The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1873-05-30


DEAR FEEEN AE-Thc editors Of Johns
town, or some Of them, are trying who can
make the most cowarily assault upon each
other. Now editors don t do that in China.
The way they settle their differences in my
country is in this wise: They dare not as
sault each other through the papers, but
each one is furnished with saw and an au-
ger and whoever eau saw of the others
head. bore a hole through the editorial brain,
and stick it Up on II long pole for The gods 10
laugh at j. considered the victor, and also
the best editor. This is a humane way of
settling little disputes, compared with the
JohuStovH method.
Politicians are as thick around here rs
graSShOppers in Texas.
Mover stoops the soaring vulture
On his Quarry in the tsCrt,
But another vuiturc Go!!ows,' etc
| do wonder if these fellows think that men
will vote the more readily for them, that
they swarm round them like bees around 4
nolasscs barrel? l would much rather vote
for an honest man that stays ut homo and
sets type and prints the lows.
| suppose Won ar" going to support the tic
ket, whether nominated for Treasurer or not.
In that event l think 1t would be 4 good
time Just now for your friends 10 make an
effort to extend the circulation OF the Free
utGu. Let every subscriber get one new pa
trOn. The campaign will be aH interesting
one, and the fall election Will he hard fought.
Now, will agree to get my new subscriber,
and | trust that about one thousand more
Democrats Will do i6cwisc. Let the poli'i-
clans tuke hand They are good at turning
up trump. They might each shuttle Il ten
spot for the printer and editor who keeps the
Soul and body OF the party tOgetLc". II they
do not aid in giving strength to the party
gan, some of then might hc eFci,red ont of an
Office and then they would have TO resort 10
uji-fOuTS, or else take to CrjJbGgc, which
would be rather u dirty pooi to poke them
SolTeS into. The number of Offices to fill
WOUid indicate ScrcH-'tp as the final result
for the fortunate men who GHte-rP 80 a. TO
secure the nominations but not So fortunate
for the others, who will then have to tkrOlc
UD Gtcir hGpd, while their more successful
ucighbors throw up their hats. Political
nominations at any rate are q mere game,
where the rii"c thrown slfe II few men into
Hotoriety, while the majority can ncIthcrNCe
item nor 40 heucr. ! am willing to give lEb-
ensburg Jdck if they go Horne. The editor
of the FREEMAN ought to gain in Chess, for he
mCSes so many kHightS (Iights) in his Office.
\ any rate, if 20 up aS n delegate | intend
to score for the editors. Ny game is lrtiSt.
Ii YOU feel sore after the convention, just put
4 little Linton. II yOu feel it in your bones,
try some Bone dchcr till it Barns. There is
no danger to be apprchcu;lcd from that little
Gjrl eh? One thing is sure, whoever ocCIl-
pies the U-jglttS has the vantage ground. l
Wouldn't play cr0c6- loo for amy of your small
Offices. Perhaps ''thrift may follow fawn-
ing" but it should not.
There is some stir here about ''DecOration
day, p" and there will be a fair demonstration
on that day if the weather should prove fair.
There two lucky numbers III Johns
town on Clinton street, viz: 1ul and 1O;}.
John +. Barnes drew 10l and consequently
is doing an immense business in the clothing
line, and VIM. P Patton, No. lO3, IL doing
full as well in the furniture line. You onght
to hear the collision when their wagons meet,
one filled with clothing and the other with
furniture. They telcscope-sure-and the
pieces fly up to the top of Green Hill, high
er nor kite Summer clothing and sum
meT, spring mattresscs-thats what they
sell If any man wants to 90 to heaven Just
let him bay suit of new clothes from Barnes
and jump on one of Pattou's spring bottom
mattresses. The tornado i'll Iowa IS nothing
to this. 2.40 miles an hour. That, 5 what
they say. Can such things be an o'ercome
us like a summer cloud without our special
wGnderInent? 10 AANG-
ST. AUGUSTINE, Hfay 26, 1871
DEAR FREEMAN-After three weeks
silence have concluded, with your perniS-
sion. to speak another little piece. Items
are so'scarce with Us that it IS impossible to
write every week.
One week ago to-day the remains of two
of our oldest and best citizens John Neason
and John Scherlon, were inferred in the
Catholic cemetery at this place. Mr.. Ssa-
son had been afflicted with gravel for about
two years resulting in his death as above
stated Mr.. SchcrGon was stricken with
paraIvsis and died in about thirty-siX hours
after. l did not learn their ages, but sup
nose each of them to have been not less than
sixty-fiVe years old,
Harry MarIett, tho daShing proprietor of
the Washington hotel in this place, has pur-
chased from Charles Dillon the large plank
dwelling opposite his hotel, which he has
had moved across the street and attached to
the old stand. thus securing house room sut-
ficient to accommodate every person Ind all
his relations.
/ forpot in my last TO inform your many
readers and the travelling public in general,
that our little Gown now sports a new board