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REMARKABLE SUPERSTITION.

The -Hon0ngabeIa Republican has the
following: Not long ago the young and
beautiful wife of one of our citizens was
called to her final account, leaving her
husband disconsolate, sad, bereit, She
was buried III the adjacent cemetery, and
the husband returned to his desolate home
but not to forget the loved one. She
was present with him by day in spirit and
in his dreams at night. One popularity
of his dreams, and one that haunted him,
being repeated night after night, was this,
that the spirit of his wife came to his bed
side and told him that the undertaken had
not removed from her face the square
piece of muslin or napkin which had been
used to cover her face after death, but had
screwed down her coffin lid with it upon
her that she could not breathe IN her
grave, but was unrest on account of the
napkin. He tried to drive the dream
away; bat it bidCd with him by night and
troubled him by day. He sought the
consultations of religion his pastor prayed
with and assured him that it was wicked
TO indulEe such molb bid fancy 1t was
the subject of .hs own petition before the
Throne of Grace, but still the spirit came
and told anew the story of her suffocation.
In despair he sought the undertaken, Mr..
Dickey, who told him that the napkin
had not been removed, but urged him to
forget the circumstance, as 1t could not
be any possible annoyance to inanimate
clay. While the gentlemen acknowledged
this, he could not avoid the apparition, and
the continual stress Upon his mind began
TO tell upon his health At length he de-
termined to have the body dislnterred, and
visited the undertaken for that purpose.
Here he was met with the same advice
and persuasion, and convinced once more
OF his tolly, the haunted man returned
TO his home. That night, more vivid
than ever, more terribly real than before,
she came TO his bedside, and upbraided
him for his want of affection, aud would
not leave him until he had promised to
remove the cause Of ali her suffering The
next night, with a friehd, he repaired to
the sexton who was prevailed upon to ac-
company them, and there, by the light of
the cold, round moon, the body was lifted
from its narrow bed, the coffin lid un-
screwed, and the napkin removed from the
face of the corpse. That night she came to
his bedside once more, but for the last
time. Thanking him for his kindness,
she pressed her cold lips to his check, and
came again no more. Reader, this is a
true story can you explain the mysteries
of dreams?
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AN AMUSING GOAT.

A few days since an Indianapolis family
had occasion to move. The direct line of
travel from the old to the new house was
past the stables of the Street Railway Com-
pany. The lady had a large mirror, which
she concluded to carry in her hands to in-
sure against accidents. Just opposite the
stables before mentioned something in the
street attracted her attention. and she stop-
ped to look at it, resting one end of the
mirror on the curbstone. A small GOAT
of the male persuasion l6afs about the
stables, wasting his sweetness on the sur
rounding neighborhood, and having tero-
cious combats with dogs, hogs, and small
boys. William was daintily nibbling at
a bundle of hay in the doorway of the
stables, when to his amazement he saw
What he took to be another goat, saucily
shaking his horns at him.
NO one ever doubted BilIY's courage,
though his discretion has been repeatedly
called in question. Considering it a chal-
lengo, he gathered himself on bis feet, and
emitting sharp, savage m-a-a, he sprang
into the air as if sho: from catapult,
and dashed-head, horns, body, and tail
frightened scream, mingled with the sound
of shivered glass, and the woman stood
amid the wreck of her pet looking-glass.
But Billy's blood was up. As she stoop-
&c 10 save the. pieces, he E'bucked' her
over, and repeated the operation as often
as she tried to get up, until some of the
stable-men took him off.
The next day tie outraged and insulted
woman called at the stable represented
what the ''nasty goat" had done, and
demanded s. in payment of the damages
to self and property. They promised to
inquire into it, and if the goat was found
TO be to blame would settle up. Finally
the matter was compromised by taking the
mirror frame and agreeing to get a new
glass put in it. In the meantime, Capri
corn in under cloud, and goes sheeplshly
around with pine board across his horns.
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DEAR EAGLE: The great Base Ball
Match which l referred to last week has
been played,
1t was between the first (and only) nine
of the O'Pake club, and the Chad club.
We played on the Capitoline ground,
which had been nicely swept and sprin-
kled, and the bases white-washed.
The weather was fine though cloudy,
warm though windy.
The attendance of spectators must have
been less than fifteen Thousand, but for
fear Of accidents from heavy batting none
were allowed in the enclosure.
Chad arrived first and threw his castor
into the ring and offered to bet a years
subscription to the Boil Players Chronicle
against ticket for a Turkish Bath on
first blood.
There were no takers, as every ball
player takes the Chronicle, but none of
them cared about Turkish Bath.
OPake soon after appeared, and was
received with applanse-and music by the
band. Hugh B. Blode, of the Rooster
club, was chosen Umpire, and play began.
The Chads went in first and we went
out. We expected to have Nj. T. Jugg
for pitcher, but he didn't appear, but
sent his cousin O'Tard, who pitched in
so heavily at the start that he hit the bats
man, cornered on the short stop, and
knocked the scorer out of time.
The Umpire cried fowl.
O'Pake wanted to know who he called
a fowl-if he alluded to any Of his nine.
He'd find there were no chickens in that
crowd.
Umpire apologized, and the game went
on.
Chad got splendid strike, got as far
as the second base, and was calculating
on a home run when our right field, who
was stationed on the corner of Washing
ton and Green avenues, caught the ball
on a fly.
Chad out.
Blister then took the bat he let fly at
the ball, but the pitcher lodged, got home
on his bread basket, and sent him to grass.
First knock down for the OPakes-
(Great cheering.)
Game suspended to take a drink.
Bloater then tried his luck at the bat,
which he handled with great skill, but
failed to connect with the ball. He al
ways hit when the ball wasn't there.
Umpire ruled him out.
The OPakes then went in.
Chlorid O'Lime then took the bat, and
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TIE LITTLE BOYS REBEKE.

There was once a very old man who
lived in the house of his son. The old
man was deaf; his eyes were dim, and
hIs legs weak and thin. When he sat at
the table he could hardly hold his spoon,
SO much did his hand shake, and at times
he would spill his soup on the cloth.
All this vexed his son and the sons
wife, and they made the old man sit in A
Corner behind the stove.
There he ate his food from an earthen
ware dish +; and he had not always too
much to eat as you may guess.
Wei, one day his trembling hands
could not hold the dish 1t fell ON the
floor and broke. At this his son and his
sons wife were so vexed that they spoke
harshly to the old man. His only answer
was deep, sad sigh. They then brougbt
him bowl made of wood, out of which
he had TO take his food.
Not long after this, his grandson. q bov
Of about four years of age, was seen at
work with a chisel and hammer, hollow
ing out log of wood.
His parents could not guess what he
was trying to do. The little bow said
nothing to any one, but kept at work on
the log, and looking very grave, as if he
had some great work in hand,
"What are you doing there p asked his
father. The little boy did not want to
tell. Then his mother asked, 'SWhat art
you doing, my son p
90" said he, 81 am only making "a
little trough, such as our pigs eat out Of
but what are you making it for, my
son?"
Il am making it," said he, ''for you and
father TO eat out of when l am man"
The parents looked at each other and
burst into tears. From that time forth
they treated the old man well. He had
the best place at the table, a nice dish
and plenty of food.
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sits only the cid story said the land
lord. "Run up stairs, my dear, and tell
them its false ALARM
but 1t is not a false ALARM" says my
father, ''for | saw the flames, and | saw
the roof fall in, and fear that a lady is
buried under the ruins. Why don't YOU
come and help here She had just drop
ped her child into my arms when the roof
fell. 80
The landlady then first set eyes on the
bundle, fer her husband at that moment
lighted candle from the rush light, which
had very imperfecily Illuminated the scene
before.
GA baby = says she.
'1es," says my father, sand I think
I'd better leave ii with you, ma'am, while
l 90 and endeavor to rescue tho mother :"
The woman did not speak nor utter a
sound, but she just lifted up the shawl
from the child's face, and dropped down
like lump Of lead, upon the floor. In
stead Of attending to her, both my father
and the landlord looked into the shawl.
1t contained the skeleton of an infant,
wrapped up in the rags of what i;ad once
been very costly garments My father
felt very sick, and the landlord staggered
back against the wall anl dropped the
candIestick out of his hand.
When The landIady fell ishe was tall.
heavy woman, and gave the house good
shake,) the maid screamed ''Murder :"
louder than ever, and the lodgers called
out yet more energetically TO know what
was The matter. That frightened the
landlord back to his senses for he thought
If they came down and saw what nv
father had got, it would frighten them all
out OF the house. So he caught Up the
candle, which, luckily was not extinguish-
ed by the fall, and pushed my father,
with his bundle, into the bedroom. Then
he called out that it was only the strange
gentleman had had the nightmare, and
has wife had been frightened into a faint
ing fit. So they all went, grumbling,
back to bed; and the man helped his wife
into her room, where my father stood
trembling and shaking, not having pres
ence of mind enough to put down the bun
die, and not even daring to look into it
again.
The little skeleton was quietly buried
the next day by an old sexton, who asked
no questions, as he knew the landlord was
a respectable householder and so they
all concluded that the ghost was satisfied,
as she neysEaappeared again.
"heq father examined the place
closely GJs dayIIeht, he saw evident marks
OF fire aboutfhe windows; but he was
assured these were the remains Cf fire
that had happened there a great mary
years before. In short, the whole affair
Of the apParition seemed to shroud some
fearful mystery, which was perfectly in
eXphcable. Some years after, when he
was IN London again, my father endeav-
ored to find out the house, in the hope of
obtaining clue to the mystery; but he
could discover nothing but a mass of
ruins
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Pa, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1857.

short by dropping the bat on his counte-
nance.
The pitcher thought he'd pitch in, and
caught 1t on the frontispiecc.
The play began general.
Things became very lively, and the bat
ting very heavy.
got mixed up with Casterile, Blister
the Umpire, and a cemp-stooL
We went in without regard to innings.
We came out with heavy scores.
saw somebody home, and have been
home ever since
Base Ball has a singular effect on per-
sons unaccustemed to it.
My shirt, vest and trousers ripped in all
directions.
My head has expanded and aches like
the mischief.
One of my eyes don't match the other,
and my nose is much enlarged and very
teGder.
My limbs are automatically out OF
Joint, and i am out of sorts generally.
L don't think base ball is my forte.
It's too vigorous Something milder
would suit me better-such as muggins or
euchre.
Yours on the home base.
CORRY O'LAEUs.
i, S-OPaka has inst hrOuoIt mn
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Original 31ottrg,
AN INCIDENT OE TEE FEgCyTT,
lNTO EGYPT.
BY LINSET.

There is sweet tradition
OF the Mother and the Child,
W no, with Joseph, fled to Egypt,
From their native land exiled.
All the lips ! heard repeat it
Have been silent many years,
And the mem'ry Of this legend
Chokes my utterance with tears.
Though 10 you I fan would tell it,
Song of mine cannot convey,
Like the voice Of my dear mother.
What my heart would long to say:
For holy inspiration
Seemed to breathe in every word.
While her fingers drew sweet music
From the willing chords they stirr'd.
When they fled across the desert,
Joseph and lis Jewish bride,
With a God for their companion
And an angel for their guide,
Night fell round them, and the shelter
OF daik and lowIy cave
Was the only place of refuge,
Earth, her great Creator gave.
Other inmates had that cavern,
Dark and swarthy visaged men,
And another infant lying
Near its mother, in the den;
Foul disease had stamped its features,
And the Virgin saw, apd preSs'd
Closer still the precious burden
IAat she bore upon her breast.
When she washed her babe in water
From a stream that flowed near by,
The poor mother Of the lepcr
Took the same, she scarce knew why,
And, when all around was silent,
Btthcd her hapless. tainted child,
In the waves made pure and holy
by that Presence undeflcd.
Lot change IS softly stealing
O'er the little. sbruuken form,
And from lips of rosciihe beauty
Comes his breathing, pure and warm;
AL dis aSe has hed-she raises
Up to God her fearful eyes,
And with grateful joy she brings him
Close TO where the Savior lies.
Mary lays her hand in blessing
On the soft and rosy brow,
And with keen, prophetic vision,
Sees the form, 50 lovely now,
On the gibbet, and she gathers
Her Emanuel to her heart,
For she knows that time of sorrow
VIII not find them far apart.
NrTE The last verse has reference IA n
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A NOVEL ADVERTISEMENTS nov
el matrimonial advertisement recently an
peared in Western paper
81 am eighteen years of age, have a
good set Of teeth, and believe in ANDY
johnson, the star spangled banner and 4th
of July. l have taken up a State lot
cleared up eighteen acres last year and
seeded ten of it down. My buckwbeat
looks first rate, and the oats and n. .,.1.
are bully. | have got nine z,neen .,'t1,.9 80
year old bull and two letters bes;Jeo y, ! s"o =
morse no s, ana 9arn. | want to buy bread
and butter, hoopskirts and waterfalls for for
some person of the female persuasion dur ~
ldg the balance of my life. That's wbat.a
the matter with me. But don't knous
how TO do it''
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JOB PRINTING.

We have made arrangements by which
can DO or have done all kinds Of plain
q. fancy job Printing, such as Books.
aatS, Show Cards, Bill and Lettcl
lads, IIandbills, Circulars, &c, in the best
.eo Of the art and at the most moderate
---s Also, all kinds of Ruling. Blank
ks, Book Binding, &c executed to order
pod as the best and as cheap as the
ag-sE
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''JouNNY,' said a mother to a son nine
years old, ''go and wash your face-I am
ashamed to see you coming TO dinner with
so dirty mouth" 81 did wash it, NAM
ma !" and, feeling his upper lip, he added
gravely, 81 think it must be a moustachc
coming"
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, CHANCE FOR ABARGATN.

3 li]ANIE i NJiG y BAItU AIN.
-@ FARM FOR SALE.-Ihe Farm
rad aad occupied by the subscriber, stu
p. .a Munster township, Cambria county,
r miles southeast Of EbenSburg and one
1-ta mile from Samuel O'Hara's Mill, CON
ming III ACRES aud allowance, is offered
z sale Oh reasonable terms and easy pay
.nJ5. E'J',ty- cores e the above land are
fae1l, under GOOD fence. aud In es,c-lleut
lining condition. The improvements con
+. ~. tUo-story PLANK HOUSE and a
re FRAME BARN, both in good plcscr>
..n, as well as ell other necessary OUT
N..n-s. An extensive orchard Of choice
e trees and uever-failinE s2liugs Of ezccl-
. water are on the premises. Further in
-n.ian can be obtained by making appli-
arm n DANIEL O'IIARA.
Munster Tp., May so, I8G7.-tf2o
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RATEs or ADVERTISING.

Z N III or Buslncss CaTds, not
.aacuug lines, with paper, 90
Obituary Notices, over six lines, ten cents
pr aae.
Special and business Notices eight cents
Pc. line t1r first insertion, and four cents for
.a subsequent insertion.
Resolutions Of Societies, or commuuica-
rs ofa PERSONAL Lature must be paid for
. aIvgr @senents.
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0UN OUT FOR BARGAINS! !

u Being desiroUs Of retiring from bu>i-
4, offer f.r sale the EJeH5Jurg Foundry,
!. at It's appurteuances, including all the
- a1. personal property thereto belong
- Be-. engine, patterns, TASKS, &c. Also,
-orS, manufactured and unmanUfac-
-., c.a5.sting of Ihreshiug Machines,
@ Stoves, Parlor Stoves, Piows and
s.gs VI various kinds. As I am deter
aa .N s.-, purchasers may rely upon get
< a-E or siI the above named articles
..lr dian they can be had anywhere else
-e-1.E.va-.a- The public are invited to
a. Judge .J- themselves.
duly 3, ls57.-om. z. GLASS.
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Proofs Of the Superior Quality
CT THE
a NJ E II l G \ n w Al G. II
WALTNAEs. MASS.

The American Watch Company, Of Wal
than. Mass, respectfully submit that their
Watches are cheaper, more accurate, less
complex, more durable, better adapted for
general use, and more easily kept in order
and repaired than any other watches in the
market. They are simpler in structure and,
therefore stronger and less likely to be injured
than the majority of foreign watches. which
are compo, ed of from l25 to 800 pieces.
while in an old English watch there arc ilare
than 700 parts. How they run under the
hardest trial watches can have, is shown by
the following letter:
PENN. RAILROAD COMPANY.
OFFICE OF THE GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT,
ALTOONA, PA, Is Dee, 1866.
Gentlemen The watches manufactured by
you have Oecn in use Oh this railroad for sew
eral years by our enginemeu, to whom we
furnish watches as part of our equipment
There are now some three hundred of them
carried on our line, and We consider them
good and reliable time keepers. Indeed, |
have great satisfaction in saying your watch
lis give us less trouble, and have worn and
do wear much longer without repairs than
any watches we have ever had in use on this
road. As yCu are aware, we formerly trust
ed to those OF English manufacture, of ac-
knowledged good reputation; but as class
they never kept time as correctly, nor have
they done as good service, as yours.
In these statements | am sustained by my
predecessor, Mr.. Lewis. whose experience
extended over a series Of years.
Respectfully.
ED WARD II. WILLIAMS.
General Superintendent
American Watch Co., Waltham.
We make now five different grades of
watches, named respectively as follows:
Applefom, Tracy & Co., WalMan, Mass
WaibIum HatcA Company. Halhana, JIdss.
p. S. EarReN, Nathan. Mass
HIM. EUeyy. Boston, hiss.
Home Httch Company, Boston, Mass.
All of these, with the exception of the
Home Watch Company, are warranted by
the American Watch Company to be of the
best material, on the most approved princi
pie, and to possess every requisite for leli-
able time keeper. Every dealer selling these
watches is supplied with the Company's
printed card of guarantee, which should ac-
company each watch sold, so that BUYERS
may feel sure that they are purchasing the
genuine article. There are numerous cOun-
terteits and limitations of our Watches sJld
throughout the Country, and we would eau
ton purchasers to be on their guard against
imposition.
Any grades Of Waltham Watches NAV be
purchased of Watch Dealers throughout the
country. ROBBINS & APPLETON.
lS2 BrOadlcdy, Ne,U York.
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DlIiNISTRATOR'S NOTICE

3 B-IiNISI'RATOR'S NOTICE
49, -1a~tlg been appointed by the Il g
5 q. Cambria connty Administrator Gun,
.'5 EHero Of George Snyder, late Of
....-t township, decd, the undersigned
r notifies all persons indebted to said
.a.sl- 60 make settlement without delay,
q. t-osa having claims against the same
j. pre- Ihcm properly probated for pay
JOHN SNYDER.
Sept. 8, lSGz.-6t.
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ELSSOLUTION.-The partner
u lip heretofore existing between the
.-slgEcI In the mercantile and lumber
mess has been dissolved by mutual coz
- The stors accounts will be settled by
b Lcib, and accounts for lumber sold,
G, viii be settled by either Of the under
.-gl, JACOB LEIB,
HENRY H0PPLE.
@rrou Tp., Aug. %, 1867. 29.Gt.2
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CoANiNI ~ LAM y
p. S.-O'Pake has just brought me

We arc gong to challenge the Athlctics,
Irvingtons and Mutuals.
l am going TO write q book on Base
Ball: with explanations Of the new rules.
etc. Still yours, c. OIL.
-Broob}y7a E;tg1e.
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NcTE The last verse has reference to a
tradition that the child here spoken of was
the repentant thief on the cross.
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"a" MILL FOR SALE.-The sub
rr 5-reev offers for sale his STEAM SAW
IL known as Cambria Mill !" two and
-', ,,.les miles north of Gallitzin, Cambria CO.
m 'llH IS In perfect working order, and
' o' sold on reasonable terms. Apply on
. PREMISES to JEROME DAWSON.
august Is, I8G7.-3m.
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An OLD TofER's CoNUNpErv se,,
have unop tho COO, ,,c nat eii.--ct must i,
- ~" your stomach p
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a L. I. L. MCCLURE, SURGEON
DENTIST, Carrolltown, Cambria Co,
Teeth inserted on Gold, Silver, Vulcan
o4eoplastic, &c. GI-Pr0fessional visits
4 to Chest Springs the first week and to
..9 the second week Of each month.
-'T5.tCwn, July 4, 1867.-6m.S22
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INDUSTRY is fortunes right hand-fru-
gality her left.
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Galts, sErttbts, 9netOotcs, Nt.
CORY O'LANUs' EPIsTLE,

TIE GREAT BALL MATCH-O'PAKE VERSUS
CHAD-STUrENDOU PLAY-BRILLIANT
BATTING, FRANTIC FIELDING, AID a RE
MARKABLE CONCLUSION-TIIE O'PAKEs
TIE VICTORS-UNPRECEDE SCORE.
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-""-- W|| II-. y ~ V''V'I 0I'V7VII VIUII5
-...L after the expiration of six months will
. charged at the rate Of $3.50 per year,
....a 7l0 fail to pay until after the ex-
-G.4 uf Twelve months Will be charged at
..,rata " $500 per year.
Tu..gg u-mb bers constitute a quarter :;
.,..v five, six months; and fifty numbers,
ID. scar.
EATEs or ADVERTISING.