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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-06-03
OSTRICH FARMING.
The Immense Trade in TIu1nes ia soHth
=E-5rs.

ahaN
EE-:cs-
Ostrich farming is one cf the it1o10r-
ta-t .-.u--ri ia SartL Al-..a. when
~. 80. -.--.s.r.-. t-.a l-.i.- 80 Pre-
rs,..acs far Tho r2@r'-c;r .l H."
T...s,s .-a lsralpai. ~ two '---..iEsa ..
and don -,---Lel o.tTi.a -
;,.:g..7-. .---s Ia. .tu.s-I -..-l -a -
iat. Ea-a bird f. .ag'sa-s. = .ie- o..
owner I.rty dollar Uor -E...'.i. ---"
i-a-1s-rrs ia which they "
u-7-ll- Iuiit OF etanr. lUt 1acr-
l. s.at aIuuL.a: 81 .re frnr'~ have 3-'-
crursla-cl with rgG.-i auce '-.
The birds ere crTr-.-lT Tlvcl-e1
once cvcrv ci~ht month >iall1n- one
pound Or feathers g;.sh. h-t lis...T l--I--s--
crs onh pluck ,i-,t.- tcata,-, ~ &. t---n,
so as not u caro- too much ir-It-.t-on
and resulting inflammation, which L.
very iniuriocs - the health ii TIC
birds and lessons the ..e--t crop of i1rtI-
crs. Tho birds. in thcac large fields,
find plenty Of food. rarely having 10 be
fed with mc@licG, Gca.a. lucerut OF
other cultivated food p-DdG-t--
The ntI!.lbcr Of c.rrs laid -Ir ies from
ci-ltcou L, i.vclt--lDur. the male bird
1,sg-.,ly .s..cl-a.:--- the ucai ~ s"Iae
,..,,.-- ..-,a-. 7,f,i sch 1irds, ..ai-tiu- iu
the i:Icubati5c.. t---..-:- tll-l s.a2iit- i.--t
it Is d-srf2.e fala rerial of iacHhati.a
that the Tl..Eaa5 ar at their bet. and
many OF them arn utterly spoiled far
commercial parp51es. OF late year.
artificial iaoahatinE has h@oa resort a..
to a:.a with perfect succers, for It i...
been found that t-.-cr o.~r. arc spoil"
by this method, and that the yo1-'
thus matched are n" less viror"a# .-
those brought mp by t-e h.ra# ;--.:--
.clves. The value q ie"tacIa e--
from Cap Colony during taa P@. Z l....-..
vgars IS e>tIulatsf al sv.r HttE t1
lion dollars. th- t..al r--riEAt he.l-
about t.,-lve 'ulG--3 tn-.-
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-06-03

The inhabitants in several districts
of the province OF Simbir-k lately pcti-
toned the ministry Of the interior for
the abolition Of corporal punishment
the baStiuadc, birchiug, ctc.-iu the
case of any persons who have received
a school education, declaring that the
manner in which the ca,tigation is adj
miuiStercd for the slightest oifensc Is
insupportuble to the dignity OF persons
of education. The minister of the into
rior replied that the question was one
of general Importance 10 the whole en-
pire and could scarcely be raised in any
one district alone. Therefore ne re
fused 10 comply with the petition, add
ing: The law Of the 18th Of July, 1859,
gives uncontrolled authority ia the
Zcmsl5ie Natchalnali government in
spectors, combining police, judicial and
fiscal authority in one person. 10 iniict
corporal punishment. They win. doubt
less, exercise such authority in a man
ner which viii not appear too heavy 10
the persons concerned
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-06-03
las P4Loso2HER,s STONE.
various Description Given of II oy the
UId-Timr .1Ivhem.sts-

various Description Given OF It by the
UId-Timr -IIChem.sts-
The composition OF the philosophers
stone" was the prime problem OF med
icval alchemy. SAYS the St Louis Ee-
public. and. although many uraetl-5on-
crs of the '.h,}v art" declared that shoy
had discovered the ingredients utce~-
sarv Ia its production, nothing is now
certainty known in regard to the COM
po~itiou of this secret OF secrets I'v
way Of explanation IT may hc weu to
mention that the ..phIosophcr's stone
was a substance which the ancient
alchemists thought would change all
baser metals to pure gold. Legendary
history saws tEat Noah took the true
and original philosophers stone with
him in the ari.. and that he hanged It
up in the certer of the great boat,that all
of the living creatures gathered therein
might be lighted 10y its presence
From the time the philosophers, al
chemists. etc, began TO make their eel
ebratcd experiments there was hot
controversy as TO whether the ''StOnc
had a corporal or merely an ethereal cy-
istence. One adept declared that II
was composed simply of common mcr-
curry; another maintained that it was
not stone at all. but that it was gt
one and the same time mineral. veg
Ctable and animal matter, "QuccIly
blended the three together" a thIrd-not
to toe outdone by his brother alchcn-
lists. declared that the stone was min
cral fire-coutiuUal. equal and non
cvaporatinr. As to the color of the
philosophical matter. there was the
usual diversity Of opinion. Floris, in
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-06-03
HYPNOTIZED BY A SNAKE.
The Remarkable Adventure OF Penn
sNINaniN Man.


syIVaDia Man.
a remarkable snake story was told
by resident of Clarion county recent
", says the Oil City Derrick, and but
for the unimpcachable character of the
narrator would sound like snake
story" He stated that farmer who
lived near Clarion while in a field was
attacked by a snake fully ten feet in
length. The reptile coiled itself around
the farmers waist and g,nred fixedIy
in his face, evidently trying to charm
him. Shaking off the dizzy feeling caused
by the snakes hypnotic gaze, the farm
er cut 1t to pieces with the scythe and
then, exhausted with fright and over
cXertion, sank TO the ground.
The head of the snake, with portion
of the body, lay near him and the pc
culiar color caused him to pick it up,
and he found it was an albino black
snake. The peculiar formation of the
snakes eyes caused him TO examine
them closely and he could hardly be
heve the evidence of his senses when
he discovered perfect reproduction of
his face photographed in the center of
the eye. He brought the snake back to
town, where it was photographed and
preserved in alcohol. The negative
taken by the photographer shows the
snakes eye perfectly with the farmers
face showing as clearly as if also taken
with camera.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-06-03

4 little oblong steel box opening
with combination lock- passed through
the Chicago custom house the other
morning consigned to an Illinois watch
company. This insignificant affair con
tanned diamonds and rubics by tine hun-
drods, that were intended for settings
for watches. The value of the stones
was placed at one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars. and the duty on them
was a small fortune The goods were
delivered 10y special messenger.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-06-03

The remarkable mem... tt. I..-..
Wales has, that cuahi.# l" .'
little incidents In the eartN.. '.
parativc strangers yho meet .....
result of assiduou~ practice. DID,.
the newspapers with as mn,. ....
as an editor does and sturyr aN".
memory for future use every an
information relating o. p.". r.,
likely to be thrown iu IBIS H.E
trained his eye So that ua .".'
room ne sees everybody ....' ...
glance, and possess. ua..
ulty for recolleCtiu- faces.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-06-03
Latitudes Chan ge.

A few years ago 1t was suspected that
the latitude of places on the earth's
surface changes. a number of astrono-
mers agreed to make observations for
two years and the result has Just been
made public. Latitudes do change.
Berlin, for example, was fifty feet
nearer the north pole in September
than 1T was in March. This change is
not, of course, a shifting of any one
point on the earth's surface. 1t Is a
fitting of the axis of the earth
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-06-03
snow NfapRnfa

On the icy peaks of the Himalavas
say an imaginative writer. there is .
'snow maggot, resembling the Siu-
wor IN in appearance, and weipbing
nearly pound. 1t is excellent to eat
but too much of it VIII make one bleed
at the nose.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-06-03

4 T-rENTION SOLDIERSt
"a have been "a pointed 10y the Hon. Secre-
tary Of the Interior PENSl IN AND CLAIM
AGENT. ! have TWELVE YEARS ENFER-
lENCE. All claims entrusted % me viii receive
prompt attintiOn. Any soldiers drawing less
than 20 Per onth pcLsion can have IL increased
70 So IS, so and SI2 per month according 10 disa-
bilty' under the act % June y, 1890.
Please give an old wounded cumrade your pat
ronage. once witt Wm. II. Sechlcr. Attorney at
Law. Reade's Row, Centre street. Ehensburg
Ia. j. G. BU RkE.
Pension Attorney
Late MAJOR IIth ReSt., Penna Reserves
May 20, 1872 3m
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-06-03

rgYiE FI!EEAIAN is the ilresJ paper in North
\ e aWHTim. Don't forget II.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-31

who. at 6 O'Clock in the evening, Is
dragged through wire fence. held for
two hours and outraged with impu-
nifty.
Surely, surely, the ability to commit
such atrocities almost in bread daylight
does not speak highly for the efficiency
of the police force in this city. Wretches
capable of committing such infamies
must bear upon their fronts some siens,
implanted there by God, which indicate
the depravity of their hearts! 1t is the
duty of the police department to run
down these miscreants before they have
q chance to consummate their crimes,
and most certainly to see that swift
punishment is melted out to their perpe-
traitors. Judging from the occurrences
of the past few weeks, Los Angeles must
be the refuge and present abiding place
of the most abandoned ecoundrels on
the face of the earth. A police depart
ment that has the gall to claim that it
is efficient ought to be able to rein in
this terrible and brutal lawlessness!
Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-31

We WOULD like to see some Of our
contemporaries explain why it is that
it only costs the people of Alameda
county $4,000 to run their city and
county assessors Offices while it costs the
taxpayers of Los Angeles county $35, 900
to run their city and county assessment
rolls? 1t won't do to say that the
labor is greater in this county, because
the Alameda assessment is more than q
million dollars larger than that of Los
Angeles. The Citizens Non-Partizan
Reform association have brought this
fact to light. and it is certainly worthy
of some notice from some of the learned
pundits that control the editorial
columns of our esteemed Republican
contemporaries. Take hold Of it, breth-
rem, and give US the benefit of your
views thereanent. The taxpayer has
lately got into the mood of considering
such little trifles, and he would be CRATE
full for any enlightenment which you
might shed on the matter. A difference
of $20, 900, or 125 per cent, in one Office,
certainly calls for some instructive dis
sertation by the defenders of Doodle
government.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-31
AMUSE MENTS.

TIE AND.-Those who love o laugh
enjoyed surfeit of jollity last night in
Bill's Boot. It is an extravaganza of a
rollicking character, full of amusing sit.
uat;ons, and with great deal of COM
ical horseplay scattered through the
acts. The company show to advantage
in the dialect roles, and the dancing and
other business is of good standard.
The plot is of the lightest, the humor of
the uproarious variety, and the girls are
generally young and pretty. Sullivan
as Michael Mahoney, and Larry Smith
as Jacob Grabenheimer, are good
specialists, and the fun is fast and furi-
Gus from the raising till the fall of the
curtain. 1t would be lost labor to an.
alyxe the piece. Go and see it and feel
your liver pound or two lighter from
the constant recurrence Of ready and
side-splitting laugh. 1t will be given
again tonight, with matinee.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-31
ARE OUR PEOPLE DRFRNCELEssP

1t is the duty of newspaper that de-
aires to see its section advance to depre
cate crime, and to call out fol it's sup
preston. What kind OF a community
are we living in anyway? Have We
started out to reproduce the noisome
record OF the cities Of the plain or to
equal afac suYIass the horrors Of White
CnBpxl and OF JGk The Ripper9 We
lSve large police force; and, under an
efficient management. it GEfgffhs- to be
amr sufficient TO tnppfess outrageous
manlfestations OF vice. And yet Whist
do we see? On'y the other day a Chi
naman committed suicide in our county
jail who had committed a nameless out
rage on young Spanish boy and then
murdered him in cod blood. Next
some ferocious beast drags a boy
through wire fence, lacersting him
cruelty, and perpetrating a nameless
o ,trage upon his mangled and let ding
victim. There atrocities of almost in
vileness are followed up by
the raping OF an estimab!e young lady
Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-31

This is 9 Democratic year, and 1t Will
be signalized by any number OF pleasant
things. Not the least OF these Will be
the New Years edition OF the HERALD.
This publication will contain an ex-
baustiye resume of the events OF
the past year, and will be scat
tered broadcast over the United
States. No doubt our patrons will, as in
the past, extend a generous support to
this issue, OF which an unusually large
number OF copies will be printed. Its
letter press will be devoted to accurate
descriptions OF the city and county OF
Los Angeles and their leading indus.
tries, and its advertising columns will
tell Of the development OF business In
our midst. The merchants and bust
ness men of the city will be interviewed
by our solicitors, and we are confident
that they will respond literally. 1t
will simply be bread cast upon the
waters, which will return before the
lapse of many days.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-31
THE Examiner is making a square

THE Examiner is making square
sectional fight against Hon. s. M.
White. 1t has fallen back on the old-
time device of crying "Stop thief"
That venerable ruse, however, has long
ago lost its efficacy. 1t was great
piece of assurance, to be sure, on the
part of Democratic journals published in
the enormous stretch of country south
of San Mateo county to point out the
fact that it had never yet been conceded
a United States senator, and that is
about all the sectional talk that has
been INDUCED in by the friends of Mr..
White down this way. Our San Fran
cisco contemporary has adopted the in
genious device of interviewing San Fran
cisco members of the legislature, whose
names it prudently keeps to itself, in
which the boldest kind of sectionalism
is advocated. This is the resort of des-
peration, aud will deceive nobody. Mr..
White is, to an exceptional degree, the
candidate of the Democracy of the whole
state.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-31
PERSONAL.

Col. j. R. Dobbins of San Gabriel was
in town yesterday.
DR.. Esch, with his wife and her
mother, Mrs. Wright, from Huron, o.,
are guests at the Livingston.
Edwin ]. Epstein, OF the firm of Percy
L. Davis & Co., art auctioneers, of San
Francisco, is in the city for few days
on a.business trip.
Tony Brunswick of the Del Monte at
San Francisco, and formerly of Los An
geles, is down on visit to his many
friends and will remain about week.
Paul H. Blades, editor of the San
Diegan-Sun was in the city yesterday.
He came up on q visit to his father,
Judge f. Blades at Pomona, and bis
brother Deputy District Attorney E. X.
Blades of this city.
Mrs. Thomas J. Sbackleford, wife of
one of San Francisco's leading attorneys
and Democratic politicians, accompanied
by her beautiful and intelligent daugh.
ter, Clata, is in the city ON pleasure
trip, and are registered at the Bellevue
Terrace.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-31
LOCAL NovELISTs.
Tho Point OF View Taken by HamliI
Garland.

Tho Point OF View Taken by Hamlin
Garland.
The audience at the Church of the
Unity last evening was much larger
than that of any previous evening dur.
ing the course of Mr.. Hamlin Gsrland'e
lectures. His lecture on Local Noveliets
was very interesting and highly enter
tanning. Mr.. Garland referred to the
stilted, conventional form of language
used in novels, which is not used in
drawing rooms or elsewhere. He fa-
vored dialect, which does not convey
the idea of the phone tic. In discussing
the. various styles of literature, OF
alleged literature, he said:
1.-The American novel is absolutely
the epic OF the age. In the local novel
lets you have the best history of the
country that can be given. We have
local novelists in the various sections of
the country who depict life in those Sec
tions as they find it-lineal descendants
of Cooper. Previous to the civil war
the south had produced nothing that
would last. Edgar Allen Poe was about
the only novelist they had. Sydney
phhS uhC cWCCtCbO cOuS6 CVCl pIO-
duced by an artist of that section. Ca
ble's sketches are the most important
produced up to that time. The litera-
ture of the south before that age was OF
the high, pale brow style. The women
were ethereal, not human; they 'glided'
instead of walking, and were 'tastefully
attired, not dressed. But after the civil
war the new novelists wrote of men and
women and their characteristics. In
the mountains of East Tennessee there
lives class of people almost aboriginal.
Miss Murfree has given US faithful
picture of these peculiar people, OPEN
ing up to the mind almost new world.
"When the war closed there began q
new era for writer's of the south, and NO
section of country has kept pace with
the SOUTH"
Mr.. Garland closed his very able lee.
ture with few suggestions of the pos
sibilities open to the writer Of Ameri-
can fiction.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-31

THERE ic prevalent OPT nion that go
called Democratic aid is relied upon to
re-elect Chief of Police Glass. The
HERALD has no hesitation in saying that
if this is done there will be great indig-
nation amongst Democrats and amongst
many Republicans as well. II Demo
Gratis can be found to re elect Glass let
them by all, means re-elect Walter S.
Moore head Of the fire department. His
administration of the fire department
will compare favorably with GLASS; ad-
ministration Of the police department
This would 10 On The principle of throw
ing in tie tail with the hide, and would
MAKE an al round sell out o. Tho be
mocracr, undoubtedly mosl psasiDg 70
the Republicans. but scarcely 20 te tho
Democrats who were coDpratul8tingi
themselves upon having won blii!ig1sJ
victory.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-31

the post to Southern California; and
Judge Van Dyke, in judicial attain
ments and high character, is distinct
lively the man for the place. II there
were any probability, under the circum-
stances. of the selection of q Democrat,
it would afford the HERALD great pleas
ure to descant upon the special qualifi-
cations OF some Of our distinguished
Democratic lawyers, but it would be
indulging vain hope to look for the
appointment of any of them. Judge
Van Dykes selection would give wide
spread satisfaction hereabouts; and, in
deed, throughout the states OF California
and Nevada, where his high fitness for
such an exalted post will be universally
conceded.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-31

For some time past the HERALD has
been pointing out the TACT that business
in Los Angeles is heavily on the up
grade. Our business men have not
done bigger or more remunerative
business since the boom. The clearing
house statistics show the advances
which we are making in very note
worthy manner. This week the clear
ances for Los Angeles foot up 81 ,652, 900,
showing an increase of 122 and frac-
tion per cent. Come to look ct it, that
is not bad showing. The Angelic
City shoots away ahead of Salt Lake,
Portland, Spokane Falls, Seattle and
Tacoma, end comes up smiling with the
largest ratio Of increase of any city on
the American continent. This is shout
ing, so to speak.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-31
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Worlds Fair and DIRECTORY Meeting
Kaatardnv.

Worlds Fair and DIRECTORY Meetings
Yesterday.
The Los Angeles county worlds fair
committee held their meeting in the
chamber of commerce rooms yesterday +;
present were Messrs. Forester, Klokke,
Lukens, Wells, Moeher, Dunham,
vawter, Stein and Virgins. After the
transaction of the routine business the
eecretary reported that there was ready
for the exposition, subject to acceptance,
q large number of exhibits.
The special committee on the selec-
tion of cite for the picture of typical
Southern California scenery reported
that Pasadena had arranged with MIR.
Gross for the painting of the picture,
and would make her own selection.
The committee on Photographic and
educational display reported progress.
The same committee reported favora-
Bile to recommending to the Southern
California Worlds Fair association to
increase the issue of the worlds fair
pamphlet from 81, 900 to 10000:
Mr.. Wells suggested the advisability
of opening up an early citrus exhibit in
the horticultural building next year,
providing satisfactory arrangements can
be made with Chief Samuels and the
department.
The matter of establishing perman.
ent exhibit and worlds fair head
quarters in Chicago, near the Audit
orium, was brought up and committed
appointed to confer with Mr.. Freeman.
The secretary announced that the
space had been definitely allotted to
HoI hn tot Re
building.
The board of directors of the chamber
of commerce met yesterday afternoon al
5 O'Clock.
After the transaction of routine bust
ported through it's chairman, endorsing
necessity of constructing q ship canal
from the Atlantic to the great lakes
Also series of resolutions urging con.
gress to proceed in the matter Of the
Nicaragua canal. Also series OF reso-
lutions in favor of appropriations for the
hasbor at San Pedro.
The committee on membership re.
ported favoring the election of 7. l.
Duque and NJ. W. Stimeon.
w. E. Smythe, the secretary of the
rigation association, who was present
addressed the board on the subject ol
the next irrigation convention which il
is proposed to make an international
affair and which will be held Septem
Der, 1898.
It was moved and carried that gen
eral committee of FIVE be appointed, with
Director Freeman as it's chairman, tt
consider the matter and report to the
board.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-31

TIE land office officials have received
word from Washington that nothing can
yet be done about settling on Southern
Pacific land grant lands decided recently
by the supreme court to belong to the
government. Secretary Villas, in 1888,
made department decision in the same
matter directly milne with the present
decision of the supreme court, and
the Southern Pacific company has aeked
Secretary Noble to review that opinion.
Until the secretary gives reply the
land remains out of lands subject to
entry
Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-31

TIE death of Judge Sharpstsar leaves
a vacancy on the supreme bench that
will be filed by Governor lMsfkbsm bg
appointment. AS there is no doubt
that be will designate RiepRblican, we
have no hesitancy in ech3}ing the strong
sentiment that xista %here thas Judge
Walter Van DIke should receive the
billet. He is excepti onaly equipped to
do credit to tb Seeck.fon and - the state
at large. It tNould be only right to give
Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-31
Real Estate Advancing Rapidly

Adams 3 rect property is MOVING. The Har
per tract lots are being largely increased In
price. On Adams street, opposite the new
Homestead tract, lots are now 5000. The
Southern California Land company Is selling
lots In It's splendid Adams-street tract at 1926
in $40 monthly payments, and refuse to a..
vance the rates. Obtain prospectus. Carri ges
at 10 and 2 O'Clock. $50 N. Main at,
Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-31

THE appeal OF the Williams heirs for
new trial has been denied by the su-
preme court. This is positively the end
of the celebrated Blythe case, and leaves
Mrs. Hinckley (Florence Blythe) secure
in the en- oyment of her fathers millions.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-31

THE celebrated Briggs heresy trial was
concluded yesterday and resulted in his
acquittal by the New York presbytery
on all counts. The case will be appealed
to the general ssembly.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-31

JAMES D. PHELAN bequeathed $4,000
to Catholic institutions; the rest OF his
estate goes to his widow and children.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-31

LIP. Fisher, newspaper advertising agent "a
Merchants Exchange, San Francisco, is an
authorized agent This paper is Kept on ME IN
his Office.