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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-03-02
Glass Blowers.

Many attempts have been made 20
supplant the glass blowers by ma
chinery, but up to this time none
has attained commercial importance.
Either the cost of production has been
found to be higher than by the
time-honored method or the ware pro-
duced was not of a quality mp TO the
demands of the market. This is more
especially the ease ia the kinds of bot
tles- used to contain effervescent
drinks, which must be capable of with
standing a pressure of several atmos-
phereS without failure. This, in fact.
Is the critical point in the automatic
manufacture of bottles, since the diff
ficulty has always been to obtain a
distribution of the glass forming the
walls of the bottle as uniform as in
the handiwork. The attempt has been
made to press the body and bottom
separately and to unite the two by
fusing them together, but the bottles
made IN this manner were very heavy
and Of poor appearance. The bottle
machine invented by Ashley. in Eng
land, aroused much interest and was
much talked of, several companies be-
ing formed to engage in bottle manu-
facture by this method, but none, if
they still survive, has succeeded in
putting any great amount of ware on
the markets of the world
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-03-02
Taking to Bad LANGUAGE.

IL in We olden days milady ''swore
her pretty oath by yea and nay" the
modern dame of fashion, with the
frankness of her world and period.
uses the big, big ~ quite openly.
Smoking seems to be an accepted fact
among the young married women be-
longing To the smartest set in New
York, and according 10 the Tribune
swearing is the latest development.
IL " no uncommon thing of late to
hear pretty women use among their in
Inmates very strong language indeed.
Curiously enough, however, and for
tunately, too, for the general good.
these little indulgences are confined to
the vie intime" of the inner circle
while to society at large the modern
woman of the world is a model IF cold
propiety. There has grown up in Lon
don-and of course New York has
adopted this latest innovation-a Iati-
tude of speech and action among the
truly initiated OF certain set that is
somewhat appalling To those who hold
the oid-fashioned standard of what a
lady may and may not do.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-03-02
THE NILOMETER.
Queer Instrument Used During the An
nuaI Overflow of the Nile

n Queer Instrument Used during the An
nuaI Overflow of the Nile
During the time of the periodical in
undation of the valley of the Nile d
queer recording instrument, known as
the '-nilometer," is hourly and daily
consulted by sluggish Egyptian Off
Ger, who, TO Judge from his motions
and actions. cares but very little If the
river keeps its bed or overflows the
whole northern half of the African
continent. Bnt, as it is the only labor
he is forced to perform. and as his bread
and cheese usually depend upon proper
execution of the duties assigned, the
record is taken with scrupulous aecu-
racy. This queer and ancient ''ther-
mometer of the Nile lit dates back to
S45 A. ID. } is situated at the end of the
island of Rhoda. 1t Is simply an i'm
mense upright cctagonal pillar stand
ing in a well-like chamber, surrounded
on four sides with strong walls pro-
vided with arched openings which al
low the rising waters free access to the
nilometer. The recording pillar is
covered throughout its length and on
all of its eight sides with cubits and
digits nicely divided, painted with
great precision, much resembling sec
tions of a gigantic checker-board.
There is a huge staircase leading from
above down To the bottom of the els
tern, in which the nilometer stands,
the well-worn steps attesting to the
immense number of times the instru-
ment has been consulted.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-03-02
POWERFUL WAVES.
The Effect of "a Gale Over the Great Sal
Lake.

The Effect of "a Gale Over the Great Salt
Lake.
A correspondent of the Youths Com
panion recently witnessed a most con
vincing proof of the weight of salt
laden waters of the Great Salt lake.
\ strong gale of wind was blowing
over the lake and driving its surface
into low, white-capped ridges, while
along the shore the foam lay like fiat
banks of new-fallen snow. If it had
passed across a lake OF fresh water of
equal extent that wind would unques-
tionably have produced such an agita-
ton of its surface that navigation in
small boats would have been difficult
if not highly perilous.
But the waters of the Great Salt
lake, although driven into ridges as
just remarked, showed a curious re-
sistance to the wind and the waves,
rising to onlya slight elevation, moved
along with an appearance of lethargy
that the eye could not but notice.
Yet there was an immense momen-
tum stored up in those low, heavy,
slow moving waves. Nenturlng into
the water at a point where the depth
did not exceed four feet the observer
found that it was impossible to stand
against them. Their sheer weight
swept him resistlessly along.
The curious buoyance of the water,
containing twenty-five per cent of
salt in solution, increased the helpless
ness of the bather. He was not sub
merged, as sometimes occurs in the
Atlantic breakers, but was lifted and
carried like cork.
1t would probably have been impos-
sible to dive through an oncoming
wave after the manner practiced by
bathers along the Atlantic coast. In
the Great Salt lake people are not
drowned through sinking, but stran-
gled while still afloat. The bitter
water may enter the air passages with
fatal effect, but the body continues TO
float until it reaches the shore or is
nielyad mn
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-03-02
Couldn't Marry on $50. 600 a year.

No" remarked the young man with
touch of sadness in his voice, lit may
be that some day happiness will be
mine, but at present it is beyond
me. There is a girl whom / love
dearly She would have me if only
asked her, but | dare not | really
cannot marry and live on 10000 a
year His two friends to whom he
spoke looked at him in wonder For a
moment they were speechless-con-
sternation and pity depicted on their
youthful countenances. But present
ly speech returned to them exactly at
the same time, and they fairly howled
in their excitement: You cannot mar
ry on f6,000 year? Why not?" WHY
not echoed the youth with the sad
voice which grew still sadder. WHY,
SIMPLY because l haven't the e6. .OO0. J"
And the mystery was explained
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-03-02
PecuLIARITIes in MASSAGE.
The Differ. nces Of Temperature Caused ~
Friction of the skin.

Friction of the skin.
Light friction of part reduces sur
face temperature, says the New York
Ledger In ten experiments on
healthy adults, whose arm-pit tenn
peratures on both sides was equal, and
whose free temperature on the surfac e
of both forearms was before massage
eighty-eight degrees Fahrenheit or
more, it was found, on subjecting the
left forearm to gentle upward friction.
that, whilst the temperature in both
armpits and in the untouched free sur
face of the opposite limb remained
constant, the temperature of the left
forearm fell in all cases more than
two degrees, and in three cases nearly
four degrees. After firm friction.
rolling. squeezing and kneading of the
skin of the limb in all cases. the free
cutaneous temperature rose to ninety
five degrees; but the armpit tempera-
ture remained the same on both sides.
whilst in seven cases an interesting
phenomenon was noticed on the oppo-
site side-viZ., the right limb sensiblv
perSpired and the free surface tenn
perature of the untouched forearm fell
To eighty-four degrees during the time
that the firm friction of the left limb
was in progress In regard to light
friction, it has been impossible To de
tect any effect on the patients sense of
locality or on the temperature sense.
After firm friction of part for five
minutes comes decided increase of
the sense of touch, and the sense of To-
eality has, in most instances, been ap-
parently improved.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-03-02
The Young Idea.

The reasoning of children is hr
quently based on imperfect knowledge
what on earth was that whistle blow
ing for all night?" asked a girl o.
twelve years of her mother while o-
sound steamer. THAT is fog bora
my dear" was the reply. The ltu'
girl, of course, wanted to know whai'
fog horn was, and her mother eE
planned that when there was heap
fog the team whistle was blown whn'
it lasted. But why?" persisted lD'
young inquirer. Il should think thS.
anybody could see there was fog, aDl
what is the use of blowing a whisu'
to tell them about it. when there IL
if they want to look at it?" The Po''
mother sighed and gave il up.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-03-02
A Genial Hint.

The youthful clergyman of country
place was invited to take tea with an
elderly spinster whose attentions to
him were of the motherly sort in all
eyes, except those of her still older
coachmaD and general factotum To
him his mistress could never grow old,
nor other than a coveted match for any
man. As he was bringing the guest of
the occasion from the village he sud
denly mentioned his hostess name
Then, turning to the clerical boy, he
demanded: ''I'ye been thinkin' why
don't You an her hitch up?"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-03-02
NAPOLEON WAS IN SING SING
Locked Up by Keeper while = Nlsi
OF Inspestion In 1897.

1t is not generally known 10 The
world at large, says the New Gon
Times, that Emperor Napoleon III. d'
France was once behind the bars u.
Sing Sing prison. In the spring 81.
1887 Prince Louis Napoleon, afterwarl
Napoleon Ill. emperor Of France, mad,
a visit to Washington Irving at Sunny
side. little north of Irvington-on-thr.
Hudson, accompanied by a young
French count, and escorted by AnthoHy
Constant, of Hastings. Prince Nap5
leon expressed a desire to visit the
prison at Sing Sing, and Mr.. Constant
drove him there. Upon arriving at The
prison the party was welcomed by War
den Rowel, who, after taking then
nto his apartments, explained thrl
means that had been attended with
the most successful and beneficial rrI
suits in the government of the prison
The warden told the prince, who bad
been an interested listener, that hsl
had convict in the prison, a French
man, who was an old soldier, claiming
to have fought at Waterloo and 10 hayel
been in several battles with Napoleon
the first emperor. The prince natural
'
then explained that the prisoner wasl
in a dark cell for misconduct; that II
was contrary to prison rules TO tak'
him out, but as the guests were going
TO visit the cells he would open the
door of the Frenchman's cell.
Then all followed the warden dOTI
the stairs and across the keyroom ana
the narrow passages to the galleries
where the cells were and are 10 thsl
day. He paused at the second cell on
the right. hand tier of the main gal
leries and unlocked and opened The
door. Louis Napoleon stepped inside
The warden, with a merry twinkle ~
his eye, turned the key and locked hinI
in. 1t was too good an opportunity pl
be lost. The gentlemen were amusel
and brimming over with fun, when
after a momentary detention, the doS
was opened aud the noble Frenchnal
joined them once more. They all eD
joyed the joke except the subject OF i
His sallow countenance reddened per-
ceptibly for a time and then he Jolns-
in the laugh raised at his expense.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-03-02
out.of-Court Settlements Pay.

The American Lawyer, legal JoT y.
nal published in New York City ''i, l,
of lawyer of that city who secure
fee of S2GO, 900; of another who W.,
paid $3.50, 900 for his service on a oeI.
brated case; while other fees are ll',
toned running from S25, 900 to SioO'v.
won by lawyers, not by conduo'."i,
but by avoiding, litigation. In iaes' !
is apparent that more money ls iii's
nowadays by lawyers who settle ca,
out of court than by those who p.
their clients 10 the expense OF hus
ton
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-03-02

sagacity of Wild Fowl.

Wild geese and wild ducks show
knowledge as to the resistance of the
atmosphere and sagacity in overcoming
it. When fiocks of them have to go long
distances they form triangle TO cleave
the air more easily. and the most cour-
ageous bird takes position at the for
ward angle As this is a very fatigu-
ing post another bird ere long takes the
place of the exhausted leader. Thus
they place their available strength at
the service of the society
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-03-02
Effects Lasting Cures

Paine Celery compound has performed many
other cures as marvellous as these. copies OF
letters sent TO any address. Pleasant 10 take.
does not disturb. but aids digestion. and entire
ly vegetable: a child can take IT, What's the
use OF suffering longer with rheumatism or
neuralgia2
The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1894-11-07

Inc spolls to the Yictors system holds
good in France in small way, though
not to the extent it rules in the sister
republic. Louis Tabernet,. the late Pres
ident Carnot's cook, is to be replaced by
Fieuret, the chef of NJ Casimir- Perier.
The new head of the kitchen at the
Elysee is one Of the most celebrated
cooks of the age and draws the salaryof
a cabinet minister. France is famous
for its cooks, but its supply Of cabinet
ministers has been far greater of late
years than its supply Of ooks.-London
Globe
Cable From Queen Lii.
Dear Gresham :-One more baon
crave,
| trust In your affection.
TITS not to murder Dole, the Kna
Nor put down instruction;
lis not my crown, but me to 49,
l write in deep detection.
And so a package must have
Of Parks Tea for my complexion
Gresham's Answer to Queen Lii
When received your cablegram
/ thought sure would faint,
For though | often use Parks Tea
IT'S not for your complaint.
| feared that Mrs. G.. would think
Wrong about our connection
Till on her dresser there saw
Parks' Tea for her complexion.
Smnof DruP com Danv.
The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1894-11-07
cAueH7 A HUGE sHARA.
Guests at Atlantic Highlands Land o
Eight and Half Feet Long.

Guests at Atlantic Highlands Land ODs
Eight and Half Feet Long.
Guests from hotels of Atlantic High.
lands went bluefishing early Tuesday
morning and returned with shark 81
feet long.
The sloop yacht Brunhilde, Captain
". D. Overton in command, was en-
gagged for the day. When about three
miles at sea, the fish began to bite. One
of the party felt something Juggling on
the end of his line and gave sudden
pull AS result he was nearly pulled
overheard He called for help. The
captain, crew and his companions went
to his aid and helped haul in the line.
When they had brought the monster
TO the surface, he was found to be al
most exhausted. A rope was fastened
around him, and the fishermen started
for home in triumph, pulling the shark
astern. A landing was made at Curtis
bathing pavilion, and the story of the
unusual capture spread like wildf1re
The shark, which was dead by this time,
was dragged ashore.
The fish tipped the scales at 300
pounds and measured ~ feet in length.
His mouth is nearly foot in width,
and he has three rows of sharp triangu-
lar shaped teeth. The fish is on exhibit
Sion. Professor L. Wenger, the local
taxidermist, will stuff and mount the
monster. Cor. Philadelphia Press
The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1894-11-07
A Countryman,s SUGGESTION.

A countryman who boarded the fire.
boat New Yorker at her berth at the
Battery the other day was interested to
observe the completeness of her equip.
ment for fighting fire along the river
front. Her powerful pumps and ingen.
ious arrangements for directing the
streams upon burning buildings or into
the holds of vessels filed him with ad.
miration. Then he asked the engineer g.
show him the workings of the search
light. He took it for granted that there
was one and was amazed to learn that
there was no electrical plant at all on
the boat This would appear to be a Gu.
rious deficiency in boat otherwise per
fectly appointed, and it is difficult to
see how so obvious need could have
been overlooked in the building of the
New Yorker. The countryman' discov-
cry has led to a discussion of the need
of searehli ght and may lead to its in
PRODUCTION on the boat. 1t is admitted
that such light would be of the great
est value to the New Yorker in finding
its way at night about among the
crowded and tangled slips. 1t would
moreover, make it possible to direct q
powerful light upon the fronts of ware
houses, to the very great assistance of the
fremen. Electric lights on the boat
would also he supplied in place of the
old fashioned oil lamps that are now In
use.-New York Sun.
The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1894-11-07
a WOMAN HArgB DISCOUNTED.
Ea Had Reason to Repent ASking q Quss
ton About Eve.

GG Had Reason to Repent ASl1ing q Qusa
ton About Eve.
There is crusty old bachelor ON
Fourth street who is confirmed woman
hater and who never misses an oppor
tuniry for saying something sarcastic
and disagreeable about the fair sex.
But he met more than his match the
other day in a plucky little woman,
who, metaphorically speaking, wiped
up the earth with him, much to the de-
light of his friends, who were greatly
amused at his discontinue
The old bachelor inquired why, when
Eve was manufactured of spare rib,
o servant wasn't made at the same tins
to wait on her. The little woman re-
sponded promptly: Because Adam
never read the newspapers until the sup
got down behind the palm trees, and
then, stretching, yawned out, Isn't SUP
per most ready, my DEAR" Not he. He
made the fire and hung the kettle over
it himself, I'll venture, and pulled the
radishes, peeled the potatoes and did
everything else he ought to do.
''He chopped the kindling, brought
IN the coal and did the chores himself,
and he never brought home half dozen
friends to dinner when Eve hadn't any
fresh pomegranates. -
The little woman stopped moment
for breath and went on with renewed
vigor: "And Adam never staid out
till IL o'clock at a political meeting
hurrahing for some candidate and then
scolding because poor Eve was sitting
up and crying inside the gates He never
played billiards, rolled tenpins and
drove fast horses nor cholzed Eve with
cigar smoke.
'tHe never loafed around the corner
groceries and saloons while Eve was
rocking little Cain cradle at home. In
short, he didn't think she was especial
ly created for the purpose Of waiting On
him and wasn't under the impression
that it disgraced man to Tighten q
wife's cares little That's the reason
that Eve didn't need hired girl, ard
with it is the reason that her descend.
ants do"
She drew another breath and was
about to continue, when the bachelor
pulled his hat down over his eyes and
sneaked away amid the laughter Of the
crowd. Post.
The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1894-11-07
Lycoming.s Early Judiciary.

"Fair-Play-Men" was the title given
TO part of Lycoming county, Pa,
now densely populated and dotted with
prosperous towns and cities. The pro-
prietary government, with a view to
protecting the Indians from intrusion,
had forbidden the survey and settle
ment of the region, but some hard treat
cd and hard handed Scotch Irish pio
neers found their way into the forbid
den territory, and being outside the i'm
mediate jurisdiction of any properly
constituted tribunal they chose three of
their number to settle disputes and call
ed them fair play men, The decisions
of this tribunal, especially as to bound
aries, we're enforced by the whole COM
munity and came in time even to be re-
spected by the courts. When chief
justice of Pennsylvania asked one of the
first pioneers what were the features of
the fair play code, the pioneer is re-
ported to have answered that since his
honor's court had found its way into
the rlgion fair play had fed and law
had taken its place Philadelphis
Press.
The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1894-11-07
Eggs and Microbes.

DR.. McClintock of the University of
Michigan has performed experiments
which indicate that eggs may become
infected with microbes before they are
laid. A healthy hen, after repeated
washings in sterilized solutions, was
placed in a sterilized cage AS soon as
possible after being laid a portion of her
eggs were placed in sterilized cotton ant
then in an incubator. All these eggs de
cayed and swarmed with bacteria The
remaining eggs were taken as soon as
laid, and cultures were made from their
contents Some of these culture tubes
developed; others remained sterile. Aft.
er some days the hen was killed, and
with proper aseptic precautions culture
tubes were inoculated from various por.
lions of the oviduct. Most of these tubes
developed. Itwould thus seem probable
that the putrefactive bacteria entered
.z.s egg IN its passage down the oviduct
and before the she'll was formed.
The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1894-11-07
reoast---l as wuret meat procuraDle

noast---i as wUrse meat procuraDis
with trufftes nodded out of earth.
Vegetables---A salad calculated with
oil OF vitriol and green peas verdant
with copper.
Dessert-Chocolate cream, sweetened
with glucose and colored with the OK.
Idle of mercury and ocher.
Coffee-Roasted horse liver, with ma.
hogany sawdust and caramel.
Liquor-Kirsch, favored with prus
sic acid
Perhaps you fancy that this bill. Of
fare is exaggerated All you have to do
is to look at Chevalier and Beaudir.
mont's volume entitled classification
OF Alimenatry Substances and you
will find the actual facts-San Fran.
sisco Argonaut.
The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1894-11-07
The Wonderful Congo.

The Congo is the most wonderful wa
terway in the world. 1t is % miles
across in parts, so that vessels may pass
one another and yet be out of sight IL
has twice the extent of the navigable
waters of the Mississippi and its t1ibu-
taries and three times its population
Philadelphia Press
There are many little emparrassmenes
encountered by the professional stroller
for which there seems to be no law, ell
ther of compensation or amelioratlon.
For instance, take the meeting OF the
game person over and over again on an
afternoons travels. First time you are
overjoyed at the encounter and IND
plenty to talk about Fifteen minutes
later you meet again, and the interview
is a trifie less spicy. Still later you
grasp hands for the third time and don't
know what in "Sam Hill'' to talk about.
The next time you meet you bow coldly
and pass on, but the last time of all
you dash down side street as though
irving to elude the hand Of Providence
The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1894-11-07
kow 10 STUDY PROPERLY.
Books Should BE Wei Chosen and Res
Carefully, Not Deyoured.

ooohs SnoNuu be " ell Chosen and Res
Carefully, Not Devoured.
Study is like dinner. The yiands
must be well chosen and eaten slowly.
not devoured, then well turned over in
the mental stomach for awhile until
with ease and comfort they are perfect
" digested and furnish nutriment to
the brain. Most students study without
thought, which is like eating without
digesting. Others read merely as fad
and soon forget all they may have
learned
The most satisfactory method Of study
is the digestive. 1t is the thorough one
the one that gives strength to the
brain. Take the subject you are study
ing. Read few lines or few pages,
as the case may be. then put the book
down and think on what you have read.
Turn it about in your mind from every
standpoint Do not accept it Immediate
". Argue for and against it in your
mind. In other words, masticate it.
You need not be at your leisure to do
this Do it in your walks, in your idle
moments, at any time When you have
satisfied yourself on the subject, go on
with little more in the same way In
a short time you will find yourself
more thorough student than if you
had read all at sitting. The best edu-
Gated man in the end is the man who
learns slowly, but surely. New York
Advertiser.