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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-12-15
Art AND ARTISTS.

GIoTTo's greatest advance in paint
ing was the rejection of the greenish-
black color the byzantine painters en-
stituting the color of nature for the
faces and hands
THF museum of antiquities at DreS-
den has come into possession of an in
terestin~ marble relief from Rome.
which represents an ancient butcher
shop. Of obloug shape, and divided by
a pillar into two equal parts.
\ PORTRAIT. which is supposed to he
Of Robert Auchmuty, one of George
HIS judges in Boston. il still hang
ing in the supreme courtroom in that
city. The picture is the work of John
Singleton Copley and bears the date of
1867.
Mr.. BUREE-JoNEs. the English artist.
is engaged upon the interesting task
of painting a portrait of Mr.. Glad
stones Youngest granddaughter. Doro-
thy Drew. This little blue-eyed
maiden of three years i said To re
semble the grandfather startliugly.
\ GREER peasant living ON the island
of Egiua recently discovered a mag
nificent statue buried in the ground,
upon which had been a small planta-
tion. and which he had cleared The
statue was sold TO bric-a-brac dealer.
who sent il To London where IL has
Just been bought by the British gov
crnmeut for the sum of SiNty-tive hun
dred pounds.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-12-15
COMMON MISTAKES.

COLUMBUS did not foretell an eclipse
of the moon to frighten the natives of
Jamaica into rendering him assistance.
There was no eclipse of the moon al
that time.
THE immense burning glasses with
which Archimedes burned the ships OF
the besiegers of Syracuse at ten miles
distance were never manufactured.
and it is now known that they could
not be.
CoLUNfBTTs did not make an egg stand
on end to confuse his opponents. The
feat was performed by Brunelschi, the
architect, to silence critics who asked
him now he was going to support the
dome of the cathedral of Florence.
THE day is usually reckoncd as being
twenty-four hours in length. Strictly
speaking, such is a mistake. The
standard unit of time is the .'sidereal
day" which is 23 hours 81 minutes and
1902 seconds in the solar mean
time
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-12-15
LIVING OCEAN LANTERNS.
How the Deep Sea IL Lighted by Its
Finny Inhabitants.

How the Deep Sea IL Lighted by Its
Finny Inhabitants.
Away down in the dark depths of
the ocean there are living lanterns that
are borne about To light mp the dark
ness. \ queer fish, called the mid
shipmitc," carries the brightest and
most striking OF all these sea torches.
Along its back, under il, and at the
base of its fins there are small disks that
glow with phoSphoresc ent light like
rows of shining buttons ON the young
middy's uniform. In this way it gets
its name '.nidshipmite," by which
young sailors in the navy are often
called.
These disks, says the New York
Press, are exactly like small bulls-eye
lanterns, with regular lenses and refiec-
tors. The lenses gather the rays and
the reficctors throw them out again.
There is layer of phosphoreScent cells
between the two, ami the entire effect
Is as perfect as if made by some skill
full opucian.
The nSh is 50 constructed that VIXEN
it is frightened by some dCvouring sea
monster il can close its lenses and hide
itself in the darkness. 1t can turn its
lantern of and on at will, and then it
is always filled and ready when
wanted.
Another marine animal has a lumin-
ous bulb that hangs from its chin
and thus throws the light before
it to warn it OF the approach OF
enemies. Still another uphJlds a b ig
light from the extremity of the lorsal
fin. Others again have constant sup
plies of luminous oil that runs down
their sides from the fins, making Il
bright and constant light all around.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-12-15

Paul de Cassaguac is practically an
extinct volcano OF late his interrup-
tions in the chamber have not "e"h :"
frequent or SO noisy aS th'y AT one
time were. and in the heia Oh Poll'''H
he does not count as serious factor.
of t,e hest stories told OF NJ. de
Cassagnac has as its hero NJ. Menicr'
the chocolate manufacturer. NJ. Nc
nier. who was a deputy had mounted
the tribune and commenced 10 speah'
but NJ. de Cassagnac 50 perslsienlly
shouted ''Chocolat! Chocolat! that ne
had great difficulty in proceeding Al
length, in desperation NJ Menl'r
turned on his tormentor ana sh"u'''
that if NJ. de Cassagnac would pay hi"
the biU his uncle had owed him 80 long
for "chocolat' he would feel very
grateful. The chamber roared' ana
NJ. dc Cassagnac at once subsidized
London Figaro
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PERSONAL MENTION.

They say Kipling gets not less than
five hundred dollars for each ballad he
writes.
GES. VAN ALIEN. father of our Italian
minister. is described as lone of the
warmeSt-hearted, bluffest and alto
gethcr delightful Americans of gen
Grafton ago"
MISSES EDITH VI. KEINsToN and Car
rie l.. Hodson. who arrived in Boston
a few days ago, are newspaper women
who spent the summer riding through
the British isles on bicycles
HENRY FAIRFAX, of Loudoun county,
Is the richest member of the Virginia
senate. He is 4 brother-in-law of Capt.
Charles G. Ayres, L. ). A, now in
charge of the recruiting Office at Lynch
burg.
+. y. HUBBARD, of Middletown.
Conn, has the finest collection of liv-
ing birds in New England. 1t includes
species from almost every country In
the world and is worth thousands of
dollars.
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OUR AMERICAN WOMEN.

Mrs y. +. BRONSON, of Atchison,
Kan learned typesetting in her IA
fher's Office when child, and has
worked steadily at her trade for over
forty years
THE International Association of
Women Pharmacists has 523 active
and 1s6 honorary members. The first
congress of women pharmacists was
held lately in Chicago.
Miss EMMA LOWERING, who has been
elected president of the Women's Aid
Societies of Maine, is only twenty-one
years old. She is lineal descendant
of Gen Warren, who fell at Bunker
Hill.
Mrs. LELAND STANFoRD's family al
lOwance from senator Stanford's es-
tate has been increased from five thou
sand to ten Thousand dollars per month
on her representation that five thou
sand dollars per month was made
quate.
\ ST LOUIS woman has lately per
fected an invention for making sweet
potato flour. The process includes
peeling the potato and drying the pee
as a food for live stock. drying and
grinding the potato into three grade,
of Hour, and also slicing into Saratogs
chinS
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-12-15
A CASE OF CONSCIENCE.
How Lawmsker Avoided Telling a Di-
rect LII.


rect LII.
Some of our lawmakers" said
veteran lobbyist. who had had exp,r-
fence in many capitals, have very
curious cOnSciences. | remember on
one occasion that it became ncces-
sary To have a certain man in a certain
state Legislature on our siie in a little
Legislation of Importance, and it was my
duty to look after him. l did so, with
various attentions, including wines.
dinners, and SO on, and at last. rs
couldn't fix him, l pumped thousand
dollar bill at him. My, my, but he was
hot
NO man can bribe me, sir, No man
can bribe me- he fairly yelled, and he
tore up and down in such n violent
manner that | discreetly pocketed my
thousand and left him. The next day
i don't know, of course, how II could
have happened-One or two newspapers
that didn't like my man published an
intimation that the lobbyists were
taking care of him Then he was hot
ter than ever, and the next night sent
lady lobbyist in my employ TO SCI.
him. She came back to me in an hour
without the thousand dollars and said
he was all right Then saw him. and
the next day he had card in all the
papers TO the effect that he had repealed
with scorn the advances of n lobbyist.
and that he had accepted bribe from
no man. When tine bin came up he
voted with us and no comment was
made because ne had been on the fence
anyway and nobody, except the few,
knew how he would vote. All the same,
he took roundabout way to avoid tell
ing a straight lie, didn't hep and the
lobbyist laughed. Detroit Free Press
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-12-15
FARMING ia FOREIGN LANDS

THE French minister of agriculture
now issues monthly crop reports, as is
done in Germany and hungary. In
England this work Is undertaken by
the London Times.
RJynFRrEsr has been prevalent in
the southern provinces of Russia. being
first brought from the ucighborhood
of the River Don. where ten thousand
head Of cattle were attacked.
THE French potato crop has yielded
above an average in thirty-four depart
mentS. an average IN tvcutv-seveu.
and below an average crop in twenty
four departments.
THE permission To collect dead leaves
in the forests of Austria which has
been restricted OF late years, has now
been literally extended, because fod-
der Is 50 scarce.
AFTER the severe drought in England.
rains delayed the harvest of the cereal
crops and caused mildew and sprout-
ing in the ear, besides bringing on po-
tatO eliSpaSe
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-12-15
THE NCBlLlTY.

PRINCESs EUT.ALTE has been for weeks
past sojourDipg quietly I'm London, ac-
CON panied 10y her two litt'- sons.
T-s queen consort of San owns a
wonderfully beautiful thimbie. 1t Is
shaped like a lotus and made OF solid
gold, studded with diamonds.
Tim only ornament worn by the wild
owed Archduchess ~teplanic of Aus
tria Is a Ioclzet containing on one side
the portrait of her little daughter and
on the other that of her mother, the
queen of belgium.
WHEN the princess of Wales was
married. the king of the Belgians gave
her lace of the value of ten thousand
pounds. Since that time the princes
has gone on collecting and now heI
lace j. worth something like fifty thou
sand pounds.
PHHP III. Of Spain. was not roasted
to death by roaring Ere because court
etiquette forbade anyone to 90 to his
assistance. lie died a natural death
and the same story is told of a dozen
different monarchS who were sticlllers
for ceremony.
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BOOK LITTER.

me sultan i establishing a public
library in ConStautinoplc- All the IL
braries Of the mosques are 10 be trans
fcrr-d % II.
THE old Indiana homestead of the
family Of Mr.. james Nhitcomb Riley
has been purchased by the poet as a
permanent residence
THE LARGEST library In the world is
the Eibiiotheque Rationale, Paris.
founded by Louis NV. u contains l.
400. 09u volumes. %oJ,oJj pamphlets.
I75 manu- -ripts, @92.o19 maps and
charts and 100000 coins and medals.
DIR. OLIVER WENDETL HoIsIES ccle-
brated his ci-hty-fourth birthday re-
Gently. lie is working ON an auto
biography. Few men have in then
tim" tasted more OF the love of THEN
follow men than the CHEEKY Autocrat
Az interesting find IS library of 80.
volumes, including seventy manu-
scripts Of the tenth and eleventh, an,
some with wouderfulminiatU Of th'
the fourteenth centuries. which were
recently discovered in a franciscan
cloister near Iieti, Italy
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-12-15
A TRuSTY GUARDIAN.
The Remarkable Intelligence of an Eng
Iish Mastin.

Bsh mastin.
More than forty years ago, in 1851, /
visited a party of friends in the Ben
digo gold fields in Australia. where
was cordially welcomed. Among the
valued possessions of my friends. saws
a writer in St. Nicholas. was an Eng
lish mastiff, which belonged TO one Of
the gentlemen.
The good understanding between
myself and the mastiff appeared To
have become so wen established dur-
ing the evening, that on the next day
] left the claim where my friend, yvcr.
II work 10 fetch kettle of ten from
the tent. without the least misqgiyiuOs
as TO my reception 10y him.
Rex who was always allowed TO
run loose, came forward 10 meet uc.
He allowed me 10 stroke his head. and. .
50 far as ] could see, showed no inter
est in my movements a. J entered the
tent and took drink of the tea. Eut.
when ! started To leave the tent with
the kettle in my hand, imagine my ass
constituent when l saw the supposed
friend Rex facing me. and showing his
teeth in a very threatening way.
put down the kettle. seated myself on
the edge Of the camp-bcd and spoke To
him. He waggcd his tail and looked
50 friendly that ! thought ! must have
made a mistake about his intentions.
Not at all. The moment attempted
to leave the tent with the kettle. had
reason to know that EcN-s broad
grin was no mere notion. but, ON the
contrary, real sign that ne was true
10 his trust as he understood it.
] talked To him again, set down the
kettle. and attempted L. leave without
il. still Rex objected. lie had hi ,
doubts. and determined - give his
masters the benefit of them. There was
no help for il; ! was held prisoner. and
could do nothing but sit down and
wait patiently for one of the party 10
come 10 nay relief. No one came until
nearly an hour later, 10y which time
my long absence had caused my
friends 10 suspect that ! was being
held prisoner by Rex. ! bore the dog
no grudge FOR his faithful zeal, and in
few days found he would let me come
and 20, and take whatever / wished
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-12-15
DUCKS SENSE OF DIRECTION.
The Fowl l. Not a. DuII a. L. Commonly
Supposed.

supposed
According 10 James Payne. who
writes in the Illustrated London News,
the duck has been supposed 10 De- the
dullcat Of all birds. SO much so aS to
reply in the affirmative To the invita-
tion: "Dilly. dilly, come and be- l,illcd.
A correspondent in New Zealand sup
plies me however. with an anecdote
90 the contrary:
Il live on the shore Of the harbor
and ] have a friend who dwcli~ on the
opposite shore eleven miles from me ia
"A straight line. He lives up a narrow
creek. and in coming to my place hc
has 10 pass number Of other creeks
on either side. then several island. and
finally 10 cross a stretch Of open water
bout four miles across where swift
tide runs and where there Is often
heavy sea. few weeks ago this
friend came to see me and brought
with him as "A present "a common drake
which had been bred on his place and
had never been hundred wards from
the house. II came over in the bottom
of the boat, where il could see nothing
but the sky. with its legs tied. When
he gave IL 10 me / turned it adrift with
my own ducks and thought no more
about it, and. in fact, / never saw IL
again. When | saw my friend, how
ever. some time after. he told me that
on the morning after his visit To me he
was awakened by a great commotion
and quacliing in his duclSyard. and ON
going out TO see what was the matter
he saw the drake which he had brought
over TO me waddling up 10 the in
closure in rather a travel-woru coudi-
tion. while his brethren were weleom-
ing him a. one restored 10 them from
the dead"
Considering what this drake accom-
plished, my e~pondcHt justly con
siderS his achievement entitled 10 be
coupled with that Of the other circum.
navigator. his nameSake.
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a COuRTeOus emPEROR.



How Francis Joseph Helped Hunt Tor the
Dog of an American woman
Our leuil@ C"rres ~ I'I,e ,,,a
London New, learns from lscbI OF the
following incident which Is reporLeu
to have happened few days DC
fore Emperor Joseph LETT that .oVt!y
mountain ci.y for the manerN'f' ~
CaIicia. Two American ladies N l.cn'
have mo ~ Wlih lASnh """ - - -.
room. speaking very l.nPerieoI
man. ami whose Cu'S ~ - -,
beautiful htlle uacllsuHu "l q
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-12-15
More Haste, Worse speed

VI AL the tournaments / ever saw
one among "dairymaids" at an agricul-
tural show was perhaps the last TO as
soclate itself with that heroic procedure
which such word suggests. There
were about forty of them, armed with
churrs and started at the same mo-
ment TO make butter against time.
Each came provided with watch, and
the temptation was almost irresistible
to turn the handle of the machine as
quickly as possible. But no, butter
must be "humored," not driven. The
silent lists were filled with the provoke
ingly deliberate Flip. flop" of forty
churns- One of the slowest combatants
won the race. | never realized more
plainly that most haste is worst
speed d-"-Cornhill Magazine
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soussD THE CAPITOL ECHOES.
An Unknown Vocalist who Sang "A Ballad
i'm the, Rotunda.

An Unknown Vocalist Who sang BaLlad
in the Rotunda.
1t happened during the long vaca-
tion. before congress convened, that an
unknown lady strolled into the ro-
tunda Of the capitol. There was no.
bo,fy about but the guide and few
tourists. and Il couple of friends who
were with the unknown suggested To
her that She try the acoustics of the
hall. At first She demurred, says the
Washington Post, but the idea seemed
to faScinate her. As she stood silent
for a moment, as if waiting for her ac-
compartment. something in her easy
pose suggested familiarity with the
footlirhts. Then she lifted up her
voice and sang-easily and unaffected
lv as a bird-and such singing. 1t was
only simple old ballad, but the voice
was pure and clear, the phraSing fine
and execution excellent. But this was
not all. The echoes of the great dome
awolle and Joined in the song until it
seemed magnifed and expanded into "a
whole great chorus. The guards and
guides crowded in To hear this inn
promptu concert, and even the anN-
ious si~htSeerS. who had allotted tif
tccu minutes to do the capitol, "
paused 10 listen. 1t was grant. il was
inspiring, and the singer seemed To-
enjoy this realization of her art. which
she could never attain in ah ordinary
hall. When She paused round or APP
plause invoke other echoes, until 1t
sounded like the tribute Of a great au-
diencc. and then the singer. realizing
her situation, departed. VINO she was
no one at the capitol knows, but n re-
mark. as she thanked the doorkeeper,
saying that she hal sung in many
halls. but none like this, gave rise 10
the surmise that she was not unknown
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-12-15
Compensatine Circumstances.

Woman's exceeding fondness for
shopping is not always an affiiction
TO man A dutiful husband who had
promised to meet his wife in a large
establishment where all sorts of things
We're sold at low prices was making his
way through the throng of women.
Forced To pause for a moment near a
counter behind which stood a pretty
saleswoman, he blurted out: lis there
anything on earth that would recon-
cile man to such a crowd as this?r
Yes, sir" was the quick reply. BE
longing to the frm-"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-12-15
Thought He Had Lost His Pension.

In small village in Maine there
lives an old soldier who has for many
years received a pension from the ruy-
ernment, which with his small earn
ings by occasional joys, makes him
comfortable. One day, while at work
in the house of a neighbor, he slipped
at the top of a fight of stairs and fcu
to the bottom. The lady of the house
heard the noise, and hurried to learn
the cause. why, Ambrose" =" she said.
''is that you? Did you fall down
stairs?'' Yes, marin, did, - answered
the old man, land for about a couple
of minutes 1 thought I'd lost my pen
sion
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-12-15

is stamped in the best watch
cases made. 1t is the trade
mark of the Keystone UaLch
Case Company, of Philadelphia,
the oldest, largest and best
known factory in the world
1900 employees, capacity 1000
cases daily. Its products are
sold by all jewellers. 1t makes
the celebrated Jas. Boss Filled
Watch Gases, now fitted with
the only bow (ring) which cam
not be pulled off the case-the
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-12-15

u should like to know when you
are going To pay that bill can
come here every day in the week.
what day would suit you best
saturday" Every well, then you
,an call every Saturday. Petit far-
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TO ALL " q WHOM IT NAY CONCERN
L Notice rs hereby given that have purehas-
ed from WI lam McMnnaIy. OF White township
ana lett thf m In hts possession during my pleas
ure, two horses and sucking colt. seven cows
three hogs, ahont 10 tons OF hay, plows, harrOws
moving machine, hayTske. twO-hoTse wagon
pair OF Doh Stcds. household and kitcht fnrnf-
ture four head Of young cattle and one wind
MILL JOHN MCM ANAMY,
Nov. 5, 1913
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Cor situation

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 Aftcr-dinner pill, and every
where endorsed by the profession.
ayers Pills are highly and univer-
sally spoken of by the people about
here. | make daily use Of them in my
practice. - DIR. l. L. Fowler, Bridge
port, Conn.
81 can recommend Ayers Pills above
all others, having long proved thei-
value "a n cathartic for myself ana
family" -. L. Hess, Leithsville, Pa.
"For several years Ayers Pills have
been used in my family We find them
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HorEL GRANpE.

HOTEL LIZ q RANilE.
Ill II J. .SHErrli. PROPRIETOR
Located at dubois. ia. near the B e. SP
Railway Depot. We always endeavor to fur
nlsh the best accom- modafiOns TO business men
pleasure seekers aud boardeTs- Persons in search
o. cntni Sort and quiet viii ma desirable pIace
Co stop. The Table is unsurpassed and is always
supplied with the best the market affords and
al 7he deitcacies OF the season. The Bar IL sup
piled with the choicest of pure liquors and cigars
md nothing but the best is sold. Special atten.
tion given TO the care of horses.
HI. SCHETTIG.
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no you need job Printing! IL so. give the
~ FREEaAs trial order,
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Mountain House
STAR SHAVING PlRI0kI
CENTRE STREET, EBENSBURG.

THIS weiiknowu and Tong established Shaving
4 farlOr Is now located IN Centre street, op-
lCsise the livery Stable 81 O'Hara. Davis Iuth
er. where The business will carried In the
future. SHAVING. HAIR CUTTING AND
81 AMPbDiNCi done in the and must
arustic manner Clean Towels a specially.
pA-LaGies waited ON at their residences.
JAMES Il. q ANT
Proprietor
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Effective Remedy


for constipation and indigestion, and
are never without them in the house,
Moses Greuier, Lowell, Mass.
81 have used Ayers Pills. for liver
troubles and Indigestion, during many
years, and have always found them
prompt and efficient in their actiou."-
l.. n. Smith, Utica, y. Y.
suffered from constipation which
assumed such an obstinate form that /
feared il would cause a Stoppage of the
bowels. Two boxes of Ayers Pills eff
fected n complete cure."-D. Burke,
Saco, Me.
81 have used Ayers Pills for the past
thirty years and consider them an in
valuable family medicine. l know OF
no better remedy for liver troubles,
and have always found them prompt
cure for dyspepsia. - James Quinn, 20
Middle ST., Hartford, Conn.
Having been troubled with costive-
ness, which seems inevitable with per-
sons Of sedenta.y habits, | have tried
Ayers Pills, hoping for relief. / am
glad 10 say that they have served me
better than any other medicine. [
arrive az this conclusion only after a
faithful trial Of their merits" - Samuel
L. Jones, Oak ST, Boston. Mass.