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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-06-01
HousEROlo Al

WORK for general harmony. tsarr.--
rooms are only Erotesque coIIeg,..-- !,
art incongruities.
AIR in house decorating X rear-
question of common senSc-n,,,.. d
the right thing in the right place.
WALLPAPERS should bc un.I--,..
in color ana complexion dcSign. f..,
choose patterns that make you ,f.s-.'
SUITABLE relation should b, ,g..r...
note of artistic furnishing; cv.r.,b-.,
on plane with the life Of tl.. r.-....-
who are To occupy the rooms.
AIEECAN taste in dress and f.-
decoration has been sadly iufn-.f h
giving the leadership l. wealth !.
the evil power OF an ignorant nn--.
Too MANY wallpapers are ts. F.-
cate in desi-n and tint. IL arr-
palaces: others are too grand
pictorial. calling for court dame. -
powdered hair and silk gowns.
WooD-TpNEs in wall paper clear --
the human complexion and u-rrr...
beautiful flcsh-tint~; pm, vpur- -..r.-.. 3.
lamp shades and wall-pap.r- ua, -
Your checks
STRIVE for "a medium: furnish -.,,r-
ordinary and not To the cxtraarsr,.---
only angels with white rnb,.- ANA ~
low hair require a backgrounds eff ,,....
satin furniture
HALLS look well in rcd. E.f-.-
welcoming color, and ceilings rlr f.-.
strong designs and rich color. H....
not closely seen OF focused "a rich ..-
ing almost furnishes u room. Elmr..
Russell
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-06-01

The pluck for which English people
are noted is an admirable quality. 1t
has carried them through Il good many
tough matches at home and abroad y
sketch of the late Lord Drayton show:
us an amusing exhibition of this pa
tional characteristic.
The author Of the sketch was accom-
panying the earl, then cighty-five year
OF age, down the stairs to sec him safe
lv into his cab. On descending tn
stairs they were met by a cheery oil.
gentleman. little OF stature, Mr. Johr
Levien, who was slowly ascending, hat
in hand, hopping the dew off his ball
head with his pocket handkerchief
The writer, knowing that both his
friends, strangers to each other, were
proud of their ages, said to them a.
they met on the stairs: Let me intro
duce a gentleman of eighty-fivc to a
gentleman of eighty-two." Eighty
two, sir!'' echoed the earl, slightly lift
ing his hat to Mr. Levien- III run
you round the square for Il flyer" Som
days afterward Mr.. Levien called on
the writer again, and remarked slowly
and with much solemnity: I've beer
thinking n great deal about that chaI
lenge. | wish l had taken it''-Youth's :
Companion.
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HIGH HEELS COME FROM PERSIA
\ Climatic Necessity There and "A Jealous
Device in oId-Iime Venice


Device in oId-IinlP Venice
Heels. it Is said, owe their origin to
Persia. where they were introduced
upon sandals in the shape of blocks of
wood fixed underneath. such being the
root idea of those dcformitics to which
lovely woman owes 50 many of her
woes. says the New York journal \
high, unsteady heel. it is an open
secret. Injuries the leg tcndons and af-
fcctS the spine aS well as internal or
gans. which are liable to bc displaced
by the thrown forward position en-
tailed In Persia. the first home OF
the heel, however. these blocks Of
wood are used simply to raise the,
feet from the burning sands Of that
country. and were two inches high.
With the Persian women these blocks
were vastly higher than those affected
toy men, their height being from eight
cen inches to two feet. Thus becoming
more of thc nature of stills than any
thing else. Strangely enough. many
years after a similar fashion came into
vogue in Venice: hut the motive in this
ease was comically different for .'by
its means jealous husbands thought
they would be able To- keep their wives
at home The supports of such hoes
in Ncniccwcre called ''chimucys." and
To appea~c the vanity of the ladies.
and doubtless also to sugar the pill.
were made highly ornate Tha height
of these chimneys determined the rank
of the wearcr, an extra coating for the
pill. the noblcSt DANES being per
mittcd To wear them one-haIf ward or
more birh
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-06-01
a CAMEL IN GRANITE.
One to Re Found in Arizona That Is
Perfect likeness.

One of the most curious rock fOrma-
tions in the world is to be seen in Ari-
zona. 1t Is a short distance east of the
stage road between Tucson and Or
aclc, and stands on a knoll several
feet above the surrounding sandhiils.
When first seen the effect Is startling
and the mind has to get over Il shock
before the peculiar object can bc com
pretended 1t is most perfect rep
reScntation of a camel, and is formed
of one piece of granite.
This curiosity. says the Pittsburgh
Dispatch. i of colossal size. but per
fectly proportioned. 1t is about sixty
feet high and very wide and smooth
There are very few assures on the sur
face. and they. strangely, are in the
proper places to form features Tn,
only real projection from the surfac,
is exactly placed for an eyebrow Tn,
two humps are plainly to bc seen. anG
the neck il curved beautifully. Tn,
rock is really a solid piece rising from
the ground, but the effect of legs j.
produced by a clump of dark-coIorcd
brush that grows beside the stone.
The white stone shows plainly on bot h
sides of the brush. and the effect of
the legs is unmistaIlabIy produced.
The strangeSt part Of it iS that it looks
like camel from all sides and at all
times of the day or night. There is no
Disgusting the resemblance.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-06-01
AN EARLY INSTITUTION.
CSodfathers and GodInothers IN England
fn Medieval Times.

Godfathers and Godsnothers III England
in Medieval Times.
We must, doubtless, look to the Jews
for the origin of godfathers and god
mothers The use of them in the rrim-
tive church is so early that it is not
easy to fix time for their beginning.
Some OF the most ancient fathers make
mention OF them, and through all the
successive ages afterward we lind the
use Of them continued without auy in
terruption. BY Il constitution OF El-
mund, archbishop of Canterbury, l-36,
and in a synod held at Worr ester, l24).
a provision was made that there should
be for every male child tw, godfIthcr'
and one eodmother. and for every T.
male one godfather and two godmoth-
ers- Sing Henry VIII, referring to the
Princess Elizabeth, says:
NY Lord OF Canterbury.
ilGyr q suit which you must s.oJ G,uy nc,
That is. fair young maid that yet wants bap-
You must be godfather, AM answer for her ."
Henry VIII, Act Y, Scene 3
A constitution of 1871 makes pro-
vision for Il Christian name being
changed at confirmation; this Is pra,,-
t!calIy a remaining of the child. The
manner in which it was done was for
the bishop to n,e the name in the invo-
cation, and afterward for him to sign a
crtificate that he had so confirmed a
person by such new name. It is posi-
bic that In practice might have been
in SEallcsI cares mind when he wrote:
CsiI me but love, and I'll he new baptized,
HeucctOrth 1 never viii be Romeo"
Westminster Review.
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THE FINANCIAL WORLD.

THE Canadian Pacific railway report
for 1893 shows that the net earnings
We're SI,9Ii, 600, 4 decrease of SOS. 600.
BETHLEHEM Iron company has in
creased its capital from $1,000. 900 to
$4,000, 900 To provide for extensions of
plant.
REroRrs from United States consuls
at various foreign ports show an in
creaSing demand for American flour
and wheat abroad.
THE number of furnaces in blast in
Belgium at the commencement of Jan
nary, 1891. was 26. while there were Ii
furnaces ont of blast at the same date.
AMERICAN Tobacco company reports
for the year 1928 net earnings :. .:34.-
4GT, against -, 80. .30I in 1892. and sur
plus after dividends Sl,2I2,GO7, against
Sl,G12.5OI.
MONTE reports the export lumber
trade there is increasing. and that
mills working are having all that they
can do tn supply the demand. vessels
often having to wait for cargocs''
THE Metropolitan Telephone com
pany, of New York city. who are
licensed under the Bell Telephone com
pany. are now offering the genuine
Bell telephone instruments for sale at
81 - each
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-06-01
MOLASSES AND PETROLEUM.
They Are Carried Alternate Csrgoes In
the Same Steamship Tanks

They Are Carried as Alternate Cargoes IN
the Same Steamship Tanks
About all the molasses which comes
from Cuba to the United States is
brought in the same tanks in steam
ships that are used TO carry petroleum
as return cargo, says the New York
Tribune. The ships tanks are about
sixteen feet deep and have a neck
seven feet deep They are pumped
full of oil at Bro,Sllyn or Philadelphia.
then taken To Havana, and the oil is
pumped out into the tanks of the re
filming plants there. MolasSes Is
brought from the interior of the
island in huge hOgSheadS, which are
emptied into the storage tanks. A
suction pump drawing about ten
Thousand gallons an hour fills each
ships tanks to within about two feet
of the top, that amount of space being
required for the expansion of the
molasses. 1t might be supposed that
the petroleum would have n bad effect
on the molasses. but it has been shown
that the contrary Is the case, and as
nearly one-haf the importation is
made into rum and the balance re-
fined into sugar a little oil is not of
much account. The tanks are cleaned
after the molasses has been pumped
out by turning ina powerful steam jet.
which washes down the sides and
liquefies whatever molasses NAV be
left in the bottom of the tank, and the
suction pump finishes the work
a cargo of mOlaSSes, which formerly
required ten or twelve days can now
be unloaded in forty-eight hours. while
the difference in the cost of handling.
to say nothing of the saving of time,
amounts to large sum.
The first attempt at handling mo-
lasses in bulk was made by the brig
Novelty in 1877. She was fitted with
lining and her whole hold was used
without partitions She made several
trips between Matanzas and Boston.
but was not successful as a dividend
Garner Since the present system of
dividing n vessels hold into tanks was
devised and put in practice on steam
ers the profits of the trade and the
steamship companies have largely in
creased
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SLAVES IN NEW ENGLAND.
The beginning or Traffic i'm Human Chat
teIs IN the Eastern States.


tells IN the Eastern States
In the sixteenth century the system
of slavery was fast disappearing from
western Europe as being inconsistent
with their duty for Christians To hold
Christians as slaves. But this charity
did not extend to heathens and inf
delsl In the latter part of the seven
teenth century the African slave trade
was considered the most profitable
part of British commerce New Eng
land naturally followed the lead of
older countries, and her exchange for
humanity of rum, molasSeS and other
commodities acceptable on the Guinea
and Gold coasts began.
In 1888, says Harper's Magazine.
Samuel Mavcrack, of Massachusetts.
bought African slaves. and in 1850 "a
neager maybe 25e" appears in an in
ventory in Hartford. Ere long every
well-to-do family had its quota of ne
grOes for necessary domestic service
and labor on the plantation" of the
northern agriculturist, not in large
numbers, as later, on the cotton plan
tationS of the south, but one or two, or
even seven or eIght IN 1amIIy
The slaves imported were of various
colors, tribes and physiognomies.
Some We're jet black, with features ap-
preaching those of the European; some
were of a tawny yellow. with flat
noses and projecting jaws. These lat
ter, coming from the delta of the
Niger, were noted for an indomitable
capacity for endurance. and therefore
esteemed the best slaves a few were
M"hammedans. among whom were oc-
caNIonally found persons of some edu-
cation, who knew Arabic and could
read the Koran But the great mass
were pagans, in a condition of gross
barbariSm-
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-06-01
HE WAS a GENTLEMAN.

He Showed Self-Possession in Circum-
stances Which Were Trying
chubby boy in kniczerbocl1ers en-
tered cable car few days ago carry
ing Il big red rubber balloon. As he
seated himself by his mother it was
evident that he was most anxious T.
have no harm come to his treasure.
After 4 moment he placed it in aa
empty seat beside him, holding it
down with the long, slender stick at
tached to it. and casting admiring
glances at it
After time n rough but kindly oil
fellows mother was calling his atten-
ton to something outside the car the
newcomer dropped into what he mis-
took for an empty seat beside the
child.
Pop went the balloon
The old gentleman gazed about hira
wondering what he had done The
passengers laughed They could hard
~ help it Even mamma could not
help laughing softly with papa, who
sat on the other side of her. But to
the boy il was a terrible tragedy which
had hefallen him through some ones
mistake. That some one sat beside
him, 50, like the gentleman he was. ne
tried to behave as if nothing had hap
pened- He gazed straight ahead ihto
space; but a terribly gricved look came
into his face. and his mouth made itself
into little round On Y. Journal
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MOTTO TO COATS-OF-ARMS.
The Motto Ought Really Not to Contain
Moro Than Eight SyIIabIes.

The art of composing the motto was
subjected To severe rules. The body"
and the soul" were required to be IN
such relation to each other that TIA,
soul should invariably explain the
body" The legend must bc concise.
neatly turned and ingcniously su~-
gcativc-lillv the '.DcSdichado-' of the
di>iuhcritcd knight in ''Ivanhoe.' - says
the Year Round.
1t had always to be applicable to the
person a. we'll a - the material object
forming the body" and it must not
bc drawn from things unknown. nor
must 1t To-. too cniCmatic or too faciie
too humble, or above all. too arrogant.
Again. it was essential that the fig
urc should bc agreeable to the eve and
its idea To the mind Finally the de
vice was perfect only when the body
was unique and the soul. or motto.
in "a language which was not the
mother tongue of him who bore it
The motto ought not to contain
more than eight syllahles. That of
our order of the Garter. ''IIoni soft
qui mai pcusc.~ contains only seven:
that of our kings. "Dicu ct mon
droit." only four. The device Of Leo
\ was yoke with "Suayc for the
m"tto-"The yoke of the Lord *
sweet" That of Henry Ill. king of
Franco and Poland. two crowns on the
earth and one mp above. with the
motto. "Mauet ultima coclo; that
of Charles v the pillars of Hercules.
and the legend. Ne plus ultra.
Devices went out OF vogue in the
seventeenth century. and now survive
only in the cuatS-of arms Of the older
families. where the reader. If hc b, 80
disposed. may study them at leisure
ana examine how nearly they ap-
proach the ideal embodied in the fore
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-06-01
Habits OF n Horse.

When l was down in Nicaragua"
said the man with the bronzed face and
glasses, Il had a horse which proved
To be a most intelligent animal / was
accustomed TO riding him out of Grey
town and on the road somewhere stop
ping for ,drink of whisky or some
thing. and the latter was always
brought out to me by the proprietor or
his man. sold the horse to n gentle
man who wanted it for his daughter to
ride. One da Y, long afterward. | met
the gentleman in New York and Incl
dentally inquired about the horse
@ That horsc?' said he. looking at me
quizzically, that horse is all right, but
it was n long time before we could
break him of stopping before every
gin-miil and waiting for my daughter
to get drink. Pittsburgh Dispatch.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-06-01
FLOWERS AND PLANTS

IHE favorite flower of the princess
OF Wales IS the lily of the valley.
The most wonderful vegetable in the
world Is the truffle; it has neither roots.
stem, leaves, flowers nor seeds.
IN tropical forests so large a propor-
ton of the plants are of the sensitive
variety that sometimes the path of n
traveller may be traced by the wilted
foliage.
MIR FIsTER, head gardener of the
white house, has presented tn Nre
cleveland named in her honor a new
N.Y. an amaryllis of pure cherry
blooms As BELTS the case it is pro-
houneed one of the most beautiful eye
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-06-01
olAeoLIcAL INTELLIGENCE.
Instances of the Trcachcry and Wicked
mess OF the Elephant.

Instances OF the TrCachcry and Wicked
ness OF the Elephant.
According TO my observation, the
elephant Is intelligent in a diabolical
way at times. but rarely ever up to the
mark when its intelligence would be
useful So with its docility. That
quality Is prominent. no doubt. when
the exhibition of il Is convenient to
the elephant. but one often looks for
ii In vain when il is needed for the con
veuicnco IF any other living creature.
Then the elephant iS a rcvcngeful
beast. II Is trCacherous often. and
with few exceptions. an arrant coward
How very uncertain the docility of
an elephant may he. and how revenge
may bc substituted for that quality.
was illustrated by an event that is
fresh in my mind. says writer in
Elacllwood'S Magazine. \ mahout
tried u drive his elephant into the cen
ter of "a ucvly-cxcavatca tank. The
elephant found ont with its trunk that
a hole Of some depth was just before il
and would not move. The mahout per
sisted, and urged the rccalcitraut Gle
phaut with the iron Eoad. (thc guj jba.r.l
and. after Il short conflict, the elephant
seized the mahout with its trunk.
dragged him OFF his seat on its neck.
and placing him below its forcfcet.
tramplcd the i;fe out of him
Tins animal mad some reason for he
ing annoyed bv its driver, but thcr, l.
nothing II bc said IN cxtcnuatiun OF
another elephant that, aPrnpoS of moth
iR=. tossed me with its tuSk. | was
feeding that brute in the cvcntidc-
wilcu the days work was done and
this t"ilcr. with others, had To he tend
ed and encouraged. | WAS feeding it
with dciieacicS dear To the elcPhautin"
palate. and. without rhyme or reason.
that dociIc and intelligent creature
huttcl mo into the air. no doubt with
a benevolent intention of impaliu@ mc
that was frustrated hy my Offering no
resistance 10 the tusR and by the blunt
ness OF that weapon.
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HORSE NOTES.

DON'T give good horse a second
class trainer
BE kind to the colts and you will have
gentle horses
a MARBLE shaft is to be erected over
the grave of Dictator.
PARIS killed last year II ,sG2 old
horses for roasts and soups.
STANDARDIZED trotters that can't
trot are poor property for any breeder
to stock up with
ARE and feed are just as important
factors as pedigree in raising trottino
stock at profit.
IHE financial success of breeding the
trotter depends upon the financial
prosperity of the trotting sport.
HEY are working hard against the
uockiilg OF horses tails in London, and
are inning offenders right and left.
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weight and Cost Of rhe rir-t cable

The original 1S5S cable wr,-l'.
pounds per mile and had "a rHaH
of seven copper wires uf -
Price of deep sea wire per m'..-
price Of spun yarn and ir'n "'r'
mile, S265: cost of out~ide caai''-
tar and Cutta-percha- - per-
total cost per mile, S4Na- 81 49,.
mile the total cost Of the e. 500 -l...
deep sea wire was Sl-2l2-'al DEB .
add - miles Of shore end wire s7
ing -, ,45O per mile, and We Hi- - -
the first ocean cable. exclusive 'i
strumcntS. cost Il .25O. GOO
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The Boston Transcript tells how
teanster kept beating one of his
horses numerically, and how the ami
NAL still refused To go forward. I'm
able to endure the sight of the lashes
upon the horse, the lady of neigh
boring house rushed out. ''Oh, is there
any need of whipping him so-is there
any use in it?" she implored. timidIv.
patting the stubborn animals head.
The teamster dropped his lash NO
use at all, ma'am," he said, in tone
of resigned despair; I've licked him
till I'm tired out, and it amt bit of
use"
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OF GENERAL INTEREST

DoGSkIN l. a wall decorate 2
\ DOUBLE chin Il invariably q
a lover Of the table
THE first currency used ln '.-'>
try was the Indian wampuH-
DUIaNG the complicated IT., ,r
manufacturing stamps, i.'e
counted eleven times in order ''
against pilfering-
CENTRAL park. New York. >
sG2 acres; Phoenix park, l'H''-..-' .-<
acres; Hyde park. London. -. IS
Yellowstone National park.
acres.
THE hornet was the fr~l .i-
maker. and holds the ori-iH... l.,i IL.
The paper IL makes II ai'"nl 10, spi
OF the newspaper; nearly a. 'll-- -
made of essentially the same i,'1'' ,5 ~
woody fibers seraPed fr'i" '''''
and boards
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DEAD MEMS FOOD IN YucATAN.
There Are Occasions When 1t Is Very
Much ReIished by the Living.

There Are Occasions When 1t Is Very
Much ReIished by the Living.
From remote times the Mayas have
been accustomed to make offerings TO
the souls of the departed. particularly
certain pie that they call food for
the SOUL says Mrs lie Pilongem in
Popular Science Monthly The crust
must be OF yellow corn: the interior
tender chicken and small pieces of
pork These pies are wrapped in leaves
of the banana tree and baked under
ground between hot stones When
done they are placed on the graves or
hung from trees close by Sometimes.
after leaving them there for an hour
or two, the living take home the pies
and enjoy them, saying that the souls
have already drawn from them all the
ethereal part of the substance
When among the ruins in the ancient
city of Chichen liza, we happened to
he very hard pressed for food on All
Saints day, as on many other Occa-
siOns. and knowing that the feast of
the dead would be cele brated in a
not very distant village, we allowed
some of our men To go there and take
their chance of enjov ing n good meal
In that they We're most successful,
the natives being at all times exceed
ingly hospitable, and never failing to
invite those who approach their home
To partake of what they have But the
men also thought of us We had early
taken To our hammocks. remembering
the saying: .'Qui dort. dine" tHe who
sleeps. eats. About two o'clock in
the morning we were aroused by Il
man only just returned from the vii
lage- He had waited there till all
We're asleep, then made his way To the
graveyard and gathered from
tree a fine fruit in the shape of
large pie This he brought to us
wisely arguing that the embodied
needed it more than the disembodied
The dead mans food was still wrapped
in its banana leaf, and we were not
sorry to avail ourselves of this chance
To breakfast at two o'clock in the
morning No tender chicken was con
cealed within that particular crust.
only a pigs foot with a few stray
bristlcs on it, and Il most lib eral dose
Of red pepper, but hunger made it ex-
ccllent-
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When You writ. TO IN. Queen.

The paper ON which letters 90 one.
Victoria are written must uur ''e -.
cd No communicative which '-a.
evidence of having been creased 81
ever fall into her ma ic~ty'~ nEsr .al'
The proper method j. 90 write .
thick glossy white paper and i'-.
patch the mi~~iv, I'm au ,uvsIar,. Ha..
hts IT. ANY folded commune.
never reaches the queen. for 'H. ~
pie reason that she won't .aas o.
All such letters are opened fE 'ar ri
tresS Of the robes. and. a. q rule '..
contents never yet beyond Deer. ..--
the letter * of importaucr- it I~ r
turned To- the writer with aEre'i-
how To forward IL.