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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-12-04
Railway Accident Caused by Heat.

\ passenger train on the North Brit
ish railway met with n curious accident
W hich engineers attribute to the intense
heat which prevailed on that day. The
train when rounding a curve left the
rails and ran on the ballast for nearly
400 feet before ii could be stopped. This
state of thing was brought about by the
spreading of the rails from expansion
caused by the heat. According to the
report the thermometer on that day
and at that point registered 12S degrees
The derailing occurred at noon while
the track was exposed to the full rays
of the sun. The expansion took place
within few hours, as an inspector had
passed over the road during the fore
noon, and everything appeared to he
in the usual condition AS the train
approached the spot the engineer saw
the rails were badly warped, and al
though he at once applied the brake, it
was too late to stop. The curious feature
of the mishap was that the engine re
mained on the track, having gone safe
IL over the spread rails. In connection
with this account comes the statement
that the road had not been kept in the
very best condition-N.Y Y. Ledger.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-12-04
SHE LEARNS ITS VALUE.
Young Girls Method of Discovering Her
Engagement Rings Price.

Engagement Kings Price.
Two young girls dressed in stylish
tailor-made gowns entered State
street jewelers. shop. They asked to
see diamond rings and for a. few mo-
ments pretended to be very much in
terested in the gold circlets and their
brilliants. All at once one of them
fished in her pocllctbook and produced
a ring set with Il most beautiful emer-
aid.
Gould you duplicate a ring like
this?" she asked.
YES" said the ieweler.
For how much?" The girl hesitated
just the least bit asking that question.
The ieweler glanced at a friend. winked
and smiled. He told her the price and
then the girl asked:
This is a rather valuable ring, isn't
it?"
YES, quite valuable"
well, L shall see mamma first, and
if | decide to have the ring duplicated
l will let you know"
Shell not be back" said the jeweler
after the door had closed. Happy
creature, She really never intended
duplicating the ring, but she was
mortally anxious to find out how much
her fiance had paid for it. For that was
her engagement ring, and you know
she had to know how much the trinket
was really worth. His depth of affec-
tion is largely measured by the value
of his engagement ring. Now she's
happy. Did you notice the beatific ex-
preston when l told her my price ?
Happy youth. They are pretty much
all alike"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-12-04
INCREASED COTTON PRODUCT.
Improvement In Agricultural Methods In
Twenty Years

Some recently published figures and
other data with regard to the grow Ia
of cotton production are interesting,
the average yield per acre was 26O
pounds. During the 20 years the Icre-
age devoted to cotton cultivation in
creased 12S per cent, while the pro-
duction increased 1873 per cent. That
is to say, the farms of the present day
are much more productive than were
those of 20 years ago. The reason
is, every practical farmer knows,
that agricultural methods have been
greatly improved during the time. In
vesors and chemists have labored with
the farmer to the end of bringing the
lands up to a higher state of productive
ness. The former have produced new
implements for the cultivation Of the
soil in an improved and at the samc
time labOr-Saying manner. The latter
have instructed the farmer as to the
chemical elements needed for the en-
richment of his soil, and the fertilizer
manufacturer has-provided those ele-
ments in convenient form for utiliza-
ton. Rule-o'tkumb farming has 10 n
great degree given way to scientific
farming. Those farmers who have not
their own test tubes and text books ere
readers of good agricultural periodicals,
which supply useful and accurate in
formation with regard to soils. fer
tiliZers, etc, to take the place of guess
work. The farms, like everything else.
is progressing
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-12-04
UNABLE TO MAKE THE CHANGE.

Predicament OF the Cashier of a Down
town Resort with His Cash Register
There were three in one party and
two in the other They were standing
before the white-aproned dispenser of
refreshments, says Chicago exchange
and one of the three invited the entire
party TO have something The dispenser
dealt out the order of the three, took
the edollar offered in payment and handed
back 3 cents in change The other two,
standing a short distance away, were
not served, as there was a mistake on the
part of the cashier The bill amounted
to less than a quarter according to the
refreshments served the three. The
host examined his coin and then looked
surprised and grieved.
Il gave YOU dollar. he said.
''Was IL a dollar? How much change
did give you?-
''Thirty-five cents
well l will have to wait until some
body buys. don't dare open the regis
ter. as there is a false balance OF il.
Every time open 1t IL means a purchase
charged TO me- Sorry, but We viii have
to wait"
The man to whom the change was
coming stood by and waited until the
cash purchase was made before he conld
get his money He was the only one IN
the party who did not enjoy the situa-
ton He remarked, gloomily. that he
never had much use for cash registers,
anyway.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-12-04
PATRON SAINT OF BARRIERS.
Alexander the Great Started the Fashion
of Shaving.

The confessor of Francis III. of
France refused him absolution until he
had completely removed his beard. An
ancient German was by tribal custom
not allowed to cut off his flowing beard
until he had killed his first man in bat
tie. About the year 200 b. c. the Roman
Emperor Scipio Africanus inaugurated
the custom of shaving among the Ro-
man mobiles. Henry 1. of England wore
a beard until a courageous preacher
leveled his eloquence at him to such
good purpose that he submitted to be
shaved. From the time of Julius CRSar
until the advent of William the Con-
queror the Britons wore mustaches, but
the clergy, after the conversion of the
islanders. were forced to shave by law
One of the early popes established the
shaving of Roman Catholic priests In
distinguish them from the patriots %
Constantinople. The priests of the
Greek church still wear boards. Peter
the Great of Russia laid a tax on boards
and delinquents were forced to have
their faces shaved with a blunt razor
or to have the hairs pulled out with
Pincers. So everybody shaved. The
first shaving was done by order of A.
eXander the Great, who forced the
Greek warriors TO cut off their boards.
as he found them awkward impedi-
ments in the hand-to-hand contests CT
that time.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-12-04
a CUis,~i.xA SSNViGT.
He Tortured Himself In Order to Get
Placed on the Sick List

A case showing great cunning and
perseverance, as well as tolerance of
much self-inflcted pain continued for
many months, is worth telling, says
Chambers Journal. The convict Was
most determined and resourceful in his
efforts at malingering. He began hy
running piece of copper wire into his
knee, by which he nearly lost his leg.
He then produced number of >orCs
round the knee joint, and kept up n
great degree of swelling and intlanlma-
ton by means of rag and thread
pushed into the wounds. Upon the DIS
covery of this he took to introducing
lime below the skin. On another &C.
casion = bandage was found firmly
bound round the mans thigh, the re
suit being, in medical phraseoicgy,
extensive swelling and lividity of the
thigh"
The doctor ordered his limb 10 be
enveloped with a large piece of S,Itt;i-
percha so as to checkmate the prisoners
malpractices. The latter, however, by
means of strip of sheeting, and the
skewer to which part of his dinner was
attached, formed u tourniquet, ani Ey
it compressed his leg so much during
the night as to quite neutralizr the
medical treatment it had received dur
ing the day. The imposture was at
length detected by an order of the dec
tor to expose the limb outside the bed
clothes to the view of the officer day
and night, and from that hour progress
was toward complete recovery.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-12-04
Eoorsore-

Blisters. which are necessarily 50
very painful. should bc bathed on GO
ing to bed with strong salt and water
for which, if they are very tender. il *
an excellent thing TO add just very lit
tie vinegar and fine pounded alum If
the blisters come up very high 1t is wise
to let out the accumulated fluid 10y run
ming a darning needle through the
upper surface of the blister. If il Is al
lowed to break the surface OF the skin.
il j. apt TO become very sore, sometimes
being very difficult to heal. Burn
Jig feet may be relieved by making
bath of one gallon of hot water. one
ounce of bi-carbonate OF soda and one
pint of bran: let t!ie miNturr stand until
ii Is cool enouCh for the feet 10 be inn
mersed in it, then soak the feet for
- minutes.-Good Housekeeping
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-12-04
THE BUSYEOOY.

She sits behind the curtains drawn,
Or else behind the shutters;
She watches every coat and hat
And every dress that fiutters;
There's not thing the neighbors do
Unless they seek TO poster
BY shutting doors and windows. too
That doesn't interest her.
She knows what kind of meat they buy,
What kind of servants buy it.
Who calls on who and when and why,
And no one can deny il.
She hears the door bells when they ring,
And. though she may be sleeping,
Up from her slumberS she will spring
To do her little peeping.
It's really fun, so folks aver.
To see her daily lodging:
y matrimonial spat to her
Is food and drink and lodging.
And should some husband come home late,
O'ercome with curious capers.
He might as well proclaim his state
In all the daily papers.
She'll tell you what the lovers say
When on the steps they're spooning,
And each piano. far away.
That stands in need of tuning.
About her knowledge of affairs
She often grows elated,
And seems to know most everything
Except just how she's hated.
N. Y. Recorder.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-12-04
ATE A BARREL OF EGGS A DAY.
shipwreeked Men subsisted on Them
Solely for Twelve Days

Solely for Twelve Days
DO YOU like egCS2'' was the question
that stirred up a - Ger 20 make some
talk in a Bangor store the other day He
was an old man. saws the Lewiston
Journal. and he Strengthened up TO
something like the height OF his prime as
he ans1yered- Il had surfeit Of them
once. Twas toward 80 years when I
was on the WAY home from California
We left the isthmus on a good brig
bound for New York. but ran into a
coral reef in the Caribbean sea and were
wrecked. II was patch OF sand Just
out of the water, but-you ought 10 see
the fiocks of sea fowl that nestled on il,
They had TO move out of the way 10
give US room to stay there, and that
was about all they would do Their
nests were everFw here. and there were
eprs in abundance We ate about a
barrel of them every day during the l.
davS we were there Some of US got on
in a boat and went TO San Juan, IN
Nicaragua, where We got vessel to go
after those we left on the reef That
vessel was g Cmmanded by William
Lawrence. of Bath. who was killed by
man named Wilkinson while he was a
policeman there. We trled to get 10 the
reef. but bad weather stove Us up 50 we
had TO set in for New Orleans, where
we found the rest of the men rescued by
another vessel But eggs'-the old
mans face took on a peculiar express
sion
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-12-04
LIFE IN THE GREAT CITIES.
Its Tendency 4, Not to Enervate Ma

Its Tendency Is Not to Enervste Ma
tIons-
And as to the tendency of the growth
of great cities to enervate nations there
Is no proof of 1t AT all unless we identity
the life of great cities with the passion
for idleness and pleasure and self-in-
duiCence, which sometimes. but by m
means universally, accompanies their
growth, saws the London Spectator.
When you get a large puoletariat liy-
ing. as that of ancient Rome and pos
sibly of Nineveh and Babylon did, on
the aims Of the rich and powerful, then
no doubt YOU have the conditions of
a thoroughly unnatural and unhealthy
life. and no one can wonder at. the rapid
decay of such cities and OF the =,ations
which gloried in them But where the
honest working class far outnumbers
the proleiariat. where the middle
classes of distributors and manufaC-
turers and professional men are labor
iouS and energetic. and even the class
that lives on its accumulated wealth
contains a considerable sprinkling OF
serious and disintcrested workers, we
30 not believe that there Is the smallest
evidence OF any greater danger in the
life OF the city than in the life of the
agricultural village of the pastoral
tribe. Indeed. we should regard Olive
Schreiner's picture of the life of the
modern Beers as indicating a condi-
tion of things more prolific of morbid
elements. with its almost complete alb
seRce of any stirring or active intelli-
gence, than any kind of modern life
that is honestly labOrious at all The
Doer life is too sleepy. too destitute OF
stirring thought or effort. TO he alto
ecther natural II needs at least the
old element of danger and necessary
vigilance to render il even braoing-
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-12-04
ornses Ala CHURCH FESTIVAL.

Contracted for by Subscription I'm the
Rhineland Village of Oberringelheim-
II Is custom of the country in Ger
many to get drunk at the consecration
of new church. This custom has
been regarded as unlovely and un-
Christian by many influential Germans
of the new school. most notably by En-
peror William H.. but still it remains
unreformed. and the comic weeklies do
not tire of depicting the scenes. in and
out of the police court, that follow the
conservation sprees and fights Some
three weeks ago the festival of a new
church was celebrated in OberringeI-
helm, in the kline country In antici-
patton of the usual trade in eNhilarat-
ing liquors saloonkecper who does
business near the sacred edifice adyer-
tised thus in the Rhineland Observer:
Jacob Muller herewith pledges him
self for subscription price of three
marks t15 centsD to serve every ona
of his guests with as much wine as he
can drink on the occasion of the church
conservation.
Inviting my friends and patrons to
visit me in response to this request, L
remain, respectfully yours.
Jacob Muller"
Within an hour after the newspapers
containing this advertisement ap-
Peared, 50 citizens of little OberringeI-
helm bought subscription tickets from
Muller At the current price of or
binary loose wine in the Rhine country,
each OF the 80 and their colleagues in
this speculation had to drink 10 large
glassfuls before he could begin to bene-
fit by the subscription tariff The
final results of the speculation cannot
be known until the police court reports
of the Oberringelheim district arrive
with the newspapers from the con-
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-12-04
"BOYS ALL OVER"
How Two Youngsters Experlmented with
Poison Ivy.

Poison Ivy.
Superintendent Kimball, of the life
saving service, told u story of two boys,
and il is so boys all over" as most
mothers would say, that it ought to be
printed. The now accomplished officer
says that when he was a boy he had 4
chum, and both were poisoned year
after year while running about the
woods by poison ivy. One day, says
the Washington Star, they heard or read
something to the effect that if persons
would swallow two or three leaves of
the ivy they would never again be af-
fected by il. To relieve themselves of
the regular summer and often-recur-
ring annoyance they decided TO take
few leaves of il as medicine. Mr.. Kim
ball was of an Investigating turn of
mind, and found out that on the under
side of the leaf there was a very fine
dust. He told his companion that as
they were experimenting il would be
well to see if ii made any difference
whether one side or the other con-
tanned the poison. He rolled up his
three leaves so as to cover the dust, and
his friend rolled his so as to leave the
dust side exposed. With a glass of water
and as little chewing as possible they
swallowed tnAir doses. The result was
something hzrible. especially for the
boy who took the dusty side of the ar
gument. For weeks after he could not
shut his mouth on account of the terri
BILE condition of his mouth and throat.
He had to be fed with liquids by quill.
and it was only a miracle that he did not
die. Mr.. Kimball Jared somewhat bet
ter. especially as TO mis- mouth and
throat. but there was trouble enough on
the inside to make up for it. And there
was no cure worked. The next season
they suffered as before.
Now, vast that like boy?" Is
what everybody said, and what all will
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-12-04
Wrong Construction.

Wife-Nou saw Mrs. Browner last
evening?
TusSand-Yes; but not to speak to-
What whopperl They tell me you
were sitting with her for more than
two hours"
''True: but it was she who did all the
taIlxing'-Spare Moments.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-12-04
A GYPSY DANCER.

At the date this story commences,
about the year 1743, there resided in
the West Riding of Yorkshire, England,
a family of ancient pedigree and great
wealth. This was the family of Sir
George Pasely, a gentleman of the old
English school.
Sir George was married, though not
until he was already an old bachelor,
but his wife was Il young and lovely
being, of tender age, compared with
his own. for when she became Lady
Pasely she was but 10 years of age.
Sir George dotted on her. and. indeed,
she was worthy his fondest regard, be
ing everything in person and mind that
the heart could wish But, alas, the
destroyer, Death, came, and the same
hour that made him father took the
gentle mother and fond wife to her
long home. Time rolled on, and the
sweet child grew daily more like what
her mother was, while Sir George loved
her with a deep and absorbing affection.
There was a young man, wild and
reckless spirit, that claimed to he next
of kin to the Pasely family with Sir
George, and would doubtless. from
some peculiar cause known to law, be
able to establish his right to the es-
tates now holden by Sir George, pro-
vided he should die without issue.
Therefore the birth and growth of lit
tie Louise Pasely was watched with
jealous care 10y Ernest Renwood, who
hoped one day to possess the broad
Pasely estates for his own.
Four years had passed since the birth
of Louise. who proved to he Il sturdy
and beautiful child, when RenwOOd saw
that he must bring his designs to an
issue, and not leave any longer his
hopes to chance. He therefore formed
the resolution of adopting some eXpedi-
cnt TO rid himself of her. for. as we
have seen. she stood between him and
the rich lands he so much coveted. He
was not naturally n hardened villain,
but that most powerful incentive to
evil, that most thriving agent of the
Evil Spirit, avarice. was goading him
on to the brink of perdition; and he
was an orphan and Lad been reared
lacking the fostering care and godly
counsel that forwarns and fore
arms youth against the temptations of
manhood.
when he came to this conclusions; he
recalled to his mind that at Il wild and
secluded spot some two miles from the
immediate neighborhod of Sir Georges
estate. there were encamped at that
very hour band of gypsies, who he at
once conjectured might bc of service
to him in the plan he proposed to
execute. viz, to rid himself of ne little
Louise Pasely, heiress TO the estates
that he was determined to possess.
Louise disappeared on the subse-
quent night and on the following morn
ing. when her absence was discovered,
CONSERVATION filed the hearts of all.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-12-04
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-14
TORNADO MADE HER MAD.
Mrs. Mccoy Of St. Louis, Goes Violent
lv Insane.

St Louis, Dec. 1.-THE May tornado.
sickness financial losses and other Ia
mentations drove Mrs. Mary Mccoy in
sane
On the day Of the tornado. May a.
Mrs Mccoy was at home with her
children Her youngest child was then
only four weeks old and she was not in
good health. The tornado blew out
both ends OF the house. and she was
almost Frustrated with fright, though
not otherwise injured
1t was several weeks before she re-
covered from the shock, and about
that time her husband, a teamster
walked out of a window one night in
his sleep and as q consequence was un-
able to work for four months there
after.
IN the meantime the family We're re-
duced to hard straits and Mccoy was
compelled to let life insurance policies
lapse, and lost the greater part Of the
money he had invested.
The burden proved too much for the
poor woman. and her mind gave way
under the strain.
About IL O'Clock Wednesday night
she suddenly sat up in bed and seized
her husband with demoniacal grasp.
Get up!" she Missed in his ear. My
time has come to die-
They managed to restrain her during
the night but Thursday morning she
aeain showed unmis TAXA bic signs of in
sanity and during the afternoon she
was taken to the city hospital for OBJ
servatiOn and restraint.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-14
BERRY WALL IN POLITICS.
The Once King Of Dudes is Going to
nix

New York, Dec 14-An the chappies
about town were Mortified this morning
to learn that Evander Berry Wall, who
used to be known as the King of the
Dudes, had decided to go into politics.
Mr.. Wall resigned from the dudes sew
eral years ago. but his old followers did
not believe that he would ever do any
thing so absolutely shocking as to be-
come a wicked politician.
They were willing to put UP with his
limiting himself to three suits of clothes
a day and his appearing in public after
6 o'clock minus a dress suit They could
forgive his wearing the combination Of
a derby hat and frock coat, but they
say they can not tolerate his mixing in
politics.
Evander Berry Wall will make his
debut in the political arena Tuesday
night as one of the delegates from the
Twenty seventh assembly district to
the Republican county convention He
has it is said sworn allegiance to the
machine, which only adds to his offense
in the eyes of the chappies.
If one must go in for politics. they
say he should at least be a refOrner,
don't you know, and denOunce some
body or something"
It is said that Mr.. Wall hopes to OBJ
tain a good cOnsulship from the Nc
Kinley administration.