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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-09-13
NEW PARTISAN VICE.
The Inhaiing of Ssphths Nspor Said to BE
Better Than Hasheesh.

Better Than Hssheesh.
Petroleum enters into the manufac-
ture of not less than two hundred ar
ticles of universal benefit and the odd
est use to which it is put is its inhalation
in the form of naphtha vapor by Pa
risian women as a substitute for opium,
says an exchange.
In one factory where naphtha Is
largely used it is by no means an un-
common practice. The naphtha is kept
in reservoirs and is drawn off through
pipes as it is wanted for use. BY ac-
cident some of the female operatives
made the discovery that the fumes from
these reservoirs had a peculiar and
pleasant effect upon them, and from
this the Initiated fell into the habit of
going regularly to the valves and in
haling the fumes.
Several girls who were previously
slaves to hasheesh have given il up in
favor of naphtha because they are
easier to take. All that was necessary
was to inhale them from the pipes and
the work was done. Besides, the latter
cost nothing. which was an important
item 10 a girl ON small wages.
languorous and pleasant sensation
comes over the indulger, and when she
would drop off to sleep very pleasant
visions are the result. The sensations
resulting from a good pull at the pipes
usually last three-quarters of an hour.
In most cases the narcotic influence
of the fumes produces sleep which
covers half of this time; but, although
there is not absolute sleep, the condi-
ton closely borders on slumber, and
the effect is about the same. The same
delightful languor possesses the mind
and body, which the deluded victim OF
this vice persists in believing cannot be
otherwise than good thing for her.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-09-13

GOLD LINING IN RATS.
The Metal Found in Rodents and Sayants
Take the Tip.

In forming a company for the eN-
traction of gold from the microbes
which are supposed to attach them
selves to that metal in countless mil
lions mature Frenchmen seem to have
stolen an idea from thrifty Yankee
boys, says the Chicago Tribune.
l. Il. Lake, a representative of the
Waltham Watch company in this city.
says il is a common practice for the
boys i'll watch and jewelry factories to
kill rats and burn their bodies to get
the gold from them, and that the
amount thus obtained in the course of
a year is considerable. In every large
plant like that of the Waltham Watch
company many oiled rags are used in
furnishing watch cases. and in time
become strongly impregnated with
gold. The boys about the factories are
supposed to keep these rags out of
reach of the rats, but they don't do So
On the contrary, knowing the keen APP
petite of the rodents for ANYTHING
greasy. the boys carelessly leave these
rubbing rags lying about where the
rats can get. at them and eat them
Six months of this kind of diet fills, the
interior mechanism of the rat with a
gold plating he cannot get rid of 1t
sticks To him closely, and so long as the
supply of oily rags holds out the rat
sticks to the factory. In order To make
sure the voracious rodents VIII have an
inducement to gorge themselves with
gold, sharp boys drop butter and fatty
meats from their luncheons on the
floors and rub them well into the wood
10y shuffiing their feet on it, At night
the rats come out and nibble the floor
ing They don't care for the gold in it.
but the grease attracts them. and in
getting al the grease they take a
dressing of gold with it,
Twice Il year the boys have a grand
roundup. Rats are caught 10y the hun
dreds and after being killed are put
into a crucible and burned. The intense
heat drives off all animal substances
leaving the gold in the shape of a but
ton. The amount collected in this way
depends upon the number of rats the
boys can catch. 1t is hardly large enough
To attract an Investment of capital but
II gives the ingenious youngsters con
siderable pocket money, and encour-
ages business tactics. In some factories
there are young Napoleons, who buy
up In advance the shares of their fel-
loW-wOrkerS III the rat COLONY.
scarcity of rats Will depress the price.
ot futures, while an overplus will ad-
vance it. Sharpers who understand
these conditions are accused of having
at times caused an artificial scarcity or
overSupply, as it might be to their in
terest to bull or bear the market.
The French discoveries are a little
behind the times with their microbe
scheme
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-09-13
GRAND OAK IN SOUTH CAROLINA
Standing Over Bed OF Phosphate, Ii Is
Likely to BE Cut Down.

Likely to BE Cut Down.
What so far as we can judge from
our observations, is the most massive,
symmetrical and imposing tree in
eastern North America. is a live oak.
quercus Virginiana, standing ON one
side of the entrance to Drayton manor
house on Ashley river, near Charles
ton, s. C. The home of the Drayton
family, says Garden and Forest,
handsome red brick EliZabethan man
sion, was built while South Carolina
was a British colony, and it is said that
the site of the house was selected on
account of this tree, although, as the
live oak grows very rapidly, IL Is not
impossible that il was planted with its
mate on the other side of the drive
when the house was first built. At the
present time the short trunk girths
twenty-three feet four inches at the
smallest place between the ground and
the branches, which spread one hun
dred and twenty-three feet in one di-
rection and one hundred and nineteen
feet in the other. This tree is growing
over bed of phosphate, and the de-
mands of trade will, therefore, probably
cause its destruction before its time.
More than once we have visited this tree,
and each visit has increased our rever-
ence for nature we stood in the pres
ence of this wonderful expression of
her power. No one who has not seen
the Drayton oak can form a true idea
of the ma jestic beauty of the live oak,
the most beautiful of the fifty species
of oaks which grow within the borders
of the United States, or of all that ma
ture in supreme effort at tree grow
ing can produce
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-09-13
BICYCLES ARE uNROMANTlc.
Love Making Is Out Of the Question When
Riding "A wheel


If the virtuous lady who fears that
bicycling II dcmoralizing To Young
couples knew how hard IL l. to con
verse even with ones companion on a
bicycle. to say nothing of gazing into
his eyes, and If She were aware that
one squeeze of the hand might result
in dangerous SomcrSault over = rear
ing bicycle. and that only experts can
ride near enough together to be very
confidential, and then only when both
wheels are geared exactly alike. and
that the attention of both tete-a-teters
Is even then concentrated on keeping
pedals from clashing. she would real
ize that bicycle trip discounts walk
ing. driving. horseb back riding. or even
sitting in room. for difficulties in the
way of spooning. The only way To in
dulge in desperate Irritation when
bicyling, says the Philadelphia Times.
Is to get off your wheel, and even q
lady OF great religious ferocity. com
bined with suspicious intelligence. does
not have to be told that it Is not neces-
sary to buy a bicycle nor, indeed. hire
one for the sake of sitting on a bench
by the lake with a loved one or wan
dering through secluded paths of the
park. 1t Is a great deal easier TO fiirt
at tennis or badminton OF golf OF ero-
quet. And far easier to keep ones
temper.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-09-13
London.s wild Dock Dogs.

A tribe of wild dogs exist at the Lon
don docks which have a real claim to
the title. since they belong to no one
and have passed through several gen
erations literally upon their own
hook" The dogs are not destroyed, as
they are useful in killing rats, and they
feed upon what they can find from the
refuse of the ships. One popularity of
this breed l. that they can climb with
almost catlille deXterity. The wild
dogs of the docks are by no means saw
age; indeed, they are timid, and seldom
show themselves.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-09-13
USE OF OLIVE OIL.
In Ancient Times Ii Was Employed In
Various Ways

Various Ways
1t is a curious and interesting fact
that those fruits which in time past
came to us from over the ocean. bathed
in the atmosphere of the enchanting
orient, are now acclimated upon the
western coast of our own country. OF
these one of the most. noteworthy and
picturesque is the olive. To all APP
pearances one orange tree is precisely
like its neighbor. But not SO with the
olive No two are alike. Slow of
growth, indescribably tortured and
wrung by the elements, clinging to life
with intense persistence, it wrests from
earth and air that rich oil that fills a
place subordinate to no other material.
In the days of old it was used for
Sacrificial hbations, as well as for
amounting the person and hair; for food
and as a vehicle for preparing other
foods In the days of Roman splendor
olive oil was used much as we use but
ter. Like the Greeks the Romans be-
lieved that the frequent amounting of
the body was favorable To vigor and
suppleness. With both nations it was
an indispensable adjunct to the bath.
Olive oil ranked next to breadstuffs in
value as an agricultural production.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-09-13
HE REMEmBERED.
But His Prospective Hostess Got Back at
Him just the Same.

Him just the Same
Washington society has been de-
scribed in 50 many different ways that
people in general have no definitely
correct idea OF II; but that there are
many bright people there i abundantly
proved in little book called The
Show in Washington. in which the fol-
lowing story Is given:
Mavroyeni Bey, the young Turkish
minister. aSpires to be a society leader
4 young hostess was issuing verbal in
vitations To her friends for an informal
five-oclocll tea
The minister, overhearing her sTnil-
ingly begged that he might toe included
in the list. and At the same time called
ont to his secretary. who entered the
room: Monsieur Etfendi. mademoiselle
has asked me TO tea with her at five
o'clock tomorrow. Remember the en-
aragement for me-
The following day the party met
early in the afternoon at the white
house, and, upon seeing his hOstess-tO-
be. he crossed the room. saving:
is il not this afternoon at five that l
am To have the pleasure Of taking tea
with you?"
Il do not remember" was the re-
sponse of the young lady Ask your
Secretary~
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-09-13
,womEN'S PoSTScRIPTS.
Reasons Why They Are SO Prone 70 Writ
Them.

Them.
why women write postScriptS' Il a
problem that has been engaging the
attention of one Of the London Xvoman's
weeklies. The answers betray that the
Sex understands itself. and does not
mind exposing its amiab weaknesses
All are from women who ascribe,
among others. these reasons Because
they seek to rectify want of thought toy
an afterthouCht;- because they are
fond Of having last word;' because
they write before they think. and think
after they have written Our CORE
spondent puts down the feminine T. \
To the same cause which leads women
TO prolonged leave-taking IN omnibuses.
namely" and rather profoundly il APP
pears To the casual observer, that
they lack organization of thought"
Another woman comes to the de-
fense of her sisters with the
suggestion that when women have
anything special to communicate
they know that their T. =. is equiva-
lent To y b., >" and yet another friendly
soul turns a neat compliment IN her
reasons Probably because woman her
self is the embodiment of the p :. in
the scale of creation. she-the indispen-
sable-Was added last"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-09-13
Growth of n Lion.

When young lion reaches the age of
two years he is able to strangle or pull
down a horse or an OK, and SO he con-
tinues to grow and increase in strength
till he reaches his eighth year, when he
grows no more. For twenty years after
his fangs and talons show no signs of
decay, but after that he gradually be-
comes feeble, and his teeth fail him
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-09-13
Fewer LAWYER, In France.

There will soon be a great reduction
in the number of lawyers in France.
BY a recent law each one must take
out yearly license, for which he pays
an amount equal to about twelve per
cent. of his house rent Many persons
admitted to the bar who are not in ac-
tive practice have asked To have their
names taken off the roll, among them
NJ. Faillieres, formerly prime minister
and minister of justice, and Senator
Berenger, author of the law remitting
the penalty for first offenses and also
noted for his efforts to improve French
morality.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-09-13
ENTHUSIASM OVERCAME HIM.
And He Gave Away His Employer Secret


a Result.
few years ago prominent OIL pro-
ducer of Pittsburgh was putting down
a well IN territory that had never
been tested for oil. He was keeping
the fact profound secret. says the san
Francisco Argonaut. in order that in
case he got good well he might with
out difficulty secure all the leases he
desired in the vicinity. He was on the
ground himself, watching with great
interest the indications Everything
pointed to success. Two days before
the well was expected To come in" he
was called home Anxious about the
result, he arranged with his contractor
10 telegraph him as soon as the drill
reached the sand. He knew. however.
that secrets will sometimes leak out OF
a telegraph Office and so he told the
driller that the sentence: Pine trees
grow tall" would mean that he
had struck oil. The driller promised to
do as he was ordered The mingled
satisfaction and veNation of the pro-
ducer may be imagined when two DAYS
later he received the following tele-
gram: Pine trees grow tall. She's
squirting clean over the derrick" His
hope that he should have no competi-
tors for leases was disappointed
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-09-13
A Volcano I'm Maine

Much interesting and conclusive evi-
dence that Knox county, Me. was once
the seat of an immense volcano has
been discovered by Prof. Bayley, of
Colby university. Some of the evidence
is in the presence to-day of great sheets
of lava stretching over the northern part
of Vinalhaven. How long ago the
Maine volcano was active has not yet
been determined. The subject is being
investigated by many geologists from
universities outside the state.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-09-13
Rul,et-Proof F,oss SILK.

Japan's small losses in men in the
battles with the Chinese We're due in
part to the accidental use of a bullet
proof material. Owing to the severe
cold the japanese soldiers wore guam
tity of floss silk under their clothes;
this, when they were hit, was found in
many cases to have stopped the bullets.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-09-13
Very Tender-Hearted.

Mile. Augustine Brohan. the cele-
brated French comedienne. who was so
humane to all animals, one day AT table
found fly caught on her plate. She
took it up tenderly with her thumb
and finger and called her maid.
Marie" she said. take this fiy-be
careful. now. don't hurt him,-and put
him outdoors" The girl took the hy
and went away, but presently Mile
Brohan saw her standing near with a
troubled expression on her face. We'll,
Marie" she said, did you do as l told
you?" No, mademoiselle, I've got the
fly still; l couldn't venture to put him
outdoors-it was raining, and he might
have taken cold
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-09-13
Constipation

Demands prompt treatment. The re-
suits of neglect may be serious. Avoid
all harsh and drastic purgatives, tho
tendency of which is to weaken the
bowels The best remedy is Ayers
Pills. Being purely vegetable, their
action is prompt and their effect always
beneficial They are an admirable
Liver and After-dinner pill, and every
where endorsed by the profession.
ayers Pills are highly and univer-
sally spoken of by the people about
here. / make daily use Of them in my
practice. DR.. L. Z. Fowler, Bridge
port, Conn.
Il can recommend Ayers Pills above
all others, having long proved thei:
value as n cathartic for myself ana
family" j. L. Hess, Leithsvllle' "a
"For several years Ayers Pills have
been used in my family. We nnd them
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-09-13

Business Items, nTst insertion, l0c. per line
subsequent Insertions Sc per lfne
Administrators and Executors Notices. - 50
Ar-ResolutIons or proceedings Of any corpora
tion society and communications designs q 70
call attention TO any matter OF limited indi
yidual interest must be paid for advertismsnts.
Book and Job Printing OF ali kinds neatly and
exediousIy executed st the lowest prices And
don 'tyou forget it,
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-09-13
Effective Remedy

for constipation and Indigestion, and
are never without them in the mousse
Moses Grenier, Lowell, Mass
"I have used Ayers Pills, for liver
troubles and indigestion, during many
wears. and have always found them
IroIuDt and efficient in their action. -
l.. y. Smith, Utica, y. y.
81 suffered from constipation which
assumed such an obstinate form that
feared IL would cause a stOppage OF the
bowels. Two boxes of Ayers Pllis ei-
fecfed A complete cure. D Burke'
SaCO, Me.
81 have used Ayers Pills for the past
thirty wears and consider them an IN
valuable family medicine know oi
no better remedy for liver troubles.
and have always found them prompt
cure for dyspepsia. - ) aInes quinn, ~
Middle st, Hartford. Conn
"Having been troubled with c4stlVe-
ness. which seems inevitable Win per,
sons of Sedentary habits, nave tIed
Ayers Pills, hoping for relel. am
glad 10 say that they have served Hl9
better than any other medlclhe-
trri,-.. a. This conclusion only after 9
faithful trial of their merits oa
L Jones, Oak st, Boston, MASS
Ayers Pills,
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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-09-13
Cambria Freeman
EBEN>BTRG. PENN'A.

',''s LITER 70 aromc1. No. I.
-a Ave, San Francisco,
EN I3gc
-a- friend Of women:
a-sl NY baby was born,
z-s a., I got up in six
Far too soon. Result:
1.-THE womb. Ever since
zl miserable.
--5- everything : doctors,
LES apparatus but grew
aa.l hardly stand ; and
without support waa
Is: | saw an advertise
L LYDIA L. Pmkham's
= L.oI7mR AMI de-
.YN The effect was
Since I took the
ae ny womb has not
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an now well. Every
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-09-13
Advertising Rates.

The large and relt.ble circulation of the CAM
BRIA Freeman coInmenss IL 20 the favorable
consde ration OF adv ertfsers whose fsyors viii be
inserted the following low rates.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-03-15

style of delivery to be termed al orator.
but he talks as a man expressing his
honest convictions-in a forcible man
ner-and with perfect command of Ian
guage. The address on the whole was
moderate, although at times he fred ex-
ceedlngly hot shots at his antagonists in
the "late unpleasantness." To illustrate
the slavery of Pullman residents, Mr..
Debs said that a child born in Pullman
first saw light in u Pullman house, was
rocked in a Pullman cradle, taught in a
Pullman school, attended a Pullman
church, worked in a Pullman shop, and,
when deaths summons came, was
wrapped in a Pullman shroud, placed in
a Pullman casket, drawn in a Pullman
hearse to a Pullman cemetery and
buried in a Pullman grave.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-03-15
DR.. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Worlds Fair Highest Award.
Drowned in a Well,

DAo"ACu IL d SVo44. H
Darlington Independent: Nels Olson,
q young man who has been making hiA
home with E. McKinton on the east side
of the county, met death Tuesday by
being drowned in a we'll. Tuesday noon
he left the McKinnon farm to go to his
claim to do some work. When night
came he did not show up, but it was sup
posed he was spending the evening with
neighbors. When he did not show up
Wednesday morning Mr.. McKinnon be-
came uneasy and started out to find him.
No trace of the missing man could be
found until they dragged the well on his
claim, where the body was found at the
bottom Of the we'll. 1t is supposed he
was fixing the curbing of the we'll when
when he accidentally slipped in, and
there being several feet of water in the
we'll could DOT get out, but met a hor-
rible death by drowning.
The TR1BgNE's popular edition" of
the laws will be issued as soon as posi-
BILE, and all orders will be filled in the
order received. This edition will also
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Information of great Importance to
every citizen in the state in every line of
business and profession. Mailed to any
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Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-03-15
TWENTY YEARS G
Information Gathered from the Files
of the Bismarck Tribune of
March 10, 1875.

Black Hills excitement prevails all
through the country, and parties form :
ing in all parts to visit the region as
soon as spring opens -. City council
meets, and passes a dozen or so of ordi-
nances for the regulation of the new
city Northern Pacific commences
clearing track between jamestown and
F'argo....Clty census being taken, and
reveals 400 voters, 116 school children
and IS children under 4 years of e
and census not yet complete. 49,. Brave
Bear, one Of the Indians concerned in
the De Lorme murder, made his escape
from the Fort Lincoln guard house, tax
ing four blankets from the government
hospital. $50 Alderman Welch borrows a
team to take a ride around the block
and it runs away with him, breaking up
the sleigh and one Of the horses necks.
I'M. P. Slattery publishes the follow :
ing notice: IT will vote for the man
who told George Peoples that he heard
me say that George got away with som e
of the church funds. That man is a liar
and a horse thief. He would sell Jesu 8
Christ for a cord Of cottonwood. 80.
Workmen engaged at Grand Forks in
the construction Of a propeller, to run on
Lake Winnipeg, in connection with Red
river steamers -Four more steamers
to be added to the Red river freighting
Aeet.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-03-15
Debs speech in Fargo.

Eugene V. Debs deliveredia speech in
Fargo's opera house Thursday night,
taking as his subject "Who are the con.
spirators?" referring to the slate I'M
pleasantness' Of last summer. An &C.
count OF the speaker and his remarks
says that he hasn't the finish or the
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-03-15
BISMARCK WEEKLY TRIBUNE: FRIDAY MARCH Is 1895

as throwing any light on the crime is
concerned, it is altogether %valueless, and
they have not acted upon it.
Who was the perpetrator of the crime,
however, they have no reliable evidence
to determine. They may h ave suspicious,
but there is nothing upon which they
feel justified in taking any decisive steps
in the matter. Yesterday, Pace, the star
witness in the affair, started overland
with his family for Minot. Led by sus-
picion of him through his exaggerated
statements, a search warrant was secured
and Pace, his wife, brother and son, to.
gether with all of his personal belong
ings were carefully searched by the
sheriff to see if anything could be dis
covered which might throw some light
on the affair, but nothing was discovered,
and they we're allowed to proceed on
their journey.
If the case ives one Of murder, as the
jury firmly believes, it was one of the
most atrocious in the annals of crime,
and SO thoroughly we're the evidences de-
stroyed by fire that there is no tangible
clew to the author or authors OF it.
There may be suspicious but nothing
definite enough to warrant any action,
beyond the continued alertness of the
authorities for any clue which may in
future turn up to unravel the mystery.