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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-10-05
LC,n1s thCM The BiCYCLE.
A Revolution in steam and Electricity
MAY he Brourht AEout.

For many years man has attempted
the construction of Il successful road
machine to be propelled by the rider,
says the Scientific American. The first
signs OF real success came in the appli-
cation of crank propulsion to- the old
velocipede. The next development was
the introduction of elastic tires Of In
dia rubber. Then came the last and
greatest Improvement, the pneumatic
tire. Meanwhile the proportions and
details of the machine were constantly
changing, until the wheel of to-day
was evolved with its ball bearings.
wherever possible, and with air-inlated
tires Where he has to propel himself,
man naturally has done everything to
facilitate the work. The principal
bearings of bicycle. all except those
of the chain gearing, work on hard
steel balls, running with a minimum of
friction and readily adjustable for end
shake. The old solid rubber tire en-
abled the average rider To make high
speed: the modern pneumatic tire adds
three or four miles an hour more to his
rate. But while man has effected these
improvements where his own indiVid-
nal eXertiOnS are concerned, does it not
seem as If he had neglected to extend
his ingenuity to the horse. steam and
clcctricity-propelled vehicles? An i'm
preston that the bicycle has engrosscd
all the time of the constructor and in
vcntor of improvements in vehicles is
crcatel-thc carriage and the rail car
seem awaiting their turn.
y few solid rubber-tired carriages
still fewer pncumatic-tired vehicles
are seen upon our roads and streets.
The pneumatic sull1y used on the race
track is a side issue. Roller or ball
bearings are IA rarity among carriages
and on railroads. 1t is unqueStionablc
that, il 1T could be done. veritaElc
revolution in steam and electrical
transportation might be brought about
by the further application of these i'm
provements- 1t seems absurd to sug-
gest a steam railroad car on pneumatic
tires But light short cars could Ger
tainly be carried on elastic tires of
some kind. which would do away with
the greater part of the noise and iniu-
rious jarring of iron wheels against
steel rails The friction of car wheels
Is greatly diminished 10y roller or ball
bearings. BY every Improvement in
the direction of preventing jarring.
ightnesS of construction would bc ia
vored. The whole system of trans
porting passengers in vehicles operated
hy steam or electri .ity i subject to
radical notifications. The rail car, as
now used. is open to criticism in
many respects. Possibly the whole
system OF operating railroads may vet
bc changed. But il i hard 10 believe,
that the lesson taught 10y the bicycle.
cannot to- OF use to the railroad cugi-
ncer. Elastic tires. light construction.
almost fricti"nlcsS bearings. should
have some place in his economy
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-10-05
survivors OF ~apoIcon-s Army.

One of the French papers which have
been d,voting great deal of attention
to Napoleon Bonaparte OF late has been
entertaining its readers by having
census made Of the survivors OF Napo-
Icons grand army Four II thcSe men
only are now left The eldest II lean
jacques Sabaticr. who was born ou the
18th of April. l-g2. AT NernouN Lar
deche. where he has lived in retire
ment for many years Then come
Victor Raillod. Jean BouSset and Jos
eph Rose. aged respectively one hun
dred and one month one hundred
years and one month and one hun
dred years and a few days II Il
said that all are "a hearty and vigor-
Gus as can be expected in spite of their
experiences a. long a. eighty-tNSo
years ago In that terrible retreat when
the be@garly remnant of the greatest
army the world has ever seen. worn
out with cold and hunger, angrily
called To- the victor Of Marengo and
Austerlitz To get OF his horse and
share in the miscrics of his men.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-10-05
ExTRAvAGANT MILL GIRLS.
Thsy Receive Fairly Good Wages. But Are
Averse to Saving.

In the great carpet mills of Philadel-
phia. where. it is claimed. more carpet
is made in single ward than in the
whole of England, the actual competi-
tion of women with men il a marked
feature; in many cases, says Lippin-
colts Magazine, they earn equal pay
for the same work. In these mills the
burlers earn from S6 to so week
They work from in the morning till q
at night, with half an hour OFF for din
ner. Those who do not live at home
can get good board for 81 week, leav-
ing quite a large margin for dress or
for savings. 1t would be of great ben
eft to them if they could acquire the
habit of systematic saving, but To- this
they are generally averse- Some of
them do save, however, and it is no un-
common thing for mill girl to save
$500 or SiOO before marriage. The first
few years of married life are safely
tided over by the united savings of the
couple, and il is unusual for the chill
dren not to begin work by the time
they are Ii. They can earn S2.50 and
upwards, and this sum, as rule, goes
into the family treasury. Thus there
will often be five or six bread-winnerS
in family, and, if thrifty. a neat lit
tie sum may be laid away. Thrift
and economy are, however, rather eX-
ceptional virtues among the mill work
ers. They eat, twice day, the most
expensive meat Q6 and Is cents per
pound), and pay extravagant sums for
early vegetables.
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ODDS AND ENDS.

COLUMBIAN coins are plentiful now.
Thomas JEFFERSON invented the mod
crn plow-
TnE confederate congress had no
printed rules.
WHTEIAiEN now make bicycle trips
over the Alps.
TnFRE are eight women colonels in
the German army.
BEE,IUDA farms bear three successive
crops in one year
KNOX county, Me. has n three-year-
old invStcr:stc smoker.
TuE charcoal business has been de-
clining for thirty years
GREAT UEIrAIS has twenty-five thou
sand miles of turupilles.
\ sPAEEow IT Joplin, Mo, worked a
five-dollar bill into its nest.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-10-05
AN ARTIFICIAL NIAGARA.
EnSlands Scheme to Utilize the Current
of the Irish Channel.

England does not propose to he be
hind the United States in the utiliZa-
tiun of natural watcrpower for electric
lighting and machinery. Since she
has no Niagara. she proposes. it il said
To make one The force To be borrowed
Is that of old ocean itself. says an
article in the Boston Traveller
The North sea flows through the
Irish channel with a swift southward
current. At the Null of Cantire.
only fifteen miles from Scotland the
average depth of the strait is not more
than three hundred teet. \ dam built
at this point would incidentally per
NIT of railroad connection between the
sister islands. But the main purpose
of its construction would be To bank
up the waters and create an artificial
difference of levels.
The sea north of such wall would
at once rise higher than the Irish sea.
which would bc turned into an inlet or
bay. By tapping the dam an almost in
upon, since the greater width of the
wall would more than make up for the
sleeper descent of the narrow Niagara
river. Secondary advantages. such as
increased navigability of the now
stormy Irish sea and improvement in
the ports of eastern Iceland are claimed
for the plan.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-10-05
ABOUT PEOPLE IN GENERAL


LIEUT. y. T L HAIFIN. Of the re
ceiving ship Wabash. l. the smallest
officer in the service, in point Of stature.
MRS- ALEXANDER. the well-known
novelist. who il really Mrs. Alexander
Hector, Is grandmother, nearly sew
enty-
THE succ~--or of Edmund Yates as
editor of London World l. Mai
Griifiths. who has long been contribu-
tor to the paper
NEW NoEk dealers in the photographs
If celebrities say that the picture II
Mrs Ballington Booth l. among the
most popular IN the market
Mis-. Bishop Miss isabella Bird.
though more than sixty years of age.
l. OIL again IN search IF new materials
for another hook of travels. She has
left Liverpool for Corva-
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-10-05
The Doctors Rash Promise.

This is a true tale, and it points
moral A physician of this city had
treated a certain gentleman and was
asked the question: How much do l
owe you?"
Three dollars" D." said the physician.
But when the patient drew forth a
ten dollar gold piece the healer looked
chapfaIlen, and asked, anxiously:
Have you no change?'
mo" was the answer. only this
and two nicllels-"
Then give me the two niclIels," said
the physician, for if | take the gold
shall he seven dollars out"
The unhappy man had rashly prom
iscd his wife that all the gold taken in
bv him in the discharge of his calling
should be his wife's perquisi-e.-Lou-
isville Courier-J ournal.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-10-05
COMPIACENT CHINA.
Condescention Tow ri wsyward Young
Nations Like America.

Nations Like America.
1t is not easy for the outside world
to understand that the position of
China toward foreigners is one of phil
osophical condensation. and that
nothing could be more genuine than
the Chinese sense of mental superiority
in dealing with human affairs, SAYS
the st. Louis GlobeDemOcrat. During
one of the controversies between this
country and China about immigration a
Chinese editor put the case in tins way:
We must remember that we are the
oldest nation and that America Is one
of the youngest. We who have been
50 favored as to inherit a high civiliza-
tion from our wise rulers of antiquity
and have been blessed with the sublime
teachings of our great Sages. ought To-
be patient with the excited capriceS of
a nation in its unthinlling childhood.
If we maintain Ii calm attitude and do
not allow ourselves to get angry over
the pranks of a young country. why,
in course of time America will change
and grow wiser and abandon her pres
ent foolish conduct Nations learn 10y
experience, just as children do, and we
ought to maintain our dignity and wait
in patience while America advances to
a state of maturity and learns to man
age things in proper and judicious
way"
This is the tranquil tone of Socrates
sending away a spoiled child. admon-
ished, but pardoned and unspanlled.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-10-05
HAD A POWER OF ETERNITY.
Mike Was Weak In Legal Lore But Strong
i'm Dog and Gun

Speaking of the term power of at
torney,'" said well-known lawyer
the other day to New York Evenin"
Sun man, reminds me of little Incl
dent that occurred to Judge - and
myself last spring mp in Sullivan coun-
ty- We were out for weeks trouting
and determined to poach on the pre-
serves of a fishing club which had Sc
cured control Of the river for a distance
of several miles and where public fish
ing was strictly forbidden We knew
that part of the creek was guarded by
an old Irishman in the employ of the
club. who patroiled the banks. accom-
panied by a Notwithstanding bull dog
and gun identified with the revolu-
tionary period, but we decided To take
chances rather than return with empty
creels. so on the following morning.
just at the peep of day. we sneaked mp
the creek. through the woods. and
struck in at a point just ont Of sight of
the clubhouse. We had a glorious
time until about nine o'clock and had
filled our creels To the crowding point
when suddenly old Mike, with his dog
and gun, appeared on the opposite
bank Hey, We divils, Come ont -
thot- he shouted. We pretended not
the opposite bank
'''Av yeZ don't come out OIL sic. me
dog ON yez,' roared Mike. This time l
looked up. but pretended not to under
stand
Yes" 1 shouted back, it's a fine
day"
"A foine day is it, beloved the
irate Celt: 'Shure ven think it's a
dommed bad day If yez don't come over
here out - thot" And Mike began To
finger the antique musllet ominously.
l began to think II was time To temper
iZe-
BY what authority do you order us
out of this stream / asked as severely
as | could.
Be what autoority Is It" screamed
Mike. be what authority? Shure an
I'd have yeZ know thot I've full power
eternity over the creek. an av yez
don't come out III blow the top o Yer
heads off,
This was too much. We didn't mind
the dog or the gun. but full power of
eternity was something we didn't want
To contend with, 80 we yielded and left
rh..
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-10-05
THE SNAKE CATCHER.
Odd Occupation of Mississippi House
boat Couple

Odd Occupation of "A Mississippi House
boat Couple
The selling of snakes to scientific
men. To manufacturers who use the
skins and To museums II a business
which "A man and his wife who live in a
Mississippi hou>ehoat engage in The
strange couple were interviewed the
other day 10y the reporter for a New
Orleans paper. The man does most Of
the snake catching. and, although he
has been bitten several times. he con
siderS the experience only a tritling IN
cident Of his trade. \ rattlc>nalSe.
for instance. when pursued" he says.
coils and Is ready to defend himself
| flip a stone or small piece of stick at
him; he uncoilS and starts off. but he
fore he can again coil l have him back
of the neck. No. / use no stick-noth-
ing but my bare hands. You may
laugh. too, when l tell you that our
snake lore teaches rs not to hunt when
the wind Is in the northwest If we do
we find no snakes. The principal seasons
of the year for Us are spring and fall; the
snakes are then fat and produce lots
of oil OF all the snakes ia the United
States only three families, he SAYS. can
be clasSed as deadly. But" he adds,
these tamilleS comprise ABOUT ihlrlN-
two species, distributed as follows:
RattlesnalleS, seven; cotton-mouthS-
eight; coPperheads, seventeen. the two
latter being moccasins and dvcllers in
the swamps and low pla"es-- The
snake catcher's method of treating
bites is as follows: When bitten l inn
mediately tie band above the wound.
cutting the latter deeply in order to
cause it To bleed freely, and to reach
below the extremity pierced by the
fang. The cut is then sucked. or warm,
newly killed flesh is applied, and the
remedies are then rubbed into the
wound, neutralizing the poison"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-10-05
STEWARD OF AN OCEAN LINER.
A Position of Responsibility with An Army
of Subordinates to Oversee.

1t may surprise some old globe trot-
ters to know that the big ocean grey
hounds running between New York
and the European ports carry on an av-
erage nineteen thousand pieces of
sterling silverware for their table Serv-
ice, and that this large amount of plate
Is handled during the voyage by from
two hundred to two hundred and forty
walters or stewards, "as they are called
on shipboard. The chief steward Is
responsible for every piece, says the
New York Mail and Express He must
be man of quick powers of observa-
tion, a student of human nature and be
up To all the little devices of a small
army of subordinates usually keener
and quicker witted than those found
ashore in the same calling. 1t iS a
busy day for the steward twenty-four
hours before the time set for departure.
He has purchased or contracted for all
the supplies and an assistant sees that
the contracts are fulfilled. But his per
sonal attention must be given To silver
ware. He keeps a regular debit and
credit account and can tell to a tooth
pick just what he will start away with.
On the voyage passengers are apt To
lose spoons or forks or other ware by
accident, and occasionally gay blade
may think 1T amusement To toss a sugar
bowl or half dozen knives through d
port hole 1t is needless to say that he
furnishes quid pro quo before he
goes ashore. When the other side Is
reached the chief steward spends day
in balancing accounts He started with
50 much. and 50 much should Toe ON
hand. If there is difference he seeks
to find it, and if he can't find il he
makes good" himself. The RESPONSE
bility of such position naturally com
mands a high salary, and every chief
steward ON every ocean steamship run
ming from this port is, without eNeep-
tion, a man of unimpeachable integ-
rity. The extraordinary record il that
in thirty years there have been but
two accusations of betrayal of "A trust.
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ON an indinn Hunting Tour.

The most exciting and 10y far the
most interesting hunting expeditions l
ever went on. said Capt. Nj l. Wallace.
an cN-army officer, to the ~ LouiS
Globe-Democrat. We're those with the
Indians while l was stationed ON the
plains The ConSumIus.te grace and
skin OF the men and the speed and
agility of their ponies were well dis
played on such occasions As these Ere
qucntiy the hunt would be sicnaliZed
10y some daring feat of bravado- On
one occasion | saw an athletic young
Indian ride his horse mp close II the side
of a big buffalo bull and spring from
the horse on to the back Of the buffalo.
ride the savage creature several hun
dred yards. and then with his knife
give IL its death stroke"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-10-05

A curious detail of Napoleon Bona
parte's costume was the religious care
with which he kept hung around hls
neck the little leather envelope, shaped
like "A heart, which contained the poison
that was to lIberate him in case of
irretrievablc reverses of fortune. This
poison was prepared after recipe that
Cabanis had given to Corvisart, and
after the year 1sOS the emperor never
undertook campaign without having
his little packet of poison.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-10-05
And the Clouds Rolled Ry-

A cloud had overcast their sky and
tear fell here and there as the gray shut
out the blue.
She was piqued at some little derelic-
ton of his and had taken her smile
away from hin as a petulant mother
takes a rose from n child
He had demonstrated and pleaded.
but she was obdurate-
She spoke unkindly, even angrily,
but he showed no resentment
He had erred; he sought forgiveness.
You are constantly foolish" she
said, as If in defense of her severity.
Yes, dear" he begged, but think
how foolishly constant l am
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a singular Snicide.

Very curious is the suicide just com
mitted by Levantine millionaire Of
the name of Semama. at Marscillcs. In
the garden of his superb oriental pal
ace on the Prado he had caused a mar
bIe sepulcher to Ice built, fitted with
iron doors and furnished with divan.
candcIabra and braZiers filled with
charcoal. He was wont to retire here
from time to time, but the other day
failed to reappear, and on the iron
doors being broken open he was found
lying on the divan, asphyXiated by the
fumes of the burning charcoal
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-10-05
COODLED GOLDFISH.
Lifted from the Water, stuffed with Edi-
bles and Returned to the Pool.

Lifted from the Water, Stuffed with EdI-
blcs and Returned to the Pool.
At Logan, near the null of Gallo
way, there is a most interesting tidal
fish pond 4 rent in the cliffs facing
the Irish channel admits the salt water
through a narrow fiSSure. protected by
a grating, into circular rock basin,
some thirty feet in diameter and TWEEN
ty feet deep. The cliffs rise high all
around; stone steps descend on one
side to a ledge leveled into a footpath
at the waters edge. No sooner does
the visitors football resound on the
stairs than the green water, hitherto
motionless and apparently lifcless, be
comes peOpled with large brown fish.
rising from the depths. gliding and
dashing about in a great state of eX-
citcmcnt- These are cod, lythe and
saithc. which, caught on lines in the
sea, have been transferred to this pond
to hc fattened for the table. They are
led daily by the keeper. says the Ma
uonaI OEnglishl Magazine, and expert
ance has taught them to connect the
sound of footsteps with their meal
time.
Formerly a clapper used to be rung
to summon them. but this was no more
than a trick of the stage: the football
on the stone is quite enough to awaken
them To activity. Most of the cod. be
ing deep water fish, become totally
blind in captivity from excess of light,
but they become SO tame and accus-
toned to their keeper as not only to
feed out of his hand, but some of them
allow themselves to be lifted out of the
water. One may witness the strange
sight of a huge cod, more than an ell
long, dangled on the knee like a baby.
his! mouth stuffed with musScls and
limpcts. after which he is returned to
the water with a mighty splash. On
the table these fish. thus tended and
fed. prove much better than fish
brought straight from the open sea.
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THE CASH IS GONE.
Former Land Once Receiver Mt Mar.

Former Land Once Receiver mt Mnr.
quette Short In His Accounts.
Marquette. Mich. Oct 1.-THE ac-
counts OF Thomas ID. Meals. cX-re.
ceivcr of the United States land office.
have been found short and his bonds
men have been notified. So far the
shortage amounts to $1,000. hut as
new claims appear ut intervals. it is
impossible, without thorough in-
vestigation. to tell the total shortage
The money was paid I" Meatls during
his incunlbelicy by homesteadcrs
when making homestead entries. final
proofs or communications. and was not
turned over to the government or af-
terward accounted for; consequently
hOmesteaders We're unable to get their
receipts or patents AMI could not
realize returns OH years of privatiOn
and toll spent in perfecting their
rights TO hOmeStcnds. 1t was COM
plants from them which called attell-
tfon to the receivers accounts, and
the discovery Of the shortage. Should
his bOndsmen make the defalcation
good no criminal proceedings against
Meads are likely to he taken. AIclds'
successor as receiver is C,,sh Culver,
who recently resigned to become the
Democratic candidate for congress-.