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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-04-24
THE RAIL-SPLITTER.
Stories of Abraham Lincoln in Early
Life.

In the summer of the year 1880
Abraham Lincoln exercise d the right of
majority and started out to shift for
himself. When he left his home to
start life for himself he went empty
handed. He was already some months
over 21 years of age, but he had moth
ing in the world, not even n suit of
respectable clothes: and one of the first
pieces of work he did was ito split 400
rails for every yard of brown jeans
dyed with white walnut bark that
would be necessary to make him pair
of trousers" He had no trade, no pro-
fession, no spot of land, no patron, no
influence. Two things recommended
him to his neighbors-he was strong
and he was n good fellow.
His strength made him n valuable
laborer. Not that he was fond of hard
labor. Mrs. Crawford says: ABE was
no hand TO pitch into work like killing
snakes" but when he did work it was
with an ease and effectiveness which
compensated his employer for the time
he spent in practical jokes and extern
poraneous speeches. He would lift as
much as three ordinary men, and My,
how he would chop!" says Dennis
Hanks. His AK would fash and bite
into Il sugar tree or sycamore, and
down it would come. If you heard him
fellin' trees in a clearin' you would
say there was three men at work by
The way the trees fell Standing six
feet four, he could outfit. outwork and
outwrestle any man he came in contact
with. Friends and employers were
proud of his strength. and bCasted of
it, never failing to pit him against any
hero whose strength they heard vaunt-
ed. lie himself was proud of it, and
throughout his life was fond of comPar-
ing himself with tall and strong men.
He drove the oxen on the removal
of the Lincoln family from Indiana to
Illinois, he tells us, and according to
a story current in Gentryville, he sue
cecded in doing fair peddlcr's bust
ness on the route. Capt. William Jones,
in whose fathers store Lincoln had
spent so many hours in discussion and
storytelling. and for whom he had
worked the last winter he was in Indi-
ana. says that before leaving the state
abraham invested all his money. some
G-iirty odd dollars. in notions. ~ sej
Of knives and forks was the largest
item entered ca the bill" SAYS Mr.
Zones: the other items were needles.
pins. thread, buttons and other little
domestic necessities. When the Lin
coins reached their new home near De
catUr. III. Abraham wrote back To my
father, stating that ne had doubled
his money on Ills purchases by selling
them along the road. -McCIure's Mag
aZine
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-04-24
SPRING HATS.
Styles That Are Popular with the Ladies
just Now.

just Now.
Large hats have not appeared vet
They Will probably form part of the
summer millinery, but for the early
spring the eapote and toque are pre-
ferred. and these are generally made
of fancy straws. vioIets and gauze. :
beautiful flower hat however. has
rather a wide straight brim. The
shape is made of wired black net. but
the whole brim is covered with Parma
Violets, with the leaves making an edge
about the face. The crown is encircled
by pink roses, with many green leaves
and a cluster of leaves and stalks rises
up on one side. The whole chapeau is
draped with a light cloud of green
tulle. This use of tulle is very modish
and appears on the majority OF spring
hats.
\ pretty walking hat is of a fancy
black straw and has rolling brim. Or
one side there is a double brim. and the
two are separated by a bunch of vio
lets. The hat is charmingly trimmed
with white gauze, greenish white
snow-balls and Parma violets. Some
trim little toques are made entirely Of
violets, with punches of tulle and fancy
quilts on one side.
The regular style of trimming is en-
tireiy abandoned-in fact. spring mil
linery seems to have gone to the other
extreme. Hats are turned up in every
odd way possible, and toques are
trimmed either in front or on one side.
so as to do away with any regularity of
for. Some little toQues for theatcr
wear have crowns of cloth-of-gold; and
toque with fiaring wings is of cloth
of-silver embroidered with gold and
trimmed with pink roses.
But to describe some of Nirot's pref
tiest spring models. There are num-
ber of fancy black straws trimmed
with velvet in the bright green that is
so modish now. One has the rolling
brim turned up in an irregular three
cornered shape, and an additional trim
ming of pink roses and black cock
plumes. \ dear little toque is of shot
blue and green straw. There is a ruf-
fled band of peacock's plumage resting
on the hair. Many hats aud toques are
trimmed with violets. and profusiou
of tulle is used. Neck boas are huge
ruffles of two shades of tulle, with n
double green jabot in front. \ charm
ing one of green and violet tulle accom-
panies a toque of violets and fancy
green straw arranged with a pale
green cloud of tulle.-N. Y. Tribune.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-04-24

Corn calls to mind the duke of Mari
borough's first experience with green
corn on the cob. The incident was re
lated by a gentleman who happened II
travel in the same train with the duke
the day he arrived in New York. 1t
was the Newport train. Presently the
duke went into the dining car TO gre;
a bit of luncheon 1t happened to be
in the green corn season, and he no
ticed that nearly everybody in the car
was eating the corn from the cob He
had never seen anything like it before.
He asked the waiter what il was. or
dered a portion. and. receiving it. bit
into it as he would bite into an apple.
He had attempted to bite into the COZ
and had evidently received n shock
too great a shock to try the experiment
again; for. upon being told that he
must spread butter, salt and pepper on
the corn and bite gently, he perversely
took his fork and patiently picked the
kernels, one by one from the cob.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-04-24
HE CHANGED HIS MIND.
Praying for Death, the Lover Struggled
Against GU Nhen Menaced.


\ curious ease ot nervous hallucina-
ton is reported IN the London Tele-
graph. At bordeaux recently hyster-
ical trenchuan visited the tomb where
his beloved was Iald. Carrying lighted
candle and kneeiIng 10y ner coffin, he eX-
claimed passIonately: Would could
die! Would I could dIei" Just then the
wind closed the uoor and cNtInguIsned
the lIgnL. I he DeTeayed lover who mad
Just prayed for dsaUn rushed tor the
door; he could not open II: he tore at
1t, knocked, kicked, struggled. calling
loudly tor help. No answer, only the
utter silence and darkness ct the tomb
iiIs NIsn 90 die was forgotten lie sank
down and wept; ms tears were not for
ms beloved, but for himself lie felt
the panass OF hunger; ne thought of his
candle ana cut ut INTO four parts. lie
the nrst quarter the trst day, the
second quarter on the second day. the
JnITu the tnITd uay. and the last
quarter on the fourth day No more,
one more desperate effort 10 open the
door. Wnrn NJ suddenly opened and the
keeper OF the cemetery stood before
INN. the sunlight blinded him, and he
fell from exhaustion. lie had been
there JusJ four hours.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-04-24
To Roast a rore-ouarter of Lamb.

Take a nicely cut fore-quarter of
lamb, place it before quick fire, and
haste il well all the time ii Is cooking;
about n quarter of an hour before II Is
ready to take from the fire, dredge a
little -four over to froth and brown it.
When laid on a hot dish, slip the knife
between the shoulder and ribs TO
partially separate them, and place in
the aperture a slice of fresh butter,
squeeze of lemon and n small pinch of
cayenne; serve the lamb with "A paper
rufiie round the shank-bone and a little
good gravy under the joint (mint sauce
generally accompanies this dish Allow
quarter of an hour to twenty minutes
for every pound of meat to be roasted.
and remember that lamb, like all young
meat. should be thoroughly and well
cooked.-Good Housekeeping.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-04-24
A PRETTY GIRLS PROBLEM
Tried to Buy Postage Stamps at Les.
Than the Market Prize

Than the Market Price
The sad event chronicIed in the fol-
lowing lines occurred several davs ago
IN the small and MISUNDERSTANDING
structure on + street between Four
tcenth and Fifteenth, which the United
States government uses as a branch
rost office.
She was an extremely pretty girl.
with the brightest eyes. the pinkest
checks. the reddest lips, the cutest nose
and the sunshiniest face that had been
seen in that locality in years.
So pretty was she that the susceD-
tible clerk at the stamp window gulped
as if he had swallowed something as
she came tripping up to the window
and spoke to him.
Have you postage stamps?' she
asked, as innocently as if government
post Offices usually dealt in haystacls
and grindstones.
But the clerk never noticed that He
didn't notice anything but the spark
ling vision before him with three un-
stamped letters in its soft, white hand.
Yes, miss he responded. making Il
herculean effort to suppress his emo
ton.
Can l get three for a nickel?-'
Now, this clerk loved his little joke.
and man who will joke on a sacred
subject is fit for treason, strategy and
spoils.
Yes. miss he answered. and quite
tenderly. too.
'-Oh, how nice" she twittered. '.AIam-
ma said they never sold them any less.
no matter how many we wanted But
said | was sure they would. and now
won't mamma be surprised when /
tell her that l got three for nickel -
The coy, arch smile she sent fiutter-
ing through the window TO the clerk
was something TO be treasured in the
heart of any man To his dying day
i am sure she WILL" he murmured.
smiling back at her as best he could
under the circumstances.
''Nill you give me three, please and
she laid nickel down IN the window
before him.
He did not dare 10 look At her. hut
kept his eyes on the drawer W here the
stamps are confined.
As he picked out two tyvos and a one.
and laid them beside that soft. little
hand waiting for them on the window
Sill- there came into her beautiful
eyes such a look of tender reDruacb
that he went right over to the regiStr-
clerk and registered a solemn vow ihaf
Lever no, never again. would ne per
Init his sense of duty to duh the fircr
faculties of his feeling.-Was hington
Star.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-04-24
EBENSBURGPA. FRIDAY, APRIL "A, 1885,
GOOD BREAKFAST DISHES.
List of Delightful Recipes for the
Spring-Time breakfast Table.

Spring-Time breakfast Table.
1t is your home woman with a prac-
ticaI knowledge of the advantages of
genuinely good living that knows the
first meal of the day should be a
nutritious one. The breakfasts should
be well cooked, the dishes appetizing
and good to look at.
For all welI-appointed breakfasts
fruit, either raw or cooked in some
way, generally begins this repast.
Apples cooked in this manner as n
breakfast dish are a welcome varia-
ton: For a family of six take eight or
ten fine soft tart apples, peel, core,
slice and set to soak for at least three
hours in sugar moistened with brandy
and lemon juice. Drain from this and
fry to a clear brown in butter, sprinkle
well with powdered sugar and CHINA
mon; then serve.
1t is to the southern housckeepcr
that we owe the cooking of hot breads
in all their perfection. To make what
is called pone, upon one quart of white
cornmeal pour just enough boiling wa
ter to scald it through. After stirring
it thoroughly, let 1t stand until cold;
rub into il piece of butter about the
salt. Beat two eggs until light, with
out separating. add them to the meal,
mix well, add one pint of sour milk or
buttermiik, beat until smooth. Dis
solve one teaspoonful of soda in II
tablespoonful of boiling water stir
in the mixture, turn into CREASED bak-
ing pan and bake in a quick oven for
35 minutes. This is a fine corn bread
l.
Baked eggs as delicacy for the early
meal is unsurpassed In good hot
oven on a stoneware platter melt 4
large lump of butter. When thor
oughIy softened shake it all over the
dish in order to grease it well. On
this hot butter drop six fresh eggs as
if for poaching. When the whites are
set they are done. This should be
served with long and narrow pieces of
toast without crust, which viii act as a
garnish for the edge of the dish.
Eoston can boast of fine brown
bread. and equally so the Boston brown
hash. which IS an excellent breakfast
dish. Chop up the remains of any
cold meat. either beef or mutton. At
the bottom of the dish put a layer Of
mashed potatoes (cold ones viii an
SNcrb- ht-n n layer OF meat, then a
strata of stale bread crumbs. season
with salt and pepper. here and there q
few bits of butter, and moiSten with a
half cup of beef gravy; then another
layer of potatoes. Drop a knife into
milk and smooth over the top. Bake
in q moderate oven until "A nice brown
Serve hot.
For a cheese omelette break u eggs
into bowl. beat lightly with fork for
4 minute only; add one cupful of mill.
and two ounces of American or Par
meSan cheese grated. season with salt
and pepper. Put in n frying pan two
ounces OF butter, when melted pour
in the eggs. When they thicIen suiii-
cicntly. fold in two and serve immc-
diatCly. The best made OmclCttc W il
spoil if kept waiting.-Detroit Free
Press.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-04-24

1t would be hard 10 surpass the gentle
humor of the following primary school
ma'am's story: Maggie came into
school after recess recently, chewing
vigorously" she began. Il thought
that perhaps she was finishing an apple
or piece OF candy. 50 did not say any
thing TO her. 1 happened to look in
Maggie's direction about half an hour
afterward and noticed that the masti-
eating process was going on as
hard as ever OF course. l Immediately
Jumped at the conclusion that she was
chewing that chiIdren's delight and
teachers horror-gum- l called Mag
gle up to my desk and accused her of
chewing gum. She denied il at once
She stopped chewing, but had had no
time TO remove the gum, for watched
her closely as she came TO my desk from
her seat. 1 talked rather sharply 10
her. and she finally broke down and he
gan TO cry 1 was only uinding it for
Katie Jones', she sobbed. Portland
(Me.) Express
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-04-24
UNCLE WILLIAMS WISDOM.
Some Sage Observations on the FraiItte.
of Men

Some Sage Observations the Fraflties
of Men
l have known u few men to paw out
lawed debts for conscienee's sake. but
every time l have traded horses with
one of them he took all manner of
pains to hide the rinC-bones and spav-
ins and git the big end OF the deal.
The first political candidate voted
for believed in old-fashioned methods
and stole $1,000. Ever since then
have been voting for reform caudi-
dates, and the stealings have steadily
advanced from $4,000 to all they could
possibly Iay hands on.
When | hear of a man being friend
less | do not put il down to any short
cominCs OF his On the contrary. l
know that he Lent the first 80 five dol
lars 10 ten dollars apiece and so es-
tranged them, and the last so were re-
fused and thus driven to talk against
him. The worlds friendship X more
10 he dread ID than the worlds enmity
There's heaps - men who'll cheer
fully spend two hours any day teachin'
dog to jump over n stick, but If their
grown-up children don't know the al
phabet they never worry over the fact
1t took the old man Parker ten years
to make up his mind that it only rslined
- days and nights instead of 30. and
just as he had IL all settled they car
rieri the whole family of TO the poor
house as paupers-
\ man makes a fool Of himself about
once a month durin' his natural life.
and vet because his horse ball.s once
a year he jumps ON his hat and wants
To shoot somebody or somethin' right
off quick.
1 may he mistaken about IL. but II
has always seemed TO me that the
principal object in maxim campaign
speeches Was TO glve a few hundred
men opportunity to lie about those
who couldn't agree with EN- on mat
ters in general
We could probably have had chest
nuts without WORMS If ANYBODY had
thought 10 mention IL in time. but as
we were all busy aSkin' after 'taters
without any pits in 'em the chestnuts
were overlooked This bein' the case,
the wiser way Is 20 take what. comes
or turn To peanuts.
II isn't b-in' disaPpinted IN the big
things OF life which hurt a man the
worst. The defeated candidate for
governor gifts over II after a few days,
but the man who i kicked while ap-
piyin' mutton-taiIer 90 the sore heel
OF q mule can't feel right towards the
world under II months-DetFoit Free
Pres
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-04-24
Hunting Deer with a camera.

An important part of the modern
sportsman's paper is the pictures. \
part of the up-to-date sportsman's out
fit is a camera, and no trophy, to his
mind, equals a good picture of wild life
in the woods. The Sportsmen's Re
view has such picture in a recent is
sue 1t shows two does walking. one
behind the other, on their way TO Il
spring somewhere beyond, along the
foot of hill slope, where thick bushes
are shown. even 10 the little twigs. Ths
deer are looking asllantly toward the
camera, as if watching an unexplained
contrivance on three wooden legs part
" concealed in the brush. The pho
tograPher of game running wild has
to be the stillest, crafticst kind of Il
still hunter. He must find his game
in open places on fair days. but once ne
gets good shot. without the nisfor-
tune of missfire, he is the happiest Of
mortais.-N. Y. World.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-04-24
GENERAL LA6OR NOTES.

Printers of Toronto are unionizing
the town.
The new bicycle workers union starts
ont with 2.COO members.
All state printing of Nevada bears the
printers union label.
\ S50g.OO0 iron mill has been erected
by coopcrators at Edinburgh. Scotland.
The Federation of Agricultural La
bor of Denmark comprises % branches.
Labor exchanges are being formed in
England, Switzerland, Germany and
India.
Laborers and farmers of Hollister,
Cal. have organized a cooperative com
pany-
I-pholsterers of Philadelphia now
have the nine-hour day and better con
ditions otherwise.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-04-24
EAps oF FAMOUS MEN.
Mental Eccenfricifies OF People Who Have
Earned Wide Celebrity

Mental Eccenfricifics OF People Who Have
Earned Wide Celebrity
Genius is spontaneous fuctuating
and wholly ineNplicalIe, but with all
of its bcwildering mysticism and IN
tervals Of childish weakness the world
pays lasting tribute TO its strange
phenomena, and would at any moment
gladly possess itself Of il. says Sunny
South. Genius, in which we find the
fiery threads of passion woven, Is al
most always attended 10y mental eccen-
tricities or physical impotency- .I'I-
Iius Caesar was an eoileptic, whereas
Dr. johnson exhibited a senseless
habit in not being able TO pass a COT
tain post without first touching il with
his hands. and should he pass IL by
without conferring this mark OF dis
tinction he would retrace his steps as
soon As the slight occurred TO him and
lay his hands upon IL Ii is said his
head could not rest easy until this
childish performance had been gone
through with. yet we profess wonder
at a poor, ignorant negro who draws
a cross mark in the big road and
spits in il before daring TO turn back
Napoleon's hobby was counting the
blinds in the windows as he passed
through the streets and adding up the
numbers.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-04-24
Coming to America.

\ sight that viii linger long in the
memory was witnessed recently at the
Care st. Lazare. Huddled together
against the wall. with bundles of
clothes piled around them. and
dressed in costumes strange to the Vile
lumicre, were 200 beings. They looked
like hunted dogs and clung together.
dazed at the noise and light In truth
they were a band of Armenians flying
from their country. Without knowing
word of English, they have decided
to go to America to seek "a fortune.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-04-24
Cream Cake.

Beat one tablespoonful of butter. the
yolks of two eggs and three-fourths of a
cup of sugar together. until light; then
add one cup of water; add one table
spoonful of baking powder to one and
one-fourth cups of flour, and sift care
fully. Stir this into the other mixture
and beat thoroughly;t then stir in the
well-beaten whites of the eggs. and bake
in two or three layers. This may be put
together with soft icing or with a mix
ture of fruit and Boston Globe.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-04-24
The Most Crowded spot on Earth.

The most crowded spot on the earth S
surface * that portion of the city of
TaIetta. Island of Malta, known as the
..AIauderaggio.' In the whole OF
VaIctta the proportion is 10000 human
beings to the square mile, but in the
Manderacgio there is one locality IN
which there are = 574 persons living on
a plot of ground less than two acres
and a half III extent This would give
no less than 100000 persons to the
square mile. or 1916 10 the acre. In
Liverpool. the most crowded city IN
Britain. the most densely populated
portions have only 116.4 to the acre
Atlanta Constitution
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-04-24
A Big Wheel.

The biggest wheel ever built in Amer
lea, outside of the Ferris wheel, will
be in operation at Bergen beach, new
resort nSw being put in order on
Jamaica bay, next season. 1t viii be
200 feet high, will be built entirely of
steel. and will be much lighter than
the Pittsburgh engineers worlds fair
wonder. From the wheel tourists who
take in Bergen beach next summer can
command an unrivaled view of the
ocean, Coney island and nearby re-
sorts and the whole of fBrooklyn.-Chi-
cago Chronicle.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-04-24
7 c. 4. SHARBAUGH'S !

gu will find the most complete assortment of Spring Clothing
VIII ind Mems ALI Wool Suits low So Better ones
500 to rs. Boys Suits to fit boys age IA to 10 years,
= to Sl5 hiIds Suits age to IA years al 81, $3.50,
' II and SJalI we'll made, neatly trimmed and perfect
A a new shapes in Spring Hats and Fine Line of Gents
ans every description. Also the best assortment in
ngTn cambria of Mems, Boys Ladies', Misses and Children
Sfm 81 TO- ; 30 the par-al goods and latest styles.
you desire wc-made and neat fitting Clothing and Shoes it
~'e Than pay you to buy from
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-04-24

Muscadine" is disease to which
siIl<worms are liable. 1t consists of
fungus growth in the body, which
breaks through the skin and speedily
kills the insect.
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Advert sing Rates.

BUSINESS items, nrst insertion, lOc per line
subsequent Insertions. Sc. per line
Administrators and Executors Notices 81 %
So -, go
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uIn OF society and communications desfgnsd 70
cAIl attention 70 any matter of limited or fndf
vidual interest must be paid for as adyerts.nents
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