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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-03-04
EARTHQUAKES IN JAPAN.
Sir Edwin Arnold = ~ the Little One
Are Not I.eeiei.


II was astnri-hcd" Sir Edwin Ar
mold said To- Pix .5urgh Dispatch re-
porter. by the D.'.-s ri such u terrible
earthqualze in Osaka and EI;oya.
Ncv"r. IL memory acrycs me. has al
earthquake visityl that rc.-ion before.
The usual scene Of .,.isrri,' disturbances
is in and around TolSio and islands ,.gar
tt- capital are pointed ont a. their
;oli Near there is also the great vol
cano q Fuyiaau. Thirty yla:a ago
twenty thousand persons are said -
have yer-ishcd l5y earth hqualsc and hood,
hut this recent loss Is evidently greater
osalsa and Nagoya are busy. porulouG
cities.
'-Nagoya iS about two hundred and
fifty miles from Toxic and on the south
coast. \ railway runs between it and
Toxic. The country aboUnds in hills,
many of them volcanic. ana no doubt
lires undcrlic the ground. II was here
that last year the japanese troops cN-
ccuted their military maneuvcrs under
the eye of the emperor. Il Is a large
city Of wide, well-Planned streets and
population of one hundred and twenty
Thousand. The principal occupation Of
it, inhabitants has been the production
very famous for its porcelain. Osaka is
a very rich and prosperous malufac-
turing city on the boT' Ter OF a river that
leads to the sea. II i, not - much
damaged. / imagine. rs Na~ova.
The great DANCER in earthquake j.
due rather 10 fire than - any comiao-
ton The houses are usually oni- one
story hirh and are OF Tim woodwork.
! 49, L. 4saNr
,hal5cs down these fr@--ilo house, and,
Is every one contains "a firc-boZ and "a
petroleum lamp a -,arr7l bpafrr i
The resu I. Light c-rtlqu-l5e9 arc 80
common ia Japan thcy attract little
notice. They bccin with Iittis cala-
motion, twiae or t's-ca times r.Es..tal.
The vibration increases and q roar fol-
lows. When You begin - v.onl p what
l. about u happen it cs.5os ari an g.
aiet- T. .ru--G g. E.ju..t those fre.! !1s ~
.IalrinTs the Ja.,-laac have invented
II ingenious caatlivauac.
In my hons, - AZpva the column o.
horny which sports the root va
-otcd uaG,r t. i 5pv To g. stone IiI5"
-aD. SO th.t tlo carlLlu lual-c did g..
-.usa il 10 tunbl. down l,Jt only I.lss.
os-iiiate. An ca-tIpul5:o door has
$50 bcca iav"lsrl which j, ia -fs.ncl ID
stronr. m-s,iva i1iut. which slir
long Tn" beams. Thus tho i.ager ..
'riuE struck down III the doorway
IGNORED. but the d&arcr arises .hicl.
iron the ignition Of t4c ruin. e.. I have
described. The consequent loods. too.
r. very destructive. The earth l., lifted
p b. the shoe.s and Il hur, ,va-c ,,veil-
- from the sea upon the city ON its DoT-
,lcr.''
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-03-04
HAPPY CID MAIDS.


heir Curious Or s---rfipa aud II, Work
ia sst,..s-! :, ,onn-
Thi, town boz # as.Inanv pretty
iris - any in E.-....rticut. and 1t also
casts Of some odd ones. 1t >liuor
nith's Shore hotel yesterday there
---., an assem- 's'v - ''girls 80 ~ Draba-
IL have no couatorpart5 in this state Of
'-a tv m1rri lEcs and Ca~v divorces.
.na- used 10 'sc c-'Hs} the Bee live
ocietv IF The Fir. .'sfr-h of Milford
~: 1t their m'.tns vca-ardav they
n,ed - adopt --}a .-aids' society as
lc iitlc Of their s- ~ nization.
'iairtv-tivc yc-rs : % thirty Young
p.ana belps --i-- to tl- church or.r;.s =
Il tho -B D.. .---s society for Inn as
Il a. work in al cvaugclistic way.
aev passed % rule That only unm-r-
Id women :lt belong. and that II
lembcr SO fer for zot her promise aS 10
i..rrr. her nani. should bc stricken
'-om the rolls. c1l her picture on the
vail Of the sccia-E's ciEb-Voom Ev..s 70
go ,irGped IN IL msIrHi1r. Each member
ID tgvgnty dollar, initiation fee. This
l0ncv was in-.--,-l. aad the interest
as u be used a providing an annual
tnncr. The principal could not be
3uchcd until ONLY one member was left.
hen the whole sum. with accumulated
1trrcst- was to revert 90 her
For several years the society -four
led, but at last Cupid came. and the
nngcst and Pr, ttiest member fen Il
Kim to him Ter picture was drapcd
til black and ahc was formally cN-
He'd. The net wear two more of the
i-inal thirty withdrew to marry. and
il went on IN sPlfc Of the earnest
tcStltiOns Of each member that no
lan livia- could tcn-,t her To marry.
This year just half the original num-
a.r remain. and they were all present
the supper 1T smiths hotel The
.lcet member confessed without
ashes To being sixty years old. and
tadsomc, spri. s,ltly women. and only
nc wears ClasscS. Tho president called
-t"ution 10 I've f.-t tlat not a set OF
Sc teeth could be found among them,
-id wanted q know where the reporter
HuId lind fifteen bcttrr-loolling or bet
ter-4piritcd women Of their age.
Residents Of Milford arc watching
the club with interest. Their work
.mong the poor of the church and town
5 spoken of with the highest respect
" the pastors and sclcctmcn, and, al
together, the Old Maids society is not
such a bad thing. The original fifteen
hundred dollars which formed the as
s.t5 Of the club had been so well in
vestcd that the amount Is now five thou
sand dollars.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-03-04
THE MiNIotER'S WIFE.
What L. Expected of the Woman Nit.
MIrrics "a i'rc lcI'..r-


To be a mini -tcr's v, =. ,.2cs not u.--
cssariiv mean 10 be model Of t.r....
perfection. but ii the pi-turc of lia. -r,-
rcssful one. depicted br minister
widow in the New York RccorIar. i-
accepted, Ia, rirl who gvels Purs
assumes q difficult responsibility. This
J., what she must be: Flrst Of all.
sympathetic woman. and her tear wells
mast De near the surface that she nav
weep readily with the repcntaut sinner.
the rodly Ihariscc and for the erriu-
world when called upon 10 do SO. She
must bc something of a theolorian in
order that she may lend timely -ug-
gcStiou u her husband when he re-
guests IL. She must be able 10 offer
PRAYER worthy Of emulation and 10 bc
president Of the church aid society.
While she syws for foreign missions
and makes stocking supporters and ear
muff~ for the cannIbals, she must guard
wcll the suits and trappings Of the par
sonagc inmates lest the eagle eye of
some self-imposed deputy discovers cy-
licences of her neglect. She must culti-
vatc feeling Of gratitude to the church
vigilance committee, who walk in Oc-
casiouallv 10 count up the broken
crocllcry and inspect the wall paper
previous 10 donation. She must De
somewhat of cook. in order that She
may send broth and blanc mango to The
afflicted, and somewhat of an authority
on disease. To prescribe parcEoric and
linimcut 10 the needy. OF her the
world expects 20 much and givcs so lit-
tie in return. licr Individuality II cn-
tircly swallowed up by those whom -ao
serves. She Is not even responsible for
the provcrhial minister son. who goes
20 the bad she i accJuuta Die for
neither virtues nor vices in the family,
hut in the battlefield OF her own exist
ence she stands an uucrownvd hero
greater than he who has conquered q
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-03-04
aEAunFuL AND RHlGAT.
aon q Pretty Girl Got Rid OF the Swain y
An

One Lewiston girl believes that prayer
meetings GRE not the place Tor ttrta-
tons and pairing of, says the Evening
journal She has known what IL Is 20
expect ono Of two yo1ng men waiting
al tie church door every Sunday night
with the question whether or not he
may go homo with her. She had deter
mined to rid herself of both, and prob
ably has She went to the cake walk
IN Lyceuru hall Saturday night and
during the evening both asked pcrmls-
sion to escort her home She said YES
TO both They both waited for her on
the landing, and when she came down
stairs, she smiled and took one of each
young mans arms.
At first they hesitated a little, but
then went down the last flight of stairs
at IA ierly gait. At the foot of the stairs
they both let go her arm and walked
up Lisbon street looking ugly at each
other. She entertained them both with
lively stories OF the evenings entertain
inent Each thought that the other
would drop off at the head OF the
street and he would 20 home with the
pretty girl; but no, they both went on
up Main street, wishing III their inmost
hearts that they were ont OF IL. What
a fool the other fellow was. Why didn't
he leave?
In the meantime they went past cor
ner after corner where each thought
surely the other would say good night
for had not the girl said ne might GO
home with her? SO on they went until
the gate was reached and, with a pref
" thought about the effect OF the moon
on dry leaves in the gutter, she asked
them both in. They both said il was
late and looked nervous. Cant You
both come up and see me Thursday
evening"" she asked. Mamma would
bc pleased 70 meet YOU
One said he had an engagement at the
store that night and the other said he
was going out of town Thursday. After
a moment, during which each thought
il time for the other To move on. the
young lady said good night ANA went
up the steps. No one annoyed her sum
day night when she came ont of prayer
meeting.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-03-04
Spcttin- Smell.

lie was walking along Olive street
the other afternoon, when he suddenly
stopped and shifted the air in all direc-
tions. His nose had found a familiar
Odor, and pretty soon he traced it to
certain chimney and ascended the
steps of house and rang the bell
Excuse me, ma an, he said To the
woman who came to the door. but do
you keep a COOKE"
YES, sir, - she replied as she looked
at him in a puzzled way.
lis she in at the present timc?"
Yes. sir, but she doesn't want so
see no agents"
''Oh, I'm no agent, ma'am. You Just
call to the cook through the speaking
tube that the water has all boiled out
If her potatoes and that the said pota-
toes are burning. Smell EN- very
plainly in the street. Happens every
day az my own house. Cook is probably
reading n novel or got 4 cold in the
head. That's all, ma'am-no trouble
- All-good evening" N. y. World.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-03-04
THE MUTUAL FRIEND.
a Great Factor in the Love Making
South America.


South America
All the love making in South America
must be carried on through a third per-
son. If a youth desires TO marry he
does not speak of 1t to the girl whom he
wishcc for 4 wife, but to his own father.
The latter. if he approves, goes to the
father of the young lady and the two
discuss the matter together. Each tells
the other what he viii do for the young
folks. and between them 4 contract Is
drawn up respecting settlements and all
such things.
The intending bridegroom is not per
mitted to see his fianccc for 4 moment
before the wedding. As soon as that
event has taken place there is a we'd
ding breakfast, and, usually without the
formality of a preliminary tour, the
couple settle down 10 living, either in
an establishment of their own or more
often in the house of the parents of the
bride or the groom.
One drawback about marriage in
South America, says the Cincinnati Com
mercial Gazette, is that in taking a girl
to wife it is apt to be considered n mat
ter of course that the young man mar
ries her whole family also. He has no
occasion for surprise or disgruntlement
il, together with his bride, fifteen or
twenty people come to share his house
hold and domestic comforts, including
all her available relatives and their
servants.
These Latins are a very clannish race,
and father is apt to be willing to
adopt a raft of sisters and cousins and
aunts, not TO mention a mother-in-law,
rather than have his son or daughter
leave the family roof. 1t is due to the
strength of family attachment among
them that hotels in South America are
only for strangers from afar; the ma
tives always find hospitable entertain
mept among the kindred.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-03-04
FACE MASSAGE.
How Traces of Age and Care Are Re
moved from the Features

How Traces of Age and Care Are Re
moved from the Features
Il had you shown right Up here. "
said woman the other day who was
receiving Il friend in her bedroom, be
cause, as you see, am in the midst Of
it" 1t" was an hour in the hands OF
n professional face maS>cuSc. says the
New York Times. The caller had ar
rived at Il critical part Of the operation,
when the face having been thoroughly
washed in water rs hot as could b,
borne TO open the pores and get the
skin in the most pliabie condition. the
rubbing or smoothing process had he
gun. With quick, light strokes Of the
fingers away from all lines the opera
tor swept the countcnaacc before her.
leaving rosy tinglin~," according to
the patient, when she had finished thi5
part of her work. 1t was further cS-
planned to the interested onloollcr that
this was dry massage" Some mus
seuses use Il soft cmoIlIenJ, but tins par
ticular professor preferred 10 do with
out it save. in exceptional eases. The
slight hollows at the temples were ne VI
treated, and later the upper neck be-
meath the ears, which the plumpucss Of
FIRST youth is apt sooner to fOrsal5c.
When the rubbing was over the face
was bathed III water with n dash Of
alcohol and subjected to a hot vapor
bath whose ingredients We're trade
secret of the professors. Last the soft
est of cloths were used in light drying
and the ceremony was completed. lcav-
ing a wonderfully freshencd complex
ion in its wake. Il found some crows
feet the other day" said the hostess
when the masScuse had packed her
little bag of implements and departed.
''and flew TO this relief. 1t is sure to
do wonders, and presently l shall learn
the l.nacll myself, so as to be able TO
continue the treatment after course
with this professional"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-03-04
PLyIYIEa OYSTERS.
How the Eivalvee Are Prepared
for the Market.
A Fro.sss by N.s,S t,e Too'Hs1nlc
.,nintv Is H.u,,"r.d IuD ana Tat
yoT t.e Ioasre o. the
EyiCgYe.

Not every lover Oi the oyster knows
that the size and plampness which are
so highly priced III the great American
bivalve and which are 50 attractive IN
specimens on the half-shell or IN stew
are not entirely natural Yet ii is the
usual practice for dealers, instead OF
selling the oysters in the condition In
which they are taken from the salt
water beds. TO first place them for
time-forty-cigh hours, more or less
in fresh or bracllish water in order, a
they say, to '-fatteu" them, the opera
tion being called floating or laying
out" BY this process the body OF the
oyster acquires such n plumpncsS ana
rotundity and its bulk and weight are
so increased rs to materially increase
its selling value.
The belief is common among oyster
men, says the Chicago News, that this
''fatteniug is due To an actual gain oI
flesh and fat and that the udtritivc value
Of the mOlluSll iS increased by the
process. Such. however, Is very tar
from being the truth. If a bladder Ice
filed with salt water and tneu put into
fresh water the salt water VIII grIttU-
alIv work its way out through thc pores
of the bladder and at the same time the
fresher water viii enter the bladder.
Furthermore. the fresh water Will 90
in much more rapidly than the salt
water goes out, owing 10 the fact that
the latter is more dense. The result
will bc that the amouut of water in the
bladder viii bc increased and the blad-
der win swell hy talking up ~. @ water
than it loses, while at the same time II
l,.n. o., ,,,rfr,,, ,f TIM. ,.1lt The same
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-03-04

Women's feet are seldom perfectly
shaped. Among dozen ladies, seated
in u circle. recently. only four Were
beyond criticism in this respect. One
weu-lnown Nclsartc cNpoucnt. says
the Chicago Times. sat back in her
chair with her feet turned in, unmis-
ta<ahly 50. Two sat with one foot on
top of the other, 10 the presumed de
struction of patent leather; two more
sat with one foot closely coilcd around
the ankle of the other; the other visible
feet were extended, crossed. directly
in front Of th-ir owners. Some one
should write q few rules on What Not
To DO with Ones Feet, and strew them
broadcast II would be an act of kind
ness to the women who do not conceal
theirs
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-03-04
Not Aceu ..omeI To Gloves.

European ladies are often invited to
VISIT the haremS of the rich Aloors in
morocco, and some time ago one of the
hiinateS-a beautiful young girl
tainted at the sight of one of the lady
visitors removing her gloves The girl
thought the woman was removing =
thick skin from her hand, and the siGbt
frightened her somuch that it was some
time before She could regain conscious
ness
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-03-04
GAMBLERS sUPERsTITIoNs.
Queer Notions Entertained by Profession
al Gamcstcrs.

Rl Gamcsters.
when used TO gamble, said a good
citizen in the Kansas City star, III
won / always made it a point 10 bug
new clothes or pay my board month
ahead or buy a diamond OF something
like that. That's the only sure way 10
beat the game. Men who don't do tha'
get the worst OF il.
''Al gamblers are superstition.
defy any man to handle II pack of cards
any length Of time and not get l't .l
superstition mixed up with H. C-f1'
viii come so peculiarly. Sometimes
popularity viii last only one night.
Il remember playing poker one eF'A
ing and having evcEy hand beaten iAA-
had ten spot in il. Big hands, TOO.
some of them. ! had four tens beaten
that night 10y four jacks and had seen
an ace in the discard, too.
Another weakness l can't shake ""
is horror for the queen OF Spaar0
won't draw 10 queens, anyhow, uh.'S5
I've got three of them, but I'm aiEI'-
of the queen of spades especially.
won't draw 70 hand, no matter VIVA.
I've got, if the queen Of spades Is theF'-
I've tried it and never made win.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-03-04
p.nnv Wis, and Pound Foolish.

Man, in his greed for gain, not inir'
ouently kills the goose that lays i.'1
golden egg" This is illustrated IN t''
conduct of French peasants, who wl',"
the price of land increased enormous,
cut down the hedges and substltu',o
thin fences. This result has been 70 oy
prive the birds of nesting places ah"
consequently, TO drive them away ''I
sequently. insects, in the absence ,'
their natural enemy, have rapiaIF ~
creased, and are destroying the H.t-
which formerly vcre protected y. '-
birds.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-03-04

Fair Shopper-"What is the differ
ence between these two pieces of
goods?" Clerk-'One is marked high
er than the other" Yes; but what is
the real difference between them?' II
Just told you-a marked difference
Buffalo Express.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-03-04

CARRIER Is still in trouble. His
lawyer now makes serious charges
against him. II thought he won his
case" SO he did, and that is what
..i.. lawyer - charging him for. Low
ell Citizen.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-10-27
COLONEL FRAMBACH.

Is now travelling through the district
making excellent short speeches and
getting acquainted with the people.
Every place he visits he receives a
welcome of which he can we'll feel
proud. The people discover, in coming
in contact with him, that he is a man of
affairs and broad intelligence, and that
the assaults made by an unscrupulous
press against his educational qualifi-
cations for the position of congressional
representative are but the incubatioTs
of constitutional slanderers. in an
eminent degree he illustrates the
possibilities open to every laboring
man under the American system of
protection. Left an orphan in early
childhood, without even the assistance
of relatives or close family friends,
through a life beginning in obscurity
and poverty he has forced his way to
prominence among the leading manu-
facturels and employers of labor in
this country. For this reason every
wage worker and every property holder
in the district will naturally favor
Colonel Frambach's candidacy as they
understand it is always safe to trust Il
man with the management of public
business who has made marked
success of his own enterprises. Will
some one please inform the public of
the distinguishing features in Mr..
Barnes earthly pilgrimage?-Appleton
Post
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-10-27
FOR ASSEMBLYMAN.

Those who know NELs JOHNSON, of
Centralia, our candidate for Member of
Assembly, do not need to accept the
feeble portrait of him presented to its
readers by Centralla' s local paper In
all that constitutes vigorous, manly
man, of quick perceptions; of sound
Judgment, and of readiness to seize the
occasion for prompt action Mr.. Johnson
is miles ahead of his opponent. It's
not spouters of stale theories the people
want in their State Legislature but
sound, clear-headed, successful business
men. Such man is Mr. Johnson, who
has made his way, by his own ability,
from small beginnings to the head of
the most prosperous mercantile busl-
ness in the county. And as he Is IN
private life so will he be in public-he
will take front rank amongst the ablest
men in the Assembly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-10-27
WAGES OF LABOR IN ENGLAND
AND GERMANY.

Our free trade contemporary over the
river asks, with most convincing air
as If the question were unanswerable {:
"How does it happen that the manu-
facturers of Great Britain, paying higher
wages for labor than those of Germany
or France, are able in competition to
hold the markets of the world in manu-
factured goods?" Any school boy
could have answered him. There are
two very strong reasons. In the first
place Great Britain has unrivaled ex-
perienee. For generations she has
held, until the United States wrested it
from her, admitted supremacy in
manufactures. Through her colonies
she has an enormous market-the first
condition of success. She has, more
important than experience or capital,
a natural aptitude of her people as a
manufacturing ration. They belong to
the same race with us and for centuries
and generations have been educated in
this work. The people of Great
d
natural competitors belonging to the
same race. The people of Germany
have not been successful manufacturers
until of late years when, under the far
seeing craftsmanship of Bismarck they
adopted our protective system. Now
she enters the race with Great Britain
equalizing the conditions of production
by lower wages, which enables her to
meet her great competitor. All through
the West Indies and Central and South
America German merchants are crowd
ing and in some instances driving out
British and supplanting them in their
own lines of business. This is especi-
ally the case in Mexico. Germany
assists her merchants and manufactures
by heavy subsidies to lines of steam
ships wherever German trade finds a
foothold. The greatest competition in
our own markets is not from British
but from German manufactures. The
featuring and whenever their workmen
are equal to the workmen of Great
Britain, then, if wages remain as they
are now the day of England s
supremacy is over-her manufacturing
industries are doomed to extinction
she will sink to the leve! of Holland.
Another reason is the power of Labor
organization to maintain wages for a
long time against an Improbable state
of manufactures. Nowhere under the
sun is labor So well and strongly organi-
zed as in England, especially in textile
and iron industries. The example of
higher wages in the United States a
kindred nation in language, habits and
thought reacts upon England and
compels higher wages than are pad on
the Continent She equalizes the
higher cost of labor by greater skill
and aptitude, a greater production by
the workman and by a vast and secure
market in her own colonies.