ann" said the deacon 10 his
wife, did you say what Walker says
you dido"
About Sam Jenkins? Why. no, des-
con. sam Jenkins hain't nothin' 10 me-"
"A week ago last Tuesday morning.
said Miss Splicer. solemnly. did you not
say out in your woodshed, while Mr..
Walker was in the kitchen TO borrow q
handsaw, that you'd kill him if he ever
come to your house again?'
Lawful massy sake cried Mrs.
Hayes, lifting both her hands. II guess
l did. and III do it, too with deter
mination.
Who are you goin' to kill, Sister
Hayes" asked Parson Trotter.
''Silas Whiffie's yaller tomcat!' said
Mrs. Hayes. He's plagued my life
out all winter; and that particular
morning that Mr.. Walker speaks of. he
got into the woodshed and Tapped the
insides out OF two custard pies that I'd
set out there to cool-consarn himr'
My friends, " said Parson Trotter,
''our business seems to be done. Let
us be agoing."
Not till know what Sam Jenkins
Is prowling around here after" said
Miss Splicer, angrily.
Il was after dozen of eggs To set =
specllled hen, ma'am; but the deacon's
hens are on a strike and I've had to
come three times, Mrs. Hayes has just
informed me that the last egg of the
dozen was laid yesterday"
The busybodies departed, a little
crestfallen, but still keen after another
scandal.
Does this sketch point any moral?
DO any of my readers know a Miss
Splicer and a Mrs. Walker? II not,
then they must all live in very delight
ful communities.-Ohio Farmer.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-09-30
oFFIcEHOLOERs IN AMERICA.
More Than One Hundred Thousand Federal
EMPLOYEES on the RoiIs-G.reat Variety.

More Than one Hundred Thousand Federal
EMPLOYEES on the Rolls Great Variety.
The absorption of duties 10y the Unit
ed States has burdened the country with
the army of ofiiceholders that still gives
an undue influence To ihc party uf the
administration, and that compelled the
adoption of the reformed civil service
as Il measure defensive of the right of
the people II choose their own legis-
lative and executive officers. unin-
liuenced by the government. In Wash
iDGton's time the otficeholders of the
federal government numbered six thou
sand while now the government en-
ploys an army OF more than one hun
drcd thousand. This enormous force of
otficChoidfrS includes constitutional and
statutory officers. engineers. lawyers,
physicians. statisticians, geologistS.
meteorOlOgists, photographers. metal
lurgists, astronomers, makers of charts
and maps. SchOol-teachers. railroad cX-
perts, skilled detectives. agriculturiSts,
cntomologists. botaHiStS, chemists. mi
croscopists, gardeners, tradesmen. mer-
chants, experts in textiles. china, glass
and the thousand articles imported
from foreign countries and subject to a
tariff tax; clerks OF various grades and
degrees of skill. from accountants to
copyists: expert machinists and mechan-
les, messengers and n host of laborerS
1t is not pretended by Ilarper's Maga-
zine that the employment of all these
persons, adopts or otherwise. is neces-
Sarily incongruOuS. There are func-
tiOns properly within the jurisdiction of
the federal government that demand
the labors of men of science and men
who are skilled in the secrets of com
merce and manufactures. But If the
government had been confined to its
original purpose. if it had not gone
afcld in strange pursuits, seeking vain
ly after what can be best attained
through the intelligent efforts of col
lcges, universities and scientific associa-
tions, the corps of learned. artistic and
mechanical public functionaries would
not b,. one-half its present size
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-09-30
THE WOMAN OF GRIT.
She 1t Is Who Makes - Success OF Any
Undertaking.

Undertaking.
Without grit and sticktoitiveness nc
woman will ever succeed She may
have the talent Of second Raphael or
she may have rare inventive genius. fac
ulties of the highest order rare as they
are precious, Vet without genuine grit
and Il determination TO stick TO her
chosen work at all hazards. sick or well.
warm weather or cold, she might just
a. well be- as mediocre as the multitude.
for she will never do one whit better
than the woman who Is not endowed
with one-half her talent.
of course il is hard, for, say what you
will. women are not made for work
they are more easily tired than men.
SAYS the Philadelphia Times. Their
sensitive natures fee. the Sights that
come from contact with the world which
a man can east behind his back il he
observes them. and il is one chance in n
hundred if he would even notice at all
what has made a deep and lasting i'm
preston on the tender heart of the
weaker member struggling in the toss
ing surf of life's great sea.
When a woman determines on her
line of action she must learn TO bear
what would seem absolutely barbarous
in the shelter of her own home, sur
rounded by friends who have only
words of praise for her efforts. She
must expect rebuffs and still stick 10 il.
BE not discouraged. If there is any
thing in her il will rise 10 the top and
She viii be all the stronger for the
struggle, but she must stick. Day in
and day ont must see no let up in
her energies. She must he ever in the
thick of the fight. and unless she goes
forth prepared 10 stand by her colors
the host Of wagearneFS will sweep over
her PROSTATE form and she will be for
gotten in the great struggle for exist
ence. Stubborn, plain, unaltcrable
grit will place a woman In the first
ranks, where genius. without this
much cruder quality, could never hope
to stand.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-09-30

Nature seems to have provided that
no poison which acts externally shall
have any effect internally, and vice
versa. Thus the most deadly snake
venom can be swallowed with impun-
ity, the juice of the stomach presuma-
bly, decomposing it and rendering 1t
harmless. Many experiments, says the
Washington Post, have been made To
prove this. On one occasion recorded
by Humboldt one person swallowed the
whole of the poison that could be OBJ
tanned from four Italian viperS without
suffering any bad consequences. In the
same way the poison from the enven-
omed arrows of South American In
dians can be swallowed with safety.
provided only that there is no wound
on the lips or inside of the mouth.
An Englishman at a hotel in New
York asked if there were any oysters
in the hotel ''Oh, yes" was the an
swer. step right into the restaurant.
We don't keep them in the office" Il
think you misunderstood me, said Mr..
John Bull, ''you know, mean 'oister,
don't You know. lift-a hellevator,
may be You call it in Ills country
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-09-30
Bandits la Corsica.

1t seems that in Corsica you secure
your personal safety by keeping 4 ban
dit In an article in the National Re-
view Basil Thompson explains that the
tax of supporting bandit is not with
out its compensations. Bandits are 4
hidden power in the country. They
control the petty elections; they
menace those who are hostile 10 their
friends. Thus, while the existence of
six hundred of them is a real danger TO
public security, il is no small advantage
To Corsican 10 be- related 10 a bandit.
You support, you pay, protect the ban
dit; and in return he places his gun at
your disposal. II is an exchange of
services. He has a bandit in the sery-
ice Il a common expression. Are you
in debt? The bandit will gain you
time. Are you disputing the ownership
Of property? The bandit will show
your opponent he is wrong. Have you
land on which shepherds trespass" He
Will keep them of
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-09-30

the Buffalo man still fighting the clocl--
and that when the former disconnected
the clock wire and closed the circuit the
latter snapped out triumphantly: i
downed Won at last, did -"
Fighting circuit is probably the
most annoying occupation there Is. The
very impotcncy, the very futility OF II
il maddening. Here il a man who has
offered Il grievous insult. Yet the IN
sultee cannot get al the insulter To kick
him. They may be separated 10y thou
sands of miles. The practice OF calling
hard names i not infrequent. possibly.
for that reason. Fighting circuit has
several times driven men To the verge
of frenzy. There is on record in the
archives Of the Western L nion Office in
New York the tale of an cxcitable
operator who. after long and unSuc-
cessful struggle 10 say something mean
10 "A man in Albany whom he hated, and
who AT the same time was trying to say
something mean ia him, suddenly
arose from his chair and da-ted from
the operatlng-rOom in New York city
and ran down the stairs into In" street.
There i:e gaZed wildly around, look
ing for some object on which 10 vent
his anger. Near him a peaceab'e, mild
looking gentleman WAS having his
boots polished The unhappy operator
rushed at him. struck him IN the face,
and shouted: Blank, blank you, you're
always getting your boots blacked."
But that was in the old days.
Not always, however, have differ
ences arising over a wire been with
out a bioodless termination. Il has
been the case on number of oc-
casionS that the insultee has boarded a
tram for the town OF the insulter, and
upon the insulter being pointed out to
him the two have come together in an
affray. But such instances are eXcep-
tions Even though man may board
train full OF thought OF vengeance il i
likely To Ooze out after a few hours
ride. and the visit. instead of being san
culinary, may be one Of harmonious
peace and good feeling. 1t may bc
stated positively that no quarrel be
gun over a telegraph wire has ever
resulted fatally.
They tell i good story up at the big
Western Union Office on Fifteenth
street. one OF the night men was send
ing press IL Richmond. The operator
at the latter place said:
What's the matter? You come SO
heavy ! can't adjust enough"
is that SO?' responded the oper-
ator at the Washington end. Wait q
second
Then came pause
''How's that" asked the Washington
man
That's spl ndid,'' replied the Rich
mond operator. What did you do?''
II took off my cuffs came back the
reply from the Washington man. and
even the relay and sounde exchanged
Washington Star.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-09-30
MAKING THE BENCH.
4 Carpenter Who Made HIS Way to a
.Judgeship-

Judgeship-
4 good story - told of L United States
senator who began life as a carpenter,
says the Youths Companion.
Il will not always be- a carpenter" he
used to declare. for il seems he had set
his heart upon sometime entering the
legal profession. He did not slight his
carpenters work for his day-dream~ "f
what ne should do and become. but was
noted for his honest, conscientious
labor.
One day the young man was planning
a board that was to become Il part Ot q
Judges bench" when friend, observ-
ing his painstaking, inquired:
Why do You take such pains To
smooth that bOard?'
Instantly the young carpenter replied:
because | want a smooth seat when ]
come to sit on it
His friend laughed, and thought the
joke so good that he reported it in the
shop, and the young man was bantered
not little about the Judges bench"
Tie always replied. good-naturedly:
Wait and see. He laughs who wins,
and | may sit there yet.
And he did; but the distance between
the carpenters and the judges bench
was paved with heroic struggles and
self-sacritice
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-09-30
CONCERNING DIAMONDS.
Their sales Are Increasing with Wonder
fuI EapiditN.

fuI Itapidity.
diamond expert in London thus dis
courses on the product and distribution
of diamonds: The Americans are the
finest Judges of diamonds in the world.
and insist upon having the finest stones
and the most perfect cutting. 1t is esti-
mated that they will take fifteen mil
lion dollars worth this year. India
furnishes 4 market for large numbers
of white stones as well aS for yellow OF
colored diamonds, or stones with flaws
or speclzs in them. The natives invest
their savings So them and in other pre-
cious gems as sve do in stocks and
shares. Russia's fancy Il for large vel
low diamonds. China is becoming a
buyer. for very recently the empress
has broken through the old custom
which prohibited women from wearing
diamonds in her country She could
not resist the beauty of superb dia-
mond necklct presented 10 her. She
wore il at court and set the fashion.
Japan is also rapidly becoming a con-
siderable customer. With the opening
up of the world by railway and steam
ship communication tite demand for di-
almonds has increased maryelously. The
world now purchases about twenty-five
million dollars worth per annum.
Twenty years ago IT was about two
hundred thousand dollars"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-09-30
FAMILY hEIRLOOMS.
How Jewellers supply Them to Their
Customers.

Almost any jcwcler can supply one
with set of family jewels says writer
In a London fashion weekly. Like old
furniture, they are often made 70 order.
Sometimes a jcweler is visited by Gus
toner who wants a pretty little story
suitable for telling to her numerous
friends and acquaintance. The jew
clcr is equal to the task. The lady re-
ccivcs the story, in the course of few
days memories it, and when next the
family Jewels are brought ont to be
shown repeats it in an Off-hand sort of
way rs ifit were impromptu.
Even in this democratic age it some
times pays To- pretend that ones an
ccstors were great. l was shown an inn
itation set OF old jewels the other day
which IA counoisseur might have mis-
taken. Compared with the original the
deception seemed perfect.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-09-30
MISS PRISCILLA PRUE.

Little Miss Priscilla Prue.
with her eyes OF Clrare-L blue,
And her cneel.s Of rosy hue.
Lived in Boston. long ago,
And the village people said
That This charming little maid
Was enough 10 tara ones head
Tor sh, smiled ana linpled 50.
Miss PrisciIla's yellow gown
Was the wonder u Tho town,
Where the leading shade @as brown,
Ia the SON Der iOug ago.
Al. her dainty. tripping feet,
With their Aign-hrc.yd boots petite,
Made the dulle-i hearts 10 beat.
Tho they child her dancing 80.
Young and old alike she swayed,
This a!luring little maid
Though she WAS not prim and ,Laid
Like the folk OF long a-O;
Every youth from far uat wide
LOnrrd TO win her Tor ht- hIldr,
But Priscilla OGly sighed
Ana ucuCr-lg answered No
But Al last There cam" day
When her heart vas charmed away,
when she could not answer nay
TO L soldier. long ago.
- her brave eyes clear and blue.
And her red liTs, sweet aud true,
Answered hln who came 80 sue
'.YcsA-hccau~r 4 love gau So
boston Budget
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-09-30
q TWISTED TALE.

Once on = tlTnc-JHis tale * true
There lived n inrlvi,ual who
Believed his intellect he'd more
Ihau other I.I- = d-G ten times Ger.
Ii.. had most every thing down pat.
t-allgHt,I.lG folks Oh thls and that,
Aud 'PJi.L,rs' gave To great and small
Tuis man whC used 10 know II ali
lie told TIE farmers how To- til
Their fields. tariT bins 20 oycrtil:
lie told tn merchants hu~ - sell
Their goods J:l-.t .ll,y their gains might swell
Hc told tho writer's UaIt 10 write
ii J.t Iha I,sJI-- would delight:
Prosperity ID lLCI-I WU1l1 fall
Who heed, 4 h.-a = Eu knew u all
Much Of his precieu, time was spent
Il; hswius al tho government,
And PROV .IrE..-e he'd often rake
For making Some gteLL big mistake
Their. WASH Z .l-IytL-n; but what
lie thought hc l,I,-.. IL = dot,
And wisdom waite: Al lnc call
or him ~ 40 used 10 know IL AL
Bat strlr'r A. il iaay seem 10 you
lis Io more St--"s,- IhAn iL - true
This nl.u Ec-rr t!I 8. sla.lr decd
To prove L. oIEg. I.Ii-s tha- he'd
Tn brains whereby l." could invent
= plan L. ul-ly single cent
Good luck II Sc, ~ j would not befsl
This man VINO used 10 know II all
One d4y ~ saw-thss knowing fool
\ farmer ~ 10 lead "A raulc
The IlUla N-.s s.utl-5rn-like and slow.
And finally rrf-.lI u 70
AMI A. rhr f--Ia = pulled ana swore
II" mule hang 14cl. ward IL the more
III ,yaH' ID any good - maui
The brute, said he hO knew IL All.
''But I've a lit;!. p'Lu. you b-t,
To m4i,s .al4t mul" get gD and get!
L u, tt.-..r ;',-.t, I.u-. no, nor hail
Tn best. III -lEpl: IE.lst his tall
The farmer said IL VIII not 40
IN. wis. s---.i = 81 ..g guessed he knew
Biu. ii.ag.. The funeral VAS small
OF him VLo used u know II AL
Thcrr MAJ nor o. a moral here,
But set .Al5 Iasu glI j. pretty clear,
" IRE very r-ry, VERY wise,
But 50. some yLy 10 our surprise
We ul2y Dump up - -laSt = yGct.
And get our dome O: Esls ioTI cracked
Twcrc Wei 10 now and then recall
The tale OF h.lu who knew il all.
Nixon N.GlJ rman. IL Chicago Times
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-09-30
Advertising Rates.

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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-11-26
MEN WITH wan RECORDS.

TIL. late Gen. John Pope left IN cs-
tate Of about $4,000 or 100000 ta HE
children.
GEN. BEAUREaARp IL now rs ycura of
agc, but is quite spry and nctivc and
still naintaina his old-time military
bearing. .......
,.JonN laird, cf Richmond, Ne, Is n
veteran Of Waterloo. lie enlisted in tho
british army vixen ii years of age, and
10 now hale md vigorous at o..
IT Is recorded that Gems. Lonrstrcet
and Wade Hampton nrc tho only con-
fcdcratc generals who loaded trained
and frcd cannon during the war of tlo
rebellion.
BoATGwAIN JOIN G. THOMPSON, U. g.
~, who has been attached to tho
brooklyn navy yard for the last fifteen
years, has bccn placed on the retired
list. Doatswain Thompson is n veteran
of the Mexican war, and has seen fifty
two years of active service.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-11-26
WlilTTIlNGS.

a TERPs1CHoREAN FAnURE.-"Did
Mr.. Pinpcrnicl1cl dance with youp"
That's what he called it."-Chicago
News Record.
SHE-"You say you arc an artist, d
musician and q poct2" lie (nsdestly)-
"Al three" Shc-"Oh, how awfully
poor you must 'bc!"-Truth.
y CONSCIENTIOUS GIR1.-"Did you 40
ccpt Mr.. FliclScr?" "Ycs, but warned
him couldn't possibly thinlt of marry
ing hin."-Chicaro News Record.
CRUEL GIHL.-''I'vc had such n bcastiy
headache all day." complained Cholly.
1T must be great satisfaction to you
to be reminded that you really own o
head" cooed Dollie. - Indianapolis
Journal.
"WHY don't your daughter Marry
She must have hai countless offers"
, That's just the trouble. All of hcr Of
fcrs harc been countless, and she
swcars that che will have title or
nothing. ."-EuEnlo Express. .., ..
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-11-26
COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

AS NEARLY rs can bc asccrtained, the
irrigated lands of California comprise
3,5Go,02o acres. Irrigation has cost S2o,-
100000, bat IL has increased the value Of
the land &j0). 900, 900.
i:E% company has been formed in
Paris whusc object iB to complete the
Panama canal. The capital cf the new
company i3 to DC e3U.0oo, 900, and it 10
said that work will be begun again at
once.
JAPAN is rapidly increasing her man.
ufactureS. There Is u steady decline in
/ the importation Of Enatchce, printing
paper, toilet soap, lead pencils, bricks,
tires, umbrellas, boots, leather, and
particularly bccr, Gotten yarn, Portland
ccmcrt, Grnpcwder and saddlcry.
WALLIS BROOKE, n writer in the Lon
don Times, is Of the opinion that ''wo
shall SOON sec nil: imported frcr1 Ars-
tra!ia IL frozen blocks and retailcd in
London Gtrcct3. 1t can be done 90
easily as importing butter and apples"
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Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-09-19
Learning Languag ges.

The university student will pore over
the grammar and literature of, say, Ger
man, four years and be ground out with
diploma of proficiency, though he can
not speak one word of that tongue. The
newsboy who can scarcely read and
write runs the streets and picks up in o
few months enough German to make
himself understood anywhere and to
converse huently with newly arrived
emigrants. His German is not gram
matical, but he can speak it; the univer-
sity graduate who has learned it out of
books cannot. There is the difference
between learning language by the
natural method and learning it out of
books, which is not acquiring it at all
The natural way is by using the ear and
tongue, and in no other way will any
human being ever be able to talk for
eign language, though he pore over
grammar and dictionary century.
This great truth is beginning to be
recognized. Professor Schliemann mas
tered Greek by reading it aloud and ac-
customing his ear to the sound of It.
Then when he went to Greece he under
stood the common talk. Professor
Blackie, Of Edinburgh, in five months
became as familiar with German as with
his native tongue simply by going
among Germans constantly, listening to
the sound Of their talk and initiating it.
The new method of learning a foreign
language is exactly the method sof a
child when it first begins to speak. Five
months of faithful work by this plan
will enable anybody to become familiar
with foreign tongue. In this great
age of the intermingling and fraternity
of nations every person ought to speak |
at least three languages.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-09-19
The Sovereign Grand L,a 70.

FoRTLAvp, Or, Sept. 1e.--Cool
and CLOUDY ushered ia the opening
day Of the sixty eighth annual ses-
sion uf tile Sovereign Grand lodge of
Independent order Of Odd Fellows.
The streets present an animated
scene aud are handsomely decorated
along the line Of this aftsrnoon's pa
rade. At 0:30 a. m. a large crowd
gathered at Marquam grand opera
house where representatives of Sow
ereien Grand lodge were formally
welcomed to fhs state of Oregon and
city OF Portland py Governor PEN
n0yer and Mayor Mason. J. J.
WA.ton welcomed representatives
III behalf Of Grand lodge and Grand
encampment Of Oregon. Hon.
Charles M. Busbee made fitting
response at conclusion Of the cxer-
cises at the opera house. grand rep-
nsentatlyes escorted by Canton
Portland No. /, marched 10 ArIon
hall where the session OF Tho sover.
eiQn Grand lodge was formally
opened BY Grand Sire Busbee. AZ
tor reading different reports and re-