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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-10-26

A curious story. illustrative of the
perscrvative properties Of carbohc acid
gas. or ''chnllcdamp." comes from
China In the province of hnhui party
OF miners opened an ancient shaft
where. according To the official records.
a terrible catastrophe had occurred
four hundred years ago. When the
miners entered they came upon the
bodies of one hundred and seventy
miners, who had pcrished in the mine
living where they had been overtaken
5y the deadly gas four centuries back
The corpses to the eye were as though
of Yesterday, quite fresh-looking and
not decayed in any way. The face.
were like those of men who had just
died. ON an attempt being made to
move them ontside for burial, they one
and ali crumblcd away, leaving moth
ing but a pile of dust and the remnants
Of the stronger parts of their clothing
Tine miners. terrified, fled from the
spot. and though there were valuable
deposits of coal in the shaft, nothing
would induce the superstItious men to
return to their work.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-10-26

Esauimaux Wa" Are Low Down in the
Ord..r ni Imteiii..nL.cc.


The reindeer Laps an,l the Samove,I.,
stand. in intelligence and morale. st
the two extremes II the E-gGms;u
.'rruD-thc Laps at the top. tn,
,anInycds at the bottom 'rhcss. latter
nav, no rcIndccr nor any other de
..ir.ltlc ,a-sss~iunS. Virtually. t!,,.v ar.
hcrGIr-.. Yet Ln,y serve Jo snow a,utc-
thing of the habits AMI ch-r-,i,-r uf
r;ic people they represent They are,
Is enc y:-,IiI expect, small in stature
! du not tAiTll | have SCcr, man more
than. say. five feet two inches in height
~.tv~ "a writer in Lpn~uau Magazine.
Their faces are very fiat, and they
have the slitlikc eyes of the Mougul.
often 1t is impossible to distinguish
any eye at all, but simply slit. only
Just not closed up. The specimens
here, even young men and girls suffer
much from blindness Whether this is
due To snow. or whether hereditary. |
am unable to say. but their eyes turn
white. as If with form Of rlaucOma.
In person and habits they are dirty in
the extreme. They live in SkIn-cnvcrcd
wIgwam$. which are very simply made.
The reindeer skin with the hair ont
side II stretched over poles, at the
apex OF which hole il left perhaps
for escape Of smoke, though | saw no
fires burning in any of the wigwams-
Inside Is "A confused heap of men, wom-
en-. children. skins. food and doIs-lit-
tie mongrel dogs. that creep around
your calves in a doubtful kind of way
Every spring. about May, a great
northyvard mi grafton OF these people
takes place. 1t j. then that they scat
ter themselves about the PctchorI and
PustoScrsIl districts and along the 81
bcrian coast, many of them passing up
to the YalmaI peninsula and Waigatz
island. where are their places of sac
-iiicc. adorned with skulls of polar
bears. and their ancient centers OF re
Iigious observance.
When q Iamoycd dies, he Is buried
and with him l. left sometimes his
.,loieh and always some small domestic
articlcs. Such as food vessels. Nordcu-
skiold suDposcs that these are intended
snr his use III the future life i may
he So. but fancy we are sometime in
clincd To attribute to such obScrvauccS
a Significance they DO not possess. The
custom Of leaving offerings ut the grave
of the dcpartcd is very universal one
and need not necessarily imply more
than respect and regret
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-10-26
DO FISH FEEL PAIN2
Analogy Points tn the Conclusion That
Hooking l. Not Pleasant

Analogy Points to tn. Conclusion That
Hooking Is Not Pleasant
There Is little doubt. remarks the
Pail Mall Gazette, that the talk about
fish feeling little pain when they are
hooked and killed. or hooked and lost.
is chiefly cant. All analogy points to
the conclusion that ii must be extreme
ly unpleasant for a fish, however cold
blooded creature he be, To be caught
ON a hook and dragged out of his
element. At the same time il seems to
be an established fact that fish in many
cases soon forget the wounds inflicted
10y a hook.
\ pike struck hard by 4 many
hooked minnow has been known to
utes: and Mr.. Halford. in one of his
books, tells us that he once left a
wiclIham in Il grayling of about three
pounds. which about Il quarter of an
hour later he hooked and killed with
another fly. An autopsy having been
performed the wickham was diScov-
cred in the stomach of the Crawling
together with a great mass of partially
di@ested natural flies. a treacherous
hook broke in the mouth of a Wye
trout the other day Yet the fish rose
again in about an hours time. and was
duly brought into the creel-a beauti
full healthy FOUNDER, with wound in
the mouth, caused 10y the broken hook,
it had managed to dislOdge.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-10-26

The boy, evidently from the coun-
try, applied to the boss for Job.
Il have no use for boy" he said,
diseouragingly.
You're just like 1 am, amt your
asked the boy.
"How's that?"
Got no use for boy. Neither have
l. That's why I'm lookin' around for
somebody that has. Me and you amt
the only people in town, though. L
s'pOse there's about two hundred thou
sand more here, and likely some Of
ems different from US Anyhow. I'm
goin' to hustle around and see. Good
morning, sir" and the boy started out,
but the boss reconsidered and took him
at two dollars a week as a starter
Detroit Free Press
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-10-26
4 IihIiN Story.

Pyeng Yang, a city in Corea, was
founded three Thousand and sixteen
years ago 1t is known as the we'll
less city. Within its walls is not 4
single well and all the water Of the
city is carried up 10y watcrmen from
the river which washes its southern
wall. Tradition shows that this has
always been SO. for it is said that when
a Chinese general besiegcd it two thou
sand years agEo. believing that he could
compel its inhabitants to capitulate by
cutting off their water supply, he was
led Ia give up the attempt because the
soldiers on the walls took fish scales
and went through the motions of the
bath. and the scales, glittering in the
sun looked in the eyes of the aston
ished bcsiegers to be drops of water
Exchange.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-10-26
A Wen DIscipIed Man.

Army discipline is supposed to be
very strict indeed. and oders must be
obed swiftly and silently. The best
disciplined soldier ever in the Russian
army lived in l717. He was stationed
before the door of the palace during a
heavy flood. when the empress, seeing
from her balcony that the water had
reached the sentinel, called to him to
retire. This the soldier refused to do;
and when the empress asked if he
knew who she was, the man replied
aflirmatively. Although he knew her
majesty he would not leave his post
until his corporal relieved him. The
water increased until it reached the
sentinels knees. The empress sent
several messages to him. but he refused
to obey her. Finally she was compelled
to summon the corporal, who was found
asleep, and he was obliged to swim to
relieve the honest private. who by that
time had only his head above water,
and would composedly have suffered
himself To be drowned rather than
disobey orders while obeying his sover-
eign.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-10-26
GREAT PRESENCE OF MIND.
A Terrible Catastrophe Averted BY Pub
lie Speaker-s Self-ControI.

lie Speakers Self-ControI-
One Of the sights" Of Philadelphia.
fifty years ago, was a magnificent
Chinese museum. whose treasures. col
lected by Mr- Dunn. a munificent mer-
chant, were displayed in a building
erected on the site on which now stands
the Continental hotel over the mu-
scum was a long. narrow upper room,
about thirty-five feet high. II was a
public hall used for lectures and CON
certs. and with IL was associated q most
remarkable instance of presence Of
mind. 4 correspondent Of the London
Spectator tells the thrilling story
In the central part Of :his immense
auditorium were collected one evening
about three Thousand persons. AT
about nine o'clock. the manager Of the
building came to the leader Of the
meeting, white with alright, and told
him that the floor had sunk nearly a
foot, and that IN few minutes more
the lemons of the joists might be out Of
their sockets
The floor would then fall through
onto the Chinese museum. and the
walls, sixty feet in height. would col
lapse and be precipitated. with the
roof. upon the assembly.
The leader explained to the person
whom the audience expected next to
hear. that by addressing the assembly
from the end of the hall. he could with
draw the company from the SunBen
part of the floor To that where the
front walls strengthened the joists 10
bear the weight Of the people.
The reply TO this was that his own
family was in the audience. and that
he must get them ont first .. You stall
not" said the lsader; "a hint Of danger.
a rush and we shall all be under the
fallen walls and roof Five minutes
delay may kill Us altogether
As boy IN the audience I well re-
member my surprise At seeing the
leader suddenly appear at the far front
Of the room. and tell the people that
they would next be addressed from
where ne stood-the organ-loft- As
the audience turned and moved To the
front. the flooring rose SIX inches.
The people were entertained partly
by an impromptu sentimental song in
a voice without a quaver. in the very
face Of death. and a. soon a. practica-
BILE they were quietly dismissed.
Not a single individual in that great
assembly WAS aware that 10y the pres
ence OF mind of one man an awful ca
tastrophe had been averted- The
imagination siclens at the thought Of
what would have been the consequence
of a panic and sudden alarm bv the
failure Of the courage of this man.
l am confident that, excepting the
speaker referred to and tbs, manager of
the building no one outside the imme-
diate family Of the man whose courage
prevented this catastrophe has known
the whole story till now
The terror OF those minutes before
the crowd was moved and the floor
rose toward its level, was such. that he
never. even in his own family. alluded
to the scene though he lived for forty
years afterward.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-10-26
IN THE DAYS OF THEIR YOUTH.

BENJAMIN HARRISON was 4 close stu
dent, and had all the advantages of u
liberal education.
TINToRErro, the painter, came hon
estly 10y his profession. He was brought
up in dye shop.
SCHUMANN was raised in a book store,
and to the end of his life retained a
fondneSS for the business
BARRY. the painter. had his interest
in art reused when on voyages with his
father, who was a sailor.
ARTHUR was close student and ex-
celled in scholarship He was fond of
athletic sports and hunting.
THOMAS PAINE. the American politi-
cal and controversial writer. passed his
youth at the staymaker's bench.
DoDDRIDGE. the theoloSian. was
brought up in an oil shop, his father
being a dealer in paints and oils
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-10-26
a WONDERFUL CLOCK.
1t Is yeritabIe Marvel In Mechanical
Execution.

1t Is n Neritable Marvel In Mechanical
Execution.
A most marvellous clock has been
made 10y a Black Forest maker and sold
for four Thousand dollars. Resides do
ing everything that most clocks do in
the matter of time and calendar. saws
the Jewellers Weekly, it shows the
time in Berlin, st. Petersburg. Madeira.
Shanghai, Calcutta, Montreal. San
Francisco, Melbourne and Greenwich
Every evening at eight a young man
invites the company To vespers in an
electrically illuminated chapel, where a
young woman plays the "Maiden's
Prayer"
New Years eve two trumpeters
announce the flight of the old year and
the advent of the new. In May
cuckoo comes out. in June a quail. in
October pheasant appears to be shot
down by a typical British sportsman,
who proceeds to bag his game. At day
break the sun rises and some bells
play German air. entitled ''PhGbuS.
Awake" On the ni~ht of the full moon
they play anothe. ir. entitled Sweet
and Tranquil Luna" There are other
features too numerous to mention.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-10-26
GAMBLING IN EUROPE.
The Net Profits Estimated to Exceed e5,-
100000 Francs "A Year.


Most persons associate all mention
of gambling in Europe with Monte
Carlo. Since n great gambling svndi-
cate has been trying to get a hold in
the little neutralized Duchy of Lux
embourg. however. an interesting list
of continental casinos and their win
nings has been published by the Ger
man newspapers This list. says the
New York sun. is intended to show that
the continent has already too many
gambling hells and that the grand
duke of Luxembourg should persist in
declining the syndicate's offer to paw
most of the governments expenses in
exchange for the privilege of operating
their roulette wheels in the shadow of
his throne.
Here is the list: Dunl1irk casino.
winnings in 1898. 100000 francs: Bou-
logne casino, 100000 francs: Trouville
casino, 10000 francs: Trouville. Hotel
Eden, 100000 francs: Dieppe casino.
2OO.OOO francs; Coburg casino. $50. 900
francs: Fecamp casino, 100000 francs:
lIavre casino, 100000 francs: Havre
Hotel Frascati, 100000 francs: Treport
City casino. 90. 900 francs: Berck casino
l5O.OOO francs: Olonne casino. 100. 900
francs; Rozan casino. 100000 francs;
several ArcachOn houses. 100. 900 francs:
Biarritz casino, 1,OOO. 900 francs: Castle
Biarritz. $50. 900 francs: Muchon casino.
100000 francs; Palavaz casino, POO. 900
francs; AK les Bains casino. I2O. 600
francs; Nichy casino. 10000 francs:
Nichy international hotel, coo. 600
francs; Nichy Eden. $4,000 francs:
Nichy alcazar, $4,000 francs; Vichy res
taurant, 10000 francs; Rogat casino.
GOO. 900 francs.
Outside of Monaco the gambling hells
on the continent are known to profit
some 1O.OOO,OOO francs annually. ex-
elusive of all expenses. With the
Monaco casino, the gambling syndi-
Gates of the continent make a net
profit of -, 900, 900 francs or more every
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-10-26
Gaining a Vocabulary.

IF you don't know what a word
means, make a guess at it" That Is
the rule followed by some foolish peo-
pie, often with laughable results An
exchange says that a new guest ar
rived at New Hampshire farmhouse,
where a Boston gentleman happened
TO be holding forth on the piazza The
newcomer was much impressed by the
speakers tiuency. Il declare" he re
marked to the landlord, that man has
an extensive voca abulary, hasn't he@"
The landlord WAS nightly pleased
That's So" he said. That's what
mountain air viii do for man He
amt been boardin' with me but two
weeks, and l know he must have let
his waistband out much as four times "
Youths Companion.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-10-26

Alfonso. king OF Spain. is now a lit
tie more than eight years of age, and a
pompous little chap he is, which is not
to be wondered at when Spanish eti-
quctte is considered. His slumbcrs are
watched throughout the night 10y the
Monterus de EspinoSa. body of men
who for four hundred years have en-
loved the exclusive privilege of guard
ing the king or queen from sunset to
sunrise. They are bound by tradition
to he natives of the town of Espinosa,
and must have served with honor in
the army. They lock the palace gates
with much ceremony and solemnity at
midnight. and open them again at seven
o'clock in the morning. Naturally,
Alfonso thinks he is great little man.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-10-26

Business items. nrst insertion, lGc. per line
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Book and Job Printing Of all kinds neatly and
exediOusIy executed at the lowest prices And
don'tyOu forget IL.
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-Gushley-''As they roamed over
the ballroom her liquid eyes met mine. "
sympathetic Friend-"And asked 'em
to take drink, 1 suppose. New
York Telegram
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-10-26

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pay postage
-, no event Will the above terms be de-
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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-10-26

The birth of an heir to the Chinese
throne at this time is an event of more
than ordinary Importance to the peace
of the empire. kuang Hsu is the first
emperor of the present dynasty whose
right of occupancy is not based upon
actual descent. His predecessor. Tung
Chih. died childless in 1873. after a
reign of only one year. He left
several brothers. all having children,
among whom strife at once arose as
to the succession. After several weeks
of contention and intrigue a compro-
mise was effected by which the young
widowed empress and her unborn child
were put To death, and the present en-
peror, then two years old, and the son
of the seventh prince" who was a
was a brother of Tung Chih. and him
self one of the contestants for the
throne, was chosen by family council.
In order to correct the succession. the
dead emperor was supposed to adopt
this infant as his son and successor,
and an imperial decree to that effect
was promulgated throughout the en-
wire. Kuang Hsu has been an invalid
prom his birth, and his death at any
time would occasion no surprise
Damascus Swords.
TIC the lovers of strange goods the
bazars of Damascus are far more allur-
ing than those of Cairo or of Constan-
tinople; the capacious chests of the
merchants contain much that we would
buy We're our purses longer. Old en-
brOideries of wonderful color, delicate
china, silks of many hues. swords of
cunning workmanship, all these lie
piled beside us on the floor. 1t is but
seldom that n really good specimen OF
the Damascus sword can he obtained,
for the art of working and engraving
steel is dead. These swords We're made
of alternate layers of iron and steel.
so finely tempered that the blade
would bend to the hilt without break
ing. with an edge so keen that no coat
of mail could resist, and a surface SO
highly polished that when a Moslem
wished to rearrange his turban he used
his sword for a lookingglasss-
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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-01-06
Priesthood Meeting.


Tho Pdestho1i Of tho Salt Lake
stake atemblod To-Day at II a. me-
Elder Angus Al. Cannon, president Of
the Stake, with his counselors, Elders
Joseph T.. Taylor aud Charles w. Pen
rose, presiding.
There were present Of tho FRS Pos.
idency, MILFORD Woodruff aui George
q. Cannon; Of the Apostles, john
Henry smith and Heber J.. Grant;
Elder Seymour y. Young OF the nrst
Council OF sevenues.
Tue roll was called aud responded 70
by twelve presidents VI Seventies aud
eighteen home missionaries. All the
wards IN the stake were properly rep.
resented excepting the Sixteenth city
ward, anu Pleasant Gfueu aud Norm
Point VI the county.
Tue Fif-i, FJuftn, Filth, Tenth,
Twelfth Thirteenth, Fourteen h, Fi.
teenth, Eighteenth, Ninateunth aud
lwcnty.sCcOnd quOfums ~ Elder, were
tupr,ptutcd by ntir presiding Cflccfs.
UpOn thu recommendation Oi thrir
fUupVcivu Blanups, twenty-five young
men received certificates authorizing
their ordination q tue OiilcB Ol Elder,
each VI whom promised ~ hngor anu
magnify their oiilse anu calling II
ordHtuei.
rhe speakers were Presidents VII.
ford Woodruff nud George q Cannon,
aud Eldufs Angus M. Cannon, Charics
w. Penfltc ana Heller J. Grant.
The subjects treated were tho nccos.
siiy u tic BishOps fuiuruing recon.
menda Tor o.tranoc % thr Temple in
thus city every slN mouths; the cJusci.
entiOus settlement OF timing; the fail
PREPARATION OF young men ~ receive
the MeichlZelek Priesthood, aud the
proper exercise OF this authority; tue
necessity OF implicit dependence upon
prayer 10 secure temporal aud spirit
uHi blessing; and the vast fcsp1usi-
bihty resting upon those who are
| called 10 tuu WORK Of Coz.
Communication from President
| Lorenzo snow, oil tho salt Lake Tenn
| pie, ~ the president VI the stake, were
| read, stating that until further notice
members OF this stake will he admitted
| 70 tho Temple Without previous
arrangement Of days, also that these
/ who uTc unable 10 maze cash CJutriuu.
tons TO the Temple may present
produce at the Bishop's Store House,
anu hand In receipt therefor NJ dona-
ton b the Temple. IL was also state ,
that the poor should not hesitate u
come forward ana perform WORK IA the
Temple for their dead, though their
means ior purposes OF donation may be
limited.
Bishops Of wards and CLERKS Of
Elders quoIums and other Sake organ
izatlOns are requested u see that theil
reports Tor thu six months ending Jhu'
unfy 8lst 1894, ate forthcoming nj the
February Priesthood meeting.
Adjourned until the FIRST Saturday II
February.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-01-06
COUNTY TEACHERS MEETING.
Lecture on Phonlts ny Miss lIolton.-
Prof. ALEU- Makes Some In.
terestlng Suggestions

A regular meeting Of the teachers Of
Salt Lake county was held today In
the University building, about sixty
teachers being present.
.Mlss Holton, supervisor Of primary
work In the Salt Lake City schools,
presented the subject OF phonics, the
scope OF her theme being confined 10
primary grades. A. essential Gle
menta underlying the successful teach.
ing Of tho suiJect, she mentioned: A
sure foundation, thorough drill, anu
work In hand on the part Of the
teacher.
10 General plan Of teaching phonics
recommended by Miss Holton Ia NJ
iOlOwt: a. Breathing exercises; (2)
review familiar sounds by putting
letters and marks upon the hoard; ,S)
make words from them ~ give a
new sound or one for special drill; 10y
write familiar words containing ineae
tOunds; (6) write and mark words
given by pupil containing n sound anu
sound tue worl; ~ write now words
containing this sound ami have them
made out and sounded.
Mas Holton spoke for the space OF an
hour and made many illustrations that
weTe.oi value in teaching this most
inn orlant tuhlett.
AZ the close OF the address, supl,
Allsn presented scheme for provid'
ing Tor issuing certificates 10 such
pupils az shall complete tbs hrsl grade
uf school work In the district schools Of
Salt Lake county. The plan contem-
plates an examination ny a committee
OF which tho county superintendent n
chairman. After the school year lh
completed, anu COMMENCEMENT sNef-
cltcn flr such AS may pAss tho required
examination. These certificates VIII
admit unnila N the preparatory depart
mont OF the Utah University,