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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-05-12

The argument docket for the June
term Of the Supreme Court has been re-
ceived. The First Circuit cases are
John Z. Clator v. Charles Otto, Geo. 5.
Davis v. NJ F. Hall, T. p. Jones ".
Singer Manufacturing Co., Isaac Riley
v. Enoch Riley's executor, w. Z. Cook
V. T. j. Dorsey, W. 7. Hinkson " John
Erwin, Barnes S. & L. Co. v. Bloch
Bros, U. S. Baking Co. V. 2. Bachman
e. Sons, Neil & Ellingham V. Rogers
Bros. & Co., State v. James W.. Morris.
State v. A. p. Brookover, d. NJ. Os-
borne e. Co. v. Samuel Francis.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-05-12

JUST RECEIVED. full assortment OF
ladies fine shoes, all the leading styles.
Also a full line of low shoes for spring
and summer wear.
L. V. BLOND.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-05-12
STONE Z THOMAS
{ S0D0i-Annual
Remnant Sale.

On FRIDAY of this week occurs Semi Annual
Remnant Sale of all kinds of Dry Goods, Carpets ETC.
r great business of this has made great lots OF
Remnants Great the quantity is the prices at which
they will be sold will make them go in hurry.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-11-10
SEVEN sCoLDlNo WIVES.

HAZLITr's wife cared nothing for his
abilities and kept him in hot water by
her temper.
BoswELLs ''Uxoriana" is a collection
of his wife's sayings TO him, which
does no little credit TO her abilities as
a scold.
Ben JoSsoN's wife went to the inn
after him if he staid too long and
brought him home, tongue-lashing him
all the way.
FARQUHAR, the dramatist, thought
he was marrying n rich. talented and
amiablc girl and when asked about her
declared that he had got "a scold. who
carried her wealth on her back and
her intellect on her tongue
JEAN Paul. RIcHTER's wife was ieal-
Gus and was constantly on the watch
to catch him in some Irritation. She
generally succeeded and when she did
always threatened TO leave him. He
told her to go and she never did.
AnDIsoN'S wife, the dowager-countess
of Warwick. would not allow him 10 90
to the inn at all unless he sat by the
window where he was in plain view
of her from her front room. Every
absence from his post had to be ac-
counted for.
DANTE was married to Gemma
Donati, woman of stern, impcrious
temper. He was hectorcd and bullied
day and night until his exile. which
was, in this respect, for him a fortun-
ate occurrence. lie does not mention
Comma in any of his writings
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-11-10
BOSSY ON q TEAR.
Florida Cow Overcome AFTER Eating d
CIaret-Soaked Watermelon.

CIaret-soaked Watermelon.
Not long ago, when the mercury
down at Ocala. Fla, was climbing near
the top of the tube, two young men a,--
cided 10 agreeably surprise their young
lady friends 10y treat Of iced water
melon for dinner, says the Capitol
After studying over the matter awhile
they decided that an ice-cold melon
was not good enough-did not begin to
show their appreciation Of the young
ladies--sO they went down into their
pockets and purchased two bottle Of
the finest claret in the city. cmpiira
them into the melon. then sent it tp
the hotel, with instructions 10 place il
in a cooler place. This was done. and
all would have been well had not the
hotel folks decided 10 treat the guc~t~
10 fine melon the same day. The
rich, wine-tilled melon lay side 10y side
with the melon favored only by ma
ture, and yet the sameness on the out
side remained undisturbed. At the
proper time the colored factotum ua-
ordered 10 prepare the hotel melon for
the table. tNo one except the Young
men knew anything about the wine
being put in the melOn.D A. soon a-
the knife laid the melon open the
peculiar odor satisfied the waiter that
il was spoiled. A brief consultation
was held and the unanimous verdict
was that il was no good. IL wa, taken
out and placed in the cow lot, where
mild-eyed Jersey lay dreaming the
hours away. The bovine. knowing
good thing when She saw il. was soon
on the outside Of the melon. wine and
all. Now, two quarts of wine i-
pretty stiff drink fer even a COW. and
II soon began to tell on her. and for
time she made things lively, trying 90
stand'on her head, kicking up her heels,
trying TO waltz, tugging at the fruc,
with her horns and acting a. if -hr
was half crazy 10 paint the town reed
IN her own way. Finally the heavy
debauch proved too much for her. She
took the hiccoughs, staggered around
awhile, fell down and began snoring
just the same as any other bum. Since
then she has refused To- eat plaiumrIuu.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-11-10
LIGHTS OF LITERATURE.

PAUL BOUgGET. the French novelist.
and his wife, are in Newport.
PRoF. Karl LUDWIG PETER, who died
in Jena, Germany. few days ago.
was one of the best authorities in the,
Fatherland on Roman history. which
he made his speciality.
Miss JEAN INGELow, the poetess is
siNty-three years old and lives quietly
in South kensington, Eng. She is still
a hard worker, believing that perse-
verance makes the better part of
genius.
ToLsToI hopes To live long enough to
complete one more novel, which viii
be named God in the Man" and will
deal with society under present con
ditions The literary gossips say that
1T will be very Socialistic and commun-
istic in its sympathics.
Rev. EDWARD EVERETT HALE says
that Ralph Waldo Emerson. on one of
his ocean trips, committed Millions
''LycidaS' to memory to while away
a few otherwise uuprofitable days. and
that he never heard of anyone else
who did that on such a voyage for pas
time.
PIERRE LORI, the French novelist.
has completed his service in the navy
and is about to form a caravan to
start for the Holy Land from Cairo
and pursue the route. as near as may
be, taken by the holy family in the
flight to Egypt He is going To write
a book on the subject
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-11-10
An Imnerinn. rrlnrc

a funny story il told about the little
crown prince of Germany. who b. only
thirteen years old. One day. when al
play with his brother in the royal
nursery, terrible crash reused the
emperor, who was busy in his study
As the emperor is very fond OF maua--
ing his household himself. he hurried
To the nursery To learn the cause of
the disturbance. As he entered the
room the little princes drew up and
gave the military salute, as they had
been taught TO do. When asked tu cN-
plain the cause of the noise the young
Prince William Frederick said: "Ny
brother and had little difficulty.
and was Obliged TO show him who is
crown prince in this establishment.
Very good; / believe in discipline.
SAID the emperor, and l think ] bad
better show who is emperor in this
establishment" and with that Doe
picked up the little prince and gave
hlm rather severe spanking L. make
ilm recognize higher authority still
than that of the crown prince.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-11-10
TYPES OF BAD MEN.
characteristics OF the Frontier Desp
ADDE'S who Held Life Cheap.

tharscteristics OF tiie Frontier Desper-
ADDE'S who Held Life Cheap.
The wonder grows whence sprang
these men, who, with pistols on both
hips and knives in their belts, were
ever eager for some fray, and when no
one could be found to accommodate
them picked a quarrel and then killed
their fellow-man-
The peculiar dangers that attend the
pursuit of gold seem to bring out in
enormous degree, all the latent vic
iousness in man, and the interest is,
where did such men hide themselves
when IN more peaceful parts, or
did the mere sight of the precious
metal or the Unsuitable greed to obtain
IT transform respectable citizen into
an animal in contrast with whom "a
royal Bengal tiger would be socia BILE
and almost companionable?
| asked this question, saws a writer
in the San Francisco Chronicle, of III.
j. Crow, of Los Angeles, one of her
most prosperous and adventurous bust
ness men, who had founded Idaho CITY
and had followed mining in many
states and territories, about the char
acteristics of these bad men" and
whence they came.
"Nou could generally bet on il, =" said
Mr. Crow, that they were from the
southern states, and seemed to have
had dark experiences before they had
penetrated into the mines. As a rule
they were lazy men, possessed with al
most animal strength, and were utter
ly devoid of remorse. Indeed, thes.
men-and | have known several-ap-
parently felt that they owed nothing
to society and had no responsibility. |
saw three men hanged together one
day and heard one say to the other:
Well, Jim, go ahead, I'll meet Won
IN hell in a minute and when it came
his turn to swing he shouted: Three
cheers for jeff Davis They actually
feared nothing and held their own
lives as cheaply as they took others.
Where these men disappeared after the
mines gave out, or whether they ever
became peaceable citizens. | cannot
say L know several have adopted the
latter role, but il would take very lit
tie provocation to make them as blood
thirsty as when they sought victims in
Idaho "
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-11-10
FREAKS OF NATURE.

THOMAS HoRNBECK, of st. Croix, Ind
has on his farm litter of seven pigs
four Of which have six legs each, AND
one has feet like dog.
DR. j. {. BIvISGs, of Dalton, Ga. ha.
eat which in some respects resem.
bles a kangaroo. The fore feet are
much shorter than the hind ones. and
IT scurries over the ground just like
the Australian animal.
LIVING curiosity is in the posses.
sion of Henry Gcrbending, of Fort
Wayne, Ind 1t is a freak of nature in
the shape of three kittens which are
.nseparably Joined at the hips. There
are three heads, six fore feet and only
three behind.
a BEwITcHED apple, with a blood-red
drop inside, grows on several trees in
Norwich, Conn. 1t is called the
Mike apple" after farmer named
Micah, who over two hundred wears
ago was supposed to have killed a ped
dler and buried the body under one of
his apple trees.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-11-10
QUEER DOINGS OF PEOPLE.

The mobiles of Spain claim the right
of appearing in the presence of the
king with their hats on. To show that
they are not 50 much subject To him a.
other Spaniards are.
IL some parts of Ethiopia men pre-
sent themselves entirely without
clothes before a person To whom they
wish To pay especial reverence in order
to show their humility.
GREEKs, on the loss Of relative. alb
stained from wine and agreeable food.
took OFF all ornaments. dressed i'm
coarse, black stuff. shaved the head
and rolled in the mire or ashes.
The DajaileSe, of Borueu. never bury
"A dead member of their tribe until a
slave can be procured. who Is bchcad-
ed at the intermeut or cremation, L.
attend the deceased in the next world
PLEDGING ones health was formerly
done 10y the man next to the dI-inIler
standing mp beside him with q drawn
sword. in order that no one should Stah
him while his hands were holding the
cup.
AT ancient British fcaSts each guest
had his portion placed before him in
little wicker basket The most hon
ored or noble guest had the biggest
piece. and, taking ii in his hands. tore
it to pieces with his teeth.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-11-10
BURIED ENCCH ARDEN ALIVE.
An Egyptian Judge Who Believed Wit
nesses Rather Than His Own Senses.

An Egyptian Judge Who Believed Wit
Rather Than His Own Senses
A Swiss captain, at the end of a san
culinary and prolonged battle, caused
the dead and dying TO be thrown alike
into pits and buried together. Some
one pointed out to him that many of
the bodies still show ed signs of anima-
tion. My good sir replied the
Swiss, IF a man were to pay attention
to the signs they show there would not
be a dead body among them" a SINH
lar power OF preventing the mind being
turned aside by trifiing considerations
appears To have characterized a certain
kazi in the city of Cairo, Mansur Bin
Musia by name. His decisions, accord
ing to the London Standard, were usu-
ally rather extraordinary, but every
now and then they were so remarka-
BILE as TO attract attention from disin-
terested outsiders On one occasion
the inha bitants of Cairo were shocked
to see a living man borne through the
streets, tied fast to bier, and hurried
toward the cemetery to be buried alive.
His lamentabIe shrieks were entirely
disregarded by the bearers, who re
morseIessly carried out their duty To
its bitter end. 1t was soon ascertained
BILE for this atrocity, and, although
Orientals are not easily shocked where
the administration of justice, so-called,
is concerned, yet in this case it was
felt that some inquiries should be
made. Accordingly, the kazi was in
terviewed and he was asked why it
was that he had caused living man
to be buried alive. Like Mr.. Gilbert's
uaYnur i'm 9Th. MilyaHn
doubtless pointed out to him that bur
ial alive is too ''stuffy'' a death to be
agreeable. They found the kazi quite
ready To satisfy their doubt. ''Hou
wish,' he said, Ito know why this
young man has been buried alive.
Well, his burial has been ordered by
me in due form because six months ago
his wife was married to another man
according to the decree of the law
two witnesses of very respectable
character having certified to his
death at Bagdad- The man, however,
came before the court one morning,
pleaded that he was not dead. and ad-
vancedt claim to recover his wife /
ordered the two witnesses to reappear,
and they proved beyond doubt by
fresh evidence that they had attended
his funeral at Bagdad, where he was
buried in their presence. From this
circumstance il is easy to conclude
that the man cannot be a real one, but
the ghost of former, and must there
fore be laid in order to put an end To
all future disputes respecting the
woman" The bystanders thereupon,
as we are told, ''dissembled their mis-
givings, praised the kazi's justice and
retired. ."
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-11-10
Johns Hedceminc Eontmro-

Inc Chinaman is generally disiiled.
but 1t must be admitted that he has one
redeeming feature. He attends to his
own business He stays at home with his
little machine-made Joss and worsnips
IT, and reclls but little whether the
cows come home or not. and he never
pothers ms neighbors. He doesn't stop
you ON the street to ask you if you have
taken the Keeley cure. and he never
tries TO borrow five dollars until to- NOR
row, and he never takes your cigar to
llght his own. He has his faults: no
man Is perfect; he wears his hair differ
ent from ours, and he starts to dress
where he should leave off but he at
tends To his own business. Give him
credit Tor that; pat him once on the
oack Ior somebody's sake; give him a
cookie and tell him hes a daisy. He
deserves it.-Washington News.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-11-10
OLD PEOPLE.

NEW HAMPSHIRE claims the Oldest
ex-governor in the United States. in
The person of Nathaniel ). Berry, who
mas Just celebrated his ninety-seventh
birthday.
LYMAN MEACHAM, who died in Be
lott, Wis, few days since, aged nine
ty-siN, was direct descendant of Miles
Standlsh- He was a native of Vermont
and emigrated west in 1888.
PHILIP MACAULEY was a little less
than sixty years old when he arrived
IN this country from ireland in 1si9.
lie is still living, tolerably strong and
bright, at the age of one hundred and
three years, in Middletown, n. Y.
Mrs MARY PUTNAM SrRovER. who
dled recently in Amsterdam, n. V.
was in her one hundredth year. She
was daughter of Capt John Stroyer.
VINO was IN charge of the minute men
OF the revolution, and her grandfather
also served in that struggle.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-11-10
UP AND DOWN THE SCALE

PRINCE BIsNARK expressed regret the
other day that he had not kept up his
pianoforte practice. and said that ne
thought that persons having talent for
music should cultivate it assiduousIy
MAUD POWELL, the violiniSt. has suf-
fered for her art. At the tender are of
eight she used to come home from
school because the village bows ruveG
her aS the girl that played the fiddle. ''
Dn. LYMAN ABBorr has Just issued q
new hymn book, upon which he has
been at work for three years. The
work contains six hundred and forty
hymns and will toe used by Plymouth
church.
EMIL PAUR. the new leader of the
Boston Symphony Orchestra. is tail
slender man of agreeable mauners. He
knows very little English, but as his
knowledge of music is up to the mark
that doesn't matter
Music dealers say that Harris. the
composer of After the Ball. will
make over SlOO, 900 out of his song. lie
publishes it himself. at "A cost of 4 cents
a copy, and makes 16 cents clear on
every copy sold to music dealers.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-11-10
THE MISTAKE OF scIrno-
A New Argument on Tn. Much n,..
Question of Miracle.

New Argument on the Much Disc,..
Question of MIracIe.
a homely illustration is sorneti,,,-
more telling than volumes of fne-s,,,,,,
argument. The author of the specnI.'
tions entitled Along New Englar,i
Roads says that a set of villa.
worthless was one day engaged nm.
the problem of miracles. The lao.
nature are what we all have TO de,.,..l
on" said the young doctor, ''and IL
never change. It's certain that IL ,....
plant potatoes, they won't come ,..
pumpkins. You know that as we'll ~
! do, stephen" Stephen was an eld,.rT.
man, hard-featured and sunburpa.i
with d shrewd twinkle in his eve u
spoke in a mild. inquiring sort Of y,.,,
in vivid contrast with the doctor, sic
opinionated tone.
Il don't know much about tho Ian.
of natur', but l suppose you mra.,
somethin' like this, that when l,.t IL.
this jack-knife itll fall TO the H,.,..
and be stretched out a long arm b.rI
ing an open knife by the blade betv...,
his thumb and finger.
Exactly" said the doctor ..Ti,,-.
the law Of gravitation."
And it's sure TO fall. and l pe.1,...
be afraid of a miracle? Look L..-.
doctor, where did the law com. fr...-
that binds il 10 fall? What madeira,
particular law?"
The learned men who have iuy..,.
gated the laws of nature have not ,-..,
found their origin" said the da,f,-
honestly. They viii in time
And you can't tell me what mad.
the law that binds that jacll-kuif. ~
fall DOWN."
NO. can't. It's enough 10 know
that il viii fall"
NO chance of anything suprruafYr.
al? No miracle?"
Nonsense, let 90 the bIa8.. 3D.
Stephens thumb and forefinger ~,.D..,..
ated, and remained apart The fa.r..
knife was not on the floor. n ,y,.
hanging TO the wooden ceiling .,.-.
head, its blade buried ha II an inch 5,..,
in the soft pine. For about ten ....
onds no one spoke. Stephen was Iu.s-
ing at the doctor. ''Somethiu, -rY..-
natural happened, didn't it," a-seIb.
You jerked the knife up Yourself.
We'll, that want nat'ral was itar
The doctor hesitated.
Now see here, doctor said the odd
man just tell me how old your Iaa.
is that the jack-knife's got 10 fall
down"
Millions Of years. just a. long a,
there has been anything 10 fall -
And how old is the law that said my
Jack-knife must 60 up there. and -ti,.,,
its blade in that white-pinc ceiling
Just three minutes and a half gfI..
clock. And if that's 50, it's aly.ay- Just
as like a. not that whoever mad. rH..
thing go down viii make it go upvifh.
out me or anybody else KNOWN what
made il go. Your science is all right.
doctor. just as long As il talks about
what it knows: but when IL don't take
into account that somcthin' NAV inter
fere, why il amt wuth any morc.na
last years almanac TO tell feIler what
he Weather'S poiu' 10 br'''
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-11-10
STUB ENDS OF THOUGHT.
GooD pay inspires poet.
POVERTY is hereditary.

GOOD pay inspires a poet.
POVERTY is hereditary.
HEALTH is Hopes best tonic.
A MILLION dollars means million
cares.
FRAGRANCE is the invisible beauty OF
flowers.
The finer the church the greater the
congregation vanity.
If ambition tapers off at the top 1t
would be less dangerous.
WHAT a man thinks depends largely
on what he eats and drinks.
Ir's very poor family that hash q
bone to pick with somebody.-Deir"
Free Press.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-11-10
A One-Horse RaiIroad

One of the queerest railroads on this
continent is the Salisbury & Havey. in
New brunswick. 1t is but twenty
miles long, and, although it connects
with the lnter-Colonial road, an ad-
mirably constructed line, it Is confessed
ly unsafe. printed notice hung up in
the ears cautions passengers that it is
well to get out and walk when reaching
a certain bridge, and it was long the
custom to push the ears over this crazy
structure before the mighty engine was
trusted upon ats rOttipg timbers-
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-11-10
A FORBIDDEN SONG.
The Only Tune IL Was Not Permissible to
PLAY in the Dance Hall.

The Only Tune II Was Not Permissible to
Play in the Dance Han.
recall an interesting scene in Ar
bor's old dance hall in Silver Cliff. in
the winter of lS7S-79. writes "A Denver
correspondent of the New York World
The Silver Cliff excitement then
ranked only second to that of Lead
vile, and thousands were rushing to
the new EldoradO.
The great dance hall was crowded
with miners, proSpectorS and tender
feet. Two sets of dancers had been on
the floor all The evening. Two long
rows Of gaming tables had also been
running at full blast. and at midnight
there came lull in the dancing for
lunch. Some of the boys took poses
sion of the platform, and young fell
low dressed in jacket and overall,
threw his slouch hat back on his heao
and struck up some familiar tune OF
the piano. There were a5a..t a dozen
in the party who joined in the singing
Suddenly one of the BOYS started ur
Home, Sweet Home" The Young
man at the piano struck in with an
accompaniment, and that old-time
song of loved ones and home associa-
tion began to till the great hall.
Pop ArhOur was soon seen running
towards the orchestra platform lie
had no objection to gospel hymns. but
entered protest at Home, Sweet
Home"
Don't, boys; don't sing that song
here"
why not?' asked one of the bows.
y on Will make all of the girls home
sick and break up the dance hall
Sing any song want To, but not Home.
Sweet Home"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-11-10
HISTORICAL.

THE emancipation proclamation was
ISSUED on January /, 1868.
WILLIAM Penn signed the treaty of
peace with the Indians on November
4, 1852.
GRAY unsized blotting paper was
sold in England, according To Rogers
in his history of prices, as far back as
1865.
DECEMBER =, 1877, commentaries the
ratification of the constitution by the
state of Delaware, she being the first
state to ratify.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-11-10

In China and Japan watermelons are
served as a sort of frozen ice and form
an exceedingly dainty dish. Take a
large, sweet, ripe melon, cut il in half
and with a spoon scoop ont the entire
center, of course removing the seeds
Put the watermelon into chopping
tray and chop il rather fine. Add one
cup of powdered sugar, and il you use
wine a tablespoonful Of sherry. Turn
this into an ice cream freezer. Pack
the freezer, turn the crank for about
five minutes until the watermelon -
icy cold and in the condition of soil
snow. Serve ana glasses
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-11-10
Chinese Sacred Drums.

Every Chinese temple is provided
with one or more sacred drums, the
sound of which is supposed to soothe
and keep quiet the great dragon that
upholds the earth. Whenever there is
moment in which all of these drums
are silent the dragon begins TO move
uneasily and there is an earthquake
The first tremor is, therefore. instantly
followed by a universal drumming
such as is never heard in China on any
other occasion, and the pandemonium
continues until the dragon becomes
quiet.