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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-04-06

OBITUARY Professor S. j B. Morse, the
great elestriciau, and father of the tele-
graphic system. died in Poughkeepsie, New
York, on Tuesday last. aged 80 years. Mr.
Morse was born in Charleston, Massachu-
setts. and in his early life showed decided
ability as painter and sculptor. Having
also fondness for the study of chemistry,
says the Philadelphia Age, he became ac>
quainted with the properties of electricity,
and conceived the idea of making it vehicle
for the transmission of messages In 1885
he succeeded in putting up an experimental
line, consisting Of half mile Of wire stretched
around and around room. and exhibiting a
telegraph in actual operation. With this in
strumeur he could send and record message
only in one direction. By 1897 he had
duplicate apparatus. and now he gave great
er publicity to his scheme by an exhibition
at the University. The invention attracted
a great deal of interest. but very few persons
could be persuaded of its financial value At
The close of the year Mr.. Morse went to
Washington and asked Congress for an ap-
preparation to build a telegraph line fire IN
Washington to Baltimore. + ON these small
seeds sprung up the harvest of results in the
telegraphic line. which Professor Morse lived
to see. It must not be forgotten that to Pro-
fessor Morse we likewise owe the invention Of
the submarine cable. One moonlight night in
October, 1912, he laid in New YuIk harbor
the fist submarine Telegraph, anticipating
thus by more than a ear and half the &C,
tual construction Of tie FIRST land line. 1t
W as only an experiment. but it enabled Prof.
Morse TO predict the next year in a letter to
the Secretary Of the Treasury the certainty
Of the great project which so long afterward
was carried out by the energy of Cyrus w.
Field. After enjoying the fruitinn of his
most daring hopes. Professor Morse passed
away. with the esteem If all who knew him,
and the appreciation Of the learned and sci
eutiic men IF all nations.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-04-06
On last Wednesday twenty-five dele,

On last Wednesday twenty-five dclc-
gates were chosen by the ra ideals of Phil
adelphia to the State Convention, which
will assemble at Harrisburg on the 10Th
instant. Of these twenty-five patriots,
f'celce are Office holders. The Inquire,
(raGicaD says: "The Custom House, the
POst-Offfce, the Internal Revenue Depart
ment, the Row, the Gas Ring and all
the other Rings are represented, but the
pealDle are not"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-04-06
The Evans investigation.

Although much was expected from the
investigation of the robbery of George o,
Evans, it may now be regarded as CON-
plete failure. The result of the war has
not come up TO the high sounding tone of
the manifesto. No censure is to be at
tached to the committee, since its mem-
bers seem to have been actuated by a
commendable desire to unearth the fraud
and all who were in any way connected
with it, if that could possibly be done, by
taking the testimony of those who were
presumed to know all about it, provided
they would disclose the truth.
Hartranft, the Auditor General, and
Mackey, State Treasurer, were examined
by the committee, and both OF them testi-
fled that they had not received any of the
spoils from Evans and that they had no
knowledge of any persons who participa>
ted in the plumber. Jordan, Secret tary of
the Commonwealth, testified that he too
was ignorant of Evans transactions and
that he knew nothing as to how or TO
whom ne had disposed of his pile. Our
''bullet riddled" Governor was also put
upon the stand. and of course made out a
clean record for himself After having
so perss:enIly defended, both publicly and
privately, the conduct of his much, abused
agent, he could not be expected TO have
done less than to assert and re-assert his
own innocence. Upon very we'll set
tied principle Of law, we are bound to
accept the sworn statements of these diff
ferent State officials, in the absence of
anything which would impeach the truth
of their testimony.
The committee, few days before they
took this testimony at Harrisburg, exam
ined Evans at his hotel in New Y ork
where he was confined TO a sick bed. He
admitted that he had disbursed about
$32 900 to certain PERSONS in Washington
who had aided him in his work, and stated
to the committee that the balance, amount
ing to about $500, 900, 90 had been ap>
piled by him TO the payment of his old
debts Assuming this to he true, it was
very simple, but very cool, operation
to first steal over a quarter Of a million
from the State Treasury, and then, in the
flood-,ide Of his honesty, appropriate his
ill~gotten spoils TO The payment of old and
worthless claims against him. Cirdat
Judqus Apella. AS new way of pay
ing old debts it eciipses all former efforts
in that way, and wa. literally ro5b ing
Peter to pay Paul. Thus stands to-day
this huge defalcation-this bold and
shameless embezzlement-palpabIe and
self confessed, and yet the guilty agents il
bringing it about, save Evens himself, un
known, but not un suspected. George ..
Evans, the principal actor in this finan-
cial comedy, having already testified under
oath and explained the appropriation of
the money in a way that will not be be-
lieved, 1t will remain mystery in the
future, for Evans will soon 'shuffIs off
this mortal COLL" and ''dead men tell no
tales"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-04-06

The Philadelphia Press charges that
the main reason why the legislature ad-
Journed over from Friday to Tuesday. was
TO dodge vote uron the Reform bill of
fered by Senator Mcclure, and practical
ly kill them by preventing their consider
alton before the end of the sessien-the
Radical members being too cowardIy to
defeat them by a square vote. The Press
appeals to the Legislature to be faithful in
this crisis-to the people to be firm in
their demand for reform. There is with>
in our own party, it says, a reserve of
moral power sufficient to overcome any
''ring" ever formed or to be formed, now
is the time for it to act, and declares:
Let US drive these men to the wall. The
banner that Senator Mcclure raised on Wed
nesday night must not be lowered.
These reforms proposed by NJ. Mcclure
are designed not only to break up the in
famous Rings that control Philadelphia,
but to make it possible for an honest cleo
tion to be held in that city AS an honest
election there will endanger the Radical
prospects in the State, it is not hard to
understand why the Radical members of
the Legislature want to dodge tie matter.
Pittsburgh Post
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-04-06

TIE removal of the State Capitol from
Harrisburg, says the Clearfield Republican,
has been the rage in the Legislature and
in Philadelphia the last week. Williams
port, Reading and Altoona are rivallinp
Philadelphia in this matter. We presume
The subject was brought to the sur
face by some jobbers, it has ended in
agitation only,
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-04-06
Cambria Greemau.
EBENSBURG, PA.
Saturday Morning, 4; April 6, 1872.
Democratic state convention.

Pursuant 70 q resolution OF the Democratic
State Executive Committee this day adopted,
Democratic State Convention in numbers
equal to the representation in both houses OF
the Legislature, is hereby called TO meet IN
Reading Pa, on Thursday, May 30th, lS12, at IL
o'clock A. n. TO nominate candidates Tor Gov
crunr, Judge ot the Supreme Court. and SHOULD
the Legislature so dctSrmine) for Auditor G en-
rral and delegates at large to the Constitution
al Convention. and also to form electoral
hCkct and select senatorial and representative
delegates 10 represent the State in the Demo-
cratic National Convention.
BY ordIr OF the Executive Committee.
WILLIAM \. WALLAC Chairman.
Attest-WM. M'CLELLASD, Secretary.
Harrisburg, Feb. Is. 1872.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-04-06

THE public are hereby assured, through
the columns of the FREI MAN. that Parsons s
PWJdtiUe Pills contain no injurious princi>
pie. but that they may be administered to
children and the most weak and shattered
constitutions in small doses, with great GER
tainty Of success.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-04-06

DR.. A. JOHNSON. one of the most success
full practitioners Of his time, invented what
is now called Johnson's Anodyne Linlnaent
The great success of this article in the cure
of Bronchitis and all diseases of throat and
lungs, will make the name of johnson not less
favorahy. if less widely known, than that Of
Louis Napoleon.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-04-06

TERRIBLE CALAMITY A terrible calami>
ty occurred at Rockaway, Morris county
n j.. on Sunday, Which resulted in the
burning Of family of four persons. A
frame dwelling, occupied by Mr.. Givenen
and his family, took fire at about two o'clock
a M, and was quickly burned 20 the ground.
The faniIy-Mr. and Mrs. Gvenen and
three children-were sleeping in an upper
story. The house, being frame structure.
furnished reaGy food to the flames, and be-
fore Mrs. Givenen and the children could be
got out the FIRE had reached them, and escape
was impossible. When the building had been
torn t" pieces and the fire extinguished tie
charreG remains Of the woman and children
were recovered. A profound feeling OF sym
paihy is felt throughout the county with the
unfortunate father of the family SO suddenly
broken up forever. The funeral of the vic
Tins was held on Tuesday.
The suspicion has become general that
the fire was the work of incendiarles There
was in the house S., 900 in cash. and alt hough
no proof has been found that robbers are
about, it is suspected that the money was
stolen and the house afterwards set on fire.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-04-06

THE WILD GEESE do not regard DR.. Ayers
wisdom in migrating north-such immense
numbers of them as are flying over us now
while his almanac says: "Bleak and blus>
tering about this time. with heavy snow."-
Cedar Rapids (Ia Times. March 2.
We were too fast last week in our item on
the coLflict bGtwesn DR.. Aver and the wild
geese. The Doctors science beat their in>
stibct this time. Not for years have we had
such a snow storm as that Of last Sunday.
The snow lies three feet deep on level in
Minnesota and two feet in Wisconsin, while
the storm has swept from the Atlantic to the
Rocky Mountains. Snow fell 10 various
depths as far south as Denver, Fort Union
and Santa Fe. Learned as we believed DIR.
Aver in the arcana of nature. and wonderful
as we knew his medicines to be. we were not
prepared for so signal an instance of his SUI
periority, not only over the wise men, but
the wisest of animals whose instinct is con-
sidered unfaiing. We drive up the peg,
more firmly than ever. over our hearth for
Ayers American Almanac.-Cedar Rapids
Times, March 10.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-04-06

The motion for new trial in the case
of Shaifner, at Harrisburg, has been refused,
and the prisoner senterced 20 be hung
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-04-06
MALE AND FE-

( NHERR1 IREE MALE AND re-
- MALE COLLEG E.-This popular InsTitu-
6rst Monde Of Wav Is-o 'inder tbe insfrlJction
of corps of competent teachers, in the ColeE'
buildings in the pleasant village OF CherrNlIt,,
Indiana county, Penna. Course of instrucl,y-
thorough, vocal and instrumental music inSS'.a, ~,
ded. Good boarding furnished at from S2-7O ~ ~
$3.50 per week. For further information aPFV
to either of the undersigned
DIRECTORS.
Hon. r. Fl. Mccormick, DIR. f. Brallicr,
H. b. kinportS, DIR. A. r. LoVeiace-
John EaSon,
Cherry tree, Feb. ;. 1STS.-am-
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-04-06
HEALTH! BEEUTYII

sTRoEG SS SS AM AND TTRE IICH BLooD-INCREAsE
Or rLESH AND WEIGHT-CLEAR SKIN AND
BEAOI1tUL COMPLEXION SECURED no ALL
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-04-06
DR.. f RAILWAYS

mas MADE THE MOST ASTONISHING CURES
80 QUICK, SO RAPID ARE THE CHANGFS
THE BODY UNDERGOES UNDER THE IN
FhUENCE OF THIS TRULY WONDERFUL,
MEDICINE THAT
Every Day an Increase In EIesh
and Weight is Seen and FeIt-
THE GREAT BLOOD PURIEIED
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1872-06-13
THE USEFUL AND BEAUTIFUL.

There are really two ways to do .
thing, we'll The, sons studies utility
and economy without any regard to how
it will look. The other includes both,
and 10 addition, the doer is often ,nflu-
enced By taste, giving the preference
ever to that way Of doing thing,
which sgshslt most directly promote the
J, beaatiiulI il union with tho useful.
Taste displays itself 10 the selection Of
the site for building, the plan aud
style Of architecture, planting trees,
:. Masking \. feuces, Jay ing on: grounds, the
color Of buildings, etc: Some in
these display tastof; others seem to show
an utter want of, or disregard Of it,
everything seeming to oe done With
refereaco only to the most short ST. ht-
ed utility.
Attention to what is above mentio,-
ed would soon produce a favorable
change in all our rural regions. Much
has indeed been already done, toward
the bringing about OF this desirable
change but much more can b. done.
What W. would cay then is,-let
every farmer study. to make bis home
as beautiful and attractive, a. bis
farm is usefulaud productive.-Pae;fc
Rural Press.f
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1872-06-13
MORTGAGE SALE.

M HEREAS default has been made in the condi-
delivered by Christ Vessel and Sophia Vessel his
wife, Mortgagors, to Henry q. Burbank, Mortgage,
bearing date the 23d day of March, A. D. 1870, and
duly lecoed III the office of the Register of Deecs
in and for the csnnty of Stearns in the State Of Min
nesota. on the 18th day of May A. D. 1872 at 10
O'Clock in the forenoon, in "Book Of Mortgage
Record on pages 522. s2s and 524, which said mort
gage was wen to secure the payment OF the OF
Two Hundred and Seventy Five dollars and interest
thereon from the date of said mortgage, ut twelve
per cent per annum until paid according to the
dition OF certain promissory noto, made and de-
livered BY said Christ Vessel to said Henry G. Bur.
bank, said MORTGAGE and payable to the or der Of
said Burbank and bearing even date with said mort
gage. And whereas default has been mace in the
conditions of said mortgage, by the non-fayment Of
said sum of money with the interest thereon 40 ~
cured thereby and there is now claimed to DO due.
and is due upon said mortgage and note 1t the
date of this notice, the full and just sum Of Three
Hundred and Forty Six and $500 dollars and no &C
ton or proceeding at law or otherwise has been in
sdtuted or had to recover the debt or monies So
cured by said mortgage: .- T. Es.s.. -
Now therefore, notice 10 hereby given that under
and pursuant to power Of sale contained in said
molsaSe ana pursuant to the statute In such case
made and provided, the said mortgage will b. fore.
closed by = sale Of the mortgaged premises enl-
braced and described In said morteaxs to-vit -
.setsa '; sas 81. :5a lot
Two !l2, nsrth Of range thirtyone (sl), containing
In al seventy seven acres ofland .ccordne
the Government survey thereof together With the
samente ana appurfenances theFeuuto belonging
81! situated in said Stearns county Minnesota; that
sid sale will b made At public ysndue to The biehest
bidder at the front door OF tho Court House in the
city OF st. Cloud in said county Of etsarpe snd State
Of Minnesota on the 18th day Of July A. b. 1914 Ct
2oclock In the Afternoon of that day 10 satisfy TIE
amount that shall then be due on said moeteeee and
note with costs Of foreclosure and the further sum
Of thirty dollars ~ attorneys solicitors fees pro-
vided and covcnauted in said mortgage to be paid
In case Of foreclosure thereof. -. e.
b. Il. 81 GEORGE GEIsSEL.
W. S.MooRH, Sheriff Of Stearns Co., Mimi
~ Atty for Mortgages masSoIw
Dated 18th Of Nay, 4. D. 1872
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1laHnsq = Dsp'rsqss.
4: LII
ss5s Wa iStely Inspected Samples = Of

= aEr 4 j q. l. -
grains and roots-potatoes, carrots,
bee.s, turnip., kehalsqNbi, With g: ,ea'bbases
Of enormous size, oranberries, and some
fair looking apples, all the product Of
the 4 psss o'ffAa insssees,
Had aSS 6kSsd his had The
character Of being snow and ice bound
for tho greater part Of the year, and it
seems to have been the special Office Of
the great railroad which is now con-
strusiipg 10 ONT northwest territory, to
,2Aa66& dads III siapris,i4
Of stsrility Of the land. Certainly the
immense size Of tho roots, and the
plumpnev ,Dk the sNtltT baaeygand
oats, brought from near the western
shores Of Lake Superior, remove oil
doubt a. to the agricultural oapahii-
ties Of this part Of Minnesota. Min.
nesota is but = young State, as yet ;
still with her, fertile and, enterprising
population, aided by the various rail-
roads now crossing her territory, and
her ysEy !sslsbrlqgs climate, shey has
u1dS heko1lleni phGtson Jsnongs liz
sister states which every year will
doubtless see improved.--American
Agriculturahst.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1872-06-13

# -Fsrmsrs lost millions of DOL
slals last year BY the burning up of
their pastures and shortening Of their
crops BY the long protracted drought.
II some localities destructive fires have
swept away, in few minutes, the en-
tire property and resources Of the farm
.0e. Il was . season of unexam-
plsd calamity, but in many cases the
Losses were not irreparable; and in some
instances good came out Of evil.
It i now seen that farmer who de-
,psads entirely ON grass for the susie
nance Of bis cattle and sheep 10 Sum
nsr and Fall will sometimes see them
4searving without the means Of supply
ing them with provender, while be who
adopts > mixed system Of husb,ndry and
aeosreet rotation Of crops, will always
have an abundance Of green food at the
time whom tits most needed. A plen.
tifhl supply Of green corn.stalks is Of
great benefit to stook when the pastures
give ouss Every farmer should have
several acres Of sowed corn The leaves
e bssA mangold wurtzel, cabbage, CHI
cory, suDdower, etc, are good food for
cattle Or sheep in the Summer or Fall.
Rye sown carly in September makes ex
Isssllent pasture for sheep in October
md November. The scarcity OF water
i ~ year ought to warn farmers 70 sink
vols, make cis,erns, and use All posi-
IN sxertioDs 70 provide 40 unfailing
S1ppl j 81 vater q. their farms.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1872-06-13
ROLLED JELLY CAKE.

2 One cup Of white sugar, zone bali
teaoupful Of sweet milk, two eggs, one
cup Of -four, two teaspoonsful of cream
of!tartar, one-iourth teaspoenful s.lera.
tus, ! pinch Of salt This will make
two cakes, 10 : square tin. Have the
oven ready. put the cakes in, aud
while they are baking, get a cloth and
Tie jolly ready on the table. As soon
q thsy arc baked lake them out and
turn them ono at time on the cloth,
spread quickly with jolly or marmal-
ode, and roll up tightly in the cloth
and ~ them whore they will cool.
Handle them carefully or they may
fall Cut them with sharp knife in
lliees. This will be,as nice jelly cake
= you viii want 70 eat and will not
tasts Of eggs. You can flavor them
with anything you like, if you choose
70 Do %. You can also bake ono cake
jak ! tins;it will not hurt the mixture
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1872-06-13
sQIBs.


josh Billings says of mule, that
he is larger bird than the goose or
turkey he has two legs to stand on and
two to kick with j.; his wings are situs ,
ted on the top Of his head.
Once, during the war, Barnum was
exhibiting General Tom Thumb and
Admiral Mutt. Mr.. Lincoln said,
"You have some pretty small Generals,
but 1 think I can beat you"
-Snooks has found ''still another
link" in the chain Of evidsnce Of the
affinity between man aud the lower or
ders. He af6rms that he has actually
seen a spider trying to get up corner
on cobwebs
An Indiana paper has this scandal !:
"Owensburg, Green county, shipped
one hundred and twenty barrels of whis-
Ky to Kentucky last week, t. be manu-.
featured into seveuty-year old Bourbon.
The process will occupy about forty
eight hours"
Douglas Jerrold said, GIVE ate
the apple that she might indulge in
Dress"
-Hslfmourning is popularity known
10 Pennsylvania a. "Pittsbu1g SUM-
shine"
The EuglisIman who called the
Hoosac tunnel blasted hole was liter.
ally correct.
Il am particularly fond Of lemon pie
for desert. At I went on peacea.
bly, for couple of weeks, but always
eating lemon pie under silent pro-
test, for l was stranger, and did not
like to make objeotious. Finally l
called waiter, aud said
"John, what kind Of pie is this ?"
"What kind did you order, sir :"
81 ordered lemon, but this appears
to be dried apple"
"Dat's lemon pie, sab. You know
dey has a way Of mixin' dried apples
in de lemon pie here, sab, so dat
it requires a man Of ability to 'stiDguish
'em apart, sab. De lemons are scarce,
yea know, and dey has to 'conomize
EN- so as to make one lemon do for six
teen pies"
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=. ~ 60 n . = s-T . g - e. u
Belshazzar ;Smishs had ! sS.vorv !

Belshaszar Smish Had a worry bad
and very dangerous habit Of walking
in bis sleep. His family feared that,
during some one u hiiss somnambulistic
saunterings, ho would charge out of
the window and kill himself ;sss 50
they persuaded him to sIeep:vis his
little br other William, aud TO tic one
end Of a rope around his body, and the
other end around the waistsqf little
William. The S9sty first night after
this arrangement was made, Belshszzar
dreamed tk.sn burglar was pursuing
him With a dagger. So be crept over
to Williams side Of the bed, stepped
ever William's sluGbering form, jump.
ed out on the floor, and slid under the
bed. He stayed there awhile, fast
asleep !; and then, his nightmare hav.
ing changed ho emerged upon the 9TH
er side Of the bed, and got under
the covers in bis old PLACE The
rope, it will DO Observed, was
beneath the bed, and it was taut, too.
Early in the morning. Belshszzar,
'fbouAhalt aHake, s6rqassd ovef.gsinst
William. 70 his SURPRISE, the move
meut jerked William clear out of bed.
Belshazzar leaped out to ascertain the
cause Of the phenomenon, aud at the
.same time his brother disappeared un.
der tho bed. Bslshazzar, hardly yet
awake, was scared, aud he dived be.
meath the bedstead =; as he did so he
heard Willium skirm;shihg across tbs
blankets, above his head. Once more
he rushed out, just in time to perceive
William :l.as over p the other
side. >Bslshazzar just then became suf.
6ciently conscious to feel the rope pull
ling him. He oomprehended the situa.
ton at once, ,nd disengsged himself.
And perhaps little William was not
mad !! He was in the hospital, under
going repairs, for about three weeks,
and when he came out be had 1 strange
desire to sleep alone. Belshazzar ID.
eho1s himself now to an anvil. n +