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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-01-06
He Jacet.

A turkey belonging to our friend Ossle
Wilkinson in this place could not wait to
have its head cut off on Sunday next, but
to-day closed its eyes, folded its wings, and
died a n atural death. We know Ossie is
ALWAYS hunting something nice for a tomb
stone and being too modest TO ask Us, we
voluntarily suggest the following:
1t felt like one who treads alone.
Some turkey coop deserted,
Whose charms are fled, companions dead,
of turkey life disguSted-
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-01-06
=0R1EI 4 COY F

The important event i'm (EaltZin this month will
be our TEN Z).4IiS NTEEIKE'EHIr N.4LEE 1t will
extend every stock and department i'm the and
matchless values will be everywhere. The
pOrtant intend to make in connection
with this sale is the following:
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-01-06

NOR SALE OR RENr-The undersigned Of
fers at private sale his farm OF isO acres 81 I
uated one mile south OF Ehensburg on the Will
more road. There 10 about 70 acres cleared with
good orchard and good water. IL not sold he
lore the ist OF April IL will be for rent Posses
sion given imme diately. Can on or address
JAMES MYERS,
Jan g. 1872 Sun. EbensDurg, Pa.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-01-06
MISCELLANEOUS Notices.

IF you are wanting Books, Stationary, Book
let's Dolls. Games, Toys. Novelties, School
SuppiIes Rubber Boots or Shoes etc. etc. you
can have Y wants supplied by a visit to =. T.
Roberts store, Ebensburg. Although an old es-
tablished one, II is abreast OF the times and i.
WAYS well nIled with goods OF all kinds. An ex-
change library has been started at this store,
VIII ere Tor aud 10 cents you can rent most any
book you want 10 read. ANY book or anything
else not In stock procured Tor you at once. ~;
erything sold at lowest prices. GIVE US car u
large and elegant stock in Ebensburg-
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-01-06
Argument Lists.

List of causes set down for al aIgument at
argument court, January 10, 1898:
Commonwealth VS.. Swank; Murine VS..
Bear Ridge Coal x Coke Co.; Common
wealth VS.. Kirsch; same VS.. Snyder ct al.
same VS. Burk; borough of Lilly vs..
Leahey; Fultz VS.. Maucher; Frick vs..
Newhouse; in re road in Croyle townShi p;
Shaffer VS.. Nolan: Fearl VS.. Harshberger;
Rhoads VS.. Morrellville K Cambria Bor-
ough Water Co.; Heslop vs.. same: city OF
Johnstown VS.. Davis; Baker VS.. Baker;
township, Clarion county; Langbein VS..
Thomas; Hughes VS.. LeaheY; Ryan VS..
same; SeeSe VS.. same; KriSe vs.. McCance;
Yinger's executors VS.. Buck; same VS..
Blum; Ream VS.. Sauer; HoltZ vs.. Glass;
same VS.. Walker; Elder township vs.. Yah
ner ct al; in re streets in Lilly borough.
JAMES c. DARBY,
ProthOnOtary.
The following cases will be presented for
argument court, January 10th, 1898:
In re exceptions to report of VIM. Will
liams, auditor appointed TO pass upon the
the first and final account of Henry Barn
hart, administrator of Michael Barnhhart
deceased.
In re exceptions 70 report of NJ Il
Stephens, auditor appointed to distribute
the funds in the hands of n. ). George, ad'
ministrator of VIM. Knepper, deceased.
DANIEL A. MCGoUGH,
Clerk o. c
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-19
SHORT TALKS.

Hair Dresser shade will mad
am have re hair dyed zis time? Mrs
Taddles, in whisper Keep it dark.
$50 that is the family circle?" said
the unsophisticated theater-goer. 81
might have known it, there are so few
men there"
Halo. Vanderloin some of your
people coming in on this train?" "Yes,
I'm expecting a sister of mine" isis
ter, eh! BY birth or refusal?"
He, about to travel-Do you really
want me to come back soon? She
Well, perhaps you had better. You
see, have promised not to forget you.
"Do you ever suffer from stage
fright?' asked Adlet If the famous
tragedian. On yes" he replied. One
of the ugliest girls in the ballet is in
love with me /"
SIS it safe for me to drive this
horse?" asked the timid lady. II don't
know, ma'am," replied the liyery
stable employee 'If the boss kin
trust you kin.
"There is nothing stable about him.
He is constantly changing his mind"
"All the better. BY constantly chang
ing his mind he may get mind some
day that will have some sense in it."
'I'm afraid you do not love music,
Mr. Keenear," she said as she finished
a selection at the piano. ooh, do"
he said eagerly 81 thought you
looked bored" she said. II may have
looked bored" he answered. "but
love music for all that"
Judge" said port ly man in the
police court, II wish you would send
dot poy Of mine to der reform school.
Id will be a gread favor to me-" What
has he done?" 'Chust ven vas
ready to blay my new symphony he
schlipped Ta-rara-boom-de-ay' b.
tween der pages of der moosic."
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-19
SEVERAL FIRST THINGS.

Barometers were iuvented by Torri-
celli in 1913.
Asphalt pavements were first laid in
Paris in 1854.
The first coast light in the United
States was in 1878
The first pipe organ was made by
Archimedes B. G. 22O.
Stem-winding watches were invented
by Noel in the year 1851.
The coast survey of the United
States was begun in 1877
The first idea of pneumatic tube
was due to Denis Papln in 1857
The first press west of the Alleghan-
les was set up at Cincinnati in 1893.
The mariners compass was known
to the Chinese as early as B. c. Ills.
The measuring compass was invented
by Jost Bing of Hesse Cassell about
1902.
Gunter's chain, used in measuring
land was invented by Edmund Gunter
in 1906.
Pontoon bridges, with copper pom
toons, were invented by the French
about 1872.
The first lighthouse il the United
States was built on Little Brewster
island, Boston, Ills.
The first patent in the United States
was issued July 81, 1890, to Samuel
Hopkins for making pot and pearl
ashes.
One of the first tunnels in the
United States was on the Allegheny
Portage railroad in Pennsylvania. It
was 900 feet long and finished in 1871.
1t is claimed that the first pig iron
in this country was successfully made
at Colebrookdale, Pa, about 1928.
The mansion, built by the iron master,
Thomas Potts is still standing in n
excellent state of preservation on what
is now known as the Gable farm, of
108 acres.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-19
THEIR SONS DOUBLE.
Extraordinary Coincident Resemblance
Found While Hunting Lost Child.

Extraordinary Coincident Resemblance
Found While Hunting Lost Child.
An extraordinary fact and which.
for want Of better title l have de-
cided to call case of .coincident re-
semblance has developed during the
past year at Salt Lake City. says .
writer in the st. Louis Republic
About 1880 Bryce R. Blair. whose
parents are prominent people OF Car,
bondale Pa. went West to seek
fame and fortune. He wrote home
regularly until about the spring OF
1851 the last letter bearing the post
mark of Marysvale Utah. the con-
tents stating that he was at that time
on the eve Of departure for Idaho.
Since that time for more than eight
long and agonlzing years nothing
has come to the Blair family which
told them aught OF the whereabouts
OF the prodigal During all this time
the father has hoped and the mother
has wept for the sons return or some
tidings OF the missing one but nc
tidings came. Finally. more in order
to be doing something than anything
else the elder Blair inserted a
notice in one of the Salt Lake pa.
pers; this in the early months OF the
past year. This advertisement
infinitely descrised the missing boy u
even to his age size. weight bodily
peculiarities such as his being left
handed, etc. Within the following
fortnight the Carbondale people re .
ceived letter from man residing
in Salt Lake city stating that
he knew one Bryce r. Blair. who
answered the description OF the
missing Pennsylvania in min
utest details and that said Blair was
q resident OF Lander Wy. For once
In the eighth OF century the broken
hearted Blair family breathed more
easily. A second letter from the Salt
Lake informant mentioned the left
handedness Of Blair Of Lander. and
also stated that to his persoual knowl-
edge the young man had been in Wy
oming about eight or nine years. So
far the description Tailed to I. but
Blair ST.. was unable to account for
his sons long continued silence The
clew was followed up but Judge OF
the surprise created when Blair found
that the Wyoming man wac perfect
counterpart OF his son in every par
ticular except that he was another
man! The Lander Blair said that his
parents lived in Nebraska. and that
he was in weekly communication with
them. Taken all in all II Is doubtful
II parallel for this remarkable case
can be found in the annals OF the
world. Here are two men Cor would
be- II the missing Pennsylvanian could
be found) both named Bryce r.
Blair, Jr.. both lefthanded. both born
on the same day. and each the bodily
counterpart of the other in every
thinkable way yet neither is In any
way related as far as the two Blair
families have yet been able to ascer-
tain.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-19
BREvIrIEs ANo LEvIrIgs.
Honolulu boasts of an ostrich niu
feet high.

Honolulu boasts of an ostrich niue
feet high.
The London sewage is carried four
teen miles down the river.
Chess is claimed to be taught in all
the Austrian public schools.
North Dakota has newspaper pub
lished in the Sioux language.
Some of the cranes now used in ar
tillery works will raise $50 tons
There are seventy miles of tunnels
cut in the solid rock of Gibraltar.
The Six Town Times is the euphoui-
GUS name of new local paper in
Maine.
From the American Aloe tree is
made thread, ropes, cables paper
clothing, soap, sugar and brandy.
The engineers of San Francisco pro-
pose to supply that city with water
from Lake Tahoe, $50 miles distant
The Revised German Bible has been
completed. For nearly thirty years
critics and scholars have been at work
on it.
The national debts of Europe
amount to total which is equivalent
to SIS for each inhabitant of the con-
tiuent
The statue of Liberty in New York
harbor now wears blazing diadem of
fifty-four electric lamps in vari-colored
globes, and the radiance from it is
equal to that from 270, 900 candles
A story is told in Germany of a letter
which came back to the general post
Office with these words written by the
postman on the envelopes; THE ad-
dressee has hanged himself; present
address unknown"
A fashionable young woman in
Bridgeport, Conn, weighing about 200
pounds, unfortunately thrust her foot
through the bottom of her carriage
and rode several blocks to the great
delight of numerous spectators, before
she could stop her coachman.
Poultry-raisers will doubtless be
interested in a discovery made by the
officers of the United States cutter
Rush during one of their cruises in the
far North On the sides of the vol
cano Bogslov was found native in
cubator, where millions of hawks,
gulls and other sea birds deposit their
eggs and leave them to be Matched by
volcanic heat.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-19
BApoF r PULLING.
A Joke That Has Set All Californi
Laughing.

A Joke That Has Set All CaiifornIn
Laughing.
'.Hasson pulled the string while
Thompson climbed the tree. were
the words of a telegram explaining
the result OF q hoax which has set all
the mining fraternity Of California
grinning from ear to ear.
The story is run ing all over the
clubs may as we'll give you the
correct version, suppose said
Professor Hasson. little ruefully, TO
San Francisco Call reporter. He
frightened up however and was
wreathed in collective smiles as he
told his NARRATIVES:
y. M Thompson secured my SER
vices as an expert to visit Grass Val
ley. in Nevada. county. When l was
formally notified that badger pull
ing picnic was being arranged for at
the great annual camp stew OF the
miners / made up my mind for some
thing out OF the common to happen
And 1t did. Alt Tregido, the popus
lar Grass Valleyite bundled us Out
OF bed at $3.50 o clock in the morning
and ratified us off heller keller to In
dian Springs The Jaggers' and
Goodfellows club were there in full
force, some fifty to sixty men.
Everything shootable had been
shot and made into great stew. and
at midday we sat down to enjoy it
out In the open air. Away to one
eide was covered box which con-
tanned the great badger which was
to be pulled. 1t was jealousy
guarded by our hosts and no one was
allowed TO worry it was solemnly
told OF the fuss and feathers made
over the sport by the ladies OF the
valley who considered badger bait
ing cruel amusement There was
great talk over the special enter
tainment prepared for US
Then dinner was finished and
the ceremony begun. There were no
dogs and every one armed with
big stick for protection. closed
around the box in a big ring. Thomp-
son was offered the post of honor. but
he got nervous and admitted that he
didn't know enough about badgers to
pull them. Then they turned to me-
l was all wound up for sport, and so
with big stick In my right hand. l
approached the box cautiously and
took the string in my left hand. The
others all stood around in a circle
and waved their clubs expectantly.
Il grabbed my club tight badgers
are wicked biters you know-and
then. amid grim silence, / waited
to yank the string. The excitement
was too much for Thompson. He
yelled to me piteously to wait mo-
ment which did quite willingly.
Then, explaining that he was an old
man and unfit for biting purposes he
climbed up tree to place OF safety.
Once more got ready to pull--and
pulled. Amid wild yells ofiaughteE
which drowned the thunder stood
and stared at the other end OF the
string. to which was attached an
empty beer bottle with the cork in. :"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-19

affect thai portion of 1t that is not pro-
vided forby taxation, and what por-
ton of that debt that would fail
would have to be determined by the
euuitiesof the case. The allegations
do not show that the rate of taxation
exceeds the amount of IL per cent
authuized by the constitution. The
allegations of this count are in
definite, andnot of that certain charac-
ter required in stating cause of ac-
tioaof this character.
fNe are asked, by an allegation OF
tie petition, to determine If the city
If Austin can make the bonds 1t is
authorized to Issue, negotiable in
form. While we have Investigated
this question, we do not think 1t is
necessary that 1t should be decided In
this case. The plaintiffs remedy, II
any he has. in fact, as shown in stat
ing his cause of action that we regard
as well pleaded, is based upon the
gro md that the council is attempting
to violate the contract, under which
the bonds were issued in disposing OF
them for less than their face value, and
that the erection of the dam l. for a
purpose not authorized by the city
charter, and that the bonds are issued
to pay for its construction and erec-
ton. The main ground of relief asked
Is in effect to prevent the city authori-
ties from using public funds to pay for
such illegal enterprise and to cancel
the bonds that are now in the hands
of parties whom the petition charges
acquired them with notice of their il
legality and to prevent the issuan ce
of other bonds and the erection of the
dam for manufacturing purposes.
AS shown by the authorities pre-
viously cited the taxpayer has his
remedy for the relief asked in this
case. and it is not dependent upon the
fact whether the Indebtedness created
by the city sought to ne prevented Is
evidenced by greements to pay negO-
table Ia form or otherwise.
For the rrOrpointed out the jud &
ment of the court below is reverse,
and the cause remanded. Fisher
chief justice.
Associate. Justice Key being dis.
qualified di not sit in this case.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-19
AUSTIN PRICES CURRENT

The following quotations are on basis of jot
lots unless otherwise specified. On carloads o.
roun lots shade better than quotations car
be obtained
Best patent, 9 Is per 100 lbs; half patent
sUNDRIEs.
lStarch, pearl Axe; Jumps 4 sc. Conce ira ted
ye, per case, doz., $500 Jugs, glazed. l0c pei
gal. crooks. glazed lna per gal indigo 75c De,
fb. Blueing. 30c@Sl on per doz Colemans mus.
ard. TO- 81, q per doz Msccaro ii i'm uorte
Tu Vs. No. !, oak grain So 60 No. ., $780, No }
SIan per dDz Buckets, tw hoops S1Sl DER dOz
Baking pow Ter, 1'@40c Vermicelli, small
b'xes. SIC Rope, grass, Inch basis 9%c; cot.
ton nc. Butcher pa GER 2Hc per ID.
vINE+AR. CIDER PICKLES.
Pickles. mediu N, per uo. IS so. smsll, per
Dbl, 90 so medium, per half bbl. "a Is. SINAI
per half bHl, $3.50 fancy mixed, per half bbl.
500 gherkins, per half BIOL. $3.50 piut,. one
gal, $2S5; American gal half doz. 70 ase, 81. -
hexagon gal, half doz to case, 5000; lmperla
500 Gde,-0hio app e. half bbl., a co. crab.
apple Is gal bbIs.,, $500 So,gal bbIs,. ..l2.5c
Vlnegar--White wine ger 9al, 2@30c; pure
apple, per gal, 10000
CANNED GOODS.
Pineapples, Standard, . rbs. sl.sO@l. ap
peaches, standard. lbs :L5o 3 lbs, $500:
berries, 2fhs, sLOs Marrowfat peas, lbs
E., l5@l4r oysters. full weight lib, 500 2 lbs
SIS, tnmaroes, standard, 2 lbs, %D95c 3 bs
sss f. So oisn dorn nivsl s ssmon 's ss =
sar1ines, Us. domestic, $i.5n@: IS; imported
Sl2 oOtS15 co. Eag condemns IN Ia, $500 Anglo
Swiss milk, 1915; Rose milk, $50; California
lbs, 81 Is; peaches, yellow free, 81 25; peache,
white cling, 50. S5@25G slums, s. 7O@2OG pears.
s2SC@250; grapes sL70
rUTs.
Almonds. new, soft shell, small quantity, per
Id, lS; English walnuts extra large, sma
quantity, per b, 15c; walndts Chile, per d. l5c;
fberts, per b. lac; Bfazils new crop, per h. i bSc
nuts assorted, % boxes, Comet brand, Is,
asc s@19 peanuts ss fancy white vrssa b
white by the sack, 6Kc, roasted white. best
quality, 1oc-
Carapels. assorted favor III box Tic Jelly
beans 10 box 75c, gum drops. A B. assorted
davoI' 10 box 10. japanese stripes cocoanut
7oc French kisses. per ID 75c chocolate ere n,s
A T., 90c, lemon drops, frosted per box. IS
burnt almonds, per box 75c, creams hand
made. ~; varieties, 9Oc lozenges, assorted cn
6oc, marshmallows, bantam, ID box. s5c ma sh
mallows dainty, ID box, SL25, mixed ndy,
pals, per ID S%c, crystal cut l0c, daisy, b. U
creams, 15c
Potatoes. sL1O@Li5 per bu.. Onions. per III
2hc. Beans, small white, California 4c.
California bayou. 4c: Garlic, double string
new extra 75085c California, per n. 7c
bale Of 100 70 2no lbs Sc GomiSos seed p by
10 25c. Oraganot per ID, 31c cabbage. per
crate S.e0 apples per barrel, 1915 bananas
per bunch, 3L75 $3.50; lemons per box. g.
PACKING HOUSE PRODUCTS.
Hams-l6 20 Is lbs I2xc; Il TO 16 lbs. 3c:
breakfast bacon lwide or narrow 13,<c; bone
extra dry JIG. -"
Dry salt-short clear. loc; bellies, loXc.
Smoked-Short clear, lilo.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-19
THE STATE OF TEXAS.

In the District court Twenty sixth judicial
distric OF Texas, March term, A D i, 1898
To the Sheriff or any Constable of Travis county
You are here by Is mspded, that by making
pu LEGATION of this citation in some newspaper
pub he'd in the county of Travi,, il the e be a
newspaper publ he'd in said county, (but If not
then in he earest county where newspaper
is publ shed) once in each week for ell hit sue
cessive weeks previous 10 the return day here
of you summon the unknown hers of Henry
to be and appear before the District court
Twenty sixth judicial district 10 be holden in
and for the county of Travis at the court house
thereof in the CITY of Austin, ON the first Mon.
monthly Fie lumber being 1885, then and
II ere to answer the petition of James n. Robert
son, r M. Thomson and John X. Donnan, fled
In said court on the 9th day If December. A.
d 1897 against the said unknown heirs of
Henry Felteen, deceased, and alleging in sub
stance as follows, to wi That plaintiffs are
the owners of and Law ully seized and posses
sed of the following des ribed real es ate situat-
ed in Austin, Travis county. Texas, t"wit:
Lot No. ~ block No. Ga, OF the width OF SO feet
on East or Sixth street d running hack l2S
feet 10 ar alley. That plaintiff and those
under whom they claim have good d per-
feet right am title thereto, End have held
pc, ceable, continuous exclusive and advirse
pc session of said prop rty for pc iod of .mo e
thin 40 years next before the filing If this suit
That aid lot or parcel of land was patented bv
the State to Henry Felteen assignee of VIM w
Thomson the legal effect of which )atent would
be to v.st the title 10 said property in the un.
known heirs of said Hen'y Eel zen deceased
which asts cloud upon plaintiffs title to re-
move which they bring this nit and pray that
such apparent title ne Invested out of said heirs
and vested in plaintiff.
Herein fail not but have YOU then and there
before said court this writ, with YOU re urn
thereon, shoWing how you have executed the
same.
Witness. Jas. p. Hart clerk of tn Di trict
court Uf Travis county, 'iven under my hand
it'll seal of said court, in Austin, this the
LIS 9th day of December A D 1892
JAS. 4. HARt, Clerk District court Travis
Co My Texas.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-19
THE zoo" IN WINTER TIME

How Some of the Animals Care fol
] Themselves.
Some of the animals take care OF
themselves at the approach of winter.
The badgers dig frantically in the
earth throwing uD perfect toun-
tain OF sand behind them until they
have long burrows to which they re-
tire on cold or stormy days; but every
CLEAN OF sunshine woos them TO the
surface. and they run up and down
the cage begging for peanuts as In
summer One OF them has cunning
trick that he taught himself;on reach
ing the end OF the cage he turns q
half somersault rolls to one side and
rises faced right for the return trip.
This rarely fails to win reward from
the admiring visitor.
The beavers go to sleep In their
huts under the water. and foxes and
prairie dogs dig their burrows deeper
and retire from the upper world. al
though. like the badger they reap.
pear on sunny days.
~
better advantage in winter than In
summer; the moose and tho reindeer
seem more lively. and. l think would
be glad to have it colder than 1t ever
Is in this latitude. The frozen. snow
covered stretches OF Canada and Lap
land are more to their liking than
the yards OF the ZOO even on the
coolest days
the reindeer came all the way
across the seas accompanied by his
mate and little one. with great bag
OF their favorite moss to supply them
with food until they should have
become accustomed to American hay
and peanuts. The taste for pean, to
seems soon to fasten itself upon every
creature that enters the gates. except
the flesh eating animals; and In a
short time the reindeer come press
ing their noses through the bars to
beg for peanuts quite as eagerly as
the monkeys.
The polnr bear is another who does
not find 1t quite cold enough to suit
him, according to St Nicholas; he
has an ice water bath and a den in
the north side OF hill but he still
looks as if he were longing for more
snow. and | think that nothing
would really content him but a cave in
an ice berg. Perhaps II one were to
introduce him to the seal ponds ne
might find himself in congeniai COM
pany at least but 1t might happen
that the seals would not care for him
as a guest They are happy family
among themselves and sit with their
heads poked up through the ice call
ing for their dinner with quite as
much appetite as in summer.