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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-10-30
OOINGS THE WORLD OVER.

W. III. Mallock is to edit a new London
weekly modelled after the Spectator,
but to be sold for half its price.
New Zealand's legislative council has
just voted to exclude the Chinese and
all other Asiatics from the colony.
In commemoration of the thirteen
hundredth anniversary of the estab-
lishment of the see of Canterbury. it is
proposed to erect statue of Theodore
of Tarsus. the only Greek archbishop of
Canterbury.
BY fire in the RumanZie Fl museum
at Moscow the Panin hall. containing
the public library of the city, was de
stroyed. The collections in the ad-
Jacent Rumanzieff ard Dolgorouki gal
leries are damaged by water.
Robinson Crusoe's island, Juan Fer
nandez, IS said to have disappeared in
the earthquake which shook up Chill
last March. The Chilian government
has sent a vessel to verify the story.
In the hanks of London are deposits
to the amount of 96.5:3.O17, which
have remained unclaimed for 80 years.
During that time the depcsitors have
not added to their accounts, nor drawn
upon them; consequently-th they are sup
posed to be dead.
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EBENSBURG, PA. FRIDAY. OCTOBER 80. 1896.

he apologlZeu most numDIy TO NJ de
Mertens. and several of the acquaint-
ances of the latter gathered round and
expressed their regret that such an in
suit should have been offered him.
I'VE then continued our play, and
NJ. de Mertens soon after left the club.
Three days passed, and / heard moth
ing more of the young man. In shield
ing him as l had done, my first thought
had been of his father. and | had deter
mined to save from disgrace the name
of the brave soldier of Magenta. OF
course, l could quite understand that
the young man should now shrink
from seeing me again. but still it struck
ne as rather strange that in some way,
aither direct or indirect, he did not at
tempt to express his thanks.
Zone evening, however, just as / was
going out to pay some visits, my order
ly informed me that lady wished to
see me- / went into the drawing-room,
md there / found woman of about As
years of age. She was very dignified-
looking. and there was an open, hon
est expression about her face which
fascinated me.
- am Madame de Mertens,' she said,
simply. My son told me everything
about the affair at the club, and have
come to thank you with all my heart
for having preserved for us intact the
honor of our name.
'Nfadame-,' l began; but she in
terrupted me in her emotion and nerv-
BUSINESS.
MY son had got entangled in vari-
Gus ways. and in desperation had taken
rn he "a
penny he possessed that night. You
know the rest, alaSi'
Il felt very much embarrassed. for
the poor mothers grief was terrible to
witness. She was still standing there
in front of me. her face was deadly
pale, and the tears were trembling on
her long dark eyelashes.
HE is young. madame; you must
not take it to heart So / stammered.
TT was just a moments weakness. /
will see your son, and
NO, captain she said. shaking her
head. sadly, he is no longer here
he has enlisted, and is already
on his way with the regiment
We had all been listening attentively
to Capt. Joubert's story, and when he
stopped speaking there was silence for
few minutes.
And what happened to VI. de Mer-
tens, captain?" asked one of the group.
did You ever hear?"
He is dead. zz Six months ago
| received a letter from Kelung-a pitt
full little letter-written with very pale
ink, and on a sheet of paper that was
all cTumpled and yellow with age.
There were only few lines for me to
read. I know them by heart. They
were as follows:
. am nortally wounded
Admiral Courbet has just brought me
the cross: but | am diving
! am sending it to you. my poor cross
for you saved me. and should
like YOU to wear ii -
This is why, my friends. instead of
wearing the decoration which l re-
ceived from the chancellor. you always
see me with the sergeant's cross which
poor Mertens sent me. Poor bovi To
think that he started as a thief. and
died n hero's death at Kelung"-
Strand MAGAZINE
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-10-30
STAMPS AND COLLECTORS. y

Belgium has issued a railway Pscset
stamp of 90 cents, lilac and black
Cape of Good Hope, 2l.Pence is how
blue, and the two shillings yellow
In Italy a new postal card is TO be
issued. on the occasion of the Inaugural
ton of the monument TO Victor Eman-
ueI. 1t will be of the value of ten cen
times, and bear the effigy of that mon
arch.
Stamp dealers give valuable aid to
government officials in capturing staTup
thieves, but. of course. solely on their
own account. If they can make the
thief disgorge, or pay for their piuneer.
they drop the matter right there, where
as the government never forgets or for
gives.
The ancient feudal castle of Abin.
near Huy. in the province of Liege, Bel
rium, which was sold some years ago by
Count of Looz-C Coswarem, has been pur-
chased by the heirs of the count One
of the curiosities of the castle Is a room
papered entirely with old Spanish
stamps of nineteen cuartos, which are
now very rare
Philadelphia has Philstelie society,
with nearly a hundred active members
1t meets twice a month throughout the
year. and at the meetings the issues Of
new stamps are discussed, also the fiuc-
tuations in values. Very rare stamps
are occasionally exhibited, as many OF
the members are advanced collectors,
and some have priceless albums
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-10-30
MUSICAL NOTES

Dresden now has a concert hall on
the model of the new Gewandhaus at
Leipzig that will seat 400 persons.
Mascagni is composing an opera on
a Japanese hbretto by Sig. Illico for
the fall season at La Scala, Milan.
Wagner's violin teacher. Robert Sipp,
who is now 90 years of age, was pres
ent az this summers performances at
Bayreuth.
Reginald de Koven. who has set to
music a number of Eugene Fields po-
ems, is writing new music for some of
the poets later lullabies
Lasalle. the baritone, who, II was
supposed. had left the stage, will ap-
pear in The Flying Dutchmau" at the
Paris Opera Comique next winter.
Vienna Will celebrate the hundredth
anniversary of Franz Schubert next
year by an exhibition of objects CON
nected with the composer and a series
of performances of his works.
Paul Dresser, the song writer and
author of Just Tell Them That You
Saw Me" has written a new pi see called
Don't Tell Her That You Love Her"
which is to appear in an early edition
of Ev'ry Month
Paderewski has written a new minuet
for the piano. He has dedicated it TO
his American admirers and calls it
''Menuet Moderne," in contradistinc-
tion To his famous "Menuet a Fan
uque," which was written in 1888.
Queen Elizabeth of Roumania, Car
men Sylvia, has written an open libret-
to in French on a Turkish plot for NJ.
Massanet- The queen is probably the
only living author who has written
verse in four languages, French, Ger
man, Swedish and ROumanian
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BESIEGED BY NUNS.
Wonderful Tale of n Conquered Mon
astery on the Canary Islands.

asfery on the Canary Islands.
\ curious tale of a besieged and con-
qmered monastery belongs to the early
history of the Canary islands. and is re-
told by Charles Edwardes in his descrip-
tion OF the isles. In the early part of
the eighteenth century there lived in
protava. on the Island of Teneriffe, a
convent of Dominican nuns, who. after
some years of ease, had the misfortune
IL be burned out of house and home.
They went into temporary quarters for
a year, but became dissatisfied with
such unconventional walls, and began
looking about for u permanent abiding
place. At that time there was in
Orotava n house of Jesuits which had
cost its former Importance, and, though
comInodious and healthful, gave lodg-
ing to but two men, the rector of the
house and his assistant
On this mansion the nuns cast
cnvetous eyes, and soon resolved to APP
lp-opriate it. One morning about 40 of
them advanced against it, by strategy
induced the Jesuit brother to open the
outer gate, and then, trooping into the
courtyard, fell on their knees, thanking
God for this preliminary success. In
vain did the two monks reason with
them on their scandalous conduct.
They merely held their ground, ex-
claiming: Father Andrew, this is a
large cage for so few birds," Some
of the more reasonable members of the
sisterhood explained that they were
really in need of a dwelling as spacious
as this, and that they did not propose
leaving it. The rector, in despair. fed
into the sacristy, from which retreat
ne cXerted his colleague to be of good
cheer. Patience, brother" cried he,
land do your best to extricate yourself
from those ladies," That, however,
was more easily said than done, espe-
cially as the nuns We're becoming so
excited that they might nome ntarily
have been expected to resort to the ar
gumeut of nails. The siege lasted for
three or four hours. News of il flew
about the town. and bands of young
men. scrupulously neutral. watched
proceedings from the bars Of the outer
gate. Eventually the Jesuits yielded,
and the nuns occupied the house until
a new convent. entirely to their taste.
was erected for them.-London Globe.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-10-30
NOTE AND COMMENT.

The wife of Ii Hung Chang is said
to possess 1000 frocks and has half
tha- number of waiting women In at
tendance upon her.
The late Jules Simon's library con-
tained about $4,000 books. to which
he could go. he insisted. with his eyes
closed and find the exact volume which
he wanted.
4 suit of armor has been discovered
in the old Chateau di la Tour ds Pinon,
which is thought TO be the one ordered
for joan of Arc by Charles VII. during
the siege Of Orleans, and pre>ented TO
her At BounCes- Ii is said TO correspond
exactly in the description handed down
and was made for a woman FIVE feet
three inches in height. d.
The girl who sat as model for Sir
John Millais' cinderella" Calm
Herrin' " and Sweetest Eyes We're Ever
Seen is now a married woman. residing
in a pretty home in Richmond, where
one of her dearest prizes Is a signed
proof of Cinderella on the wall She
also possesses a beautiful gold lOeket
given her by the artist as a remem-
brance "f the famous picture
England Is taking quite good-na-
ture.ily the fact that hold snapshot
artist caught the prince of Wales and
Princess Charles of Denmark recently
and If now exhibiting them through the
medium of the cinematogrnphe, in
which the prince gravely lifts his bat
from his head and strokes his hair much
as any man does, while the charming
princess calmly adjusts the rufiies about
her throat in exact imitation of all her
sisters who wish to know that they are
s.au right
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-10-30

Old Lady Appeared In a Vision at the
Time of Her Death.

4 gentleman took a house in Ireland
for six months and was accompanied
thither by his wife and daughters, says
Realm. The house was furnished and
had plenty of bedrooms. Therefore it
was decided not to use a certain large,
long room with cupboards along one
side (Which had all been locked and
sealed up with tape) in which things be-
longing to the owners of the house had
been put away. One evening one of the
daughters going to her room saw an
old lady wrapped in n shawl walking
along the passage in front of her The
old lady appeared to know her way and
hurried on without hesitation into the
unused room. The girl called her sister
and they followed the dame into the
room. But all was silent; no one was
there; the dust lying about showed no
signs of footprints.
Shortly after the same young lady
was reading on the hearthrug by fire
light. Looking up she beheld the old
lady standing in the doorway watching
her. Greatly frightened, she sprang up
and. rushing downstairs, was found
fainting at the drawing-room door. At
last the family returned to Dublin. One
day when a friend was calling the curl
Gus incident which | have narrated was
referred to. The young lady very un-
willingly told her experiences. The Wis
itor seemed much struck and asked for
an accurate description of the old lady.
For" said she. that house belonged
to two old ladies. sisters, and when they
let their house they went to reside at
Geneva. One of them, answering cX-
actly to the description you have given,
died at the time you saw her appear.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-10-30
LITTLE MISCELLANY.

At the Drummond castle disaster
nearly all the bodies found had life
belts on and only three persons were
saved.
The mayor of Flint, Mich, receives no
salary. The late mayor, who recently
retired from office, was so highly es-
tcemed that the common council voted
an appropriation to him. They awarded
him one dollar.
4 Belgian pedestrian walked from
Antwerp to Brussels, 2s miles, in two
DAYS. walking ten hours a day. The en-
tire distance he walked backward His
shoes had slight heels under the toes.
Two pretended Cuban patriots Sc
cured dollars for the war in Portland,
10. by the old dodge of selling what
they 81 4 were smuggled Havana cigars
Purchasers since have been expressing
the opinion that. smoked in Cuba. the
e.iyars would be of more efficacy than
;nsurgcnt ammunition.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-10-30
DEBIT AND CREDIT.

Come, little Paul. and let me tell about this
thing which l have done
This net of debt which round my life for
your dear baby sake I've spun;
Sit on my knee and hearken well. for you
l know, are worldly wise,
And I'm prepared to follow out what course
of conduct you advise.
First, there's a mortgage. full of terms and
clauses ponderous and grim
But likewise there's giant tree with one
particular. long limb
Which reaches out to beckon us-to beckon
You and beckon me
To come and build swing and play be-
meath the grandiy spreading tree.
Then there are notes, a bunch of them I
pledge my purpose and intent
To pay them off at sundry dates at rather
vigorous per cent
But also, Paul, there is a house whose
roony attic was designed
For rainy days. and little boys and blocks
and toys of divers kind.
And. Paul-you follow me- of course-there
is an abstract and deed
Which are the driest documents 1 ever had
the to read.
l think / signed them, but perhaps 1 did
not sign. but only sealed.
- Then there's a great, green lawn
which slopes to westward to a stubbIe
field.
I'll buy a comrade dog for you;
And therell be plenty romping-room, and
hide-and-seek locations, too:
And in the evening I'll come fast hasting
on the choo-choo car,
And well explore that stubble field. where
pretty summer flowers are.
Then there are bonds of rigid sort; pledge
and swear myself to these,
But, on the other, credit, side there is a
wealth of cherry trees:
Moreover there are legal forms filled out
with words most monstrous big.
But, also. there's a corner where you'n
take your wooden spade to dig.
So, come. my boy. imprisoned in this city
fiat from day to day,
And in the wisdom of your years proceed
with what you have to say.
a chuckle for my answer All. you don't
believe my bargain bad.
Then prove your glad approval Kiss your
jolly, debt-encumbered dad
Chicago Record.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-10-30
A STRANGE ADVENTURE.
Curious Case of Cataiepsy at Hospital de
Pont-PEveque at Desuviile.


Pont-rEveque Deauviile.
The Temps reports curious case of
ca;alepsy which for several weeks has
been engaging the attention of the doc
tors at the Hopital de Pont-rEvequ. at
Deauville, reports the New York Herald.
On the morning of July 25 Last a
young man. quite naked, was found on
a seat at Deauville sleeping soundly. 1t
was found impossible to awaken him
and he was carried to the hospital.
During three weeks he remained in a
cataleptic condition at Deauville. Pho
tographs were taken of him and circu-
lated i'm the district, but without being
recognized. On Thursday evening the
unknown man aryoke and, surprised at
finding himself in n hospital ward,
questioned his neighbors as to how.
he came to be there.
But it is impossible," he exclaimed,
on being told where he was. Il am in
Paris and 1 have never left il. Only
yesterday / was working for my en-
ployer, a packer in the Faubourg du
Temple"
He stated that his name was Louis
P. aged 81 years. living in PARIS
with his father. Upon a telegram be
ing sent to the address given the ia
ther replied by sending money and
clothing for his son.
Louis P has returned to Paris
without. solving the mystery of his
strange adventure
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-10-30
AN AMBER FISH.
A Fish Well Known In Southern Waters,
hut One Rarely Seen Here


hut One Rarely Seen Here
The amber fishes-there are several
species of them-belong to the family
that contains the crevalles, the pom
panoes, the banded pilot, the horsefish,
and the threadfish- In shape they are
nearest like the pilot fishes; they bear
"A general resemblance in shape. how
ever. to the bluetish, though not nearly
related to that fish. They are rapid and
powerful swimmers and great travellers.
The amber fishes are found in nearly all
tropical and temperate waters; in the
Mediterranean, the waters of the West
Indies and the Gulf of Mexico. and in
various parts of the Pacific ocean. Some
of them are excellent food fishes-all
are shapely and beautiful. The larger
of them may attain 4 length of four feet
or more and a weight of so pounds.
Large amber fishes are common on the
coast of California, where they are
among the most celebrated of the game
fishes.
On this coast, says the New York Sun,
the amber fish comes as far north as
Cape Cod, but rarely; one taken in Il
pound net in Gravesend bay in July OF
the present year is perhaps the first of
its particular species of which there is
recor here. This fish was a little more
than 33 inches in length, and il weighed
about IL pounds
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-10-30
FAOS AND FANCIES.

Young men of Pittsburg. Kan, have
formed a club on an agreement TO keep
their heads shaved during the summer.
London society was startled on re-
cent Sunday by seeing half a dozen
;;inrickashas drawn by coolies at the
church parade in Hyde Park
Forty Carthage. Mo-. girls have start
ed local fad by having a breakfast
picnic and wading party. as exclusive
as Diana's bathing parties before
Acteon's advent.
The German empress possesses n
UNIQUE tea service The tea tray
las been beaten out of an old Prussian
halfpenny. the teapot is made out of a
German farthing. and the tiny cups are
made from coins of different German
municipalities
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-10-30
LONG RANGE OF CANNON.
One of krupp's Guns Carries shot over
Fifteen Miies-


The longest distance that q shot has
been fired is a few yards over Is miles
which was the range OF Krupp's l30-
ton steel gun. firing a shot weighing =
600 pounds, says Spare Moments The
Hilton Armstrong gun has an extreme
range of Il miles. firing a shot weighing
I.sO0 pounds. and requiring $50 pounds
of powder These guns. however. proved
too expensive. being unable 10 stand
firing 100 times. and their manufacture
has practically been abandoned. The
22-ton Armstrong gun hurls a solid shot
for distance of u miles. and the dis
charge of the gun cannot 6e heard at the
place where the ball strikes From IL
to Il miles Is the computed range of the
most powerful guns now made, and to
obtain that range an elevation of near
ly - degrees is found to be necessary
Quick-firing guns are more 10 he de-
pended upon at the present day than ex-
treme length of range, and in this re-
spect v hat Is considered the most won
derful OF guns, perhaps, is one of the
MsNims. which can fire many as 600
shots minute. and yet is so light that
a soldier can carry il strapped 20 his
back
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-10-30
THE SOUTHERN CONTINENTS.

Chill has just had the first presiden-
tial election in it's history without
row.
In Central South America eggs,
socoanuts and chocolate pass as cur
Iency of the realm
a farmer in the little settlement of
Hay. New South Wales, with the aid of
his three sons. poisoned 10000 rabbits
in one night.
Coal is dearer in South Africa than in
any other part of the world. 1t is cheap
est in China.
Indian elephants cannot live in Cen
trail Africa, the home of larger and
more hardy species.
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what II Meant

y little maiden of seven years at
tended the wedding of an elder brother
The Episcopal service. heard for the first
time, made deep impression on her
mind A few days after she called TO
see the bride. and found her sitting on
her husbands lap Looking al them
wistfully for a few moments. she ex-
claimed: ''Oh. yes; 1 see-to have and
to kold-"-N Y. journal.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-10-30
Increasr of Penalty.

The old penalty against a German sol
dier or sailor of the standing army or
navy who left the Fatherland was fine
OF goo marks OF 30 days imprisonment
That has now been raised to 1000
marks fine, or imprisonment for four
months.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-10-30

EreeInan'
weekly at
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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-06-26
DEMOCRATS

Your attention is called to the follow
ing announcement: The Transpor-
tation Committee of Democratic Dele
CATION to National Convention at
Chicago, consisting of Messrs. ]. G.
Johnson, Frank Bacon, Charles Stack
house, L. c. Slime, T. J. O'Neal, have
selected The A. T. & s. F. as the
official route to the National Conven-
ton of 1896.
We have arranged to leave Kansas
City by special train over the Santa Fe
line at 700 p. m. Saturday July 4,
reaching Chicago Sunday morning at
or about 900 a. M. where we will pro-
coed direct to the Leland Hotel, but a
few blocks from the a. T. & s. F. de-
pot, where accommodations have been
reserved for the Kansas delegation.
You will note the leaving time from
Kansas City of our special will enable
those located on other lines to reach
Kansas City before our departure.
We are especially DESTROYS of having
all democrats and their friends arrange
to join this train, so as to send solid
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-06-26
The Value of q Ton of Metal.

So remarkable are the results OBJ
tanned in the manufacture of wire that
scientist has chosen this subject as
a topic for lecture. Ordinary wire is.
as everybody knows, not at all expen-
sive, but when metal is worked up into
some of the articles in common use,
it's value is enormously increased. At
tention was called to pinion wire,
which is worth over $4,000 per ton. 1t
takes 754 hair springs to weigh one
ounce, and 100000 of them are re-
quired TO make a ton. These trifles are
not at all expensive per piece, but a
ton of metal worked up into them has
value of over 100000. The most ex-
pensive ton of metal mentioned was one
which if made up into the tiny instru-
ments used by dentists for extracting
the nerves from the teeth, would be
worth s.. 100000. The relation between
the crude metal and the articles into
W ich it is made seems not very Close.
and only a careful computation gives an
approximate idea of what a single ton
of iron or steel can represent in cash
value.-N. y. Ledger.