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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-03-05
PENN AVENUE AND FIFTH STREET,
PITTSBURG.
ASSIGNEE'S NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that =. r. Kirby ct ux
ny deco OF voluntary assignment dated January
- 1897, and OF record in Cambria county In Deed
Book Volume ltg. page ISs. conveyed TO the un-
dersigD. all their property in trust for
the teneht of the creditors OF +. r. Kirby All
persons owing said estate will please make i'm.
mediate payment, and those having claims or
demands against the same will preSeIt them
properly authenticated for settlement.
A. W BUCK
Assignee OF Il r Kirby e:
Ebensburg. Pa, February 1 1897. IL ct
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EXECUTORS NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that letters testament
airy in the estate of Daniel DUNN ST. late of
Carroll township. have been granted to the un-
dersigned by the Register of wills in and for
Cambria county. III persons owing said estate
wilI please make immediate payment and those
having claims or demands against the same Will
present them properly authenticated for settle
ment. DANIEL. RICK
Executor OF tfe last will and testament of
Daniel Dunn, Sr., deceased.
Loreito, Ia, Feb. 4th, 1897. IL ct.
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ASSIGNEES NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that Henry Ager ct ux
10y deed OF v0luetary assignment dated February
%. 1897. assigned and transferred to the under
signed All his property. real and personal. in
trust for the benefit of creditors. All persons
owing said estate will please make payment
and those having claim or demands against the
same viii present them properly authenticated
Tor set tlement.
HENRY KRUMFNACKER
Assignee OF Henry.
Nicktown. Pa, February % 1897 ~ Ct
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THE OLD RELIABLE.

Everybody, and especially the oyster-IovIng
people of EbensDurg, are invited to call Robr
McBreeD's UId Reliable Restaurant when they
want good, fresh Oys ters, by the pint, quart or
gallon. Or you can nave them Stewed or Fried
ali a; the lowest price. Fresh Oysters every day.
octlItf
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communication.

! EOcu>UuTB. NJ dTGn :. 1917.
| Mr. EDIToR:-In the last issue of the
! FREEMAN | see a communication from Mr..
/ G.. Huutley. late school director. and | am
| glad to note the facts set forth in nv form
/ er communication corroborated. There is
some little difference in the details but
( anyone reading either my communication
or that of Mr.. UuntIey will come to the
/ con uclusion that the Ebsnsburg school
building is not what it should be. and in
its construction the interests of the cor
tractor were better looked after than the
interests of the taxpayers. So much so
tha, Mr.. Huntley concluded to resign. as
he says. rather than have any hand in
taking the job off the contractors hands. -
] presume this resignation, without a pro-
test or warning to the people at the time
that they We're being buncaed is sufficient
in his mind TO relieve him of feeling anv
responsibility for the Job when com
pletod. If some child should, at some
time. get knocked down with a chunk of
the piaStering that has not the elasticity
and Suppeness that lime mortar has and
which at times has fallen, MIR. Huntley.
like Macbeth. can excIaim:
.Ihou canst not say did it: never shake thy
cory locks at me- '
ampleS of imperfect work in building. Citv
Hall, in Philadelphia. and the state house
in Albany. \. y. These two buildings ara
noted as being two of the most notorfous
jobs in the whole country. Politicians and
LOBBYISTS have fattened on the plunder
mat Their building has furnished and the
taxpayers IN either case cannot get the
bindings completed for the reason that
when once finished the plunder will cease
The people of Ebensburg had no expec
tatlonS of building school house on the
lines followed at either PHILADELPHIA or
Albany and the comparison by Mr.. Hunt
lev Is doubtful compliment.
l see II stated in the MOltntdinceJ of last
week, that the school building has baap
thoroughly inspected and found to he por-
fectly sound" don't believe anv comne-
tent man, with any regard for his reputa
tion, VIII put that statement on paper over
his own signature. If il has beep
thoroughly inspected and found "DcrfcctJ,,
sound, juSticeito the directors and con-
tractor, a. well as for the information. of
the parents who are sending their children
to the EbenSburg school. demand its pubIt
cation and hope the MOttntdineeJ. T{er,J,J
and FREEMAN will give the statement Wild.
publicity. If there should he any charge
Tor the publication | will see that the
fREEMAN : bill Is paid and trust some one
equally interested will do as much for the
other papers If there is. as the Noun
t"tneer says. only crack between the
wall ana the ceiling Il am certainly get
ting color blind, but As a thorough in
SFeciton' has been made and It's publica-
ton will settle the matter to the satfsfac
tion OF every one, | will await its appear
ance. C,,r,,.
The FREEMAN will publish the state
ment without charge
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Cre..on and CIear6eId

NTtSsOH hhd tIearheId-
Leave 1rvona at 6.i5 a. N. and - y. IN. arriy-
ing at Cress on at 05 a. m. and 25 p. N. Leave
Cresson s35 a. IN. and $50 p. M, arriving at Ir-
vOna at II 40 a IN and 6.5O y. IN.
For rates maps, etc call on agent or address
THos- T. WATT. L. A W. ID. 800 EIith Ave,
Pittsburg. Pa.
j. B. HUTCHINSON, }. X. WOOD
General Manager. General Manager.
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rs. CAyEEIA co. PA
-.
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.f Chest Springs.
r- N.. -s.,v
,,.os Spangler'.
| a D Lam. an Monday.
4 Er-re r-...r.Eurg this week
i' .ofG,IIIrzfn',
I Beng -, on Tues-
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4
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.f-Er Ho"ld, has prtH
1 home With d BAD c"'u Ioi
r.~.- A. Tarabaush ana
.
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Psrr.cI Tour TO Perfect FLORIDA.

As Florida at this season of the wear is
the most attractive and delightful section
"I the Atlantic slope. 50 the PENNSYLVANIA
railroad at all times Is the most attractive
ana delightful route of travel First in its
equipment and service, il i also first in its
tourist system. Admira bly, indeed does il
convey It's patrons 10 its land of heaIrb
and beauty Special trains of Pullman
palace cars are provided. all conveniercrs
afforded, and everything possible done to
add To the ease and comfort of the ioI.r-
ney.
The next and last tour of the season to
jacksonville viii leave New York and
Philadelphia March 9th Tourists NAV
return 10y regular trains until May 81. 1897
Round-trip tickets. including PuIImanar
cnmmOdatiUnS and meals on the train. will
be sold a [ the following rates: From New
York, 5000: Philadelphia, SIS: Canandai-
qua. sj2-e5; Erie. S54.s5: PittSburg. $53 %.
and at proportionate rates from other
points
For tickets and Itineraries apply To
ticket agents. Tourist agent, 1885 Broad
way. New York. or Geo w Boyd. assist
ant general passenger agent, Broad Street
station, Philadelphia
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Marriage Licenses.

SUBSEQUENTLY REVOKED.
w. 5. Confer, Jamesto town, retail
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DECEASED. WHILE TENDING.
Patrick j. Mclaughlin, JOhnStown.
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WITHDRAWN.
NJ. ID. Eberly. retail, EbenSburg; John
Ryan, retail, Lilly.
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r.,Hsr. Of Carroll town
-a Eucn>burg on Tues
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Sicily. d "rII-knuwn and
. a H. >ummrrhfII township.
'a Saturday, February
~. d.. ...a">> uf nine days. aged
--' deceased is survived by mis-
.arru-a> follows: George
VI t.armau-h. engineer and
.-r T. h. H.. Mary Kirby, Of
,.-.'. aaH rAe Others. Lizzie,
| '.F sarah, Andrew and
! home
'-..l.a-ar. one Of the Oldest aud
- runuS Of CreSsou. died
A.a- al o'clock. aged -
lingering Illness of several
-..ra-vl is survived by one
'.'- B. b. >duker. with whom
d. .hr time OF his death. lie
4, ,.rE>- Mrs. Elizabeth Whar-
NaArg EugIcS. both Of AL
d. services We're held in the
-.'.h ar the summit on Friday
Nas.r-a highly respected cTIi-
-- I.' home iu ~. Augustine. on
'-.aI at I-l5. Of the inlirmities
'.- age The deceased was
.s'' n.1. having been born in
''"A>H.p. May /. 1871. Hi.
'.N years ago. He is sur
-.'' sisters. Mr.. Margaret Me
'.' Susan Pluukett and Mrs
Two daughters. Mrs. VIII
's- aud Mrs. Silas Ryan. of AL.
'A sons, Charles, of Saginaw
"' " Thomas, John. Frank anC
\. n Augustine. His remain
], -'ya q DO the cemetery at ST. Au,
20 Tuesday.
The evening times., 1897-12-15

was held by those handling him was calcu-
regulated beast lie had chosen such
nook between big trunks and the side Of he
car as S. tisfied his feline instinct IN resp ct
to place OF repose, and Icy closing up the
top and side of the Corner in which he hal
curled himself, they made him believe that
he was Just as well boxed as if he had
stayed i'll his box.
Then they brought the mouth of the
original box up IT, the hole and pulled
out the temporary partition. Then they
gently judged him. nudged him just enough
and not too much, until, with snarl, he
got up and made his way to the lighted
end o tie box. He walked back into his
right den and laid down again, willie
they slut the hole behind him.
Ebei ezer Smiths chickens were re-
captured and rehoNed The sea lion in
the other box kept up the familiar bark
with which he expresses himself in time
OF danger, or hunger, ur nervousness or TO
have fun with himself AS he was all
alone in his cage, he was singing for his
own fun. When one of the expressmen got
too near his cage lie stuppeI his barking
just long enough to reach his snout through
the crack and take a bit out OF the k,,ee of
the expressman's pantaloons. Then he re
sumed and continued barking, while he
and the je guar were carried off In 4 big
wagon to the Zoo.
The evening times., 1897-12-15
THOSE SPOTS ON THE SUN
Prof. Hardness Says They Are
Not at All Infrequent.
EFFECT ON MAGNETIC NEEDLES
Supt.i stitiOns Growing Ont of These
Solar Disturbances-No Special
Observations Made at the Naval
OhscI vaiory-May Be Holes in tie
Sui or Mass, Piled Up on surface.

Thu sun is alleged to have great
spot Oh its face. The Ieople of Greater
New York and many large cities of the
country say that through the medilm
OF a piece Of smoked glass hey have seen
this spot" and prominent astronomers
who haze pointed their instruments at the
present visible manifestation for some
time, and given it close observation, as
sert that il & one of tie largest on record
The spot has not yet been visible here
either by citizens or the Government as
trononers at the Naval Observatory On ac-
count OF the almost inpenetrable stretch of
clouds that has hid the sun from the eye
OF WashingtouianS for several days. Tn.
evidence, or that " hich might by many per-
sons he mistaken as an evidence OF sun spots.
was a slight though plainly noticeable dis
turbance of the magnetic instruments at the
Naval Obser, atory several days ago
Whether or not the strange movements OF
the sensitive needles were caused by the
freck'es II the sun g face is not known
PROF. William Harkness, an astronomer
at the Naval Observatory, and one Of the
colIaboiators on the Nautical Almanac,
WI. seeI with regard to the presence aud
effects Of these strange and battling solar
blcu,ishes. in the drawingroom OF the
Cosmos Cub, last evening. He spoke
interestingly on the subject, and when
asked what .'sun spots are, replied:
ITO be frank, 1 must say that I do
not really know what they are, except
that they have served to puzzle the minds
of savants and scientists for years. Jem
mons, the great Indian astronomer, who
observed them tor many years in his own
land, writes interestingly of them, and tells
something o the superstition that has
grown cut of them In India. The people
of that land have thought for some years
that tile price of wheat is controlled by
sunspots.
"FollOwing the appearance OF these spots
in India the people look for long drought
or probably, on the contrary, continued
rain, and these things, they say, cause the
price OF wheat to fluctuate. Even now
many learned persons think that these
spots, which ore thought by them to be
heavy black swirling masses large enough
to engulf several planets Of the size OF
the earth, cause magnetic disturbances
here and auroral phenomena.
1.-THE most famous instance Of tliis kind
is probably the one mentioned by Caring
ton. He mentions sun spot which appeared
simultaneously IN the sun with a violent
explosion ON the earth. 1t was at oace
surmised that the sun spot caused the
explosion and many persons believed that
such was the case. Whether sun spots cause
disturbance to magnetic needles OF not
do not know.
Il have noticed the instruments become
disturbed sometimes Just when the largest
sun spots appear, but l do not attribute
those variations to the spots, and there
The evening times., 1897-12-15
millions Of bushels at loss Of more thai
c,ptS a

millions Of bushels at a loss OF more thaa
10 cents rushel.
lie began cleaning the country up ipr
wheat. He bought 100000 bush is in
Duluth aid Minneapolis, and, being big
stocsholder in the Chicago, Milwaukee and
st. Paul Railroad, he obtained rate and
rushed the wheat here. He chartered tugs
and steamers and brought million OF So
down 10y tn LAX es and gave that to Letter
1t was accepted, but the price kept up
and Letter wants more wheat. THE North
west can spare no more wheat, receipts are
dropping off everywhere, and still Armour
and othersrre short many millions to young
Letter. That is tue situation. About Christ
mas the priceis expected to go kiting.
1t may be that Armour will ackno wledGe
defeat and make a private settlement.
The humiliation Of the thing is dread
full.
That "Uncle Phil" the shrewd, seasoned
campaigner the only man that ever down
ed""OId Hutch the man who broke Keene
in 1875 and Harper in 1886, who sent
Deacon White Into the hands of a receis.r
in 1S92-that this veteran should be ham
strung by a novice, callow speculator In
the food supply of the nation. is a ahardblow.
There are those who predict that things
are not what they seem, and that A rmour is
digging a pit for Letter. Fifteen days will
tell in whose pockets the dollars will stay.
Joseph Letter is q bachelor, about
thirty-five years of age. He is smooth
shaven, patron of horse shows and ath-
letics He parts his hair In the middle and
has prIze-ffehter's jaw. He is brother
in-law of George Curzon, England's under
secretary for foreign affairs. He likes So
ciety and is voted a good fellow.
To corr spondent he said: Yes, I am
in wheat. There is no use denying thas.
Europe wants all the wheat have and all
l can get. l am doing WELL thank you
1 don't care to talk about this matter now.
1 can say there Is nothing in the story
that Wall street is interested with me. No,
am not speculatOr. There is no corner.
am simply buying wheat and sending it
abroad. Two never before operated In
wheat, but l saw a good opening and a
chance to sell at profit, and got in.''
The evening times., 1897-12-15
A JAeUAR LOOSE IN A CAR
Escaped From His Box While
in Transit.
TRAIN HANDS FRIGHTENED
Fortunately the Animal Was in Good
Humor ard Was Recaptured and
Penncd Again Before He Had AC.
complished Any Damage Beyond
That TO a Mail Agents Nerves.

Philadelphia, Dec. ia four-year-uld
Jaguar, bound from Boston to the Zoo-
logical Gardens here, yesterday got loose
in an Adams express car, and on his ar
rival at the Pennsylvania Railroad sta
ton, created enough CONSERVATION to
stop the wheels OF business.
He was done up in Boston in box
made stronger than if he was gold, excep,
that half OF one end oS IL was covered
with grating, through which he 20 I'D
draw breath, while a heavy piece OF cloth
was thrown over it to prevent his flying
through the light to the outer world.
On the way over his nearest fellow pas
scngers were a sea lion and coop of
chickens, and United States mail agent.
The latter occupied one end Of the car.
In the jaeusr's end Of the car the pniy
ether living things were the four chickens,
consigned to Ebenezer Smith.
The mail agent, thanks to the higher
education that the civil service re-
Quires OF mail agents, had learned fun
the authorities that the jaguar is .':he
largest and most formidable feline quad
ruped of America, most resembling the
icUPdiU pdItuCt vi tuC olu WoIiuf DtiiS
spotted like the leopard, with the differ
ence that the spots are ocellated, that
is, they have an eye of tawny color on the
black. He measures about four feet fr IN
his head To the FOOT of his tail: has tail
about two feet long, and measures three
feet around the girth. " One peep
through a crack enabled the mail agent
t. recognize the jaguar.
The mail agent had no time to 90 to
sleep, and the jaguar had no disposition.
The civil service rules of Pendl ston,
Roosevelt, Eaton and Proctor had not
required the mail agent to answer What
kind of meat the jaguar liked best, but
the instant he heard the strange rumpus
i'll the other end of the express car, and
peeped through q crack In the partition,
he caught all inspiration of about the kind
OF meat that jaguar would like best,
and he felt a sudden disposition to juinp
out the car window.
Just tten he heard a disturbance in the
chicken roost, and felt relieved. Either by
accident or design, the jaguar rubbed up
against the hen-coop, SO that when the car
reached the station Express Agent Town,
being called upon to make an examination,
found the chickens perched away up on top
otthe other freight in the car. Hedidn't go
within shouting distance.
]. L. Buck, the consignee. of No. 3l1
South Second street. was sent for. The
maneuvering that he and his operators
went through to organize . tempo ary en-
closure around that beast and then make
the temporary organization permanent WAS
more highly entertaining to the crowd than
the Organization of Republican conven-
ton.
Fortunately the jaguaf was In q quiet.
good hunor. and the respect In which be
The evening times., 1897-12-15
A Matrimonial Bureau

Among the many marriage customs of
different countries Germany now comes
forward with her marriage schools. And
not to be outdone, we are to have
Matrimonial Bureau put into practical
operation here. The manager says he
has for some time been impressed with
the idea that there are many young and
middle-aged ladies who would willingly
marry could they find congenal compan-
ions. The gentlemen viii not be slow
to appreciate and embrace the opportunity
thus offered them to become acquainted
with ladies whom they would not other
wise meet. These bureaus are every
where, in Europe as well as this country,
and thinking people will commend them
as tending to purify the social and moral
life of a country. Investigation has
proven that the average lives Of married
persons are greater than those of single
ones. 1t
The evening times., 1897-12-15
is no proof tina. they are the cause"


Prof. Hardness said that sun spots. even
the largest ones. We're not of infrequent
occurrence. One large one Is seen almost
every year, aud som. years two and three
are noticed. The last one could be seen
with a smoie ed glass. 1t was large enough
to e1gulf the earth. The Naval ohserva
tory does not make a practice OF ma king
special observations of these spots.
1t would be Of little Importance TO them
practically, and besides, the work ,,f
preparing the Nautical Almanac, and max
ing required observations in other branches
Of astronomical work is at present sur-
ficient to keep them busy all the time
without doing special work all the year
round, although 1t has teen done often in
the past. The British government takes
special pride In the observations of sun
spots that IL makes.
The three cbser, al cries at Green yich,
in 1rdia and on the Island of Mauritius
photograph the spots on the sun every lay
that they are visible and in that way q
picture OF how they look almost every Gay
in the year is obtained. II is one Of the
most perfect systems of recording these
strange phenomena employed by any of
the nations of the world. 1t is not done
mere principany because the force is sinaH
ant, the work heavy.
Prof. Hardness said there We're many
theories advanced at many times as what
SUI spots are and what causes them, bat
that nc one knows much about tn IN.
The generally accepted one is that they are
immense holes in the sun extending through
the surface to the dark interior below and
showing black. 1t is matter OF much
question today whether they are holes or
something piled up very high on the sun s
surface.
In regard to the idea prevalent among
many that they are masses of flame, he
did not think there was much in 1t. The
sun was too hot to have flames near its
surface. But jets Of ignited hydrogen are
known to spout up from its surface fI
800, 900 miles.
The evening times., 1897-12-15
LETTER WORRIES ARMOUR
Veteran "Phil" at His Wits
End TO Get Wheat.
JOSEPH KEEPS ON BUYING
The Man who Defeated "Old Hutch,"
Keene, HarEer and Deacon White
at Last Meets His WaterloO-Some
Predict, However, That Pit Is
Being Dug for the Young Man.

Chicago, Dec. 15.-Joseph Letter con-
tinues tie surprise OF the year. The
moneyed men of Chicago are doing heap
of thinking these days. Between thinks
they are reluctantly compelled to transfer
sums varying from $4,000 To $4,000
to young Mr. Letters bank account. The
aggregate of sums SO transferred in the
past eight months to the Letter syudic ate
Is estima ated at $I,5OO,O1o
The charming thing about this is that
prior to last spring, when Letter burst TN
the world of commerce. he shared the CON-
tempt which attaches to the sohs of
Chicago's rich men. In the mater u
brains h.- WAS considered light weight.
He had acquired a local fame AZ sn
active menber OF the Saddle and CycleC!ub,
and upon one occasion aroused the 400 ry
the sdroitness with which he caught a
creased pig at an outing Of the aforesaid
club.
He was dressed In q blue Jumper and
overalls, and he was the only man in
the contest that succeeded in holding
the pig This should have been q warn
ing to P. d. Arii,Our. The inference il
plain, as a friend Of Letter said: "A iuan
who can hold a creased pig can hold
money. Money, like the larded porser,
IL sometimes easy to get but hard to
hold"
But Uncle Phil" rushed unheeding to
his fate. Now the youthful Mr.. Letter
has him in q very uncomfortable posi-
ton.
"Uncle Phil" " no made many of his
millions selling wheat he did not have,
discovered last spring that some ore was
taking all he would sell. Conditions gov
erning the wheat market had undergone
a sudden change. A 100000, 5,OOO-b:ishel
shortage de tveloped in Europe. Russian
exports fer off one-half. India exports
stopped, ard Argentina instead Of cx-
porting, began to import wheat.
Uncle Phil'' had good information IN
the crop In this country. 1t would reach
nearly 55O, 900, 900 bushels, aud he deter
Letter a lesson. He sold millions for Sep
tember and December delivery. The cam
paign grew SO hot in August that young
Letter was compelled to call on his father.
The father put millions, some ten or a
dozen, at the disposal of his son. Then the
hattie ent on merrily-the Letters against
the Armnurs. Letter senior went TO Eng
land, and there made arrangements with
English houses to store and sell all the n heat
his son could buy in Chicago from Armour
and the other sellers.
This wheat has been going across for
months. The Letters purse is a deep one.
and the conditions have been with the bull
Campaign. The price for December wheat
gradually rose from 80 cents to $1.O9 .
bushel. 'Gncle Phil' Armour then discov-
cred he had sold himself into hole. and n
deep ene ut that. lie was short 70 Lett eE