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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-04-27
CAPABLE OF GREAT EXPANSION.
The Swell Toad Not >atur.IIy Rig-HoH
to Have Iun with EIIm-

The Swell Toad Not Naturally Rig-HoE
to Have Fun with GIIm-
What i called the swell toad ON
the Carolina and Georgia coast l. an his
natural state only about six inches in
length and four inches across The back.
but lac Is endowed with wonderful cx-
pansive facilities being capa bic of in
lating himself like Yale football on
the slightest provocatiun. Many tales
are told of his poisonous qualities and
of the death-dealing fluids that are
stored away 1T the base Of his fan@s,
but all naturalists a-~ree that tll,. toad
II Eonvenomous- aud that storie, to
the contrary are but bits Of idle folk
lore. Be this as il may, the coasters
handle him twhen they condeseeEd To
tonch the ugly creatures at ALI as
charity a. they would a live rattler
The under portions of the body of the
swell are of d dirty veiaowlsh white,
corresponding almost exactly To the
color IF the true bufo's belly. but
where the latter II smooth the former
Is a. pricllly as the pod of a Unison
weed In order To see him swell ont
of all proportions IL II only necessary
Ia rub this pricl,ly surface with q cane.
stick or other object To do this prop
erly the creature must of course be
turned upon his back, and the funny
part OF the whole experiment i this:
lie cannot exPel the air which the ir-
ritation has caused him to inhaIe until
he has been turned right side up Al
though originally six-inch animal,
the IT. Louis Republic saws 1t has been
known to expand until il i a. tight as
drum and had lost all semblanee To
mn tod 81
lated cf them that they would con-
tinue to expand under irritation until
the body would finally burst from over
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-04-27

Many of the masterpieces of the
great Flemish painters % the past
which are preserved an bel@lhh
churches, are kept covered with heavy
cloths. the idea being To stimulate pup
lie curiosity and extort from visitors
an extra fee for viewing them re
suit of this sordid policy II that the
color of the pictures. being deprived
of light. has materially dcterioritcd'
and that the pictures have become
darlsened and obscured- The great an
Dyck saint Martin in the church al
Savcnthem. has suffered 80 severely
that the government has nterlere'i'
and a similar action Is expected IN
Of her cases
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-04-27

As to the speed with which the mi
grafton flights of birds are accom-
plished Canon Tristram. in the British
ish Association, quoted Herr Gatl1e a.
maintaining that godwits and Plovcrs
can fly at the rate OF two hundred and
forty miles an hour. DR. Jerdon had
stated that the spine-tailed swift rOost-
ing in Ccylon, would reach the lima
layas. one thousand miles. before sun
set la their ordinary light the swift
was the only bird the author ever
know 10 outstrip an express train on
the Great Northern railway.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-04-27
n.cnrntrhIr-ncn Mnmrn.

Among the persons upon whom the
order of the Legion of Honor was
conferred recently was Nine koech-
Hn-Schwartz. president of the French
Women's union At the present
time about twenty women are en-
titled To wear tine red ribbon Most
of these are Sisters of Mercy or women
who have been decorated la tam Of
war For services ia civil life- n al
dition to Mime. hocchiiH-Schsvart,
Rosa Eanheur Nine Furiado-ll~inc,
and Nine Marie Laurent who found
Ell the artist orphan a., iuIl Of Paris,
have received the decoration
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-04-27
SHORT AND INTERESTING.

\ TWo-ToUSD Foinegranate Is an ag-
rieultursil curiosity II ;starl1c, Fla
SoiE Egyptian EaunInics, recently
c>zlmiued, were found inoascJ IN cor
set.
ACcoRDINs Il statistical reports 30. GO
Chicago husbands are supported by
their yglvca-
Bier was the universal drinl, - the
English until the i0troJa>tion of tea
and coffee. about I'.-,2
DEAIDoE,. Fox. II Wolfcborlach -.
IL. harvested a squash that Eaeasured
ninety two inl hes IL Cir1u1afcroncc.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-04-27
She Took Her Pen In Foot.

A curious marriage took place at Yer
vlers, in Belgium a few days ago. when
Mile. Elizabeth Kunneich, without
arms, was married to her impressario.
an Austrian. Ihe woman signed the
register with steady foot and the
wedding ring was placed by the priest
on her fourth toe.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-04-27
WHISKY TRULY SANCnFISO.
Flask Is Walled Up IN a New Jer-ey
Church.

The distinction of having a quart
flask of whisky walled up in the
structure belongs to the Sacred Heart
church of this city, says a New i:runs-
wick special To the New York san. Al
though the church has been buiit for
over ten wears. this was not generally
known until recently len years ago
last October the corner stone Of the
church was laid. and the work of
building the edltice was pushed as rap
idly aS possible, 80 that before the
dawn of the new year the walls were up
to- the first story. The cold was in
tense at this time, and some of the
masons employed ON the buIlding ac-
quIred the habit of dePrEdin" upon
stimulants to keep their blood il circu-
lation- Consequently a large quart
flask was brought into requiSition- and
frequent trips were made ir.,n time 10
time To a hotel To keep il filled
with the enlivening fluid. The men
had their whisky with great regular
ity until an incident occurred unex-
pectedly one day that upset their cal
culations for the time being.
The flask had just been rrplenished.
and the men were making ready Ia en-
joy it, when they were startled by the
sudden appearance of Father Mulligan
in company with several other ecciesi-
astics, who had come To make an in
spection of the progress of the work
The man who had the flask happened
to be quick-wittcd. or the secret would
have been out Without Il moment.
hesitation lac quickly slowed the flask
in between the inner and outer walls.
while the other men went ON with
their work, consoiing themselves with
the thought of the good cheer that
awaited them when the visitors de-
parted. They reckoned in vain.
Father MuliIgan and his friends re
manned close to where the men were
working for a long time Although
the wall was gradually inclosing the
precious whisky bottle, the maSOns dill
not dare stop work for fear of exciting
suspicious
When the party finally took its de
parture. to their dismay the maSons
found that the flask was out of sight.
and all efforts to get ii were unavail-
ing. They did not dare tear the wall
down to get ii. so the whisky remained
in the wall, and the filling of cement
sealed IL securely
The men who were engaged in erect
ing the building lived out of town. aud
the story of the flask was recalled sey-
.ral days ago, when one of the men.
who was visiting this city. went To the
.hurch to attend service. and thus had
the incident brou ght To his memory
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-04-27
CAST OFF FROM A WRECK.
Taills-s Cats " hich Founded a Communit,
ON the New Jersey Cast

Long Beach. the narrow strip Of sand
seven miles from the mainland ON
which the village of Beach Haven
n j, stands, contains the only trib..
of tailless cats in the United States.
These cats were not detailed. sav. a
correspondent of the 1T. Louis Globe
Democrat They were born without
tails Early in this century a lars,.
English brig was wrecked on that
part of the Jersey coast She became
total wreck, but the sailors lives
Were saved, and 81 were the lives of a
lot Of cats These felines came from
the Isle of Man and belonged To 4
curious breed found only on that
island known as Manx cats At first
the animals were quite tame. and fre-
quented the vicinity of the lighthouse.
where they nightly held open-air con
eerts that were not harmonious enough
to merit the appreciation of the
hghtkeepers. and ultimately resulted
in their being driven away The
felines took tn the woods and managed
To suhsi ! during the first winter on
birds, thousands of which lived in the.
swamps- The cats increased rap
idly in number, and in
few years small packs of them
liarnegat's woods. Their outdoor iif,.
made them savage and the breed
seems Ia have increased in both Siz,.
and courage, for eventually they be
came so fierce that they would stand
and show fight toward anvon.. who in
yaded their homes. They ar. curious
looh:ng creatures The front legs b.
ing shorter than their hind l,.sr, causes
them To make big jumps a. they 90
about yet 1T is said thoY can easily out-
ruu an ordinary dog The eats make
good hahers, aud when fish are plenti-
ful they 20 along the beach, and, as
the breakers run up ou the shore car
rying with them small butterti,h mul-
lets and silver bait, they jump into the
shallow water and with their sharp
claws pin fish to the sand and the
outgoing wave leaves their prey ,.N-
posed Tnen- before another breaker
can roll IN, they catch the fish and
take 1t up on the dry beach and lie vour
1t. At times dozens of thes.. straii re
looking eats can be seen ON th,. beach
making meals of the surf clams that
are cast up by the tide. For the past
twenty or thirty years Long Beach has
been famous summer resort Many
of the eats have been killed bv tourist,
or frightened back into the a,vAmps.
Occasionally some humane visitor IN
dcivorS L tams one of the animals
1t Is hari work, but when the effort
is Successful there i no more domestic
or affectIonate pet than a Manx cat.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-04-27
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Arizona republican., 1894-09-26
Bowie Station and Thomas Stage Line,
EAGAR BROs., Props.

EAGAR BROS., Props. Carrying U. s. mail from Bowie Station via Solo, knoxville to Ft.. Thomas connecting with stage for Globe. A daily line of stages is run be- tween above points, connecting at Solomon vile with stage line for Clifton and Upper G1la at Bowie Station with the Southern Pacific rall- road
Arizona republican., 1894-09-26
COMEDY BY THE SEA.
The Forward Eolk-Garrulous Mothers
 The Conceited Dancer.


 It's good fun to sit apart and notice the people at swell summer hotels, though sometimes it's little sad, too, says an eastern correspondent.
 The forward folk, who try to get ac- quainted with each newcomer of pre- tentious appearance, and who gets dropped as frequently as they are taken mp, are amusing, as the newly rich, who fancy the ready road to elegance is gained by assuming a fierce haughti- ness, the maintaining of which makes them as uncomfortable as it does their interiors.
 The garrulous mothers who have to talk all day long about the charms and perfections of their daughters are pretty trying.
 Then there are the two or three lonely creatures who have drifted in somehow and are out of their element, and are quite conscious of the fact. They mournfully sit out the concerts and eat their meals almost tearfully.
 There are, as rule, so few men at the summer resorts that the few who llnger longer than over Sunday get so swelled with their own importance that they are unbearably saucy.
 Atsthe hop the other night I noticed that the manner of the dancing men Was as full of conceit as is pudding of plums
 They lounged up to girl, held out their arms, smiled a sicl1ly smile, as who should say: .--
 ''Fll give you turn or two, poor thing"
 I'd cling to the wall till I took root before I'd dance with them, but girls aren't all alike, and the conceited chaps had only to drop the handkerchief.
Arizona republican., 1894-09-26
SAVE TIME AND MONEY

By taking the cheapest and quickest route from Solomonville to Sheldon station and Clifton, or from Clifton to Solomonville. Only nine hours making the trip either way. Greens regular mail hack leaves Solomonville for Shell don station every Monday, Wednesday and by 3:SO D. m making close connections with the train from Lordsburg to Clifton. Return ing from Sheldon to Solomonville on arrival of train from Clifton every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. arriving at Solomonville by4 o'clock p. m. We shall spare no time or ex- pense to make it to the interest of all who will favor us with their patronage. Commercial men and others who have to travel on odd days can always be accommodated by timely notice. Fare, s5; round trip s7.50. We have corral at Solomonville, where we give animals good care and plenty to eat and drink. Saddle horses, teams and buggies to let Thanking the public for their liberal patronage hereto fore bestowed and asking continuance of the same, we remain yours respectfully,
 N. GREEN < SON.
 SoLoMoNvILLE. Ariz.. March IA. 1894.
The Washington times., 1894-05-01
HITS-OR MISSES,

Much to do about nothing-The natural
guard and the entire police force of Wash
ington are arming, drilling, and storing
away ammunition for $50 wayworn, travel
stained, unarmed, and peaceful petitioners.
Tailor DOVE, of Berlin. vino has invented a
bullet-proof coat. could do rushing busi-
ness in Washington.
The Great Northern railway now mans
trains with United States deputy marshals,
and runs them under pretense of carrying
mails. Has this government gone in the
rafting" business?
Forest fires are destroying the bridges on
the Florence and Cripple Creek railroad, Colo
rado, and Senator Wolcott should look out
for his fences.
Mr.. Walter Wellman has started for the
north pole. A rescuing expedition will be
shortly in order.
The Washington ball club is a striking ex-
ample of the force OF gravitation.
The Washington times., 1894-05-01
NEW TRANSFER SYSTEM.

Tickets Similar to Those at the Worlds
Fair to be Issued.
Travellers on the Pennsylvania avenue line
Of the Washington and Georgetown railroad
will have an opportunity this morning Of
using the new transfer tickets to the Four
teenth street line adopted by the company for
their business.
The tickets are of the same pattern used at
the Worlds Fair In Chicago last year, and
inform the passenger when and where he
may expect to take the next car. Each ticket
issued Is embellished with the date and the
time Of day up to which the transfer holds
good.
The effect will be to assist the public to
avoid mistakes OF a character embarrassing to
themselves and subversive OF the regulations
OF the railroad company.
By an ingenious contrivance known as the
Keller dater the tickets are stamped in the
transfer agents booth just before issuing,
and the time limit is ample to secure to the
passenger the continuous trip to which he is
entitled, but prevents the use of the ticket at
any other tine thereafter, since the ticket
becomes void after the time stamped upon it.
A TIMES men found Mr.. Busher, who
manages the railroad ticket department of a
New York printing house, ut the National
hotel, who gave the foregoing facts.
The Washington times., 1894-05-01
VERIFIED.

TIE TIMES is going to have the right to say
eve told you so." From its first issue it has
preached the seriousness of the Coxey move
ment. 1t has said. Don't laugh, gentlemen;
perhaps this is not all joke" 1t has ad-
ylsed people to think the matter over a little
before finally deciding that Coxey and his fol-
lowers are "a gang of tramps and hobos"
and nothing else, with nothing in view but
she obtaining of notoriety for Coxey and a
free living for the others. And it has sug-
Gestel profitable lines OF thought in these di-
rcctions. On April it drew a comparison
bgtween tine condition of concentrated wealth
in the South before the war, which was the real
cause of the war, and the much more terrible
condition of concentrated wealth now in the
North and all over the country, which is
well, the cause of the Coxey movement. 1t
pointed out that in the South in 1860 25, 900
land holders owned the wealth of the South
and did not labor, and the rest Of the people
labored and owned nothing. 1t noted the
fact that at present 1000 capitalists own nine
tenths of the wealth OF the whole United
States and toll not, while the other seventy
odd millions of inhabitants labor-if they
can-and own nothing.
This has been The TINES attitude. gentle
men. Don't laugh. For Gods sake, don't
laugh. And now Coxey is with us, Coxey
with his few hundred men, Coxey with the
sympathy of his 10, ,OOO, 900 men. Whether his
few hundred men secure the visible object of
their march or not, they have marched and
they have attracted the attention Of the coun-
try; and their march cannot have been in
vain, because this is so. The 10, ,OOO, 900 Cox
eyites who did not march are more thoroughly
recognized than they were before the march
bepan
The Washington times., 1894-05-01
WHAT SENATOR HILL sHouIpDo

Send him challenge, Mr.. Hill. It's a
little late, as Senator Blackburn told you
when YOU went to him for advice. But now
that such thorough publicity has been given
that slapping episode action of some sort
seems necessary.
Challenge him to meet you in a talking
match. You and your colleagues have para
lyzed the country by your indulgence in this
Senatorial prerogative. Try it on each other,
but hire hall and go it alone.
Challenge him to throw dice to see which
shall go out and address Coxey's army from
the Capitol steps this morning. Make it box
ing gloves at four hundred yards. Do some
thing, or the Tammany ward heelers will
turn you down" as man not game.
Mr.. Cleveland can meet you hereafter with
a cross-counter for your remarks about his
being afraid to go to war and hiring a
substitute. Mr.. Morgan will have material
for a reply, and future debates in which you
engage will doubtless be enivened with little
side remarks on pugilism.
Your prestige is at stake; grid up your
loins, buckle on your armor, dig up the hat
chet. and go on the warpath.
The Washington times., 1894-05-01
UNITY OF LABOR INTERESTS.

THE TIMES earnestly hopes that some sub
stantial good may result from the labor con-
ference which was held at Philadelphia last
Saturday. If there ever was time In this
country when there should be perfect unity
in labor's ranks that time is the present. On
adjournment it was decided to hold another
meeting on September IA Mt place to be Sc
lected by the chairman Of the gathering, and
who was mainly instrumental in calling the
conference. According to the dispatches
most of the proceedings were secret, but the
resolutions adopted were given out for pub
LEGATION, and among them is the following:
Resolved, That this conference hereby recon-
mends to the forces of America to unitedly re-
yist any further reduction of wages, and TO en-
ergetically renew our efforts for the reduction Of
the hours of labor.
Resolved, That we urge all working people to
unite their efforts in such action as shall secure
that legislation for which all phases of the labor
movement have contended, to the end that the
Industrial classes may have full recognition of
their rights in the laws of the land.
Beyond doubt the advice contained in
these resolutions is both wise and timely.
But will it be needed? At frequently recur-
ring intervals for good many years past
conferences of the same nature have been
held, but nothing practical has ever resulted
from them. Indeed, in too many instances
the meetings were scarcely adjourned before
some of the organizations participating, and
whose representatives were the loudest in
their protestations of amity, were engaged in
open warfare.
For many years we have believed that there
were no insurmountable obstacles to an
alliance of the various organizations into
which the industrial people of this country are
divided and We have felt confident that such
union could be effected on lines satisfactory
and mutually beneficial to all without in any
way disturbing the autonomy of any.
Let the leaders lay aside their ambition and
their iealousies, get together and harmonize
their differences, stop quibbling over non-es-
sentials, and agree on such vital measures as
all admit are desirable for the common good.
The Washington times., 1894-05-01
East Raciny at Nashville.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. April 30.-A dead heat be-
tween Trenton and Flash in the fastest la!f mile
| of the year was the outcome Of the races a.
Cumberland Park to-day With the exception
Of Revenue, the winners were all well backed
The race between Carlsbad and The Reaper was
an exceedingly pretty one. About $500 people
were in attendance The summary:
FIRST RACE-Purse 500: for three-yeGr-olds
and upwards Seven-eiChths of 4 mile Revenue
won half a length; Linda second by length;
The King third Time 3st5 Equity, Pea body,
Beatifice, and imported Florry Myers finished as
named.
SECosD RAcE-Purse, $50; for three-year-olds
| Three-quarters OF a mile. Miss Mamie won by a
length; Florence " second by neck: Gratz Ham
ley third. Iime-l;l5A
THIRD RAcE-Purse $500 Fo- three-year-olds
ana upwards. Three-Iuarters of a mile. Carls-
bad won by 4 length: The Reaper second by a
length and a half; Henry Young third Time
liz
FOURTH RAcE-Purse $50 For maiden two
year-old colts Half mile. Trenton and Flesh
ran dead heat; Buck Fly third Time-0:iSIs
FIFTH kAcE-Puse $3.50. For three-year-olds
and upwards SIX furlopCs. Artillery won by
Tim e-i:14.
SIXTH RAcE-Purse. $3.50 For three-y ear olds.
Six furlongs. Frank Il Hart won by two
vase Third Time-;:l5.
Entries for tomorrow:
FIRST TRACE-seven-eghthso OF mile. kosmo-
line and Jamboree, l05 each; Mulberry and Jim
Lee, 10 each: Ferrior and King Lee i2a each.
SECOND RAcE-One mile. jim Hogg and Prof.
5, 81 each; Southkirk, 9s; Caroline Hamilton
and Capt Shenco, l0l each: Tom Kelley, l0i;
Valley ana Revenue, los each; The Queen and
Uno, 100 each; VI Naupetchie 107.
THIRD RACE-Msxwell House stakes; one
mile. Santa Marie, Long Ago, 100 each; Audrey
Queen Bird, Shuttle, liz each; PhiIopena, Frau
lein, III each.
FOURTH RaCE-Two-year-old; half of mile
Blasco, Sweet Home, Fin Water, The Henrietta,
Prince, Ncna, Demo. lO5 each; Plunker, los. Miss
Florist, 1l0: Pevtana Caprivi, Bizarre, lis each;
Fly Dutchman, lis
FIFTH HRAcE-Three-quarters of mile. Billy
Mckenzie, 50: Volantress, l0s; >axnphone, 81;
SDse Nell. Montevideo, 93 each; Hiberna Queen,
Ronnie Lass, 95 each; lssie o., Forest, n each;
Folterine, Is; Bryan, 100; shellbark, 1885, Front
man, 113 Cora Taylor, los, Domingo, ll0.
SIXTH RACs-Une mile Little Id, Patria, %
each; Miss Rican, So: Footrunner, %; Brooklyn.
Old South. 100 each: Ocean H., Saddlebags 1853
each; lie Grande, l05 Hyacinthe, l0s.
The Washington times., 1894-05-01
FRANK HATTON,

Once in thousand trials nature makes a
man. She puts gray matter behind his eyes,
gives him heart in which the love Of human
ity is implanted, makes him gentleman,
affable. courteous, kind, and endows him
with attributes such as command due respect
and which bring him into the high places OF
the land
Frank Hatton was the one OF thousand.
His friends were not Of the lukewarm, ac-
quaintance kind. Every man, from his col
leagues in high political life to the humblest
copy chaser on the paper with which he was
connected, felt himself drawn close to the
man whenever they came into association
with him. He had that superfine, indefinite
quality of magnetism.
As an editor he took high rank. To his
efforts is due the development Of the Post to
its present excellent standard. He had the
genius of organization, the instinct for news,
and the love of every editor, writer and
printer on his paper. THE TIMES joins with
the multitude of his friends in the expression
Of sincere grief at his untimely death, at re-
gret for the brilliant career cut off ere it had
reached its zenith, and of coincidence for
those whose favor it was to be closer to him
than are the many who were simply friends.