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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1892-09-22
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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-06-24
DUST TEST FOR FIREARMS.
= Process for Determining. the Perfection
OF Mnr!Sl.lansiIIp.

4 Process for Determining, the Perfection
OF Workmanship.
One little-lznown process to which
small arms manufactured for the United
States are subjected is the dust test. IN
tended to subject the piece 70 the same
Gustiug Il would receive If carried by
the soldier in a march across the alsSah
deserts OF Arizona or I tah or the sage
brush prairics Of Montana or Wyoming
Troops are frequently compelled to
tramp for hours through such clouds of
dust that the heads Of the leaders of n
six-mule team can be hut vaguely seen
from the wagons and the dust 50 fine
and penetrating that the soldiers guns
and every garment soon become coated
with it. The artificial production of a
similar experience for an arm that
might be adopted for military service Is
manifostly very pertinent trial. This
Is accomplished 10y placing the rifle on
q shelf within a closed box, 50 that the
breeCh mechanism, which Is closed,
shall be opposite the mouth Of the bel
lows; fine sand is then permitted To fall
slowly across the blast of air, which
thereby in two minutes, the time Of the
test. drives the sand into any open
joints or into the depth Of the mechan-
ism if II is much exposed. The gun is
then removed and wiped carefully with
the bare hand. also blown into and
cleaned. Just as Il soldier who suddenly
goes into action would do with a gun
he has carried on Il dusty march The
piece is then fired twenty shots. This
test is then repeated. the magazine be
ing charged before exposing the gun TO
the dust: the cartridge and the gun are
then wiped as before and the gun again
fired twenty rounds
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-06-24
Queer Friendship.

In the village where l live" says a
writer in the Spectator. Il was in the
habit of visiting Uvo poor. intirm old
women, one inhabiting the single down
stairs room. the other occupying the
garnet above her. Each kept Jealous
watch as to whether I bestowed more
tea or siXpenccs on the other and each
was sure to tell me every i'll trait she
could hear of the other. One day the
old lady. who lived upstairs. thanking
me effusively for my visit. said: You're
the only lady ever comes near me, tn
only friend have. That one pointing
downwards, has heaps of friends.
adding hastily, lest ! should be too
favorably impressed 10y that circum-
stance. and there's not wan of them
but hates her ! thought to myself
that such a description Of friendship
may sometimes apply to higher circles
than that of my poor old friends"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-06-24
RECRUITS FROM The COUNTRY
They Make Better .cIdic-, Than Those
from the Cities.

They Make Better soldier, Than Those
from the Critics.
Within a year past the recruiting flag
has been hung out in many Of our New
England towns and villages by officers
Of the regular army detailed for the
purpose of gathering volunteers to fill
mp the ranks Of Uncle Sans forty rcCi-
mcutS of infantry. cavalry and artil-
Icrv. Once recruiting stations were
maintained only in big cities like New
York and Boston, but the Inatcria, g.-
cured there was not OF the best, Serre-
JarE Proctor had an idea that the coGG-
try youth We're better qualified, moral
ly. mentally and physically, for s'i-
ljer's life than the drcgs Of our floating
urban population, and under his dire
tinn ~e-ruitinr parties. each headed by
% commissioned officer. were sent into
rural New England, New Yorl, and
some portions Of the west. The expert
ucut is said 70 be working admirably
ST, far Us the welfare Of the army is con
cerued though the officers do not enjoy
the necessity of moving from one town
to another drumming mp recruits as a
commercial traveller drums up trade.
The new system Of enlistment and the
various minor reforms which Secretary
Proctor was inStTum entail in iutroduc-
ing during his term Of service have had
a marked and inStantan eous effect upon
the character of the army. The sol
diers are happier and more contented,
and dcsertions are fewer than they have
been for many years.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-06-24
PECULIAR TO ONE RIVER.
The st. Lawrence Is the Only Strea Ii
Tint HIS No LLooG..

The st. Lawrence Is the Only Strea n
That Has No Floods.
The st. Lawrence is phenomenon
among rivers. No other river j. fed b-
such gigantic lakes. No other river is
so independent Of the elements. II de-
spiaes alike rain. snow and sunshine.
Ice and wind may be said to bc tho
only things that affect its mighty flow.
Something almost as phenomenal us
the st. Lawrence itself is the fact that
there is so little generally known about
it, asserts 4 writer in the American
Angler. 1t might be safely affirmed
that not one per cent. Of the American
public are aware Of tn, fact that, among
all the great rivers of the world. the
81. Lawrence is the only absolutaiy
fioodlcss one Such, however, is the
case. The difference between high and
low water in the Ohio at Cincinnati is
nearly fifty fcot. Even the upper Mis-
sissippi. placid and smooth-lowiur q
stream ~ il l., sometimes overflow.
the country for miles on either side OF
its banks. The turbulent Missouri t.
also suhiact {, immense rises. ;-omr
eight years Ggo it very nearly drowned
out taa Gour.-aiur city of CouaaI
Bluff, and. had it risen three feet
more. tha magnificent iron bridge that
spans it and which connects Council
Bluffs with Omaha would have only
spanaol . mud hole. and the varabou6
river would have carved out uc..
channel for itscE right through the
center of Council Bluffs. Even the
mighty Amazon has its rises and falls;
if it, southern and northern tributaries
should happen 70 he low, or to be Ei-h
at the same time. it Incomes seriously
affected. Every river. in fact, on thi.
continent. and all over the world. has
great rises and falls brought about by
the elements. the st Lawrence alone
excepted.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-06-24
Z RARE ViOLlM.


1t NutCdatcs the Declaration OF indie
pcnGCnCC and Has q History.
Probably one of the Oldest and most
valuahl" violinS 20 bc found ON Lon.
Island Is owned 10y Prof. George How
mann. TN" well-lzuovn musician. wha.o
country residence is i'm the picturc-qu.
north side village uf Huntington. Says
che Nrv York Commercial Advertiser.
The in~trr1rus is Of Italian make and
Mr. IIcvmaan thinks Il j. th, only one
of its kind in this country.
.''.'''>uL~ '' mo amp ON the inside
OF the top of the instrument il was made
hv David Tichler in lr67. The present
owner of the violin bought It from 81
friend named Ioratio Benson. who's,
home was at Syosctt, l.. l.. in lSjl MI.
Henson was "a talented musician and
played in theatcrs in this city after
coming u this country in 1900. Benson
sought seclusion at Syosctt i'm his old
age and while he was there Mr.. IIeyv-
mann came into possession of the vio-
lin.
Soon after receiving the instrument
from Benson Mr.. Hcwmanu sent it tc
Strodel. in this city. t. he repaired. II
was not until then that the fact of its
ancient manufacture became known L.
its owner. for. ON taking i apart, StrodcI
found the makers nam" ON the inside
inscribed in quaint Roman letters. and
the year lTG1.
Mr.. IIcwmann has often received fat
tcring offers for his violin. Not only
have these offers come from curiosity
hunters. hut from some of the leading
musicians of the present day.
The instrument Is indeed a handsOm,
one and possesses n tone Of rare rich
ness. being fairly loud hut entirely de
void of harshuese. The sweet strain,
of The old instrument have been hcarC
on both continents and in nearly every
city in the old and new world
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-06-24
IEAH LIE UGLY GIRL.
She. and Not Her More EcautiiGl sister.
Found Highest Favor.

she. and Not Her More EcautiiGl sister
Found Highest Favor.
one OF the earliest historic beauties OF
whom we haze any record ---is = - q boz"
committing a thcit upGB her own iat2.r
and then telling . most atr' .i1'-~ BE .f
conceal II. while we are tnla hE crlg2..--
lists that her sister Leah in whore ga.'-
son the ugly girl ina!les her ilr# apDaer-
-rcg. rpan II. stage of :u.a.u;ie LlEt.-
ry in all probability acquired t.ao -'ta'-
der ovcs. that proved 50 d".rilHrai-.! a'
her matrimonial prospects ~ i-s" 7'-';-ii
Of scII--acriheing devotion 10 domestic
G.s+v. Tpan her. - ciJ..t a=u-.. =
naturally zen the care Cf tau aauac2"ia
at her mothers death. and. while She
pretty Rachel WAS roaming L-c fields in
the poetic character of p shcphergiy~s or
flirting and goSsiping with the shepherd
lads around the wei Of Padanarafu.
poor Leah. the household drudge. was
spelling her cvelidS and making her
couDlcyion course and red over the
Kitchen fire And IL was for this that
she was dcspised by her hu-bl-l-
though Jacob, l have no doubt. wIita7
Miss l.. +. Andrews in the thGulauqUan-
could say rs many fine thing abaul t.sa
domestic virtues as some Of our pop
uLs.r newspaper moralists who are
alvavs lancatin@ the dc-cncraey OF
modern women because they don't '-now
how 90 spin ard weave and cook and
wash and iron a. their rranGmo-lars
did. and who vet would be the first 20
despise YOU. my fair reader. for E"nr
coarse HANDS and red faces if vou Wsr.
L. take them II their word a1-a sni-l-
v;.t,, - more intimate oaguaI1taaee E,-til
tac frying pan and the v-..=lt-1b- Sow.
don't say this ont Of any want ot re-
spc-t for those humble utensils but
only T. rcrui-d yau. rcntle reader. that
vour first duty is not, as tirHnt Alien
tgl1- E.s1. t. look pretty. blt q 10 your
-l..v s-',--tcvcr II ln...- be-. md WIZ -ever
may l5e Use opinion OF ra-1 concerning
4. r. s,uec-1in- yau for doing T. hi.5
remember j. WAS not The h@-Etifsa l..r-
-hcl. after ali. whose o-iapri.r rra-o %
Israel It's royal line and T. i--a-:.-ila Is
l-.uc. but Leah. the UTiE g.ri. whose
plain face did not keep l.el- from t.ai2g
favor in the eyes Of her Creator.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-06-24
A STRANGE CASE.
4 Train Saved by Tremonition of Its
Engineer.


\ telegraph operator on one Of the
s.uclc-trac!l roads leading out Of Pitts
3urgh had an experience last week that
VIII last him Il lifetime, says the Pitts
bu~rh Dispatch. The young man be-
-amc careless. as dispatchers sometimes
win. and h gave orders for a freight
and passenger train. moving in oppo-
site directions, to 90 II 4 certain sta
tion. When the trains had started the
operator suddenly remembered that
they couldn't reach the place without Il
collision. Tt was too late to counter
,aand the order. and in his agony cold
drops Of pcrspiration ran down over his
lace. In describing his feelings after
ward. ne said he lived years in the few
hort minutes which would decide the
iate of the trains.
He wac startled and relieved by see
inr the engineer Of the freight walk
into the tower. The engineer had re-
..ivcd his orders. bat when he reached
q switch he had Il prcmonition there
was something wrong. and he turned IN
on the side track. His train was scarce
lv out Of the way when the express
thundcrSd by.
The next day the operator went TO
the superintendent of the road and told
him what had happened, at the same
time handing in his resignation. The
manager looked at him for moment
and then said: $50 back to yo-.r rvoTIl
nay boy. This experience has been
lesson to y5u. I don't think it Will oc-
cur. in the future"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-06-24
VISIBLE ONLY AT NIGHT.
The Singular whim Of a yoIl-tO-Do Yer
rnnnt NNnrnnn.

4 singular character residing H0a.
IraSburg, Vt, is said to have allowed
no human being 10 look upon hor dur
ing the day for nearly forty year ~r.
goes by the name Of Ann Dennis. says
the philadelphia Times. and is sal" =.
have been the daughter of "a wcil-t"-a'
farmer. and that she lost her mind. ur
at any rate took up hcr singular MOD.
OF life after the dCaeh Of her mOthor
whom she accidentally killed 10y a.
ovrrdo.t ~ some opiate. She lives IN
small. eul3~tantial onc-roomcl caHl
about SIX miles from the town, and -r
mains tightly shut up during the d.r
and ventures out only ON the oare~.
nights when she viii walk into "1
and transact sach business as She ua'
have. but cannot bc induced 10 cutg-
room lighted up save very dim.E. ana
then only when thirldy vcilcd.
As she has some little money l,tr h"'
lsy her father, the tradc-mcn al 'sm
this singularity Of hers. though several
attempts have been made 10 r,. h.r
show herself in the light, hnr h'"'..
ycll planned the strategy r. . n''
succeeded. She convcrscS i.t...
enough when she wants t0. "n" '.'.
deny that her mind is nj all a'I.. .'.
Nond "A little harmlee- r0
Those who remember hcr iu h.. ..
say that she was an uuusua.E F''
attractive girl. and wen cduea'..H
lives quite alone with nothing N.,-
keep her company.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-06-24
GREAT ELEVATORS.
Two Near New York That Are the Largest
In the World.

In the World.
The largest elevators for carrying
passengers in the world are on the
banks OF the Hudson. near WcchawlIcn.
says Harpcr's Weekly. The high Ia
ble-land in New Jersey, opposite New
York city. and between the Hudson riv-
or and the Hacllensack. has up 10 this
time not been used aS generally for pur-
poses of pleasure and residence aS il
should have been. This elevated plain.
known rs the Palisades, is at its begin
ming some one hundred and fifty feet
above high tide, and is over q mile wide
at the same point. 1t stretches north
for many miles mp the Hudson river.
and naturally rises in elevation as it
proceeds. This high land has been ac-
ccSsible only by steep grades for wagon
roads. and by means of stairways
which limbed laboriouSly up the steep
cliff
The Hudson County Railway Com
pany. which operates the elevated road
NJ Hobollen and controls many of the
street-car lines in that ueighborhood.
has of late years been extending these
lines, and increasing the facilities for
getting on top of the Palisades. and
from one part Of this high plateau TO
another. The most recent addition to
the plant of this company has been the
building of huge elevators at Wcehaw-
ken, where the ferryboats from Forty
second street and JAY street, New York
city, discharge their passengers.
These elevators are the largest ever
constructed for passengers, and in plan
ming them the engineer have adopted
new devices 10 secure their safety
against accidents. From the elevators.
which rise just from the waters edge
there is an immense viaduct or elevated
railroad which runs some eight hundred
feet ba,k - the hill, where connection,
viii he made with the various steam and
horse ears which will run I'm one dirr.-
tiou and another
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-06-24
DO Animal. Thinls !.

The query. do animals, other than
men. think? has done able service IN
lvccums all over the world for many.
many years. and yet l saw an answer
20 the inquiry. says "A Detroit Free Press
writer. \ horse having a halter ON his
head had escaped from his stable and
his owner was trying to recapturc him.
As horses usually DO under such circum-
stances this horse was most tautalizing
and aggravating. He would dodge.
kick and run at the most inopportunc
moment and enjoyed the fun. Presently
. dog ran barking at the horse. which
stood stock still. The dog became more
bold and at last snapped at the horses
heels. II isn't likely that he VIII re-
peat the experiment very soon. for he
howlcd himself out of sight on three
legs as the horse walked quietly UP L.
his master with an air which seemed q
say: That was All / was waiting for. %
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-06-24
ELECTRIC TRAINS.
We May Look for ~urn Thing in Oh
Near Future.

Near Future.
Every now and then ve h.#- ,a..
electric motors wiz soon tails. t.. place
Of steam locomotives ou raiIra.#. H.w
much truth there l. in themafr.r. H.
stated in an interesting article .u aHe.-
motive Engineering. which says.
The prospect of moving ordinary
trains by electricity i, about a- -.0. a.T
as theproSpccts Of lighting cities r ..a.-
tricity were before the di-nHva-r 'ar
electricity could be generated hg .raa-
mo-elcctric machine. Prcvi1u- o. t.. .a-
PRODUCTION Of She dynamo IT Esa- H..
known that elcstric lights could .
made with powerful batteries. nu' '..
zinc and copper that constitute '..
fuel of the battery We're too cEp.n-IT.
10 make electric lighting anything
more than a curiosity. The .rr.I.
effected a revolution 10y cheap ming
electricity. If another impr1T.uel.
equally radical should bc made .v.r t#e
present methods Of generltiE- ,.r-
tricity it would open the war .s
operating railroad trains norn ...a0F
10y electricity than bv locomotives
The radical Improvement looked 'r r
the direct generation Of c.s'r.'
from the energy OF coal 80 long -'
coal has 10 be burned in fu~r... '
make steam for an engine 60 a-H
dynamos for the generation ot th. u..r
tricity used there Il no probability
electric transmission being cheaper
hauling 10y locomotives:
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-06-24
FNNiIi OF OFFICERS.
Men TO he Worth Anything Must va
ErnpIoymrnt LIlth .ninNuncnt.

Men 10 Re worth Anything Must wary
Employment with LHjoymcn'
Abiding to one or two conspicuous
recent instances, the New \ ork world
says:
Neither neuralgia nor drink nor H.
sanity nor debt Is necessary "a Enl.-e %
Bited States army officer feel like con-
hitting suicide. Slow promotion and
lack OF occupation causes many an Az
bilious man to occasionally wonder Il
life IS worth living. Nevertheless very
few undertake to decide practically THAT
ii Is not.
Nothing is easier TO demonstrg -e than
that men who arc worth anything T.
all must sometimes vary either lG-sr
employment or their enjoyment. The
profession of arms opens mp the most
glorious possibilities IN times of war,
especially in the service OF q ngt.r1
which is as well calculated 10 take cC:e
of itself as the United States Be- Il
may prove exceedingly lonesome as Il is
certainly monotCnous in times oE peace
n a country like this, where the aT-s OF
peace are always 10 the fore, cxccpt IN
The very heat OF conflict. In Germany.
on the contrary, these hypochoniriaes
would be the jolliest Of fellows. having
men whom thcy could command almost
absolutely and having for their imperial
master young fellow who may not
correctly understand the first principles
Of campaigning, but who loves military
reviews better than ne loves even the
empress and his children, and almost as
wen as he loves his all-inportaEt self.
In other armies in Europe also the
iadcd. lonesome American officer turned
European could reflect that millions
were toiling and dclving for him. Here
| ne sees hundreds Of thousands coming
money and getting carloads Of enjoy
meut while he lives off Of reveiilc and
gars. But, save for the few TINS incon-
~euienCed. il is all right. y commer-ial
nation, easily nobilizable, does not
need to initiate tottering dcsPotism in
turning its brave officers and men into
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-06-24
EARTHQUAKE PROOF.
A Factor That Must he Considered In
Innancsr Archit oct ure.

y
Japanese Architecture
In all countries where earthquakes
ar, Of common occurrence the art of
constructing buildings in such way rs
10 resist the effect Of the shocks has
been studied, and, as always happens,
experience has proved the best teacher.
An extraordinary opportunity to com
pare the strength of buildings thus
made with others built after the ordin-
arv European fashion was furnished by
thc terrible earthquake in Japan last
October. SAYS the Youths Companion.
Prof. John Milne, one of the foremost
authorities on the subject Of earth
ouallcS. has studied the effects of this
great shock, which destroyed over forty
thousand houses, and reports that in
many places so-callcd foreign build
inrs of brick and stone, undoubtedly
nut up in the nimsiest manner, lie as
heaps Of ruin between japanese build
ings vet standing"
Some Of the Japanese castles and tenn
pies escaped. though situated within the
district where the shock was most de
structive Prof. Milne attributes this
in the case Of the castles to their pyra-
midal form and TO the moatS that sur
round Intlu. ANA III Iut Iti9' '1 '.-' IN4ii
pies to the multiplicity of joints be
tween the roof and the supporting col
umns. the effect of which was 20 pro-
ducc a 'baskct-Iil1c yielding" when the
temples were shaken 10y the earth
quake, thus preventing the breaking of
the walls.
In some of our western states where
toruadOes occur a similar problem is
presented, and so far no method Of con
structing house that viii enable it 70
resist the tornados fury has been in
vented, and the only alternative has
been to dig underground chambers near
the houses into which families can fee
for safety.
Probably a Japanese would consider
one OF our tornadocs as q thing far more
to be dreaded than the earthquake OF
his native country.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-06-24
Wives forTen DO liars.

The EsquimauX wear reindeer skins
for clothing. They buy them from the
Siberian Chuckchees, who come over TO
an international fair that is held every
summer on kotzebue sound, just above
Behrlng strait on the Alaskan side.
For the pelts seal oil and walrus oil are
exchanged. There is much dancing
and teasting on these occasions, as well
as trading. All the trading is done by
barter, no sort of money being in cir
culation- At this fair also many wives
are bought. One can purchase "A very
good article of a wife for ten dollars.
Wives among the Esquimaux people are
usually bought. Sometimes the women
are consulted
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-06-24
THE POGONIP FOG
4 r-caL.r- clIm,tI. onnEi-Irr .-----

: Peculiar Climatic Condition .r..,-.
b. tlo !c-r.s.
Fa. city OF Carson. N,-.. .--
g.. 5t her evening the tli..s..
co. ps-.aip fCg ''iu tb, gn...
o.t-.. inh1biirut." sasa a...
r.. .ll issue OF the ,ar..
ifr- The pogouip fog E. r
elevated altitude m thn l.
rl. Itua-eul- from the fa....
f...-..Et embrace s. as uu.a ...
... I..#i.-.. E1I arc pred.
ST.. f.aa af tar iug-. t'a. ..
..n II appraised Lv the a..
.o.. i.f.u that the drcas..
.-... irg. Nr. ogden. o. ..
.-. E.raaa mining bur.a. ...
tai. pic- ing dc-er.p ptiou of r...
I'm tla White Pine m
TaraIi. the Ilvl.o and taa l'a..
ranges H. IS quite common r.
house and everything uut .n -..
rralGa'lv become white w..
:.-s--s-.rt cause. There g. l. .
bfr fur hat the lot air from r..
ora Luailv aaroul- up the uaur.
and. becoming crEstalliz.d r..
crv.-a.r attach thau.eIv.- .....
iu sight TGi, phenomenon a.
man being in just the -ar,
and WHEN the ~" paea"a hr.
particle win a3harr - -.
clothing. produeiur very .r.r ..s
feet Hot Greek valley t. -ia.... ..
IN lnc e.ut.r Of the mining U and
J, H1 called because ,f the rgs.-. ...r.
shat are always 10 br f....
These springs cause "a paga... ,
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-06-24
PERSONAL CHIT-CHAT.

THE late Emperor Dom Pedro was
much interested in gardening and kim
dred pursuits.
TIE empress of Austria's name when
travelling is that OF Elizabeth Nichol-
son. She once had 4 favorite lady's
maid of that name.
Miss FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE, from
her sofa in quiet house in Mayfair,
London, still directs the chief training
school for nurses.
THE sultan of Morocco, having been
thrown by 4 white mule, has ordered
the back of the contumacious beast to
be bastinadoed.
THE staff Of nurses at the Sarah
Acland home, Oxford, have presented
to Mrs. Liddell, the wife OF the retiring
canon, Il silver sard ease in memory Of
her long connection with the home