The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-02-20

smoke cigar stumps, swear, steal fruit, ganC
swim or skate all day Sunday. The com
mon school should not he charged with tlli
early depravity. Preachers children ar,
all strici.y raised and educated, and ye
preachers hOys are proverbialiy bad. have
known them to he turned ont of common
schools and colleges on account of their eyi
doings.
PoSTMAsTERS.
People have rights which even postmas
ters are bound TO respect. Postmaster
should not keep their accounts on people
newspapers and magazines. II there are
'ten cents due" Uncle Sam is rich enougf
to furnish paper on which TO make an ac
count stated. Sometimes people wish Il
preserve their papers, land hence they dC
not like the "dogs-ears'' made by u. NJ :
Offences must come, but woe to MIN by
whom offence cometh. Further, where fiji
teen thousand people attend one pOst-offiCt
there ought to be two windows to deliver
from-one exclusively for .the ladies-and
there ought to he clerks enough, and no stop
ping TO deliver while the mails are being
opened. On Saturdays especially this should
be thus. g A word to the wise, etc.
SUNDRIEs.
Maple sugar, grounding day and the ice
crop all ripened about the same time this
year. A bOuntiful supply of ice was put NJ
last week by dozens of different firms and
individuals.
The measles, mumps and whooping cough
are about played out in these parts.
CALIFoRSIA.
1t is my purpose to leave for California III
two or three mOnths-say ill May next
from which standpoint | intend 10 write
drO1rSy letters TO the FREEMAN and several
other papers. If any body wants to engage
my services such should speak soon.
The latest news from that State is tha.
there has been an abundance of rain and
that the prospect for Il good wheat crop waE
never.bettcr.
THE ELECTION.
The first election under the new constitu-
tion passed off quietly here today There
We're no riots or hloodshed. The conserva-
tives gained a little on the liberals and it is
probable that Iohustown will have n new
premier. Nous::rerrons.
REVIvALS.
The season ofyrevivals has about ended in
this place. The biggest church III town had
one accession last Sunday week. 1t was
the cOldest revival, however, this season,
and even Stony creek shed tears over the
incident. l don't believe that the hottest
fire on earth or elsewhere could ever thaw
this inward renewal out. Ron Roy.
SoUTH FORK, Feb. Is, 1874
DEAR FREEMAN-The voice of the people
must 0e heard, and your correspondent
thinks the FREEMAN a very suitable medi-
um to speak through.
You are probably aware that we are small
q mean South Forkers) in numbers, being
comparatively young, but we insist upon
Justice, and We earnestly request your as
sistance. But, I must tell you our griev-
ances and let you be the indge. Yesterday
there was an election.held at the little set
tlement known a. Summerhill for township
officers for this township. Well sir the
Saturday previous to the election there was
So-called nominating meeting held at the
little village aforesaid, whereat the partici-
pants took upon themselves the responsible
lty ht nominating Union ticket, regardless Of
party or politics. Mark the result Every
name on the ticket was either Republican
ring man or a Summerhillian. (I came
very near spelling that word with W
South Fork and South FOrkcrs were entire
~ ignored. We didn't thing it fair, and so
put mp an independent ticket but alas for
human expectations they beat us Yes
SlT, am sorry to say that the terrible dis
ease, which is more fatal than the epizoo.
the potato bug, the measles, or the high
strlkes-l mean that disease which has
paralyzed Congress and the Legislature and
which struggled hard to defeat our new Con.
stitution-that disease known as the Ring
q wonder they don teal il Ring worm) has
attacked the little village Of Summerhill and
Is rapidly spreading through the country
y ow, sir, we need help in the wav of advice.
Is there any remedy d? An idea has been
suggested to me which | wish to Law before
your readers, and would like to have Il free
expression of opinion through your valuable
paper. 1t has always been considered the
right thing to fight his S. NJ. with fire, and
we thinll if we could organize a Ring at
South Fork we might be able to accomplish
something for the good of the country at
large and of South Fork in particular The
only trouble | see in the matter is that we
don't know how TO get at il. Can you in
form us if there are any published rules or
bylaws, or anything i'll that
line that would help us to properly organ
ize If you can give us any advice on the
subject it will be remembered with graft
tudr, and we will not forget the FREEMAN
in the way Of fat advertisements when we
get into power. 3. Z. L.