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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-03-01

II speaking of the future of electricity
q prominent electrician recently gave
utterance to the following:
ut may safely be asserted that where
ever in the future there is demand for
power, there it will be delivered. Elec
tricity will displace gas for lighting pur-
poses; coal and stoves for heating; steanI
as mechanical power or means of pro
pulsiOn, and horses as a method of 10
comotion. Small mail cars, operated
with incredible swiftness, in large tubes
tiOnize our postal service, and give to
written or printed communications al
most the efficiency of telegraphic dis
patches. at a fraction of their cost.
Communications will be made possible
with moving trains and ships in mid
ocean. Electric signals will be used by
our military and naval forces, and be
of great efficiency in the coast service
BY It's aid explorers can brave unharmed
the severity of Artic climes, and solve
the mystery of the pole. Submarine
navigation will rob the deep of its ter
rOrs, and, perhaps, electricity may fur,
nish us the key to aerial navigation.
The farmers of the future will own an
electric equipment to furnish power for
his creamery, for grinding feed, fol
pumping water, for lighting the house
barns and lawn, and heating his green
houses and residence. He will be EN-
abled to engage in market gardening OF
a scale hereto unknown. Some form o.
malleable glass may yet be discovered
and under such protection acres be de
voted to the growth of vegetables anC
semi-tropica! fruits for our local mar
Ike s.
1--WE but dimly foresee electricity
capabilities, its possible future uses
But it is clear that the Electric Age
will be one OF unequalled progress. 4
new power is in our grasp; IA splendid
vista opens before US whose achieve
ments future historians must chroni
Gle"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-03-01

HE passage of the forestry bill. in the
house at Harrisburg by vote of JOG to
63 was a first step in the right direction
The bill may be and probably is imper-
feet. Its provisions will bear hard on
some individuals. But its general pur-
pose Is right, and the demand for some
positive Legislation upon the subject is
imperative.
The bill was the result of the careful
consideration Of men who have made
the study of forestry and its effects upon
climatic and agricultural conditions the
profession of their lives. What expert
knowledge of the subject could con-
tribute to the preparation of a practical
law was contributed, and if the proposed
law Is imperfect it can be amended as
experience develops in actual practice It's
defects
The fault of the commonwealth is
that 1t has sold its great forest reserves
and does nothing to protect the forests
in private hands from devastation bv
fire Now in order to preserve water
sheds from almost Itotal denudation If
must repurchaSe at an advanced cost
the land once parted with for song, and
provide some protection for the forests
1t thus acquires. \ beginning must be
made and the bill just passed by the
house will do for beginning.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-03-01
NEWS AND OTHER NOTINGS.

BY the mistaken shipment of bad steel
| for gun barrels To Springfield Mass Ar
mory. the government will lose 5000 to
! $1,000.
BY accidentlv drinking cyanide of po-
tassium in "a glass of water, Karl F. Deni-
son, Leadville (CoI1 assayer, was fatal
Iy poisoned.
Alton r. Misenar has been convicted
of murder in the first degree for killing
James Robinson, a farmer, at Goldwater
Mich, last fall.
-Cordelia Hill. the l1-year- old colored
child who killed her father in defense of
h5r mother last Tuesday at Charleston
w. Va, was acquitted.
"A shock of earthquake was felt at
KirkwoOd, Mo, Il miles west of st. Louis
on Monday morning. Shocks were also
felt at Tacoma. Washington.
The body of Mrs Edwin Welsh was
found lying in "A pool of blood at her home
Mahanoy Plane, Pa, and her husband
was arrested to await further eXamina-
tiOn.
BY decision of court in the will case
of Maria Pontius. OF Petersburg. Mahon-
ing county, o.. the Freedman's aid society
OF the NJ. f. church secures bequeSt of
$4,000
The British naval force has captured
the town of Brass. Guinea. on the west
coast of Africa, after three days of fight
ing, in which many of the war canoes of
the natives were sunk.
Pennsylvania silk factories, according
to report of those who have full Oppor-
tunities To know all about it, are in pros
porous working operation aud will be full
handed the coming spring
The Edgar Thompson steel works.
! Braddock, have been closed. down IN all
departments. All orders on hand have
ben filled. Work will be resumed as soon
as further orders are received.
Rev. Gilbert Reid an American mis-
sionary in China, has had interviews with
members of the grand council and reports
that they are hopeful of the success of the
peace mission of Ii Hung Chang To japan
w. c. Prouty, who claimed TO he an
Inspector for the Plymouth Rock pants
company V, of Boston, swindIed Indianapo-
lis merchants out of 81 800 by giving them
fraudulent checks for larger amounts than
the company owed them and getting the
difference i'm cash.
"A hungry and pennileSS young tramp.
of rather pleasing address, was generously
taken in and cared for at the Latrobe Y
NJ. c. A. gymnasium. Saturday. and while
he tarried there he improved the opportu-
nifty and stole a gold watch from a some of
VIM. Forsyth and then disappeared.
"A most heroic rescue was effected by
Mrs. John Iost at Sugar Run, Clinton
county, on Sunday. Two women had left
sick child in her care in log house.
During her temporary absence the house
took fire. Before she discovered it the roof
had fallen in. The plucky woman rushed
through the smoke and rescued the sick
babe from its crib, portion Of which was
already ON fire.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-03-01

HE house committee on counties and
townships at Harrisburg, was besieged
on Wednesday with friends and foes OF
the bill to erect Quay county out of por
tions Of Luzerne and Schuylkill. A
special train bearing 200 citizens of
WiIkesbarre and vicinity arrived there
on Wednesday morning to oppose the
bill. IN the morning the friends of the
measure were given hearing and in the
afternoon and evening those opposed
We're heard. Further hearing will be
given on Thursday. The sentiment of
the committee seems to be favorable to
the bill.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-03-01
Miliers Form Combine.

Philadelphia, February ga ma
jority of the millers of Pennsylvania
have combined and formed a corpora
ton under charter from the state of
West Virginia, to be known as the Penn
sylvaia Milling and Export company.
The capital stock of the company is $40
600, and officers will be elected in a few
days. The object of the combination is
self protection. The millers of Penusyl-
vania claim that New York has had a
monopoly of the expectations of flour to
foreign countries, and they propose to
enter into competition with the New
Workers and ship their surplus stock di-
rect from Philadelphia for their own ben
eft, instead of sending it to New York,
as heretofore. The headquarters of the
company will be in this city.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-03-01

A WASHINGTON dispatch of Wednes~
day says: Representative Hicks pa }
has prepared the report of the joint
committee that investigated the man
agement of the architects office of the
capitol building. The report says the
senate end of the capital building is
much cleaner and kept in a much bet
ter condition, from sanitary point of
recommendations outlined day or two
ago, that the basement rooms be cleaned
tina: the kitchen of the house restaurant
be enlarged and supplied with fresh air,
and that the top CRATES in the floor of
the house for admitting air be removed
thus preventing cigar ashes, tobacco,
etc, from getting under the floor. 1t
is also suggested that rule be adopted
to keep out of the public gallery persons
unclean in their person and dress, who
use it only as a convenience and place
for Idling, loafing and passing their
time. As the architect has nothing to
do with any of the things complained
about, he is exonerated.''
We are glad to see the abilities of our
congressman put to good use and trust
the kitchen of the house may have the
attention that Congressman Hicks rec
ommends. A kitchen Congressman is a
useful man and this district, after years
of waiting, mas at last got representa-
tive worthy of his constituency and dis
tinguished for being above the ordinary
in some special line. With bad
kitchen comes bad cooking, the prelude
to dyspepsia, biiOusness and congres-
sional malaria which has, no doubt,
been responsible for the many bad laws
that congress has inflicted in times past
upon the country. With Reed in the
speakers chair and Hicks in the kitchen
the people will expect much after the
assembling of the next congress.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-03-01

THE Henry Clews financial circular of
the % says: ''Wall street Is fairly taken
10y surprise at the stupendous success at
tending the syndicate's negotiations of
the new treasury loan. Two weeks ago,
all was in the gloom of utter uncertainty
as to whether the treasury could be kept
ailoat, or it must sink from lack of res
cue Now, the status ot the public
credit Is elevated before the world by
bids for ten times the amount of bonds
offered, and 10y the fact that the major
part of the subscription is made in Eu-
rope. This fact is as remarkable for its
revelation of the large amount of capital
seeking employment as it is for evidence
of the still high standing of our nation
al credit
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-03-01

PROFESSOR MTNAs TCHERAs, editor OF
Armenia, says he has letters from Tur>
key telling OF more outrages. The turks
have seized several parties of peasants
who were leaving the disturbed districts
for the frontier, he says, have killed the
men and have carried off the women.
His correspondents report that elsewhere
the kurdS have killed all the Armenians
of any local reputation. Another story
Is TO the effect that some 200 Armen-
Ians, held as political prisoners in Van,
are tortured periodically with the bas-
tInado and hot irons, and during the
recent cold weather were Obliged to 90
out doors without clothes.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-03-01

HAVE you any idea of the number of
persons that the Unitsd States would
sustain without overcrowding the popu-
IatIon' or even going beyond the limit
OF density now shown by the state of
Rhode ISland2 The last census of the
pISmy state just gives it a population of
$4,000 Ihearea of the state in square
miles Is only l, 1,25O, thus we find that
there Is an average Of 31S persons on
every square mile of her territory. We
can best illustrate the sustaining capac-
Ity OF the whole of the United States and
OF the other states by making some COM
parIsons: The state of Texas has an
area Of 265, $50 square miles; and. were
1t equally as densely populated as "Lit-
tie Rhody," would comfortably sustain
population of 90, ,522. .62S inhabitants
a greater number of persons than the
whole country is expected to have in the
year 1900 Scatter people all over the
whole land from the Atlantic to the Pa
cltc, and from the Gulf to the British
possessions as thickly as they are in
Rhode Island, and we would have 945.
16G, 300 inhabitants, instead of insio-
niticant 81, 100000. In other words. if
the United States could be peopled TO
their utmost capacity, we could take
care OF nearly two thirds of the present
population of the globe.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-03-01
Bank Burglars VINO shot.

Griswold, Ia, February 25.-Desper.
ate burglars at t O'Clock this morniuo
blew up and ruined the s.. 800 vault in
the First National Bank. from which
they got over S4OO In stamps aud SI2O
IN cash. The burglar proof inner safe
they failed to crack. They fled. owing
to the unexpectedly startling report OF
the explosion.
Three men were arrested here this af-
ternoon, supposed to have committed
the burglary. AS they were being led to
the Jail they drew revolvers and fired
One policemen was badly wounded, and
will probably die. One of the thieves
was shot. Only two of the men were re
captured.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-03-01

RETURN has been made to the auditor
generals department, by the several
counties of Pennsylvania of the valua-
ton of the personal property in each
subject to taxation for the current year.
The total valuation of all the personal
property in the state subject to the -four
mills tax provided for by the Boyer rev.
enue act of 1898 is shown by these re,
turns to be S6l3, ,919, $50, 40, the tax
which amounts to 81, 455, ,677, IA, an in.
crease in valuation over 1898 of So, 333,
527, 81 and S25, 1884 II tax.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-03-01
Quart of Whisky Killed Him.

ShamOkin, Pa, February 25-There
are some capacious whisky drinkers in
this town, but one of them met death
last night at his own game. George
Picero and several others were disputing
as to the amount OF whisky man could
drink at one time. One of the dispu-
tants thought a pint was a heavy
draught, but Picero disagreed with him,
saying he could drink quart He then
laid a wager of $50 that he could swal-
low a quart of whisky within a few min>
utes. The whisky was produced, and
Picero drank it. He soon fell into a
stupOr, from which he never awoke. and
died during the night.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-03-01
Killed Over a Game or Cards.

Ashville, \. c., February 26.-Infor-
nation has been received here of a fatal
shooting affray that occurred at Shelton
Laurel, wild, mountainous section in
Madison county. Baxter and Everett
Shelton, brothers, were engaged in a
game of cards with Boss and Jim
Stanton, when the latter was shot and
instantly killed by Baxter Shelton and
Everett Shelton was mortally wounded
by Jim Stanton.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-03-01
Crcmated the Aged Victims.

Dayton, O., February 25.-Robbers
late last night visited and looted the
home of q. W. Weaver and wife an
aged couple, two and one-half miles from
lrotwood, Montgomery county. After
robblng the old folks the cruel bandits
murdered both of them and fired their
home to conceal the evidence of their
horrible crime. The fire was not dis
covered until shortly after O'Clock this
morning. The charred bones of Weaver
and his wife were found in the ruins
later.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-03-01
Badly Beaten Dy a Burglar.

Chicago, February 26.-Mrs f. p. W.
Pay3 ard, the authoress of Modern Per.
sec.ltion; or, Insane Asyiums Unveiled. -
WIS beaten almost insensibie and left
arm broken by burglar who entered
her home to night. He pretended he
wanted to by a copy of her book, got
her into the back room of her cottage.
where the ro5ber forced his aged victim
to reveal the hiding place of her money,
500, which he escaped with. Mrs.
Packard, who is 50 years old, may not
recover from her injuries.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-03-01
Died OF Fright.

st. Louis, February 22-Henry
Quinn, colored, was suffering from in
termittent fever when a case of small
pox was found near his home. The
doctors of the health department called
to examine him which convinced Quinn
he had taken the disease. He became
delIriods and died last night of fright.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-03-01

THE senate committee on finance has
ordered favorable report on the reso
luton for the appointment of delegates
to an international monetary conference,
should such conference be called by
any of the European powers.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-03-01

The noted freedman and orator,
Frederick Douglass, died very suddenly
at Anacustia, suburb of Washington,
on Tuesday evening of last week. He
was born a slave in Talbot county,
Maryland, in 1917.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-03-01

The president last Saturday sent to
the scIfate the name of Senator Ransom,
of North Carolina, to succeed the late
Hon. Isaac r Gray as minister to Mex
leo. The nomination was unanimously
confirmed
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-03-01

REPRESENTATIVE HAINER (Neb) has
introduced a bill to establish the Univer-
Sity OF America, in which each state
territory and congressional district shall
toe entitled to an equal proportionate
number Of students
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-03-01
A First Degree Verdict.

COLDwATER, Mich. Feb 27.-Alton
a. Misenar has been convicted OF muir
der III the first degree. His crime was
pounding James Robinson to death with
hammer last July.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-03-01

Mo YORK, Feb, 27.-The strike of
the electrical workers shows no further
developments The number of meE out
at the present time is 5000.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-03-01

SOCIETY leader, wife of a million
aire, was fined in New York for drunk.
ness
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-03-01
ENECUTRIX' NOTICE.

ENECUTRIX' NOTICE.
- Letters teS;amentary on the es-
tate of Luke Rodgers. late of Munster
township, Cambria county. deceased. hay-
ing been granted to me. notice is hereby
given To all persons indebted to said estate
TO make payment without delay and those
having claims against the same TO present
duly authenticated for settlement.
ANNA RODGERS
,,n EXecutrix.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-03-01
SILK. WOOL ORWASH GOODS

Not only for entire Suits and Gowns. but
for separate Skirts and Waists To wear
wi TIA odd Skirts
Some recent extraordinary purchases
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on equal qualities and styles.
Note a few specials
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One Lot AII-wooI FRENCH PLAIDS-
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The beauty of these new and handsome
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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-03-01

The following the principal features Of
general baking business:
DEPOSITS
Received payable on demand. and interest bear
ing certificates issued To time depOsitOrs-
LOANS
extended TO customers favorable terms nd
approved paper discounted all times
COLLECTIONS
Made in the locality and upon all the bauEins
towns in the United States. Charges moderate
DRAFTS
Issued NEGOTIABLE in all parts OF the Tinted
States. and foreign exchange issued on All partl
of Europe.
ACCOUNTS
OF merchants. farmers and Others solicited. To
whom reasonable accom- OdatiOn will be extended.
Patrons assured that all transactions shall
held as strictly private and confidential, and
mat they will be treated : literally as good
banking rules will permit.
Respectfully.
JOHNSTON BUCE Il co
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-03-01
3. g 3.
PEAEDS.

Fashions Favorite Design for 1898.
Dress Fabrics IN
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-03-01
A CampaIgn Document oI 1871.

Following Is an authentic copy OF a
document issued by certain secret socle-
ties during the campaign OF 1871:
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-03-01

Not only for entire Suits and Gowns. but
for separate Skirts and Waists to wear
wi tn odd Skirts.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-01-19
TIE CURSE oE WEALTH.

-Wha; shall I put my dollars in" he asked. I,
wild diSmay.
I've fifty thousand Of en-. and I'd like I,
keep iem too.
I'd like to put them by to serve some futurt
rainy day,
But in these times Of queer finance what car
afellow doy
A railway bonds picturesque, and the supply
is great.
But strangely like a novel that upon occasion
dragS.
OF which the critics Of the time in hackneyed
Phrases state,
The work has certain value, bu; the int rest
often flags"
The same is true Of railway shares. It's safer
to irveS,
In ploNsharcS, So it seems TO ne. in this IN
happy time.
Some think great wealth a blessing, but it
cannot stand the test.
Hes happier by far than I who's but a single
dime
He does not lie awake at night and ire, and
iume, 20 think
OF bank officials on 4 spree with what he's
,olel 20 get
lie i not driven by his woe quite to the veree
OF drink
BY wondering if his balance il tae bak re
mains there vet
HE does not pick the paperup in terror every
Eisht
To see Il Y BIG is up, or p \ Q is down:
II does not Ill! his anxious soul with nerve de-
S;roylEs fright
To hear the Wall stree; ruus0rS that are fly
Ing bout the town,
Al, better had : taea tha; cash iha: I have
SsIMpeG 10 save,
And spent il on my living aud nv pleasures
dry by day.
would Rot now be eoS1ed nigh unto NY Na!,-
Ing grave
By wondering how the deuce 20 keep those
dollars mine Tor aye
ia not be haaArrp; in my nerves and p-enla-
turely OLD
These golden sAack.es must b burst; linus,
a.a.a ht free
What Ho without Ny ducat>-so the winds
with OIL. my gold.
That may oale again ENJOY Tire rest Of pow
eIty."
John Kcat7!eS Bangs in Harpers Weekly
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-01-19
He VAS BACKWARD
Du' the Young Lady of His Cboic,
brought Him to Time.

But the Young Lady of U,s Cho;,,
brought Him to Time.
She was waiting for him at the win
dow. va"
An, he is coming" she murmured
This time he will not 90 away with
out placing the ring upon nv finger
II he doesn't" and the fair creature
who had waited long enough for him
to pop, made a sign of threatening sig.
niticance. rs
lie came not up the front steps, bu,
up to the window, where she awaited
him.
Marie" he said, flippantly, 81 will
drop in tonight Oh the way from the
club" vac
Thanks, do" was the CHILLING 20,
Jolnder, for with those words hone w.,
dead within her. Yes, hope, butnot re.
venge.
Till dusk she meditated, then She
went out and tied a string to the cove,
OF the c%oal-hole, carried the other end
TO h window and waited.
She saw him coming. Would he kecn
his promise?
The gay lover had now reached tbe
steps. lie paused, then murmured
aloud; mo, I'll not drop in tonight;
some other night instead"
to-nightP' she rejoined, and
pulled the string.
lie dropped like q nickel in the slot,
one nursed him back to life, and n
wedding ring was the price.
some people would call that an un.
ialr advantage. ! call it diplomacy
N. Y. World.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-01-19
DOlNGS IN EUROPE.

TRADE between France and Algeria,
which in 1880 amounted to 1000, 00(
francs and in 1850 to 1900, 900, had
risen to AS, 900, 900 francs in 1898.
SOME Of the London papers are get
ting ready to publish an early edition
which may reach all important places
In the provinces in time for breakfast.
TIE duke of Argyle is engaged to be
married again, according to the Realm,
Of which Lady Colin Campbell is editor,
this time to n canon's daughter. His
late wife was the daughter of a bishop.
In a murder trial at Dusseldorf lately
the jury, after being locked up, made its
way out through a window and went to
a beer saloon, where 1t agreed on a YER
diet, The result is an appeal for a new
trial.