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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-03-09
AROUND THE GLOBE.

THERE are forty vegetarian restaur-
ants in London.
JEssUP, Ga, a town of over one
thousand inhabitants, has not had a
death for ten months.
STEPHEN LANGToN, archbishop of Can
terbury, first divided the Bible into
chapters and verses about the close of
the twelfth century.
Miss MARY POWELL, of New Castle,
Ind, has attended school for nine
years without being absent or tardy,
walking nearly a mile to the school
house.
ARGENTINE and Uruguay are the
richest of all countries in horses and
horned stock; Austria has the most
sheep. Italy the poorest horses,
Portugal the poorest cattle.
WILLIAM PENIS grave is In the
churchyard of the little meeting house
at Jordans, in Buckinghamshire, Eng
land, and Quakers hold a service there
annually, in memory of the founder of
Pennsylvania
IN several respects, China may be
called the antipOde of America. Its
people drink their tea cold and their
wines warm, wear white for mourning;
and pupil, when reciting, turns his
back to his teacher.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-03-09
WRITER'S AND THEIR WAYS.

LUCAN died repeating passage from
his own poems.
MILTON was extremely anxious to
have his poems properly punctuated.
RosCoMMoN died repeating the lines
of his own translation of the Dies lrae.
DR. WARToN says that most of the
English poets were notably handsome
men.
PASCAL often copied composition
six or eight times before allowing it to
be printed.
DRYDEN always trembled violently
for some time after concluding an in
teresting poem.
CERVASTES wrote a new dedication
to one of his works after he had re-
ceived extreme JUNCTION.
CICERO was a notable punster. A
collection, not now eNtant, of his puns
was made by Julius Cesar.
STERNE and Churchill were always in
a quarrel with some reviewer of their
works. Both hated critics.
HARDI. the great French dramatist,
wrote eight hundred dramatic pieces
between the years 1900 and 1881.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-03-09
CURRENT HUM OR.

TALK about women being fiighty!
Look at bank cashiers'-Texas Sift-
ings.
LECTURER-"We eat too much!' Old
Lady lin loud whisperl-"She's one
o the committy. Cleveland Plain
dealer.
SrRoNG-"Would you call Supplies
wife handsome?" Weak - "Yes - if
was talking to Supple. e."-Raymond's
Monthly.
II is the little things that tell. If
you don't believe it ask the big sister S
who have small brothers.-Philadel
phia Record.
Hicks "Y our heart goes out in
sympathy to the poor?" Wicks-'Yes,
though il sounds like rank egotism to
say it."-Boston Transcript.
JuIsoN, who sat near one the other
night, says the only thing reserved
about a theater party is the seat each
member occupjes.-Butfalo Courier
EMPLOYER - Are you college
graduate?" Applicant-'No, but I'm
lust as good. / can kick eight kinds of
wind out of a football" Detroit Free
Pre-
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-03-09
A PEACEFUL NIGHT.
How a squeamish Tourist Was Dscelvs
ON "A steamer.


"A steamer.
Some people" said an old sea can
tain the other day TO London Tid-Rr,
are afraid of sea sickness and hr,
tate To travel by water because of TIL
fear. A friend of mine came on boar
the steamer Plymouth the other even
ing in a very happy frame Of min.
He had been troubled for d long tim.
when OFF Southampton by a feeling h
nausea, but now he was positive ths
he had found a way 10 avoid il b.
going TO bed as soon as he came q,
board and remaining there until he a,
rived 1T his destination.
ION this occasion he bade me hun
ried good night, climbed into his bert.
and in a few minutes was fast asleeB
He slept like Il top until seven o'clot.
the next morning, with never a quar
of NAL de mer TO disturb his slumber,
He arose delighted, satisfied that b.
had at last found a remedy for the di,
order which had caused him 80 mu.s
misery. He went down into the din
ing-room and ate a hearty mea.
though somewhat surprised that Z
few passengers We're stirring. G0il.
on deck with a satisfied look on b
face and toothpick in his mouth. 4
met me.
Say. old man. he exclaimed. thl
sleeping racket of mine worked like
charm. Never had a touch Of it Al
night
i smiled.
What are you grinning forf 4
asked, in surprise.
p '''Because, l answered, the Plym0u,-
has been tied TO her dock all uig-
She has not moved a foot. There Wa
something the matter with her nd
chinery and we had To transfer u
passengers. No one suspected that
man would go to bed at six o clock. al
so you were overlooked IN the trali
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-03-09
THE ONLY WAY OUT.
An Apt Illustration of the Futility
Lying.


There is only one way ont Of disHl
esty, and that H. 10 tell the truth. U
process of lying out Of IT,, 50 cals
is only a sure way of getting m-
deeply mired. This is well Illusirds
by a story borrowed from the tM
tian Secretary.
\ man Of doubtful reputation wa'a
his way home one night, and ca-
across a pile Of planlls which for s'-
reason had been unloaded upon 2
roadside. He couldn't-or thought
couldn't-resist the temptation 10 sd
one of them.
He could not go through the villa
with it, and SO took a cut across Z
fields. BY and by, in the gather-
dusk, he wandered into bog-holr p
sank in the mire. The more he stT4
gled the deeper he sank, until geII-
alarmed he cried Justify for help.
His shouts brought neighbor w
a lantern.
why, Jones, what does tins meA-
asked the good Samaritan. "iio"
the world came you here?"
Il was in hurry To get home. \
the thief. and SO l cut across ll
got into this bog. The more J ua
TO pull myself out, the deeper ! got
and finally went back TO the roads
got this plank To see if l coultn !
myself out with that"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-03-09
LARGEST STEAM TANNER.
II Weighs I25 Tons and Covers ~ Feet
of Floor Surface.

1t Weighs I25 Tons and Covers ~ Feet
of Floor Surface.
The new l25-ton steam hammer Just
completed by the Bethlehem Iron *
Steel Company, Bethlehem, Pa, is the
largest ever built. The hammer was
designed by John Fritz, superintendent
of the company, and stands some 30
feet high. 1t covers a floor surface ~
feet square and is of the usual A-frame
construction. The steam cylinder is 8
feet inches in diameter, and has a
stroke of 10 feet inches. The total
weight of piston, piston rod, ram and die
is l25 tons. The foundations for the ham
mer and anvil are independent of each
other, and the space between is filed in
with crib work The hammer founda-
tions consist Of a pair of heavy walls,
80 feet in height, laid parallel north
and south of the anvil foundation.
These walls rest upon piles driven To
the rock bottom The anvil founda-
tions consist of timber framework
supporting several layers of iron and
steel slabs, arranged in longitudinal
and transverse layers The anvil il
made up of % solid cast iron blocks,
averaging 10 tons in weight The anvil
block upon which the material is t. be
hammered is faced with steel and meas
ures IL feet in length, feet in width
at bottom, = feet in width at top, with
q depth of 4 feet D inches
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-03-09
GLeANINGS FROM TRUTH"

Cor THERE FIRST called
at Miss Redbud's the other night and
she asked TO be excused" Stone
Yes, l saw you from her parlor
window"
CRITIcIsM.-''A pretty face" whis-
pered the fire-eater. apropos of the new
Circassian girl. Not strong enough"
nIuttered the contortionist, who was
notoriously enamored of the iron
jawed woman.
a NATIONAL CHARACTERIsTIC.-L
Forgivuz-''I can always tell an Ameri-
can by what he drinks" William Ann
But he drinks anything he can get"
Lord Forgivuz-''That's the way L
tell"
HARD-The shark and his family
were gathered about their lowly board,
partaking of the summer-girl who had
ventured too far from the beach
Here suddenly exclaimed the moth
er to the youngest, don't take the
heart. You must think dentists serv-
ices are cheap" Above their heads
the ocean rolled, and ten thousand
fleets swept over il in vain.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-03-09
ouTsrRIPPlno THE wruo
An Illustration of How - Yacht Ma,
complish This Peat.

An Illustration of How - Yacht Ma,
compiish This Peat.
Every yachtsman knows that a a.
can sail faster than the wind. ths,
20 say. if the wind is blowing :.
knots an hour, a ship may be ual,,-
twelve or fifteen knots an hour. ~
il is obvious that if the ship is ,ailir.
straight before the wind il cauDo,
the utmost. travel faster than !,
wind itself is blowing-as d matter !.
fact, il viii travel much more slp,yl-
If. on the other hand. the ship i, "a.
ing at an angle with the wind .
seems at first sight that the wind nm
act with less effect than before. bu,.
a matter of fact the ship not o,--
sails more quickly than before l..
more quickly than the wind a
self is blowing. Let as consider ii.
difficulty in the light Of the followir.
experiment: Place a ball al one sii
of the billiard table, and with the en-.
not held in the ordinary manner Ls
lengthw ise from end To end Of The !.
BILE. shove the ball across the cloH
The cue here represents the wind. srl
the ball the ship sailing directly hcf1-
il: the ball of course travels al ,l
same rate as the cue. Now. aupp,>.
groove in which the ball NAV roUl
cut diagonally across the table from
one corner pocket 10 the other. Ifn.I
ball be now placed at one end oft.
groove and the cue held horizontal
parallel with the long sides and move
forward across the width Of the taH
a. before, the ball viii travel alor,
the groove land along the cue diss
onally across the table in the sar
time as the cue takes TO move acr5a
the width of the table. This /, H.
case of the ship sailing AT an angl.
with the direction of the wind. m.
groove is considerably longer than Ii.
width of the table, more than doubL
as long. in fact. The ball, therefor.
travels much faster than the cue whit.
impels it, since it covers more thar
double the distance in the same tim.
1t is in precisely the same maun,-|
that a tacking ship is enabled 10 sa
faster than the wind.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-03-09
a Warning.
PITHY AND POINTED.

= THINKING right will keep US from do
ing wrong.
GOODNESS Is contagious when it
comes close enough TO touch.
SMALLPOX is not any more conta-
gious than a good example.
THE man who will not improve his
talents steals from himself.
LOVES name can be written only in
blood drawn from its own heart.
"A MAN with quick temper is as un-
safe as ship loaded with dynamite.
ONE of the tests OF fine nature is
the effect joys and sorrows have upon
it--RaInis Horn
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-03-09
BRIEF FUN.

THE woman of the hour" is the one
who has breakfast on time.
The YoUTH-"And what shall | do
to have my fellow-men speak well of
me?" The Sage-"Die."
WILLIE has a terrible cold on his
chest" Dear me! How did he catch
it?" Went out one day without his
chrysanthemum."
STADEHoME-''They tell me the aver
age cowboys language is full of dash
and piquancy." Binwest-"I don't
know about the piquancy. From a
printers standpoint, though, it is GER
tainly full of dash"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-03-09
rhe Footbam PIayer's sorroW.

Thus one by one are ou1 ioD.
dreams dispelled," said the del''
looking Young man, as lac dr"pleo
head with its long, flowing LOCKS +
his hands. "And she always seeu''
unselfish."
''Oh, well, brace up. Think OF Z!
fame as a ootball player"
at is that which sundered inc
that bound us. She demande'
much"
But you told me only shor. /
ago that you would give her you
if she asked for it."
so ! would-but what she aS''
was"
"Well?"
"A lock OF my hair!"-Waship'
Star
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-03-09
Ahout FnIier,s Earth.

Fuller's earth is mostly found u
vicinity of the Reigate, Dorking
LeitA hill, three of the many char
districts in which the county of ~.
abounds. II is extracted in the y
of a very soft stone, which crnmpD
the touch. and il has 10 go throut'
process of manufacture before II , !.
in the acceptable form in which 'r
lists dispense il. Last year the Va
tity stated in the blue book as 10
been extracted was four thousah'
hundred tons. and its value was !.
mated at ten thousand five hum
pounds sterling. 4
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-03-09
POPULAR SCIENCE.

The largest apes have only sixteen
ounces of brain; the lowest men have
thirty nine.
GOLD can be beaten twelve hundred
times thinner than printing paper.
One ounce will cover one hundred and
forty-siX square feet.
AN ostrich's egg is about seventeen
inches by fifteen inches. The measure
ments of the egg of the crocodile are
normally nine inches by six and one
half inches.
GREAT as have been their advances
in recent years in other respects, the
Japenese people have remained singu-
larly deficient in stature and physique
a government commission, after pro-
longed investigation, attributes this TO
an almost exclusively vegetable diet.
A Warning.
Superstitious people are alarmed nv
the unusual or the unexpected. Oc.
easslonally in a late, cold spring Enc.
iisn olrds Will tap on the house win.
vows IN hopes of IA meal If the in
mates are superstitious the tanning !.
looked upon a. n warning. A doctor
was one day in February Summoned =,
haste 10 farmhouse on the moor NJ,
Iouhd an old man in bed, but in nar-
iect health, and asked why no bsl
oeen sent for. why, sir" answered
'i ,he daughter-in-law, there came a
niue robin at the door. We knovvad
it was call and we thought II mnst
De granfer; so we put i'm in bad 90
sent for Won AN
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-08-14
Practical Dental Hints.

An aching tooth should never be borne
with. / have known woman to cour-
ageously endure the repeated eYcruciat-
ing toothaohe that attends dying nerve
without consulting dentist. The pain
finally subsided for good and for all, but
the tooth gradually became discolored,
taking on a drabbish tone. Then fol
the first time this unlucky woman sus-
pected what had happened. The pulp,
the dead nerve, was removed, but the
tooth never regained its clear, pearIy
lustcr. II one is troubled with dyspcp-
sia or any gastric disturbance, the teeth
bear witness to the fact. They lose their
brilliancy, often become stained "A darl,
saffron about their necks. Every pretty
dyspcptic should make point of keep
ing wineglass Of water, into which
is stirred teaspoonful Of bicarbonate
Of soda, by her bedside to rinse her
mouth with rs often as she wakes. The
bicarbonate counteracts the effect Of any
'acidity" of the stomach ON the teeth
Philadelphia Times
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-08-14
wonlsn In General Conference.

We have long accepted the COMING
proyidential fact that our sisters will b,
members of the general conference pres
emily. We are inclined TO think that
many who have declined to vote in an
nual conferences to make women eligi-
ble have become more than willing T.
reverse their judgments aud vote 10 ad-
nit them. Since IL would appear that
the women are TO become eligible, give
all the conferences the opportunity tc
ordain il, and thus allow our sisters "a
enter the general conference, as they
will enter heaven--abnndantly. Chi
eago Northwestern Advocate.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-08-14
Spiders Threads.

The spiders thread is made of in.
Vulnerable small threads or fibers, one
of these threads being estimated to be
one-millionth of a hair in thickness.
Three kinds of thread are spun-one of
great strength, for the radiating OF
spoke lines of the web. The cross lines,
or what sailor might call the rat lines,
are finer and are tenacious-that is,
they have upon them little specl1s or
globules Of very sticky gum. These
specks are put on with even interspaces.
They are set quite thickly along the line
and are what i'll the first instance catch
and hold the legs or wings of the fly.
Once caught in this fashion, the prey is
held secure by threads flung over it
somewhat in the same manner as las
So The third kind of silk is that which
the spider throws out in a mass of food
by which it suddenly envelops any prey
Of which it is somewhat afraid, as, for
example, a wasp. A scientific expert
menter once drew out from the body of
4 single spider 3, $50 yards Of thread
or spider silk--a length little short OF
three miles. Popular Magazine.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-08-14

skiff was stolen or got adrift, ieaving him
near a small town about 90 miles above his
home He dislikcd to walk that distance
and concluded to make u raft and float
down. Ho lashed together four small logs
) or feet long in the form of square,
laid Il piece of plank across and then placed
a discarded nail key in the middle. Then
he got a newspaper, and lighting his pipe
showed off into the stream. Floating swift
ly along he passed in front of negro cabin
The old negro stood on the bank and hailed
him:
"Wha's yo' goin, cap'n, on dat t'ing'"
"Goin to St. Lousp
"Goin on dat kag?"
"Yesr'
"Fo Gordr' was all the astonished negro
could say. The captain, rather wondering
at the negro, looked at his feet and found
that on account of his weight and the water
soaked condition of the logs they had dis
appeared beneath the surface of the water,
leaving nothing but the keg to show upon
what he was viding. Not at all discon-
certed, however, he continued his voyage
and arrived home in safety.
This story reminds the Kansas City
lines of the case of an ingenious man liy-
ing on L'Outre island, near Hermann, who
has built house which he thinks will avail
him, whatever freak the river may take.
On the top of an ordinary log house he has
constructed a fiat boat, which also serves
as a roof. In case of high water he ties the
house to the trees and moves his family up
on board. There they are gently rocked on
the bosom of the avaricious stream, await
ing the subsistence of the water, when by n
little maneuvering he settles at his old an
chorage, ready to descend and GO to house
keeping again when the water disappears
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-08-14

Ladies' whose systems are poisoned
and whose blood Ia in an impure con~i-
tion. due to menstrual irregularities,
are peculiarly benefited by the Won
derful tonic and blood cleansing prop.
critics of p. P. P. -Prickly Ash, Poke
Root and Potassium,
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-08-14
THE ISLE OF LEPERS.
DR.. TALMAGE TELLS OF HAWAIps COL.
ONY OF LIVING DEATH.

He CONTRASTS the Sadness and the Cheerful
ness of Moloksl-Unrecognize Heroes
Who Supplemented Father Damien's No
BILE Work There.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-08-14
Worth Knowing.

That Allcock's Porous Plaster is the
highest result of medical science anO
skill, and in ingredients and method
has never been equalied.
That it is the original and genuine
porous plaster.
That Allcock's Porous Plaster never
fails to perform its remedial work
quickly and effectually.
That this fact Is attested by tBous-
ands of voluntary and unimpeachable
testimonials from grateful patients.
That for rheumatism, weak back,
sciatiea, lung trouble, kidney disease,
dyspepsia, malaria and all local pains,
it is invaluable.
That when you buy Allcock's Porous
Plaster you obtain absolutely the best
plaster made.
Brandreth's Pills are vegetable pur
gative.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-08-14
Gable From Oneen Lii.

Dear Gresbam:-One more boon 1 crave,
! trust In your affection
'Tis not to murder Dole, the Knave,
Or put down insurrection;
IT'S not my crown, but me TO save,
/ write in deep detection,
And so package l must have
OF Parks Tea Tor my complexion.
GREsHAM's ANSWER TO QUEEN LII.
Wnen received your Cable gram
Thought sure would faint
For though often use Parks Tea
'fis not for your complaint.
feared that Mrs. q. would think
Wrong ABOUT our connection
It'll ou her dresser there saw
Parks1'ea for her complexion.
Sold bv Capital Drug Store.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-08-14
and SCr0fuIa

For primary secondary and tertiary
syphilis, for blood poisoning, morcu-
rial poison, malaria, dyspepsia, end
in al blood and skin diseases, HE
blotches, pimples, old chronic Ulcers,
eczema-we may say, without fear OF
contradiction, that p. p. 2 is the best
blood purifier in the world, and makes
positive, speedy and permanent cures
In all cases,
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-08-14

Ethel-What did you do when Gus
proposed to you?
Mabel was so surprised | puckereG
up my mouth to whistle, but then | re-
membered that would be unladylike, so
/ hurried and pressed my lips against
his to keep myself from whlstling.-
Good News.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-08-14

Which is the better, something OF
nothing2 This depends. When it stimu-
lates, it is of use; when it enervates, it is
mischievous. The young man who pre-
fers idleness above an unpleasant job,
seeing that he has dollar or two in his
pocket, is In danger.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-08-14
Long Winded.

Overheard at the Sale des Capucines
during the delivery of lecture by the
famous x:
"How full he is of his subjectl" said
one of the hearers.
eyes, but how slow he is in emtying
himselfr' was the reply,-Intransigeant
Qlustre.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-08-14
AZ Z. ;!.i,-, iLLusicN.

UG tHs l1l...,s AiissOurl.
Captain IEIoag, an cd uver man, Gre
lted quite sensation Ey the popularity Of
the craft in which he once navigated the
Missouri river He was quite a sportsman,
and on one of his hunting excursions bis
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-05-05

Washington, May At has been
considered probable that in the course
of this session of the House, there may
be an attempt made to attach on the
appropriation bill an amendment pro-
viding for the repeal of the sugar
bounty clause of the Mckinley act.
There has been hesitation about this.
among the Democratic members, as it
will be taken as an indication they had
some doubts about passing the tariff
bill in the Senate.
Today. however, Mr.. Dockery Dem
ocraD introduced the following resolu-
ton, which was referred to the COM
mittee on rules:
Resolved, That the committee on
ways and means is hereby directed to
prepare and report to the House for
consideration, in connection with the
legislative, executive and judicial APP
preparation bill, when the same shall
be reported at this session, an amend
ment as follows:
THAT so much of the act entitled:
An act to reduce revenue. equalize
duty and for other purposes, approved
Oct. 1, 1890, as provides for and au-
thoriZes the issue of licenses to pro-
duCe sugar and for the payment of
bounty to the producers of sugar from
beets. sorghum or cane, in the United
States, or from maple sap produced
within the United States, and the
same is hereby repealed. to take effect
July 1, 1894 and thereafter it shall be
unlawful to issue any license to pro-
duce sugar or to pay any bounty for
the production of sugar of any kind
under the said act"