The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-09-25
Communications.
SoUru FORK, Sept. IS 1874

SoUTu FORK, Sept. ls. 1874.
EDITOR FRHEMAN-Dedr Sir: L promise you
this time tn be brief; but as Uncle Sam" is
pie of South Fork, whose only onen,e is that
they mind their own business and take care of
few words in reply. We are glad. however,
that Uncle Sam" is convinced that all the AS
except two; which he reiterates In his second
epistle to the South Forkers. To his misrepre-
sehtauons about the church snd school house
ne sun clings, however, with a tenacity like
unto that of a certain animal of the lower or
der wnen a hunter gets after him. This ami
uhal on the hrst appearance of danger will sus-
pend himself between heaven and earth by a
peculiar crook in his tail, hooked over the limb
pc pi tree, supposing that in issee minglyiife-
1nized p with and spared instead of being hunted.
e,nt we propose to take the crook out of ''JIncls
I'm IN tali tor tongue and let bim down from
Is so safely lodged. Notice first. then that
was built as union church, and declares thar
u Is union stu and that its dos.Ts hare nl,rdIs
tious Now let See how this is More than a
year ago the Methodfsts wished to have preach
appointed committee to meet aud arrange
with the Lutheran church council to that Of
proposition was rejected by the couuciI-and
even an offer TO pay them forty-ive dollars a
year rent was refused. The Methodist minister
was subsequently, notified in writing, which
was handed to him bg one Of the council, and read
then and there, that the congregation of which
! he was pastor would not he permitted 70 use
the church as their regular Place OF wcr>hip,
/ house was rented for one year. Then IL so han
/ pened that the Evangelical Socie;y : had preach
/ ing there few times. but they too were very
| politely turned ou.. And now, with these facts
before us-all OF which the people in this corn
! SuunIerhjll viii Justify "UnClc Sam i'm uoak
! ing such deliberately false statements their
! pent which begui!ed Eve; and we would sdvis,
/ the immediate erection OF an insane asylum in
connection with II house Of correction i'm tbnt
/ locality. THE cause of hu unlaEity aud morality
! alike demand this.
\ tba
! or one year we all know The directors bad
/ the power to do this but it was not generous.
/ The first years rent was paid in full. and the
| increased rent for the second year; W hich fhe,-
! spoke of charging. would have been paid cheer
! again renting il. it known only to theut-
! selves We think the only reason they had W q :
! to gTdti!y the opposition spirits tho figured in
/ the mat ter. and We know of nothing in the con
stiiution of this State to prevent us from hay
Now we have stated none but simple facts in
| this letter; but if il should become necessary
! we can give Il detailed account from the fret
proposition to tuild church there down TO
! the present time which would no doubt uncov-
! er some very unpleasant transactions.
Uncle sam" says our taxes are trebIed
! under the new order of things, and that we
would be glad TO return to the old union he
| tween us. Let him tel That 10 the marines The
most iiliterate citizen IN our confedcrdcy would
toe able to employ first class male teacher at
a salary equal to what they pay the principal
of the high scheol at Summerl,iH, and to do this
! we have only a little more than half the num-
Der of mills on the dollar to pay that they hav.
I
| Aud now, although we are proud OF the nam =
/ of rebel we think it i'll becomes the people of
Croyle tow wnship to designate us 10y such a title
knowing as they do that IRE as rebels were suc-
/ cessful in relieving our necSs from the yoke Of
! tyranny and cxaction with which they had en-
/ vironed u.s.
| In conclusion. would it not be well for those
cants at SUNNI erbill, W ben they hear the truth
| told, though il should come from South Fork
er, not to hoittlc themselves in the eyes OF the
neHpie of Camhria county by calling it ssrcasm7
! we know they don often hear he truth unless
! 1t comes from abroad, but for the sake of their
! ch!3 they should not let on that they know
&c little about it. Very truly, DEnErRlUs.
EBENsHUho, Sept. 81. 1871.
! FRiEwD McPIKs-I hand you part of letter
! received from our mutual friend" :. 3 Nc
! Cormick. or course the letter was not written
for publication but think il W III interest the
many friends Of Mr.. NJ. III this county, eepe-
| cially the teachers. many of wEOm are readers
/ lie offended at the liberty take in making his
/ when Mr. N ssvs shat net ore in ton or orr
| teachers could stand an examination there, l
| think he refers to the additional branches 10
| which California teachers are examined and
! themselves; FOR the list Of questions which he
examine are certai.fiv nor bp,dar thsn 49, "a 80
nsed this fail in this coun'y. However. he says
list which be sem me- T. J. G.
CREssEY STATION, Mcrced Co.. Cal,
Sept. r. 1874. (
| Bro. CHApnAN-I was before the San Hedrni
! or Sanhedrm, and was examined aad came out A
, No. l. ] was examined in twenty branches which
required TWO ana u pages MS, lawyer
brief" which is larger than foolscap. Some took
FIVE some four and all others three days ! gain
I ed day. / sent you the June list l was exam
ined in the September list, which was the hardest
i have been examined thirty ty-seven times, but this
was the hardest. The committee consists of three
! teachers.and one county superintendent. \ State
( Board of examiners prepare the questions. One
must finish each sheet before he leaves his {,
/ and one cannot recall it In neitGL one has just
a minute to each question. II over that time. you
! get no credit Music drawing. and the COnstitu-
/ tion of the L. s bothered me some.
Please tell the boys and girls (the teachers) that
am teaching again. l commenced the first Mon
day of September, usual. | the school
house from where live. only five miles Il istant /
write the truth. l ride five miles each morning.
teach all day. and return i've miles in the evening:
get eight morths term. at SIS per month in gold
-ss2.5o in greenhacks; y pupils. Not many men
OF 60 would do that and then beat the boys at h0p,
step and jump when they woald come home.
am going over to see You mex. Spring. L have
nothing else to do with my money, and l want to
my old Fellow teachers.
coGId stand the ordeal here. Must make
per cent for first grade, IS per cent. for second
and 40 per cent. for third and these studies
cut down the per cent. awfuly.
Give my love to all inqqiring friends and ene-
mics. and tell them that old NJ &C. is only not
dead yet. but that he stand any examination
that any other man can stand.
Yours, s. B.. Moo.