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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-07-30

A RIFLE TEAN-Several young gentle
men residing in Ebensburg will turn aside
in disgust when they glance at The caption
of this item. And it all came about in this
way; \ letter was forwarded from East
Conemaugh, on Thursday last to ''H. ID.
X" and ~. II. B." at Ebensburg, and its
contents read this:
DEAR sIRs-we will have meeting here on
a "Rine Team for the county, aud want you
both to be Lere. the Team. we think, should
consist of ten marksmen, and then add some
ten or hftecn, honorary members. In this way
we can vcrs well have ali sections o. the coun-
ty represented. Please think the matter over,
and try 10 come down on the Emigrant train,
or drive down, if ypu have the time. We can a
State, You will be expected; ahd don't
want you TO disappoint US
-. Z" NV. IL. s." and ''R. u
The above is Il verbatim copy of the letter
that was sent to Ebensburg, and the affair
seemed 50 very plausible that Mr. X, who
was to be witness before AN arbitration on
Saturday, was anxious to have tie suit con-
tiuued until another time aud failing in
This, insisted ihat it should come off i'll the
forenoon instead of i'll the afternoon. The
arbitrators would not accommodate him,
and hence he was saved the trouble of jour
neying down to East Conemaugh, although
he sent specific Instructions that n place in
the Team should he reserved for him.
On Saturday evening, upon the arrival of
the Way Passenger train at East Cone
maugh, two young gentlemen might have
been seen Gas an eminent defunct novelist
was wont to Iemark) rapidly alightng and
rushing into the tiCket-Office. One of these
was n namesalle of the great fiction writer
alluded to-alLet the handle to the cognomen
of our mountain friend is Edmund-and he
also frequently writes fiction the other was
the crack shot of Cambria and adjoining
countless the winner of watches, rifles, and
other things-hiS initials being L. II. Il.
Breathlessly the latter inquired of the af-
fable agent ut the railroad Office up there,
where that meeting was to be held, and de-
sired to he conducted into the presence of
Mr.. Joseph Parks immediately. He was
blaHdly informed that the gentleman in
quired for was out of town and in relation
to the meeting, was told that the Borough
Council would convene in special session at
the usual place at ~ o'clock, precisely.
Then the eminent marksman looked pen
sive,y AT his -.Ipauion, aud sadly remared:
Were SOld!' ...
cit was adamforgcry!' said Edmund.
Let's go un io ,Johnstown and take the
first train for home, was the next remark
OF +. Ii. Il.
So they came down, and admired the
merry in the vicinity of the depot until the
Philadelphia Express came along, when
they returned. The place that NJ. q. in
sisted upon having among the Team of Ten
will be kept open for him; and a: the next
regular election a captain will be chosen.
The funny part of this story is that the
gentlemen whose signatures were appended
To the letter of invitation did not know any
Thing in relation to the matter: and
inclined To believe that Ed. was right when
he pronounced il 'sutamfoTgery. Joins
torn Tribune.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-07-30

NOTICE.-All persons are hereby
cautioned against ineddling with GER
tain pc. sonal effects bought by at Sherff's sale
on July 9th. 1875. as the property of CHARLES &.
NJ M'CoMBiE. and left wit n him during my pleasure.
the same being described as follows: All the po-
tatoes, wheat and corn in the ground on his prem
iscs- l cooking stove. ! corner cupboard. table.
/ be'lstead and bedding. 1 sink, ard all the logs
and lumber at his mill.
JOSEPH A. GRAY
Susquehanna Twp. July % 1873 81. q
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-07-30
OBITUAR Y.

BLAIN.--Died. i'm this place, on Saturday
morning, July 24th, 1873, WILLIAM, eldest son
of Ahram and Sarah Blain, aged 20 years,
months and =, days.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-07-30

ened, falling hair checked. IL balu-
ness often, though not always, cued
by its use. Nothing can restore III
hair where the fo,liclcs are destroyed
or the glands atrophied and deraycd
But such as remain can bc saved f,-
usefulness by this application. Irs:caC
of fouling the ham with a pasty sedi
ment. it will keepft clean ana vigorous.
Its occasional use will prevent the liai-
from turning gray Or falling off, 80
consequently prevent badness. i.ncc
from those deleferiorts substances winch
make some preparations dangerous aud
injurious to the hair, the Vigor can
only benefit but not harm it. III wanted
merely for
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-07-30
Ayers
Hair Vigoa
For restoring Gray Hair =
lis natural Vitality and Cole

A dressing WI
Is at once agree7o'
healthy, and ofiectad
for preserving th'
hair. Faded or Qro
hdsr IS soon restor-
to ats original CO..,
ssi'h the gloss o
.trcshnrss q you
Thin hair : ;li.''
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-07-30

DVERTISERS send % cts. to GEO. p. Row
n ELL s. Co, Al rark Row. n. V, for their Eighty
,Jdgc PuHij,I,{et, showing cost of advertising.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-07-30

7 ICENSE Petitions for
- Tavern License have been filed in the
office of the Clerk Of the Court of uartcr Sessions
OF Cambria county 10y the tUlowing named persons.
and will he presented to the Court of Quarter Scs-
sions of said county on The 81 OF August, 1915:
TAVERN LICENSE.
Gallitzn TownshiI-Alargaret Kane.
Washington Township-.Iames Aiuliin.
Allegheny Township-A. !. Christy.
h. M'CDLCiAN. Prot thonotarv
ProthOno 'ary's Office Ebcnsburg July u 1878 ST.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-07-30
AYOTJCE TO STOCK DER s

AV The annual meeting of the stock
holdess of the Cresson Springs Company will he
held at ti:e Mountain House. Cresson Springs.
Cambria county, Pa, on MONDAY, AUGUST 2d
1873 at l2 o'clock NJ. Election Tor President and
Directors same day and place.
JAS. X. MCCLURE, Secretary.
July %, 1S75.-2t.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-07-30

A UDITOR'S NOTICE-Th un-
IA dersigned Auditor, appointed 10y the
Court of Common Pleas OF Cambria county to re-
port distribution of the money In the hands OF the
Sheriff arising from the sale of the real estate of
Il. NJ APPLE on writ of ISAAC G and ot hers
notifies all persons interested hat he will attend
to the duties of said appointment. at his office in
Ebcnsburg. on Friday. the 9TH day of August
next. at = o'clock, 7. n. when and where they may
attend il they think proper.
July 10, '75.-3t. ALVIN EVANS, Auditor
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-12-29

Alaska, for which the United States
paid $1,000, 900 in gold, is proving a
veritable elephant. There are not
more than forty white persons in the
whole region, and the twenty-five
thousand natives are being rapidly de-
moralized and impoverished, II is said,
by unlimited quantities of whisky,
which is smuggled to them by unli-
censed traders in defiance of all laws
and regulations. The troops stationed
there are said TO be powerless to sup
press this Illicit traffic, and efforts are
being made to enforce the civil law.
Two bills are now before the Senate
looking TO this end. One provides for
constituting Alaska a county of Wash
ington Territory, and another empow-
ers the Secretary of the Treasury to ex-
ercise "A more rigorous supervision
over revenue affairs. 1t is well enoGgn
to give Secretary Bristow all the au-
thority he needs to hold the smugglers
in check, but there seems no necessity
for erecting the machinery of civil
government in a barren waste, prac-
tically uninhabited except by sAvages.
For the present the native Alaskans
can very well be left TO govern them
selves in their own way. When civil
lied people settle there, if they ever do,
it will be time enough to go to the ex-
pense of maintaining Territorial Off
GERS. Meanwhile, law passed in 1865
extends the jurisdiction of the courts
of Oregon and Washington Territory
over this arctic province, and if any
of the struggling traders, trappers or
smugglers up there banker after litiga-
ton they can be accommodated by
coming down to those courts.-Phila-
delphia Times.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-12-29
The Makeup of the Committees.

The Ways and Means Committee is
decidedly hard money, and, at the
same time, on the question of tariff is
in favor of tariff for revenue. The
Banking and Cure ICY Committee is
also strongly against imitation, and is
probably in favor of hard money. The
Pacific Railroad Committee could not
have been selected so as to be stronger
in favor of the Texas Pacific, and
many Democrats declare with empha-
sis that it must have been understood
that it should be thus constituted. This
curious feature is occasioning much
remark, in view of the vote of the
House on Holman's anti-subsidy reso-
lutions.
The selection of Proctor Knott as
head of the Judiciary Committee is
criticised severely, and many Demo-
Gratis say it brings the whole business
of the Speakers naming committees
into ridicule. If Mark Twain, or Ar
temus Ward or Petroleum V. Nasty
had been announced instead, there
would have been no more evidence of
the unfitness of the selection. Mr..
Knott's friends declare that he Is a
very able lawyer, but the fact remains
that he will never take the floor, even
VI INC BAaNCol anu Ai1Oob
legal questions, that the House will
not break out in a general smoker, ex-
pecting, of course, line of remark
and joke worthy of comic almanac.
1t does not make the matter better 10
reflect that Sayler, of Ohio, and sew
eral very prominent Eastern lawyers
were considered and dropped in sue
cession for Knott, because it was DEEM
ed policy to give this committee to the
South, in view of the reconstruction
measure. 1t had suffered heretofore
at the hands of this committee. North
ern Democrats are sore also over the
fact that the Speaker has seen fit to
give the South more chairmen, and
emitting the Ways and Means and
Appropriations, more important Com
mittees than the North, the South
having twenty.four Chairmen and the
North twenty-five, and of important
Committees the South has taken thir-
teen, and the North twelve. Alex
ander II. Stephens was assigned q
Chairmanship, although he has moi
yet been sworn in as member of the
House. Washington Special to Gin
cinnau Gazette.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-12-29
Every Man His Own Tinker.

The American Agriclturalist says 1t is
something very convenient to be able to
mend your pans and pals; il is all the bet
ter if one can do it easily and without any
soldering iron. I'll tell you what travel
ing tinker told me. We have proved by
experiment that he told the truth, and we
find it a great convenience to follow his inS
structions. You use soldering fluid and
this is how you make it. Buy from drug
gist an ounce or other convenient quantity
of muriatic acid. Handle it carefully, for
it is powerful stuff, and leafs everything
with which it comes in contact. Turn it
into an old teacup or bowl, and put into it
few small strips or parings of zinc, such
as you can get from a timer. No matter
how much you put in, as the acid will only
take up a certain amount and the rest will
remain in the bottom. Don't turn 1t back
into the bottle until it has ceased to etfer-
vesce. Then put the liquid into the bottle
and provide small stick of wood to apply
it with. After the acid has dissolved the
zinc it is much less corrosive. The muria-
tic acid will probably cost but few cents,
the zinc probably will cost nothing and a
bit of soft solder only trifle.
So now you are set with tinkering mate
rial to last long time-and this is the way
to use it. Suppose that the article TO be
mended is tin with hole in the bottom.
Turn it bottom upward and scrape around
the edge of the hole until the tin is as bright
as you can make it. Then wet it with the
soldering fluid, lay little lump OF solder
over the hole mot too largo, and hold it
over the blaze of lighted candle, which
burns on the inner side of the pan. The
solder will be melted down fat and fixed
fast to the pan and the job is done. The
tinker said headed alittle sal ammonia to
his soldering fluid so as TO mend iron, cop
per and steel, but it not needed for tin ware
Remember that muriatic acid is very cor
rosive, and great caution must be used not
to get it upon the clothing or other mate
rial that may be injured.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-12-29
How The Widow Taught Him.

A gentleman of an autobiographical turn,
relates how he was instructed in the custom
Of taking toll, by sprightly widow, during
q moonliht sleigh ride with merry party.
He says:
The lovely widow L. sat in the same
sleigh, under the same buffalo robe with
me.
"Oh oh don't don'tl" she exclaimed,
as we came to the first bridge, at the same
time catching me by the arms and turning
her yelled face toward me, while her little
eyes twinkled through the moonlight.
Don't what2' asked, PPM not doing
anything"
take toll, " replied the widow.
"Tollp' | reioined. Whats that"
well, declare |" cried the widow, her
clear laugh ringing out above the music of
the bells, you pretend you don't know
what toll isl"
Indeed don't, then" said, laughing;
explain, if you please
You never heard then" said the
widow, most provokingly, you never
the gentlemen always-that is, sometimes
when they cross a bridge call kiss, and
claim IL toll. But j never pay it,"
l said that l never heard of it before; but
when we came 10 the noxt bridge l claimed
the toll, and the widows struggles to hold
the veil over her face were not enough to
tear it. At last the veil was removed, her
round, rosy face was turned directly to-
ward mine, and in the clear light of fros-
ty moon the toll was taken for the first time
in my experience Soon we came to long
bridge with several arches; the widow said
1t was no use to resist man who would
have his own way, SO she paid the toll
without murmur.
But you won't take toll for every arch,
will your she said, so srchly, that could
not fail to exact all my dues; and that was
the beginning of my courtship,-Provi-
dence Journal.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-12-29

Laura Ream writes thus from Washing
ton to the indianapolis journal
In contrast with Mr.. Conklng, it is a
pleasure TO look upon such an impersons-
ton of health and mental vigor as Secre-
tary Bristow. He is really a spendid speci-
men of a man. Tall, erect and magnificent
thy proportioned, with head set on his
shoulders like Jupiter's, and a countenance
as open and frank as the day. His man
ners and conversation are genial and char
ming. Like the Vice President, his hair
and complexion are light, and he is yet a
young man. Unlike the Vice President,
he is married, and his wife is exceedingly
attractive She has a tall, willowy figure,
as graceful as Mrs. Sprague's, and her
sweet, low brow, hair and eyes, are quite
as lovely. She has the sweetest voice, and
it has a cadence peculiar to the South.
Withal, there is not particle of the socie-
ty woman about her, and l am told her
home is perfectly delightful"
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-12-29

President Smith, of Dartmouth Col
lege, writes to the Boston Post to say
that though there are apparent discrep-
ancies in the accounts of the late
treasurer, which extend over a period
of forty years, there is no proof that he
appropriated "a single penny of the
college property TO his own use. The
examination of the college books is
not yet completed, and our hope and
trust is-warranted by many and
weighty considerations-that even if
mistakes shall be ascertsined, it will
appear beyond doubt that there has
been no embezzlement Of funds"
Should II prove otherwise there would
still be no loss to the college, but the
tongue that death has .stilled does at
least plead silently" for suspension
ofjudgment.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-12-29

The Old Catholics are very much troub-
led by the question Of the celibacy of the
clergy. Their Synods have so far, on
grounds of exPediency, ,resstiyed all ap,
phcations Of priests for liberty OF marriage.
declared himself an Old Catholic, has been
recog nized by the Prussian Government,
but not by Bishop Reinkens. The Old
Catholic priests Of Baden are also applying
TO the Government for liberty TO marry
In Switzerland the "ChristiAn Catholic
Synod Of Begne has abolished priestly GELS
ibacy. This action must, however, be rat
fled by the National Synod Some of the
Old Cath bic priests of Switzerland are al
Catholic leaders are at variance with the
laity, who wish to see the obligation Of cell
ibacy abolished.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-12-29

MARYLAND
EVE and EAR INSTITUTE,
60 N. charles street, baltimore, Md.
REULTNG, VI. y . late Prof Of Eye
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yersity. Surgeon in charge,
The large handsome residence Of the late
CHARLES CARROLL has been fitted up with all the
improN ements adopted in the latest SCHOOLS OF
EUROPE, for the special treatment of this class of
diseases. Apply by letter to
GEORGE REULING. "a. ID,
Surgeon in Charge,
C X ~ &fnper da,. Business honorable
do 10 9IOand lucrative. Agents
Wacted. Address Marion Supply Co.. Marion. y.
ADVERTISERS GAZETTE.
A Journpl Of Information for Advertisers.
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81 per annum, in advance. Five specimen copies
different dates) to one address for 25 cts. Office
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The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-10-11
JOHN S. IRGFNS.

That dirty dog "Cassius, the foul
mouther of ill-digested slanders.-has
been slobbering over MIR. 1rgens. the
Republican candid .tes for Secretary Of
State. The truth is Mr. lrgens is not
the choice of his Scandinavian country
men fr that office. In the Republican
State Convention there were large
number of Scandinavians and only three
of them voted for Mr.. lrgens, viz: the
Register of D, eds of Farlbault county,
Mr.. Sahlgard and Mr.. Soren Listoe. IT.
ren's nomination was the consummatlon
OF Ramsey's contract with him, made the
wear previous. that if he supported him,
Ramsey, for United States Senator. he
Irgens was to be the next Secretary OF
State; +; and SO they forced him on ticket
as the representative Of his disguised
countrymen. In fact lrgens could not
come as delegate from his own county
to that State Convention and did not re-
ceive the vote Of one OF his own dele
gates.
His opponent Mr.. Bierman, on the
Ants-Monopoly and Democratic tickets,
is a cultivated. intelligent gentleman; .
perfect master Of the English Language.
He il as present county auditor Of Qlm-
sted, county. having, in the Republican
city Of Rochester. run 800 ahead OF his
ticket and carrying the city,, IhisPrcvea
the esteem in which he is held 1T home
And be will be elected Secretary OF State
beyond y doubt.pn the Hnd OF November
Qext@, ~ - SpfT4 4 ~ ~ ,sn,ss, !.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-10-11
THAT WHEAT RING AGAIN.

MIR. Donnelly gives our quotations OF flour
in New York on the 10Th Vt September; very
good, but Minnesota -four is not among those
quotations, for the reason that up to this time
we have been unable to get the Associated
Press to give them; hut Mr.. DOnnellv knows
If he reads the prices-that choice Minnesota
flour brings 81 90 to 81 so more in the Eastern
market than St. Louis extras, which were
quoted at $3.50 per barrel in New York. On
that day, the same that the best patent is
quoted here, freight to New York at that time
was IS cents per barrel. Is there anything
wrong in this minneapolis Tribune.
II that was so,-old Credit Mobilier-
why do the mi'lers not pay as much for
our wheat as the St. Louis millers pay
for vinter wheat? Answer that question !:
We quote the New York Tribune Of
Sept. 29th as to the n. Y. market price
of wheat, viz!
No. Hard Minnesota (spring,) .... .... 81 a6
No. Old Red Western(winter,) ...... 6S
We quote the Pioneer-Press Oct. Sd,
New York market:
No. i. Winter amber Western. i IS to / eu
Here we find that winter wheat sells
tor from 25 to 80 cents per bushel more
than spring wheat; and now you tell ~
that Minnesota -four, made from spring
wheat, is worth e1 SO per barrel more
thon scinser-,0heat!!
Ifthsre are Eve bushels of wheat to q
barrett ol lllpur, then thsone-fifth Of that
| 81 So of SkttX value would be thirty.
cents :; sai ssaHs iaI this 70 the difference
between she Prise sof winter and spring
wheat at-present, No would add sixty
cents to the present price Of our wheat
That is to say, the Minneapolis miller
could afford 70 pay 81 So. At least, 70,
.vAeat in tie Mnssgposis nsarket and ye
make as much cGtheir fo&r as tie 81
Louis miller. =
If that is mot Sold Credit Mobiliel
-copsult Bill King and tell ~ Why it j.
not 90. And If he can't tsA you perhada
Pillsbury can. He's in tho Ring.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-10-11
aS;p41uCe COUNTY R04IgICs.,

asD16aCAs COUNTY ROL, ,IgICS, ),
AN sRiddsilof fscista u apUksa of y
ascnndjdata sfas Ia House ef u
tasayss.s Mr,Riaddai isaFssy aSe.paa.
a fafnsr ahal.a gssngsr Snd S>'goni
speaker, He wodld nasB be 81 ~ "a capable
member Fan ana reAs& credit ! % tks cohny.
John Kennedy and Columbus steb-
bins are preparing 70 run the Peoples
County Convention .yhiRh meets on the
l4,h inst. If they do.sie4wiH flattsn cut
badly, "A pols6at might jsst.as we'll set
upso reform parfameEy establishment
as those wcrshles. With their sweet
scented political careers hdthem. to
lead q movement for Reiorm!! They
may ill the meal-tub . foot deep with
Anti-Monopoly meal. but II those Re-
publican cats are at the bottom Of it, the
people viii have nothing to do with It.
In fact no amount of Anti Monopoly
meal can eAectually disguise the long
whiskers and wicked eyes of that sly old
tom-cas at the post Office. Though he
purr never 90 sweetly his claws are long
and sharp and cruel; and Grant oscms
them. He lies awake nights planning
and contriving how he can divids tAs
Opposition on local issues and thu
strengthen the Republican party.
We propose before the campaign is
over to comb the meal out Of his fur and
hang him up to the public case. the
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-10-11
worst bedrabbled tom-cat ever seen in
Dakota county.
4 CURIOUS AND STRIKING FACT.
A lecturer said in England the other

His attention had been called thst morning
to the evidence given BY Dr.. Ferguson, who
had been tor z years css:fying surgeon q
forty y yess % ps,d spscs Il, niea @ 70 sSs hs.iss
nony before ) Royal Comniss hon. which was
now investigating the question, .Or. fsrxns-
son s.id thss be found ~. inc1ea,ing ,.nmhef
q ons!oren .no ss " ';ee s,1s M1sn fe !a ms
n s4s,;hntsd IN rIssstv = IL Hshiis "a ~
parents inddiging Is sxsseidn drinking and
smokins, but very lAsgel1a ~ sutlsitation
q tes and coass Tor - she d1ee q e
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-10-11

3O,OOO,OOO bushels-equals Al SOC. 900;
quietly transferred from our pockets to
the pockets of the railroad stockholders;
and moi man is heard to murmer. There
are so. 600 voters in our State that would
be nearly $2O.O0 for each voter. Each
farmer raising 1900 bushels Is muicted
$lOO. 90 more, probably, than his coun-
" taxes. And who takes this 600 out
Of his pocket? A Get Of freight.agents.
Is h0 consulted as to whether that is
iairp .Not.a bit oft.
And y.t men think there Is no necessi-
y ter an Anti Monopoly party!