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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-10-13
MOURNING CLOTHES IN RUSSIA
White Worn Instead of the Depressing
Black.

Black.
Russia Is far ahead of every other
country of Europe, except Denmark, in
one thing, at least; that Is in the matter
Of mourning clothes Beautiful and rich
as is the mourning of to-day, there l.
something fearfully depressing about
the costume of unmitigated woe which
casts gloom over everybody. How
much more becoming white would be
white Grape and white henrietta! How
fetching a pretty Young widow would
be in white weeds. exclaims the Com
Inercial Gazette, with long cream-col-
ored Grape veil hanging down her back
and a bunch of deep purple violets nest
ling ON her bodice. White mourning has
been introduced into Denmark by the
czarina and has already been adopted
by the English princess, who, IL Is
hoped, viii transplant the custom on
English soil. The czarina recently
wore a gown of cream-colored silk
warp henrietta A fold of white crepe
half a yard wide trims the Russian
skirt around the bottom, and bands of
it ornament the bodice and form the
collar and cuffs. Her small bonnet is
of dull-fnished white silk, entirely con
cealed by her long white Grape veil.
which falls down her back. White un-
dressed mousquetaire gloves, heavily
stitched, were worn with IL and her
ma ajeSty carried a translucent parasol
entirely made of sheer white Grape.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-10-13
AROUND The GLOBE.

II China fish are said 10 be Matched
under hens.
JAPANESE children are taught 90
write with both hands.
PARIS now gets it, water supply from
six great springs, which travels
through eighty-three miles of a4uy-
ducts.
TnE Sandwich islands are estimated
t. br worth $50. jOJ. 900, Of which msr.
chants OF the United State uEu -.a-
100000.
THE Irish language j. not "A CONNER
ciai language, though il is stiil -p'ara
by persons who have busine-~ tu trans.
act.
Tm inhabitants Of the Solomon
islands believe that cycloue1 are prr
duced by the Tapping wings ut -nms
monatrous. invisible bird,
OF the whole length of the sue
canal siNty-nine miles are cutting.
fourteen were made 10y dredging
through lakes and eight miles regu-r.l
no labor
From an observation tower GOA rAr
Rlocl5en. in the lIarz mountain ..-r
ty-nine cities and six hundred and ..h
ty-cight villages can be seen iu ...-r
weather.
.'BE under the guard Of God is r.e
Turkish salutation; in Arabia ta.E-a.
May God strengthen your morning
the Zunis say: May the light ui tae
gods rest with thee
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-10-13
FARMS ACROSS THE SEAS.

The cultivation Of the banana i~ he
ing given up in FIJI in favor of sugar
growing.
Az invasion Of caterpillar~ made .'-
appearance in Noone. France and tay
insects have eaten up the pasture au.
left the fields bare
THE plague Of locusts. which bias 'lr
several years wrought such mischief u
Algeria, does not seem likely to hr .--,
disastrous this year.
The bee keeping industry ha- o.-
tanned a good footing in Queen. .Iaaa
where the department OF arrIeulurr
il inquiring a. To the market for honey
of London.
THE Indian tea crop for lsg.l3 u.,
lla,CS.. 900 pounds, a. compared with
l2o,OOO,OOO pounds for the I-1.--
season, and 10000, 900 pounds for tue
ls9O-9l season.
EDINBURGH is supposed 10 have the
largest cow population Of amy city I
the world, there being 2s.o1U COW, I'D
that city. Dublin has lI,Uuu ana L"H-
don ;. 900 COWS.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-10-13
AN OLD-TIME "PeRsONAL."
A Baronet Advertised for Baroness, and
Mithnut Surrrsa.

n Baronet Advertised Tor "A baroness, and
without Success.
Those who believe that the matrimo-
NAL advertisement originated with IN,
modern Sunday newspaper should con.
suit the Ipswich Journal OF August 81
lsO2, which contains this advertise
ment:
To the angelic fair of the true Eng
lish breed, worthy notice Sir John
Dinely, of Windsor castle. recon-
mends himself and his ample fortune
to any angelic beauty of good breed.
tit to become and willing to DE the
mother of noble heir, and keep uI
the name of an ancient family en-
nobled by deed of arms and ancestral
renown. Ladies at certain period of
life need not apply. Fortune favors
the bold. Such ladies as this advcr-
tisement may induce To apply or send
their agents (but no servants or
matronsl may direct to me at the
castle, Windsor. Happiness and pleas
ure are agreeable objects, and should
be regarded as well as honor. The
lady who shall thus become my wife
viii be baroness and rank according
ly as Lady Dinely of Windsor Good
will and favor To all ladies of Great
Britain. Pull no caps on his account,
but favor him with your smiles, and
peans of pleasure await your steps"
Notwithstanding this tempting offer
to the fair sex Sir John DineIy died a
bachelor in ls0S, an inmate of the poor
knights quarters in Windsor castle.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-10-13
FIRESlOE FRAG MsNTS.


SMoTHERED BEEF.-Chop raw beef,
season, add herbs To taste, and sprinkle
with bits of butter. Cover tightly and
bake. Serve in pan gravy.-Good
housekeeping.
PorATo SALAD.-Cut potatoes into
cubes, season with salt, pepper and Il
little vinegar. A small onion may be
chopped fine and added if desired
Dress with mayonnaise.
SOFT GINGER BREAD.-One half cup
full butter, two cups molasses, one cup
sugar, four cups flour, one cup milk
four eggs. one teaspOonful baking
powder, ginger and cloves To taste
Farm, Field and Preside.
BEEF RoILs.-Chop fine the remnants
of roast beef or beefsteak, add pepper
and salt To taste and some mixed sweet
herbs if liked, also a little butter.
Make into a roll and inclose it in puff
paste and bake for half an hour
Orange Judd Farmer.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-10-13

One of the best of recent stories at
the expense of the average inhabitant
OF the Quaker city is told by Lew Dock
stader.
Il was walking through Twenty
third street the other afternoon" ne
says, when man toppled from the
roof of n siX-story building and came
whirling down through the air, strik-
ing the sidewalk just in front of me
To my amazement he got up and began
To brush off his clothing with the ut
most unconcern.
THAT was a pretty bad fall you
had said |. Aren't you hurtP
Mop said the man.
i can't understand it, said l. a
fall like that would have killed any
body else
Yes. KNOW said he. But, you
see. I'm from Philadelphia and / fall
slowly IN Y. Times.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-10-13
MISSING LINKS.

South AMERICANS get brandy from
watermelon juice.
THERE never was such a person as
Pope Joan, the so-called female pom
tiff.
The worth of a ton of diamonds at
the present day is estimated at S35,-
OOO. 900.
The mountaineers of West Virginia
have a superstition that to see milk
white deer is the unfailing sign of a
speedy death
CHEHALIs county, Wash. has 3O, 900 .
600 feet of standing timber, the largest
amount of any county in that heavily
timbered state.
IL the poorhouse of Cass county.
Mich, a man was received the other
day. He was given a bath and said it
had been his first in thirty years.
CENTRAL PARK, New York, contains
S62 acres; Phoenix park, Dublin, l,76O
acres; Hyde park. London, 400 acres;
Yellowstone national park, 2,2sO, ,OOO
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-10-13
ECCeNrRlClTIEs OF GENIUS.
Queer Dol - and Ideas of Some of the
Worlds Greatest Men and Women

Queer Doiggs and Ideas of Some of the
Worlds Greatest Men and Women
We often hear people offering objec-
tionS to certain of their acquIintanceS
because they are queer" Eccentric
ity. however, il oftcner allied 10 genius
than not, says the Pittsburgh Dispatch.
Among the musicians there have been
found some OF the most whimsical of
men.
Haydn could not compose satisfac-
toriiv To himself without first having
put on his best suit of clothes and pow
der.d his hair. Nor could hc get his
IDEAS ia form until he had placed upon
hi. finger diamond ring presented to
him by Frederick II. Another com
poser Sacchini by name. declared that
he never had any moments of inspira
tion excepting when his two pet eats
were sitting upon his shoulder lu
other lines than music We tinl that
Tvcho dc Krihe. the celebrated astrou-
omvr of the sixteenth century. dropped
tuthr ground whenever he caught sight
of 4 hare or a fox. LadisiauS, i>in" of
Poland. took to flight as soon as ne saw
an apple. Henry Ill. kin" OF Eng
land. could not bear to be in a room
where there was a cat, even though lac
mi.ht not see II. Erasmus. OF Hottcr-
dana, one Of the most enlightened men
of the period. was thrown into a fever
at The sight of II fish. Bacon. the great
English chancellor, fIinted while g;tZ
ing 1T an eclipse Of the moon. John
H.. grand duke of Moscow. fcll into :,
swoon AT the sight of woman surely
the strangcst popularity ever noticed
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-10-13
NEWSPAPER PICkINGS.

HIGHLY Uncle-''Well,
Fritz, do you like your new teacher?''
Fritz-"Oh, very much; he is i'll one
day out of three. ee.''-Seifenblasen.
HOTEL CLERK (Chicago)-"Sir, you
are leaving without your board billr'
Guest-'-Of course / am! Don't Ia ke
me for freight train, do you?'-At-
lanta Constitution
SCHooLMAsTER-''Wh was il that his
great discovery was not properly APP
preciated until long after Columbus
was dead?" Nineteenth Century School
boy-'Because he didn't advertise,
sir. It'd Bits.
HE-"Now that our little quarrel is
all made up, | would ask you to take a
good cigar, if you were a man" She
And if you were a woman, | should
ask you to join me in real good cry. ~
indianapolis Journal
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-10-13
AN ARMY OF BEGGARS.
New York Is Very Full of Men and w ome


New York Is Very Full of Men and w omen
Near Starvation.
Who are these men, young and old
who clamor for patronage at the close
of a performance?
You have a carriage. They rush to
call it Half a dozen rush to call the
one carriage. Some one of them gets II,
saws a New York correspondent of the
Boston Globe. They simultaneously
rush to the open door. They are in
your way; they embarrass your move
ments: each extends hand for a dime
and the one who gets it is cursed by
the others
Who are these who stand on bleak
corners. handing circulars, pro-
grammes? Who are these who come
To the house door when the shades o1
night have closed comfort and domeS
ticitv within, and, ringing, ask enough
with which to buy nights shelter?
Who are these that timidly and with
faint heart, late at night, sidle up To
passers along the streets and ask for
help?
Sometimes they are dead beats. Some
times they are condensed offense,
stenchful and Infamous, but oftener,
and indeed oftener than you think or
imagine, they are men driven by eX-
tremitv of distress and by a perfect
regiment of woe to that last resort
their wits. They are at their wits
end for a fire, for bath, for a bit of
bread for an unbroken shoe, for a mo
ment's comfort
You turn them from your door. The
police moves them on; the societies
with long names and deep pockets
take time to consider" their cases.
Who wonders that the prisons are
full?
And vet, with an immensity of terri
tory yet to be occupied, titled and
made productive, with opportunities
for work in humble lines greater than
ever before, with a land whose need
demand clear heads, stout hearts and
willing hands, there come into this
country every year hundreds of thou
sands of babies without the faintest
natural endowment for work of any
kind, save that which is known as the
work of their wits.
They come into families where thu
mother is worn out and the father
worked out Neither has time to train
the children in the way they should
go. the father plods along, dies and
is forgotten. The mother fades away
the girls get married and the boy
drift from one field to another unit
finally they join the great army of raga
mullins, living by their wits and prev
ing on their kind.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-10-13
A Rafting lime.
Given a Stick and a Picket Fence the Bo.
Is Round TO Have 1t.

Given a Stick and - Picket Fence the Boy
Is Bound TO Have 1t
Every middle-aged man of sound
memory who was brought up in town -
said Mr.. Gratebar. will recall the fact
that when he was boy he found great
delight in rafting a stick along the
picket fences. This amusement of
childhood. like many others of that
period of life, appears To have been
transmitted from generation to genera
ton without material change The
strings of spools and the soldier hats
and so on of the children of to-day are
substantially like those of their fore
fathers. But it might seem to some
that this succession is in danger of be
ing broken. in many suburban towns
and villages there is now no picket
fence The modern spirit says lawns,
and so there are many places where
the houses are as if IN parks, and where
the Younger children might not know
a picket fence if they should see one
| have two children, for instance, who
/ am quite sure have never enjoyed the
felicity of rattling a hard stick against
the resounding pickets. 1t might in
deed seem. under such circumstances,
that this is one of the enJoymentS of
childhood which in some families might
be lost altogether; that one could
scarcely expect the children of these
children who have never ratified picllets
to think of it themselves; but | cannot
believe this | believe, rather. that if
in their youth the children of these
children should come upon town
where picket fences still remained they
would pick up the hardest stick and
go quite naturally and very gleeful-
ly rattling it along the picllets; for
! cannot believe that a habit grounded
for centuries in the human race can be
utterly lost by its lapse in a single gen
eratiOn.-N. y. Sun.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-10-13
WISE SAYINGS.

No MAN can be rich while he is dis
contented.
SALT and light never have to 90
about hunting for work.
DRIVE the devil out of the family and
he will soon be homeless.
TnE truth that is aimed straight at
the devil will be sure to make some
highly respectable people dodge.
THERE is no virtue in doing what we
have To do, for even the devil will he
have himself when he is chained.
The meanest man in the world will
agree to everything you say about him
as long as he thinks you are talking
about somebody else.-Ram's Horn.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-10-13
FINANCE NOTES.

THE first railroad in Siam was op'l'
April IL. ANN.
CHEHALIs COUNTY, Wash, has ''''
600 feet of standing timber.
The estimated revenue of the +
ministry of telegraphs is El.@'''''-.
THE banking system of the ,bs
dates from the establishment "'
Bank of England, about one h"l'''
and seventy-five years ago. .r
A BULLETIN of the geologIcai SUI
shows the production OF mih'''.' ar
mineral substances in 'ahduH ID"
to have been $40. 100000. IA
DURING the twelve months 'D
AnriI 30. 1898. the value of the eNl''., ~
of merchandise from the United I.,-t. s,arr. /.
was ss4s. 594, ,4s7, and of the impg'.ii p,i,i
s9e6, I51 ,oss During the same = the
the excess of gold exporter W.
imports was $40. 497. .699.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-10-13

A young man living in the oui~Nf''
OF Portland caught a squirrel recent.
and started in To tame IL. and Dee aa.
such success that the squirrel I~ n""
as tame as house cat. The ,gun
after being boxed up for awhile. "a'
given the run of the house and W'H'
about upstairs and down at Will Then
he was let out doors and allowed '
play in the trees, but he got hara h'.
the house regularly at meal time aH"
at night. y few days ago the squire.
lodged into a rat hole and hc-4-
running through the walls. Tho house
had been overrun with rats, and aila
the squirrel got into the walls lArI'
was scampering and racket "ii'''
threatened TO tear the house dow"
The squirrel came out of the hole after
awhile, and from that time u"'.n'-
has been heard Of rats in the house
The squirrel enjoys scamper thr""-'
the walls every day but the rats have
taken themselves off
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-10-13

Some idea of the extent and petty
distinctions of caste in India can be
obtained from few figures like the
following from the last census: Over
one thousand three hundred divisions
of caste are named, while over seven
thousand are not specified; five hun
drcd and twenty-onc kinds of Breh-
MINIS. A single division of the mer-
chant class has four hundred and
eleven subdivisions, while the outcast
numbers hundreds of classes
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-10-13
TYPICAL AMERICAN STUDENTS.
Two ;nid-aiizcd Statues on t.NiIih::;ou IA
Boston -FIc Dimensions OF Zach.

Two ;nid-aiizcd statues "n t.NIih::;ou IN
I;n~trn Fac Dimensions OF Zach.
Two interesting statues. the resul
OF much hard work. were put ou e..
hibition in Boston recently. One VA.
that of a young man and the other tina
Of a girl. They were deai med t.
represent the American college sta
deaf. not the ideal American atuIcu.
of either sex. bat the actual tvDi saf
student, the measurement, used ia
in" been the avrrare, or msaa. OF do.
vciupmrut of students from vari,u
parts Of the country. TN. et.tu,.- gr..
dc rribed by the Rochester Post and
ENprc-~ a. representing fairly well
built youEs persons aymmatr.ca lv de-
vcloPri, and without serious physical
defects" The fEIrcS have au easy
pose, standing firmly and gracefully
The faces. which were mbl-i.l AIT -I
composite photographs made from tl.-
StuteUts from whom the III Ir-J-uran-ui-
were taken, arr hani~om. a.Ii tluurJt
full. with a marked air of refinement
The face of the young man g. tine hIu l.
som-r Of the two. but that OF tie
young woman il nearest the ella ic
standard In the former iirur, tl.--,
are some marked departures from tie
standard. The hands and l5rccs arc
large. while the wrist, are small Tac
height of the male iS i've feet eight
inches and of the female five feet three
inches The male represents a weight
of one hundred and thirty-cight and
one-half pounds and the female one
hundred and fifteen pounds. Each
figure represents measurements taken
from forty-twn leading parts of the
body and these show the average d.
vciupmcnt of each sex at the age of
twcnty-one years II is worthy of note
that the typical American student has
a better physical development than
that of the British or German, as j.
shown by comparison with measure
ments made recently in those coun-
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-10-13
ENTOMOLOGY AS A cAprra
The study OF Insects L. Becoming 4. H.
Important business

The study of Insects L. IseconIp,,
Important business
Economic entomology is that br-.,..r
of the science which, looking L......
the mere collection and clas,iG,..,.
of insects, has 10 do with the r,,.,-
of those which injuriously affect ,,,-.
cultural products. Its importau,.
shown by the fact that its bibIio,r....
fills "A volume Of four hundred and 5r.
pages, while the Association OF b..
nomic Entomologists number ....
sixty active members. That thcacI,s...
mcnts OF its students or profr~-.,,.....
remarkable is shown by the st.lt..ro..,'.
made i'm recent address bv th. Il
minion entomologist Of Canada ,f.,
saving Of four hundred thousand .-
lars worth of agricultural pr.,gr.,
was made in North Dakota and MINI.
sofa during 1881 by the adoption of ...
tain measures recommended 10 farm
by official entomologists.
Entomology "a "A hobby h. now MID.
" pursued by young people and u.a.
partment Of natural history b. ru.r.. .,
tractive. says the louths ComuaU..,
But the biologic study Of iu-,.,.
though of the first importanr,. q, d..
economic entomologist, is 10 him ,r.I,.
the first step.
The life history Of a given n..,
known, he aims TO devise some rr....
TO control il. Some Of the acAi.l. .r..-,.
in this line are, in general WAY. ....r
known.
The Colorado potato-bcctl. D.. u-.
tically under the thumb OF pari r...r
The codling-moth, whose Tary4 lr,...
our apples, il readily controlled b..
spraying the trees with the -ala, ..
son at the proper season. SEQ .....
many other pests of the farmer ...
fruit-grower. But, a. Prof Riley. oil.
mates that one-tenth Of our a.ri.r.
tural products il annually ruined 0.
insects, il is evident that pIrat. .r
week remains 10 be- done iu this d.r...
ton.
The total annual loss from insect fr
the United States is placed Boy tlrI-. -
chronological authoritira az a...
| $3.50. .OOO. 900. As the eutbmcl. ..-f. .t
! the various state agriculture ,su.-.
ment stations and of the national . .
partment Of agriculture pur.U. n..-
! investigations further thi, rrYrm.u.
! loss viii be greatly reduced.
When their laborS become better
known and appreciated their a.trr.
tunities for work. a, well a. ta.m....
| at their disposal, will he .rIa
Many more hands and braiu- .I. ..
needed 10 do the work and yuuu. .a..
and women trained in eutumol....H H#.
be- called for a. assistants.
Most OF the state- have ROW r.f.Ir
| lished agricultural experiment .tatm.
and al the ma iority of the 400 .a.....
ogist H. busily AT wori, ou Dis su....I.
Some of the agricultural roll".. ....
courses in economic cutumuIar.. a.
a. the farmer learn to better auau .
ate its money value t. them th,. ...
| devote more and more time 90 it. .f...
The implements needed f.r 10.
lection and study OF iu.rrt. al. I.
and Inexpensive. For youuH p.r .
whose happiness lies ia outdoor I.
and tho study of nature no acral....
Of natural science offer mpI. I.f
ing and promising field Ihau lpI..
/
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-10-13
Garfield Tea s:;;;:=s: e; s::::;: :::::.
RilIs Sample Tree g tHFfgiD TEA 20 NY.
Cures Constipa alton
Constipation

Demands prompt treatment. The re-
suits of neglect may be serious. Avoid
all harsh and drastic purgatives, the
tendency of which is to weaken the
bowels. The best remedy is Ayers
Pills. Being purely vegetable, their
action is prompt and their effect always
beneficial. They are an admirable
Liver and After-dinner pill, and every
where endorsed by the profession.
ayers Pills are highly and univer-
sally spoken of by the people about
here. l make daily use of them i'll my
practice" - DR.. l. L. Fowler, Bridge
port, Conn.
"I can recommend Ayers Pills above
all others, having long proved thei-
value as n cathartic for myself ana
family" j. Il. Hess, Leithsville, Pa.
"For several years Ayers Pills have
been used iii my family. We find them
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ing At Cress on Al > % and %. leaN.
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