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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-08-21

49,, BE 1t remembered that at a Court of
LIS. Common Pleas held at Ebensburg in and
Tor tho County of Cambria, the ith day
OF August, a. ID. 1874, the Petition Of SEBAsTI.
SYBERrs was presented setting forth that on the
3oth day of April, A. u. 1853, FRANCIS r. WHITE
OF the township of Carroll, executed to MICHAEL
LAWSON, oil Harrisburg, Pa. certain lndenture
IN Mortgage, which i1 recorded in the office for
recording Deeds, SC, for the said County of Cam
bria. in Mort gage Book, Vol. 2 Page 4e3 SC to
secure the payment of n certain bond, dated thc
dty anu year aforesaid In the penalty of four hun
ured dollars, conditional for the payment of two
francis II: White, on messuage or tract of land
situate in the Township of Carroll. in the County
OF SanDrIa bounded by lands of the heirs of Jacob
Hubcr, " Ntzell, and VIM. Douglass, contain
ing 81 acres, more or less and having n certain
carding and fulling mill thereon erected that the
the said Mortgage, resides in or near Harrisburg;
that said Francis J. White sold and convened the
and bounded by the Hen thereof to your petitioner
In lee Simple, and the petitioner has fully paid
ana discharged all of the purchase money thereof;
and praying that the Court will decree and direct
that satisfaction shall be entered upon the record
oi the said Mortgage by the Recorder of the said
county OF Cambria, on payment of the costs Que
relating to the entry of the said Mortgage. or any
proceedings thereon, and that the said satisfaction
so entered shall forever release and discharge the
same. agrecably to the provisions OF an Act OF AS
sembly relative thereto the 1st day March,,
A. ID. 1923. The Court therefore do appoint thci
first Monday in September, 1874, to hear and de-
eide upon the several premises aforesaid and di-
rect notice to he given to the said Mich1 Dawson,
as directed by the Act of Assembly governing such
proceedings and referred to in the prayer of the
petitioner.
In testimony whereof have set my hand and
the seal of the said Court, at Ebcnsburg, this 4th
day of August, \. ID. 1874.
HERMAN BANNER, Sheriff t7-7.-4..
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EsquimaRN Wife Catching.

The marriage ceremony of the Esquimaux
Is performed cuTiously. When a boy kills
bear, it Is considered sufficient proof of
his ability to maintain a family; he is there
fore told to 90 and catch a wife. Watching
his opportunity at night, he pounces on a
victim and attempts to carry her off She
however struggles and shrieks until she has
collected around hera group Of sympathizcrs
She then turns upon her captor, and bites
and scratches until he i compelled 10 release
her, then she dart> into the crowd and at
tempts to escape. The expectant bride
groom follows her, but not unmolested. All
the old women take scourees of dried seal
skin and hagellate him numerically as he
passes, making At the same time every effort
to arrest him in his course. If despite these
little impediIuents to matrimonial bliss, he
should catch his victim, the biting and
scratching scene l. renewed, and in all pro-
liability he Is compelled TO release her, and
the chase with its attendant discomforts Is
resumed. Should he overcome all obstacles
the third capture proves efectual, and the
victim, ceasing her struggles, is led away
amid the accluma tions and rcjOicings uf the
assembled multitude.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-08-21
How TO Pull Teeth.

peculiar dental operation has just come
under our observation. a certain citizen
had an upper tooth which was loo@e and
troublesome, 50 he resolved to extract it bv
fastening string to it; but after a trial,
finding the operation painful, he hadn t the
grit to grin and bear it. lie thought if the
tooth could be extracted by some sudden
mode, the pain would be bat transient and
after mature deliberatiOn lac hit upon an
ingenious plan to jerk it out in iffy.
Procuring a heavy tat iron he tied it to the
other end of the cord attached to his tooth.
then shutting both eyes he let the iron
drop which descended plumb centre on
his pet corn. After hopping about the room,
wildly, on one foot, groaning for very an
guish Of spirit and reciting choice passages
from profame history, he finally callncd
down sufficiently to hurl the fat iron oy =
the fence, and swathe his sore toe In cam
phor and cotton. But he pulled the tooth,
and with it piece Of gum the size Of
beefsteak. And the man lived.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-08-21
NUMBER 80.
A Curious Electrical Phenomenon.

During the past few nights the enrinec,7s
and machinistS of the round-housr o. tie
Virginia and Truckce Railway Company. in
this city, says the Virginia (Nev.) En',r-
prise, have been in a state of livcly excite
ment about some str'5nge electrical di~tuIl,-
anceS which have occurred there every ni-ht.
For three nights all hands have bc,I. "a
gagged in trying to solve the mystery, hut
have only partially succeeded. The comia-
ny erected a large Smokc-stack, which li~,ss
TO considerable height above the round
house. At the base this smoke-sta,k Is
spread in the shape of funnel Ii vas
built in order that the locomotives may
stand under it to cool off when they come
in off the road, and also while being fred up
In the morning. Into the side of this smoke
stack, three or four days ago, was run
stoyepipe from stove standing in a rom
about forty feet distant. 1t is about this
stove that the electrical disturbances inya-
rlably take place. The first that was b.
served of these was about eleven o'clock.
four nights since, when II. Pippingham. a
well-knOwn macliini,t, approached the stove
for the purpose of putting a stick of wood
lhtO IT, AS thc StlCk n5areG the stove lie
received such a shock that it fell from lis
hand, and his arm was benumbed He at
first thought he had taken a sudden cramp
IN his arm. In trying again to put the wood
into the stove he received a second shock.
This time he perceived flash and heard a
sharp snap, which he at once recognized a.
discharge of electricity. They tried all
manner of experiments, and found that the
stove was fully and heavily charged with
| electricity, it giving out sparks and flashes
when piece of iron, steel, wood. or the
naked hand approached it. After an hour
or two the phenomenon ceased. The next
day nothing was seen of it, but the next
night, about eleven O'Clock. shortly after a
locomotive came in and stopped under the
funnel of the sInoke-stack, the stove WAS
again charged, and began swapping and
cracking. sending out sparks aud flashes on
all sides. So 1t has been every night since.
They now know that the heated locomotives
cause this electrical display, but in just
what way is that which is puzzling them
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-08-21
A Chinese Gladiator in the Street.

A Chinese fish peddler travelling his
round in San Francisco, anticipating nothing
more than the customary pelting with stones
from the sportive urchins of that vicinity,
when some jocular person, just emerged
from corner grocery, brimful of glee,
thought to vary the mono tony of the every
day diversions by setting a vicious bulldog
upon the Mongol. The brute readily took
its prey, and the first intimation that the
Chinaman had of an attack was the closing
of pair of savage jaws upon one of his
wrists. A rattling combat ensued, and for
q moment it was doubtful which would gain
the mastery, until presently the blade of an
lSinch knife cleaned for an instant, and
then was buried in the body of the dog,
producing a breach that permitted the ca
nine vitality to subside as with a breath At
the very moment of this sanguinary work
another huge brute, of the Newfoundland
breed, came dashing up, and made spring
at the Chinaman's throat The gladiator
stood ready for the attack, and caught the
second foe by the throat: In moment
more the Newfoundland had received his
death wound. The victorious Chinaman,
rocking with blood, and painting with the
exertion of mortal combat, then shouldered
his baskets and shambled away, without So
liciting any more patronage in that neigh
bOrhood. To the credit of the spectators be
it said, that, after vanquiShing the dogs, he
was granted the boon of life, and departed
without molcstation.
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The Wrong Shoes.

A Nashville paper gives the following
sample of social amenities i'm that section
A Nashville youth asked his sweetness to
go out to some entertainment with him last
week, but she declined, on the ground that
her shoes were out of repair, whereupon
the young man offered TO have them mended
If she would send them around next dav
A lady friend who overheard the conversa-
ton, secured q well-worn pair of brogans
belonging to her colored cook, and had them
conveyed TO the enamored young man early
the next morning. The latter was astounded,
as he had been under the impression that
his Dulcinea was the poSSessor of the neatest
foot in Nashville (or pair of them, for that
matter), but bravely concealing his feelings
of disappointment, he took them to the
nearest shoemaker, and left them, with the
request that they be mended at once After
the shoes had been repaired, the young fell
low escorted them to the home of the dear
one of his heart, expecting to be overwhem-
ed with thanks. On the contrary. half an
hour of glib talking, on his part, was re-
quired in order to convince the Young lady
that he had no intention of insulting her."
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returning until morning, and that Arm.
strong would not be apt to move about
much for day or two, she disappeared sud-
denly FROM his presence, and in about ten
minutes returned, but not alone, for close
behind her followed a second party, DASH
ing young fellow, who strobe into the apart
ment with a smile upon his handsome though
excited countenance.
"Here is your benefnctor-your savior,
Redmond said Mary, taking him by the
hand for the purpose of leading him over to
where my father was seated But before
the words were well out of her mouth, both
men were in each Others arms, for Redmond
Fitzgerald was neither more nor less than
my uncle, Edward Kennedy, his own wife 5
brother,
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-08-21
IndianiZing Physicians.

The California Indians kill their medicine
men when they fail 10 cure patient. This
is understood to be very effective treatment.
for no big medicine has chance to kill
more than one. and for that pastime donates
his life TO appeaSe the anger of the Great
Spirit. In this country, sickness i such
fashionable affair, that there : one physician
to every 6IS inhabitants, not counting the
large assortment of grandmothers and aunts
who prescribe on any and every occasion.
Now, if, on failure to cure. the failing
physician was let out of time into the Here
after, We should have fewer doctors "a good
thing }, and fewer deaths (perhaps a good
thing, too), and certainly fewer inyalids
decidedly a good thingD to croak and
grumble, groan and sigh, because something
does or does not all them Let's Indianize
our living medical men, and cremate the
dead ones. 1t i Scriptural to heap Goals of
fire on their head~, even If they are dead
beforehand.
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TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF

- THE UNITED STATES for the WESTERN
District of Pennsylvania.-In the matter Of FRY,
DUERR Co., BdnifTLiptS IN BANKRUPTCY.
Western District Of fPcnnsyIvania. 80:
THIS is TO GIVE Notice That the Court has
dercd In the above matter that a general meeting
of creditors of the said Bankrupts will be held at
Ebcnsburg. In the County of Cambria and State
of Pennsylvania, in said District, the 21th day
OF Al GUST, A ID. 1871 ut 9 O'Clock. a. NJ. at the
Court House. at the office of SAMUEL HARPER,
Esq, Register in Bankruptcy specially appointed
for the purposes named in the twcnty-scy and'
twenty-eighth sections of the Bankrupt Act o1
March 2d. 1867. Further, at said meeting will
report and exhibit to the Court and to the credit
ors just and true accounts of all my receipts and
payments, together with such facts and Informal
tOn as are within my know ledge pertaining to thq
estate of said Bankrupts to the end that the cred
itors may take such action thereon rs is allowodI
and required by said 9th and 2Sth sections.
Hist GEO. e.. X. ZAHM. Assignee.
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MY BROTHER JIM.

My brother Jim, my brother jim,
How well do remember himi
He was my senior by two wears.
And his junior nearly ten;
At least 1t SO to me appears,
So much inferior 1 was then,
loved him then because ne was
The only boy that could sauce,
Or boldly quarrel with, without
The fear of getting soundly licked.
Sometimes l would, without doubt,
Go much too far and then get kicked.
Whenever got in a fuss
with some boy ready for ''nuss'
Who was almost my very size,
I'd always call for brother Jim;
He'd take the job from Off my hands,
And very good it was in him.
How very proud was I, and bold,
To stand in safety on, and hold
- tBehind some very handy tree
To keep the sun ont OF my eycs),
His coat and hat, and gladly see
That boy get polished in tricoi
Indeed, such was my modcsty,.
That l would much prefer that no
Should win the honor and renown
Ot every fight had on hand 49,
Than dot myself; the loss, own,
Was something that | well could stand
Ana he, I'm very proud to note,
My most original essays wrote
Did my hard sums in algebra
Translated all my Latin dim,
And did my work while | would play:
Oh, how l loved my brother Jimi
used to let him saw the wood
Just like a kindly brother should;
Permitted him To bear il in;
Allowed him all the fires to make;
I'd let him keep the garden clean,
I'd do most anything for his sake
never growlcd because he did ~-s
The work, To do which | was bid;
i shared with all had to share
Divided all my chores with him; .
helped him eat his oranges
i was SO good To brother Jim.
used to let him take my place
In staying home Of nights, and DAYS
In which there WAS no school to bother;
shared his joys and cakes with him
There's nothing like a bigger brother, ---
IL You had one like brother Jim! ----
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AUDITORS NOTICE-In the

AA matter of the account of II. G.. KIRK
PATRICK, Administrator Of JACOB STUBE, decd.
And now, 4th August, 1s74 on motion Of shoe
maE-rr X SCChlCr. Esqs, Joseph Meloonait fsi-,
appointed Aulitor to report distribution OF MONIES
in hands of the AdminiStr1tor
In pursuance OF the foregoing appointment, the
Auditor will sit Mt his office in Ebcnsburg- on
WEDNESnNY. 2fTH ATGUsT. instant, whsn and
where all persons interested may attend If they
think proper. JoSEPH MCDON AID
I-bri shi1r.r iur I IS74-3t Auditor.
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TN THE DISTRICT COURT O

THE I STrED STATES for the Western
District or Pennsy lvaniu.-IH the matter of "a
g. Fry, BdItliTupt. IN BANKRUPrCY.
Western District of pennsylvania So
TINS Is TG GIVE NOTICE, That the Court has
dCred in the above matter thata general meeting
of creditors of said Bankrupt will be held at Eb-
euShurg- in the County Of Cambria and State of
PCnnSN lyania in said District on the 21th day of
August. A. -. 1874. ut o'clock, A. NJ. Ht the Court
House. M the Office of SAMUEL HARPER, Esq.
Reg Stcr in bankruptcy, specially appointed for
the purposes In the twcnty-scventh and twenty
eighth sections of the Bankrupt Act of March ~,
1861. Further, at said meeting will report and
exhibit to the Court and to the creditors Just and
true accounts of all my receipts and payments. to-
.ccthcr with such facts and Information are with
in my knowledge pertaining to the estate of said
Bankrupt, to the end that the creditors may take
such action thereon. n iS allowed and required by
said 27t and 2Sth sections.
IT-7.-3t GEO. G.. h. ZAHM Assignee.
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I7-7.-3t, GEO. Z. K. zAHM, Assignee.
TIOTICE.-An persons are hereby

JOTICE.-An persons are hereby
AS notified that ! have purchased at Sher
tl's sale the following personal property, which
have left in care of Cha RLES DISIART. of Carroll
township, Cambria county, Pa. until see INT to
remove the same, to wit: l twO-hOrsc wagon,
spring wagon. l wo-hOrsc sled, 2 sets harness,
saddle. l bridlc ! cutting box, l grain cradle
grindstone. p!ow, dinncrbcll l cooking stove
and utensils lot hay, one lot wheat. lot oats in
the ground lot corn in the ground. and lot pota-
toes in the ground. Any person interfering with
the above mentioned property viii be dealt with
according to law. EN- ANUEL DISHART.
Carroll Twp. Aug. I, lS7i.-3t.
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YCPUOLSTERING.-Havinglo loca

~ ted permanently in this place Cat the
oorrf,,rs Sbnp Of u. NJ Chutc.) the undersigned
desires to inform the people of Northern Cambria
aud parts adjacent that he is prepared 10 90 AZ
hind of IrPIfDIST Err Nc. such as trimming car
riagcs buggcs and other vehicles, upholstering
sofas chairs. ottomans bedding, etc, ana IN iacI
oiDn all work in that line Old articles OF furni-
tnrc vehicles. etc, made as good as new IN TINS
Particular, and perfect satisfaction guaranteed III
VERY instance. Charges moderate and work at
tcn,lcd In nromptIy. FELIX WEBER.
I.beu sburs, July y, 1S7i.-3m."
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tC' O. KS send Is cts. to @ GEo. =. Row
a.f fark Row. y Y. for their 81
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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-18
THE CHARITY MATINEE.

Our advertising columns show in what manner
Manager Daily comes first before the foot lights to
follow our suggestions about dramatic benefits for
the poor. He had previously proposed TO perform
fortnight the new London comedy Of
Charity" but now he superntends next Thurs
day matinee performance 10 aid that New York
charity which is demanded by those tragedies Of
penury now being enacted in every ward. The
Vokes family are to Enthusiastically second
him. Two OF the gentlemen act as ushers
one of the ladies ofiicates In the sale
OF programmes to the charitably disposed
and the other sister presides at the bouquet
STALL Later IN the day the entire family play in
of their clever buTlettas. The JOINT companies
OF the theatres under Mr.. Days management con-
tribute their talents to the representation OF a
1avorite comedy; and Humpty Dumpty Fox with
Mr.. Frederick Vokes expect to show how sons OF
Menus can don the garb of tragedy as Richard and
Richmond on the battle field OF Bosworth. Each
hotel has offered assist in the sale Of tickets.
there is every reason for realizing many thousands
of dollars by this prompt and effective response.
which the youngest among the Metropolitan
managers has made TO our original call.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-18
THE BANKRUPT CHURCH.
The Orange Church sale Adjourn ed.


The advertised sale by the Sheriff of the Orange
Catholic church property at the Newark Court
House, was postponed from yesterday until Tues
day next 4th inst, at the request of the attor-
neys for the Orange National Bank, the holder Of
the first judgment against the church for the sum
OF $4,000. In anticipation OF the sale, which had
been announced to take place at two O'Clock,
quite large crowd Assem- Ded in and about the
Sheriff's Office, and among them were many men,
Ders of st. Johns congregation 1t is understood
that the adjournment was obtained at the instance
of the Republic Trust Company OF Newark, who
are judgment creditors to the extent OF 0,000.
The superstition is that the several moneyed institu-
tions holding claims against the church nave begun
to perfect some plan for obtaining the amounts
respectively due them without imperilng their
united interests. The judgments amount In the
aggregate to $780, Co., the mortgages to 500 900 and
the unsecured Indebtedness to Sill 400, making
total of $26l, 900 In reality, the aggregate Is
$780, 900 less however as the amount OF the orange
Banks loan, lor which the Sherlf's execution has
been ordered, Is also covered by mortgage to
John OROurke, as endorser OF the paper dis
counted by the bank, so that If the Sheriff collects
the amount the lien Will be cancelled.
The first claim on the list Is IN Ex-Sherin
CANDLES hands. The remainder will be attended
to by the present Oiicla Sheriff Peckweh, at
whose bureau the HBRALDs representative ascer,
tanned That the proceedings are TO be conducteu
upon the following plan, whenever the sale shall
offered In sections, beginning probably with the
unimproved building sites on Mount Pleasant ave,
nue., adjoining Lewelyn Park then taking tue e o,u
church white street, next the scnOOinouse, 'neii
the adjoining orphan Asylum, then the GROUND ana
parsonage adjoining the new churcn on hoso
street, ana, lastly the church edlnce ltseh'
GENEROUS CREDITORS. .,.,
An instance OF prncely generosity - m m %
in this connection in the case OF MI. ueoIge ID.
HecKer. VINO resides at Lewelyn PARK. Having
endorsed for the church TO the extent oI Szoooo,
he took up the notss when due ana ar in ay
pursned an equally liberal course, among them
Archbishop Baey and Bishop corr n me latter latter
mo tn5S large and wholly unprotected cred
tor ia said TO be Joseph M. smith, builder In New
arb. Martin Byrne. Of the same CITY and James
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OFFERS AND SUGGESTIONS.
The Non-Admi nistration of Cha rIty by
Corporate Institutions.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
desire to thank you on behalf of myself. as well
as OF many friends ior your several articles IN
Saturdays HERALD on the administration of the
charities OF the city, but more especially for the one
entitled "objections OF Charity Experts to Charity
They Cannot Profit By,D
With the sentiments OF that article most thor.
oughly and heartily sympathize 1t so happens
that |, who am not the distributor Of any other
mans gifts, and whose humble contributions to
aDeviating the wants OF my IeIow men have been
made always from my own purse, have this win.
ter been brought face to face with facts which
prove to me indsputaby the correctness of the
HERALD5 assertions | am especially lmpre ssed
with That oil statements wherein you assert thar.
In some cases at least the money lavished hy our
cltizens on certain OF these public societies Is IN
some strange way absorbed TO such an xtent this
the poor man Tor whose benefit the donation was
made realizes but small portion OF one dollar
Out OF every ten that are contributed by the New
i0rk pubic, wnicn has ever been most generous to
all deserving objects. W
II so CHANGED, not long since, that a man who
mad been mere acquaintance OF mine fell into the
deepest poverty. Sickness and death were IN his
family, and he sent Tor me. [ found that his
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-18
Progress of the Work Of Relieving
the Destitute.
VISITS OF THE CHARITABLE.
The Contrast of Wealth
and Poverty.
OPENING OF SOUP HOUSES.
Financial Exhibit of the Charita.
bic Institutions.

Below will be found number OF communication
IN reference to the widely spread sympathy the
destitute poor They have been selected from
large number OF kindred letters sent for
publication. These, however, serve to ndi-
cate that the best thought OF the country
has been directed to the great question oil
charity, and many Of the suggestions OF the
writer's are worthy of a thoughtful consideration
and discussion. The exhibit OF charity presents the
same characteristic features that have been appa-
rent In all the exhibits yet published some OF
the institutions are managed on selfish principles.
and minority on principles of true philanthropy.