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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-03-30
THE PUNISHMENT OF CRIME.

CAPITAL punishment in Denmark is
executed publicly with an AK. If sew
eral are to be decapitated on the same
date one is not present while another
is executed.
IN many cities of Europe women of
known bad character are forbidden to
appear on the public streets during day
light save with written permission
from the chief of police.
NEARLY one-fourth of the arrests in
Calcutta last year were for not abat-
ing nuiSanceS. The sanitary laws in a
tropical country must be strictly en-
forced if public health is to be pre-
served.
ONE penalty of infraction of French
prison discipline is seating the prisoner
on the ground, bound hand and foot
with strong belts fastened to rings in
the wall, SO that he cannot stir.
THE trcadmill and crank labor are
still in use in English prisons. When
a prisoner is unable to perform this
kind he is set To breaking stone or
picking oalSum. His only reading mat
ter is the Bible.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-03-30
ROYAL ALLOWANCES

The king of Bavaria has salary .
81, ,4l2, 900 year.
A FRENCH queen of the fourtaoue
century received esO0 year.
The king of Saxony has s75o ooo
year. put is very rich in his own 30.
THE infant king of Spain recsir.
81 ,4O0, 900, besides 5000, 900 for faraa
use
THE king of Italy receives =. s5s q,
as salary and $50, 900 for his fsmily
being married man.
THE emperor of Austria MANAGES .
make both ends meet with an ann.
allowance Of 3.s75, 600.
HIS MAJESTY of Portugal. in cor,,,
Grafton of the small size Of hi, l+,
dom. contents himself with SGs4 4ao [.
year.
The king Of Prussia has a salarv
only -. So. 600, but then he /, v,.,-,, =.
in his own right. so does not expe., :.
people 10 pay him as they ought.
THE little king of Greece is paid 4.
his own subjects S2GO, ,OOo a wear n
help him to pull through. Epgl,r.
France and Russia each contributa So
600.
THE annual salary of the queen ,
England is 81 ,925, 900; the prince i
Wales gets $500, 900, and the rest Of d.
royal family somewhat smaH-
amounts.
The ear of Russia receives no s.r
airy. His income arises from Oo0 d.
square miles Of land that D.. ogr.
comprising farms, forests mines a-
other resources. He is estimated IN 3.
worth Sl2, 200, 900 a year.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-03-30
SOME GREAT COMPOSERS.

MEYERBEER could sing popular melo-
dies at two years of age, at seven he
was an accomplished pianist, and at
nine was considered the best performer
Berlin.
BEILINI was the son of an organist
in Catania, in Sicily, and began his
musical career by playing on the
organ while held in the arms of his
father.
BERLIOZ, the composer of many ma
jestic works, never learned to play any
instrument save the guitar, and that so
badly that no one would willingly
listen TO him.
SPOHR always declared that he owed
his knowledge of composition and
harmony to the study of Mozart 5
scores, who. in turn, admitted his obli-
cations to Bach.
MoZAET was small and slight. His
face was very thin and pale. and his
nose, always prominent, became much
more so from the extreme emaciation
of his later years.
HAYDN was fond of initiating animal
sounds in his symphonies. In these
compositions will be found limitations
of the cat, horse. COW, cuckoo, grass
hopper and donkey
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-03-30
MISSING LINKS.

SIcuIAN sulphur deposits employ 49,
600 men.
CUCUMRERs were originally tropical
vegetables.
THERE are $50, 900 suicides yearly and
increasing
PALM leaves on the Amazon grow
thirty feet long.
THE giraffe has tongue almost
eighteen inches long.
NINETY-oNE per cent. OF the farmers
in Utah own their farms.
THRrY-rwo thousand varieties of
goods are made from wool.
THE thread of sillIworm is one
one-thousandth of an inch in diameter.
WORTH recently made for a Partisan
belle gown which cost the wearer
$50, 900.
An entomologist estimates that there
are 24O, 900 varieties of insects in the
world.
SmGAKEN, Osaka, claims to have q
dwarf 80 years old who is only Il
inches in height
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-03-30
CHURCH IN SOUTH AFRICA.
The Soldiers Hate Turn Out for I'll
Parade.

The soldiers Hate L" Turn Out for the
Parade
On a recent Sunday there was n
church parade at which the bishop of
Mashonaland officiated- Church pa
rades are not. and never will be. popular.
There appears to be a prejudice in
grained into the troopers nature
against the institution, and there IS
some truth in the saying that the af-
fair is the cause of more blasphemy
than devotion
Fall in there for church parade" is
first neard. and then a subdued buzz
runs along the lines, which, if at
tenIively analysed. results in being
found To be a coIglomeration of such
expressions as ''Where the deuce is
nv bayonet belt?" Curse these spurs,
they won't fit" and then there is the
long. continuous growl of string OF
-oaths from the man who IL looking
apOplcctic in struggle to get on a
pair of top boots | don't mean by the
foregoing that men dislike church
Far from it: but they hate the forrnali-
ty which is gone through most heartily.
In the evening there was a voluntary
service in one of the improvised tents
which was well attended, although
ones gravity was sorely tried when
the bishop, whose discourse was rem
dercd almost inaudible by the clatter
of plates made by an enterprising
coolie cook in the near vicinity, sug-
gested that some one should
Tell the gentleman washing the
plates and things that little less noise
would be more edifying. " Diamond
Fields Advertiser
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-03-30
SCIENTIFIC NOTES.

PROF. FRITCH, of Berlin. has s
ceeded in photographing q cannon
in motion.
ONE Of the most valuable addit.
which have ever been made 10
Agassiz museum Of comparative
ology at Cambridge. is a collection
three thousand birds-made by W.
d. Scott-from the United States q
West Indies.
PROF. HAZEN, of the weather hurd
expresses the opinion that all The c
cussion experiments to produce n
have been failures. and that those e
Quoted in Connecticut last sumE
seemed To prolong the drought in o
section. while there was plenty Of RI
in all the region roundabout.
IT is maintained very stoutly byeXP
electricians that the storage hatter
after all. a success for commercial W'
that the new processes for manu-
turing them have cheapcncd thcrc
and that in train lighting they are
pccially efficient and economical j
estimated that eighty-fivc dollars
horse power is the animal cost oi
accumulator.-In Age.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-03-30
PERSONAL MENTION.

a WESTERN paper reports that e
Secretary of Agriculture Norman
Colman clears $50, 900 year from
farm in Missouri
JoHN HILL, of Derby, England
thought 10 be the oldest living ID
fellow. He is nearly ninety-onc raz
odd and was initiated in the order
1893.
WILLIAM T. COPY buffalo Bill
said to be quite gray. and To have la
that appearance Of robust heal
which formerly distinguished him.
Mrs. WILLIAM GAsToN. JR.. wife
the son of eN-Gov. Castor. of Mas.
chusetts. has recently come 10y inher
ance into the possession of the Brow
homestead in Waterford Ne. whr
Artcmus Ward lived in his youth.
DIR. OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES, htI1
asked recently if a young man sh0-
smoke. emphatically replied: zee
tainly not. 1t is liable TO injure d
sight. TO render the nerves un~tear
To cnfccblc the will and cuslave d
nature to an imperiouS habit likely
stand in the way Of duty to he P'
formed -
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-03-30
A Timely warning.

An innocent little fellow % ""
intoxication was an unknown
went out for a walk the other aas p
a. he was returning. saw h''I..
own house "A man whose curious 'ei
and staggering compelled an 'Nf'
tion from an accompanying h'''' +,
seeing at that moment =,
brother running to meet him, ne " =,
him away into the hall door; =,
Harold" he cried eNeitedly' 60
You might get drunk"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-03-30
CURRENT RUMOR.

WHEN some people want COUNSEL
proceed TO consult their own iuterr
Galveston News.
my wife and | had terrible
over the roast. yesterday" call d
some other namc-a joint debate.
instance. boston Gazette.
SYMPATHETIC WIDOW - "llave
been fortunate in your love atia'
Interesting Subject - ''Nes, ver!
never yet fell in love with girl
would marry me. Life.
''BUNKINs used TO think the tho
was demoralizing," remarked the u
ager. 'IIas he changed his vif'
Yes. converted him. I'D
sent him a pass. s.'-Washingion =
BERT-.'I don't see any u>c 90
geography lesson" Matte -
You goosey, it's the greatest u-'
tells you where to go when y"a "a
get there. and describes the c'u-
and all that. II we had no geoer.alI
wed get lost all over tEe W'r"
Ilarper's Young People.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-03-30
a StiiPWRECNEO CREW.
The Terrible Night and Day Passed {
the Nor1hcrEs Icebcrss-

the Nor,hcrsi Iceberss-
sealing brig, immersed in the
densest fog and driven by the gale,
was running down Il narrow lane or
opening in the ice, when the shout Of
brcalle-s ahead and the crash of the
bows upon a reef came in the same
moment. The crew sprang overheard
upon the heaving ice-field, and almost
Immediately saw their strong and
beautiful vessel sink into the ocean.
The adventure is related in: After
Icebcrgs with Painter"
Without food or extra clothing the
forty men were remote from all help.
To the west lay the prccipitous shores
of Cape Bonavista, and for this, the
nearest land. in single Gle. with Capt.
Knight at their head. the men com
menccd at sunset their dreadful and
almost hopeless march
All night. without refreshment or
rest. they went stumbling and plung-
ing or tho pcrilous way, now and
then sinking into the slush between
the icc-cal.c,,. and having to be drawn
out by their companions. But for their
leader and few other bold spirits, the
party would have sunk down with IA
tiguc and despair, and perishcd.
At dayl,reak they were still on the
rolling ice-ficlds, bcclouded with fog,
and with nothing in prospect but the
terrible cape and its solitary chance OF
deliverancc. THIRSTY, famished and
worn, they toiled on. more and moro
slowly. all the morning, all the fore
noon. all the afternoon; and then. be-
wildCrcd and lost in a dreadful cloud
travelling along parallel with the coast,
the poor fellows passed the cape with
ont knowing it
The captain looked back from timc
to time on the worn-out and suffering
line of men. the last of them scarcely
visible in the mist, and thrill of dis
couragemcnt passed over him. Unless
there WAS some change in their pros
poets, he knew that few of them would
live out another night on the ice. They
had shouted until they were hoarse.
and looked into the endless gray until
they had no heart for looking longer
Suddenly. just before sundown. they
came To Il vessel \ few rods TO the
right or left, and they must have
missed it, I'VE We're led by the hand
of Providence" said Capt. Knight, il
telling the story.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-03-30

1t is often said that one "f the :
ways Of learning thing is b. tear.
to others; but the rule docs h''
ways hold good. Says a corrrop'''
of the Boston Transcript; One a4s
brother went 10 buy a bushcl "l ~
wheat for sowing. The man oi "-
he was To get IL was away, but hi' .
was at home, and undertook 10 "-
the sale. She got n peek measure
they went To the granary. he''
woman filled the measure twice F'-
the contents into the bag, and "as
cccding 10 tie il. a,
But Mrs. p" said my hr','
lit takes four peclSs 10 make h'.''. li
''Oh. does it, said she w ell
see, never had any eNperi'n',
measuring grain before l was ni'i''
/ always taught school"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-03-30
THEIR FIRST DISAGREEMENT.
How a Bridal Couple Fell Out Over Their


How a Bridal Couple Fell Out Over Their
Breakfast Menu.
There was newly married couple at
one of the downtown hotels the other
dav, says the Washington Post, and
they were as dead in love with each
other and as anxious to let nobody else
find il ont as such people usually are.
He was all attention, and the waiter
noticed when they came to dinner.
which was the first meal served after
they reached the hostelry. that n,
ordered everything she did She
wanted her beef well done, and so did
he. She ordered a glass of milk and
rye bread, and he Immediately did
likewise. When she took a sip of the
fluid he followed suit with gallant
alacrity, and man with half an eye
could have seen that he was drinking
her health every time. When they
were through and had left the room
the waiter remarked to the star
boarder under his care that ''Dey
wuzn' no useter glib sech foxes two
sets er deeshes. Dey dess ct de same
stuff, an orter had wun plate betwiN
um." The star boarder happened 10
be at breakfast spontaneously with
the devoted twain next morning. They
ordered everything alike until ii came
to eggs.
How huz yer want yer aigs?" queried
the waiter.
soft boiled" replied the sylphlike
bride.
The groom struggled manfully with
himself for moment or two, and then
grew red To the roots of his hair.
Gimme mine fried on both sides,
he said with n great effort.
A big pair of blue eyes looked at
him reproachfully across the table
while he discovered something inter
esting in the butter dish. Then she
sighed. 1t was their first difference
and she let him know that she resented
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-03-30
n woman's Opinion.

In all nature it is the male of every
species who is most gorgeously be-
decked, and obviously for the purpose
of attracting the attention of the other
sex. Man alone. of all male creatures,
disclaimS to make n special appeal to
the eye. The restless and unceasing
experiments of woman To make herself
more presentable by adventitious aids
argues not her vanity but her modesty
She thinks so lightly of her inheren.
good qualities that she would enhance
them by means within her reach. -
Kate Fields Washington
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-03-30
Ob-ervatIon Cultivated.

A novel method of cultivating the
faculty of observation in children has
been introduced by n teacher in an up
town kindergarten. She tells her
pupils that she is about To have a call
from some one who will remain only
three minutes; that no one must di-
rectly stare at him, but that the pupil
who gives the best description of him
after his departure will receive a prize.
The other day her father, grand army
veteran in uniform, performed the part
of caller. and some of the personal de
scriptions after he had bowed himself
out denoted unusually quick and ac-
curate attention to detail One boy had
counted all his buttons and gave the
number correctly, another noticed an
almost invisible scar on his face, and
various Others gave details of the color
and shape of his beard. hair and uni
form The one who received the prize
was little girl, who declared he had
IAN expression on his face. ."-Philadel-
phia Record.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-03-30
WANTED TO CONTINUE.
. ,;ravediycer Reminded That He, To-
L. Martial

a Gravedigser Reminded That He, Too.
Is Mortal.
man whose occupation is that OF
pravedigger and a woman whose trade
is cleaning soiled linen sat side by side
in a Broad street electric the other al
ternoon. They were on very intimate
terms His name was John and hers
was Bridget. Said Bridget:
sHow be you nowadays, John? It's
a long time since l seen you last"
Not over and above, Bridget Me
and the old woman ave got the grip
bad"
s'Why for lands sake don't you go TO
bed and sweat it out? You nevern he
any better as long as you be out in this
grippy air"
Bridget" dolefully, my business
won't let me loaf. All! you've no idea
what trying trade mine is
''Sure, sure, to be sure it is: butJohn
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-03-30

Overweighted- -JuIle-''Mabel is
affecting n walking stick" " May-"How
odious of her initiating the princess of
Wales, / presume How detest anglo
mania" Julie-"Wel, / believe She
would like it givenout that that was the
Tad, but between ourselves / think she
really needs it to assist her in carrying
the violets given her by her fiance."-
Inhra
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-03-30
What. Bridget?"

Suppose you should die. Then you
couldn't dig any more graves, and then
what 'ud the corporation do?"
81 never thought of it that way. II
| should die the committee would be
put to no end of bother finding another
man. rhe tricks of the trade he some
thing awful. Why, there amt one
man in ten who can dig a gravr proper.
Bridget / guess I'll take your advice.
We haven't got any jobs on hand Just
now and amt likely To have Tor several
DAYS. In the meanwhile guess II go
To bed and sweat cut the grip. ihen
when somebody dies l will feel IN bet
ter humor To dig his last restin' place
Providence Journal
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-03-30

"Paine'- Celery Compound has tccn a God
send 10 me- For the past Two years have sur
fered with neuralgia OF the hear. dosTnr 4ftaT
doctor falling 10 cure me ! have taken
nearly four bottles OF thu CuuI-uu.i sirii ana
free from the complaint ftr-i N-rN grateful
10 You" CHAs II LEWIS. Central Village, 1t.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-14
TRY the Virginia Rule.

They are talking now In the HOUSE VI
REPRESENTATIVES OF filming members VINO
are present and decline to vote. pu' '''S
talk will "end in smoke" as Lord Coke
said on one occasion. The members are
not going to subject themselves 10 that
sort Of punishment.
All that is necessary In the premises
Is for the simple, plain. fair RUE "hich
obtains in Virginia to be adopted in wash
ington-namcly, count in the negative
every member who is present ana neg
lects or refuses to vote. No harm Is mus
done TO anybody, seeing that it is only
a negative and not an affirmative Vo'e
that the member is made to cast-a vote
In a word to provide for quorum.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-14
SATURDAY. APRIL il, 1894.
Drive the Members Back

The House of Representatives had no
quorum yesterday. and therefore had 10
adjourn. Business Is al standstiI. This
comes from absenteeism on the part of
Democrats and mulishness on the part
Of such Republican members IS are In
Washington.
This won't do at all. The people are
becoming indignant and disguised. The
business of the country is suffering by
delayed legislation. and congressman
Democratic congressmen-are ignorant Of
or Indifferent TO the fact. 1t is the duty
of the people to drive back to Washing
ton such members as are at home "mend-
ing their fences" Every such member
who refuses to return to his seat and stay
there should now and henceforth have the
cold shoulder given him by his con-
sttuonts.
The Democrats are responsible for the
work Of Congress. and no excuses VIII
be received for their failure to perform
II with promptness and decision. Else
where i'm this issue we have said that
II would be well for the House to adopt
the rule which prevails In the Virginia
LEGISLATURE allowing members present and
not voting to be counted to make up
Quorum. hut We don't make that sugges-
ton in the way of apology for Demo-
Gratis who are absent "mending fences,
but 10 prevent If possible. repetition
Of the present shameful spectacle
The time for trihing has passed; the day
for action is at hand. and the rising
tide Of public indignation will overwhelm
every man who is unfaithful TO his trust
at this crisis Unfaithfulness now can
orly BE- compared to that of the soldier
who deserts in the face Of the enemy,
and It should be punished with political
death.
Back to your seat the people should
say TO each Democratic member who is
absent without an excellent reason-a rea-
son much sounder than that of mending
shaky fences.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-14
THE WEIGHT or CARES.
Some Of Their Effects on the
System.
They Bring On Wrinkles and Piema'
ture Old Aga
ASure Way by Which You Can Avoid Az
These Results.

All have cares Of some kind ana can
not avoid IT. The businessman, cieIn'
factory hind, housekeeper, society pc.
son. and student. all have their respoHs'
bilties IL IL those cares when MAXI ~
many persons have weak nerves "ean
ness. poor blood. Indigestion, kidney anu
liver complaint, headache, and ihi"i's'
able other troubles.
There are countless numbers Oh
sons In Just such condition. They are
not sick with any particular disease pu,
are out Of order. have weak nerves anu
tired bodies. They do not eat or sie.p
well, wake tired mornings Win Dad .as1o
i'm the mouth and dull-feeling head iney
have lost their snap and energy, ana "orh
becomes an effort. An important ie..el
relating to this subject has just com,
from one OF the most prominent an, ~,
wealthy citizens of WATERBURY, "
George w. Atkins. ESD. Is leauIns
businessman there. being at the hea,
Of the firm OF Atkins Il Haines' anu
well-known throughout New bhsiahu.
He writes the following letter TOT your
benefit:
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-14

to register letter or to buy or collect
a money order. Elsewhere all such busi-
ness may be done either at station or
at the city post-onice.
And be II remembered that Richmond
IL a city OF long distances. 1t stretches
out for miles along the river-bank. and.
save at n few points, is quite narrow
This Ianky shape makes Il better en-
titled than most cities OF our population
are to ask for stations. There should be
one station In the East End and another
in the West End. and thus the main Of
fee would be somewhat relieved OF the
constant pressure OF business upon II. and
our citizens would he accommodated as
the citizens OF other places are.
While Mr. CullIngworth was serving his
first term as Postmaster he made some
effort 10 have stations established mere
hut without success. Why his apphca-
ton was passed over and the apphca-
tions Of much smaller cities granted we
never could understand. However, we
are glad TO know that II IS the purpose OF
Mr.. Cullingworth to renew his app''ca-
ton. That Congressman George ID. wise
will do all he can to forward our cause
we have no doubt. and he IL great
power when he gets In motion. IL "o"iu
seem impossible for the Post-ofiice Dc
partment TO deny us any longer since
IL has granted the privilege we ask TO
several cities which have less population
and less business than Richmond. we
susnect. however. that stations wouiu
have been established here long ago had
the people Of the East and West Ends
Of Richmond shown enc half OF the IN
terest in the matter that they should nave
shown. They would be interested enough J."
the matter II they could but realize. what
convenience ~ station Is. for II means
practically. that a fully-equipped post
office IS established in ones immaculate
neighborhood.
Now. let us go TO work, and see we
can.t get the authorities at Washington
60 accord us our rights by establishing
post-ofIice (statlony in the East ana an
other in the West End.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-14
Annexation Of Canada.

Mr.. Hale. of Maine. said in his speech
Of Wednesday In the Senate on the tarir
bill that the passage of that bill would
postpone indefinitely the annexation of
Canada to the United States. Mr.. Hale
thus gave good reason why the bill
should become a law. We can stand the
acquisition Of Hawaii. but to the annex
alton Of Canada we shall not soon con-
sent. The northern end of the United
States would be much larger than the
southern II Canada were added TO our
country. The reader may be surprised
to learn that the territorial area OF the
Dominion OF Canada is 3.20<.Sa square
miles. and that Of the United States only
s.eo2.sso or 100000 more. We don't want
any such "big brother as that. John
Bull Is not willing to part with Canada,
but Uncle Sam is willing to let John
keep bis Canadian possession.