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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-12-02
THE REDWOOD TREE.
How Some Of the Great Forest Giants &
California Grow.

How some at the Great Forest OF
California Grow.
On the camping grounds of the Bohe-
mian club on Austin creek, and in the
Armstrong tract near Guerneville, one
finds the lowIand redwood in perfec-
tion. In such places, says the Century.
there are often rings of great trees in
closing pits five or SIX feet deep. and
thirty. forty. or even fifty feet in
diameter. Each of these pits Is sup
posed to show where the venerable
ancestor of the surrounding circle of
trees once stood Long before it fell,
innumerable sprouts grew from the yet
living roots Afterward, when the
giant yielded, the rains washed new
soil into the bottoms" from the
mountain sides. To fiji the deep chasm-
For a century or 50 there was struggle
among the children of the fallen mon
arch. and n last only seven or eight re
manned. to become great trees of
twelve feet in diameter set on the rim
of the pit formed bv the decay of the
roots of the ancient tree, and each hav-
ing q complete root system of its own.
Other trees, seedlings or sprouts grow
up between them. and in few more
centuries the process of forming another
redwood tree ring viii be repeated
about the largest of the second growth.
Rings of this sort can be found in all
stages of formation in every canyon and
valley of the redwood country Some
very large rings still show the broken
edges of the central trees roots pro-
is.cting like the slaves of a barrel
around the hollow, overgrown with
ferns and wild oXaiis, or flied to the
brim with fresh, spicy redwood sprouts
The green spires OF the living forest,
three hundred feet high, filter the air
through their innumerabie branches,
and shut out all but faint blue sparllles
OF The Sky. The dust Of one Of the
pioneers il underfoot. ami a little tree of
last years growth is struggling to gain
a place. The red-br"nze trunks of the
trees stand like "A wall. hiding the rise
of the mountains, hiding the banks of
the river, though one hears the sound
II its flow. and the splash of little
trout streams in the canyons Snch
groves aS this are the temples of the
California forest system
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-12-02
RODGERS IN HOTELS.
some Reasons why Guests Are Compelled
to Pay IIig:t Prices.

to Pay IIiG;t Prices.
Leading American hotels carry upon
their annual expense account from one
Thousand u fifteen hundred dollars
charw,tblc To- paper. euvclop pes. matches
and rnoihpirl~ Supplied t. guests and
strangers. Strangers use more Of them
than the guests. \ >quar" box. in which
arr, kept a dozen necessary hinrs-Such
a. cards, matches. envelopes and tooth
pici;S--tauG~ ON the counters of most
hotels. This box has 10 De constantly
rrpIrui~hcd The proprietor Of 4 large
city hotel furnishes some interesting
Information rrgarijng the way i'm which
hi, hotel IL systematically robbed by
guests and strangers. Five hundred
envelopes and one thousand sheets Of
paper are required daily. Strangers ap-
pear at the desk. and with the utmost
copjnr~~ ask for writing materials.
which are usually furnished If the per
son l. respectable iu appearance. 1t
is :; common thing To- see strangers en-
tc~ a hotel yyrjtiug-ruom and fill their
fountain pens from the ink bottles.
Elntyiug-papcr given away costs ten
dollars "a month. Every visitor To- the
hotel believes himself entitled to tooth
picks ami matches. lie takes a hand
iui of the former and fills his pocket
natrhh,N with the latter. 1t costs tif-
tsnn dollars a month To supply these
.riGiur articles. Pens and pcnholdcrs
and i'm, bottles disappear at the rate Of
"a dozen "a day. Everyone seems t. con
slider that D. els anJ their belongings
ar, their property. and that the prpprir-
tors have mo- rights worth considering.
Women who are models Of thrift and
noriur~~ in their own homes are con
tautiyaarrlc~S here. have seen a mo IA
.r stand her children upon ffty-dpllar
hair, o. look ont Of the windows. and
laugh ut them when thcy jump up and
irHu uu two hundrrd-dpllar sofas
Furniture upholstered in the most deli
cate cuI"r~ and tcSturcS viii be used in
tire MOST reckless manner. A woman
will slam her street shoes OF damp um-
nreila un 10: put empty plates on it
when meals ar, served in her rooms: or
throw oranges cor bauanaS on it when
s.h, comes from the diuiug-ropm *
AN tH, same. DID You ever notice what
distinctly weary app naranre hotel
furniture soon assumes? Th,.s.. are
some of the reasons why hotel bills
come high.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-12-02
FIRST susPE NpERs GIRL.
She Appeared at "A swell PhusdeIPhi
Daace.

She Appeared at swell PhtIsdelPhi
Dance-
1t was late in the winter of 1909
that SuspendrrS were first displayed a
a part Of "A feminine costume in Phil:
delphia. said member of the lOc;
Four Hundred at Cape MAY a few day
ago, Il "A Philadelphia Record repnrtcl
and had quite f rgotten the iuciden
until thi., IN prning when | read som,
thing in newspaper letter from Ba
Harbor about the girl who first dis
played the novelty.
And where. do Won suppose she too
occasion IL make the display? Why.
al the places-the assembly. and yo.
nay well believe me that they create.
not only mild sensation. but "A goo
leal of adverse comment. The suspcn
ers were Of rich yellow satin and SUI,
ported a black N-Shaped belt. also 81
satin. and the rest of the costume wa.
of blue tullc and gold braid. The CIR
was handsome. with a splendid figure
and was not a Philadclphian, although
she often visits here. where she has rel
ativcs high in society.
One thing alone prevented we WON
en- from considering the costume {;
freak. and that was that the girl ha,
been stopping for two months with on,
of the NanderbiltS in New York. and Il
WAS, therefore. likely that the idea ha,
just come from Paris. No one copied
the idea that season, however, nol
have seen it applied To a ball dress
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-12-02
HOURS WE'RE TOO SHORT
An Old Lady Discovers the Cau~. 81 the
InsufticIsut Water supply

An Old Lady Discovers the Cause 81 the
Insufficient Water supply.
One day recently an old lady entered
the city hall in search II th, water
works Office, says the Rochester Herald
\ citizen who chanced To be leaving the
building encountered the woman iu the
lower corridor and directed her to the
tlOor above. She ascendcd the stairway
and made straight for the city attnr-
neys office. In the outer room she met
one Of Mr.. Kiehels gentlemanly Y and ur-
bane assistants, and the following dIa-
logue ensued:
is this the water works Office"
NO ma'am; that is right across the
hall"
rs the Office open now?"
Yes, but it will close in about n nm
nte,' said the polite officer, glauciug az
his timepiece.
well, then. III come again IN The
morning. Say, young man. whats the
matter with the reservoirs"
u didn't know they were ont 81 order.
supposed they were full Of water"
Then, why is it we don't get any
water in our house"
I'm sure don't know"
DO you think they could tell me AZ
the water works Office"
They might give you some iufnrua-
ton"
What time does the Office open IN
the morning."
Ten o'clock"
What. and close at three"
And closes at three, ma am"
well, it's no wonder we don't have
any water if the Office isn't open amy
longer than that"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-12-02
CHEAPER THAN A TALLOw DIP
a Curious Fish which Vancouver Indi.,s
isc for Food aud II-hf.

A Curious Fl-h which Vancouver IndI.,.
tse for Food aud IIshf.
fish dealer in san Francis,
market had on his slab the other ,...,.
two specimens Of a fish not fr,pg,.t..
seen there. but plenty from Naur.f.. o.
island northward. Ia plain coiun.r..
language IL II known a. the candle. o
ui-ally the name Is thalrirlr....
parii uS. "a remarkable species Of e..
family salmonidae, strictly "A sea fish
appr. aching the coast - spawn. d.,
never entering rivers. The .r.r.r..
that were shown Call r.r..r,..,
measure foot in length ana l....
somcvs hat the appearance of apt a..
except the head. which il pointed a.5
coniral. IL has large mouth TIL.
color is greenish on the back. pass. -
into silvrry white on the sides ..r
belly, which is sparsely spotted ,,..l
dirty yellow.
The Indians Of Vancouver island a..r
vicinity use the fish both for food ....t
light. II is the fattcst or m.>t ,.r......
inous Of all fishes. and. il il said. sf...r
animals. II Is impossible - either I...
or fry it, for the moment il il subf-....f
10 a certain heat il turns to oil. T..
Indians who use the fish Tor food r....
them. and. without cleaning them -.,..
slcwcr through the ewes and su.r.,..
them in them in the thick -rnoI.,. t..t
arises from wood fires. The fish ...
quir.s the flavor Of the wood and r...
smoke helps 10 preserve IT. When rT,.
Indians want b make "A meal nf t..
fish they heat them, reduce them q, I'D
and drink the oil When They want 81,
light they take dried fish. draw turaag.
il piece of rush pith or -rrn
from the inner bark Of the cypress rr..
a species Of arbur vitse. a. "a s.i.. .
needle of hard wood being used f..r tH..
purpose. The fish is then lighted at
one end and burns steadily unit. con.
Suned-
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-12-02
WHERE PARROTS CONE FROM.

,.utEnr nNDD0TC CnN7F EROhf
What They Cost. wher" They Are Caught
aud How They Are Trained.
ON Sixth avenue elevated tram the
other evening was a short. thin man,
tanned evidently 10y exposure IN the
tropics, says the New York tribune.
II" carried. covered over with a Piald
Eingham apron. a curious "ld-iaNhl"h'a
cage IN "hl1h lhcf' was ms S"".iE
green parrot. ms parrot ne "a''',
''is "a young bird, ami as y"n see wen
trained. There ar" two ways "t getting
these BIRDS hy trapping anu "y t.i''i-
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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-12-02

woman ought Co. have SENSE enough
&" carry an umbrella without rudaurcr-
ing other peoples liv,- remarks an
ir1-rihlc man. but i'm riuyty-uiuo case.
,ut of one hundred She hasn't The
woman with an umbrella is dreaded 10y
everybody Nou come down town with
I.r. and She lets it sru~gle against
ynur U"ttiouat~ and drip its cold shower
ant" your t"uts. Then. when You leave,
thr s'r. she manages To have that UNI
hrrl.1 just at 81, "a an angie that. t.-unlese
l.ar guardian angel has firm hold ON
E'ur collar. you re- sure to fam over IL.
Ia the street She VIZ lls very fast and
E.lo~ that umbrella firm iy. SO its edges
rake your eyes. OF course she never
sy.a yuu. hUt You learn To- hatch her with
" deep green hatred. which Is iutcnsi-
ly' IL she happens to walk upstairs in
1IHUI tI Won
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-12-02

IN no part Of Europe are public baths
g., ag....-.iD',. g., the lower order of prp-
.... %. iu Eu-,ja. and nowhere are baths
I'm such general u-c. But the attraction
a. the hath i. not soap and water, but
.lt, hot vaprr for which the Russian
Hl~ such an affection. The bath itself
iu many cases nest uf lpathSnme
,..a .alsc germs The pairouizCrS of these
;r.titutinu~ very often have no use
r. latcvrr for the wa-hwoman. This Is
.-uc NOT only OF the very poor. OF an
inmate Of one Of the gigantic apart
ueut houses of st. Petersburg, who
WAS a man of property. the Nuvo"
}rrmva casually remarked: 'iic never
has his linen washed. Whenever h"
pats au "a Shirt he puts 1t on for good.
vnl hc wears it until il drops in shreds
niT ni- back"
~ for sanitary preparation against
, ,lplrrl. the New York Times says the
Eu-~iuu peasants would look upon this
e., a profluc Interference with pruvi-
d,.u,,, II IL said that they cNpl. in the
Dutbrral, Of the cholera as TN" result of
ma.u!ultipu~ of ENGLISH enemies. who
went visiting the faWin" districts last
wear. anil who. under the prvtru,r of
Distributing aims to the hungry. hribeL
I,l-..lu phy-jt.iauS to work this spell
rn.1 thr people. The proper prrvruta-
tly,.~ tn use against cholera are the
VrIyor~ of priests and the counter
spells Of Ia~~c~ pluwinr i'm the dead "i
tine night. Sanitary precautions are
not Ir.ritimptc Another d5Gicuity iu
tine way Of sanitation is the cspou-o
OF It.. % has been calculated by cN-
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-12-02
Bank Notes for Fuel.

a mover spectacle of steam vessel
oelhg stocked with bank notes was wit
messed recently at Mediterranean
port forty-tive sacks of the apparent
valuable paper were forced into the
furnace OF the vessels boiler under the
eyes OF the stokers, who seemed to de-
sire 10 possess themselves of at least a
hahu1ul OF what they somewhat inele-
sdhtly styled rum fuel" The notes
were cancelled documents of the Bank
OF Algiers, whose manager watched the
combustion. ''''
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-12-02

An important article Of trade in Mo-
rocco rs loaf sugar, which is in general
demand for presents Every person APP
preaching a superior whose favor or
good will II Is desired To- propitiate is
bound to bring a gift lie cannot APP
pear cmpty-handed, and the form that
Is most commonly taken 10y the givcr Is,
loaf sugar,
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-12-02

The length of Il degree Of Longitude
depends altogether on the distance l"'
point of measurement il from the p'.'7
At the equator it is 90 and l-llGth >ial H', .
miles; al the 30th degree Of latitude .'
is 90 miles. At the 5Oth degree Of la'-
tude il is a., miles, while nj the ''ih
il is hardly IS miles. At the SD dr-'',
of latitude il lacks l-f7th Of mlI' ''
being 10 miles, and at the s9th drti''
il is but one and one-fifth u l-'l m'I,'.
and gradually draws 10 point ~ '''
lines nears the pole.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-12-02
AN INSANE BELIEF.
Russian Peasants Who Have No
Use for Soap and Water.

Some Revolving Customs Of tn" Plague
stricken Country \ Land where
Cholera Iiud- a iirced-
ing Place.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-12-02
TOTrT 0RcS S7T II.

Restless, irritable, eXcitab'c,
and exacting" is the charge
against you by those nearest
and dearest to you.
They don't know the horror
that Expresses you
Every hour pains run RAM
pant through your body. You
suffer secretly as long rs you
can, then go all to pieces and
don't care" what happens.
The iron grip of female dis
ease is upon you.
Dear Sister, Lydia Z. Pink
hams " TrgrtabLs ComboHnE
has cured thousands like you.
It kills the pain, and inviso-
rates the system.
No more bacLache. no
more "bcaring down." no more
restless days and slceplcss
nights, hope viii ~
take the place f1IA
of despair, your e.. .-.
daily duties viii ~ -
be delight, and ~ 3
life a joy. S-,~.C
AT druggists sell #. or scut i-- N7SNss
b, uutI. form uf Pills or - .-F'\N.S-s%,
Irzru-es, uu rrcript Of 81 - I-k--+ST
Correspondence freely
sytrrd Address coud- Sszss> n sz-al<S
b. =
Omaha daily bee., 1892-01-15
cLIMATE DOES IT.

"Silent Forces In History aud Their Con-
nection with National life"
The Club held a well attended meeting In
the LininGer art gallery last evening. Mr..
Il. c. Snyder occupied the chair.
Prof. Frank A. Fitzpatrick, superintendent
OF the Omaha public schools, led the discus
sion OF the evening by speaking on "Silent
Forces and Their Connection with National
Life.n
Prof. Fitzpatrick stated that ho had not
found time to prepare n paper on the subject,
but ratherthan disnppoint the members
present he would make a short talk. He
said
History is merely a tlrelcss repetition of
the Efforts OF one class to secure control Of
the state and gather to itself wealth and
emoluments that 10 might profit thereby.
Priests, mobiles and aristocrats nave gained
control OF the state and destroyed IL by the
abuse of their power. There is no reason TO
believe that artisans and farmers, il thev
gained control, would be any the less gener-
GUS or any the less intelligent in converting the
resources of the state to their private inter-
esJs.
The only protection for the people OF tho
state are the institutions developed and fos-
tered by law which will protect the state
against every class. These institutions are
of slow growth, but as long as they are
maintained intact every individual will nave
the utmost chance to get happiness, which is
the true provision of the government. 1t is
not the province of the government to secure
happiness for any body.
Mankind has no power to resist the modi-
~fcations OF the climate The climate modl-
ties man and the climatic modification will
produce different types of government. We
shall ultimately have five different national
types of government in this country accord
ing to the climatic regions. The elements
which will prevent this are the extension of
commerce., the postof1ice department, and the
railway systems which bring tho products of
other chimes to our doors. If the great rail-
ways had been run north ana south instead
of east and west there would probably have
been no civil war;"
After the customary recess the question
was open for discussion and several members
expressed their opinions.
Omaha daily bee., 1892-01-15
IN TIE SENATE.

POstmasters Nominated, BILLS Introduced
and Passed-Other Business Transacted.
WASHINGTON, ID. C., Jan. 1i.-Among the
bills introduced and referred was one by
Mr.. Cullom to promote the safety of em-
ployes and travellers by compelling common
carriers engaged in interstate to
equip their cars with automatic couplings
and continuous brakes and their locomotives
with driving wheel brakes. IL was referred
to the committee on interstate commerce.
Mr.. Wilson introduced a bill providing for
two additional associate justices of the
supreme court In Utah.
The senate then took up the calendar, the
the first bill on II being one to aid tho state
OF Colorado to support a school of mines. 1t
apprOpriates % per cent OF all the moneys
paid to the United States for mineral lands
in Colorado for the maintenance OF the school
of mLnes established ut Golden, in Jefferson
county
making the percentage 80, instead Of 25 per
cent. The amendment was agreed to and
the bill was passed,
Other bills were passed as follows.
Authorizing the construction OF u bridge
across tho Missouri river between Chamber
Jain, in Brnle comfy, and Lyman county,
South Dakota.
Appropriatiug $500, 900 for the purchase Of
ground ana the erection thereon in the city
of Washington, Of q building to DO used as u
hall of records.
The president today sent the senate the
following nominations as postmasters;
Nebraska--Thomas j. Pickett, jr., Ashland.
South Dakota William p. Hess, Elan
dreau.
minois-tHarrison w. Coursey, Polo;
Mary /. Piper, Greenfield; Hartwell Hen
driokson, Marion; rolian M. Sldenstreeker,
Newman.
After an executive session the senate ad-
iourned until Monday.
Omaha daily bee., 1892-01-15
END OF THE TSTESTTG ITTON.
Captain SchIey Adds His Testimony to That
Already Given In. .... Dr,

Captain SchIey Adds His Testimony to That
Already Given In. .. ....t,
VALLEJO, Cal, Jan. l3.-The BALTIMORE. in
vestigation was completed late this after
noon. 1t has lasted six days and every as
pect of the aft in has been fully Investigated.
The first iour days were taken up with the
testimony Of inc men, who related their ipdi-
vldual Elk experiences during the riot. BY these
the facts were clearly brought out that the
attack was premeuitated and that the police
and soldiers aided the mob in their deadly
work, .
On the fifth day the medical officers of tho
ship testified as TO the wounds received by
the Baltimore's men, as to the criminal
neglect OF the wounded sailors in the Val
paraiso hospital, the authorities refusing to
treat the men themselves or to allow the
Baltimore's surgeons 10 do so.
Today several senior officers testified as to
the legal proceedings ut VALPARAISO, bringing
out clearly the failure of the Valparaiso
court to"establish anything to the dctri-
ment of the sailors, ana the care which the
judge of crimes exercised In avoiding ques-
lions that might bring forth reflections on The
Valparaiso police.
Today Captain Schley took the stand aud
proceeded to give Il resume of the whole
history OF the ship from the time of its first
reaching Valparaiso. lie spoke over one
hour, clearly and forciDly, and was listened
to with great attention by the audience that
'SFh' nv tOutN ipcii iio obON1h pAtlblF
the inception and growth of the anti-Ame"-
lean feeling among the Chilians and the
many discourtesieS he was subjected 10. He
saw over seventy Of his men Oh shore shortly
before the riots began, ana they were all
sober. But even ii they had not been, he
declared he saw no reason why they should
nave been visited with capital punishment
for being drunk.
Lieutenant Mccain testified at length as
TO the ill feeling toward Americans. The
Quinteriuo affair was the greatest cause of
i'll feeling. AFTER that the refugees. the
Itata and the cable questions came in tho
order named. Valparaiso papers were filed
with lies and exaggerated stories of all
kinds. ..t
Captain Schley. commanding the Baltl-
more, testified: When we arrived at
lquique 1T was in possession of the congress
sionalists. the people there though
not hostile were decidedly cool. The junta
in surrenderlng the Itata stated they did so
because they could not endorse so palpable a
violation of the laws of neutrality, nor could
they defend the action of their officers in
escaping from the municipal authorities OF
San Diego. Nevertheless. after her delivery
the whole tone OF the people changed. The
papers stated that the United States was
guilty OF an act OF Injustice which could
never be forgiven or forgotten
Omaha daily bee., 1892-01-15
The situation In Argentine.

copyrighted 1892 by James Gordon Bennett
BUENos AYREs, Argentine IVA Galveston,
Tex, Jan. t4.-[By Mexican Cable to the
New York Herald-Special to The BEE. 49,
Numerous changes have been made in the
commands of artillery regiments so as to pre-
vent plotting against the government. The
authorities are trying to keep secret the fact
that they have recently suppressed a revolt.
The feeling Of insecurity among the people
continues. 1t is reported that an executive
order has been received at Cordova to arrest
electors for governor and to put government
partisans In their places, From Mardallein
word has been received that General Roca
has entered into an agreement with Presi-
dent P%clligrinI to support Saius Pena for
president.
The sanitary authorities have ouarantined
an Italian steamer with 700 immigrants
aboard. Yellow fever is declared 20 be de-
creaslng. 's
Minister of Finance Money has resigned
from office.
Extensive military precautions are still in
nrOn rpgg TO-