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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-05-04
New Use for Rubber

Good results are obtained by using
rubber in connection with an anchor
rope in equalizing and relieving strain
in dredging, and in measuring the
depth and SwiftnesS of currents For
merry severe strain was caused by n
sudden jerking in a pitching vessel.
This Is now overcome by what is called
4 rubber accumulation, which consists
of seventy rubber discs or buffers ON a
middle rod, SO arranged that by com
preston they act as a spring. The
buyers are cylindrical in shape. two
and onc-quarter inches in thickness.
and separated from one another nv
metal discs one-eighth of an inch thick.
and two inches larger in diameter than
the rubbers, which on expansion do
not overlap the metal surfaces. In
thls device 1T is found that compress
SION can be had of five feet. which is
ufiicient to distribute the strain along
the entire length of the ship The an
plication Is made by running the rope
from a reel located aft to the middle Of
the foremast- and then passing il
through the rubber accumulator to the
end OF the anchoring boom, which is a
Ipar thirty feet long. From this the
rope with two hundred-pound weight
attached Is dropped vertically into the
sea
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-05-04
A woMAh's LUCK AND PLUCK
Stranded and Destitute She Walks Thre
Hundred Mites to Help Her Children


Hundred Mites to Help Her Children.
a pathetic story of a mothers de
votion and heroism comes from Kansa.
City. Last September Mrs. Elizabeth
Page, a widow, whose home was ii
Detroit, took her four children. tn,
eldest being son only sixteen year.
of age, with her household goods
slowed away in wagon, and drove to
the Cherokee strip. where she settled
on some land Others contested tn,
claim. so she was compelled to leave
Striking for home, she arrived safely
in St John, Kan, where one of her
horses died. She sent her son ON TO
Kansas City to earn money to take the
FAMILY there, but he failed to find
work and became SO discouraged that
he wrote his mother he would commit
suicide If she could not help him She
answered that she would come. and
promptly sold the remaining hors..
household goods and her watch paid
the chidren's board, and with ten dol
lars in her pocket walked all the way
from St John to Kansas City, dis
tance of three hundred miles Kind
farmers on the route fed and lodged
her so that not one cent of her money
had been spent when she arrived The
pollce matron became interested in the
couple and obtained money to send the
boy to Detroit. where he is to- have
work. and buy ticket for the mother
20 go back to her children.
An Interesting sight.
An interesting sight was witnessed
by the visitors at Niagara Falls re-
Gently. 1t was the annual migration
of crows toward the south. This
usually occurs in early winter, but this
year, for some unknown reason, did
not occur until the Ist of March. The
crows passed southwark by the mil
lion. and for two days the air was
black with them, and .he noise of their
cawing was almost deafening. When
they got to the falls the lit in large
numbers on the ice bridge and set up
a wild cawing. The sound echoed
against the walls of the gorge and
made tremendous noise When they
were rested they arose with loud
whirring of wings and continued their
flight Many flew into the falls and
were drowned
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-05-04
An ItalIan organ ETln.

An Italian organ - ~
escaped a fine by has WI. -
playing before the house - -
old gentleman. who iurio-73
wild gesticulatlons oT''5.'5 ~
move on. The ltailan
his ground and PLAYED o. -.
was arrested for causing
AT the court the naElsI'1
why he did not leave - 80
oucsted. Me no undeI5.'
Inglese, was the rep-s 81
must have understood o
that he wanted You a
magistrate "It'ink he e4-D an
was the rejoinder--hoS
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-05-04

The Cause of His Grief.-Banks-
"Noseads has been very despondent
ever since the death of his aunt"
Chumley-''Not quite that long; just
since the reading of her will Truth.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-05-04
NANIEIzIIlIIYX1IIH3

lures BrIghts Disease. Dropsy. Gravel Ner-
Vonsness. Heart. Urinary Liver Diseases
hho~n by tired. lsnguid fe-IIhY: fnaetiun of
the kidntys weaken- and poisons the blood and
unless cauee removed you cannot have health
cured me over hve ears ago at tsrixbt's Disease
and DropSy.-Mrs. !. l.. q. MILL RR Bethlehem
IT. Cure guafsuteei -
sa0n's Kidney CureCo.
40 Nenans" sueet. PhiIad-lphis Pa
Soio ~ All reliable druggists s2I %
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-05-04

INECUTOR'S NOTICE
~ Letters testaDeniary the estate nf Mary
Ann Cooper late OF the borouy d of Chest strlups
In the county OF Cambria, Pa having been
granted TO the undersigned. notice s hereby
given To all persons Indebted to SAID -,tate 20
make In mmedlste pay Inent thereof and those
having claims or demands az ain st the same are
requested 10 present them properly ted
for settlement.
tE1EH J M'kENZIE
Exscator of Mary Ann Cooper, deceased
April q, 1894.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-05-04

The English evening primrose is
night flower. and opens its petals at
sunset with a snap like a vegetable
torpedo
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-05-04
MEAT MARKET

Having purchased the good will
and business of David ID. Pryce. of
EbenSburg. in the butcharing bus
mess, take this method of Inform
ing the people of EbenSburg and
vicinity that | will carry on A Meat
Market at the old stand. and invite
the same generous patronage %
the public that was extended Ia
my predecessor Intending To buy
dnG se for cash. | viii at all times
Keep on hand the best quality of
Meat and give my customers the
benefit of the lowest prices.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-05-04

no you need Job Printing II so. give ths
~ ERERAAE Q trial order
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-10-10
FARMERS In CONVENTION.
VARIOUS VIEWS.
Labor and Capital. immigration, iuca-
tion, Freight, Etc, Considered.

The 14th annual session OF the Farmers
National Congress began In Parkersburg, W.
Va. Thursday. IT. Rev. Bishop Peterkin
opening the session with prayer. The VOL
coming address on the part of the State was
delivered by John A. Hutchinson, Governor
MacCorkle being detained Mayor Smith, OF
Parkersburg. and Dr. John A. Meyers, secre-
tary OF the board, also welcomed the con
gress and were responded TO by Col. Daniel
Needham. of Massachusetts. and John NJ
Stahl. Twenty-eight states arc represented.
President B. L. Clayton's annual address
covered the regulation OF labor to capital
immigration, education. formation of laws
favorable to agriculture freights, and other
important questions.
Judge William Lawrence, president OF the
Wool Growers Association Of Ohio, offered
the following resolution, which was referred.
"That we recommend that while protection
Is being given TO any product, that such pro-
tective duties shall be so laid MS will en-
courage the increased production Of wool, sea
island cotton, flax aud hemp" Ho also
offered resolution favoring chronological
colleges throughout the country. The sub
ject of the farm and the railroad was dis
cussed. "Corn Is King the subject upon
which Mrs. NJ. VI. Coad. who died day or
two ago. was TO talk, was read 10y Mrs. cole,
OF Ohio.
Inc 'bflHftSS itlu It's IlOfnlnV SPsSlO0 on
historical Blennerhassett island Friday. A
pavilion and sents for 1900 people. and an
immense tent under whic 400 people, had
been arranged. Col. Dlniel Needham, OF
Massachusetts. spoke on "The Farmer and
Finance "Stock and Farm was handled
by II. G.. Henderson. Resolutions In regard
to agricultural stations, agricultural educa-
tion, Sunday rest for railroad men, dairy.
rural mail delivery, assessments and taxation
and favorng government control OF railroads
were offered.
Judge William Lawrence. president OF the
Ohio Wool Growers Association made a
lengthy address on wool
After banquet on the old Blennerhassett
lawn, the congress adjourned to the city,
where II resumed business.
Atlanta, Ga., was selected by the Farmers
congress for next years meeting. Present
officers were reelected for the ensuing year.
and the congress practically closed. Satur-
day the delegates went on an excursion TO
the Sistersville oil field.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-10-10
AN AWFUL RUIN.
Little Rock, Ark, Devastated by q Ter.
rible Storm.

Little ROCK, Ark, devastated by Ter.
rible Storm.
A terrible cyclone struck Little Rock, Ark.
Tuesday evening and almost devastated the
business portion Of that city, Several people
are known to have been killed and injured.
while 1t is feared scores OF others have met
the same horrible fate. The main portion OF
the business center, bounded on the south by
Third street, on the north by river front, on
the west by Center street and on the east by
Commerce street, Is practically In rui.s and
theamount OF damage Is incalculable.
The storm struck the state penitentiary
which stands on u hill in the western part OF
the city, with fearful force, esloying the
dining room, tearing down the stable and
shops. unrooilng the main cell building and
demolishing the warden's oiiice. Several
conyicts were seriously injured. one OF whom
died an hour afterwards.
At the insane ASYLUM was fonnd the great.
est wreck. The roofs OF the main buildings
were completely demolished and several
wards caved In completely destroying every
thing inside. The male ward is Total wreck;
several insane patients made their escape but
were recaptured
The streets are filled with wreckage and II
will be several days before the extent of the
damage can be accurately known.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-10-10
THE NATIONAL GAME.

Fourz's days In Brooklyn are numbered.
Or 200 chances offered, Rsltz, OF tho BAL
timores, accepted 200.
JoYoE, OF Washington, made fourteen
homo runs this season.
YouSo blood by the wholesale is being en-
gaged by the League clubs.
IT Is estimated that the baltimore salary
list does not exceed $4,000.
NICHOLS, OF Louisville, Is the fastest base
running pitcher In the League.
ST PAUL, Minn., has ball club composed
entirely OF wooden-legged men.
HAMILTON, OF Philadelphia, stole 100 bases
and led the Lsague In that respect.
JOHN CLAnKsoN will go to Harvard this
winter and coach the baseball team.
The talk about new baseball association
appears to be simply talk at present.
ALL Maryland has gone baseball mad over
the phenomenal work Of the Baltimores.
Boston will console herself with the hope
that Duffy will hold the lead as champion
batter.
CLEVELAND Is pleased because she is the
only team In the West to finish nthe first
division.
RUsIE. New Yors's great pitcher, COM
plains OF rheumatism in his right arm and
shoulder.
New YORK was shut out four times this
season twice by Boston and once each by
Brooklyn and 81. Louis.
The Louisvlles did not win the series
from any club. The best they did was to
break even with St. Louis.
TIE Cuban Giants have won over 100
games this season and lost but fifteen. The
colored players can hit as well as any OF the
League men.
FoR the first time since the Washington
Club joined the National League this season
finds some other Observation-Disclosures
In the tail end position.
ASsoN, OF Chicago, says that Boston would
have been at least ten games ahead OF Balti-
more II the manager had signed winning
pitcher earlier In the season.
The New York papers accuse the Balti.
more players, and especially Kelley, OF offer.
ing Ehret, OF Plttsburg. $500 not to do his
best against the Baltimore Club.
That Boston would have won the pennant
with something to spare had It not been tor
the surprising and unexpected slump in its
pitching department no one familiar with
the game will doubt.
the Baltimores have made the best record
for 1894 In the country, and have come within
one victory OF equalling the best League
record, made by Chicago In 1886.
The League championship OF 1894 has been
won and lost. The Baltimores by magni-
cent ball playing, undoubted pluck and
gameness, and splendid management, have
captured the pennant. They have shown
| the most consistent work OF all the League
teams since the season opened, and deserve
| the honors they have SO fairly earned. The
| New Yorks finish second, and hence the cons
test for the Temple trophy took place be-
tween them.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-10-10
TELEGRAPHIC TICKINGS.

The women OF the twenty-third district oi
New York city have taken steps to form an
organization TO fight Tammany.
Mrs. Anna A. Erickson, of Brooklyn. was
awarded $4,000 damages for the loss OF a
foot on the Brooklyn Heights railway.
Rev. Dr. Joseph Jenckes, formerly pastor
OF the leading Episcopal church Of Indian
apolis. will Join the Methodist church.
The whisky trust by abolishing branch
offices and concentrating business at the
Peoria (Iil.) offices, expects to save $4,000
month.
The steamer Gaelic, Just arrived at San
Francisco, reports hurricane In the south
seas that destroyed the village OF Marinopal
and killed 200 people.
The bodies OF the two Cornell freshmen Ed
ward A. johnson and j. @. Goodnow. who dis
appeared some days ago. were found in the
lake.
The Deerng twine company, of Chicago
announced that II proposed TO fight the cor
dage trust, and is now building plant to
make its own twine
Over II OoO, 900 ncres of land in western
states have been set apart ne forest reserves,
and the the problem with the interior depart
ment now is how to take care OF them.
Floods due to heavy rains have occurred Mt
Linz. Melk. saltzburg, schwechat and Grnta.
landslip occurred at Baden. Several
villages around Grntz have been submerged.
The Russian explorers. Count Kreitz and
Baron Nolde, are fitting up an expedition OF
200 armed followers and $50 camels to explore
the Nile country near lakes Rudolph and
stephaine. The expedition will be absent
three years.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-10-10
NO IMPROVEMENT In TRADE
TRUST STOCKS DECLINE.
Low Prices for Wheat and Cotton Affect
General Business.

H. q. Dun h Co.'S "weekly Review OF
Trade" says: The lowest prices ever known
for wheat and cotton necessarily imply some
what restricted consumption OF other pro-
ducts. With the chief money crops of the
West and South sinking in value Il IL not
strange that purchasers OF manufactured pro-
ducts are smaller than was expected. Wheat
suffers most from accumulation OF stock in
sight, and the exports In September were in-
usually small. For the first week OF October
Atlantic exports were1 ,097 .372 bushels against
S63, 7iG last year, and Western receipts were
only i,Gl5, 600 against $780, $40 lasr year, and
these figures give some encouragement. but
have little influence In view OF the unusual
visible supply.
Corn receipts at the West have been only n
third as large as they were last year. with
exports amounting to nothing, but the price
has not further declined after the heavy fall
during the previous fortnight. Pork products
are weak in tone, though only lard rs quoted
lower. The new demand in dry goods is not
as large as II has been, and In spring goods
the market IL called remarkably dull, though
there is relatively good deal doing In cur
rent orders for fall trade. Cotton print
cloths are n shade stronger. Woolens are less
active and while there are numerous small or.
iers for fall goods the demand for spring
goods Is as yet not more than aboIt three
quarters of the ordinary quantity and mainly
limited to the cheaper grades. Sales OF wool
for the week have been 5,926,95O pounds,
against Q, ,272, 400 two years ago.
The volume Of domestic trade indicated by
the exchanges Mt the principal clearing
houses is 1.l8 per cent. larger than a year
| ago, but In comparison with 1892 shows n de-
crease of 22.S per cent. Railroad earnings
thus far reported for September are 81 per
cent. less than last year and i7.5 per cent less
| than in 1892. The stock market continues to
reflect belief in reduced earnings, and the
| average Of railroad stocks has declined 2s
cents per share, while the trusts stocks have
| declined 43 cents per share.
September the liabilities have been smaller
| than In any other month this year, only &C..
| S97 I2i, of which S2.9Oi, 1913 were OF manufac.
turing and s3,G50.0g2 Of trading concerns.
| The failures for the past week have been 2le
In the United States, against 800 last year,
| and 80 in Cnnnda. ngninst 45 Inst Yenr.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-10-10
Dollar wheat in the Dakota,.

Acting Secretary Sims, OF the Interior De-
partment, at Washington, has been consid-
erlng BID Tor wheat to be furnished the
Sioux Indians at Grow Creek agency, South
Dakota, which he thinks is positive proof
that the low price .or this cereal does not ex-
ist. The lowest bid was s1.01 per bushel.
The wheat Is for milling purposes, and the
grade required was "No. spring." at sixty
pounds to the bushel. THIS is very high
grade, and In case Of q partial failure OF crop
might be hard TO obtain. This bid for wheat
Tor Indian supplies has been before the de-
partment before, and when returned the last
time II was with the statement that II was
Impossible to obtain lower rate, and that
the wheat was needed for the Indians nc
once, Secretary Sims says that more than
one dollar per bushel seems to be very
high price TO pay for wheat right in the
midst OF the wheat-growlng region.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-10-10
THE WOOL TRADE.
Prices as Low as They Can Be-Market
Steady and Trade Fair.

The American Wool and Cotton Reporter
says Of the wool trade;
The market since the 25th ult has been
steady with fair trade; II 1t has gained no
strength 1t certainly is no weaker. II there is
not so much demand as dealers like to see,
still the aggregate purchases Of many
small buyers amount to considerable
In week rs the record at that date
shows. The general belief is that our
market is down to the worlds level ON
prices, and that 1t is not policy to put
them any lower, although the trade is ready
for TRANSACTION every day " the week bat
Sunday. There is not, so FAR as we know,
any disposition to part with stock outside OF
the range OF current quotations. While there
has been rather miscellaneous business
done this week, there has been more fine do
nestle taken than for some weeks previously
and the sales OF foreign wool greatly exceed
those made between the 18th and 26th ult.
The sales OF the week amount TO 1866, ,450
pounds domestic and l,759. 500 foreign, max
Ing total Of 2,457, 800 for the previous week,
and total Of ,l97, $50 pounds for the cor
responding week last year. The sales since
January /, 1894, amount to IL, ,273, ,s35 pounds
against S9,6l5, 800 pounds n year ago. The
sales in Philadelphia amount to l,495, 600
pounds.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-10-10
NEWsY GLEANINGs.
TnoLLKrs 60 In 500 American towns.
vAssAn COLLEGE is crowded this year.
JAPAN hna atnrted Rad Cross Soeiety.

TnoLLEys 60 In 900 American towns.
vAssAn COLLEGE is crowded this year.
JAPAN has started Rod Cross Society.
A CHINESE theatrical company is making q
tour OF France.
TnEnr were 2i4a dislnterments in Phila-
dolphin last year.
FIonIDA will put 100000 pineapples on
the market this year.
The wheat crop OF Kansas this year Is es-
timated at over 10, 900, 900 bushels.
New Panama Canal shares to the amount
OF e0,00o, ,00c were issued In Paris.
Ron gold discoveries in the Yukon River
region, Alaska, have been reported.
THE bankrupt Chickasaw treasury will
compel tho closing OF the native schools.
BnApsrBEEr's reports continued improve
ment In, business In all sections OF tho coun-
try.
THE State Of Minnesota has sued lumber
company for the value Of 8,500,0 900 feet OF
logs.
THE first crop OF raislhs In California this
season will be about one-half OF that OF last
year.
GovEnSon CRouSsE, OF Nebraska, will en-
deavor to provide rolief for tho drought
stricken districts.
IT In claimed that adventures aro destroy
ing all the animals IN Alaska by the indls-
crlminate use OF poison.
UNDER the name OF tho Old Guard new
political society has been formed In ireland
by old Fenians AMI Invlncibles.
ACCORDING to tho latest information OF the
Interstate Commerce Commission there are
178, ,48l.o7 miles OF railroad In tho United
States.
TEAS will go up, Il is said. The high
grade OF teas from China will likely rulo
high, II the war between China and Japan
continues.
THE town of Defiance, Ohio, Is to have
what is known as a "s,reet fair" Twenty
thousand people will assemble In the street
and the various exhibits Of fowl, pumpkins,
horses and cattle will be along the curb
stone.
THE waning season OF 1894 now challenges
comparison with previous years, and from
reports OF hotel men from various parts oil
the country It would seem that the summer
resort business OF 1894 has been better than
that OF 1893.
Agriculture distributed I, ,70i, ,Jl3 packages oil
seeds during the fiscal year ending June 80
1903, at q total cost OF $4,000 The seeds
distributed comprised 387 varieties. The
total weight OF the seeds was about 275 tons.
The largest and most important Offering
OF silks at auction ever made took place In
New York City, few days ago. There were
cataloged about 5000 pieces OF domestic and
foreign goods. The total number OF pieces
sold amounted to nearly 5000 with value oil
s500, 1000.
The War Department has issued an orde,
concentrating the army and doing away with
several posts. This action was taken In view
OF the necessity Of larger forces within reach
OF prominent places in the East, as Instance 1
in Chicago and previously in Pittsburg and
elsewhere.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-10-10
PROF. DAVID SWING DEAD.
He Was the Leading Figure in a Famous
Heresy Trial

Prof. David Swing. of Chicago ts dead.
He was of German ancestry and was born in
Cincinnati August 20, 1890 In Miami Uni
versty, oxford o., he studied in company
Benjamin Harrison and Whitelaw Reid. He
entered the Presbyterian ministry and In
1866 accepted the pastorate of the West
minister Presbyterian Church In Chicago
city. About twenty years ago he was
trial before the Chicago Presbytery on n
charge of hersey preferred by Rev. DIR. FRI n
els l.. Patton, then editor OF the "Interoi,"
now president OF Princeton College. Thtsc
charges Of which there were 2s specifications
Of lapses from Presbyterian doctrine. were
not sustained, there being 61 members in the
presbytery and only 10 votes against hin.
But the subsequent feeling was SO bitt3r that
Prof. Swing brought matters to close by re
signing his pastorate, n large number OF his
friends going with him and forming the
Central Independent church In which Prof
Swing has since labored with great success.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-10-10
Uncle Sam's CURRENCY.

A statement prepared by the comptroller Of
the currency shows as follows; Total amount
OF national bank notes outstanding Septem-
Der 80, 1894. S207, All sol; decrease for the
month, S27,i77; circulation outstanding
against bonds September 80, 1894, $3.50, ,25l,-
O6j; Increase for month, g 035. .9l5; total
amount of lawful money on deposit to secure
circulation S27, 900, ,43G increase during tho
month Of August, $G,i93,2is; United States
registered bonds on deposit September 30,
1894, to secure circulation 5000 953, 700; to Sc
cure public deposits, Sl4.S76. 900. Reports
received by the director of the mint show
that during the month OF September the coin
age OF gold at the various mints amounted TO
$685. ,G92 and Of silver SS76,37G, Of which
sG72,200 were silver dollars.