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The Van Buren press., 1873-09-23
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/ A MASgfAcrrRixG Tack We ex-
tract the following anecdote from Rob-
ert Dale Owcn's istcresting a-ticle snti-
tied My Experience OF Community
Life, " in the September Atlantic:
When my father left me manager Of tile
New Lanark cotton-mills, in the winter
Of lS24-25, a certain MIR. Bartholomew,
who had long been customer OF ours to
the extent OF twenty-five or thirty then
sand dollars year, came TO me one day,
asking II could make him lot Of yarn
suitable for ordinary shifting, at such a
price, naming it. ave have but one
price, said, and You know well that
we sell such yarn twenty per cent above
the rate you propose.
Il know that, /" he replied; . but you
cosld make it, 50 as to be sold ct my
price.
"Yss, by us,ng waste and a,sxing "
weak, short stapled cotton "
And it would look almost as well -
Perhaps.
Then " Ill risk it.
"My fathers instructions, ! replied.
are not to lower tho quality OF eur
goods I'm sorry but can't fill ycur
order +"
lie went of in huff, but returned two
days later. "See here, he said, don't
DO Quixotis. can have the yarn ask
ell you about spun elsewhere. What's
ths use of driving good customer from
you' shall get the stuff want, and
uea n all tho same
lit would injurs the character OF our
mill"
Not if yon leave or your trademark.
What do care about the picture Mark
il as you will I" (On each ten reaad pack
age wo we're wont to paste an engraving
OF tho mills and village; and our yarn,
in consequences, went, far and near, by
ths name of picture. yarn, :"
/ hesitated; and inally-not much to
my credit agreed to make the yarn for
him. had It marked with large b "It
will stand either for Bartholomew or for
bad" l said to him when he came to look
at it, I'm ashamed to turn such an ar
tcls out Of our miNl t"
But three weeks later he came again.
Just the thing" he said; and be gave
me second order, thrice as large ~ the
first
The yarn became a popslar article in
the market; the shirting that was made
from 1t looking smooth, and being sold ct
some ten per cent. less than that made
from our usual quality. Yet, to my GER
tain knowledge tried tit did not
last half as long as the other.
That transaction sits somewhat heavi.
" on my conscience still Yet it helped
to teacn me great lesson. II 10 my
6rm belief that, at the present time, pur-
chasers Of cotton, wsolen, linen and elk
goods, OF furniture, hardware, leather
pies, lose, on the average, because Of IN
ieror quality, more than half OF all the
money they pay out.
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EF A man recently entered a Utica
restaurant and ordered an elaborate din
der. lie fingered long al the table, and
wound up with bottle Of wine. Then
lighting cigar he had ordered, he lei'
uroly sauntered up to the counter and
said to the proprietor
"Very fine dinner, landlord. just
charge II 10 mo; l havcn't got a cent. :
"But don't know you, said tho pro-
pristor, very indignant.
"Of course you don't II you had
YOU wouldn't have lot me had tho din
ner.
"wsll, you must pay for the dinner
lay"
"And pay can't.
"Ill 500 about that, said the propri-
etor, who had snatchcd q revolver out oi
his drawer, leapsd over the counter, and
collared tho man, sxclaiming, as he point
cd at his head. "New see i:you will get
away with that dinner without paying
for Il. you scouudyss,,.'
"what 10 that ysu hold In your hand g
said the impssunious customer, drawing
back.
THAT, sir, is . revolver.
ooh, that's a revolver, Is III d)n.t
care a hg for a revolver; thought II
WAS stomach pump.
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fTA very absent minded individual
being upset from boat In the river. sank
tvics before he could remember that ne
could swim. He fortunately remembered
Il lust before he sank the third and lass
time. A great invention Is memory.
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rx The lady who tapped her husband

gently with her fan at a party the other
night and said. "Love, it's growing late,
| think we had better go homc," is the
same one who. after getting home, shook
the rolling. pin under his nose aud said,
" You Internal old scoundrcl, you, ifyor
ever look at that mean, nasty, calico fac.
ed. mackeral. eyed thing that you locked
at tonight, I'll bust your head wide
omen. ~ Exchange.
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~ Some "child OF nature VINO
evidently has no taste for wrang'e over
authorship, says; ~ conia
stan helm called liar and thief, or even
TO be told that the old man kept nooP
skirt factory; but when one 81 tnem
loafin' poslins comes aroun' me ssyin
as | had suthin TO do with that ere 6ss,
sev nor lis Ot, l jest rix onto my n'a
leys and combsd him down.
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r1- A wealthy but miserable cid man
dining in A London restaurant one day
with bis son, whispered in his ear, /" Tom
You must eat for to-day aud Tomorrow.
+" Oh, yes, retorted the half-starves Iaa,
"but | haven't eaten for Yesterday ana
the day before yet, father. F"
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10 cents for each additional insertion. All
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Marriage and obituary notices not to exceed
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Cards or communications of personal
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,tes and strictly in advance.
Announcing candidates, for Congress or
,tate offices. S2500. County officers, $1,000.
Editorial notices, 25 cents per line.
Yearly advertisements, paid quarterly, in
Iysnce Legal and transient advertisements
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All Job Work, to be paid for on delivery.
Address all letters and communications to
]. S. DUNHAM, Editor and Proprietor.
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ex think that love is like a play,
where tear. and smiles are blsnded or
like a faithlsss April day. whose shine
with shower is ended; like Colderook
payement rather rough; like trade. q
so.ed TO losses; and like highland
plaia, all stuff, and very full Of crosses
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A citizen Of Connscticut, recently
,r,raduced to a newly married man, con-
cratulatcd him warmly and saia; A.,
sS.s, Iitehileld county girls make clsve;
vives I've had three Of en-" ss,s4
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FRAT E R NAL.
MASONIC.

The regular communications Of VAN b.
RKy LopGE, No. 6, +. A. MAsoNs are held
the Saturday on. or next preceding each full
moon. at p. NJ. in their Hall at Van Buren,.
Members ofthe Fraternity in good standing
are respectfully invited to meet withus.
G.. WILCOX W. NJ
". II III. SHiBLEY, Secretary.
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sy. The excuses OF our ysnte ere
drafts upon our old aye, payao'e ~" -
terest. about thirty ycsrs aitsr os'e'
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POET RY.
Love Unbousht.

Like Dian kiss, unmasked, unssught.
Love gives itself, but is not bought
Nor voice nor sound bctrays
Its deep impassioned gaze.
IL oomss-the beautiful, the free,
The crown of all humanity
In silence and alone
To seek the elected one
Oh. weary hearts Oh, slumberinc eye,l
Oh, dropping souls. whose destinies
Are fraught with fear and pain
Ye shall be loved again.
No one is so accurssd by fate,
No one SO utterly desolats,
But some heart though unknown
Responds unto his own
Responds-as if with unseen wings
An angel touched its quivering strings;
And whispers in its song
Where hast thou stayed so long?"
i ILonafeIior.
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flashed over her face, and catching "
her pen, she wrote upon the document
Read and approved +" then slipping !
into it's place, she gave the portfolio bacl
to Paul.
There. I'll give you five cents fo
one picture, but you may keep II for M
until want it. And, Paul. ] don't thinl
you had better 60 anywhere else with
the pictures until you ask papa abon
them. There are some that he wouldn'
want sold Take them home, dear, ano
wait until he knows about it.
After having so FAR yielded to impulse
her womanly pride VI cou SO took its rs
vcnge. She wondered how sho could
have been SO insane as to do such
thing! What had possessed her? Shs
hurried to the door 10 call Paul back
but hs was beyond reach Of her voice
and shc sought hor room again, smiling
little, though tears OF yexation stoos
In her eyes as she caught sight Of hs
own crimson face in the mirrsr.
Twenty eight years old. and no wis
er than this Mildred Grey, you will
never bo feminine Solomon Oh
dear!"
Meanwhile, Paul. somewhat consolcd
in his waiting by the profits already re-
csived, nearly fell asleep on tho piazza
before papa arrived but be aroused SUI.
fciently to tell tho stsry Of his specula
,ns ns far as developed.
THO NTH Gray bought one-only IT'D
in here yat and thaid ! better wait till
you wath home" he concluded
"very sensible advice" said papa,
lifting his eyebrows at the magnitude OF
.!.s enterprise undertaken in his absence.
And what drawing did Miss Gray pur-
ehsse;"
"ldon't know. You can toll IL though
'cauthe her namoth t. it, ] thnw her
write it. "
Sc Mr.. Rivers looked over ths sketch.
es, one BY one, until he saw something
that made him hurriedly drop the whole
portfolio and hasten down the walk and
aeress the street.
"Well.' exclaimed tho astonlshcd
Paul, "hs'th gono to thsll her thoms
too.
The waiting was SO long this time that
he had ample chance for full visit to
the land Of dreams; and Mrs Martha's
tempting dinner waxed cold, and her tenn
per warm al tho delay. But the 'oiterer
returned with eyes too radiant to notice
small clouds in any horizons domestic or
otherwiie.
After that--cvcrybody knows what
came after thaa; how tho white robod
figure changed portleos, and the dream
grew to a .sweeter reality. To DO sure
Mrs Martha, who had before bean afiliot-
ed because she had 80 much to look al
ter, new became vaguely pathetic over
bong laid on shslf--put aside for a
siranpar: Autit was a comfortable, easi,
" managed trouDle-a sert OF WcKlea
trbuation-that could be 80 readily bot.
tied up and put out Of the way when 1t
was not wanted, and SO easily warmed
over and made as fresh as new when u
was needed, that it was really invaluable
to her.
just the old story, you ssc--old as tho
hills, and common MS the daisies on the
hillside. Yet even the daisies are new to
each summer, the hills wear different col.
ors as We look at them through different
atm osphcres, and the loving thought that
winds fresh clouds about their tops and
cares for each isy as II it were the on
" ono, makes this old story OF human
hearts eycrmore sweet and new TO each
in their turn.-Uearth and Home.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1873-05-30

y WO0IAE SHOT WHILE HANDLING \
RIFLE.-A Mrs. Osborne, living at CarDen-
ter's station, ON the Penn'a railroad. met
with sad accident ON Thursday evening.
which caused her death. Mrs. Osborne was
engaged at cleaning house on Thursday
morning. Her husband had placed a loaded
rifle ON the bed, and went to an adjoining
room for the purpose Of taking Il sIeap-
Mrs. Osborne had occasion TO remove the
rifle from the bed, and III doing so the trir-
ger caught in the bed clothing, and forced
it back far enough to caUse am explosion Of
the cap. The contents of the barrel entered
her left breast, and she sank to the floor.
The report aroused the husband, who hume
diatcly entered the room and found his wife
in pool of blood, in dying condition. Tho
alarm was given in the noighhorho0d. and
q surgeon was promtly summoned, but the
victim lived only about cu hour
This sad affair Is another waruiuor Of t1,c
danger Ing thauaiing firearms, and should he
a sufficient and iiHal notice to all the thon0ht-
less, and especially to parents who ALLOW
boys 10 carry pistols, q thing too common
every plaee.-trecnSi,y Democrat.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1873-05-30

4 BTTFALO MI-EE.-ThOm2s Newman.
better known in Buffalo as the erich mi
SER died ut the hospital in that city on
Tuesday night. The writer, while waiting
= few weeks since at the Erie railway de
pot in Buffalo. observed IN Old man, Civ
ing evidence in his clothing and appear
ancc Of extreme poverty, come in and
stand by the stove. His clothes were an
cient, dirty and ragged, and his enaciatCd
appearance excited the commisseratiou Of
strangers, prompting even the bcstowaI Of
aims. On being told by a railway en-
Pl0ye that this old man was worth a quar-
ter of a million We looked upon him with
the admiration l?) that wealth IS supposed
to inspire, and were selfish enough 10 Sc
Cretly wish that his money bags were
transferred to some OF his acguaintauccs
who could make better use Of them. This
singular being has lived for many years in
= hoyCl on Michigan street, denying him
self even the comforts Of life. There has
not been a fire in his house for fourteen
years. His bed was pile Of rags ard pa
pCTs, furnished with ragged quilt. and
his abode, which We interviewed" last
week, was most filthy in appearance, al
most past conception. lie owned valua-
BILE blocks Gu Main street, besides other
property scattered through the city. 1t is
not definitely known, as we are aware.
how much he is worth, and he died with
out making a viii. lie has two brothers
living, one Of whom lives at Ashtabula,
Ohio. His age was seycnty-thrce, and lie
has never been married His case is a
striking warning to bacLelors.-T TitlsgWs
Courier
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\ WILD UvETREss.-I Plrnay7rqni1
TlFt lat lU the tjlHsr5,sS-TLg Lnea r+
'ilsy NfyouEaF than 6gT Lora If Jfoar.
The " Wheeling Register Of the goth inst.
tells the following story on the authority
OF Julia Messenger % Ni.dridrc. Green
county, Pa. for whose Tcraeity il yoUches:
\ man living near Ni-dridgc. Green
county. Pa, had born to Lin five children.
four girls and one boy. Ills name is Dan
lei Lewis. When quite you=-the boy and
second daughter named Lucinda Lewis.
developed cutie q iouduess for hunting.
and were out nearly all the time, roaming
the woods an search Of game. They seem
Cd To delight in nothing so much as the
fall life ot AuuteG and would be gone
from home for weeks 81 .s time After
Gomc four or five years the boy quit If.
and entered on the more industrious pm
suits of life. hut tine giTl continued IN the
chase. Drawing herself moro and more
from human intercourse and restraint. She
las become a wild woman. fleeing from
the approach of he. kind with the speed IF
= deer.
During the early years Of her solitary
lie she used to approach her father house
and cnticc the dogs to follow her. learning
almost amy breed Of dogs to become good
hunters. In the hope of bringing her
back to her home and to civilization. her
brother followed her and shot the dog she
had taken away, Using every iuducemcnt
to get her to 60 back with him. Blu. al
in vain.
For eighteen years, since she was twelve
years Of age, She has lived this wild life.
sleeping IN the centres Of straw stacks dur
ing the night and hiding in them during
the summer the wild and cultivated fruits
she intends for her winters store Of provi-
sions. She is Row thirty years old, and Is
as Wild as tie most uutamyd dcuizcu Of the
forest.
Mr. Messenger says he NJ one time. while
out hunting, met her in the woods. Her
long hlaci, hair, covering her face and ewes.
was matted with bars and leaves. and her
black flashing eyes made her startling
picture. She remained perfectly still until
he got within twenty feet Of her when she
turned and fed with the syiftuess no man
could hope to rival
: few days since She was seen agai9. and
then had in her hand three phcasants and
four rabbits, bat although these encu1n-
bered her she eiuded every attempt to can
tuIe her. She has been 50 lone in the
woods that she has become perfectly wild.
Her dress is made OF the skins Of Wild ami
mails and a blanket that She has taken come
where during some Of her nocturnal prcda-
tory tours.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1873-05-30

WHAT or CAPTAIN JACK ?-Thc news Of
the surrender Of fifty-fiyc members Of Cap
tain Jacks band Of Modocs. fifteen of
whom are warriors and the remainder ,vo-
men and children, gives no assurance Of
the end of the war. Captain Jack is still
atield with twenty warriors, and evidently
means to fight TO the end, relieved as he now
IS of two obstacles to his uncmbarrasscd con
duct of the c0Etiict-tO wit, the women and
children Of the tribe, and that male admit
element among the Modocs which desired
peace with the whites. 1t has been known
from the beginning that the Modocs were
divided upon the subject of continuing the
war-onc party breathing resistance. AMI
the other speaking in favor Of abiding by
the decision Of the Government in the mat
ter of the home to be allotted to them. II
is probable, therefore, that before leaving
the lava bed council was held, in which
the peace party and the war party agreed
to separate, the war party deciding to re-
main with Captain Jack and the others do
termlnlng to surrender, ". Y. World.
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Il II;i3sl0Hc Licf.

On the 81 OF March, 1913, President
Grant approved an act passed 10y congress
to prevent cruelty to animals willie in tran
sit by railroad or other means Of tTaEspoT-
tatiou within the United States. This law
provides .'that no railroad company within
the United States whose road forms any
part Of lire Of road over which cattle,
sheep, swine, or other animals shall be
conveyed from one state to another, orthc
owners or masters of steam, sailing or other
vessels carrying or transporting cattle,
sheep. swine or other animals from one
state to another, shall cDniuc the same III
cars boats oT vessels OF any description for
longer period than tweuty-cigEt consCC-
utive hours, without unloading the same
for resi-, water and feeding io- period Of
at least five consecutive hours, unless pre-
vented from so unloading by storm or other
accidental causes. In estimating such CON
tiucmcut the time during which the animals
have been confined without such rest ON
connecting roads from which they are re
ceived shall be included, II being the intent
of this act to prohibit their continuous con-
iincmcut beyond the period Of twcutT-cI-ht
hours, except upon contingencies herein
before stated. Animals 50 unIoadcd shall
be properly fed and watcrcd during such
rest by the owner OF persons having the
custody thereof, or i'm ease of his default in
SO doing then by the railroad company or
owners or masters of boats uvVeSSgls trans
porting the same at the expense Of said
UwnCr or person in custody thereof; and
said company, owners or masters shall in
such eases have a lien upon such animals
fer food, care and custody furnished, and
shall not be l-ab.o for any detention Of
such animals authorized by this acj. Any
company, owner J- custodian of such ami
mails who shall knowingly aGL E!tfuily fail
t. comply with thc provisions Of this act
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1873-05-30

WooDHULL STILL on BEEcHER-NTrs.
Woodruff continues in her paper the charg-
cs Of lewdncss made by her recently against
Rev. Henry Ward BeechcT, and i'll a late
number cf her paper, gives circuu!stantial,
and, as it would he called in court, direct
evidence TO prove her charges. bIr. Beccher
remains silent to these charges, saying
neither yea or nay. OF course allegations
Of testimony are not allegations Of guilt,
nor allegations of testimony arc not proof
of AE Hcccher's guilt, but it is ncverthe-
less solnc presumption of guilt that tie ac-
cHscd does not even deny the truth Of the
allegations made, as they are, with great
e-IcunstaEtjaiitg, with direct reference to
Other witnesses, and with such apparent
evidence OF tTuthfuincss as 10 leave an i'm
preston Of truth
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1873-05-30

IT would appear to the common mind.
says the Hollidaysburg Standard, that if
the government can afford to purchase
tons Of paste board Of an expensive quality.
PRINT 1t handsomely, and send it All over
the country in the form of cards which it
SeLS Tor one cent each, and also carries
!hese cards in the mail free Of charge. tI.at
It It tolGn as Wei afford TO carry an ordinary
letter for what it sells card for whom Tho
writer supplies his own paper on which to
write 1t and the envelope in which it is in
serted. 1t really does look a good deal as
II l'le i"st Office department. .fl.l .-s5 e5-
"ssif .-i'Y" " haJ III was about, l,Ie. il ra-
s5''s p sagA " s.hgna- methyd al iHeclas-
las lis revenues
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hofs house and barn destroyed. and T.
child leg broken 50 badly that 1t Is not F.
expected to hFe. Li&hj persons were III
the mouse, some OF whom were more or
less injured. \. J. Cayton,s house and
BARN destroyed. layton had an arm bro
Ken a1-" Que chitd hiiteu. OhaileS CRY
mouse ana pain were deslroyed. MIS-
felI$ was seriously, perhaps latany III
Juftu. AitfcW MuihouaHd mouse des-
troyed, and he had a leg broken. Brend-
meyer mousse destroyed. lie was alone
III IT. ana wa. nadil huit, some lue" may
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me i'oo Ni-'' ~ 'S' 'eu i4ed'5 S'i9 ten i',.
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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1873-05-30

T. 7. HENDERSON was appointed agent
fprthc Chippewa Indians Of Lake Superior.
The Chippewa Herold has been asking who
Henderson is, and the editor Of the Fayet-
teyiilo (.\rl.) Ne,cs kindly furnishes the
desired information. Henderson, says the
Nesrs, went to Fayetteville ne 4 refugee from
justice, lie having committed forgery at
GAINESVILLE, Ohio. The Nclca adds ellis
four years residence in Fayetteville were
years Of shameless scOundrclism. His life
here was a record Of low swindles" The
editor believes that Hendcrson's appoint
ment is the result of huge scheme to rob
the Indians orthe Government. The intcn-
tion probably is to rob both Wisconsin
and Michigan should be congratulated on
the fact that Grant had to send TO Arkan-
sas for such an Indian agent as this.
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TTcDlpv was =,

-'atrick lieelcy was wayIaid and as
saul.ed with a sliug-sho+ mad Of y, -.
and stocking. at Dunbar. Fayeffa r-,,,,f,
on Thursday morning last, bv n woman a
whose house lie had been drinG-irr Tho
night before, and died ON Monday fSflrv--
5ii-. An oil family f,uI is said I'D have
o-ei' ne caus, the murder. which is sEs
SECOND III that county within lass ..sl. O.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1873-05-30

INCENDTARIs,r.-'Tho National Board Of
Fire Underwriters at their late meeting in
the City of New York resolved to raise u
fund of %10a. 900 for the detection, couyic-
tion and punishment Of parties engaged in
the uclarious business of iuccEdiariSm and
arson. Tho Executive Committee of that
Board at their meeting on the 1tth inst.
carried out the resolution and opened the
subscription.
We hail this movement rs = step in tho
right direction, and commend the action as
one not only likely - benefit Underwriters,
but also to protect the public from whole
sale loss. This action is the more impor-
taut when II is remembered chat the eNpc-
ricnco of the large companies transactiUG
The business Of fire insurance in The United
states shows that the proportion of loss to
be attributed to the above causes is nOtlcss
than 81 per cent. of the whole, or a loss to
the country OF at least twenty-five millions
Of dollars per annUm.-Ercn5ng Bulletin.