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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-06-11
NEW OPERA GLASSES.
What Science and Art Have Don, ,o
improve ThenIer BinocuInr.

The theater-going young man and his
tailCr-made sister, To all appearances
carry no glass at all, but when the act
begins they pull from their pockets
Hat little envelopes of leather. not
larger than would be needed to hold n
folded sheet of medium-siZed note Da-
per Hers Is of brown elephants skin.
edged with gold, and her initials set on
at the point of the flap, her address
across the front side
His envelope is likely enough of
sweet-smelling russia leather. and both
are lined with satin. Their contents
prove to be nothing less than a pair of
opera glasses without barrels. The
small and large lenses, framed in mar
row rims of pearl, are hinged To " hat
looks like a silver gilt II, with a central
bar. The central bar shows a wheel
and numbered plate for fixing the 70
Gus, a short skeleton handle folds out
from across the small lenses, and in "A
trice this ghost of a commonplace
opera glass is fixed for use. and giving
complete satisfaction. At the close of
the play it folds up, is slipped into its
envelope and make a pocket package
not as bulky as a woman's purse minus
its contents.
just as convenient To carry. but not
so light to hold, is the collansable
glass, which on n central frame. draws
out as long as field binoculIr. or telr-
scopes into a handy pocket object. not
more than an inch high. Nearly all
these glasses are made of leather and
aluminium, to insure perfect light
ness when they are upheld; but for the
woman who observes the stage from a
box seat this Elittering metal Is not
quite luxurious enough.
Her glasses are mounted in tortoise
shell, cat very thick TO give the rich
brown and yellow tones more splen-
did GLOW. The long stick is elaborately
carved aEl fastened to the outer side
of one of the small light barrels by a
hinge. 50 that the little glasses can be
used as lorgnon would be. The wives
of millionaiTeS have their tortoise shell
trifies elaborate1y banded with jewels
end carry them in long, narrow satin
bags that have gold gate tops and hook
into the dress belt
When no handle is used. the tiny,
powerful glasses fit in cases Of he most
delicate wicker work. lined with satin
and prettily fastened with silver gilt
paddock. So light and delicate is all
this made that the wearer carries IL
dangling from the neck by "A long fine
gilt or silver chain.-BostOn Globe.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-06-11
A Champion lightweight

Remarkable in many ways. the ''tuls
gnat" of the far west is most curious
for its almost total Jack Of weight The
little insect has nearly microscopic
body but a relatively huge spread of
wings. which gives il the apparent
size of a mosquito. In some parts of
California ''tule gnats" swarm 80
dcnsely about burning lamps that sew
eIal times during an evening the dead
must be cleared away 10 give the light
q chance. In brightly iilumined stores
the gnats are veritlble otsts, and IL WAS
IN a Lake county (Cal-) drug store that
curious experiment WAS recCntig
made As many gnats were collected
as could lte heaPed upon a pan of the
apothecary's scales; the small, 81
weight in use To measure the most deli
cate drugs Was then put upon the op
posite pan and Was found To overbaI
anoe the mountain OF gnats--N- O.
Times Democrat
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-06-11
THE TURK AS a FIGHTER.
He VIII Run When He Thinks He L.
Getting Whipped.

Col. Francis V. Greene, L. s. A., re-
tired, who was sent by this government
To Russia during the last Turkish war
to represent the war department at
Washington, lately told of his observa
tions of the Turkish army while in bat
tie The Turks are individually good
fighters" said Col. Greene. They
are fine soldiers, very obedient, fanatic
in their religion and faIalists. The
Turks fights up to certain point and
when he thinks matters are going
against him, he will run. Not for any
lack of courage, but because he thinks
fate is against him. The Turkish sol
diers are well armed. During the Russ o.
Turkish war, the Turks were better
armed than the Russians. They are
well clothed, but the commissary and
transportation systems were fatally de
tective.
In numbers the peace strength is
10000 Greeks and 10000 Turks. and
these can probably be increased to
three times as many on each side. In
1877, the Turk put over 100000 men in
the field in EuroTc and over 100000 in
Asia, and they made a very much
stronger resistance than the Russians
anticipated. l think Russia put nearly
half "A million men in the field before the
war was over.
Turkey is bankrupt, but so She was
in 1877, and that won't stop her from
fighting. They will probably manage
to borrow enough money to buy guns
and ammunition. and they will get food
cut of their own country. The Turks
20 years ago fought an entirely defen-
Sive campaign. No reason why they
should not do so now. Their plan was
to seize some important point and
throw up Notifications which they con
structed with remarkable skill. and
then wait to bc attacked behind their
breastworks. They collected large
amounts of ammunition and provisions
in their forts and awaited attack. Some
times their positions were burned.
They were compelled to retreat. and
then they would abandon all their am
munitions and stores and fall back on
miles i'm the rear"
Col. Greene was asked his opinion as
to the relative strength of the armies of
Greece and Turkey. There is no ques-
ton. he said, that the Turks are more
than n match for the Greeks. But the
whole question is what stand the great
powers will take. They are all extremely
anxious to keep peace. because if the
war is once started among the great
powers it is impossible to say when il
viii end."-Detroit Free Press.
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WAR AND WARRIORS.

OF the 27.5OO muskets picked up at
Gettysburg after the battle $4,000 were
loaded. About half of them contained
two charges, about quarter from
three to ten and one piece contained p
Ii is believed that a ton of lead is
fired in the form of bullets for every
man killed in battle Statistics OF Eu-
ropean wars go to show that from 5000
to 10000 shots are fired for every per
son disabled
The President, since his Inaugural
tion. presented to John CARRIER, an old
soldier comrasle DOW residing in Bra
I'll. Ind. camp stool which he used
during the war Of the rebellion, and
CARRIER is probably the Proudest and
happiest man in the Hoosier state
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-06-11
BREvITIES OF FUN.

She-'lt must have taken a great deal
of persistence ON your part TO learn ~
play the violin 50 we'll" He--It did.
had TO go constantly armed for five
years.'-Life.
\ Cruel Cut.--I have seen better
days" began the mendicant- SO have
/" said the approached, hastily. But
l don't think this rain will last long"
Philadelphia North American
"Dah ain much use o sufferin' in
silence" said Uncle Eben Seems like
if dis worl' picks out anybody foh er
victim, it ain gwinter be saterfiezi
til he holIers.'-Wasbingto Star.
John" she began. casting aside her
paper. .-Wen?r lis that Maytloyver
log which has just been returned t. us
a piece of petrified wood. or just or
dinary oak >" - philadelphia North
American
Duffins-''Oh, don't believe in long
engagementsi Why, didn't know my
wife SIX weeks before I married her"
Mullins "Ah. / didn't know mine until
a month after / married her"-Tit-
Bits.
Mistress - why, Mary, YOU have
dated your letter week ahead Maid
----'Nis'm; il Will take over a week for
it to get to me mother. and she wouldn't
care to be reading old nevs.''-Boston
Transcript.
Success in Sight.-'Dr. HenslUw Is
one of the luckiest men | ever saw
'Lncky? / don't know how You make
him out lucky. He's to be tired for
hcresy. and may lose his pulpit"
That's just it He wrote book a
few years ago, that has never been
heard OF since IL came from the pub
hshers- Now that he is TO be tried. IL
will. of course. be one of the literary
sensations of the day" Cleveland
.Aa1ar
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-06-11
a Snnnlf SnIe

In one of the suburbs of Belfast trade
was duh, and the chief grocer in the
district found his earnings becoming
smaller day by day One morning an
old customer entered. In expectation of
something good, the grocer jumped up
from his seat, and. rubbing his hands.
said: well. missus, what can L get
you?''
"a ha'penny worth o soap" was the
reply.
oh" said the disgusted grocer. yell
be for washin' the canary to-day p
London Tit-Bits.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-06-11
IMPROVED FIREARMS.

Small bayonets or knives for use with
revolvers have long round shank to
extend into the muZZle of the revolver.
\ new design in repeating rifles has
n double chamber or magazine for
cartridges extending the length of the
barrel. each chamber being connected
in turn with the firing mechanism by
a lever in the stock.
Pneumatic recoil pads for firearms are
composed of pneumatic pad which
is strapped on the shoulder in position
to engage the end of the gun-stock,
one pad being sufficient for any number
of guns.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-06-11
1T is SAID

nat with money a man may pur-
chase all he wants most in the world
That those who are much together
grow singularly alike as time goes on
That memories of what we learn
through bitterness and sorrow may not
always be held in regret
That there is no emotion ever invent
ed of the devil or man that cannot be
controlled or purchased by hard cash
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-06-11
How 1t Happened.

"And so you are engaged to Cholly
Chubbins," said one girl.
"Yes," was the reply.
"How did he ever persuade you TO
marry him.
''Oh, he hasn't persuaded me to mar
ry HIM You know that lovely solitaire
ring he had?"
"YeS"
"well, wanted IL TO wear 10 pro
gressive eucher ty-'-lndianapolis
Journal.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-06-11

The half-doIlar is / 3-1eths of an
inch in diameter.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-06-11
-FOUR Cardinal PoisTs RESPECTING
HEADACHE.

Hgay-r f,,-ct that all Z very headache Is
~ b,,dacbcs are essen II prayer OF the cram
,.,Ir,. ,.r,r,,s Nv Utl,et- iai nerves for REST.-
IN, H. r,.r,.-s Won stor, Soothc them with KoPF
the headache. ALINH
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-06-11

houid vour headache
ou-- nervous. sick, pc
Tlpdlc. dyspcpiIC, or be
caused by worry. anxi-
ctv. cscesscs Of any Kind
or brain wearIncss, use
kGTFALINE-
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Don't let that cough hang

Don't let that cough hang
on any longer; it may make
you serious trouble and be-
come constitutional, and pos
sibly lead to pneumonia. You
will find that ordinary cough
specifics will not reach the
seat of trouble; you must
take something to build up
and reinforce the body.
SCOTS Emulsion of Cod-liver
Oil will usually do that when
every other thing fails, at
least that is the verdict of the
people as well as the medi-
cal profession. 1t is particu-
larly true of children and all
weak, delicate persons.
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FATAL FLAMES.
A rlan and Child Burned to Death in
BROOKLYN Fire.

NEW YORK, March 30-Fire de-
stroyed the frame house on Carroll
street, near Franklin avenue, Brooklyn.
early this morning Peter keenan,,
aged 40 and Marie Stewart, aged .,
We're burned to death in bed.
Every effort was made by the heroic
firemen to save the lives of the two un-
fortunates, but in vain. Several times
they attempted to enter the house but
the smoke drove them back.
Those who saw the fire say that it
was one of the quickest they ever wit
messed. 1t seemed but a very few mo-
ments from the first alarm before the
flames completely enveloped the build
ing and prevented anyone from enter
ing 1t was an old frame building and
the wood was dry and we'll seasoned.
Just what started the fire no one
knows It is thought, however, that it
may have been a match from the hands
of some thoughtless cigarette smoker
1t is believed that the two people died
painlessly, and the fire surprised them
in bed.
THREE LIVES LOST.
NEW YORK, March 30.-Fire broke
cut this afternoon in an apartment
house at 81 West One Hundred and
Fifth street.
Three persons on the top floor lost
their lives. They are: Mrs. G. II. Toll
linger and three-year- daughter and
Miss c. E. Ryan. who was visiting the
TollingerS
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WeinStOCk, Lubin C Co., 4OO-4I2 n Street.

morning. No lives were lost The Ell
Rio Rey was anchored in the swift cur
rent. During the night the current
changed and toppled the craft over in
sufficient water to sink her. The crew,
five in number, escaped. The Republic
representatives, Rafferty, and Wooten,
were not on board at the time of the
disaster.
Almost superhuman efforts have been
made to save the levee in the section of
the break. The Levee Board and resi-
dents have spared neither time nor
money nor material, but in vain. The
work of the river proved greater than
that of the men, and the flood continued
The last break is situated so that the
water flowing through it, added to that
of the Perthshire crevasse, will inun-
date an immense territory, and will soon
stop the trains on both the YaZoo and
Mississippi Valley lines, and also on the
Southern. The heroic efforts of the peo-
pie of the delta have not been able to
prevent one of the most disastrous over
flows in the history of this great delta.
That much is now settled fact
ST. CHARLES (Ark.), March 30
-Four negroes were drowned here this
morning while attempting to cross the
backwater in leaking catboat.
RIVER BULLETIN.
WASHINGTON, March 3O-The
Weather Bureau to-day issued the fol-
lowing special river bulletin: During
the past twenty-four hours the Ohio.
Cumberland, Tennessee and Arkansas
Riverse have fallen Slowly and the Red
has risen. The Central St. Francis
River has risen two feet since Saturday.
and is still rising rapidly. The Upper
Mississippi from st. Paul to Dubuque
has risen slightly and is above the
danger line at La Crosse. The Mis-
sissdppi has fallen slightly from Keokuk
to Cairo, and risen from Helena to New
Orleans. except a slight fall at Arkan-
Sas City, due to crevasse near that
place. 1t rs above the danger line from
Cairo to New Orleans, and from Mem
phis TO Arkansas City is above the ex-
treme high water of any previous years.
During the past forty eight hours the
following average rainfall in inches and
tenths has occurred in the respective
river basins: Red 2, Arkansas ). Cum
berland and Tennessee e, Central and
Lower MISSISSIPPI y.
From Davenport to ST. Louis no food
ing has occurred except on the islands
and lowlands, of which ample warming
was given by the bureau last week. In
no case has the water reached the top
of levees in this district, nor is it
likely to from the water now in sight
Serious breaks in the levees have oc-
Cured Within the past forty-eight
hours at Australia, Stop Landing and
Wayside. Miss. The water from these
crevasses will flow into the Yazoo Ba-
sin. and it is probable that the counties
of Bolivar, Washington Issaquena and
Starl2ey, Mississippi, will be flooded.
The situation eat Greenville. Miss. is
considered extremely critical. Until
the period of extreme danger from
floods in the Lower Mississippi is past.
a daily bulletin, giving the river and
rainfall conditions in that district and
the river basins tributary to it, based
on the reports of the local Weather
Bureau officials, will be issued by the
Weather Bureau.
w. L. MOORE, Chief of Bureau.
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MISSISSIPPI LEVEES BREAKING.
WATER RUSHING THOUGH In
IMMENSE VOLUMES.
Ten Thousand People Working With
Desperation to Save Their
Homes and Property.

MEMPHIS CTenn), March 3O.-There
are now three breaks in the leVeeS that
protect the Mississippi delta from the
waters of the river. One is seven miles
below Greenville, Miss, at WaySide,
which is 200 feet wide: one forty miles
north of Greenvile. at the head of the
delta. which is 900 feet wide, and be-
coming deeper and longer as the water
rushes through it, The third occurred
at an early hour this morning seven
miles north of point opposite Arkan-
sas City. and at last reports a stream
as wide as the Hudson was tearing
through it and covering the country for
miles in the interior.
The river from the north to the south
break is like mighty crescent, with
Greenville, Gunnison and many other
small towns between the arc and its
chord, which is the Riverside division
of the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley
Railroad. The water from the upper or
Perthshire crevasse had already cut
through the railroad, and is tearing
through the plantations to the south.
At the middle crevasse the floods from
the north have already joined forces
with these waters, and together they
are inundating the country southwark.
The upper waters Will reach the lower
crevasSe tonight, and the united water
from the three food gates will, with
hourly increasing force and volume,
rush over the country and finally be
thrown into the main river at the
mouth OF the YaZoo, a few miles north
of Vicksburg.
with a desperation born of despair to
save their homes and property. The
whole machinery of the State and the
Illinois Central Railroad is being
brought into play.
1t is currently reported tonight that
the levee in front of Laconia Circle
Ark, has broken. If this should be
true, and most probably it is correct,
10000 acres of fertile cotton land will
be flooded by morning.
At Helena a rise of but two-tenths
of a foot in the twenty-four hours end
ing to-day is recorded. At Arkansas
City, instead of a considerable rise, a
fall of two-tenths of a foot is indicated.
The river is stationary at Memphis
tonight, the gauge indicating 36.2 feet.
The river at Arkansas City is 81
feet above danger line At Greenville
Miss, a similar fall of two-tentns of a
foot is Indicated.
News received here at 10 o'clock of
unquestioned authenticity confirms the
report that a break of immense pro-
portions occurred at o'clock tonight
at the Stokes plantation, in Bolivar
County. seven miles south of the Perth
shire break four y,,i1aS below (i11ppicop
and a few miles above Rosedale The
crevasse is in an immense ievee. and
the water will join with that of the
Perthshire break and add to the dis
tress of the people of Bogue. Phalia and
Deer Creek sections of Bolivar and
Washington Counties.
The steam tug Ell Rio Rey, chartered
by the ST. Louis Republic" as a flood
relief boat, sunk in forty feet of
water in front of Memphis this
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and dozen or more of these are re-
ported dying.
In addition to those dead, injured and
dying, it is believed there are at least
a score or more of the dead buried be-
Meath the wreck and buildings. Several
of the wrecked buildings have taken
fire, and the debris is burning fiercely.
Many of the injured have been burned
to death while pinned fast under the
debris. In one building it is reported
that five injured people We're burned to
death, and at another place the incin-
GRATED bodies of three unknown chill
dren have been taken out.
ALL the physicians of the town save
one met death in the storm Nearly all
the physicians of Guthrie have gone to
the scene of the disaster.
The following is a list of the dead 50
far as known at l o'clock: Mr.. and Mrs.
Woodman, Mrs. Henry Mitchell, Mrs
Tom Smith, Attorney John Dawson, +.
Demoff, Emma Dressinger, D. c. john
son and wife, Mrs. Philip Johnson and
child, Mrs. DR.. Lee, M. w. Keller and
wife, unknown woman and baby, five
unknown children.
Among the fatally injured are: Ar
thur Jewlett, Peggy Johnson. Mrs
Frank Mccall, c. c. Gooding, Maggie
Reaves, Andrew Asher and wife, Mrs
Cullum, Jennie Wordsworth.
STORM IN WYOMING.
DENVER, March 30.-A special to
the News" from Cheyenne, Wyo.,
says:
A blizzard has been raging here all
day, and tonight there is no abate-
ment. Snow on the line of the Union
Pacific between Cheyenne and Laramie
is between four and five feet deep. All
trains have been delayed, though not
seriously. The Cheyenne Northern is
blockaded. The storm is the worst
experienced in this vicinity in years,
and ranchmen are much alarmed for
the safety of their stock on the range.
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RUSSELL Is MAD.
Doesn't Like Justice Gill's Way of
Dealing With Migrants.

Constable Russell of Washington.
Yolo County, last night lodged o. w.
McCabe in the City Prison until this
morning, when he will be taken to the
Woodland Jail ito serve five days SEN
tence imposed upon him by Justice Gill
for vagrancy.
Constable Russell allowed his indig-
nation to bubble over when speaking
of the sentence. He declares that such
action on the part of the Justice tends
to discourage officers in the proper dis
charge of their duties.
McCabe is said to be vagrant of the
first water. He was well dressed,
sported a gold watch and chain, had
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BANKING AND CURRENCY.
A Resolution to Carry Out Mckin
Iey's Recommendations.

WASHINGTON, March 3O.-Repre-
sentative Heatwole of Minnesota has
introduced a resolution for banking
and currency commission, which is in
line with the recommendations of Mr.:
McKinley's inaugural address and OF
THE Indianapolis conference.
The resolution recites that in view Of
the presen Inadequate banking and
currency system. it is desirable that
Congress have the aid of experts in
making changes. The commission is to
be composed of four citizens eminent in
trade, politics and banking, appointed
by the President, and a Senate commit
tee appointed by the Vice-President and
Representatives TO be appointed by the
Speaker and Comptroller of the Cur
rency, and the resolution provides that
it shall report to Congress the first
Monday of next December.
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WORK OF SAFE-WRECKERS.
An Illinois Bank Robbed of Large
Sum of Honey.

GALESBURG 0ll), March 30.-The
Onarda, Illinois, State Bank was robbed
last night. The entrance was made
through the front door. The safe was
wrecked with nitro glycerine. The
amount taken is between So, 900 and
$1,000. The robbers escaped on a hand
car. 1t was evidently the work of pro-
fessionals. John Shevlin and George
Schoyahan of Chicago have been ar
rested here on suspicion. The bank was
insured against loss.
1t now develops that a series of bank
robberies Were attempted in this wi
cinity last might Beside the Oneida af-
fair, the bank at Briggsville was
robbed of S40O. Banks at Kewanee and
Altoona were also visited, but no money
obtained. Galesburg officials have ar
rested four men, presumably from Chi
oago, and have them in Jail.
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SHOT HIMSELF.
Suicide of Wealthy Citizen of Corn
ing, New York.

SYRACUSE On. ", March 30.-A
special to the Herald from Geneva
says: Charles A. Houghton, principal
owner of the Corning Glass Company.
reputed to be worth $500,o00, shot and
killed himself to-day.
When Mr.. Houghton failed to return
10 his home last night mis- family be-
~aile anxious, and early this morning
searching parties We're organized, and
after several hours he was found dead
in RE sandhouse of the Corning Glass
Works. of which concern he was Vice
President A revolver with two empty
chambers was found beside him. and it
was evident that he had committed su-
icide.
Five years ago his brother. Frederick
Houghton, of the Buffalo Scale Works,
killed himself at Corning.
The only reason assigned for the su-
icide is that Mr.. Houghton's mind had
become unbalanced, owing to a severe
illness he underwent recently.
Charles F. Houghton was an Assem-
hlyanan from Steuben County in 1873,
and was always regarded as ONE of
Corning's most prominent citizens.
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(2l3lsEi1lysI Ill3l> co..
A Pleasant Half=hOur.

and we might add profitable one
too. may be spent by any man in
looking through our assortment Of
new ready to wear clothing. Our
statesmen are too gentlenanly to urge
buying unless you desire to do So
They know that if you become ac-
quainted with our goods and prices,
that when you want clothing your
thoughts will turn here
There is a windowful to-day Of
choice things for those who have not
time to step inside.