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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-31
FOB HE HOUSEWIFE.

CAKE.-Two eggs. one and a half
cups. sugar, onc-half cup butter. one
cup cold water. two teaspoonfuls of
baking powder. two and a half cups
hour. This i nice baked in loaf or in
jelly tins Ohio Farmer
FT,H Pm ish pie is made by using the
cold cooked fish and potatoes sliced thin
and parboilcd: put them into the bal5-
ing dish in alternate layers. season with
salt. pepper and butter. cover with
milk, and bake an hour-Boston
Budget.
FRIED APPLEs.-Pare. core and slice
tart apples rs thin as Saratoga potatoes:
make a batter of two eggs. pinch of
salt, cup OF milk and six tablespoon
fuls IF flour. Dip the apples in the bat
ter. spoonful at time, and fry.-Eat
with powdered sugar or liquid sauce
Farmers Voice.
TO Cook CoRNED BEEF. Wash well
and put IL over the fire in a kettle of
cold water. let it cook slowly, allow
ing half an hour for every pound of
rsCat; If 1T il to be used cold il Is much
nicer if allowed To cool in the water in
wEich 1T NvaS-coolsed II too salt. pour
OFF the first water after il has cooked
half an hour and add raore.-N. Y. OBJ
server.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-31
FOREIGNERS OF NOTE.


EX-QUEEN LHIUoKALANI is very de-
termined and self-willed woman, who,
when she has made up her mind upon
any subject cannot be driven from IT
by dynamite
So GREAT is the popularity of Duke
Carl Theodore of Bavaria, who prac-
tices as a physician, that last year he
attended over 5000 patients and per
formed 200 operations for diseases OF
the eye.
ITLRIKE voN LEvETZo, whom Goethe
admired and wished To- marry when he
was seventy and she seventeen, reached
her ninetieth birthday recently at the
castle of Trzielitz, in Bohemia. She IS
the subject of Goethe's ''Trilogy of Pas
sion"
Mr. GLADSTONE smokes occasionally,
but very little. He Will accept a cigar
once in a great while from near friends.
while their guest, and take just few
whiffs Of smoke. Sometimes, IL Is even
asserted. ne Is seen with a cigarette be
tween his fingers, but he was never seen
smoking one
Mr.. GLADSTONE claims direct descent
from Henry Ill. king of England. and
from Robert Bruce, king of Scotland. IL
is thought that the reason why he has
invariably refused any title or peerage
is because of his knowledge of his royal
descent from the kings of both England
and Scotland
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-31
ON AMERICAN RAILS.

AMERIcA uses seventeen railroad
gauges
LAST year our railroads carried Co.,
600. 900 people
The plan of using separate tires for
car wheels is regarded 10y many rail
road men as representing the correct
principle of construction
FTTY-FIvE American railroads report
an increase of $50. 73i ,953 in their gross
earnings during 1892; twelve roads re
port a decrease of a., $40 in the
same time; fourteen roads report an in
crease Of SI7, ,SGO.375 for eleven months.
and seven report a decrease of 81, ,12l,-
I:;g for eleven months.
THE Fries old broad gauge No. -
was regarded as the most unluclly en-
ginc that ever ran on the road. II was
used in the Susquehanna yards and il
said To have killed tbirty-nine persons,
including four women and three chill
dren. In addition to this seventy men
were crippled by this engine.
Ir iscomputed that all the locomotives
in the United States would, if coupled
together, make train 800 miles long.
The passenger cars would make anoth-
er train of about the same length, and
if ali the ears of every variety in the
country were coupled behind the en-
giues the result would be a train just
about 1000 miles long.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-31
WOMEN OF AMERICA.

ANNIE ROONEY has been appointed To
a clerkship in the Office of the secretary
Of state in Michigan
AN Industrial Home for Colored Girls
has recently been dedicated in Tennes-
SEE bv Mrs Clinton Il. Fisk.
Mrs. JAMES POLLY, of Green county
XIV, i one hundred and seven years old
and the mother of fourteen children of
whom thirteen are living. the youngest
being fifty-nine years old.
FAN:IE MOHAWK, a squaw who was
set free from Lolo Mohawk, a Tarratine
brave, at recent sitting of the supreme
court in Bangor, Me, is said 10 have
been the finest-looking woman in the
courtroom.
Mrs. SARAH KRPLE, of Scranton, Pa
still persists in smoking, after seventy
nine years experience of the noNious
and deadly weed As she Is only ninety
nine years old, there is, however, time
for her TO reform.
Mrs. VI. 4. ANDERSON assistant ser
gcant-at-arIns of the Arkansas house.
act. aS dOorllccpcr in the absence Of the
Sergeant-at-arms, and can do more with
her smile in seating an obstreperous
member than her chief can do with his
official mace.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-31
THE PATRIOT,
Foremost Democratic Hoynfug Newspaper
in PennsglcaHid.
CLEVELAND AND T.: STEPHENSON
on H,eir roay.to he Whit Ho'ase.

Daily. every week day morning in the year. -
a year.
Weekly: ::ruesdAyIeveningo Of every week in the
year 81 year
It Leads I'm the News The only paper in
Central PennsyivaBia haying its exclusive wires
and operat Ors, connect q with the news centres
OF the world with iis rapid faeilitie. II reaches
three hundred .and s.Rty- n,e towns with All the
news from three seven hours ahead Of all 9TH
ers.
Harrisburg swill I be unusually important
point the coming year. The session Of the legis-
Iature. the election of a successor 10 q nay -. lie
publican legislature conirontej by democratic
administration. all tend 10 draw the public eye
TO the capital. THE PATRIOT viii give most
complete reports OF all these interesting proceed
ings.
The past year hast has been the most successful
in the history OF THE PATRIOT. It wants the
ne~ year be still better
ItL-ads ia CireuIstion.-Rest adysrtis-
Ing medium In PenBsyivanta outside OF Put ushurg
ani Philadelphia.
The Only Democratf~ Daily Published
at the state Capital.
Low Rates sub-c crtters--M place u
In homes and business places where u dces r"i
go und AID an teaching good Democratic teach
ing THE PATRIOT will be sent 10y mall 10 any
new subscriber ior four months on receipt OF one
dollar.
The weekIy-Ihe wAel1y edition will be
sent on trial by. mail for four month"; receipt
| OF tweaty tcents; on:trial only. Addres~
The PATRIDT COMPANY.
Jan 10 st. Harrisburg. Pa
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-31
SAYINGS OE a SAGE

ORNAMENTAL characters are full of
weak spots.
III the tongue could kill not many
would live 10 old age.
The trouble with people that can
talk is that they are apt to say too
mucn.
TIE world is full of lion fighters. but
II IS hard To find people who won't run
from hornet
THERE are preachers who would mal5.
several radical changes in the plan of
salvation if they could
EVERY new acquaintance we make
mas the power To tell us something we
dldn I know about ourselves.
FRIENDSHIP prolongs life The clock
would have run down long ago if some
friend had not wound it up
You can't always tell how much re-
Egion people have by the amount of
rain they viii go through to get to
prayer meeting.
In some respects friendship is better
than love The world is a house inst
large enough for one lover. but there
is always a vacant room for another
friend.-Rams Horn
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-31
FROM MANY LANDS.

AMERICAN lard sells for twenty five
cents a pound in Mexico.
\ LARGER proportion Of children sur
vivc their first year Of existence in Dub
lin than in the twenty large towns Of
England and Wales.
\ sIc,GLE mahogany tree in Honduras
was recently cut into boards, which,
when sold in the European market,
realized over ten thousand dollars
THERE are said TO be three countries
in Africa in which the liquor traffic has
been practically annihilated. These are
Orange Free State, the British territory
in BaSsuto Land. and the government
Of Sir Marshall Clarke. and the North
Bcchuanaland, under Khama, the native
Christian king.
The city of Rio Janeiro has tried Bel
lamy's scheme in its application to the
control and sale of fresh meats to tho
inhabitants With no appreciable i'm
provement in the quality and no reduc-
ton in the prices the total cost to the
consumers Of meats has been increased
by 5000. 600 in six months.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-31
NATURES CURIOSlTICs.

4 TURNP shaped very much like an
elephant, with trunk, ears. l.gs AND
tail, is possessed 10y George G. p''rT-
cuN. of Charlotte. y. {.
Az immense oil well in Balsu. Russia,
Gibbs and flows with the regularity "i
the ocean tides. II is supposed t' have
some mysterious connection with tine
sea.
A VEGETABLE curiosity is owned hy g
resident of Wcnatchec, Wash. IL CON
Sists, il is claimed, ''of "a network oil
large potatoes grown upon one am
other"
r. :. CAspBEI /, a resident Of North
Salem. Ind, claims to have foand "a
stone i'm the bottom Of a creek near h-
home which resembles, ,lh siz" ANA
shape. a well-trimmcd horn. The curl
osity weighs sixty seven pounds, aud
Mr. Campbell intends exhibiting DO al
the worlds fair.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-31
HOMELY WRINKLES,

on. door latches and locks ucaaaion.
ally.
MILK that stands too long make bite
ter butter.
\ LITTLE parafIinc rubbed uu -ar."-
viii make them enter wood more ca-....
WHEN making mush. sift ir the meal
from dredging box with large ha.,~
NUTS taste sweetcr and are more ga.I-
ly digested if lightly sprinl,led with
salt.
WHEN the color has been taken from
cloth by an acid. apply first ammonia.
then chloroform.
WHEN your shoe solcs are worn thn
or rough on the inside. slip in % p.rta.
card, bend il 10 the proper shape. cui
ont and fit in.
WHEN putting away saucepph~, pots
and boilers. do not put the lids an ..or'-
" or they Will retain the heavy ua'r "i
cookery
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-31
THE WAVERLEr OAKS.
Ancient Trees of Wnndrous Beauty In q
state " Massachusetts.

state of Massachusetts.
The great oaks at Wavc-lcv. Mass,
are survivals OF auoa!, forest that must
have existed in that rcgiou. according
To- the geologiNtS and students of trees
aS far back as the tenth century. They
bear every evidence of great age. an,
an elm tree in the ucighb.rho3d, nov
almost dismantlcd, with IT'S Great limb.
lying on the ground and nearly all OF
its branches dccaycd. i the most vencr-
able object in the line of trees that ca
probably be displayed in any part ct
New England. 1t is wen worth Il Wis
To Navcrley just tO see this venerable
elm. 1t is immense in the size of it,
trunk, and its dignity in decay is very
Impressive. The dGzc3 oak trees in the
ncighborhood are OF the sort that at
tain very great age and that main
tain their virility unimpaircd. We
know Of only one other oak tree in
New England. says the Boston Hera.
that can bc compared with them. I ..-.
Is located II Ipswich. and is larger ..s..
more venerable. apparently. than any
rf the Wayerlcy oaks, and that and the
Naveriey oaks, we are glad to know
have been inspected by the state park
commissioners and are likely to be pre-
served. 1t i~ worth ones while 70 see
and study these majestic oaks. They
ere seen To great advantage in the win
ser, when their rugged limbs are bare
and their immense strength is revealed
and in summer. when they are covered
with foliage, they are AFFECTS of won
derful beauty. The state of Massachu-
6ettS has a duty To enfranchIse these
trees and make them public property.
They are the glory of the state, and al
most as much an object of interest as
the old state house, or the venerable
structure called the Old South Meeting
hnnSn
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-31

There Is refreshing artlessness about
the negro preacher who is told of .u
the New York Observer. lie bceaur
touched with the higher criticism
idea, and elaborated "A new theory 0f
the exodus. 20 wit: That the Rel seq
was frozen over, and 50 afforded fae
lsraelites a safe passage, but when
Pharaoh with his heavy iron clariar~
attempted 10 cross he broke through
and was drowned. A brother arose and
asked an explanation ON that ''piu'.
Said he: Use been studyin geography.
and de geography say dat am dr place
whar De tropics am. and de- TROPICS am
too hot 70 freezin'; de pint 60 Doe
'splained il bout brealsin' Though Dr
ice The preacher straighteu.d him-
self mp, and said: "Bruddrr Use glad
you aNed dat question. for IL gives mr
'casion 10 'splain il. Nou See dat war
a great while ago, befo' dry had amy
Biographies, and befo' dere war amy
trBpit.s -
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-31
LOFTY ATLANTIC WAVES.
Heavy Ocean Waters That Swept over
SteHmer'z Crows Sect

steamer'- Crows Scot.
The New York daily papers aD Pc
corded the facts that the steamship
Majestic, on her eastern trip, caught
sea that demolished her crow.-.u,
lookout. and that the Tcutuuic. which
caught the same gale coming west hal
one sea which combed over the crows
nest and carried away her forward rart
lifsb1at as il went over the rail iur
none 81 the daily papers took the
trouble 10 mention just how the crows
nest on these ships is situated, and cau-
scquently how high that sea was.
Inquiry 10y "a Marine journal repre-
sentative discovered that while iu men
of-war and many other ships the GUS
tom is 10 have the crows nest In the
foretop or tritie above. the White Star
ships have IL at an altitude Of twenty
five feet above the main deck uu thr
foremost, reached 10y an iron ladder
from the forward hurricane deck. On
such a ship as the Majestic or Tcutruir
the height Of the main deck al the fore
rigging is about forty feet above th.
level Of the sea. which would make the
height of the wave that carried AWAY
the crows nest in this instance about
seventy feet. This is "A pretty big roller
for the north Atlantic. but In other
parts Of the ocean such waves are often
encountered in a storm. Supppsng the
ship 10 have been iu the trough 90 the
sea at the time this wave swept beer
the mean height Il the wave might boz
calculated As not greater than forty
feet. but IL was certainly a body of
water nearly seventy feet high from
where the ship fioated.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-31
GLADSTONE As a READER.
1t Is the Premicr's I!ahit Ncvcr to Los,
Nimmte,s rimc.

1t Is the Fremicr's Habit Never to Lose
Minutes Time.
1t Is rather diScoura@in~ to know that
if one should read more hours q day
than the average American is able to
spend away from business. he would be
able to read only a few of the works
that are really worth reading.
Mr. Gladstone, however. is not to be
discouraged by this knowledge He
goes upon the principle that the only
way To get any reading done Is to read.
In a volume OF conversations. recently
translated, DIR. Dollingcr said: Il think
it was in the year 1871 that ! remember
his tGiadstOne'Sl - paying me n visit at
six O'Clock in the evening. We began
talking on political and theological sub
iccts, and both becamc 50 cngruSscd
with the conversation that IL WAS two
in the morning when I left the room to
fetch book from my library bcaring
ON the matter in hand. I returned with
it in a few minutes and found Mr.
Gladstone deep in a volume he had
drawn ont of his pocllct-true to his
principle OF never losing time during
my momcntary absence. And this at
the small hours of the morning
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-31

'One day, writes correspondent of
the Boston Transcript, my brother
went To buy bushel of buckwhcat for
sowing. He found the man of whom
hc was going to buy the grain away;
but his wife was at home and she un-
dertook To make the sale. She got n
peck measure and they went To the
granary. There the woman filed the
measure twice, poured it into the bag
which my brother held open, and then
was going to tie the bag and take the
pay for bushel. But, Mrs. F. said
he, it takes four peclls to make bush
ell oh, does it?' said She. Wei, you
see, never had any experience in meas
uring grain before l was married; | al
ways taught school "
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-31
THE PHENOMENA OF LIGHT.
\ TuzzIius Problem for Scientists al an


Several theories have been advanced
10y the. scientists 10 account trr the fact
that we have the cver-prysent pho
uomeua known as light. The two
principal of the many reasons Thus set
forth by the learned gentlemen who
have devoted their lives To- such iuves-
tirdtiOn are the emission or curpurcular
theory and hat known a. -thrunuulatorv
theory. The principals of the emission
theory originated i'm the fertile brain OF
the philosopher, DcScartcs. who was
born way Lacl, in 1896. But little at
tcntioH was paid This peculiar theory at
that time. and it and DescaUteS were
both almost forgotten when. about
sixty years later. Sir Isaac Newton APP
pearcd upon the scene ana enuuciatcd
the same doctrine.
According to these eminent men. light
consists of small Particles emitted 10y
luminous bodies the velocity of lis
transmission mainly regulating the
colors. The ndulatory theory. that
now most generally accepted by the
scientific world. teaches that the space
between the celestial bodies is orcupicd
10y an impondrrablc ether; and that the
luminosity of a body is supposed to br ii
rapid vibratpry motion proceeding from
the body iu question to the eve. The
waves Of light proceed in all directions
from every luminous point IN straight
lines: the motions of its PARTICLES being
supposed to undUiatc in "a transverse
direction % the line ian which the Ii.-hr
travels The velocity IF li-ht IS s..
great that the human mind cannot
D q g.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-31
lRvING's COLUMBUS.
= statue That Has stood ia Nassau for
sixty Years


sixty Years
There stands in front of the govern
ment hous,, at Nassau. the Bahama~.
statue of ColumLas that has had its
troubles. Historically this statue D.
valuable from the fact that Washington
Irving assisted iu designing and eNeeut-
ing ii. There was a time. however.
when armed sentrieS guarded II night
and dav Unauthorized persons were
forbidden Ia approach the spot where
IT stood II these precautions had not
been taken the statue would undoubted-
Iv have been destroyed. That was IN
the davs whom the home government
wa, irving To abolish slavery ON the Is
land. Gov. Smyth was sent out tn the
bahamas to prepare the property
owners for this change and public scnti-
ment was against him. Gov. Snyth
was captivated by beautiful Nassau.
and ne presented 10 that city this statue
of Columbus. The donors uupppularity
was for several years reelected .u his -Ift.
slavery was abolished. however. public
sentiment in the Bahamas changed, and.
according 20 the New York sun. this
same statue Of Columbus l. ROW con-id-
cred one of the greatest treasures of
Nassau. GraUE1n- an artist OF some local
reputation. modelled it in London
in ISL Washington Irving was in
England at that time. and hc brought
To Gra~gon's aid the results of his own
extensive research in the libraries and
galleries Of Spain in quest of material
for his Life and Voyages of Column
bus He displayed much interest in
this work and the design i- strictly in
accordance with Grviug's conception of
Columbus. The statue was brought
out from London by the British brig
Rose Hill. and was landed al Nassau un
May .. 1882 IL was intended u erect
it in front Of the publi. buildings oppn-
site Bawson square. but this idea was
abandoned ON account of numerous
threats To destroy IT,. The work of
erection was completed during June.
1852. rhe unveiliug and presentation Of
the statue were arcnmpiiahed with APP
propriatc ceremonies and We're followed
10y a ball at the government house.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-31
IMPORTANCE OF THE NERVES
The Complex system which Connects IN.
Brain with All ExtremitIes.

Brain with All ExtremitIes.
There are very few persons who have
even slight conception Of nerve, "a.
they exist and Of the part which thsy
have 10 play in the affairs Of life Tb.
nerves are the wheel Of fortune anal
any little interference with their r.,.
means a detection from the normal
The nervous system begins with fr..
brain and ends At every extremity. Ir-
tie ends Of systems Of compile, curn...f.
tions are the telegraphic and the trans.
fer agents Of every impression trans
mittcd 10 the central station Nerve.
are simply the exponents Of impr-.-
sions, and are nasaresponsiblc for waat
they transmit. zNrves start from Mn.
spinal cord. and Incidentally the brain
and according 10 the Baltimore Herald
are simply agents Of more important
matters than the various sense, which
they subserve. The nerves are -uUf...,
10 external influences which are n.f
regulated on "A monetary scale They
are masters in every sense Of the usurj
They may maintain their energy E.r
years, or they may serve their tim. ~
duty and degenerate. while they hold
their sway they regulate life. when fra.
Of the nerve is mattcr.of idio-yuers-g
One may preserve AN ideal for ulrr
years and another for a. many months
II IL the temperament and the u..g..I
ual which act "a "A balance t.N...
Nerves are subjected 10 every iuHu.g..
Of wind and weather. 20 sensation ~
sight, hearing. tasting, frc.iur and
smelling; they have 10 attend % ,.rrrg
function Of the body and D. REGULATE
the affairs of life. If one could i....r .r
mind that impressions have 90 Doe. Pc.
ceived and reported il would mot Require.
much reasoning - be- convinced THAT tH..
lines Of delicate tissue which attend o.,
this work require a little r,-f. a,
well a. do the other parts Of th. n.fr
and they are human a. well a. ,urr.
gctic in the performance Of duty TIN.
nerves of the eye. Of the ear pf fE,.
hands and feet. Of the nose ami month
are sensitive bodies, and convey .imp.r
sensitory impressions which have f..
recorded 10y the brain. Thr-r impr.,.
sions are photographed and Deposited
in recollection and form the basis az
dreams. The nerves OF the body. s.Hf.h
have nothing To do with sensation. run-
troll the muscles, both voluntary and .l-
voluntary. and preserve tho secondary
part 81 existence. They make You u.tI.
move your arms and IN general keen
you going. Other ncrvc- not connected
with the muscles or muscular ,>rrtilu-
waste their oNertiou~. vast. their rn-
! crgy ON the various functions uf life
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-31
what n Men Did so-

1t is no uncommon thing 10 see a ila''
ostrich strutting about followed f
three or four distinct broods, all OF a'
ferent sizes. When the incuoai"'-
process is comp leted the cock bird l'i...
his voung ones off. and, if he meet
another proud papa, engages III -.
rifle combat with him. The Vanl" "i7''' .7i'r,
bird retires withou a single en- IN
while the other. surr ounded by the wv
broods, walks away proudly
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-31

Stew any nice fresh fruit; peaches
and apples win answer. but berries are
the best Strain the juice. swceten to
taste; heat. and when boiIin0 stir in i,
tablespoonful of corn starch moistened
Wlth water 70 each teacupful of the
Juice or sirup. Continue the stirring
until the corn starch is sufficiently
cooked, then pour into cups or molds
wet IN cold water. Set away To cool
and eat with cream and sugar.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-31

Nocanic ashes often travel lone dis
tance. a remarkable shower of vol
canic ashes has occurred recently in ser-
erai parts of Finland. The ground in
some places has been covered To the
depth of nearly an inch. The phepom-
enon is attributed 10 volcanic eruptions
IN Iceland, hundreds of miles away
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-31

At the present time the whole num-
Der Of double stars known aud recorded
by astronomers is something over ten
thousand, far cxecCding the total NUM-
Der OF stars visible 90 thc naked eve in
the entire ornament (about six thou-
sand. and others are being frequently
discovered by the great telescopes now
in existence