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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-03
RAIN Al LAST.
The Terrible DeStructiv"nc-- Of an AB.-
traiitn Drought.

The Terrible DcStructivcuc-- Of an An
traiistn Drought.
The author Of Round th,. Commas.
in Australia had put mp far the r.r.r
with the manager Of % Sta.I, farm %
WAS time Of drought. and the evening
passed amid stories Of frirhtfm .ufF.r.
ing and losses. The manager Thought
II would be hardly possible o. hold un
week longer. SHADY jacks we'll i-
done. hc said, "and the Ir,uehman--
tank Is empty" His wife tried o. rr.
courage him.
Hope for the best. p" she said.
My OATH" answered the MANAGER
but the best things never come of
Yes, Dick responded his wife.
but the worst things never conn. ofT. -
Night after night this man hag
walked the room. alternating h,rg,r.n
prayers and cur~os. as each day raurI
WAS another thousand sheep dead. an-
other empty we'll until al la-' ay had
come 10 the grim courage Of despair.
u shouldn't care 80 much. Doe said
to the traveller, but then nay wife. my
girls in there"
He drew his sleeve across his eyes.
and bowed his head ON "a, table. For
ten minutes he sat there $50. Then the
visitor saw him rails. hs head. start
spring 10 his feet, and listen with
strained attention. What was thutn
Something pinged on the corrugated
roof overhead.
Rain, RAIN, rain he shouted. a. Doe
rushed outside. and fell ON his I,u,e-
with his hands stretched out toward
the clpudel sky.
Thank God, Thank God, Wife
Girls, Mary, RAIN"
Even 80. The flood-gates Of the sky
were opened. and before morning the
visitor was helping To put mp "a dyke ou
one side Of the house. The march Of
destruction was stayed.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-03
ONE OF HIS OWN KIND.
Some of the Tricks That Arc worked hy
the Confidence Man.

Some of the Tricks That Arc Worked hy
the Confidence Wan.
Il was talking the other day 60 q
noted crook and confidence man who
had just completed his fourth term n
the PEN" said otto Won BorclSm9n 20 %
party Of commercial pilgrim, iu '.r
Lindcll corridors, says the 81 L.u.
Globe Democrat. ole has decided t.It
the path of the transgrc~~or Is l.n
rocky, and viii try what honesty can a'
for him. Speaking Of his past cNpI.l'
ne said that it was a mistake % unI .r
that all the suckers were to hr iHaad
in the country. If, said ne. 'cpulIara
men had To depend altogether on t..
man from up the creek they would soon
be starved ont. We only work thy uuEH-
try cousin when our old racl,ct~ become
threadbarc and we are unable to invent
new ones. But even with the old gaines
that have been exposed Il dozen Times
by the daily press, and with Wm.h
every bootblacl is familiar W. catch
about rs many city men as country Jay~.
We prefer city tocountry game. because
the former i not 50 apt 10 squcal when
scalded. The adventures Of the '"nu-
dcnce man not infrcqucntly have l1al-
tftlllN NltiA'. GNtflllt Ntsil sl+r''
New York and made the acquaInian''
of "A good deacon from Illinois who Ia"
been commissioned 10 buy an organ Tor
his church He had twelve huhar'"
dollars of church money and consider
able Of his own. | fixed mp a religious
drawing for his benefit and got every
cent he had with him. lie could not al
once make the defalcation good, had 10
'fess up. and came near being sent 10
the penitcntiary for embezzlemcnt. Not
infreaucntly one confidence man la}~
for another. was playing the elegant
gentleman through the south one WIN
ter and living OFF my winnings from
Judges and colonels wheua slick young
stcr got into the game. He profcs~ed
to be "A Louisiana planter and had mon
cy to throw at the birds one evening
his servant. "A coal black negro, called
him out stating that some one desir'1
To speak to him. He suggested thai
Sambo play his hand until he returned
and we consented. In half an hour thar
negro. who was one of the SlickeSt gam
blers in the country, cleaned me up Tor
seven thousand dollars, my jewelry and
oyercoaL"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-03
PERSIA IN a BAD WAY.
The shah Now Under the Control OF
Bri--tIy Oligarchy-

The shah Now Under the Control OF -
rri-stly oligarchy-
The internal affairs of Persia seem to
be proceeding steadily from bad TO
worse. A correspondent of the London
Times, who declares that he has the
highest authority for his statements,
writes: The priestly caste, which has
always enjoyed greater authority in
Persia than in Mussulman countries of
the Sunni persuasion. although hum
bled by the present ruling dynasty,
has exploited To the utmost the prevail
ING discomfort for the furtherance of
its own ends and the revival of its own
prestige Mahdist doctrines-i. G.. the
belief in the speedy advent To the
twelfth Imam. w no is to sweep the I'M
believers off the face of the earth-have
always had a strong hold upon Shiite
Mohammcdans. During the last Muhar-
rem festivals the priesthood announced
in many mosques that a mahdi and
savior unto Persia had risen at Samara.
near Bagdad. in the pe-Son of Mollah
Hajji Mira TaSSan ShiraZi, and that
he was predcStincd TO rule over the
land. This ominous announcement was
rendered still more significant 10y the
omission of the lIhutbeh, the prayer for
the shah. which throughout Islam Is the
most ancient and sacred privilege of
royalty. These incidents acquire all the
more gravity that the shah feels him
self helpless to cope with the impend-
ing crisis. Treachery is rampant with
in the palace itself, and the shah's third
son Prince Naib-es-Sultanch, who Is at
the same time minister of war, is known
To bc in secret sympathy with the NAL
content leaders. Ii Is no eXaggcrs,tion
to say that the shah rules in little more
than name. and. as il were. on suffer
ance. The power, both in the capital
and the provinces. almost throughout
his empire has passed out of his hands
into those of the pricstly oligarchy,
who are the masters of the situation
The grand vizier Emin-es-Sul-
tan-has been compelled to enter into
secret negotiations with the most influ-
ential Of these holy agitators, NOLAN
Mira IIassan Ashtiany, in the hope,
it is alleged, of persuading him
that the deposition of the shah would
involve the occupation and possible par
tition of the last great shah kingdom
by the very Europeans whose presence
is 50 loathful to every right-thinkinG
Mussulman."
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-03
HOW A STEER TOOK REVENGE.

Getting Help, " Proceeded 90 Punish n
Cow - hich Had Hurt 1t
a COW and a stccT-thc latter two to
three years old-werC the only occu-
pants of the barnyard where an occur
renee described 10y the Popular Science
Monthly took place y batting Of hay
was put TO them. the cow taking pos
session. The steer wished 10 share it.
but the COW, like some higher animals,
was selfish and was bent on taking the
whole Of 1t, aud as often as he would
mancuvcr around from side 10 side to
get bite she would drive him off at
the point OF her horns. The steer was
80 persistent that at last the old cows
patience gave way, and. making de
tcrmined and vicious charge on him,
punished him severely. though he was
her own offspring. The steer felt bad
~ hurt. not only in body but evidently
IN mind as wei, and Immediately start
ID out Of the yard and of down the
lane toward the pasture. where were
The rest of the stock. belIowing ven
"cancc at every -tcP i'm a language which
was unmiatalzable 10 the hvstandcr
and which the mother well understood,
Is she ceased eating and listened in
tently 10 the threatening of what was
- come. When these died away in the
distance she resumed her ration. but
with evident apprehension. In due
tim" the steer was seen returning
bringing with him a companion larger
and stronger than himself. A. they ap-
preached the rumbiings OF rage and re-
vcnge could be again heard. which
grew louder rs they came nearer. The
cow took in the situation at once and
was now tcrr"r-stricilcn. As her aSSaiI-
ants rushed into the yard she lodged
them and rushed ont at lifc-and-death
speed and away toward the rest of the
stock in the field, with her pursucr-s
close in hcr trnekS.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-03
MEN WHO WEAR coRsETe
German and Eagiish Army Onicrr- An.
This Itit of Feminine Polly.

German and English Army Onicrr- An.
This Bit of Feminine FoIIy.
The idea Of men wearing cor.,,..-
not new one. German army 9fi,,..-
wear them as a matter OF cour.. H..
ligh officers Of crack regiment, t,l,g
sport tight-fitting uniform 49,
either corsets or have their coats r,.I..I'.
bOned To fit snugly. / am NOT I.....
ever, alluding 10 these pardouaIr..r.
stances where IL Is hardly possible.
avoid some such aid 30 impasir.r ..-....I
teuu. says London corrcspoud,..,, r.,
the Clothier and Furnishcr. buf f.,l.
fact that corset wearing am8ug f.r.
ionablc young men, and some uar.,.,..
wicked old ones. Is not only b....r.......
daily more popular, but that 20 r....-
known Bond street house i- fu., ..,.....
fortune 10y its artificial attcuu.n..r. .
figures whose owners disdaiu tn.r..I.,...
and wcll-fcd appearance of ,g,II-..r.l
BritOns. The mans corset "a la r.H...
better described "a a cor~lrt. IL f- rr.....
longer in proportion than that a.r..,...
10y fcmininity. and fits well aa-,.., b..
the hips aud under the shoulder N.r
the present mode OF wearing the f-......
coat open there H. not 80 much r.......
10 display the skill Of the r9r-rrart,
advantage. but the fin dr .r..L.
Johnny" likes 10 display taper uai.,
enswathed in wcll-iitting uaf-r..-f
The advantage is much moro mar..... In
evening dress, where the 'camr I.r.-
has almost entirely supcr-rI.l u.a.,.
coats, the former having teuI,n..t d.
assume "A patriarchal aspect when
stretched over capaciYu- abdomen
The late duke 81 Clarence wl~uut.I f.-
the tight-lacing hc indulgcd iu La.rn-
Is said to have "a beneficial rIT..r un.r
men who are inclined % uulu. ,,
ccsscs al table, a., after IN. mauH.~.f
the frightened belt 81 tho Western
gentleman, down ON hi. luck" il pa-.
certain cnecl on capacity.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-03
TIE FALL OF sEeAsToPoL.
Amid Flames and Fearful Explosions the
IiusSiauS Departed.

Amid Flames and Fearful Explosions the
TlusSiaIS Departed.
went back to my uneasy couch.
about two o'clock. hut ! was speedily
aroused by an awful explosion. writes
William Howard russell in Scribncr'S.
| hastencd to my lookout post again.
The flames We're sprCadiu" ali over the
city. II was an ocean Of fire. At a.
IN. the camps, from sea to valley. were
aroused 10y an awful ~hDrk-thy dc
Struction Of some great maglziu, behind
the Eedau In quick succession one.
two, three. four explosions followed
At i:45 a. IA the magazines Of the Flag
staff BaStiau and Garden batteries OK
plpdcd. The very earth trrmUlod at
each outhur~t. hat at $50 a. m. when
the whole OF the huge stone fprtr,SSrs.
the Quarantine and Alexander. were
hurled into thr air almost -iuuiiuuc-
ousiy with appalling ruIrs. and ihc sky
was all rcdJcnrd 10y the iuc,-~~ant
flashes Of the bur-tiu@ shells. the hrId-
est held their breath and gstzed in awe
struck wonder.
II was broad day. The Russian fleet
was gone. the last of their men Of war
was AT the bottom only the steamers
were active, towing boats and moving
from place to place ON mysterious cr-
rand~. Thirty-tivc ma-azinc~ i'm an
were blown up. and through all the
night OF the Sth and the morning Of
September o the Russians were march
ing ont of the south side We could see
The bridge covered with them stiIi At
G:I5 a. n. the last body of infantry
crossed the bridge and mounted the up-
ps~ito bank Yes, the south side. was
left 30 the possession of the allies at
iast, Scba,topul, the city, the docks
and the arsenal were ours.
In half an hour more the end Of the
bridge itself was lloatca away 10y some
invisible agency from the south side.
and in less than an hour the several
portions Of 10 were collected nj the FUR
ther side Of the roadSteaI. Meantime
The fires. fed by small explosions,
spread till the town seemed like one
great furBacc vomiting ont columns Of
vclvcty black smoke t. heaven. Soon
after seven o'clock columns OF smoke
began 10 ascend from For; pauI. In
minute or two more flames We're seen
breaking out in Fort Nicholas. The
first explndcd with a stuPcajous roar
lator in the day; the mines under the
latter did not take fire.
The retreat of Gortschalloff was ef-
fected with mastery skill.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-03
THE PATRIOT,
Foremost Democratic Noraf,ig Ne7cspape,
IA Pc5Uisyiranid.
CLEVELAND AND /: STEVENSON
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Harrisburg .wiIl he an unusually important
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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-03

At recent fishing OF the locks ut
Delaware city, the eastern terminus of
the canal, nearly 2o.0O0 herring were
caught, and it was estimated that he
tween $4,000 ana $1,000 passed through
the locks that day. On the same day it
was estimated that the net in the locks
At st. Georges contained at one time
6O,0O0 herring. The weight was so great
that only 10, 600 could bc brought ashore.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-03

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May is, 1892.
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81 could hardly stand; and
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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-03
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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-03
"WHERE DIRT GATHERS, WASTE RULES"
GREAT SAVING RESULTS FROM THE USE OF
SAPOl 10
Constipation

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

During 1893 THE sun will
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pure literature than ever before
in its history.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-03
SOUTIiwARD.
NORTHwARD.

Bradley, Noel and Lucket are Flag stations.
No trains on Sunday.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-03
ConneetIonsatCre Cressou.

ID AIDROAD TIME TABLE OF THE EBENS-
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December 20. 1891.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-03
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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-03
CASSiDAY'S
Shaving Parlor,
EBENSBURC.

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The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-12-23
Continued from LIST Page.)

Queens forces "must have surrender
ed in few hours" anyhow, as they
were "surrounded"-we presume by
those eighteen men in all" This
is a clear admission that he lied to
Secretary Foster, as he did again, by
implication, when he raid that the
other foreign ministers promptly
recognized" the provisional govern.
ment, the fact being that none OF
them did 80 till the next day.
The merits of the controversy are
now clearly before the public. On
the one hand. is the carefully pre-
pared legal case of Mr.. Blount, with
its array of authenticated testimony
and documentary evidence. On the
other is the Kennebec Journal har
angue Of Mr.. Stevens, filed with
personal assaults and irrelevancies
but carefully avoiding the crucia
cumulative evidence against him. L
that is his best defense, he has nc
defense.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-12-23

Any one who has children will re-
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that after two doses he slept until
morning. I gave it to him next day
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soon as any of my children show
signs of Group give it to them and
that is the last of it," 25 and 80 cent
bottles for sale by all dealers. Ben,
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Hawaiian Islands.