The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-03-06
Local Correspondence.
JoHNsrowN. March 4. 1s74.

~ 1917
DEAR FREEMAN-The shower of CORES
pondents Last week atlmonishes me tn be
brief, and as | have not much to say, shall
avoid amplifi, ,.ation.
A dispute between Johnstown and Cone
maugh boroughs has been carried ON for sew
eral years in regard to bOundarv lines and
wafer courses, which has lately eliminated
in a lawsuit or two. 1t is not likely that
this difference of opinion will ever he set
I tied more easily than Ivy uniting all our bor
7 oughS into one city. The water from Cone
maugh township will run down hill into the
, borough of Conemaugh, which is quite nat
ural, but the authorities OF ,TohuStown are
! not agreed tn let II run over the borough line
into this city. Whether they are opposed
3 10 the laws of graYitation not not
prepared 10 say, but ConPmaugh could gray
itate the Whole town inIo ,JohnSrowu by a
simple pct of Assembly, or hy the act of the
/ courts, and then the waters from Cushions
: and Singers hill would seek its level With
I out further opposition.
Henry Ward Beecher's cyclone has not
reached this place vet, bur there is little
/ doubt that it will. Our ladies are cautions
| and prudent enough to confine their lahors
! 10 carrying around pledges for the men TO
/ sign, which is all right enongh. We have
no objection 10 signing a pledge presented
by respectable ladies'. Indeed, it is likely
I that hundreds, nay thousands of names
could be obtained in that manner without
interfering with the saloons ar all. Every
body feels that intemperance is a growing
evil, and that the destructive tide should he
stayed, but it is far from light to charge the
( liquor seller with all the evil results. The
government that grants the license is a par
ty: the manufacturer iS q party; the poison
er who makes three barrels OF liquor ont of
one is a party; and the men who buy it and
drink it are n party. as we'll rs the vcnder-
/ and We know no better method of opposing
the traffic than that of Father Matthew'S )
pledge system. We hope the men will leave
the work to the women and that the women
Will circulate the pledge.
In noticing Wesley Green = splendid nho-
toEraph of his little daughter W should have
stated that the picture was dressed up hy
that inimitable artist, Henry Zimmerman,
who does all his work we'll. Green and Zim-
norman a strong team on lights and
/. shades, and can play with sunheams iust as
as easily as u cat would play with a mouse
But that picture IS angelic.
Don't say this time that March came in
like a lion. That's obsolete. Rather saw
polite stranger and will go out with the
genial warmth of n true friend.
The wickedest man III Juhnstown SAYS
that pride is a greater sin than intemprr-
auce, and was the very first sin-the sin in
deed, which made the angels fall, and does
il even vet among the earthly kind-and he
was wicked enough TO propose prayer meet
ings in front of dry goods and fancy goods
stores. He onght to be sent te the penal
colony of Alaskai
As the habits of potato bugs should be
studied, we will furnish some information
on that subject. They seem to be much
harder insect than Is generally supposed.
One warm day about week ago we had oc-
casion to remove the wooden step at the
front door of our residence, when, to our ut
ter surprise, we found hunurcGs of potato
bugs warming themselves under that step
which had heen heated by the suns rays
The step was immediately replaced, and
when the last cold snap came we examined
the place again, but could find no bugs.
They had evidently gone down into the earth
again, beyond the reach of frost. Look ont
this ear for potato bugs. ROB Roy.