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The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1860-04-19
NO. 80.

CAUGHT IN HIS Own TRAP-A girl,
young and pretty, but above all, gifted
with an air of adorable candor, lately pre-
sented herself before a certain Partisan
lawyer.
Monsieur, | came to consult you on q
grave affair. / want to oblige man 1
love to marry me i'll spite of himself. How
shall proceed 2"
The gentleman of the bar had, of
course, a sufficiently elastic conscience
He reflected moment, then being sure
that no third person overheard him, re-
piled unhesitatingly:
"Mademoiselle, according to our law,
you always possess the means of forcing
man to marry you. You must remain on
three occasions alone with him, that you
can 90 before judge and swear that he is
your lover"
'EAnd will that suffice, Monsieur ?"
eyes, mademoiselle, with one further
condition"
"Well?"
''That you will produce witnesses who
will make an oath to their having seen
you remain good quarter of an hour with
the individual said to have trifed with
your affections"
"Very well, Monsieur, [ will retain you
as counsel in the management of this af-
fair. Good day"
a few days afterwards the young girl
returned. She was mysteriously received
by the lawyer, who, scarcely giving her
time to seat herself, questioned her with
the most lively curiosity.
"Well, mademoiselle, how do matters
prosper"
"Capital ~
"Persevere in your designs, Mademoi-
selle, but mind the next time you come to
consult me, you must tell me the name of
the young man we are going to render SO
happy in spite of himself"
"You shall have it without fail, Mon
sieur"
A fortnight afterwards, the young per-
son, more naiUe and candid than ever,
knocked discreetly at the door of her
counsePs room. No sooner was she in the
room, than she flung herself into a chair,
saying that she had mounted the steps too
rapidly, and that the emotion made her
breathless. Her counsel endeavored to
reassure her, made her inhale salts, and
even proposed to release her garments.
at is useless" said she, 81 am much
. better"
''Well, Mademoiselle, now tell me the
name of the fortunate mortal you are going
to expose"
f "Well, the fortunate mortal, be it known
to you, is-yourself,'' said the young
beauty, bursting into a laugh. Il love
| you, i have been three times tete-a-tetc
with you, and my four witnesses are be-
low, ready and willing to accompany me
to the magistrates" gravely continued
r the narrator.
: The lawyer, thus fairly caught, had the
t good sense not tc get angry. The most
: singular fact of all is, that he adores his
4 young wife, who, by the way, makes an
/ excellent housekeeper.
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in his endeayor to repress his visibility,
had not betrayed our hiding-place.
In rushed my wife and my aunt, who,
by this time, comprehended the joke and
such scolding as l then got never got
before, and l hope never to get again.
[ know not what the end would have
been, if John, in his endeavors to appear
respectful ani sympathetic, had not given
vent to such diabolical noise, something
between a groan and horse-laugh, that all
gravity was upset, and we screamed in
concert.
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OUR FOREMOTHERs.- good-na-
tured wag, jealous for the honor of wo-
manhood, has given utterance to the fol
female side. 1t is well done, and well
worth reading:
We hear enough about our forefathers.
They were very nice old fellows, no doubt.
Good to work, eat, or fight. Very WE'LL
But where are their companions, their
"chums," who, as their help-mates, urged
them along? Who worked and delved for
our forefathers, brushed up their old clothes,
and patched their breeches? Who almost
involved themselves for the cause of hber-
ty? Who nursed our forefathers when
sick, sang Yankee Doodle to their babies,
and trained up their boys! Our fore
mothers.
Who landed at James River and came
over in the MdyRo,cer, and established the
other early settlements Were there any
women among them? One would think
not. Our Yankee neighbors especially
make a wonderful talk about the pilgrim
fathers who squatted on Plymouth Rock,
and there is a great ado made over 1t every
time they wish to get up a little enthusi-
asm on liberty, and refresh themselves by
growing over freedom and the chivalry
of Virginia are not whit behind them
when they take a notion to vaunt them
selves upon the glory and greatness of the
Old Dominion and our staid Pennsylva-
mia Quakers, too, like to plume themselves
slyly upon the merits and doings of Will
liam Penn and his associates but with all
the "blarney" so plentifully distributed on
all sides, what do we hear or gather about
our foremothers? Didn't they land on a
rock too? Didn't they encounter perils
and hardships? And, after all, didn't
they, with their kind hearts, sustain the
tagging spirits of the male companions
Who ushered us into this world-ou1
forefathers? Bah No, indeed; it was
our foremothers Who nursed George
Washington, Anthony Wayne, Benjamin
Franklin, Israel Putnam, and host OF
other worthless, whose names will live for
ever, and taught them to be men and pa
triots ? Didn't our foremothers! AnC
who gives them the credit they deserve
Nobody.
We have our monuments commemora
ting, and our speeches, our songs, oul
toasts, and our public dinners celebrating
the wonderful deeds of our forefathers, bu
where are those in honor of our foremoth
ers ? We had better be getting then
ready. We talk ourselves hoarse, an'
write ourselves round-shouldered, whil
boiling over with enthusiasm about tn
nice things our forefathers did, and ye
nothing is said about our foremothers, t
whom many virtuous act and brave dee'
may be ascribed, such any hero woul'
be proud to own
We wish not to detract. All hail to tn
noble old men, our forefathers, say We
Nav the glory of their deeds never b
less; but the good Book tells to 'rende
unto Caesar" etc, and we wish to speak
: word in season for women generally, an
) especially for our noble and selt-sacrif
+, cling foremothers, lest time, and the one
sided page of history, shall blot them tol
: ever from our memories.
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SLIGHTLY MIXED.-We once heard an
old fellow, famous all lover the country for
his tough yarns, tell the following He
was telling what heavy wheat he had seen
in New York:
"My father said he, "oncc had field
of wheat, the heads of which were SO close
together, that the wild turkeys, when they
came to eat it, could walk round on the
top of it anywhere"
We suggested that the turkeys must
have been small ones.
''No, sir" continued he, ''thcy were
very large ones. / shot one of them one
day, and when / took hold of his legs to
carry him, his head dragged in the snow
behind me-"
ga curious country you must have had
to have snow in harvest time ~
''Well, declare" said he, looking a
little foolish, Il reckon I've got part Of
two stories mixed :"
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SEARCHING TIE LOST SHEEP.-A pa
per in Minnesota assumes all responsible
ity for the following: "a Methodist min
lister was tramping through the settle
ments doing good where he might. He
tarried for the night at one of the ''pio-
neer's" cabins. The old oman, while
preparing supper, entered into converse
ton with her visitor, and the following
colloquy took place: 49,
stranger, where might you be from %
"Madam, l reside in Shelby county,
Kentucky"
"Wall, stranger, hope no offence, but
what mought you be dom way up here %
Madam, l am searching for the lost
sheep of the house of Israel"
"John, John" shouted the old lady,
"come right here this mint; here's Il
stranger all the way from Shelby county
Kentucky, huntiR' stock, and I'll just
bet my life that that tangle-haired old ran
that's been in our lot for the last week Is
one of his ~
The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1860-04-19

1''ces Of the Pedce.-David ii. Roberts,
"pprHon Kinkead.
\ n Tg"yedS-Andrew Lewis.
-o"n CoancH.-William Kittell, William X.
&r Charles Owens, j. C. Noon, Edward
q '1f 10 COuncH.-T. D. Litzinger.
~ trough Treasurer Gurley.
SSYh Hdster.-William Davis.
1'ot D'reetors.-Edward Glass, William
H., Reese S. Lloyd, John J. Lloyd, Morris
81 n ans, Thomas j. Davis.
4. r.'"rer 'a'"rer Of School Board-Evan Morgan.
q lTo,N'tabte.-George ~, Gurley.
Il A.. A.. Cotteetor.-George Gurley.
Ist1t''or.-Richard I'1 T. Davis.
jS'g' Of Ele,tion-Isaac Evans
4 ''"Sr5.-Johp $. Rhev, John Evans
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EBENSBURG MAILS.

sss> The Mails from Butler, Indiana, ,Strongs-
tTn, &c, arrive on Tuesday and Friday of
= h,h week at o'clock, p. NJ.
Leave Ebensburg on Mondays and Thurs
r., at o'clock, \. NJ.
~ The Mails from Newman's Mills, Car
town, &c, arrive on Monday and Friday of
,h week, at 3 o'clock. p. NJ.
Leave Ebensburg on Tuesdays and Satur-
nys, al o'clock, 4. NJ.
re Post Office open on Sundays from 8
~ clock, A NJ.
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ID po,t Offices. Post Masters Districts,
Benn's Greek, Joseph Graham, Yoder.
6etbel Station, Joseph s Mardis, Blacklick.
Carrolltown, Benjamin Wirtner, Carroll.
Chess Springs Danl. Litzlnger, Chest.
Cresson, John J. Troxell, Washint'n.
lbensburg. Mrs. H. MCague, Ebensburg,
FaIlen Timber, Isaac Thompson, White.
GlIitzin, J. NJ. Christy, Gallitzin
Glen Connell Joseph Gill, Chest.
Hemlock, Wm. MGough, Washt'n.
JohnstoWn, H. \. Boggs, Johnst'wn.
Ioretto, VIM. Gwinn, Loretto.
Mineral Point, Z. Wissinger, Conem'gh.
Nunster, A. Durbin, Munster.
Rershing, Francis Clement, Conem'gh.
PattSylle, Andrew j. Ferra! Susq'han.
Boseland, G.. w. Bowman, White.
81 Augustine, Joseph Meyer, Clearfeld.
&alp Level, George Conrad, Richland.
6pnnan, b. M'Colgan, Washtn.
Shmmerhill, VIM. Murray, Croyle.
5nmit, Miss NJ. Gillespie Washtn.i
ALuOre, Andrew Beck, S'mmerh IL
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DIDN'T TAKE THE PAPER.-Some years
ago, lady Noticing a neighbor who was
not in her seat at church one Sabbath call
ed on her return home to inquire what
should detain so punctual an attendant.
On entering the house she found the fam
lily busy at work. She was surprised when
her friend addressed her-''Why, la where
have you been to-day, dressed up in your
Sunday clothes ?' ''To meeting" :'Why,
what day is it?" Sabbath day" "Sal,
stop washing, in minute !. Sabbath day /;
Well, 1 did not know it, for my husband
has got so plaguey stingy he won't take
the paper, and we know nothing. Well
who preached?" "Mr.-." "What did
he preach about?" at was on the death
of the SAVIOUR" "Why, is he dead?-
Well, all Boston might be dead, and we
know nothing about it. 1t won't do, we
must have the newspaper again, for every.
thing goes wrong without the paper! Bill
has almost forgot his reading, Polly has
got quite mopish again, because she has
no poetry and stories to read. Well if we
have to take cart-load of onions and po
tatoes to market, I'm resolved to have
newspaper.
The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1860-04-19

Courage, like cowardice, is undoubted-
ly contagious, but some persons are not
at all liable to catch 1t,
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B4 The Buffalo Republican says 1--WE
lately picked up the following memoranda
which we saw dropped by young lady
attired in an embroidered velvet talma, an
exquisite Honiton collar, a white hat and
plume, and a painfully brilliant silk dress
with exaggerated founces:
81 must get a-Nale, Sarcnct, Gluvs,
Broun Hoss, Laise, Shimmyzct, Kulone ,"
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Bsg- The local of a promising sheet out
west solemnly inquiries
as this the nineteenth century ?"
We take pleasure in stating that a re-
port to that effect prevails extensively ia
this section of the country.
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n0- A schoolmaster asked fair pupil,
'Can you decline a kiss?" She replied,
dropping perplexed courtesy, 'Yes, sir,
l can, but would hate to 10 so, sometimes,
most nightly"
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bH- A contemporary asks whether wo-
men ought to be hung. Misunderstanding
ly answer not all of them.
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L.
DIRECT RY.
LIST OF POST OFFICES.

PARED EXPRESSLY FOR "THE ALLEGHANIAS.M
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-03-01
BALTIMORE.
THURSDAY, MARCH l, 1860

As nomination by the Democratic caucus in
the present Legislature, may be considered as
tantamount to an election, the return of Mr.
PEARcE to the UNITED STATES Senate NAV now be
REGARDED rs a sure thing. We are equally sure
that we express the general sentiment of this COM
munitv when we say that we are glad that it is
so Mr.. PEARCE has deserved well of the State
and there was no reason to be given why he
should be cast overheard to make room for new
man. The only objection that we have heard
urged against his reelection, viz the LENGTH of
time that he has already served, was, in orr
eyes, an argument in his favor He has been tried
and not found wanting. His soundness unon all
the great questions of the day, and his devotion
to the interests Of Maryland and of the country
cannot be questioned. In point of abiity-as
statesmen 20 now-a-days-Mr PEARcE NAV claim
to rank among the foremost of our public men
Why he should be set aside, then, would have
been hard question to answer, and we are glad
that the Legislature has been spared the necessity
of assigning Il reason for so unwise step. Nor
will the qualification with which the news of Mr.
PEARCE's denomination has been received here. he
confined to this city or State 1t will be shared
extensively throughout the country, and be
everywhere accepted as an earnest of the LOYALTY
and conservatism of our people, who have known
how fittingly to reward the eminent public SER
vices of an able and faithful Senator.
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MADE TO ORDER,

GENTLEMEN's. BELONGINGS.
being DESTROYS Of reducing business perfect sys
e we have disposed of nearly all employees and attend
personally to each department. feeling assured from our
long experience and perfect knowledge of this business we
can give entire satisfaction We shall prompt attentive
and sell the very best and choice goods at moderate
and uniform prices
CONSTABLE, WALKER 4 CO.
l55 Baltimore street
fel0n ornoO;ta tbo ~
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The NORTHWEST PAssAGE-The British govern
ment several years ago offered a reward of twenty
thousand pounds sterling to the discoverer of the
Northwest Passage This sum has been awarded
to Sir r. Mcclure, who sailed from Bebrino,s
Straits, and went eastward further than apv other
navigator. He left ais ship, after having been sbnt
up in the ice for two years, and proceeded on tilj
he had Joined the expedition at Baffin's Bay cross.
ing from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Friends ~
Sir John Franklin think that this sum ought 70
have been awarded to Lady Franklin
Mrs. SwIssHELM "N CoURr."-A curious case
came up for trial in the District Court, before
Judge Hampton, on Monday morning-one of some
four or five which have been instituted by jewellers
and dealers in feminine dry goods, against Mr..
James Swsshelm, of Swissvale, the unfortunate
husband of the somewhat celebrated Mrs. Jane G.
Swisshelm, editor of the st. Cloud (Minnesota)
Visiterfor various articles furnished by plaintiffs
to that lady, and charged to her husband, in May,
1867, few days before her separating from him.
Phtsburg Dispatch.
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The DRAYToNs.-There was quite a large and
fashionable audience last night, at the Maryland
institute, on the occasion of the second perform
ahce OF MT. AMI Mrs. Drayton in their popular
operettas. We think the reputation which these
artists have obtained in other cities is well do
served, and we cordially commend their entertain
ments to our readers. Mr.. Dray ton has a rich and
highly cultivated voice, and is quite clever actor.
Ills wife, without much voice, sings artistcally
and quite sweetly, and plays her part in the ope-
rettas with spirit and nairete. Senior 0livera the
vlolinlst whose solos contribute much to the
pleasure of the evening, is very skifu and
pressing performer. He conducts the orchestra,
which Is well selected, and in which we noticed
our own admirable musician, Prof. Ahrend The
entertainment will be repeated this evening when
two new pieces will be given.
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SAVE 20 PER CENT by buying your Woed at office OF CITY
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No. 3No2TH STREET
JAMES H. JOHNSON
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Coleridge said that 'the acting of Kean
"was like reading Shakespeare by flashes of light
ching" Something of this vivid, but irregular
power, distinguishes the acting of Matilda Heron.
She excels in scenes of strong, stormy passion,
and in the expression of intense mental emotion.
In the recklessness and loose abandon of Camille
with her bold disregard for the conventionalities
nt society, and in the passionate devotion and deep
agony with which she clings to the man who has
orsaken her, Miss Heron presents but too faithful
a portraiture of the class of which Camille is a
type. If she has failed to reach the same height
in the representation of other characters. it is be-
cause they afforded less scope for the display of her
peculiar powers. But in every role she has at
tempted, which was at all worthy of her genius,
she has shown that she possesses all the ability of
a great tragic actress. Her engagement at Hol-
hday Street Theatre is now drawing towards a
close, and as her merits have not vet received.
from our play going community, that full appreci-
alton which they certainly deserve, we trust that
for the remainder of her stay among us she NAV be
greeted with overlooking houses. Tonight she ap
pears in the drama of "JNatlde."
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PROF. FowLER's Course OF LECTURES ON PBREN-
oLoGY will be repeated at Carroll Hail. The first
lecture of the course will be given on Friday
evening next, and the series will be continued on
Saturday and for four successive evenings of the
ensuing week, Sunday excepted.
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CHARLES GILMoR,
No. rs SECOND STREET, near the Post Office,
SOLE AGENT
In this market for the sale Of the
BAIT MORE COAL COMPANY'S
CE l. F. B RATED RACITE COAL
CUMBERLAND COAL. from the best Georges Creek
Mines for sale at the lowe st rates
keep hand the largest stock OF Anthracite Coal Of any
dealer in This rke and always prepared to fill orders
far any quanitJ and size with prOmptness
CIAS. GILMOR,
Sole Agent Baltimore Coal Company,
mil TT and Agent Cor the best Btuminous Goals
WE WOULD SUGGEST TO THOSE OF OUR READER
who are in want of SUPERIOR Cook STOVE, to
call upon
MEssRs. ROBBINS Co.,
46 and 4S Light street.
And examine their celebrated
MARsHBANK FULTON,
For Wood or Coal This Stove has better reputation from
the hundreds who have tried it, than any other within the
Of knowledge, and certainly deserves
see 1t. s5-eotf
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Rev. c. G. Tiffany, of Connecticut, will deliver,
this evening, the fourth lecture of the course in
Rev. Dr. Fuller's church, corner of Saratoga and
Paca streets. Subject-"German Student-Life"
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Mr. AND MRS. GEO. VANDENHoFF give their first
reading from Shakespeare and Dickens tonight, at
the New Assembly Rooms. Yandenhoff alone, on
former occasions, has filled the HAIL. and with the
additional attraction offered by the cooperation of
Mrs. Vandenhoff, We may reasonably anticipate
the presence of still larger audiences. The pro-
gramme is very effective one, and will meet va
rlety of tastes. All the best scenes in "As You
Like II and Dickens great trial of BqrdeH vs.
Pick,cick will satisfy the most exactine and fst-
dious.
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The Maryland College of Pharmacy will hold its
Annual commencement at Carroll Hall tonight,
when the valedictory address will be delivered by
Professor Francis Donaldson.
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ECONOMY ECONOMY

4 DOLLAR SAVED IS TWO DOLLARS MADE
This be done by purchasing Wood already Sawed and
Split, at Office of City Steam Fire Wood MILL
No 3NoRTH STREET.
slO-tf JAMFS II IauNSnN
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The steamship Northern Light, from Aspinwall
and Havana, arrived at New ork at an early hour
yesterday morning, bringing the semi monthly Pa
citic mails, three hundred passengers, and half
million in treasure. Her advces have been antici-
pated by the arrival of the Baltic on Sunday last
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MARRIED
On the 2Sth ultimo, at st. James A. p f Church nv
KeY II IL Webb LEWIS KENELY to Miss LYDIA Ann
WILSON, both of Hartford county, Md.
On the l4h ultimo, by Rev. G F. Deininper J. HESS
to Miss KATE FISHER, all of this city.
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nv ANOTHER FAILURE IN UNITED STATES STEAMERS
Inc oan FRANCISCO GAL bulletin, i'll alluding to
the Saginaw, the United States steamer recently
built at that place. states that she is constructed of
a close, brittle, short-graned wood, (the laurel or
Cailiornia oak, which was not properly seasoned,
ard is very liable to dry-rot. The decks are said
to be of Oregon pine which, says the Bulletin sis
heavy, strong and suitable for BEAMS carnes, KEEL
sons, &c, but totally unfit for decks.'' Again, the
6"etsn says: "The steamers decks are of Oregon
pine famous for shrinking; and, althouch caulfed
as never decks were before, will prove sieues rem
dering her cabin, ward room, storage and berth
deck quite unfit for habitaton." A little rough
weather, which she encountered on her trial trip,
was intended, and she is to undergo alterations
and repairs, which will detain her from her Chi.
nese trip at least two months longer Her cost
was SOU, 600. So far, we believe the only steam
ers winch have given entire satisfaction are those
built at the Philadelphia navy ward.