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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-01-06
FOUND AFTER TWO YEARS.
\ PocErtbook Which Was Recovered
Through a Lost Collar Button

\ PocErtbook Which Was Recovered
Through a Lost Collar Button
y lady who had been staying in Al
bany was returning To her home in Phil
adclphia by way OF the Hudson river
and New York. Aftersperding night
ON the boat her pocketbook. which con-
tained her ticket and all her money.
was missing. She was quite sure that
il was in her pocket when She went TO
her statcroom at night: but in the
morning the most minute search Of the
room and Of her clothing failed To bring
ii 10 light. 4 fellow passenger loaned
her sufficient money for her ticket to
Philadelphia. and once at home the loss
Of the pocketbooll quickly passed from
her memory. Two years aftcrward,
when again in Albany. she was sum
monrd one day 10 the drawing-rOOIn 10
speak 10 an unknown gentleman who
had something import ant To commuuI-
cate 10 her. The something important
proved 10 be the old lost pOcketbook.
which the gentleman had just found on
q Hudson river boat. and Eyh hich-havinE
in il the lady's name with an Albany
addrcS~-he had no difficulty in taking
directly 10 hcr. The account which he
gave the Home Journal II the discovery
was most amusing While dressing his
collar button had slipped from his hand
and. with the total depravity character
i4tic Of collar buttons and other inaui-
mate things had rolled 10 the least ac-
ccsSible crrncrCf the statcroom- In the
course oi his search for IL he had opened
wide the half-clo-ed door Of the station
lrv wash stand and there. in corner.
-Jvered with dust and mold. was the
pocEcthpok- which must have lain in
that exact position for two whole years
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-01-06
IN THE HEAVENS.

THE Great DipPer revolves around the
North star in % hours Sc minutes sec
onds.
HEAT-LIGHTNTSG Is simply the refiec-
tion Of the lightning Of distant storms.
too far away for the noise OF the thun-
der 10 reach Us. These storms often
draw nearer and develop into the or
diuary type Of thunder-shOwers. or they
may pass away in another direction.
MARS Is in opposition about once in
two years, but, owing 70 the eccentric
ity of his orbit. his distance from the
earth varies greatly at different opposi-
tions. The most favorable ones-like
those OF the present summer and 1877
occur at intervals Of about fifteen years.
THE black. soIid-Iooling shadows cast
by the electric lights that may be seen
IN the air when it i not clear suggest
that the -'coSmic dust" which j. sup
posed % occupy the interplanetary
spaces may be capable. IN certain con
ditions. Of showing 4 profile Of the earth
under the powerful lighto the sun.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-01-06

The Calcutta Indian Gentleman re-
latcS tn. following most remarkable
story: : few days ago Atllama NatzTy.
q Bengale~e gentleman residing ON the
lat seven miles north Of Shuttezat saw
aS he atiirms. an enormous serpent
Ioating along in q heecy white '-tc-
aver" or wind cloud The cloud
and its s-aly passenger foated directly
over Mr. Natzry's farm and bore OFF IN
the direction of the -'tireat Blue Jun
gle" and disappeared from view. over
score Of men. women and boys who
we're working along the fat at the
lime Of the phenomenal occurrence at
est that they plainly saw the same
IidcoUs monster in his ethereal light.
)ue witness describes the serpent As be
inr at least four '-tSongs- two hundred
feet in length and as big around aS a
mans body. al witnesses concur in
saving that the head and forcpartS Of
the creature re>embled an alligator
more than anything else. 1t was vel
low and black-Striped. according to all
witnesses. and kept its body in con
tinued motion as long as it remained in
sight. The natives are said 70 be much
excited over the matter.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-01-06
BRIGHT THINGS FOR WOMEN

WINDMILL bows Of satin or Eros grain
ribbon viii be used for dress trimming
NEW Russian dresses are made Of bor-
dered wool with rough surface. The
coIorS are very bright.
\ PECULIAR combination Of color *
brown. pink and green. This is seen in
millinery and trimmings
THE new velvets in changeable
iride~cent and omber effects are excep-
ti0nally popular and viii be used with
almost every material
\ POPULAR trimming. and one which
i especially effective. when properly
used. i gold galIoon embroidered in
high-colored and iride>cent beads.
THERE are two materials that women
Of all ages. figures and compIexions
may safely wear. and these are velvet
and lace, especially in dark colors-
HANDSOME slzi-ting fanneIs have
elaborate embrgidery wrought over
lace edging- For example: \ width Of
torchon or plat-val lace Is basted closely
on the material. and the embroidery Is
done over this
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-01-06
HAPPENINGS ABROAD.

THERE are $1,000 members Of the
English primrose league" and there
can h,. nu question about their fealty u
the memory pf Lord Beaconsheld-
FAILING stars are numerous in Italy
about the time when the Catholic
church celebrates the martyr,iom Of
saint Lawrence They are therefore
P.ctiraily called the tears Of Saint
IsiEyrsDey-
: UNIQUE method Of celebrating the
Columbus centenary in Spain i pro
',H>-I by the artists of Barcelona. who
attend IL project a colossal shadow of
the navigator upon neighhoring noun
tain peak.
luE japanese government Il said u
have provided for visit of 1000 81 it,
mi.iale-la-s citizsn u the fair ~ Chica-
- urEl year. and then look about in
other large cities IN this country before
their return home.
: NEw stamp J. u be issued in Great
Britain 81 tho value Of fourpence half
pruny-.inc ccut~-tO be available for
al postal. telcgraphic and revenue pur-
poses. II VIII b. the first stamp issued
II this value. and its issuance i called
for lv the new features Of telegraph
and parcel-paSt business
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-01-06
POPULATION NOTES.

THERE are 800, 900 young men in the
United States
THERE are I,O0O men TO every 7O5
woI4cn IN Greece
THE limit of the capacity IF the earth
J. 5.294 .uDJ. 900 souls. says a scientist,
and this number viii be reached in les
than - years
FRANCE has a population Of &s-2Is- -90s.
comprising about l0.O0J. 600 families,
and II these 2.O0O.O0O couples have no
children. while =, 900. 900 have only one
child each
THE Chinese empire and dependencies
Mongolia. Manchooria. Chinese Turk
estan. Kollauor and Thibet. occupy an
area of IT least 5000. 600 square miles.
or about nnt-thirI Of Asia. The popu-
lation l. estimated at from SO, ,OOO. 600
to $50. OJO. 900.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-01-06
CURRENT NOTES.

MEN 90 down 10 the sea in ships. but
they get over the bay in schooner
Binghamton Leader.
WHEN man pictures a heaven for him
self he always has his own mansion
right in the center Of it--Ram's Horn
.'WE have no highway robbers now"
True: but we have plenty of fraternal
endowment societies -''-Boston Gazette
IT has not yet occurred to the diction-
arv makers TO classify 'phonograph'' as
a feminine noun simply because ii talks
Philadelphia Times
ARE you married or single?~ asked
the census-taker of the lady Of the
house Well, l hardly know" she re-
piled; you see the jury disagreed
Life
''BIGGIN's wife has the most perfect
confidence in him 20. every married
man tells that sort of a story But
she proves it She lends him money To
play poker with. h.~-Indianapolis Jour
nal.
Il HOPE you appreciate the fact. sir,
that IN marrying my daughter you mar
ry large-hearted. generous girl Il
do. sir with emotionl. and l hope she
inherits those qualities from her IA
ther--BrooklVn Life
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-01-06
A LITTLE OF ALL SORTS.

No WOMAN has been hanged for muir
der in Massachusetts within memory.
THERE are said TO be over D. 900 In
dians in the United States who can
read English. and over 10000 who can
read Indian languages
THE maximum speed of the fastest
passenger elevators which have ever
been built is !. 800 feet per minute, or a
rate Of mile in minutes and frac-
ton.
\ BLAST set off in the Wenrich mines
between Joplin and Webb CITY, Mo,
blew a bowlder weighing ! 900 pounds
clear out of the shaft, which Is l35 feet
deep.
THE new Boston directory. which
has just been issued, contains POS. .352
names There We're 46. 4O5 new names
added this year and 39,99S names
erased.
CHEMICAL action formed a stone in the
stomach OF La Marshale. the famous
hurdlc-jumping horse of Paris. He
died. and the stone. a ball nearly eight
inches in diameter. is in the museum of
Partisan veterinary.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-01-06
SOME NEW PROVERBS.

LIKE weeds in a garden Of roses are
licentiouS thoughts in the mind
He who yields one step To evil, must
60 back ten steps 10 get it again.
HoNoR for the brave. fame for the
wise, and confusion TO the bearer of
tales
\ FOOLS head turns at every sound;
but wise mans eyes look straight be
fore him.
BOLD man * the hope of his cause:
but timidity promotes neither honor nor
integrity.
THE charm of woman Is loveliness:
but strength Is the glory Of man.-Chi-
ca-o Interior.
\ THOUGHT on the good Is a seed OF
life: but alliance with temptation Is a
snare laid at the gate Of hell.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-01-06
LILLE WONDERS.

II you had a. many lenses in each eye
a. the common dragon fiy has each II
yaur organs of sight would be a. big a.
a box ear
\ PRISONER in a Bohemian reforma-
tory has finished a perfect running
straw watch which i said 10 be no
larger than a shirt button.
IT would take three and one-fourth
thousands t3.2Joi OF the little vegetable
parasites which grow on the human
hair - cover the white center Of a
uoupareil %
\ TIEcE Of frogs skin no larger in
diameter than the rubber tip Of
your lead pencil has more pores in II
than there arr meshes in the mesquite
netting ON Your screen door
\ NEEuES Conn cutlery factory
has Just finished wonderful toy-a
perfect pocket knife with thirty blads~
plucher-. shears. avis. etc. which
weighs tout on,--ei-hth of an ounce.
= LoNDoS IEnglaudl woman has pat
eutet machine for making watch
Screws that II provided with thr-ad-
cutter 81, d-iicat. as u ~ almost iuvi-i-
bile lt v-iu cuc perfect threads On the
-fus--- human hair
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-01-06
FOREIGN ITEMS OF INTEREST.

THERE are fewer suicides IN Ireland
than in any other country
IL equatorial Africa the price of a
wife i ten packages of hair-pins-
SWEDISH girls. At an early age. begin
70 make and accumulate linen gar
meuts By the time they are of mar
riageable age they have an extensive
outfit OF such articles
NEARLY all Japanese houses are 50
constructed that the front can be folded
hack or taken down The first thing
that a japanese does in the morning Il
10 open hou~e'-removc the front So
that the interior viii be- exposed 70
view
THE EsquimauN are gamblers by nz.-
turc. but they never impoverish them
selves by their games Cards they DO
not care for but dominoes and even
chess are played with a skill that at
least equals the best Of the white men
who visit them
Il Para people of Indian blood pre-
dominate and are found in all classes Of
society from street peddlers and serv-
ants u wealthy apitalistS and high
government officials There are very
few Portuguese OF Africans. and the de-
s-endant> II both theS- races show a
large admiNturc Of Indian blood
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-01-06
HARD TO BELIEVE.

LESS than One-quarter of Chicago's
population i American.
THE thinnest tissue paper Is one one
thOusandth of an inch in thickness.
a d. NELSON. Of Asheville. :. c..
has hen which not long since laid an
egg on which was plainly depicted the
American flag, without the stars.
THERE i a natural whispering gal
lery at Dry Lake, LasSen county. Cal.
where the slightest football OF man or
beast Is heard many miles away.
PAIR of gloves passes through about
two hundred hands from the moment
the skin leaves the dressers until the
gloves are purchased by the intending
wearer.
\ CoLoRED woman residing at India
Springs, Ga. has been the mother of
fifty-three children One of her sisters
has had thirty children and another
one has nursed tyyenty-seven.
A STRANGE discovery was made bv
Mrs. j. f. Hazard. of Nyack. y. Y. She
was canning peaches, and in one Of
them, which she had freshly cut. she
found a penny lying close 10 the stone.
The fruit had grown all around the
coin
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-01-06

~ meeting II the Er.H.u
society Lancet. Fehruar. +
Priugle quoted "a rrmar.s.
from an ancient iiUasa H.r
showed that true Ear...
known and practired lu Ir.
before the birth 81 Ituu.r.
paN produced from the ua..r
viii be II the same ui.. l...
ordinary disease
should bc of ypul cH. -. a
clear red liquid and
circle 81 red. I..-.
only slight fever f.- .r.. ...
days. but mo- fear ur.| ..
SmallppS So long a- ...
tours attenuation 90
cultures has he,u a.- .. ..
hundreds 81 year -. .H.a-.
y-irfrN Iz-runh
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-01-06
HORTICULTURAL SPROUTS.

French florists are culJivating
plant which bears "a flower that Is ., hits-
IN the morning. red AZ noon and blue At
night.
ICE i now used 70 preserve cut
flowers Put your bunch II roses in
the refrigerator over night salt and
ice are aid a. answer even better than
Ice alone
NEAELY POO lunches Of grape~
ripJu-d this season bu thc great vine Al
Hampton court They were sent u
Queen Victoria This vine - the largest
In England. and l. about l25 year old
/ French perfumer has discovered
that Californian rases poa>e-5 twenty
per cent more Of volatile oil than the
roses II France There are five thou
sand persons employed in the little
town IF GrasSe. France. in the manu-
facturc Gf perfumerE-
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-01-06
NO FLAG FOR FORT SUMTER.
Ii l. Abandoned a War barracks ana
10 Ensign Can Float There

IL L Abandoned a. a War barracks and
No Ensign Can Float There
During the recent grand army en-
,-unnent an enthusiastic veteran IN
trl-iuc,,I = resolution calling upon the
secretary OF war 70 hoist an American
tiac over Fort sumter IN Charleston
ha y In the excitement OF the mo-
Iu,.nt the resolution went through WITH
ont opposition or investigation N tntf
war department the chief OF engineers
yho has charge Of the government Tor
tifieationS. was questioned on the sub
iect. he SAYS the secretary Of war has
not vet complied with the resolution
SAYS the Pittsburgh Dispatch nor - II
likely that ne will The army regUia-
tians provide that the union hag shall
be- displayed II military forts and fort1-
ncations that are garriscued or occu-
pied. Fort sumter Il neither gar
ri-oned nor occupied. and therefore the
secretary Of war has no authority u
float a fla- over the old fortress unless
he Is prepared 70 garrison II with trCops-
In further explanation Of the non-ap-
pearance OF the flag Al Fort sumter
and other practically abandoned forts
the engineer officers say that very scri-
Gus foreign complications might aris. II
the resolution adopted bN the 'TFs2DA
Army Of the Republic encampment l.
carried out.
For instance. If the flag WIS hoiSted
over Fort sumter. foreign warship
might visit the harbor Of Charleston. In
accordance with the naval regulations
Of the world the foreign ships would
salute the American hag. and expect "a
similar salute in return The foreigner
could not De expected 10 know that Fort
sumter l. unOccupicd and was simply
floating its country's flag a. matter II
sentiment. Not having his salute ac-
luowlrdged the foreigner would To- jus
titled IN charging this country with dis
courtesy. and would have right u de
maud a explanation The ordnance ser
geant stationed there couid hardly re-
turn Il foreign warship'~ salute with an
old musllet or revolver which ne hap
pens - have with him IN his quarters as
q matter of personal protection When
the secretary oi war refers the reNolu-
tion 10 the chief of engineers he viii
probably receive an answer containing
the substance Of the foregoing state
ment-
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-01-06
Photographins AN Electric Bolt.

Another triumph of photography in
the field Of atmospheric electricity has
been achieved at Haines Falls. in the
CatsliillS. 10y J. W. Rusb, who made the
remarkable negative of a lightning
flash, noted a few days ago. This time.
says the Albany Journal. the exposure
was made during a violent shower in
daylight, and the print shows the
bursting of n tremendous electric bolt
about hve hundred feet above the
ground From the scene of the eXplO-
sion to the ground Is a broad and vivid
streak of fire, with the peculiar Jagged
outlines 50 often seen, sharply defined
in the dark groundwork of the storm.
y series Of photographs illustrating the
different phases Of summer shower or
storm in the Catskills now seem possi-
BILE. and Mr. Rusx i about to make
further experiments in this line
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-01-06
A HANDY ARTICLE
The Various Uses TO which NIca Can F-.
the safety Plu.

the ~-lfety ilr-
..WcU. I never,- This s- .---.- .
fen from the lips = vour- .r# ..
parienccd saie.-irl In a .s-zr. .-. g...
store whiIe q Sew Orieau- 'lf.. rr..
crat man was present Tls s.-.
been the approach q a t
dressed gentleman. who. iu % .-.
cf voice and with p.-ra.r.
a-lzcI for box Of safety pms
thiaIs.~ continued the girl. -'as.- . -.
au would be mean enough @. -
hu.i.anI % buy safety pin.
batlg.'
-Hlby. nonsense" criel au .
a. thc same counter --l..-
enough 10 make a salad a.
mau bought thD-- safety
own use. Men use Them In n
IIrt They put one tarlr-. ...
tl.ir tr1u-a~ and eaten
tlssi- flauu.-- t1 hold them -.
.sIactiue~ one ou each sia..
Gfth sIauing shoulder pu'
through their ~1I-p-uaar-
thea from Slipping of
1gha dr great deal ~ v--..
small safety pin o. ha.. '. ....r
their shirt Sleeves t-.-H
their hands They ~iur.. r.....
above the elbow aH8 $40 ... .....
there. some men, raH. g-.. -. f-...
L. hold their socks ur. '. -.. ...
keeps % hHarlug-h.u-.. a.. r..... ....
man among rar iHarF.-- ..... .......-
have safety pins living about ... r...
II p button come ..i ar" ..... ... ..r
rg. safety pin holds ......- .. .-.- ...r
for the time fr.-r-r D. r..r mann ..|
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-01-06
The Only Honorable.

The only person in this country who
is constitutionaIly entitled to be ad-
dressed bv the title of honorable is the
lieutenant governor of Massachusetts.
His right 10 it is set forth in the fund.-
mental laws Of the state, and it Is 10 b.
found nowhere else. There are great
many other honorables here and else
where, inst as there are great many
rnzjOrs and eolOnels- They flourish by
eD1rtesy only
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-01-06
Superstitions About Birds.

The blaelbird and thrush are wan
dering souls" whose sins must be ex-
plated on earth. hence they are forced
to endure the rigors Of winter. Rocks.
Jackdaws. bats. hawks and owls are ami
mated by lost souls The vagtail is
called the devils bird. - for no other
reason than that it cleverly evades the
missiles thrown at it a dead ~agtaiI Is
a rara avis
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-01-06

Mrs. Briskie-'Johnny, did the
doctor call while l was out?'' Little
Johnny stopping his play) Yes. He
felt my pulse, an looked at my tongue.
and shook his head, and said il was a
serious case, and he left this prescrip-
tion and said he would call again be-
fore night" Mrs Brisllie-.' Gracious
mel Ii wasn't you | sent him to see. 1t
was the baby"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-01-06
in ehen letter 70 7Uome't. No. ;
Tbur1ou- Penn

in otru letter 10 zU0,ne1t. No. ;
Thurlow, Penn.
Dear Mrs. Pinkham
elf any one wants TO know
how good your medicine is, just
refer them TO me.
"Iwas so low people thought
l never could get well again.
"The trouble was in my
womb, causing beaTlng-down
and severe backache. | was 50
nervous and irritable my people
could hardly live with me.
Sometimes would almost fall
down. | was so dizzy, and how
did lie awake nights L
thought l should 60 crazy!
"But now all that is changed,
and | am a well woman. / owe
all to lydia E. Pinkham's IEgc-
ta5Ee C0mtoHHG Now, when |
do not feel Just right, | take a
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-01-06

bottle of your
medicine and a
box OF your pills,
and they never
fail me-"
Mrs. L. Travis.
A. druggists SCI t. or sent
b uazl', BOZ :cun % Fi..s uE
Ees- on recsl slp; of 81.
CHu-.pon1sfce freely an
srers5 AEdr-ss in cCna-
S~rre. IyuIA , lI>E-
Han MEIsssL CO. l-XSS,
AAss- LlseT l'isls, -
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-12-16
THE HIGHEST AWARD.

Royal Nakfng Powder Has All the
HonOrs, In strength and yalue,
20 Per Cent Above Its Nearest or
petitOr.
The Royal Baking Powder has the.
enviable record Of having received the,
highest award for articles OF its class.
Greatest strength, purest ingredients.
most perfectly combined, wherever ex-
hibited in competition with others. In
the exhibition Of former years at the
Centennial, at Paris Vienna and at
various state and industrial fairs,
where it has been exhibited, judges
have invariably. awarded the Royal
Baking Powder the highest honors. Az
the recent Worlds Fair the examinA-
tons for the baking powder awards
were made by the experts OF q chem
ical division Of the agricultural depart
ment at Washington. The ofhciaI re-
port Of the tests Of the baking powders
which were made by this department
for the special purpose OF ascertalning
which was the best, and which q
been made public, shows the l~eavening
strength of the Royal to be 10O cubic
inches of carbonic gas per ounce OF
powder. OF the cream of tartar baking
powders exhibited the next highest In
strength thus tested contained but 133
cubic inches Of ~ltavening gas. The
other powders gave an average. OF III.
The Royal, therefore, was found Of 20
per cent greater leavening strength
than its nearest competitor and A per
cent above the average Of all other
tests. It's superiority in other respects.
however, in the quality Of the food Il
makes as to fineness, delicacy and
wholesomeness could not be measured
by figures. 1t is these high qualities.
known and appreciated by the women
Of the country for so many years that
have caused the sales Of the Royal
Baking Powder, as shown by statistica,
to exceed the sale Of all other baking
powders combined.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-12-16
Clever sparrow..

AS bearing upon the question faZa,d!
ing the use Of tools by the lower mi.
mails SO called, a correspondence 81
science Offers a story Of three sparrows.
II there was no flaw In the Observation
the observer was u boy twelve years
old--the case must be accounted most
extraordinary. Says the boy:
"A lew days ago, as I was watkins
along the street, / saw a sparrow lyine
on the ground. It fluttered its WINS.
was unable to rise.
AS | was looking, d pair Of old birds
came along, carrying between them 4
nttie pare twig about three. inchee lour.
One had hold Of one end sc rs M
,,s n~nnan had hold of the other.
Iney brought 1t down to the blrd 81
tne ground, and 1t caught hold cf tha
SUCK with Its beak. n
Then they flew into 4 tree. carrvtn~
ne third bird hanging to the stici.
ana Dy this means brought IL "a 4 ,nlace
! am sure that the bird 81 the rround
was 9 young one; It looked quite srre.
ana may have been wounded 81 M.
e was a 9 able to Hy, anyhow. Snr
! saw It try to do. So without snccess
Al the birds were common Eneiish
sparroWs,