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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-08-15

circumstances and who would think no
more Of 4 count or lord than they wouid
Of Il New York drummer 50 far ~ mar
rying il concerned
Tins thing of beauty Ia purely rela.
tfva. ANIL the American girl who wouldn't
excite inpch attention on i,road way
comes nm strong everywhere abroad
Not that they don't have pretty women
in every country but because they are
more or less rare. England has many
beautiful women, bnt yon may stroll
London from Hyde Park to the slnnis
and never begin to see AZ many pretty
women proportionately az you can SIZE in
New York and other large American
cities. New York Herald.
Some iseneiits from Reform Agitation.
It is hardly probable that the leaders
OF the dress reform crusade themselves
expect the radical measures which they
suggest to be adopted in their entirety
That they will succeed in simplifying
woman,s dress and abolishing some Of
its exaggerations and serious evils many
women hope and believe and are ready
w o'N III thVi Accompaniment W PtV
cept and example
II am willing" said woman discuss
ing the matter. ITO give mp corsets and
to adopt more hygienic stocking sup
porter than the garter. il one can be pro-
vided and now always wear walking
skirt which clears the ground. but why.
she asked plaintively. may not have,
indoors. the from from Of my silken petit
coats and the graceful sweep Of my pref
ty hO,lse gownsr
This Is n question a large proportion
Of her sex will ask rs well Dress with
most women is sentiment and there
is no sentiment about tights and trous-
ers.
If, however. through this agitation the
family needs in the matter Of dress could
be sitnplifie,i. " the perpetual shopping
OF our women conld he in u measure
done away with what burden wonld
be lifted from many an overwhelmed
shoulder The WEAKNESS Of clothes. .
as clever woman pnts it. IL the eternal
getting and making and altering and
finally bnyiny over again Strong wear
able fabrics. the best IN the beginning
fewer artistic and more permanent de-
signs--tlies4. are some reforms to which
there wouid tie httle opposition. Her
Point al View IN New York 'riinea
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-08-15

The Empress of Austria's New Palace.
The empress ut Austria has n taste for
palaces IN ont OF the way places lust
now her craze Is Corfu The emperor
gues Ia ls,.hl. where hp will receive the
young KING u! Servlu and where when
that visit is oyer he will devote himself
tn th,,ss- uuars'uvers which the German
emperor has made necessity for the
Austrian But the empress will pe IN
her new palace at Corfu 1t is a sort of
country box, II glorified cottage. only
two stories high. but with abundance OF
room and rooms: and-such is the EN-
press craze-it is built and Furnished
after II Poinpeiian model. There is not
much mountaineering to be done at Cor
fu. SO that part of the imperial pro
gramme is gone through at Gastein.
The other night she gave the royal
household u start. Early in the day she
had gone on her expedition. and when
darkness came ON she had not returned,
Then Il messenger brought the news to
the alarmed court that its mistress had
made the ascent of Yainskaho. and in
tended passing the night at Il little hos
telry near the summit. A maid of honor
accompanied her, and her Greek profess
sor This instructor Is a master of neo-
Greek. and the object Of her studies is
to be able to talk to the Corfiot peasantry
when she visits her Pompeiian villa.
Galignani Messenger.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-10-27
CARE OF TAN SHOES.
How the Ingenious Bootblack still Earns
His Dime.

His Dime.
When tan shoes became fashionable
three or four years ago the bootblack
stood aghaSt Some of them turned
pale. SAYS the Washington Post. but
most of them did not because nature
debarred them from that manifesta-
tion of apprehension. As man after
man passed their stands with his feet
shod in coverings that did not admit
of the old-time shine" they believed
that their race was run
The ragamufiin who makes his liv
ing upon the corners is an individual
hard To down. When the second sea-
son of tan shoes came around new
method of polishing had been devised.
1t has been amplified until il has be-
come a science.
As at present practiced by the high
priests of the art il requires first
thorough rubbing with damp rag:
then the application of a half lemon;
then some mysterious ungueut that iS
put on with the ball of the thumb, and
lastly a brown polish invented espc-
ciallv for the occasion. This latter is
brushed with piece of canton Han
mel. No well-educated and self-respect-
ing bootblack would use any other
kind The man who il put through
this course of ornamental sprouts finds
himself wearing a pair of new russets.
and he pays for it one dime. As this
is double the old price the operator is
happy lie has not lost. anything by
the shoes whose introduction promised
To prove his bane.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-10-27
WE'LL DO THE BEST WE CAN

Cheer up. cheer up. my moplng mates
And chase away the blues;
We cannot all be- al the head,
Nor yet our places choose
And some have ruled, and some have served,
Since e'er the world began
So, If we cannot be the FIRST
Wen be the best We can!
The ship. with all her treasure-store
Would never reach the land,
If men, because they could not rule,
Refused 10 bear Il hand:
The tar who swings the sails about
i none the less man
Than chief or mate. IL in his place
He does the best he can!
We cannot all. in Held and hau,
To fame AM glory rise:
Though hosts may don the students gown
Not all can win the prize,
For some must fail. a. some have failed,
Since ever time began.
SO. If we cannot be The hest,
Wen be the best can
The ribbon Hue on nob!e's breast
May cover greed and pride.
While attributes OF uObleSt worth,
The holden grs.v may hide.
The soldier may no Drawer bc
Though he may lead The van,
Than he who battles in the rear
And does the best he can.
Cheer up, cheer up. nv comrades al
And chase the dumps away,
To NOPE because We can't be first.
Wen find IL doesn't pay
The s0ulde7t motto e'er WAS framed
For either toy man,
Is: IF cannot do the best,
III do the best l can
M a Maitland. in Golden Days
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-10-27
LOCOMOTIVE EXPERIENCE.
How a Rejected Flyer Turned Up "a "A
Prize Machine.

How Rejected Flyer Turned Up a. "A
Prize Machine.
Strange things happen when men
make up their minds that they can't
help happening
II Is now over twenty years. SAYS a
writer in the Locomotive Engineering.
since Superintendent IIealy. of the
Rhode Island locomotive works. built
a passenger engine for the Old Colony.
This engine had seventeen and one
half bv twenty-five inch cylinders,
with fivc-foot wheel. and the only
innovation on the standard engines Of
the day was the trial Of two and one
quarter inch tubes instead Of two inch.
there being about one hundred and
sixty of them. Before the engine ever
made a turn the general superinten-
dent heard Of the big fiues and openly
announced tLlt the engine would
never make the time with the Fall
River boat train for which il was built.
The master mechanic admitted that he
didn't believe il would ever steam. and
one by one the engineers shook their
heads ard allowed that il couldn't
make it-because il couldn't. Then
the firemen announced that no man
could keep il hot, and no one ought 10
expect thatit could be done. The en-
gine was doubted from the start
Everybody said il couldn't make the
run-and IL didn't. II went on the
road and was a failure from the start
and after eighteen months service il
was rebuilt. The general superintcn-
dent paid the Rhode Island locomotive
works $1,000 extra for a new boiler ire
turning the old oneD like the old one
except that IL had two-inch tubes
He said he knew that the new boiler
would steam and the engine make the
time. The master mechanic said he
knew 50. too. and the engineers and
firemen agreed with them that now il
was all right.
1t was all right. steamed well and
made the time-because everybody
said il could and would.
Some months afterward John ThomD-
son. general mastar mechanic Of the
Eastern railway. wanted seventeen
inch passenger engine, and wanted il
a. cheap as possible. He was induced
10 take the boiler discarded by the Old
Colony (after being thoroughly re
paired). None Of the engineers knew
the engine had an old boiler or flues
larger than the ordinary Mr.. Thomp-
son said she was a fine engine and
would just play with their fastest and
heaviest express. The men all counted
on her as a good steamer and Ii good
steamer she was. This engine never
lacked for steam, did her work well
and as economically as the best engine
on the road. and is in the service yet
running in sight of the scene of her
former failure.
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DECEIVED BY HIS CAUTION.
a Counterfeit Package Mistaken by Its
Owner for One That Contained Money.

A Counterfeit Package Mistaken by Its
Owner for One That Contained Money.
] arrived here just before the first
bank suspension, says a Denver cor
respondent of the St Louis Globe-Dem-
ocrat. and one Of the first calls made
was on a merchant whose nervousness
made il painful TO do business with
him. no matter how large bill could
DE sold TO him. On this particular oc-
casion he seemed afflicted with an eN-
ccssivcly severe attack Of his chronic
complaint. and he told me he was too
much worried about finance TO talk
about giving orders.
After awhile he became communion
tive and told me he had succeeded in
withdrawing from the bank that day
rather over four thousand dollars,
which he had put away in a strong box
in an actually burglar-proof vault. into
which thieves could not possibly break
through and steal. He proceeded To
tell me in addition that ne had made
mp "A dummy package representing.
and indeed countcrfeiting. the pack
age Of currency. which he had careful
~ labeled with the actual contents of
the valuable roll. The dummy pack
age. he explained. was in the back Of
his ordinary cash drawer. which hc
showed me. Ills explanation Of this
peculiar prccaution was that as he had
been seen by several people who had
helped start the run on the bank hc
was afraid his place might be burglar
lied. and that if il was the dummy
package would undoubtedly be taken
without being opened and examined.
and the thief would hurry away with
out searching for further booty.
I smoked a good cigar with the mcr-
chant and tried 10 convince him that
his bank was all right and that be had
taken "A great deal of unnecessary
trouble. Late in the same day. how
ever. the bank had 10 suspend. and
when ! saw my customer the next day
he chucAlcd over the success Of his
precautionary measures. When ! got
him down To talking business he sud
denly remembered he owed our house
"A few hundred dollars. and said if I
would wait he would go TO the vault
and get the money. He came back in
about ten minutes looking as though
lightning had struck him. lie carried in
his hand what ! presumed was his roll
Of bills. and when he threw it on the
counter and rushed hcadlong 10 his
cash drawer I began to doubt his san
ity. But in a minute his peace Of mind
was restored and the explanation was
obvious. He had made up the real and
dummy packages 50 much alike that he
had deceived himself and had placed n
roll OF brown paper in the vault. while
the package containing over four thou-
sand dollars had been lying loose in
his cash drawer without any protec-
tion against fire or thieves. His re-
marks on his own blunder were abus-
i've in the extreme.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-10-27
SYMPTOMS WE'RE ALARMING.
Both Affected simultaneously with "A De-
sire to Find "A Doctor

Both Affected simultaneously with "A De-
sire to Find "A Doctor.
The following Is a true account of
the development of a curious and
alarming complaint which suddenly
attacked Chappie and Chollv as they
were driving back from the -- club
the other day, according To the New
York Tribune. and which is still af-
fording great amusement to their
friends. One of these young gentle
men who was driving his companion
in his buggy suddenly complained of a
stitch IN his left side. The pain grew
more and more intense. until he be
came quite seriously frightened when.
To the CONSERVATION of the pair. the
other man was attacked precisely in
the same fashion on the right side
With "A tifteen-mile drive ahead of
them, and fancying themselves seized
by some mysterious and inscrutable
disease, with the pain increasing every
moment, the prospect was not pleas
ant one. Wildly they dashed the horse
in order to reach the nearest village
and a doctor. and on they dashed over
stones and ruts, leaving the rustic
passers-by agape with as Constituent.
Suddenly, in the midst OF ms lamenta-
tions over the pain, Cholly exclaimed:
Don't you smell something burning?'
and a strong smell of fire which, if II
had not been for their excitement and
fright, they would have noticed long
before, made itself very apparent.
BY Jove"' shouted Chappie. as he
clapped his hand on his waistcoat
pocket. lit is those matches" And to
their immense relief they found that
paper box of matches had ignited it
self by friction and the fire had not
only slowly burned its way through
the garments of the owner of the box,
but had extended itself to the trousers
of his friend. burning a large hole in
his last Poole suit. and causing no lit
tie CONSERVATION in the minds of both.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-10-27
A sna.... l...hornter, founded.

An enlightened BengaH, Babu Co
Wind Chandra Laha, has cOntri buted
fifteen thousand rupees toward the ex-
penses of a snake laboratory at Cal
cutta. Two main lines of research will
be followed in the laboratory. So
called cures for snake bites viii be
tested under strictly scientific condi-
tions. and the properties of the make
poison as such will be investigated.
The laboratory viii be the only insti-
tuition Of its kind in the world. and the
committee of the Calcutta geological
gardens which has taken the matter
in hand expects that it viii be largely
resorted 10 by the scientific inquircrs
who visit India during the cold wealth
er. Ia accordance with the practice of
scientific laboratories in Europe "a
charge VIII be made for the use of the
tables and instruments at rate suiii-
cient TO cover working expenses.
Work done on behalf OF the govern
ment viii also be charged for accord
ing to a regular scale.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-10-27

John Graham Brooks. the bureau of
labor expert, describes in the Forum
the effect of compulsory state insurance
in Germany. Ten years ago the first
step was taken to bring the whole body
of German wage-earners under com
pulsory state insurance To-day nearly
thirteen million laborers are actually
insured against sickness, accident, in
validity and old age. The peoele are
fairly satisfied with the provisions eX-
cepting those concerning old age and
invalidity. which they would eagerly
vote out of existence if possible. The
limit of age has apparently been
placed too high. Mr.. Brooks thinks
the experiment on the whole a great
success, particularly in its indirect so
Geological results.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-10-27
a CHINESE CRUIkSHAnk
His Fascinating Cartoons Attacking the
Opium Traffic.


The Society for the Suppression of
the Opium Trade has republished in
fac slmlle most curious set of Chinese
cartoons on the national vice, which
has an almost exact parallel in the
famous Cruikshank series, known as
The Bottle" says the London News.
The native Cruillshank begins with
picture of a happy home, at any rate
of happy summer house. The native
debauchee is taking his first Whit. He
recllnes on couch of ebony. inlaid
with marble, and all his surroundings
are elegant and luxurious
This is No. of the series. No. >
represents parental expoStulations -
the youth on his knees before his
father and promising never to do il
again; No. ;, relapse. and No. 4. the
wife painting scrolls for a livelihood
in the miserable home. In No. : the
smoker is at it again, while the wife
and children. with a reckless indiffer-
ence to perspective which i in itself
suggestive of despair. weep by the side
of the beSotted fathers couch. and the
old mother does the work of a domes-
tic drudge.
In No. tie wife loses her temper
and dashes the smoking gear To the
ground. while the infuriated debauchae
tries TO beat her with bamboo In
No. he is again sucking at the recov-
cred pipe. while compassionate friends
vainly offer him the food for which he
has lost all appetite. In No. wife
and child regard him with horror. hut
he does not seem to mind. In No Q he
has been sold up and his lodging is on
the cold ground. In No. 10 the dogs
are after him as he crawls through the
villages. No. II is the same as No. 10.
only more so" In No. II we see him
or rather the wretched skeleton of
him, crawling into hole in the rocks
in a wintry landscape. to die-stin
hugging the pipe that has brought him
70
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The rhoto-Cor-cetor.

4 London photographer has CON
s.ructed an Instrument to which he
pives the name OF '-photo-corrector,
the object of which is to regulate and
correct the various proportions OF the
body. irrespective of the pose which
the sitter may select. The result IS
that while the actual likeness IS faith
fully preserved, the hands and other
parts Of the body which are distorted
bv the ordinary process OF photography
are at once brought into harmony
with thc, +" ..' '''''' ~" rest OF the iS Sire'
What was Van Chrome's last pic
ture about? He's the still life artist.
you know" "Ah, yes; it was a moon
shine scene in kentucky Kate
Fields Washington.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-10-27

The difficulties and dangers of using
foreign language are exemplified
anew in a paragraph quoted from Notes
and Queries. In hotel not hundred
miles from the top of the Rigi, the fol-
lowing notice is posted: ''Misters and
venerable voyagers are advertised that
when the sun him rise "A horn win be
hlowcd." After that the visitor is suf-
ficiently prepared for an entry in the
wine list: In this hotel the wines leave
the traveller nothing 10 hope for"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-10-27
a LILLE LOVE SONG.

The world, my dear. hath millions
Its gold climbs to the skies;
But one there is hath trillions-
The light of thy dear eyes
Dear eyes! that are tender,
No riches can replace.
One CLEAN OF their bright splendor-
The sunshine OF thy face
The world, NV dear. with wonders
MAY wake thy wild surprise;
But shine above its thunders
The raiubows OF thine eyesi
(DcaI eyes, that are 50 tender
That light the ycars t. be;
One ray OF their rare Splcndor
Makes earth heaven for meD
The world, my dear? 'Tis dreaming
Lo' Love he dream denies:
wake: the light Is streaming
Bright from thy beaIteous eyes!
Drar eyes the llind-thc splendid
Far over land and sea,
Shine soft, till life Is ended
Shine sweet. dear eyes, for me
FRANK l. Stanton. IN Atlantic Constitution
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-10-27
Men sn 1000 4. II.

French statistic;an, who ha : been
studying the military and other rec
or,!S. has found that in 1910 the aver
age height of man in Europe was five
feet nine inches; that in 1870 ii was
five feet six inches: in 1870 it was five
feet i've inches and q fraction. At the
present time il is five feet three and
thrcc-fourths inches 1t * easy to de-
duce from these figures n rate of regu-
lar and gradual decline in human
stature. The calculation shows that
by the year 1000 ~ d. the stature of
the average man will be reduced to
fifteen inches
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-10-27
Naming Children in Germany.

Parents cannot name their children
just what they please in Germany. by i'm
pCrial order government functionaries
are forbidden henceforth to register any
infant in Christian name bearing the
slightest relation to politics Socialists
are very fond of calling their children
Eobespierrc, Lassalle. Bebel, Lieb-
lIncct and The like, but Emperor Viii
liam objects to the practice. So the
child's name Elust be chosen from the
Bible, the calendar of saints, or from
the roll OF princes and national heroes.
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,rr copy. yea, cash Ia advance ....... 81 20
Gu uu u not paid WITHIN =: months LIS
Ir 90 % NOT lUtd within Is months. , 60
Gg do II not paid WITHIN the ear. 20
ss- To persons residing outside OF the county
q rrrs v:dtJOLal Ter year w.u he charged to
rsy postage.
fFIn no event VIII the above terms he de-
srle,i from. and those who don consult their
n interests by paying IN advance must not eX
--- e, he placed on the same footing as those who
&C.. the ttrt "s distinctly understood froL.
y. .IIc forward.
ss-Fay tor your paper before you stop e. n stoI
-. 81. must none bat scalawags de- ufheryfse-
~. rr "a scataWay--lirc - too snort.
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OILS! OILS !

The Atlantic Refining Co, or
Pittsburg, Ia. make Il speciality
of manufacturing for the domes-
Ii, trade the finest brands of
Illuminating and LubricaliDg Oils,
Naphtha and Gasoline
That can he
NADE FROM PETROLEUM.
We challenge comparison with
every known product of petrol
eum. If you wish the most
Most Uniformly Satisfactory Oils
in the market ask for ours.
ATLANTIC REFINING co,
FIrr>EIrRG DErr.
PITTSBURG. PA.
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a dvertisin@ II ateS-

The large and reliable circulation OF the CAN
BRIA FREEMAN commenas IL 20 the iaVorab o
consideration Of advertisers whose favOrs will be
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Cam bI'I1 Freeman
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