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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-08-20

A SLIGHT MISTAKE In New Hamp-
shire town there lived an ignorant, irreli
gious, worthless family, Ransom by name,
no member of which had been seen inside
a church within the ''memory of the
oldest inhabitant The village pastor,
after years of failure, had at length ''al-
most persuaded" two of the younger
scions to promise attendance for one Sab
bath; bu. the fear that they would be
the subject of some personal remarks still
deferred them. They were in great ter
ror lest they should be publicly upbraided
for their misdoings, and called to account
for their wickedness. After much exer-
tion their fears were quieted, and on the
following Sunday the eyes of the good
pastors congregation were astonished at
the unwonted presence of the aforesaid
Ransoms All went well until the read
ing of the second hymn, which was the
familiar "Blow ye the trumpet, blow p
etc. Imagine the effect when, at the end
of the. .line, t'Return We ransom'd sinners
home," the elder of our heroes seized his
hat, and, with long strides towards the
door, shouted, F'Come along home, Bill !;
l knowed they'd be flinging it at us if we
came here. ~. II. Paper.
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SINGULAR FRIENDSHIP OF a Child AND
4 RAT.-A few days ago Gays the Louis
Vile .lournal) the attention of the matr0n
of Ihe Protestant Orphan Asylum, situa-
ted on Fifth street, was directed to her
little boy, a child four or five years of
age, who was seated in the yard gaily
and busily feeding large rat that had
climbed upon his shoulder. while both
parties appeared to be on the most friendly
and familiar terms possible. Upon in
quiry, she learned that this singular ac-
quaintance had commenced nearly six
weeks ago, and that frequent meetings bad
since occurred between them. About
midnight OIL Saturday last the lady was
awakened by the child, and informed by
it that sfthere was rat in the bed" AS
may be readily believed, she sprang hasti-
ly out, and, lighting the gas, found the
rat snugly ensconced in the arms of her
darling. Of course the animal was quick
ly put to fight, and since that time no
new Developments in this strange attach
mcnt have occurred. That this little boy
should be singled out from a group of
forty or fifty children as the object of this
animals affection seems strange.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-08-20

TIE STEAMBO AIs.-The earliest s., am
boat upon our western rivers was launch
ed in the Ohio, ct PittSbuIg, in 1911.
The first to ascend the Missouri were
three little Government boats, in 1919.
4 party Of engineers and neutEalists
kept along near them on the shore. The
Pawnees, who can yet almost steal the
boots from mans feet without his know
ing it, pilfered the horses, provisions and
apparatus Of the unfortunate Sarans, and
left them 70 wander, hungry and hall
naked, until they found shelter among the
friendly Kaws. These early steamers
stemmed the current with difficulty, and
were not educated up to walking off oR
their spars, as boy does on his stills.
And tLcy dropped down the river stern
foremost, as they were more manageable
in that position Even in civilized com
munities the introduction of tIe steam
boat excited superstitious dread When
Robert Fulton's Clermont appeared on the
Hudson, ships crews who saw her ap-
preaching g; night against wind and tide,
with machinery clanking paddles clatter-
ing, and showers of sparks and volumes
Of flames streaming from her chimneys,
jumped overheard, and SWAN ashore III
terror. Three years later, when Nicholas
Roosavelt's Orleans first descended the
Ohio, she approached Louisville at mid
night Hundreds of Kentuckians, ava
kened 10y her demoniac screenings.
rushed down to the bank, and at first be
lieved that the great comet Of that year
had fallen into the Ohio One of the
first boats to ascend the Missouri, as IS
1 her normal tcrrors were not enough, car
ried figure head at her Prov in tlo
form of huge serpent. Through this
reptiles mouth, steam escaped, aud tue
savagcs who saw it fed in the widest
alarm, fancying that the spirit of Evil
was coming boldly to devour them.
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A ROMAKTIC HIsTOay,

Those who have been arouE1 ia
Central station house late at niEh- b.
doubtless observed an old man, -Eu,J
in appearance, and evidently Superior
such surroundings, who for some .t,l.s
has been seeking lodgings there. iE5 b..
a strange history-has had an exI -'--L
in life that possesses all the singular
romance. Before the war he was
in Texas, and possessed Of IN eas
wealth His deposits in the UniOr 3acz
Of this city, at one time reached $4,000
in gold. His landed estate strctchel over
leagues of territory, and more reseuu.ad
a German principaEty than the pe51z--
sions of an, ,American planter. His home
stead was the seat OF ease and opu.-.G=s
and family of children added interls, 20
his home and gave an incentive IL ,ac &C
cumulation of wealth. On the breaG5ng
out Of the war he went TO Europe, eg-
before leaving he made his viii, anc exc
cutcd papers which placed his properly l-
7 the hands of his son and scD-in-i a7y.
This was done that IN case OF ms dealh
/ there should be no trouble about the dis
/ t.ibution of his estate. At the end of frz
war be came back. But his absence hs5
/ given 20 his children control Of veal
they did not mean TO surrender. They
refused 10 recognize him, or permit him t.
have even pittance with which 10 sup
port life: \ difficulty occurred be,weel
himself and son, in which The latter was
SHOT in the arm and dangerously wounded
So cxasperated was the outraged paren-
that he even expressed his regret that tie
life Of his offspring had not been sacr.-
feed. lie finally came to tins city ard
instituted legal proceedings fo: the rocov>
cry of sotne property Which he hiss Il this
Stale. Pending the slow development Of
the court, without money aud without
friends, this old man, nearly eighty years
Of age, is compelled 10 seek shelter at the
police station, while a daughter of his re-
sides in a princely mansion, not dozen
squares away, and enjoys every luxury
that immense wealth and unbounded res
sources can secure Is not his history
stranger than fiction IN o. Picoiy1ns.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-08-20

TOMATO VINEGAR. We find the fol-
lowing receipt for the manufacture Of To-
mato Vinegar in an Iowa newspaper !;
ii is stated that excellent vinegar is made
in this manner:
Take one bpshel of ripe tomatoes,
wash them in an open tub, and add one
quart of molasses that weighs eleven
pounds to the gallon, and thoroughly mix
the whole together in which condition let
the tub stand several days, not reglecting
to frequently stir the mixture in it. When
a decided vinegar odor Is given off, the
juice should be strained from the pemace
and put into casks and let stand until the
process is completed. Vinegar thus made
IS equal to the best, and to succeed in its
manufacture only requires faithfully fol-
lowing out these directions 4"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-08-20

Onions IN CRoUP-Hor WArER.-I
really think that nine children out of ten
who die with croup might be saved by
the timely application of roast onions,
mashed, laid upon folded napkin, and
goose oil, hen oil, skunk oil, or even lard
if you have neither of the others, poured
on, and applied as warm as can be borne
comfortably, to the throat and upper parts
of the chest, and to the feet and hands.
Give also a teaspoonful of syrup of ipecsc
every tweRty minutes, until vomiting is
produced. In bronchitis, too. we have
seen relief, when snffocation seemed al
most Inevitable, by the same treatment,
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-08-20
THE B0EDmoE.OER,s SONG.

The bondhol6er sat in bis easy chair,
Counting his bonds was he;
And he turned up his nose at Seymour and
Blair,
And called them terrible traitorous pair,
While he sang to himself in glee
s.The people are saddled for us to ride,
And booted and spurred are we
we roweI well every painting side,
And as safe on their brawny backs abide
As Sinbad's Old Man of the Sea.
''We gave them paper for what we hold,
At not quite half of the face;
But We'll get full payment in gold, hard
gold,
(Though laboring men are bought and Sold }
If we only win this race!
1.-The war is over-so some folks say,
But certainly that won't do
We mast keep it up till election day,
9TH then at least we can make it pay.)
Hurrah for the Red, White and Blue
'.IIur-ah for that glorious hero, Grant;
The bondhulder's choice is he;
He'd speak if he could. hut luckily be can't,
! And the masses went know what regu-
lar plant
4 glorious hero can lie.
81 have rnisgivings, / must confess,
That we can't put the ticket through
That the people at last are beginning to
guess
A national debt lie blessing to bless
A ring of chosen few.
But away with nisgivings; for who can
prevent
The loyal from getting their ray?
/ 1t is only three hundred and fifty per cent
/ On every dollar of paper they lent
+ Toward keeping the war under way!
'Hurrah for the flag of our country, then
( For, writing on every fold,
l sec, inscribed by Jay Cookies pen
! Down with rebels which meaus ell men
Who won't pay our bonds in gold :"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-08-20

A REMARKABLE Observation-Disclosures
Waters is the name of a remarkable man,
known as the hermit of the sWhite Top,
and the greatest hunter OF the age. The
Abingdon V1yinia'a says of him:
'tAfter an absence of two years, during
which time he has been wandering through
the peaks and spurs of the Blue Ridge.
killing bears and wolves, he returned to
his cabin on Saturday, 18th ult.) when
we had the pleasure of meeting him an
hour or two after his arrival. He is now
55 years old, and has spent about thirty
years Of his life alone, deyoting his time
to hunting and trapping. He informed
us that he had, during his hermit life,
killed LOG bears, SO wolves, more than
400 deer, and number of wild cats or
catamounts, having killed some 26 Of the
latter during the last year"
ssAItogether. Wilburn is remarkable
man, and withal On humble christian
He starts again on a trapping tour in
Mitchell county, n. c., but expects to be
back at the White Top st the time Of the
rally Oh the last day of August
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JOB PRINTING .
EREEsEsURE

"@785 ETa g'f5Z G%EGG.
HEAVING recently enlarged our stock
A-H we are now prepared to sell At a great
reduction runi former prices Oar stock con-
8 rs OF Drugs, Medicines Perfumery. Fancy
Soaps, Icons, Halls ami Aliens Hair Restor-
aLiyc- Pills, Oinrmcu,s, P.asters, Lu.imcnts,
Pam Killers. Citrate Nagresia, Ess Jamaica
Giagcr Pare Flavoung Extracts, Essences,
Lemon Syrup, Soothing Syrup, SPiccd Syrup
EhubJs-J Pure Spices, &c,
CIGARS IND TOBACCOS,
Blank Booka, Deeds, Notes and BONDS; Cap,
Post. Commercial and all kinds of Note Paper;
Envelopes, Pens, Pencils, Arnold's Writing
Fluid Slack aui Red Ink, Pocket and Pass
Docks Magazines, Newspapers, Novels, HIS
s,ries, Bibles Religious Prayer aud Toy Books,
Peuku.ycs. Pipes, &c
GEy We have added to olr stock lot OF
FIN Z JEW ELRY, 70 which Ne would invite
tie attention of the Ladies'
PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS at lower prices
than ever offered in this place.
Paper and Cigars. sold either wholesale or re
tail LENNON & MURRAY,
July 30 ls6s. Main Street, Ebensburg.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-08-20

SURE CURE FOR CoRSs. Mr.. Rose, a
merchant of San Diego, announces that
these creators of much misery in this
world, can easily and surely be cured by
applying good coat of gum arabic muci-
lags every evening on going to bed. He
suffered with them for forty years, and
tried nearly all the corn doctors and corn
remedies in existence, without relief, until
he applied the above, which readily cured
him in few weeks.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-08-20

IL England, lately, the same fash of
lightning that rendered a soldier totally
blind, restored the sight of woman who
had been deprived of her sight fo= eight
years. Verify, the freaks of the electric
fluid this year are worthy of history by
themselves.
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~ NJ. LLOYD s co.

w BANKERS, ALTOONA, Pa
Drafts on the principal cities and Silver
and Gold for sale. Collections made
Moneys received on deposit, payable on de-
mand, without interest, or upon time, with
interest at fair rates, sn3l-
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LLOYD s. CO., Bankers,

= EBENSBURG, IA.
Gold, Silver, Government Loans, and
other Securities, bought and sold. Interest
allowed on Time deposits. Collections made
on all accessible points in the United States,
and general Banking business transacted.
January 81, 1867.
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NEW TAILOR SHOP.-Having

NEW TAILOR SHOP. Having
- opened a TAILORING ESTABLISH
MENT in the shop formerly occupied by r.
y. Thomas, a few doors east Of a. A. Bar
ker's store. the subscriber respectfully in
forms his old customers and the rest of man
kind that he is now prepared to nan fac
ture all kinds Of Gents aud Youths wearing
apparel in the latest style Of the art, with
neatness aad dispatch, and upon the most
reasonable terms. Persons needing work in
my line are respectfully invited to give me
a call. DAVID j. Ef ANS.
Ebensburg, April ., I86S.-tf.
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EVNCOURAGE Z HOME INDUSTRY
IA WAGON, BUGGY AND CARRIAGE
FACTORY.-Having taken the Wa
gonmakmg shop recently occupied by Mr.. VIM.
Lichty, (who still remains in their employ,l
the Subscribers prepred to manufacture
light and heavy WAGONS, BUGGIES, CAR
RIAGES and other vehicles, and will guaran
tee all work done by them to be perfectly sub
stantial. neat and satisfactory, while their prices
will be as moderate as those of any manufac-
turer 10 the country. Repairing OF all kind
done promptly and done well Give Us call
If YOU need any work in our line.
THOMAS y. WILLIAMS & BRO.
Ebensburg June 25, 1868.
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Two SERPENTs AND a CAT-SINGULAR
CAsE.-The Iessager Aige7-ien relates the
following curious story: ga very singu>
of the MessageTies Imperiales at Stor;i.
A large case containing two serpents,
directed from Batna to the superintendent
of. the Geological Gardens in Marseilles;
was deposited in the warehouse for ship
ment, Whilst there a cat, ignorant Of
what the case contained, got into it. No
sooner had it done 50 than the reptiles
SD ang at il with the rapidity of an arrow,
and squeezed il 10 death in their immensa
coils. They then relaxed tLeir hold, and
commenced The process of swallowing.
Tie maieS Sserpent seized the dead cat by
the head end, the female swallowing the
tail end. 1t IS wclI-known that when
serpents take into their mouth a substance
of certain size the conformation of The
teeth and jaws is such that they cannot
let 90 their hold In the present case
both snakes were thus brought face II
face, the process of deglutitiun was ar.
rested, and it become doubtful how the
matter would end. AZ length the fema!C
snake made desperate effort to swallow
the other, and in doing SO was choked
In confederation of tie above facts tn,
animals have been preserved in epirits o
wine. IhGt directors Of the Geological
Garden of Marseilles are going to bring ar
action against the Messageries Company
for the loss of the serpents. whilst the
owner of the cat demands that its skin at
least should te givcn up TO him as a mat
ter Of curiosity.
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ALTOONAW WARE HOUsE CO,
Dealers and Commission Merchants

Corner T,rginia 81. and Plank Rood,
VIII keep constantly on hand large and
well selected assortment Of FLOUR, FEED,
SALT. FISH, GRAIN, COAL, LIME, SAND,
&c sal wholesale, in Altoona City, and
the adioiling counties can be supplied with
t4e leading articles generally used by them
at city aud mill prices.
All kinds Of country produce received aud
paid for in cash, or sold on commission
Trunpt returns viii he made.
STORAGE furnished for all articles, such as
floor lumber, shocks shingles, etc.
Articles viii be delivered TO purchasers
or sent to freight warehouse.
Having the only house where goods by
the car load can be removed at the door,
thus saving drayage, our customers viii re-
ccive the benefit of il.
Price currents viii be sent weekly to per-
sons desiring them.
THE ALTOONA WAREHOUSE co.
Altoona, April so, :s68. If
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WAMES c.. Easily, ATTORNEY
- AT-LAw, CarroIto,cn, Cambria Co.. Pc
Collections and all legal business promptly
attended to. Jan 81, 1867.
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RATES OF ADVERTISING.

Protest. mai or business CardS, not
exceeding lines. with paper, 20
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Per line.
Special and business Notices eight cents
per line for first insertion, and four cents Tor
each subsequent insertion.
Resolutions Of Societies, or commun'ca-
tiors ot personal Lature must be pad Tor
as adveI tl5emCnts.
JOB PRINTING.
We have made arrangements by winch
we can DO OF have done all kinds Of plain
and fancy Job Printing, such as Books,
Pamphlets. Show Cards, Bill and Lettei
Heads, H3udbills, Circulars, &c, in the best
style Of the art and at the most moderate
prices. Also, all kinds of Ruling. Blank
Books, Book Binding, &c, executed to ORDER
as good as the best and as cheap as the
cheapest.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-08-20

=" KINKEAD, Justice Of the Peace
AAs and Claim Ageu.-Office removed to
the office formerly occupied by M. Hass9n,
Esq. decd, on High ST., Ebensburg. jl8.
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q S. STRAYER, JUSTICE OF THE
e1' PEACE. Johnstowu, Pa. Office on the
corner of Market street and Locust alley,
Second Ward. dec. lily.
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e L. PERSHING, ATToRNEY-AT-
20 Law, JohnStO1cn, Pa. Office on Frank
lin street, upstairs, over John Benton's
Hardware Store. Jan. 81, 1867.
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EXTRAORDINARY DIET.

An Algiers correspondent writes the
following account of a wonderful exhibi-
tion: Ouri party to witness the exhibi-
ton consisted Of come twenty EngEshmen,
and among them few ladies. After
long walk through the old town of Algiers,
we were shown into Moorish house, in
the quadrangle of which open to the sky
were number Of Arabs seated on the
floor IN the centre, singing, as is their
nature, most monotonous chant, to- the
accompaniment of a big drum In
balcony above, and looking down into the
court, were the Moorish women, most of
item entirely vailed, with the exception
of their lustrous black eyes, which flashed
into unusual brilliancy in the light of the
numerous fambeaux with which the court
was Illuminated. The effect was remark
able, and not easily TO be forgotten
The faces of the Arabs, some of thcm
magnificent looking men, and excited by
the music, the lights, the de!icately carved
/ Pilasters supporting the gallery, and over
all the star-studded, blue sky, forming an
/ impressive contrast TO Il 0 noise and tu-
/ multi beneath, made an extraordinary pic
/ ture which no canvass could accurately
/ convey to the mind. Presently, with a
howl like wild beast, i man rushed for
ward, and standing over a pot of incense,
! commenced to sway his body in unison
with the music. Gradually, TO all ap-
| pearance, becoming more and more excl
/ ted, he at last rushed at one of his COM
/ panions, and seizing about & half window
/ pane Of glass from him, proceeded TO eat
1t with great relish, crushing it between
his teeth, and evidently swallowing the
. whole, Then another rushed forward,
gesticulating furiously, and insisted on
! swallowing a dozen good sized pebbles.
But perhaps the most extraordinary
performance was that of man who held
for nearly minute, between his teeth, q
bar of red hot iron-so hot that one felt
its heat at a considerable distance: He
afterward cooled bis mouth by eating
some prickly cactus, which, as it growe
out into pins and needles of approved
pattern, must be delicious food. Another
Arab, after allowing q scorpion to hang
by its tail TO his hand and face, ate it dis
tinctly aud positively, and appeared in ne
way the worse. The sling may probably
have been extracted. ! examined fol
. myself the stones, glass and scorpions
and there is no doub. in my mind thai
they were all actually swallowed, as
was within foot or two of the performers
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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-09-15
III MILITIA.

Recently there has passed the Legisla-
ture So militia bill " and "a bill amend
atory OF an set to preserve the peace"
These, it was urged by the most rampant
Of the motley gathering, were necessary
to preserve US from an ~inundstion Of Ku-
KlUxism that eKists more in the coward
~ fears Of our enemies than in any reality
yet made apparent. Now Rslesra from
cur crazy Governor that he does not pro-
pose to call out the black militia, for fear
Of originating the dreaded war of
races" and the telegraph brings Us the
news that the Committee of the Legis-
lature who recently disgraced the White
House with their presence, assured the
President they were DESTROYS Of having
United States troops TO preserve the peace,
for the reason that a State militia, if
called into active service, would increase
the trouble and hasten if not give rise TO
lnternecine war, to be prolonged IN pri-
vate feuds as long as two Of either party
survived. So that, after all the fuss and
fums, We need not fear the fierce mill
tia " Of Master BRowNLow. The blacks
will excite 3 wsr of races, says he The
white militia will excite an internecine
war, says SUGAR HAMILTON sud his
fellows Of the Committee, vino, however
bad they may be, were disgraced afresh
by contact with him.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-09-15
XHAREAGE.

The Proprietors Of transient boats ply
ing up and down the river, complain that
by the operation OF what is known SIS
the Uniform Wharfage Ordinance"
they have been compelled to pay to the
city nearly -four times the amount of
wharfage before its passage exaoted from
them. We have the figures in several
eases, two Of which we will on this oc-
easion cite as an example Of the effects
Of this law. The Ruth on her way down,
on Wednesday last, cosled here, and put
off forty casks Of meat paying for the
privilege the sum Of $40, the old charge
being $40; aud the MoIlis Able, on the
Monday before, paid the same amount,
the tonnage of both boats being about
equal-9oO tons. This increase OF wharf
2 charges strikes US as calculated to
discriminate against the city, and is
hardly the means to be employed to fos-
ter local packets, as has been asserted By
the friends Of the measure. We viii
have more to say on this subject.