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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-12-07
DANGERS OF PILGRIMS.
Some of Them That Are Encountered on
Journeys Mecca.

Some of Them That Are Encountered on
Journeys Mecca.
The risks of a pilgrimage To Mecca
may well make the most earnest Mus
sulman hesitate To undertake that
pious duty. OF the siNty-~iN thousand
pilgrims who have sailed from various
Oriental ports for this sacred spot dur
ing the last six years some TWENTY-FIVE
Thousand have never returned. SAYS the
st. Louis PoSt-DiSpatch. \ few. IL i
thought, may possibly find their way
back by other routes. Many. il is
feared. are murdered by gangs of bad
maShes, who are believed to travel
regularly by the Jedda steamers. mark
ing down pilgrims who are possessed
of valuables and attacking them when
favorable opportunity occurs
1t iS said. however. that by far the
greater number fall by the wayside on
the long tramp from .Icdda to Mecca or
Medina. so far as the sea voyage Is
concerned the return journey Il for Oh
vious reasons the more dangerous.
The overland tramp to and from the
sacred cities has the effect of lowering
the vitality of the traveller. and ne ar
rives at Jedda in state which prcdiS-
poses him to the attacks of epidemic
diseases, engendered by the overcrowd-
ing and unspeakable filth of the pill
grim Vi sSelS.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-12-07
DEFIES HEAT AND com
4 Ne" Kind Of Glass Unhurt bv y,o1,,.,
atmospheric Cf,,nr-.s

NHm
Atmospheric Change
The new German glass i g, ,,..,.-
singular u Darture IN that lin. ,si.,,,-
Eardlng a. II does the ordinary min
pie that good glass must contain .
Sether with silica and a divalen- ,.--
trlvalent metallic oxide. the oxi5. -
a monovaleut metal-an aIl,ali ,,,,.,..1
or thelliun-but while thus free fr,,,,
GVt>lll V@ll can be worked before tn. l,I.,,,--
his compound 7ElaH eoefiieient of ex-
state Of strain in ordinary glass ,N.yv
and tubes cooled in contact with air. A
"a hollow glass vessel cooled IN contact
with the air. has its outer skin IN a
aged on JIIV a4---=-rar1 while the inside
the outside; a hollow glass ves-ar.---
introduced when cold into warm air
has its outer skin thrown into state
! OF compression. but If. when II II hot.
Il l. exposed - cold air. it, outer skin
Is thrown into a state of tensipn-thiS
being the reason why cold air causes
FlaS> to crack more readily than hot
air does. The inventor succeeded in
throwing the outer layer into "A perma-
nent state of compression 10y covering
the glass vessel with a thin outer layer
of glass which has small coefiicient
OF expansion The TASKS made Of such
glass can be filled with boiling aniline
and Immediately sprin1led on the out
side with cold water glass dishes. too,
can be heated over the naked Bunsen
flame without cracking Pressure
tubes of this compound glass are also
made To meet all the requirements OF
practice and have been kept IN con
tinuous use on locomotives for five
months
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-12-07
1T is NOT SLANG.
The Term Gent and Its Modern Ap-
piication.


piication.
The word gent nowadays seems To
wear its hat cooked ON one, side of the
head and To walk with caddish ~yvag-
ger of vulgar self-importance. Hut l
know a worthy old lady in the country
writes Edward Eggleston in Century
who calls her husband the old gent
u sing IL a. d title of respect. and such
il was IN her childhood and long b,.-
fore. In 1874 Rev. Samuel Davies
afterward president Of Princeton col
lege. travelling in England. describes
Rev. DIR. Lardner aS "a little pert old
gent epithets that would not he fiat
tering to a minister to-day. nor even
dignified for a minister To- uSe- Pert
here has the sense OF lively much
a a kentuckian might use --pcart' or
a New EnElander '-perl-" Indeed, l
suspect that Davies gave the word the
sound Of '-Peart-" That Davies used
gent" aS term OF respect Il shown Toy
his Characterization Of another rev
erend doctor as "a venerable. humble
and affectionate old gent II viii not
do. therefore To account q word recent
because of its Slanginess- When a
smoker processes fondneSs for the
weed" ne does not dream that ne l.
using an epithet applied To tobacco 10y
King James /. IN lG2o. and that nearly
two hundred years earlier than James.
in the reign Of Edward VI. th, hop
plant just coming into England was
called the wicked weed What
plant had worn this title of contempt
before the hop do not know
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-12-07
A COSTLY PROCEEDING.
The Penalty of Asking for "a Kiss in Brit
-h Isurfnah.

The Penalty of Asking for Kiss in Brit
-h Burinah.
The police court reports in the Lon
don papers sometimes quote the price
of a kiss. which usually ranges from
half Il crown To- half sovereign. ac-
cordIng To the temperament OF the
magistrate. How ridiculou>ly cheap
this il. says a writer in London Truth.
will be seen from the following ac-
count of the cost of merely asking Tor
a kiss. which has been sent To me from
India:
Probably you viii hardly credit the
story, but it is quite true. and. though
the names are withheld 10y the Allaha-
bad paper which gives the facts. the
parties are well known. An officer of
the Madras medical service was hold
in one of the most ,dcsirabl civil
surgeoncieS in the province. and there.
he received a visit from civilian and
his wife. While driving with the lady
in a dog-cart the doctor asked her for
a kiss. 1t was very wrong, especially
"a there WAS Il native servant sitting
behind the couplrl. and he met with the
stern repulSe which his impudence and
imprudence invited. This exemplary
woman afterward wrote To- the doctor
that she had told her husband OF his
conduct. The doctor then wrote an
abject apology. which the husband
submitted to the Madras government.
Without being allowed to SAY Il word
on his own behalf. the doctor was
forthwith officially advised to re
sign the service to avoid dismissal.
Since then the Madras government has
been induced to modify its decision.
The offender is graciouSly permitted
to serve the further nine months neces-
sary to qualify him for the lowest scale
of pension. but he has been transferred
from his civil surgeoncy back To mill
tary service and packed off to a remote
In, ,,r,p.,-
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-12-07
HISTORY REPEATED.

PRIOR To 1857 tea was sold in Eng
land for $50 pound.
AT the beginning of the Christian era
the relative value of gold and silver
were as one to nine
THE compact of the .-N1ayflower" was
signed on the lid Of Elder Brewers >
chest on November u, 162O-
GEN. NELSON MONROE, who served un-
der Gen. Edwin ID. Baker at the battle
of Balls Bluff. is of the same family
with James Monroe OF Virginia, and i
n direct descendant Of the founder OF
Lexington. Mass He received no less
than eight wounds in the war, one of
which was at Balls Bluff when fighting
by Gen. Bakers side
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-12-07
New YORK Dec. 4

WHEAT-Spot market active and lower.
No ed store and elevator. 60c; afoat. 6I4c:
I. o. b.. G2I5c atloat; No. northern. 6s1sc de-
Hvered; No. ] hard. L4C delivered.
CORN-Spot market q I'll. No. 2. 574c and
nominal elevator; steamer mixed. 52L5ci No.
3. iItLjI1%C.
OATS-spot market firm No 2, $3.50
So. C: No 2 del vered. S59EG5515c; No. 8ic;
No. 2 white. agc: No. 3 hite 3s4c: track
white. 81 lCi2c.
CATTLE European cables quote American
stee at S0!O>sc per pound dressed weight;
refrir era or beef. 1859. No exI orts today
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Sheep steady and
lambs a sEade frmer. sheep. fair 10 good.
S5.5OQ = 10: lambs. inferior TO good. b26Gti To-
HOGS-Market steady at lower prices.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-12-07

Inere are some remarkable echoes
in the wood-cncircled Adirondack
lakes. single whoop viii Ice tossed
about a dozen times from a bit of wood
land edging the lake. and when the
last echo seems to have died away some
more distant woodland will suddenly
take up the call with increased loud-
ness. and the sound viii at length fade
out in extreme distance The nearer
echoes seem to be filed with the mex
presSible freshness of the woodland
and it is hard to believe that the sound
is mere airy mimicry of the human
voice
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-12-07
IHE MARKETS.
PITTSBURG. Dec. l.

PITTsBURG. Dec.
WHEAT-No. / red. 57D5Sc: No. rsd Sc
CORN-NO. yellow ear new 47Gis: mixed
ear, new. 46G47c: No yellow sheIled. new
4704Sc.
OATS-No white. s6l6a87c; No do. $50
3613c; extra No. white. 35GE3516c; mixed, Js
oslo.
HAY-Chofce timothy. sI2OOGI2.5O. No l.
timothy. SlI-256 ll5u; No. = timothy. $40 500
ll.0e' mixed clover and timothy. sIu-75dII.Ub
packing, S7-0O11-5U; No l feeding prarie
S9.OJG9-25; wagon hay. sI4O01l5Ol
bUIIEk-ElgIn creamery. 2S6t29c; Ohio
fancy creamery. 2i125c; fancy country roll.
li0lsc; low grades and cooking. lO1l2c.
CHEESE-OhIO finest new. l0J5GlIc; New
York new. HUIlI6c: limberger. fall make IOc;
Wisconsin Swiss. l3DIJIsc: Ohio SWISS. nIs
4I2c.
eggs Strictly fresh Pennsylvania and
ONO cases. 2ia2 storage. lsGi9c' southern
and W estern y L23c.
POULTRY-Large live chickens, aOg 45c
per pair: live chickens. small. 2td3jc: spring
chickens. o5tiOc; ducks. OG60c per pair. as
To size; dressed poultry. 9GInc per pound;
turkeys. llGl2c per pound: ducks. HGI2c:
spring chickens l0dtl Ic: live turkeys sI9c
per pound: live geese. sl.mGsI-25 Ter pair
EAST Liberty. Pa. Dec. T.
CATTLE-Receipts light. market steady
Prime. s5.0ON5-25: good. si2OGa4o. 20. d
butchers. s3 sgGt 10; rough fat, sa.75
light stookers, S275B325: good fat cows and
heIfers. 50 5rlEJiu; bulls. stays and TO Ogna
cows. 80 tOLL3.25; fresh cows and springers
g DiH: good feeders. % 6CG3.5p.
HOGS-Receipts light: market active.
PhIladelph.as. Si70dBI.75; best heavy Yo k
and good mixed. S4.61Gi 65; common to
fair YorAers. Si.4H84 50; pigs. si.25G4 35;
rouEhs. S3OOG4.2j.
SHEEP supply 10 cars: market slow;
prices shade lower than yesterday Extra
s. u0ft3--5 good. g fOd,2.SD; fair. 81 75a2 10.
common. jnCG -; yeariinss. S2UOltJ 30.
best lambs. Si.t OB4 .; mmon 10 fair lambs
s. ID $40. veal ctlvts 81. -015.5U: heavy and
thin calves 81 UuGE3un.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-12-07
Anti-RevoIutIonary Bill Coming Up.

LONDON. Dec. "a dispatch from
Berlin says it is semi-officially announced
that the Anti-RevolutiOnary bill, to the
exclusion of all other measures. will be
laId before the imperial diet today.
This has raised much complaint. 1t is
argued that the government expects the
rejection of the bill, and is determined
IN the event 70 dissolve the diet.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-12-07
Did Ii All.

A story of Scotch honesty comes
from Dundee. A small boy had taken
the prize for an exceptionally we'll
drawn map. After the examination
the teacher, little doubtful, asked
the lad:
''Who helped you with this map,
james,"
Nobody, sir"
Come. now, tell me the truth.
Didn't your brother help you?"
No, sir; he did it all. Milwaukee
Wisconsin.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-12-07

MINNEAPOLs, Dec 5.-The county
law officers have moved for the dismiss
sal of all indictments against William
s Streeter, vice president of the defunct
Northwestern Guaranty Loan company.
Streeter has been tried twice for en-
bezzlement and both times the jury dis
agreed
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-12-07

WmKERBARRE. Pa, Dec 5-Evans &
Baesney, shoe dealers have been closed
by the sheriff. The liabilities are over
500 OOO
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-12-07
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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-12-07

-Canova, the sculptor, came natural
ly by his profession, being the son of
a stone cutter, and early apprenticed
to that trade
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-12-07
CINCINNATI. Dec.

HOGS-Market weaker at S4.,OGi.75s re-
teipr-. 5.5 head; shipments. 2.7O0 head.
CATTLE-Market steady at S2OOda 59
Tec-IptS. '0I head; shipments. 500 head.
SHEEP-Market firm at Sl.UOD3.0O; re-
&c pjs. gfU head; shipments. 2JO Lambs
steady at S2.UOG3 IS
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-12-07

sse9ueht Insertions, SC. Der ls-e ~ Per me
almlnlst traitors and Exec1 to--s ,,..,-- -.
auditors Notices 'oE . sNotices- - 50
SIray and similar Notice. ------------- 80
resolutions or proceedings AZ -, - zOO
siII I or society and conHunf~styo-. ~ corpora
vI,trai t.Llon 70 any matter Of Ilmftes = -, ~, -
It interest must be paid for as a5,e-,,al - lnal
exe,yto1,st 100 Joo frlntinS Of all kinds neafiv sni
don 'tyou forget IL i0~es' prices And
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-12-07
AdvertisineRatas

BRA FREv,a.I .I reItsole circulation of the Cav
consfde rs.11-tA y, com menss il to the fsvorsbI.
inserfet - o. advertisers whose fsFors VIII, ts
- :. 5. the loilosing Low - NL-L %
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-12-07
How Do You Like These ]

Fine Floor oil Cloth, yard wide, =
Fine Floor oil Cloth, u yards wide,
Fine Floor Oil Cloth, > yards wide,
Fine Table Oil Cloth, assorted,
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-27
KNEW THEY HAD ENOUGH.
fwo Men Who Did Not Demand 0stIs1no.

A tall, thin young man and q short,
stocky one walked painfully up Main
street yesterday afternoon. They were
well-dresscd. From the rear they
looked like two young fellows who had
tight shoes or sore feet or something
like two men who had been thrashed
within six inches of their lives by some
one who knew how to use his fists.
That is what they were.
The tall, thin man had one black
eye. There was long bruise on the
side of his face and his nose was twisted
somewhat. One of his lips was cut.
The short. stocl<y man had two black
eyes. His forehead had the skin rub
bed off and his lips were cut.
''Hello!'' said a friend, ''what in
thunder's the matter with you fellows?''
''ob,'' said the tall young man.
'we've been licled.'
THAT'S right" said the stoclSy young
How'd it happen?" inquired the
friend.
''We got fresh and got licked. That's
all there is to it,
''That's enough, amt it:" asked the
stocky young man..
Zone man or tvo?' inquired the
friend
':Oh.'' answered the tall young man.
'.It wac one man. lie didn't have much
trouble
'.But what are you going to do bout
it?''
.:Why," said the stocl<y young man,
''yve're going to bed
''But what are you go ing to do about
the fight?''
''Going to bed told YOU
''Aren't you going to report it to the
police?"
''Police?' queried the tall young
man. REPORT what to the police?''
''Why, the fact that you have been
outrageously treated by some onc.''
What have the police got to do with
it?"
"They could arrest the man who as
saulted you, couldn't they"
''Now, see here" broke in the stocky
young man, 81 told you that we got
licked. We did. told you that one
man did it. He did. 1 told you that
were going to bed. We arc. I
don't see that you have any kick com
ing in this matter. We're satisfied.
amt we, Nelse?''
''Perfectly,' said the tall young man,
with sickly sort of smile. I'm
dead lucky that didn't get two black
eyes, and the fellow might have yougcd
out one of Jimmy's. Oh. you bet we're
satisfied"
And the stocky young man wiped
some blood off his forehead. and the
two started up the street again.-Buf-
fl 10 Express.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-27
HAVEN FOR CRIMINALS.
Places in Various Countries Where Justice
Can he E.vaded.

Places In Various Countries Where Justice
Can he Evaded.
In Scotland there still exists a sane
tuary for debtors in the abbey and pal
ace of Holyrood, with its precincts.
The sanctuary is placed under the con-
troll of a baltic, appointed By the duke
of Hamilton.
When the debtor retires to the sane
tuary he has twenty-fcur hours protcc-
ton, but in order to extend the privilege
longer he must be enrolled on the
books of the abbey. Tho sanctuary
fraudulent debtor, or to Il crown debtor.
Another sanctuary exists in Hawaii,
called-tlle Rock of Refuge. If Il crimi-
nal reach the refuge before he can be
captured, he is safe as long he re-
mains there. His family can and usu-
ally do supply him with food until he
is able to make his escape, but he is
never allowed to return to his own
tribe.
In China the Buddhist religion al
lows men to become priests at an adj
vanced period of life for the purpose of
escaping from impending justice. In
some instances Buddhist temples are
regarded as inviolable sanct,,aries for
transGressors of the law.
Formerly there were many sanctua
ries in England, just the cities of
refuge were appointed by the laws of
Moses for one who had killed another
Intentionally, to prevent the relations
of the slain taking the law into their
own hands, as the Arabs still do in
such cases.-Boston Globe.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-27

Swinburnc is a descendant Of Celtic
and Scandinavian stock. Tennyson
seems to have been equally of Danish
extraction and Plantagenet ancestry,
with slight mixture of French blood.
William Morris is descendant of
Welsh and Anglo Danish stock. Robert
Browning's grcat-grandfather, who
was of Welsh-SaNon origin, married
Creole, while the poets mother was Of
German and Scotch parentage. Ros-
setti was twenty-five per cent. En-
glish and northern blood mingled
with his italian ancestry. The COM
mingling of races in the literary
geniuses OF France is more remarl<a-
bic still. The grandmother of the
senior Dumas was Il black woman of
st. Domingo. Flaubert had Iroquois
blood in his veins. The father of Vic
tor Hugo came of the Germans of Lor
rainc. Greek, French and Italian
blood exists in lola: his father was an
italian mathematician. Ibsen is of
German and Scandinavian ancestry,
intermixed with Scotch.-Philadelp
Telegraph.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-27
JUST THE THING.

Tho Georgia Cracker Ordered Two of
1.-THE Samson Books"
He walked into the bookstore and
stopped before the Bible department..
He leaned over the counter and said to
the ministerial looking salesman:
SIS them Buffalo Bill books over
thar?''
"Nope. Religious works.
Don't nun O them read about chasin'
Iniuns an shootin' wild varments?''
Not exactly"
"Nothin' about a Teller at could
knock 'em out like John t. ner a Teller
ats slick er Winchester, err he'd the
nerve to tackle err b'ar?''
"Oh, yes. One better than that
''Who's he?'
"Samson."
'sWhat-d he do?''
"Oh, he had a fight with a lion"
"Laid 'em out, did 'e?"
"Ycs, he killed the lion"
'Jes' bored i'm with cr Winchester?''
Nope
"Biffed i'm in the head with or ak, I
s'pect?"
Nope
"Jes' l<yarvcd i'm with his bowie?"
''No, he just caught the beast by the
throat and chol<cd it to DEATH
''Tou don't say:'
Eyes, he was the strongest man that
ever lived
''Wusscr'n John L. %
sNeS.''
"An' wusscr'n Jimmie Corbitt?''
''Samson could knock them both ont
at once
"Whoopee: amt he the stuff ? I'll
take two O them Samson books. ATT
lanta Constitution.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-27

1t is easier to say why particular
man should be n pessimist than why
great many should be. In Carlyle it is
tolcrably clear that early surroundings
and facts of temperament had good
deal to do with the settled gloom of his
speculations. Calvinism trains strong
ment but can hardly be said to predis-
pose to cheerfu1ness. This particular
man of genius had constitutional all
ments, and his life was for long time
Il struggle with poverty, and he grew
up in very dismal period-thc time
when the great war had left us over
strained and. disseminated, the later
time when reform seemed to be un-
prof ia bic. and the days of famine that
forced free trade upon the country
DR.. c. Fl. Peterson, in Fortnightly Re-
view.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-01-27
HUMOROUS.

The truth a bad man hates is the
truth that hits him in the face.-Ram's
Horn.
-He-'1f women do not love men
why do nearly all women marry?" She
-ssFor revenge. Life.
-''Didn't Miss Harl<ins look bloom
ing last night?'' said Chappie. Yes. A
little too blooming for =. bud-don't
you think?'' insinuated Ethel.-Har-
per's Bazar.
-Codling-''Why did you speak to
that how'd twamp, dear boy?" Softly
-''Why shouldn't 1, old chappie? He
isn't in twade and he doesn't work faw
a living. Boston Globe.
After All the Rest.-He-''whom
do you think of first of all your friends
She-''Cousiu Harry" Hc-.'And I?''
She-'Oh, you are a happy after
thought
-HiclSs-''what do you understand
is meant by writing for posterity?'
Misunderstanding to magazines articles
which seldom a epear during the life of
the writer. boston Transcript.
Mrs. BECKER (petulantly)-'tOh, it's
all very we'll to talk. but you'd be glad
if I were dead!,' Mr.. Becker (blandly)
-'Whatever you do, dear, is sure to be
the right thipE."-Boston Transcript.
Poor jackson suffers like time
from insomnia" "Humph! he needn't:
he has his remedy at his tongues end
| ssHow,s that?'' eff he'd talk to himself
the way he does to me. he'd go to sleep
in a minute
"A courtier riding with his sover-
eign amidst the acclamations and
splendor of triumphal procession.
asked him: what is wanting herec''
And very emphatic was the rep1y:
''Pcrmanencc.'
No One Like Her.-Shc (some time
after the honey moon)-"fo used to,
say that there was no one in the world.
like me- He-'.Yes, by George! and 4
am more convinced of that fact than.
ever.'-Boston Transcript.
-s.How long have we been engaged,
Gccrge?' she asked. s'Why, since last
August" he answered. 81 couldn't
tell whether it was August or june, !"
she replied. "You see. / keep gcttfng
you and Freddie Smil<ens nixed."-
! Washington STAR