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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-08-14
WHALE ON A CABLE.
The Insulation Damaged by the Founder
Ing of the big Fish

Submarine cables are usually i'm
bedded in the Shiny bottom of the
ocean, but at certain points they hang
Ike wire bridges over deep submarine
valleys, so that whales and other large
inhabitants of the deep may become
dangerous To the cable Once in awhile
il is the cable that becomes dangerous
to the whales. as recently shown IN an
accident TO the western Brazilian
cable. There was some trouble with
the wire, aud after many futile efforts
the seat of the trouble was discovered
10 miles north of Santa Catharina- The
repair ship Viking was sent TO repair
the damage, and began TO take up the
cable near where the seat of trouble
had been located. After the cable
proper had been grappled and was
taken up on the large drums provided
for the purpose it MAS found that II
fioated very much easier and was more
buoyant than was ordinarily the case
The reason WIS discovered when in a
Of more than 90 feet in length came up
with it, 1t appears that the whale
had become caught under the cable
and, not being able Ia lift II nor 10 90
forward or back, il suffocated. since
ii could no more rise to the surface BY
its last spaSms or attempts To free IT
self the whale had damaged the cable
so that the Insulation was rubbed off
and the wire became useless This Is
the third case of the kind. since a sim
liar case once happened in the Persian
gulf and another on the Peruvian coast
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-08-14
AN ELABORATE MOSAIC.
Executed for Beautiful Palace
Vienna.

vienna.
The British yice-consul in Venice in
his last report says that mosaics still
continue in great demand there, says
the London Times. \ well-known com
pany executed last year splendid mo-
sale for palace now In course OF con-
struction in Vienna 1t measures 1000
square feet and is copied from cartoons
by the painter, Edward Weith. 1t rep
resents the five parts of the world Eu-
rope stands in the center of the frieze,
represented by the symbolic figures of
its various nations, having on one side
the emblems of industry and trade and
at the top the emblem of the flying
genius of light. On the right are the
figures OF Asia, India, China and Japan,
with their IA jahs, mandarins and the
allcgorical chrysanthemum. Next fol-
lows Africa, with camel-drivers, palm
trees and other African symbols; on
the left, America and Australia, with
natives on horseback and on foot, foli-
age and other emblems.
All this variety of types, from the
fair CiFcassian down to the negro. and
the display of costumes, from the most
decorative TO the simplest, have enabled
the painter to arrange pa figures with
great delicacy of color and in an artis-
tic manner. Over these figures, which
rest on an ornamental base, blue sky
reflects all around its light so as to
unite all the tints of the mosaic and to
give the whole harmony of effect
which Is said TO be most delightful to
the eye. The same company is execut-
ing another important mosaic for the
apse of the Guards chapel at the Wei
lington barracks in London from car
looms
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-08-14
a MASCULINE WEAKNESS.
Every dan Carries His FavorIte Remedy
Always with Him

Always with Him.
II Is customary Tor men 10 sneer
good-naJuredIy al the physical weak
ness 81 the opposite sex. but women
would doubtless i,,. surprised could they
know how generally ID, medicinal rem
cdy habit permeateS the ranks of their
masculine friends. Think over your list
OF male ;ieqUain1auc,-~ and pick out the
few who have no ailments and carr,
no bottles, powders or preparations.
] hey VIII H. very few indeed. unless
your list includes but very fry, Young
men. says the New York Herald.
II has been said that every woman
lnows the he>1 face wash on earth and
Il willing 1u part with her secret only
on comIulSion. hut VIII .ry ANYTHING
else suggested sy a friend. but men
are the mos, obstinate. believers ia SOY
eIei-n remedies. Every man carries al
least one remedy IN his inside pocket
and X willing 10 unload n on ANYBODY
v ho viii listen OF dare To test Ills in
fallibility. I have known four or five
Notwithstanding men iu al group. not one
OF whom would he SUSPECTED of ever
being III. draw concealed walls or T--l-
lets and litIic unsupported boxes of pills
and astcnishinEly worded prescriptions
from their confidential hiding places.
and discourse most learnedly upon their
miraculous power.
In every ease of this kind there has
been At some time. more OF less remote.
an apparent Justification OF merit
claimed from which rimc and hence
forth forever that particular individual
goes eonten1edly and even boastinGiy
bound TO that medicinal chariot wheel
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-08-14
MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT.
President McCosh's Novel Method OF Com
plying with "A Request.

plying with Request.
President McCoSh. of Princeton. Is
the subject of this story, SAYS he New
York Gail. which iS Vouched for bv old
Princeton men: The venerable doctor
was accustomed to lead the morning
exercises in the chapel every day. and
during the exercises in tine chapel gave
out the notices to the students The
closing exercise was a feryent PRAYER
by the doctor. One morning. after ne
had read the notices as usual. a student
karge's French class would be at nine
O'Clock that day, instead OF $50. a.
usual. DIR. McCoSh said IL WAS too late
but the student insisted that Prof.
karge would be much disappointed If
the notice was not read The exercises
went on, and the doctor forgot all about
the notice. He started TO make the final
prayer. He prayed for the president uf
the United States. the members of the
cabinet. the senators and representa-
tives, the governor of New Jersey. the
mayor and other officials of Princeton.
and then came to the professors and IN
structors in the college. In the mean
time Prof. Krage's notice came into his
mind and the assembled students were
asuonished to hear the venerable preSi-
dent say: And, q Lord, bless Prof.
Karge, whose French class Will he held
this morning AT nine o'clock, instead of
II y: 80, as usual.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-08-14
PEACEFUL BY NATURE.
The Egyptian Abhors Warfare. Did
His Fathers Before Him


The ordinary Egyptian Is by instinct
utterly opposed to military life. The
last thing he wants TO do an the world i
TO fight He hates the pomp and cir
cumstance of glorious war, and nothing
in his nature is appealed to by the idea
of strife and combat.
He is n good-tempered. pleasure-lov-
ing man, and for 5000 years his ances-
tors before him have loathed the clash
of steel. Go back as far as you ike an
Egyptian history and you viii never
find a trace of the Viking spirit m the
inhabitants of the Nile valley. The sue
ceSsfuI wars of the Pharaohs were
waged by mercenaries, and the papyri
show that the military calling was
always described as pure evil. The rec
ords show little delights in battle. hut
plenty of picturesque contrasts between
the horrible miseries endured by the
soldier in the field and the pleasant.
snug life of the civilian tribe.
The spirit of the old Dane who when
he felt death approaching put on his
armor, because ne would not die like a
cow in his house, has no echo in the
past or in the present of the true
Egyptian.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-08-14
TWO SKELETONS.
One Il over Pour Tunes A. Large a. N
other.

SHS - pNSF Fnnr I1mss Large the
other.
The largest and smallest skeletons of
humanity ever preserved are KEEP, in
the museum of be ROYAL COLLEGE OF sur
geonS. in LincoIu-s Ina Fields. London.
says the ST. Louis PoSt-DiSp4tch. One
Is eight feet four inches in height. The
other Is less than TWO feet.
Charles Byrne. the famous Irish
giant who was more generally known
as el;rien. died I'm l7S8. when he was
- years old His caf,arity for liquor
was IA keeping with his high physical
proi"rfiu ions 80 keen was ms anguish
over losing all his property to-,,it.
300 note. that be- drank n eaSk OF
ale In one day. The DAY following he
was dead
liryue had "a great dread Of becoming
"a dl~~eciiHC-ropm subject. n. made a
bargain with % fisherman I.efor, IA. died
10 take his body out into the channel
and throw IL oy-ri-ag-a
Hunter. the English surgeon. learned
of this arrangement and iry paving he,
fishermen $500 Ie prevailed anon tll..m
To carry oui their Bargain, 10 thr letter.
but io attach rone To tf-s. l.slN and
drag IT. mp again after a. had been inn
meTSed- The fishermen served two
masters and Hunter got the body.
Inc tiny skeleton l. thar OF Caroline
Craohami. the SiciIian dwarf. who was
exhibited In Europe in the early part
OF the century The child did not grow
after birth. and before sh,, reached her
teens she died.
Her body. ir Is said zyas s,Id TO-, T.7-s,-
ish surgeon 10y her parents.
heNide the giants frame stands one.
OF the boots he wore when he died The
skeleton Of the dwarf can be slipped
into IL as easily as "a pipe stem.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-08-14
OUR DAILY BREAD.
The Kind Most Common Now was Ia
known Last Century

known Last Century
Much rye bread was eaten in this
country in the beginning OF the century
and much rye and Indian heallhfui
compound that disappeared when stoves
superseded the huge brick oven i'm which
the maize Ingredient was rendered di-
geStiblt by being cooked all nig h1- The
snowy wheaton loaf. as the staple bread
of the land. dates only back Ia the oul-
tiyation OF the wheat fields OF New
York in the early part of this century;
and simultaneously there seems To arise
fashion Of W hite bread The using
OF bread made from anything less than
the best GensSee -four Was thought a
mark OF poverty. About 1Sto there APP
I,eared about an even distribution Of
dyspepsia throughout the northern and
enStern states. more especially among
thos,. Uell-to-do people who used only
the best Genesee.- One Investigation
announced that the root of he mischief
iav IN robaing the wheat Of lis he~5. ele-
mentS in the process OF milling. and
taking away its outer coating. This
man WAS Sylvester Graham mono
maniac on his own hobby, hut he ren-
dered an Important service L. the SCI
ence Of alimentation. though the ePi-
thet bran bread was derisiyely APP
piled TO the sort that stil bears his
name
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-08-14
HIS FIRST LION.
Hunter Stands Still and Simply Stares at
Ia

In Lion Hunting in Somaliland,"
Capt. Melhs tells how he met his first
Hon-or, rather. two. He had been
out on a hunt, finding nothing better
than eazellcs and anteloPes, and at
nightfall, after supper, lit his pipe and
strolled to the river bank After few
minutes spent in meditation he started
To return and saw lion and a lioness.
not more than 20 yards distant, eyeing
him attentively. Capt. Mellis had not
even a knife with him, and felt certain
that if he called for help the beasts
would pounce on him So he did the
only thing possible-hc stood stock still.
hoping'they might take him for an in
animate object. They growied once or
twice, as if they suspected something,
but finally drank and went away quiet
Iy. After that he never stirred without
a weapon of some kind.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-08-14
A Double-A Action Joke

Dumas fils tells of double-acting joke
which he played on Meissonier, who
was a botanist in his hours of leisure
The famous dramatist sent him paper
containing the dried roe of a herring,
telling him that it was the seed of "a
very rare plant. "Ifow are the seeds
coming on?' he asked the great paint
er the next time he saw him "Oh,
beautifully; L have planted them in
a circle" And he took the astonished
Joker to a corner of the garden where
the heads of young herrings were just
meaning out
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-08-14
TEN AT q Birth.
Recorded Cases which Beat That OF the
Indiana Farmers Wife.

Recorded Cases Which Beat That OF the
Indiana Farmers Wife
One OF the beSt-known physicians in
the city, apropos of the case reported
in Indiana of the German farmers wife
who presented him with SIN children
OF practically the same age, said:
Even triplets are quit rare, and such
cases as this are still moHe rare; yet in
stances are recorded in medical annals
of the birth OF six. seven. eight. nine. and
even ten children AT one time. IL -
very rare, however, that any Of he chill
dren live where there are more than two
at a birth, although case Is recorded
10y Chambon of quintuplets, all of HON
survived their baptism for short
period l heard not long ago of n Texas
woman who gave birth TO SIX children,
and there * a ease in Chicago where
four fully ly-det'eloTed children were born.
who lived for some time. According 10
statistics kept boy DIR. Churchill, Of Eng
land, twins occur once IN 50 births. but
of 81, al births five cases only were those
of tripletS
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-08-14
Imprudent, But Gushing.

Young women who take books at the
circulating library are imprudent to
use their pages as blotters. They are
doing wrong also, for it is against the
rules. \ copy of Lord Ormond and
His Aminta," which has been in use in a
Philadelphia library, held in front of d
mirror revealed the inscription: Il
send you my heart with kiss" All
women finish their letters with that
phrase, which cannot therefore betray
anybody, but in this case the signature
was there
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-08-14
1t Might Have Been Red Ink.

\ certain actor who wished 10 intro
duce innovations into Hamlet pro
posed TO play the part of the Danish
prince in n red cloak. which intention
he communicated Ia Sir Henry Irving.
who said: VERY We'll; l do not see
anything shocking in that" ''But IL il
rieht?" inquired the interlocutor. Il
dare say it IS" replied Irving. Red
was the color of mourning of the roy al
house of Denmark But how do you
get over this? persisted the other.
quoting the words: - 'Tis not alone my
inky coat, good mother We'll" re
piled the ShaIespearean. calmly. Il
suppose there Is suen a thing "a red ink,
is there not?-
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-08-14
The Sea Cucumher.

Thessea cucumber, one OF the curious
ieIIv bodies that inhabit the ocean, can
practically efface himself while III dan
ger by squeezing the water out OF ms
body and forcing himself into narrow
crack, so narrow as not 10 be visible 10
the naked eye. He can throw out near
ly the whole of his inside, and yet live
and grow it again.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-08-14
A RUSSIAN PHlLANTHRoPIST.
Bought the Freedom of the Serfs of His
Native VILLAGE.

There died recently in Moscow a man
who in the last 20 years gave $1,000
600 to charity. He was State Councillor
Jermakoff, who came from poor famt-
H. His first public act which excited
general attention was the purchase of
the freedom of all the seTfs living IN
his native village. This cost him Sl20,
OOU He came to the rescue of the poor
people time and time again when the
harvests failed. His funeral was one
of the largest ever seen in the old burial
place of the Russian cars, thousands
OF the poor of the capital following the
Philanthropist's body to the grave
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-08-14
stupid Litigation.

a stupidity obstinate piece of litigation
has just been settled by the house of
lords. Two Aberdeenshire land owners
quarreled over the right to fish in the
River Dee, which borders their estates
for $50 yards. Both admitted that the
fishing was of no value, but they had
spent $4,000 to have their rights de-
LII
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-08-14

Before the Gauls were conquered by
the Romans they had boots or shoes
with soles in which were silver headed
nails. Some of these have been discov-
cred in late years. The latter kind of
boots and shoes-the long pointed ones
so familiar i'll pictures of the 14th
century, and others, are more generally
known
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-08-14
listen for Angel Music.

The children at Bethlehem are told
by their mothers that on Christmas eve
a choir of angels sings above the place
where Christ was born. Travellers say
that on this evening scores. and some
times hundreds, of children may be seen
in the open air, looking up into the sky
waiting TO hear the angels sing.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-08-14
Sabbath in Scotland.

Seotland's Sabbath is losing its sane
: tity. Driving, cycling and golf on Sun
day have now been followed by vote
of the Glasgow corporation throwing
open the public bath-houses for four
hours on Sunday morning.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-08-14
Titled Thieves

A princess. countess duchess ana
the daughter of a reigning prince were
among the 1000 thieves, professional
and unprofessional, arrested IN PARIS
during the first six months OF last year
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-08-14
The Real Thing.

YES said The meek-looking man.
I've no doubt you've had some great
hunting experience in your travels
abroad"
Il have. indeed"
Buffalo hunting?"
"YeS.'
'And bear hunting?
''Of course
well, just come round and let my
wife take YOU house hunting and bar
gain hunting with her. Then you'll
begin TO know what real excitement is.
Washington Times.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-08-14
ancient Makers of Shoes.

SboemalSers were at first called san
daJ-makers. and there is little doubt
that. sandals and rough buskins, or
soclls Covering the legs like galters),
were the first specimen OF shoes-
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-08-14

,- cash 10 advance.---..-...-... %
4 spy, ! !e'-' % rnf paid within months. l.a5
-. -, Iut pUid within months. 2 90
~ not paid within the year.- 2-;,5
-asidIng outside of the county
b. pei,,..ii,,,l Ter year will be charged to
ID addition
s1a-'' .,r VIII the above terms be de-
ID no v4 those who don consult their
ir0u. - yTny in advance must not eX-
Slsrests -, ~ IN me same footing as those who
be plAtSf ,,-f pe distinctly understood fro2
-rour paper before you stop 1t, II stop
e. none nl,,s sai isalawaSI ia soc sn0r5. NO q."'
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-08-14
Cincinnati.

Cincinnati is worth s1ss, Isl $50, and
has debt of S26, ,240,1 ,197-
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-08-14
Lrjn Freeman
,.rubrrsned weekly at
srrRe. c'"HF.A CO., fhNNA''
,yI.NES Il. HASSON,
Freeman
.crtDtfOn Rates.

Iu,.sa circulation
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-09-14
EARL LIS mi
Free Coinage in the United States Would
benefit the Silver Countries.

Free Coinage in the United States Would
Benefit the Silver Countries.
BANFF, N. w. T., Sept. l4.-Dr.
Horsey, representative Of the Canadian
government, had a long interview with
Ii Hung Chang while en- route here. In
it Joseph Chamberlain was discussed.
do you think Chamberlain q great
man? p the viceroy was asked.
II do"
"What is your e~xcellency's opinion p
said the doctor.
II agree with you; / believe he will
yet be the prime minister of England.
He has great ability"
In discussing financial affairs, the
viceroy asked many questions and in
turn was asked for his opinion on the
silver question in the United States.
He replied:
my opinion is no doubt different
from yours, because I look at it from q
Chinese standpoint. If a silver presi-
dent is elected in the United States IL
viii benefit China. in that it win en-
nance the value OF Chinese silver
money, and in q like manner, OF course,
1t viii benefit all the great silver
nations :.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-09-14
assessment Jurisdiction in the United
States. North Dakota has had eleven
assessments in the same length Of time.

assessment jurisdiction IN the United
States. North Dakota has had eleven
assessments in the same length of time.
A new township atlas, of Lake county
has Just been issued by H. j. Stott from
from the Inder endent Office, compiled
by w. r. Smythe. Each township is
drawn on a scale of an inch 10 the mile
wi h the names of every owner OF real
estate clearly printed on his estate.
Plats of Madison, Wentworth, Winfred
and Ramona are also set forth, and the
location of DO undarles, creeks, school
houses, ETC., are verified by the latest
county records. The work is all neatly
and clearly done, and is an invaluable
reference book.
( Among the attractions OF the Lake
county fair will be the bicycle races next
Saturday afternoon. In the three-mile
handicap there will be three prizes, first
an o~vercoat worth $3.50; second, a pair
of pants to order, Sc; third a pair OF
shoes worth 50. Ladies two-third mile
race, first, hat worth Sc; second, guard
chain, $3.50; third combination set OF
buttons and shirt studs, 500. Girls,
under IA years, two.third mile trace,
first prize, gold pen and holder worth 81;
second, silver tea bell, 81; third, combin-
alton pocket book and card case, $3.50.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-09-14
wonderlana %.

Is the name Of the Northern Pacifc's
Q tourist book for 1886. The cover
design will prove q happy surprise to
lovers OF the artistic, and it's illustrations
will be fully up to the standard OF it's
predecessor. One OF its principal char
acters recounts q hut after the we'll
known, yet rare, Rocky Mountain or
White GOat. made by the author in
Septembsr. 1895, In the defles of the
Bitter Root Range. One at all inclined
to big game hunting will want to read
shout that hunt. An account OF a trip
through Yellowstone Park on horseback
will also prove interesting. Six cents in
stamps ssnt TO Chas. Fee, General Pas
ssnger Agent, at. Paul, Mimi, will
secure tie book.