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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-09-29
A Peep at Venus.

The young man who had always man.
ifested an interest in the heavens above
him, says the San Francisco Chronicle,
paid his quarter and was told to pick
out any star he pleased and feast his
eyes on it. He glued his optics to the
small end of the tube, and after shov-
ing the machine about for some Sec
onds, suddenly became wrapt in the
study Of something which appeared to
give him the highest satisfaction. For
several minutes he stood as immovable
as statue.
"Guess he's goin' to grow there, .
growled man waiting for chance.
perhaps he never saw a telescope
BEFORE" said somebody else.
"Young man, remarked the owner of
the tube, eff you propose to monopolize
the instrument you must pay more.
The only answer made by the fellow
was to quietly put his hand in his peck
ct, and, without taking his eye away
from the opening, hand the man four
bits. For nearly fifteen minutes the
student of astronomy kept up a raptur-
ed and uninterrupted gaze upon the
heavens, and paid his regular assess
ment every time he was called on. The
owner of the telescope was taking il a
rich harvest. Suddenly there was a
long-drawn sigh, and, rising from his
STOPPING posture, the young man stood
up.
Mister, that's good telescope and
I am satisfied with the show" Then he
walked on, and the next man who went
to look at a heavenly body didn't see it,
from the simple fact that the house on
Telegraph Hill which had been the
focus of that telescope for the past
fifteen minutes was no longer ilumln-
ated, and the girl whose chamber had
been peered into SO steadily had gone
to bed.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-09-29

in life; with them love was nothing but
the spontaneous homage of strength to
beauty; they introduced new social
usages, and more elevated system of
ethics among the inhabitants Of South
ern Europe, and at the same time COM
municated to them that reverential re-
spect which raises woman, though natu-
rally weak above the common level of
humanity.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-09-29
Amusing the Baby.

When the baby is just able to open
its little unused eyes it is first induced
to look upon the lamp. The infant,
with weak, pinkish, half-open eyes, is
a sufferer beyond any power to tell Of
or get relief from its own woes, and yet,
the torment of making it gaze at g re.
putty yed yight is supposed to be ex-
quisitely amusing. After the botherwith
the sun and lamp, the baby is jumped
at and screamed at, and otherwise,
startled, until the nerves are disturbed
beyond ordinary quieting. It is sub
iect Of marvel 60 most people that so.
many children die in infancy, but to an
observing and rejecting mind the won
der is that any children grow to maturi-
ty. When you and feel miserable we
want to be left in quiet. Repose is the.
sweetest remedy for our nervous or 9TH
er ills, but baby is trotted, bounced,
toted, "ketchy -ketchied, chucked
under its chin, poked in It's cheeks, or
somebody's thumb is thrust into it's
toothless mouth irrespective of a need
of ablution, and then If baby isn't.
happy it is reputed very irritable.
Tickling the baby's feet, creeping the
fingers ike the mOJlOn OF u mouse
across it's breast, and up into its fat,
sensitive neck wrinkles, is another mode
of amusing baby. Of course the:
child laughs, and the idiots who tor
ment it forget that it is the same ex-
preston with which they reply to a
similar process from the hand Of some
but torturing friend; and
yet we all know that this laugh from a
man is an hysterical outcry of nervous
irritability. When the laugh ceases
WEAKNESS brings weeping, or perhaps a
restless and unrefreshing sleep,
followed by depression, and prob
ably by Indigestion and collie.
Nothing should ever be done
to startle child even too fire.
quent playing of bopeep, if violent, has
been known to bring on st. Vitus,'
dance with delicate organizations. ALI
surprises are dangerous to the nervous
systems, just as all sudden atmospheric
or dietetic changes are very unhealthy,
and sometimes fatal. IF music is select
ed to please the young child's ears, it
should be gentle and soothing.-Me-
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-09-29
Origin and Secrecy of Inventions.

A. century ago what man discovered
in. the arts he concealed. Workmen
wate put upon oath not to reveal the
process used by their employers. Doors
were kept closed, visitors were rigor-
ously excluded from admission, and
false operations blinded workmen them
selves. The mysteries of every craft
were hedged in by thick set fences of
empirical pretentions and judicial
affirmation. The royal manufactures
of porcelain, for example, were carried
ON in Europe with spirit
of Jealous exclusiveness. His Maj
esty of Saxony was especially circum-
spect. Not content with the oath of
secrecy imposed upon his people, he
would not abate his kingly suspicion in
favor of brother monarch. Neither
king nor kings delegate might enter
the tabooed walls of Meissen. What is
enormously called the Dresden porce-
lain-that exquisite pottery of which
the woald has never seen the like-was
manufactured for 200 years by process
SO secret that neither the bribery of
princes nor the garrulity at the oper-
atives ever revealed it. Other dis
coveries have been less successfully
guarded fortunately for the world. The
manufacture of tinware in Europe
originated in stolen secret. Few
readers need to be informed that tin
ware is simply thin iron plated with tin
by being dipped in the molten metal
In theory it is an easy matter to clean
the surface of iron; dip it into bath of
boiling tin and remove it enveloped
with the silvery metal to a
place for cooling. In practice,
however, the process is one Of the most
difficult in the arts. It was discovered
in Holland and guarded from publicity
with the utmost vigilance for nearly
half century. England tried in vain
to discover the secret, until James
Sherman, Cornish miner, crossed the
channel, insinuated himself master of
the secret and brought it home. The
secret of manufacturing cast steel was
also stealthily obtained, and is now
within the reach of all artisans.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-09-29

WEDNESDAY, SFPT. %. 1876.
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which he, of course, never saw book,
and, as he says, never wrote a line; nor,
indeed, did the blacks know that he pos
sessed the power to do SO. Very prob
ably he did not know it himself.
After two or three weeks residence
at Somerset, however. he wrote, as has
already been mentioned, few almost
unintelligible lines. Before coming on
board tbs Brisbane he had much i'm
proved in intelligence, and pronounced
correctly the names he saw written upon
the boats and elsewhere about the ship.
His progress since has been most rapid.
He now spends good deal of each day
in reading, though whether he under
stands all that he reads may possibly be
doubted. He displays considerable In
telligence, but at the same time a
childish dependence and imitativeness
Of others. That anything is done by
les autres is sufficient to induce him to
attempt it himself. He is generally
good humored, though with occasional
tits OF apparently causeless sulkiness.
He frequently coughs violently, and his
habits OF crouching about here and
there are those of savage. He can
count IN French up to one hundred,
having, however, at the first attempt
stuck at eighty, passing from seventy
nine 70 one hundred (s eOsru,ate oldas
seut-cent.' The blacks, he says,
have no names for the different numbers
and can only count by signs up to ten,
signiied by touching different parts OF
the body.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-02-19

ToUCH HER EAsY.-A New Hampshire
newspaper tells about little six year-old
girl in a country town in that State, who
went inte country store where her father
was lounging. recently, and, siyly approach
ing him, said:
papa, won't you bny me a new dress p
"What, buy you new dress, Susy?''
eyes, papa, won't you?''
''Well, I'll see {; I'll speak to your mother
about it.'
EloUgation to an alarming extent rapidly
spread over the little face. but a thought
suddenly struck her. and with smile she
looked up into her fathers face and said:
'Well, papa, if you dospeak 10 mamma
about il, touch her easy, or she may want
the ne W dress herself
The father at once saw the point, and the
new dress was purchased without consul
tation.
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over n foot-stool ] had not noticed. The
noise caused the robbers to look round,
and our eyes met. Then came the race
for life, foi i knew that might expect no
mercy at their hands. We were within
an equal distance OF the door. which. as |
before mentioned, locked on my side
made rush forward, and caught hold of
the handle they on their side dld the
same. For ono moment l thought | WAS
strength into one final effort, / pulled it t.,
turned the key, and with one long scream
fell senseless on the floor.
"'When [ recovered / found myself in
the arms of my husband, while second
glance round the room showed me my two
visitors in the hands of policeman. The
'denouemenr is easily explained.
my husband upon arriving at his un~
cle's found him in the most perfect health,
and quite innocent of having sent him any
message. Being alarmed at this lac hur-
ried back, and on his way through the vii
lage had got the constabulaTy force (Which,
by -ahe-by. consisted of only one mani to
accompany him to his house. When with
i'll few PAGES of it they heard my scream
and seeing the ladder against the window,
had hurried up it. Aud only just in time,
for the robbers were on the point of break
ing through the door. Ii is almost need
less to add that the man hidden in my room
was the servant we had discharged and
who, out of revenge, had planned this rob
berry with one Of his pals. In a cortnisht's 5
time they were wanted over the seas,
where have no doubt they aye still sadly
Illuminating over the vicisstudes Of human
life
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-02-19
4 NIGHT OF HORIZON.


The setting rays Of cold December sun
were stin family shining over tue little vii
lage of Arlington, when the mail-coach
from London drew up, with its attendant
hustle and confusion, before the BLUE
Dragon the principal inn of the place
As quickly as their numb limbs would let
them, the half frozen outsiders, ana but
little warmer insiders, climbed down from
their perches and entered the parlor, where
cheerful fire and still more inviting dinner
were ready to welcome them.
Owing to the shocking state OF the roads,
the coach was compelled to stop there that
night, instead of continuing its journey,
and reaching its destination the following
day. OF course there were the usual num-
Der of grumblers, who had the most urgent
business on hand, and a sprinkling of fasti-
dious ones, who were too dignified to snend
one light in a low tavern, as .hey so politely
termed it, but even these, under the inilu-
ence of the good cheer, combined with the
generous effects of little stronger stimu-
lant seon became appeased, and in short
time all were chatting together on friendly
terms.
when the inner man, not 10 say woman
too, had been refreshed, they all, as if oy
common consent, GREW up their chairs to
the fire, with the intention of making a
night Of it. Some talked politics, some
discussed mercantile business, some mar
rated travels, Others adgentures-the most
exciting of which has given the title to our
story. 1t was told 10y an elderly lady, who
gave it with such emphasis that she alone
succeeded in really captivating the atten-
ticn and interest of all. IL ran thus:
''Some forty years ago my husband and
myself, then but lately married, were living
ia a little house in Devonshre. A pictur-
csque spot indeed, and desolate enough for
any bat a newl married couple, sine we
were a good two miles from the nearest
village, aud there was no habitation be-
tween us and it. We had not been there
long before my husband had cause to dis
miss his man-servant on suspicion of steal
ing plate, which, though never proved,
clearly pointed to him as the thief, and the
man had since then taken up his abode i'm
the village, where he lived in an idle and
dissipated manner.
Zone morning, soon after this, as my
husband and myself were setting out for a
walk. message was put into his hands.
which stated that his uncle was dying, and
wished to see him at once. This we
thought strange, as the last accounts we
had received of his health had been very
good; but my husband, who had expecta-
tions in that quarter, aud really did like 90
old gentleman, thought it best to go ri
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-02-19

STORY is told OF a San Francisco woman
who was in the habit Of receiving frequent
castigatioEs at the hands Of her husband.
and who one day read the Bible story of
Samson and Dcliah. When next her con
sort was prone in sleep she sheared him 50
completely that every spear of bair disap>
peared Fl. .m face and head. Rous NJ from
slumber like giant refreshed, lie speedily
eomprehended the situation, and reached
for her. Such caressing as size then re-
ceived she never dreamed of before. She
did not even have the usual grip on him.
He was fined, hut she declared her utter
disbelief in those Bible yarns.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-02-19

LITTLE JOHNNY wanted to go to church.
His mother was afraid that he would make
a noise, but his father said, .'Jolnny knows
better than to make a noise ia church.
So he went. lie kept very still ill the last
prayer. BY that time he had grown very
tired of sitting still, and he was standing
on the cushion pew with his back To the
pulpit. When the lady on the next scat
bowed herhead Cor prayer, Johnny thought
she was crying. He leaned over and said
TO the lady in a tone that uas meant for a
whisper, but which was cniy ton plainly
heard. 'Poor lady what ee matteE? Do
90 stummut ache ?''
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-02-19
APOSTROPHE TO WHISK EY
BY REV. THEODOLD MATTHEW.

BY REV. THEoDoLD MATTHEW
Oh whiskey, thou bane of domestic enjoy
ment
Thou killer of comfort aud causer OF care!
Tis thou untittest the mind for rin pioyment,
Disgracing the man ami degrading the fair.
In hell thou vert biewed, by the devil in
vented,
Imported to earth, to proud mortals pre-
sentcd
To make the last moments of man discon-
tented,
And iii up his measure of grief and 6es-
pair.
'Tis thou art the cause Of each i'll we COM
plain OF,
To vice and to folly leading the way;
All virtue in man thou art surely the bane
Of
His road 20 destruction by night and by
day 81
Societys bonds art by thee rent asnnder-
Thou tittcst the wretch both Tor bioodshed
and pluuder;
That crime should prevail where thou art
used is no wonder,
When man, foolish man, is by thee led
aStray.
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TOsIGINAL.
4 PICTURE FROM MEMORY

While sitting alone at the treside,
Watching the embers flicker and blaze,
Fond Mem'ry painted for me
A picture of bygone days;
Twas that of a fair, sweet face,
With eyes of the deepest blue
A figure graceful and slight,
And hair of golden hue.
As 1 gazed on the beautiful picture
Ny eyes grew dim with tears,
And backward seemed to flow
The tide of the weary years
Then one by one stole back
The halcyon days of yore,
And | again was a happy child,
Ia fancy living them Ger.
The hand of my cherished friend
/ clasped once more in my own,
And the old-time love of her gentle heart
A gain in the blue eyes shown.
She spoke as of old, and my heart with joy
To its deepest depths was stirred,
As methought again the tenderest tones
OF her sweet, soft voice heard.
We wandered once more in our childish glee
The meadows and woodlands through,
To gather the daisy and campiaI. bright,
just used to do;
And again into garlands our flowers we
twined,
AS we sat in the willows shade,
Listening the while, as was wont,
To the music the brooklet made.
Methousht again of the fond farewell
For that absence 80 brief to he, -
y nd my heart grew sad memory dwelt
On that last .fdreJceH to me.
Yes, the old-time grief came back,
And bittereSt tears / she'd
As in fancy once more / gaZed
On the face of that dear one dead,
Oh many a beautiful picture
Has Memory painted for me,
OF the sunny hours of my childhood
Aud cherished the scenes will e'er be.
But in beauty there's none can equal,
Nor fancies rs pleasant recall,
AS the charming face of my dear dead
friend -
SO love it the best of all.
MINNIE MYRTLE.
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:'GwINE FOR TO JINE THE BAND
The other night Fayetteville gentleman
was greatly disturbed by dismal bowling
in the kitchen, which he at first supposed
was the sad refrain of some low-spirited
tom-cat dying from the bronchitis. Trac>
ing up the noise he found chat it proceeded
from an old negro woman that was rocking
backward and forward in chair, singing
vociferously as her fecble lungs would
allow.
''What are you doing, Aunt Pcggye"
exclaimed the ifate Fayctteviiian.
''pm a singin' of iIime, honey
The ID you arc what lime are
you singing ~
4'i'm singin' I'm gvinc FOR to join the
band"
''WeIl, I'd like to know what band you
are 'gwine for to .iine.''
"De angel band, honey-de Lord 5
Dand''
'>Now, you d make a nice angel, wouldn' t
you, with the dirt an inch thick on your
hide -
'Nebber mind al oGt de dirt, honey" p:-
ouSly CALCULATED Aunt Peggy, ''nebber
mind about de dirt-de Lord got plenty of
soap, he has, and runs de ribbcr Jordon, lie
does-nebber mind about de dirt IN
gwine for to jine-r'
Here Aunt Peggy's tor1nentor fed and
left her to exercise her vocal powers at dis
cretion. Fayetteville Express.
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= EGISTER'S NOTICE Notice


Az is hereby given that the following
named Accounts have been passed and filed IN
the Registers Office at EbcusouTg, 10 and for
the County OF Cambria, and wiz be presented
to the Orphans Court of said county, for coti-
mrmati"n and aiiow0nee, on w WEDNESDAY, the
3i DAY OF MARCH, A. ID. 1875, TO wit:
/. The second account of James G. Murray
guardian of John ,. O'ConnelI. jr. a minor child
Of John ID. O'Connell, late of the United States
2. The second and final account of Jacob Kfbler
executor OF Matthias DIETRICH, late Of Chest town
3. The first and partial account OF Lewis A. Ora
yer, executor OF Ludwig Craver, late of Carroll
town borough. deceased
4. The first and final account of Francis Mullen
adm nistrator of Bernard Mullen, late of Sum
merhill township, deceased.
s. The final account of Benjamin Benshoof guar
dian of Eiward Leidy, minor child of David
8. The first and final account of w. J. Buck. ex-
ecntor of nj. J. Eekenrode, late of Allegheny
Z. The first aud final account of John F. Davis
executor of Ebenezer Davis, late of Ebensburg
S. The first and final account of John Benton
administrator OF Joseph I-arimer, late OF Johns
?. The first and final account of Jacob Shank.
guardian vi Da,.el StuIl, minor child of Daniel
Stull. late of Adams township. deceased.
10. The first and final account of II. Kinkead and
Geo c. X. Zahm, executors Of David Powell who
guardian of Benjamin John Rees Davis a
minor child of Mary Powell.
IL. The third and final account of Charles Anna
guardian OF August ire Glasser, a minor child OF
Francis CHASER. late of Chest township deceased,
u. The first and final account OH enry 5. DUNN,
administrator of Peter J. DUNN. late of Barr
township, deceased.
II. The frst anu final account of John H. Doug
lass, adm nistrator of Michael McCarty, late of
Ciearfield township deceased.
II. The fourth and final account of James Yost
and Augustine Gost adTainis tors of acob ost,
late of Carroll township, deceased.
Is. The first account of Ellen G.. Callah and
John f. Scanlan, executors of William Callan,
late of Washington township, deceased.
I6 The second and final account of Francis
Flick, guardian of Mary Carroll, (now iEtefmar-
married with Charles Rinder,) minor child of
James Carroll, deceased.
JAMES NJ. SING Err, Register
Register's O!fce. Ebensburg. Feb l. 1873.
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UDITOR,s NOTICE Having

AA been appointed Auditor by the Court
of Common Pleas of Cambria county to report
distribution of the money in the hands of the Sher-
III, arising from the sale of the defendants real
estate, ia the case of John Wesiner for use of
Edward Farsbaugh Peter Campbell No l.
December Term, 1874 notice is hereby given to all
parties Interested that will attend to the duties
of said appointment at my Office with the Recorder
OF Cambria county..in Ebensburg, on FRIDAY, the
SSth day OF FEBRUARY next, at 10 O'Clock A. NJ.
when and whore they may present their claims, or
De debarred ifom coming in upon said fund
j. G. LAKE.
Ebensburg. Feb. L. 1s75-3t*
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I'D A RS

TO THE AMOUNT OF TWO MILLION FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND ARE TO BE Dis
TRIBITTED ON THE 9TH FEBRUA AIRY BY
THE PUBLIC LIBRARY OF KY. UPON THE
OCCASION OF THEIR F1f TH AND LAST
CONCERT.
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For Tickets. or Information. address
&. NJ. BRIGGS. Agent and Manager. Louis
Vile, KY. or THOS. Il. HAYS n CO, L09 BTaod-
yyay N Y 22.-it.l
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UyIDOWS' APPRAISEMENYS.

WIDOWS' APPRAIsEMENTs.
w Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing named appi iaisemeHts of personal pro-
pcrty OF dccedeuts. selected and set apart for
the widows Of intestates under the Act of As
sembly of tie 18Th day of April, A y. 1851, hav
been filed in the Registers vIscc at E6ensburg
and will be prescnaed to the Orphans Cour.
of Cambria county, for confirmation and allow
ance, on WEDNESDAY, the Sd DAY OF MARCB,
A. ID. 1875. to wiz
/. Inventory and appraisemeDt OF certain person
al property appraised and set apart for Nancy j.
Gerhart, widow Of John p. W. Gerhart late of
Richland township, decea sed-S7335
2 Inventory and appraisemento of certain person
al property appraised and set apart for Mary Kay
Tor. maiden sister of Peter Kaylor, late of Mum
ster township, deceased-SiS.59.
3. lnNt tntory and a. praise ment ofcertain person
81 property appraised and set apart for Margaret
Mullen. widow of Bernard Mullen, late of sum
merhiil township deceascd-S297.77.
4. Inventory and appraisement of certain per-
soma property appraised and set apart for Eliza
beth Wissnger, widoE of Daniel Nissinger, late
of Adams township. deceascd-Sees. 40.
.. inventory and appraisemcnt OF certain per-
sonal property appraised and set apart for Eliza
beth Stiles. widow of Samuel Stiles late of Jack
son township. decea sed-.30O.00.
9. Inventory and appraisement of certain per-
soma! property appraised and set apart for Eliza
Deih a Will widow of Augustine D. Will, late of
Allegheny township. deceased-S3. .O.cO.
JAMES NJ SING Err Register
Registers Office, Ebensburg, Pa, Feb l. 1875.
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A WITTY TOPPER .enarks that in this
weather it is as much as his!,cy can 10
to keep OF. &C hst wafer,
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Drawing Certain or Money Refunded:

Whole Tickets $50. Halves SOS Tenth, or each
Coupon, :5. Eleven " hole Tickets, $780,
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a DMINISTRATOR,s NOTICE

y =.
Estate of CLEMENT FRESH, deco d.
Letters OF Administration on the estate of said
ty, having been issued to the unders gned. notice
deeedent, late OF Cambria township, Cambria coun-
is hereby given that all debts due to said estate
must be paid forthwith, and all claims against The
same should be presented duly authenticated for
settlement.
CATHARINE FRESH Adrn,x
JOHN w. .SHARBAUGH Admir-
Carroll Twp, jan % le7s-6t.