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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-10-07
Farragut at Ten.

WOULD you like to know how [ was en-
abled to serve my country? 1t was all
owing to resolution formed when was
ten years of age. My father was sent
down to New Orleans with the little navy
we then had, to look after the treason of
Burr. L accompanied him as cabin-boy.
L had some qualities that [ thought made
man of me. [ could swear like an old
salt; could drink as stiff glass of grog
as if [ had doubled Cape Horn, and could
smoke like locomotive. I was great at
cards and fond OF gambling in every
shape. At the close of the dinner, one
day, my father turned everybody out of
the cabin, locked the door, and said to
me:
David, what do you mean to be?''
6 mean to follow the sea-"
Follow the seal Yes; be a poor, mis-
cradle, drunken sailor before the mast,
kicked and cuffed about the world and
die in some fever-hospital in a foreign
clime''
"No," said, "I'll tread the quarter
deck, and command, as you do"
No, David; no boy ever trod the quar-
ter-deck with such principles as you have
and such habits as you exhibit. You'll
have to change your whole course of life
If you ever become man."
My father left me and went on deck. I
was stunned by the rebuke and over
whelmed with modification. GA poor,
miserable, drunken sailor before the mast,
kicked and cufed about the world, and to
die In some fever-hospital! That's my
fate, is it? III change my life, and change
1t at once. | will never utter another
oath; will never drink another drop of
intoxicating liquors; will never gam
BILE" And, as God is my witness, have
kept those three VOWS to this hour.-Com-
na0d0re Fdrragut.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-10-07
THE "CRADLE-TOMB' At WEST
MINISTER.

A LITTLE rudely-sculptured bed,
With shadowing folds of marble lace,
And quilt of marble, primly spread,
And folded round a baby's face.
Smoothly the mimic coverlet,
With royal blazonries bedight,
Hangs, as by tender fingers set,
And Strengthened for the last goodnight
And traced upon the pillowing stone
dent is seen, as if, to bless
That quiet sleep, some grieying one
Had leaned and left soft impress.
It seems no more than yesterday
Since the sad mother, down the stair,
And down the long aisle, stole away,
And left ner darling sleeping there.
But dust upon the cradle lies
And those who priced the baby so,
And decked her couch with heavy signs,
Were turned to dust long years ago.
Above the peaceful pillowed head
Three centuries brood; and strangers peep,
And wonder at the carven bed:
But not unwept the baby7s sleep;
For wistful mother-eyes are blurred
With sudden mists, as lingerers stay,
and the old dusts are reused and stirred
By the warm tear drops of to-day.
Soft, furtiye hands caress the stone,
And hearts, o'erleaping place and age,
Melt into memories, and own
A thrill of common parentage.
Men die, but sorrow never dies!
The crowding years divide in vain,
And the wide world is knit with ties
OF common brotherhood in pain;
OF common share in grief and loss,
And heritage in the immortal bloom
OF Love, which, Towering round its cross,
Made beautiful babys tomb.
Susan Coolidge, in Scri6ner for October.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-10-07
The message was brief one. 1t ran:
FREDRRIL TON, N B. April 49,

The message was brief one 1t ran
FREDERICTON n. B., April 10.
JOHN ALLEN
Your wife and children were picked up at
hight this morning on a shingle-raft, three
miles above this city. All safe. Answer.
Swift as We're the feet of the messenger,
they had hard work to keep pace with
John Aliens on the return. The news
spread like wildfire, and within half an
hour everybody in Woodstock knew the
contents of the dispatch.
Little more need be said Farmer AL
len followed the message he sent without
the loss Of an hour. That was Sunday
morning, and it was Thursday night be-
tore the parted household again met be-
meath the roof whose few hours desola-
uon made it yet the more sacred and
precious to ally. 7. Independent.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-10-07
1or puung Readers.
TWO FACES.

L HAVE so strange a thing to tell,
You hardly win believe it;
But as it is the very truth
L hope you'll so receive it.
IT'S of a little girl 1 know
Who has two different faces,
And yet they're not, as you might think,
In two quite separate places.
No, both of them are in one place,
Quite close to one another;
But still when one of them you see
You cannot see the other.
BY some strange tricks this little lass
Keeps one face always hidden,
And only that one comes in sight
Which by her will is hidden.
There's one of them that seems to me
The loveliest of faces;
IT'S beautiful to look upon
And full of charming graces;
So fair and sweet and kind it is,
So cheerful, bright and sunny,
| would not sell that precious face
For whole world of money.
ms lace my little lassle wears
When she is good and pleasant;
And oh! how glad l always am
When that dear face is present.
Such delightful thing it is,
wish 'twould stay forever,
And then the other face she has
Would come before me never;
For that's the face we always see
When she is cross and fretful
And when of all her pleasant looks
She seems to be forgetful,
And bids the naughty face appear,
So dark and so uncheerful,
So puckered up with scowIs and frowns,
To look at it is fearful.
Oh! how wish this gloomy face
She could keep always hidden,
And that for it to come in sight
Would be thing forbiddenI
All! then | should not care so much
Though she did have two faces,
If never of the ugly one
Could | see any traces.
Hrs. r. A. Percy, IN ". Y. Independent.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-10-07

HE Sunday statute OF Vermont pro-
vides that no person shall travel on the
Sabbath or first day of the week except
from necessity or charity" And the Su-
preme Court OF Vermont has accordingly
decided that q one travelling on the Sab
bath without excuse cannot maintain an
action against the town for any damage
he may suffer through defects in its high
ways"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-10-07

This is the season when she comes
downtown to see if her summer hat can
be pressed over to look well for fall wear.
The girl in the milliner's shop doesn't
treat her with the Difference accorded to
woman who buys hat all new, but the
glance the milliner's girl gets for this
lack OF courtesy is something she will
remember to her dying days. Louis
Republican.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-02-12

PROLONGED and exciting struggle took
place last week in the lower branch of Con
gress on ,tie question of changing an old
aud well established standing rule, the OBJ
jcct OF the change on the part of the radi-
cal leaders being To enable them to take up
and force through the House the Civil
Rights bill without discussion. Through
the power of numbers they accomplished
their purpose and the bill was passed. The
leader of the radicals in this contest was
Benjamin F. Butler who surpassed all his
former eifoits in heaping the vilest dcnun-
Citations of his foul tongue upon the people
of the South and in holding them up to
public hatred and cxecration. rhe self
assumed mission of tllis arIant and ambush
ing demago9ue is To fan into a fierce flame
the expiring embeis Of the late civil wdr.
and thereby inspire feeling of hate and a
thirst for revenge between the North and
S.,;sth, This is the food on which he lives
and which he rolls under his tongue rs \
sszeet morsel. Is it any wonder that Iii.
Infamous charges should provoke the an
ger and call forth the resentment of South,
ern Representatives? During the debate
John Young Brown, member from Ken
lucky, undertook in his own way to draw
picture OF ButlcriSni in all its superb ug
iiBcss, for which ne was cens,Ired by n res
oiution of the lIonse. Although the Ian
guase of the impulsive and eloquent Ken
tuckian was clearly parliamentary, Their
was much more truth than poetry in al
ha ali Eba 4.
and epuisive, is substantially true. as tn
letusal OF Mr.. Browns remarks, publishe,
ID the pext column, viii clearly demOnstrate e
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-02-12

The Comm0nwealth. a Democratic week
ly journal published i'll Philadelphia, speaks
cut in relation 10 some of the delegates to
the ueXt Democratic State Convention.
and appeals To the rest of the State to save
the reputation Of TIE party, 10y expelling
them. 1t says:
1t was the hope of the people that the
Democracy vould exert the inherent power
i'm It's organization 70 confer the important
public ssOf city government on able
fearless, capable, honest men. The wish
has been the father to the thought for a
large majority OF the nominees OF the Dem
Ucratic party for city Offices are entirely un-
worthy OF the positions accorded them.
As 10 the delegates from this city io the
next State convention, there are some whose
names appear on the list OF ''hoGored repre-
sentative who. We assert, will Gever IIe AL
mittet into Democratic Convention If the
delegates from the party in the State, out
side ~ Philadelphia ire unwilling to Admit
them, n equals in Democratic principles
and practices, the politician who votes
against bis party, ~ the condemned 'trouud-
err who, for thirty drinks" tehauches
delegates, or the ''riugsters'' who lircrare
IN advance certificates Of election" which
never represented the actions OF conventions :.
Such has been the decentralization produced
by the Radical party in this city that il is
now epidemic in political circles and con-
tagious among hftlI-rate politicians.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-02-12

TnE Congressional Committee appointed
Ia Investigate the present state of affairs
in Arkansas, having visited the State and
taken a large amount of testimony, have
made report IN favor Of the present State
government. Grant, however. wants Con
gress to lay its diStu bing and misclieyous
hand ON the people of that State aud sup
plant the present Democratic Governor
"a land 10y reinst ,ting Brooks, who was
elected in 1872. lie sent 4 message To this
uliect To Congress on Monday last. Ar
kansas under Democratic rule is quiet and
peace IJ!e, and will continue SO if the ad-
miniatration of Grant will not put its mails
cd hand upon it. Sheridan has shaken
the dust Of New Orleans from his cavalry
boots and left, and Grant would ike to
keep him pushing things" by sending
him to ''fresh fields and pastures new III
Arkansas.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-02-12

On Monday, Hon. II. Milton Spccr, rep
reseu.a.iye in Congress from this district,
moved to suspend the rules, and adopt Il
resolution, declaring that in the judgment
of the House the election Of Presid, Mt for
Il third terin is against the traditions Of the
IeJuldic; is in violation Of the example of
Wash IN ston now sacred as law itself; and
would be hazardous alike to the Liberties Of
the people aud the free institutions Of the
country. It's needless TO say that the rules
Wee not suspended
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-02-12

y BETTING LAW SUIT.-A law suit.
growing out of a bet made during the BU-
chanan-FremOnt presidential campaign,
has be en- brought in Pike county this State,
10y one of the parties to the bet, and
will come up III an early session Of the
county cOurt. Major Colvin l.. Seymour,
being confident that his candidate. Ere
mont. was tn be the winning man, offered
to bet several hundred acl es Of land he
owned in Shamokin township against an
equal number of acres upon chat result.
Abraham Westfall, a democrat, took MP
the Offer and the two made out the deeds
nf their respective properties and placed
them in the hands of Daniel NJ. Van Auken
the district attorney Of the county Bu-
chauan being elected Van Aullen gave
Westfall tn. deed for Mr. Seymour S prop
crty, according to the agreement. Since
that time the whole section of country
( around the tract has become celebrated for
: it's quafries of blue stone, several large
corporations operating at different points
! between Port Jervis aud Shohola. The
/ tract is now very valuable, although il was
originally purchased at n tax sale for 81
/ II is at present in possession of Mr.. q. p.
! Heller. one of the associate judges Of the
Pike county court, and rival companies are
} trying to get the land, large prices being
offered for it. Mr.. Seymour claiming that
! the whole transaction between himself anC
Mr. Westfal was illegal, betting on elec
/ tions being against the laws of Peunsyl
vania, and that no title ever passed from
him to Nr. WeStfall. brings suit 70 recove
the land As S15. 900 or 500. 900 are in
volved in tie result. it is awaited will
great interest. The suit will be on til,
calendar of the May term.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-02-12

FrTzJo PogTEE has made final ap-
peal for justice to President Grant. He
has evidence to show that President Lins
titl without examination, aud regretted
the injustice done him. The presidents
stolid refusal to right the wrongs Of this
h.dve soldier by a IeECaring Of his case,
must in olive some personal feeling not gen
elally understood. If this were not the
case he would hardly feel at liberty to dis
regard an appeal backed up 10y the opinions
"f celebrated juriats, and The solicitation
of the Legislatures Of -creral States.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-02-12

sat down, amid loud applause and some
laughter. He had no sooner resigned the
floor than nearly every member in the
House jumped TO his feet and demanded
recognition. q wild scene of confusion
a. gain ensucd. Twenty different motions
were put and none of them acted upon.
The expressions '.liar" ana ''nigger'' were
frequently used, and at one moment it
seemed as if the meeting would break mp
in a fight. Frequent calls were made for
the Sergeant>at-Arms, but that officer was
nowhere to be found. At length compara-
tive quiet was restored, and Speaker Hahn,
who knows less Of parliamentary law than
many New England school boys, having
decided that motion to take {. recess to a
certain time was not de5a-able, the floor
was given to Yorke, a white man, who
rendered his resio onation to Gov. Kellogg
through the Speaker. In doing SO he said
that lie did not wish to be a member of
any body which could not maintain its own
dignity, and whose presiding officer was
unable to preserve order. He then handed
the Speaker his written resignation AID at
tempted to pass out of the hall.
Without his presence the quorum would
be broken, and the Speaker ordered the
Sergeant at Arms not TO allow him to pass.
He was prevented from leaving the cham
ber He had no sooner returned to his
seat, however than lie was accused on all
sides of having sold out to the Democrats.
who are, of course, most anxious to break
the quorum of the so called Kellogg Legis-
lature. These accusations were followed
by great noise and confusion, and three
other members of the House rendered their
designations to the Speaker. He paid no
attention t.. them, however At this juno
ture Hahn was seen to whisper to one Of
the messeng gers. who at once passed cut of
the chamber and pushed his way through
the crowd in the direction of the Governor 5
Office. He soon returned, followed by the
Governor, bareheaded and greatly excited.
Proceeding to the Speakers desk, he was
Informed of what had trarspired, and the
threatened resignation of members.
He then returned to the floor of the
House, and taking Demas, 1oIke and
others into n corner, tried to convince them
that they were hurting themselves and the
party by their action. In this way, and
by promises and threats, he succeeded in
winning them over, and compelled the
withdrawal Of the designations which had
been presented. The negro Dcmas, how
ever, WAS not to be pacificd, and when the
House adjourned he left the chamber de
claring, Contempt or no contempt, |
won't never vote on no question when the
light OF the gemmin,s dcbatin is interiered
Wild Such scenes as those | have at
tempted 20 describe occur very frequently
in what is called Kellogg's Louisiana Leg
islatura.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-02-12

THE American Newspaper Advertising
y geney OF Geo. p. Rowell & Co, New
York, is the only establishment of the kind
in the United States which keeps itself
persistently before the people By ddrertising
iR newspapers. They evidently receive
their reward, for we have it from reliable
source that advertising orders issued by
them for their customers have exceeded
three thousand dollars a day since the COM
mencement of the year, and th5s is moi a
oe5y Sooa gear Jio,' adeerttsin3 either.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-02-12

The bill for the repeal of the local or
i u Ety .s repp tel fIv ri tbly last w,,'I
by the committee Of the House. The vote
il The cp.u .n.ttee stood Il 51r and ayqt,,!
the report.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-02-12

IT is rumored from Washington that the
second committee on Louisiana affairs will
re ,ort against the action of the Returning
Board and declare that .he Democrats
elected Il clear maj rity'of the Legislature,
thus sustaining the port made Jy the first
committee.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-02-12

Hos. JOIN \. L.NDS OF Blair county,
State Senator from this district, has offer
Cd in the Senate a bill providing for a stay
cf execution on all Judgments. As soon
as we can procure a copy Of the proposed
law we will publish it,
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-02-12

The respective Legislatures of MINES ota,
West Virginia and Flptida have not yet
succeeded in tiec;ing United States Sena-
tors.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-02-12

A strange clock is said to have once
belonged to Hindoo prince. In front of
the clocks disk was gong swung upon
poles. and near it was a pile of artificial
human limbs. The pile was made up of
the same number of parts necessary to
constitute twelve perfect bodies but all
lay heaped together in apparent confusion.
When .he htnds of the clock indicated the
hour OF one, out from the pile era axled just
the number of parts needed to form the
frame of one man, part coming to part
with quick click, and when completed
the figure sprang up, seized malet, and
walking up to the gong, struck one blow.
This done, he returned to the pile and fell
to pieces again. When two O'Clock came,
two men arose and did likewise and at
the hours Of noon and midnight the entire
heap sprung up. and marching to the gong,
struck, one after the other, his blow, max
ing twelve in all then returning, fell to
pieces as before.
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COMPULSORY EDUCATION.-DontW Want
Tire PrIssirn System. Pint, assuming that
II educational system is al that its warm
est advocates insist that it is. there are
still valid objections to n compulsory sys-
ten, which would he anti-repU5licin and,
in many cases. oppressive aud outrageous.
to- say nothing oC the immense expense to
which it would subject oHr city. if adopted
al this time. 1t would be al, outrageous
absurdity for the Legislature of free
State to put the government of the Com
mnnw wealth in the place of parents depriv-
ing them Of authority over their own chil~
dren and Of the proceeds of theiI childreu's
labor. We want no Prussian policy ems
grated on our system of laws five begin
by adopting Prussia's enforced educational
system, may end with Prnssia's en-
forced military system. These two sys-
TENS are alike in spirit and are equally sub
versive Of true liberty. Pktla. Day, Ind.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-02-12

FIX Governor and Senator w. A. Buck
ingham of Connecticut died ut his home in
Norwich about midnight Thursday night
Mr.. Buckingham was governor of the state
from 1853 TO 1866, aud senator for the six
years ending with The present Congress.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-02-12

READING OUTwEIGHED.-A few days
aro we published an item taken from the
Reading EaCp which set forth tie hefty
family of that city-a father, mother and
son-whose ulfited weights footed mp COS
pounds. This weiGhty item met the eyes
of our towusman. Mr.. Gideon Miles, aud
he resolved irIstanier that in this respect,
Reading should be driven 10 the wall. Mr..
Miles informs us that his family range in
weight as follows; Gideon Miles. 220 lbs. /;
Eber Miles, 270: brother in the West.
272 and a sister Hannah Matlack.) 500
lbs, aggregatirg 1,0S2 pounds If this
doesn't bring the blush to Reading cheek,
then we f.si to know what will do it. Just
think of it Here in West Chester, little
puny, local option town. producing, the
boss weight family against Reading, the
great lager beer metropolis of the New
World We ask our neighbor to try some
thing else that's big-big men and women
won't do In addition TO the foregoing we
NAV add that Mr.. Gideon Miles has recent
Iy beer greatly reduced owing to severe
and protracted attack of infiammatory
rheumatism, he having been confined to
his room for period of nine weeks, during
which time he has sit up in chair 2l CON
secutive days and nights. We hope to see
him soon again in his usual walks of every
day life. = West Chester JefersoRiaR.
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