The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-06-08

| last week, was unfortunate enough to have
MS right leg caught between a log and the
carriage and severely crushed No bones
were broken but the flesh is so severely
bruised that he will be laid up for some
time.
"A woman named Eliza J. SpangIer.
with body guard of four men and holding
a loaded revolver in her hand. refused 20
let the Grand Army post decorate the
grave of her husband in the Myerstown,
Pa, cemetery on Memorial day She was
angry at the post because some of the
members opposed her application for a
pension.
Extraordinary stories are told of the
healing properties of new oil which is
easily made from the yoik of Aen's eggs.
The eggs are boiled hard and the volllS are
then removed, crushed, and placed oyer a
fire. when the oil separates and the oil
may be poured off. One yolk will nearly
yield two teaSpOonfuls of oil. II is in
general used among the coIonists of South
Russia "a means of curing cuts, bruises.
etc.
The extensive paper mills and book
bndcry of the Bare Paper Company at
Roaring Springs, the Portage Iron Com
pany's rolling mills at DuncausvflIe. aud
the iron works of the HollidaysbuIg Iron
and Nail Company have been compelled to
shut down on account of the coal famine
caused by the miners strike If the strike
continues much longer all branches of
manufacturing business in the state will
be para Iyzed.
We find this bit of advice going the
rounds of our exchanges: Do not be
afraid of a little fun at home. Do not shut
up the house lest the sun should fade your
carpets: and your hearts. lest a laugh
should shake down few muStv cobwebs
tina. are hanging there. If you want to
ruin your sons. let them think that all
mirth and social ENJOYMENT must be left at
the threshold without when they come
home ut night.
The encampment of the Sons of Veter-
ans. Pennsylvania division met at Johns
town, on Wednesday. Over 80 delegates
were present. Commander Horace Lowry.
of Indiana. made the opening address.
after which he submitted his annual re-
port, which shows that the mem berShip
has decreased slightly. owing to the change
o. the age limit from Is TO u years. Al
lentOwn has been chosen as the place for
holding the next annual encampment.
Have you ever tried vanishing your
range? If not we would advise you to do
80. You will be surprised at the result,
and the great labor saved. You can pur-
chase it at almost any paint store. and ap-
ply 10 every part of the range except the
top, where lids are. using paint brush
The odur in drying lasts but few min
ut"~. and yOur range is brightly polished
for one year. with simply rubbing with Il
flannel cloth to remove dust occasionally
Father William l.. McGrath. aSSiSta mt
pastor of st. CuIumbia's Roman Catholic
church Il .IuhnstOwn. died at 30 O'Clock
ON Friday afternoon at the rrctory of st.
COiUmbIa'> church. after an Illness OfShOrt
duration The deceased had been suffer
ing from bad cold since MONDAY. but was
able To attend To his duties up To Thursday
evening. His remains We're taken To- Trrn
ton. y. J. on Monday and on Tuesday
morning Mere Inferred in the Catholic Gem
etery in that city
The real genuine farmer in the United
States. the man who i at home on his own
land i not constantly complaining of his
lot in life. is the opinion of J. Sterling
Morton. Secretary Of Agriculture. in the
about 20 per cent. of all the farms in the
United States are unencumbcred. What
other calling. what other industry. W hat
other investments for making livelihood
and for producing nor" capital. can make
a. good a showing a the farmers?
T. Dallas wilkins was found dead in
bed ii his home ia Allegheny City on Mon
day. lie was for several years general
agent at Holiday>burg and then special
freight agent on the PittSburg division.
From Dccembe /. lSs3. until april l. 1890,
he was tranmastcr of the Altoona division.
Since then he has been employed as Il
special agent in the freight claim depart
ment of the Pennsylvania railroad aud lat
tcrly a. chief clerk to the superintendent
of the PittSburg n Western railroad.
Coal operators along the Somerset x
Cambria. Berlin and North Fork branches
of the 4. X o. railroad are reaping a rich
harvest on account of the great coal strike.
All of the miners along the roads mention
ed are getting out a many black diamonds
a. possible with the limited number of
miners at work, while the operators are
anNiouSIy looking for additional workmen.
The LiStie people have sufficient orders on
hand To give employment to at least 100
additional miners.-SOmersct Herald.
On Thursday of last week the Altoona
G1zctfc came out with an Industrial and
commercial edition that would have done
credit to a much larger city than Altoona.
II contained interesting descriptions of the
various industries that cluster around the
Mountain City. biographies of its prOmi-
nent citizens and illustrated with portraits
of business men and pictures of many OF
the city'S Industrial establishments 1t i
besides handsome specimen of the print
er'S art and credit to the Office of the
Gazette.
Joseph y. Wertuer, a welI-known citi-
zen of Chest Spri ngs. was found dead in
his bed at his home in that place at !
o'clock on Friday morning, June lst. He
had been enjoying good health and retired
about 10 O'Clock the previous night with
ont giving any notice of being i'll. He is
survived by a widow and five children-One
son aud four daughterS-One of the latter
being married To James Mulligan. of Pat
ton the Others being single. His remains
were Inferred in the Catholic cemetery at
Chest Springs on Sunday.
To polish up your furniture aud make
it look bright. first thoroughly dust the
articles and clean whatever specks may br
on it, Then take one tea spoonful of pure
cider vinegar. and add To il one gill of pure
raw Iinsced oil. Shake il Thoroughly uD-
til mixed. 1t j. only necessary To dampen
the rag with the mixture and not thor