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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-02-24
THEIR SWEETMEATS.
The Sort of Candy Used on Different q
..l.inns LL liI..r..-I I,.nul.

The Sort of Candy Used on Different Oc-
casious ny Different People.
Yes, I've got every opportunity to
study human nature" said candy
dealer tn q Boston Journal reporter the
other day; fully as great an oppor-
tunity as the reporter, the policeman
or the car conductor.
For Instance ne continued. ''peo-
pie never buy opera caramcls To take To
the theater or opera. They're soft, and
would prove ruinous to gloves.
'School-tcachers never eat pepper
mints and lemon drops at the same time
They'd rs soon eat lobster salad and
drink milk At the same time. That re-
minds me of "a teacher I once had that
lunched ON angel cake. tomato and
caramels every noon.
The blase young man now carries to
his sweetheart a dainty box of candied
fruit in place Of the caramels which
were once all the rage Why. even the
children are changing in tastes. They
ask for the best French mixture. which
is about As much French as | am. l
wa born in South Boston.
u know what I'm talking about. 50 he
continued, and could prove To you
what / SAY. Women tipplcrs don't pur-
chase brandy drops because there Is no
brandy in en-, aud young maidcns
avoid caramcls because it is too much
trouble 10 take off the oiled paper"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-02-24
The CONSCRIPTION PLAN.
A Law That Loses More to "a Nation
Than IL Gained by 1t.

Law That Loses More to Nation
Than Il Gained by 1t.
When the gain Of what is termed a
whole nation under arms is estimated.
the eXaggeration of the pOmpous
phrases hides the nalscdness of the fact
that large numbers Of young men are
lost To their country 10y the means IL
which they resort TO escape military serv-
ice. In Italy and Germany says the Fort
nightly Review. these may De counted
10y lcgions; in France men are less
numerous. because men are more
welded To the native soil, and take 10
service more gayly and more naturally,
but i'm Italy and Germany thousand
flock to immigrant ships, thus choosinc
life long self-cXpatriation. and every
year. as the military and fiscal burdens
grow heavier, viii lads go away by
preference to lands where, however
hard be the work, the dreaded voice of
the drill sergeant cannot reach them,
and they can call their souls their
own"
Patriotism is a fine quality, no doubt.
but IL does not accord with the chill
and supercilious apathy which charac-
terizcs the general temper and teaching
of this age, and a young man may bc
pardoncd if he deem that his country
is less a mother worthy of love than a
cruel and unworthy stepmother, when
she demands three of the fairest wears
of his life to be spent in a barracs yard
and wrings his ears till the blood drops
from them or beats him about the head
with the butt of musl1et because he
does not hold his chin high enough or
shift his feet quickly enough.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-02-24
MouRNep FoR HIS olRL
incident Which shows That Artist. DEM
frOWu ou Sentiment.

incident Which shows That Artist. Dent
frOWn ou sentiment
Not long ago one Of our wealthy
young painters gave "A supper iu his
studio 10 number of friends iu the
profession, says "A New York correspond
ent nf the Globr-Democrat Among DIS
guests was a youthful sculptor who.
throughout the feast preserved "a mel
ancholy aspect that was quite iucUu-
gruous in the general hilarity 81 the
occasion. The artists rallied the sorrow
ful young man ON his gloom. but
neither wit nor sarcasm could tempt
smile into his face. lie was "A tretutal-
Ter and refused % cheer mp his dro5u-
ing spirits with wine. But b., ate
heartily and al intervals sighed like
furnace. The devilcd lobster was r--
pecially 10 his liking, and after com
sumIng two dishes of il he extended his
plate for more.
Suddenly he gave "A suppressed -hrirk.
dropped the plate heavily ia the center
Of some exquisite Scvrcs dishes. smu. De-
ing them into fragments, and, running
swiftly II the lounge, threw himself
down on his face and began to lroau
dolefully. The Consideration of the
was in grief over the disaster 10 his
costly china, but he was still more CON
ccrned 10y the illness Of his guest
Rushing 10 where the apparently dying
sculptor lay, he attempted a. force some
brandy down the sufferers throat one
Of the painters seized a pitcher uf iced
water and poured il over the groaner,
another tied some cracked ice in "a nap
kin and tied il around the patient
head. while "A third dashed madly down
stairs for a physician. After being
doused with cold water, however, the
sculptor stopped groaning and protest
ed vigorously against such treatment.
Il am not i'll" he muttered, mourn
fully; Il am only homesick for my
sweetheart, who sailed for Europe yes
terday and who won't be back for three
months"
In any other assemblage such a state
ment would have been greeted with iu-
dignant derision. But the young -cuIp-
tors confession was regarded a.. "a bit of
entirely natural sentiment, and even
the host forgot the damage - his Scyro~
service in the universal expression Of
-Hrrar,.f nv
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-02-24
a MOUSE IN HER HAT.
But She Was Not Frightened So Much
as the Clerk

A recent San Francisco dispatch
saws: One day tins week "A lady went To
"A Fourth street store To make some
purchases. She engaged a young clerk
in conversation concerning various
articles. While talking 10 her the
clerk chanced To look al her hat. 1t
moved slightly. Then he looked again,
and again the feminine headgear was
perceived To bc in motion The young
man turned pale and his tongne did
cleave t. the roof of his mouth. Like
one suffering with nightmare, he
wanted 10 scream, but could not. All
the time the lady's hat kept moving in
a peculiar way. The young man kept
hi, gaze on the hat-for some reason
unknown 10 himself he could not do
otherwise. Presently he saw one side
of the hat raise up; then pair OF
sharp. bright eyes pecrcd out. The
next instant ont from under the hat
Jumped a mouse. 1t landed upon the
pale Young clerks shoulder and hc ran
into the street yelling like a Comanche.
Ugh, what was that screamed the
lady.
1t was a mouse, and ne jumped ont
Of vo Or hat answered the pale young
clerk h,tvvcrn his chattcring teeth
Au,' 4b n was The lady had taken
up hsl hat care lessly, put it ON and
worn it - the store. ON the way. she
said sh, i.lt ..oInething moving in her
hat. but thought it was the breeze
moving in her hair. She was greatly
surprised at the developments, but not
SO frightened as the pale young clerk.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-02-24
SPANISH PLEASURES.
Ii Seems to BE Rather a Solemn an
Mournful Thing.

1t Seems to BE Rather a Solemn and
MOurnfuI Thing.
The leader Of the orchestra BEGAN D.
play on the piano "A brief. m1nst.uuu,
air, and the woman looking uut t,,-
tween her half-shut eyes began tae
Malaguena. 1t was strange. piercing.
Moorish chant, says a writer ia a., sat
urday Review, sung in high tal~,ttp
voice, IN long, acute. trembling phrase,
IA wall rather than a sunw-wllH
pauses, as if to gain breath. between.
a few words seemed To be repeated uE.r
and over again, with trcmulou~. mar
ticulate cries that wavered in time tn "a
regularly beating rhythm. The sound
was like nothing have ever heard IL
pierced the brain, i. tortured one with
a sort of delicious spasm.
The next song had more Of a regular
melody, though still in this eNtraordi-
nary, strained voice, and still with some
thing Of "A lament in its mouotuuy. /
could not understand the words. but the
woman's gestures left no doubt a. ID
the character of the song. 1t was ar-
sertively indecent, but with that cur
Gus kind Of indccrncy-an almost rr.l-
gious solemnity in performer and audi
icnce-which the Spaniards share with
the eastern races. Another song f',-
lowed, given with the same serious aui
collected indecency, and received with
the same serious and collected att,u-
ton. 1t had "A refrain Of "Alleuia.
and the woman, l know not why, h'r-
rowed a mans soft felt hat. turned
down the brim, and put ii on hcfur" be
ginning the song. When tn" applanN"
was over she returned the hat, came
back To the table at which She had been
sitting. disInally enough. and yawned
more desperately than ever.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-02-24
EARLY CHRISTIAN RECORDS.
Interesting Documents Found Ia IA Tomb
Ira Upper Egypt

Interesting Documents Found In IA Tomb
Ira Upper Egypt
Great interest has been created in
literary and ecclesiastical circles in
Europe by the recovery from "A tomb in
upper Egypt Of some old codices which
Prof Harnack was the first To recognize
as fragments of some of the earliest
Christian records, supposed To have been
irretrievably lost. They are three in
number One of them bears the title:
..The Revelation of Peter" 1t is a
prophetic book. resembling the Apoc-
alypse of ST John and was quoted as 4
sacred Scripture" by the great Chris
tian teacher. Clement. of Alexandria,
in the second century after Christ. 1t
is supposed To have been written by the
Apostle Peter. Another is, The Cos
pei of Peter " a narrative Of the life of
Christ. similar to those of the four Cos
pels. and containing some curious varia-
tions in the account of the cruciiiXion
and resurrection. 1t was in use in the
accond century, especially in the Syrian
communities, and was at first admitted
by the ecclesiastical authorities, but
aftcTward stigmatized as agnostic- 1t,
too. is supposed to have been written
by St Peter The third codeX contains
considerable fragments of the book of
Enoch, prophetic book which was of
high authority among the early Chris
tians, but the origin of which Is uncer-
tain. The ascription of il to the Old
Testament patriarch ''who walked with
God" is, of course, a mere literary f>,-
tion. translation of the fragment of
the Gospel of ST Peter has appeared
already at Cambridge university. Prof.
Harnacll's full report will be published
at the end of the year.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-02-24

One of the most prosperous industries
i'm Paris is the sale and disposal of horse
flesh for food There are in the city of
Paris $50 shops for the sale of horse
flesh. and in the course of this year
more than 21, 900 horses, 81 mules and
275 donlScys have been killed and eaten
bv the Parisians. The most singular
point about this traffic is that the price
of the flesh is equal to that of good beef,
20 cents pound. 1t is only fair how
ever, To add that two-thirds of this
meat has been converted into sausages,
50 that il is more than possible that the
consumers are ignorant of the source Of
their toothsome dish. 1t is now easy To
understand how it is that good horses
are so scarce in the Paris flacres; at 20
cents "A pound a fat horse would be
worth more when he was dead than
alive
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-02-24
THE STUDIO.

BARRETT BROWNING, son of two
famous poets, wrote verses of promise
when he was five years old, and John
Rusl1in said he should be great poet
He is a painter instead.
THE monument to the late emperor of
Russia at Moscow will be completed
within a few months and next Spring it
will bc dedicated. 1t has been for seven
years in course of erection.
Mrs. HELEN ELIZABETH KING. of
Cleveland, has been copying. to be ex-
hibited by the state of Ohio at the
worlds fair, Huntington's portrait of
Gen. Sherman, which belongs to the
national government and hangs in the
war department AT Washington.
THE illumination of Whittier's CEN
tennial hymn, done in 1876 by Miss
ANNE Lewis Wriley, of PENNSYLVANIA,
will hold place in the Woman's build
ing at the worlds fair An autopraph
letter from Whittier in regard To the
hymn will probably be placed with il.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-02-24
HOMEMADE PANTALooNs
How Girl of the Revolution N,,...,.
tured "A Pair for Her Brotl,,r

How Girl of the Rev vJlutian u,,
tured "A Pair for Her Brother
Late in the afternoon Of one ,f ,t
last days of May, in the year 90. ,,I..
] WAS a few months short Of fr,
years old, notice came 10 Towu.,.rE
Mass, where my father used T., Ii,.
that fifteen soldiers were wanted ....
Mrs. Eunice Locke Richard- In 49,.
Greenfield Mass. Gazette.
The training band WAS ip,,,.r
called out and my brother. that v..'.
next older than ]. was the ono fI,..t ....
selected. He did not return tiII Iaf....,
night when we were all in bed. Wn.r
/ rose il the morning I fsuul ..
mother in tears, who informed r8.. ..I...,
my brother John was b. uar.g, .......
dry after tomorrow AT suuri-. A.
father was in Boston in the Ng--..t
setts assembly Mother .aiJ ,
though John was supplied with ....
mcr clothes he must suffer f,.-,,...,..-
garments. There were al THIS ffr...
stores and no articles II b,. E.I.........
such a each family could maI.. i,....,
The sight of mothers tears .r.....
brought all the hidden strrurIH.rF..r..
and mind into action. fn-t..,I.
aallcd what garment was needed sI
replied: 'i>IntalOOns." .-Dh. fr.E.,
all" said /. I've viii spin and ...-,...
him pair before he goes ....,
said mother, the wool is ON fl...U...,...
back and the sheep ar, in th. pl-r,,, .
Immediately turned % a g.rr.,..-
brother and Dade him talk, th,...,.t. .I...
and call them - the yard. Mother -..
l.
shears within three mile4 anHa I..|f-
Il have some small shear, ut tt.. I,.r, .
said l. But you can't spin and .s...,,.
il in 80 short "A time II am .,.rf...
we can, mo,hcr." How can yau g.,..,,..
il? There Is a long web Of linen III. tg.
loom"
by this time the sound OF th. -I...,
made me quicken my step, toward ta,.
yard. ! requested my sister 90 hriag
the wheel and cards while went t,r
the wool ] went II the yard with ng
brother and secured "A whit. sheen. fr.r,
which ] sheared with my loom shear.
half enough for web We then I.f
her go with the rest Of her fleece.
sent the wool in boy my little sister and
Luther ran for "a black sheen and l.HI
her while ! cut wool off Tor nay filling
and half the warp. and then gc allowed
her 10 90 with the remaining r.ar..
part Of the fleece. The rest af tha. rI.tr-
rative the writer would abridr,. hy say
ing that the wool thus obtained ys-
duly carlcd. spun. washed. sized and
dried 4 loom was found a few daar-
of, thc web got in and was u1vr. tho
cloth prepared. cut and made two cor
three hours before the brother drpar-
ture, that j. 10 say. in forty hours from
the commencement. without help from
any modern improvement.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-02-24

The mint house" ~ Boston existed
about thirtv-four years. All the coins
issued from IL bore the dates 1852 or
1862. the same dies being used. probably,
throughout the thirty-four years of
coinage. Some coins had been made in
bermuda for the usc of the Virginia
colony as carly as lG44. Copper coins
hearing the figure of an elephant were
struck in England for the Carolinas and
New England in 1924. Coins were also
struck for Maryland bearing the etligy
of Lord Baltimore. \ mint was eStab-
liShed in Rupert, Vt, 10y Legislative
authority in l7s5, whence copper cents
were issued, bearing ON one side plow
and a sun rising from behind hills. and
on the other a radiated eye surrounded
by thirteen stars.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-02-24
SURVIVORS OF eALAkLAvA.
Twenty-Seven of the Veterans Gathrre'
at "a Banquet In London.

Tweuty-Seven of the Veterans Gathered
at "a banquet In London.
The survivors of the immortal charge
s.in the valley Of death" thirty-eight
wears aro sat down together the other
afternoon. a small company of grizz!ed,
bemedalcd veterans. To = banquet in
the banqueting room Of ST. James hall,
saws a London paper of recent date In
the chair was Scrgt. Herbert of the
Fourth Light dragons, while Lieut..
Wiphtman of the Seventeenth lanccrs
occupied the vice chair. The commit
tee. by whom the banquet was organ
lied searched the United Kingdom for
survivors. and the result was the ap-
pcarance of tWenty-Sevcn men only. As
they met hearty grasps We're given,
and the old familiar names called ont ~
Jimmy Pete Harry .'BiU. -
answered To the old call. and as hands
were wrung one gray-haircd veteran
would say 10 another: Good old chum,
we managed to wriT0le together for
many wear" The medals which were
worn spoke of service in India during
thc1mutlny as well as in the Crimea.and
though the veterans, with one cNcep-
tion, wore plain clothcs.on every breast
the medals We're conspicuously dis
PLAYED. There were over thirty guests
present noncommiSsioned officers in
the old regiments. 50 that the old and
the new life mingled together and com
radeship was ccmented in good nut
brown ale
OF those present in the charge there
We're nine Of the Eleventh hussars. nine
of the Seventeenth IauccrS. eight of the
Fourth light dragons, one of the
Scots GrcyS and two of the Eighth
Royal Irish huSsarS. The single sur
vlvor who wore his uniform, and prob
ably the finest man in the company,
was Scr~t. Fawlle, who stood six feet
in height and measured forty-four
inches around the chest. He was TWEEN
ty-two years of age when he rode with
the Scots GrcvS in the famous charge
immortalized 10y the dead laureate
There i not a white hair To bc N i'm
his closely cut black crop: his checks
are clean shavcn. and his black mus
tachc is pointed Ia militairc. This
man of sixty not only stands erect and
firm upon his legs. but rcjoiccs in his
strength, and in proof thereof hc cut
bars OF lead through with one sweep of
his sword, and played with a forty
pound club in a way Ia a~touiSh every
one. The gallant sergeant wears upon
his breast the Crimcan medal. with
three clasps for Balalllava. InlSerman
and Sevastopol, and also the Turkish
medal. and his forehead aud cheeks
show now the marks of sword cut and
bullet wounds. There were seven
wounds in all received 10y Fawl,c ON the
evcutful day, three of which were ON
his legs Scrgt. Fawkc rode in TIA"
lord mayors show last year and earns a
livelihood as a teacher of physical eN-
erciseS in colleges and schools
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-02-24

A man who met with shipwreck of
the coast Of Cuba and had To take 10 an
open boat, tells of the peculiar halluci-
nation. called by sailors the Paradise
craze" brought on 10y exposure 10 the
terrific heat of the suns rays He says:
The sea appeared 10 be transformed
into a mighty meadow, bright with
flowers and musical with song Of birds.
Cool springs burst from crystal rocks
and trickled over golden sands, and
men and maidens danced beneath the
trees. They seemed beckoning me 10
Join them, and plunged over the side
of the boat into forty fathoms OF brine.
The bath brought me to my senses, and
reached the Cuban coast more dead
than alive. The mania is of frequent
occurrence in tropical seas and Is
often referred 10 by the poets.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-02-24
A HAVEN FOR TOURISTS.
The Beauties of Bermuda as a
Winter Resort.
Many Americans Spend the Tnclement
season Among the Fruits and
Flowers of the Delight
full Islands.

w C Whitney, eX-consul to Bermuda,
said at the Palmer house the other day,
according to the Chicago Inter Ocean:
AT this season of the year many
Americans are visiting the Bermuda
islands. The hotel at Hamilton is
crowded, and several people from Chi
cago are spending the winter in the
Bcrmuclas. Although an English pos
session the Bermuda islands are es-
sentially American in the tastes and re-
quirements of the populace and com
mercial pursuits. Situated seven hun
dred miles from New York, they pre-
sent to the American tourist delight
ful haven far out at sea, where he can
recuperate in the pure and exhilarating
ocean air.
The existence of these little islands,
three hundred and siXty-five in number,
a mere specl1 as they appear almost in
midocean, has puzzled many geologists-
The largest island in the group is only
thirteen miles in length, yet it has
large population and produces all kinds
of semi-tropical fruits and flowers
abundantly. Much of the soil is planted
in onions, which are our principal prod
uct for export The United States
a ready IN arlzet for us, and our rela-
tions with this country are exceedingly
pleasant.
The formation of the Bermuda is
lands is calcareous, being a disintegra-
ton of shells and coral reefs. 1t is
probable that some time, centuries ago,
perhaps, the whole mass was produced
by a volcanic upheaval of the ocean
bed. This theory is supported by the
Cr1-pat Wa lSin cham caves which lead for
miles under the bottom of the ocean,
and the stalactites suspended from the
roof are of volcanic formation.
aside from the native and white
population Bermuda has two regiments
of English soldiers at the forts who
garrison the islands notable point
of interest is dry dock capable of
taking the largest man-of- war in the
English navy. This immense structure
was built in England and tOwed the en-
tire distance to Bermuda by seven YES
sells.
Curious as it may seem, there is not
a well or drop of fresh water to be OBJ
tanned on the islands. All the houses
are made from "A soft white stone which
is carved into square blocks. Even the
roofs are of this material. Large caves
are constructed ana ram Is caught ana
conveyed to tanks built in each house
for its reception. This rain water is
used for all purposes, and enough is Sc
cured in the rainy season to last all
summer.
There is not spot in the world
where the ocean is SO transparent as
around the Rermudas. Objects on the
bottom can be seen thirty feet below
the surface, and thousands of deep sea
fish in all their varied phases are no.
ticeable, the whole picture forming
grand aquarium upon which the eye
can rest for hours without fear of sa-
tietV"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-02-24

1t is fact well established by stu
dents of heredity that children arc an
To inherit not only the physical, mQn-
tai and moral traits of their parents,
but 10 be influenced by their age as
wei. Children born of very young
fathers and mothers never attain SO
vigorous "A growth of mind or body as
those of cider men and women, while
children of old people are born old
One of the most surprising cases in
medical history is that of Marguerite
Crlbaowna, who died in 1903, aged one
hundred and eight years. When ninety
four she was mar ried to man age,
one hundred and five. Three children
came of this union, but they had gray
hair, no teeth, We're stopped, yellow
and wrinkled, decrepit in movement
and could eat only bread and vegeta-
bles
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-02-24
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