The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1869-12-02

JoHNsrowN, Nov. %. 1869.

learning" We said ''snarIing Diogenes p
Your type made it ''snorting Diogenos.' u
We do not write very plain hand, but We
would like the type to go according to the
sense, whether the writing is plain other
wise. Still, your type are no worse than
those of your neighbors. For instance, the
Johnstown Tribune, in an article on the
Sucz canal, speaks of the Read Sea. which
we sure was never so written by the
editor
We are pleased with the aforesaid editors
views of nksgiving. " hich day he con-
siders played out. We think so too. At
least we hope that Christmas will be OF
served more solennly than thanksgiving day
was.
There is difference of opinion here about
our theatres, which have been running mid
ding regularly of late. Oue performance
each week in each theatre will cost the town
$4,000 per year, twice week $50, 900 and
three times a week $50. .O00 This money ,
it is alleged. could be Lester appropriated.
1t tends to impoverish the place, etc. On
the other hand, it is argued that most of this
money is left in town-some for rent, some
for license, and some at the hotels, etc. We
think the question about broad as it is
long. People who go to theatres, generally
speaking, have money, and if they would
not spend it here :hey would somewhere else,
and for something else. We do know, more
over, that much Of the money is left anon g
US, at the hotels ond other places.
There seems to be some danger of furry
with Spain. Taxpayers hereabouts think
an effort ought to be made to pay off the old
'nigser" debt before we voluntarily contract
a new "nigger" debt. What is free Cuba
to us? Free taxpayers would sound better.
Now that the common schools are ali
open, it would be good time to make
suggestion or two. Let every scholar in
arithmetic turn his knowledge of that branch
to practice. Let him count the area of
tracts of land-the number Of plank in a
house-the number of perch Of stone in a
cellar wall-the number of shingles in a
roof-the number of feet Of lumber in a saw
log-the number of cubic yards in certain
excavatiou-the size of a fifty-six weight
made Of metal-the length Of beam in
steelyards-the number of solid feet, or
bushels, in coal vein, etc. In grammar
instead of diagrams, let him parse and con-
strnct. Let each pupil write a letter every
day on slate or paper, punctuate it cor
rectly. spell the words right, and use the
capital letters properly. Lot each one learn
to transpose sentences, and jndge, and de-
eide which form of the sentence, so trans
posed, Is IuS UOSl puOucCuS. Leu edCn
study the difference between literal and ig
urative languages, and also how to condense
or amplify- certain given theme, or subject
We feel assured that ten times as much
I could be learned in one winter by dint of
practice than can ever be learned coming
over old, dry, tasteless definitions and un-
meaning rules, Let the children Of one
family. or of neighboring families. meet at
! night and learn to spell the names of every
tree. beast, bird. fish. county state. etc. and
present their labor to the teacher next
! morning for correction. Let them also
! count store bills, write rendue notices, and
! the like. and present them in like manner
! for correction. Be sure that improvement
/ depends upoL such efforts on the part of the
/ pupil. No teacher can thiLk for the pupil
! Then let every parent subscribe for tbs
/ Freeman. or some other county paper, and
( let the children read it and improve these
! hints as to how they should improve these
! long winter nights. Take a county paper
/ Children would always rather read the home
/ news. What are FIVE cents a week, or s. 0C
a year, com pared with the benefit the little
/ folks will derive from reading newspaper
! Do not be stingy with the printer, de is a
! noble fellow, He works hard. He sets up
/ just one letter at time, yet he fills columns
every wcek-all for the benz fit of the peo
/ pie. especially the young people Her
him along. His labor is useful. He pub
/ lishes the county news. the court trials. the
/ county audits, and .ther important matters
/ marriages and deaths of friends and neigh
/ bors; thefts, robberies and murders find &
| place in the Paper. Items cf news from
every portion of the county, and Just such
/ items as young folks like to read, fill the
columns Of a country paper. Then put i
within reach of the young folks at home.
The times have been demoralzed here by
! Thanksgiving day, :abd are getting tight
| Money is tight, collections are tight. con
tracts are tight, and even business is tight
Still there is hope that the panic may blow
over The year 1870 will soCn arrive
crowned with golden hopes and laden with
rich presents. Let us all hope for the best
Congress will soon meet, and the Legisla
lures of the different States. and if no othe
good is done by such meeting. it willrbrinE
all the TogueS together, and thus purify so
ciefy.
While these bodies'are delberating on th
temporal affairs of the people, the grea
Gcumenical Council will meet early il
December, at Rome, to take into considera
ton their spiritual welfare. This will be ar
important meeting and everybody shoul,
subscribe for paper just to read the resul
Of this extraordinary meeting.
Then the Teachers Institute will meet a
Ebensburg soon after. though a much nfe
rior hody in intellect, yet very useful in it
sphere, and the people will want to read tn
proceedings of their meeting. So it is on
deliberate judgment that every head of
family should take paper and pay for it
inst to learn what is going on. ROB Roy.
CARRoLLTowN, Nov. %. 1869.
Dear Freeman-I noticed few week
ago the fact of young lad named Layme
having fractured his leg at the hip, by fal
from a chestnut tree. He was able to NOV
about again, but on Friday last. while il
the act of walking across the room. he wa
attacked with sudden dizziness. and falliu
to the floor re-fractured the same limb.
One Of your Chest township subscribers
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