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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-06-24
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BY JAMES q. HASSON,
subscription Rates.

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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-06-24

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AND ,aor~- And lnelr voices. ROOF
that ] was, NOT 10 have recognized them
before.
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along the sandy bed OF the stream. nan
along the white stones that Jay ia the
sHaIo" water. lh1. threaded the
bed 90 the stream u"iiI l..r '''''so oi my
par 1crs gre" fainter. haa proceeded
som" distance. and now. inr"nTh the
i.iHl.iE trees saw iiAt H'.d come
"i.... ~2"otin" distance "I the red
trow~crcd sentinel lying upon the wall
summing himself.
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there: on" l"lLlng upon the wan ana l..e
other leaning against il WIN but ms
bead and shoulders visible. ] Observed
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voices now and then, ana tha lazy
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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-06-24

WHITES! o. WHITTIER, OLD wU,r>s, 50 TIGH2
WITH BLACK DraMo&n Ro1rEG TO COVER TInz SKY.
Why 60 so PAR Fao,; TuE LE>D or YOUR BIRTH
BECAUSE II ALREADY Covers TEIE EAyTH.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-10-20

bound money chest. And over the
masters windows are the Pedagogue
and the Listless Scholar Some of the
hugest tireplaces to be found in England
are still in use in the rooms of "col-
layers" and "commoners." The great
hall is as odd All old tumble Of stone,
carved oak and colored glass as the
ancient guild hall Of Coventry; the
crypt-like beer cellar is still devoted to
its old inspiring uses, and tagging"
that relic of medieval college day bar
barism, still flourishes in this venerable
school.
There are nearly 500 boys at Win
chester College. have seen them in
hall" at chapel, in cloisters, in "a hot"
in football, and in nearly all their yari-
Gus moods and duties of everyday col
lego life; but the time when their forms,
faces and voices most thrill my own old
boys heart is when, the years work all
done, they gather in the pleasant meads
and pour fourth their home longings in
that sweetest Of all songs of home going
and college parting, "Dulce Domum,"
| whose tender strains will remain long
after these old walls are mingled with
| the dust of their builder:
Sing with sweet melodious measure,
Watt enchanting lays around:
Home, Il theme repete with pleasure!
Home grateful theme resound
| Home, sweet home. an ample treasure
| Home, with every blessing crown'dl
Home, perpetual source Of pleasure!
| Home, u noble strain rcsonnd
| EDWARD H. WAKEMAN.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-10-20
THREE YEARs ar a CRAZE.
The Long Vigil IL Bereavcd Chinaman
Has Vowed to Keep.

London Times.
A correspondent Of Shanghai jour
nal writing from Kiukiang, on the
Yangste, mentions that he has seen Il
sight which is not often seen, even in
China. This is Il man who has taken a
VOW to watch three years at his mothers
grave. The lady died at the end Of last
year and was buried, as usual, on the
side Of u neighboring hill in the family
burying place. When the remains had
been consigned to the earth the son de-
clared that he would not leave the crave
for three years, and SO far he has been
true to his word. The ncighbors took
upon themselves to provide for his wants
and subscription list was started, ten
piculs (133 pounds each) of rice being
contributed by his relations and those
who knew him. Families take turns i'll
preparing his food and bringing it to
him. Others brought straw and poles
and made rude hut for him large
enough to contain himself and the grave
of his mother. The writer saw HIM
when he had already been at his self
appointed task nearly seven months and
says he will not soon forget the sight
and smell. Around the hut there were
tHifC Ntll-Ntpl SiuNCS, tlh7S ~ -"
father, brother and wife. and inside, that
Of his mother
During the three years Of his vigil he
does not wash himself, the straw upon
which he lies is not removed, he does
not change his clothes until the time
has expired, he does net come out of
the little place for any cause whatever,
he speaks to none, except perhaps, occa-
sionally, and then only briefly, to his
nearest relatives. He spends the time
muttering prayers and burning incense
at the head Of the tomb, along the length
of which he is stretched. The hut is not
high enough to allow him to stand up
right, and is only Il few feet longer than
himself. zone can family imagine the
foulness of such den and the cOndi-
ton Of IN unslorn human being after
such an existence; what he will be like
ut the end of the summer cannot con
ceiyc, 1t does not seem possible that q
man should lie abeto live through three
years of such horrorS-nonc but u China
man could do it" If he survives the
three years lie will be highly honored,
the officials will 50 in state and receive
| him and report the matter to the throne,
and he will receive from the empGror's
| nand a board containing four characters
| lauaing his virtue. He may also receive
some small official prefermcnt, and will
| thus be provided for. The natives say
| that although lie is alone on the hillside
| among the graves, no ghosts or devils
| will interfere with him and poisonous
snakes will not come near him. Some
| Of the people were not quite sure what
| his motives were; some said, signifi-
cantly, that lie knew what he was doing
there was not very much to do, and
At the end Of three years lying at the
grave, being fed by his friends, he
would likely enough find a comfort
able support for the rest of his natural
| life.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-10-20

The bellbird or campanerc, which is
found in South America and also in
Africa, Watcrton, the famous traveller
and naturalist, states, can be heard at a
distance Of three miles. Its note is like
the tolling Of distant church hell, and
is uttered during the heat Of the day
when every other bird has ceased 10 sing
and nature is hushcd and silent. How
the bellbird utters this deep, loud note
is not known, though it is supposed that
ilcshy protuberance on its head, which
when inflated with air stands up like Il
horn, is in some way the cause ofsit
The hornbill, bird which is widely
distributed in India, the Malay archi-
peago and Africa, has also very loud
note. Its call has been described as
"betwcen the shrek Of locomotive
and the bray of donkey" and can he
heard distance Of about . couple of
miles. The barking bird also uttcrs Il
very loud note; indeed, il is Impossible
to distinguish it from the bark Of dog.
Its English name, says Darwin, is well
given, for defy any one NJ first 10 feel
certain tina: small dog is not yelping
somewhere in the forest. The 'roucar
has also the same peculiarly
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-10-20
SOME CLETER C.iYCHE s.
A Know-it-ai Young Man Caught Upon
His Knowledge of Latin.

His Knowledge of Latin.
IIarpers Young People.
a young lady was once talking with
o very young and very smart man, who
was inclined to air his knowledge of the
languages little beyond what she felt
that modesty required. She therefore
said to him, with an air oil Difference to
his superior attainments:
"You are Latin scholar. | wish you
would tell me how to pronounce the
word Sometimes.
The youth, with an air of kindly pa
tronage, replied, 81 have not met the
word in my Latin reading, but should
have no hesitation in saying that it
should be pronounced sonnet i-mes,' !"
giving it in four syllables, the accent on
the secondly
"Thanll you for telling me-" replied
the girl, demurely 81 have always
heard it pronounced sometimes, but if
g0~ say the other way, that must be
right"
This is similar to the perhaps familiar
catch of the pronunciation OF "bac-
kac-he," which will often surprise the
uninitiated by proving to be only back
ache. 1t also reminds one of ques-
ton printed some years since, as to the
way Of spelling "need"-to need bread.
The average person will reply,
"k-n-e-a-d," Of course; but the answer
will be, "that is the way to spell knedd
dough; but not to need bread. = ......
A young lady recently misled family
in most heartless way. She remarked,
Il had letter to-day, and how do you
imagine the little proposition to- was
used?"
"Too," suggested mamma.
"rwo," suggested papa.
"Tcw," "Teu, "Tu," ventured vari-
Gus voices.
Lily, who was much engaged with
her French lessons just then, suggested
stout" and Tom, in derision, improved
upon that with "tueue," declaring that
must be right in order to rhyme with
"queue."
"All wrong," exclaimed the young
lady, when the alphabet and their in.
genuity were well exhausted.
Just then Teddy, who had been
soberly absorbed in his bread and honey
and who was in his first term at school
and wrestling with the problem Of
words in two letters, raised his head,
and with an air Of decision and impl TT
ance, gravely spelled, "T-o, to-"
"Yes," cried the young lady with q
peal of laughter.
Why" exclaimed the others, in dis
mayed chorus, that is the right way tc
spell itW
Exactly" she replied, "and that il
the way my correspondent spelled it
You do not suppose | correspond witt
persons who cannot even spell to cor
rectly do your"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-10-20
GREar LocomorLEE.
1t is Expected to Traverse tile Read Mt n
Speed of 100 Miles Per Hour.

Speed of 100 Miles Per Hour.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company,
under the direction of Mr.. Theodore N.
Ely, general superintendent of motive
power, has Just completed at its great
shops at Altoona what is in many re-
spects the most remarkable locomotive
ever constructed, and if the capabilities
of this splendid machine prove to be
what is expected of it, there will be
most important departures made by the
company in the construction Of passan-
ger engines intended for hauling heavy
fast express trains.
In many respects it is unlike any
locomotive ever built in thisor any other
country, and its great advantage over
other locomotives lies in the fact that il
embodies in the main all the best points
of their construction, and in addition
possesses those which are the result of
most careful designs, ideas and expert
mcnts under Mr.. Ely's direction.
1t is the heaviest engine ever built by
any railroad for passenger service, has
larger driving wheels than have ever
been used or constructed in this coun-
try, and possesses the capacity for higher
boiler pressure than any locomotive ever
built.
The new engine has been christened
No. 1916, and is the first compound en-
gine constructed BY the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company.
1t is expected to attain speed Of a
hundred miles an hour.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-10-20

What is the difference between fou-
lard and China silk is the question the
men at the counters where that mer-
chandise is sold are continually being
called upon to answer. The difference
is only in the name. Foulard was APP
piled to all silks OF that particular style
before they became as common as they
are at present. Whether called China,
India or Japanese, they are one and the
same thing, and come mostly from
Japan, where they are woven in plain
colors, and then sent to Paris to be
stamped with designs adapted for the
American market. Silks manufactured
in China are much coarscr than those
made in Japan, as the Chinese, true to
their nature, cling to their old fashioned
bamboo machines, while in the other
country they have long since been dis
carded, and now nothing but the latest
American inventions are used. 1t is
nonsense to talk about India silk, as
practically no such fabric exists. Very
little silk is grown in India, therefore
the expectation is limited. What small
quantity there is of it for sale is very
dear, and is controlled by one or two
very exclusive importing houses.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-10-20
rnE LADY AND THE GUARD.
Eight Husbands and II Prospect Ahead
of Hard Winter.

New York World.
She was plump and she was forty, but
as a woman is never older than she
feels, she was twenty. She wore
widows weeds with that jaunty air that
says distinctly: II sorrow, but will
soon be comforted." With another
woman, she got on Sixth avenue ele-
waited train, bound down town, at Four
tenth street. She had a strident voice,
and when she spoke to her companion
she took every one in the car into her
confidence.
Eyes, my dear" she said, 'what you
heard is true. | am about to be married
again; Why notS l surely have been
sngularly fortunate and singularly
happy until death stepped in. My first
husband you knew. My second was his
peer in everything. My next will GER
tainly be the"
Eighth p bawled the guard, who, for
wonder, spoke distinctly.
A girl, who had been listening with
her mouth and eyes wide open, burst
out laughing. Several men hid their
heads in their newspapers. The bereaved
one glared at the all-innocent guard, but
when the train went on she said:
"My next will certainly be the equal
of either of them in every manly and
amiable quality. He has promised to
take me to Europe after our marriage in
December. What contrast to last
winter Poor, poor James was dying
then. | hate to recall it. 1t was an
awful winter"-
1.-The next will be Bleocker," yelled
the guard, poklng his head in the door.
And the guard doesn't know to this
minute why she told him, rs she swept
out at Blocker" that she would re-
port him.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-10-20


Both the method and results
when Syrup of Figs is takenl
it is pleasant and refreshing tc
the taste, and acts gently yet
promptly on the Kidneys, Liver
and Bowels, cleanses the system
effectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures
habitual constipation. Syrupof
Figs is the only remedy Of its
kind ever produced, pleasing to
the taste and acceptable to the
stomach, prompt in its action
and truly beneficial in its ef-
fects, prepared only from the
most healthy and agreeable
substances, its many excellent
qualities commend it to all and
have made it the most popular
remedy known.
Syrup Of Figs is for sale in
soc. and ST bottles by all lead
ing druggists. Any reliable
druggists who may not have it
on hand will procure it promptly
for any one who wishes to try
it. Do not accept any substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.,
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
LOUISVILLE, KY. NEW YORK. N. Y.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-10-20

Burglars broke one night into the
workshop of dyer in koslin, Germany,
ind had got togetherapretty large-sizel
package of valuable dye-stuifs when the
dyer, awakened by tie noise, appeared
on the scene armed with double
shooter. As he entered the door he
espied Two men sliurrying off to the
other end of the dye house. At the sum
mons, Stand, or fire. y they both
jumped into a vat which they thought
empty, but which was filled with some
color liquid. Standing in this blue
bath, they both cried for mercy. The
dyer, however, took aim, and they
duckel under, but soon came up again
and earnestly entreated pardon. But the
relentless dyer gave them the benefit Of
a few extra dips, and then turned them
out into the street without giving notice
to the police. The story got wind in
Koslin, and everybody knows the
indigo-dyed scoundrels, They are likely
to remain men Of mark for some time to
come.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-10-20
THE C4TTLE BELLS.


Far down the brown autumnal haze
High on the peak is snow
Cattle that smell the winter days
Twinkle their bells rs they 30.
Dat of thick veil drawn to save
The sky's face from the blast,
Those tiny bells as fairies wave
Their wand, evoke the past.
That music once before heard,
But then the notes were glad,
Carolling like carless Bird
All, why now is it sad
Upon this brow now crowned by care
My love a garland laid;
We heard the bells, now here, now there; =
Dead are the leaves and maid.
Mayhap for happier maid and man
The tender music swcls;
And will smile while yet | can
List to the cattle bells,
f. -Rayper'S Heekls
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-10-20

Mr.. Blifllins Ito Miss Dorothy, with
whom he is deeply smitten and cannot
find way to propose)-I hate these
weddings, with SO much fuss and
feathers, so many guests and flowers,
and music and all that When I'm mar
ried there'll be no one present but my
self, the bride and the minister.
Miss Dorothy-Oh, I'm so sorry! |
was hoping to get an invitation to your
wedding. Such an old friend as |
should not be left out
Mr. Blifliins-When I'm married you
will be there.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-10-20
LABOR and VAC Es.
1t is Impossible for tho Tariff to Protect
More Than u Few.
Nnw Ynrk Eyapfno pnat


New York Evening Post.
Another unfounded assumption,
which is more and more losing its powell
over workingmen, is, that it is possible
for the great majority Of them to be
protected. They are coming to see that,
even granting that what the Republic
cans say OF the blessings of protection
is all true, those blessings cannot in the
nature of the case be extended to all
of their class, and that to vote for the
benefit of favored few is unjust, even
if those few be workingmen. The occu-
pations of the people of this country,
as classified in the census of 1880, fall
under the following general groups:
Professional and personal service,
4,074,23S trade and transportation,
1,S10,256 agriculture, 7,670,493; manu-
featuring, mechanic arts and mining,
1887, liz. Now, the slightest considera-
ton suffices to show that in but one of
these groups, amounting to only about
90 per cent of the total, is 1t possible for
q tariff on imports to have any effect in
raising wages or salaries. And even in
the manufacturing group, it has been
estimated by Edward Atkinson, cit is
difficult to set apart in discriminating
list.over 100000 whose product is such
that one OF like kind could be imported,
even II there were no duty upon i'm
ports" The same careful writer takes
up the case of Pennsylvania in detail,
and shows that in that state "less than
IL per cent of the people who did the
work could, in 1880, be subjected in
part to an import of a product of like
kind" The question he asks is the one
that is coming to be heard with fire.
quency In the mouths Of workingmen,
"How can we protect the S8 per cent?"
Finally, the increasing alienation of
the labor vote from the Republican
party Is due to the breaking down Of
the assumption that, even in the small
group for which alone it is possible to
make pretence of securing higher
wages by protection, the tariff does
what is claimed for it. Senator Carlisle
showed from the results reached by the
Senate finance committee that wages in
unprotected industries had risen, while
in protected industries they had fallen.
Mr.. Schoenhof had some carefully tested
tables of comparative wages which
prove that the difference between wages
in this country and Europe is greater in
trades not affected by protection than in
those that are. For example, in the
building trades the hourly wages paid
in three different countries are, in cents,
as follows:
Germany. England New York.
Bricklayers. ....Si l6 As
| Stonemasons,,. .S1 Gto is As
| Carpenters..... 16 30 to 50
No such enormous difference in wages,
over both protected Germany and free
trade England, can be shown in any in
| dustry where protection has any inilu-
cnce. The inference is unavoidable that
it is not protection which makes the
difference in wages, and that, viewed
purely from the workingmans stand
point, its only effect upon wages is u
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-10-20
Didn't Give a Fair Trial.

Indignant Parent-Y0u advertise to
cure consumption, don't you?
Dr. Quackye-Yes, sir. l have a
never-failing remedy for that complaint
if my directions are strictly adhered to-
Indignant Father-Well, my son took
your medicine for u year aud died an
hour after the last dose.
DR. Quackye-Ah, my dear sir, the
directions were not followed. strictly
enjoined him to take it for two years.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-10-20
\ ouestlon in Natnral lIistory.

TfUth,
Billings, Jr.-Pa, if an animal breaks
his back does he get humpbacked like a
human being?
Billings, Sr.-Ges, my son; but what
makes you ask such question?
Billings, Jr.-I was just wondering if
tile hump on q camel was caused by the
lnSt straW
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-10-20
The Bed Was "a Boycott.

Mamma-This little bed they have
sent up is horrid looking piece and all
wrong every way.
Little Suse-Say, mamma, just bet
it's "A boycott what papa reads about so
much
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-10-20

In autumn, winter and spring colds are the
rule rather than the exception Hence 1t is
the pnrt OF every wise aud prudent mother To
keep on hand a supply OF DR.. Bulle Cough
Syrup, the great domestic iavorite aud ilfalli-
bile cure for all affections OF the throat and
chest.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-10-20
A Mystery Explained.

New YORK Herald.
Joblots-I begin TO understand now
why they term the Rev. Thirdly a doctor.
Elder Berry-Why?
Joblots-Ilis preaching has cured me
of insomnia.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-10-20
WOMEN AS BREAD WINNERS
Painters, Novelists, Doctors
and Clergymen.
IN THE VARIOUS ROLES OF LIFE.
Ridiculous Names That Some
Women Assume.

An Old Cat spinster Named "Pussey''--
Thorny "Kose," Tall "Tiny," Faded
"Pinky "--woman ms Mother, wife,
and Daughter--Man's Relation to the
Home Nest--Nice Suggestions.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-10-20
sENsIRLE CARD pARrY rAyoRs.

Inc great west is progressiye-thc
great west is evidently practical. Not
long ago saw it stated thai instead Of
favors made of satin or porcelain, or
any Of the tribes usual for progressive
card parties, that in one large western
city, if You came out ahead Of every
body else, you got an order on a furni
turG shop for an expensive sideboard, d
brass bedstcad, or, indeed, an entire suit
of furniture, according to the generosity
of the host, The BOBBY prize was check
that settled your wash bill, or paid for
your newspapers. Now, like that. /
have no earthly use for the ragtag and
bobtail Of progressive card parties; what
l want is something sensible hope to
strike that town some day, and, perhaps
oh, joy, oh, rapture, ] may get a