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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-01-22
4 GOOD SLING OF THE nATCHET

A remarkable operati n was performed by
a Whitehall physician Il few days ago
Whitehall i a town in Washington County,
State Of New York. \ gcntclmu who had
been suffering from a superbIndance of
ndipo~c tissue consulted the physician, ask
irg for relief from it, burd.n Tie doct
IBID him he could relieve iin, If he would
s,nsent to painful operation. TIE geatle-
nan consented. AMI with tie medical pr-lcci-
timer entered the teieg.lph-oHce 1T that
place.. The fat man.was requested - remove
b hi> coat and vest, after which the physician
surrounded him with wires. atttchiag tie
ends 20 a powerful battery. At sigma!
from the doctor, tue manager le; on the cur
rent The patient vrithyd and twis ed
when he felt the current passing around him;
still, he stood like a martyr. Presently be
began to shrink; lac grew smaller and
smaller his clothing hung IN bags about his
fat diminishing form. The dJct1r felt
much Pleased ut the result of his eSpei iuent,
while the formerly fat mans joy was very
great, a!thnuGh he seemed to be suffering
acute pain. y of sudden there was a
loud clicking at the Instrument, as If Pam
dcnoniLn's great hail Lad been let lose.
The operator sp-ang quickly to answer the
cell. lie ascertained it Wa, from the New
York Office. lie quickly asked, What's
up?'' An an-wer came back as If some in
iuriated demon wa at the other end Of tile
wire, "What in the thunder are you about?
Cut of your wires quick-You are filling
the New York Office It'll soap !it?'
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-01-22
* 1fF'E'S.28 EHkFAB
ABOUT THE
Singer Sowing Machine
End gfi7eyss -, G,Fy If

NTRYMAN-See here. L righbor, can you tell
me whore can buy the sewing machine people
talk much about?
C!TizEN OF EBENsBuRG--Yes, with pleasure. /
presume 1t is the Singer Sewing Machine that you
mean.
C.-Yes that's the name Of II.
g. oF E.-Well. last down there. two doors east
OF /ahius store j. the place. and my worl Tor It
you VIII be well pleased with your purchase if you
invest in one of those machines. McSsrs. BAILEY
X lATF. the ag.n-s, have now hand all stNies
anu sizes OF these inC nCspensahle machines ron he
cHeapCS to the most iua bic an, are arcolnTn,-
tattng 9entlcE1cn who viii 6e pleased to show you
the ilS and GU OF their vaTCDS lnachucs whath her
you desire 10 bay or not. They also keep threaG.
neeulcs ana all the other paraphFenalia OF q sew
ing machine. and are at All times prepared to at
tenl 20 The repairing Of machines il a substantial
anu satisfactory manner. and ut very moderate
ra.cs. Don't forget the piace-IfiSh street, two
doors east OF Zahms store, EbcnsbGrg f+24.-tEl
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-01-22

a VERY POWERFUL SQU.su-Tae Hart
ord Duly Tmes says: TIE lifting power
u rlant~ is something marvellous. when ofs
,-os:s.ler> the chemic laws and subtle pIinoi-
lles of plant growth. The power Of growing
res to - place hu &c rocks l. uften iii1stTa-
ID. AID -eid,n more stEikiug'y than in the
s~e of AN OAK tree in South urllev. Mas.
i..i- tree, says local account. is oi,p. .iSite
she re-i.!ence OF Ncl>oa w 3 irnett. a
nck had scam in it, and Il fijroas ro3t from
','ie oak crapt into the scam, grew, and li'.el
:!Ie rock. w,-ig' ing over a ton, TO the hsi.
{ one foot The thickeSt and heaviest ui
Jur Hartford ha haSgiag-stones, as shown il tie
-ase Of several On Main Street, ha~ been IL
ID ont "f position by the growth OF tree-root=;
,nd on the corner Of Main and Peasant
streets ore of tleSe roots has thrown up tie
solid halffoct thick dags of frce~tine thc-s
imbcid !. Iere iS an account Of the acton
1f forces in vegetable growtLs in the case Of
aslGash-the locality being Aanherst. Mas:
IT &c squash in the Darfee plant house IS
now lifting 1000 pounds, 1t is now ten
weeks since it was iaTncSsed. and something
has been continually breaking loose. Five
levers have been used, each larger than the
preceding, and n set of larger irors, Ov2--
tapping the first, was found neceSsa Y. I G
leverage is curiosity, the seven weights
comprising buckets OF sand, boxes of pa;n,,
an anvil, a chain, pipe-stake, and innnm-
cradle o;her miscel auias The vine i be-
tween so and GO feet long, and this dynamic
sqaa~h is the only fruit it is allowed to bear.
Lowell has taken photographs and stc-eO-
scopic views"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-01-22

RECENTLY the dogs lust fox near to the
station of Ferte Saint Aabin, in France,
and, though they beat up the neighborhood
for two hours, could get no trace. 1t was
thought very strange that an old dog was
missing also. Next day it was a>certained
tia. he fox had leaped into the baggage ear
Of a train just going out, and the dog had
followed and killed him.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-01-22
A LIVELY CQN7If5RE|Si I5RE|SijlA!T ALTON Al The DOOR.
a Life Drama
Scene Corner Of Sixth & Market Streets,
Time One O'clock.
4 Life Drama.
Scene, Corner Of Sixth & Market St
Time, One O'clock.

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"a Th@spfss precisely he es.st
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OAK Hall that the ACTUAL NAME and grade
eryg and that
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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-04
COURT RECORD.
SATURDAY, APRIL 3. 1875.
United states Circuit Court.

united states Circuit Court.
Present - Hon. w. b. Woods, circui,
judge.
Ex parte the Secretary of War. making
tery.-kobert w. Hunter, Sr., l.. N. McGin.
mis- and William w. Wilmington, of Rapides,
appointed appraisers.
George w. Hall vs.. Keys, sheriff. ct al
Rule for plaintiff to show cause why he
should not file amended answer allowed.
Francis j. Stewart VS.. Miles Owen ct ais.
Bill in equity. Orator, as resident of JEFF
fersonwille, Indiana, brings this bill against
Miles Owen, of Tennessee, William Pagan,
Edward Conery, d. C. McCan and Temple
5. COons, showing he is the holder of
sundry notes smiles Owen for steamer
Katie" signed by Miles Owen and indorsed
by j. Pinckney Smith drawn on various
parties at different times of payment dated
April 6. 1872, amounting to $3O,297 81; that
j. M. White built the boat. became insolvent
and mortgaged her for 81, 900 to creditors
to give them fraudulent preference, their
claims being OF less amount; that Smith
conspired with White to have the latter
declared bankrupt that Miles Owen,
Smiths father in-law, had no knowledge of
steamboat business and WAS insOlyent
and cOnspired with Smith and the
mortgage creditors in giving mortgages
to sundry parties amounting to
Soo,2' ~ 10 place the boat beyond orators
reach; that under a libel in this court the
boat was ordered sold sold for cash. but
was purchased by John w. Cannon for
81, 200 on bond at pretended sale to hold
for the benefit of and pay the mortgage
creditors, and that these parties defendant
have now conspired to sell the boat to
Mrs. Mary TObin. Prayer for order for an
swers to interrogatOries; that the mort
cages by White and Owen may be declared
fraudulent and annulled; that the sale of
January ii, 1873, and subsequent ones be
declared void, and defendants be enioined
from disposing of the proceeds of the sale.
Restraining order issued
superior District Court.
Z. w. Huntington VS.. Administrator of
obtained a Judgment
against the city, which the Administrator
refused to pay. lie applied for man.
damus, which the court refused.
Rufus NAPLES vs. City of New Orleans
Plaintiff alleged he had suffered damages
by the removal of wooden building by
men and boys. ETC., and used as fuel to the
amount of $500. On the ground that the
case had not been made out, Judgment was
given for defendant.
Hannah Mccormick Va. Louisiana Re-
reat for the Insane.-Petitioner was con.
ined in the asylum as an insane person: |
he alleged che had on her person $4,000, |
which was there taken from her and never |
The testimony showing the con
rary, judgment was given for defendant.
Superior Criminal Court.
NEW TRIALS.
Pierre Gabait, grand larceny, granted;
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-04
DON.
ny GEORGE ALFRED TOWNSEND.

py GEORGE ALFRED TOWNSEND.
little face there was,
When 8il her pains we're done.
Beside that face loved:
They said it was son.
4 son to mellow strange
Who never was a man,
But lived from change to change
boy, as began!
More boyish still the hope
That leaped within me then:
That l. matured in him,
Should found house of men,
And all my wasted sheaves,
Bound up in his ripe shock,
Give seed to sterner times
And name to sterner stock.
lie grew to that ideal
And blOssOmed in my sight.
Strange questions filled his day,
Sweet visions in the night,
Till he could walk with me.
Companion. hand In hand.
But nothing seemed to be
Like him III wonderland.
For he was leading me
Bey0nd the bounds of mind.
Far down eternity,
And 90 far behind.
One day an angel stepped
Out of the idle sphere;
The man had entered in,
The boy is weeping here.
ny house is founded there.
In heaven, that he has won.
Shall be Outlawed, then,
oh Lord who hast my son!
This grief that makes me old.
These tears that make Inc pure,
They tell me time IL time,
And only heaven mature.
New York Graphic.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-04

Monthly advertisements, inserted every 1sner
DAY to be charged twOthirds of the above rates.
Sscond page monthly advertisements, each
square. $50 per month. 49,
transient advertisements, having the run OF tne
sAper first insertion 81 so per square, each SUISSE
suent insertion seyenty-fve cents per 80 uare
Second page transient advertisements, eacn In
usrtion + 50 per square. III
b SLOWED such discount from above named tran
etout rates as may be agreed upon; provided that
IN shall such discount exceed twenty-five
cant.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-04
THE WEEKLY REPUBLICAN

% published every Saturday morning, and contains
Surials local IL alters of general public interest,
oona mercal and monetary reports, and every thing
ttat appears In the Daily except such items as are
Wnttie or no public moment. The WEEKLY RE.
PUBLICAN 10 an excellent family paper, valuable
u well for instruction and amusement - inf0rma-
W0u On the current topics of the day.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-04
VIN

The talented author recently lost by death a
beloved son W no bore this name.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-04

=, California is enjoying an era of prosperity
mat has not had its equal since the fOrma
ton OF the State. II is not spasmodic in
Its nature, like the early gold excitements.
but healthy and regular, the result of the
systematic development of the great mine
raj and agricultural resources of that won.
derful country. Large numbers of emf.
grants are pouring in, and all seem to find
occupation. At abe present rate of increase
the Golden State will soon fill its fertile
which will earn for it greater rennrat;n,,
than it possesses at present. ''o"
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-04


tunates there confined.
Upon examination of the Charity Hos
pital we found the internal management of
this famed institution of the most perfect
character. AS to the financial management
we are incompetent to speak having had no
time for proper investigation. Number of
patients under treatment as reported the
morning of our visit Monday, $50 males,
1863 females.
The city Home of Aged and Infirm, under
charge of Mrs. Stokes. as matron, has
seventy-three inmates, of whom eight are
men and sixty live women. The institution
is crowded, but as we'll kept 80 far as the ar
rangements of the building will permit.
Home for Jewish Widows and Orphans,
corner of jackson and Chippewa Streets
This institution is supported by private
Association for Relief of Jewish Widows
and Orphans: Isaac Scherck, president
r. j. kursheedt, secretary: S. katz treas
urer. 1t provides for ninety ore inmates,
including eighty-nine boys and girls all
ages from infancy, and two widows. Dor
mltory, kitchen, refectOry, all kept clean
and well provided with all the necessaries
OF life. Has had no support from the State
for years, but gives evidence in it's COM
Portable arrangements of the kind and
fostering care of those under whose ad-
minstratiOn it is conducted.
Children's Home, Protestant Episcopal
Church, corner Jackson and Fulton streets
In this asylum we found thirty-six inmates
under charge of Sister Roberta. This in
stitution is also supported by private con-
tributions. under the general control of the
Protestant Episcopal churches of this city.
The matrOn informs us they are in need of
many comforts, especially increase of water
supply. and we call the attention Of con.
tributOrs TO this fact.
St. Joseph German Catholic Asylum, cor
ner Laurel and Josephine streets.-This
asylum contains 100 boys and ninety eirls
under charge of Sister Jacobine and fifteen
other Sisters Of Notre Dame. 1t is sup.
ported chiefly by aims collected in st.
Mary's Church, also by the sale and rent of |
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-03-06
Lots of Stuff in the Cellar.

/ heard young wife Boosting to her
mother one time, and among other things
she said ooh, we have lots of stuff in
our cellar l-turnips, potatoes, apples,
squashes, cabbages, onions, parsnips,
soap, pork, sausages, tallow, milk, but
ter, lard, candles, soap grease, and don t
know what we haven't got therel" The
mother smiled approvingly, as though
she thought, "Oh, what an excellent
provider my son-in-law is ~
It is no trouble to heap things into a
cellar in the fall of the year, but it is a
great trouble to carry out the filth and
decay in the spring, and it is very often
neglected, and the result is seriousif not
fatal. An illy-ventilated cellar, stored
with promiscuous edibles, is almost as
dangerous as powder magazine. Think
of the steamy dungeon whose foul airs
permeate the living rooms above, whose
poison is inhaled by every breath that
goes into the elungs, and from thence into
the red life-current. We only wonder
that people live as long and as COM
fortably and happily as they do.
We hope that cellars with "lots of
stuff in them" are not common that
men bury in the ground their surplus
vegetables, bringing into the cellar only
limited supply at time. Soap, tai
low, pork, lard and soap-grease should
none of them be kept where milk and
butter are, for they are wonderful alb
sorbents of foul odors.
If barrels must stand in the cellar,
sweep them often and let no cobwebs OF
mold accumulate-let them be placed on
trestles up off the ground-sweep the
walls thoroughly, move every decaying
vegetable, and pour water about it in
which has been dissolved copperas. Have
chloride of lime standing about in
plates, secure thorough ventilation
whitewash if you want to, and there will
be typhoid fever or chills rising up out
of your cellars to seize you for its vic
tim. Farmer.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-03-06
A Cure for LOck-iaw.

In the course of the Cantor lectures,
recently delivered before the British So
ciety of Arts by DR.. Benjamin Richard
son, the following deeply important re-
marks were made upon nitrite of amyl
One of these specimens, [ mean the nj
trite of amyl, has within the last few
years obtained a remarkable importance,
owing to its extraordinary action upon
the body. A distinguished chemist,
Prof. Guthrie, while distilling over nj
trite of amyl from amylic alcohol, OBJ
served that the vapor, when inhaled,
quickened his circulation, and made him
feel as if he had been running. There
was flushing of his face, rapid action of
his heart, and breathlessness. In 1861 80
[ made a careful and prolonged study of
the action of this singular body, and dis
covered that it produced it's effect by
causing an extreme relaxation, first of
the blood vessels, and afterward of the
muscular fbers of the body. To such an
extent did this agent thus relax, found
it would even overcome the tetanic
spasm produced by strychnia and hay
ing thus discovered its action, [ ventured
to propose its use for removing the
spasm in some of the EXTREMIST spas
modic diseases. The results have more
than realized my expectations. Under
the influence of this agent, one of the
most agonizing of known human mala-
dies, called angina pectoris, has been
brought under such control that the
paroxysms have been regularly prevent
ed, and in one instance, at least, alto
gether removed. Even tetanus, or lock-
jaw, has been subdued by it, and in two
instances, of an extreme kind, so effec-
lively as to warrant the credit of what
may be truly called cure.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-03-06
Peculatiea in Office.

Thebill "toprovide for the punishment
of peculation and other wrongs effecting
public moneys and rights of property"
which has passed both houses of the
New York Legislature, provides as
follows;
Every person who, with intent to de-
fraud, shall wrongfully obtain. receive,
convert, pay out or dispose of, or who,
with like intent, by willfully paying,
allowing or auditing any false or unjust
claim, or in any other manner or way
whatever shall aid or abet any other in
wrongfully obtaining, receiving, convert
ing, paying out or disposing of any
money, funds, credits or property held
or owned by this State, or held or owned,
officially or otherwise, for or on behalf
of any public or governmental interest
by any municipal or other public corpora
ton, board, officer, agency or agent of
any city, county, town, village, or civil
division, subdivision, department or
portion of this State, shall, on conviction
of such offense, be punished by imprison-
ment in State prison for term not less
than three years or more than ten years,
or by a fine not exceeding five times the
loss resulting from the fraudulent act or
acts which he shall have so committed,
aided or abetted. Any transfer in whole,
Or in part, from any deposit or credit
with any bank, banker, or other deposi-
tory or agent, or of any credit, claim,
chose in action or right, or demand,
whereby the possession, right or title OF
any lawful receiver, custodian or reposi-
tory of any such money, funds, credits
or property in the last preceding section
mentioned shall be actually or apparently
defeated or impaired, shall be deemed a
conversion of such money, funds, credits
or property within the meaning of such
section. When rendering verdict OF
guilty upon the trial of any person in
dicted under this act the jury may find
and state with their verdict the amount
of loss resulting from the offense of the
defendant. And if, on any such trial.
it shall appear that the acts Of which the
defendant was guilty constitute any Other
crime, he shall not by reason thereof be
entitled to an acquittal; but after such
trial and Judgment on the verdict ren.
dered, he shall not be liable to prosecu
ton for such other crime.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-03-06
Lost His Ok.

When the Grand Trunk railway of
Canada was completed, in 1860, many of
the farmers had never heard of, much
less seen, a railway, but it soon got re-
ported around that passengers could
travel by it, and even cattle. A back
woodsman who was indebted to country
merchant was pushed by the latter for
payment of the amount due, and the
only means of iquidating the debt was
by taking fat OK to the Quebec market
For this purpose he tied his OK to the
back of his cart, and drove to the railway
station, a distance of nine miles. On
surveying the train and seeing an iron
railing around the platform of the hind
car, he concluded that that was the place
to tie his OK, which he accordingly did,
taking place in a second class car him
self forward. Presently the train began
to move off slowly. The speed increased; +;
quicker and quicker it went. The poor
man got very fidgety, the speed still in
creasing, until large drops of sweat be-
came visible on his brow. By this time
the conductor had reached his car to col
lect the tickets. Nearly out of breath,
the man ran to him, exclaiming:
"My dear conductor, my OK will never
be able to keep up to this pace; it is not
possible"
"Your ok Keep up to this pace
What do you mean? I don't understand
you. Have you oxen on board?"
"Not on board, of course. I tied him
to the railing of the hind car"
"You tied your OK to the railing of
the hind carr Who told you to do so2 ?"
"No one; but that is the way we al
ways do in the country
OF course the conductor could not stop
his train before reaching the next station,
when, needless to say, on looking for
the OK, they found attached to the rope
a pair of horns, with small portion OF
the neck.
The humane conductor made q collec-
ton among the passengers on the spot,
realizing a larger amount than the OK
would have brought at market, which he
presented to the crestfallen farmer, who
Immediately returned home, vowing he
would never have oxen taken to market
by, railway again. He has kept his word,
and to this day he leads his OK to market
| behind his own cart.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-03-06
HnM TO Alleviate a Cough.

The London Lancet, which ought to
be good authority, says: Anodynes, mar
cotics, cough mixtures and lozenges, are
practically Of no good, and but too often
increase.the debility and hasten the fatal
end The best method of easing cough
is to resist it with all the force of will
possible, until the accumulation of
phlegm becomes greater, then there is
something to cough against, and it comes
up very much easier, and with half the
coughing. A great deal of hacking and
hemming and coughing in invalids is
nervous, purely nervous, or from the
force of habit, as is shown by the fire.
quency when thinking about it, and the
comparative rarity when the person is so
much engaged that there is no time to
think about it, and the attention is COM
PEELED in another direction.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-03-06
The Piano.

A piano should be tuned at least four
times in the year by an experienced
tuner. If you allow it to go too long
without tuning, it usually becomes flat
and troubles tuner to get it to stay at
concert pitch, especially in the country.
Never place the instrument against an
outside wall, or in cold, damp room,
particularly in country house. There
is no greater enemy to pianoforte than
damp. Close the instrument Immediately
after you practice; by leaving it open,
dust fixes on the sound board, and cor
rodes the movements, and if in damp
room, the strings soon rust. Should the
piano stand near or opposite to window,
guard, if possible, against it being
opened, especially on wet or damp day;
and when the sun is on the window, draw
the blind down, Avoid putting metallic
or other articles on or in the piano;
such things frequently cause unpleasant
vibrations, and sometimes Injuries the
instrument. The more equal the tenn
perature of the room the better the in
strument will remain in tune.