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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-08-10
,IIJST MISSED 1T.
The Beautiful Opportunity Which Pre-
sented Itself to a Sportsman

The Beautiful Opportunity Which Pre-
scented Itself to a Sportsman
An Englishman. on his first shooting
trip in India. had put up with his
servant. Mohammed Ali-high-sound-
ing names are cheap in that country
at "a namelcss village of half dozen
hutS." All the male population. con-
sisting of nine men and boys. turned
out cheerfully to beat the jungle for
him. On the first day. and very near
the village. he met with an adventure
which evidently Is never recalled with
ont profound sorrow; although he tells
the story. in The Shadow of the Pa
CODA" with some attempt at lightness
of spirit
Mohammed Ali had posted me in a
thicltet overlooking Il long, narrow
lane of grass. which wound like a
stream between hills clothed in dense
Jungle My ambush was not ten feet
from the opposite wall of bush. and |
sat there with cooked rifle in the
breathless expectancy of a novice,
with Mohammed Ali crouching at my
back | felt his warning finger, and
Straining every nerve. heard the delib-
crate approach of some animal
\ few moments more and a Jersey
cow-lilze head was peering at me over
the bushes ten feet away. Vaguely ]
thought of the neighboring village and
Strayiug kline. For full five seconds
that animal and | looked into each
others eyes. each wondering what the
other WAS doing there Then the head
vanished The bamboos crashed be
fore the rush of heavy animal IL
flight. and knew what had not done
All. sahib. sahib. All, sahih, sahib,
sahsb''
Mohammed Ali stood over me. beat
ing his hirSute bosom with both hands.
His eyes were full of tears
"A cow" | stammered, feeling very
small.
'-Cyir" exclaimed Mohammed Ali.
sittin" down to rock himself to and
fro and bang his breast till it sounded
like u Smothered drum Cow. sahib,
II was a tsine. tsine. tSine, Oh. why
did you not shoot? 1t was dead: it
was killed! Why, sahib, did you not
fire.
\ tSine. ! do not think Mohammed
Ais sufferingS were comparable t.
mine when learned that the visitor
was the rarest and finest game beast To
be shot in the country And he. like
the patient man he i. forgave me on
the spot.
Never mind. sahib." he said. rising
with deep sigh: never mind, You
,hali XIII the next one. There are many
IA this Jungle
There may have been: hut though we
beat and tracked all that day. and for
many days afterward. seldom return
ing IL camp without seeing something.
the something was never d tsine.-
Youths Companion.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-08-10
HARD ON THE CATS.
But the Squire's Orders Had to Be Cs
ried out.

but the >tIulre- Orders HAD to be Car
ried out.
\ private English gentlemen lives
on the outskirts of that sacred incIos-
ure-the preserves 1t happens that
there are good MANY rats in the
neighbcrhood of his house. 50 IT was
necessary to have eats in order To- keep
them down. These cats have d strange
way of disappearing one after another
1t -. of course. easy nOugh To replace
them, but still it Is very annoying to
have To do 50 continually. especially to
lovers Of cats. The neighbors account for
their removal by unanimously ascrib-
ing il to the game keeper. This official
seems a very civil and decent fellow
personally. so the aggrieved house
keeper accnstS him. and asks him point
blank whether he can account for the
diaappcaranceS. not To- put too fine
point upon it as Mr.. Micaw ber would
say which means, of course. whether
hc has not shot the animals. The game
keeper makes no attempt To repel the
soft Impeachment, but very candidly
replies:
Well, sir. You see I'm a servant. ]
have my orders. and I've got to obey
them"
But are Won aware, keeper, that
this is a penal offense?"
Dare say it is, sir, but that's my
orders?''
WHO from?''
why, the squire, you know, of
course"
The discussion thus terminates dis
tinctly in favor of the gamekeeper, be
cause the squire is. a. before. a magis-
trate. and by virtue of uniting the two
functions in his own person he can af-
ford To defy the law with impunity
and To have his own way. There is. in
fact. no remedy at al-Westminster
Review
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-08-10
Original Theory OF Education.

Count de Lesseps has always had the
ories on the education of children Part
of his success in the Suez canal was due
To the help of Abbas Pasha, who had
been pupil of the count Abbas was
very fat and luxury-loving boy, but
with more than ordinary intelligence.
AT the end of the first month of De Les
seps' direction of his education his tutor
with some pride brought in the boys
reports. DO not bring me reports of
lessons" De Lesseps said, but his
weight. desire you to weigh him at
the beginning of every month! If he
has gained in flesh punish him. And see
that it does not happen again
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-08-10
THE COLLEGES.

PRINCETON Will debate with neither
Yale nor Harvard this year. The sys-
TENS of debate in vogue at each col
lcge are 50 different that il Il impoS-
rlble To find any common ground upon
which To stand.
AT Lehigh college meeting held to
discuss the subject of either dropping
lacrosse or baseball ON account of lack
of funds To support both il was decided
to make an attempt to raise the money
and to keep both teams.
JOINS HOPKINS has received a yalu-
able collection of fossils from Robert
+ Hin. of Washington. geologist
connected with the government sur
vey. The collection contains more
than four thousand specimens and Is
considered one of the most complete in
this country.
THE students of Harvard and the
University of Pennsylvania are to com
pete for a prize of two hundred and
fifty dollars, offered by John c. Ropes.
of Boston. for the best essay submitted
by "a candidate for degree in either OF
the above institutions on the subject:
The Causes of the Russian War of
1872"
ALEXANDER MAzYCK. who died at
London, Canada. on January -, was
the oldest living graduate of Prince
ton college, having graduated in 1870
IN class of forty-three members. BY
his death William Clay Wallace. of
Newark. y. J.. of the class of 1873. be
comes the oldest living graduate
The library of Yale university has
just received from Robbins Batteu. of
Norfolk. gift of richly-boun copy
of the very rare octave edition of Per
cIvals poems. prepared for memorial
of the erection of a monument la II
year by few of the poets friends over
his grave in Wisconsin
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-08-10
BEAUTY IN AGE.
An Old Lady Who Relieves In Being Al
ways Cheerful.

why's
A dear old lady of eighty-three is she
who is described by Kate Sanborn. in
"A Truthful Woman in Southern Cali
fornia," as Grandma Wade" She
says:
| have known several interesting oc-
togenarians, but never one that sur
passed her in loveliness. wit and Ri
tive jollity. She still has her ~<sa,.
admirers among men as well g. ,von,-
en-, and now and then p -. -,
earnest proposal from So 5onarr old
fellow. The last Of me -
-, -, these aged lovers,
.;t;o- relegated to the po-
.iJa,L ,ther. urged her to recon
,,f n,s natter and make it a subject
! ,s ,er. But she quietly said:
I'm not going to bother the Lord
with questions | can answer myself!
One day when she was choked by a
bread crumb at the table. she said to
the frightened waiter. as soon as she
could regain her breath:
Never mind if that did go down the
wrong way. A great many good things
have gone down the right way this
winter
She is invariably cheerful, and when
she was parting with her son for the
winter. she said:
Well. ohm, | want to know before
You go just what you have left me in
your will
This little joke turned a tear into a
smile.
Even when i'll, she is so bright and
hopeful that friend once exclaimed
Grandma. / do believe you would
laugh if you were DYING
Well said she, so many folks &c
to the Lord with a long face, CUES:
He will be glad to see me come to Hin
sInilinP'''
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-08-10
THOUGHTS ON MARRIAGE.

MARRIED in haste, we repent at leis-
ure.-COngreve.
HUMBLE wedlock is far better than
proud rginity.-Augustine
a HUSBAND is plaster that cures all
the ills of girlhOod- Moliere
MES marry to make an end. women
TO make beginning.-A. Dupuy.
MAN finds himself seven years older
the day after his marriage.-Bacon
No MAN can either live piously or die
righteOusly without a wife.-Richter.
TAKE not too short a time to make a
worldwide bargain in.-Shakespeare.
NEVER marry but for love. but see
that thou lowest what is lovely.-Penn
For any man to match above his
rank is but to sell his liberty.-Massin-
ger.
A PERSONS character is but half
formed till after wedlock-C. Sim
mons.
WEDLOCK's like wine, not properly
judged of till the second glass.-Jer-
rold.
IT is in vain that man is born
fortunate if he be unfortunate in his
marriage.
MEN should keep their eyes wide
open before marriage and half shut
afterward.-Mme. Scuderi.
FATHERS their children and them
selves abuse. that wealth a husband
for their daughters choose Shirley.
MARRIAGE with good woman is a
harbor in the tempest of life; with a
bad woman it is a tempest in a harbor
J. +. Sem.
AS THE husband is. the wife is; if
mated with clown, the grossness of
his nature will have weight to drag
thee edown.-Tennyson.
THE kindest and the happiest pair
will find occasion to forbear and some
thing every day they live to pity and
perhaps fOrgive.-Cowper
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-08-10
FOREIGN GOss7

THE total amount "t .r'..'
collected far1ur paIa.~ ~ -...--s
Sl5U.uuO. Il IL shortly H.- y
1u the pope
ME- ANuEES GAENEa-E ls, =
Ell Buckhur~i hall lu hvll-
an old castle crI,hratrt t--.
sandstone towers
All Of the students ~ -ar T-
At present al the 7HEa. -
music in England are "a ..---s-
violin players have increase r
IN numbers ia Eurapr ~ -4..-
SuUTH AFRICA l> H4Fll. .
summer known la a--. gear
the early part at la-t l
age shade Temperature q. .-'
WAS gu To- - dr-rv,~. --r ---
sun ranging from .HH 9" ID.
THE blue uniforms .-
army are to he aha.a>.r.
gray substituted lA.~ -> --.
Of a committee ~ experts
investigate ana settle t-.
the best color for >-a.l.r->
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-08-10
Weighs . Candies Vtans.

Wonderful stories have been told
concerning the extreme delicacy of the
scales used by the mints at Philadel-
phia and London. That at the first
named place is said To tell the exact
weight of a hair; the London wonder
shows a diffe renee in the weight of q
card after a name has been written
upon IL. The most accurate scale in
the world" is now being discussed in
England. 1t is so finely balanced that
1t shows the weight of candle taper
To be much less after the flame has
been extincuished
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-08-10
The Voice In Men of Different Races.

The Tartars are supposed to have, as
a nation. the most powerful voices in
the world. The Germans, according to
the London Lancet. possess the lowest
voices of any civilized people. The
voices Of both Japanese and Chinese
are of a very low order and feeble com
pass. and are probably weaker than any
other nation. Taken as whole Euro
peans have stronger. clearer and better
voices than the inhabitants of the 9TH
cr continents
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-08-10
THE WIFE OF FORTY YE.ss
English Marri.d wau4.ll ~.
Ms-rs- Ghat1.-l- OF ft...4- a. -

English Marrisd Nnut.r. n
M"r" Chat1.l- "r ih..ir iis....-'1
A. late - forty years ADJ.
Boston Herald au Eu-...
woman wa~. iiuaur.-l.. ~-.
mere chatt,l 81 hrr au~.ar. \.
not the right ta r..u--.I h,-.--
ii he had one. cor ,.lyt. -........
earnings II she earned sr.-.--
mivh1 have a rg..r-aI.--,
brutal husband llh.s. after 81.
her for E-ar-- uE-l- turn
s-.me evil muruIu- from N-I
Nicaragua ur N-n-altr and .-
th,. h"m. sis, had formed
and her children during
-,-izr and ~4uauarr a44r
had ~crlpcd together. sci. ..-
tur- aud then -il~-..ul a-.E. g
1siuiJ. period
II >h, had riches her a-
Not b,- secured ra avr ISL.
SrDu> and costly legal -
while a di-.~ip4t,-a ..r Ara--l---
might wrench from h-r rg--. ID.
interest aceruiuE from a.-
There wa> ur cheap ..- rg.-
Of divorce which could -r,-l
matrimonial rir uhru l--
come in1ulrrahl,- through %. 4
or intideliIy II her hu~' -u.
Ir>t To 20 L. the ---Ir-.->-
L. Get a divorc,. from f--l all
and next "A private aer & r--
had L. h,- pra-urel t--t.r. ---
shacklc~ could l,- dissolved
divorce Ms Hike walking .1.-
bottlv>-yuu hl-d al ryer. ,,-
cheapest divorces -1>t ul- q
pounds
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-08-10
ON Ths ROLLING -.

DANIEL >CHWE>IaN H
the diving bell ma.r q ..-s''
and invented . malr. ~ -'
pump.
NORWAY ranks second e. p
the number ~ hrr ~a---
fifty tons and uyrr. lAr ~
l. third.
JONATHAN Huns ID D..
small steamboat li ---1-
but had all the germs u
invention
\ WHALING expedition D,
patched from Australia o. ..
Tic ocean shortly GO tr>l u.
hility II e>tahli>hiu- .
industry in southern N4.,.-
TIM Engineeriu- aud va
nal says that lake snip II
shared in the depression '
fected all other hu>lur~>- I--
ary 1 there were r-paT'ei -
struction in the lake vans
sells of AN agErcEaie l'--'--
tons. against ~ ships 'l
year ara-
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The VINEGAR H.sr
\ Dangerous Method % IuTrr-
tumElIsNiuu.

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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-08-10
WOMkN'S NEW Typ.
The Girl on a Bicycle Max. -
Heiple.. >riu

The Girl on Bicycle Make. =
HeipIe,- sim 'H
There Is a new terror
the Louisville Courier-I.r--.-
1t goeth forth lik.a l.
whom IL may run down
1t II more To toe dreaa..1,a
Juggernaut- becau>,- s, 4
around the square whil. J--
turning the corner.
1t II more rrihlr tlrsn.-
banners: yea than an arm
with baby huggir>.
1t i~-what need ta SAY .
on a bicycle.
Pedestrians have som. .=-a.
ti"n against the man ana ~
he goes on "a ramn--.
curry out into th,. --..
iaud at him They ear ...--'-.-
the fence and hurl hard H---
guage II him. They can
team>ter and sick a cal .-.
They can lug around b.
walking-eane> and ku.... b.
the fiy now and then T---
carry their guns al h..7f 81
him down uu the 1siur. if...--
ON trigger hut ch,. ry.----.
Gle II another thing aT-.--..
public has long since. --....
fact that II l. a. the. ui--.-
an ON a pavement. ->r--a.
walk double ar triple ILL.,
especially If she carry an
Put her on q bicycle and ,-.
devastation un wheels. W...s
a. grinly a. fate. sgf-a .-...
ing as the ~phiuN s.. rsf-a --..- \
lentle~S the Jaw which
tolu- she Svuup~ down rH- -
when she du,-~ IN ra- 49,.
their hole the fowls their ~.
men and children h.r-. ~.
stories. II SECOND >f..-.,-> t..s-.-
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-08-10

4 certain pramliiTl'
lawyer of Chicago '--
quiete>t and most un'.''-
steals around ual~eisN q,
hands meekly cla~p'a -
and a Seraphie ana Per
bon mot at his rNpcu~e
late Emory Storr~- Of -
liant advocate and al ~
He went to the lawyer -
quired for him hut "A> ~
he was out. oh. uo. hr -
piled; Il know he IL - 4
sure you, Mr. St"rTN' 80. i
Now, " responded MI ..si
better; he must be H. "
there"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-08-10

Sold on a Positive Guarantee.
OR. MILES PILLS, so Doses IS CTs,
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Opposite the Pennsylvania Il

van DImI
Apri2I
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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-08-10

an, am n a,on and cons D nati"n free
B-fo Each
TO Box
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-08-10

Cancer Cured by Dr. Salm.
For some time | have suffered from an ugly
ing cancerOus growth on the chest. Doctors
mere pronounced IL cancer. and said they could
not do me any good. Dr. :SaIm has cured me IN
short order without using the knife causIics
and only an insignificant scar Is II that is LETT
the heretofore ugly and pam iui growth
ELIZABETH MUELLER.
PA
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-18

I am inclined to think that nobody can
claim to have an adequate and accurate
appreciation Of Chinese character who has
not witnessed a Chinese execution, writes
a Canton correspondent. This is not diff
cult to do at Canton, for the river swarms
with pirates and when these gentry are
caught they generally get short shrift.
A few noggings to begin with, then sew
eral months in prison, and it is not neces-
sary to explain what Chinese prison is,
with little to eat and a stiff course Of tor
tme, and then one fine morning short
sharp shock" at the execution ground.
Tho execution is fixed for 1880, so at 4
the guide comes for us at Shameen, tho
foreign quarter of Canton, and our chairs
carry us rapidly through the noisy alleys
of the native city. The execution ground
is a bare space, 90 yards long by dozen
wide, between two houses, whose blank
walls hem it in on three sides. There is
no platform, no roped off space, nothing
but this bare bit of dirty ground, so crowd
ed with Chinese that we are forced into
the middle, not more than four feet from
whatever is to take place. 1t is no use to
try to get farther off-here we are, and here
we must stop.
Suddenly the gates are thrown open,
and, welcomed by howl Of delight from
the crowd, strange and CHASTITY process
sion comes tumbling. First n few raga-
muffin soldiers, making a fine pretonso Of
clearing the way Then file Of coolies
carrying the victims in small, shallow
baskets slung to bamboo poles AS soon
as each pair reaches the middle Of the space
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-18
REAL ROMANCE
IN sunny SPAIN
II Concerns Buranda, the Celebrated SeVIl.
llan MatadOr, and Maid MQChadO.
One result OF A BULL FIGHT
The Fickle Maiden Clings to the
Matador in Adversely, and Defeat in
the Arena Emphasizes Victory in
Love An Elopement to the New
World Which Partakes of Many of
the Characteristics of a Yellow
Backed Novel.
For the Saturday Tribune.

Buranda, the matadorl Make your pro.
foundest salaam. Shade your eyes, for he
comes as gaudily dressed as the gold
pheasant of the Himalayas. He carries a
long, two edged sword, the blade of which,
with salute, he will bury to its hilt be-
tween the shoulders of the charging bovine
and retire. wiping the toy fastidiously
with silken stuils from China. A proud,
imperious cock, this matador, Buranda.
The mayor has toasted his bravery, and he
rcmembors the fact.
Such had been the glOries of his career
that ho might have retired from the ring
financially secure for life and with laurels
to sell. But mol There was one, dusky
creature with checks like the sunny side
Of nectarine, with fire in her eyes builded
for burning the soul of the vaunted Bu-
randa or any other matador in Spain.
She was the daughter of Machado, who,
with musty family tree, swore by a Cas-
lillian descent that his tender slip, his
"alma mia," should never devote herself
to bullflghter.
But the little Machado, who, since hel
babyhood, had toddled, crept, walked and
glidod to perfect bud of woman with.
out the care of a mother, had different
views OF the swart Buranda-not that she
loved him, but that she was designed fol
him. So ran the logic of her dissenting
brain, and, moreover, she should eventually
be with him at any cost.
Now for the amphitheatcr. All, there
they comel The chulillos, with their rec
cloaks thrown lightly over their arms
tripping gayly as girls around a May pole
Another wave of applause spreads over the
sea Of faces and dashes down the higi
board wall Of the ring. The picadors ridt
in, They cantcr up to the box Of his may
orship and have their spears adjusted.
Another door is opened, and a hugo blacl
bull, whose sleek hide shines like polished
ebony, makes his debut at the stall en-
trance to the arena
Before the chulillos can attract his at
tention his head is thrown down, and h,
charges madly at the mount nearest him
"Bravo" shout the crowd, for his horn
are buried like sabers in the animal
breast, and an instant later horse ant
rider, in spite Of repeated spcaring, go owe
the bulls back and roll in tho dust, TIN
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former never to rise again, and tho latter
to roll over and over unbarmCd Before
the bull can charge upon the fallen man,
ho sees another encmy-a hOrse-and
makes for him. Corallal He repeats the
dose elegantly The crowd grows furious
Not a bandarillo with its barbed point has
as yet been sunk in this bulls neck. An
other, still another, and not until eight
horses arc manglod to death in the dust does
our Andalusian stop for breath. The crowd
is rising to II man with waving hands.
Into the middle Of the pit goes the bull,
and, with his head high as well as his tail,
stands at bay surveying the field with tho
defiance of gladiator
The gaudy Buranda has stepped out of
his retreat and is making his regular per-
functory speech to the mayor 1t has been
answered by his excellency, and the hero
of 100 bull fights faces his foe. The ban
darillo torture has for once been disposed
Of. Lifting his sword lightly from its
sheath he advances toward the bull, shall-
ing crimson cloth in his left hand. The
gauntlet has been thrown down. An in
slant Of thrilling suspense and the bull
has taken it up. With n below his horns
arc lowered, and he comes like an ava
lancho at his combatant.
On comes the bull but the matadoI
steps quickly to one side and drives his
weapon at tho vital spot between his shoul.
ders For some reason the face of the lit
tie Maohado is hot with anger and shame.
| Her hands clutch madly, and her blood red
| lips are convulsiyely drawn. What can
have happened9 The great mass of people
are Kissing. They arc pouring down scorr
upon the head of--Burandal Not until
this minute did she love him, and she re-
sents the insults.
"Viyo le toro!' shout tho people. They
are surging about in amalestrom of excite
ment. "Vivo lie torol" shout they--lonl
( live tho bull!
The stab had been i'll starred and nei
ther combatant was hurt Buranda with
draws The demand has been accedod to
and bovicado of tamo oxen walk in anC
persuade the triumphant bull to go bGcl
to his stall. Buranda, wiser man, walks
gloomily away. No sooner has he gained
his rerraoo than slight form is near him
| They sit i'm the dusk among the magnolia
and plight their troth She agrees to moe
him in Cuba.
He stopped for a season in Havana ant
was disappointed The littlo Machad,
does not como. Despondontly he sailed TO
Vera Cruz and Immediately went into tn,
ring.
Two years after circus visited tha
city. Buranda stood before cage of lions
with one hand on his heart and one OF
his dirk. Ho trembled and staggered lik,
q drunkeD man. Looking into the Gag
you might scs n pretty, little, dark skinned
lion tamer-a woman. Ahl "Carambal'
1t is the MachadQl They were married an(
lived like doves in the old Mexican cit!
until they quarrelcd. With her little CIR
tho wife left tho Vera Cruz matador ant
went to New York, where she taught musi
for livelihood.
The daughter married after her moth
er's death and now lives in Cincinnati
according to Tho Enquirer of that city
Buranda is still living'in Vera Cruz ant
Is still in the arena.