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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-09-23
The "Fidgets."

fldgets,' or an uneasycfeeling at
night particularly in the lower limbs.
Is a very common symptom of nervous
dyspepsia. To understand the cause.
one must know something about the
nervous system. The spinal cord passes
down from the head sending branches
10 various parts of the body. On either
side of the spinal cord is a chain of
nerves called the sympathetic ganglia.
ot these the solar plexus is connected
chiefly with the stomach and the lum-
bar ganglia with the small intestin.s.
ms last named sends two Iarp,
branches TO each limb. Ii there is any
irritation of the lumbar panOlia
through indigestion of food in the
small lntestines, its reflex action is felt
III the limbs through their connection
with the lumbar ganglia Goodness OF
the eNtremities is attributable to the
same cause. BY this unnatural ne,-ve
stimulation the walls of the bloodves-
sells are made to contract SO vigorously
that the blood can not get through.
Dr j. Ii. Kellogg.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-09-23
GROWTH OF AMERICAN CITIES.
Country Towns Being Depleted to Fiji
the Incessant Demand.


the Incessant Demand.
In 1890 more than Is. 900. 900 of the
people of the United States lived in
cities which had Il population of over
5000. This advance in city develop
ment is said by the New York Ledger
to he simply phenomenal. The history
Of mankind presents no parallel. The
primcyal forests and prairies of forty
years ago are now crowded with
rapidly progressing ccutcrs, filled with
the last Appliances of AN age of inven-
ton. To every citizen the administr;t-
tion Of his city government is a ques-
ton OF first rate Importance. Nearly
all his taxation lows into that munich
pal treasury. and from it comes the
school where he educates his family:
the sanitation which protects his home
from disease: the virtue or vice which
makes his dwelling place 4 heaven or a
hell. These statements are strong, but
not too strong. The welfare of twenty
millions of Americans demands more
than partial treatment and cannot be
expressed by mere commonplace
truisms. city government is not
chosen to-day as q specific corporation
constituted for a specific purpose.
Probably in the $50 cities of the United
States the majority of the officers are
elected on outside issues. and not al
ways because of their fitness to manage
the peculiar interests committed to
their charge. Aud here l. the tap-root
of many evils, for politics are the con
ccTn of the nation far more than anv
city government can possibly be. They
have supreme place, but that gives
them no right 10 monopolizc every
other Men should BE- trained to
municipal fairs as a distinct prof,--,-
sion, ass ,hoy arc in Germany.
The expenditure of money iS vast
During the fiscal year OF Is9I-2 the. tax
alton in one Of our great cities amount
Cd tn hftynine dollars per head tor
every man, woman and child contlined
therein. These public funds should not
be submitted u IN, caprice Of profcs-
sionai politicians. Rather should the
ends for which they are raised be more
completely answered by i better. purer
government OF the twenty millions,
nearly onr-third of our total population,
concerned in this vital question. Our
country towns are giving up the major
ity Of their youth - the city'S incCsSant
dcm&nd. The next century will see
New York the la-gc.5t emporium IN the
world. and many sister rivals scattered
all over our territory. In view Of these
facts, we pronounce this question of
city government Il burning one; and If
there could be any other with more far
reaching and imperative issues to our
natiOna! life we declare we should like
to have il named.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-09-23
mAkiNG NEW GASES.
The French Turning Another Desert Are
Into q Fertile Region.

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Into a Fertile Region.
The French are at work again max
ing new oases in the Sahara desert, says
the New York sun. They believe that
a large region around III Golea, in the
desert south Of the western part Of Al
lrcria, can be restored To fertility. At
present one little oasis is isolated by
many miles Of sand from any other fer
til,. area The place has no commercial
inheritance. but the French have cstab-
lishcd a military post there because
they intend to make FL Golca the start
iny point for all their movements IN
the directions OF Tuat and the other
oascS south of Fl Golea. which are now
in the hands OF the murderers 1uaregs
and other desert nomads. The French
purpos,. to reduce the bandits to sub
mission. and enable merchants 10 eX-
tend commerce To and beyond the re
e-iouS in th,. sahara where caravans can
venture now only at the peril of being
numbered and destroyed. Mr.. Holland
has mad, a study of the geology and
byirolory Of the FL Golea re
zion. lie says there Is plenty Of
water under the sand, and that al
can be brought easily To the surface
Ills purpose l. To tan the subterranean
supplic.. aud lead the water along the
dricl-up bed of the Hady Seggcur.
From the main ditch side bitches are 10
b,. extended. and in that way the en-
pin.cr, expect TO fcrtilizc a number OF
thousands OF acres Of land Mr. Rol-
land Saws there is no expectation that
th.. new basin can be developed 10 as
great an extent as that Of the Nady
Rir. where hundreds OF thousands OF
dat. palms are ilourishing, although the
place had only desert sands a few years
ago: but hc expects at least To restore
the plain OF El Golea its ancient pros
pIrity. for there is no doubt that large
oasis was there once. and that II has
gradually diminished in size owing To
the cueroaching deser [, which has been
pushing further north, the winds car
rvincr the sa nd toward the Mediterran-
can, destroying all vegetation, and max
inLs a desert where verdure had existed
The re.-iviticd oasis will at least be
large enough to nourish garrison.
France expects to keep large force at
FL Golea. because military operations
against the tribes further southwark
will have To be on an important scale
It Will therefore. br i great point
gained To obriatc the necessity of bring
ing big supplies of provisions To FL
,iolea for the purpose of rrvictualing
the garrison there.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-09-23
HEALTH OF ITALIAN CITIES.
The Government Taking Sanitary Meas
ures-ryphoid Fever in Florence
Aannl..N and RnInr. nNNr- fheir evil rrpn-

The Government Taking Sanitary Meas
ures-TSPhoid Fever in Florence
Naples and Rome owe their evil repu-
tation t. Il state OF things which no
longer exists. Until i few years ago
Naples drew all its water from wells.
and typhoid fever was virtually cpl
dcInic III thc-city. Since the intrOduc-
tion Of the Serino water and the closing
Of the wells the disease has almost dis
appeared. In Rome before Al became
the capital the drainage was bad and
III spite Of the numerous aqueducts
large number of wells were in use. The
Italian government has thoroughly
drained the city. and when the cholera
last appeared III Italy the government
closed the wells. which still remain
closed The result has been To reduce
the deaths from typhoid fever to less
han three per week in population Of
il5. 900.
There is another popular superstition
that Rome Is unhealthy in summer. As
Il happens. the death rate is much
lower in summer than in winter. 1t is
lowest in May and June, when il Is
eighteen and nineteen per thousand,
ana highest in February and March.
when. owing to the prevalence of dis
eases OF the throat and lungs, 1t
reaches thirty and thirty-two per thou
sand. II is higher in July or August
for the reason that the peasants who
are harvesting on the Campagna are
often smitteu with fever and are
brought into the hospitals. But even
then il Is much lower than il is in the
winter months. The deaths from
malarial fevers in Rome average a
little more than five per week, and a
very large proportion of these deaths
are thos" Of peasants and inhabitants
Of unhealthy villages who are brought
from the surrounding country 10 the
Roman hospitals.
The prevalence of typhoid fever in
Florence cannot be denied. IL is due To
had drainage and the use OF well water
The municipality is, however, deter
mined tDrectity this state Of things with
out delay. and If the measures recon-
mcndcd 10y SIR Douglas Cation in the re-
port hc has made 20 the syndic are
carried ont. Is there i little doubt that
they VIII be. Florence Viii become a.
healthy - Rome or Naples.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-09-23
value OF sLEEP.
Great Aien BsIicys. in Saturv's sweet Es-


Great Aiea believe in Saturv's sweet ir-
storcE.
The habit II great men IN the m-t-
toy Il sleep forms an interesting ~an-
ject OF inquiry" said Mr.. l.. ". Jacob
of Boston. IN IA, ~. Louis Globe-Dg...
oCrat, and ] believe such an inquiry
..ould show that those who have mAa'
Jhc greatest mark on the worlds hia-
tory have always taken il in album
dance. There i a popular belief tAa.
Napoleon took only four or five hour
rest. but to Iay mind the theory has
grown out Of the desire Of lis aomirria
10 show that IN this matter. Is 40 al
others, he differed from his fellows. ~
a matter Of fact. il was impossible %
tell exactly how long hc slumbcrea, oll
il il certain that, like the great gcA-
erals in our own civil war, he avalled
himself Of every opportunity L. SEQ"
the greatest Of all means 81 relief from
fatigue. Even when considering a'e
plans on the occasion Of the grcalr~-
event of his military career, the bai.+
Of Waterloo, the hour lett him before
the decisive moment arrived was ot,H-
pied with a snooze. which he took ".'a
dclibvratiOn. after giving inStructi'h'
u one OF his aides TO arouse him al ih'
given time. SO great, indeed, was ha'
love Of a nap that his most trusted com
panions in arms always showed a re-
gard for his feelings on the subject 's
never disturbing him. Napoleon's case
j. only that OF most military heroes aL'
of most great men. Gladstone rarely
takes less than seven hours sleep
Whenever he is preparing for a gr't'
effort in the house Of commons De- az
Ways likes a short afternoon elcelA.
bismarck has displayed a similar h"''
ON the occasion of the most fierce par
liamentary debates. When all-aig''
sittings were common Parucll would %
- his hotel. seek his bed and leave i"'
structions with one of his colleague Z,
have him aroused whenever crn'i"'
point was reached These are on.f
few examples Of the great men ""'
have shown their thorough Hppre'l4'
tion of that great boon which 'knli7 "P
the raveled sleeve of care
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-09-23
DIRE TORTURE INFLICTED.
BarbArous Operations by a Chinese on a
Captive Rat.

The innate cruelty of a Chinaman was
clearly shown in an incident occurring
in Seattle, Wash, the other day. 4
huge gray rat had burrowed into the
laundry Of Yen Ching, and in order To
get the paste had gnawed some newly
starched clothes. Ching was, as might
have been expected, greatly incensed n
the destruction of the garments and set
trap TO catch the marauder. The ef-
fort was successful, and then Ching pro-
ceeded to take his vengeance. He first
fastened the living animal to the side
walk, which was of wood, by driving a
single nail through each foot. The help
less rat writhed and Squealed in agony.
tn the intense delight of the Chinaman.
When Ching had had sufficient enjoy
ment in this way he heated a small
iron wire until il was red at one end
With this ne, slowly burned out the rats
eyes. In this latter process he took the
greatest pains To inflict all the suffering
that was possible, for he brought the
glowing wire very gradually toward
the eye and held il for several seconds
III the quivering lid before plunging it
IN the ball. Ching had just finished
burning out both eyes when an officer
arrested him. and so what further tor
ture he had for the rodent will never be
known
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-09-23
CAt-TaiIs "A. Food.

Sivages find many sources of food
supply where civilized people would
starve. In Utah the flowers of the eat
tails, which bloom in the spring, are
regarded as n delicacy either raw or
cooked. Boiled they make Il very good
soup. California Indians make bread
from the pollen of cat-tails, which
they collect in large quantities by beat
ing it on from the plants aud catching
IL On blxnketA .-----
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-09-23
FISHING FOR TAaANTULAs.
An Interesting Experience in the West
ern Country.

An Interesting Experience in the West
ern Country.
The exciting recital OF fishing for
three deadly tarantulas with bit of
flannel and a spool of thread was told
recently to the Pittsburgh Dispatch.
The gentleman who told it had lust r.
turned from an extensive tour through
California and other states. He brought
back the creepy looking members of the
spider family.
II had several interesting expert
enccs,' he said, but the most interest
ing was the capture of these tarantu-
las l had long wished to see them
IN their native state, and being in the
land where their very presence renders
them dangerous, l constantly carried
spool of thread, a bit of flannel and
Il bottle of chloroform. | was walking
IN an orange grove about ten miles from
the coast one afternoon, when 1 saw
one of the beautiful things just creep
ing from beneath large log that was
half buried III the sandy soil. | jumped
upon the log 50 the insect could not
crawl up my leg, and then dropped my
baited thread. He use the sex ad-
viSedly or course, Immediately accepted
the challenge. and hastily caught the
aisAiAAlti ilGIl lDSt NV bIiInGC lust
then. and joStled the log To regain nav
position. The happening came near be-
ing serious Tor me, as two other most
commissioning fellows rushed out.
and all three attacked the flannel. and.
before had the one entanglcd. .tir,cI
upward at the most alarming rate Of
speed In some manner Or other. was
able 10 retain my presence of mind.
ana VIZ ny cane knocked the upper
most II" rro-nd. The rrnc :. n
two v frht.Ig most viciouslv. and.
As 49,. lazy let ont the thread tho
b"cam" cnt"aglcd, and hy thc til, III
third was at the writhiag little mas,
thev were safe from working any harm.
Ihc third made another attack. and
soon held = trio IF sIuirming. writh;nC
tarantulas. and then, dropping them in
Il can, saturated my handkerchief
with chloroform. anil in half AN bour
had these three, which are The finest
specimens Of the insect have vet seen"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-09-23
a TWO-TON LIVER.
1t Belonged to a Mammoth Monster Of
the Deep.

1t Belonged to Mammoth Monster OF
the Deep.
II i abouta big fish that l write. hut
it is true story. says Il writer III the
Belfast Age | saw the fish. | took tu.'
dimensions 10y actual measurement and
| saw the liver. In the annals Of Cape
Cod. published by Rev. Mr.. freeman in
1853. hr mentions chat in 1908 Province
town had IA regulation relating - the
csrcasSeS of whales. sharks, horse
mackerrl, etc, which required that
they bc towed below low-watcr mark,
which would indicate that tkcs@ marine
animals were 50 common as u be III
some degree offensive in warm wealth
or. Many of them were captured 1o'
their oil Right whales yielded twenty,
forty, eighty and sometimes one hun
drrd barrels; humphaclsS, fifteen L.
twenty barrels: grampus, one. two or
three: blaclIiish. one barrel; sharks
from one gallon 10 seven or eight bar
reIs: porpoise, two gallons. and a boat
load Of dogtiSh yielded about one bar
rel of oil Now. my big fish MAS called
q shark though he was not of
the man-cating or shOvel-noScd va
rietv. y T. Atwood, 4 distin-
guiShed and practical ichthyologist
of Provincctown, pronounced the n>h
liver shark or sen elephant. and
considered II rare. The fish was almost
entirely white. and as hand50mc in form
a. "A mackereL lie was caught in 1852,
inside of what i called Long Point,
forming an outer boundary Of Prov
incrtown'- beautiful harbDr. The fish
crnen had spread their srines there for
InarllrrrI and this big fish had got en-
tangled in them all about him 50 that
he was easily pulled To the shore. wh ere
the tide. left him high and dry. Being
at that time engaged IL business in
Provincetowu / was invited To visit the
monster ana See him cut np Tor the pul-
pose of extracting his liver. by the
way. all the oil OF 4 shark il in his liver.
while that Of Il whale. Of course, Is III
his flesh OF blubbcr. | took rule and
measured this shark. and found his
length to be just thirty-one feet; the
breadth Of his tail was seven feet and
his circumference in the thickest part
sixteen feet.
/ have stated that the liver OF this
shark weighed two tons, and this Is
how IL was determined: The liver was
cut in pieces and pitched into ii dory;
the dprv carried a ton and a half in
weight besides the rover, as has been
proved bringing her down To her upper
streak; the dory was twice loaded deep
with this liver. and so the fishermen
thought the weight was nearly three
tons. but 10 he within bounds l conclud-
ed to call il two tons and it is SO record
,.i in this veracious chronicle. After
the oil had been fried out | found that
1t made seven barrels full and was
worth at that time two hun dred dol
lars.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-09-23

After the Rendezvous. - Officer
"The most delightful time Of my me,
| kissed her and She said nothihs.
Young Lady-"The most aggraVa''''I
evening of my life! He kissed me 9D1
said othing!'-Fleigende Blatter.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-09-23

Gus De Smart why IS pralsiHs
folks like tincture of opium AK ~
De Luny-"Don't know. why Is
Gus De Smart-''Because II IS I-""-
nun. ."-Pharmaceuticsl Era
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-03-21
Hbw Two Women Have Succeeded.

A Philadelphia woman arranges and
supervises the dinners of weather. women
She is practically in charge of the house
during dinner party. While the dinner
is in progress she directs the movements
of cook and walters, and keeps an eye on
the little details which are frequently of
supreme Importance in securing the best
effects. The hostess is relieved of all care,
and she need not torment her soul with
doubts about the roast while trying to look
happy.
Another woman is making a comfortable
livelihood through the preparation of a
pudding. She acts IN accordance with the
principle that it pays to know one thing
better than anybody else. She asserts that
her pudding is superlative in quality and
has bent all her energies toward making
other people think SC. She does not betray
the secret of the pudding, but she supplies
it-on orders to private families She has
convinced enough women of means of the
merit of the pudding to make the work
profitable. Exchange.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-03-21

You may have heard your mother tell
how, when she went to school, she had
such a dear girl friend, and how they two
have kept up the friendliness for many
long years, and you have perhaps heard
her say that sch pol friendships are often
the most enduring of any. Then you have
wondered if you and your present best
friend" will love each other when both of
you are gray headed. Now let us see how
things stand between you and your best
friend Anna. OF course you like her very
much, but you must confess that very fire.
quently there comes little tiff" and you
fall out" When such a thing happens
you straightway transplant your affec-
tions to some other girl, and your friend
does likewise. You two scarcely speak
when You meet and generally make a
point of showing great devotion to the
new friend in the presence of the old one.
Now isn't it rather silly to have these
unhappy differences 50 frequently? ii
Anna does some very unworthy act, then
she deserves the .oSs of your friendship;
but is your regard so frail n thing that it
cannot stand small differences Of opinion
Cannot yoU be more generous2
If your friend j. lovable and you are the
kind of girl you OF @ht to be, then you will
bear with her Inconsistencies and put up
with some of her faults Perhaps you are
not quite perfect yourself, and size may
have to bear some things from you.-Har
per's Young People.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-03-21

Are literary women unpractical2
Every one knows the history OF that
grand woman, Louise Alcott, hospital
nurse, seamstress. school teacher. house
keeper, devoted daughter and self denying
sister.
BY means Of her ready pen Frances
Hodgson Burnett paid her husbands col
lege expenses Will. lie was studying to be
come an ocuiist IN France and Germany
What Harriet Buecher Stowe effected for
the negro, Helen Hunt Jackson strove 20
accomplish for the Indian.
Lucy Larcom made n speciality Of aiding
the women workers in the factories OF
Lowell and other ties.
Julia Ward Howe assisted her husband
in the education of the blind and mute in
the institution of hich lie was president.
Such notable wives and mothers as Mar
ian Harlani, Mary Mapes Dodge, Kate
Epson Clark and many others need no in
PRODUCTION.
The executive ability OF Mrs. Frank Les
lie is regarded rs Ell Ormous
Blanche Willis Howard has chaperoned
young ladies on the Continent. taught them
cooking and housek eeping and uursed them
herself during Hines Writer
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-03-21
Oriental Gnrhcninm.

IN many Of the warm countries of the
east melons and cucumbers are raised in
great quantities. The beds of the rivers
and small rcams are used for this pur-
pose. Duringthc hot weather these streams
are nearly dry, and the melons. courds and
cucumbers flourish finely on the smooth,
sandy botto-s =. while their roots penetrate
deep enough To find the necessary moisture
Sometimes an unexpected shower in the
dry season raises the river and the whole
crop j. swept away. The tender young
shoots are fine eating for small birds and
mice, and III some countries a roagh booth
or lodge J. put mp among the vines, where
boys sit ami watch the vines to drive away
these little thieves. The Christian Regis
ter tells that in Arabia they have a differ
ent fashion. A letter received the other
day from that far OF land says: I'VE have
been for a walk to a little village of about
eight mud hutS, two camelS, a white horse
and three sheep. On the way we passed
the pottery, where there is a cucumber
field, hoping to get some cucumbers We
cook them, a. they are not good raw. The
bit of sand was inclosed with thorn
branches, and two cats were tied to guard
the young plants which were just appear
ing
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-03-21
Compnnn Table Manners.

There seems to be an idea among many
pecple that the re- must be a different set Of
manners for company from what is OBJ
served in everyday life While it is the
proper thing to have for an invited com
pany more elaborate dinner, and a little
more ceremony in the service than for the
family table, it must be remembered that
one should not put on and take of good
manners as one would a garment. They
are part of ones self, and whether the
family meal consist of many courses or
only a cup of Tea and slice of toast, it
should always be served decently and in
order, and the manners of the members Of
the household should be such that one
need not blush FOR them, even in the finest
company.
AS soon as child is old enough to come
to the table he should be taught by precept
and example what good table manners are.
If the father AMI mother be so unfortunate
as not to have had proper training them
selves, they should study to correct any
bad habits they have for the sake of their
children. Let il be understood that good
manners are not the acquiring of every
new wrinkle that fashionable society may
prescribe. There is a great difference be-
tween good manners and good form. What
is good form today may be very bad form
tomorrow, but good manners are not
changeable. Unselfishness, kindly feel
ings and politeness are the foundation of
good manners.-Maria Parloa in Ladies'
Home Journal