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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-02-01
THE MOORISH MERCHANT.
He Plays . Little Trick on His Mercenary
Relatiyes.

He Plays = Little Trick on His Mercenary
Relatives
merchant sailed over the sea to a
distant country, where he made a
large fortune by his industry and
cleverness.
Many years after he returned home
When he landed he heard that his
relations had met to dine at a neigh
boring country house. He hurried
there, and did not even wait to change
his clothes, which had got somewhat
damaged on the voyage
When he entered the room where his
relations were assempled they did not
seem very glad to see him. because
they thought that his shabby clothes
proved that he was not very rich.
young Moor, whom he brought with
him, was angry at their want of feel
ing, and said: Those are bad men,
for they do not rejoice at seeing their
relation, after his long absence"
Wait a moment" said the merchant
in a whisper, they will soon change
their manner"
He put a ring which he had in his
pocket on his finger, and behold all
the faces frightened, and they pressed
round dear Cousin William. Some shook
hands with him, others embraced him.
and all contended for the honor of
taking him home.
Has the ring bewitched them?'
asked the Moor.
''Oh, no." said the merchant, but
they guess by it that am rich, and
that has more power over them than
anything else"
"Oh, you blind men!" then exclaimed
the Moor, it is not the ring that be-
wiched you, but the love of money.
How is it possible that you can value
yellow metal and transparent stones
more highly than my master, who is
such q noble man?"
Wealth maketh many friends, but
the poor is separated from his neigh
Dor. Philadelphia Press.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-02-01
HOME VIEWS OF EDISON.
Some of His NeIghbors Don't Believe That
He Is Such n Wonder. After All.

Some OF HIS Neighbors Don't Believe That
He is such a Wonder, After All.
Prophets are not the only great peo-
pie without honor in their own coun-
try, said man who had spent some
time at Menlo Park looking for Thomas
A. Edison. | wanted to see the expert
mental apparatus on which the Ameri-
can wizard is at work with a view to re-
ducing iron ore by electricity The
wOrkmen told me | could see it only
with the permission of Mr.. Edison.
whom / could find somewhere about
the place. To my disappointment /
failed to find him, but l had an iu-
structive search. The people there
abouts do not think the inventor of the
kaleidoscope is such a very great man.
He only got it (the idea) accidental
ly." said one woman.
On my way out | met locomotive
engineer who knew Edison. and he told
me with great glee of a really practical
accomplishment OF the inventors abil-
ity to run locomotive.
Edison once rode in my cab" he
said, and he told me how, when he
was train dispatcher. he once forgot
orders and allowed two trains on the
same section of track. He corrected
his mistake, but not SO soon that the es-
cape from collision was due to him, and
he was discharged. While waiting for
d train to the next town-it was in the
west-an accident happened to an en-
gineer who was to take an important
train up the road. No one to replace him
was at hand, and Edison took his place
and ran the train. Think of that
added the engineer.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-02-01
a LUCKY CHANCE,
The Good Fortune of an ocean Traveller
Who Liked to Bet

70 net
A well-hnown Washinrtonian of
sporting proclivities who has recently
returned from Europe spends about
half his time telling his friends the
story of how he made a big winning
while crossing the pond, says the Wash
ington News
I'VE had been ont three days" SAYS
he, ''and had exhausted nearly every
means of amusement. when far away
on the horizon we sighted the smoke Of
an approaching steamer. Speculation
among the sporting element at once
took the form of the nationality Of the
vessel At length some one suggested
that we each put one hundred dollars
into a pool. and eight IF us did 50
Miniature flags Of the eight principal
maritime nations were deposited in a
bag, and each of Us took draw.
Well. You can imagine my feelings
when / found that the one / had taken
was that of Italy The smallne,s II
her navy and merchant marine became
painfully apparent To me. and visions
of a cool century gone in q moment be-
gan to roll up before my eyes. The
English flag. by some sort IF hog luck
had fallen to an Englishman.andi in his
minds eye he had that eight hundred
dollars dead sure. And how he did
chaff us
Well. had nothing TO say. and You
can bet played my part well until the
vessel get alongside Of Us. Then / al
most went into Mysteries, for there at
her. mast flew the hammer Of sunny
Italy l was 81 overcome 10y my eN-
traordinary luck that / spent nearly
half of my winnings in pledging Italy
in the best of wines before we landed
in New York The captain Of our ves-
sci told me afterward that this was the
first Italian ship he had met on the high
saas g. s..
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-02-01
HISTORIC FAT WOMEN.
Celebrities Who Were More or Lees DI
posed to EmbOnpoint-

Celebrities Who Were More or Les DIE
posed to Embonpoint-
From ancient. medieval and modern
history the following facts about fat
women are CLEANED: Agrippina. Nero's
mother, was fat Cleopatra, the ser
Pent of the Nile. as Mare Antony
called her. was small and fat Laura
Petrarch's muse. was fat. fair. with
blonde hair The Marie Fiammetta
whom BOccaccio loved intensely was a
brunette and fat. Elizabeth. the virgin
queen, WAS tall and fat. with thick red
hair. Marguerite of Navarro was fat.
All Rubens' women. except his wife.
were fat All Titian'S women. except
the Madonna were fat. Catherine Of
Russia was tall and fat; Louisa Stroz-
Il for whom Alexandra III Medici died
was rather stout Josephine Beau
harnais, the indolent Creole. afterward
empress of the French. was fat and
perfumed; Mime. Roland also. The un-
fortunate Marie Antoinette was tall
of stature majestic and fat; Nine. de
Stael, small, dark and fat. with small
viper's head. George Sand had A
beautiful head, but was fat and small
Heine said of her: The build of her
body has the appearance of being a lit
tie too fat. or at least a little too
short; the head alone bears the eachet
of the ideal" Queen Isabella of Spain
is fat; Queen Victoria the same: Queen
Margherita of Italy is certainly going
on the same way, and most of the
great singers have been noted for their
embonpoint
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-02-01
a wHISTLING SNAKE.
1t Is One OF the DeadIIe.t serpents Found
I'm New Guinea

1t Is One OF the DeadIiest Serpents Found
I'm New Guinea
The discovery of the Horn expedition
To the Mcdonnell ranges in Australia
OF a remarkable specimen of natural
history called a '-whistling spider. -
whose peculiarity consists in producing
a whistling noise by the simple. opera
tion of drawing its fore leg across its
jaw. seems at the moment 10 be. out
done. Sir William Maegregor, the ad-
ministrator OF British New Guinea. J.
now in the field with another extraor-
binary discovery-a whistling snake.
In his latest report Sir William SAYS
that large number of deaths occurred
early this year in the Rigo district Of
New Guinea from snake bite. The ad-
miniStrator points out that the island
Il infested 10y small species of black
snake, which i very fierce The
natives declare that whenever a man
goes near one IL rushes at him utter
ing sounds which they describe as re-
Sembling whistle shortly before [
was at the government station. writes
Sir William Macgregor, ''one of these
reptiles attacked the government
agent, but was killed before il did any
harm \ little while before a boy Of
fourteen years was in the bush near the
station, when one of these snakes made
rush at him with the usual peculiar
whistling sound The boy thought the
noise emanated from some cockatoos in
a tree and began to look for them He
did not discover his mistake until he
received bite from the reptile. from
which he died in little while in great
aurpny
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-02-01
HIS LEG WAS BROKEN.
But Ii Was Wooden Leg and Didn't
Hurt Him Seriously.

Hurt Him Seriously
Police officers detailed in charge of
postal wagons see more of the woes and
ills of suffering humanity than most
people. Late one night short time
ago Chicago saloonkeeper called for
the ambulance from the West Chicago
avenue station. saying there was a man
lying on the sidewalk near Carpenter
and Front streets badly injured and
unconscious. The unfortunate was
bundled into the ambulance and
landed in the examining room at the
county hospital On the way to the
hospital the sufferer became partially
conscious and indicated that his right
leg was the cause of great discomfort
He could not speak English but the
officers understood that his right leg
had been injured. In the examining
room he made an extremely WHY face
when the physician approached. and IL
was then discovered he had been drink
ing heavily The physician felt the
mans right leg between the knee and
ankle without drawing up the panta-
looms or exposing the skin. and found
the bone broken badly four or five
inches above the ankle. and the pa
tient was then removed to the operating
room. Here more complete examin-
alton was made, and il was learned
the mans right leg was broken in the
most terrible manner. When the
patient saw the condition of his leg he
actually shed tears II was wooden
leg, aud he was drunk and bemoaning
the expense to be incurred in the pur-
chase Cf another leg.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-02-01
NUMBER 5.
EVEN The KING
Had to Make . Return Like g Common
Citizen

Citizen
Of all the extraordinary communica-
tions that have ever reached King
Humbert since he aScended to the
throne, says a Rome letter. one
which he received the other dav forthe
purpose of inquiring in all seriousness
whether he could read or write was
perhaps the most extraordinary And.
to make matters worse. he was in
formed that he was required to give
proof that he possessed a certain
amount of education to do 50. The let
ter in question was not the work of
some irresponsible crank, but was 4
full-hedged communication bearing the
signature of the burgomaster. OF
mayor. of the little town of Rheme
Notre Dame, in Piedmont, where King
Humbert happened to own some landed
property
As land owner of the district the
name of the king figures ON the elec-
toral register. and every citizen. be
fore he IL permitted To cast his vote Is
obliged to furnish satisfactory evidence
that he can read and write of course
hing Humbert has complied with the
demands of the burgomaster. and has
Set an example to his subjects by per
forming his duties as a citizen.
Italy Is about the only country where
such an incident could occur, since in
other monarchical countries. particu-
larry England, the sovereign and the
prince of the blood are subjected TO
the same restrictions as the peers of
the realm. and are debarred from cast
ing votes at the polls for the lower
house of the Legislature. the theory
hsann hat
their birth seats in the house Of lords,
1t is not proper that they.should in any
way influence the elections TO the lower
chamber
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-02-01
Something She Could Paint

Nine d'Albertin, one of the lesser
painters of France. was as conceited
about her artistic ability as she was no
torious for her excessive use of COS
metics- On one occasion. a certain
count, who held her in much disesteem.
lost a bet To her. And what will
madame choose?' he asked, with mock
courtesy. Something in my art she
Simpered; something l can paint" a"
Very well, madame" he replied, bow
ing himself out. a day later madame
received a package from the count.
which, upon being opened, revealed a
life-size drawing of her own face in out
line.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-02-01
HE KNEW a TENOEREOOT.
Jerseymsn's Exciting Experience with
Pennsylvania Mine Mule.

4 Jerseyman's Exciting Experience with
Pennsylvania Mine Mule.
Patrick Murray, of Perth Amboy, y.
j., had an exciting experience few
days ago with a mine mule at Summit
Hill, Pa, which he will never forget,
says the New York Post When he
reached the bottom of the slope and
proceeded to explore the gangway he
attracted the attention of one OF the
mules He is at a loss to know what
angered the animal, but the beast
came for him at full speed, and Murray
started for a heading" with nothing
but the light of miner lamp to guide
him
1t was race for life. The mule
was rapidly closing the gap, when the
Jerseyman reached two mine cars He
plunged between them. The mule
countermarched and began using his
hind feet with terrible effect. He
kicked the stout oak planks of the
car into kindling wood, and while he
was occupied in this manner Murray
made his escape and returned to the
surface. He is fully satisfied that the
mine mule is not to be trified with. es-
pecially if you are tenderfoot with a
red necktie.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-02-01
DON'T LEAVE THE OLD HOME

Yes. Bill, I've thought about the scheme
That you proposed last night.
And. speaking pain. II doesn seem
To me the least bit right.
Sometimes We have to work. it's true
When We would rather play,
But that's no cause. in reasons view,
Why We should run away
There's neither cruelty nor need
TIC drive Us from our homes.
For love In every thought and deed
To our lot daily comes:
And the sentiment believe
BY LongIeIIow expressed
IL poem mother read last eve
ITO stay at home Is best"
We've books and Natures pages 800,
From which to grow in mind.
And In the healIhrul work We do
Wen strength OF body find;
And what sweet consciousness We win
To 'rlchen memory store.
by doing earnest duty in
The sphere God meant us forl
The time may ripen. Bill when We
Win "GOdSpeeds" from our own
May go forth IN the world TO see
III We the strength have grown
To work our way TO heights of fame;
But till that day has come.
Let us continue still to claim
The cheer and love OF home
Let's brighten for the old folks Bill,
The days of their decline.
And while we their life's measure all
With joy, brim yours and mine;
Ana II to busy haunts of men
In future days we roam,
A flood OF laughing sunshine then
VIII link our hearts with home.
Wade Whipple. id Pittsburgh Dispatch
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-02-01
Wasted Foreats-

Reckless waste is the thing that
shocks the beholder in the Adirondack
forests. 1t is partly the reckless waste
of men, partly that of prodigal nature.
Trees cut down are left to rot. corded
wood neglected for years, large pines
felled and burned where they lay for
hunters fires, all proclaim the waste
fulness of the human denizen or Wis
itor. Every forest, even close up on
the edge of civilization, is tangle of
fallen trunks, blown or rotted down.
They lie in every direction, some still
intact for their whole length. others
mingled with the soil, buried in leaves
and vegetation.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-02-01
THIS MANS SIN.
His Single Aim Was To Get an Advertise
ment and He Succeeded

His Single Aim Was to Get an AdyertIse-
ment and He Succeeded
Stand in the public thoroughfare
gazing at anything real or imaginary
and the dozens who gather round you
Will multiply soon into hundreds. and.
if You stick to it, perhaps thousands
A crowd as big as the street could hold
for a block gathered round sign
painter. They rallied in curious excite
ment and dispersed N disappointed
disgust.
My Sin" in huge flaming letters. was
what the painter had already printed.
If ever a crowd was bent on ANYTHING
IL was on the discovery of what that sin
was. They asked each other what il
might be and hazarded guess.s while
the man laid by his red paint pot and
brought forth green instead
What would the next word be?
The crowd grew 50 excited they called
to the man: What is it, Tell Us. =
Go on" Hurry Paint quick if
you won't talk until it seemed he
might grow too bothered to print any
thing But he did
lie printed ont in small green letters.
added to the gigantic sin the sylla-
bic gle, and when the sign was done
1T read: My single aim is to sell at a
nominal profit"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-02-01
SAWED a SALOON IN TWO.
straddIIng = State Line, 1t Made q Lot o,
Trouble.


Bill Lewis, one of the first to settle
IN Kansas City, and one of the wicked
est men that ever lived there. died a
few days ago, says a western exchange
Since leG6 he has been known a. the
king of Toad-a-Loup. a district which
harbored about all the known criminals
IN town The saloon he kept in Toad
a-Loup was hardly less notorious than
himself 1t was built exactly on the
state line between Kansas and Mis-
souri, and was furnished with a nova
bic bar. Lewis paid no license. and
when the Missouri tax collector called
upon him he moved his bar over in
kansas When the authorities of the
latter state attempted to arrest him he
transferred his business in minute To
Missouri lie was arrested many times
but had to De released. Concerted ac-
ton on the part of the authorities of
both states finally ended the career of
Lewis barrOom in Toad-a-Loup The
direction of the state line was chalsed
of on the saloon and the structure was
sawed in two from roof to- cellar with
an immense cross-cut saw.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-02-01
A BISHOPS BAD NIGHT.
Popped Into a "spsre Bed" In which Sill
Yer Was stored

Popped Into "spare Bed" In which Sill
Was stored
An eminent bishop who was quar-
tered in the house of the wealthieSt
resident in a certain village. while his
hosts wife was away. occupied the
spare bed" He is a thin man. and
when his host inquired in the morning
how he had slept and hoped he had
passed an agreeable night. he an
swered, with some vehemence: No,
l did not; l passed very disagreeable
night, indeed"
The bishop departed, and when the
wife of his host returned she naturally
inquired who had been in the house in
her absence.
Bishop P said the husband
Bishop P-l Where did You put
him to sleep?"
In the spare bed. of course"
In the spare bedI'' shrieked the hor-
rified matron- Why, l put all the
silver under the mattress before | went
away"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-02-01

The New York Recorder has this to
tell of little girl who had learned
very early one of the Inconvenience
of wearing eyeglasses: She was at Man
haitian beach. and seemed to be no
more than three years old, but she was
near-sighted and wore spectaeles. She
wanted to paddle in the water and
spoil her russet shoes Her nurse had
been forbidden to let her go barefoot
and baby began to sob. Then she cried:
Take 'em off. Mary! Take 'em off"
The reporter thought she referred to
her shoes; but she went on: Take off
my spettatles, Mary, 50 | can cry."
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-02-01
Coal Sells For 81.

CHICAGO, Jan. 3O.-As a result Of
railroad war soft coal has sold for 81 a
ton, the lowest price ever known in Chi.
cago Six months ago the Chicago and
Eastern Illinois road made slight cut
in its hauling rate on coal from Brazil.
Ind Other roads followed suit. the
Illinois Central cutting its rates from
the Illinois coalfields. The rate cutting
continued until the Chicago and East
ern Illinois rate from Brazil has dropped
from 81 1919 to so cents per ton The
Illinois Central has cut its Carbondals
rateifrom 81 % TO 10 cents. As a result
coal jobbers cut their prices on soft coal
from So and 50. 20 to 50 per ton
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-02-01
Approve CIeveIand's Plan.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 30.-The Merchants
Exchange. en- masse, irrespective of the
party feeling of its individual mem
bers, has adopted unanimously reso-
lutlons calling upon congress for the
early enactment of a law covering the
recommendations of President Cleve-
land
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-02-01

rs.- cash IN advance e.. ......... 80. = so
,-s spy ~ il not paid within months. l. IS
g. a. Do not pBid within months. = %
90 10 Il not paid within the year. IS
--.,ns residing outside OF the county
~ tffitlouaI per year will be charged TO
}! aren't will the above terms be de-
8ia ~ and those who don consult their
~ - -. nv paying in advance must not ex-
@ % 56 s.'as,S a@S 9oaRS ssSif Fo Ta2
s. - v1ur paper before you stop It. II stop
sTfa' N1ue but scaIawags do otherwise
q -s L-s' s,sTawaE-Iffe - 700 short
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-02-01
FURNISHING GOODS.
THE MARKETS.

PITTsBURG. Jan g
WHEAT-No. red. 56G57o: No. 2 red 55Cs
56c
CORN-No yellow ear, 47Cd4sc: mixed ear,
45G46c; No. yellow shelled, 46G47c
OATS-No. white, 56G3613c; No. 2 do, 351s
@36c: extra No. white. Sold9514o; mixed, 81
CG3413c.
HAY-Choice timothy sl2OOGl25O, No. !
timothy, Sll25lGll.5O; No timothy, SO 759
HOO; mixed clover and timothy sl075(GIl 90;
packing, S600G6.5O; No. feeding prairie IS 30
G9.OO; wagon hay. sl4OOGl6.O0.
BUTTER - Elgin creamery. Stg2Sc Ohio
fancy creamery, 22923c: fancy country roll
lSG20c; low grades and cooking, 9GlOc.
CHEESE-Ohio, mild ll@ll1zc; New York
new, ll12Gl3c; limbsrger. fall make, 1870 lie !;
Wisconsin Swiss, lS9 1870 Ohio Swiss. ll1S
QI2c.
EGGS - Strictly fresh Pennsylvania and
Ohio cases, 24G25c; storage, lS,9lec; southern
and western, fresh 2lG22c.
POULTRY-Large live chickens, 6OG65c per
pair live chickens, small. 40B50c; ducks, coo
Soc per pair, as 20 size; dressed chickens, 10 9
l2c per pound; turkeys, llGl2o per pound
ducks, l4Gl5c; live turkeys, $3.50 per pound /
live geese eOc{Gsl.0O per pair.
EAST LIBERTY. Pa. Jan %
CATTLE-Receipts fair but the demand
Is only fair, market opening up slow az
unchanged prices from yesterdays quotations
Prime, S5.OUG5.O; good s4SG465; good
butchers, s3.e0G4.l5; rough fat, S5O0G3.70,
fair light steers, S5.l0e885: good fat cows
=
$2O0G3-25; fresh cows and springers, sl5G35
HOGS-Receipts light today; demand only
fair, while the quality of stock is not
very good; steady at unchanged prices
Heavy Phlladelphlas, 81. 55Gi6o; medium Phil
adelphias -. 25Gi.55; best Workers. $. 45,64 81;
common to fair Workers, s4.3094.+0; roushs
S3.OOG4l29
SHEEP-supply fair and the market
steady for both sheep and lambs. Extra
s36OGS.S5; good, S3.O093.4O; fair, s2259
2.50; common, SL00G2.O0; yesrlings, s250G
S.75; best lambs. S460G4.e0; common TO fair
lambs, S2.5OG4. 90 calves 81. 50G5.75. heavy and
thin calves, S2.0olGS.00
CINCINSATI. Jan. g.
HOGS-Marlxet slow and lower at 50. GoG 80.
receipts, $500 head shipments, 90 head
CATTLE-M1rket steady at s2.OoS50oI
ceipts, 20 head; shipments. 200
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Sheep, market In
good demand and firm at Sl.75G4 %; re-
ceipts, 100 head; shipments, none. Lambs firm
at s3.759450
NEw YORK. Jan. %
WHEAT-Spot market irregular. No.
red. store and elevator, 56asc; afioet 5s1sc;
f. o b.. 57ssl1571xc afoat: No. / northern. $3.50
delivered; Nc ! hard, 6aSsc afost-
CoRN-Spo, market irregular. No 2. i714c
elevator; steamer mixed, 80: elevator, EG
s714c delivered No 8, s7c.
OATS-Spot market quiet No 2, S4dS&sc:
No. 3. SS1zc; No. white, S6Gs511c; No white.
351xc; mixed white western, S7(94lo; mixed
white state 3tG4lc.
CATTLE-European cables quote American
steers at l01aGIlc per pound, dressed weight;
refrigerator beef at ss4de1sc.
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Markes firm and
slightly higher; sheep poor 20 fair, s8.OOGAOoi
LAMBS, common to choice, t4-5OG56211
HDGS-Asrkst Gk.-Adp-
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-02-01

During the middle ages the belief
was common that insanity was form
of demoniacal possession, and many
cruelties were practiced on the de-
mented for the purpose of expelling
the supposed demons
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-02-01

AS are families. SO is society. If
well ordered, well instructed and well
governed, they are the springs from
which go forth the streams of national
greatness and prosperity-of civil or
der and public happin ess.-Thayer.