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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-08-30
SPARKS FROM THE CABLE.

ENDEAYoRs are now being made in
England To establish the Sabbatica
year, one years rest in seven, for
school-teachers.
LISBON viii have a great festival next
June to commemorate the seven nun
dredth anniversary Of Saint Anthony.
of Padua. who was born there in lI95.
ABBEYLEIX- in Leinster Il troubled
over venerable pauPer of lO5. who,
having been a Protestant all his life.
has now concluded to become a Caths-
lie.
THE Berlin Street Car company paid
S25O.OOO into the treasury OF the city
for the privilege of crossing the princi-
pal avenue, Inter den Linden, at one
point.
FROM Venice comes the announce
ment that the bodies in the old Protest
ant cemetery. where many Americans
and EngliShmcn are buried. are To be
removed To the new municipal cemetery.
PoET's CORNER in Westminster Abbey
is hidden from the outside by block of
old houses These are to be torn down
next summer as a precaution against
fire, thus allowing the architecture of
the chapel of Henry VII. and the old
Chapter House to be seen from that
side.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-08-30
WAYS OF NOTED MEN.

GARRICK was generally so quiet that
he often created the impression of diff
dence.
HENRY CLAY was said to make the
most engaging bow of any gentleman
of his time.
MARCUS AURELIUs was said to be the
politest Roman emperor who ever sat
on the throne.
DANTE was solitary in his habits,
and, by his austerity, chilled most of
those whom he met.
MILTON was quiet and reserved in
conversation, but thoroughly refined
and well bred.
SYDNEY said that the soul of polite
ness lay in preferring the happiness of
others to your own.
PHILIP of Macedon was courteous to
all who approached him, even the hum
blest being sure of a hearing.
PIUs IN, both before and after his
elevation to the pontifical chair, was a
model of studied politeness.
MoHAMMED inculcated politeness in
the Koran. He himself was one of the
most courteous of men.
ANDREW JACKSON was rough in his
manners, but could be polite when he
pleased. He was alwa~s courteous to
ladies.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-08-30
QUEER USE OF a CIGAR.
story Which Shows "A Sea Captains Pres
ence of Mind.

story Which Shows "A Sea Captains Pres
ence of Mind.
A good story il told of a sea captain
who died not long ago and who was
formerly in command Of Il ship in which
passengers were carried from London
to Lisbon. Gu one occasion. SAYS Tit
Bits. the ship caught fire and the pas
Sengers and crew were compelled to
take hurricdly to the boats. The cap
tain remained perfectly cool through
out all the confusion and fright Of the
debarkation. and at last everyone ex-
c-pt himself was got safely into the
boats.
by the time he was ready to follow
the passengers were almost wild with
fear and excitement. Instead of hur-
rying down the ladder the captain
called out to the sailors To hold on a
minute. and. taking a cigar from his
pocket, coolly lighted it with bit of
burning rope which had fallen from
the rigging at his feet. Then he de
seconded with Ieliberation and gave the
order to push off.
How could you stop to light cigar
at such a moment?" he was asked after
ward. when some of the passengers
were talking over their escape.
''BecauSe. ne answered. Il saw that
if did not do something to divert the
minds of those in the boat there was
. likely to be a panic, and overcruwded
as it was. there was danger Of the
boat being upset. The act took but
moment. but it attracted the attention
of everybody. l was not nearly so un-
concerned as | seemed to be. but was
in reality in fever of excitement.
Ny little plan succeeded. You all for
got yourselves because you were think
ing of my curious behavior, and we got
off safely -
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-08-30
The Women OF spain.

On Mrs. Lang's showing in the HUI
manitarian the life of Spanish woman
must be dull enough. But of course
there Is everything in the point of view
The Spanish woman evidently has
neither our ambition nor our uncom-
fortably developed sense of tedium-
She has no aspirations for a wider hori-
zon, she has no desire for university
education. or "A parliamentary vote or
profession to render her independent
She Is perfectly satisfied with life as it *;
she has noresponsibilitieS, money affairs
being attended To by her male relatives
and housekeeping being looked after
by the servants; she has plenty Of dan
cling. Irritation and intrigue, which Is
carried to a science and Il her chief
amusement in life What more can she
possibly want? would be her answer
To your query as to whether her exist
ence realized her ideal of happiness
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-08-30
BLUE RAYS KILL GERMS.
1t L. shown That the Upper End Of the
suns Spectrum Does the SIaughtering.

1t L. shown That the Upper End of the
suns Spectrum Does the SIaughtering.
Although investigation has not been
idle, eXperimenters have not been
wholly agreed as To the exact property
or field OF the suns rays which is most
efficient IN action ON bacteria and
fungi, says Popular Science Monthly.
The inquiry has been continued by
Prof. ii. Marshall Ward. to whom the
thought occurred in the course of his
work that the most direct answer to
the question: Which rays are the most
effective ones?" might be best attained
by shining the solar spectrum directly
upon the film of spores and making il
record the effects by their subsequent
behavior, according as the different
groups of rays fell upon them-in other
words, by obtaining photograph of
the spectrum in living and dead bac-
terra.
The results showed cOnclusivelV that
the rays that kill the bacteria are the
blue and violet ones. An observation
was made during the investigation
which may go far to account for the
unsatisfactory character of the deter
limitations of former experiments
The chief difficulty to be overcome
was the great weakening of the in
tensity of the dispersed rays of the
beam of ight decOmpoSed to form the
spectrum-a weakening caused by the
distribution of the incidence of the
rays over a larger area and by their alb
sorption and reflection in passing
through the lenses and prisms.
1t was found, also, III working with
the electric light, that the power of the
blue and violet rays was further i'm
paired-in other words, that they were
stopped-by the material glass
through which they had To pass
The effect of the glass was practical
ly the same as that of mist or haze in
the atmosphere. which SO filters out
the blue-violet rays that the light of a
dull day was of little effect in the
authors experiments.
These difficulties were overcome by
using quartz instead of glass, with
which 1T was possible to obtain a very
pure spectrum sufficiently rich in blue
and violet rays To kill the spores in a
few hours The author found il easy
to obtain satisfactory results in the
summer with solar rays. even with
glass lenses, mirrors, etc, and ex-
poSures of five or six hours. but in win
ter the exposures required To Ice SO
long as to be almost Impracticable.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-08-30
SIMPLE SAVAGES.
How They Buncocd a whisky Pirate Out
a SIoop Loaded with Liquor.

How They Buncocd whisky Pirate Out of
a >Ioop Loaded with Liquor.
The Indians OF the west coast Of Van
couver island have adopted a novel and
decidedly effective method Of dealing
with white whisky pirates who fire.
quent their villages. a. James johnson.
Of Victoria formerly master Of the
scaling schooner kilmany, knows to
his cost He had come to the conclu-
sion that there was big money for the
man who made a systematic tour Of the
west coast with bottled samples Of gin
and whisky.
Accordingly. saws the San Francisco
Examiner. ne purchased a small trad
ing sloop. loaded her with cargo Of
stimulants and sailed for Barclay sound
some time ago. There. for a few DAYS,
he did a rushing business retailing his
loyv-graide intoNicants at five To ten
dollars per bottle. The Indians knew
they were being robbed and remon-
strated. but no reduction IN the price
was made
Then they held a council and great
plan was evolved The aid of the In
dian police was secured and while
the master of the sloop Slumhered he
was surrounded. made prisoner. hand
cutfed and led IN triumph To the vii
lage- In vain he pleaded for release
He was told he would be held until the
coming of the police patrol and then
delivered To the officers for supplying
liquor to Indians This meant a fine Of
at least two hundred dollars and the
confiscation Of his craft, - ne deter
mined 10 suggest terms. and his offer
of the sloop and it, cargo for his
freedom was quickly accepted The
cargo was consumed in a single night
hy the du>lly diplomats in celebrating
the success OF their Napoleonic stroke
# tr.4r1.sr-t 7sFs5r1
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-08-30

speaking about mortgages, SAID
well-I<nown Minneapolis banker the
other dav in the midst of a conVersa-
ton on the eating-up powers OF inter
est. Il was shown "A mortgage some
time, ago down in New York by
banker friend that had a history. 1t
had been in existence just two hundred
wears. having been given in the year
1895. 1t was on a piece of property
living in the farming region outside OF
New York. | don't remember Just
where. The amount was not large,
some six or eight hundred dollars, but
it had been kept precisely as 1T WAS
given in the old Dutch days. The in
terest had been at per cent from the
very beginning, and it had alwayS
been kept up. The document had been
in the same family, too, all these many
wears. and for some reason or other 1t
had never been thought worth while
to nav it off. oddly enough, the pres
cnt mortgageor had the very same
name of the original grantor of the
mortgage The original document was
verv odd as to form and makeup. but 1t
was sound and staple. and would hold
water in the courts to-day as well as
.ke most approved document of the
times"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-08-30
VARIETIES OF IDLENESS.
Some Persons DO Nothing from choice
other Per Fort e,


ldlenes> plays many parts. There
are the con>titutiouallv indolent-those
who like Dr- johnson are never phys
ically, ready To get up in TIE morn
ing. but who like him are possessed
Of a conscience which compels them
now and again To- face the reflection IF
what they have compared with y hat
they might have-done. and To stand
aghast at the comparison.
There are those. says Chambers
journal. whom circumstances have
made idle-richeS- absence Of motive
for eNertion- ill-health. real or fancied-
lndulEent friends. and much more
often 10y ~elf-indul- l-cuce- That idle
ness Il one of the seven deadly sins
Eive~ them no sort II concerns Il II
of the essence Of their complaint To
have uo feeling of their own infirInity.
1 hey are a>leea- they cannot tell their
dreams for they DO not even know that
they are dreaming
Giving mp. nervelcsS relaxation. has
become habit and To- the1n-as 10 the
immortal Mr. Topt>. though from Gif-
t~rvnt motive-nothinr II of any con~e-
quence But whereas II was his own
convenience his own feelings. his OWN
comfort. that never were Of canS,--
quenee to the un~elfish ToutS- II l. pre-
elseiy your convenience Your feelings
your comfort. that are To the idle man.
Of NO consequence Floating idly about
ION the great Pacific ocean Of indo-
lenee he makes first one compromise.
then another, with self-respect- until
he ends 10y sacrificing the esteem of his
fellow-men on the private altar Of his
own sl"th- His affairs get first mud
died then embarrassed. then decaving.
then desperate. and ne feebly fiatters
himself with an idea Of repose. now.
that all Is gone
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-08-30

sh. Mz. COMMUNICATED.

Tie yer shoe, miss
Yes" hesitatingly; the time OF
dragging shoe strings had come, but
She hated to be reminded off
Put yer foot right thar lie
dropped on one knee, and placed his
kit to receive the foot, and in a
twiukling the strings were tied Then
the young woman fumbled in her purse
and produced a nickel
.I'd ruther not said the boy,
"'cause yer see we want yer for mas
cot"
oh"
We're going into partnership, me
an Jim-thats my brother-and
Crippled Mike, and we agreed that the
prettiest young lady we could lind
should be our mascot-an' you jest
filed the bill. Detroit Free Press
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-08-30

When young Queen Wilhelmina
visited the other day the marvellous
vaults at Maestriche. which are one of
the sights of the place, she was re-
quested by the authorities to inscribe
her name upon a marble slab in the
wall. which bears the signatures of
many other sovereigns, Dutch and for
eign. prominent among them being the
autograph of the first Napoleon. just
at the very moment when she was
about to comply with the request three
tiny gnomes sprang out from behind
pillar and exclaimed in accordance with
the time-honored custom: 'NhO are
You that dares add your name to that
of William the Silent and of the many
illustrious rulers of the Netherlands"
Queen Wilhelmina, who had been pre-
pared for this little piece of pantomine,
replied: Il am the daughter of this
King William III. whose signature you
see here, and his successor to the throne
of Holland" whereupon the gnomes-
three small boys dressed up for the oc-
casion-bowed low, received some coin,
and retired.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-08-30
PrOtecting His Chickens.

A Sangerville Me- man has baff1ed
the hen hawks, and 50 far the laugh Is all
on his side. He makes a large yard for
his chicken coop, putting boards around
the sides to prevent escape from the in
closure. and over this he stretches wire
netting with coarse meshes. Inside the
hen and chickens run at will free from
attacks of every sort. 4 number of
times since he made this arrangement
his family have been entertained by the
antics of the hawks who swoop down
upon their supposed prey all unaware
of the interposed netting. Fetching up
against it has seemed great puzzle to
to them. for they fiutter around on it
so greedy for their prey that they can
scarcely believe the chicks beyond their
reach
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-08-30
OLD wORLU AND NEW.
Asia Stands still While Europe and Amer
lea Push Forward.

Asia stands Niili W lille Europe and 4 n
lea Push Forward.
The common phrases. the old world
and the new world, have gained an APP
plication which would hardly have
been given them had men known in the
past what they know now. that Ameri-
"a is. geologically considered. probably
the oldest. OF the continents and that
man perhaps inhabited the western
hemisphere a. Early as he did the east
ern. In view Of this fact. says Lippin-
colts Magazine II might not be amisS
To suggest different application OF
these phrases by giving To Asia the
title Of the old world and To Europe
and America that of the new world,
leaving the remaining sections Of the
earth To fit into the division TO which
they logically belong
For Asia l. the static realm of man
kind; Europe and America are the
dynamic. Asia i Al rest with the dead
past: Europe and America are pushing
forward into the living future Asia,
in its political conditions itS religions,
its learning and its literature. its sci
ence and industry. remains IN close
touch with the world OF three thousand
years ago: Europe and America in all
these conditions have left the old world
ages behind them and are building for
themselves new world vitality distinct
from that Of ancient days
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-08-30

Like his brother of the north. the
southern small boy i capable Of much.
\ writer N the New York Home Jour
nal says that upon her arrival IN
southern town her cabman was a small
boy. aged about nine. The cab had
two seats, and the boy told her that if
during her stay she wanted a carriage,
she could get him any time by inquir-
ing for jackson : eNpress-price six bits
an hour.
Are You Jackson / asked
Yes. ma am" said the expressman.
politely, and with great dignity. Then,
laSping into boyishnesS. he added:
You see. this used TO be our carriage.
But papa died. and mamma isn't strong
and there isn't much money! and
Something certainly filed the boys
throat. for his voice broke. and. hastily
becoming cabman again. he tightened
the reins and indulged in a flourish Of
the whip. But after little he turned
about and added:
Its a real comfort. 1 think, to earn
ypur living"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-08-30
NUMBER "a.
CHASED BY AN ELEPHANT.
Miraculous Escape Of n Hunter I'm the In
dian Jungle


The author of Gun, Rifle and
Hound narrates an adventure which
befen him and two companions, "Will"
and F. in Ceylon. One Of the
most miraculous escapes ever known in
Notwithstanding. he calls IL F,
IL should be said. was famous killer
of elephants. and had brought with
him native tracker well used To the
business: "A little xizened-up creature,
but absolutely fearless" They were in
search of Il notorious rogue elephant.
which had killed 50 many men and
done SO much other mischief that the
government had put a reward of fifty
dollars upon his head
We started early in the morning, and
were soon on the fresh tracks Of the
brute. He was evidently moving pretty
fast. The tracker followed the trail
almost at a trot, and IL was rather hot
work keeping him in sight At last 1t
was obvious that we We're close upon
the elephant, which was heading more
and more into the thicllest jungle
Nasty, dangerous brute" whispered
F; we shall hear him before We
see him"
A minute or two more and the track
er stopped and pointed to q branch
which was still oScillating violently.
The elephant could not Toe a minute
ahead of Us. We all stopped and
looked intently among the thick trees
With a scream of rage the rogue
crashed ont at Us We all fired. think
The tracl1er ran toward VIII. the ele-
phant close after him. VIII fired again.
and turned To run. The tracller had
slipped out Of the way. r and I
ran after the elephant. reloading a. we
ran He was gaining rapidly on our
poor friend
Round a tree shouted F..
round a tree VIII made for the
nearest one, the elephant not two
lengths behind him, and we still forty
yards behind
To our horror we saw VIII catch his
foot IN something and go down at full
length. r gruaned with despair.
and dropping on my knee 1 fired two
barrels uselessly into the brute's hind
quarters
Then came the miracle Whether the
blood from half a dozen wounds had
blinded the elephant. or Wills sudden
disappearance into the long grass had
deceived him. l cannot say but half
stopping, he turned and made of into
the jungle, where we. lost him, after
following him for hours.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-08-30
WHY ICE FLOATS.
1t Is Specifically Lighter Than Water just
About tn Freeze.


lee is specifically lighter than water
Just about to freeze, and, therefore.
floats upon it. says an exchange. There
il one reason why the formation of ice
usually, but not always, begins at the
surface. Another reason Is because of
its peculiar law of expansion. The
general law is that cold induces con
traction. This holds good in the ease
of water only to a certain point. When
water has cooled down to within "A de-
grees of freezing it ceases to contract
as before and, with increased cold,
actually begins to expand, and con
tinueS to do so until IT freezes. This
expansion causes the colder portions OF
the water To rise to the surface.
Above we have said that ice does not
always begin to form at the surface of
the water. The exception Is in the
case of what is known as ground" or
anchor ice In this ease the whole
body of the water is cooled at the same
time To DeIOw the freezing point, and the
substances at the bottom. such as the
stones and pebbles of river or lake beds.
serve as a nucleus or point of congela-
tion and crystalliZation for the water
This rare species of ice is formed under
such peculiar circumstances that others
than students and experimenters sell
dom see it.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-08-30
A POOR OPINION OF US.
An Egyptian Thinks Americans Live In a
Filthy Manner.

Filthy Manner.
\ communication received from Sheik
Dirdari. an Egyptian commissioner to
the recent United Presbyterian gen
eral assembly, gives various views
formed of Pittsburgh and of the assem-
bly,, says the United Presbyterian. He
SAYS Americans, and especially Pitts
burghcrs. live in a filthy manner. Our
hands and faces are quite dirty. he
says, but this is because the air is con
taminated with a fine black dust.
The sheik found it difficult to keep
himself clean. He says: The pave
ments are very filthy, owing to the
habit all the people, men and women.
have of eNpectorating. / think most of
the people must be of class about
equal to the BerberS. used in Cairo and
Alexandria as dOorkeepers and serv-
ants. don't know, though, for many
of these people seem to be very rich"
OF the trolley ears, the sheiLl declares:
1t is very strange to see the people
riding about in wagons that look like
the railroad cars of Egypt, but they
run without either steam or horses.
They run with "A buzzing sound, and
! think must be possessed of demons"
In the assembly sessions the sheik
says he saw commissioners at times
reverently bow their heads low. He
discovered d sort of vessel in front of
them on the floor, which they guarded
carefully with their feet. This was
strange to Dirdari, but he found that
the people regard these vessels with
the same reverence that tho Italians
manifest toward the pictures of the
Virgin. learned that this particular
idol, the like of which | never saw in
my travels. is called 'cuspidor,' but my
limited knowledge of English has made
it difficult to learn what peculiar ira
ditiOns are associated with him."
The sheik expressed thankfulness
that his people will never take into an
Egyptian church this ''cuspidor god. "
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-08-30
DwARFING DOGS.
Taken from Their Mothers in Infancy
They Are Bred to IiIIiputian Size.

Taken from Their Mothers IN Infancy
They Are Bred To LiIIiputian size
Specialists and doctors who take an
interest in the progress Of alcoholism.
its injurious action on generation and
the part II plays IN degeneracy viii Toe
glad To add another branch To their
study in the shape of the Justification
of dogs. SAYS the New York World
For Justification Of dogs exists in Paris
and thriveS. Just a. well a. the imitators
of Japan ware. old furniture and pic
lures OF Corot. Tcnier> and RubeuS- Ask
for bottle Of Chartreusc in any grocery
store of Paris and yuu Will %, served
with a bottle Of CharmcuSe and as to
truffieS. diamonds. champagne and cof-
fee. imitators of these have obtained
too lofty a station for them TO care for
criticism Of their products.
1t was generally supposed that the
animal reign had not yet been tam
pered with. 50 that most persons viii
Toe surprised that the French have re-
Gently discovered a method of produc-
ing tiny dogs. which. when offered for
sale on the boulevardS or in the Bois de
Boulogne. fetch good prices on account
OF their rarity Like all other callingS.
competition Il about to cut down the
profits of the originators of the idea
and next summer visitors are promised
any number of Hlliputian dogs at an
insignificant price.
This Is how the diminutive animal i
produced: Snatched from its mothers
breast when it Il but a few hours old
it Il put on an alcoholic diet instead OF
a lacteal diet. When II reaches a Ger
tain age alcohol under different form
constitutes almost the sole diet of the
animal. The young dogs do not die
but. what l. far more important. they
do not develop and appear to be vast
ing away continually. They soon cease
to grow entirely. BY coupling these
products the lilliputian animal i OBJ
tanned after two or three generations.
What a terrible lesson for drunkards
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