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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-10-28
A TERROR DONE UP.
The Hoosier Lad ;Iadc the isuliy I'ay for
IIIS Little amusement.


Il once saw the tables nicely turned
on professional terror" s;.ii Richard
L. Hill. 1T the Southern. t. a corr
spondent Of the IT. Lpuir GIob Dem -
vr,It. Daring tn. BIa.l, liili, c,..i,,,-
Inent spent q few day' IA Cheyenne
/. unginS around the .,Iloon4 was = biz
whi~!serei bully known a. Po,ah"ata
smith. ii" appeared II h,. alv.@v,
thirsty for blood. bat fnr.har.. + ;c,v.'
offrn>.. II ANY Of the nuurr.s,:r 'l.ili,r..'
aI,.ny, plentiful in suci, pi.t,..... "a.
day green. g4wltv iLi from milan
struck the town. lie was TIN II s-.t
harGal,.sa-lo pliinT t,.ntcriDDt t,l.t ,..r
furnished cheap fam" fpr =: prpi-'>'i nal
bad man. Although more than t.,s::t.'
year Oli. h,- sscIn,..i never h,'IDr. Il
have been FREE. from hi. EIpthcv', aprbi
string. PocahDutas, pickle him ont at
once. There va, a iIrgS crowd ii font
of tbs. l,.liin., saloon. when tn. Iio;ai..r
zane ahamDling by. rDrah3lta, l,p,.-i
IT hi.a awhile. thea ordered him L
dane The youulE,t,I protected tI..t !l.'
did :tnt know now. HIt hi. ,T'-sI-'-it II "5-
frrcd t. t,a-h hiu. IL djai - ',r sIp..-
ing ali around hi feet. Tn. Ilro,i.r
1cs=. Next To snake. the launching jIr..-
da~ lt;cs lizards. ~ the par fu:Id- h-I,'-
IS warrant getting hiIa "A d,,iiE ~;:I.riy
of deli ioUa reptiles hr uaJIaiiy = LA. 10
put up with chunks Of fresh Inrgt a:'l
occasional worms.
In Australia. where laughing "A x
asses generally do aS they please. they
make constant war on Sna!llN- The
bird will pouucr down on one like a
hawk grab il back OF the head and
quickly rise To a considerable height,
when Ia. will let the snake drop u The
round. The snake will be stunned Icy
the fall and will no sooner ,tri.sc tho
Ground than the laughing jac,-ass i
,lIr;ISling il about preparatory - =
speedy meal. The bird is there often
called the "squattcr's clock" because
~ six o'clock every evening they cvcry-
where set up q concert of ''ila. Ia, ha.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-10-28
NOVEL OUELiNG.
How Our Indian s.eIl=..5ors settle TaeI-
BEHc--nCeS.

B:ifc--nCs~.
IL is a fact that among American In
di2rs of the same trib,. though they
may number thousands, there are f.'l.
,:tsca of quarrcla that ever result II
murder. This l. strI-l.r,' wA2u il j. r.
mcInbrr,d that the Indian /, passion
ate, uncontrolled IN Eia impulses. cruel
4nd fCrooious by nature. They have
their difficulties and quarrel. howe. T.
bat arbitration Of the old men prcvc2;-
Dloodshcd or murder.
Vt once in awhile fight occurs. aai
II is 4 novel sight Il witness. say, 81
old western Traveller. one bu-i; cha!-
itnges unothcrta combat. Aceo.np2ai /
by hi5 friends - the hattlc-Er, and. e, u
buck is stripped and made L confront
the other.
between them lies . var club. =
smooth. lonr piece Of harI y;opi. s,..,:-
~nned 10y years nf s,rvi-c aai r,..s:lr
with reverence because Il tn b!o.t!-
stains On it received duriu.s Ia, Wa.
The 81 .ond, of -, aurly-lnu.,ing duel
lists toss t.p "A pirc,. of h:Ir.s. The w
ncr picks up the club ana his opponc-it.
folding his ARM. plants himself. bend
ing hi head.
1t j. the clubhcarcr'a privilege u
whack hi, antaronist just Il, hard -, Ec
can and with all the viz 'T1u, Iaalieinu',-
ne..~ IL ,';.n command oI the back. Ogc
blow j. :.truv!, and then the man wh ,
has endured it pick, up the club ana hi
opponent j. aubjsrted 10 all the force h.
can command.
- the VIA king goes ON and nlno~.
every blow i a l.noci:-doyvn one. until
the ducli / last knocked down rcfu-c /;
t. Gccep; the chb from hi, opponent.
lie ha@ had enough AMI the parry
breaks up. The severity 81 The pun;si.-
Tncnt endured in the>" durls i marvel
Gus. The club used has "a jagged Gig
and every blow struc!, brings blood,
making deep cuts and fearful bruises.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-10-28
AN AmUolNa EXPERIMENT.
LIl!ipuiisn NAvaI Engagement Initiated
hH N.r:... ..i El,-:ll. IN 3 Ain....ar-

LInipuiisn Naval Ll&.geInrng imiiaicd
by Mems of CHALK ani Vinegar.
an amusing "Nprrineat of a liiiipu-
ti:n naval BATE" can b. Iaa:l" l.ith
white chalk a.lj the ordinary table vim
ccr;r. Model Say. u dozen chunks Of
,halls - the resemblance "f ships. plan
iu~ ia" bottom evenly. AID using
matches fsr mast. Nmpllc>tIcli,, and
turr.t-. The rival force Won can dis
tingGi-h 10y cnlorinr the enemy, ships
with hlac,. ink. l,.-.vin"ypi own white.
Having placed thcIa IN a pan or plate
'-io,c t. an Imaginary dividing line.
pour :, good quantity of vinegar b,.-
iF.ccn the chalk sticks. Instantly vou
viii hear aa audible Sccthinr. like thr
Missing Of shells ia actual warfar...
whiIo .,hip~ a. il putting MP steam will
begin II move forward il SLOW rrvaiu-
tinn~. leaving behind them streak, Of
foam such ~ ar. observed in the wake
Of moving vessels. When meeting az
the dividing line they viii have attained
cutie - r,--Pctaplc speed. bInpiu- and
cuf:iuE Together il TIC cndcavor 10 push
one another furthe-t from the dividing
line. The engagement often proves an
cNcitin" one. OF course the .i,c has
danced unaI lo.aiiunta-. had emp. ..
al pistol. gIgsI IL walked up II him
and l:tguircI: -:-.y. mister. N:ut do l giu
f,r tn, cxarbitipn?' ~ he pat th..
ggc ZION hc tyvin..i On" brawny hand ia
the hIg beard aIi drew the other ba x
Ike 4 rail1aalSer maui. i tllinl; ynu'-.
!:al CrDput twenty d1liar-' worth - fan
y.i;i Iar. s,s.j the ia. GER. - ne v,' iii'
beard another swift GIJt brpu'It the
t,rr'. - la knee. hpv"iinS with pain.
H,-uus:t.i- f3ii.cd over - t,ycnty-d0llar
gold piece. and that night stole muic
auI l,ft town
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-10-28
ONE MILE TO THE MOON.
What a South American Hopes TO
Accomplish with q Telescope.
Marseis ia Be Produced by Ihe Use Of
Eedeeting Mirrors-Tho Unitsd
states tn lie the EieiI
OF Development

Let any scientific reader stand on an
unobstructed plain and lool. at AN oh
jet one mile away and he will find that
he can distinguish in very clear way
not only the outlines. but even minute
portions of the object. If. then, the
Inpon could bc brought u within an ap-
parent distance of one mile from th.-
earth, what "A possibility of scientifi.-
discovery would be opened UP. This
possibility of discovery Is what a live
and energetic gentleman from Coiom-
bii. SOpth America. feels certain he il
able 10 accOa plish, :.Dd if success
crowns his efforts thrr-. wIll be- exhib-
lied az the worlds fair refecting
telescope of 10 much greater power
than ugthing yet known that il com
parison the present big instruments.
according u the Philadelphia Times
will b.. little less than toy SpyglasSeS.
SenOr DIR. Carl - Albau. If C)iomb bia.
il the wizard who prop Dses u produce
all these marvel5, AMI a, pres ut the
dpctor Is il Washington ,-.,!lfrrring
with -ieatiEic Ia III aHi o;ti .ials as u
the best mode of pr.,re Iur'. lar. Alban
brings with him lett-r- from hi, own
government ami from prominent
American and French TS.>idcris Of !; =
gotta. II. has scrvct - prDcuratbr
general of Colombia. and il we'll
known a. scientist of high standing.
His plan for L t.leS ops: -nlbr-I --- the
principle of reile e-tiug uiirr 1rs S.i:!I >-T-
cr.l radical changes frIm the old
methods. new medium is uset. in
the first place, for the rnTr"r~ ihrIn-
selves, and then for fprai adjustment.
instead OF the present mH'ho., ~ NOV
ing the eye piece. thc mirror it--E ~
moved - obtain the proper a. iu>tucnt.
DIR. AlbJn has already built au iuStru-
mrnt. tvrnty y-iivs. inches ia diameter
wal IA h.:, ban rxhibit,-; ia New York.
and which has shown marvellous power.
"A Instrument IL four yards diameter
will only weigh Nv" hundred pounds.
and unis.>s, the eminent inventor has
made a very great mis- ':.lruiatipu viii
have sus-h power a, - bring ;h,. moon
within one mile Of ih.. earth ami allow
observers II finally determine th"
,tru.tur,. and question "f "a. pF-t-ti.-i,-
biiity nf life existing On thai tuIninary-
.An article recently published in ne
Courier IL. Lat Dni~ contains an
account of = somewhat similar t-lc-
S-pp. :. ii II was expected t. br pre-
pared by the grand exhibition in Paris
ia l9Je. II - interesting Ia know that
Dr. .tlipln had developed hi> plan be-
fore the zen il apparatus va thought
of and that ii further success CROWN
his efforts The credit II this great
stride in astronomy "ili belong - the
iIucri AN continent. while the I.nitcd
States will h.. the s-rIls- Of it, practical
development and operation.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-10-28
The OId-Timc Pew.

In days of old when much distinc
tion was had in meeting houses the
spelling of our word pew was puc. la
French it was puyc. in Spanish IL was
pDyc. q bench: in Latin il was podium,
Il balcony or elevated place next to the
arena where the emperor sat, and in
Greek it-was pous. the foot-and in all
cases where the feet of the worshiper
Rested raised place on the fioor of
the church where one might sit or might
stand or might llncci In Puritan meet
ing houses thc choice peyvs were round
about the walls. one step up. and the
deacons' seats near the pulpit two steps
up. and those of the railing elders one
step hi~lsrr yet. In these latter days
the best pcvyS are in the center of the
church-the wall pcvs fetch less price
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-10-28
THE POOR OF NICE.


SfraIta-
And now how do these people liver
was invited the other day To- visit one
III their apartments IN the old town,
>a.s a writer in the California Maya
sjnc. III All article. on Nic-. This wse
oa the ground toor and consisted Of
I,Ire., rol,InS. The front one. on the
.tr,,..t. wa- the shop, with = door. hut
40 window. and a. I gr"P.i my way
into the middle or sleeping rrn;n. l
.9uld not ~e.'.
Here they sleep ia a room with a cold
=tnn,' iioDT AMI NJ carpet. with ~ ire
rlar"e and hardly any daylight The
;hir,i = back room which had one
E.iH-ioyv. was the kitchen. eating and
living r'SDua. also with stone boor.
l., wood and coal are dear. the strict
s-st ,.'onomy il practiced at-ort kindling
a Sire in th,' curious little Ir-n,.h range.
" hen they do have meat To- roast.
.Vhich - very rarely. tbs $ take II T..
the baker. and have il cooked there for
fc,g sous. a. ~ amount ot heat suf-
...-ient Il rus~, anything would r-luir,.
most eXtravagsut quantity Of fuel for
>u-h poor folk
Everything il bought IN very small
quantities. and even of staple articles,
such a. sat. pepper, Iiour and sugar.
jc..s enough for the lay i purchased.
Ready money is not plenty enough L"
lay in a stock IF such things
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-10-28
The iaAfl CT DEGTINY.
: Scene on IA" -.f:a-y AnnIe'' During a
P..-is- AunnnI: the i'aS>rnger>.

Pal" Au,nHl: the Passengers.
II va in the early day, uf river nayi-
patian tat . merry party steamed up
IL" Mi-,i>=ipri on the Mary Annie.
Prominent anon" them was a loud
voi-c.l. ovcrbc;.rinr. opinions:tSd Inau.
who tool. .uprcuic dcligh; ia engaging
hiS fellow passenger, ia lnng-winded
religious arguments.
I'redratiratiau was. his hobby. and all
Opposition to iiis view, was overborI.c
by .'.,.cr -.sre=e.iv"u- ~ and lung power.
Fr.Ja da,.l till Ies.tiIne h,. RING the
cha -. ~ y, h:stevCr viii bc. yyiil be. ~
Hn,i. l.c is,',arlc the terror Of all.
G-: nigh; there cam, shock. says
tA,. :,I9" and leather Review. which
br5tr-ht ~ boat L =. sudden standstili
$50 ,..id atrncls q mag. There was real
~ no daaT,..-. bat for Il short time the
wil,i.-sI con. --iiDu prevailed among the
pali -.,cI.i Ken crowd.
n 'i.- II: 1T 81 IL all. our argumcnt.-
tive friend E-:Is rUnniar - and fro in "A
frenzy II fear. Begging and praying for
q .i--Dr,scrvcr.
'-iy dear SIR. said the captain. sooth-
inrly. -',.hy this needless alarm? H.
mrilbcr that whatever has been for
ordained viii bc in spite Of our efforts
to prevent it
oh, know it" hc said. wrinSing
Ia, Eau,.a in agony. II know it. But
what i The use to hurry natter,?
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-10-28
WHAT 4 DOZGH 49,
a Very Elastic Term MeaI,itr: Anything
from l.So tD Iilts.

Very Elastic Term Meaning Any;:isG
from l.So to Iifty.
The child - taught al school that a
dozen means twelve every Tine. but
when the child grows into = aan hr
finds that dozen is. a very elastic
term. \ bakers dozen i thirteen. and
So il i publishers or a news agent IN
many parts OF the world. Ia ,pmv s.c.-
tions a dozen Of fish means tvcGty-si,s.
and there are other anomalies al this
kind. But To find dozen Indicating
anything from two 10 fifty i h n"rr-
sary To 20 10 the earth -nwIr. trade.
Here the size and weight f articles dr-
eide how many make a dozen. and ia
jugs. bowls. plates and =" ou There arr
two. four. six, eight Ger more L. trv
dozen. \ dozen composed Uf twelve
articles j. Il very unusual thing ia lhe
wholesale pottery trade. and as a Pc
suit there arr few ,lcrisships NOR hi.ii-
cult 10 hold than in thi., linc. I tried
the work once and failed iT..uMiul"gal =.
says writer in the 1t. LoUi, t'l"h,'-
Democrat To have Ia find ia, cost uf
live hundred articles at ~ masfl a
dozen when that dozen may mean aui-
thing. j. a very difficult task until
man gets thoroughly u,cd t. H. That
il easy then. have been told, though |
never got used To il sufficiently To know
of my own knowledge.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-10-28

4 Pennington Me man tells good
story Of the sagacity of the purple mar
tins which abound in that vicinity. He
has over fifty of these social birds in the
house upon his grounds \ day or two
ago, while the birds were flying about
the garden, a cat caught one and started
of with it in her mouth. the bird crying
pitcously. Quick ~ Il flash, however.
the whole flock OF martins were after
pussy, alighting on her back, pecking
and scratching her, and screaming "a
only martins can. Puss could not stand
this very long, and She dropped the
martin. Then the birds left her, and
all flew to the house loudly chattering
over the rescue of their comrade.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-10-28
m ST. PETERSBURG.
sights Along the i'riacIpaI street Of TIA
Russian Capital.

Russian Capital
by day or by night. ia winter or sum
mcr, il is purc delight t. stand on thu
Anitchllof bridg" and survey the sr,ur
on either hand. y ritt, Isabel IiaDgn1l
IN ScTibncr. II we gaze 10 tho north
toward what i one of the oldest part
settled on the riy1slct-riddlcl so-ca'lrl
mainland. IN this northern Neni-c
wc see ths- long, plain fa,-aIr 81 the
KATHERINE institute for thg ..dn.a'ien Gf.
the daughter of officers. oririuail-
built by Peter thc Grcu; FOR his daugh-
ter Anna The italian Palace bu'
used only for the palace servants uuti|
il was built over and converted 70 it,
present purpOs... l!cvOnd We catch 20
glimpse Of th,' yellow wings Of Cuun;
>chcrcInelie1fs ancient house and is
great iron railing. behind which. IA a
spacious court yard. after th,. Moscow
fashion 80 rarr in thrifty P,.tcr-b burg.
the main building lie, invisible - ~.
II wc look u the .ourh. wc t.id Ia,
long ochrc mas II the AnitrhlsoiT pal
see. facing on the Ncv,lly. upon '.lr
right shore: nn the left beyond tsa, -ral-
ace Of Sy.rgici AleNandr.vitch. tia.
branch Of the Alexander \cy,!.v Mona
strcy, in old Russian style with highly
cnlorcd saints and heads IF ~,-I-;I Diliiu nn
the outer walls. and i pcrspcctiv,. of
light, stUccoed building dwellings.
markets, churchc,-until the ,gc halls
with pleasure On the distant blue dome
of the Troitzlly cathedral. studded srith
golden stars. Indeed. IL a., difficult t.
discover i vista il st. Petersburg whi-h
does not charm u with a glimpse Df
one or more of ths-s.' crD-S-,.rpsy ned
doIneS, floating, bubblc-lilsc in the pale
azure Of the sky. Though they ar. lar
from being - beautiful in form or col
oring as those Of Moscow, they satisfy
Us at the moment.
If il is on Ii winter night that ysr take
up our stand here, We may catch dis
tant glimpse OF the numerous ''-.latiEg
gardens laid ont upon the icr cleared
on the snowy surface of the canal The
ice hills will bc black with forms fit
ting swiftly down the shining roads uR
slcdgcs or skates, Illuminated hy the
electric light: band viii bc Drawing
hlith"lv. regardless of the piercing cold.
aud the slsatcra viii dance on in their
fancy dress ball or prize races. or other
yNi-,e. clad - thinly A. to aIuazr the
>hivering foreigner a. hc hugs his fUr~.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-10-28
MIXED METAPHORS.
An Example oT C-s..s Errors. Ancient and
Mo,IcFI-


Almost everyone who writes many
scntcEccs even in familiar and cpis-
tolary way employ, certain figures Of
speech. /; i ha1itIal and instructive
u make us, OF words IL a rnctaDhoricai
sense: that il. Il sci forth thought
and make plain meaning by bringing
Il q sensible object or -,uggesting a visi-
5lc act vhi = bear, somc resemblance
- it. s.ays tie Youths Companion.
often "" become 30 thoroughly ac,ua-
toned t the u.s., IF a term in its meta
phorical sense that We forget that it
has a sensible or material meaning
apart from the iirurc of speech, and
when we forget this y.c are in danger of
-'niXing ouE metaphors"
When Sir Boyle Roche made his fa-
mou, speech. Il s.acll a rat, | see hiii
Il ll'ItirT ia the air; bat mark nc, sir. |
viii nip him ia-tic bud" HIS IDEAS were
clear enough, but Ec lost sight # rats.
air and h;I,i- in The thon"ht that va
IN hi, riind. II The reader also could
lose sight Of them this, passage might
appear cl"qucat. Eut they obtrndc
themselves very humorpusly upon the
mind.
The following was the peroration Of
an orator al a political meeting not long
ago:
The time has com" when we must
leave OF voting fpr ornamental prin i
pics and vote - put bread and butter in
our pac!-ct,.''
\ arc.Iy les r,iEcI M series OF mot
aphur- than sir B yjc'~ was recently
employed by nc:y.,aPcr il an Ancri-
can city. S.v,rai l'ler mn hal been
:; used of accepting brides and the
newspaper, said with reference To the
affair:
1t !, reasonable /, ,.NPc-l tlIat su Il
OF hi.5 associates, aS sr,. innocent Oi such
a Grim" viii leave IL -t"n,. uatErned TO
Pur-c Themselves "f all Nurpigi"a and
exhaust every cNpc,,i,Iat To smoke the
riSc:als ont
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-10-28
a MEXICAN REGULARITY.
The. Never Neglect aa Inpecuni"u- Rei.-

There j. one peculiarity about the
MeNi.;lns in their So>ial alId f,Uaily re-
.atiors which ! doubt 10 exist among
any ether pe"pic on the gi' bv-" ii "A
resident Of hihs.s'Iua. Mexico, revrnt-
iy. W hile IL l. true ihat ma jority of
tho~s. OF upying The highe~t social and
pnii.i al positions in the country ar. lie
s,-cn.ants II the proud old aristo.ra;ie ie
Sqani.rl. yet il il equally true tha' u
,rrcat many others of SeaiIh aud
lnuwlcdeed leadership iIave come ~.
from the lower ranks by some sudden
u u of the " heel of forum. or eruption
+ revolution. Un'''6e :hc American,
.hc Ncxi,-un who ac4 ares taIne and
fortune never forgcts or nciylects his
;-,pr kin. and. unlike the AMERICAN
a.-s.iIl. he treats his more impecunious
T. r.';.tivC.- IN queer way. He take
them iuto his household rs servants,
giving 10 them the most ncaial service.
bat meyer denying the relationship or at
tempting 10 conceal it. l know OF many
instances where a rich NcXican's mother
j. i,is cook his sister his house girl aad
his father or brother his butler. The
AIno ricau would either disown them al
together OF put them on an equal foot
iag with himself. In this regard. you
IauSt admit. the democracy of Mexico
j. pur,r than that so loudly boasteI OF
IN This country
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-10-28
The crnNe Of MIIe. StanL.sh.

The place where Capt. Miles standish.
the, warrior chicftain Of the early set
tiers at Plymouth. Mass. was buried il
believed to have been esta bliShcd be-
yonJ doubt. According To tradition. lie
was laid AT rest III an old burial ground.
between the bodies OF his dau9 hter
Lora aud his sdaughtcr-in-lay Mary STAN
dish, the grave being marked by two
triangular pyramidal stones \ grave
answering this description was recently
opened at DuSbury, Mass, by the local
rural society and found 10 contain the
bones Cf an old and powerfully built
man, Ia graves At either side were the
bones of two young women, and further
along in the row were the graves Of two
children. supposed to be diles Standish's
sous, who died in boyhood
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-10-28

1t j. not in America only that mem
bcro of noble European families adop.
lovly caliiu@- To earn their daily bread.
According u the Paris Figaro, a Prin-
cess Galitsrn. a member of one of the
oldest a-i~tocratic families Of Russia.
and a relative ~ Father G;alitzen. who
came II Pennsylvania about 4 century
agp Il ID missionary work. il now
.,tahlrmIid in a French circus. y Prince
krapnt,.in. whose family once exercised
great influence and power il now cab
driver in Moscow where his relatives
have. often been the honore,i guests of
the ear. Prince SoltilSoff. the bearer
of a naIne which often figures in Rus
sian history. daily cleans up one of the
market halls of ST Petersburg.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-10-28
Mammoth IssmnIn..

The digging up OF mammoth remains
in the heart Of London seems incongru-
ous, vet this has just been done by the
yyorliinen on "A sewer. who, at the depth
Of twenty-five feet from the surface,
came upon remains of mammoth and
other prehistoric animals Two large
tu,ks were met with lying near to-
,g,.thcr, along with other boncs belong
ilg To the same animal \ portion of
one of these tuslks was brought to the
surface and it was found To measure
at its thiclSest part nearly two feet in
circumference.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-10-28
SEX IN PRECIOUS STONES.
such IA Distinction iIa- Eeca Made Since
t:ie Days OF IiIny.

such IA Distinction IIa- Eeca Made since
t.e Days OF riiny.
Many stories have been going the
rounds of the daily papers in which the
statement has been freely made that
diamonds have sexes. and that on some
occasions they have been known to re-
produce their kind. IL is needless 10
say that this Is untrue. IL is absurd TO
say that inauimate objects arc so born.
Relieving it possible, however. that the
terms male" and female" might be
used in the diamond trade in merely
figurative sense, reporter for the
Jewellers Weekly interviewed George
+. Kuntz, the gem expert with Tiffany
< Co., on the subject. Mr.. Kuntz had
s.ecn the stories, but laughed at the idea.
On investigation, however, he found
that the terms male and female
had been used in regard To rubies
long ago as the time of Pliny.
..Pliny alludes to this distinction"
said Mr.. Kuntz, '.in the thirty-scventh
book of his Natural History chapter
!, on carbuncles. or rubies, and their
sundry llindes; of their faults and inn
projections; of the means to try them;
of other precious stones resembling the
fire The following translation Is from
Phillimore's Holland edition, published
in 1884:
Moreover, in all sorts of rubics
those are taken for the male which
show IA quick red more firelike than the
yrst: and contrariwise female, such as
shine not SD bright but after a faint
manner. In the male it il observed
that some seem to flame more clear and
pure: others are darker and biackcr;
there be again that shine brighter
than the rest. yea, and in the sun give
= more ardent and burning luster: but
the best simply be those which are
called amethystizontes, that is TO say,
that in the end of their fire resemble
the blue violet color OF the amethyst.