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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-04-17
WANTED AN INCREASE.
Clever kuse, Even Thou gh Risky, of .
Merry Paying Teller.

There is a well-known insurance
man in Chicago who receives a salary
OF $4,000 a year and never solicits. He
got his position in peculiar way He
was paying teller in bank on 4 salary
CT $1,000 a year. One day he went be
fore the board of directors and asked
for an increase of pay. They declined;
To make IT. They thought 81 900 suf.i-
cient.
Gentlemen, / have a very response
BILE position and handle a great deal OF
money. l do not think my salary suffi-
eient. 1 must insist on having more"
He did not get it and returned To his
desk dissatisfied. One of the large in
surance companies in Chicago had Civ
en- the bank ten days notice that it
would draw out $500, 900, and the cash
ier made every arrangement tor il. In
due time the check was presented
The paying teller refused to honor
the check and went to the cashier.
They want that S30O.OOO,' he said;
what are you going to do about it?''
Pay II, of course" said the cashier
You have the money"
Yes. l have the money, but don't
propose to pay it,"
What do you mean, sir?" the cash
ier exclaimed. 1T is your businesss
To pay it. l have given you the money.
and the check must be paid"
MIR. -, l am working here on a
salary of $4,000 year. / have asked
for an increase, and the directors
think i am getting enough. / canno.
:sgree with them. Ii is true t!.at have
the 100000. but L intend to Keep it,
have not been treated right, and L
must take this course to get my de
serts"
long argument followed. which
was referred to the board OF directors
which was hastily called together. The
TELLER was ordered before their ma jes-
ties. He admitted all that the cashier
had said of him. and added:
Gentlemen, / am serious / have
the 100000 safe You may do what
you please. If you take the matter 40
the courts the most / can get is ten
years. I shall leave the penitentiarv
at the age of 40 worth S3OOu If /
remain with you at my present salary
L won't be worth 8 cent Do as YOU
will Give me $1,000 year or send me
up"
He was a hard customer to deal with
and they quickly agreed that if he
would return the 100000 and pay the
check they would do as he wished
He made them sign bond. releasing
him in every possible way, and guar
anteeing him $1,000 year for 80 years
One of the directors, an old gray
haired fellow, who was president OF
the insurance company, said:
Young man, you are too smart to
he paving teller of a bank Come
down to my office and L will give VOC
10000 year"
He went home, got the $500. 900, re
turned it To the bank, and went into
the insurance business. - Toledo
Blade.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-04-17
STRANGE, BUT TRUE.
Wonderful Things That Happen To MeE
Who Shoot-

Who Shoot
\ well-knOwn naturalist and sports
man was shooting quail one day near
the Pyramids. SAYS Pearson's Weekly
Sighting an owl, he raised his gun. and
was about TO pull the trigger when.
judge OF his surprise, the bird suddenly
twisted in its flight as if shot, and came
fiuttering to his feet On examination
he discovered that the bird, although
in midair, had broken its wing through
the mere exertion of its flight
When shooting on the mOors IN York
shire an unluclSy sportsman had his one
solitary chance during the beat spoiled
by an extraordinary accident Just
as he was shooting al a grouse flying
about 40 yards away. another bird,
which had evidently lost its presence
Of mind. fiuttered in front Of his gun,
receiving the whole OF the charge in Its
body. 1t was literally blown To pieces.
Booth. the well-knovn collector Of
Brighton. once did the very same thing
He WAS firing at small flock OF com
mon pochard when the charge hung
fire. in consequence OF which q rare
specimen had time 10 fly into the line
of shot. II is now in the Brighton mlI-
scum
Apropos. a strange freak OF par
tridges may be mentioned Upon Ger
tain occasions they viii hy far out to
sea and settle on the top OF the waves
with as much unconcera as If they were
on a turnip field. although IL means
certain death To every one of the cOvey.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-04-17
INSANITY IS TAeooEo.
Prominent Wisconsin Lawyer Who WI
Not Enter That Defense

Prominent WISCONSIN Lawyer Who VIII
Not Enter That Defense
The following story is told of John
Brennan. of Stevens Point, as a criminal
lawyer: The story goes, says the Mil
Naukee Journal that a farmer who
Lad killed his wife in the northern part
of the state sent for Mr.. Brennan TO de-
fend him, offering TO deed him his farm
if he would take the case. Brennan
wanted his pay in advance, and so the
farmer made over the property TO hin-
The murder was most brutal and cold
blooded one. and Brennan knew that
there was but one plea that might san =
his client from life sentence. and that
was insanity. The trial was one of the.
fiercest ever fought in a Wisconsin
court. The attorney for the defense o.
cupied a whole day in his closing ad-
dress 10 the jury. and the effort was 4
mastery one The jury found the man
insane and ne was sent TO OSHKOSH
Once there. he improved rapidly and in
Z few weeks Was discharged. His first
act was TO sue brennan for the recovery
OF his property. on the ground that Ia.
was insane at the time OF deciding II.
In the face of his own argument that
the man was insane. Brennan could %
nothing and the farmer won his ease.
Brennan has blacklisted insanity as a
defense for mnrderers.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-04-17
ENGLISH MILITIA.
Land Artillery Which Might Well BE
Initiated Here.


Initiated Here.
Numerically, England has a militia
force which is far ahead of that of
America, though it is to be remembered
that the United States has a volunteer
reserve of able-bodied men who could
he called out in case of an emergency
This reserve consists of 1900, 900 or s.
100000, and it has been shown that il
can fight. Rather.
There are, however, SAYS Leslie's
Weekly, many points about the British
volunteer militia which it seems to me
might be incorporated in our own serv-
ice They have, for instance, what is
called land artillery, which has
reached the enormous number of 40
600 men, and which is as thoroughly
trained in rifle exercises, marching
drilling and the handling of big guns as
the regulars of our own army. The ar
tillery regiments are composed to a
classes, officered by gentlemen of
motives of patriotism
Once a week, in the summer months,
the artillery go to the nearest forts for
target practice Every year big de-
tachments from each battalion go to
Shoeburyness and shoot for prizes with
Is or 24-pounder guns at ranges VARYING
from 900 to 5000 yards. The artillery
fuil-dress uniform is very handsome
one-black with red facings, silver
ornaments and white cross-belts. The
men are armed with short carbine and
"a sword ba'-~r~+
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-04-17
Some Husband. Compared.

In talking with an American about
the different conditions of women in
Japan and the United Staes, japanese
diplomat once said: When / marry l
take a head servant; when You marry
YOU become one" A man who recently
visited Japan quotes remark in -
somewhat similar vein made by a Jap
anese interpreter. Il sat one day"
he said. lat the door of a dining-roonl
in a hotel in Toxic. where all kinds OF
foreigners were staying. and l watched
them as they came in. The Frenchman
came in with madame on his arm
Then the Engfishman came in SO Jim
itating pompous. self-important per
sonage)- And his wife? Oh. she came
after him like this (dramatizing a IneeL
and timid woman following). And the
American husband? The American
husband? Oh. he's not in it, Madame
sails in ahead of him, and he just W alks
behind wherever she goes"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-04-17
No More Book Proposals.

the proposal-in literature. at least-is
becoming obsolete Stories there are
of a plenty, but in the English publica-
tions they mostly relate to mysterious
disappearance of diamonds, or are tales
of conspiracy or intrigue, and in the
American product the proposal is all
done behind the scenes-the reader is
introduced To the engaged couple or to
the married pair. The sentimental age
is passing, evidently. and we contempt
uously hurry over the romantic episode
to reach those dramatic crises in life
which seem to occupy the attention of
both writers and readers.-Chicago
News
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-04-17
Two Kinds of Coneeit.

Simple conceit, founded on really
great gifts, is often very pleasant
quality. No more amiable quality
than the conceit, say, of Hans Chris
tian Andersen, can easily be imagined,
though il caused him a hundred bitter
trials in his earlier life before has great
gifts were understood and acknowl-
edged by the world. So, too, Gold
smiths conceit was a very attaching
quality; and in our own day we could
name a poet full of the most amiabIe
and attractive conceit, in which there
was not anything irritating or even
indicative of jealous modification
The truth is that sunny conceit, found
ed on great gifts, is often delightful
while the conceit which broods on tie
worlds injustice is not recognizing to
the fun these great gifts is coIroding
and repelling. The happy conceit
which takes all the recognition il can
get with gratitude, and supplements
IT with sincere pity for those who haHe
not sufficient insight TO recognize the
gifts that have been displayed, is as
charming and radiant a q1ality as
can find anywhere, while the iealOns
conceit which is always suspicious
of the inadequacv of the worlds adj
miration is one of the mos: unpleas-
ant and dispieasing of characteristics
In other words, the cOnceit which is
perfectly joyous, bat. OF course, found
ed in true gifts, attracts. while the less
perfect eonceit, which has a little dis
trust, on one side OF other, OF The solid
ity of its OWN genius, is dispieasing-
because not serene. The former II as
cheering as sunshine, the latter as dis
pleasing as restie>ss.Bess.-LondOn Spec
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-04-17
ORB OF DAY.
How 1t Looks To the People OF the Dtf-
ferent Planets

How 1t Looks To the People OF the Dtf-
ferent Planets.
The people of Neptune are often in
doubt as 10 whether OF not the sun is
shining. They are so far away from
the great central orb that il is a mere
speck in the sky which only men with
good eyesight can see. Plenty of plan
cts that are swinging about in the heav-
ems look bigger than the sun TO the peo-
pie of Neptune. Those on Uranus are
little better of
Upon Mercury. on the other hand.
the sun comes up like an immense new
moon, and IL burns with an intense
glare, and is 50 hot that the people there
can cook their breakfast by the light of
the morning sun. When the sun sets
ON Mercury it is like a large part of the
heavens dropping out of sight. and a
cold breeze Immediately springs I'D.
Even on Venus the sun looks SO big as TO
scare an inhabitant of the earth could
he he transported To that planet
Prom Mars IL looks a good deal
smaller than il does from the earth. but
year on Mars is equal 10 two wears on
the earth Another curious thing
about Mars is that it has two moons. re
YolVing in different directions One of
these little moons is hardly bigger in
the sky than a good-sized cheese. but
II hies through space with the speed Of
a cannon ball. This little moon goes
skimming close to the surface OF Mars.
and the people there, with their long
distance guns, could easily shoot up and
hit il.
They have To look sharp on Mars TO
see this little moon. which comes noise
Iessly from one direction and disap-
pears around the corner in another, re
gardless of the movements OF the reg
ula- moon
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-04-17
SrOHTS AND pASTIMES.

An immense bald eagle, measuring
seven feet from tip to tip of its wings,
was captured alive near Middlefork,
Ind, few days ago.
DIR. Sheepshanks, bishop of Norwich,
is an enthusiastic cyclist, and even rides
on Sunday from one part of his diocese
to another.
Lorin f. Deland, who is now head
coach of the Harvard football team,
and Walter Camp. who is head of the
Yale team, are collaborating on book
on football.
1t viii be unlawful to kill quail in
Kentucky for the ensuing two years,
except in November and December, an
act To that effect having passed the
Kentucky Legislature.
\ rattleSnakc measuring eight inches
in circumference and four feet six
inches in length, and having 13 rattles
and button, was killed near Phoenix,
Arizona. last week. 1t was the largest
rattlcsnake- ever seen in that region.
The Argentine Republic is going to
send Il team of polo players to England
next summer, and much interest is eN-
pressed 10 see their ponies, which are
said to comprise Specimens of every
Kind bred in South America.
In three rabbit drives this season in
Cassia county. Idaho, some 5000 rabbits
have been killed. The animals are
astonishingly numerous and very
serious nuisance. \ roundup hunt is
to be held every week in the hope OF eN-
terminating the pest.
English pheasants are being raised by
a syndicate of sportsmen at Lebanon,
y. ii. Some time this year the birds
viii be liberated with the expectation
that, under proper protection. they
viii multiply and furnish an excellent
addition To the supply of game in that
Legion,
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-04-17
The Presidenl,s chair

The only vacant seat in the galleries
when the house was called to order and
the only one that was not occupied dur
ing the proceedings of the day is that
which the rules of the house reserve
for the president of the United States
On such occasions il is usually filed by
members of the cabinets families O..
visitors TO the city to whom the presi
dent or Mrs. Cleveland sends cards. but.
although the rest of the galleries were
jammed with people, this conspicuous
seat was empty all day and afforded
topic of CONVERSATION.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-04-17

An entirely new way of serving pars-
nips is in the shape of an English wal
nut, with nut in the middle The
paTsnips are first boiled and mashed
fine. Then to each pint there is added
a teaspoonful of salt, two tablespoon
fuis of melted butter, dash of pep
per and two tabiespoonfuls of milk
Mix well over the fire, and when smok-
ing hot add a thoroughly beaten and
very fresh egg. Spread the mixture
on a dish to cool. Then take the nut
of an English walnut, and roll around
it the parsnip pulp until you have a
good sized nut. Roll in egg and cracker
dust and fry a light brown in deep
fat that is smoking Serve hot--Cin-
cinnati Enquirer.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-04-17
Got His Change.

In all banks there is usually an ac-
cumulation of coins, and with them
Cincinnati, O., banker turned unique
trick on sharper few days since \
stranger rushed into the bank, saying:
Change this tiNe-dollar bill qulek.
want to catch the train. The banker
looked at the bill a moment, hesitated,
then walked back and returned, handed
the sharper five counterfeit dollars
The sharper looked at them a moment
a sickly smile played over his face. he
Nvinked. and hurried ont of the bank
1t is needless To say the bill counter
"a
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-04-17
Dumas' Vanity.

Dumas the elder had good deal of
the African in his appearance. and he
had 10 20 small degree the love of show
common to that race. Referring 10
the latter trait Alexander Dumas fiis
made the remark: My father is 50
vain and SO fond of display that he
would ride behind his own coach to
make people believe that he keeps a
colored footman."
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-04-17
CARE OF HATS
Spec of Dust. RufIed Feathers and PIN
holes Are Mo- to Be Commended

Spec of Dust. RunIed Feathers and Pin
holes Are No: to Be Commended
The. essential Of wOman's attire for
which she pays the most fancIful
Price. Is ner hat. \ simple felt shape
plainly trimmed with velvet and wings
costs no mean sum. and when more
betrimmed and befurDelowed affair ~
chosen. the drain on the purse makes
the wearer vince Yet how few WON
en- take proper care of the dainty crea-
tions after they are purchased II Is
the abuse not the use. of the hat, that
makes il rapidly become shabby
When II is put on for the first time
the xearer must decide Just where to
insert the point of the hat pin so that
il viii cause least harm When the
hat is worn thereafter care must toe
taken TO put the pins in the holes made
bv them al first If not, the crown VIII
soon become roughened and marred
with many punctures- When the hat
is taken off il must be carefully brushed
with a soft Nhisk broom and every par
ticle of ,iust dislodged from the brim
and from the crown The loops and
bows must then be pulled straight and
the feathers or wings smOOthed into
place If the wind has blown them into
disorder \ large band box lined witn
tissue paper Is the proper receptacle for
this easily injured head covering
She who is The happy possessor OF a
large hat trimmed with ostrich piumss
must determine never TO wear II IA
damp OF stormy weather The beauty
of the plumes lies in their fluffy curl
and this is speedily destroyed by damp
ness. Then the whole hat Is trans
formed flOm thing of beauty into a
caricature- Unless woman can al
ford a toque or other small bonnet in
addition she would better content her
self with Il less elaborate construction
whose simple prettiness Is proof
against damp airs and boisterous winds
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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-04-17
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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-14
GETrING lNTO ERINr

If people who write would bring their
soaring minds down to II plain recogni-
ton of these hard and groveling and un-
cdifying facts.a good share of their vrev.
ances would be turned away from the
guilty editors towards the Scheme of
Things in general. Some of them seem
10 think chat when they enter upon a
Literary career, that it is phenomenon,
Il fact of interest 20 the world Mt large
Not at all, unless they have unusual abil-
ity-whch is rarely the case Il have
heard that you are kind to young
writers, they say. "Iam Il young writer
Of course you will print this and encour-
age me-" Bless you, there are too many
of YOU, by far. What you and your kind
produce would fill several daily papers
sixteen large eicht-column pages, small
type and no pictures or advertisements.
and then you would have to furnish the
plant and running expenses for few be-
sides yourself and your admiring families
would buy the papers. The woods are
full of your brothers and sisters of more
or less literary turn. DOrothea'S com
mencement speech has elected such de-
lighful comment that she knows this is
her vocation; Abijah's verses in the Way
back Gazette have won him local repute
and now he wants wider field; Jane and
William are urged by friends not to hide
their lights under bushcl, but to let it
shine for the benefit of the public and of
pOsterity.
Do these beginners dream of the race,
of the competition they must encounter :
This is not an age of dark ness; it takes
some special knowledge or ability to en-
tighten i1 in any degree worth mention
Ing. The schoolmaster has been abroad
to Il considerably extent. Thousands and
thousands OF persons of both sexes and all
ares are trying to write Tor the maya
zines or reviews. Most of them mot alb
can spell pretty fairly and construct Il
grammatical sentence. Many of them
have been to the high school, and some
TO college. Quite II number Rave il more
or less extended acquaintance with liter
allure and life; not Il few are practice,!
and competent writers. Amid this null
titude, what has any chance of real dis
tinction, except striking talent, or spe-
cial attainments with at least good abil-
ity> How can any one hope to get into
the magazines, except by having some
thing to say, and saying it accepta bly,, on
some topic of presumably general inter
est, and one that has not been already
done to death:--Erederick NJ Bird, in Lip.
niucQtt'S
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-14
BIRD FISHING IN NEW ENGLAND.
y Queer Industry That Has Become Very
Popular

Iopular.
The New England method of bird fish.
ing is very interesting, says the New
York Journal. Two men 80 out in II boat
and throw pieces of cod liver on the water.
These at once attract the "stormy pc
trcls. which are very numerous along
the Atlantic coast. They gather i'm nocks
around the floating food and tear il to
pieces. They are soon perceived by their
larger relatives, who infer that there
must be food to be got, and so come flock
ing to the scene.
One of the men i'll the boat stays for
ward and the other aft. Each man is
provided with Il line twenty-five or thirty
feet long, at the end of which is IL little
hook of the variety ordinarily used in
mackerel fishing. A piece of cod liver
large enough to cover and float the hook
is used for bait. The feathered victims
are only too anxious to become the prev
of the fishermen in their eagerness TO get
large pieces of liver. These pieces they
swallow ut one gulp, the most voracious
bird of all being the hagdon.
OF all bird fishing, however, fishing for
albatross is the most exciting TO catch
one of these powerful birds is the heighth
of joy for the avian angler Albatrosses
can be most easily caught in stormy
weather, because that sort of weather
keeps them from getting their regular
supply of food and hunger overcomes
the timidity that is SO natural to them
In this sort of fishing the angler uses fat
pork for bait. The birds are fishcd for
with iong line.
The fisherman bats the hook AMI pays
out the line with sufficient celebrity to keep
the hook stationary on the water. Soon,
however. the progress of the boat brings
the cord to an end, and the pork moves
away as the albatross is about to take it,
Then the huge bird will sit on the water
and watch the boat for minutes at II time
finally rising and following it.
In II few minutes it catches up with it
again, and, presto, the pork disappears.
In il moment the bird finds that it has
been hooked. Then it sits upright upon
the water and beats its wings at a terrific
rate.