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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-24
FACTS BRIEFLY STATED.

BARBARA FRIETCHIE's flag. which
Whittier immortalized. is preserved by
Barbara's 5 niece. Mrs. Handschen. 1t is
of silk, about twelve 10y eighteen inches,
and attached to a staff about three feet
long.
THE second largest diamond in the
world il now undergoing the cutting
process at Antwerp. When finished it
will be about the size of pigeons egg
and viii weigh about two hundred
karats.
ENGLISH ignorance of America did
not begin with this generation. Gold
smiths description of Niagara falls in
cludes the statement that some In
dians in their canoes, as il is said, have
ventured down IL in safety"
THE weather on the top of Pixies
peak during December last was the
coldest, for the month. that has been
experienced there in fifteen years past,
and, with one exception, the coolest
ever recorded there for December. The
mean temperature for the month was
one degree above zero.
a CURIOUS and apparently ancient
sword was plowed up near Savannah,
Mo, few days ago. The local paper
describes it as similar TO the blades
used by the Romans and the local
antiquarians think it belonged TO some
member of De Soto's expedition" 4"
which was around southern Missouri in
I54I
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-24
Daughter of the Regiment,

Some of the romantic events set
forth in Donizetti's opera, THE
Daughter of the Regiment" are
paralleled in a story from st. Peters
burg. In one of Russia's little wars
against troublesome tribes some twenty
wears ago the soldiers of the Kckholmsl<y
regiment found on the battlefield after
an engagement the body of a woman
with little girl baby clasPed in her
arms. The child was adopted by the
regiment and named Maria Kehholmys-
lIaya. She was educated at the expense
of the regiment, has always lived with
ii and has been in every sense the
daughter of the regiment Some little
me ago Lieut.. Schlemmer, of the
Tumslly dragons, fell in love with the
young woman. He proposed, and the
whole regiment. acting her father,
considered his proposal. investigated
his character and received testimonials
from his brother officers He was gra-
ciously accepted. and the couple are To
bc welded shortly with interesting GER
ernony that BELTS the character of the
case
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-24
WOMEN'S FAOS.
One of Them Is Mania for Hiding
Things from burglars

Every woman is possessed OF some
mania in a mild form, which, however,
is of as pronounced type, though less
aggressive. as that which has sent
many a poor mortal to the insane asy-
lum The New York Commercial Adj
vertiser claims that this is no rash
statement, but merely a study from
actual life. Take in your own family,
for instance: Do you not say: Jessie
or Belle or Susie is absolutely crazy on
such and such a subject?" And though
the topics vary with the women the de-
mentia is not lessened one whit there
by. Look at the number of feminine
care-takerS who have a passion for hid
ing away their possessions, and so care
fully do they put them out of sight that
they themselves forget where the
place is when it comes time to find
them. Those people would Indignantly
resent any insinuation as to their san
ity, but does it seem possible that we'll
balanced minds viii stow away a gold
thimble or Il roll of bills in a pair of
rolicd-up stockings, or put jewelry or
cash in the scrap basket or the CRATE,
and then, in less than twenty-four
hours. give the stockings away to a
blind beggar, sell the contents of the
basket To the ragman and light "A cozy
fire in the CRATE right on top of the
most cherished possessions? Yet this
is done every day, if the papers speak
the truth; and who would have the
bOldneSS to doubt the statements of the
press? Then again there are women so
morbidly afraid of robbers that IL be
comes a mania with them, and every
night a search begins under beds and
into dark closets, which. if successful in
its object, would turn their hair gray
in one night. When bedtime comes
they load themselves down with the
family silver, which they carry up TO
their sleeping apartments; every win
dow is not only bolted, but tin pans are
set ut such angles that burglars
breath would knock them over and thus
throw the timid creatures upstairs into
violent Mysteries. instead of putting
them on guard against the intruders as
Is the intention of the wobbly kitchen
utcnSil. Some women have a mania
for bargains and own yards and yards
of remnants in lengths and colors that
are simply useless, Yet which. because
of their craze, they could not possibly
resist buying. These are but n few in
stances, but hundreds of others could
be cited. and certain il * that though
the writer and the reader OF these lines
think themselves quite sane .on every
point there i some ilaw in their mental
armor that their friends could probably
dilatc upon for hours.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-24

There is something for the native
American stock II reflect upon, says
the Worcester Spy, in the remarks OF
one of the Indian girls from the Car
Isle Indian school, which was repre-
sented by three hundred and twenty
two pupils in the great parade OF school
children in New York this week Ihls
girl had been taking in the sights of the
metz opolis with others in charge OF a
white teacher. They had been down TO
Ellis island TO witness the landing of
some cmigrants, and after witnessing
for awhile this great horde of foreign
crs who were crowding ashore, this
Carlisle girl remarked to her white
teacher: Your people drove us out
centuries ago. Now these people are
coming to drive you out If you don't
stop them you viii be in few eentu-
ries what nv -psoD.e are now:
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-24
DOG AND GUN.

THREE hundred and twenty jack rab-
bits were killed within six hours oa a
forty-acrc farm tract near Dodge City,
Kan, few days ago.
A TREMENDOUS wilde 1t was shot by
hunter near Mt. Grctna, Pa The cat
killed two hounds before it received the
fatal bullet
n GIGANTIC gorilla measuring seven
ty inches across its chest and with
shoulders rs wide as those of three men
united. was shot by Lieut. Morgen's
party recently at a place twenty-five
davs' march from the coast of Came
room. The creature was so heavy and
unwieldy hat it required the efforts of
sixteen men to drag ii To the station.
a FAMOUS hunting dog, the hero of a
hundred ar fights and of numerous
fights with panthers and wildcats,
which didn't count" died at Ashland,
Ore. rccentlr. His owner, hunter in
the Sislliyous, kept record of the dogs
bear achievements. and figures out that
il caught one hundred and five bears, in
Guiding those treed, brought To bay, and
run into caves, where they were shot.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-24

The most remarkable canal in the
world is the one between Worsley and
st. Helens, in the north of England. 1t
is sixteen miles long and underground
from one end 10 the other. In that sec
tion of Great Britain the coal mines are
very extensive, more than half the
country being undermined. Many years
ago the mana gers of the duke of Bridge
waters estates thought that they could
save money 10y transporting the product
of the mines underground, therefore
the canal was constructed and the
n ines connected and drained at the
same time. Ordinary canal boats are
used on this unique water way, the mo-
tive power being furnished by men.
The tunnel arch over the canal is pro-
vidcd with cross timbers, and the men
who do the work of propulsion lie ON
their backs on the loads Of coal and
push with their feet against the wooden
supports of the roof
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-24
a MOUNTAIN OF BARK.
An Immense Pile of Waste That Cannot
Be Utilized.


A few miles from Mannheim, New
York, there is a village supported
entirely by its vast manufactory
for changing the cinchona bark
into the quinine of commerce Sew
eral other medicinal extracts be-
sides quinine are got from the bark,
but after 1t Is put to every possl-
bile use there remains substance, IN
bulk almost equal to the original bark,
for which no possible use has been dis
covered Usually manufactures are
able to turn their waste products to
some sort of uSe-to fertilizers, to the
making of emban,xments. To the filling
OF uneven ground And if they cannot
use them in some positive way. they
may at least burn them, and so get rid
of the burden Not so with this refuse
from cinchona bark.
Years ago, according to the New York
Sun, the manufactory dumped this stuff
into the river. But the government
was called in to investigate, and found
that the worthless stuff not only killed
the fishes, but so embittered the waters
that they We're not fit to drink. So il
was forbidden TO the manufactory To
use the river for carrying off its waste
products Then ground was bought.
and they started TO dumping. And
now the village Is under the shadow of
great hill, that is rapidly growing.
and will soon be little short of a noun
tain. This huge artificial mound is an
unsightly, barren thing. covering many
acres of soil that might be put to some
use. Some day an order may come To
remove the mountain into the midst of
the sea. The manufacturers hope. how
ever. that science. which has touched
so many unsightly and useless things
with a magic wand. may enchant even
the bitter and worthless refuse of Gin
chona bark and make their mountain a
gold mine.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-24
FARMING IN FOREIGN LANDS.

IN Denmark a law has just been en-
acted, rendering compulsory the slaugh-
ter of animals affected with tuberculo-
sis
THE price of potatoes in Australia
has advanced to almost seven cents per
bushel free on board at shipping sta
tions.
II the southern section of Russia, rim.
derpest has increased rapidly, and cattle
markets have been closed by the gov
ernment.
IN Mexico, the river Slado oyerflowed
its banks, and thousands of acres of cof-
fee plantations and cattle lands were
inundated
THE wool clip of New Zealand was
expected, at the end of last year, to be
of better quality than the clip of the
previous season
a CATTLE insurance company has been
formed in Germany, to insure cattle
against tuberculosis. Tie premium for
cows and heifers is ninety-five cents,
for oxen and bulls sixty-eight cents per
head
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-24
MEN FIFTEEN INCHES HIGH.

what "A French StatIstician says wiIi Be
Earth in Two Thousand Years.
A French statistician. who has been
studying the military and other records
with a view of determining the height
of men AT different periods. has reached
some wonderful results He has not
only solved some perpleNing problems
in regard 10 the past Of the human race,
but il also enabled 10 calculate its fu-
ture and TO determine the exact period
when man viii disappear from the
earth. The recorded facts extend over
nearly three centuries. II is found that
in 1910 the average height Of man in
Europe was 1.75 meters, or say five feet
nine inches. In 1890 IL was five feet six
inches. In 1s2O IL was five feet five
inches and fraction. At the present
time il il five feet three and three
fourths inches. II il easy 70 deduce
from these figures a rate Of regular and
gradual decline in human stature, and
then apply this, working backward and
forward To the past and TO the future.
By this calculation IL il determined that
the stature Of the first men attained the
surprising average of sixteen feet nine
inches. Truly. there were giants on
the earth in those days. The race had
and Goliath was "A quite degenerate Off
spring of the giants. Coming down 10
later times, we find that at the beginning
of our era the average height Of man
was nine feet, and in the time of Charlie
magne il was eight feet eight inches.
But the most astonishing result Of this
scientific study comes from the applica-
ton Of the same ineXorable law of
diminution TO the future. The calcula-
tion shows that by the year 1000 A. ID.
the stature Of the average man viii be
reduced to fifteen inches. At that epoch
there will be only Lilliputians on the
face of the earth. And the conclusion
of the learned statistician is irresistible:
that the end of the world viii GER
tainly arrive, for the inha bitants viii
have become 50 small that they will
finally disappear finish by disap-
pearing'-as the French idiom expresses
it-''from the terrestrial globe"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-24
WHAT PAwNeRokERs SEE.
Pathetic Scenes That Are Everyday DC.


Pathetic Scenes That Are Everyday DC
currcnces.
On a recent cold day a young man.
who looked at first glance 10 be well
dressed. slipped into one of the uumcr-
Gus pawnbroi1crs' places on the Boyycry,
says the New York Times. HIS over
coat, which he wore tightly buttoned
about his body. was 50 nearly new that
the store crcaScS' had not vet disap-
pcarcd. 1t was of good material and
had probably cost forty or forty-five
dollars. As soon as the door closed be
hind him the man tool, of the overcoat,
threw it on the counter and laconically
asked of the pawnbroller: ''IIow much?'
-Four dollars" was the response. after
the garment had been examined. 1T
cost me forty dollars. / want ten dol
lars, pleaded the man IN give you
FIVE dollars" No" s.WelI''-after
another critical examination-..Tl let
you have six dollars and not cent
more" With curse the man put the
six dollars in his pocket and walked out
into the street 10 shiver in an old, thin
and ragged suit of clothes which had
previously been concealed 10y the over
coat. That coat said the pawnbroker
TO a friend who had watched the trans
action, has probably come from some
careless persons front hail; but / can't
be expected TO know about the people
who come here or the articles they
bring. Besides the coat is cheap at six
dollars
Within FIVE minutes after this Incl
dent a really well-dressed man, but
without an ovcrcoat, stepped into the
place by a side door. Without a word
he took off his coat. cleared its pockets
of a handkerchief and two or three
letters, which he jammed into his
trousers pockets, and laid the garment
on the counter. The pawnbrolzer
looked over it and remarked: Seventy
five cents" The man shook his head.
''One dollar" said the pawnbroller, and
the customer held out his hand and
clutched the money. The only word he
spoke was when he gave name to be
written on the pawn-ticllet. He hur-
ried out in his shirt-sleeves and ran into
a saloon a few doors away. That sort
don't come often, said the pawnbrollcr.
Hes gambling with somebody and he
expects 10 come back and get his coat
before night Perhaps he Will, but
don't look for him
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-24
POPULAR PALACES.

THAT to be great is To be misunder-
stood
THAT ladies pay no atteRtion to the
ballet.
THAT a warm heart is better than all
riches.
THAI poet cannot appreciate lob
stcr-salad.
THAT Vassar students never think of
natrimony.
THAT rhubarb is never eaten by the
elect of men.
THAT the frce-lunch fiend does not
pay for his fun
THAT lovers of the beautiful never
wear false tect;.
THAT pinl. fnger-nails are indicative
of good breeding.
THAT the tramp doesn't enjoy his
sleep in the open air
THAT a millionaire isn't bothered
when he has the toOthache.
THAT near-sighted men never know
when a pretty girl passes them
THAT the "Icll-fcnce cat has more
fluctuations than my lady's lap-dog.
THAT the trombone-player in the or
chestra is not rs earnest as he appears
to De-.Judge.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-24
NUMBER u.
a FAMILY OE LIONS.
An Eye-witness Tells How They Act In
Their Natural state.

Ihetr Natural Stats-
''The Large Game and Natural His
tory of South and Southern Africa" by
Hon. W. IL. Drummond, gives the fol-
lowing account of eyewitness,
which gives a good idea of lion family
life:
Il once had the pleasure of, unob-
served myself, watching a lion family
feeding l was encamPed on the Black
Umfalosi, in Zululand. and toward
evening walked out about half mile
from camp / saw a herd of zebra
galloping across me, and when they
were nearly three hundred yards off /
saw a yellow body flash toward the
leader and saw him fall beneath the
lions weight. There was tall tree
about sixty yards from the place. and,
anxious TO see what went on. / walked
up to il. while the lion was still occu-
pied too much TO look about him, and
climbed mp. He had by this time quite
killed the beautifully striped animal,
but instead of proceeding TO eat IL, he
got up and rOarcd vigorously, until
there was an answer. and in a few min
utes the lioness. accompanied by four
whelps. came trotting up the same di-
rection as the zebra, which no doubt
she tried To drive toward her husband.
They formed "a nne picture as they all
stood around the carcass, whelps tear
ing it and biting il, but unable TO get
through the tough skin. Then the lion
lay down, aud the lioness. driving her
offspring before her did the same four
or five yards off, upon which he got up,
and, commencing 70 eat. had soon fin
ished a hind leg, retiring a few yards
on one side as soon as he had done 50.
The iOness came up next and tore the
carcass to shreds, boiling huge mouth
fuls, but not objecting To the whelps
eating as much as they could find.
There was a good deal Of snarling and
growing among these young lions, and
occasionally a stand-up fight for min
ute. but their mother did not take any
notice of them, except To give them "A
sharp blow with her paw If they got IL
her way. There was now little left of
the zebra but a few bones. which hun
drcds Of vultures were circling around
wanting To pick, while almost an equal
number hoped awlSwardiy about on
the ground within fifty or sixty yards
of il, and the whole lion family walked
quietly away. the honcss leading and
the lion, after turning his head 10 see
that they were not followed, bringing
up the rear.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-24
CURIOUS MEXICAN BELIEFS.
The Old Time Idea OF Heaven and the
Hereafter.

The Old Time Idea OF Heaven and the
Hereafter.
The ancient Mexican idea Of Heaven.
hell and the after state Of the soul is
extremely curious and interesting. Ac-
cording TO their notions souls neither
good nor bad, or those whose virtues
and vices balanced each other. were TO
enter a medium state of idleness and
empty content.
The wicked, or those dying by any ofa
long list OF different modes Of death,
went to Meitlan. a distant hall within
the bowels of the earth. The souls of
those struck 10y lightning, or OF those
dying by given list Of diseases, were
transported 10 d remote clysium, called
Tialocan; children went 10 the same
place. The actual Heaven, the House
of the sun" was reserved for warriors,
women who died in defense of their
children and those who were offered up
as sacrifices. Immediately after death,
according 10 their beliefs. the soul
passed TO that great House Of the
SUM-" ruled over by the sun himself,
who permitted the faithful TO accom-
pany him for a long term of years in his
circuit of the skies
During all these years of continual
nlght they were supposed TO honor the
sun with songs, dances and other forms
Of revelry. After this term of proba-
ton was ended they believed that they
would be re-animated and become beau
tiful birds with brilliant plumage, liv-
ing alternately among the stars of
heaven and the flowers of earth.
Their burial customs were equally
curious. They buried jug of water
with each corpse and placed small bits
of white bark in the hands. These
pieces of bark were usually covered
with characters, fact which caused
some archaologists TO suggest that they
We're probably passports To the region
beyond the stars. When one of their
number died the friends and relatives
forthwith made bonfire of all his per-
sonal effects, the idea being to light the
soul in its flight through the cold and
cheerless regions Of space.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-24
The French In Dahomey.

II is n curious feature of the French
foreign legion, which has been doing
some hard fighting in Dahomey. that it
Is composed of social outcasts from all
parts of Europe. Men who have held
prominent positions in the German.
Italian and other armies, but who have
been cashiercd for various offcnseS,
may be found serving As privates in the
legion. The discipline is remarkably
severe and the men are notorious a
desperate fighters whose courage has
been proved in many campaigns. Any
one who loves fighting may get his fill
in the legion, as it is called upon more
frequently than any other branch of
the French military service and the
work is always dangerous.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-24

Near Lincolnton, Ga, on a stream
known rs Fishing creek in q shclv-
ing, projecting rock. just above the wa
ter, there is the perfectly defined i'm
print OF 4 mans bare foot All the
toes are perfect, and in every respect
the mark is as plain as if made in plastic
clay or putty. The stone is as hard as
adamant, and has been ever since the
hrst white inhabitant landed in Lin
coin county, now over one hundred and
eighty years ago. by whom and when
the track was made is an interesting
query.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-24
The Meaning OF ouarantine.

The word quarantine comes from the
Italian quarantine" The monl1ish or
the Latin term was applied 10y the
Anglo-SaXons about Egbert's time 1t
was then the custom TO compute periods
of time by forties, and a vessel coming
from suspected or diseased port was
prohibited any intercourse with shores
for forty days Others say that the
Venetian first introduced the practice
and the name
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-24
An Australian Sea serpent.

The latest sea serpent story is from
Australia Two men recently made
affidavit at Liverpool, New South
Wales, that they had seen in the tall
sedge grass near that place an enor-
nous serpent. They declared that to the
best of their knowledge and belief it
was between forty-five and fifty feet in
length, and las large in circumference
"A common salt barrel"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-24

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exediousiy executed at tie lowest prices. And
don 'tyou forget IL.
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The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-02-22
Flooded Torn.
Press to the News.

Associated Press to the News.
PORT DEPOSIT, Md, Feb. 22.-One
half of this place is under water, and
the other half is covered with blocks
Of ice, drift wood and wreokage.
Homeless residents are now quarte!od
in houf built on the side o. the
mountain The water neither increases
nor receeds. 10 some parts it covers
the first stories Of the houses.