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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-11-22

No NAEUsCRIPT OF SEAKESPEAR EX-
T..NE.-It 7 is nothing lees than marvellous
l.. It 4 man who wrote rs SllakeSpear wrote
that q poet, the author Of such plays and
sch pcems-that man possessing 50 many
teudS and admirers, with whom his cor
rrspondeace must have been extensive
0 .uld no have left a single line behind him
traced by his own hand Of aI his own
poems aud plays there d,os not exist a pagt,
& line, q single wc~d III manuscript. AL
Ehakespe2r's manuscript plays could not
h persisted in the fire which DESTROYED
the t4lOl e Theatre. The author mast have
lI.ade HUtle account Of them himself, bUt
how great would our estimation be Of sin
&c act # any one Of Shakespeare PLAYS in
his own handwriting We have Just now
among us parallel to the tulip mauia.
Thousands Of pounds arr willingly paid for
q 'icture which the same number of shil-
lDgs vOU'd once have purchased. Rather
let Us say that tlle shilliugs were given for
tie picture, and that the pounds by thou
s"uds are given for the painters name
H. ell, what would not be willingly paid for
the sake Of Shakespeare name) for the ori-
E;7al manuscript, say Of Hamlet" There
wauld be q fierce fight among the competi-
to's for even single passage. We fancy
tive lines beginning with ''The Quality Of
mercy IS not stained or those that open
with ''She never told her love-" and hun
dreds of others, could not be had for guineas
CO ,erlng each letter. What contention
there would be for the first love letter, adj
dressed 20 any one. / costly holOgraph :
: rs there are neither lines nor letters
A 4 that has been saved of Shakespeare 5
handwriting IS confined 20 a couple Of sigma
tugcs OF his name to certain deeds. a nd in
tn 'ae subscriptions the name is spelled dif-
fe emily Even tie for ec have not dared
10 produce aletter by ShaAespear.
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AN Ingenious drug store clorl. Of Cleve-
land, who IS chemist in disguise, has
discovered new suicide article that not
orIly makes him famous, but it win save
f,.neral expenses and entirely dispenses
With coroners and their iuries, and robs
sensational newspaper reporters Of tbe
pleasure of. describing the corpse. The
S~ticle is combination Of powerful cheni-
Gals, and when inhaled, changes the entire
b ady, clothes and all, into gases IN an in
SAINT, leaving no traces of the victim. not
even tho life insurance policy being left
Several persons are missing. and II is fear
ed that the clerk has been experimenting
or them.
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WHAT WAS It?-About tv-eiH
south Of Huntsville, Madison c-
the Both ult., says the Fayettevil :
sas) NslrS, occurred the most F-
and startling phenomenon Jha. =.
been witnessed by the citizeH
ncighborhood. Near the farm q E
Smith, Sheriff of the count, 80
citizens were startled by frig--
like the rushing of = mighty cal-
through the air. On looking uP .
covered something that looked a1-.
column of fire, passing with tI'-l
velocity through the air, with w. ~
kissing sound, something like 'l
she'll, but many fold louder. Il a
from eight 20 ten feet in length a-s /.
four 10 five feet in diameter. p-' +
have been many times larger lLl-
peared. When first discoverea j, ,
to be several hundred feer above o. /
and was incliniDg in its course i'.
ground, profusely emitting sIea-
of fire. About a minute or ~. ..-.t
had passed ont of sight an avn -, -
was heard that shook the eai'h, 90. l.,-.
around, and was heard az 2 "-.- -
fifteen miles. The truth OF TINS =. -
is vouched for by Captain 81
Puens, 5. p. Smith. Mr.. IasSel -..1. .--
prominent citizens of the neig Au''-'
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The Off F-HoLUrE' s'r5y-..-
respondent il L. luL I'D q,
lowing lines, which were ia.d .l
after the adj-ran.aeas T t..e -.-
held in that place by the Grant Lad
Ring
THE OFFsCE-FCLIEE = EEttH
Grant L. =. greatest pres .uf ta6--
FiuanvieT and fortune MAKER,
Grant IT'S. that we may re-sfn
Our official hall and chain;
Four years more uf public T.nEfT
Spite of peoples rags and rhuEa-
-Four years more OF puhsir I-L
Till they stretch us Ou The shelf
We have n aISiii-6 and sunursd,
Honest men with slaEj.r routed
Scores OF dirty tricks wa .V- plans.
Sowed corruption through our la-
Keep us. therefore. -ar and rosy.
In thy arms so snug and cosy,
Revenue or post-oitce-
L matters not how small '-l is,
Thy departments and thy iru'af'
Midst corruption : fgule>t stencils
PlunderiuC early. stealing itie,
Like our TreaS'rv syndicate.
Rotten Custom House inspectors
Public thieves and Ring DiTactoiN
White House military hacks,
Ieeches on the people backs,
Grant us, therefore, ease and oof3
Sinecure devoid Of duty:
Anything y0u have 70 give,
\ nything 10 let US live:
We must seal, for work we can,
Save and feed us, L. s. Grant.
st. Paul Pioneer. AXIpEG
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A Guild WITH SEVEN BYE. -,
than VA Tribune says ! Tsa
man living on the farm OF l. d birb
esq. near this place, has gwen ,r.S
child having seven eyes-'iliI re-, -, i1 Z
two ON the other, and the otile- '.r.i 10
proper places. The child Is VIII yb.s5,
with the exception Of its ieSS, rbs :
said TO be twisted backward :. ..i.,rsl.y
tude of rams horn. 1t occas-g.-r cas-. rls 2
es and Hcks out its tongue aI'vr ,,,or.ss !
ner of a snake. IL Is now S...,v-il. Z
and seems to be healthy ana st,rs ..
ly. A number of our citizens - - # b /
this lusus nature. and the tIg,. Z, .r.,s.,-.
Dorts ofits existence can bs wen -
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-11-22

STOLEN SEcRETs.-TFa
tinware in England o,ig;n... .,-.,.
secret. Few readers prr5 5..s' 80, u
that tinware is simpIv G;. ga ID.
with tin by being Gipped -. -" I.a
metal IN theory II i an ,'''' ~ tls
clean the surface Of The 'as! as-.
the bath OF the boiling tn, ana l.s [
enveioPed with the silv.rv - req,
place OF cooling. In l,ac.;.-' .'s.'
the process Is one of tia ~ 4.7..
the arts. 1t was discov.rr5 e-.e
and guarded from pub;rfr,e 1. d y
most vigilance for nearly i,rs' s'.- II
England tried in vain to d. "a
cret, until James Sherman -.,55 z
ner, crossed the Channel. N. --.l
self master OF the secret. anil
home. The secret O. lH.r.,....-.,,., =, 5,
steel was also slcsItLi'v. ,l.-~f-...s
Is now within the reach o. IN .-....- &
Another stolen secret Is -i.s..-.'e-
making citTic acid. The irr...-.,.- '.,.-
proccss-whO was a resider- ...
Engiand-for long time enier., y. 4 !.
nopoly Of his invention. N,.. (
circumStanced than other err-s. pr .-7
turers, his was = process thar rs.- -
assistance. He empioyed no -
Experts came 10 sample and s.
bottle his products. They re-.
his lab rat"ry. ) = tic operates
he grew Iich were coLln,d ~
One day, having locked lhe ~
blinded the windows. sure % i
the safety Of bis secret, the c,..-.
home to dinner. 4 chimu-v re
boy Disguised as such. wrf- ~
chemistry. was on the watch. s.
the secret-keeper 50 far or his v.-
Charing Cross as to be sure be ~
return that day, the saoty NH.
hied rapidly back TO Temple b. \.
the low building. dropped down
saw all he wanted. aud returned =
with him the mystery OF us.s-
acid. The monopoly OF the iar.-
gone. \ few months after. and r.
of the article was reduced f4ul-ff-
poor man was LeaEt-bTCkeu. al
shortly afteIward. ignorant C.. Il
by which he had been vicrtr-.
was l. be pitied a. an individual 8
bat the wheel of progress Is buu1s,
all obstacles which threaten bin.
course sacrificing the nan 70 rls.
the multitude Furtuuatal- irrz.
theI resent day can work ps1lra-t
thems elves while they Jr. e...'.5e-
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-11-22

ONE CASE WHEEE TtPvrxr D..
An Euglishman who came To r.. -,-
in 1865 has gone back TO lis Oh, M
his story Is Thought Wa4tas ,. -.
ia the London agrt.ataaE
There Is nothing espec.alI- .-.-
about tit Is simply one ef rn.-.
where a competency El- ls.ar.- =
work on n farm. Briefly it lst.. r
find it epit1nized in the T.s. -
Charles Butcher. UuaL.e ts ..a- --r
accompanied bva growu-u- sr..
ter, arrived in New York ia s.4r r
The father and son found ~uss r.s.
II Monroe County. y. r..
month each-rhe dauglster fad
? family, ana not again #aaaa-.-
story. They were 50 poor t.ar a..
vest came they had n.t money
pay for the Elitteus needed a- F..
ton against the his le~. El-r4
accumuiating betW Ell &-n aud sH
the c years. They thgr br.-.-s Il
81 ac. e.. for go au ace. G..a- 8.
cs.sh. The farm vraSi. Il ..-..-
ject 10 overflow ard the lL.a-e
Vi e-worm. The skulful aarEc1-
10. stopped the overflow. aaJ q
yatipn was given. The 5 20 l-z-
five years the farm was paid trars &
stocked. Af-er yes. @. =g las
farm af 10 acres was gL ;
per acre, the old one D,l-- -@a ti-
per acre. This i paid sug. aaa t-- 81.
property : valued at ID hing
900. The father. at th- aEa Of -,. --'
his interest L. tie ~1n for ~. o. --1
IN - yea-=. with : per cant -.
feels himself -ar:EIed 90 r1c rs-.i
u e + a Us E @ --i- IA ~, ll.s Sd
friends.
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FEAVlNG recently enlarged our stock
4 4 we are now prepared TO sell at great
reiurtou hom former prices Our stock con-
sst- of Drugs Medicines, Perfumcrv, Fancy
Saaps, Icons. Halls and Aliens Har Besfor-
anves. Pills, 0inrments P,lsters. Linimcnts,
Pain Killers. Cj rate Magucsia, Ess Jamaica
Ginger. Pure Fliyor.ng Extracts, Essences,
Lemon Syrup. Soothing Syrup, Spiced Syrup,
Rhuburb, Pure Spices, &c;
CIGARS And TOBACCOS.
nlank Books Deeds, Notes and Bonds: Can,
Post. Commercial and all kinds of Note Paper;
Envelopes. Pens, Pencils, Arncld's Writing
Fluid, Black and Red Ink, Pocket and Pass
Bo"ks Magazines, Newspapers. Novels, HIS
tories, Bibles. Religions. Pray yer and Toy Books,
Peukuives Pipes. &c
E5 We have added to our stock a lot Of
FINE JEW EiBY, TO which y would invite
the attention OF the Ladies.
PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS at lower prices
thaG ever offered in this place.
Paper and Cigars sold either wholesale or re-
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July 80, 1868. Main Street, EDensbGrg.
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Dr. RAnv,Y ~ have bal Ovaran gr'pgr s-d
bowels. eip itn t=yd
every thing that recommended lat nothing helped
Rsaivsut, and Thought would It but had faith
ia H. bs1E had suffered twelve cook sx bottles
Resclvent, ef Railways Pills.
ties IT your Ready Relief; and there Of q be
fzlt and l better, smarter aH happier than have
twelve abe left Of the
bowels, write this 20 you Q
others. You publish It II you choose
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FEVER AND AGUE cured for htty cents. There IS
q remedial in this world that Ia Fever
ard Ague and all other Nalatous. Bilious, Scarlet, Ey
phoid, Yellow. and other Fevers taidcd by RADhAl s
PILLS. quick RADWAI'S READY kELIi-1'.
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, 1872-11-28

The vivid description that Senator Sumner has
given OF an incident Of shipvreck encountered
by the steamship Baltic during its latest voyage,
is an eloquent tribute to the heroism which is
yet to be found among common, matter-of-fsct
men, and among no other class to the Ba1ne
extent, perhaps, as among sailors. Here was q
scene of terror In mid-ocean, after three days
gale, in which the fierce waves had battered the
sides Of the steamer, disabled some Of the life
boats, overWorked the men, terrified the passen-
gers, and made even tue officers solemn and
apprehensive The first sight Of q signal Of
Distress, however, WAS enough to suggest edepar-
ture from the usual course and an effort to bring
relief. When the vessel was neared, and 1t was
discovered thet its crew were clinging to the
masts for life, q csil for volunteers Instantly
manned two boats, though the sea Was running
at a height tl,st tllreatencd the lfo Of erery
man who should venture upon any craft smaller
than the great steamer Ba.,..::c Itself, The first
and second officers took command, md eeyeral
voyages to the disabled vessel, each one more
dangerous than the preceding; brought all the
crew safely On board. But glorious hcroiBm
like this had to give way to the vigorous and
idea Of Justice that prevails On
, 1872-11-28
THE CHICAGO DAILY TRBUN THURSDAY NOVEMBER 9s isz5

the high sea. The decentralization of some Of the
resculng men, after they had made two voyages
IN the hfe-boats, led them to refuse to go again,
ano thelr places were taken by the stewards Of
tne steamer. Though these sailors. had already
done good work in the rescue, and though the
ser71ce was voluntary, such is the rigor of ship
o1sclpilne that they were regarded as nutinous,
and refused a share in the reward which vas
subsequently made up by the passengers. The
connection Of the two events would seem to in
o1cate that the idea of the ancients, in making
hefolsm and justice invariably go together, has
not yet entirely disappeared.
, 1872-11-28

twice on Sundays that taxes don't come but
once year that tender1oins are plenty and in
general for hoop-slirts patent carpet stretchers,
pew rents, coraets, coffee pots, French rolls
switches, one-horse cars, quartette choirs, beer,
SERMONS, pretze1s, amateur musicians, organ
blowers, foreign missionaries, and woman the
world over. Things might have been worse.
Let every man who has got n wife be thank
full; if he has got children, let him be more
thankful. Let every man who has got home
be thankful, and let him gather into that home
to-day father, mother, children, aunts, uncles,
aud cousins, and let all be thankful things are
no worse than they are. It is q day sacred to
home and home influences, and there ie no bet
ter way of expressing our thanlfulness and en-
joying our l-browned turkey than to seek out
those homes which are turkeyless, and mako
them thankful also by sending them the bird
which is sacred to the day, and the ffxins" to
go with it. Whereby We make deposit in
Heaven to offset OUT manifold sins, and find out
by virtue Of good deed that the world is not
so bad after all as some would make it. Things
might have been worso.
, 1872-11-28

The news summary Of TIE CHICAGO WEEKLY
TRIBUNE, published yesterday, shows record of
the destruction by fire Of more than $2,500, 900
during the week ending Nov. %. The general
result is Of more significance than the great fire
OF Boston, Or the greater fire Of Chicago, for it
is an evide1ce Of the care1essness and neglect
that prevail throughout the whole country in
regard to precautions against fire. When the
Amsrican people shall begin to look more caro-
fully to the preservation OF their own property,
and less to the indemnifcation Of insurance COM
panies, the List OF fires and the extent OF loss
will simultaneously decrease.
, 1872-11-28

a paragraph appeared in yesterdays TRIBUNE
which WAS open to the construction that it had
been decided by the Illinois Courts that tender
OF No. corn was sufficient to satisfy contract
for No. corn. That wa8. an assertion made in
New York, by those who claim the right to fill
contracts for common stock in Northwestern by
the delivery OF preferred stock. We understand
that no such question has ever been determined
By the Courts of this State. There is, however,
& rule OF the Chicago Board Of Trade which au-
thorizes the satisfaction of contracts for one
grade Of grain by the delivery Of higher grade
Of the same grain.
, 1872-11-28
STEAMBOAT INSPECTION.


To the Editor Of The Chicago Tribune:
sR: Reading your article on steamboat inspcc'
ton in to-day's paper reminds me OF condition
OF things that existed not long since upon tne
Upper Mississippi, and may yet, for aught
know.
At the time referred to,-about 1onf ye1s
ago,-the Deputy and Acting Inspector OF DUES
On those waters WAS the shop foreman OF LIT
principal Packet Company upon said waters waters
and filled both positions for some tune oe1ose
and nfter that period.
How likely such private dependant YOU'D
to discharge the responsible and hghly-lm
portant duties of his public position WITH 1ea1
less Independence, can be readily guessed p5 IN
most superficial
How many similar instances Of abuse NJ
elsewhere exist in the edminlstrntlo
Of such ser7ice, can only be 50
Of isw. when safety to human lite is 60 large
involved, ought.to elicit something more than ll,
raising remark upon those who are gullty,G1
and responsible for, the outrage upon the publ
Any one who doubts the substantial TRUTH
the foregoing statement can learn tho facts
mourning at Lacrosse; Wis. Il
GH1oAGo, Nov. g. 2s7z:
, 1872-11-28

The case OF the Railroad Commissioners Of
the State OF Illinois against the Chicago, Alton
d st. Louis Railroad Company, just decided at
Bloomington, is the first in the series which is
to determine the constitutionality OF the State
Legislature. The suit uas in the nature Of q
quo 4oarranto, to forfeit the charter OF the Com
pany for demanding other rates for freight than
those prescribed by the act Of the Legislature,
and especially for discriminating rates in the
matter of local froight7. The specific allegation
was that tho railroad collected s5.65 per thousand
feet upon lumber from Chicago to Lexington, q
distance Of ITO miles, and only 95 per thousand
from Chicago to Bloomington, a distance Of 126
miles. The railroad admitted the discrimina-
ton. but claimed that it was for the purpose Of
competing with the Illinois Central Rai1road in
carrying between Bloomington and Chicago, q
competition that does not exist at Lexington
The Railroad Company also pleaded the inviola-
bilty Of its charter, and that the act Of the Leg
islature attempting to regulate it's charges for
freight was unconstitutional. To this plea d
demurrer WAS entered, and tho Court sustained
the demurrer. Judge Upton, Of the Circuit
Court, sustained the constitutionality Of the law
holding that the people in creating corporations
had not parted with the sovereign right, inherent
in all goVernments, to protect the people from
all abuses, e1tortions, OF unjust determinations
on the part Of corporations OF it's OWL creation.
Tho argument made on the part Of the railroad
is, that the charter granted by the State is con-
tract made between it and the Com
pany, and that, under that contract,
the Company is authorized to fix it's own
rates Of freight and Of passenger faro that the
State cannot by subsequent legislation under
take to prescribe the rates to be charged by the
Company, the Federal Constitution prohibiting
the States from passing any laws impairing the
obligation Of contracts. Upon this ground, the
violation Of provision OF the National Consti-
tuition, the case will be carried ultimately to the
Supreme Court Of the United States, where it
will be finally determined. The issuepresented
by this case is direct one. Has the Legislature
ofthostate the authority, without any reservation
in the charter, to establish maximum rates to be
charged by the railroads for rthetransportation Of
freight and passengers, and lisa railroad company,
once incorporated, for ever after independent Of
Legislative control?
, 1872-11-28

hava To look after the servantgirls Of the palace
keen them in due subordination, and prevent
them from discharging the Emperor and the En-
press, in which respect the latter have the ad-
vantage Of the fashionable Occidental belle, not
withstanding her more gorgeous send-off on tie
weddinc-day, Each one Of the concubines is
also expected to do q great deal Of
fancy embroidery. When the En-
press dies, they are allowed to
hold the wings which decorate the coffin, and,
if any other prominent person attached to the
Court should happen to die, they are allowed the
pleasant privilege Of washing the head Of the
late departed. The ladies OF degree also have
entrusted to them the duty Of .suppressing jeal-
ousies among the eighty~one concubines, asweu
as among their thirty nine precious selves.
why royal wedding in China should be con-
Quoted in an unoBtentatious manner. It is high
ly probable that q Chicago bridegroom, il he had
his wife picked out for him by some one else and
sent to him, and WAS not allowed to see her
but once month. and support 100 other women
besides, would look upon it as very serious
matter, and wouldnot be disposed to make much
Of splurge on his weddingday. More especial
1y would he not be inclined to do 80 it he we're
obliged to live comparatively alone with them,
and be at their mercy, strictly secluded from the
world. The young Chinese Emperor is said to
be very weak young man, fond Of childish
amusements, lazy, and inefficient in political ad-
ninistration. The prospects for the young gen
t1eman, therefore, shutup alone with his 100 lady
friends, are not Of the most encouraging de-
acription.