The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1871-02-18

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DEAR FRKEmAN-Now that Judgment Of
Custer has been decreed in the Supreme Court
against our District Court Judges, and bill
has passed both Houses of the Legislature es-
tehli-hing branch Court in Johnstown, We
ihint the hatchst ought to be buried and the
pipei b peace smoked by the Eben. burgers and
JOhIstowners. 1t our exciLable citizens want
neY subject for agitation let them get up an
/ ASSOCIATION to improve the Public Square in
this Auce. There ID rot borough in the
Staiethat has more beautiful plot of ground
/ in thrshape of Public Square. a few thou
/ ssnddoilars would fence it and plant it with
/ evergreen trees and ornamental shrubbery.
J ct d water could be thrown up Fifty feet by
/ he Rturai pressure of our uuequalled water
7 works, beautiful basin could be constructed
IN hecentre for Il small sum of money peb
Dled walks could be laid st a trBing cost AID
that square which is now nuisance, could be
made beautiful and attractive. Let us have
she matteratisnded to il time for spring plant
ing.
Petroleum B. Nasby will lecture here on the
4th OF March next. Barring his politics, he is
q good lecturer, and as the johGstown Library
Association is 1t the head Of the matter, We
hope TO hear of good turn out to hear him.
Our Agricultural Society is bound to pros.
per with such men rs Mr.. 81 MILAN and Col.
Bowmai at its head. Their meetings are live
ly and f,equent.
Hon Daniel j. Merrell has literally aided
the ~ dung Mems Christian Association" in
this PLACE. Money could not be spent for a
better purpose nor bring in richer reward.
last Saturday there was like to be a free
I fgN on Main street, opposite Fend's store A
/ couSs of men named Walters. and a man
nausi Shaffer and some others, had their
/ coGtpf, and had eight or ten more men hold
ing 1em, 40 they couldn't pitch 10, until the
poit got wind Of the irAcas, when the fray
subfed. 1t is generally believed that there
wasnot much fight in either party. They
WEI NOT intoxicated and but few men will
f9t when they SOBER.
Ne present a few definitions for the pupils
okhe schools about to close. They are short
ah easily memorized. # they are of any
tsleit to any one the public is welcome to
TEN. We begin this week with
! ERrHOGRAPHY.-A letter is a symbol OF a
! sd nd; there are twenty-siX letters; they are
is ,be utjon of two voweis; a triphthont is the
union OF three vowels; letters form syilables
q syllable Is single utterttnc9 one syIlaoIS Is
! dissyllabes; three syllables called trisylla-
/ bleS: mole syllables than three are called poly
/ syIaLles every syllable must contain a vowel; !;
Syp1eS pt IN 1i,i6e into simple coTnDoiInd
primitiyeand derivative; there are also con-
/ tiacted wdds abbreV ViationS and titles; words
form sentdces; IA sentence IS complete pro-
position: 4nteuces are simple and compound; /;
! the rnaiisk language has forty-oEe sounds !;
these are csl ed vocal, subvocal and aspttate n
: vocal sound : in open sound; subyocal sound
( is broker sOupd; an aspirate SOUND Is breath
sound these buuds are marked BY hsureS;
accent is stres Of voice or a particular word
| sounds are alp divided into labiai, dental;
! cultural ling4aI, paatal, and nasal sounds; |;
letters that sC0nd alike are called cognates;
/ silent letter isUne that is not sounded
The snow Jas again fallen about six inches
and the sleij fling is magnificent
The schools hereabouts already begin
ming to coIe, just at the time they should open
ROB Roy.