The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-10-16
California Correspondence.
CREssKy STATION. Merced Co. Gal.
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DEAR FREENAN-Aner an apology to s.Inde-
and for missing the mark in my random shot
where my dir,,le was flung 80 miles. will mere
as didn't want to hit such good fellow. / tho't
| would put it on Ely, At any rate, there was
churches, and my arithmetic saws that a ,.rrg1f
has no value End, now, III bet my life it that
Taylor township doesn't pay tax on 5000 worth of
church property.
ABouT LYING.
1 saw notice the other day in the parcrs stat
ing that a man on Sherman s island raised 90 bush
els of wheat to the acre, extending over IL acres
but, as did not believe this myself. did not cut
1t out. Enclosed. however you will find slips
enough to convince you that California is a big
then, why can't tell stories four times as big.
Those shears, after all, editorial shears, and
nothing to compare to alefp shears L am sorry
that i'isinetGtcd that Independent'' was sheep.
! used to go to Sunday school, it is true, but. /
goats Hence my apology.
TICKET.
Whew that is the best Democratic ticket cr>,
rcGs- The party couldn't make better one IL they
were to meet hundred times. / will support 1t
With all my power. am going out next week to
take the stump. Eve call it straw stack here and
predict that the whole ticket will be elected. If
any of the candidates Will bear nv expenses will
go back and vote the whole ticket, and ncthing
but the ticket. Remember, l am a voter there yet,
having refused to register here as the law requires
IN order to become a voter and citizen. If my vote
s needed just send $500 for my services attorney
" the case o. Cambria county against the Comnls-
sioners. BE sure you STATE that il is services
- attorney. For a formula gee Zen Butler's let
ter.
RAIN. RAIN.
Contrary to the usual rule here, we had geDer
al rain All over California on Sept. Both and Oct.
lst. / blame it on the Highland Agricultural
Fair at Johnstown- AT any rate, it was blessed
rain. 1T settled the dust, cooled the air made
our thousand acre ranch smell like the balm OF
thousand flowers. This the frs: rain l have
yet seen in this State, though have been here Ave
months. There was thunder and lightning wind
and rain, just in the States.
WHAT 1 AM DOING.
Wei am at my old vacation again, and ha
just completed the first month. l ride five miles
every day and return the same dis. anco. and.make
1 didn't want 10 labor ut my old employ nent, but
there was vacency that could not he filed. and
the trustees heard that / was a good t-(another
lie , and SO l had to he examined. 1 stool the
ordeal like major and proved that knew far
more than l thought ] did. There is a gentleman
named \ Nicewanger living here who went to school
TO me twenty y-fve or thirty years ago and he told
the stories on and thus go. ne into another
EIGHT months scrape. | had notion to th1esh
him for ii, as used To do.
LOCAL OPTION.
The Supreme Court Of California has knocked
the local option law higher :han a kite" which
pleascs the wine growers. the barley rancheros.
and the hop raisers. The way that ale and IdUer
was put doicH. as the news spread. wasn't he way
the local optionisss wanted it to be put down.
often think that if these folks would just attend to
their own sins they would have enough to do. with
OUT attempting to revolution &c ali social and
civil law. Their hands are not cleaner, nor their
hearts purer, perhaps han are those OF men who
no doubt, bu that is about all the difference be-
tween the parties.
There are two special parties now visiting Y ose-
mite. both from Pennsylvania. Hon. Simon Cam
IL
r., heads the other. An old pupil OF mine, named
Chauncey F. Sergeant, is along with the latter
coming but how he found out my address is a
mystery. Hon. Simon Cameron and party visited
the Custom House. by request, and there was any
amount OF political billing aud coong. San Fran
cisco stand it, as she is only three illions of
dollars in debt yet. OF course she would DO the
honors, even If Third Term himself should come
ABOUT OURSELVES.
ION DC 20 h@, n On tno how Tu Is show w.o Fos
Instance, when 'Independent'' insnuated that
was iaeorIng under spirf',"t deus,cn, didn you
over the Rocky Mountains. catch him by the hair
oat that he was one of my best frends,-l thanked
Joss" (the Chince god that / was asleep when
read that fscin i'. NoW inIepen ieht ana
law DO likewise: SO mote it be.
sir. Chapman's letter. being private, should not
have been published. hut he guessed my meaning
to 4. The ex ,ra branches here are defining aige-
ns 5F rhyf09gy mt phlosSPag} na;urai hiifsGry
composition. music, and industrial drawing. 1t
Constitu ion of California- aud not of the U $,
thai puzzled me. for had never eeen it. L had
! t" guess. but | guessed we'll
Yours Internally, externally and eternally.
ROB Roy.
THE OYSTER SEASON.-The cool Fall
months now here, and our old friend,
the Oyster, whose open coup tenance reveal 5
its honest heart, has returned to receive a
cordial welcome. AS its most popular COM
pSnions find in universal demand ). 3.
Marvin & Co. g we'll known Oyster Crack
erS, and u still crisper variety-the Farina
Crackers. There is also constant call for
s. S. Marvin & Co.'S od-fashioncd Water
Crackers of standard excellence as also for
/ their New York Water Crackers, which are
of more brittle texture. But for eur own
choice, would give the preference to
their FAMILY CRACKERS, which We regard
the very best of all oyster concon,itants.
Restaurant and hotel keepers, as well AS pri-
vate families should by all means give this
new Cake trial. The Oyster and the Fami-
lv Cracker seem made for each other. 8. s..
Marvin & Co. : Small Cakes, in every va
riety Known to the trade, are une1celied by
any others. Ask for their manufacture.
Bakery, Nos. 81 & % Liberty Street, Pitts
burgh.-I'i Pittsburgh Presbyterian Banner, Sep
tember 80.
FREE OF CBARGE.-Dr. Morris Syrup o.
Tar. Wild Cherry and Horeircund combine.