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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-01-04
THE SOLAR SYSTEM.
Vastness of Some of the Greater stars of
the PfeiadeS-

the PIeiades-
If our sun were removed To the
PleiadeS IL would hardly be visible in
an opera glass with which nearly 100
stars can Toe seen in the cluster Sixty
or seventy Pleiades surpasS our sun IN
brilliancy. Alcyon being 1000 times
more brilliant. Electra 500 times and
Maia nearly 900, says Longman'S MaEa-
zine. Sirius itself takes subordinate,
rank when compared with the FIVE
most brilliant members Of a group the
real marniticance OF which We can
thus in some degree apprehend- II we
seek to know the dimensions. not Of
the individual stars. but Of the cluster
itself. we are met with many diff
cultieS, but on the assumption that IL
Il approximately spherical in shape.
we can calculate its diameter To bc
over 4O.OOO. 90. 900 miles If we think OF
the dimensions Of our solar system 10y
themselves or in relation To- terrestrial
matter they appear Stupcndously enor-
NOUS Neptune. the most distant
known member. has an orbit over =
OOO,OOO, 600 miles across. but the solar
system Is to the PleiadeS but a Lilipu-
tian to a Brobdingnagian-i but
microbe to mountain-for a sphere
the size of the solar system would. If
IL were spherical and its diameter that
Of the orbit Of Neptune, be relatively
50 minute that ii could Toe contained
more than 100000. .oOO.OpO times in
sphere the size of the Pleiades: in
other words. the limits Of the Pleiades
could contain 80 solar systems a.
many times over as there are miles be
tween Neptune and the sun 1t must
not Toe forgotten that though there are
2,3OO stars in the cluster. vet with such
dimensions for the entire group vast
distances must separate the stars from
one another. In fact. 300 spheres.
each with diameter of 1000. .OO0. 600
miles, could be contained in the limits
assigned To the group. and assuming
equal distribution Of the stars in the
group, each would be at the center IF
a sphere 5000 oOO, 900 miles across. and
therefore a light journey of 1s5 days
from its nearest upIrrh har
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-01-04
NOISELESS ROYSTERERS.
The whoopIess spr InduIged In by a
Trio of Mutes-

a.
Trio of Mutes-
Three men went out on a quiet drunk
the other night, says the Kansas City
Times They drank early and often.
In the descriptive parlance of the north
end they made night of it" Unlike
the ma jority of men, the more intoXi-
Gated they became the less they
talked They were mutes. all three
of them. deaf mutes. They visited the
saloons of the nor tn end and imbibed
copious ibations of the extract of malt.
They lined up be fore bar and chatted
To each other on their finger ends. and
drank and smiled and smiled and
smiled. Words were written in the air
with startling rapidity early in the
evening, but as the night wore away
the insidious something that steals
through ones system after repeated it
erations TO the white-aproned monarch
to fill 'em up again" began to tell on
the mutes- Their fingers began to grow
thick" and did not readily respond to
their owners will as was their wont in
periods of sobriety. Toward midnight
it became plainly apparent that their
artificial source of expressing their
thoughts was losing its integrity. also
its photography. This fact pleased the
mutes. They looked as if they would
like to whoop a few times in defiance
of the police and the public. But as
this pleasure was denied them, they
pounded the bar and nodded to the bar
tender to fill the glasses again. But
the deaf-mute humanity wears out the
same as the other kind, and shortly be
fore dawn stole down from the Sni
hills they dropped off into sound and
unbroken slumber. Then only they
became audible. Their sleeping could
be heard
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-01-04
Treasure Seekers In Florida,

1t is remarkable how many people
live in Florida for no other purpose
than hunting hidden treasure. says the
Cincinnati Inquirer. From the stories
told it would seem that there must be
millions of dollars in Spanish doub-
looms hidden along the Florida coast.
Some of these have actually been
found, just enough to give zest to the
search. Capt. Kidd is supposed to have
planted a few hundred thousand dol
lars down there. and number of other
pirates used Florida soil as deposit
bank. There are people who have
lived there for twenty years in order
to find treasure. and have impoverished
themselves in their search for this vast
wealth There have never been any
very large finds, but a number of small
ones, and the belief that there are
large sums hidden seems to be uni
yersal.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-01-04
French Marriares.

When a French bride marries she
does not assume the hymenial white
satin, as is our custom, if her family or
her husbands are in mourning. but
goes to the altar in simple white mus
lin, as NJ. Ernest Carnot's bride did
few weeks ago. Though in view of
the late presidents tragic death IL
seemed somewhat soon for the we'd
ding. Mime. Carnot herself wished that
it should take place, as it accordingly
did, but with so much privacy that not
even a single relative, except those i'm
mediately connected with the young
people, We're informed. The brides
family wore costumes of pale gray and
violet, while the Carnot ladies We're. of
course, in deepest mourning. The
bridegroom's mother appeared deeply
moved during the service, and an air
of silence and sadness hung over the
bridal. Mile. Chris was an especial
favorite with the late VI. Carnot and is
extremely pretty. She had no orna-
ments, except a bouquet of white roses,
with some fastened into her simple
dress. The Lady chapel of st. Pierre
de Passy, in which the marriage took
place, was adorned with similar flowers,
but there were none in any part of the
church
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-01-04
ELECTRICITY ON THE FARM.
Country Life sIsy BE Made Less Laboriou.
by New Agency.

bN a New Agency
Part of the growing difficulties oc-
casioned by the desertion Of the coun-
try and the crowding Of the cities VIII
be remedied. perhaps, by six years
hence-in that wonderful year 1900.
which electricians set "a mile post Of
human progress-by the crowning Of
steam'S rival. says the New York Press
Machinery Is rapidly taking the dead
ening drudgery out of farm work when
conducted scientifically and on a large
scale. and Is causing II to attract the
attention Of city people who long for
the healthful fields Only the bodily
discomfortS OF farm work have pre-
vented an exodus from the city to the
country. Already electricity i turn
ing its attention To the long neglected
farm work. and has discovered profita-
BILE results to be had by subjecting
crops To currents OF electricity II Is
beginning TO simplify the ponderous
farm machinery and as soon a the
storage battery has received it, finish
ing touches and can be applied To light
ening the farmers toll and increasing
his profits the farmer viii be looked
upon with envy by the prisoners Of
city streets and counting house walls
upon farm machinery and farm life
are, howe yer. visible chiefly IN the i'm
aginatiOn at present. and are not al all
likely TO be realized in six years; but
one great change may be looked for in
this direction in the immediate future
and that Il the Improvement of the
farmers condition by means Of good
roads and the rapid transit which
electricity i almost ready to bring.
thus greatly enlarging his market and
bringing him higher prices for freSher
products. and also bringing him closer
To the life and pleasures and Stimu-
lating effect Of the city There l. To-
be wonderful change in farm life in
the more thickly settled parts of the
country in very few years. and rapid
transit Will Toe largely responsible for
it The cheap transmission Of electrical
power must bring soon many changes
that viii Toe felt in the city household
and perhaps the chief Of them viii he
the abolition Of the cook stove a. II l.
known at present The small electric
heater has already begun To take its
place. and IL i almost certain that even
in six years coal viii be baniShed from
q majority Of the kitchens in cities ad-
jacent TO water power from which
electricity II generated When heat Il
wanted for cooking purposes II viii be
had at a moments notice 10y the press
ing Of a button.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-01-04
DOCTOREO CHEESE.
1t Was liked Up After the Fashion of
fraudulent Gold Tricks

Fraudulent Gold Bricks
The found spectacle" trick iS ret
" old one. but iS worked every day of
the year. says the New York Herald.
/ was talking with an egg and butter
merchant short time ago when a
tough-looking citizen jumped off of a
passing truck and rushed in with
pair of gold spectacles. or what APP
peared to be, in his hand, and glibly
said:
Gents. here's a pair of spectacles
I've picked up-use glasses? Whatll
you give me fur 'em? Can have 'em
cheap. | don't use specs, and I'm in an
awful hurry-quick.''
What do you ask for them?" in
quired bystander. looking at the pair.
They look like gold. man"
Maybe they are" says the man,
hastily snatching them away, if he
had suddenly conceived the idea.
Anyhow" says he, they ought to be
worth dollar and half-I'll give 'em
to you for fifty cents. say"
He passed them to me. l saw at
once they We're the commonest kind of
ordinary glass in brass frame
They are worth just one dollar a
dozen, said |.
Ana Inc man lOOkttl udRRtTS dJ Unt.
but sncaLed out without word. This
is an old trick, played usually in
crowded street.
That's nothing" said the egg and
butter man. laughing, ito the trick
played on me some time ago. Two
men stopped in front of my store with
Il light delivery wagon, and one of the
men rushed in and called me by name,
Inns
Il didn't recognize the man, and
looking out of the window to get some
clew to him from the wagon, just
caught glimpse of the latter being
slowly driven up street. Still l sup
posed it was some fellow L had had
business dealings with.
Look here says he, I've got a
couple OF fine cheeses in my wagon
two more than our list calls for deliv-
cry. Now. don't say anything, but you
can get them dog cheap
Il told him | didn't do that kind of
business. But he says: All right
your neighbors will And l knew
they W lld, too, and l says: Hold on
And he came back. Bring 'em in
says l, and I'll see He brought 'em
in.
They looked all right and weighed
all right, and ought to have been worth
eight dollars each. | took one and
gave him four dollars Without my
asking il. he had thrust in his knife
and twisted it around and brought out
the center of the cheese, and it was
sound and good
But the man was in such a hurry,
and the more | thought of it the more
singular it looked. And l guess my
conscience pricl<ed me a little, for be-
gan to think it was the same as buy
ing stolen goods Still, / wanted
good cheese.
Il sent out for a tester and thrust it
through the cheese and brought out
well. the worst stuff you ever saw! 1t
wasn't worth anything! Then | saw
that this thing had been plugged and
the center filled with good cheese SO
nicely you couldn't see it unless you
were looking for it. 1t was the regular
gold brick game"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-01-04
MONOCLES IN EUROPE.
Believed to Have Originated In the BritIsl
Army-Favored by Continental OHcerS.

Believed to Have Originated In the British
Army-Favored by Continental Officers
In every capital Of Europe the mono
Gle l. common enough. SAYS the New
York World 1t attracts no attention
on the street In a row Of men AT a
theater considerable proportion are
sure To have it. Perhaps half the Off
GERS in the Ger man army wear mono
cles- They are seen in abundance at
any meeting of the French academy.
Even socia list deputies in France are
not ashamed to 90 among their con-
stituentS wearing them \ session IF
the English house of commons ClitterS
with solitary eyeglasses The single
eyeglaSS Is said To have originated
among the officers Of the British army
About the beginning Of the century an
order was issued that army officers
should not wear eyeglasses or spec
tacles- 1t was supposed that they gave
the wearers an unmilitary appearance
The order caused severe Inconvenience
To many short-Sighted officers. and one
of them belonging to a crack regiment
invented the single cyeElasS: its use
was no contravention Of the order
which prohibited Spectacles and eve
glasses II soon became very popular
in the army and was aftervvalrd adopted.
On account probably Of this origin the
single eyeglaSS l. very generally worn
in Europe 10y army officers. 1t Il 10y
some thought to give an aspect Of de-
termination and ferocity To the wearer.
whereas eyeglasses lend an air of
feebleness-
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-01-04
AMERICANS AND DIAMONDS.
They Buy More Than the People OF
Europe.


1t is claimed that Americans buy more
diamonds than any other people. They
have always worn more. and at all
times of day, in and out of season, 50
they were reproach to their English
cousins in the early days of social inter
course. But American women's dia-
mond earrings worn early in the morn
ing, though decried by conservative
Britishers, had the power to change
the standard of dress. Ridiculed as
they were, the Americans won the day,
and soon European danes began to
wear their jewels in the street and on
all possible occasions. A craze for dia-
monds spread over society. and not
only family heirlooms but much new
jewelry employing these once rare
stones, and bought dirt cheap, became
a feature of the daily toilette. OF
course, when fashion took a hand in
the business, the diamond market
doomed and syndicateS talked very
loud and big of the fields where the
sparklers bloomed perennially. The
real gem entailed the imitation, and
rhinestones. as well as the almost-im-
possible-to-detect paste from the Rue
de la Paix and the Palais Royale have
had a tremendous vogue, but, as de-
mand increases supply. the diamond
syndicates were equal to the occasion,
and real stones" could be purchased
for little more than the false ones.
The result has been that everybody
has worn some sort of a diamond. In
this country the craze has grown into
a cult. Tiaras CLEAN on the brows of
the wives of millionaires. Necklaces
worth a princes ransom are bought by
anybody who has money to pay for
them. Brooches, pins. bracelets, starred
with the gems, are so common a woman
must plaster herself with them to be
observed. Every girl Just engaged
exhibits a diamond ring, and it has de
veloped a vein of humor, if not a new
class of joke, that much envied gage
damour. The nice young man who
polishes your boots for nickel wears
a diamond in a not too fresh neck
scarf. and the gentlemanly car con-
ductor is not above ornamenting his
little finger with an off cclored African
stone! In fact, where there Is the least
excuse for jewelry. one may be certain
the preference will be given to the dia-
mond kind.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-01-04
NOTES A-WHEEC.

A. E. WALTERS beat the English
twelve-hour bicycle record lately at
Herne Hill, covering 25s miles 12O yards.
THE Montreal Young Mems Christian
Association Bicycle club requires its
members to agree that while wearing
the club uniform they will neither
smoke nor patronize any place where
liquor is sold.
DIR. DOUGLAS HoGG, of Paris. recently
requested in the Paris Journal of Medi-
cine the opinions of medical men as to
whether bicycling was healthy or in
furious to women. He has received
forty-eight answers to his question
from distinguished English, French
and other physicians. OF these, thir-
ty-six approve the exercise, if practiced
in moderation, three recommend il
under certain conditions, while nine
are totally opposed to bicycling for
women
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-01-04
An Eye on the Main Chance.

Virginia judge once visited plan
tation where the darBy who met him
at the gate asked him which barn he
would have his horse put in Have
YOU two barns?- inquired the judge.
Yes. sab" replied the darlSy; ''dar's
de ole barn, and mas'r has jes' build a
new one" Where do you usually put
the horses of visitors who come To see
Your master?" We'll. sab If dey's
Metodis's or Baptis's, we centrally puts
'em in de old barn; but if dey's 'Pis-
copal. we puts EN- in de new one
We'll, Sam. you can put my horse in
the new barn; I'm Baptist, but my
horse is an Episcopalian-"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-01-04
Accused of Killing "A Farmer.

COLUMBUS, Jan. 2.-Wiliam TAYLOR
has been bound over to court on "a charge
Of murder in the first degree, his victim
being Isaac Yoalim. the farmer brutaIly
murdered for the purpose of robbery.
Jacob Howell, the cOlOred man impli-
Gated by Taylor in his confession, was
held on a warrant charging the same
offense, but II Is believed that he is not
guilty. He viii be held as a witness.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-01-04
They Want Wills to Resign.

Fort WORTH, Tex, Jan. "A resolu-
ton which viii be introduced in the
next Legislature has been framed here
requesting Senator Roger .. Mills 20 re.
sign his seat in the senate on the grounds
that ne does not represent Texas, and
setting forth that he has refused to in
dorse Texas men for positions and de-
clines to interest himself in having na.
tional bankrupt law passed.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-01-04
MAY Cali on bismarck.

LONDON. Jan. 2.-The Times corre-
spondent at Berlin telegraphs that there
Is an undertOne of suspense in all the
newspaper articles dealing with the DO.
ltical situation. A remarkable feature
Is that even the most responsible papers
make repeated references TO Prince Bis
marck, an unmistakable, if yelled allu-
sIons 70 the possibility of his regaining
influence on the course of politics
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-01-04
Curious Cup.

An English work describes very
curious cup made by order of Charles
IL for presentation to a BARRIERS guild.
1t is of silver. partially gilt, the stem
and body representing the oak of Bos-
cobel. The acorns that hang around
this famous cup contain little bells,
which softly ring as the small drink
ing vessel passes from hand To hand
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-01-04

LONDON, Jan. 2.-It is reported that
Frank Tarbo, alias Frank Taylor, who,
together with William Carroll Wood
ward. alias the Hon. Lionel Musgrave,
were arrested here charged with partici-
pating in a fight with cutlasses at Is
Ulster place, Regents Park, and who
afterward jumped his bail, has been ar
rested at CapetOwn.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-01-04
Turned over For a Park.

CINCINNATI, Jan. 2.-The Newport
barracks have been formally turned over
by the government TO the city of New
port. Ky, for a park. The evacuation
was attended with parade, large mill
tarv and civic demonstrations and
speeches by Colonel Cochran, COM
mander of Fort Thomas. and Mayor
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-01-04
A Nav Bi.hop Appolnted.

ROME, Jan. 2.-The pope has appoint
ed Bishop NJ Marty of Sioux Falls, ).
d, to the bishopriciof st. Cloud. Mimi.
and the Rev Father Langevin Of the
Congregation of st. Mary immaculate
has been appointed TO the bishopric of
- ROnifare Can
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-01-04

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& 8. not paid within The year. 2 -
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~ pss5t.,.r-sl per year viii be charged 10
= lidi.----'
.~s-- ryuI the above terms be de-
r. q s-s chose who don { consult their
{. -. --.4vrrz IN advance must not ex-
-.s,ss -. I'M the same footing as those who
&, e -.-,r ,.r- ne distinctly understood fruE.
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80 srsr.E-If-.- fs -n0 short
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-01-04
HnrI.d Ahnnt 20 Feet.

NEWTON. Mass, Jan. a Timothy
Mailov and James Ford while digging
III a trench at Newtonvllle were hurled
about 20 feet by the explosion of dy.
nanlite cartridge. MallUy was picked
up and died soon after. Ford Is severely
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-01-04
Drowned Inher the Ice.

SIsTERsvILLE, w. Va, Jan. 2.-E. ID.
Potter, leading furniture dealer, went
70 the river 20 cut hole TO measure the
thickness of the ice and fell III and was
drowned. He was 30 years old aud
leaves a family.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-01-04
Suppo.ed to Have Been Lynohed.

ONEIIL. Neb., Jan. 2.-Barrett Scott,
the Holt county embeZZler, was taken
from his buggy by a masked mob after
desperate struggle, being shot, and is
supposed TO have been lynched.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-01-04

CHEYENNE, Wy, Jan. 2-United
States Senator Carey is confined to his
residence b. very severe cold, but his
illness Is not considered serious. He will
not return To Washington until after the
senatorial election by the legislature.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-01-04

-Madame-"Do up my hair, Felice,
while l am down to breakfast" Fellce-
"Yes, madame; which color?" Madame
THE black, please-I am going to q
funeral. l."-Binghampton Republican
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-01-04

4 tablet recently set up at Naples
commentaries the bravest act done Toy
a king in this century. the visit OF King
Humbert to the cholera sufferers in
1854. 1t stands near the spot where
the accommodated king. Cardinal
san Felice and the archbishop Of
Naples met while passing through the
hospital in the performance of their
duty
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-01-04

Business items, nrsf insertion. lec. per line
Subsequent Insertions SC. per liae
Adm Illustrators and iExecutor'E Notices. - 50
auaANeI : sNelleee-- ~
stray and similar Notices -----.------.-- 200
sr- Resolutions or proceedings OF sny corpora
tion OF society and communications designt 70
call attention 70 any matter OF limited lndt
Book and Job Printing Of all kinds neatly and
eNediousiy executed al the lowest prices And
don 'tyOu forget il
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-01-04
Advertising Rates.

The large and reliable circulation OF the CAN
BEIA FREEMAN commenss IL 10 the favorable
consideration Of advertisers whose faFOrs will be
lnserted az The lolleN-ng low rales
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-01-04

ItSsBr R"' 1851,
~ LANES Il. HASS On.
.ubsCriPIion Rates.

.,rr-uistion, 100
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=. 81, have ALSO "a fine line of Ladies' Co
.r .i .ur other store In Cambria county. \
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-02-02

ians. At the same time its pres
ence would inspire confidence that
behind the American flag there is
sufficient force to protect Ameri-
can interests. It is not longer a
question whether the new republic
is stable, for President Dole and
his able ministers have already
demonstrated that they are able to
efficiently preserve the Government
and to put down anything like in
cipient revolution. But the inter
ests of the United States, and par
ticularly of California, demand that
our dependency, for Hawaii is
really an American colony, should
not be without the presence Of our
flag.
6When it comes to a question
whether the plans of President
Cleveland for reinstating the queen
have failed or should be entitled to
consideration, that does not con-
Germ the Chamber of Commerce of
San Francisco, as representing our
large commercial interests"
The resolution introduced by Mr..
Craig was presented by him as
Chairman of the Chamber of Com
Committe on Foreign Com
MERGE and Revenue Laws.