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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-10
BOOKS AND WRITER'S.

MARION CRAWFORD will have two new
novels IN American magazines next year.
SOMEBODY understands that James
Whitcomb Riley is going to write a
novel
THE original manuscript of Poems
by Two Brothers," written by Alfred
and Charles Tennyson many years ago,
was sold at auction in London on Fri
day for 81, 400.
REV FATHER PAILADIUs. the famous
Russian missionary, has brought out.
after twenty years of labor, a Chinese
Russian dictionary containing II, SOS
hieroglyphics.
SOME manuscripts of Tennyson's ear
hest published poems were sold at auc-
ton IN London two weeks ago and
bought for ESQ by the representative of
Cambridge publishing house.
WHITTIER's homestead is now owned
by a retired merchant of Haverhill,
Mass, who is willing to sell the estate
on condition that it shall be properly
and permanently cared for as memo
rial of the poet.
NJ. ALPHoNsE DAUDET intends to
spend some time in England, first at
the Isle of Wight and subsequently, at
London. He does not speak English
but he has a good knowledge of Eng
lish literature through the translations,
Dickens being his favorite author.
IN the 22T years since Don Quixote"
was published 1924 editions have been
printed of which 52S We're Spanish. 3O4
English, 179 French. 90 Italian. 81 Portu-
guese, 10 German, Is Swedish, 9 Polish,
- ,,gh ~
manian, Catalonian, l Basque and
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-10
JOURNALISTIC PLUMS.

ANTONY WHITE, Of Presquc Isle, Ne,
has a hound that hauls him several
miles 10 and from his work daily, and
which during the day renders good
service hauling cedar railroad ties. four
or five being a usual load.
Az erratic clock adorns the post Office
in Gallatin, Mo. A philosophic farmer
says of il with quiet sarcasm: when
ever the clock in the post Office strikes
eleven, and the hands point 10 half-past
twelve, know it is just a quarter To
ten"
a WONDERFUL hen is owned 10y a man
in Waterloo, Oregon. Il is as expert as
a cat in catching rats. 1t teases them
awhile, and then releases them. The
owner of this remarkable fowl has OBJ
served that no rat ever comes the
second time within reach of its claws.
A sIXTY-FoUR-YEAR-oLD citizen Of
Deering, Me, is suffering from his first
attack of toothache. All his teeth are
sound, and the one that is troubling
him has defied all the efforts of the den
tist 10 extract il, the roots seeming 10
be twisted around a part of the jaw
homo
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-10
PRATTLE OF THE CHILDREN.

A LITTLE girl was taking ride with
a friend She had never before seen a
horse without blinders on the harness,
and asked her friend if the horse had
lost his ''spectacles."
FANNIE's eyes were not strong, and
the oculist that examined them advised
tie use of prism. One day a lady
asked Fannie how her eyes We're Oh
said Fannie, they are a great deal bet
ter; but have to look through prison
every day"
OLD Uncle Norman had lived with
the family for many years, helping
about the house and yard at whatever
there was to be done. He was very
talllativc old man, fond of using high
sounding words, and felt his impor-
tance very much. He informed one of
the young ladies of the house one day
that he would have to take rest, that
he could not stand such ''laborious Ia
bor'' because he had the rheumatic
rheumatism. Youths Companion.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-10
CHINESE SOLDIERS.
Novel Way in which They Receive Their

The Chinese soldier receives his pay
once a month only, and Chinese months,
il may Toe remembered, are much long
er than those we are accustomed to
reckon by. On the eve of the pay day
the captain of the company, together
with his sergeant-major, goes and re-
ceives the amount of money requisite
to pay his company from his next
superior officer, says the Cincinnati En-
quirer.
This is not paid to him in jingling
coins but in pure silver, which, how
ever, has been broken into somewhat
irregular pieces The whole of the
night preceding pay day is occupied in
weighing out for each man the required
quantity IF silver, and this occupation,
as may be imagined. is a very tedious
one. and only successfully accomplished
by infinite care, for here a piece the
size of pins head has to be clipped off,
and there piece of larger dimensions
has To be added to make up weight, and
any deviation one way or the other
means tne loss of perhaps a days pay or
more To some poor defender of the ce-
lestial empire
When the process of melting ont is
accomplished the silver is carcfullv
NIdDptl III pdptts upon WHICH ID Ntib-
ten the name of the intended recipient.
On the following afternoon the com
pany is mustered and the sergeant
major divides the money, commencing
with the first man in the company and
going on To the last. When this divi-
sion is conclu led the question is asked
in stentorian tones: Has anyone else a
claim?" and the customary No" having
been promptly given, the men are then
dismissed.
Each man now repairs to the nearest
tradesman's shop, where he exchanges
his silver. For one tael he receives one
thousand small coins called cash, per
forated in the center so as To allow of
being threaded on a string, and, having
received the proper amount, turns
homeward with Il cheerful mien, but
nearly sinking beneath his burden.
The private receives three and one
halfitaels, equal to about nineteeen shil-
lings, monthly, out OF which he has TO
provide himself with clothes and food.
But he lives on rice and his clothes cost
but trifie.
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A Wealthy CorporatIon.

He had been standing on the corner
for thirty-eight minutes waiting for IA
cur. During that time it had rained
steadily and a half dozen cars had
passed him, going in the wrong direc-
tion. For the last twenty minutes he
had been saying things that he never
saw in his prayer-book and stamped his
feet as if annoyed. Finally police
man sauntered past
Say, Mr.. Officer" observed the impa-
tient citizen, in sarcastic tone. '.you
must have pretty wealthy car com
pany here"
Think SOP" was the guarded re-
joinder.
"Yes, notice they don't use the
same car twice"
'How's that?' inquired the officer,
becoming interested.
well, I've been waiting here about
an hour, and about thirty ears have
gone down, but not a blamed one has
come back"
Loop hne-comes back on next
street," and the patrolman sauntered
on through the falling rain.-Detroit
Tribune.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-10
a ROYAL INDIAN.
The Prince of Wales Belongs to the Mo-
hawk Tribe

There is living in Europe a middle
aged gentleman. who, many years ago,
was elected n chief of the Mohawk
tribe of Indians. This gentleman, says
the New York World, not only comes
from ancestry both old and powerful,
but he is also heir apparent to one of
the mightiest thrones in the world He
is Albert Edward, more Familiarity
known as the prince of Wales. When
he becomes king of England he will
doubtless be called Edward VII. In
1860 he visited the United States and
Canada, and during that year occurred
his election as an Indian chief. lie was
probably present at this interesting oc-
casion and perhaps an Indian name was
given to him
The Mohawk Indians, who thus hon
ored the prince of Wales, are one of the
famous Iriquois nations, and as ma
ion their home is now in Canada. Their
proper name is Agmegue or Gagmegue.
The celebrated Joseph Brant was a
Mohawk.
Does il not seem like fiction to read
that n tribe of North American Indians
can claim among those whom 1t has
elected chief "A man who not only comes
from distinguished European ancestry,
but is himself the heir apparent to a
mighty European throne?
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-10
PEOPLE IN OTHER LANDS.

LOBSTERS and salmon are so diSliked
by the shah of Persia, that when either
is served at a table where he is seated
he leaves the room.
THE khan of Khiva, now visiting
some of his fellow rulers in Europe,
travels with his moliax Tor priest) and
his own cook. He feels tolerably safe,
no matter what turns up.
THE khedive of Egypt uses a type
writer and is so pleased with the instru-
ment that it is said he has conferred
the honor of the Medjidie on the in
ventor.
THE oldest member of the British
land, who Is nearly ninety years of age.
He has been a member of five cabinets,
but always in a subordinate position
where he couldn't do any harm.
VI. DUPUY. the new minister of com
merce, is one of the conspicuous self
made men in the existing French
cabinet His father was a liveried
servant of the prefecture, of Puy, while
his mother kept a small tobacco shop.
THE case of Rev. Joseph Best. of
Hamilton, Ont, affords further proof
that there is little in a name. Rev.
Joe's piety revolted at the idea of per-
mitting a servant to wash potatoes on
Sunday. and he debated the matter so
fOrccfully with Mrs. Best that he was
sent to prison for two months for as
Sault and battery.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-10
FISHY WISE VIRGINS.
They Have Marvellous BIuefish at Barn
sat. so says the Captain.

They Have Marvellous BIuefsh at Barne-
gat, so says the Captain
II have fished all along the coast,
from the St Johns TO the. Hudson"
said the irrepressible Capt. Lund, who
thinks nothing of taking his river
steam boat, City of jacksonville, ont to
sea when IL is blowing rified thousand
Founders, but the fattest bluefish /
ever saw We're those / caught off
BIrnegat in the merry month of
August / ran out in a Barncgat sneak
boat with friend and we had fine
run of luck. The blues We're running
very large in the wake of a school of
menhaden, and as for fat, OH my. ! tell
you, butter was lean in comparison,
They fairly shone with oleaginous os-
culescenscy'' (this is a word found
only in Florida dictionaries), says the
New York Herald
''Well, sir, what do you think? We
got so interested IN fishing that we did
not notice where we We're 2 ling, and
when darkness came down We found
ourselves far out of sight Of land and
without wind enough To knock a 81.
Johns river GOWN other words, dead
calm. We did not mind that so much,
for we Were on a bank and able 10
anchor, but when my friend went to
light his anchor lights he found To his
horror that the oil had run out and the
oil can was empty.
There we were right in the track of
coastwise traffic and liable to be run
down before morning for want Of "a
light For half minute / was fiabber-
gasted. Then bright idea struck me.
Tap a blue l suggested.
Just the thing shouted my friend,
who seized the idea at once
''In less time than it takes to tell it
he had picked up one of the largest and
fattest of our captives and tapped il
with his penlznife, and, viii you be
lieve it, we got four gallons of pure
menhaden oil for our lamps out OF that
one fish's belly.
I'VE have some right jolly fish down
in the st. Johns river" said the cap
tain, with n far-away, homesiclz look in
his starboard eye, but when it comes
TO bluefish New Jersey takes the oil
tank -
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-10

nation In the foremost ranks was u
huge bull with shaggy name and long
hair extending far back over his neck
and shou lders. The front rank was
within hundred yards of me when
was seized with an inspiration. sud-
denly saw one single chance for es-
cape and resolved upon making the at
tempt, although the odds were against
me thousand to one. Not far away
there was a little mound some three or
four feet high, and to this / ran and
stood on top of it The desire to live
nerved me to almost superhuman eff
fort, and as the fleeing animals rushed
upon me | riveted my eyes upon the
shaggy shoulders of the m onster bull
and made the leap for life
l landed square upon the spot had
selected on the animals back, but
would have fallen beneath his feet and
been at once trampled to death had /
not seized hold of the long hair of his
shoulders and steadied myself until l
could straddle his back. | held on to
his name for dear life, and no doubt |
am the only man that ever rode or will
ever ride such a race
On, on we dashed with the speed of
the wind, and many miles were covered
before the ANIMALS were exhausted.
My unwilling steed attempted to shake
me off, but l had no idea of being
thrown after | had been so lucky in
mounting him. They came to halt
about sundown on the verge of for
est, and the animal ! was riding
stopped under Il tree the limbs of
which l could reach from my position
upon his back. l climbed into the tree
and there spent the night The next
morning there We're no buffaloes or
wolves in sight and / started toward
my destination on foot. During the
day met some prospectors who were
going in the same direction as myself.
and the next day L reached the camp
safe and well. 1t was Thanksgiving
day, and my friends in camp had killed
several wild turkeys and were having
dinner, such as they were accus-
toned to back in the states. | can
truly say that no one ever felt more
thankful than l did that / was there to
enjoy a feast instead of having been
torn to pieces by the wolves or tram
pied to death beneath the feet of five
thousand panic-stricken buffaIoes.-
Globe Democrat
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-10
TABLE NOVELTIES.

GLASS salt cups are covered with
silver wire traced in pretty pattern.
The accepted flower vase is of glass.
Around the neck there is tied big bow
of ribbon, corresponding in color with
the table decorations.
CLARET glasses are to be cut in
taglio. The favorite decoration for
them is the head of Queen isabella,
although many show a fine bust of CO.
lumbus.
VERY gorgeous table lamps have n
base of pale green glass with enamel
flowers upon il The lamp-shade carries
out the color of the glass, and the whole
is symphony in pale green.
THE handles of piel1nives have ap-
peared in the form of Spanish daggcrs
not very sharp, of course, nor very
pointed. When the Spanish dagger is
not used the handle of Turkish
scimitar holds sway.
THE newest forks and spoons are of
gold with Dresden china handles
They are SO pretty that the admiring
housewife finds an excuse for placing
odd ones upon her table in addition To
putting them at every plate.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-10
BEDS OF ALL NATIONS.

THE japanese lie upon mating with
stiff, uncomfortable wooden neck rest.
The ancient Greeks or Romans had
their bed supported on frames, but not
fat like ours.
The Chinese use low bedsteads, often
elaborately carved, and supporting only
mats or coverlids.
THE Egyptians had couch of a pc
culiar shape, more like an old-fashioned
easy chair with hollow back and seat
IL England the old four-posted bed
stead is the pride of the nation; but the
iron or brass bedstead is fast becoming
universal. The English beds are the
largest beds in the world
IN the tropics men sleep in hanmocSs
or upon mats of grass. The East In
dian unrolls his light portable charpoy.
or mattress, which, in the morning. is
again rolled together and carried away
by him.
REGULARITY of the German bed is
its shortness; besides that il frequently
consists in sort of large down pillow
or upper mattress, which spreads over
the person and usually answers the pur-
pose of all other bed-clothing combined
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-10
Making Things safe.

1t fell to the lot of young man in
this town to attend a funeral the other
day. He did not know any of the mem
bers of the afflicted family, but it was
his business to be at that funeral and
he went. The services, which were
held in the family residence, were fair
ly under way when the young man ar
rived. and, much to his embarrassment,
the butler insisted upon leading him to
n seat very close to the coffin After
the service the menial accosted the
stranger as he was leaving the house.
BEG pardon for putting you where
did, but had To" he said. ''How was
that?" said the young man. ''Well,"
said the butler. apologetieally, you
see / didn'. know you, and we have TO
be very careful. There's a lot of valu-
ables in this house. So people we didn't
know we put away mp in front No
body would do nothing wrong sitting
alongside the deceased"-N. Y. Times
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-10
USES OF VARIOUS DOGS.
Every Dog Has His Speciality, and Thi
of the Pug Is Lonkfnp L IrIN.

Every Dog Has His Speciality, and That
of the Pug Is Looking Ugly.
4 St. Bernard dog set out to look for
help, says Harper's Young People. He
came upon Newfoundland dog. and
said TO him: Il viii hire thee TO guard
my children, and to rescue, if by chance
one of them fall into the water
To the mastiff he said: 'Thce will |
take for thy great courage to ward me
from all HARM
To the shepherd dog said he: MY
fiocks shalt thou watch over by day and
by night"
And unto the hound he said: You
shall chase the willy fox
And to the spaniel: when 1 shoot
You are to swim for the game
And to the bulldog. You shall catch
the bull by the nose. and hold him.
And to the terrier: Rats, rats. rats,
is all that / shall say To you"
Then looking down at the sillxen
poodle he said: "Wcll. if my mistress
hath time and SO light IA mind as to
dandle with you she may take YOU
But turning an eye askant on the pug
he said: ''As for you, brainless little
lump, neither l nor my spouse care a
whit, since your clay image is as good
as Yourself"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-10
1.-THE QUEEN WENT OUT"
Extracts from VictorIa's Contribution to
the Queen.

fAtracts from AlctorEts Contribution to
the Queen
On Thursday morning, the 25th ult.,
the queen and Princess Beatrice went
out, and in the afternoon her majesty
drove, attended by Hon. Bertha Lam
bert and Hon. Mary Hughes. Rt. Hon.
Henry mpbell-Bannerman and Fleet
Surgeon Henry c. Woods dined with the
queen.
On Wednesday morning the queen
went out with Princess Beatrice and in
the afternoon her majesty and the prin-
cess drove out, attended by Miss Me
Ncin. The duchess of Albany, with the
young duke and Princess Alice lunched
with the queen. RI. Hon. Henry Camp
bell-Bannerman dined with the queen
Maj. Briggs left.
On Saturday morning the queen went
out with Princess Beatrice. and in the
afternoon her majesty drove, attended
by NiscounteSs Downe and Miss Nc
Neill- Maj. Gen. T. Dennehy arrived.
On Monday morning the queen went
out, attended, 10y Miss Mcneil. In the
afternoon her majesty, with Princess
Beatrice, drove, attended by Viscountess
Downe. Prince Henry of Battenberg
left the castle for the south.
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"
WCndrnus NIcchanism.

At n late fair in Brittany, France, a
monk from the Fricstinc monastery cx-
hibited plain-loolOing table with an in
laid chess board on its surface. The in
vcntor, or anyone so disposed, sets the
pieces for game and then sits along ut
one side of the table. However eau
tiously he plays he is frequently check
mated by the pieces from the opposite
side, which move automatically across
the board. No matter how scientifical-
iy the player plays the ghost-moved
pieces frequently come out ahead No
mechanism is apparent; to all intent
the table is n solid board.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-10
COLOR BLINDNESS ENGLAND.
Criminal Negligence In the Examination
of Railroad Employees


The number of persons employed in
working the railways of the United
Kingdom Is about four hundred thou
sand. Railway employees generally be-
long to a class with a very high per-
centage of color blind. and it may.
therefore, be assumed that some sixteen
thousand of that number would have n
defective color vision. If properly eX-
amincd, says London Truth, they would
be excluded from positions in which
color blindness is a source of great dan
ger to life and property. AS it is, a con-
siderable portion of them remain in
active service. Putting il at n very low
estimate, there must be at least four
thousand men employed on railways
who cannot distinguish between red
and green signals In other words at
least one out of every hun lrel engine
drivers, firemen, poiutsmel, shunters
and Others directly connected with the
passenger service is unfit for the work
he has to perform. 1t Is earnestly to be
hoped that uniform, reliable test viii
soon be introduced.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-10
Cooking Eggs wlthou. Fire.

A new method of boiling eggs with
out either fire or hot water, has been
invented by Frenchman. "In n little
iron vessel of some kind" reads the re
cipe, put your egg or eggs with
small piece of quiclIlime. by means of
n stout string lower this into the bot
tom of pit. Two minutes later pull it
up and You viii discover your eggs to
be cooked TO a turn"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-10
I'M THE RAIT GALLERY.

Grandfather looks from the pancled wall
1t grandmother hanging across the hail,
In thc ripcuod glow OF her stately grace;
And "A froIn comes over his Swallowed face
Ns flC says: Tho world has grown Gskew,
hly dear since we were young-we two.
Nothing that was is the same to-day
Oi,- tine fancies are east away;
All our scrupIes are laughed 10 scorni
All our customs are quite out-worn;
Each s. seeking for something new
We were content wi III the old-we two"
Into the shade OF the grim old room,
Steal two forms through the twilight's gloom
GrandfGthcrs eyes are sharp to see,
And a deep voice utters tenderly:
For age Will / love, and love but you,
And wc'u follow love To the cnd-we two"
Grandfa thCrS face has lOstits frown,
And his eyes grown softer gaze gently down
on the par who nIught OF his watching know,
And grandmother smiles and whispers low:
One thing goes on as il used to do
In the days when We were young-we two"
May LcnnoX, in Ladies' Home Journal
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