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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-02-24
PICTURE ON A COFFIN LID.
The Terrifying Sight Which Confronted
Eastern Grave Digger.

The Terrifying Sight Which Confronted
Eastern Grave Digger.
James Clarebacl, about fOrtv-five
years of age, was recently engaged at
Harrington Corners, ten miles from Ell
mira, n. Y, in reSurrecting the remains
of Mrs. NJ. c. Harrington in order to
bury them in another place. The body
had been under ground for thirty-five
years, and in digging for it Clareback
struck n great deal of water. He
reached the remnants of the outer box
surrounding the coffin, and when he
pulled them out of the way he was
greatly astonished to see what appeared
to be Mrs. Harrington body, apparent
ly undisturbed and SO lifelille as to con
vey to his mind the belief that living,
breathing woman was before him.
Il tell you | was scared said Clare
back to a New York Sun correspondent.
'and nearly fell over in faint in the
grave. When | made an examination.
however, l discovered that il was not
the body | saw before me, but an exact
photograph of 1T on the top of the cof-
fin lid l then raised the coffin and
opened it. With the exception of the
head, it contained only few crumbling
bones. The head, however was per-
fectly preserved. The bones were COW
cred with flesh which had pctrified, the
whole being as hard as a stone, while
the hair had grown to an unusual
length and was very abundant
The coffin lid was exhibited to a num-
Der of people. 1t was made of cedar
and contained an exact and perfectly
clear representation of the deceased
woman as she appeared when she died
thirty-iive years ago. just how to ac-
count for this no one knows, but in lieu
of any better explanation that made by
the gravc-digger is accepted. 1t is to
the effect that water flowing through
the grave must have raised the body so
that it was pressed against the coffin
lid and the action of the gases arising
from the body, in conjunction with the
nature of the wood, forced the picture
10 appear as it did on the outer side of
the coffin lid.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-02-24
ANOTHER IDOL SHATTERED.
The 1conoclast Deals Blow at Une o
Our Most Cherished Beliefs

Ihe Iconoclast Deals Blow at One of
Our Most Cherished Beliefs.
Countess Guiccioli. Byron's inamorata.
has her reputation for beauty sadly i'm
puEned by the author of .'Gossip of the
Century" That literary iconociast
says that several people who had known
the countess told him that she was anv-
thing but beautiful. ''One assured me, -
he says, that her complexion reminded
him of boiled pork O. and an
other asserted that her figure was alb
solutely shapeleSs; that she was not
beautiful, and that so far from possess
ing any grace or elegance of style, she
had the appearance of short bolster
with string round its middle. Worse
than this, it seems that Guiccioh wad-
died like n duck: her feet, which were
rs large and fiat as Nine de StaeI's-
immortalized by her enemy, Napoleon.
when he described her as standing on
her grand pied de Stael'-aiding in
the suggestion of this similc As for
her manners, they were far from re-
fined"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-02-24
The Bitter Ritten.

A Jewish junk dealer in Winnipeg
imposed an old muzzle-loading muslSet
on green English immigrant a few
days ago, along with thrilling anec-
dotes about Iniun incidents The
greenhorn found the barrel plugged up
with what seemed to be wads He
took IT To a gunsmith to Ice cleaned.
and the smith poled out of the barrel
seven hundred and five dollars in good
Canadian bank notes. At latest ac-
counts the JnnlSman was being closely
watched by his friends.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-02-24
swAGGER is OUT OF STYLE.
Even the High and Mighty Nil -idmirari
Air - Considered Eitd Form.

Eve" ia" '.'%' am, NY NJ
for '"' i"",i'','.' "' any Ii''' >" az
ger l. l'"' me 'ii'''Ii' 5l inc i.,'i.'''
op''','I"i " ''''., ''''' -,
E'S'' "i' ''' IA ~ - ~ '>'''i ''''''' " ''''"
consists in making other people con
ecious Of their inferiority 10y intensely
unpleasant and superciiious behavior,
has of course, been dead and done with.
a a social claim. for half a generation
The mgh-boru and wealthy heroes OF
the old nuvclists. who were too great to
speak at the breakfast table. and
turned to fling m"r~cl I" their dogs
with AN alr ot mgh-brcd nonchaiancc.
exist no longer IN fiction, and very rare
ly IN life. Mr. Grandcuurt was. per
haps, the last Of them. But swa@~cr in
its minor and more amusing manitcSta-
fiAn- i nj Ayiufr
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-02-24
4 UIo,u1H's Back.

1t is the handspring of her
life.
What can she do, where can
she go, so long as that deadly
6ackache saps every particle OF
her strength and ambition?
She cannot walk, she cannot
stand ; her housework. is a bur
den; the hours behind the
counter or in the factory are
crushing; she is miserable.
The cause is some derange-
ment of the uterus or womb.
The 6ackacLe is tile S1f1f symptom.
lydia E. Pinkham's Prgrtable
CombOnnd is the one untalllng
remedy. A woman discovered
it and gave it to women. A
woman reads your letter and
gives you a woman s sympathy
and help. Thousands end
letters CRATE ~
lui IoT physical SSA
salvation. The e. G4A
same salvation G3 NJ
is for you. ~ 81
Don't hesitate. IND
All druggists sell Il, sent NJ ~s~v ~
by mail, ia form of Pills OF - <tANNA>y>A
lOzenges, receipt of ST. ~ L~---A~5
Correspondence freely -.
sweTed. Address cOuh- /sz.<~ Ao[
dence, LYDIA +. PINK y - -
MEDICAL Co. LYNN, -I><zs-z Ss< .71@&>[.>.--.r
MASS Liver Pills. &c
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-02-24

A surgeon who has had opportunity
TO observe the Chinese under operations
says las a stoical race they beat the In
dians They object 10 anRsthesia, and
submit TO amputation of limbs without
an outcry. They have no fear Of death,
and prefer 10 suicide by opium rather
than to live in a helpless, crippled condi-
ton, burden ON their friends. So a sur
geon's best efforts in their behalf often
come 10 nought. Their wounds heal
quickly, which is attributed to their
cleanliness and diet (mainly vegeta-
rianl. Their tissues, under the surgeons
knife, seem more dense and elastic, OF
less flabby than the flesh of a Caucasian.
"A clergyman in Minneapolis was
lately called upon to oiiiciate at a
wedding. After the service was per
formed the happy groom called him to
one side and asked what his charges
were The minister replied that he
was not in the habit of making a
charge. Well" replied the groom. Il
VIII call and see you later" The hap
py groom called the next week and
presented the reverend gentleman with
dozen sticks of chewing gum
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-02-24
SOUTHWARK.
NORTHUMBERLAND.

bradley, Noel and Lucket Flag stations
No trains on Sunday.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-02-24
The Sunday'Sun
Is the Greatest Sunday News.
paper in the World.
Connections at Cresson.

ID AIDROAD TIME TABLE OF THE ERENS-
II burg Cresson Branch Railruad- 10 effect
Tleaef
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-02-24
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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-02-24

uuring 1898 THE SUN will
be Of surprising excellence and
will print more news and more
pure literature than ever before
in its history.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-05-13

A woman asked Chicago Herald repre-
sentative a few days ago TO come To her
house and observe the cunning device OF
her cat in its war against the rats. The
cat, big tom, was found in the back yard,
standing on box under a tree. The boards
around the fence had been cut, and through
this aperture the rats were in the habit OF
emerging The woman took bacon bone
and threw II into the yard Immediately
Tom got mp. jumped of the box. and tax
ing the bone. carried il near the hole and
began rolling on IL and rubbing himself
with IL industriously. After he had creased
himself well he left the bone near the hole.
lay down In front OF IL and appeared to 20
to sleep.
snow" said the woman. The will stay
there through the night, and in the morn
Ing there will be half dozen rats laid out
around him. You see, the rats smell him
II he remains In his natural condition and
won't come out, but the grease OF the bacon
bone deceiyes them, and when they come
out he catches them. When he can get a
venison bone his catch Ia enormous, some
times rs many as twelve rats being found
dead in the morning. As soon rs any Of us
get up in the morning he will scratch at
the door to be let in, and will, by his new
ing, induce us TO 20 out 10 see the result Of
his scheme
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-05-13

Being taNidermist, with wonderful
eye for nature, he has scores of hawks in
his cabin poised in all the positions as
sumed for flying. Some OF these attitudes
To "A layman's eye appear extremely awk-
ward, hut the scientists explanations are
plausible and his proofs convincing. For
instance. he has gone 50 far into the science
of the hawk flying that he has dissected
the muscles of n score, made drafts OF each
particular set and noted on the drawing
their peculiar uses when the bird Is flying.
He has also closely estimated the strength
exerted by each muscle OF set Of muscles.
and applying them TO the whole declares
positively that man possesses each muscle
necessary, and besides that has tenfold the
requisite strength.
His machine Is made to be worn like an
ordinary suit, but when donncd il unfolds
marvellous possibilities. 1t fits like glove
and is manipulated instinctively as part
of the body, each muscle of arm and leg
and body eNerting itself at the proper
time. The wearer is expected to rise
against the wind like a kite Unfortu.
nHtely the correspondent who relates all
this does not tell US whether Mr. Cress
Ter really has flew or flown or scared. and
SO this is still painful doubt,
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-05-13
Oh. shepard. advice.

When Frank Gray went Gust last sprirg u
become business manager ~ The New NorE
Mail and Expires, he naturally fer u5Ai iest
his hearty western nauuers shout s5ncS his
new associates and stand ia fine way 81 H.
success in that new field One day his EN-
plnycr. Co Elliott T. Saspar. invited him
20 lunch AZ De.mouicos, and superb lunch
IL was too involving numerous courses aud
a vast amount ~ display After this snowy
affair Col Shepard drew Gray aside aud
said very seriously To him MY young
friend. | should crieve 10 wound yodr lee.
ings, hlt there Is ore thing which | think
ought - tell you-one hit ~ advice Winch
nay come with propriety from me an older
AMI mere experienced man, 10 you who are
just starting nnon business career
.Why. certainly said GRAY, eagerly
''Sou nave a righs, Col Shepard al an
doah,ei right 20 advise me Ia matters which
pertain to our mutual affairs nay 1t Is your
duty, fer, rs YOU say, am Young and unso.
phisticaIed, while, on the other hand You
are older and widely experienced -, there
fore, her that yon viii feel no hestaucy
about ea4iiding 10 ne TINS counsel Of which
you SPEAK. and which, snspcct will greatly
facilitate my success in New York journal
ism
"But fear replied Col Shepard, ''that
shall wound your feelings
shave no fears on that score," cried Gray
ait M hshooves either Of Us to finch in tha
face 81 duty
.'weH. then" said Col Shepard. impress
sivply. what wautti = tell you IS tAls
Always eat ice cream with a fork In fact,
never eat with "a spoon when a fork can Is
used instead - dgene Field in Chicago
News
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-05-13

1T would give genuine and religious
Turk fit II be saw how little appreciation
Americans show for the rose and what
little reverence they have for it, spoke a
florist as he wrapped the foil about the
stems OF bouttonniere
'The rose Is beyond question the pref
tiest flower that blooms, aud 1t was so
considered by the Turks many years be
fore the conquest OF Grenada There is
religious legend generally believed in
throughout Turkey that the red rose
sprang from drop OF the great prophet
Mohammeds blood. Everything beauti
fui in nature Is ascribeti to him. The
Turks. therefore, have great reverence for
the flower, and allow il TO bloom aud die
untouched, except on state occasions and
for the purpose OF making rose water.
After the conquest by the Turks they
would not worship in any church until the
walls were cleansed and washed with rose
water and thus purified by the blood OF
the prophet. Ii is used on the body for the
same purpose. Turk whose conscience
/ Is stung by some act or deed he has com
\ mitted will caress and pay reverence 10 the
/ rose to appease the wrath OF the prophet
and Allah.
with these ideas nculcated in him from
| youth it would shock him severely To see
the pretty flower strewn in the path OF a
bridal couple, thrown on the public stage
or banked up in hundreds at swell recep.
/ ton or party to be crushed and spoiled in
an evening st. Louis Post Dispatch.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-05-13

When Agnes Booth was here rs Mrs
Schoeffel her husband was on the door up
stairs at McNicker's one night when young
man presented himself and asked that the
privileges Of the house be extended by reason
of the young mans position correspondent
OF some eastern newspaper. Mr.. SchoefTel
said he could not recognize the young man TO
shat extent
81 desire TO know who YOU ara, sir said
the correspondent "i'll attend To you in my
paper"
My name is Schoeirel, sir. John D.
SchoeffeL You can have my name and be
- 10 you, sr.n
Il didn't hear the name Alright said the
young man.
"Schoeffel, sir; John John SchoefYel"
"Write 1t for me. want to get it right
thundered the correspondent
MIR. Schocffel wrots the name on a card
and almost flung it in the correspondent
face
That night when the count up was going
on Mr.. SchoetTel found his autograph among
the tickets, and over IL was written pass
two" Tho correspondent had utilized the
autograph at the box Office. Mr. Schoclfcl is
now the partner of Henry Abbey. Chicago
Times
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-05-13
The Riders OF the East.

The ancients rode without saddle or stir
rups, on blanket or pad or bare back,
and in spite OF this fact, or perhaps by rea.
son Of 1t, rode extremely we'll IL Is won.
derful what feats OF military horsemanship
the bareback rider could perform In the
aye Of what we might call gymnastic eques.
trianism Nothing but the knowledge Of
our oldtime Indian enables us 10 credit the
historical accounts of his agility and skill
When, centuries later, saddles came into
use, there grew up two schools of riding
that of the mailed warrior, whose iron
armor well chimed ia with his "tongs on n
wall scat in bis peaked saddle. and that
OF the oriental, whose nose and knees All
but touched. Why the eastern rider elings
10 his extremely short feathers 1t Is hard 10
say, unless Il be TO place him the higher
above his horse, aud therefore make him
the more imposing when he stands up in
his stirrups to brandish scin%tar or match
lock. Yet he Is a wonderful rider this
same oriental, AS indeed Is every man Who
from youth mp is the companion OF the
horse. Colonel 7, A. Dodge In Harper'a.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-05-13

A number OF errors crcpt into the story on
the first page Of last wcea's issue. writes A.
w Bellew, in The Yankee Blade, the prin-
ter being intoxicated and the editor being
or, that Is 70 say, of on a hunting cxpedi
ton:
For 'she fell into river" read "rcveric"
For "he wore red headed hair read "he
was an hereditary heir.
For ''in front Of the mansion he had a.
bull pup read ito pull upn
For darling, this is your nasal morn"
read natal"
For IL never was so awfully hungry In my
hfe,n read ANGRY"
read "satiate.n
For "she did not for a moment cease her
violent trombone" read trembling"
For he gently threw her played out shawl
around her" read plaid"
For some said it was the spinage menin.
gifts" read spinal
For Herbert, know you rascal" etc :,
read "risk all
For she saw his lip grip ale,- read grow
pale"
For sis 1t possiblel And me owe for board,
with nothing to sustain me- read "over-
board"
For "he threw both arms around her an
Gent maiden aunt" etc. Period after her :"
For "but my age must be remembered"
read remembered
For "her heart was filed with ct eeteras, ="
read "ecstasiesn
For You are my last darling" read lost ="
For II am thin, | am wholly thin," read
'.thinen
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-05-13

The Turks esteem the beard as the most
noble ornament Of the male sex. and con
slider it more infamous for any one to have
his beard cut of than to be publicly
whipped, pil!uried or branded with red
hot iron. Almost any orthodox Turk
would prefer being put to death rather
than have hi, beard removed from his face.
In that COUNT ~ to pull or irreverently han
die the beard h an insult which can only
he avenged hy taking the life OF the person
who is rash enough To commit such a
crime. or for the Turk to lose his own In
making the attempt TO call the offender To
account Turkish wives kiss their hus
bands boards. and children their fathers,
as often as they come for the customary
salute. ST Louis Republic
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-05-13
Change. M. Lodging Ever, Week.

There Is a well known bachelor OF mid.
die age and prepossessing appearance In
this town who resembles Thomas De Quin.
cey in every particular trait OF his char
acter. He always maintains four or five
different lodging places, and rotates from
one to another at his own sweet will His
income is sufficient to permit him To live
rs he pleases. but he shows extravaganza
In no other way except in the number OF
these lodging places and the purchase OF
canes, which he has deposited in large lots
aud varieties in his several habitations.
Once a week he usually dimes at the
Clarendon with four or five bosom cronies,
and he may often I've seen in the lunch room
OF that gilded hostelry: but none OF his
most intimate friends ever knows just
where to fad him at home. Nor does any
of his landladies know when to anticipate
the sound Of his latchkey His rooms are
kept ready FOR his coming at all times lie
| has not figured yet as an eccentric man la
any novel or dramatic representation, nor
does he pose for any way eccentric among
business men. but it is certain he has
figured in a good many rsmances Of the
heart, and il still searching for fair part
ner who will bring his odd existence To a
fitting climax in marriage.
Not having married he has tried TO sup
ply the lack Of an establishment OF his own
by substituting fragments Of expensive
lodging houses Instead of constantly
moving his belongings every time he finds
the house noisy or crowded with uncon-
genial persons he merely walks away when
night comes To another of his abodes and
tries that for variety. In the course OF a
month or so perhaps he will get around 10
the first one he left and find it improved
This has been his way OF living during
many years. Among other lodgings he
keeps one, summer and winter, away of in
the locality of Patchogue Brooklyn Cit
zen.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-05-13
MARK rwAis's coua1snls.
rAnes Proposals B~fore the Hasssrsss oo,
.sye-F' fuF an Anmwww

- hNF Mn AMAMW&Es
Marx Twain. IL be is in the mod. wlll tel
the story of hls own coarfship IN a manner
worthy ~ the greatest Of living humoriSta
When b. FIRST met The lady who afterward
became his wife he was not 10 distinguished
rs now. bis origin was humble. and for some
years Of bis life he had heen pilot on the
Mississippi river The future MIRA Ciemen.
was a woman Of position and fortune her
father was Judge and doubties, expected
family and social importance in his son-in
law Clemens, however, became Interested
IN his daughter and after awhile proposed.
but was rejected
''Nell, lie said 60 the lady, Il didn't much
believe you'd have me. but thought Id
try
After awhile he tried again, with the
Sam result, and then remarked with his cole
br. -rd drawli II think great deal more Of
you than II you'd said Yes but it's hard
TO bear third time ne met with better
fortune, and then came to the most difficult
part of his task, to address the old man.
Judge he said to the dignified million
aire, "haye you seen anything going on lie
/ tween Miss Lizzie aud mef'
/ What WhatF exclaimed the Judge,
rather sharply, apparently not understand
ing the situation, yet doubtless getting q
glimpse Of II from the inquiry.
Have you seen anything going on between
Miss Lizzie and nicf'
mo, no, indeedlr repl ell the magnate
sternly mo, sir, have not
WELL Look sharp and you will, - said the
author of "Inuocents Abroad" and that.
the way he asked the judicial luminary FOR
his daughters hand
Mark has a child who inherits some Of her
fathers brightness. She kept diary al ons
time, in which she noted the occurrences n
the family and, among other things, the say
ings OF her parents On one page she wrots
that father sometimes used stronger world
when mother wasn't by and he thought I'VE
didn; hear Mira Clemens found the diary
and showed it TO her husband, probably
thinking the particular page worth hli
notice After this Clemens did and said sew
eral things that were intended to attract the
childs attention. and found them duly noted
afterward But one day the following entry
occurred.
II don't think I'll put down anything more
about father, for think he does things K
have me notice him, and believe he readi
this diary She was Marks own child =
Philadelphia Press.