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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-09-21
ALL HAD SEEN HARD LUCK.
The Actor and the Man who Rents Out
done by the Dry Goods CLERK.

The Actor and the Man Who Rents Out
done by the Dry Goods Clerk.
Il think" said the actor. that the
toughest luck ever ran against was
when | was playing Lorenzo in comic
opera company which prefer shall bc
namcleSS for reasons of my own. We
had AN engagement at a pavilion in Il
summer garden. 1t was good engage
ment, too. and we went out there with
our hearts as full of hope aS our pockets
were empty of money 1t happened.
though. that we struck one Of those
nasty cold summer months. This was
the coolest that | ever saw. 1t was
positively arctic But the place wa,
popular and lot of people came on the
first night. Show was a dead frost.
though. and we had To walk back"
Didn't the people like it?'' asked the
Buffalo Express man.
Couldn't tell. You see, there was a
big crowd. hut it was 50 blamed cold
that they all wore ear-muffs and
couldn't hear the gags"
Huh" said the man who rents
that amt marker To the luck had
to-day. Here | am man with a sick
wife and a lot of other things on my
hands. and when | got home to-day |
possible for me To stay there any longer
All there is to it, I've got to move.
When you think that my wife is fiat on
her back. you will realize what an af-
Fiction that is. I've got to move; think
Of it
Well" inquired the reporter, what
have you got to do that for? Shy on
the rent?"
No; I'm not shy on the rent. but n
lot of my old creditors found the place
the other day, and there's nothing To
do but get ont of their way
You fellows make me laugh" said
the dry goods clerk. You actually
make me laugh. Nou talk "a if YOU
knew what hard luck really is. Why.
you amt in il with me, | had Job aS
floor walker that paid me thirty dollars
a week. Part of my duties were to
paint the signs used so extensively in
the store. | always was handy with a
brush. you know. / had big sign to
paint for the candy counter last WedneS-
day. 1t was to read Fresh To-day
meaning some particular kinds of can
dies. painted it. but an Internal imp
of a boy who worked in the store paint
ed another just like it that read Fresh
Toddy' and hung it in place of mine.
The highly moral head of the firm had
fit when he saw it and fired me with
out giving a chance for an explana-
ton"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-09-21

Most travellers wilhelm London pay a
visit To London stone This historic
stone l. ohlung in shape, Of "a -rayi-h
color. and Il imbcdlci IN the >la3'-, uf
the foundation 81 II Swithin'S church
which l. situated right ia the heart of
thc city This stone vva~ erected Icy the
Romans half a century before tho birth
Of the Saviour as the central milestone
Of point Of their possession IN Britain
From il all roads divisions of property
and distances throughout the province.
were meaeurcd- Il has been recognized
aS the heart II ENGLAND from which all
its arteries flowed 10y every historian
or autiguary known To English Etyra-
turc- \ feeling has always existed
among En-li-hrncn about this Stone
which was not altogether superstition,
that ~ all distances were rcckoned
from II - 1t Wa In "a certain WAY the
base Of the stability IF England
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-09-21
His Striking Feature.

a certain Judge who is blessed with
a tremendous head of hair. which is
generally in state of wild disorder,
was questioning youthful witness, To
make sure that ne cornprehended the
character and Importance of the oath
he was about to take. Boy" ne said.
with his sevcreSt and most magistcrial
manner, do you feel sure that you
could identify me after six months.
Now be careful Think before you
speak We'll. your honor" replied
the boy. after Il prolonged survey of
the judges portly figure and rugged
features. Il amt sure. but | think l
could if you wasn't to comb your hair. "
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-09-21
A REASONABLE REQUEST.
She Thought She VouId Take Her IIus-
hands Advice.

bands Advice
Il don't see as this butter we get
from the creamatory Is much better
than cows butter" said Mrs Van
cover, one morning at the breakfas
table.
What calculated Mr.. Vancouver.
excitcdIy.
Il say don't thinl, the crcamatory
butter is bit better than any other
My dear" replied Mr.. Vancouver.
rying to calm himself, do YOU know
what crematory is?"
NO: not unless it is where they
make olcomargarinc.
We'll, my love, | will inform YOU
A crematory is a place where dead
bodies"
20, gracious!"
"A place where dead bodies are
burned to ashes, and the ashes carried
home in a jar and stored away among
the family arch,vca.
You are thinking of n pickle cream
cry, darling, but don't for heavens :
sake ever get on this subject again in
the presence of any of our friends
Don't do it for my sal Ike, will YOU
love?''
And she said she would be eternallv
crcmated if she would.-Tammany
Times
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-09-21
HE NAMED THE TOWN.
A Choking Indian Responsible for Keo-
kHk's Hccnlinr lognomcn.

just been out in Keolluk. Hottest
place in Iowa. said weary traveller
the other day. Wonder why they
have such towns on the map. Only
place there that appears To do any
business Is the steam laundry. What
does the name Keokuk mean, any
wav?''
Indians named it" said travelling
man. in the rotunda.
wish they had forgotten to-" sighed
the weary wayfarer.
Ever hear how it came about?'
asked the drummer.
Never" replied the traveller, as he
sank, exhausted. into a chair.
"Wcll. it was in this way said the
commercial man. sitting down. Years
ago lone Indian walked across the
plains looking for game and trouble.
lie shot "A prairie chicken, built fire
near the river and cooked his bird on
what is now the site of KeolIuk.''
WAS this in the summer time?"
asked the traveller
1t was" said the drummer.
Don't see why he needed a fire to
cook a chicken. then"
Never mind about that. He cooked
his chicken and proceeded to deInolish
IT, As he sat upon the river bank en-
gagged in this pleasing pastimc it sud
denly occurred to him that some day
there might hc great city built where
he was sitting.
The red man was fooled" said the
traveller.
We'll" continued the drummer. not
needing the interruption. he thought
Ia give that great city a name. and ne
=. =. 1
prepared to register the name with the
winds Of heaven. just then q bone
stuck in his throat and all he could say
was 'kc-o-llu1' -
Then the tw" men clinched and the
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-09-21
STORY OF THROCKMoRToN.
How lie Obtained "A Verdict for a Client
in "A Texas Court.

in "A Texas Court
The late Gov. Throcllmorton. of
Texas. was once engaged in the defense
of Il man accused of murder. The evi-
dcncc arainSt his client, says Kate
TiCld'S Washington. WAS too strong to
hS overcome 10y any plea except that of
self defense: but the man killed was in
his shirt sleeves at the time. and no one
had seen him with weapon exposed
Mr.. Throcllmorton AT the proper june
turc of affairs suddenly pulled off
his coat and waistcoat and, turning
around 50 that the jury could see every
side of him, inquired whether. in their
Judgment. he was armed or not The
answer III the negative was unanimous.
With Il knowing smile Mr.. Throclmor-
ton proceeded to draw from under his
J.. fl arm one pistol, another from under
his, ri.cht. one from Zach of his boots,
and. finally. Il huge bowie-knifc from
under his shirt at the back of his neck.
a, hC laid the weapons in Il row on the
table. hc said: You. see, gentlemen
although in my shirt sleeves. il was not
safe To consider me unarmcd." The
counsel for the prosecution knew from
that moment that their case was gone.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-09-21
The Doctors Rash Promise.

This is true tale. and it points
moral. A physician of this city had
treated n certain gentleman and was
asked the question: How much dol
owe you?"
Three dollars said the physician.
But when the patient drew forth a
ten dollar gold piece the healer looked
cLapfallen, and asked, anXiously:
Have you no change?'
No" was the answer. Only this
and two niclIelS.'
Then give me the two nickels, said
the physician. ''for if | take the gold
shall bC seven dollars out"
The unhappy man had rashly prom
isei his wife that all the gold taken IN
10y him in the discharge of his calling
should be his wife's perquisite.-Lou-
isville Couricr-J6urnal.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-09-21

Queen Victoria's statue in Madras
was recently marked in way that was
supposed to Indicate spirit of rebel
lion on the part OF the Hindoos. but 1T
appears now that the marks are such
as they put on the statues of their de-
tiles and that they were made purely
in spirit of worship The queen. in
deed. seems to be highly veneratcd in
India. Her life has been translated
into nearly all of the almost innumer-
al,ie dialects of India. and in Madras
the natives sometimes burn incense
and break cocoanuts before her statue
as they would before the shrine of
deity.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-09-21
EATING SNOwBAILS.
\ New Fad Enjoyed 10y the People =
Washington.


Washington
Look yer. mister. put some more Of
that juice on dat won't yera- The
speaker was an iufantilc representative
OF the class termed street arabs lie
held IN his hand a round ball colorcd
red, that might have been taken for a
popcorn ball had not the lad shifted II
uueasiiy from one hand To another. a.
II II were uncomfortable To hold while
drops Of water tricklcd from the hau
down through his grimy fingers. The
person addressed was q typical Italian
street vcnder. with all the peculiarjtic>
Of his class He did not heed the
youth appeal, but began To- repeat his
monotonous cry ''Snowhalls. Snow
balls, One cent
Selling SnowhallS on the street in
the most torrid portion Of the hottest
month Of the year i u decided novelty,
says the Washington News and per
sons who have wearily remarked that
there II nothing new under the sun
VIII see something to think about If
they viii take their stand beside. one
of these carts At the curb and
watch the ehb and flow of humanity
that surEeS around them to obtain cool
ing relief from the hot and parched
taste IN the throat II l. a wonderful
place IN which 1u study human nature.
and many a well-,lrcS~ed. substantial
looking man has paused on the street
to smile n the scenes enacted around
one Of these carts.
To the person who has heard the
monotouou~ cry Of the vender and who
has never taken the pains - iuve~ti-
gate the ingredients Of --Snnyvls-tll-
may hc mysterious Nevert h,leSS.
there II nothing more delightfully."-
simple The vender's stock in trade
consists primarily II "a big block of ic,,
the bigger the better. Next he has
arranged along the front Of th. yvazran
a row of gii>tcniuC bottles. with tops
Just like q WORCESTERSHIRE sauce, bottle
These bottles filled with variu1r~-hut,H
liquors. contain nothing more than the
fruit >Irup> that are In "a soda fpun-
tam. only the vcnder'S >irupS are weak
and diluted IL the utmost DEGREE The
third implement in the manufacture, II
~hall~ n what l. called a ~rrslrgr
This looks very much like "A lennon
~queezer- II II simply an empty tin
box with handle At the bottom of
the box II q rough scraper- ~ the
>crapcr II run swiftly over the ice
shavinEs are taken of and soon tbs.
box II crushed fun IF Ice chips The
box gives the compressed ic, chips their
bail shape When the bah - taken
out IF the ~eraper the vendcr pni>,.- II
gracefully in one hand and then l..-in~
u squirt >irup over il. s~ on. Hvuuld
perfume on "a handkerchief When th,.
ball IL duly co-ared Z y turned over Il
the waiting purchaser who gra~p- IL
eagerly and nvgin~ to suck IL al
great rate That IL the whole transac-
ton and hall can bc mad. In les
than ten seconds
Il Il "a peculiar sight To see a vcnder
surrounded hy dozen children. II all
color~- races and Ilalioualiti,.~. each
p"nderously sucking snowfall and
gazing al him with great owl ewes.
wondering how long this one viii last
and where they can get another
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-09-21

-Minnie-"Here is story about n
girl who refused to marry man be
cause his complexion didn't match her
hair" Mamie-''GOodncSs The silly
thing must have thought that married
people had to be together most OF the
time. indianapolis Journal.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-09-21
4 Confusing Clause.

A famous London will bcqueathcd
..an nv black and white horses" to a
certain dcviscc. After the lawyers had
wranglcd To determine whether all the
black horses and all the white ones
were meant. or only the picbald, or
blacI.-and-whitc ones. a witness testi-
fed that all the horses of the dead man
were mares. and the confusion was
worse confOunded.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-09-21
THE LIVE WIRE DID NOT KILL
\ Workman ReSu~citats-d After Sustaining
shock of 4..5Oo Volts

shock of 4..5oo Volts
\ few months ago a sensation was
created hy the assertion Of D-Ar~on-
val the French expert o., electro
physiology. that the electric current.
a. applied To- condemned criminals for
purposes of electrocurion- die not kill
but only suspended the vitality af the
subject operated upon. lie maintained
that all those who had apparently
been clectrncuted had died. not from
the effects of the current. but 10y the
knives of the physicians who made. the
autopsy and he dared the American
physicians to try To rcSu~citat. the
next criminal who was subjected To-
the dcath-,iealin- current The chal-
lcE-e was according To- the II IsnuiS
Glpho-BcmperaJ- uis-crcc1lv ignored 10y
the authorities Interested in thi- conn
Try but an instance OF the restoration
of person apparently electrocutcd has
Just occurred. which can only be
taken in the light Of an absolute. con
tirmation # n d-Ar~enval-s theory I'm
such cases NJ d-ArSomvat insists that
the same treatment should be tried
with the object of inducing the lungs
to recommence their normal rcSpira-
tory functium>-a~ that for restoring
the vitality of the apparently drowned
\ workman al the II. Denis generating
station was putting mp telephone
wire While seated at his bracket ne
inadvertently touched 4 wire. nn th,.
main transmission line and instantly
had forty-tive hundred VOLT, through
his body II was some minutes b,.far,.
the current could bc cut OF. and II WAS
three-quarter> Of an hour before he
could be got down from the bracket.
Artificial respiration was Immediately
tried In two hours the man could
talk. and ne Il now apparently none
the worse for the accident
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-09-21

Statistics show In". all occupa-
tions that expose the person to dust
predispose to tuberculosis, and that
persons who follow sedentary occcupa-
tions are likewise prciisposed to the
disease. Those who live out doors are
almost entirely free from it Conta-
gion, especially due to floating germs,
seems to explain these facts sufli-
ciently.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-09-21

OF the 4.2oO kinds Of flowers growing
in Europe only 80 are odoriferpuS-
Less than one-fifth OF the white kinds
which number 1.I9f-are fragrant.
- Of the 95I yellow kinds - of the -
red llind. 81 of the 5g4 blue kinds. Is
ofthe 3uS vialct-biue 1-sl5> and - IF the
24G kinds with combined colors.
-"Goot muscek.' said the German
professor. beasslirE kindly on his class.
''aidts der dielestion undt INCREASES
dot appetite" Il wonder mused
the thoughtful girl who wore glasses
and had high forehead. If that II
the reason why pianos in boarding
houses are never tuned?7-Detroit
Free Press.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-09-21
CameIs a. Draucht Animals.

a substitution of camels a working
animals for horses and oxen has been
going on for few years past in sew
eral provinces Of Russia. and they are
now comm n on many large estates
and on smaller properties They per
form all the work in farming for which
horses and oxen are used. a. well aS
being efficient in transportation y
camel market has grown up at Oren-
burg and the animals bring sixty OF
seventy roubleS. or about thIrty-five
dollars, delivered At Hi-v.
When Princess Anne, afterward
queen of England, was married she
wore n headlrcSs two yards high and
three yards in circumfere nee
Passenger elevators were in use in
Paris in the Seventeenth century under
the name of flying chairs"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-09-21

Business Items. nrst insertion. Ice. per line
subsequent insertions. Sc per lt1e
Adm ministratG-'s ana Executors Notices - so
zA0ultoI : -hetlSes- -
Stray and similar Notices --.--.------..- ZCO
So Resolutions or proceedings OF any cOrpCra
tion or society ana Communications designed 10
call attention TO any matter OF limited indi
yidual interest must be paid for Advertisements.
Book and Job Printing Of All kinds neatly and
eXeiiousIy executed At the lowest prices And
don tyCu forget it
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-09-21
Inc Keystone Watch
Ease Co. Of PhiIadelphia,

--e-t watch case manufaCtur-
- concern IN the world, IS now
.a1g upon the Jas. Boss Filled
ana other cases made by it, a bow
ing which cannot be twisted or
pulled off the watch.
1~nreprotection against the
eaetand the many accidents
III. "e.a.. watches fitted with the
o-.>. bow, which IS simply held
-- y -.Gonaud can be twisted off
villa the fingers. 1t is called the
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-09-21
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-06-07
THE UTAH COMMISSION.

Among the frightful crimes perpe.
trated by the Democratic party in Utah
according to the laundering advocate
of the falsely called g. o. p.-is that
They have made of the Commission a
partisan board, which is contrary tc
the spirit and intent of the law" That
same sort of swash has been dealt out
to its readers many times. What is
there of substance to it?
The Democratic party of Utah did not
form the Utah Commission 1t is a
body created, fashioned and given life
and pabulum by the Republican party,
in and through and by the Edmund's
Act It is therein arranged that only
three out of five of the members shall
be of one political party. The usage
has been to have three Republicans on
the board when Republican President
made the nomination. and three Dem
ocrats when a Democratic President
was in the executive chair.
But during the prevalence of the Lib
eral party in Utah, most of the Com
missioners were Liberal in all their of
fetal doings as well as their sentiments,
sympathies and support. That is a
matter of public notoriety. 1t showed
in all the actions of the board and was
undisguised in its unblushing effront-
cry.
two Republicans on the Commission.
They have been duly appointed by the
President and Senate of the United
States. They have been but short
time in office. They have done nothing
to provoke criticism. 1t is simply
bIackguardism TO insinuate anything
against their official intentions. 1t is
false to say they are partisan board
except that there are three gentlemen
of one party upon it as the law con-
templates
The Democratic party of Utah want
ed three Democrats on the board, just
as the Republican party, when it could,
had three Republicans. They did not
want a sham Democrat. They had en-
dured all they wanted of that kind of
thing. 1t is simply babyism or senile
and driyeling dotage to charge the
Democratic party of Utah with offens-
i've partsanship, because the President
and Senate of the United States have
fulfilled the law in placing three Dem
ocrats and two Republicans on the
board, and have carried out the policy
of the Democratic party in choosing
them all from among the bona fde resi-
dents of Utah Territory.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-06-07
ON MOUNT ARAFAT.

| A gentleman who appeared to be we'll
informed, learned, indeed, attracted a
great deal of attention on the Pacific
coast short time ago, by announcing
that he had seen on the summit of
Mount Ararat the remains of Noah's
ark, covered with snow, but in good
preservation. He maintained that he
had companions who with him had seen
the wonderful sight He disappeared and
came suddenly before the people of
California again, in a suit for damages
in having been confined in a lunatic
asylum, which he claimed was wholly
unjustifable, and caused simply by his
fidelity in maintaining the truth of
what he had seen.
Some folks of course sympathized
with the poor fellow and believed his
startling story, as it corroborated the
statement of the Bible. But the June
Century Magazine contains a graphic
account of an ascent of Mount Ararat
accomplished by two college students,
who went around the world on bicy-
cles and described what they saw.
Here is a brief extract from their in
teresting narration:
Mount Ararat has two tops, a few
hundred yards apart, sloping, on the
eastern and western eXtremites, into
rather prominent abutments, and sepa-
rated by snow valley, or depression,
from fifty to 100 feet in depth
THE eastern top, on which we were
standing, was quite extensive, and
thirty to forty feet lower than its west
ern neighbor. Both tops are hummocks
on the huge dome of Ararat, like the
humps on the back of camel, on
neither one of which is there vestige
of anything but snow.
There remained just as little trace
of the crosses left by. Parrot and Chodz
ko, as of the ark itself. We remember
the pictures we had seen in our nurse
ry-books, which represented this noun
tain-top covered with green grass, and
Noah stepping out of the ark, in the
bright, warm sunshine, before the re-
ceding waves; and now look around and
see this very spot covered with per-
petual snow. Nor did we see any evil
dence whatever of a former existing
crater, except perhaps the snow-filled
depression we have just mentioned.
There was nothing about this perpetual
snow-feld, and the freezing atmos-
phere that was chilling US to the bone,
to remind us that we were on the top
of an extinct volcano that once trem-
bled with the commissions of subter-
ranean heat.
The view from this towering height
was immeasurably extensive, and al
most too grand. All detail was lost
all color, all outline; even the surround
ing mountains seemed to be but ex-
crescent ridges of the plain. Then. too,
we could catch only occasional glimps-
es, as the clouds shifted to and fro. At.
one time they opened up beneath us,
and. revealed the Aras valley with It's
glittering ribbon of silver at an abys-
NAL depth below. Now and then we
could descry the black volcanic peaks
of Ali Chez forty miles away to the
northwest, and on the southwest the