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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-07-19
THE TRIPLE SOMeRSAuLT.
Ii Is the Most DimcuIt of All Acrebatic


The most difficult acrobatic feat in
the world Is to throw a triple >nmeI-
sault. The double i comparatively
easy; but To describe three complete
circles III the air with the body i
bigger feat than the most expert aero
bat Of to-day cares 10 undertake. Only
three men have as yet accomplished il.
although dozens have lost their lives in
making the attempt. To perform Il
triple somersault one would. of course.
have to jump from Il spring board high
enough to bc able to turn three times
before aliEhting, and probably no
gymnast has sufficient power To leap
higher than Is necessary To accomplish
ii oublc sOmcrsault, says an exchange.
The height il not the only trouble.
If 1t Were lcaping experts, 10y improved
appliances and practice. would over
come Iadt difficulty. But after the
body has turned twice tia. performer
loses control of il and the law. of g.r;IvI-
tation nvvrcomes bodily deNtrrity. His
head being heavier than his feet. he -
apt To alIght on it first and break his
neck one OF the three acrobats who
have already accomplished the great
feat refused to try it again, being as
sured that his alighting on his feet was
an accident, as he could not control his
body after turning the second time
Another undertook the feat for wager
of one hundred dollars.
In the first attempt he turned three
times, but alighJed on his hands.
Everybody was satisfied with the result
and the money WAS rendered him. lie
proudly refused it, saying that the feat
had not been perfectly accomplished.
and that he would repeat il ami alight
upon his feet before he felt justified in
taking the one hundred dollars. IL
did attempt To repeat il. but fell ON his
head. dislocating his neck.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-07-19
a CURE FOR IDIOCY.
IL Remains to BE Seen How Successful Ii
Re


! cure for idiney Is one Of the latest
achievements Of surgical science which
has taken 80 many giant strides uf late
years that II may hr almost termed one
of the wonders os the century Expert
meIlr~ ayrr,- made pu the skulls of two
children, who had been iaiuric from
birth. and the latest accounts are that
they are Not only surviving the shock
of the operation but are giving prom
i~,. rf "a recovery Of the mental faeul-
ties. II would hv more correct -a >ay.
SAWS the Washington star. that they
arr. gaining those faculties. for the
idiot from birth has no DEVELOPMENT
until the obstruction on the brain i> re-
moved. This - exactly the process IN
In, present trials. Holes ar, drilled in
the skull uf the child Al the top of the
head where the -FourauelIt~ ur soft
spot * usually located Iu the ease
NOW under observation these spots had
hecome hardened al birth. and thus
the expansion and development of the
brain had been arrested. The opera
1iuu MAS. therefore. To- make new ur
artificial fonranrlle- Great care had To
Do, exercised. uf course. To avoid niur-
ing rh,. brain, and there lay the main
difficulty of the operation The scalp
l. drawn anew over the aperturr> IN
the skull thus made. and the little
brain l. left ro cure itself Th,. chill
dren thus operated ON are two years
old. II X. of eour~-- a question Just
when the patients should he sub i,-ct,d
To- the experiment. and the asrc 81 two
years has been chosen a. the ~rartiu z
point II has been considered prob
able that al this age the ch5ld- II il
should recover its health and gain iu-
telli-emc,.. viii Ice scarcely behind 9th
er children uf its own age a duzsu
years later by that time assisted ma
turv would have caught mp with it~,.l T.,
a. II Were There may Zoe some gu,.~-
tion IN the minds of uItra-~en>iriv,- E,e,,-
pie a. To whether II i riEh: for sur
EcouN to experiment IN this way upon
helpless children hv performing opera
tipu~ that may cause death Yet There
viii probably Toe no general outery
against such an effort In some SENSE
death * preferable To lifelong idio-v.
Few parents would lee likely to object
To the experiment upon their own uu.
fortunate offspring If conducted with
the care which should attend all such
dangerous proceedings
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-07-19
CLOWN WORTH MILLIONS.
In Twenty Years Bsrnato Has Acquired
over SIoo. 600. 600

over sIoo. 100000
Paris has king within its walls to-
day one whose subjects 0o him hum-
age throughout the world of business,
for the monarch Il none other than
Baruato. the king uf mines. who al the
lowest computation X worth one hum
dred and twenty million dollars
Twenty years ago, SAYS foreign eN-
change. circus which had travelled.
goodness knows how. from England to
South Africa. arrived al Kimberley. II
was not big circus, ia fact IL WAS only
composed OF the manager tn, man
ayers wife. a clown and two trained
mules
At that epoch Kimberley Was not the
diamond town that II has become since.
The circus did a poor business. and one
morning the director and dirrctre~~
fled leaving the clown with two mules
and thirty shilliuES in his pocket
which l. not much in Europe hut which
Il still less al the Cape Of Good Hopr-
During a ride in the outskirts Of Kim
bcrley hv found IN the field rraes.~ of
diamonds; he took some stones. showed
them To- "a miner. and. entering into
partnership with him. went to sell
them in the town Then without di-
vuIgimu his discovery. h, bought the
field where he had made hi~ and. f,.piz
ont only "a few stones. for fear of arsu~-
ing suspicion. bouEht other fields and
soon found himself a large laudhnldvr-
II was with these fields that the IA
NOUS Society IF Beers was created. Of
which Mr.. Barna1o Il now governor,
with Sir Cecil Rhodes and another
each ~ these three gentlemen now r,--
ceive~ an annual salary Of one hundred
and twenty-five Thousand dollars from
the company
When the first gold mines were dis
covered al Johannesburg. Mr. Earusth
rushed there bought a. much land
az he could find organized societies
un the London market and become
king of the mines. He also went
In for politics and although not fol
lower Of >ir Cecil Rhodes policy he
caused himself to he elected deputy tp
the British parliament from the Jap, IF
Good Hope
Now Mr. Earuato lives In London
and only gnr~ to the cape for the parlia-
mrnrarv sessions
Tie l. "a little man. about for-v-tive
years old. wearing a slight mu>tach,..
In dress he \ very simple. and behind "A
pinrcncz mounted IN gold III II the
only trace un his person Of th, metal
king he has two eyes of an incredible
EIEaritE-
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-07-19

At the little village of Nomps-au-Nal,
near Amicns. curious ceremony was
lately seen at n funeral, says the Lon
don Daily News. The deceased was
card-playing enthusiast, piquet having
been his favorite game. by the terms
Of his will, pack of cards had to be
placed in the coffin with his body, and
certain of his card-playing friends were
to have legacy OF about "A hundred
pounds apiece on condition that they
bore him To the grave and stopped on
the way to drink glass of wine at
small tavern where, to quote his words,
he had spent 81 many agreeable even
ings at cards The instructions OF the
will were strictly carried out, and
considerable crowd assembled to see
the last of the piquet player.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-07-19

We all know the story of that bright
boy who answered correctly when
asked how many legs a fiy has, but q, ho
had been enabled TO do IL only by
catching an insect and counting The
Philadelphia Record gives a parallel
instance 4 teacher recently told her
scholars To mark on their states the
Roman numerals from one Ia twelve.
In about three minutes one of the boys
held mp his hand siEnifying that lac had
accomplished the work Why. john
ny said the teacher. ''how you must
have hurried. None of the othvr~-hol-
arS are half done. Now tell me how
You came Ia finish 80 quickly" Il cop
led them from the clock ON the wall up
there, replied Jimmy, with great glee
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-07-19
AN INDIANS AWFUL FATE.
lis Alcoholic Breath Caught L Ire and He
W.. I.urned Death


The manufacture of distilled spirits,
locally known as hoochinoo, has been
carried on bv the natives of Alaska for
Il long period. and at times during the
early days OF the C;Issiar excitemcnts it
was freely purchased 10y the white mi
nrrs as the only liquor obtainable. ow-
in" To the strict enforcement of the pro-
hibiturv clause against the Importation
of liquors in the territory. Hoochinop.
says the Alaska Mining Record. Is moth
ing more or less than raw alcohol. being
distilled mainly from brown sugar or
moia~>e~ and corn meal. Undiluted
the stuff has 4 doublc-proof strength,
makes drunk come" freely. and but
few swallows of il will set Il man howl
ing in drmOniac glre. and nothing but
an Indian. with his coppcr-lined stom-
ach. can stand protractrd spree on IL
The kaIle Indians probably lead all
others in the manufacture of these
spirits. and as proof Of their knowledge
in the art Of making duuble-proof ar
ticlc. we give the particulars of the
awful fate of an expert kallc distiller,
which happened recently on that is
land.
It seems that this Indian. while en-
gagged in the manipulation of his little
coal-pil can still. imbibed too freely of
its triclllings. and in drunken stupor
lay down by his fire of cedar logs and
fell asleep with his face uncomfortabiy
clos, To- the fire and his breath flaming
the flames. Through some reason known
only l. the medical fraternity gas aic-
,umulatcd in the stomach, and the
breath of the sleeper reaching the
flames this alcoholic gas iguitcd. The
sleeper suddenly Ieapcd to his feet
with a terrifying scream. and fell back
again writhing in agony. The man
was burning internally. Smoke and
even flames were issuing from his
mouth, and his agony WAS something
awful. His loud ScreechcS brought the
members OF the camp about him. who
looked on in silent. trrror->trichrn
awe. unable to do anything for his re
lief. The combustion continued until
the Indian was literally consumed in
side and for sometime after the spirit
OF life had He'd.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-07-19
POURED OIL ON THE WINE.
How King F<aIaktua Prevented Post
rr.mdI.I ImternnI lII-Lurnances.

How King HalIkEuA Prevented Post
Prandial Internal Disturbances
The abdication of Queen Liluollalani
recalls an incident IN which her pred
eccSSor King kalalzaua. figured when
he visited this country eleven cor twelve
years ago. The Rambler. ~ay~ the New
York Commercial Advertise. does NOT
recall the exact date. hut remembers
that he met the distinguished monarch
in Philadelphia al the Continental ho-
tel Kalakaua was fond of tine good
things Of life. including all sorts and
descriptions II liquid refreshments II
was his proud bua>t that he always
drank like a gentleman" which. ac-
cording to his interpretation WAS the
power to consume vast quantities of
champagne without affecting his men
tai powers or his equilibrium And he
could do il: and - could hi~ private
secretary They were in Philadelphia
Tor a couple of weeks. and in that time
were vincd and dined lavi>hly 10y the
best people in town The king became
n sort OF .rsi>trunoIuic mentor for young
blades who wanted To emulate him.
and they thought they had learned
something wonderful when his ma i,,>ty
contidrd to them the secret uf his abil-
itv to dine well and show no after III
c-rertS. IL drank a tcaSppunful of
olive oil after each bottle of fizz. This,
he explained. caused the surface of the
wine. To remain covered Will, in the
stomach and prevented the fuueS 81
carbonic acid gas from going To the
brain.
Kalalxaua was regarded with eN
/ traordinarv favor 10y the bon vivants ot
! the day. and would probably hav,
| maintained hi> reputation as a gentle
manly diner If it had not been for al
| unloolled-fOr happening.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-07-19
He Was Increduious.

A party of tourists was being shown
over the British museum, and in one of
the rooms the keeper pointed out col
lection of antique vases. which had
been recently dug up at Herculaneum.
What's that?" said one of the party,
with a look of incredulity. Dug up
out of the ground?" Certainly, sir.
Perhaps some pains have been taken in
cleaning them. but otherwise they We're
found just as you see them The wise
man turned To his companions and said,
with Knowing shake of his head: He
may say what he likes, but he shall
never persuade me that they dug up
ready-made pots out of the ground"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-07-19

The late Sherlock Holmes had
f,,,,,,.it,. dictum: Eliminate the im-
pn,-ible. and what IS left however i'm
probable. must be the truth ms
yya, not at all in accordance with IN"
-.,vino, Of Victor Hugo: Nothing - -"
imminent as the impossible. What
must be always foreseen is the unfore-
seem Most of us Will agree. from eN-
perience. with Hugo rather than with
holmes. The impossible does not nap
pen. When Mercy Phil brick oh"iee
was published in the No Name series,
the critics were agreed that ii seemed
To be written by Helen Hunt Jackson
But. as those who knew her love Tor
flowers and acquaintance with nature
also pointed out, she could not be the
author. for there were several glarlhg
mistakes in the naming and placing OF
blossoms in the story. Yet, "a was
.,fteryyard disclosed, she did write 1t; 50
all the theorizing went for nothing
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-07-19
ADVENTURES o. 4 eOTTLE.
Cast Upon the water II Returned After
ManE I-aNs-

Na~I pom the water. II Returned After
Many Lays
In June. lNg@ Lieut. IT, T. Nava. II
the United States navy in charge of
the photographic office al Port Towns
end Wash. gave the captain ut the.
Northern Pacific steamer Victoria "a
bottle which hc asked him ro drop into
the sea when his ship was about half
WAY across the Pacific uu lis voyage rn
China 80 a. tn test the currents The
bottle, savN the Chicago Record. WAS
securely corlsed and scaled and CON
tanned a request printed iu seven diff
fvrvut languages including I,l-~isiL-
Chinese and Japanese. that whoever
found II should send IL turhe nearest
custom hou~. Ia she United States.
with The date and the location when
and whcr. 30 was first seen Du July
1. l>g". when the vessel was iu latitude
f"rty-nin, degrees rhirrv-tgyo minutes
north and longitude one hundred and
seventy y-iivc degrees am. furrv-r,yu
minutes west Second officer prI~uu.
of the Victoria took the, l.ptrIe and
with a swing Of his long arm east II
into the water One morning a few
weeks ago when Lieut.. MAYO came
down to his office hr found uu his desk
a package wrapped I'm an ancient and
much >uilcd German newspaper. which.
t. his surprise. WAS found tp contain the
very bottle hc sent uu that queer
,rrsiud about sixteen months Es,-rsr..-
The janitor said the package had l,,.n
left there 10y two ruu.rh-loaIlfn- sailors
Upon drawing the cork the lieutenant
found Il rude Inscription upon the f,.l,-l,
of his carefully printed instructions
which read
Here's Your bottle. Fuuud .ou such
and such a date, in such and such lari-
tude and longitude The next time
yuu east a bottle adrift please put
something else ia II besides "a piece OF
paper
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-07-19
MAKING THE BEST OF 1T.
\ Chinese Papers Method of Reporting
"A Victory by the .Jap-.

\ Y dIitf oi ftpoEt"E
Victory 10y the .Japs.
After the Chinese defeat at kaiping
December 20 the Shen-pao. an infuen-
tiai Pekin% journal, published the fol
lowing;
~ thrrfoo scholar writes Us that an
important battle has just occurred at
kaipinF. An nvrr,vhrlmin" army OF
Japanr~,. made Il cuvardly attack upon
tin, fearless Gen. Sung Ching. thinking
t. take him unawarcs. But that great
soldier i> always vigilant and routed
his foes with great slaughter. killing
over three thousand and driving the
rest back thirty-five miles without
losing over ten men himself. Evening
coming ON. and everyone being tired
from the hard labor Of the day, Gen.
Sung thuuEhtfully ordered all his men
to lie down and rest. while hc slept
likewise He had not been in bed more
than an hour or two when hc was dis
turbrd hy tine Japanese. who. contrary
to all usage of war. again a>SliIcd hi:,
camp. lie was naturally indignant
and ordered Il lieutenant to drive the
WrctchrS away 50 that he could finish
his slumbcr~. The officer did the best
ne could. but. being wounded and his
troops being panic-Strickrn by the cold.
he and his men turned and rctreated.
being pursued by the Japanese. This
turned the camp into great disorder
and resulted in deepunhappincss. Gen.
sung perceived this and ordered Il re
treat Al fail speed. His forces quickly
outmarched the enemy, 50 that at morn
ing the whereabouts of the Japanese
was unknown. from which it i Inferred
that they had fed While the tents
guns and ammunitionS were left he
hind. the banners. flags and umbrellas
were all safely brought away. Gen.
Sung. in view Of the urgency of the sit
uatiun. has applied tn Pvling for fifty
thousand rcenforcemcntS.~
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-07-19

Spectators looking at the happy
family" of a menagerie have often won
dered if the ovine member ever laid
down inside of the lion. The Glasgow
Times answers: The owner of men
agerie in Berlin, which included
happy family" consisting of lion, a
tiger. a wolf and sheep. was asked
one day in confidence how long these
animals had lived together. About
nine months" he replied. except the
sheep. which has to be renewed occa-
sionally."
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-07-19

END OF THE VOYAGE.>
Cell bra--j Board Ship with Much
Pomp and Ceremony.

ceremony
A woman who lately crossed to Eu-
rope for the first time writes-home of
the pleasant pomp and ceremony with
which the end of the voyage is cele-
brated on the last night out.
1t seems" she says, that il is always
customary, ON the German line, at least
and probably on all, to have an espe-
cially elaborate dinner just before ar
irving in southampton, which is called
the captains dinner. Every one il
supposed To order wine and drink To
the health of the captain, while he re
spends. toasting the health and safe
journeyings of his passengers. When
We came To the table We found il deco
rated with m elaborate cakes four
stories nigh, N,..a little American and
German flags stuck on al sides and
little paper Ornaments-truly German.
We went through d most elaborate
menu. and when We came to dessert
the walters suddenly disappeared. the
music stopped and the lights went ont.
\ hush and sense of expectancy fell
upon the company. Suddenly the
music started Il lively march. the doors
opened and the walters appeared. bear
ing trays ON each was a round globe
of rice paper with a. light inside. and
around this sat small Japanese figures
made of Ice cream, each holding in his
arms a little umbrella of light-colored
paper. The room wa perfectly dark
and the effect as the walters marched
around and around, forming different
figures and bearing their illuminated
burdens. was novel and interesting
Everybody clapped and cheered. Then
the lights were turned on and we ate
the ice-cream men and kept the nm
brcllas "a souvenirs. 1t was Il capt..ln's
dinner. though without a captain for
we chanced to he passing at the time
through very dangerous place. and ne
could not leave his post on the bridge
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-07-19
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