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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-06-17
A HORRIBLE DISCOVERY.
Evidences of CannibaIism Found Near "A
South Dakota Village.

South Dakota Village.
4 horrible discovery has been made
in the mountains of South Dakota,
about ten miles from the border, which
indicates that 4 party of people have
been driven to the dire extremity Of
feeding upon each other. In deep
canyon, where the camp was sheltered
from the storms, says the Globe-Dem-
ocrat, there were found the remains OF
n camp and of fire. in the ashes Of
which were several bones and pieces Of
human body which had been cooked
and partly eaten. There had evidently
been five or six in the party, and three
of them had been killed to furnish food
for the others. for there were three
skulls found, and from their size 1t i
evident that all of them were those Of
women or children, for they were much
smaller than the skull of a man. The
bones of the legs and arms were found,
and to one leg bone there was still a
quantity of cooked flesh hanging.
The survivors had evidently got some
other food, and left the undcvoured part
of the last victim in the fire with the
intention of burning 1t up, but the fire
was put ont by 4 snowstorm, and the
discovery IhuS mace possible II Is be
lieved the party originally consisted OF
two men, two women and boy, and
that they passed through this place las;
fall on their way to the west. If such
was the case the men have sacrificed
their companions in the attempt at self
preservation, and are now alive. 1t l.
understood that the authorities O.
South Dakota will make a searching in
vestigation, and see if they can find out
the survivors of the terrible deed.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-06-17
BANANAS ARE USEFUL
They Grow Spontaneously and Contain
All the Essentials to Sust ain Life.

They Grow Spontaneously and Contain
All the Essentials to Sust ain Life.
Wild varieties of banana have been
found in Ceylon, Cochin China and the
Philippines. These, of course. have
seeds, but they are inferior To the long,
cultivated varieties. The banana is cul-
tivated by suckers, and it Is in this way
that the plant is perpetuated in
definitely.
The banana belongs to the lily fam
lily, and is a developed, tropical lily,
from which, by ages of cultivation, the
seeds have been eliminated, while the
fruit, for which it has been cultivated,
has greatly expanded. In relation to
the bearing qualities of this fruit, Hum
boldt, who early saw the wonders of
the plant, said that the ground that
would grow ninety-nine pounds of pota-
toes would grow thirty-three pounds of
wheat, but that the same ground would
grow four thousand pounds of bananas.
The banana possesses all the essen
tials TO the sustenance of life. OF wheat
alone, or potatoes alone, this cannot be
sand. When taken as a steady diet the
banana is cooked-balled dry in the
green state, pulped and boiled in water
rs soup or cut in slices and fried.
The leaves of the banana, often six
feet long and two feet wide, are tender,
according to the Youths Companion,
and the strong winds of the tropics soon
tear them in strips, thereby adding to
their grace and beauty. The banana
is a fruit that beast and bird, as well as
man, are fond of, and the owner, when
he lives in sparsely-settled country,
must protect his plantation by fence
of some thorny plant.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-06-17
MADE HIS OWN STORY.
A Journalist InsuItcd Man, Killed Him
and Wrote His obituary.

A desperate duel was fought one day
in August, 1856, by two girls about
eighteen years of age-Senorlta' Is
pinoza and Morena-Cmploycd at the
tobacco factory in Seville, that work
shop in front of which the first act o1
Carmen is supposed to cventuate-
Their seconds were men, who fur
nished each girl with a dirk, after
which they were blindfolded and placed
in an unli-htcd room for half an hour
and commanded to .-Fight.'' Then the
room was locked and the seconds Joined
the other employees n dinner, after
which they opened the door and found
both girls alive, but mortally wounded
One of the combatants was cut in
tyvcnty-seven different places, and was
bleeding to death, while the other re
ccived severe wounds in ten and fatal
ones in two places The seconds at
tempted to escape, but were arrested
and sent to prison for six months The
girls never spoke after the door was
opened. but one of them lived in great
agony for several hours, says the Chi
cagO Herald
Near Madrid, December 10, 1890,
Capt. Romero and Capt. Murillo fought
with SdDerS, ana Doth were lrlShIluiiJ
injured and manned for life. Subse-
qucntly the principals and their sec
onds tall ofliccrsl We're arrested, and
the former were dismissed from the
army and the latter fined. One of the
latter, after paving his fine, challenged
the magistrate who fined him, who ac-
ccptcd and received three wounds. lie
again fined the officer and was again
challenged, and fought with pistols,
killing the officer at the first fire
1t is Il fact, although | cannot pre-
sent names or dates, that Il Partisan
scribe grossly insulted an army officer
in the morning edition of his paper,
fought and killed him 1T noon, and pub
liShed "A graphic description OF the
whole affair in his evening issue
Quite rs good little story Is that IN
which, at an ariStocratic party IN Nicn-
M, = lady dropped bouquet and gen
tIcman following in Il waltz kicked 1t
TO. one side so that it would not bc
stepped upon, and was challenged and
wounded by the escort of the lady who
dropped the flowers. and was aftcrward
nursed by and married To the lady nCr-
self
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-06-17

In n German engineering journal a
writer contrasts the behavior of different
animals toward steam machinery thus:
The OK, that proverbially stupid ami
nal, stands composedly on the track of
railway without having any idea of
the danger that threatens him; dogs
run among the wheels of a departing
railway train without suffering any in
jury; and birds seem TO take a partic-
ular delight in the steam engine. Larl1s
often build their nests and rear their
young under the switches OF a railway
over which heavy trains are constantly
rolling. and swallows make their homes
in engine houses. y pair of swallows
have reared their young for a year in a
mill where a noisy three hundred horse
power engine is working night and dav.
and another pair have built a nest in
the padddle-bOX Of q. steamer which
plies during the season. between Pesth
and Semlin.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-06-17
WAS HIS MONEY.
The Explanation OF the Younger Brother,
SoIiCitulP.


The life of a physician is not all
tragedy. Talking with u Commercial
Advertiser reporter the other day, DR.
T. Hamilton Burch, of New York. said
that recently he received a hurry call TO
n very swell residence on Madison av-
enue. He found that small boy had
swallowed penny and that il had
lodged in his throat, almost closing the
passage and causing his eyes to pro-
trude and his face 70 turn purple. The
doctor at once set about removing the
coin, and thus describes the scene:
while every one present exhibited the
most intense interest in the operation
the solicitude of the victims Younger
brother was affecting 20 a degree. With
an expression of serious apprehension
and in voice trembling with grief he
piled me with questions upon the possi-
bic outcome of the accident. | an
swered him with words of encourage
ment, and finally, amid general sigh of
relief, drew forth the obnoxious copper.
There, l exclaimed, patting the young
er brother on the shoulder, we've got
IT at last I'm 50 glad he responded,
with smile. 1t was my cent"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-06-17
INDICATED FOOD.
French Doctors Administer Medicines


bread.
The Paris hospitals have 4 practice
which may with profit bc commcndea
10 the physicians and nurses OF this
country, says the Globe-Democrat
Some years ago a leading physician u
Paris, noting the strenuous objections
entertained by many patients Of the
hospitals to taking medicine because Of
its noXious taste, conceived the idea
that medicine should be admin stored in
the food Of the patients. lie BEGAN
series Of experiments 10 ascertain
whether the taste Of drugs might l.-
be 50 disguised with food as o. r..t
them If not palatahle at least less q" .el-
tIOuable. The oils, such as Codlirgv u.-
castor oil, and the like he conc ...t i-
soups. and invented a peculiar bread
known as the chalybeate bread, for the
purpose Of administering iron tonic
which many persons object stror y 20
taking on account Of it, taste. livery
ounce Of this bread contains One gram
OF the lactate of iron, and the quau...t
of iron tonic which n patient "'a'
take in the course of one day 'l.a.
would bc quite sufficient for all -eals-'
purposes. The idea is not % bad '-1
for our doctors 10 follow, for a Ua'|.A'
with a weak or squeamish ~t'ua.a
often put 10 no little incony,u..uer aA,
suffering 10y the ubomiuab.c taste e-
some necessary medicines.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-06-17
IMPERSONAL BREvITIES.

BUTLER county, Pa, has a genius
who dreams the correct location of oil
wells.
In Canterbury, n. H., one of the resi-
dents has a lamp chimney that has been
IN constant use for twenty-seven years.
PORTLAND, Me, is admiring a man
who has carried the same jackknife for
slXty-three years, resisting all tempta-
tions to swap"
FIVE experienced miners from the
Comstock mines will leave Virginia
City, New, very shortly for Peru 20 help
develop the mines of that country. All
their expenses in Peru are TO be paid.
and they are 10 receive SI25 q month
each.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-06-17
Wood NIosnics.

The wood mosaic industry is carried
70 great perfection in France. The scale
OF colors is extremely rich, as no less
than twelve thousand six hundred diff
ferent shades can bc used. so that all
descriptions Of paintings can be faith
fulIy reproduced in this way. The great
advantage Of this mosaic is that in case
the coiors should fade they can be re-
stored TO their original freshness bv
planning because the fbers of the wood
are entirely permeated with the paint
The mosaic is durably affixed to boards
with the grain at right angles, so that
no atmospheric change can affect It.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-06-17
GOSSIP ACROSS The SEA

OF the thirty-two ducal and princely
families established by Napoleon l.
fourteen are extinct.
SERvASTs are growing scarccr and
scarcer in England. This country has
drained it considerably, and now the
demand from Australia is getting to be
very troublesome,
\ NEW diamond is being cut in Ant
werp, said TO be the largest ever found
in Africa. II weighs four hundred
carats, and when it is finished it will be
reduced One-half.
LAST year nearly thousand people
killed themselves in Paris. The favor
tie mode of suicide was by drowning,
10y which two hundred and thirty-onc
unfortunates put an end to their exist
cnce.
THE London Spectator says that swag-
ger is no longer the fashion. The swag-
ger of nil Gdmirdri, or of the old. high
born hero of fiction, or of the soldier, or
of the plungcr, is going out, and man
ners are becoming more simple and un-
affected.
y LONDON journal says of the Due de
Ia Rochcfoucauld, who married the
daughter of Senator Mitchell. that al
though his father was n Rochefoucauld,
his mother was a rjTHRdierc. The pres
ent due has never been well received in
Partisan society.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-06-17
ANIMAL PARASITES.
Efforts Being Made by the Gov
ernment to Destroy Them
Millions of Dollars Lost Each Year
Through the Dcpredations of Insect
Pests-Sources Of Destruc-
tive Diseases.

n
the trichinH of pork, which caused the
American hog To bc shut out Of Europe
so long are from rats, has given new
impetus 20 the pursuit of a line of in
vestiratipn which has been claiming
tho attention Of the United States gov
ernmcut. says "a Washington corrS~pou-
dent of the New York sun. Dr. Lcucll-
hart, the great LcipSic professor who
made the discovery, a~cyrtaiucd 10y the
dissection ~ rats that forty per cent Of
them were infected 10y trichiu1,. Rat
are cauuibals. They eat their own uiT-
spring aud each other, and spread thu
infection. Whether they ever die OF
trichin,~is il not known, although II
makes them lame sometimes Pigs de
vour them and contract the complaint.
Human beings in their turn eat the
pig. and the trichInge develop. with
fatal results frccucutly. The disease Is
recllUncd the mosf deadly known. ina~-
much as il kills in sixty per cent. OF all
cases. Among The animals attacked by
ii are eats, dogs horses, bears and rat
bits. although how they get the para
sites Is uncertain
The department Of agriculture Is at
present giving earnest attention 70 the
study IF animal parasites with q view
of finding out methods for fighting
against some of them which cauSc q
loss OF many millions Of dollars yearly
to farmers. Ithas made q big discovery
recently in relation to the fatal disease
of cattle called Texas fever, which
is caused by q minnie animal
called a protozoou, that feeds on
the red corpuscles in the blood
and destroys them. Recent develop
mcnts of knowledge reveal the protozoa
as producers of morbid complaints. IL
has been asccrtainCd that the cause of
malaria is a protoZoon which feeds ON
the blood corpuscleS, and another mi
crosopic Zoe of like description Is rcspon-
siblc for certain forms of dyscntcry.
Undoubtedly many disorders not now
understood will eventually be referred
TO q similar origin.
The department is trying 10 discover
means for combating another parasite.
which causes Il loss of nearly three mil
lion five hundred thousand dollars
year in cattle slaughtered in Chicago.
II +, the dreaded heel fly, which lays it,
crrs ON tn, back, Of the animals, the
worms hatrhcd from them boring
through pa, -,.iu and remaining buried
for several months ia IT.. u-~E. 'u
emerging they fan % 20. r-nuu3 and
form ta. clrE...ir condition corn. uai
a- perfect Is... r.H Iv o. 'sv 'l..r r--.--
uu tho Hg.'-. 10 a'Irr ,at,.r. That hcIu
their only u.,'HyG 90 rrur r.t.uu. Dr.
Cd upir st fa. a.r..e' la- r. .-. than five
IH'e- rI... 'r fH.. .rrrIHr .f I r"t..' .-
,t .e.u quality. anal ta, m..,-. ..ii trr
.l, r,.-.. '..-- . I.runH Iu rr.-
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-06-17
Atmosphere and Weight.

A man weighs less when the barome-
ter is high, Notwithstanding the fact
that the atmospheric pressure on him
Is more than when the barometer is
low. As the pressure of air on an or
dinary sized man is about fifteen tons.
the rise of the mercury from twenty
nine To thirty-one inches adds about one
ton 10 the load he has To carry.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-06-17

81 read myself to sleep on Dante ,
Inferno last night, but IN never 90 =
again" "Why? Did you have O'I
dreams?" i should say sa.
thought ! was walking the floor VIE
the baby all night buffalo Express
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-06-17

He Never Heard It.-"Jone,' .g ..~
You ever hear the song Of the .h.i.
NO lhic), Billings, ! never ai4 IA
is (hic) | didn't know .h.E. -
(hic) sing. kate Fields MasA---. w.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-06-17
OPTICAL ILLUSIONS.
You May Have Plenty Of Pun on tn
Train 10y Their Means

Train 10y Their Means
AS the. train proceeds rapidly over
the level desert my eyes fix g.
Cazc steadily at--a clump Of sage bush
which i probably two miles distant
The bush seems u move slowly with
the train. while objects between II and
my eve, have an apparent motion in
thu Opposite direction OF these latter
the near ones fly pass with great rapid
ity. hut the apparent vclpcity 81 those
farther removed diaiuis,hc~ until, just
bcforc the point 81 iiNati5n j, reached.
objects come t0 an apparent staud>till-
Beyond the point ENrd by nv eyes Obj
ir,t~ mD., ia the same direction a. the
train, their Velocity apparently greater
tho farther away they lie
Suddenly ! shift my gaze, writes Br.
Wood in the Popular Science Monthly,
from the SJgc bush To- q large bowldcr
which i sailing slowly past, probably
one thousand yards from the train.
Everything i changed at once. The
bowldcr's retrograde progress is arrest
ed; near objects fly by with accelerated
speed: the sage bush clUmp forgcs
ahead as if To make up for lost time,
while the plain beyond it, indistinct in
lhc distance. races dHcdu OF every OD-
jcct in view. And 50 / while away
Il full half hour, making one conSpicu-
Gus object after another stand still, go
ahead, or sail past at will-all upon the
surface Of this apparently boundleSs
Plain-trying TO realize, meantime, that
things are not aS the moving panorama
before me indicates. For, relatively TO
the train. all objects are passed at an
equal rate, the near as well as the dis
t@ut, those seen by direct as well rs
those seen by indirect vision. But, in
looking from my ear window, | am
made the subject of optical illusions
common in Journey of this sort.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-05-05
THE UNDRESSED KID.

Hank Barr, the veteran COW puncher
on the range. gave the youth his desig-
nation. The Kid, who was also referred
to as the Brat. the Infant, and that
Young Cub" had been playing some
prank on the grizzled and testy Mr..
Barr, and Hank, by way of delicate
reference to the palpable fact that the
parental bed slat or trunk strap had
been allowed to get dusty between
"whalings," when the Infant had been
of yet more tender years, bestowed upon
his 'tormentor the sobriquet by which he
was every after known.
. 1t was not that the Kids years were
so few-he was twenty-two-but he was
oh! such 'kid." He had evidently
mingled with men for several years, but
the association did not seem to have
rubbed off any of the marks of extreme
youth, at least in his behavior, and nc
one ever thought of smiling, even wheI
Shorty Fleming, the boss's youngest
brother, aged eighteen. addressed the
Kid by any one of his numerous diminu
tives.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-05-05
THE OLD PINE TREE

Down in the region which the Pyrenees,
like a barrier of blue marble, border on the
south, nearly every dwelling (tbey all in
variably face the rising SUM has in Its
neighborhood a guardian tree-growing, a
venerated object, near the entrance. AS IL
extends it's heavy branches over the roof 1t
seems like some great protecting being
guarding the entire household from I'M
lucky influences and from evil working
spirits, which, according to the rustic inn
agination, swarm mysteriously in the air.
In front of one of these white dwellings,
inhabited by single husbandman named
Luke Laborde, fiourished ain immense pine
tree, which, shooting straight up to n
height of nearly 200 feet from the ground,
spread majestically beneath the clouds the
enormous parasol shaped covering of its
branches like some hydrangea of gigantic
growth. lIa
The pine tree gave it, name to the dwell
ing of the Labordes. and it took for its
sign 1.-The Parasol.P 1t is seen from all
points of the surrounding district, and the
larger birds which migrate in the autumn
sometimes deign to rest upon il, for they
know they are in safety on this lordly tree
whose branches tower aloft so far from
men.
And the pine tree brought prosperity to
the dwelling. Luke Laborde, the young
owner, still unmarried, is almost rich; his
fields prosper, his granaries are heavy
with the harvests, his cattle docile and
well fed. And never into his dwelling did
any contagious disease find its way, thanks
] to the patriarchal watchfulness Of the pine
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-05-05
MANDATE

The words the great commanders said,
Were uttered out of hearts of fame;
Each mandate like bullet sped,
Nor ever missed its aim. g..
March on!' and Follow mel" they cried,
And every hero took his place;
And so the weak and strong were tried
For glory or disgrace.
So while the endless battle lasts,
Words hot as fire shall summon men:
And battles fiery furnace blasts
Shall try them DER again. ~.
Edwin X. Champlin in Youths Companion.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-01-05
PhOnO6raph Exhibition.

Mr.. Stoeckle, the enterprising
owner of the photograph, has made
arrangements to give a practical
exhibition of Edison's famous patent
at the hall of the Y. NJ. G. A. on
next Friday evening. A great many
people have only superficial idea of
this remarkable instrument, and MIR.
Stoeckle intends to give everybody
an opportunity to witness the prac-
teal working of it in full view of the
audience. Several records will be
taken and reproduced Immediately
after, successful experiment that
cannot fail to please all. A number
of new records that arrived on the
Australia will also be given. They
have not been heard in this city as
yet. Mr.. Stoeckle is busy arranging
an attractive programme, and will
announce it in day or so.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-01-05

covery will leave tomorrow with cargoes
of sugar for San Francisco.
The steamer Kinau will arrive here
again from windward ports on Sunday
morning.
The brigantine Jno. d. Spreckels will
leave Kahului for San Francisco about the
latter part of this week.
The American bark Mary Glover was
anchored off port on Monday. January A.
ninety-six days out from Newcastle, New
South Wales, with 500 tons of coal on
board in transit for San Diego. Her bow
spirit was broken during the voyage, and
she put into Honolulu to get new one.
The American brigantine w. G.. Irwin,
Captain J. E. McCulloch, arrived early on
January 4, about thirteen and half days
from San Francisco. with general mer-
chandise valued at 1850. AS all the
berths are at present occupied, she will re-
main out in the stream for some time,
probably until after the departure OF the
Australia.
The steamer Mikahala lays up for one
trip. She went on the Marine Railway
yesterday to be cleaned preparatory to the
sugar season. The steamer lwalani will
take the Mikahala's Kauai route this after
noon.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-01-05
VESSELS IN POET.

This list Goes not include coasters.)
US Pensacola, Kautz, San francisco.
Am bgt Geo. H. Douglass, Reid, Butaritari.
Br bk Pass of Leny, Vint, Glasgow.
Am bkt S n Castle, Hubbard, San Fran.
Am bk Forest Queen Nelson Nelson San an Fran 1an
Am bkt Discovery, Mcneil, San Fran.
Haw bk Mauna Ala, Smith, N'wcl, Ms. w.
Am bkt John Smith, S B Groth, Newcastle.
Am bkt Robt Sudden, Ulberg, Newcastle.
Am schr Ethel Zane, Peterson, Newcastle.
or blk Paul Isenberg, WOlters. Liverpool.
Nor bkt Grei, Anderson, Newcastle.
Am ship Hawkesbury, Nordfeldt, Nwcstle.
Br blk Omeo, Newcastle.
Am schr Robt Levers, Tibbetts, Pt Tnsnd.
Am blk Ceylon, Calhoun, San Fran.
o s S Australia, Houdlette, San Fran.
Am blk Estella, Ross, Newcastle.
Am VIII blk West, Huntley, San Fran
Am tern Glendale, Eureka.
Am bkt Irmgard, Schmidt, San Fran.
Am bkt Planter, Dow, San Fran.
Am bgt w G Irwin, McCulloch, San Fran.
Am 5kt Eureka, Eureka.