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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-09-06
USES FOR OLD RAILS.
\ Great Amount Of Barbed-Nire Fencing
l. Made Of Them

\
l. Made of Them
In speaking of the u~e II old rails re-
Gently. >stye the Railway Reviewer. an
official of the Pennsylvania railroad
stated the life. of a rail uu tn, Pennsyl-
vania lines west II about eleven years
and ON the Pennsylvania railroad only
nine years, The difference l. perhaps
due To heavier traffic ON the. Pennsyl-
vania railroad The friction IF CON
stantly passing trains wears ON the rail
until II must he replaced hy new one
The company pays twcnty-four dollars
a ton-now twenty-five dollars and
the rails used on that line average
eighty-tive pounds 10 the ward. When
IL has passed IL useful stage the rail j.
replaced
The old rails that are taken out from
time to time are gathered up every
month and sold ro junk and scrap deal
ers al twelve dollars "A ton II can read
lily he seen that the company pays only
twelve dollars for the use Of rails per
ton The price received from the scrap
man l. a good figure when II i known
that the rails when sold are IF mo- use
To- the company. Rails that are not
much worn arr sold To- factories along
the road at eighteen dollars per ton.
where they are used for >idingS and an
>wcr the purpose quite a. well a. new
rails. There are many uses To which
the old rail Il put \ great amount Of
harb-wire fencing i made pf railroad
iron and very often the rails are used as
foundations for large buildings. There
are not many people who know that
the Masonic temple in Chicago rests on
a foundation of steel rails, layer upon
layer. SIX feet deep
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-09-06
HOMES OF RIVER PIRATES.
Caves I'm the Mountain sides Are Watched
with Awe 10y Longshoremen.

Along the west shore Of the Hudson
river, between West Point and EsopuS,
according to the New York World,
there are several sidehill openings that
are supposed To lead into big recesScS
not vet explored. Daring men have
made the attempt To discover the Inte-
riur. but have been frightened into a re
treat by all sorts of imaginings-
At Marlborough, Highland and in the
famous Storm King mountain, at Corn
wall. these rocky openings are watched
10y longshoremen, who have reason to
believe that valuable property is con
tanned therein.
\ Cornwall fisherman says he be
lieves that one of these caves, near the
foot of Storm King, is the rendezvous
of a gang of New York thieves, who re
ceivt. and dispose of their ill-gOttcn
stock on a strict mercantile basis. lie
remembers that about the LIST Of April
he and his father saw a small boat, i'll
which were four men. put ashore at this
point. 1t WAS an inky black night. and
it was not safe for small craft in the
wind-tosscd water of Cornwall bay.
The fisherman watched the landing
and SAW the company, who We're dis
tinguished 10y the lanterns they carried,
work their way up the mountain side
About twenty minutes after the landing
the lights were lost sight of at a point
about one hundred feet from the
waters edge.
The supposition is that these men
entered one of those mercantile caYes
To make ready for the years business,
No one has ventured near the place.
although several hunters say that there
is an opening at the spot designated hy
the Cornwall man. 1t is believed that
this cave is the main resort Of river
pirates and robbers. who plumber in
the Hudson river valley, and if 50
there il considerable danger attending
visitation to the locality.
This site is particularly lonely and
deserted. 1t can be located 10y pas>cn-
gers on the day boats a. they are pass
ing 1t Is about three hundred feet
west of the place where an attempt
has been made To quarry stone for
crushing. and To reach it one must run
the risk Of being bitten by the most
poisonous snakes.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-09-06

1t is claimed that one of the reasons
for the uudisturbed morning sleep es-
pecialIv for children and delicate and
nervous persons il based on well-un-
derstood scientific theory. We are told
that the vitality Of humanity Il at its
lowest ebb between two and half-past
three in the morning. This being the
case, it would naturally require some
hours to restore the equilibrium. 1t IL
very easy To see that if the cares of the
day are taken up before this is secured,
the individual would start in handi-
capped by certain lack of force
Where the rest continues uninterrupt-
edIy until the voluntary awakening,
il stands to reason that the system Is
in much be tier condition To perform
its allotted task 80 important to the
well-being of the individual Is this lit
tie understood and scarcely appreciat-
ed quality that we call vitality, that II
Is well worth while to see to 1T that
every condition is made as favorab BILE a.
possible To this end, undisturbed
rest, with the best surroundings, Is a
thing to which good deal more atten-
tion should be paid.-N. Y. Ledger.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-09-06
COMMERCIAL POINTERS.

CALIFORNIA evaPorated pears are eN-
ported
EXPORTS of Irish wool were prohibited
in 1921
\ SANDUsKY 90 grocer sells eggs by
the peck
ENGLAND imports $4,000, 600 worth Of
potatoes every year
SULPHATE Of zinc l. used to render
molas>es pure amber color
AMERICANS used 66, O96, ,O5S pounds of
oleomargarine last year
IT is estimated that the annual sales
of German toys in England amount TO
H.. .OOO, ,OOO.
IT Is calculated that over $4,000, 900
IS annually spent in tobacco and pipes
in the United Kingdom
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-09-06
EPIGRAMS OF LINCOLN.

WE cannot escape history.
LET none falter who thinks he n
right.
CONE what will, Will keep my faith
with friend and foe.
ALI that am, all that hope to be
owe To my angel mother.
THERE i no grievance that Is fit
object of redress 10y mob law.
THIS country. with its institutions,
belongs to the people who inhabit it.
AUTHORIZE no bargains for the presi-
dency, and will toe bound 10y none.
For thirty years | have been a tenn
perance man, and l am too old to
change.
No MAN is good enough to govern an
other without that others consent.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-09-06
EBENSBURG PA, friday SEPTEMBER 1895
WORLDS EXPENSIVE BRIDGES.
The structure Uniting New York and
Brooklyn Heads the List.

Brooklyn Heads the List.
The very latest official computation
puts the total cost of the Brooklyn
bridge at Sl7,is9, SO. The bridge when
contracted for was to cost $40. 500 900
At least, such was the original estimate
of John \. Roabling. who in ISG7 put
the cost of the bridge at q. 900. 600 and
of the approaches to it 81. 500. 900. Ac-
tuallV. the bridge cost ST.. 900. 900
which was not much of an increase.
over the original figures when the diff
ticulties of the undertaking came into
account. the bridge not being opened
until sixteen years after the original
estimate was made. Subsequent rX-
penditures, which have brought the
total cost up to the present figure. are
due to the acquisition of new APP
proaches and to improvements upon the
structure which were not and could
not have been calculated upon when it
was opened twelve years ago.
The brooklyn bridge is the most ex-
penSive work of the kind in the world
exceeding III cost any other bridge of
which authentic figures are availa ble
The bridge over the Forth. in Scot
land. cost $4,000, 900, the Victoria
bridge i'll Canada cost Sl2. .uOO. 900. the
bTliS' d'FoNN III" NoiSd AT 'dfdtoN. m
Russia. cost 1000, 900. The cost of
London bridge was SO, 600, 900. of Water
loo bridge g.. 800. 900 and of the West
mnStcr bridge g 500. 900.
With the enormous increase of via
duct work for railroad purposes in the
United States the profession of bridge
builder" has become very important
one. steel and iron work having largely
superseded masonry. since 10y improved
processes in their manufacture struc-
tural iron and steel have materially de
creased in cost
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-09-06
FRENCH LOSSES IN WAR.
Six Million Men said tn Have Perished In
the Mnr- OF the Last CenturN.

Six Million Men said to Have Perished In
the Wars of the Last Century.
DIR. Lageueau of the French academy
of medicine has been making an est
mate of the deaths by the wars OF
France for the past century lie finds.
according to the New York sun. that
the civil wars of the end Of the eight
ecnth century and of the republic up
to and including the year lSuO cost the
lives of more than 2.l2O.OUJ Frcnchmen-
From the year 1901 To Waterloo, when
France was fighting Europe in arms.
more than 3.l5U.OUO Frenchmcn We're
engaged and nearly 2,O00.000 persisted.
Under the restoration. Louis PHILIPPE,
and the second republic, when there
were campaigns iu Spain. Greece,
and AlgicrS. the army included less
than 2l5. 900 men. aud the loss in battle
was only twenty-five per Thousand.
Even in the brilliant African campaigns
the mean annual loss was less than $50
men.
Next came an era of frequent and
bloody wars. the war in the CTimea.
the war in Italy. che war in China tn"
war in Mexico. and finally the war with
Prussia. out of rather less than 30
600 French soldiers sent to the Crimca
g5.GI5 persisted. OF the 100000 that
took part in the Italian war nearly
1900 prrished. Nearly Loo periNhed
in the expedition to China The med
ical statistics of the French in the war
of 1870 have not been published. nor
have those of the Mexican undertaking
The effective strength of the French in
IS7O-7l was .4OO.O men. The number
lost i not positively known, but 1T is
believed that the wars of the second
empire cost .GO0. 900 lives. nr. Lage-
ncau estimates that the small wars of
the third republic have been fought al
comparatively small cost of human life.
He estimates the total loss for the cen
tury to have been 5000, 900 of men
mostly
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-09-06
a BOTTOMLESS PIT.
Exploration Of a Peculiar Gave Formation
in France

in France
Among the most remarkable of na-
lures wonders the subtcrrauean pit at
Jean Nouvcau. near Naucluse, France.
which reaches depth Of five hundred
and forty feet. while nowhere more
than twelve feet wide. has only recent
IL been explored. The French Society
Of Speleolulry ,cave study erected
derrick al the muzth of the pit which
begins with funnel fifteen feet wide
Al the top and narroNS down To three
feet AT depth of about twenty feet
From here down the crcvicr IN the
rock for such IL II. extends vertically,
getting wider a. IL extends deeper. nm
til Al a depth IF about four hundred
and seventy-tive feet IL II twelve feet
wide At this point the shaft opens
into ruomy cave in which just beneath
the opening of the vertical pit a thick
layer Of clay. containing remains of
bones. both human and animal, WAS
found The explorers found NO evi-
dencc that the place had ever been Wis
it,-d toy man. but tradition has IL that
criminals were thrown into the -hnt-
tomlcN> pit. a. il was popularity called
in the neigh borhopd- and the remains IN
the cave just beneath the shaft tend Ia
corroborate this belief.
The descent made into the shaft was
exceedingly difficult: II established the
fact that there must be further cave
far below the one now known. but the
crevic,. through which IL Il accessible
is clicked up with debris and howlder>
- that ii viii Toe a very difficult matter
To- penetrate. further into the cave than
has been done The deepest point
reached in this crcyiee l. five hundred
and nincty-three feet underground
Great quantities of water rush through
the shaft Al every time there i a storm.
still NO trace of water yvaN found in the
cave explored, which proves that some
other suhrcrrancsm exit must exist
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-09-06
MASS FOR HOMER.
The Cure CIeverIy Turned the Tables on
HIS ,Jokers.

HIS Jokers.
BY order of the archbishop of Paris a
requiem mass in the nature of a cere-
mony of reparatiou was celebrated
lately. II was fitting that this should
take place at ST. Eustache, where the
coffin of Moliere should have been
taken after his death, as that was his
parish. The artists of the Comcdie
Franchise, the Odeon and the Opera
We're present.
The day following the Moliere mass,
two young testers fresh from the boule-
wards presented themselves gravely at
the sacristy Of one of the largest
churches and asked To See the cure. He
gave them audience.
We desire, said the holder of the
pair, to have Il mass said for there
pose of the soul Of Homer"
1t is very good idea replied the
cure. without 50 much as the lifting of
an eyebrow.
And when viii you say the mass
asked one of the young men, little
surprised
When you bring me the legalized
notice of his death" replied the cure.
who courteously conducted his visitors
to the door
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-09-06
CRICKET FIGHTING.
ona of the Favorite sports of Chinese
Gamblers.

Gamblers.
The Chinese are inVeterate gamblers
and never lose an opportunity I" bet
no matter how trivial the cause may
be One of their great institutions Is
cricket fighting, the crIckets being
c,,ught. fed and trained carefully as a
blooded horse.
There is a fixed diet for them, part OF
the food consisting of honey and boiled
,hestnuts- If they get sick they are fed
With moSduitoes Prior to fighting
their weight is ascertained and duly re-
corded. there being fixed regulation
a. tn their size and weight.
ON the door of the house in which the
fight is To take place the record of each
cricket is pasted up, and the owner of
the winner gets ten per cent. OF all the
bets
The cricket pit is a low tub placed on
a table. and. after weighing, the com
batants are put in 1t and tickled with
straws until they rush at each other
with loud chirrups and fight until one
of them is killed.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-09-06

A bamboo organ has been built for
the Jcsuits' church at Shanghai, and is
said To surpass organs made of metal.
As bamboo can be obtained of all dimen-
sions. from the thickness of pen To
pieces of a foot in diameter, this natural
material costs little more than the sim
ple labor. and the notes are beautifully
soft and pleasant to the ear.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-09-06
A CANINE CURIOSITY.
.. Rover" a big foundlsnd Tramp
Dog of Putin BAY

There II a Newfoundland dog Al Put
in Bay that Il certainly a curiosity His
name Il Rover and he l. known AT
every house and hostelry ON the island
Years ago he was named hv Mr.. Jaw
Cooke, the millionaire banker and
owner Of Gibraltar. the clifT-girt little
island that ncstlcs in the bosom OF
Put-in-B Bay, hardly vet separated from
its parent mother by narrow line OF
shoals Mr. Cooke had no use for Rover
and gave him away when he was quite
young To a family on the island IF the
name Of Roelfing. In the course Of time
says the Buffalo Commercial the Roel-
fing family moved away and Rover, who
had grown into fine proportions. was
left alone without a master Several
times attempts were made To domicile
the brute, but they were IF no avail
He either would not forget his old mas
ter or else had determined To toe true to
his name and lead a rowing life At
any rate, for the past three OF four
years Rover has been the tramp dog OF
the island, without any home. Every
body likes him, and there i not a child
that does not save him a piece Of meat
or crust Of bread. He makes the rounds
from house to house. and always seeks
the kitchen door first He l. round.
fat and sleek, and lives on the fat Of
the land and il the common property Of
the, island
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-09-06
Effective Remedy

for constipation and Indigestion and
Grs never without them IN the house
- Moses Grenicr, Lowell, Mass
q have used Ayers Pills, for liver
troubles and Indigestion, during many
wears. and have always iOuhd LnSLh
prompt and efficient IN their aclloh'
J.. y. Smith, Utica, y. Y
&" I suffered from constipation when
assumed sIrh an obstinate form thaI L
feared IL would cause a Stoppage ot the
bowels Two boxes Of Ayers rms Ell
fr,r,d a complete cure. d. Burke
Saru. Me.
q have used Ayers Pills for the past
thirty wears and consider them an III
valuable. family medicine l know OF
no better remedy for liver troubles,
aud have always found them a PFoiiIC
cure for dy-T-rrSia. -- James SSulhh' ~
Middle ST. Hartford, Conn
'Uaviug been troubled with cOstive-
ness which srsIuS lH"NItdbIe Win per
sons of srdeurary habits, | have trled
Ayers Pills hoping Tor r"liti- aiI
clad In SAY that they have served me
better than amy other me,ilclhe.
arrive AT tins conclusion only aitef
faithful ITlsu uf rhrIr merits osAh,o
I Jones, Oak 81. Boston. Mass
Ayers Pills,
PREPARED ET
Or. J. c. Aver & Co. Lowell maH
Sold b, Ill Dealers In Medicine
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-09-06
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. I
ayers Pills are highly and univer-
sally spoken Of 10y the people about
here i make daily use Of them in my
practice. - Dr. /. Z. Fowler, Bridge
port, Conn.
Il can recommend Ayers Pills above
all others, having long proved thei:
value as "A CathartIc for myself ana
family" J. L. Hess, LeithsVllIe, IA
"For several years Ayers Pills have
been used in my family. We ind them
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-09-06

1t Is often hard to determine hit from
good wit" in the ease Of children. and
some OF their flashes of precocity seem
not IL be unconscious but rather the
fragment of some remembered llnowl-
edge \ little maid Of FIVE, who had
been listening quietly To the puzzles
and conundrum> of the Older children.
seemed at last tn divine the method OF
their construction. and, after some
thought. asked: What could YOU get
ON very high, steep mountain?' The
answers were ice. snow rocks, eagles
nests and the. like. To all OF which the
little one persistently shook her head
When asked To tell the answer she tri-
umphantly cried: Nothing" But
why?'' asked the others. in a breath.
because you couldn't get up there
after il. was the demurc reply
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-09-06
Advert sing Rates.

The large and rel snIe circulation Of the CAx-
BRIA Freeman cCmmeDSs IL 70 the favorable
consfde ration Of Rd ertfsers whose favors will Re
inserted al the folio wing low rates.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-09-06

Business items. hTst insertion. Ice. per line
subsequent insertions. Sc per line
Adm traitors and ENecutor's Notices 81 50
Auditors Notices 50
Stray and similar Notices s--------------- zoo
srrkesoluiIous OF proceedings OF sny corpora
tiOn or society and communications design 20
call attention 10 any N after Of limited or indi
yldusl interest must he paid Tor adyertisme ents.
Book and Job Printing OF all kinds neatly and
don 'tyou forget it.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1895-12-26
HIGGINS ClIPS IN.
Sends n Check for $4,000 to d. j. Layton,
for the Payment Of Taxes in Sussex

Sends n Check for 1900 to d. j. Layton,
for the Payment of Taxes in Sussex
County.
J. Edward Addicks is not to be per-
mitted to enjoy monopoly Of paying
the taxes of Sussex county Republicans
so as TO qualify them for voting next
year.
On Saturday, according to reliable
authority, ex-senator Higgins sent a
check for 50. 600 to Daniel j. Layton of
Georgetown. The money will be ap-
piled to payment of taxes.
Addicks leaders only smiled when
they learned the news. They said that
Mr.. Higgins was too late, that he had
been asked to contribute to the tax fund
but declined, and only chips in now
after the entire amount necessary has
been provided through the generosity
of MIR. Addicks.
The result will be two taxpaying
bureaus in Sussex county-as in Viii
mington-an Addicks bureau and a
Higgins bureau. If tax receipts are to
be demanded as prerequisites for voting
at next years Republican primaries,
as is threatened, victory will rest with
the faction possessing the greater num-
ber of receipts.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1895-12-26
DROWNED HERSELF.
Tcresina Leone Ends Her Lite by PiunEing
Into the christiana River, After IA Quarrel
,-lth IIar NJ tofher.

Tcresina Leone Ends Her Lite by PiunEing
Into the Christiana River, After "a Quarrel
with Her Mother.
Teresina Leone, wife Of Dominica
Leone, committed suicide Sunday af
ternoon by jumping into the Christiana
river from the Baltimore & Ohio rail
road bridge near the Harlan Is Hol-
lingsworth Go. Is works She had a
short time before quarrelled with her
mother, and it is supposed that she
was insane with rage when she commit
ted the act.
Andrew Kwiatoski, who lives at No.
l35 Bird street, stated to Chief of
Police Dolan on Monday that he saw
the woman take off her coat and plunge
in the river, but he did not hear her
utter any words
John Kozloski, living at No. 140 Bird
street, said that Just before the woman
went to the bridge she threw her
pocketbook and money at the feet of
her husband, who was near the Harlan
& Hollingsworth yards. She then bur (.
ried away and that was the last her
husband saw of her.
The woman's mother, who was at the
police station on Monday, stated that
she thought her daughter was trifle
unbalanced in her mind, and she thinks
she had one of her spells when she
jumped overheard.
The suicide lived with her husband
on the steamer Delaware, lying at the
Harlan & Hollingsworth wharyes, whore
he was employed as watcbman.
The body was found by Charles
Glazier under the wheel house of the
steamer Thomas Clyde, lying at Har-
lan's, yesterday afternoon. The body
was taken to tho morgue
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1895-12-26
LOCAL BKEyIrlEs.

William Mccoy, Jr., has been ap-
pointed assistant engineer of the
county almshouse at Farnhurst,
The steamer Sylvan Glen now lying
at the wharves of the Pusey & Jones
Co., is being dismanted, preparatory
to being placed on the marine railway.
1t ia probable that the steamship
Shinnecnck now being built at the Har-
Ian & Hollingsworth ship yard, will
be launched about the second week in
January.
The Fame Fire Co. has presented a
quantity of toys, candy and oranges to
Jennie Ford Curtis, who was recently
admitted to the Home for Friendless
and Destitute Children.
The large straw rick and stacks on
the farm Of Walter Biddle, near Bear
Station, caught fire Monday after
noon and were completely destroyed.
Damage about $500, partially insured.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1895-12-26
I.ni1nn sIntes Cnnr1.

In the United States court, yesterday
mornnig, Judge Wales granted an order
setting next Saturday morning, at 10
O'Clock, for rehearng Of the motion
of the defendant in the case of George
7. Kimball We. the Western Union
Telegraph Co. that the plaintiff be
compelled to pay the costs of the suit
in Maryland before proceeding here.
On the application Of Willard Sauls-
bury he granted an order in the case of
Mark A. Shaw VS.. f. Blumenthal &
Co. setting Thursday morning next, at
10 o'clock, for the argument of the
defendants motion that the record in
the court of this district be amended.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1895-12-26
The Levy Court.

Most of Monday mornings session of
the Levy Court was consumed by the
passing of bills. About a dozen special
constables were allowed S5 each. At
noon the court took recess for an hour.
Az tho afternoon, session court de-
cided to grant the Ferris Industrial
School this year an extra appropriation
OF 81, 500. The amount to be appropri-
ated will be So, 600. double the annual
appropriation. Addresses in advocacy
OF the increase were made by Chief
Justice Lore and Judge Ball.