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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-09-25

gentlemen who make up the Republican
ticket he will lead the party to assured
victory.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-09-25
THE CRISIS OF THE CIVIL WAR.

sEATTLE. SUNDAY. SEPT. 25.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-08-12
GETTING RID OF A GHOST.
The owner Pulling Down IA Block of
Haunted Houses in New York.

The Owner Pulling Down Block of
Haunted Houses in New York.
That superstition still has a strong
hold on the average mind is frequently
illustrated in the history Of houses
made notorious by deeds of fatal vio-
lence. Even in the crowded city. ac-
cOrCing 20 the New York Press. people
often think they see and hear ghosts in
the place where some one has met an
untlmcly death under mysterious cir
cumstances- \ block Of houses on
Twentieth street. in this city, was torn
down and business structure erected.
in part. it Is said. because man leaped
to his death from one of the houses a
few years ago. There has been ever
since great difficulty in letting the
house in question, and one tenant com
planned that she was annoyed by groans
and rappings and the scurryiug of in
visible feet. Ii was in vain that natur-
al causes were shown for the alleged
disturbances. The tenant did not stay
Adjoining property was affected by the
reputation of the house, which had
once sheltered some of the proudcst
families in New York, and the owners
decided to tear ii down and put bust
ness building where the dwellings have
stood. Ghosts do not take kindly to
business. They have never in terfercd
with the sale Of dry goods or boots and
shoes. Perhaps it is because there Is
little room for Imagination in buying
and selling these prosaic articles.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-08-12
FROZEN MEAT.
-"IuIers OF Future Wars VIII Live BETTER
Than Heretofore


Than Heretofore.
Among the delicacies which await sol
diers who engage in the next war is
frozen meat. According TO the Revue
du Service de LIntendance Militaire. -
the French ministry Of war has been
engaged for mere than year in max
ing experiments in the preservation of
meat. The experiments have resulted
in the discovery that frozen meat can
hc kept for eight months without any
change in its appearance or powers of
nourishmcnt. The meat can be carried
also on the railroads for four days with
ont dctrimcnt, even in thc hottest sum
mcr weather. In al probability. how
ever. the frozen meat viii not bc used
in the field II any great extent. as the
difficulties of Transporting IL To widely
separated armies would be almost in
Surmountablc. But the French govern
ment intends 10 provide its forts with
large quantities of il. Great freezing
chambers are 10 bc placed as soon rs
possible within the forts Of Paris and
other important places of defense.
These chambers win be kept filed in
days Of peace SD that in ease Of sudden
declaration Of war the garrisOus will be
provided with food. In the French
budget Of 1s93-94 an appropriation of
forty-siN million francs win he asked
for. according u the military Journal.
for the purpose Of carrying ont the
plans OF the ministry of war. Other
European countries win adopt the same
plans in all probability. so that lack OF
garrison food viii not cause such terri
bic Ssfferings iii future. wars as it has
done in those past.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-08-12
ENGLISH RAILROADiNG.
Small Number OF Passengers Killed Durine;
Last Year.

:
Last Year.
The official summary Of the accidents
and casualties which occurred in 1891
upon the railroads of the United King
dom has just been issued by the board
of trade. From this IL appears that Of
sOO,OOO,OO0 passengers carried during
the year only five were killed in acci-
dents. the smallest actual number and
proportion recorded since 1873. when
six were killed. The number of pas
sengers injured in accidents during the
year was s75.
OF men employed by the railway com
panies II were killed and l53 injured i'm
accidents a much higher proportion.
The list of passengers killed and in
jured by trains otherwise than in ac-
cidents) Is much heavier. including 9s
dead, 7S7 injured. OF these 10 were
killed by falling between carriages and
platforms, II 10y falling on the plat
forms or the line. and Is by falling out
Of carriages during the travelling Of
trains. Crossing the line at stations
was fatal To %. and 9s were injured bv
the closing of carriage doors.
Causes other than train accidents
killed no fewer than 537 of the servants
of companies or contractors. while
more than 5000 were injured The
greatest loss of life occurred among the
men who We're walking. crossing or
standing in the line of duty. The
deaths from these causes were I46.
while 1l5 were killed while walking on
the permanent way or in sidinrs.
Shunting operations killed o. Forty
two lost their lives while walking on
The line
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-08-12
BEECHER'S VOICE.
How the Great Minister Was Trained In
childhood.

How the Great Minister Was Trained In
Childhood.
From his infancy. Mr.. Beechcr's en-
largcd tonsils produced a thickness of
speech and this had been a source of
anxiety 70 his father, fearing if II could
not be rcmedied that he would never be
able 10 preach, says the Ladies' Home
journal. But no better place could
have been selected TO overcome that
trouble. and to make him faithful in his
studies, than Mount Pleasant. His
teacher compelled perfection in all his
rceiratious.
Through the efforts Of another teacher
the thickness of speech was overcome.
lie would drill the boy whole hour ON
one word. make him take q position on
line in the middle of the floor. and
tone, pronunciation, emphasis and gc--
turc We're vigorously practiccd. Every
infection Of the voice. gesture and ar
tlcUlatiou We're repeated dav after dav.
with such variations as his progress
made necessary. until the pupil had
himself, his voice and gestures trained
and >uhducd % the right expression.
II viii hardly appear credible to those
who Encsv Mr.. Bccchcr only after he be
came public speaker that such drilling
could ever have been necessary. Surely.
his father must have been almost in
~plrci 70 have selected such school for
one with Mr.. Bcecher's peculiar char
acteristics. The place itself, the sur
roundingS. his teachers and associate,
were wonderfully fitted 10 build him up
for the work that came 70 him in more
mature life.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-08-12
OLD TImE RAiLROADERs.
One o. GhcT1 Has G:ccn ~ Harness a.
Since 1880.

81
Since 1880.
Christopher Smith. who lives Oh
Maryland heights. opposite Iiurpy-r
Gerry, Is the oldest living locomotive aT-
giEcor on the continent. says th. E4lti-
more sun The next oldest i> .Jos-r,h
York, Of Mczdvillc. Pa. Samuel ID .lblr-
day i the oldest living cmplove 81 tn,
Baltimore X OHIO and William Ii4ils
the next oldest. Doubleday wu= ta,
first tni>hcr ever employed IN q railroad
shop ia tn" count try. and entered the
Baltimore ~ Ohio service Ia $50. Hams
was not loHr after him. and lya- in,.
first blacksmith IN the company crl.-
ploy. Doubleday subsequently, bccauc
suPcrint cndcnt Of the Niuan shops and
Jams foreman Of the Winan smith
shops. The former Is cightv-tvva and
the latter cighty-six years Of ace. Chi-f4-
tophcr Srnith began with the Baltimore
x Ohio in 1881 a 4 driver, when there
was no steam power on the road. and ia
lsS3 was a fireman ON the Traveller. the
third locomotive placed upon thc road
and year later became the engineer OF
the John Quincy Adams. one of the
earliest Of the grasshopp.r engines. lie
was an engineer two years before Ca
lawaE. the veteran Baltimore * Ohio
engineer, who died Il wear ago. Smith
i over eighty years of age. and Wa Tor
nearly If NOS quite = fun half century
in the Baltimore * Ohio service. Tie is
a hale and hearty man for his extreme
age and bears a striking resemblance t.
the later portraits Of Washington. York
became q Baltimore X Ohio man In $50.
acting as q fireman upon one Of the
gra,shoppers- and in a short time was
running her as engineer. lie Is the
youngest man of the quartette. being
about seventy-eiCht, and 50 well pre-
served and active as to be competent
% take a train regmlarlE.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-08-12
q NOVEL DUEL.
The Principals Walk Into "a DARK Room
FiIlcd with TaTautUia-.

Tillsd with TaTlut Uia-.
The details OF enc Of the etran~cst
duels ever fought has been BROUGHT f.
this city, says a Las Vegas le.ter. ~ 81
prusPcctsr who has been in the mnua-
tGinS southwest Of Las Vegas. 10"
country J., near the border li-e ast--o.a
Old and Ncv Mexico. and tGg people
there arc q mixtUrc OF the two races.
Two young mcu-an Amcri.,-u and "a
NcSiCan-fell out over young woman
they both loved, and thcr Ui was lhat
the cnmity became too grs-t ID Doe car
riod. and l. was determined - cad Z: in
a GCeI.
The matter came about IL an unusual
way, however. and it was not regular
challenge and acceptance, but while in
company Of mutual friends the Ng-lican
tainted the American with being a
member Of q race OF towards and said
the Americans had no brIgcry. The
American. 4 course, disputed this and
said he would test the Nesi-au's bray-
cry if he wished IT, lie would DC viii
ing - go into q dark room with the
Mexican and there decide the point.
Bat the stipulation was that in ti;e
dark room there should also bc q lot OF
tarantulaS turned loose. If either
tsL4lt DEL lllNt tlat y u 4lt4ht- llla ..ia-
II either showed tiic white feather and
came out before the death of ta- other.
or before ali the tarantulas was killed,
hc should give ZIP all claim 10 the girl.
The Mc=ican was disposed to refuse,
but the fear Of being looked upon 49, "a
coward caused him TO accept. TEc
room was prepared and the two mon
went in. There were Al least "a dozen
tarlntulas in the room and alao two
scorpions. The American walked boldly
into the room and took his stand. sgL.Ic
the Mczieau followed, bat WAS ha=i,a--
ing IL his manner. The door. n;.I been
closed bat = short tine Entii IL" A.-si-
can WAS beard 70 scream gut that ha WAS
bittci. and vas dying. Tho doors Evgr-
opened ana hc staggered ont al5 fell ~
the floor. The American walled au.
Unlurt. and then il wa found tlla; the
Mc,,iean had not bccg bitten AT alI hF.-
had scratched his hand ou "a urstraliur
nail in the wall and had thaa-.it /, :.
spiders bite
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-08-12
BEARS IN PENNsYLvANrA.


icy Are More Ilcuthul Than They Nsre
Forty Years Ago.
1T may sound strange and im0r.ta.
be" said Phiu Anderson. % veteran
woodsInan Of northcastera T.uu-r.ga.
MIA. 10 a New York sun mau -Hut5,tsz
fact. nevertheless. that bear, ar. bee
coming more plentiful every r.a- .rtls
lumber regions Of fPouusylvauia. have
a theory To explain this which nay
seem paradoxical. but ] believe .- .- ..-.
rect. all the same. There arc u.-.
bears to-day in Pike, Monroe Clinton,
Potter and other baclwool~ caaut..- .1
Pennsylvania than there were forty
Years ago. for the reason that t.uvu..s
have gradually disappeared. have
been laughed at scores Of times t.r -.-
vlncing such a theory, but no uae.l t.g
haclSwoods denies that bears f-r u.-s
plentiful, and certainly mo- one can deny
that woods are much less In area than
forty years ago. II is very plain % .-e.
When the timber was thick she bears
were compelled to S5irml-h moro t-
food and had ID depend e. gru.. .1.
tent on roots and bark anapr tn.ra ra'a.s
scauty supplies which lhu ~ae.n,..a
and pirStics Of the ~cattor-d ..'r.ar- az
fordcd The CLEARING away guftH.H.a3s
has been followed by the appearance ia
limitl-ss areas of all kinds of n.rr.e,
which bears especially rCli~h H. %
whics they thrive. While ur.a-a.
about such condition. tho er..-s
away Of the timber has In u0 way ~
fectcd the character Of the dense
swampS. in the confines Of which n.a2
find safe places for hiding and r.r..l.
dogs and hunters. and for'hriu-,l-t 'r.-
and rearing their young. The r.eE
ledges. with their ravineS and cavern,
stiu remain, and there the bears md
winter lairs - secure and c,-ut t.r
as they were when the forrst- grew
above them. Bcsidcs the clga-rE ag
of the forests makes room for large
collection Of sheep pastures and I-'
sites. and Thus adds To the field t.r f.''
age. N0u may set IL down for ia..
that bears in Poun-Elyauia-aua 1.
only in Pennsylvania. bat in every easy
cru state where bears are found
more numerous and bigger and fattE
than they were in our grandfathC7
days. and viii keep on being that wlr
longer than anyone now on earth "--
live"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-08-12
The GREAT VICTORIA FALLS.
Among the Grandest in the World, Though
Hidden.

Hidden.
Livingstone was the first to describe
to us the great falls of the upper Fam
besi river, which he called the Victoria
falls. These falls, says the New York
sun, are among the greatest in the
world. The most recent visitor to them
Is Mr.. Dccle, a French explorer who is
now carrying out chronological investi-
CATIONS in the upper Zambesi region.
lie has made some remarks about these
falls which give us a different impress
sion of them from that commonly held.
He says that all hls predecessors have
spoken So enthusiastically of the falls
that he hardly dares To express his own
opinion. II win content myself he
adds, by saying that they would be
very grand if one could only see them
The great Ariver, about mile wide AZ
this place. suddenly contracts and dis
appears, apparently into the bowels of
the earth, falling from "A height which
] estimate at about four hundred feet
into gorge which Is about five hundred
feet wide The water dasheS itself with
such violence TO the bottom of this
gorge that much of it rebounds high in
the air, and a column Of spray and vapor
rises ut least three hundred feet above
the level OF the river. One can see this
column, plainly marking the location
OF the falls. seven miles away and their
roar can be heard for several miles. |
could lind no position where | could see
the bottom OF the gorge, and there was
only a single place where il was posi-
Die Tor me To see As much as six hun
dred feet in width OF the falls at one
time. 1t Is impossible TO compare the
Victoria falls with those of Niagara.
The latter are very grand and the
former are terrific, but more on account
Of what we imagine than because of
what we can see"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-08-12
AMERICAS MUSICAL NEED.


4 school for Instruction in Opera Nou,
Help Musicians. Singers ana Compo.er',
What we need. says q writer I1 's.
Forum, Is American opera given u1a.'
American inhsenceS. \ school furUpe-
should be established here. IL would
keep Al home those young musicians
who annually 60 abroad 10 -tuaT al.
would encourage those % na.rtsa. .
musical education who are Cs'eTr.
from IL by the expense which ilt
would incur by European traiuin- la'
school should not only train singer
but also young men ambitions % H
come orchestra players and or-H'-.'-
leaders. There should bc I'm gIunet....
with IL a theatc7' in which operas I.-'
be produscd. The institution r.'-
tiEls be a practical school for opera
Native singers would thus have The a-
vantage Of being heard under 6 be N'''
favorable conditions and native n>I-
mentslities would display their 'a.'-.
in the orchestra; we need. especially.
better training in this ceuuuF <
orchestra leaders. American compose.
too, would be greatly helped, i'r ~
school should cndclvU@ % cntaui'',
them, not 10y ignoring works "F..',-
by foreigners, but by giving praier.....
TO operas written by Americans j.
were possible 70 raise "a guarantee l---'
for such an establishment. splendid
suits might be obtained ~ "a very '-'''
time
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-08-12
A PRETTY GIRLS MISTAKE.
The Victim Did SNot Appear to Mind 1t In
the Least.

The Victim Did Sot Appear to Mind Ii In
the Least.
She was little and dainty and trim.
with brown eyes and hair, rosy checks
and a neat little brown dress that exact
ly matched as well as fitted her :And as
she sat on the wicker seat of a car in an
Illinois suburban train and looked up at
her big, handsome lover, who sat beside
her, 1T was evident that She was lust As
proud of him as he was of her. Ii was
a quarter To eight o'clock in the even
ing and the south town crowd was lust
reaching the city for the theatcrs.
When the train reached the Randolph
street station, says the Chicago Times
they in common with the rest of the
crowd rose to leave the train.
just as they reached the car door he
spoke To her as she was leading the
way and tsrned back TO their seat for
forgotten opera glass She did not
hear him and went calmly on. out TO
the platform and down the car steps TO
the ground.
Once more on firm footing she glanced
behind her, slipped her little hand with
IN the arm of another stalwart young
man who was at that instant beside her
and snuggled up To him for protection
from the cold wind that swept around
the corner of the waiting room He
looked down with surprise but did not
resist, and they had taken half a dozen
steps across the platform when she
looked up To wonder at his silence
Then she saw the strange face
y little shrek, and then the embar-
rasScd; ''Oh! pardon-excuse met and
she fled back To the right man. who was
even then coming out OF the ear. and
had watched the scene with amazement.
The commuters smiled and wondered
What She would do or say as a reward
10 her lover for his surprise, and a proof
that 1T was all, every bit, mistake.
But he laughed a hearty laugh, and she
blnshed very rpsily, 50 no one doubted
that II would be all right.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-08-12
u Difficult ,Ioh-

cocoanut tree that weirbS six tons
Is To be transferred from Honolulu 10
.iie pI'oIc park IN san Francisco. In a
'IeHcil around the tree, which stood in a
grove near Honolulu, massive box
was onIt 70 inclose the roots. Above
Ihe boN was frame that had Jack
screws Tor lifting the entire mass After
inc tree had been raised it was canted
ana Its long leaves were gathered to-
gether and tied. The nuts were
wrapped IN soft sacking BY hydraulic
cover the mass was raised on a truck
hat carried 1t to the beach Tor shin
ncLt.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-08-12
MARRIAGE AND coMmoN SENSE.


wais Pools Hush Tnto Harness Frequently
without SERIOUS Consideration
The wise man Of theories does not
marry, aud be- manages his wife only
Dn paper. The man who marrieS must
bc >tilI wiser. In the first place. have
IL clear in your mind what You marry
woman for. y man j. too apt 70
marry woman for the charm Of
something that i going 10 be imprac-
ticlhlc as . wife and then To fret be-
cause ~h. doesn't change around and
develop the charm Ee wants IN the wife.
All that. according To a writer in the
Omaha bee, is fool idiocy. Remember
the woman does not change entirely
when she becomes a wife. and YOU
must look II her for compGnionship
along the lines for which YOU chose her,
and not expect that because she pleased
You in one way as a woman she is
going to please you, or To even want to
please You, in every other way as a
wife. Men seldom pick out domestic,
gentle, quiet little creatures for wives
Yet once they are married they realize
that the domestic, gentle, quiet little
creature Is the ideal wife. and they kick
because their fascinating coquette, their
stunning hOrSewOman, their brilliant
woman Of ideas, their dear little in
consequent baby woman. does not at
once develop the home traits Of the
ideal wife. You have got to keep up
the atmosphere she needs. The average
wife, 50 | have observed. tries hard to
adapt herself 10 the new requirements
that the man she marries makes as a
husband. but you mast help her. She
is not going to plan pretty rigs and
make point of looking sweet if you
don't say something about it. Al the
little, caressing, pretty, fetching tricks
she used to have are going to drop off
if you don't encourage them. If you
are going 10 kick about the biscuit in
stead of being interested in your wife's
book or picture or play your clever
wife is going 10 be pretty miserable and
quite at sea. Besides. think what a
disappointment you are to her. prob
ably, and be humble in your mind.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-08-12
Dripping Trees

Travellers in Washington ana h'.-,ss
Columbia frequently ten ot seeing ..E,r
dripping with moisture when I..r-s
rain nor dew was present. The .-.F.e
SIGHT il said to Ice duo To tn. r,i'..''
coudeusiug powerof thclcsNes col rf,r
the hr trees. which. when The ''..-.rs .rss
of the atmosphere closely apPI's. s.ra
the dew point. collect the mol-i't' ..r8
the airuntiI the drops fall TO the zr'..-,-->
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-08-12
r lsobbing rcminiscentIyl-
He MonIdn,t GrIn

'Of course it hurts, Josiah" said Mrs.
Chugwater, as she applied the Iiniment
and rubbed it in vigorously ..Rheu-
matism always hurts. You must grin
and bear it.
I'm willing TO bear il, Samantha"
groaned Mr.. Chugwater, but blame
me If m going 20 grin. .''-Demorest.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-08-12
The Danger OF a Little Leaning.

Teacher-Why, Freddy, how did you
get those black and blue welts on your
arm?
Scholar-Them's your 'ault, teacher!
Teachcr-AIy fault! What do you
mean?
Scholar (sobbing reminiscently)-
Why, you told mo it was a poor rule
that didn't work both ways So when
l went home J took pas now tvo-foot
rule that doubles up on hinge and
bent it back till il worked both ways.
and then pa said I'd broken the Joints,
and he went and got his razor sJrop l
think it was a mean trick to play on a
fellcr Banner Of Gold.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-03-16
PnrAtnlln Pickinrs-

PocATELLo, Idaho, March 15.-rSpecial
telegram to The HERALD.]-A cook well
known abo-t town for over year, named
Martin, was seen walking up the railroad
track in the yard in this city by LADY,.
when he fell, striking his head on a rail.
On approaching the BODY it was found to
be dead. A bad cut on the nose was the
was the only wound TO be seen. No odor
of liquor was noticed about his person. 1t
is understood he was subject to epiliptIc
hts, and 1t is presumed he fell in one of
them and the shock of striking the rail
killed him. Papers on his person showed
the address of q brother living in Helena.
Mont, who was telegrapheG the sad news
and asked concerning the disposition of the
remains. Coroner Mitchell comes from
Idaho Fails tonight to view the remains.
The result of the Democratic primaries
is the following delegates were elected to
the municipal nominating convention:
James Hand, James Campbell, A. C.
Stephenson, r. v Sanders, NJ. Clifton G
Kane, L. D. Rice, Martin Murphy, George
Smith, Charles Smith, T. c. Shea, Charles
Sutherland, S. f. Baum, w. B. Eldrege,
A. Jacobson, G. B. Wheeler, n. p. Nelson
]. H. Singer, II. Sell, z. @. Gallett. /. ID
WILDER, A. w. Fisher, NJ NJ O'Maliey. Fl.
B. Kimpert. j. b. Mullen, w. S. Hopson,
j. c. Brashear, w. j. Martin, J.. A. Con.
ners, w. w. VIM. Quiet ard order pre-
vailed at the several meetings