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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-09-21
Antiquity of the Pump

The common water pump of to-day is
but an Improvement on a Grecian in
vcntion which first came into general
use during the reign of the Ptolcmies.
Philadelphes and EnergeteS, 2S3 to 22l
i. G. The name, which is very similar
in all languages. Is derived from the
Greek word ''pempo." To send or throw.
The most ancient description we have
Of the water pump Is by Hero of Alex
ander. There il no authentic account
OF its general use outside Of Egypt pre-
vious to its introduction into the Ger
man provinces At about the opening of
the sixteenth century. Pumps with
plUnEerS and pistons We're invented by
Morland, an Englishman, in 1914; the
double acting pump by De Ia Hire. the
French academician, some twenty years
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-09-21

In 1850 the proportion of lawyers to
the male population in this country
was one in 49i and in 1850 it was one in
39S. The number of lawyers in Icgis-
latures has always been greater than
their proportion OF the population
would warrant. In Maine there has
been on the average one LAWYER for
each ten members; in Vermont and
Rhode Island, one for each twelve: in
Connecticut and in New Hampshire.
one in sixteen, and in Massachusetts
one in nine. OF the entire number of
| mted states senators since l-S5
2.o6S out of 3.122 have been LAWYERS
OF the twenty-four presidents of the
| Jnited States nineteen have been law
yers. Seventeen of the twentv-thraa
vice presidents and 2ls of the 2s2 cab
met officers have been members of the
bar.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-09-21
Short in Stature.

= family of dvarfs has been living at
ApplccrosS, in the west of RoSShire,
Scotland, for over half a century
Mary Finlayson, one of them, iii, Il
there recently. She was the youngest
Of the family. which consisted OF her
self and two brothers, and had reached
the age Of siXty-five years. The Nom
bers OF the family vary in height from
three feet to three and one-half feet
and have appeared before the queen at
frequent intervals during the past
fsrfv NtarS
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-09-21
NO TIME TO SPECULATE.
Prompt Action of AN Engineer Saves the
Life of a Child.

Prompt Action Of Iiu Engineer Saves the
Life of a Child
To do the right thing at the right
moment l. great faculty" said
well-llnown railroad man To- the Lewis
town journal man. i saw this illus
trated once. l was on the engine with
Ell Chase. who was for many years en-
riuecr on the Dexter branch Of the
Maine Central Now a. one comes into
Jariuua village from the south there l.
Il long down grade that makes a heavy
freight or mixed train a pretty hard
thing To handle there We We're
booming along AT a good speed with Il
heavy load behind uS. | was chatting
carcleSSly with Chase. when all at once,
ne jumped and whistled on the brakes
with a vim, at the same moment re
vcrSinE his engine. There is some
thing ahead there on the track he ex-
claimed. 1t may be a dog, but may
bc its somebody's body.
The breaks were put down hard and
the train slowed up and pretty soon we
saw II was in fact a child sitting he
tween the rails playing in the gravel
a baby too small to thiI.I, 81 danger.
II seemed certain that the train would
not be held before striking her. and
Chase ran out on the pilot To- snatch
her out of harms way. The hir en-
giuc came To- a standstill only about
three feet from where she still sat
She looked up laughing merrily. as il
She thought il was fire thing to stop
a train.
1t was ChaSe's instantaneous action.
when he didn't know whether it was
child or dog. that saved the little one :
life. y delay of five seconds would
have been too late. for the train would
certainly have gone over her l have
seen men act many times in emergen-
cies. when cool and quick Judgment
was required, but never a happier in
stance than this"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-09-21

a fish exerts its great propulsive
power with its tail, not its fins The
paddle wheel was made on the fin
theory of propulsion, and the screw
propeller had its origin in noting the
action of the tail. 1t is now shown
that the fins of the tail actually per
form the evOlutions described by the
propeller blades. and that the fish in
its sinuous motion through the water
depends on the torsional action of the
tail to give it power.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-09-21
RoyaIty and Homo Indnstrr.

The ladies OF the British royal family
show commendable feeling in their
patronage OF home industries. Sav-
eral OF them wore British silks ~ n,
court TINS summer. and now the queen
mas ordered some Irish poplins for the
rousseau Of Princess AiiX of Hesse. the
Drlie-to-be OF the cZarowitz of Russia.
Ihey are supplied by a Dublin firm.
ana the designs contain small gold
Shamrocks in profusion.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-09-21

An aged lady, who died recently in =,
connecticut town, left the income of
one hundred thousand dollars to be
used IN house painting. All who ap-
Piled TO have their houses painted
should have 1t done free, provided they
could prove they had not kept dog in
TWO years and made an oath that they
would not keep one in future. The
VIII adds; NO habit has more dead
~ mold on mankind than that of dog
keeping, which is itself proof that It
ought to be crushed out"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-09-21
AUSTRALIA's CINE
1t Has Nor. NsrIst
Almost Nul "thrE -

What i our i..a ~ .
climate II = u~- T'
Us to be told perhaps Ht
even thought n- .r ,..-
of New south Wales -
habitant> cNprrl,1..r. d
ada and "a ~umwr- ..H.
Kiandra. ~ay~ al rhs l.-
mining town nu '"r
tween New south N-.s-
there l. no cammaHi-.
outside world for four
year except lay the l
SnowShoe racr~ are
mail man has L. use i.l~
comotiou. 81
At the same time IN
sun viii hc pouring
powering strength a-
him and makiu- Ha
wine. To continue thf s-
versity IF elima-e. ID rr.
Queensland the rainfall
are not unlike Those "- s
northern rivers Ht Ne"
cancbraI1e~ lnurl~a a-
uriant a. in Jamaica 2
the same colouy % aE- --.r
laden with merchant. D
common object A-- r
Assam hybrid tea p-a''- -7es
side with barley, mai~e
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-09-21

Herbert" she said, tell me one
thing, and tell me truthfully. Were
You ever intoxicated?"
We'll" replied the young man, II
was air-tight once"
What do you mean?n
had tooth pulled and took Iauph-
ing gas-"-Toledo Blade
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-09-21

Cora sine" Tim. D-.
the bonr uf d I.r-..-...
fN" Nafiaus g,
lHIa-5au.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-10-10
Elephant Slaughter.

The elephant Of Africa is still toler-
ably abundant animal. Its numbers,
though doubtless diminished by more
than one-half within this century, are
probably to be counted by the hundred
100 years the field which they occupied
has been greatly reduced and between
the ivory hunter and the sportsman of
our brutal race armed with guns of ever
increasing deadliness it will certainly
not require another century of free
shooting to annihilate the African spe-
cies.
In view of the present condition of the
life of these noble beasts it seems in
high measure desirable that thor
ough-going effort should be made to ex-
tend the domestication to the point
where the form will not only be won
from the wilds but will be permanent
element in our civilization, in the man
ner of our common fiocks and herds. 1t
will be an enduring shame if, by neglect
done to attain this end.
1t appears fit that this task should be
undertaken by the British government
which in modern days has displayed g
skill and fore thought in the admin
istration of its Indian provinces, un-
exampled in the history of colonies
Owing to the slow-breeding rate of the
elephant it may require more than 8
century for experiments to attain any
definite result, so that the task is clear.
| ly beyond the limits of individual en-
| deayor.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-10-10
MISTAKES ABOUT AesTAINERs.
Tie ''1Ioderate DrinI1er' FooIishly At
tempts to Look Down on Them.

I have never asserted anything so
wrong and SO foolish as that it is a sin
to drink wine, nor have [ ever been so
uncharitable and gone SO far beyond
my legitimate warrant as to pronounce
a syllable of condemnation against
those who, in the somewhat clumsy
nomenclature of this controversy are
called moderate drinkers" says a
writer in the Contemporary ReUiea0. If
there are any who adopt such language
I can only say that L have never once
heard it used at any temperance meet
ing either of the higher or lower classes.
But, granted that many foolish and in
considerate things are said upon this
subject, ask whether there is any con-
troversY which is not discredited by the
bearing and methods of some of its
partisans? And is no nonsense talked
and are no brutalities or vulgarities of
abuse resorted to by those who take the
ether side?
How often, for instance, have we
been told that total abstainers are poor,
weak, unbalanced creatures, who, be-
ing unable to protect themselves from
drunkenness, try by all sorts of non
sense. folly and tyranny to rob their
neighbors of a harmless and beneficial
indulgence? Into all these amenities
refuse to enter. If it is foolish and
wrong to denounce all use Of fermented
liquors as a sin it is no less foolish and
wrong to speak of total abstinence from
them as Manichean condemnation OF
"a good creature of god" "a good
creature of God?' / have heard Sir Will
fred Lawson say. "Of course it is! So
is a tiger. But one does not want a
tiger in ones bedroom.
No modest abstainer would claim his
abstinence as a virtue, or pharisaically
pride himself upon it, but it is at least
an equal absurdity to speak of the use
of beer and wine as though the self
qualification involved in drinking them
were virtue which entities the mod
crate drinker" to look down upon shiS
neighbor from an indefinite altitude o.
superiority. And surely a sufficient
number of men of pre-eminent good
ness, learning and wisdom, in all age
and countries-from the days of Pytha
goras down to those of John the Bap
tist and through all the Christian age:
have been more or less absolute alb
stainers to prove that the practice car
neither be injurious nor absurd.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-10-10
Prophetic Powers of The Soul.

Stinson Jarvis in the arena relates
this incident of vision showing the
souls power of prophesy. He vouches
for the facts.
Awoman of good social position called
on a lawyer to inquire the extent of her
own criminal liability.
1t seems that she desired to get GER
tain person into her power. Perhaps
he was her husband and perhaps not;
no particulars are necessary. She is a
woman of most alert intuitive facul-
ties-the exercise of which she con-
cealed from every one. Yet sometimes
they have frightened her because she
does not know how certain effects are
produced.
Over four months ago she was cudgel-
ing her brain to devise some scheme
that would accomplish her object. AS
she sat lost in d concentrated energy of
thought and hate she seemed to see her.
self 60 out, take conveyance and go
down to this mans Office. He was out
Gas it seemed) and she made an excuse
to reach his desk in his private room.
This the clerks permitted. She opened
certain drawer and took from it a
peculiarly colored envelope, which was
addressed to him. Then she went out
with it and, at certain spot, stopped,
opened it and read it. She discovered
that she had acquired what she desired.
The vision seemed to her more than
any ordinary thought 1t seemed as if
she were enacting it all She said she
was wide awake. 1t made a curious
| impression on her. This was over four
months ago. Five days ago, as she
says, she dressed and went into the city,
| acting on what seemed sudden impulse.
She entered the conveyance knowing
what would happen. Everything oc-
seen in the vision. She found the pecu-
Iiarly colored envelope in the right
drawer, recognized the handwriting,
went out, tore 1t open and read it at the
spot indicated in the vision.
When requiring advice on other
points she read aloud this letter and the
author saw it. The envelope bore the
| postmark of the day she stole it. 1t
was an epistle which will certainly ruin
the happiness of two families if the
client uses it. Of course she was ad-
vised not to do so. But at this time OF
writing it is not possible TO say what
her hate will urge her to do. Like
other women. she has the capacity for
being dangerous, but is liked by every
one because she appreciates fairness
and possesses much charm of manner.
The cause of her hatred was not men,
toned. The publication of this account,
at subsequent time, will show that
the affair has blown over and that this
story is told with the clients consent.
She says smilingly that she is not quite
sure whether she is in alliance with the
fiend or not. Visions of similar kind
have occurred to her three or four times
before. She is superstitious and they
frighten her.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-10-10

Bolata, the product Of a tree in Suma-
ira, is becoming rival Of India rubber
and gutta percha.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-10-10
A MUSICAL MOUNTAIN.
Sweet Sounds, Like the Tinkling of Bells,
Made There.

In the old Truckee mining district,
down the Truckee river, near Pyramid
lake, is situated Nevada's musical
mountain. This mountain was first
discovered by the white settlers in 1868.
at which time there was some excite
ment IN regard to the mines found in
the neighborhood. The discoyerers
were a party of prospectors from the
Comstock.
They had pitched their tent at the
foot of the mountain. and for few
evenings thought themselves bewitched,
says the Virginia City Enterprise. Each
evening, little after dark, when the
air was calm and all was quiet, mys-
terious concert began. Out from the
face of the big mountain were waited
soft strains that seemed to cause the
whole atmosphere to quiver as they
fioated over the camp. The music then
appeared to pass over it until it was
far, far away, and almost lost in the
distance, when, beginning with tink-
ling as of many little silver bells, there
would be fresh gust of sweet notes
from the mountain.
During the daylight hours little of
the mysterious music was heard and it
was settled that it was not caused by
the wind. A spring near which the ex-
plorers had pitched their tent afforded
the only good camping grounds in the
neighborhood. and as each new party
of prospectors arrived at the spot the
wonder grew.
Some Piute Indians who came along
and camped at the spring were found
to be acquainted with the peculiar mu-
sical character of the mountain. They
called it the singing mountain"
Some of the men collected in the
camp became more interested in the
mountain than in prospecting and gave
most of their time to an investigation
of the mystery of the musical sounds
heard to proceed from it. They found
that the whole face Of the mountain was
covered with thin fakes of a hard crys-
talline rock. There were great beds of
these flakes. The investigators con-
cluded that the musical sounds heard
proceeded from loose material, huge
drifts of which seemed to be gradually
working their way down the steep face
of the mountain.
At all events the strains heard at the
foot of the mountain in the evenings
stiffness seemed to be produced by the
uniting and blending of the myriads of
bell-like tinklings proceeding from the
immense beds of slaty debris creeping
glacier-like down the slope.
The solution of the mystery of the
musical mountain is the only one worthy
of notice. AS no mines of value were
found the district was soon deserted and
has since seldom been visited. There
fore few except the old-time prospectors
know much about the singing mount
ain"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-10-10
WHAT QUEER THINGS WE ARE.
Results of Self-ExamInation on the Part
of the Man With the Topcoat.

Two men were riding downtown one
morning recently in an elevated train.
The man with the silk hat had made a
discovery, and he questioned his friend
thus:
"Are you right-handedP"
"Yes. said the man in the topcoat.
"Right-legged, also?"
"Right-legged, no."
"Sure?"
"Why, of course, I'm sure. 1 have
more power and accuracy and dexter
ity in my right arm and hand than in
my left arm and hand. But as for my
legs, can and do use one the same as
the other"
"How about your earsP"
Same as legs"
"EyesP"
Each equal to the other in all re-
spects."
"Sfdes to your jawsp"
why are you asking me such ques-
tions? If there's joke in prospect
let's have the laugh now"
NO joke. All sincerity. Wanted to
know how well you knew yourself. See
you're very slightly acquainted. just
watch yourself for few days. The
proper study for mankind -good-by,
here's my station. You'll be the most
surprised man" "Step lively, please,
called the guard-'in the world" And
the inquisitor just managed to get out
upon the station platform as the iron
gates banged behind him.
you're right" said the man with the
top coat couple of mornings later.
esTOlA x-0Y1
"Dead right. I've kept tab on N.Y.
self. Noticed when I used the tele-
phone always put the receiver to my
right ear. Tried my left ear and got
all mixed up.
"Found always put my left foot first
into an elevator and always took the
first step with it when I went up or
down stairs. Started to go down some
steps with my right foot leading and
nearly had a tumble. Then am right
jawed. I always chew my food on the
right side of my mouth.
Never thought of it before, but
things do not taste as good on the left
side. They do not taste so much,
either. Queer, isn't it, how the sense
of taste will become more highly devel-
oped in one part of the mouth than in
| another by the use and force of habit?
I'm left-eyed. You know, I'm in
terested in botany and use microscope
a great deal. Well, I invariably look
through the instrument with my left
eye. For ordinary purposes my right
| eye seems to be as keen as the left one,
but found that it was not at all salts
factory when l applied it to the micro
scope.
"rm right-handed, left-eyed, right
jawed, left-legged and right-eared.
suppose I'm right or left in a good
many more things, but I haven't had
time to discover them yet"
"What queer things we are" said the
man with the silk hat.-M. 7. Tribune
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-10-10
BETWEEN BAYARD AND NEW PHILADELPHIA.

N0s. 326 and 33S connect at Wellsville for
Steubenville and Bellaire. Nos. 33S and S42
connect in Union Station, Pittsburgh, for the
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-10-10
Story of a Modest Little Boy.

Eight-year-old Fred was the youngest
member of a large family, and, unlike
many boys of that age, was accustomed
to regard himself as a person of little
importance.
At the table he ate what was given
him with thankful heart and vigor-
Gus appetite. He was not consulted as
to his personal likes or dislikes, as far
as food was concerned.
Naturally enough, therefore. his ideas
were much confused when, on the oc-
casion of his first dining out at the home
of one of his schoolboy friends, he was
asked whether he would like his slice of
beef rare or well done.
Why-I-think, stammered Fred,
bashfully; and then. with his usual
bright smile, he said
''1t doesn't make any difference, Mrs.
Brown. Any old thing will do nicely
for me!9
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-10-10
Made Him Nervous.

Jones-Were you ever struck with
the likeness between Sappy's head and
an eggP
Hamfat Footlites (of Barnes-Tormer's
company Heavens, man, don't use
the words eggs and struck in the
same sentence; you make me nervous.
Philadelphia Record.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-10-10
A Modern Idyl.

Ethel-Oh, Tom, what a pity it is
bae are mot onei f9h they dGy say o that eane
the house for days at time, because
they receive threatening letters saying
that something dreadful will happen to
them if they don't pay the writer sums
of money.
Tom Hardup-Pooh! Why, 1 get
plenty of just such letters. -Harper's
BGzGr.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-10-10

every Man whose watch
has been rung out of the bow
(ring), by a pickpocket
Every Man whose watch
has been damaged by drop
ping out of the bow, and
Every Man of sense who
merely compares the old pull
out bow and the new
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-10-10

In Russia people may not wed a
fourth time nor after they are 80.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-10-10

sDaily. Except Sunday fFIag op. Meals
Dark Faced Type denotes tins from i2 90 u 90
midnight Light Faced from ! co midnight i2 co
JOSEPH WOOD, E. A. FORD,
General Manager General Passenger AGENT
5-3I-94-T PITTSBURGH, PENN'A
For time cards, rates of fare, through tickets,
baggage, checks, and further information re-
earding the running of trains apply to any
Agent of the Pennsylvania Lines.
W. D ARMSTRONG, Agent
Ravenna, o.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-10-10

ges-What is the bar of music on
this spoonP
Dealer-Almost, but Lost.
Bridges-What does that meanP
Dealer-Brooklyn souvenir spoon.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-10-10
EAsTBouND.
LAKE DIVISION.

Nos. S, 6, AND DAILY. AR7NE AHo DEPART
FROM B. & o. DEPOT, PITTSBURGH Nos. DAILY
BETWEEN ALLEGHENY AND De FoREsT JUNCTION. OTHER
TRAINS DAILY EXCEPT suNoAY.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-05-12

AT the | nitcd States mint the coin
age during the month of April was:
Gold, SO. lSi, 900; silver, S554, 900: 5-cent
pieces. sl2 800; total coinage, $40, $50, coo.
II was shown by a treasury state
ment that during April the receipts ag-
gregated 81. 692, 1854 and the disburse-
ments 81, 2,O72. .S36.
THERE are, according TO Commits
sioner of Labor Wright, 5.s3S building
and loan associations in the country,
with net assets of s450, ,66T, s93.
WHILE in court attending the trial of
his lieutenant Gen. Coxey was placed
under arrest lie declared he and his
men would remain in Washington until
their bills were passed.
THE postmaster general has made a
rule that no man shall be appointed
postmaster who has sold liquor in the
town from which he is an applicant.
STATISTICS of the valuation of build
ing stones Produced in the United
States during 1893 show decrease of
over sl3, OO0. 900 from that of Is92.
THE Columbian postage stamps are
gone. except few of the eight-cent
denomination. The entire issue dis
tributed throughout the country was
1000, 900, 900
The democratic senators in caucus
adopted 4 resolution by i vote of 81 toll
agreeing to support the tariff bill of
the finance committee. The one vote
in opposition was cast by Senator Hill,
of New York
NOTICE was given to the secret serv-
ice of the treasury of the existence of a
new and dangerous counterfeit of the
two-dollar treasury note. 1t is of the
series of 1871, check letter ''B." The
figure "2" in the lower right corner
face of the genuine is missing in the
counterfeit
EXCHANGES at the leading clearing
houses in the United States during the
week ended on the 4th aggregated
Sg55, 2I9 i55, against ss5S, 5Gs, ,Oj?, the
previous week. The decrease, compared
with the corresponding week in 1923,
was 500
BUSINESS was reported as smaller in
volume throughout the country.
IL the United States there were 2S3
business failures in the seven days
ended ON the 4th, against $50 the pre-
vious week and 20 in the CORE
spending time in 1893.