The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-07-17
California Correspondence.
CRESsEY STATION, Merced Co, Cal, !
luFN 4 1874

I DEAR FIREMAN. Names in this sta ate bo We all
talth in MeNieo they dii ia stroTor1 mi their
Plahung took deep root. Almost every Dfacc
Is called after saint We haze Santa RpSa
SANTA CFnz- SANTA Inez santa Isabelle Son hi,
ego san LUIS, san Francisco. san Pedro S9oro-
names Towns townships cificS c,nI1tics -
erSand nlonntaiHs are named a aft,,rs saints ANA
ated in Monte DiaNlo. Ii YOU viii tr65TSIo
Yourself 70 glance over the map OF California
Eou Will tnd that all the old names are sacred
ones After learning this fact the next thinlr
70 learn Is how 10 pronounce them. l slbiofn a
iew stanzas of very stupid hind just TO show
no" some OF the names are prunOunCe0:
Here, OLD fellow. give us your paw:
tetteVe you re just from StUji>lG1JS.
GA re slightly out of the E..v. though.
For have just come from Vdl,5"
Ana you do say most Salcmnly
hat You are mot from TtfJfafpeg
No. have crossed the TolG'yi,i
That might see your heading -InacLiae.
iut oven this IS a poor guide tn pronoup,i7a,
nouIiced Nal-a-yc, accented ON Il. Rafael is gg-
spelled W6-keen accent On Isc 6,t j tb, ~ s a.
geitetrs lt IS pronounced Ho-a-kecn. Los An
nounccd Tel hon. and So on 10 the rSnd 81 tbo
chapter | is sounded like n uud clixca. For
regular breaker the name of CALIFORNIA;
greatest rpbbcy, ,TuuercioVaSut urpnonr,eI
loo-Dhr-cho NaI-eth-qno, with the q like 5, re-
moves tue ulIaIldattd linen, etc.
POJTTCs.
There is the same scramble, for Office 5-ro as
IN IN the Sluies, In oar hI'ie township a school
trustee c'ulau [ be elected UJIrc4hl. There
were Two elections held at two differcnt school
houstN, which had been called by two different
tees uItugcthur. one oIi trustee is rI,a,.,sl
WIN apprppriating school money to his o.r n
use. Similar charges are made a.s,insf tll fb,t
county officers. Corruption, bribery ana nil
use OF me public funds Is Uhe cry ON every side.
] believe the country Is goiI,r 10 rbe devil as
fast rs it can. The county scat was c5a1r@j
GniS = ear ;G Vet the cry OF corruption is al
@ Y"sefte 9 Iee IRS9T RI@T tr9m which all tourists 60
/ Tor the above point have put up at MERGED tbua
Tar this season.
RELIGION
Iho women ont here have bot religion too
and they 90 around prayina i'm the saio,J,g' g'
Elections are held and about one half the bor-
Oughs and townships 70 for license while a.,
other half '.yo Tor" license too bur i'm II i rf r
cnt way Those who favor license make q len
strike, rs they supply the no license toy-us al
townships with the ardent and rhe .reS,it -
th't itS mucn liquor Is drank ever. I hoyC
thought that as cremation is to DC our-p0rri1r,
ana we are eventually 10 be burned up ana put
~ ~ It1t 1"te @ az any rats it is elninently proper
mus ourn up StgwtB. These prayer meetings
ttc 'he only religious exercises have out
mere. once in Il while hari-sheH preacher
comes along, and the people lock their stables
cullll lnGlr fuS to bydpustS, and sit up watch
ing iLS ustll W III ne departs in the morning. The rea-
80 ,L,.'.'I,t tic; IN which that fraternity have
''NSi MANU- 'hIt Ihey Keep a sharp lookout.
THIEVES.
There are real horse thieves in this State
gCs, even IN tAIS county one was JUgyeJ liot
I horses at Mereed. People stake rhGir 6orscs
out mere ana the thief has only - cut the rope
"hen people are unusually busy. as during
arHesl Lhey steep so2nd at night, which the
ing Is usually done ia the time Of harvest.
STRIKERS.
We have strikers out here too. The sickIas
OF the rCapcrS strike three hundred times i'm a
minute, and they always carry their DYipfs TOO.
lh- mosquitoes have struck for higher wag.S
and better living. Squire Ash read the RIOT
act to them ana arrested the leader. but tlev
HlufniH as much as ever. They are worse now
tn IN ever before, the high water i'm the Mcrrcd
ilA-I- " ulCb thGIftgWel the bottom land he
IN. TIE cause II the J0hRstown strikers do
deal OF suffering there.
THE COMET.
A comet has made its appearance !n the sign
OF TIE Great Bear &C rsu NajOrl. which will in
STei'Se IN size uEIIt August. The cl,ur, cloud
less, blue skies Of California afford an excel
Llt On 'I'ce tnr persons 10 sec the cTutgl. Com
- - tIC Il sl-A ol ufir strikes potato bugs and
moS4ulUoes-so look out Tor more trouble. we
are not afraid out here, being used 10 earth
fHAheS ana slch IKE. In fact. strikes and bad
currency and psnics do not disturb us out here
hard money slsrSGI E9Et, -, enough M to cat ana
poses. When note Is given here il is always
gold or silver.
HOW IT Is DONE.
In fliZhTfully warm climate, as ours Is. you
may wonder how butter, meat, milk, etc. are
kept from spelling. as we have no springs
keeping IhiuEs from sn1iIInr. First. don't
have any second. car ali Won have while fresh
uIiI S1oI' t!ifu, put your butter or meat or
milk ~ crock, wrap two or thr,-. grain sacks
itFf'uil'i iHt crock ana SitUr.tG them thorough
~ with wafer, two or three times "A day, and
set the crock on a table. out doors in the Sh, l
OF the mouse. Ia this way hutgcF, or meat. or
mix can be kept flesh and sweet for "A long
tune q bought q crock OF butter containing
.: pounds brought il home, wet sacks and pat
anoIt m ~ AegLlhS lhen vet and set il ont where
the WIND could blow on it, and that butter kept
hIrd ana sweet until it was all used up which
was about three weeks. Those who have mo
gODl spring houses or cellars ~hDuII try this
method. Meat must be aired once in "a while,
but butter dOu't need to put on airs.
THE HEATHES CHINEE..
The head and (pigjtaiI of a bcathcn Chiuco
T every frame house OUt here John Chiuaman
does the cooking generally, hUt he viii not
[ work in the harvest fiCIi. one won il suppose
that rhe tei'-tistis would know sstIsctIszr
nome; but they viii not work at IL here.
PUBLIC SENTIMENT
Public sentiment seems to be against The, Chi
ne>e- The press and the people. and especially
the working classes. oppose their Immigration
mere, nut when necessary every one who needs
help employs them for limited periods at low
wages. They save nh their innings. and are
race to whom they are indebted for their pas
sage money. Their wages go to liguidute this
Indebtedness, except what they spend for cIotb-
ing, which comes ready made from their own
country. They spend no money among Nell
can men.
POST-OFFICES.
What is that eNcitcm ent about In regard to
the JohnStOwn pOst-OUce? Everybody knows
that George 7. Swank can spell, read and write
correctly, Hna that is what the rTfgui u. VI. can
not do What Is the difference who is =. VI. 50
that he Is isaccemmoi oiating ana can dcciphpT the
endorsement on a letter without ctlIiny to his
+ aid three additional clerks? Ron ROB