The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1869-08-26

Oa4 at Whom MS good natured remarks
were aimed in your last issue. Our stric-
lures were indicted with charity to all and
malice towards none" and we can only hope
that the persons who feel themselves as
grie7ed, will, if guilty. bear our remarks in
mind and benefit by them.
There has been quite a demand for the
Freeman in this community during coupls
weeks past, and l hope none of the readers
of this will take personal offence if devote
a paragraph to
NEWSPAPER BORROWERS.
The low price at which newspapers are
published does not preclude even the poorest
day laboIer from subscribing. and paying in
advance, for his county paper. The weekly
visits of your local journal, detailing as it
does all the interesting local news and incl
dents occurring in your town and neighbor-
hood. will be anxiously looked for from
week to week, and we know of no invest
ment that will repay you so amply for the
small outlay required to procure it. View
ing the fact in this light does it not seem
very small piece of business in you to be
running to your nei2hbor, as poor as you
and perhaps poorer, week after week for the
loan of his paper, and sometimes even over
looking the fact that he, or the members of
his family, have not yet had time to read it.
To all such we say send two dollars for
years subscription, at once, and you will
thus be independent. If the paper is worth
borrowing it is worth subscribing for.
THE OLD MAN.
Passing along the street a few evenings
ago we overheard . conversation between
two youths of rather tender age, aad in the
course of their remarks one of them, in al
luding to his father, spoke of him as the
"old man" We have frequently heard
off nd
we always think that the precocity of such
individuals is of kind calculated to secure
the contempt of the better class of children
who honor their fathers and mothers, and
always take pride in mentioning their names
in a loving and respectful manner. Drop
those nasty words "old man." boys. It
sounds as if you were ashamed of your
father.
AN INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE.
We observe that Mr.. Thomas McKernan,
Of Cambria borough, is exceedingly anxious
to be inundated on the political altar, and
for that reason, no doubt, announces himself
as en- independent candidate for Register and
Recorder, under the high sounding title of
''the workingmen's candidate" The ambi-
tious aspirations Of Thomas and his good
penmanship and orthography do not suf
ficiently justify him in boiling the regular
not his friends should tell him. that he stands
about as much chance for election to that
Office as the writer of this does to be returned
as Congressman from this district. The
nominations were fairly made: the south of
the county held the balance of power in con-
vention, and if the claims of Mr.. Mex. were
not recognized, he has the satisfaction of
knowing that great many other aspirants
were treated in similar manner. Johns
town has no reason whatever to feel ag-
grived, as she has furnished the Prothonota-
~, Treasurer and Commissioner, and at the
ensuing election the new Treasurer and Poor
House Director will be elected from that
town. The only inference we can draw from
the suicidal course of Mr.. Mex. is that his
Republican friends have induced him to an
nounce himself, and that he has thus been
made cat's-raw to advance their interests.
We hope he will reconsider the matter and
withdraw.
YOUR CORRESPONDENTS.
The communications of Rob Roy, T. I NJ,
V. G. P, ETC., spicy and interesting, in
asmuch that in condensed way they furn-
ish your readers with weekly epitome OF
accidents and incidents occurring in their
several localities, the whole dished up in at
tractive and readable style. Velo G. Pede
announces that pic.ni ic will be held at st.
Augustine, on the 3lst inst. and from our
knowledge of former affairs of the kind in
that locality we know this one will be en-
joyabie. May we be there. Buz FUZ.