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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-12-18
NOTICE.
A DMINISTRATTCN NOTICE

Estate OF SiLAS j. PARRISH, decd
Letters OF Ad Istration ont he estate of said de-
sedent iate =. Munster township. cambria county,
haVlng cen granted to the undefs ;gned, all per-
sons Indebted to said estate requested to make
dyrneat forthwith. and those having demands
* Anst the same will present them properly pre-
bated for settlement.
ELIZA PARRISH, Admiri..ratrix.
Eben sburg, Nov. 20, Is74.-att
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q II. PLANK, 81. n, respectfully
AA' offers his professional services to the
citizens OF Ebsnsh0rg aud vicinity. O-dos .ad-
joining rosiden.1 AMI hnmcdsteiy In the rear OF
Hon. *. J. t.ioydis aTrFg Store. Night calls
be rls.i- st the residence Of Mrs. Bum. on CraT
tocd street, EDensburg Fi24-t-l
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MGry'S Little Lamb.

From the Cincinnati Gazette
Mary possessed a diIniuutive sheep
Whose external covering was as devoid of
color as the CONCEALED aureous fluid which
occasionally presents insurmouutable bar
rier to railroad travel on the SierraS.
nd everywhere that Mary peregriuated
The Juvenile Southdown was certain to get
up and get right after her
1t tagged her TO the alphabet dispeusaTy one
Gay,
Which was in contravenrion of established
usage;
1t caused the other youthful students to
chatchinnate and skyfUgle
To perceive an aLlolesoent mutton in the edi-
flee devoted to the dissemination of knowl-
edge.
And SO the preceptor elected him from the
interior
And he continued to roam in the immedi-
ate vicinity,
And remained in the neighhorhood until
Mary
Once more became visible
What causes the juvenile sheep to banker
after Mary so? 20
Queried the inquisitive children of their
tutor.
"Why Mary bestOws much affection upon
the little animal TO which the wind is tenn
pered when shorn, you must be aware"
The preceptor with alacrity responded.
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Mormon Dome.

Among the events Of the famous Mormon
war was the burning of the Nauvoo temple
The structure was burned in the night time,
and so successful was the party engaged in
its firing that probably he was never even
suspected. The recent death Of the incen-
diary, however, has 7 moved the necessity
of further secrecy, and a short time ago We
facts connected with the burning of the
temple, by tne only living person cognizau,
of them.
The temple was freG by Joseph z. Agnew,
who recently died in ApPanoose township,
Hancock County, in Illinois, at the age Of
fifty-eight years. 1t was always supposed
that the party who burned the building had
entered through the basement; but the
facts are Mr.. Agnew surreptitiously obtained
n key to one Of the doors Of the temple some
time before the act. No one was engaged
with him, and only four knew he was the
party. Agnew prepared his fire balls and
other combustibles at his residence Placing
them in his saddle bags, he rode on horse
back to Nauvoo, and in the night entered
the temple with his key, passed up the
eupola, arranged his materials and fred
them, and then quietly escaped the way he
came.
One informant, who is a responsible and
prominent citizen of Illinois, says he can
produce the key Of the temple which Agnew
secured in order to accomplish his work.
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EBENSBURG, PA, FRIDAY, MAY %, 1874.

this Squire Clinch-and a bold and sue
cessful one, too. His wealth increased
year by year, for he was ever on the look
his own gain. Still the money lay in his
desk waiting for the accomplishment of its
selfish purpose, while it ought to have
been in circulation, and portion of it at
least paying honest debts.
But few there are without an hour of
disaster at some time in their careers, and
Squire Clinch was no exception % tho gen
eral rule. There was burglary one night.
The Squire's house was entered noiseless-
ly, and while all the inmates slept, his
desk was silently and quickly opened. In
the morning he found the lock lying on
the floor, the lid tipped back and the green
backs gone A great alarm was raised
and detectives set to work, but no clue to
the money or robbers could be found. His
money that had lain so secluded, and rs he
imagined sa safe, was gone beyond recov-
cry. And with it went the ten dollar
greenback which we have mentioned. In
stead of accomplishing the good it might
poses in thieves hands. What a fate !
Which greenback was more to be en-
vied-that of Luke Preston's, whose ca
reer carried it over SO many checkered
scenes, and whose passage in its multifOrm
hand to hand was in every case a message
of gladness, token of honesty, and a
promoter of property, or that of Squire
Clinch, whose only change from the dull
monotony of its useless, selfish life, was
such disastrous one?
Let those in whose care the destiny of
greenbacks may be placed, take warning
porous, their neighbOrs glad, and themselves
from these two cases, and so act on the
lesson taught as to make the world pros
richer in the return sure to follow.-RuraE
NetO Yorker.
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TEe Woman Question Again.

\ young man who wished to marry
young lady Of Tolejo, Ohio, about last
Christmas, was obliged, in order to get the
n tessary papers, to swear that the ludv WA,
OF lawful age; and, although it wa. a false
hood, he swore it before the deputy in the
probate Office, the deputy being Il woman.
The new-made mother-;u-aw was not pleased
at the match, and vented her indignation by
having the young man arrested for perjury.
The trial has just ended, and aithoUgh the
defendants counsel argued that a woman
being incompetent to administer an oath
no perjury was committed, the CONT over
ruled tie p5iat, and the prisoner was con
victed. The case VIII be curried before the
Supreme Court On an error in the judges
railing, and the main issue then will be the
eligibility Of a woman to the Office ofdeputy
probate Judge. The case i highly inter
estii one in that locality, as deciding the
validity Of many acts dome in an oificl.I ca.
patty by the deputy il question
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The Maidem's Last Fare,oeif.


Then the night wore on, and we knew the
worst,
That the end OF it all was nigh:
Three doctors they ha6 from the very first
And what could one do out die?
"Oh, William" she cried; 'strew no bios
SONS of spring,
For the new apparatus might rust:
But say that handful of Ehaviugs you'll
bring
And Hnger to see me combust
ooh, promise me, love, by the fre-hols youn
watch,
And when mourners and stokers convene,
You Wi see that they light me some solemn,
slow match,
And warn them against kerosene
cit would cheer me to know, ere these rude
brcezcs watt
Ny essences far to the pole,
That one whom 1 love will look to tho
draught,
And have q fond eye to the coal.
Then promise me, love"-an her voice
fainter grew
While This IoLy of mine calcifes,
You will stand just AS near as you can to the
fiue,
And gaze while my gases arise.
''For Thompson-Sir Henry-has found out
way
(Of his process you've surely heard teIlJ.
And you burn like parlor match gently
away,
Nor even offend by a smell.
$50 none of the dainty need ifT in disdain
When my carbon floats up to the sky;
And TN sure, love, that you will never
complain,
Though an ash should blow into your eye.
''Now promise me, lovc''-and she mur-
INJURED low
"When the caIcifcation is Ger,
You will sit by the grave in the twilight
glow
mean by the furnace door.
eyes, promise me, love, while the seasons
Tevolve
On their nOiseless axles, the years,
You will visit the kiln where you saw me
resolve,
And leach my pale ashes with tears"
JOHN PAUL, in HGTper'S for June
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NUMBER 10.
4 CONTEST FOR BRIDE.

On Tuesday last Charles H. Walker of
Hart ford persuaded LiIa Hole, of G. cen
point to elope with him. There had been
a cOurtShip which was dampeued only bv
Lima : parents, whe were opposed to the
match. The pair were married and started
for Connecticut. Mr.. Hodes was soon on
the trail, and he captured his daughter and
brought her back to Greenpoint. The
young bridegroom went to Judge Reynolds
in Brooklyn on Saturday, and ing made
the necessary afiidavitS. obtained writ of
habeaS corpus to obtain his wife. In obe-
dicuce thereto Mr.. and MIS-. HodeS flank
ing the bride on either sides marched into
the court room yesterday morning. The
girl is but II years old, is a pleasant look
ing brunette, and was neatly though plain
ly dressed. AS the case was called Coun-
sellor Bellows said to the Court that tho
husband had not been permitted to see his
bride since she was taken from him. He
did not doubt that if the pair were allowed
to have shourt interview they would
agree to live together, which, OF course
would make further proceedings unneces-
Sary,
The Judge asked the Brides parents to
step in an adjoining room. Then he took
the girl aside and heard her story. She
told him thai they were legally and lawful
ly married that her father had said that
she was ut liberty to do just what she
pleased about living with her husband
But, Judge" " she added, Il don't know
what to do. love my husband, but he is
not able TO support me. lie IS dependent
on his mother for money" Then she
burst into tears.
'.Would you like to talk with him ?''
asked the Judge.
Il promised my parents that l would
not speak to him." was the reply between
her sObS.
That promise is not binding in a case
like this,' said the Judge.
At this point W alker approached, won't
yod come with me, Lima" he asked with
tears in his eyes also.
If wanted to live wish you l should
not wish % oe supported by your mothers
money was her frank loply, adding after
a pause, Il viii talk with you little
Ias>ed into the Judges private room, which
was occupied by her parents.
Soon the Judge was summoned and tEen
the brides parents. Il shall die if you
leave me-" said her father, after they had
talked a few moments.
The young bride unused for a short time
and then turning to her hu band, she said
'ChaIIe, l love you ;yOl are my husband.
l am your wife. 60 back and wait and
work, and show yourself able to support
me, and if you are true 20 me a year hence
] will then 20 and live with you.n
Walker kissed his bride, with whom he
Lad lived but four days, and sadly went
from the room. The SPECTATORS were dis
, appointed, for there was scarcely n person
ia the room who did not wish tt Sc the
girl restUrcd to her husband.-N. !. Sun.
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TITO GREENBACKS.

One led n useless life and was guilty of
enormous sins in the way of omission. The
other passed through an honorable career
of real service and well doing. To be sure,
greenbacks are not endowed wi h life and
free will yet how people bow to them,
and strive to get them and submit to their
power
The two particular greeubacks, the ad-
ventures of which it is the purpose of this
story to relate, were each of the denomi-
nation of so. One was bright new one
and was one of pile that lay in the desk
OF a fat old fraud in the shape OF wea |
thy citizen, whose small eyes sparkled
complacently as he contemplated his hoard,
and whose false tongue plead poverty IN
request for the payment of honest debts.
That greenback's s life was monotonous
one. If it had had tongne to speak, it
would have lifted up its voice in loud pro
test at being peuned up in such lonely
place, and begged to be allowed to see
something of the world instead of being
doomed to the dreary, useless life it was
leading.
Greenback No. was creature of more
fortunate circumstances. 1t was not so
crisp and clean as the one that was kept in
confinement, but lis scars were honorable
ones. won in life of activity and hard
service. We first beheld it passing over
the black walnut counter of a large manu-
featuring establishment, into the hands OF
AN honest looking man, with soiled clothes
and a dust begrimmed face. For conve-
nience sake we will give the man name
we viii call him Luke Preston-though
that is a matter of little consequence as
regards the adventures of the greenbaek-'
The first thing he did was to call at Sket-
ties grocery on his way home, and pay hls
weeks bill. This amounted to three dol
lars and forty cents, and handing over his
ten dollar greenback he received six dol
lars and forty cents in change. Further
along he stopped at tho meat market and
settled up, paying out two dollars ana ten
cents, having then remaining four dollars
and fifty cents. With these two debts of
his mind, he went home and sat down to a
good supper which one of the best wives
had prepared for him.
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ABOUT 4 POSTAL CARD.

postal card may be the means of
prodigious amount of mischief Mr.. John
son of St Joseph sent one with the label
of his firm pasted on it to firm in Chica-
go, but before it was delivered to the Chi
cagO firm the postmaster of that city de-
manded and received six cents extra post
age. Mr.. johnson was notified of the fact
and requested to make good the amount
lost through his infraction of the postal
laws. He took the matter to the St. JOS
eph postmaster and asked his advice. The
St. Joseph postmaster declared the deci-
sion of the Chicago postmaster wrong, and
told Mr.. Johnson he might send as many
postal cards, with labels pasted on them,
through the mails as he pleased. There
upon Mr.. johnson sent another postal card
to the Chicago firm with the suporscrip
ton: ''Our postmaster says your post
master is an ass.' That was all. But the
Chicago postmaster wouldn't stand it. He
didn't care particularly about being writ
ten down an ass, but to be made the Off
cial medium of communicating the infor-
nation to third person was a little to try
head-centre, Mr.. Creswell, and Mr.. Cres-
well, after profound and exhaustive con-
sideration of the matter, sent instructions
to the st. Joseph postmaster to have MIR.
johnson arrested on charge of sending
obscene and scurrilous language" through
the mails.
The question presented is rovel and com
a. Of NJ,
Johnson's classification of the Chicago
poStmaster-and here the fact may be
against Mr.. johnson. The Chicago post
master may not be an ass ; if not, he can
deny the classification and defy the class
iicator. But it involves, also, the reputa-
tion of an animal of hitherto umimpeach-
able respectability- on this point we
are bound to say that the overwhelming
testimony of history and experience is
against the Postmaster General. Things
have come to pretty pass, indeed iii this
age of DarwiEian demonstration, if, by the
edict of Republican Postmaster General
the name of proper, well behaved ami
NAL of classic lineage is to be made synono-
nous with obscenity and scurrility-to say
nothing of the feelings of that large class
of inoffensive persons in Chicago and else
where who are prejudiced by the Postmas-
ter Generals decision. We do not care
whether the postmaster in Chicago is an
ass or not; that is foreign to the more inn
portant question we are trying to bring
out We simply assert that the POstmaS-
ter Generals association of asses with
scurrility is a gratuitous and uncalled for
insult to an ancient family which is not
without representation in the presidential
cabinet-lSt. Louis Republican.
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THE following story. the truth of which
is vouched for by California paper would
seem to show that the noble traits attribut-
ed to Indians by novelists and playwrights
have some foundation of fact to rest upon:
Six weeks ago seven male Indians and
young Indian woman started to cross Clear
Lake, near the northern end, in small
boat, which was capsized three miles from
land. They righted it, but as the lake
was rough they could not bail it out, and
while fall of water it would not support
more than one perxen. The men put the
girl in and held on the edges of the boat,
supported themselves by swimming till ex
hausted and chilled through by the cold
water, and then dropping off, sank one by
one. They showed no thought of disput-
ing the young wonans exclusive right to
the boat. She was saved by their self-sac-
refice.
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,-.,-.ire Is hereby given that the fol-
" y easements Of real estate and personal
.E. ..ls'sleaentS, selected and set apart for
BE- r-.l ",'s'1ies, under the Act of Assem-
RI g.sh April, 1851. have been filed in the
arrs sCe. at EhenshuTg, and will he pre-
b On n Inans Court for approval and al
.Ft. 'H>pAfr the Ord DAY OF JUNE
sry II.,l anl appraisement Of certain person.
SLOW ~ raised and set apart for Florinda
D 5e,c'a, ,T-Ggorge Hess, late OF SummcrhlI
t-ry 4-..- aEPraiSement of certain person.
{, T.8..gg.. .'s'.H 1. and set apart for Magdalen
! J9rrr.I., VI Andrew Callahan, late OF Chest
'srra--'>..' Hecea sed-S2sO. 20
sr,v an. '.'. appraiscment of certain person
.Tl5v' y. r.TI.-rA use and set apart for Elizabeth
Z seae,.sS5o So"n j Trefts, late of Johnstown
q. bern. s... ,'ppraisement OF certain real
p S,-sb 5l S1 property appraised and set
aav. f,.,. .'lS 'lc ,Attamany. widow Of Francis
VI vi Washington township. deed,
ga Oa@.' a'a ~ Is NJ. SING Err. Register.
,----o1' Lhensburg, Nav !. IsT4.
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The Massachusetts HGr-
CeiOHs Escape.

As marvellous an experience rs any rela-
ted was thai Of the women of Selectman
Guigey's family, Who were clearing up
their breakfast table when the water burst
in at the cellar door. Mrs. Ouigley and
her two handsome, sprightly daughters,
and school ma am visiting them, rushed
up stairs to the second story OF the L part
IN which they were, and thence watched
the tremendous spectacle. They had hard
ly reached their harboragc when tie front
part of the house was wreuched off as swift
ly and easily as one would teara paper, and
the floor gaped widely beneath them with
. the fierce strain. They saw the great brick
mansion crumble and collapse like child's
house of blocks, and the chapel rise and
sail like boat around the point, Just be-
/ low, there strike and fall TO pieces. They
saw a neighbor floating past on a roof eac-
tended their hands from window aud aid
ed him to escape 70 their refuge. What
emotions they felt in that hour of waiting
they can never very clearly tell. except that
they thought that the next moment they
too would 90. They did not talk yery
much, nor did they sing, and their prayers
were not uttered aloud. II was a season
of mute expectancy, and not 50 much les
ignati0n rs stunned and deadencd accept
ance OF fate. Tie fate, however passed
them by. The wavc that so lightly tossed
the heavier main portion Of the house and
QdSned INTO SpllnterS the great barns, with
all their contents, spared the lighter struc-
ture and left them safe. When shortly
after they were at work i'm the handicapped
confusion of their house the girls were al
most Historically gay with the reaction
from the fearful strain upon their nerves.
Mr.. Quigiey, from the bank, few rods off,
watched the destruction of his bome and
property and The environment of rs fam
lily in an agony Of anxiety imposs5 Die for
those who read this 20 appreciate.
The sweeping away of foHr gene "a ions
in one family was among the unc N non
Incidents Of the flood at Leeds Mrs Dun
lea, woman of nearly 80 years; her dasssh-
ter, Mrs. Robert Fitzgerald, aged about
a.; Mrs. Fitzgerald's son. a youog man of
2l, and four young children of the same
woman ard, finally, the two little chill
dren of John Clancy, grandct ildren of
Mrs. Fitzgerald and greatg grandchildren
of Mrs Dunlea. Mrs. Clancy, by the way,
died about a year ago Of consunD Dtion, SO
that Clancy is now befcft of his WI ole fam
ily.-l Springfield Republican.
Doa'T Do IT.-Don't attempt to punish
al your enemies at once. You can't do q
large business with a small capital.
Don't say - told you so"' Two to one
YOU never said a word about it,
Don't worry about another mans blsi-
ness. a little selhshness is sometimes com.
yRardablp
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DoA'T Do IT.-Don't attempt to punish
all your enemies at once. You can't do a
large busiueSS with small capital.
Don't say - told you soH' Two TO one
you never said a word about it,
Don't worry about another mans blsi-
ness. 4 little seltishness is sometimes com.
meudable.
Don't imagine that you can correct all
the evils in the world. A grain OF sand is
not promiuenU in desert.
Don't mourn over fancied grievances.
Bide your time, and real sorro77s will come.
Don't throw dust in your teachers eyss.
1t will only injure the pupil
Don't worry about the ice crop. Keen
cool and you viii have enough
Don't borrow a coach to please your
wife. Better make her little sulky
Don't imagine that everything is weak
ening. Butter is still strong enough in this
market.
Don't publish your acts cf charity. The
LORD viii keep the account Straight.
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Fl / hIFF : = ALES.-Dy virtue
Of suudry writs Of FTcri F'dciuS and Alias
Err... issued out OF the Court of Common
r.r7m'r.a county and to me directed. there
exposed 70 Public Sale, at the Court House
C4,.uTg. on "HiTrdGnH. the :sOth day OG
= us'.. az ! o'clock, 2. NJ the following Real
/ taerghr, title and interest of Henry Martz,
aud TO q piece or lot of ground situate in
4 -InH township. Cambria county. fronting
T. j. and adjoining lands Of John Hamii-
4 .1' 'pher Lrlp and others. having thereon o.
Two story frame house, now in the Occu-
John Burns. Taken in execution and to
& az the suit of l.. Strauss.
81 all the right, title and interested Edward
ID. o., 10 and tOa piece or parcel of land sit
llgrhe.I township. Cambria county, ad-
lands OF Peter NcGough, John Maggie,
cooper. and others, containing Is acres,
.ss. about acres of which are cleared,
.-'rrnn erected one story plank house
si4 stable, now in the occupancy of J Ohm
Fl -''r Taken in execution and to he sold
z ". .i Lloyd x Co., cndOrsees of James
'. the right. title and interest OF Joseph
2 and 10 piece or parcel of land situate
,' township, Cambria county, adjoining
Aa-n Custer David kring, Samuel Full
aeTS, containing % acres, more or less,
-.I.ou erected a one story plank house
barn. now in the occupancy Of Joseph
;.h-n IN execution and to be sold ut the
E-lrg Boyer
a,- HERN AN BAUMER, Sheriff.
sOuce, Ehcnsburg, May IL, 1874.
NAL LIST.-Causes set down
i 'nal at June Term, A d. 1874:
FIRST wEER.
-. ...-.-...-.... vs.. Poster, Paddock * Ad-
ans.
r..-..-..... vs.. Harter
'-''i ....- vs. HaFtcr
VS.. Hips Il Lloyd.
rs Conrad.
....- VS. Campbell
NN' -...... .. vs.. John u. and Catharine
Parrish.
SECOND WEEK.
'.'h' Dmpdny.vs. ChrIsty
.-.-....vs. The Cambria Mining
aud Manufact 'ng Co
..-- .--. Tvs. WCStbruOk.
-'' -...-.. vs.. Mclaughlin ct. al.
.. -.. .-.--..ys. Gill.
.-.......-. W. Tilcy.
..-.--... vs.. Langbcin.
..... .-...-.. vs.. Narlett.
....-..-.. VS. Humphreys.
i.-.-. ..-.-...yS. SChwudCrCr.
H, ....-.... vs. Maxim.
4. gs'e..--..-... vs. Apple.
b y" .-...-..-.. VS.. Apple.
----.....Vs. LLOYD.
....--.. .. vs.. Davis.
. .....-.. VS.. Styncr's Executors.
s-,.-... 49,. J. X. HITE, PrOthuuotary.
'' piLce. Ebcusburg, May 1. 1ST4-3
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OWS, APPRAISEMENTS

.....-......vs. Styncr's Executors.
j. K. HlTE, Prot hUuotary.
Office. Ebcusburg. Nav 4. 1874 st
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$ I'a r;' y n NJ. D., respectfully
EiaT. professional services 10 the
leu,gl l'.urs .C aud vicinity. Once ad-
LggI, il immediately in the rear of
ne rasrJ5lllS store. Night calls can
Hgaa,,rILl zee OF Mrs. Bum, on Craw-
f424.-tf.
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i'm ~ ersons indebted to the
2 can DAVIS * GRIFFITH are
2 e'afmsE' settle without DELAY. and
Eg.err, tinst the same Will present
! az. hsnticated for settierneut-
oAyLMAkER, Trustee.