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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-05-12
Religion Or Presidents.

member OIL tne hpiscopal cnurcn
and a great believer in prayer, as
is evidenced by numerous mes
sages. One was: Tine blessing
and protection of Heaven are al
alltimes necessary, but especially
SO in time Of public danger and
distress He also said: Though
/ am a me mber of the Church Of
England, l have no exclusive
partialities.r
John Adams was a Congrega-
tionalist and came of a long line
of Puritan ancestors, but was
very liberal in his views as to
religion. He was baptized Octo-
Der, 26, 1885, in the first CHURCH
Of Quincy, called "The Church
of Statesmen.
Thomas Jefferson's ideas on
religion are difficult to classify.
He was an admirer of the great
Tom Paine, the agnostic, and as
Goddess a man. 7 but a letter to
Mrs. John Adams shows that he
believed in a future life, where
we will meet our friends and
his life was a strictly moral one.
He belonged TO no church.
John Quincy Adams was a
Congregationalist, like his father,
and wrote a hymn.
Madison and Monroe were both
Episcopalians insgood standing.
Andrew Jackson was notorious
ly irreligious in his early man.
hood and mature life. AS a youth
at Salisbury, N. g.. he is de.
.scribed as 1.-The most roaring,
rolliclxing, game-cocking. horse
racing, card playing, mischievous
fellow that ever lived in that
town. Afterhis retirement from
the Presidency he became con
verted and joined the Presbyter-
ian church, his dying words be
ing: my dear children, and
friends and servants, / hope and
trust to meet you all IN heaven,
both white and black"
Martin Van Buren, never made
any religious profession, but was
a man of irreproachable morality,
and. according to the orthodox
ones, is now burning.
William Henry Harrison was
an Episcopallan of strong con-
tyictions, which prevented him
from fighting duels.
John Tyler was also an Episco-
palian.
james K. Polk made no pro-
fession until he was on his death
bed, when a Methodist clergyman
sprinkled him.
Zachary Taylor didn't give the
question any thought, but meekly
paid his wife's contributions to
the Episcopal church, Taylor
was very illiterate, knew little
about theology and cared less.
Willard Fillmore was a very
quiet but pious man, who affili-
ated with the Baptists.
franklin Pierce was an Episco.
pal communicate.
James Buchanan was always
pious, but didn't join the church
until after his retirement from
the Presidency. wher he became
a Presbyterian.
Abraham Lincoln. according
to Col. Bob 1ngersoll, was a dis
ciple of Voltaire, but he ex.
pressed Christian conviction and
was inclined to spiritualism. Both
his parents were Baptists.
Andrew Johnson was not a
member Of any church. but a
tacit believer in Christianity. He
was unusually handy with his
"cuss words" and inclined to
Methodism.
Ulysses Grant was Methodist,
and extolled for his piety by his
biographers, though he was
never known to do anything be.
yound letting fall a few pious re
marks.
Ruthford B. Hayes was a
Methodist.
James A. Garfield was a member
of the Church of Christ, or
Campbellite church, and once
tried his hand at preaching.
Chester A. Arthur was an
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-05-12

A resident of Harrisville,
Richie county, writes to his
local paper as follows
I'VE don't suppose there is a
town in this State OF the same
size that eau excel this one for
producing grass widows. We
now have no less than five in ou4
midst, whose husbands have been
suddenly taken with a leaving,
and it is said all the married wo-
men in town have aroll call every
morning to see if any of them are
minus husband.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-05-12

If it is an consolation to wait
ing Democrats we would say
there is plenty of room for good
citizens in an unofficial capacity
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-05-12

The following marriages are
reported from our neighboring
county ofMarion
Charles D. Hough and Flora B.
Merrifield.
Basnett.
Harry W. Afford and Florence
Ammons.
Harry Bartholow and Mollie
Winfield s. Hess and Nanny E.
Moore.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-01-20
WALLED IN BY CORAL.
Sstfye- Found on the Hidden Plateau q
Very Little Island

Satives Found on the Hidden Plateau OF
Very 1.-the Island
\ curious discovery has been made ON
the island of Kitaba. one 81 the Trp-
BRAND group. of the rthea~teru coast
of New Guinea. great many sailors
passing this little island have imagined
that d. had no inhabitants because they
saw no evidence II human occupation.
Sir William Mctirrgpr. the admiui~tra-
tor Of British New Guinea. says the
island Ia, an area OF only five or six
square miles
ON all sides IL presents a low and
slightly slopiug margin. usually about
a quarter Of mile broad. covered by
heavy timber. Within IL PERCEPTIONS
coral wall. which can be- a>ceuded only
at few places. The bank rises 10
height Of three hundred Ia four hun
dred feet Once al the top the visitor
finds within this wall a plateau which
occupies the whole Of the center of the
island and i from fifty 10 one hundred
feet below the coral wall surround
ing il.
There about one Thousand natives
live and till their gardens. The rich.
chocolate-colorrd soil yields them au
ample supply of food They arr com
pletely protected from the wind hy the
rocky rim that incloSes their plateau.
The island seems Ia have been au at...
which was lifted above the sea sever.
hundred feet. 50 that the atoll ring uau.
forms the coral wall surrounding THE
plateau. ON this elevated and almost iu-
accessible plain are thirteen village.
each Of which contains over twcut,
houses.
Sir William McGregor says the ma
tives gave him most pleasant recep-
ton lie found IL difficult t. travel
through some villages ON account OF
the vans. cocoauuts. mats and other
articles that were laid down before him
for his acceptance. There are no inter
tribal hostilities, and IL is not pos nIr
for the natives Of other islands o. or-
press the people, because on their pIa-
teau. naturally fortified a. II i~ they
are inaccessible TO hostile tribr~ The
drainage OF the plateau is excellent.
There are great cavities in the coral
wall through which the rainfall filters
and makes its way 10 the -ra.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-01-20
AFRICAN IRoNMASTeRS.
Artistic workmen Sometimes Found
the Heart of the Dark Continent

Artistic workmen Sometimes Found in
the Heart Of the Dark Continent
The Balubans. as the natives of the
Maansanyomma district of central
Africa are styled, enjoy an excellent
local reputation a. ;rUnwor- -. e. They
find their crude material IN the form Of
bog iron ore on the surface of the .and.
1t rarely happens that digging 40 any
appreciable depth i necessary The
smelling furnaces, which are construct
ed .f clay. are described by London
Iron as from six u ten feet high. from
forty 10 sixty inches IN diameter at the
base and cOnical in shape. The ore Il
tipped into the furnace from above. the
charcoal. on the other hand. Is intro
duced into basin-like side openings,
which also receive a continuous air
blast. while the iron and Stag are re-
moved from the bottom Of the furnace
about every eight or twelve hours, ac-
cording to the degree of heat obtained
i he forge II "A circular building. some
sixteen feet in diameter, with a pointed
roof and open side AT a distance ii
might bc taken for park band stand.
In the center of this hut Is the fire,
which i maintained in constant activ-
ity 10y means of unique pair of bel
lows. which merit a special description.
They consist OF block of wood, gener-
ally twenty inches long. followed out
and fitted with funnel head made out
Of clay. At the lower end are two
orifices, over which skins are stretched.
Motion Is impaired To che instrument
by the action of Two small rods The
hammer i ot solid iron; the tongs are
marvels of simplicity-to-w 4 bent
palm branch. An iron wedge driven
into a timber hole serves as an anvil.
The recollections of the Balubans
carry them back To the time when they
wrought metals with stone tools. Some
of the natives are comparatively artistic
workers Very fine axes tastefully in
laid with copper, are produced. Strikes
among these swarthy artificers, IL
should be noted, are of comparatively
rare occurrence, probably owing to the
fact that the malcontents invariably
have their heads Topped off and their
skins placed on one side for patching
or in ease of need entirely recovering
the aforesaid curious bellows.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-01-20
MONTANA'S QUEER MINE.
It Closes Its Own Month When =
Is Raining.
Tee Narrow Escape oT One Of the .rsr.,-
Owners Who Went DOVE ls.I..y
During "a Hninstorm-A Nat-
urai Wonder.

Recent reference % the ua'.~.. ....-.
dcrs of Montana. pIrti .
chicken broth and bi-hlor..
LriIg- 70 light other .f ... ....
tudp. says the Omaha Bee a..
Bavl.'s wonderful vinegar m-.
Belverhcad county uI--.- I.. ....
OF doubt into the sunlight uf f-.f De-
g. backed by crisp ufiidar ... ..
gdavits cost one d1iil~ s4 . .. -...
taua. The colonel and hi- PARTNER .
not c8utur themselves q r...
They discovered mDurtB.n aF ...
alum ia the Boavcrhyad rang.
The discovery was oouai. ..r. -..
.,ri!.c and better -han "a o.
Tacy kept the find "a -r--a.
weeks during which q -haf
ta the depth 81 two huuar, .. ...
c.f was made all the ua.
solid vein 81 alum, and
mated that the whole m...'
co-lpo=, 81 H. 4 large r.. ..
was hcap-d near tho mia. ... ..
shipment and the miner d..
O. lp.d th. ma-l-at wifa .....-
and rsis.c in one million a..... -
fcl syoop. The other H-ErI ......
partner went q town o. JAS .r.. ...r......
Of grub and the FORMER r..0.lr.. f..-
hind ID guard lae treasure
During tho mnru.nra "a heavy r.... r...-
gan h faIl ami continued a. .... ANA
iu the afternoon tIrr.Iau,| u.U .......r. ..n
L. 90 down into the Ialu.. us...ug rI...
decent 3 sliding down f... r..... anal
when once down al the bottom .s.- -.
taken up with "a contemplate .t ...
novel and wonderful mine that .. ...
not heed the h.-rfiuT hour #.f.. a.
happened 20 cast IBIS eyes Eurar a.#
saw that daylight had faded fr.H .
mouth 81 the shaft lle started f........
upward. tout had not proceeded a ...
than half way when % hi- lrrr a.
discovered that the heavy fl. .f r.
- thoroughly saturated the alum
Of the shaft that a. mar Ir.| r.- .-
they had drawn together uutil fa. a...
was a-lr.clv large enough for a uaH -
crawl through.
The imprisoned man rrc1.-Htr.-# -
awful position and yyit h0ut LOSING ul.r..
time struggled toward The t.p.f r.a
shaft livery foot hc advanced lle ua.r
became smaller. and for the la-' '..
feet be- was compelled % dig iI- way aH
with pprketkuifr. and when be- final.
ly reached the surface De- was cnmpI.,..
ly exhausted. hi- clothes werr torn 4u8
his body badly bruised. The rain g.-
stiIl falling. which soon revived r..
colonel and he started ward th- ra....
10 meet hi- partner. 10 whom L, re.a-..
his marvellous experience. Together
they returned 10 their mine. or at ...-r
tried 10. for although they scar Hr5 f.r
two days they were unable 90 nll ans
sight of their late po-~r--i.u- lI-
rain had undoubtedly thoroughly and
tightly closed up the discovery shaft a..
melted away every sign e -.. a. .la
piled on the outside. 80 that q. ...- -.la
IL has been impossible u lind 4-s Grace
OF the mine
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-01-20
FUN ON THE FLY.

IT isn't the highty' poet who is re-
sponsible for ali the fugitive verses
Boston Courier.
II any young man wants to fnd out
what the wild waves are saying let him
go 10 .-Picavune.
\ RIG utan groans most when he gets
sick because there Is more of him to suf-
fcr--Atchison Globe
WELL. III be- kicked as the football
said when ne heard that the college
had opened. Buffalo Express.
ANYTHING new on foot?'' Yes. -
What Is ito Our baby. Hes Just
learned 10 walk" - Lawrence Ameri-
can.
The women are now permitted to
vote on the Isle of Man, and will prob
ably change the name of the place If
they can muster a majority.-Dallas
News.
will You have another cup of cof-
fee?' the landladv asked the boarder.
He shook his head The spirit is will
ing" he said, but the coffee is weak"
N. Y. Press
WELL" said the good-natured man,
as he sat in the restaurant. that is a
most accommodating waiter. He prob
ably thinks | am not hungry, and is
waiting for me To get an appetite. -
Washington Star.
MAUD--Miss Flynt is to be married
in great style Tuesday night" Agnes
Who Is the lucky man?" Il can't just
recall his name. but it is the one she
isn't going u marry. inter Ocean.
''PARKER's fire insurance policy COW
cred the coal in his cellar, and the
other day, just for joke. he put in a
claim for all the coal he'd burned -
What did the company do?" Had
Parker arrested for arson. N. Y. Sun.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-01-20
HOUSES WITHOUT NAILS.
Japanese Governme=t Structures at th'
Worlds Fair.

Japanese GOvernme=t Structures AT the
Worlds Fair
jolly men from Nippon land are hard
at work al jackson park. They work
hard because the japanese government
HEADQUARTERS must be completed for the
opening Of the exposition, and the time
is short for the undertaking.
Something about the quaint costumes.
tn. good nature Of the workers the pc
culiar forms of the structures under
way drew the crowd of visitors 10 the
north end of the island 10 watch the
proceedings
The toilers are Is picturesque as blt
II old japan can be. They were at work
On temporary house that lOOke- like
Joke The timbers were solid enough
but there wasn't nail in the whole
affair The crosS-pieces were fastened
with pieces Of jute rope. The carpen-
t,rs uscd no ladders of any sort, but
climed from ground to top and back
again with the agility of professional
trapeZists. The men who worked aloft
had punches OF rope about their waists,
with which they fastened the timbers
passed up To them
over in another corner Of the IN
closure. which prevents the workinen
from being overrun by spectators, II a
shed full Of curiosities- There are
planes that look like toy tools and that
are drawn toward the workman instead
of being pushed from him The AIDES
have long. curved handles and broad,
curved blades. Wheu the japanese car
p,.uter wants to cut with his adj he
holds the end Of the curved handle with
both hands. turns the blade edge up
4 ~ II he
were working the right way instead of
upside down. But the handsaws
are the great cnrios Of he collection
They are about as long as butcher
clcaver and the teeth are set with a
slant toward the handle, which il only
strong round piece OF wood bound 70
the saw with a fiber wrap
For all their implements seem but
toys the men achieve surprising re-
suits They already have the founda-
tions of the three japanese temples
ready for the upright columns and were
busy asserting the finished material
that was shipped from Japan 10 90 into
the Supcrstructure. The working COS
TUNES Of the men were a. curious
their implements blue-cOlOrrd cap
with ear mufiiers, a heavy blouse over
tight-fitting shirt: trousers that would
do beautifully for bicycling, they nj 80
close: felt or cloth shoes, some with
Tapping soles. and all devoid Of heels
that Is the garb of the labOrer from
chrysanthemum land
Watching the japanese at their work,
one can understand why they captivate
the foreigners who visit their country.
With all the urgency of the contract,
there is an amazing absence of foremen-
Ot loud commands and violent impreca-
tion. The laborcrs move about as
serenely a. If il were pleasure to work.
When they address each other il il with
an infection of courtesy and good ma
ture that would drive an American
boss" into frantic suspicion Of an i'm
pending strike. While the artist was
sketching some of the men. the others
quit work long enough To pass judg-
ment on the sketches and then went
back To sorting timbers a. though such
pauses were the proper thing, even in
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-01-20
THE PATRIOT,
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Daily. every week day morning IN the year. -
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Harrisburg will he an Unusually important
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publican Legislature confronted by "A Democratic
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ings
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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-01-20
MAPPING THE WORLD.
A Project In Which All Nations hs'
Willingly Entered

"A
willingly Entered
At the geographical congress at Berne
a wear AGO Prof. Pcnck proposed the
publication of a map of the entire world
On 3, universal scale of one IN l,OOO,OOO,
or about sixteen statute miles To the
inch th.. various nations to take part
in the production of the map The
,,roDosition was favorably entertained.
and a committee was appointed To take
stems for its realization. The geOgraph-
.rs of various nations on the whole
have received the idea with favor, and
there seems to be no doubt that the
map will be produced
Each sheet of the map up to go de-
nrees north latitude viii embrace tve
degrees in each direction. The more
northern sheets will embrace ten de-
crees of longitude The representation
of the whole earth, including the sea,
will require $50 of these sheets, while
the land alone may be shown on 100
sheets. II is proposed TO give great at
tention to the physical and political
features. DIR. Ravenstein, the English
mapmaker. SAYS that the rivers Will be
in blue and the hills in brown. Contour
lines will be drawn at elevations OF 100,
300 500 and zoo meters, and the areas
incloSed by them are to be tinted II
is expected that sheets which deal with
countries already geographically sur
veyed viii be engraved on copper The
remaining sheets will probably be htho-
graphed.
The Greenwich meridian will be ac
cepted for the entire map. says the New
York sun, and all attitudes are TO be
marked in meters The official spelling
of all countries using the Latin alpha
bet is to be retained. Other alphabcts
are to be traIsliterated in accordance
with a system to be agreed upon, while
names in unwritten languages will be
spelled phonetically. 1t is estimated
that the cost of an edition of 1000
copies of this map, showing only the
land surface, will be S957, 100, and as the
sale of the first edition at = shillings a
sheet would produce only s47S,595 the
deficit would be made up by the GOV
ernments concerned or by liberal Pri-
vate patrons
Prof. Ravenstein says he sees nothing
Utopian in the scheme Difficulties
may arise as to the spelling of the
names and the introduction of the
meter, but the essential thi.g to his
mind was the introduction of uniform
scale.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-01-20
HAMMER-HEAO SNAKE.
California Comes 1. the Front With
New Discovery.


New Discovery.
\ letter from DIR. Z. E. Brown SAYS he
and party have made a most wonderful
discovery up in Kings River canyon,
says the Selma Irrigator In crossing a
small creek they came TO a beautiful
canyon or basin of about three acres of
level meadows, surrounded by perpen-
dicular walls some three hundred feet
high. \ fine stream of cold, clear water
was flowing into the little meadow, but
there seemed to be no outlet. There
was no way of getting down into the
valley, but quail and rabbits seemed To
inhabit the little basin.
\ pair of opera glasses brought TO
light a number of snakes basking in the
three feet in length. and had heads
shaped exactly like blacksmith's ham
mer While the party We're examining
with the glasses the maneuvers of
number of the snakes crawling through
the grass, very large one was noticed
making a sneak on cotton tail rabbit.
When within about two feet of the rab-
bit the snake Stiffened the front half of
its body and bent into a right angle.
Then his snakeship Strengthened out
suddenly. bringing the rabbit u swing
ing blow on the side of its head which
laid bunny out completely.
Another snake was observed to creep
onto quail sitting on a scrubby tree
This snake twisted about four inches of
its tail along a limb of the tree and used
all the rest Of its body for a hammer
and handle TO whack the quail on the
head such a singing blow that IL died
without a flutter of its wings The
snake seemed to have the wonderful
power OF leu-thening its body out near
" double its normal length and as small
as a awhalebone whip. the heavier part
being next to the part wrapped around
the tree.
After killing the quail and rabbit the
snake hammered the body into a pulp.
bones and all. with its head. and then
swallowed the whole business. The
swallowing showed that the hammer
part of the head could be laid back out
of the way while the swallowing was
done.
Every effort possible with the appli-
anccs they had with them was made TO
get one Of the snakes. but they failed.
DR.. Brown says in his letter that he
will have one Of these snakes to exhibit
at the worlds fair if it is possible.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-01-20

Not only theirpoets and philosophers,
a TennySon, an Owen, their statesmen
and public benefactors, but also their
jockeys are, 10y the Britishers. esteemed
worthy of public alteration and muniii-
cent gifts. John Osborne is one of the
oldest jockeys, being sixty years old.
and having been for forty-five years en-
gagged on the different race grounds of
the kingdom. He won the Derby on
Pretender in 1863: the two thousand
guineas cup on Prince Charlie in 1872,
and the Saint Leger prize ON Apology
in 1874. On his retirement he was in
vited to a public celebration, and Of
fered a purse of eighteen thousand dol
lars, accompanied by speeches made by
Sir Charles Russell, the famous attor-
ney and member of the present liberal
government, and 10y J. III. Houldsworth.
deacon of the Jockey club. Among
those present at this curious meeting
may be further named James Lowther,
well known as member of parliament
and eX-minister of state.